Chapter Three – Cheeky Smiles

They were only minutes away from Peyton's house, so she thought she would just drive home and then see how Trey felt about spending the night.

Trey could not get over the car; he loved it. But what he loved more was the fact that the car was Peyton's. When he first met Marissa, he thought he had never met anyone like her before… and he hadn't… till now. Peyton was different, although he didn't know her that well, he could tell there was just something about her.

Trey found himself just staring at Peyton as she drove. He didn't care where they were driving to, as long as he was in this moment with her. He suddenly recieved a quick flash back of himself and Marissa on the beach. He tried to shake it off with out alarming Peyton. He quietly preyed that he would never do anything that stupid again to someone he cared about.

The car started to slow down, and then stopped in front a house. Trey turned his head to see where he was. He turned his head back to Peyton and looked at her confused.

"Where are we?"

"I know I said that I would help you look for a place, but looking at the time now, I've realised that everything is closing now and so I thought you could crash at my place for the night."

Trey was shocked. Peyton didn't even know him and her she was offering to put him up for the night. He couldn't believe it.

"Wow Peyton, that's really nice of you but I couldn't…"

"No no… it's ok. My dad is out for the night and isn't coming home till tomorrow night. It's fine; tomorrow is Saturday so I have no school. We can have the whole day to look for a place for you and even a job too. What do you think?"

Trey was trying to think what he had done to deserve such kindness; he knew it was nothing recently. He definitely wasn't going to screw this up this time.

"Only if you're sure it's no trouble, you really don't have to do this, I'm sure I could find something."

"Seriously, it's ok… come on."

Peyton took the keys out of the ignition, opened the car door and stepped out.

"Where's your bag, you did have one right?"

At that moment Trey remembered that he left his bag at Karen's Café.

"Oh shit, I left it at Karen's Café.

"That's cool, we can pick it up later. Come on, I'll show you inside."

Trey followed her inside. It wasn't the Cohen's mansion, but it was cosy, homely and he liked that. The first room they walked into was the lounge room. Trey looked around and saw a mantel piece with photos on it. He walked closer to get a better look. They were photos of Peyton as a little girl with her mum and dad, but as Peyton ages in the photos the fewer photos of her mum there are. He remembered that she had said that her dad was out of town, there was no mention of her. This made Trey wonder where her mum was.

Peyton had made her way into the kitchen. She poured two glasses of water and walked back into the lounge and handed one of the glasses to Trey.

"Thank you." Said Trey.

"You're welcome." Peyton said with a smile. "I'll show you around the rest of the house."

So Trey followed her, seeing the kitchen, bathroom, the spare room he would be sleeping in and then she stopped in front of her bedroom door.

"And this is my room."

Trey had no idea what to expect. As Peyton opened the door a million things ran through Trey's mind, he kept going back to how she could be so nice to him without even knowing him and would she be so nice if she knew…

Peyton didn't know if what she was doing was the right thing or not but she couldn't let him sleep on the street and besides, if Karen thought he was ok, then maybe he was.

Trey walked in and was in awe, Peyton's room was amazing. He looked around and saw a lot of sketches on her wall and on her desk, as well as writings and paintings also on the wall.

"So this is your room." Trey stated as he looked around. "It's dark… I like it."

"Thanks." Peyton answered nervously. She pulled out a chair and positioned it across from the bed for Trey to sit on.

"Sit down… oh wait! Do you want anything to eat or drink before we get compfortable?"

"Umm… Yeah sure, what do you have?"

Peyton didn't know why she was so nervous, ok yes, there was a stranger in her room. A gorgeous stranger, but still… there was something more to her nervous feelings. It was the kind of nervous feelings that creates butterflies in your stomach. There have only been a few other gorgeous guys in her bedroom that have given her butterflies, Nathan, Lucas and Jake. This isn't good, she thought to herself.

"So can I sit now?" Trey asked pulling Peyton from her reverie.

"Oh sure… sorry." Peyton said embarresingly, then walked of the room.

As the hours passed, Peyton and Trey just talked. Pizza was ordered so the two of them were sitting on the floor, leaning against Peyton's bed eating Pizza and drinking coke.

"So you're a nerd huh?" Trey said teasingly as he pointed to Peyton's computer stuff.

"Hey!" Peyton answered back, mocking offence.

Trey just laughed.

"I love all that stuff, I don't think I could live without my computer, ipod, webcam and podcast."

When Trey heard "webcam", the cheesiest smile grew on his face.

"Hey… not that kind of webcam, you're such a guy." Peyton said as she playfully shoved him.

"Sorry." Trey said as he put up his I-surrender-hands.

"No really… It's a lot easier for me to connect with nameless and faceless people around the world then it is with even my closest fiends. There is no judgement, it's just me and my pod people."

Peyton smiles, then pauses.

"Maybe I am a nerd".

"That's cool… So if I look you up, I'll find out who you really are?" Trey asked with a hint cheekiness.

Peyton returned that cheeky smile.

"Listen out for my next podcast, you might get a shout out".

There was a moments pause between both of them.

"I'll do that."