Chapter 1:
Disclaimer: I do not own One Tree Hill. This chapter was written by Arie.
The first four chapters were written by Arie. She has allowed me to
continue the story since she decided to finish it. Thank you for allowing
me to write using your wonderful fanfiction.
Peyton stepped out of the cab; cold rain rapidly hit the ground. As she
crossed the street, water splashed onto the side of her black and white
converses. She walked up the steps that the usual light color of cement was
drenched dark with rain. Her finger shook as she reached out to ring the
bell, they she nervously moved her hair away from her face.
Lucas rubbed his hands through his short blonde hair before reaching for
the doorknob. He opened the door to see Peyton; she stared at him, the
scare on his shoulder stood out in the light. His boxers hung over his
baggy jean that was on his shirtless body.
"Hi Lucas." Peyton greeted.
"Peyton...What are you doing here?"
"I was around the neighborhood just thought I would stop by."
Brooke came and wrapped her arms around Lucas's neck.
"But I guess this is a bad time." Peyton said.
"What's going on?" Brooke asked.
"Nothing, I just thought I would stop by. It's fine, I'll just go." Peyton
replied putting her hands into the pockets of her leather jacket.
She turned and walked down the stairs and the path. When she reached the
drive way she leaned up against the side of the house and started to cry.
Lucas has followed after her.
"Peyton?"
"Lucas." Peyton said startled as she quickly ran her fingers down her
cheeks, wiping away salty tears.
"What's wrong, why are you crying?"
"I just didn't expect to see you with Brooke."
"Well after the miss-carriage you disappeared. I thought I could wait for
you but it just out to be to long."
"Yea well I had to get away for a while, clear my head."
"I understand it was a hard time, I just found my help in Tree Hill."
"Yea and it just happened to be a skinny brunette."
"Funny."
"Yea well I picked you a few things."
"I should probably go back inside."
"Yea you don't want to keep Brooke waiting."
"It was great to see you." Lucas said hugging her stiffly around the neck.
"Yea you too." Peyton said as he walked into the house.
Lucas close the door behind him, he stood in the doorway. He looked at the
picture sitting on the table in the hallway. It was of him and Brooke. For
the first time he noticed Peyton in the background staring at them.
"Lucas." Brooke sweetly called.
Lucas walked into the living room, Brooke was sitting on the couch flipping
through an In style magazine. Her red sweat pants lay on her hips perfectly
and flared at her ankle. She moved her foot back and fourth as she hummed.
"Wanna make out?" Brooke asked looking up from her magazine.
"Sorry not really up for some cardio."
"Oh okay, what did Peyton want?"
"I don't know. But great way to ruin the mood. But I do know she'll be
back."
"Great."
"I just want to know why she's here."
"Maybe she came to see the ring." Brooke said placing her hands on his
cheeks.
"Right cause it is such a big story in town." Lucas joked.
Brooke walked into Karen's Cafe the next morning, and sat down at the counter. "Hey Brooke, where's Lucas?" Haley asked putting a cup of coffee in front of her. "He's still sleeping." "Late night?" "Yea Peyton came by." The bell on the door rang, Haley and Brooke turned around to see Peyton standing in the doorway. Peyton noticed the large diamond ring on Brooke finger, as she took sip of her coffee. "When were you going to tell me?" Peyton asked. "What?" "When were you going to tell me about you and Lucas?" "About five minutes after you found out." Brooke answered looking down at her hand. "Slut." Peyton said leaving the cafe and letting the door slam behind her.
"Lucas." Peyton said kicking his black boot. "What?" Lucas asked sliding out from under the car and standing up. "Why do you love her?" "What?" "Why do you love her and not me?" "Excuse me?" "Why are you marrying Brooke?" "Because four years turned out to be to long to wait." "To long for love?" "Loving some one who isn't around and not knowing where they are four years isn't very easy." "So you took the easy way out?" "Oh Peyton don't go there." Lucas said walking over to a table and throwing a tool on it, and then he turned around. "I didn't take the easy way out." Peyton argued. "So abandoning Tree Hill...and me after it got hard wasn't the easy way out?" "No it's not, it's what I had to do." "Guess so." "Say you love me." "Peyton..." "No just say you love me, before I leave." "Peyton I already messed up with Brooke once I'm not going to do it again." "Fine, good bye Lucas." Peyton said kissing him on the cheek and then leaving.
"Brooke." Lucas called as he entered the house. He walked into the living room to see Peyton and Brooke sitting on the couch talking. "Peyton...what are you doing here?" "Just catching up with an old friend." "Oh that's great. Brooke sweetie can I um talk to you in the kitchen?" Lucas asked nodding his head in that direction. "Wow I got a sweetie out of him, this must be serious." Brooke said standing up. They walked into the kitchen. "Lucas what's up with you tonight?" "I don't want her here." "Peyton?" "Yes Peyton...It's just too weird." "Okay then asked her to leave." "No I can't do that, you do it." Lucas begged. "Lucas snaps out of it, you're acting like a child. You want her out of here, you go tell her." "Hey you guys, I'm goanna just go." Peyton said popping her head into the kitchen. "Peyton..." Brooke started but was interrupted by a slam of a door. Brooke laid her head against Lucas, "Crap."
Peyton lay on top of a bed that was placed in the middle of her motel room. The comforter was the color of dead grass. It smelled like spoiled mil. But as she lay there she didn't notice the smell, or the large lump in the middle of the mattress. She store at the ceiling thinking of Lucas. Flashback Peyton walked into the cafe. "Brooke." "Stay away from me." Brooke stated. "I just want to talk to you." "No go talk to Lucas. Talk about your baby." "There is no baby! Okay you have nothing to be jealous of." Peyton yelled. "Yea I was real jealous of you getting pregnant your first year of college." Brooke said walking past her and leaving. End Flashback
Lucas sat leaned against the headboard of the bed. He looked over at Brooke, she was sound asleep. Flashback "Peyton." Lucas called knocking on her door. NO answer. "Peyton." He called again walking into the dorm. It was empty, Peyton was gone. End Flashback Lucas rubbed his eyes before getting out of bed and walking to the kitchen. Brooke turned over a few minutes later; she reached her hand out for him but just hit sheet. She got out of bed and put on her robe before walking into the kitchen to see Lucas resting his head against his hands at the table. "Baby...what's wrong?" Brooke asked walked around and putting her hands on his shoulder. "I can't handle this, I mean every thing was fine before she showed up." "I know." Brooke said bending down and kissing him on the cheek. "I can't even close my eyes anymore with out having flashbacks. There's something wrong with me Brooke." "No there's not, you just have had a hard time in the past and Peyton brings back thoughts memories." "Then what do I do?" "Well, we could put a Peyton block on the house, but last time I checked your magical powers weren't working so well. And since we both know Peyton came here for something looks like your just going to have to deal with it." "And what if I can't?" Lucas asked. "I'll help you." Brooke replied. (By Arie) ....................................... Please read and review. Tardychick06
Brooke walked into Karen's Cafe the next morning, and sat down at the counter. "Hey Brooke, where's Lucas?" Haley asked putting a cup of coffee in front of her. "He's still sleeping." "Late night?" "Yea Peyton came by." The bell on the door rang, Haley and Brooke turned around to see Peyton standing in the doorway. Peyton noticed the large diamond ring on Brooke finger, as she took sip of her coffee. "When were you going to tell me?" Peyton asked. "What?" "When were you going to tell me about you and Lucas?" "About five minutes after you found out." Brooke answered looking down at her hand. "Slut." Peyton said leaving the cafe and letting the door slam behind her.
"Lucas." Peyton said kicking his black boot. "What?" Lucas asked sliding out from under the car and standing up. "Why do you love her?" "What?" "Why do you love her and not me?" "Excuse me?" "Why are you marrying Brooke?" "Because four years turned out to be to long to wait." "To long for love?" "Loving some one who isn't around and not knowing where they are four years isn't very easy." "So you took the easy way out?" "Oh Peyton don't go there." Lucas said walking over to a table and throwing a tool on it, and then he turned around. "I didn't take the easy way out." Peyton argued. "So abandoning Tree Hill...and me after it got hard wasn't the easy way out?" "No it's not, it's what I had to do." "Guess so." "Say you love me." "Peyton..." "No just say you love me, before I leave." "Peyton I already messed up with Brooke once I'm not going to do it again." "Fine, good bye Lucas." Peyton said kissing him on the cheek and then leaving.
"Brooke." Lucas called as he entered the house. He walked into the living room to see Peyton and Brooke sitting on the couch talking. "Peyton...what are you doing here?" "Just catching up with an old friend." "Oh that's great. Brooke sweetie can I um talk to you in the kitchen?" Lucas asked nodding his head in that direction. "Wow I got a sweetie out of him, this must be serious." Brooke said standing up. They walked into the kitchen. "Lucas what's up with you tonight?" "I don't want her here." "Peyton?" "Yes Peyton...It's just too weird." "Okay then asked her to leave." "No I can't do that, you do it." Lucas begged. "Lucas snaps out of it, you're acting like a child. You want her out of here, you go tell her." "Hey you guys, I'm goanna just go." Peyton said popping her head into the kitchen. "Peyton..." Brooke started but was interrupted by a slam of a door. Brooke laid her head against Lucas, "Crap."
Peyton lay on top of a bed that was placed in the middle of her motel room. The comforter was the color of dead grass. It smelled like spoiled mil. But as she lay there she didn't notice the smell, or the large lump in the middle of the mattress. She store at the ceiling thinking of Lucas. Flashback Peyton walked into the cafe. "Brooke." "Stay away from me." Brooke stated. "I just want to talk to you." "No go talk to Lucas. Talk about your baby." "There is no baby! Okay you have nothing to be jealous of." Peyton yelled. "Yea I was real jealous of you getting pregnant your first year of college." Brooke said walking past her and leaving. End Flashback
Lucas sat leaned against the headboard of the bed. He looked over at Brooke, she was sound asleep. Flashback "Peyton." Lucas called knocking on her door. NO answer. "Peyton." He called again walking into the dorm. It was empty, Peyton was gone. End Flashback Lucas rubbed his eyes before getting out of bed and walking to the kitchen. Brooke turned over a few minutes later; she reached her hand out for him but just hit sheet. She got out of bed and put on her robe before walking into the kitchen to see Lucas resting his head against his hands at the table. "Baby...what's wrong?" Brooke asked walked around and putting her hands on his shoulder. "I can't handle this, I mean every thing was fine before she showed up." "I know." Brooke said bending down and kissing him on the cheek. "I can't even close my eyes anymore with out having flashbacks. There's something wrong with me Brooke." "No there's not, you just have had a hard time in the past and Peyton brings back thoughts memories." "Then what do I do?" "Well, we could put a Peyton block on the house, but last time I checked your magical powers weren't working so well. And since we both know Peyton came here for something looks like your just going to have to deal with it." "And what if I can't?" Lucas asked. "I'll help you." Brooke replied. (By Arie) ....................................... Please read and review. Tardychick06