Peyton was frozen with the sight of Lucas on the ground and Felix on top of him beating him up. Peyton couldn't do anything. She couldn't think or even breathe. She new that she should stop Felix and get him off Lucas but in a way she felt guiltily lying to him and going to Lucas. She felt like she shouldn't step in because she should be loyal to Felix. She thought to herself that she should let this play out and than leave with Felix and to get Lucas out of her mind. To marry Felix and never think of Lucas Scott again. Yet there was also a part her that new that no matter what happened in the past she couldn't let Lucas get beat like this.
"Felix no get off of him!"
"Peyton get away I have got to protect you."
Peyton new Felix and she new that once he set his mind on something he wouldn't stop but she had to think quick of Lucas will be a bloody pulp. Felix grabbed Lucas from the ground and hit him against the wall. Lucas was so out of it that he couldn't fight back. So Peyton made the only choice she could.
"Felix if you don't let him go than...than... than the wedding is off."
At that time Felix let go of Lucas as he slid to the ground.
"Oh, my god Lucas!"
But before Peyton could go to Lucas's side Felix grabbed Peyton by the arm and made her look at him.
"What do you mean the wedding is off Peyton?"
"Look that's not what I meant Felix...I...I had to say something to get you off Lucas." Peyton broke out of Felix's hold and sat by Lucas's side.
"Omg! Luke are you okay."
"Yea yea...I'm just a little out of it."
"Can someone please tell me what in the hell is going on here." Felix asked with anger.
"God, Felix what is wrong with you."
"What's wrong with me? Peyton what are you even doing here with him. He's a drunk and I was really worried about you. What were doing at the bar with this guy?"
"The bar...Felix how did you even know how to find me?" Peyton asked with suspicion.
"I heard you get up in the middle of the night. I was about to come down to see how you were but than you just left…I didn't know what to think and it was just so late so I followed you."
"Felix you have got NO right."
"NO RIGHT! Peyton I am your fiancée. I think I have some right to know where you are especially in the middle of the night…what are you doing here with him."
'Felix I told you it's none of your business and I know you're just worried but I can handle myself."
"Peyton I saw this guy earlier he's a drunk…I was afraid he was going to hurt you or worse."
"You FUCKING MORON" Lucas finally got up from the ground with a little help from Peyton. "I would NEVER hurt Peyton."
"Yea well I'm not so sure."
"Yea well who the fuck are you. I know Peyton and she knows me. We have been through A LOT she leaves and than comes back with you. Please you're a joke.
"I'm a joke look at you. You reek of alcohol and your clothes look like it came from the dump behind my house back home."
"Look you little prick you come into MY house and beat me, you yell at Peyton without even hearing her out and now your insulting me."
"Don't tell me you're worried about Peyton. Aren't you the one that called her a bitch?"
"You want to know who's a bitch…LOOK IN THE FUCKING MIRROR!"
"You ass…"
Felix was about to lunge at Lucas but before he could Peyton stepped in front of them.
"First of all can you guys stop talking like I'm not here?" Peyton than turned too Felix
"Felix I think you should leave."
"WHAT I'm not leaving you with him."
"Felix no Ill be okay I just need to talk to him...get some things straightened out and ill promise to come right home.
Felix was fuming but he loved Peyton and wanted to respect her wishes no matter how much it hurt him.
"Okay fine you come right home."
'I promise."
Felix smiled and led Peyton into a kiss. The whole time smiling and looking at Lucas with an evil glare. With that he was gone.
"You know that guy is a son of bitch right." Lucas said while walking to the freezer to get an ice pack."
"What the hell was that Lucas?"
"What are you talking about…He was the one to come into my house and beat me…o and thanks for taking your sweet precious time getting him off of me… I really appreciate it Peyton." Lucas said sarcastically.
"What was I supposed to do Lucas…? He's my fiancé. We are getting married.
"BUT YOU DON'T LOVE HIM!"
Peyton looked at Lucas shocked
"Of course I love him why else would I marry him."
"O gee Peyton I don't know…Maybe it's because you feel alone…maybe it's because you needed someone in your life so badly…or maybe it's because you were already in love but couldn't be with him so you took your feelings and put them on someone else."
"And who's the who we are talking about Lucas…you…please give me a break."
"Lucas looked down onto the floor as he walked up to Peyton. He lifted his head up and looked right into her eyes. Peyton's breath caught in her throat and she felt like she was suffocating. Lucas leaned in but didn't kiss her. He just pretended that he was. He was hovering over her lips while looking right into eyes…right down into her soul."
Lucas smiled proud of himself. "See… you can't fake that. Without me even touching you I gave you that kind of reaction. Peyton what you and I have no one can ever take from us. No matter what we do or who we are with we are connected and no one can break that. You may kiss Felix and you might go through the motions of making love to him but you and are connected. When you kiss him your picturing me…when you are calling out his name during sex you are really calling out my name. You are mine Peyton Sawyer and nothing and no one will ever change that."
Peyton looked into Lucas's eyes. She did the only thing she could think of and just ran. Peyton got into her car and headed back to her fiancée. The man she loved…the man she was marrying…Peyton sighed…the man that wasn't edged in her body and soul.
