Lost in the Past
Chapter 6
A/N - Do you guys still like this story? I know it's been taking me a while to update but I'm doing my best. I hope you guys still like this story because I'll continue writing only if you do. I hope you all enjoy this next chapter.
We last left off when Peyton was on the phone. Haley had just revealed the news of being pregnant and not to tell Nathan.
Peyton sat on her bed absolutely dumbfounded. 'I don't think I heard that right,' Peyton thought. She yelled into the phone, but her friend was already gone. Peyton seemed to be left in a bed spot. Where was she going to go if she left Lucas? She had no idea of who to turn to for help. She felt like she was part of the second piece of Riding in Cars with Boys. She was going to do this on her own while one of her best friends was in England. "I have to leave," she said as tears came quickly.
She grabbed her bags and started to throw any clothes she could get into her bags. Tears dripped as she grabbed her necessities. Little Nathan was taking a nap and she began throwing things into his small suitcases. Peyton was stepping closer to leaving and farther into her own insecurities. Lucas was coming home in less than an hour and Peyton was frantic to get out and not have a confrontation. She grabbed little Nathan out of his bed and ran out to the car.
She was pulling away as Nathan was pulling up. They both rolled down their windows and Peyton was trying to hurry up the conversation. She never mentioned to Nathan that she was leaving. "Hey, Peyton! Where you going?" he asked happily. "Listen, you can't tell Luke but I'm leaving," she replied. Nathan's face fell when he heard the news. "Where are you going to go?" "I don't know yet, but I've got to get out of here and figure out what's going on with me and Lucas," she informed. "Oh," Nathan muttered. She backed the car out as fast as she could and off she went.
She was headed in the direction of her old house before it hit her that her dad sold that house about a year ago. "Come on Peyton think," she said to herself. The only place left was Karen's house. She had no idea if Karen would accept her or if she would just throw her out because Lucas was her son. Yet there she was standing in front of the café looking for her mother-in-law. Peyton swung the door open and went up to the counter with Nathan in her arms. "Hi Peyton," Karen said cheerfully coming out of the back room. "Karen," was all Peyton managed before she broke into tears. Karen rushed from behind the counter to see what was wrong. She pulled Peyton into a hug and they sat down at a table. "Honey, what happened?" "I'm leaving Lucas," Peyton mumbled. Karen was a little shocked but it didn't surprise her because she knew what Luke's behavior had become. "You don't have to tell me right now but if you wanna talk about what's going on feel free," Karen said as she went to get up. "Wait, I need someone to talk to...that is if you don't mind," Peyton said feeling like a burden. "No, no problem. I'd like to know what's going on," Karen replied. Little Nathan was walking around the café eating a muffin and he was content.
Peyton didn't know how to start the whole story. She told Karen she was pregnant and Karen was again shocked. She told her everything Lucas had been doing and all Karen could do was reassure Peyton. "Peyton, I think you're doing the right thing," Karen said reassuringly. Peyton's eyes became a little wider because never in a million years had she expected Karen to be okay with what she was doing. Karen got up and grabbed Nathan then swung him around a few times. "Hey, you're gonna come live with grandma for a little while ok?" Karen said in a high pitched voice. Nathan giggled and hugged his grandma. Peyton sat smiling at the sight in front of her. "Let the fireworks begin" she said quietly when she saw Lucas would be getting home soon. She sat in the café with coffee waiting for Lucas to see the note she left on the kitchen table.
He stepped in the front door and was looking for the little guy to come and greet him at the door like he always did. He stepped into the kitchen and found a piece of paper sitting on the table. He suddenly felt his heart drop when he saw a couple of words. It read something like this:
Lucas,
If you're reading this note you'll know I'm already gone. I'm not sure what happened to us. I guess life kind of got in the way. We had something, we really did but somewhere you lost sight of us. I'm not sure where I'll be so if you wanna talk then just know I didn't go too far away. I know you'll probably be crushed when you find this note but I need to do this for you, me, Nathan, and most importantly us. I will always love you Lucas and hold onto the years we had together. They were for the most part very happy. Please try to fix this. I need you in my life but if you don't get your priorities straight how am I supposed to make it work. I wish I could help but it's you who needs to get back on track. Please say you still love me.
Peyton.
Lucas read the note a thousand times trying find out what he did. He was becoming very naive and didn't want to believe that he was becoming that bad. He knew months ago things were going down hill but he tried to hide it. He wanted to marry her and that's why he covered the bad parts up. Now he was married and here he was trying to get out of it. "What have I done?" Lucas said to the dimly lit room which smelled of Peyton's perfume. He walked up to the bedroom and noticed drawers hanging open with nothing in them. He knew reality was setting in. He walked over to his son's bedroom which was now empty too.
He stepped into the shower trying to think like Peyton. He wanted to know desperately where his wife and son went to. He stepped out a few minutes later and decided he was going to save his family. He walked into his empty bedroom and put pants and shirt on.
A few minutes later he was out the door driving around town. He drove past the river court where he played with his son on days he was home. It seemed like forever since the last time he was there with little Nathan. Lucas thought back and it had been quite a few months since he played there. "I've been a bad husband and a bad dad," Lucas said pulling up the café where he went to seek his mom's advice.
He stepped inside and looked at his wife's face. Peyton was red and her eyes were puffy from crying. Lucas saw her and his insides went jell-O from the guilt he felt.
"Hey," he whispered quietly. Peyton nodded her head and he sat down at the booth she was at. "Look you said for me to come and talk and I have something to tell you," he said guiltily. "This seems a little more serious than what I was looking for," Peyton said as she turned toward him. "Well yea it's a little more serious than I intended. See for the past few months I've been missing Haley and I didn't know what to do. I've always had her to be there when I needed someone to talk to. At college there was this girl and she was cool to talk to," Lucas paused. Peyton's face and heart turned to stone. She already knew what was coming and she didn't want to hear it but she needed to because she couldn't hold the guilt of walking out on him any longer.
Jake and Brooke were watching a movie on his couch with Jenny. They had become close over the past few hours and Jenny had taken a liking to Brooke. Earlier they had gone a bit farther than either intended but Brooke stopped him. She told him when they really wanted this then they would. She wasn't going to do that with him as a rebound of Tim. Jake was a good guy and he agreed with her that now wasn't the right time. They were watching The Little Mermaid and Jenny was having a blast while Brooke and Jake were talking about Tim and a possible relationship together. Jake was happy and Brooke was finally enjoying herself with a guy who wanted to talk. It was new to her, but she knew she could get use to a real guy who was sweet and genuine.
Nathan was bored out of his mind sitting in his mom's house. He walked into the hallway and looked at his mother who was sitting in the middle of the hallway with photo albums. They were dusty, old, and beginning to turn a bit yellowish. His mother stared intently at her baby in her arms in the picture. A tear slowly rolled down her cheek at the thought that her little boy was all grown up.
Nathan put his arms around his mom and whispered an 'I love you' before stepping out. He hopped into his SUV and took off towards Luke's house where he was living. He walked into the living room just to catch the phone ringing. He ran and picked it up. "Hello, Scott Residents," he said in a mock serious tone. "Nathan is it you?" a girl asked. "Haley! It's you! I haven't talked to you in so long," he said ecstatically. "I know," she said guiltily. She wanted to just run back to the house she knew so well and tell him about the child she was holding. She couldn't leave though, lying was the only option left. She was subconsciously holding her stomach. "How have you been? Anything new going on? Anyone new?" Nathan asked a little suspiciously. "Nathan, don't be so worried. Things are going as good as can be expected and there's nothing new. There will never be anyone new that can replace you and you know that, you're just paranoid," she replied smiling that he was so worried. "I know," he said rather quietly. They talked for about a half an hour before Haley had to do homework.
She got off the phone with her boyfriend. Well she still considered him her boyfriend, but they hadn't discussed what they were. She laid on her bed letting out a loud sigh to the room with no one in it. Her roommate was currently at some party and wouldn't be back till some time tomorrow. There was a loud knock at the door and she had a headache. To say the least Haley James was pissed.
She opened the door to find the boy who had been pestering her for the past week and a half. "Hey Haley," the boy said. "Chris," Haley replied tersely. "I was wondering if you'd wanna get a pizza or something for dinner? That is if you haven't already eaten," he said confident that she hadn't. "Okay, number one I have a boyfriend if that means anything to you. Number two I've already eaten. Number three I don't like the sucky pizza here. And number four I have a major headache and I'd rather be alone," she stammered. He sulked out of the dorm after a lot of begging to stay. He was going to be with her if it was the last thing he was going to do. He walked down the dimly lit hallway trying to conjugate a plan to get the girl he'd wanted since the day she stepped into his life in when she stepped into England.
HOPE YOU ALL ENJOYED IT!! IF ANYONE'S STILL READING REVIEW!! I LOVE THE REVIEWS AND I'M TELLING YA THE MORE YOU REVIEW THE MORE CHAPTERS YOU'LL GET. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK OF WHERE I'M TAKING THE STORY. DON'T WORRY IF LUKE AND PEYTON DO BREAK UP IT'S JUST FOR THE SAKE OF DRAMA. I'M A HUGE LUKE/PEYTON FAN SO YOU KNOW HOW IT'LL END!! REVIEW!!
SPOILERS
Next time: Luke reveals what happened with the girl at college.
Peyton gives her reaction.
Nathan tries to get in touch with Haley only to find out about Chris.
Chris tries to get Haley and will do anything to have her.
Jake and Brooke try to figure out what is going on.
Chapter 6
A/N - Do you guys still like this story? I know it's been taking me a while to update but I'm doing my best. I hope you guys still like this story because I'll continue writing only if you do. I hope you all enjoy this next chapter.
We last left off when Peyton was on the phone. Haley had just revealed the news of being pregnant and not to tell Nathan.
Peyton sat on her bed absolutely dumbfounded. 'I don't think I heard that right,' Peyton thought. She yelled into the phone, but her friend was already gone. Peyton seemed to be left in a bed spot. Where was she going to go if she left Lucas? She had no idea of who to turn to for help. She felt like she was part of the second piece of Riding in Cars with Boys. She was going to do this on her own while one of her best friends was in England. "I have to leave," she said as tears came quickly.
She grabbed her bags and started to throw any clothes she could get into her bags. Tears dripped as she grabbed her necessities. Little Nathan was taking a nap and she began throwing things into his small suitcases. Peyton was stepping closer to leaving and farther into her own insecurities. Lucas was coming home in less than an hour and Peyton was frantic to get out and not have a confrontation. She grabbed little Nathan out of his bed and ran out to the car.
She was pulling away as Nathan was pulling up. They both rolled down their windows and Peyton was trying to hurry up the conversation. She never mentioned to Nathan that she was leaving. "Hey, Peyton! Where you going?" he asked happily. "Listen, you can't tell Luke but I'm leaving," she replied. Nathan's face fell when he heard the news. "Where are you going to go?" "I don't know yet, but I've got to get out of here and figure out what's going on with me and Lucas," she informed. "Oh," Nathan muttered. She backed the car out as fast as she could and off she went.
She was headed in the direction of her old house before it hit her that her dad sold that house about a year ago. "Come on Peyton think," she said to herself. The only place left was Karen's house. She had no idea if Karen would accept her or if she would just throw her out because Lucas was her son. Yet there she was standing in front of the café looking for her mother-in-law. Peyton swung the door open and went up to the counter with Nathan in her arms. "Hi Peyton," Karen said cheerfully coming out of the back room. "Karen," was all Peyton managed before she broke into tears. Karen rushed from behind the counter to see what was wrong. She pulled Peyton into a hug and they sat down at a table. "Honey, what happened?" "I'm leaving Lucas," Peyton mumbled. Karen was a little shocked but it didn't surprise her because she knew what Luke's behavior had become. "You don't have to tell me right now but if you wanna talk about what's going on feel free," Karen said as she went to get up. "Wait, I need someone to talk to...that is if you don't mind," Peyton said feeling like a burden. "No, no problem. I'd like to know what's going on," Karen replied. Little Nathan was walking around the café eating a muffin and he was content.
Peyton didn't know how to start the whole story. She told Karen she was pregnant and Karen was again shocked. She told her everything Lucas had been doing and all Karen could do was reassure Peyton. "Peyton, I think you're doing the right thing," Karen said reassuringly. Peyton's eyes became a little wider because never in a million years had she expected Karen to be okay with what she was doing. Karen got up and grabbed Nathan then swung him around a few times. "Hey, you're gonna come live with grandma for a little while ok?" Karen said in a high pitched voice. Nathan giggled and hugged his grandma. Peyton sat smiling at the sight in front of her. "Let the fireworks begin" she said quietly when she saw Lucas would be getting home soon. She sat in the café with coffee waiting for Lucas to see the note she left on the kitchen table.
He stepped in the front door and was looking for the little guy to come and greet him at the door like he always did. He stepped into the kitchen and found a piece of paper sitting on the table. He suddenly felt his heart drop when he saw a couple of words. It read something like this:
Lucas,
If you're reading this note you'll know I'm already gone. I'm not sure what happened to us. I guess life kind of got in the way. We had something, we really did but somewhere you lost sight of us. I'm not sure where I'll be so if you wanna talk then just know I didn't go too far away. I know you'll probably be crushed when you find this note but I need to do this for you, me, Nathan, and most importantly us. I will always love you Lucas and hold onto the years we had together. They were for the most part very happy. Please try to fix this. I need you in my life but if you don't get your priorities straight how am I supposed to make it work. I wish I could help but it's you who needs to get back on track. Please say you still love me.
Peyton.
Lucas read the note a thousand times trying find out what he did. He was becoming very naive and didn't want to believe that he was becoming that bad. He knew months ago things were going down hill but he tried to hide it. He wanted to marry her and that's why he covered the bad parts up. Now he was married and here he was trying to get out of it. "What have I done?" Lucas said to the dimly lit room which smelled of Peyton's perfume. He walked up to the bedroom and noticed drawers hanging open with nothing in them. He knew reality was setting in. He walked over to his son's bedroom which was now empty too.
He stepped into the shower trying to think like Peyton. He wanted to know desperately where his wife and son went to. He stepped out a few minutes later and decided he was going to save his family. He walked into his empty bedroom and put pants and shirt on.
A few minutes later he was out the door driving around town. He drove past the river court where he played with his son on days he was home. It seemed like forever since the last time he was there with little Nathan. Lucas thought back and it had been quite a few months since he played there. "I've been a bad husband and a bad dad," Lucas said pulling up the café where he went to seek his mom's advice.
He stepped inside and looked at his wife's face. Peyton was red and her eyes were puffy from crying. Lucas saw her and his insides went jell-O from the guilt he felt.
"Hey," he whispered quietly. Peyton nodded her head and he sat down at the booth she was at. "Look you said for me to come and talk and I have something to tell you," he said guiltily. "This seems a little more serious than what I was looking for," Peyton said as she turned toward him. "Well yea it's a little more serious than I intended. See for the past few months I've been missing Haley and I didn't know what to do. I've always had her to be there when I needed someone to talk to. At college there was this girl and she was cool to talk to," Lucas paused. Peyton's face and heart turned to stone. She already knew what was coming and she didn't want to hear it but she needed to because she couldn't hold the guilt of walking out on him any longer.
Jake and Brooke were watching a movie on his couch with Jenny. They had become close over the past few hours and Jenny had taken a liking to Brooke. Earlier they had gone a bit farther than either intended but Brooke stopped him. She told him when they really wanted this then they would. She wasn't going to do that with him as a rebound of Tim. Jake was a good guy and he agreed with her that now wasn't the right time. They were watching The Little Mermaid and Jenny was having a blast while Brooke and Jake were talking about Tim and a possible relationship together. Jake was happy and Brooke was finally enjoying herself with a guy who wanted to talk. It was new to her, but she knew she could get use to a real guy who was sweet and genuine.
Nathan was bored out of his mind sitting in his mom's house. He walked into the hallway and looked at his mother who was sitting in the middle of the hallway with photo albums. They were dusty, old, and beginning to turn a bit yellowish. His mother stared intently at her baby in her arms in the picture. A tear slowly rolled down her cheek at the thought that her little boy was all grown up.
Nathan put his arms around his mom and whispered an 'I love you' before stepping out. He hopped into his SUV and took off towards Luke's house where he was living. He walked into the living room just to catch the phone ringing. He ran and picked it up. "Hello, Scott Residents," he said in a mock serious tone. "Nathan is it you?" a girl asked. "Haley! It's you! I haven't talked to you in so long," he said ecstatically. "I know," she said guiltily. She wanted to just run back to the house she knew so well and tell him about the child she was holding. She couldn't leave though, lying was the only option left. She was subconsciously holding her stomach. "How have you been? Anything new going on? Anyone new?" Nathan asked a little suspiciously. "Nathan, don't be so worried. Things are going as good as can be expected and there's nothing new. There will never be anyone new that can replace you and you know that, you're just paranoid," she replied smiling that he was so worried. "I know," he said rather quietly. They talked for about a half an hour before Haley had to do homework.
She got off the phone with her boyfriend. Well she still considered him her boyfriend, but they hadn't discussed what they were. She laid on her bed letting out a loud sigh to the room with no one in it. Her roommate was currently at some party and wouldn't be back till some time tomorrow. There was a loud knock at the door and she had a headache. To say the least Haley James was pissed.
She opened the door to find the boy who had been pestering her for the past week and a half. "Hey Haley," the boy said. "Chris," Haley replied tersely. "I was wondering if you'd wanna get a pizza or something for dinner? That is if you haven't already eaten," he said confident that she hadn't. "Okay, number one I have a boyfriend if that means anything to you. Number two I've already eaten. Number three I don't like the sucky pizza here. And number four I have a major headache and I'd rather be alone," she stammered. He sulked out of the dorm after a lot of begging to stay. He was going to be with her if it was the last thing he was going to do. He walked down the dimly lit hallway trying to conjugate a plan to get the girl he'd wanted since the day she stepped into his life in when she stepped into England.
HOPE YOU ALL ENJOYED IT!! IF ANYONE'S STILL READING REVIEW!! I LOVE THE REVIEWS AND I'M TELLING YA THE MORE YOU REVIEW THE MORE CHAPTERS YOU'LL GET. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK OF WHERE I'M TAKING THE STORY. DON'T WORRY IF LUKE AND PEYTON DO BREAK UP IT'S JUST FOR THE SAKE OF DRAMA. I'M A HUGE LUKE/PEYTON FAN SO YOU KNOW HOW IT'LL END!! REVIEW!!
SPOILERS
Next time: Luke reveals what happened with the girl at college.
Peyton gives her reaction.
Nathan tries to get in touch with Haley only to find out about Chris.
Chris tries to get Haley and will do anything to have her.
Jake and Brooke try to figure out what is going on.
