Lost in the Past
Chapter 26
A/N - I'm really glad you guys all liked the last chapter where they told the kids. I thought it was sweet and I wanted to show that Liz never really had the chance to live with her father. I hope you'll all review for me so we can finish this soon. I have two other stories out too!! They're called The Saddest Song and Beach Girls. Check them out for me. Well here's chapter 26:
Everything was going good. Haley was home and she was with Nathan and Will. Right where she was supposed to be. She was relearning how to be a mom and getting to know her little boy all over again. She was loving every minute of motherhood, and in a way she found herself to be lucky. Who could be able to fall in love with their boyfriend and little boy twice?
Peyton was home too though. It had only been a few days since Haley came home, and since they told the kids, but they were going to make it work this time. They were going to try for their marriage, they finally knew there was something worth saving.
He asked her to move back in the morning after everything had happened. She was reluctant to be moving so fast, but she finally said yes. It was a good month for the Scott families.
FLASHBACK
He loved watching her. Especially when she was sleeping and he could tell she was dreaming. She'd always get a goofy smile on her face and she'd move a little more than usual and curl into a ball in his arms. She never changed and he appreciated that, considering the fact that he hated change more than most.
She lazily opened her eyes and found Lucas Scott staring at her. It brought a smile to her face to see his normally ice cold eyes look so happy and filled with love – a love that was screaming her name.
"Hey," she whispered as she stretched her arms above her.
He didn't say anything, just grinned at her stretched out figure before she pulled a blanket over her exposed self. She looked at him in mock disgust.
"You pervert," she said hitting him with a pillow and pulling the blanket around her, tighter. She laughed at him while rolling to the other side of his bed.
He chuckled at her face and rolled on top of her, pulling her in for a kiss along the way. His hands roamed to her stomach and moved to tickle her while she laughed into his kiss. She pushed him off and laughed at his innocent face.
"What do you think you're doing?" she asked him as he put on his best puppy dog imitation.
"I was studying," he replied innocently.
Her jaw dropped at upon his answer. 'Studying...who does he think he is?' she thought.
"Studying you," he added before trying to snatch the blanket from her hands.
"Lucas! I need this blanket," she shouted while feeling it slip from her grasp. 'Damn I'm losing' she told herself.
"No, not when I need you more," he whispered into her ear. She was momentarily distracted when his breath hit her neck and the blanket was gone when she came back to planet earth.
"Oh my god!" she yelled as she was looking for something to cover herself. "I don't believe you!"
"But I've already seen you and I'm enjoying every minute of it," he told her, watching the blush creep up her face. He laughed at it and made her lay back onto the pillow.
"I can't give you the blanket until I get what I want," he said huskily.
"And what do you want?" she asked as she laid underneath him.
"I want you. I want you here forever. I want you to move back in with me," he said as he saw her eyes drift off to another place.
"I dunno," she replied shakily.
"Peyton, we're good together. We can fight for it, we know something will always be there," he said pushing himself off of her and sitting on his side of the bed.
"Something will always be there, you're right. We'll never be able to break that, but I just don't wanna rush things," she said, and she was frustrated with herself.
"We're not. I already know it's you. I already know you're who I'm supposed to be with...forever. There's nothing that will keep me away. Just let your heart feel, Peyt. What does it tell you?"
"That I love you. That I never, ever wanna let you go and I know it's you too. You're mine," she whispered and saw a smile grace his hard features.
END FLASHBACK
Two days later the 6 of them were in front of Luke's house and getting ready to move all of Peyton's things from her temporary house into his. It was a small street that he lived on and they were hauling a truck into it. It was going to be a long day with the 4 kids.Plus, Peyton had a surprise.
It had been early that morning when Peyton woke up in his arms. The man who had her heart since sophomore year of high school, but if she was truly honest with herself...she'd liked him since fifth grade. But of course she wouldn't even admit that to herself. Why in the hell would she admit that anyone else? — because she loved him...that's why.
FLASHBACK
This had been another morning of waking up in his arms. She could definitely get used to it. He was already up that morning. Just gently rubbing his hand up and down her bare back. He still had that look in his eyes that made her know...he was madly in love with her whether she admitted that she loved him or not.
"I think I kinda like this," she whispered from her spot on the pillow.
"I know I like this," he responded grinning. "Ready for moving day?"
"Should be fun with the four kids...don't you think?" she asked and as if on cue she heard a sneeze from her little girl's room.
"Ah, I've been waiting for these four kids since I was in 10th grade," he replied sarcastically.
"You know you love them," she said hurriedly before her lips were captured in a searing kiss.
"I've missed you," he said when he finally pulled away.
"You don't know how much I missed you too. I've always loved you," she said seeing his eyes widen a little.
"How long?" he asked quietly.
"Since sophomore year," she replied with a glint of mystery in her eyes.
"Really? Is that it?" he pestered, playfully.
"No..." she broke in, seeing his eyes get even wider, "truthfully it's been so long. I remember noticing you in the fifth grade. You were only a few seats behind me with your book. Of course Nathan was behind you, torturing you, but you just ignored him and I loved that about you. I remember that Tommy Scandler wasn't there that day and I turned around when Nathan had gone to sharpen his pencil and you were staring at me. Your eyes concentrated on me and for a minute we made eye contact and you pulled that little Scott grin and I whipped around quickly. I knew right then that I liked you, but with me being a cheerleader and Nathan being the basketball player that I would never get you. But I knew, that you were someone who would never do me wrong," she said as she felt her eyes glazing over but wiping furiously at them.
"I remember that because I liked you too," he said after lowering himself into another kiss.
END FLASHBACK
That morning had been her morning of confessions and she had shocked herself with that little speech she made. They admitted how much they meant to each other and it felt better. It felt better until she felt a pain in her shin. She looked down to the see the hockey puck a few inches from her foot.
'Those little bastards' she said to herself, watching the giggling kids retrieve the toy.
Lucas came up and wrapped his arms tenderly around her mid-section and received a quick kiss in return. He laughed at her face as she continued to scrutinize her leg while glaring at the children that were scurrying to the backyard.
"Don't ya love kids?" he asked with a chuckle. She whacked him on the leg before glaring at him over her shoulder.
"They're adorable," she said with no hint of emotion.
Nathan and Haley were standing on the steps while laughing at Peyton's squinted eyes. She was so in love though and he could see the sudden change in her eyes. The ice was gone and it was replaced with warmth and a glow. Nathan was happy for his brother and ex-girlfriend.
"Hey guys! How bout some football?!" Jake yelled over the crowd.
"Alright!" Lucas and Nathan yelled while Brooke, Haley, and Peyton all looked on with terrified expressions.
"We're in trouble, aren't we?" Haley asked slowly to the brunette and blonde standing near her.
The three boys had devilish expressions on their faces and they were conspiring against the 3 girls before them. 2 Scott's and a Jagielski together was never a good thing – not with the kids or the adults.
OK, I THOUGHT THIS CHAPTER WAS MOSTLY FLUFF. I STILL LIKED IT THOUGH. I THOUGHT THE FLASHBACKS TURNED OUT REALLY NICELY. TELL ME WHAT YOU THOUGHT.
NEXT - The football game / some fun with the kids at dinner / peyton's surprise and maybe some involving the other 2 couples / possible drama but I have no idea yet(I'm just stalling to prolong the end) lol...
Will update soon!!!
