AUTOR'S NOTES: I understood there was a lot of confusion after the last chapter. this was the deal. Peyton was asleep, and she was dreaming of Lucas in her bathroom, and then she was thinking back of what else happened at the wedding, and why tht was a reason she was dreaming and this wasn't real (the dream) and then she woke up and the dream of Lucas in her bathroom was indeed a dream but the story of the wedding and the shooting was real. Clearer? Anyway here the next chapter that wil make it better I hope, it's called I'll ask him but i've got my doubts.

Chapter 11. I'll ask him, but I've got my doubts.

I got up and made Olivia breakfast. I was a little bewildered, after that night. That dream was weird. I supposed it was because of everything that happened the last few days. After Lucas told me he changed his mind and didn't want to marry Susan. Then Mark burst in and pointed a gun at me. I had to be traumatised after seeing Lucas get shot and fainting. No wonder I dreamed such strange thing, the night after. I mean, wet dreams weren't my usual topic.

I placed the dirty dished in the dishwasher and turned it on. Olivia was watching television, so I had some time to get dressed myself. I informed Liv about this and undressed to take a shower. I turned on the hot water and stepped in. Pretty soon i had forgotten about everything. I had been in serious need of a shower. When the water started to go cold and turned in off, and pulled a towel from the radiator, beside the shower. I wrapped myself in the towel, and wrapped my hair in one. As I stepped out of the bathroom, I heard the blaring voice of morning cartoons. I smiled, Liv seemed fine in spite of everything that happened.

I went into my bedroom, an dropped the towel n search for my underwear. As I retrieved it and putted it on, I heard Olivia's voice. She was chattering enthusiastic. I stepped into a pair of jeans and smiled. She was still that happy cheerful little girl she always was. Then I realized, she was talking.

To who was she talking! I pulled an v-neck from my closet and pulled in over my head, while I headed out my bedroom. When I entered my living room, Olivia was jumping on my couch, while she tried to explain something to him. Lucas. He was standing in my living room, arms crossed chuckled at her story.

I gasped and stopped in my tracks. "Olivia come from that couch young lady." I said. Liv let herself fall onto the couch and walking pouting with her tale between her legs to her bedroom. She got the whole clue just by the tone of my voice. She was such a smart girl. As she passed I patted her shoulder.

"Hi" I wasn't so good with these things. "Hey" he stammered, "Can I sit down?" he asked, motioning. "Oh yes, of course, why are you out of the hospital?" I asked, avoiding with all the conversation he'd come for. "I was released this morning , I asked Haley and Nathan to drive me here." I sighed, stubborn stubborn stubborn. "We need to talk Peyton... Nothing has changed since I told you in that chapel. I swallowed the lump in my throat. "Yes, It has proved it's not save, fort none of you. You got nearly killed!" I tried to keep my voice down for Liv's sake but it was very hard, not to get upset.

"No I didn't I threw myself in front of a bullet for you, the least you can do is kiss me" He smirked. Why! Got he was so annoying sometimes. "You're over rating yourself, that bullet was meant for you." I snapped. Ouch, I regretted it the moment I said it. He flinched but composed quickly.

"Sorry." I mumbled. He sighed and got up from the couch. "Peyton, Please?" I sat down in a chair, hoping he'd sit down again. He didn't. He took my hand and tried to pulled me up from the chair, despite my resistance. I could feel my blood rush to my cheeks as he touched my face.
He smiled and my heart rate accelerated. 'Breath Peyton." Still smiling. I breathed again. "Lucas, everything that happened is the proof that we are trouble together."

"Or it's the proof that we are trouble separately." He tried to pulled me up again , this time I let him he seemed in pain. He took my face in his hands and I closed my eyes. It felt good to be so close to him again. When his lips finally met mine, I felt better than I had felt in a long time. If he hadn't been holding me I would have collapsed right there. Because I also felt suddenly a lot more tired. When he released my head and laid it down on his shoulder, I felt his arms around me. I'd given up the struggle. I had given in.

After everything that week, after trying so hard to convince myself otherwise, after trying to convince Peyton, three four five times. I finally had what I had wanted for so long. Her lips on mine. Everything I love between my hands.

I was never going to let her go. I wrapped my arms tightly around her as she laid her head to rest on my shoulder. Kissed her hair and sniffed up her significant scent. "I love you." I told her.

She lifted her head, and stared at me knowingly. "go rest." She ordered. I rolled my eyes and kissed her. "If I wasn't fine the doctors wouldn't have let me go."

"You've never been okay. Now sit down." She giggled and set me down on her couch.

"Okay now I've got One last question…" I said. She sighed. "What?" she was somewhat amused. "Will you come with me in a journey through Europe?" She swallowed and said: "What about Liv, she needs to go to school." I plant another kiss on the nose. "we'll ask Nathan and Haley to take care of her for a month.. will be good practice."
She wasn't convinced. "Will we be back before their wedding?"

"Of course, I'm Nathan's Best man, and for as far as I know you are Haley's maid of honor." I smiled. "I am?" She asked, then I noticed Liv, standing in the corner of the room. "Hey," I beckoned her to come. "Do you think it's a good idea, if I borrow for Mommy, for a month? You stay with Aunt Haley?"

Olivia smiled, and nodded. "See?" She lifted the girl from her feet and kissed Peyton. "You'll come."

"I need Brooke." Haley paced through her apartment. I watched her amused. "Julian darling I don't care, what you think. I NEED BROOKE!" I chuckled. Haley had freaked out on all the things that needed to happen if we wanted to get married in a month, so panicked she'd called Brooke.

"Just give her the damn phone already!" The steam came practically from her ears. "NOW!" She hissed.

I stood up from the couch. "Babe, give me the phone." Annoyed Haley hand me over the phone. "Hey Julian, … Yes I know, I'm sorry man, …. Yes could you do that? .. Great bye" I hung up the phone.
"what!" she shrieked. "why did you do that!"

"They were, busy.. with well you know. She'll call you in a couple of hours." I told her. Julian had been trying to tell Haley, in a subtle way that he and Brooke were trying to have a baby, but when Haley wanted something she was a little clueless. "Come, well go see how Peyton and Lucas are."

A week later, Lucas and I landed at London Heathrow. After a tiring long flight, and five hours of time deference. I flopped exhausted on the bed in the hotel. "Argh jetlag" I groaned. Lucas chuckled. "It's much worse on our way back, then you do 6 hours again, we'll be flying home from Schiphol Amsterdam Airport. That six hours later than home.

"Looking forward to it." I said mocking. "Go sleep." He ordered. I grinned. "You didn't really think I flew all the way to London, to sleep?" He smiled. "You better, or that's the only thing you'll be doing for the next week." He said and pulled her shirt of his head. "I'm going to take a shower." So unfair. I grinned and as he disappeared into the bathroom I pulled my own shirt over my head, and dropped my pants. I tiptoed in my underwear into the bathroom when Lucas stepped into the shower.

The hot water steam, billowed from the shower, I checked my face and hair in the mirror and dropped my underwear. I pulled my hair up, and stepped into the shower, wrapping my arms around his waist. "Aah Peyton." He moaned. "You didn't really think I was going to let you get naked without me, did you?" I giggled, he chuckled in response. "Of course not." He turned around in my arms and I reached up to kiss him. "Silly" I cooed. He swayed me around so I was fully underneath the hot water, which included my oh so carefully pulled up hair. "Aah! Luke" I slipped in the slippery shower and Lucas caught me. I wrapped my arms carefully but firmly around his neck, as he wrapped his arms tightly around my waist.

"God I missed this" Lucas whispered. "Like we ever showered together before…" I tickled him.
"Okay let me rephrase that I missed you" I crushed my lips to his. When I pulled away I saw the red colored spot on his chest. I moved my fingers over the wound, while guilt filled me, and my eyes. Lucas took my face between his hands. "It's okay Peyton. It's my reminder of how much I love you." I sighed in turned my eyes down. He pressed a kiss to my forehead. "I love you."'

"Finally!" I called out. "How long do you need to have sex!" there was a silent moment. "what do you want Haley" Brooke snapped. I frowned I didn't mean to upset her. "I'm sorry." I mumbled. Brooke sighed. "It's okay.. it's just that Julian and I have been trying to have a baby for so long and it just I won't … you know" I sighed poor Brooke, she had been trying for so long. "I wondered if you could help me with my wedding, because we want to get married in a month. Nathan has to get back to New York next week and I don't know where to start and since you did such a good job on your own wedding….?" Brooke chuckled. "Of course but can't Peyton help she's done it."

Brooke didn't know Peyton was In Europe with Lucas, no one knew except for me, Nathan and Liv. "Peyton is in Europe." I told her, trying not to make a big deal out of it. Hoping she wouldn't pick up on it. She did. "What? Why?" Brooke exclaimed. I snickered. "Calm if I tell you will you promise to help me?" If she was to find out , I'd better take what I could get myself.
"Fine!" Brooke exclaimed and urged for me to tell more. "Lucas asked her if she'd come with him, she agreed. They arrived in London last night. That's all" I explained.

"That's all? The last I heard they weren't even talking because Peyton still felt guilty." Brooke shouted. I snickered "It's nothing, but I need your help."

"Peyton come on! Please?" I begged her but it didn't seem like I was making progress. "Really Luke, you seriously what to go in here!" She protested frustrated, stabbing her finger toward Shakespeare's Globe theatre. "Peyton please? After that I'll take you shopping?" Lucas blinked and stared at her with puppy eyes. "I'm not Brooke, I'm not that easy to persuade you know." She said trying to hide a smile. She wasn't doing a very good job. "I didn't say what we were shopping" I tried.

"Oh, and what might that be?" She asked grinning. I griped her shoulders and turned her around. I pulled her back close to me and whispered in her ear. "Come with me and find out." Peyton sighed and groaned frustrated. "Argh Fine." I kissed her cheek. "Thank you." I wrapped my arm around her waist, and led her toward the entrance.

"If you keep asking these thing s to do you might end up in the Netherlands alone, you know." She noted. "I might" Pressing a kiss on her head, we went inside. "You might."

Okay! This is it! (tht sounds lke the Michael Jackson film... ) The globe is indeed a Museum/ theatre in London... I've been there i figured it was a good place for Lucas to want to go... It's really awesome btw, I had a workshop there and we've been to the museum side as well (me and my clasemates I went with school) One of my teachers totally bought out the entire gift shop, (they have this awesome poster called quoting Shakespear, with "If you say it's greek to me that you're quoting Shakespear... Etc." I bought it for my sister.
Anyway more of London in the next Chapter... also a lot of the Netherland, since i'm from the Netherlands I figured that be fun, since every one have such prejudiced about the Netherlands and Amsterdam... so Well about this chapter, Beter to understand? I hope so... asked if you got questions review always welcome.

Love philine