Here's chapter 2, hope you like...please R&R!

Chapter 2

After work, Luke walked over to Peyton's as usual. It was midnight but she was always up. He headed up to her room. He found her drawing intently with The Kills blaring in the background

I did not have the heart no I did not have the heart,
I was loosing the button right from the start,
I was loosing the button I was coming apart I was coming apart,
You love YOU LOVE YOU LOVE!
I hate the way you love!
I hate the way you love!

He knocked on the door frame causing her to jump and look up.
"Hey" He greeted her.
"Hey you look like shit!" Peyton exclaimed.
"Thanks I guess." Luke collapsed onto the bed "You okay"
"Ah yeah why wouldn't I be"
"Because you are lying in a heap on my bed"
"Meh, I'll be fine"
"You don't look fine Luke, you look like you need to rest up for a couple of days"
"Can't, have to work"
"Pull a sicky"
"We don't get paid for sick days. I can't afford to miss a day, let alone two"
"I don't understand Luke, why do you need so much money"
"It doesn't matter"
"It does if its causing you to collapse on my bed with exhaustion"
"Leave it. Please." "Promise me you'll get some rest." Peyton got no response because Luke was fast asleep on her bed. She pulled a blanket over him and went and slept in her Dad's bed.

The next morning Lucas woke up with a jump in a cold sweat, his heart racing. That had been happening a lot lately. When he realised where he was he groaned and looked at his watch. It read 9.15 SHIT! He was supposed to be in work for 9am. He jumped out of bed but before he could run down the stairs a wave of dizziness hit him. He took a moment to compose himself and wrote it off as a head rush. He continued walking frantically to work in the same clothes he wore yesterday. "Hey Deb, sorry I'm late"
"It's okay Lucas, look if you need a day off just tell me. I don't mind"
"No, I don't need a day off its cool...so what needs doing?" He asked eager to get to work and get to his favourite part of the day - his phonecall to Brooke!
Eventually the time came around for his phonecall to Brooke. He was disappointed when there was no answer. His day dragged from there. When he eventually got off work, he headed over to Peyton's again. He knew he was over tired. He knew he needed a day off but he couldn't afford it. He greeted Peyton with a grunt. That's all he could manage he was that tired.
"Hey Luke" Peyton greeted him but when she looked up and saw his face she took a double take. It reminded her of the time he came over to see her the day he got out of hospital and it worried her.
"You okay?" She looked at him worriedly.
"I'm fine. Thanks for letting me stay last night, sorry I didn't say goodbye this morning I overslept"
"Its cool, are you sure you're ok, you look even shittier than you did yesterday"
"I'll be fine, just need a good night's sleep. That's why I just popped in for a quick hello, any chance of a glass of water"
"Sure. How was work?" They both headed for the stairs "Work was the same. Couldn't get through to Brooke though when I tried her"
"Yeah she started her new 'job' today. Didn't she tell you"
"Oh yeah she did"
"You miss her don't you"
"Yeah"
"Did something happen before she left for California"
"Why do you say that"
"So it did"
"I'm not saying that, I'm just wondering where you would get an idea like that from"
"It's just the way the both of you have been acting when I mention you to Brooke or vice versa. I'm very perseptive incase you hadn't noticed!" Peyton gave him a cheeky grin.
"Okay I guess I have to tell someone sometime, so it may as well be you...I kissed her before she went" Peyton's face lit up "You did! That's great"
"I'm not so sure"
"What did she say"
"I gotta go"
"Oh" Peyton's face dropped "Yeah, I don't really wanna talk about it, so could we just drop it, please." "Sure"
"Is it ok if I crash here tonight? I'm too tired to bother going home"
"No problem, take my bed I'll sleep in my dad's"
"Thanks Peyton, I owe you" Peyton hugged Lucas tightly before heading off to her dad's room.

AN: What's gonna happen next? Will Brooke come back? Will Luke and Peyton get together? Who knows...well me but how and ever, read and review and I'll update!