Chapter 20

Good morning beautiful

Good morning handsome

Luke can I adopt Lily He just looks at her

What is it Luke

Just a minute getting up and going to the dresser and getting out a long envelope

Here read this reaching it to her

She opens it and reads it

Luke these are adoption papers

Yea I know I wanted you to adopt Lily

You think Lily will want me to

Lets go ask her

OK let me get dressed

At Karen's

Hey you two how was last night

Amazing says Peyton smiling

Mom I asked Peyton to Marry me last night

What did you say Peyton

I said yes

Let me see your ring

Its gorgeous Peyton congratulation's you two

Thanks Karen

Wheres Lily we need to talk to her

She's in the kitchen eating

You know she's eating everytime I come to get her or see her

Well she likes to eat

Hey Lily says Peyton

Hey Peyton did you have fun last night'

Yea I did

Lily we need to talk to you about something

OK

I asked Peyton to marry me last night

Its about time daddy

I take it your OK with that then

Yes I love Peyton

OK now we have to ask you something

OK

Would you like Peyton to adopt you

You mean she'd be my mom

Yea you OK with that

Yes Peyton can I call you mom

Yes you can pulling her into hugging both of them crying

I love you mom

I love you to Lily

OK so Peyton's gonna adopt Lily

Yea she is

That's great you two

Thanks Karen

Peyton you can call me mom if you want your gonna be my daughter soon

Thanks mom

Now Lily do you want to stay here or do you want to go with us

I'll stay here you and mom go

OK we'll see you later

At Nate and Haley's apartment

Hey you two come in

How are you doing Peyton

Great couldn't be better

Luke what was the second thing you were gonna ask Peyton

He asked me to adopt Lily

Are you going to

Yea we just came from talking to her and she was happy about it and asked if she could call me mom

That's great Peyton I'm so happy for you

Thanks Haley

Later that night at Lucas and Peyton's house

Peyt when do you want to get married

How about right after graduation

OK you need to call your dad and tell him

Yea I'll call him now

Hello

Dad

Hey Peyton how was prom

It was great Lucas asked me to marry him

What did you say

I said yes and I'm gonna adopt Lily

That's great Peyton I'm happy for you

Thanks dad

So whens the wedding

Not long after graduation

OK I'll take some time off of work so I can be there

Thanks dad

Your welcome honey

Dad I'm going to go

I'll talk to you later