Lucas and Peyton returned to Tree Hill, and then spent the last few weeks of their summer together as a happily engaged couple. Neither of them wanted to face what would come in the next week. They would be spending the next 4 years of their lives apart in order to pursue their dreams. They both wanted to be together, but neither wanted the other to give up their dream. They loved each other too much to do that. They had avoided the issue the entire summer, but now it was time to face it head on.
Lucas was helping Peyton pack up her stuff for her move to Savannah. It was hard for him. He was helping his fiancé get ready to walk out of his life. However, he felt that he needed to do this for her. In fact, he had gone one step further.
"Hey Peyt, I need to talk to you about something." Lucas had been waiting to tell Peyton what he had done.
"O.k., what is it?"
"You're not going to be living alone in Savannah." Peyton was now very confused.
"What are you talking about?"
"Well, I made a phone call yesterday, and I found a better place for you to live."
"Luke, why would you do that? Who did you call?" Peyton was now a little upset.
"Peyt, I love you more than anything in this world, and I hated the thought of you being all alone in Savannah. So, I gave Jake a call, and he said that you can live with him and Jenny."
"Luke, why would you want me to live with another guy, much less a guy I have a history with?" Peyton was really confused by Luke's intentions.
"Peyt, you will be a lot happier there if you live with him, and I think you know that. I trust you Peyton. I don't care about your past with Jake. All I care about is your future with me."
"Luke, that is really sweet, but I don't know if I can do it. I think it would just be too weird. I might be able to talk to him, or even visit him, but I can't live with him." Luke pulled Peyton into his arms and gave her a kiss.
"I just want you to be happy. I understand if you don't want to live with him though. I just think it would be good for you to have a friend there." Peyton smiled at Lucas and kissed him.
"I love you so much."
"I love you too."