He Didn't Have To Be
Chapter 12
Two months after Lucas accident. Lucas told Peyton he understood why she told him that adopting Andrew was a bad idea, but he really didn't, he thought she would be happy. He thought this was what she wanted. He wanted them to be a family, she told him that they can still be a family. He didn't have to adopt him to be his father. And now as he thinks about it he knows she is right, he loves that little boy more than life itself. He has been in Andrews life since he was six months and now tomorrow he is turning a year old. And Lucas will be the one beside him as he dives into his cake, Lucas will be the one taking pictures with him. Lucas will be the one helping him open his gifts, so what if he's not his biological 's father, He is the one that's here. He's the one that will always be here for him.
Lucas was in the kitchen cooking dinner when Peyton walked in.
" Hey baby boy." she said as she walked over to Andrew who was sitting in his high chair. " did you miss me?" she asked as she kissed his forehead than his cheeks, Andrew smiles and laughed pulling at her hair. " I can't believe your going to be a year old tomorrow." she sadly said. As she kissed the top of his head." you're getting so big, " she told him as she tickled his chin. She then looked over at Lucas who had his back to her. She walked over to him, wrapping her arms around him.
" Hey" she whispered as she kissed his cheek. "Did you missed me?"
" all I get is a kiss on the cheek, Andrew got all those kisses." he teased.
" Awe, you jealous Lucas Scott?" she asked as he turned around so they were face to face.
" maybe." he pouted
" let me make it up to you" she said as she smirk at him. She then kissed his forehead then both his cheeks, then his jaw line, then his ears, then his neck." happy now?" she asked smiling
" you forgot something." he told her as he lift her chin " this" he whispered, against her lips before kisses her gently " Yes I missed you, I always miss you" he told her as he kissed her again. " you hungry?" he asked as they pulled apart still holding each other.
" starved" she laughed
" Good go sit down "
" yes sir!" she said as she started to walk away. She let out a little scream when he slap her ass. She winked at him before sitting down.
" so I got everything done today for his birthday party tomorrow."
" you did?" she asked shocked. " Lucas I would have done it."
" Peyton I wanted to do it, I want tomorrow to be a great day for him to." he said as he sat two plates on the table.
" I can't believe he's going to be a year old already. " she said as she reached for Andrews little hand.
" yeah time go by fast." he said as he sat down beside her.
" Lucas?" she beginnings as she looks over at him,
" Yeah" he said, sweetly, as he sat down beside her,
" I want another one." she told him.
He looked at her confusedly " another what?" clearly not understanding what she meant.
Peyton bit her lip, " The label is doing really good, we're getting married next weekend. Things between us are good right?"
He smiled at her , " we're prefect,now what's going on Baby?"
" I want a baby." she said bluntly, as she bit her bottom lips waiting for his responds
He drop his fork, " a baby?" he question as she nodded, " really?"
" yes, I want to have your baby Lucas Scott "
Lucas just sat there staring at her, " You want a baby now?" he asked, as he reached for her hand
" Yeah, we can a least start and see w..." She didn't finish what she was going to say, Lucas lips were on hers, " I take that as a yes," she asked as the parted apart.
" Hell yeah, I wanted you to have my children since I was sixteen." He told her as he kissed her again. " I love you"
She smiled, " I love you to, and tonight after our son is sleeping I want to start working on his brother or sister." she said, as she kissed him one last time, before turning her attention to dinner.
Lucas just sat there staring at her, he couldn't believe this was happening, he thought she would want to want till Andrews was a little older. Life was finally going right, she wants to have his baby and as of next weekend she is going to finally be Peyton Scott.
Haley rolled her eyes when she walked into Peyton and Lucas house, "OH MY GOD" she said, as she laughed,
" Lucas did it" Peyton told her,
" I like it" Nathan said,
Lucas wanted to surprise Peyton on the theme for Andrew's party, she should have guessed what he was going to do. "Yeah you would, you two an your damn basketball" Brooke said,
The house was all done in blue in white balloons and streams, basketballs on the balloons, basketball plates, basketball cups, basketball everything. " Oh, you guys haven't seen it all " Peyton said, as she walked away, then came back in the room with Andrew,
"Oh he's so cute" Haley and Brooke said at the same time, Haley took him for Peyton. " Let me guess Lucas brought the outfit huh?"
"Yep" Peyton said, as she smiled at her son, Lucas brought him a ravens jersey and ravens shorts and a ravens hat, a pair of blue and white Nike's
"Uncle Nathan likes it" Nathan said, causing the three girls to roll their eyes, "Future Raven star here"
" The cakes a Raven cake to" Peyton told them, as they all started to laugh.
" Go Ravens" Jamie said, as he took of to look at the cake. All the adults follow him to the kitchen.
" Love what you did with the place man" Nathan said, as he first bump Lucas, then Jamie and then took Andrew from Haley.
" Thanks at least somebody likes it" He said, giving Peyton a look,
" I didn't say I didn't like baby, I said you don't even know if he's going to like basketball"
" He's mine son Peyt, he would like Basketball" He said, as he kissed Andrews cheek, " Right buddy"
Peyton smiled, at his words his son , "Peyton someone's at the door for you" Julian yelled from the living room. She kissed Andrews cheek, then Lucas on the lips, before walking away. She was happy, so happy life was going great, everything she could ever wanted she was getting, She was marring Lucas next weekend, Andrew had a dad, and they decided to have a baby, Nothing could bring her down, she opened the door, then wished she haven't " What are you do here?"
" I want to meet my son."
