Peyton left Lucas' house fast. She was the idiot. She told Luke that they
were just friends. It was her fault. She didn't know whether to be
furious at Brooke or be happy for her. Peyton realized she did tell Brooke
time and time again that she wasn't interested in Lucas or she didn't like
him anymore. Peyton sighed. She hit her steering wheel in frustration.
She wasn't sure where she was headed. Haley wasn't an option. She was
probably at the hospital with Nathan. Her best friend was at her crush's
house. That left Peyton all alone. Peyton drove until she pulled up
outside of a diner, just outside of town. She didn't want to see anyone.
Peyton walked into the diner and the waitress seated her right away. It was very slow, after all it was about ten or so at night. She glanced at the menu. A coke and a brownie sundae; she could use a little indulging in the sweets to perk up her night. She heard a baby cry and she looked around to find the source of it. She narrowed her eyes on a Raven's jacket. Peyton put her menu down and walked over to see who this was.
Jake.
Her draw dropped. Jake with a...baby?
"Long way from home aren't you?" Peyton asked.
Jake knew that voice. He didn't even have to turn his head. He'd been found out. "I could say the same to you Ms. Sawyer." Jake looked around and it didn't look like she was with anyone. "All alone?"
Peyton shrugged. "It's been one of those days."
Jake debated with himself on whether or not to invite her to join him...them. "Care to join us?"
Peyton sat down across from Jake leaving this adorable baby girl in between them. "Is she...yours?" Peyton asked, being a little forward.
Jake sighed. He knew that it was coming. "Yeah she is. This is Alyssa Marie Jigilsky," he introduced her for the first time to someone from Tree Hill.
Peyton smiled at him. "That's a sweet name."
"Can I take your order?" the waitress interrupted.
Jake nodded for Peyton to go first. "A coke and a brownie sundae please," Peyton ordered.
"The same."
"Coming right up," the waitress said, and disappeared from the table.
"So," Jake said, trying to break the very uncomfortable silence they had fallen into.
"So she's your secret?" Peyton asked pointedly.
Jake nodded. "And I'd like to keep it that way if you don't mind."
"Secret's safe with me. I think I'm gonna start collecting them," she joked. "I have quite a few of my own."
Jake laughed. It felt nice to laugh. For someone to know the secret that has been his burden. But he knew Peyton had more questions. Her eyes would leave Jake's every so often to watch Lyssa.
"Where's her mom?"
Peyton walked into the diner and the waitress seated her right away. It was very slow, after all it was about ten or so at night. She glanced at the menu. A coke and a brownie sundae; she could use a little indulging in the sweets to perk up her night. She heard a baby cry and she looked around to find the source of it. She narrowed her eyes on a Raven's jacket. Peyton put her menu down and walked over to see who this was.
Jake.
Her draw dropped. Jake with a...baby?
"Long way from home aren't you?" Peyton asked.
Jake knew that voice. He didn't even have to turn his head. He'd been found out. "I could say the same to you Ms. Sawyer." Jake looked around and it didn't look like she was with anyone. "All alone?"
Peyton shrugged. "It's been one of those days."
Jake debated with himself on whether or not to invite her to join him...them. "Care to join us?"
Peyton sat down across from Jake leaving this adorable baby girl in between them. "Is she...yours?" Peyton asked, being a little forward.
Jake sighed. He knew that it was coming. "Yeah she is. This is Alyssa Marie Jigilsky," he introduced her for the first time to someone from Tree Hill.
Peyton smiled at him. "That's a sweet name."
"Can I take your order?" the waitress interrupted.
Jake nodded for Peyton to go first. "A coke and a brownie sundae please," Peyton ordered.
"The same."
"Coming right up," the waitress said, and disappeared from the table.
"So," Jake said, trying to break the very uncomfortable silence they had fallen into.
"So she's your secret?" Peyton asked pointedly.
Jake nodded. "And I'd like to keep it that way if you don't mind."
"Secret's safe with me. I think I'm gonna start collecting them," she joked. "I have quite a few of my own."
Jake laughed. It felt nice to laugh. For someone to know the secret that has been his burden. But he knew Peyton had more questions. Her eyes would leave Jake's every so often to watch Lyssa.
"Where's her mom?"
