She had spent most of that week at Keith's house. She didn't even think her dad noticed she was even gone. Life was finally good. Karen's daughter was supposed to be here any minute. She was excited, but nervous at the same time.

Lucas had showed up to keep Peyton Company until they got there. They talked about Brooke, everything was still the same. They will still fighting all the time, which is good for any of them.

As she thought about her friendship with him, it had grown so much within the last months. She couldn't even imagine her life without him. She needed him to there, to talk to her; he was the only person who actually got her.

Lucas and Peyton together, and nobody could stop them. They had so much fun just being with each other. They were each other's rocks when everything else was falling around them. They were there for each other through thick and through thin. She knew he would always be a part of her life.

"So is Haley going to come over tonight? Because I have this buddy from work and I think they would go good together?" Lucas asked.

"Well, she could," Peyton laughed.

"Well, fine we will go get here, come on get your coat" Lucas said as he went outside and sat in his car.

"Okay" Peyton replied, well grabbing her things.

"I have to stop at the bank first" Lucas replied.

"okay" Peyton said.

She sat in the car waiting for him, and smiled. He came back into the car covered in snow, she took her hand and brushed off the snow off the top of his head. "There" she replied.

They sat there for a second, looking into each other eyes and something clicked inside Peyton. It's like she always knew that this man, was the man for her. Was she finally admitting to herself that she liked him more than a friend?

"You know what?" Peyton said.

"What's that?" Lucas asked.

"One day I'm going to marry you Lucas Scott" Peyton replied smiling.

She didn't why that just popped into her head. She couldn't even believe she said that out loud. Let alone to him.

"Oh really?" Lucas replied smiling.

"Yes, really" Peyton said as a matter of factly.

"Well there darling, I don't think your father would like that too much" Lucas said well looking at her.

"Well, let's say two years from now, I will be 20 and you will be 27 then we will get married, and he can't say anything. Sound good?" Peyton smiled.

"Sounds good" Lucas said well grabbing her hand.

"Promise?" Peyton asked.

"I promise" Lucas replied. Well shaking her hand.

They went to pick up Haley and laughed about how crazy their wedding would be, all the drunks. It would be one crazy wedding.

Haley stepped up to the car door and saw Peyton laughing. She had never seen her laugh so hard in her life, it made her happy.

"Okay so what's up with all this laughing?" Haley asked well stepping into the back sit of his car.

"Well I was just laughing with Lucas, about how crazy our wedding would be. You know I'm gonna be his wife someday" she smiled and laughed.

"Oh really? Lucas can I be your wife too?" Haley asked the man.

"Umm, I think I'm just going to stick with Peyton" he laughed.

Peyton looked back at her best friend and stuck her tongue out at her.

"So what's this guy like Lucas?" Haley asked.

"Oh trust me you will like him" Lucas replied.

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They got back to the house and everybody was back. Keith was home from work. Lilly and Karen were out back in the shed talking.

Haley and Nathan seemed to getting to know each other. They seemed to be hitting it off.

"You wanna come with me to meet Lilly Peyt?" Lucas asked.

"Sure"

They headed out the back door, and left their friend inside on the couch. "They seem to be hitting it off well" Peyton whispered into the crisp air to the man that was in front of her.

"I told you baby, I am the man" Lucas replied well winking back at her.

Peyton giggle. Baby? Baby?... what? He just called me baby… that was just the liquor talking.

"Lilly I would like to you to meet someone. This is Peyton" he said as he walked into the small shed.

"Oh hi Peyton I've heard so much about you" Lilly replied and grabbed Peyton in for a big hug.

"Nice to meet you hun" Peyton smiled.

Lilly was a very tall girl with long dark brown hair. She looked to be about 15 or 16. She looked like Peyton, with style that is. The rise against shirt and all.

Karen and Lucas made their way back into the house and left Lilly and Peyton to talk.

"So wait, you are 18 years old and you're a virgin?" Lilly replied.

Clearly the liquor was hitting Peyton, or she never would have mentioned that little detail to a girl she had just met an hour ago.

"Yes, I am" Peyton replied smiling.

"Me too, I'm waiting for that special person. How about you?" Lilly said.

"Me too. "

"Do you wanna come with me and Lucas to take me back home tomorrow? It's long drive you don't have too if you don't want too" Lilly asked.

"I would love too. Okay sorry to cut this short, but we've been out here for about an hour and I'm freezing. Wanna go in?" Peyton asked.

"Sure"

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They walked into the house, and there was Haley and Nathan sitting on the couch. Well Lucas was playing golf. Karen and Keith were nowhere to found.

Somebody must have been taking pictures because there was a camera on the table that was covered with beers everywhere.

Peyton sees Lucas drinking his beer well talking to Nathan.

She slowly goes over to him and grabs it out of his hand and starts drinking it.

"Hey now! That was mine missy!" Lucas said well laughing at her.

"So..?" Peyton said smiling.

She held onto that drink for dear life well Lucas tickled her to the ground trying to get it back.

"Nope, it's mine now! Luke stop!" she screamed.

Through the breathes he finally pulled himself up off the girl that was now laying on the ground. She took one last sip then pasted it back to him and smiled.

"Here you go, thanks by the way" Peyton smiled.

Lucas grabbed the empty beer out of her hand and looked at her in disbelief. "You drank it all" Lucas looked at her laughing.

"Why yes I did. Thank you for the beer best friend" Peyton replied.

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"Peyton can I talk to you for a second?" Haley asked her well walking over near the bathroom.

Peyton walked over. "Yeah?"

"You know something is gonna happen with you two?" Haley said to her best friend.

"Who? Lucas and me? No way! We are just friends" Peyton replied.

"If that's your story. But I see the way you two look at each other and trust me something is gonna happen"

Peyton walked back over to the living room. Nothing will ever happen between Lucas and i. It just wouldn't. Him and I are just friends. She thought to herself.

Haley walks back over with a camera in hand. "Picture guys get together"

Peyton runs over to Lucas and jumps on him. Arms wrapped around each other and all Haley takes the picture.

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Haley and Nathan went to bed, hopefully they weren't doing it in Lucas' parents house, she hoped.

And then there was three. Lucas was playing that stupid golf game, well Lilly and Peyton talked on the couch.

She never thought these words would ever come out of her mouth, but they slowly did.

"Hey Luke. You wanna teach me how to play that game?" Peyton asked.

"Okay sure" Lucas smiled.

There they were one after the other taking their shots. She never thought she would ever touch this game, let alone start to like it. Lilly joined in too. Peyton didn't even notice but Lucas sure did. Every time Lilly would take a shot, Peyton would step back and lay her head against Lucas chest, leaning on him.

The golf game was finally over. They all laid there on the couch. Lilly, Lucas in the middle and Peyton. Taking sip after sip not even saying a word anymore. Peyton was a little cold so got up and grabbed the blanket from the other side of the couch and placed it onto of her.

Just then she noticed somebody was rubbing her leg. She looked at Lucas who was looking at her. She smiled. Grabbed her beer and took her last sip. Lucas did the same.

Peyton slowly grabbed his beer out of his hand and was about to get up and noticed she didn't have too.

"Hey Lilly! Would you mind getting Luke and I another beer? Since we got the last ones?" Peyton asked trying to be secretive.

"Sure" Lilly said.

Lilly got up and as soon as Lucas couldn't see her anymore he went for it. He looked at her in the eyes and kissed her with everything he had. It was the most passionate kiss Peyton could even remember having.

They heard Lilly mumble something and quickly pulled away and smiled at each other.

She didn't know what was gonna happen now, all she knew was that things were never gonna be the same. Lucas Scott and Peyton Sawyer had a deep connection and she knew that.

"He did the simplest thing in the world, he kissed me and my world cracked open"