A/N: Hey everyone! So I didn't get as many replies as I would of liked for the last chapter, but it's all good. So keep replying and i'll try to keep writing...that's how it works. So here it is...
Dinner that night was one of the most awkward events any of them had ever attended. Nathan and Haley had not yet even said a word to each other they both had so much to say but just couldn't get it out. Brooke and Lucas would occasionally glance at each other; this was all driving Peyton crazy. How could both couples not see they were perfect for each other? She couldn't understand why they were willing to be lonely, when all they had to do was tell the other they loved them. It was time for Peyton to face the facts she was lonely. Her heart hadn't let anyone in since Genevieve's father. Sure Lori had set her up on the occasional date, but nothing special…
That's when she remembered…Lori! She had to call her about Gen. After dinner she excused herself and told everyone she was going for a walk. Maybe getting away from the two wannabe couples would help her clear her mind. So she began walking the familiar route she had walked so many times, many years ago that is. The River Court looked exactly the same as it had back in her teenage days. If she looked hard enough she could almost see the guys playing basketball on the court and her sisters and other girlfriends cheering them on and making fun of them. But she hadn't come here to reminisce about her past; she was here to call Lori to talk about her present. When she finally got a hold of Lori, she found out that Gen had gotten in a fight at school; she was 5 for god sakes, so how the hell did she get into fights? That little girl managed to amaze her everyday. But the best part came when Lori told her she had fought a boy, and actually scared him quite a bit, all because he had been calling her names. Well at least her daughter could stand up for herself, she thought to herself with a little giggle. Peyton explained the whole family situation to Lori and then talked to Genevieve for a little while and told her she would be away for a bit and to behave for Lori.
When she had finally said goodbye and hung up she had absolutely no intention of going back to that house. There was way too much sealed up drama in that house. She knew she should probably head over to the hospital, I mean that had been their original plan, but they had all ended up getting side tracked and decided they would go and take care of all the arrangements tomorrow. She kind of felt like a bad daughter, but it was way to late now, so she would have to push that guilt aside. She decided to go for a walk, around the old town, she walked past many familiar stores and then she arrived at the most familiar of them all. Karen's Café still stood in the same location it hadn't changed one bit. She decided to go in and maybe even have a little chat with Karen. She walked into the café and noticed Karen standing behind the counter talking to a man dressed in a business suit, when she noticed Peyton, Karen looked shocked.
"Peyton" Was all Karen could say
And then the man in the business suit turned around. She couldn't believe it, what was he doing here? And then he opened his mouth…
"Hey Peyton, long time no see" he said with a smile
And all she could do was stare at him in disbelief. There was no way he was actually here, she had to be dreaming, because if it wasn't well then this trip just got about 1000 times more complicated.