Chapter 8: I Don't Want to Wait
I don't want to wait
For our lives to be over
I want to know right know
What will it be
I don't want to wait
For our lives to be over
Will it be yes or will it be
Sorry
He showed up all wet
On the rainy front step...
Oh so you look at me
From across the room
You're wearing your anguish again
Believe me, i know the feeling
It sucks you into the jaws of anger
Oh, so dig a little more deeply into my life
All we have is the very moment
And I don't want to do what
His father and his father and his father did
I want to be here now
So open up your morning light
And say a little prayer for I
You know that if we are to stay alive
And see the peace in every I...
Brooke's smile brightened as Grams handed her Kylie. "Hey, baby," she told the little girl as she laid Kylie carefully along her chest, avoiding the bandaged ribs on one side. Brooke gazed adoringly down at the beautiful baby and she didn't notice when Grams quietly slipped out of the room, leaving mother and daughter alone. She had the feeling Brooke was old enough to take care of her baby now.
Peyton walked in and smiled at the sleeping baby and Brooke's grinning face. "Never figured you for the maternal type," Peyton teased her friend.
"The accident put things into perspective for me," Brooke told her in a serious, un-Brooklike tone.
Peyton nodded and say down. "She's gorgeous," she told the beaming mother. "Why didn't you tell me before?"
"It was a secret, Peyton. My secret. I wasn't read to have a kid..."
"And now?" Peyton didn't want to doubt her friend but she knew Brooke.
"Things change, you know that. I can't imagine life without my Kylie Peyton Davis."
"Kylie Peyton?" Peyton asked, a little stunned.
"Yea, after my best friend," Brooke stated, as though it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"Am I forgiven?" Peyton asked, almost afraid to hear the answer.
"From what I can see, Lucas is out of the picture," Brooke forgave her.
"Speaking of which..." Peyton didn't need to finish the question.
"Nathan," Brooke admitted.
"Really? Wow. I can't think of a more unlikely father. Could you imagine Nathan changing a diaper?" Both girls laughed at the thought.
"Actually, I'm quite good at it," Nathan informed them with dignity. He walked in, stopping at the foot of the bed. He stared down at the baby, his baby. "Can I hold her?" he asked Brooke as Kylie's eyes opened.
"Of course." Caught up in the moment, neither noticed Peyton sneak out.
*Knock knock* Lucas rolled over, ignoring the sound at the back door. *Knock knock knock* A little louder that time, he thought, pulling a pillow over his head. *Knock knock* Giving up, he crawled out of bed. "What do you want?" he asked the rain-soaked girl on the other side of the door. Funny, he hadn't even realized that it'd been raining.
"We need to talk, Lucas. Let me in," Haley demanded, shaking from the cold.
"I thought we already had," he told her, opening the door anyways. Without a word he found her a towel and some dry clothes. He waited while she changed and then walked in to find her staring blankly at him.
"I don't know what to say to make things right but I have the feeling that if I don't make things right with you, nothing will ever be right again." Haley had to fight back the tears that had been coming so easily these days. She had to tell him how she felt, had to explain the importance of what she had to say... The silence was deafening.
*Pitter patter* Lucas listened to the rain falling. "Hales, I love you, but I won't play games."
"I don't want to play games. I just want to be with you." Haley's heart was in her eyes as she looked up at him. With Nathan it was lightning, it was chemistry, it was fun. But with Lucas it was more, he knew everything and still loved her. Nothing could replace that bond. Lucas looked down at her and knew there was no way he couldn't be with her. He brushed his hand against her cheek before kissing her slowly.
Peyton watched as a dark-haired girl kissed Jake out on his porch. Who's that, she wondered. She was supposed to be over for some studying and she didn't think she was early. Coughing a little self-consciously, she politely interrupted them. "Um, sorry to bother you, but it's kinda cold out here, Jake."
Startled, Jake pulled away from Nikki, shooting her daggers with his eyes. If he ruined things with Peyton... "Sorry, she was just leaving," he directed the last part to Nikki with a glare that proved that nothing had changed between them. Peyton tried to hide her jealousy; she was good at that. Hiding her emotions came second nature these days. She watched Nikki walk away before facing Jake with raised eyebrows.
"It was nothing," he protested.
"Liar," Peyton teased with a smile. "C'mon, you can tell me."
"Alright, if you can handle it," Jake challenged.
"Try me," Peyton accepted his challenge and waited.
*How will Peyton take the news? What will Nathan and Brooke do... Last nights episode was great, I couldn't help but laugh though when Brooke told Lucas she might be pregnant. I love twists. :) *
I don't want to wait
For our lives to be over
I want to know right know
What will it be
I don't want to wait
For our lives to be over
Will it be yes or will it be
Sorry
He showed up all wet
On the rainy front step...
Oh so you look at me
From across the room
You're wearing your anguish again
Believe me, i know the feeling
It sucks you into the jaws of anger
Oh, so dig a little more deeply into my life
All we have is the very moment
And I don't want to do what
His father and his father and his father did
I want to be here now
So open up your morning light
And say a little prayer for I
You know that if we are to stay alive
And see the peace in every I...
Brooke's smile brightened as Grams handed her Kylie. "Hey, baby," she told the little girl as she laid Kylie carefully along her chest, avoiding the bandaged ribs on one side. Brooke gazed adoringly down at the beautiful baby and she didn't notice when Grams quietly slipped out of the room, leaving mother and daughter alone. She had the feeling Brooke was old enough to take care of her baby now.
Peyton walked in and smiled at the sleeping baby and Brooke's grinning face. "Never figured you for the maternal type," Peyton teased her friend.
"The accident put things into perspective for me," Brooke told her in a serious, un-Brooklike tone.
Peyton nodded and say down. "She's gorgeous," she told the beaming mother. "Why didn't you tell me before?"
"It was a secret, Peyton. My secret. I wasn't read to have a kid..."
"And now?" Peyton didn't want to doubt her friend but she knew Brooke.
"Things change, you know that. I can't imagine life without my Kylie Peyton Davis."
"Kylie Peyton?" Peyton asked, a little stunned.
"Yea, after my best friend," Brooke stated, as though it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"Am I forgiven?" Peyton asked, almost afraid to hear the answer.
"From what I can see, Lucas is out of the picture," Brooke forgave her.
"Speaking of which..." Peyton didn't need to finish the question.
"Nathan," Brooke admitted.
"Really? Wow. I can't think of a more unlikely father. Could you imagine Nathan changing a diaper?" Both girls laughed at the thought.
"Actually, I'm quite good at it," Nathan informed them with dignity. He walked in, stopping at the foot of the bed. He stared down at the baby, his baby. "Can I hold her?" he asked Brooke as Kylie's eyes opened.
"Of course." Caught up in the moment, neither noticed Peyton sneak out.
*Knock knock* Lucas rolled over, ignoring the sound at the back door. *Knock knock knock* A little louder that time, he thought, pulling a pillow over his head. *Knock knock* Giving up, he crawled out of bed. "What do you want?" he asked the rain-soaked girl on the other side of the door. Funny, he hadn't even realized that it'd been raining.
"We need to talk, Lucas. Let me in," Haley demanded, shaking from the cold.
"I thought we already had," he told her, opening the door anyways. Without a word he found her a towel and some dry clothes. He waited while she changed and then walked in to find her staring blankly at him.
"I don't know what to say to make things right but I have the feeling that if I don't make things right with you, nothing will ever be right again." Haley had to fight back the tears that had been coming so easily these days. She had to tell him how she felt, had to explain the importance of what she had to say... The silence was deafening.
*Pitter patter* Lucas listened to the rain falling. "Hales, I love you, but I won't play games."
"I don't want to play games. I just want to be with you." Haley's heart was in her eyes as she looked up at him. With Nathan it was lightning, it was chemistry, it was fun. But with Lucas it was more, he knew everything and still loved her. Nothing could replace that bond. Lucas looked down at her and knew there was no way he couldn't be with her. He brushed his hand against her cheek before kissing her slowly.
Peyton watched as a dark-haired girl kissed Jake out on his porch. Who's that, she wondered. She was supposed to be over for some studying and she didn't think she was early. Coughing a little self-consciously, she politely interrupted them. "Um, sorry to bother you, but it's kinda cold out here, Jake."
Startled, Jake pulled away from Nikki, shooting her daggers with his eyes. If he ruined things with Peyton... "Sorry, she was just leaving," he directed the last part to Nikki with a glare that proved that nothing had changed between them. Peyton tried to hide her jealousy; she was good at that. Hiding her emotions came second nature these days. She watched Nikki walk away before facing Jake with raised eyebrows.
"It was nothing," he protested.
"Liar," Peyton teased with a smile. "C'mon, you can tell me."
"Alright, if you can handle it," Jake challenged.
"Try me," Peyton accepted his challenge and waited.
*How will Peyton take the news? What will Nathan and Brooke do... Last nights episode was great, I couldn't help but laugh though when Brooke told Lucas she might be pregnant. I love twists. :) *