Disclaimer: I don't own One Tree Hill, but the WB does so lucky for them. I also don't own the band Yellowcard or their song "Only One" which will appear in later chapters. Also thanks to for providing the various dialogues from the show.
Peyton sat on her bed contemplating the summer. She could not believe that tomorrow she would have to return to school and face the life she really wanted to leave behind and the person she wanted to leave behind, Lucas Scott. She thought he had left, but much to her chagrin, he had returned surprising both her and her best friend Brooke Davis.
Last year was a blur and Peyton could not believe that she let herself get so out of control, over just some guy. But Peyton knew that Lucas was not just some other guy, he was the guy who made her weak at the knees and connected with her on a level that no one else had. She thought of that night when they had first kissed.
Lucas: "I've wanted this for so long."
Peyton: "Me too. And now we can have it"
Lucas "No, no, no. I don't mean just that. I want this."
He
put his hand on her heart.
Lucas: "You know? I want to be here.
I want to have everything with you. I want it all. I want us,
Peyton."
Lucas: "Hey, what's wrong?"
Peyton: "This
isn't supposed to be that."
Lucas: "Peyton-"
Peyton:
"Why couldn't you just leave it alone?"
She knew afterwards that she wanted it too, to be with Lucas, but by then it was too late. He had gotten together with Brooke, but knew that was not where his heart was. Peyton and him began to sneak around and thought that they could be together. "How naive was I." Peyton mumbled.