Okay guys, I know I promised you guys in the last chapter some Leyton, but I've changed my mind. Sorry! :( Please don't hate... I've decided to throw in this chapter, Do to the fact that I love this song, and I felt it goes with what Peyton is going through. And I'm a huge fan of Breyton's friendship and this song reminded me of them, And how they were always there for each other telling each other it will be alright. Yes it's kind of a fill in chapter, but I feel it needed this chapter, Peyton need to go to someone, so who better than her best friend. The next chapter will take a small time jump and it will included some Leyton. I promise this time...

Anyway, I've been updating all my stories, since I will be pretty busy this week. I can't promise you an update anytime soon. But as I said in the other updates this week, I am not giving up on this story, I will continue to write as long as you guys keep reading.

I also have written the first chapter of my new story, it is a sequel to He Didn't Have To Be, I had so many people asked for one so I figured I'll give it a go. I'm still deciding on the title, haven't really came up with one I like so if you have any ideas please let me...

I hope you enjoy this chapter

Happy Reading

Cindy : )

Moving On & Holding On

Chapter 14: The Sun Will Rise

I can see the wait there in your eyes
I can feel the thought in your sigh
Your knuckles are bruised from a losing fight
One way down a dead-end street
Broken glass underneath your feet
You think the day won't break the sunless night.

She sat on the edge of their bed helplessly watching the man who was supposed to become her husband in three days, pack up his stuff. She didn't speak, she didn't move, she didn't try to stop him. She just sat the motionless, as the tears fell down her cheeks.

Jeff looked around the room, one more time, making should he got everything. " I'm going to be at Ryan's place." he said, as picked up his bags, " I'll be by later or send someone to get the rest of my stuff." He waited for her to respond to what he just said, but she didn't. She just looked down at the floor. He walked over to her, and kissed the top of her head. " Goodbye Peyton" he whispered, then walked out of their room.

She closed her eyes as she heard the door shut, she then laid back on their bed, well her bed now. There was no their anymore she guessed. She wiped her eyes, as she sat back up, she knew there was no way she would be able to sleep tonight especially in this bed, She grabbed her keys, thinking the best thing for her to do was to take a drive and try to clear her mind, But then she remembered, what Brooke told her Crying and Driving don't mixes. She sighed, as she throw her keys back down on the table. She needed to get out of the house, to many memories were playing with her mind. She grabbed her jacket in head out the door.

The sun will rise
The sun will rise
When you've lost your lights
The sun will rise
It'll be alright
It'll be alright

Twenty minutes later she found herself standing in front of her best friends door. She looked at her watched, realizing it was after one in the morning, She knew Brooke was probably sleeping , being six months pregnant was messing up Brooke's sleeping Schelde. She knocked lightly on the door, curses herself for forgetting her spare key. She waited then knocked again this time a little louder...

Brooke rolled over glazing the clock, " What the hell" she said, as she sat up not to should she heard a knock or not. Then she heard the noise again. " Who the hell could that be?" she questioned as she got out of bed. She put her robe and slippers on. And grabbed the baseball bat that Nathan give her. She slowly approached the door, she turned on her lamp beside her door. And looked out her peep-hole. " Peyton" she said, as she started to unlock the door.

" What are you doing here?"

" A ball bat really?" Peyton said, with a small smile, as she walked in her house. ignoring her question.

" Hey, you know I don't like guns and Jamie is scared of the german shepherd I was going to get, so the bat was the next best thing." She said, as she laid the bat down. Peyton nodded, " So what brings you by at one in the morning?" she asked again.

" nothing, just out walking" she said, like it was just so normal for her to show up at Brooke's door at this time in the morning.

Brooke eyed her for a moment, " Really, I'm surprized Jeff let you walk here alone at this time of night." she teased, knowing how protected jeff had come lately..

Peyton closed her eyes, at the sound of his name, " Well..." she said, as she started to walk around Brooke's living room. Brooke watched her as she looked at the pictures, She picked up a picture of her and Jeff, taking at one of Naley's cookouts last year. She sat the picture back down, then walked over to Brooke's coffee table, that was covered with papers, as she glanced over them she noticed they were papers and stuff for her wedding. Brooke was planing a beautiful wedding for her. " You really went all out didn't you" she said, as she started to look through everything.

" Well, duh it's not everyday, my best friend gets married." Brooke said, as she walked over to the couch in sat down. It was then that she noticed Peyton crying. " Hey, what's wrong?"

" I'm not getting married"

" Yes you are" Brooke said, figuring she was having doubts like all brides do. Since the wedding was so close.

" No, I'm not Brooke" she said as she sat down beside her, letting the tears fell.

" Peyton it's just cold feet honey, you will be...

" Jeff postpone the wedding, " She said interrupting her, " He moved out to, " she said quietly.

I've been in stuck in a storm before
Felt the wind raging at my door
Couldn't move, couldn't breathe, Couldn't find a way out
Somehow my clouds disappeared, Somehow I made it here
Maybe just so you could hear me say

Brooke's eyes widen, " What? When? Why? What happen?" she asked, as she grabbed her hand. Making her look at her, " What brought this on?" She shrugged her shoulders, " Was it the song thing, Haley was talking about after you left? "

" Yes, I was upset that he lied to me about writing the songs Brooke, but I think it go's way deeper than that apparently he's been thinking about this for a while. He just waited three days before our wedding to tell me about it."

" Well, you said postpone right?" She nodded, " So that means he still loves you and he still wants to marry you, just not right now, did he say when?"

" After the tour" she sighed, " He said we can talk more after the tour and see where we stand."

" Well, that's good you guys are still going on the tour together, So th..." Brooke stopped talking as she noticed more tears felling and Peyton started to shake her head.

" He don't want me to come on tour with him Brooke",She cried, " He said he needed some time, to figure some stuff out and that I did to. But I don't need time Brooke, I don't need to figure anything out, I love him, I want him, I want to be his wife. why is he doing this?' she asked, as she started to cry hard.

Brooke's heartbreak at the sight of the hurt and sadness in her best friends eyes, A flashback to a few years back of her and Peyton sitting in the same spot as Peyton cried on her shoulder, she hasn't seen her this broken since the night Lucas got in engaged. " It's going to be okay," she said, pulling her to her, " I promise it will be alright." she whispered, as she kissed the top of her head. " it will be alright" she repeated.

The sun will rise
The sun will rise
When you've lost your lights
The sun will rise
It'll be alright
It'll be alright

A good hour went by as the two held each other, before Peyton spoke again. " He said we should take these three months apart as a temporary break up, " What the hell is a temporary break up Brooke?"

" I don't know, but maybe it will do you both some good."

" I doubt it. he even said we can see other people if we want. " she sobbed, " He said, I need to think about what I truly want. " she rolled her eyes.

" What do you truly want Peyton?" she asked as she run her fingers through her hair.

Peyton rested her head on her shoulder, " To be happy" she whispered. " I just want to be happy,"

Brooke smiled, " Doesn't everyone?" she bit her lip, as she debated rather or not to asks the next question, the questioned that has be on her mind since Peyton said they postpone the wedding. " Peyton, you know I love you, and I will always, be here for you, I got your back through anything."

" I know some here" she said, as she rubbed, Brooke's stomach She was a little happy that she wasn't going on tour now, She would get to be here when Brooke has the baby. A day that will be happy and sad for Brooke.

" Good, cause I'm only asking this because I care about your happiness."

Peyton looked up at her, knowing exactly what was coming she was surprised Brooke waited this long to bring it up." What?"

" Is Lucas the real reason Jeff's been thinking about postponing the wedding for a while? Was his name brought up anytime during you guys talk tonight?"

Although you can't see it
So hard to believe it
Sometimes you just need a little faith (All you need is a little faith)
There's an answer to your prayer
And I swear that there'll come a day yeahh

Peyton closed her eyes giving Brooke her answer without saying a word. " I thought so.." Brooke told her, as she placed her hand on top of Peyton's

" He thinks Lucas is still somewhere in my heart, and he wants my whole heart not just a part of it."

" Well honey he deserves your whole heart, and getting married knowing Lucas is still in there somewhere isn't fair to him or to yourself, Marriage is forever I wouldn't want to be married to someone and wondered in the back of my mind if he really loves me or is he just with me because I'm safe. You know that's what Lindsey told Haley a few months after her and Luke's broke up."

She sat up looking at her best friend confusedly, " What?" she asked, as she bit her bottom lip.

" She said, even though she loved Lucas and she believed they would have been happy, she would have always wondered if she actually had his whole heart, or was she just his safely zone. She knew Luke was still in love with you, but she prayed she could change him, but them she realized that she didn't want to be his rebounded girl, she deserved to me someones everything, she was actually pretty shocked when Haley talked to her a few months back that you two didn't get back together,"

" Jeff's not a rebound Brooke" She said, as she stood up, " I know that;s what your trying to say, but he's not, I'm not Lucas and Jeff is not Lindsey, Jeff and I will get married, within the next four months, Brooke, he's on tour for three months, then he said we can talk when he comes back and we will and he will realize that I do love him as much as he loves me and then we will get married, He's what I want, not Lucas... I don't want Lucas anymore." she said in her most honest voice.

Brooke nodded, " So you can honestly look me in the eyes in tell me Lucas Scott isn't in your heart anymore?"

The sun will riiisee
The sun will riiisee (The sun will rise)
The sun will riiisee (The sun will rise)
The sun will riiisee
Yeahhh
(The sun will rise)
(The sun will rise)
(The sun will rise)