And I don't need you to be by my side
To tell me that everything's alright
They both became lost in the memory of one of the last times they were in this position. Both knowing this would ultimately have the same outcome, even if the in between was slightly different. He knew at the end of this visit, he would have to leave her feeling defeated, and she would most likely cry for his absence. Neither of those things mattered in this moment though. They had each other, and for now, that was enough.
"I missed you, Luke!" she said sfotly into his shoulder trying to hold back any tears that might want to escape. She couldn't remember the last time she felt so content, even happy. She hated that he was the only one that could make her feel that way, She wished so much that it was Jake, or some one else. But at the end of the day, it was his face she saw as she closed her eyes, it was his voice she heard in his dreams, his name she spoke softly with love, and his eyes the first thing she saw when she opened her own in the morning. He was the only one.
A lump formed in Lucas's throat as the words echoed on the white walls in reminesence of that day. "Yeah.." he said hoarsely forcing back the moisture in his eye. "It's been awhile Goldilocks!" His grip automatically tightened on her waist as her arms tugged on his neck in an attempt to draw his body closer. "How are you holding up?" he whispered softly into her ear while smelling the scent of her hair. It was intoxicating.
I just wanted you to tell me the truth
You know I'd do that for you
"I'm okay!" she said truthfully as she nudged her face further into his neck. In that moment, things couldn't be any better. He was here. He was really here, it wasn't just a dream or a memory. He was right in front of her holding her in his arms. What could possibly be wrong?
A smiled crossed his face as he adjusted to her movements. He'd almost forgotten how comforting her body was next to his. Maybe he wanted to forget, because he did not feel the same content when he was holding Brooke. He'd always known in the back of his mind though, even if he wouldn't face it. He always felt like he was missing a part of himself when Peyton wasn't around.
His eyes drifted to the floor and then to the drawing that she'd been working on when he walked in. His heart sank as he loosened his grip on her waist and took a step back. Sadness filled his eyes.
"Today DID happen" the headline wrote with a picture of them much like they were at the moment he saw it, except their lips were latched onto each other.