A/N: Hey guys, just want to give a little thank you, for the reviews.

This chapter is all Leyton, so I hope you enjoy it.

Friends and Lovers

Chapter 14

Monday, December 25th Christmas Day.

Peyton woke up to the sound of something being thrown against her window and realized after a moment that it was Lucas. She took a quick glance at the alarm clock and saw that it was 6:00 in the morning. After a moment, she got out of bed and opened the window.

"Lucas?" She called out softly. "I'll be down in a minute to let you in."

"Alright." He called back.

She smiled to herself as she grabbed her robe and hurried down the stairs. There was something about Lucas that always made her happy to see him, no matter how early in the morning it was.

"Merry Christmas." He told her after she let him in.

"Merry Christmas." She told him with a smile as they walked back to her bedroom and locked the door behind him.

"So, what was so important that we had to meet at six a.m.?" She asked with a slight yawn.

Lucas smiled at her, "God, you look Beautiful in the morning."

"Stop it" Peyton said, as she blushed a little.

"Hey, I'm only been honest. " He said, as he took a seat on her bed and then handed her a larger box. One of the two packages he carried. "I didn't really want an audience when I gave you these."

Peyton eyed the package curiously as she sat down next to Lucas and began to unwrap it.

She smiled when she saw his varsity jacket in the box. She understood the meaning behind it and knew that by giving it to her he was laying claim. It was a high school tradition that she had never particularly cared for, she had rolled her eyes when Haley had shown off Nathan's jacket which he had given to her on their three month anniversary, but now she saw a different meaning behind it. Lucas was showing everybody how much he cared for her by giving her the jacket and she was touched.

She looked up at her boyfriend and smiled. "Thank you." She whispered.

"I'd hoped you'd like it." Lucas told her tenderly. "Now, go ahead, open your other gift."

Peyton looked at him for a moment before doing just that. Once she had opened it she gasped. Inside a blue velvet jewellers box was a beautiful sapphire heart on a silver chain.

"It's gorgeous." She whispered.

"It's a symbol of the fact that you've won my heart." Lucas told her softly.

"Oh, Lucas, thank you, it's so beautiful."

"Not as beautiful as you." Lucas told her sincerely.

"Thank you." Peyton whispered again with a blush as she stood up to get Lucas's gift from her closet. Once she had retrieved it, she sat down on the bed again and handed it to him.

Lucas smiled at Peyton when he took in opened his gift, It was a cd.

"I wrote you two songs, and I was afraid to sing them to you. So I went down to the studio and they helped me. Put them on a CD. "

"Thank you, Baby." He whispered. "These will definitely be used often. I'll play the CD every time I'm in the car, so I can think about you."

"I'm glad you like it." Peyton whispered, reaching up to kiss him.

Lucas pushed their gifts out of the way as the kiss grew more and more passionate, after a few minutes they had fallen back on the bed.

"We should stop." Lucas whispered, his breathing heaving.

"We should." Peyton agreed, running one hand across Lucas's lips. "But I don't want to."

"You don't." Lucas asked in surprise.

"No." Peyton told him, slightly surprised herself.

But she knew that it was what she wanted. She and Lucas might not have been dating very long, but she knew that she loved him and he loved her and he was the one she wanted her first time to be with. She loved and trusted him completely and knew that she was ready for this step. To show how ready she was, she kissed him again.

Lucas responded passionately, sliding her robe off and deepening the kiss until neither one of them were aware of anything but each other.

When they finally broke away for air, Lucas sat up and pulled Peyton onto his lap. She straddled him as he slipped his hands under her tank top and began to caress her breasts. As his hands began to move lower.

He smiles his studious smile with a playful hint that crosses between their lips. When tongue meets tongue two souls unite, combining into one, their worlds just their own. A mental escape breezes by as they hold each other tightly, closely, their breaths merely just disillusionment to live because it was them, it was within each other they felt alive.

She moans as he lowers his lips on her neck, her fingers rummaging through his blond hair.

He lifts his shirt over his head revealing his well formed chest and sculpted abs. He smiles and so does she. He leans his head as she raises her to meet him half way for an obsessive kiss that takes hold of the both of them.

He watches as she removes her robe and then her tank top, his breathing shallows and his eyes darken. He stares for a moment, stuck as she slowly pull the bra off.

"You're beautiful…" he swallows the lump in his throat. "…Just everything about you." He starts to whisper as his voice lowers and get caught inside of him.

"Make Love to me Lucas…"Peyton says quietly but confidently , as she removes herself from his lap, then sinks to the bed as he pins her down.

He whispers kisses down her neck following her collarbone and down to the valley of her breast, lining her stomach with his wet tongue that draws circles in an attempt to make her yelp under his own skin.

Their breathing adjoins as he trails back up kissing her fully on the mouth.

"Are you sure?" He needed to ask just once more.

All her doubts evaporated as she forgot about everything except Lucas and what he made her feel. Maybe it wouldn't last forever, though she hoped that it would, maybe what they had would fade, but they'd always share this moment and that was that all matter right now.

"Yes."

She leans in and begins to kiss him. He returns the kiss. She was running her hands up and down his arms and shoulders, enjoying the feeling of his lips and tongue on her skin. She began unbuttoning his shirt and removing it. Kissing his shoulders as she removed it. Their movements becoming more heated as the moments passed. Lucas reached down pulling her black shorts off of her.

She was dressed in red lace panties. She unbuttoned his pants and he assisted her by stepping out of his shoes and pants.

"God, Peyton. You are gorgeous." Lucas said while they continued to kiss and caress each other.

"I love you." Peyton said in appreciation.

"I love you too."

Luke slowly removed underwear showering her with kisses at the skin he passed along the way." After removing the remainder of her clothing he gently laid her back on the bed. He lowered himself so that he was lying half way on top of her. Still showering her with kisses and gentle begin to kiss again and they locked eyes and Lucas took in Peyton's beauty He sat up so that he could crawl on his knees astride her hips.

Life was short, she knew that she had to enjoy it while it lasted, and right now this was what she wanted more than anything else. To be in Lucas's arms and to give into the feelings that had consumed her for so long.

When he finally entered her it was slow and gentle. He allowed time for her to adjust to him and when she nodded her approval they started to move together.

And now that moment had finally come, she pushed everything else out of her mind and gave into the oblivion that was Lucas.

They finally made love, is that a good thing or a bad thing. Let me know what you think.

I didn't get all smut like, because this story is rated T. So I wanted to stay in the T rated lines.

Thanks for reading and the awesome reviews.
Cindy.