The Man Who Was His Father
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters on One Tree Hill, so don't sue me.
Thanks to all my readers and especially those of you who review each chapter. Your feedback is greatly appreciated! Story updates are coming sooner; I think the writers block has finally passed, cross your fingers. Little bit of sexual content in this chapter, but it's nothing that warrants an R-rating.
Chapter 6:
They'd gotten to Nathan's beach house just as a heavy rain began to pelt the earth around them. Running for the dry protection of the covered patio, Lucas draped his coat over Peyton and hurried her under.
"So much for spending the night on the beach." Lucas laughed, running his hands through his wet hair.
"We've still got tomorrow." She looked over at him. Wet strands of her curly blond hair clung to the side of her face. He reached over at tucked the pieces behind her ear.
"Let's get you out of these wet clothes." Peyton nodded.
Unlocking the front door, Lucas flipped on the light to the living room. They made their way back towards one of the guest rooms. Dropping their small suitcase on the floor, Lucas sat on the edge of the bed and pulled his wife over towards him.
There were no words spoken between the two. Their only exchange was a sly smile Lucas threw Peyton's way, before grabbing the ends of her still-wet and pulling them over her head. He tossed the shirt onto the floor and let his hands trail down her slender stomach. Bringing his lips to the area just above her navel, he kissed it lightly and smiled to himself.
"You're starting to show a little." He looked up to meet Peyton's eyes.
"Oh thank you for noticing that I'm getting bigger." She looked away from him in mock hurt.
"I think you look beautiful." He smiled, and she responded to his compliment by kissing him passionately and breaking from his lips only long enough to pull his shirt over. She pushed him backwards onto the bed and went back to kissing him. Things had started to go exactly where Peyton had wanted, when Lucas suddenly pulled away.
"What's the matter?" She asked him breathlessly.
"Can we do this?" he asked uncertainly.
"Well we have done it before." Peyton laughed.
"No I mean, is it ok to do this with the baby. I just feel a little weird knowing that our kid is in there," he poked gently at her bare stomach, "While we, you know."
"You're cute." She said, leaning down and giving him a quick kiss. "Trust me Lucas, I asked the doctor. You won't hurt the baby in any way." Lucas seemed relieved at her answer.
"Well in that case," he pulled her lips back down onto his. And they went right back to where Peyton had wanted.
"I'm sorry that I've been pushing you away these last few weeks." Lucas rolled onto his side, and faced his wife.
"I know you're going through a rough time right now." She ran her fingers lightly up his bare arm.
"But that's not an excuse. You're my wife and the most important thing in my life right now. You don't deserve to be shutout of my life because I'm feeling down one week." He leaned over and kissed her gently on the forehead. "I'm sorry."
"It's ok, just don't do it again." He nodded in agreement. "We're starting this whole new chapter of our lives together. We're going to have this beautiful baby in nine months, and I just need to know that you're going to be able to talk to me about how you're feeling through this."
"I know, no more bottling up my feelings." He placed his hand over his bare chest "Boy scouts honor."
"Good to know" she smiled "Ok let me tell you how I'm feeling."
"Tell me." He rolled over onto his stomach and draped his arm across Peyton's waist.
"I'm feeling really, hungry." Peyton laughed, "We're going to have to get out of this bed sometime, and a girl needs to eat. Especially one who has to eat for two."
"I like laying in bed with you all day." He pulled her closer and buried his face in her neck, groaning as she tried to squirm away.
"Come on Luke, it's not like we won't be coming back to this very spot tonight. And believe me I'll make it worth your while" She gave him a wink as he pulled his head up to look at her.
"Well then, what are we waiting for? Let's go eat!" He pulled himself out of bed and searched for his missing boxer shorts. Finding them in a crumpled heap by the bed, he pulled them on, followed by his beloved pair of Tar Heel basketball shorts. Peyton followed him and pulled on his long-sleeve shirt from earlier in the day. She pulled her hands inside the sleeves, and followed he husband to the kitchen.
"How's dinner Peyt?" Lucas asked looking up from his plate of pasta.
"It's very good, thank you" she stabbed at the few noodles he had left with her fork, and then looked up at him "What are you thinking about?"
"I was thinking that if you wanted, we could move back to Tree Hill" Luke raised his eyebrows in anticipation of her response.
"Are you serious?" she asked
"Yeah, I mean don't get me wrong I love Chapel Hill. I proposed to you in Chapel Hill, we got married there. But Tree Hill still feels like home to me." He was throwing this out all of a sudden, and didn't want his wife to feel overwhelmed.
"I think it's a great idea Lucas." She flashed him a reassuring smile.
"Really? I wasn't sure you'd want to, I know how hard it was for you to live her after your dad died." He pulled her over to his lap.
"It was hard to be here without him, but things change over time. I have you now, and you are my family. You and your mom, Keith, Haley, and Nathan, you guys are my family, and I want to be closer to them. I've been missing this place like crazy recently; I love it here. Plus I want to raise our kids here, where we grew up." She wrapped her arms around his neck, and touched her forehead to his.
"Let's move back." He said softly.
"Really Luke."
"Yeah, I can get a transfer here. I'm a sportswriter and I can do that anywhere. And you can do your painting anywhere. I want to move back." He smiled and she kissed him. "We're moving back to Tree Hill"
There you have it, Luke and Peyton are coming back to Tree Hill for good. I know some of you readers wanted them to come back, and I've been planning on it for awhile. So it's official!
Coming Up: Luke makes a decision about his father. And he will eventually face Dan. That's gonna be in the next two chapters. So be ready!
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