Authors Note: I'm sorry I haven't updated in a few days, I've been busy.
Give Me Strength
She was finally on her way back home, back to Tree Hill, the only place in the world she felt like she belonged, Brooke had been away all summer and missed all of her friends and espeically one guy, which was Lucas, she felt bad, she hadn't called him all summer and she knew she had hurt him before she left and that is not something she was proud of, but what could she have done? He confessed his love for her right before she was leaving, she left in tears, she had hurt all summer, but now she was back, she was going to try and make things work with Lucas. She needed things to work with Lucas. She sighed as the plane finally landed, she was going to see him soon, she was happy, she missed him, missed him being in her life. Brooke finally had flagged down a cab after she had gotten her bags. She told him the address she wanted to go to, as he took off she thought about calling Lucas to tell him she was back, but why not suprise him? She smiled as the drive drove some what slow.
As she sat on the bed in the towel she thought about things, about how she had hurt Lucas, that wasn't something she was proud of, she felt horrible about it, but things were better, right? Yes, they were. Peyton sighed as Lucas came back to the room with her clothes all folded neatly and dry, he had washed and dryed them for her, Peyton dissapeared into the bathroom, she quickly dressed herself and looked in the mirror, she rolled her eyes as she starred at her reflection, she turned away in disgust, how could she have hurt Lucas for Jake? She wanted both of them in her life when in reality she had to pick, she picked Lucas over Jake, which in some sense she felt guilty for what she had done, picking Lucas over Jake, but she had to, she loved Lucas more. She glanced at herself in the mirror once more before she opened the door the see Lucas sitting on the bed with a sad look on his face. She saw he was listening to his ipod, she smiled as he didn't notice her, he was concentrated on the song he was litening to. Peyton stood at the door as she saw Lucas sitting there mouthing the words to the song.
I don't know your face no more
Or feel your touch that I adore
I don't know your face no more
It's just a place I'm looking for
We might as well be strangers in another town
We might as well be living in a different world
We might as well
We might as well
We might as well
I don't know your thoughts these days
We're strangers in an empty space
I don't understand your heart
It's easier to be apart.
Peyton knew the song all too well, We Might As Well Be Strangers by Keane. It was a good song, but none the less described some of her life. It described Jake, she missed him, she wouldn't deny that, she loved him too, she couldn't deny that, but she couldn't just up and leave Lucas for someone she loved less then him. Peyton sighed as Lucas looked up noticing her standing there with a bit of a smile on her face. He took out the earpieces of his headphones and got up from the bed, walking closer to Peyton, he smiled. She looked beautilful, she couldn't be anything other then beautiful to him. Lucas stopped in his tracks as he heard a knock at his door, who could it be? Mostly everyone he knew was out of town. He sighed and gave Peyton a look before walking over to the door that linked onto his room, he opened it up seeing the last person he'd ever expect to see on his doorstep that day, it was Brooke, she threw her arms around him giving him a kiss. "I'm back and we can be together!" She told him as she pushed them in the room. Brooke cocked a brow in confusion as she saw Peyton standing in the frame of the bathroom door still. Peyton shook her head as she looked at Lucas. She bit her lip alittle bit. "Together, huh?" Peyton said as she grabbed her coat walking past Lucas and Brooke out the door. Lucas turned around and yelled for her. "Peyton! I had no idea she was coming." He said as he ran out the door after her. He grabbed her arm turning her around as the rain still fell around them. "Peyton, I want you, not her." He said to her as she shook her head once more. "Figure things out Lucas and call me later." Peyton told him as she jerked away and walked off. Lucas was left standing in the rain alone.