'I guess Peyton isn't coming….' Nathan thought to himself as he stood outside, packing his car with all of his suitcases. ' I really thought that she might…. Who am I kidding? I really hoped that she might because she'll keep me company. And lets face it, no one is better company than Peyton.' He continued to think about this while he persistently packed the car.
"Hey! You have room for 2 more suitcases in there?" Peyton called from behind Nathan. He turned around and as soon as he saw her, a huge grin appeared on his face.
"I knew you couldn't stay away from me." He responded cockily. She laughed as she tried to drag the two, obviously heavy, suitcases to the car, "Here, let me help you with that."
"Oh… what a gentlemen you are. When did that happen? I never remember that from when we were going out." She said smiling, as he lifted the suitcases into the trunk of the car.
"Whatever, I was the best boyfriend you ever had, and you know it." They laughed and shut the trunk. Nathan looked over at Peyton, who brushed her hair back behind her face, " I'm really glad that you decided to come. I mean not to get all corny, but you are the only person I could imagine taking this trip with."
She smiled, because she knew that he wasn't joking around anymore, this was really how he felt. She pulled him into her arms and hugged him tightly, "Thank you for inviting me to go, this is exactly what I need right now." She said to him, as they continued to hug each other.
"No problem…. We should probably get going." Nathan said hesitantly, not really wanting to let go of her. But they did and they got in the car and pulled out of the driveway.
"So how long is this drive, exactly?" Peyton asked curiously
" Ummm… its about 7 hours. Oh and when I called the hotel to ask about how the rooms were set up for this camp, they said that I was alone, but if I had someone staying with me then that was ok, so we'll have to stay in the same room… is that ok?" Nathan asked, hopeful.
Peyton smiled, "Of course it is! That's actually what I was hoping in the first place."
He smiled as he looked at her. He had thought about her all of last night. Which was weird because he was expecting himself to think about Haley, but she didn't even cross his mind once. He didn't sleep because he was too excited about the prospect of being alone with Peyton for 2 months. And now as they were driving, he couldn't stop thinking about how much he missed her, and how much he regretted being such a jerk to her when they went out. And he knew that if he ever got the chance to start over with her and go out with her or kiss her again, then he would take it right away. No questions asked.