Chapter 3

Peyton's walking down the hall to her 2nd period class when Lucas stops her.

"Hey Peyton."

"Oh hey luke. You know for you to be going with Brooke I never see yall don't spend alot of time together."

"Yeah I know. But I was wondering if you ever want to hang out we can. I don't want you to think just because I'm with Brooke we can't be friends."

"Oh I know. Actually if you want we could go to the pool party tonight."

"Is Nathan going to be there?"

"Yeah."

"Then no."

"Come on please it would mean alot to me and Haley if you want."

"Ok I guess I could keep Haley company."

"Yeah."

"Ok what time are you going to be there?"

"8"

"Ok c ya there."

"Ok bye. Oh yeah you can even bring Brooke if you like."

"I won't tell her if you don't" He smiles at her.

"Ok." She spots Haley down the hall.

"Hey Haley wait up." "

Oh hey."

"I got good news."

"Yay I love good news tell me tell me!"

"Ok if you want you can come with me to the pool party tonight."

"Ok who's all coming?"

"Lucas and Nathan."

"Oh no. Lucas and Nathan together at a pool?"

"They will be fine."

"Yeah when their drowning each other."

"It'll be fine trust be Nathan will be to busy with you and Lucas will be to busy with me."

"Ok fine I'll go."

"Ok great I will pick you up at 8."

Peyton goes home and gets online and checks her email. She had a message from Lucas.

Peyton,

Hey. I'm sitting here thinking about the other night and everything you said to me. I can't believe your finally feeling this way. I can't help myself when I'm around you. I can hide out with Brooke all I want, but I can't hide forever. That night in my room when I wanted you, but you backed away I fell too I fell so hard I never came back. I never started loving Brooke cause I'm still in love with you. I wanna be with you to Peyton for now and for always, but I don't want to hurt Brooke and I don't want her to hate you. So what do we do?

Lucas

Nathan pops up.

Nate&Peyt23: So are you going to this pool party thing tonight or what?

Peyton23: I planned on it.

Nate&Peyt23: You want me to come pick you up?

Peyton23: No I gotta pick up Haley.

Nate&Peyt23: Oh she's going.

Peyton23: Yeah I invited her.

Nate&Peyt23: Let's just hope she doesn't bring her little buddy with her.

Peyton23: Who Lucas?

Nate&Peyt23: Yeah.

Peyton23: Actually I invited him to.

Nate&Peyt23: Why you do that?

Peyton23: He's your brother Nathan and your going to have to accept that sometime.

Nate&Peyt23: Yeah but I don't have to right now. I g2g bye

Peyton goes to her room and gets ready for the party and drives to Haley's house and picks her up. They arrived at the party 5 minutes late. Peyton and Haley walk up the steep railing and look out over the pool.

"Look Peyt Lucas brought Brooke." Lucas looks at Peyton and strugs like he didn't know why she was there Peyton just smiles at him.

"Come on lets go talk to him." Haley says grabbing Peyton's arm.

"Hey Lucas. Hey Brooke."

"Hey tutor girl." Lucas hugs her and then he hugs Peyton.

"I didn't know" he whispers in her ear. Haley feels someone come up behind her and tickle her.

"Hey Nathan."

"Haley can I talk to you for a sec in private?"

"Sure." They walk over to a fold out chair and talk.

"I need you to break up with Nathan for me."

"I can't."

"You have to Haley. Lucas wrote me a email expressing how he feels for me and its killing me to not be able to be with him."

"But he has Brooke."

"I know, but... maybe your right. Jsut wait awhile k"

"Ok."

"Hey look I think Brooke's leaving." They walk back over to Lucas.

"Where's Brooke going?" Peyton ask confused.

"Everyone's going down to the basketball court, but I told her I couldn't just leave you cause you invited me and all."

"So Nathan went to?"

"Yeah."

"Haley go and catch up with Nathan and see if he will give you a ride down there."

"I can't."

"Just do it."

"Ok bye Lucas. Bye Peyton."

"Bye see ya tomorrow."

"Finally we got the pool to ourselves with no boyfriends or girlfriends."

"So what do you wanna do?"

"Let's swim." He take off his tanktop and his pants to reveal his orange swimming trunks.

They jump in.

"This feels so wrong." Peyton says.

"Why?"

"Cause we're in this pool practically alone and it just feels weird."

"Yeah I know."

"I love you so much Lucas you have no idea"

"I can't love you back Peyt. I can't do that to Brooke."

"I'm not asking you to love me back or to hurt Brooke. I'm just telling you how I feel."

"I know. I gotta get out of here." She lays her head on the side of the pool and watches him dry off she jumps out and walks over to him. He sits down and starts trying to dry his hair.

"I'm sorry."

"Yeah me too. I can't do this Peyton. I wish I could, but I can't."

"Why not? I thought all this is what you wanted."

"To many of her friends are around."

"Well at least come back and swim with me."

"I guess." He pulls his tanktop back off and they jump in.

"I like swimming better in the dark."

"I don't especially whe I have a girlfriend." Peyton pushes Lucas against the wall of the pool.

"Look just for tonight let's just not worry about your girlfriend ok?"

"Peyton! You know I can't..." He starts kissing her.

They start making out, but for some reason Peyton swims away.

"Peyton where you going?"

"Lucas what are we doing?"

"I thought you wanted to do this?"

"I do. More than ever, but it all just feels so wrong."

"I know but baby come on."

"Yeah I know."

"You got me all worked up and your just going to leave?"

"Ugh.." She swims up to him and he puts his arms around her waist.

"Are you sure lucas? I mean people can see and tell Brooke?"

"Yeah I really don't care anymore. I rather be kissing you than worrying about them." She smiles and starts kissing him.

"Trust me Lucas she won's find out."

"I do trust you."

"Your going to realize you can't trust noone deffinitley your bestfriend." Brooke says from behind.

"Where the hell did I find my bestfriend? Backstab hotel. Oh oops that's right how could someone be my bestfriend when they were never my friend to begin with. Wait till Nathan hears about this."

"Brooke!" Peyton yales as Brooke walks away.

"Busted." Lucas says playfully.

"You don't care that your girlfriend just caught you making out with another girl?"

"At least now we don't have to worry about a girlfriend."

"This is so wrong." Peyton walks over to the chair gets her stuff and runs off toward her car.

"Peyton wait. I thought you wanted me and Brooke to break up."

"I did, but not like that."

"Can'y you see now we can be together Peyton just like you always wanted. Now all you gotta do is break up with Nathan."

"I don't think I can." She goes to the driver side and jumps in.

"Wait. A second you just made me lose my girlfriend and you don't want to break up with your boyfriend."

"You didn't lose nothing yet. Go talk to her."

She drives down to the basketball court and finds Haley sitting on the bench watching Nathan, Jake, and the rest of the team play. Haley runs over to Peyton.

"OMG guess what!?"

"What?" Peyton says smiling acting like she's happy to cover the feeling of betrayal.

"Ok first of all Brooke likes Jake. Second of all Nathan says he likes me."

"That's great but umm.. Brooke kinda caught me and Lucas making out in the pool."

"Are you serious?" Haley says shocked.

"Yeah and she said she's going to tell Nathan, but I don't want to hurt him you know."

"Yeah I know." Nathan runs up to Peyton.

"Hey Peyt can we talk?"

"Yeah."

"Ok come on." Nathan says taking her hand and leading her down by the river.

It was so peaceful with the sound of the river and crickets chirping.

"Have you ever had the feeling that someone wasn't being loyal to you?" Nathan asked.

"No." Peyton replied.

"Sometimes I just come down to the basketball court and jut shoot and it's like I'm shooting off all my pain all the drama."

"What pain?"

"The pain your causing me with Lucas....... I came back to get you to take you down here, but when I came back I saw you jumping in the pool with Lucas."

"Well you had already left."

"Why didn't you come with Haley?"

She stays silent.

"When me and Haley was in the car she siad to me. How much longer do you think you can hide with Peyton? And I didn't understand what she was saying, but then it hit me. How much longer can I stand being with Peyton who's still in love with Lucas? That hurts so bad to know your still in love with him."

"I don't want to hurt you Nathan."

"Then don't, tell me you wanna be with me and not Lucas."

".......... I can't." She stands up and walks away.

Peyton goes home and sits in front of her computer and let's Lucas watch her on cam drawing.

Lucas03: I love watching you draw.

Peyton23: Have you talked to Brooke?

Lucas03: Yeah.

Peyton23: And.....

Lucas03: We broke up.

Peyton23: Oh

Lucas03: Yeah so how did you and Nathan's little talk go?

Peyton23: He wanted me to tell him I wanted to be with him and not you.

Lucas03: Did you?

Peyton23: No. I can't lie to him.

Lucas03: Let's just be together Peyton.

Peyton23: Ok. I'm going to go email Nathan k

Lucas03: Ok c ya

Peyton starts typing out a email.

Nathan,

I can't keep living in this lie. I tried to hide my feelings for lucas, but tonight they came out. And I wanna be with him. I think it's best if we go on with our lives without each other. I want you to be with Haley. She needs a good guy in her life and your that guy. I still love you Nathan your still my bestfriend even though I know I'm not yours.

Luv ya

Peyton