After letting the reality of last night and her now situation sit in, It took Peyton about a good 10 minutes to get up out of bed and slouch her way downstairs .A soon as she hit the stairs it was then she heard the faint sounds of humming and rustling coming from the kitchen.

She slowly made her way through the hallway, picking up a some sort of object along the way, just in case.

She inched her way closer, slower to the doorway, still hearing the humming of something that sounded vaguely familiar.

Very slowly, she peeked her head around the corner and standing there, back turned was the one she least expected to see.

There was Lucas, standing in her kitchen, making is way through like he owned the place.

She just stood there a few seconds, taking in the sight in front of her. The fact that he was there after the night before just made her heart fall. It was like neither one could stay away, like some magnet force just kept pulling them together.

Too caught up in her staring, Peyton didn't realize her hold on the object was starting to fail as soon as it hit the ground with a crash.

"Peyton...what the hell..."

"Sorry..Im sorry..I just came down and heard noises and grabbed this, whatever this is..and then I I saw you and freaked and that dropped...." Peyton began to babble on ,feeling nervous about the awkward situation.

"Peyton....Stop, Its ok. Its my fault I shouldn't have came in here like that."

"No, no Its fine. Just a little surprised to see you here.....Why are you here?" she asked, nervous for the answer.

Lucas stayed silent, he thought about his answer. He wanted to tell her how sorry he was and that all he wants is to be with her. But instead he said this

"Figured you could use some food." he said with a slight chuckle.

Good...Safe. He thought.

God, why did she love this boy so much.

"Thanks Luke. You didn't have to."

"I know..but I wanted to."

They stood and stared awkwardly for a few minutes, not sure what to do next.

Peyton was the first to break the ice.

"Shall we?" she said pointing to the food.

"Are you sure Peyton? I mean if it's to weird with me being here I'll go"

"Luke, don't be stupid." she grabbed his hand and pulled him toward the table.

" Stay." she gave him small smile of reassurance, as she sat down.

He sat down, easily convinced to stay and they both began to eat .Quietly.

Both lost in there own thoughts. Usually the silence between them had always been comfortable, but this time not so much. You could feel the tension and the vibe being too rough.

They continued to sit, and eat, and not speak. Only thing they really did was throw glances at each other.

When Peyton would look down at her food, it gave Lucas the opportunity to gaze at her, and take in her beauty. It was the way her hair fell and the way her nose scrunched up that turn him to jelly inside. Of course when she would look up he would glance quickly away as if something caught his attention. Peyton was amused by this. She didn't like the awkward tension between them, it wasn't supposed to be like this. Tired of the games she decided to break the silence.

"So uh..before when I came in, what were you humming?.it sounded familiar."

"Oh. Uhm...Snow Patrol." he said slightly embarrassed..

"Chasing cars..no wondered it sounded familiar.' she said in a sad voice.

Lucas caught this and decided it was time to man up.

"Peyton, I think we should talk about last night. Im sorry it went the way it did and Im sorry I pushed it on you like that. It wasn't fair. But if taking back what I said would make us Ok right now...I wouldn't do it, not for anything."

Her eyes widened, taken back at what he just said.

"What?" she said stunned.

"Im in love you Peyton. I mean that with every fiber of my being and that won't change, not for Jake not for Brooke not for anybody. I love you and if I need to fight for you I will, I want to be with you."

Peyton just sat, staring, mouth open, tears blurring her vision.

"Well,..that's a good way to break the ice."

"Yeah.." Lucas chuckled slightly and began to get up and leave.

Peyton followed him to the living room where he was heading for the door.

"Luke..what are you doing?"

"Leaving."

"Leaving? So what your declare your love and run. Is that how it works?"

He turned around sharply and didn't realize how close Peyton had gotten.

"What do you want from me Peyton? I told you how I felt. I told you I love you and what do I get? You either get angry for it or you make fun of it."

"Luke..please.."

"I know that you can't trust me cause of Brooke and I know that you don't want history to repeat itself but that's all you ever say. It's the only excuse you can come up with. If you don't want me Peyton all you have to do is say it. I lost you once, I think I could do it again."

"Luke will you shut up."

"Why?"

"Because I do love you, you idiot. If you would have waited and not been so quick to leave I would have told you that." there was a slight pause. She slowly walked up to him and grabbed his face. "Lucas Scott, I am insanely in love with you."

He didn't realize that he had been holding in a breathe and that his face was stained with tears.

"Really?" he said in a small voice.

"Of course. I always have been. There has never been a day that goes by where I don't think of you. You've always been here Luke."

She took his hand and place it over her heart.

"I want everything with you" she smiled, repeating the words Lucas had spoken just a few months before.

She slowly pulled his face towards her and kissed him with everything she had. He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close to him, never wanting to let go. It was this moment they had been waiting for. It was this moment that took fighting and tears to get to.

It was this moment they would remember, as the moment they vowed they would love each other forever.