"Good practice" Peyton nodded at her squad "be here at least a half hour before the game tomorrow night". They nodded and started to gather their belongings. Peyton was throwing her pom poms into her gym bag when she felt a hand on her shoulder "P Sawyer"

"B Davis" she slowly turned around and gave her best friend a nervous smile "this is the longest we've gone without talking since you got your tonsils out in 7th grade"

"That doesn't count, I couldn't physically talk" Brooke smiled and motioned to the bleachers "Ok best friend, I need to be filled in"

Peyton nodded and quietly started telling Brooke the story of how she and Nathan had started.

"Tree Hill's own Romeo and Juliet" Brooke muttered when Peyton had finished

"God Brooke don't say that! They both died in the end" Peyton gasped

"Sorry" Brooke laughed "you know what I mean though"

Peyton nodded "I don't know what I'm going to do B Davis. I love him. He is the most amazing guy. I feel like I have known him my entire life. I feel so alive when I'm with him"

"I'm happy for you Peyton; some people go there whole lives without knowing that feeling"

Peyton reached over and took Brookes hand "Are you thinking of Matthew?" she asked softly

Brooke nodded, tears filling her eyes "I miss him so much"

"I know you do" Peyton nodded "But Brooke you have come so far since the accident and I believe that you will meet someone you can love like that again"

"I don't know Peyton" Brooke shrugged " I think Matthew was my soul mate. I don't think anyone could even compare"

"Nobody needs to compare to him Brooke, He'll always be in your heart but you my friend have a big heart and I think there's room for another guy in their"

"I hope" Brooke nodded, flashs of her old boyfriend Matthew flew threw her head. He had died almost 2 years before in a car accident. He had been on his way home from her house when a drunk driver struck him. Brooke had never got over the guilt of knowing if she had let him leave a half hour earlier when he wanted that he'd still be alive.

"Nathan" Peyton giggled as Nathan tickled her sides

"Say it' He demanded

"No!' She laughed

"Sayyyy Ittt" he smirked



"Fine!" she cried " Your king of the basketball court and the best kisser in all of Tree Hill!, happy?"

"Very" he smiled letting his hands drop from her waist to her lower back and pulling her over on top of him "Your kind of amazing Sawyer"

"Tell me something I don't know" she smirked, kissing the tip of his nose.

" I want to be with you forever"

"Yeah?" she smiled

"Yeah" He nodded "I'd marry you today if I could"

"Why can't you?" she asked sitting up

"Because we are still in high school" He shrugged

"True" she sighed and laid back down so she was leaning on his chest

"Marry Me"

"What" she laughed "You just said we are in high school"

"Who cares. If anyone can make it work we can"

"Nathan" Peyton gasped "I was joking"

"I'm not. I love you. I'll love you forever and ever. I never want to be without you. Marry Me Peyton Sawyer"

"But our familes.."

"Screw them. What can they do when we are married. Come on Peyton, maybe this will end the war forever"

"Ok"

"Ok?"

"Yes" She giggled

"Peyton" Nathan smiled jumping up and pulling her into a kiss "I love you, you have made me the happiest guy in the world"

"I love you to Scott" She cried pulling him back into another kiss.