A/N: Teddy1128 you were so right- Peyton could not be drunk and pregnant- apologieees! Let's just say Mouth was drunk and Peyton was just excited!

Disclaimer: So I don't own One Tree Hill or any of the quotes or songs in this, but I am soon to own a nice 4x17 poster- yay!

You're the only one i've ever believed in,

The answer that could never be found,

The moment you decided to let love in,

Now i'm banging on the door of an angel,

The end of fear is where we begin,

The moment we decided to love in.

Peyton stood looking out at the early new years fire works and rubbed her arms, suddenly the evening had taken a serious turn and she was feeling chills. She turned away from the window and looked round the bedroom- somehow she had managed to get up the stairs and close the door behind her before her head exploded in front of dozens of people. Oh god oh god. She wanted to run back downstairs and shout- wait! I've changed my mind! She felt a cold sweat break out and tried to shake it away. She was doing the right thing, she knew she was, wasn't she? Ohhh crap, she'd done the wrong thing. She was mad, stupid- why had she said that? What was her problem? Why did she say these things?! It was like she opened her mouth and words just came out, she had some sort of disease that meant she spoke when her brain was saying shut up Peyton!

She had looked into those beautiful blue eyes and felt the crowds around her fade away. She had been so happy so why the hell was she freaking out? And now she couldn't breathe... She dropped her head between her legs and touched the floor with her hands. Haley's soft thick carpet seemed to spread warmth into her hands and she felt slightly better. She stood up and shook herself. She sucked her cheeks in, holding her breath, raising her arms above her head and then dropping them down as she breathed out. Yoga. That was her answer. She took another deep breath and raised her arms again and then dropped them crossly. How was this crap helping?! She was still not calm.

When she'd come home all she'd wanted to do was make herself whole again and now here she was with extra wholeness. She felt like she'd been on an insane roller-coaster ride during the last few months. She had felt hard concrete underneath her face as she watched the closest thing she had to a family get ripped apart by a car accident after screaming at her idiot boyfriends to stop wrestling over stupid pride. She had run through an empty hospital too many times for a whole lifetime in the space of a few months. She had flown across the country with the love her life and his god son and come back with something more than she could have ever dreamed of. She had been present at the birth of her very own tiny god daughters. She had arranged a concert to help save lives and she didn't even know how to handle her own right now. Surely if she could hold Haley's hand through contractions, hold Lucas' hand through yet another one of his comas, Brooke's hand during a melt down in a closet- she could do this. She could hold her own hand. She looked down at her still flat stomach and touched it gingerly.

"Hey in there," she said softly, "you got my back here?" She held her breath and then realised she was waiting for something to happen and felt stupid.

"Hey baby- if you've got any words of wisdom now would be the time..." She waited, holding her stomach and then felt even more foolish, "great.. and now i'm crazy cos i'm talking to my stomach.." she paused and looked down affectionately, "that is so something your dad would do though." Looking round the room now her eye caught the window again and her face was lit up by a bright pink glittery fire work followed by a silvery blue one, she gasped. It was totally a sign.

What was she thinking? This was not a scary thing. This was her and Lucas. She could totally get through this.

There was a knock on the door and she could hear a shoe tapping impatiently outside. She knew that tap.

"Peyton?" Brooke was leaning against the door and swayed slightly, "oops," Peyton sniggered, "Peyton I can hear you in there! Plus the whole world saw your uncoordinated ass run up these stairs two minutes ago... Peyton seriouslyy! Are you therrre?"

"No this is Lisa Kudrow," she said sarcastically, still watching the last sparks from the fire works fade away.

"Oh honey are you still living in that fantasy world where you think you're as funny as her?" Brooke's voice was mocking her through the door.

She rolled her eyes at the door, "what do you want child of evil?" Brooke pushed open the door and marched in to the room, trying not to trip on her way.

"I know my mother's not very nice but that is certainly no way to refer to her." She dropped onto the bed, taking care not to crease her dress and then took a proper look at her best friend. Her face changed dramatically, her eyes softened and she looked like she might cry.

"No!" Peyton pointed at her, "no don't do that!"

"But P Sawyer you look sooo beautiful oh my god," she linked her hands together, "you look perfect in that dress."

"Stop it or i'll cryy!" Peyton stamped her foot, "Broooke!"

"Ohh honey i'm sorry it's just- you're gonna be a mom! And you look like that," she said waving her finger at Peyton, and "you're my best friend!" She clutched her chest tightly and rolled over on the bed before nearly falling off it, "woops!"

"Ok and i'm crying!" Peyton said crossly, "and you are drunk and I am not!"

Brooke jumped up and took her hands, "ooohhh head rush," she shook her head violently and then looked at her best friend dizzily, "Peyton, that's ok, you can cry! Aaaand if you want you can be drunk!"

"No I can't- my make up! And hello? I'm pregnant!" Brooke was twirling round and round not listening properly, "Brooke!" She gestured to the tears that were making her mascara run.

"Ok ok," Brooke waved her hands around, "think about other things ohh- Chris Keller naked!"

Peyton stopped weeping and covered her eyes tightly, "noooo!"

"Sorry," Brooke said grinning, "desperate times and all," she took Peyton by the shoulders, "better?" Peyton nodded mutely, Brooke smirked, "you look terrified baby."

"I am! I can't believe it."

"I know!" Brooke started jumping up and down squealing, "you're getting married! You're getting married! You're getting- ohhh!" She missed her footing and fell on the floor in a pink heap, Peyton rolled her eyes affectionately.

"Get up miss. I can't have my maid of honour drunkenly collapsing. And how do you know?!"

Brooke's head snapped up, "i'm your maid of honour?! Yaaayy!" She paused, "well of course I kinda figured but still! Oooh and you and Lucas making out in the hall- totally obvious!"

"We were not! You're staying down there till you spill."

"Peyton!!"

"Fine," Peyton took her hand and helped her up.

"Thaaaaank you, sooo you ready for this sweetie?"

Peyton looked confused, "for how you knew?" Her eyes suddenly understood, "ooooh, oh, yeah sure."

Brooke raised her eyebrows, "you're not sounding so sure P Sawyer- you need a Brooke Davis pep talk?"

"Err thank you but i'm ok, I mean it- I really am ready," she swallowed and thought for a second and then nodded, "I mean it, I really am."

"Oh thank god! I really didn't want you to do a crazy Jules on us or anything. Plus I really didn't have anything planned."

"Ok that would have been completely different as I don't have a secret identity!"

"I know I know, but how fun would that be?!"

"Yeahh it would..." For a second they both drifted off into the imaginary world of Charlie's Angels starring themselves... and then Brooke shook herself.

"I can't believe you're gonna marry Lucas Scott! You're gonna be Mrs Peyton Elizabeth Scott."

"That's if I take his last name there. I kinda like Sawyer."

"No! You get to stay being PES but you finally become a Scott. This is soooo exciting, you've been dreaming about this ever since you nearly ran that boy right over."

"I have not!"

"Have too!"

"Have n- fine ok maybe a little."

"Told you so," Brooke said nonchalantly, Peyton stuck her tongue out, "ok so," Brooke ignored her and continued, "i'll tell you what you need to do when we head back downstairs and you follow ok? We've been working-"

"What do you mean we? What the hell?! How did you know I was getting married and what is with this we?!"

"I mean that, well, honey, you should know we've all known Lucas was planning this since like 10th grade."

"Brooke stop with the child wedding scenarios!"

"I'm sorry, ok, please don't be mad but we have all known Luke was gonna do this tonight since like," she squinted trying to remember, "before Tric night? No was it later than that? No cos I was with Owen..."

"Brooke! You've known all this time?! I can't believe you- I was taken completely by surprise!"

"No you weren't you liar! You must have known this was coming- it's Lucassss- you and Lucas."

"So?"

"So honey who else did you think you'd end up with? Who else did you think he would be with?"

Peyton paused mid outrage and thought for a second. The girl had a point, she and Lucas had been doing this dance for years and now... now was the right time.

5 minutes later and Brooke was ushering Peyton out of the room and down the stairs. She disappeared into her own room for a second and then reappeared with 3 small bouquets of white roses and Peyton stared incredulously.

"Ok now i'm starting to believe you."

"Yeah honey you should cos this is real," she said as she tweaked Peyton's silver dress and then put the flowers down for a second, "here."

Peyton twisted on the stairs to look in the mirror and see what Brooke was fastening round her neck, "Brooke it's gorgeous," she breathed as Brooke fiddled with the clasp. It was a crystal heart with tiny silver metal flames behind it, attached to a blue velvet ribbon and if she looked close enough she could see the faint engraving of an L and a P entwined. She turned and hugged her best friend, "thank you Brooke."

"You're welcome sweetie," her friend's raspy voice shook, "I love you best friend."

"I love you too."

Brooke cleared her throat and ran a fingers under one eye, "ok we really should have worn waterproof mascara or something."

"Nah- this is more realistic- we can go down looking like pandas and it's like we're back trying on your make up when we were eight."

Brooke began faffing with her friend's face and simultaneously pushing her down the stairs, "no! Come on, you have to look pretty when you walk down the aisle- but not too pretty please because Owen is in there."

"In where?" Peyton span round to try and get Brooke to talk to her but found herself being pushed into the living room that had previously been filled with crazy drunken bodies, "Brooke!-"

She stopped moving, wow they had made fast work of the room. There were yellow twinkly star lights as well as pink and white fairy lights-Haley had closed all her white curtains, making the room look like a secret cave. There were thirty chairs set out, fifteen on either side all with a white cushion and silver muslin draped over the back. Peyton would later find out that Brooke and Haley had whipped them up whilst she and Jamie had been building a snow man and then hidden them in Nathan's gym- somewhere Peyton would never have wondered into. There were tall stands all holding elegant displays of white roses, tall white orchids and gorgeous black iris'. There were white and silver candles giving off a soft glow and beneath her feet was a white sheet scattered with silver glitter.

In the ten minutes Peyton had been upstairs everyone had switched from drunken foolery to business mode. Mouth had cleared away the board games and pulled out the white sheet with Fergie's help, throwing the glitter around. Junk, Skillz and Nathan had put out all the chairs and Haley had directed the guests hurriedly to their seats. She had got Owen to carry in the stands of flowers and Chase had lit the candles. Haley had been careful not to fill the room with tables laden with food or with lots of balloons. It had been easy to clear quickly and then re-decorate the way Lucas had envisioned it.

Now, Peyton was standing at the back of the room holding a bouquet of flowers staring in amazement round the room. Brooke eased her in and then shut the door. Haley beamed at them and Brooke handed her the third set of roses. She was wearing a gold dress that complimented her skin and Brooke's own pink dress, Peyton was starting to see how all her friend's had been in on this. Haley hugged Peyton tightly, "you ok?" She whispered in her ear.

"Yes- thank you Hales this is wonderful," she touched her friend's face gently, Haley smiled at her.

"You ready?"

"Uh huh."

"Ok cue music-" she whispered loudly. From the front Chris began playing Haley's piano, it was one of Peyton's favourites, Nimrod by Elgar, she looked over at Brooke who dimpled at her and then turned and squeezed Jamie's shoulder;

"Ok buddy, go go go."

Brooke turned to Lily who was standing waving her flower basket around, "honey follow Jamie- not too many petals at once ok?"

"Wait-" Peyton felt confused suddenly, "don't I go? When do I go? Guys why don't I understand my own wedding?!"

"Relax sweetie, every thing's fine, trust me ok?" Peyton sighed and was about to stamp her foot again, beginning to feel frustrated when she looked up the carpet and into Lucas' eyes. He was standing next to Nathan and was looking at her with such emotion that she couldn't move for a second. She was lost in him- lost in what they were about to do.

"Married?" She stepped away from him, "tonight? Did I hear you right there?"

"Yeah!" He grinned at her, "what do you think? Peyton?"

Peyton stood motionless, open mouthed as she realised he was serious.

"Luke-"

"Look I know it's sudden Peyton and I know it's not the most romantic setting," his point was proved as Mouth careered into him and he moved him along laughing and then his blue eyes turned back to her. "Peyton I love you, I wanna be with you forever. I mean god- I almost lost you for good four years ago and again this year, I have never been so scared Peyton, than when I came this close to losing you on that road. I can't imagine ever wanting anything other than what I have with you or what we have for the future." He slipped his hands round her waist, "I mean it, I wanna start this year the way I wanna start every day for the rest of forever-with you. Sooo," he smiled winningly at her, his face lit up, "marry me tonight- right on midnight, with all our friends here and let's- let's just be together!"

She looked up at him slowly, as his arms wound round her tightly, his face looked so nervous. She couldn't believe he actually thought she might reject him. She couldn't ever say no to him. She put her arms around his neck and suddenly smiled, a wide bright smile and he knew what she was going to say before she spoke. She ran her fingers along his jaw line and then clutched his head gently;

"Ok."

"What?"

"You heard me!"

"I know," he grinned, "I just wanna hear you say it again."

"I said ok! I love you Luke- I love you sooo much and I truly believe we can make this work now and-" he broke her speech with a breathtaking kiss and she went up on her tip toes to reciprocate. He picked her up gently and span her around, amongst the crazy laughing bodies and loud music, she and Lucas were finally fixed.

She pulled away now and he grinned, "ok- so we've got half an hour till midnight and I have to do some things-"

"Wait," she looked at him horrified, "you're not gonna stay with me now?"

"No, Peyt it's ok though i'll be right back." He kissed her hand with a flourish and then laughed aloud, "I can't believe it! We're gonna get married Peyt. I'll be right back and I love you!"

"Oh.. ok... yeah I love you too." She watched him go, suddenly very aware of the crowds around her and the fact she was going to be married in less than forty minutes. Mouth bumped into her again and she fell against the bannister, suddenly she needed to get out, get away.. She turned to run up the stairs and tripped slightly before making it in to her bedroom- her best friend watching, rolling her eyes at her friend's freak out after finally getting happy. She gave Peyton two minutes and the followed her up the stairs just as Haley was ushering the boys into the room with chairs.

Peyton watched proudly as Jamie wondered up the aisle with Maleficent on a silver lead and then stood happily next to his father. Both Nathan and Lucas had thrown black jackets over their shirts- Lucas' was black and Nathan's grey- both had black ties on and white roses in their jacket pockets. Peyton didn't think Lucas could ever have looked more handsome. She beamed at him and he smiled back- he definitely couldn't have looked happier.

Lily half walked half skipped after Jamie throwing her petals high over the guests heads. Haley followed her son and Lily smiling at her friends and then stood next to the piano, nodding at Chris and then turning to smile at her husband and her best friend across the way. She checked the twins were sleeping happily with Owen in the first row and then looked down the aisle to where Brooke was making her way towards them. Skillz was busy taking lots of photographs- Haley had realised at the last minute they needed to take pictures and had pushed a camera into Skillz's hands and ordered him to click away. Peyton was standing alone at the back trying to talk herself into breathing when a voice behind her said softly;

"You mind if I join you on your walk?"

She turned, her eyes filling, Karen was looking at her with her own eyes shining and she squeezed Peyton's hand tightly.

"Karen, I'd be honoured." Karen smiled at her and took her arm gently.

"You know this does of course give me ten seconds to play the over bearing 'if you hurt my son' mother act?"

Peyton snorted and then tried to look composed as they began walking.

"Peyton," Karen said her voice low, "I just wanna say, I am so proud of you and the woman you have become and-" she paused to clear her throat, "I am so glad you and Lucas have finally decided to do this because- because he really is a better man for knowing you and he loves you so much Peyton."

Peyton swallowed hard as she fixed her eyes on her roses, she couldn't cry, she just couldn't, ahh sod it. She turned to Karen her eyes brimming over;

"Thank you and you know- I love him too- very much."

"I know honey and you better be good to him!" She said chuckling slightly.

"I promise," Peyton said softly squeezing her arm as they reached Lucas and- "Andy?" Peyton asked incredulously, she couldn't stop herself saying it aloud. Brooke dived forward and took Peyton's flowers from her limp hands.

"Yeah I got a licence for the occasion," he said grinning and kissing his wife before she reached up to kiss her son's cheek and then going to sit down next to the twins and Owen. Peyton shook her head and then looked up and forgot everything else, Lucas was looking at her like she was the most beautiful woman on earth. Andy smiled at them both gazing at one another with such clear love and then faced the guests.

"Friends of Luke and Peyton, our family- i'm no speech maker like our Lucas here so i'm gonna keep this short and sweet. St Augustine once said, 'love is the beauty of the soul' and I believe that Lucas and Peyton's love is reflected in their souls- I've known Lucas a long time and he's the best of men. He has integrity and depth and dignity and I know the way he loves is so intense- so heartfelt. Over the last few years i've been lucky enough to spend my life with the woman of my dreams," he smiled over at Karen, "and her beautiful daughter- Lily- who's father, Luke's uncle isn't with us today but I know that Luke is a shining example of everything Keith encouraged and embodied himself. And the way he loves Peyton-" he smiled at them all, "it's incredible. I mean he bugged me about getting this certificate in time just so we could do this tonight- we hid chairs in Nathan's gym- much to his annoyance!" There was a chuckle from the guests, "but seriously he would do anything for her. And I know from the stories i've heard Peyton would walk through fire for Lucas- and for the rest of her family. The way Lucas and Peyton love each other is special, we don't see it every where we look, we might see it with a select lucky few," he glanced at Haley and Nathan and they both smiled at him, "but it is rare and it is something that needs to be cherished and proudly shown off to the world. Now I know that seems a little dramatic but i'm all for big gestures and life is short, we know this. And I know Peyton and Lucas have found the life of their dreams so let's help them celebrate it tonight."

The guests all burst into spontaneous applause and Peyton had to wipe her eyes on her hand quickly. Lucas cleared his throat and tipped his head back for a second, "thanks for that man," he said softly, Andy nodded and patted him on the back.

"Alrighty," he beamed, "let's get down to the good stuff-" he turned to Lucas, "did you want to say something first Luke?"

"Yeah," Lucas took Peyton's hands gently, "Peyt- I think i've said it a thousand times but I don't think I could ever say it enough, I love you so much." She squeezed his hands tightly, taking a breath and his own breath was ragged as he spoke again, his voice hoarse, "you make me so happy and to think of our future... It makes me feel more alive than i've ever felt," he smiled and touched her face gently, "I can't wait to spend my life with you. Err like Andy i'm gonna steal a quotation here- it's one of my favourites because it wraps up how I feel about you in some simple words," he took a breath, "but to see her was to love her, love but her and love her forever."

Peyton bit her lip and let the tears flow freely for a moment, he reached up and wiped them away. She touched his hand and kissed it, "I love you" she mouthed at him and he smiled before looking at Andy.

"Luke- you really are great at those speeches there," he said grinning and everyone laughed. "So Lucas on to the official stuff- ahem, do you Lucas Eugene Scott take Peyton Elizabeth Sawyer to have and to hold from this day forward? To love and to cherish her, in sickness and in health, for richer for poorer, from this day forward till death do you part?"

"I do," Lucas said softly. He turned to take a ring from Nathan and slipped it onto Peyton's finger, she looked up at him her face shining, she recognised the ring as her mother's.

"How did you?" She whispered.

"I'll tell you later," he said softly, her eyes filled again.

"Peyton," Andy turned to her, "you're up."

"Ok," she cleared her throat, "you know- I didn't get as much time to prepare this bit as you did so you're kind of cheating," he chuckled, "soo, first off- I love you. I think i've loved you from the very first moment I saw you- I know i've always had a connection with you- whether we've been together or not. I know that in my wildest dreams, you always play the hero. In my darkest hour of night, you rescue me, you save my life." She paused, "I stole that from a book upstairs I was reading last night and it reminded me of you- you're my hero. You're my soul mate Lucas Scott and actually," she squinted trying to remember, "one of my favourite poets says it better than me about what you are for me, 'I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach..." She took a breath, "that's how I feel Luke- I can't believe i've been lucky enough to find you and be with you for the rest of my life."

He smiled at her, his own eyes were clouding over and he blinked hard.

"I thought you had no time to prepare- man I bet you could write Luke's next book if that's off the top of your head!" Andy beamed at them, "you're making my speech look reeeally bad right now you two." Everyone laughed again and Haley wiped her eyes.

"So do you Peyton Elizabeth Sawyer take Lucas Eugene Scott to have and to hold from this day forward? To love and to cherish him, in sickness and in health, for richer or for poorer, from this day forward till death do you part?"

"I do," she said with a laugh in her voice, "I really do." She glanced around and then looked apologetic, "I don't-"

"Ohh! Sorry!" Brooke dived forward and handed Peyton a ring.

"Thank you," Peyton said before taking the ring and putting it on Lucas' finger, "oh my god" she whispered, she looked at him smiling widely and he grinned back. Brooke glanced across at Owen blushing and he winked at her beaming, 'you look beautiful' he mouthed and she blushed even harder.

"So by the power invested in me," Andy began the words that sent tingles down every one in the rooms backs, "by the state of North Carolina I can now pronounce you man and wife-" he sped up, "you guys make me so proud to be here with you in this moment and I gotta say- I think even Nate here was welling up- go kiss that girl Lucas Scott- she's officially Peyton Elizabeth Scott!"

Everyone jumped to their feet clapping as Lucas leant forward and kissed Peyton passionately. There were fireworks going off outside and on the end of the row Fergie opened the curtains quickly. Brooke dived forward to give her friends a massive hug and Nathan and Haley wrapped their arms around them too as the five of them laughed and cried at the same time. Skillz moved to take some more photographs and then lifted Jamie up to get in on the family hug. Andy shook everyone's hands and Karen darted forward to kiss her son and new daughter in law as Lily flew at her brother's legs. Lucas picked his new wife up and span her round and round with everyone around them laughing and shouting congratulations.

"I love you, not only for what you are. But for what I am when I am with you."

So I know it was kind of mussshy but hey,it's a leyton wedding what else would it be?! I hope I did it justice. Please review if you enjoyed it! Or if it was too mushy for you!