Summery: Peyton and Brooke are best friends and have been since forever. They go to college. Lucas and Nathan are brothers and have always acted that way and go to the same college.

Pairings: L/P N/B

Disclaimer: I don't own anything except my imagination

Chapter 11:

So this was it? They were ready to take their girlfriends to meet their respective parents. Lucas wanted to see his mom and so that was where he and Peyton were headed, while Brooke and Nathan were headed to see Dan and Deb. Nathan knew his mom would be happy to see him with a girl he actually cared about but Dan? He could only imagine the look on his face if he didn't approve.

Lucas and Peyton had set out an hour earlier than Nathan and Brooke because, as always, Brooke took the longest packing and still wasn't ready on the morning of the trip. Their trip was relatively quiet and Lucas knew this was because Peyton was nervous, although she wouldn't admit it. 'She's going to love you, you know that right?' Peyton just smiled, it was nice of him to try and comfort her. Deep down she knew it would probably go alright but she still had a gut feeling that maybe this woman whom Lucas was so close too would think that she wasn't good enough for her son. She had to stop thinking about it because the more she did, the more nervous she got and the car was slowly coming to a halt now. Karen's Café. Oh God we're here already. Peyton gulped slightly as Lucas opened the door and got out of the car. He came around the other side to open the door for her, always the gentleman. Peyton smiled to herself at this gesture. Here we go.

Lucas grabbed hold of Peyton's hand and used his thumb to gently caress it, he wanted her to feel as relaxed as possible. They entered the café, Peyton slightly behind Lucas and Karen spotted her son almost immediately. She ran over to give him a huge hug, 'God Lucas, I missed you so much'. 'Mom I missed you too, I had to come here first.' Just as the embrace came to and end Karen caught sight of a very nervous looking girl stood directly behind Lucas. Karen moved past her son and took hold of her hand slightly, 'Well you must be Peyton, my son doesn't stop talking about you, and well he was right' To Lucas 'She is beautiful'. Peyton blushed slightly, 'It's nice to meet you, Lucas doesn't stop telling me how amazing you are, he's a true momma's boy'. They both laughed and Lucas just stuck his tongue out. 'Well you too must be hungry, the café is empty so I'll just close it, catch up with my boy and get to know this 'perfect' girl in front of me'. Karen laughed slightly as Peyton's eyes widened towards Lucas. Perfect? Peyton just smiled and sat down. Looks like I had no reason to be nervous, she's so nice.

As the afternoon progressed they were all laughing and talking like Peyton had been a member of the family from birth. Now she wondered how she could ever have let herself be so nervous. Karen already liked her, she couldn't deny this girl was everything her son had said she was and she was glad to see that he cared about someone so much. 'So how long have the two of you been dating then?' Lucas just smiled, his mother never was one to beat around the bush. 'Almost 8 weeks now.' Karen smiled, he had never brought a girl home to meet her, not one. He obviously cared about this girl, she could tell that by the way he looked at her. 'So are the two of you staying with me for your vacation?' 'If that's alright' 'Lucas you're grown now laughs I'm sure it's alright for a girl to stay with you now.' Peyton laughed at this and they all carried on talking and getting to know each other. She just dreaded having to meet his father now, after everything she had heard, she wondered how Brooke was getting on over there.

Nathan and Brooke had been at his house for around 30 minutes now and luckily only his mom was home. She was, of course being extremely nice to Brooke. She was a very pretty and lovely girl. They were talking like they were old friends and Brooke was actually enjoying herself. If his dad is as nice as his mom I'm gonna sail through this visit. His house was almost a mansion and it didn't have that truly homely feeling but she didn't care, she was with Nathan. Just as it was going good, Dan came home.

'Hi son' 'Hi dad'. Dan came over and gave his wife a kiss on the cheek and then he spotted the extremely cute young brunette sat across from her. 'You must be Brooke, my wife has told me that Nathan has talked about you.' He kissed her hand, which made Nathan cringe. He knew his father was being falsely nice. He never liked Nathan having girlfriends, always thought that they would take his focus off the game that his father was so obsessed with. He would just have to wait it out to see how his father really felt about him bringing a girl home to meet his parents. It could never be good.

After the original introductions and the polite conversation, Nathan finally found himself alone with his father. Dan finally turned to his son with that sly smirk of his plastered on his face. Here we go. 'So Nate, she's adorable, I hope she's not distracting you from your game because as pretty as this girl may be, your game comes first.' Nathan rolled his eyes, how did he know his dad would say something like that about his choice of girlfriend. 'Dad, Brooke is not a distraction, she's my girlfriend and she's actually supportive of my game.' 'Girlfriend? You didn't say she was that much, Nathan I must advise you, you do not need a girlfriend at this point in your career, it could seriously damage your prospects.' Dan was obviously not in the slightest worried whether or not his son cared for this girl, basketball always came first in his eyes. 'Look dad, I'm 18 I really don't need your advice where my girlfriend is concerned, Brooke is a great girl who I actually care about so please just stay out of it because it really is none of your business. Oh and by the way, I'm not the only son who has found a girlfriend, your other protégé is in love and has taken his girlfriend to meet his mom, I suggest you stay out of that too.' Dan was in shock by his son's sudden outburst and now his other son was in love? Had he taught them nothing? For now he just decided to leave it at that. He didn't need an argument yet, he would just wait it out until he met the other girlfriend.

Karen's House

By now it was late and had all been talking since Lucas got home. Karen had filled in Peyton on Lucas' childhood, including pictures, much to Lucas' dismay but all in all it had been a good day for them all. Karen already loved Peyton, she was truly an amazing girl and so strong, she was good for her son. Lucas was getting tired and decided that he was going to bed. He walked over to his mom and kissed her cheek, 'I'll see you in the morning.' To Peyton 'Ill see you when you get tired' and he smiled and walked over to her, giving her a tender kiss on the lips before whispering in her ear 'I love you' to which she smiled and said back. Karen heard this and smiled to herself. Her son was in love and she couldn't be happier. With that Lucas left the room and left the ladies to talk, which Karen took as a sign to find out all of the details as to how her son came across this beautiful girl in front of her.

'So how did you and Lucas meet?' Peyton smiled and decided to fill her in on the party and Brooke and Nathan, Karen laughed a little as Peyton told her all about everything that had happened and how they actually got together. 'That's Lucas, always the romantic.' 'Yeah he is, he's always doing little things to make me feel special' Peyton smiled to herself 'And sometimes, I dunno, I just wonder how I got so lucky, back home I wasn't exactly one of the happiest people and then I came here and met Lucas and I seem to have everything I ever wanted.' 'Well you know sweetie, good things happen to good people, and now that I've met you I understand why Lucas loves you so much.' Peyton smiled, she was so grateful that Karen liked her, it was a good feeling to have everything work out. 'You know, I'm glad Lucas has someone like you in his life right now, I always wanted him to find someone and now that I've met you, I know my son has exceptional taste.' They both laughed lightly before speaking again. 'Well you know Peyton I'm pretty sure my son will want you to be with him now so I'm going to just go to bed walks over and kisses her forehead I'm glad he brought you home, goodnight' and with that she walked off to bed.

Peyton walked into Lucas' room who, unsurprisingly was still awake. She smiled when she saw him, a picture of the two of them now placed on his bed side table. He threw her one of his oversized shirts to wear for the night. 'You know, I do have pjs with me' she laughed. 'Yeah I know, but you look sexy in my clothes, and besides I couldn't see your legs if you had pjs on' he winked. She just rolled her eyes laughing and got changed, crawling into bed next to him. As always he snaked an arm around her, pulling her ever closer to him, using his free hand to gently run his fingers along her thigh. 'I missed you'. Peyton just laughed n stated sarcastically 'I was just in the other room' 'I know that but I was all alone in bed, something I haven't done since we started dating.' Peyton laughed again, he could be such a dork at times but she couldn't deny it was cute. All of a sudden he started trailing kisses down her neck, 'Lucas you know we can't do this in your moms house, that's just too gross for words' 'Do what?' he replied as he rolled her onto her back n carried on kissing her neck, all the while caressing her legs. Peyton laughed, 'Lucas, don't do that haha, don't you ever get tired?' 'Of you, hmmm don't think so' and with that he joined their lips, pulling the sheets over their heads, only the thought of making love to his girlfriend on his mind.

Nathan's house

Brooke and Nathan's night had been relaxing for the most part since Dan's little outburst to Nathan and they were already in bed after a long night. Nathan was holding Brooke, happy with the knowledge that his mom liked her. His dad? Well his opinion didn't matter he wouldn't get to know Brooke properly due to his damn ego. They were just lay there in silence until Nathan decided to say something he had never told a girl before, 'Brooke, I love you' Brooke was shocked by this, she had no idea he would say that but she knew she felt the same. 'I love you too Nate' 'and I just want you to know that no matter what happens that will still be true.' Brooke was a little confused by his last statement but she didn't want to think about that, a guy had just said he loved her. They never say that. She just smiled and kissed him before rolling over and going to sleep. It had been an exhausting day and sleep was just what they both needed.