No Happy Ending

Ch. 4 The Talk

The two ex lovers stood there taking it all in. It had been five years since the last time they had seen each other or even spoken.

He had chills running up and down his spine by the presence of her beauty. God he had missed her.

As she stood there staring at him she could feel her blood boiling. He had destroyed her, and she knew that he couldn't expect her to forgive him after all that he did to her.

He finally got the nerve to walk closer to her, but she backed up slowly. "Don't come any closer," she said coldly.

Her words hurt him in everyway possible. "I've missed you"

"Don't say that…you don't get to say that" She said backing up from him. She wanted him to hurt as much as he had hurt her. "You broke my heart Lucas"

He shook his head in agreement. "I know, and I am so sorry," He tried to come up with the best possible words, but he knew sorry wasn't going to cut it.

"Why?" She said…Peyton needed answers. "Why did you walk out on me"

He took a deep breath, "I was upset because you said no. I couldn't handle the rejection."

"For your information Lucas, I didn't say no. I clearly said someday. I wanted to be your wife, but I wanted to wait, and you couldn't wait a year." She was so angry but she was trying to control it to the best of her ability.

"I was scared of losing you. I was scared of not being good enough for you."

She shook her head in disbelief. "Well you definitely weren't good enough for me when you left. You didn't even say goodbye Luke. I loved you so much and you didn't even say goodbye."

"I know…I should have said goodbye" He knew that he had made a mistake. "I know I screwed up Peyton. You didn't deserve that."

"Your damn right I didn't. I deserved so much better. I called but you couldn't even pick up the phone."

"I know. I wanted to answer but I just couldn't bring myself to do it." He hoped that he was getting through to her. "I called you too, but you didn't answer"

She gave him a look that could kill. "You called me a year later Lucas. Hell no I wasn't going to answer. You had put me through so much pain already, and to be honest I didn't want to hear what you had to say"

"I called because I was hoping for another chance. I was hoping that you had read the book, and you knew how much I loved you. I wanted us to work. I needed us to work"

She backed up further from him. "It was always about what YOU wanted, what YOU needed, and how much YOU loved me….Couldn't it for once be about me." She shook her head. "I needed you too Lucas but not a year later. I needed you the next morning when I woke up. I was heartbroken. Do you remember that night at all? Before you asked me to marry you, and it all went downhill"

Flashback:

Lucas and Peyton are in her apartment.

He smiled "So this is where you live" she nodded.

"I know it's nothing special but it's something" She smiled as he walked closer to her and wrapped his arms around her perfect body.

"It is special because it is yours. You're something special Peyton. I love you so much." He leaned in and kissed her.

She smiled and giggled the giggle that he loved to hear. "Did you say you made reservations for us because I was thinking we could just stay in."

"It's a pretty nice restaurant. It is really hard to get a reservation." He smiled as he kissed her neck.

"Well if you haven't noticed I'm a pretty busy girl. We may never get this chance again." She smiled as he kissed her again and she lifted his shirt.

"I've missed this so much. I don't want to miss it anymore." They fell back on the bed kissing. "I will always love you.

"I love you too Lucas, True Love Always" They continued to kiss and finally made love for the first time in months. It was perfect because they had each other. They both knew all they ever needed was each other.

Lucas had fallen asleep and Peyton grabbed his shirt so she could make some dinner or order take out. When she grabbed his shirt she knocked his pants off the chair and a little ring box fell out. She took a deep breath and apart of her froze. Marriage, was a big step, and she didn't know if she was ready to take that step. Instead of fixing dinner she sat in the chair and waited for him to wake up.

Lucas finally woke up. He smiled and looked for Peyton. He finally saw her sitting in the chair. He smiled again but he noticed that she wasn't smiling, and she was holding the ring. "Peyton"

"You were gonna propose" He got up out of bed with the sheet wrapped around him. He knelt down on one knee.

"Actually I am going to propose. I love you Peyton Elizabeth Sawyer, and I couldn't imagine spending a day in my life without you. I…" She stopped him.

"You can't…Luke we can't…at least not yet…" she said as she stood up from the chair.

"What do you mean we can't?" He was hurt.

"I love you, with all of my heart, and that is never going to change. That is why I think we should wait at least a year. I know that I want to be with you once we have our lives planned out and settled…Can't you wait?"

"I want to be with you. I love you" He didn't know how else to say it.

"I know…and I love you too but I'm not ready. But I will be and I promise you when that time comes you are going to be the one that I spend the rest of my life with. I wouldn't have it any other way" She leaned in and kissed him and he let her. They fell back on the bed and although he was hurt they made love again.

The next morning Lucas couldn't take the pressure. He decided to leave before she woke up. He knew it would be easier than having to say goodbye. He placed a note on her pillow and kissed her forehead.

When Peyton woke up all she found was a note that said goodbye. She was heartbroken because she never thought it would be over, but he made it perfectly clear that it was.

Peyton and Lucas were still standing in the center of the river court. Peyton had tears in her eyes. "You said that you loved me and then you slept with me, and all along you knew that you were going to walk out on me"

"I just couldn't do it Peyton. I couldn't wait." He shook his head in disappointment.

"You should have waited. I'm happy now Lucas. I have everything that I have ever wanted and surprisingly I have it without you. I never thought I would be happy without you. But Julian is everything that I could possibly ever hope for."

He didn't want to hear what she had to say. "I still love you." She hadn't wanted him to say those words, but he knew the moment that she had seen him that he loved her.

"I love Julian. We have a family together, and the sad thing is Lucas if you would've waited for me all of it could have been yours. We could be a happy family right now, but you walked out on me and now I'm happy, and I'm not about to let you take that from me or from my kids." She started to walk away.

He knew he shouldn't ask but he wanted to anyway… "Is your oldest child mine?" She was offended that he would even ask her that. She walked closer to him and looked him straight in the eye.

"I can't believe you had the nerve to ask me something like that. Julian is her father." She closed her eyes and turned away. "I should get back to Julian."

"You still love me Peyton. There has to be a reason you haven't married him. Your heart still aches for me, and someway I'll get you back." He said in confidence.

"My love for you died the moment you left me in my apartment alone. You missed out Lucas, and now you need to be happy for me, and move on because I did, and I will never apologize for that."

She walked away. There was nothing more he could say. He had told her how he felt, and he was sure she still felt he same way. They were after all Lucas and Peyton, a great love story.

Peyton had walked so fast to get home. She was so mad at Lucas she could scream. She couldn't wait to see Julian. He always had away of making her feel better. Lucas was wrong, she didn't love him anymore. She hated him.

She walked into Brooke's and into the room that Brooke had let them stay in. She tried not to make any noise but was surprised when she saw rose petals all over the floor and the bed. She smiled because she wondered what Julian was up too. She thought maybe Brooke had set them up or something. He came out of the bathroom dressed in his tuxedo.

"Julian, what are you wearing?" She smiled.

"Oh you know I just had this thing lying around" He smiled that big smile that could melt anyone's heart. "Do you like the roses?"

"I love them but what is all of this?" He walked closer to her and grabbed her hands.

"Peyton I love you so much."

"Julian"

He put his hands against her lips. "Let me finish." She didn't say anything else. "I have loved you from the moment that I laid eyes on you. We have everything we could possibly ever want except for a marriage. I know every single time I ask you to marry me you say someday, but I'm hoping this time you will say yes because baby I am always going to love you. I know in my heart we can have it all, and I want it all with you." He gets down on one knee and he has tears in his eyes as does she. "I have never loved anyone the way that I love you, and I would be the happiest man on the planet if you Peyton Elizabeth Sawyer would be my wife….So what do you say will you marry me?" She smiled as tears ran down her face and she looked at the ring. She loved him so much.

"Yes…oh yes baby I'll marry you" He smiled and placed the ring on her finger. He then got up and hugged her and spun her around the room.

"Finally" he laughed

"This is forever" She smiled

"You are my forever Peyton…You and the kids are all that matter to me" He kissed her lips but she pulled away as she was smiling.

"We have to make it a short engagement though"

"Why?" he was happy to have a short engagement.

"Because I'm gonna get really fat in a couple of months" She smiled and he looked at her

"Peyton are you…"

"Pregnant…yeah four weeks…" She smiled and he kissed her. "We're gonna have another baby."

"This is the best day of my life. I love you Peyton"

"I love you too…" They kiss again and he carries her to the bed. This was her life, and she was happy, but not with Lucas. Who would have thought that she could have everything they always wanted together but with someone else.

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Lucas was in his apartment looking at the engagement ring that he had wanted to give to Peyton. He thought to himself, "We will be together. We have to be"

Peyton and Julian are in bed together smiling and kissing.

AN: Alright let me know if you like this format better or the other format. Also should I keep going with this story? Let Me know what you think.