Two days later, Lucas stood in the living room and watched intently as Peyton roamed around the kitchen aimlessly. Her picked up the phone and nervously dialed one of the many numbers he had memorized. He kept an eye on Peyton hoping she would stay in the other room. He watched as she gazed out the window and smiled brightly at one of the small birds that had landed in a nearby tree. His heart began to race as he shook his head and got ready to hang up the phone but he stopped when the person picked up.

"Hello" Lucas wanted to just hang up but he knew she would just call right back. His emotions were running high as he listened to the person breathe on the other line and watched Peyton stare out the window.

"She loves me and she trusts me so things will be okay." He closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

"Luke…is that you…" he hadn't realized that he spoke aloud and now he was stuck. He had to response because she knew it was him that called.

"Yeah…hey" He whispered into the receiver still keeping an eye on the blonde to make sure she couldn't hear him.

"You're nervous aren't you. I can tell, your doing that heavy yet shallow breathing thing you do" she laughed as she spoke, she wasn't the least bit nervous about anything.

"Yeah I'm nervous…I'm just…I'm not sure about this. I mean it feels right but at the same time it feels so wrong." He shook his head in confusion as his heart continued to race. He could hear the loud beating in his ears.

"It's okay…there is nothing to worry about. You said it yourself…she loves you and she trusts you. It might not seem like it but that's a lot Luke. She doesn't know, I know she doesn't. She doesn't even suspect anything, so you're clear to do whatever you want."

"I know that and I'm thinking about just not doing this at all anymore." He sighed deeply as he ran his hand through his hair.

"No, you're going to do this. Nothing is going to go wrong, I promise. No one knows but us so as long as we keep the timing straight things will run smoothly like they have been. We've been doing this for two weeks now, believe me we can do it for one more day and then its over. Hell we can do it for another week if you really want to…it doesn't matter to me Luke, I'm here" She informed him, trying to get him to go through with everything. She would hate it if he backed out now, things really were going well.

"No…I don't want this to last any longer, we can do it today. So I'll meet you later and this can be our last secret rendezvous…hopefully." He laughed nervously but then stopped. If anyone had heard him say that their cover would be blown and there would be problems and that's the last thing anyone needed right now.

"That's the spirit lover boy" She let out her own laugh and Luke couldn't help but smile at the comment. "Now I know you love talking to me but you need to go spend some quality time with Peyton. Keep her happy for the day and I'll talk to you later." Lucas laughed but not loud enough to get Peyton's attention. He couldn't believe he was really going to go through with everything today, but he knew deep down he wanted to.

"Alright I'll talk to you later. Oh and Brooke, I don't know what I'd do without you." He spoke even quieter as before as he spotted Peyton starting to walked over to him.

"I know that. Bye Broody" The brunette chirped as she hung up the phone. She smiled devilishly to herself as she thought about everything that was supposed to happen later and how happy she would make Lucas.

"Hey you" Peyton cooed in Lucas's ear as she wrapped her arms around his waist and leaned up to kiss him. "Are you okay" she asked as she wrinkled her brow. Something didn't feel right about the kiss, it was almost as if Lucas wanted her to get away from him. She pulled herself out of his arms as worry began to come over her.

"Yeah I'm fine" Lucas said as calmly as he could. He hadn't kissed her back because he was too nervous but the look on her face as she pulled away broke his heart. He smiled warmly at her and pulled her closer to him. He was determined to believe Brooke when she staid everything was going to be okay. He leaned in and kissed her softly and he let his mind focus on only her. They both smiled as they broke apart and Peyton felt more confident about her plans for the day.

"So…I wan thinking we could go to the park today. I wanna get out the house and I think we could have fun." She wrapped her arms tightly around his neck and he gave her a small smile.

"Isn't it kinda cold Peyt" Lucas hoped that she would agree with him. If they went to the park his plans with Brooke might not go smoothly or they might just be ruined all together.

"If you don't wanna go its fine" she said quietly as she tried to keep her smile on but Lucas could see she was upset.

"No we can go. I think it'll be fun too. Plus…I'll just have to keep you warm all day" Lucas kissed her again and smiled down at her and was glad to see her smile back.

"Okay, then grab your ball and let's go." The excitement was evident in her voice and Lucas just became more nervous. He was scared that he was going to mess things up for them and he was beginning to question his plans once again. He felt his cell vibrate in his pocket and he looked down to find a message from Brooke.

-I figured you were probably getting ready to second guess our plans so I figured I'd tell you to remember how happy your gunna be this evening.- Lucas read the message and smiled to himself because he knew the brunette was right. He pushed his phone back into his pocket and grabbed his coat before meeting a smiling Peyton at the front door.

"Ready" She said as she grabbed his hand, entangling their finger. He leaned down and kissed her hand.

"Yup. Let's go" He lead her down the driveway and they began their walk to the park. Peyton was suddenly beginning to doubt their relationship and Lucas was beyond nervous. Peyton gave his hand a light squeeze hoping to make herself more comfortable but it didn't help.

It didn't take long for them to arrive at the basketball court and they just stood there holding hands for a while. Peyton took a deep breathe and grabbed the ball from his hands, she didn't want to stand there anymore. She walked towards the center of the court, dribbling the ball along the way. Lucas watched her and could feel his hand shaking. He wasn't sure if it was nerves or cold, to him it didn't matter.

"Let's play horse but I think I'm gunna change the letters. So when you miss I'll tell you what letter you have and when I miss I'll get the same letter and I think that makes sense." Peyton laughed nervously as Lucas walked over to her and smiled.

"Alright…let's play. You can go first" He stood back and watched as Peyton looked for a place to shoot from. She was hoping that he would just let her win but she was at least going to try. She settled on the foul line because it was the only spot she knew she could make it from. She was glad to see the ball go through the hoop and she smiled to herself as Lucas jogged over to retrieve it. She stepped aside as he took her spot and prepared to shoot. She waited until her was about to release when she screamed. The ball hit the backboard and flew back towards them. Lucas looked down at the smiling blonde.

"Sorry" She said innocently. "I guess I have to give you a letter now. Let's see…you can have a W." She reached down and grabbed the ball before going off to find another spot. She only picked spots that she knew she could shoot from and she made sure to mess Lucas up. They continued playing half an hour before Lucas snatched the ball from her hands and held it at his hip.

"Okay not only are you the worst cheater I've ever met but I have no clue what my letters are anymore" Lucas laughed as he watched Peyton stick her tongue out in his direction.

"I know what your letter are and we're not done yet." She walked over to him and grabbed the ball back as she leaned up and kissed him.

"What are you spelling anyway?" Lucas asked as he followed her out to the center of the court again.

"You'll figure it out. It's a sentence and the words are all mixed up but the letters for the words are all in order. You just have to put the words together when we're done." Peyton shrugged her shoulders as she shot the ball and watched it fly through the hoop. Lucas attempted to make the shot but missed when the blonde jumped in front of him. Lucas just sighed and shook his head as she went after the ball. "Two more letters"

They spent 10 minutes finishing up the game because Peyton missed her shot which gave Lucas the opportunity to finally make one. He made shots he knew she couldn't just to tease her before going back to the foul line. He intentionally missed is shot just to make her happy and it worked. Peyton made her two shot and made sure to screw Lucas up and was thrilled when the game was finally over, as was Lucas. He glanced down at his watch and was shocked to see that he was supposed to meet Brooke in a few minutes. He pulled out his phone and dialed her number, holding up a finger to Peyton telling her to hold on. She frowned as she turned away and went to retrieve the ball that had rolled over to one of the benches. Lucas watched her walk off out of the corner of his eye.

"Hello" Brooke said as she answered the phone.

"Hey its me. I'm not gunna be able to meet you at the same time so can we bump it back an hour or so." Lucas kept an eye out for Peyton, hoping she couldn't hear the conversation.

"Ohh okay" Brooke was slightly disappointed that they we're going to have to wait but she smiled as she got an idea. "Actually Luke if you can't make it then I'll just set everything up and then all you have to do is show up. Just make sure you keep Peyton busy for awhile and make sure she gets to her house. If she goes to your house we're gunna be screwed." Brooke informed the nervous blonde on the other line.

"Alright Nate…thanks bro. I'll talk to you later and tell Hales hi for me." He said as Peyton started coming over to him.

"Bye" Brooke said quickly as she caught on. She hung up the phone and grabbed her stuff before heading out of the house to set things up for Luke.

"Why'd you have to call Nate" Peyton asked as she handed him the basketball. She was getting nervous and suddenly just wanted to go home.

"Oh I promised him I'd call him to see if he needed help rearranging his apartment but he said that he and Hales changed their mind" He lied, hoping she would buy it.

"Oh alright" She said quietly. She didn't know what else to say so she just stood there looking down.

"So you're supposed to tell me what my letters were, remember." Lucas was trying to break the uncomfortable silence.

"Oh yeah" She whispered as she smiled up at him. "Okay…YOUWILLMEMARRY" Peyton said quickly as she smiled nervously at him. Lucas played with the letters in his head for a few minutes.

"Okay I got a YOU and a Will." He said out loud as he tried to remember the other letters. He was too busy thinking about what Brooke had planned to concentrate on the letters but he was still trying.

"Well those are the first two words just switch them around" Peyton said quietly as her nerves began to get the best of her.

"Okay so its… Will you…" he thought quickly and then the last two words came to mind. Lucas stood there shocked, his eye brows raised as he looked down at her. His lips stayed slightly parted as she gazed down at Peyton. "Peyt…" he whispered as all sorts of things ran through his mind. He didn't know how to respond and all he could think about suddenly were the last few weeks and everything that had happened with Brooke and what was supposed to happen that evening.

Peyton watched his face contort and her smile slowly faded as tears burned behind her eyes. "Lucas…" she whispered into the cold air around them.

"Peyton I…" He was at a loss for words. He had surpassed shocked as he just stood there watching the reflection of her heart break in her eyes. He was about to respond finally but she cut him off.

"No…its alright. I'll just see you later. I have to go." Peyton turned around and walked off the court as quickly as she could. Tears streamed down her pale cheeks as she made her way out of the park.

"Peyton…." Lucas called after her but she was gone. "Shit…what the hell did I just do" He screamed to himself as he took his phone out and quickly dialed Brooke's number. As soon as he heard the click he started talking. "Brooke…there's a big problem now. Peyt just asked me to marry her."

"Lucas it's okay…just meet her at her house because I'm sure that's where she's going. I left the backdoor open on accident but I guess that's a good thing now. Just meet me at the café later and if you can't call me. Either way call me and let me know what happens." Brooke said as she pulled into her driveway, still shaking her head.

"Brooke what am I going to do." Lucas whispered as he headed towards Peyton's house.

"Just don't worry about it. It'll all be okay…I promise." Brooke reassured him. "Now go" She said before hanging up the phone and throwing her head back against the car seat. Things were not going smoothly anymore, but hopefully it would all work out and they would have the same ending as she and Luke had originally planned for.

Peyton walked through her front door as leaned against the hard wood as it slammed shut. The tears poured from her eyes as she kept them closed hoping it would make everything just go away, but it wasn't working. She had been so sure that hew as going to say yes but he hadn't. Her life was falling apart again and she was left there alone to pick up the scattered pieces. Things had finally been going well for her and she was finally able to fully trust Lucas again but she just got her heart broken in the end. Her fears had come true but she couldn't make it go away this time. She couldn't just shut down and make it all stop.

The blonde locked the door, but she couldn't make her body move. She hadn't gone straight home, but walked around her block a few times first. She needed to breath but the fresh air didn't help. Everything she saw reminded her of Lucas and it all broke her heart a little more each time. She finally forced her eyes open and was shocked to find her stairs decorated with flowers and cards. She smiled to herself as she walked over to the first step and bent down to pick up the card. She opened it slowly and read the lines neatly printed in Lucas's handwriting.

-I wanna know, who ever told you I was letting go, of the only joy that I have ever known- She smiled to herself as she picked up the next card.

-Girl they we're lying- she laughed lightly as she started to climb the step and picked up the next card.

-So you should know this love we share was never made to die

I'm glad we're on this one way street

just you and I- the blonde took time to smell the sweet roses before opening the next card, her smile still growing slowly.

-I'm never gonna say goodbye
Cos I never wanna see you cry
I swore to you my love would remain
And I swear it all over again and I-

-I'm never gonna treat you bad
Cos I never wanna see you sad
I swore to share your joy and your pain
And I swear it all over again-

Peyton couldn't help but smile brightly as she reached the center of the steps and reached for the next card.

- Some people say
That everything has got its place in time
Even the day must give way to the night
But I'm not buying-

- Cos in your eyes
I see a love that burns eternally
And if you see how beautiful you are to me
You'll know I'm not lying-

- Sure there'll be times we wanna say goodbye
But even if we try
There are some things in this life won't be denied-

The blonde tucked a piece of hair behind her ear as she neared the top of the steps. She could smell the scent of Luke's cologne and it made her smile more then she thought possible. Peyton looked up to find Lucas staring down at her with a nervous smile on his face. He reached for her hand and took it gently in his. She stood up and looked into his eyes, falling in love with him all over again. He placed a hand on her check and smiled down at her.

"The more I know of you…is the more I know I love you. And the more that I'm sure I want you forever and ever more. And the more that you love me, the more that I know…that I'm never gunna let you go…gotta let you know that I, I'm never gunna say goodbye, cuz I never wanna see you cry, I swore to you my love would remain and I'll swear it all over again." He whispered the words into her ear. She wrapped her arms tightly around his neck and kissed him.

"Peyton I'm sorry about what happened at the park, I just didn't know what to say because I was shocked. I had all this planned and I was so nervous that you were gunna say no and then you asked me first and I didn't know what to do." Lucas admitted as soon as they pulled apart.

"Luke it doesn't matter to me anymore. It's just not important." Peyton whispered as she closed her eyes and gave a small smile. Peyton felt Lucas slip from her grasp and she opened her eyes to see him kneeling in front of her.

"Peyton Elizabeth Sawyer will you marry me?" Lucas spoke as he slipped a small black velvet box from his pocket. He had been carrying it around for the past week and now for the first time he opened it in front of someone else, more specifically in front of Peyton. He watched as she nodded her head, her curls bouncing around her.

"Yes" she whispered as he smiled and gently slipped the ring onto her thin finger. :pic of the ring)

"I love you" Lucas whispered as he lifted Peyton into his arms and carried her into her room. He gently set her down on the floor as they both leaned forward. The ignored the phone that began ringing, they were only concerned about each other. They heard the answering machine click on, but still continued kissing.

-Okay well that's not exactly calling me, but its okay these are special circumstances so Broody you are forgiven. Judging form the rock that's not glistening on my computer screen I'm guessing things are okay with you two and congratulations are in order. Apparently you're not even listening to me though. You guys pay attention, I'm trying to congratulate you here and you don't even care. P Sawyer as the best friend I believe I'm entitled to be informed immediate of a major change like this. Hello…why are you not picking up the phone? I know you two are like all excited and whatever but you can make out later…right now Brooke Davis wants details. Why am I not getting details?- the two blondes continued to ignore the whining blonde as they stayed in each others arms. -Okay so you guys still aren't paying any attention to me!-

"I can fix that" Peyton was yanked away from Lucas as Brooke wrapped her arms around her neck. Lucas nearly feel over when someone jumped on his back. He was greeted with a kiss on the cheek.

"How could you not tell me you were gunna propose?" Haley shrieked as she jumped off Luke's back.

"Sorry buddy. I was tryna keep this as quiet as possible and your not the best at keeping secrets." Lucas said with a small laugh.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah…whatever." Haley rolled her eyes as she hugged her best friend again. "Peyt I can't believe your getting married." Haley ran over and hugged her as Brooke mover over to Lucas.

"I told you it would all work out Broody" The brunette winked up at the blonde.

"I know and I'm glad you were right. Thank you so much for helping me with this Brooke. I couldn't have don't this without you." the blonde admitted as he wrapped his arms around her.

"I know and that's why you two love me so damn much." She smirked and stuck her tongue out. "Now lets go…its celebration time at the café. Even though I can't drink, I can still party" Brooke went over and grabbed he hands of the other two girls as she led the out of the room. Lucas grabbed Peyton's arm and wrapped his arms around her waist as they walked downstairs. They talked about how excited they all were on the ride to the café, Brooke and Haley doing most of the talking. Once they arrived at the café the couple was greeted by their friends and family and congratulated again.

"Pey I can't believe your finally getting married. That's creepy though because now you're actually going to be my sister." Nathan said as he wrapped an arm around her shoulder and kissed the side of her head.

"Yeah I never thought that would happen" Peyton gave a small laugh as she thought about how different things had been when they all had first met.

"Hey bro…I believe your wife is over there" Lucas said as he came up behind Peyton.

"Congrats again you two" Nathan nodded towards the two before laughing and walking over to Haley.

"So we're really getting married" Peyton whispered as she wrapped her arms around Luke's neck.

"Yeah we are." Lucas whispered back as he leaned down as kissed her passionately. The whole room cheered as Keith popped the cork on a bottle of champagne and Brooke and Haley showered the couple with confetti.