A/N: Thanks again for the reviews:)

"Where are we going?" Lucas asked Peyton as she drove her car down the road.

"Around the block..and then I'm pushing you out of my car and onto the sidewalk at my house."

Lucas chuckled and Peyton glared at him. "This isn't funny, Lucas," she said, her desperation from before quickly turning to anger. "I just want you out of my car! You shouldn't be here. You should be back in that house with Brooke. Your girlfriend Brooke. You remember her?"

"We broke up."

The car jerked on the road as Peyton started. "What?"

"Just now...upstairs in your room. We decided it was over."

Peyton was speechless for a moment. She bit her lip. "Because of me? Did you break up over me?"

"Why would we break up over you?" Lucas asked quietly.

Peyton looked confused. "She didn't...it's just...Brooke has always been worried...about you and me..our past.." Peyton said brokenly, trying to haul herself out of the corner she had just gotten herself into.

"But why would it be an issue now?" Lucas asked. "Unless something happened..with you..and me..and her..." he dug. "Because the two of you were arguing about you and me..."

Peyton swallowed. It sounded like he knew something...like he already knew what her and Brooke had been arguing about. But he couldn't...could he? Would Brooke tell him about her feelings?

She had made her way around the block and they were now sitting outside Peyton's house. Lucas made no move to get out. "It's time to get out now, Lucas...just..please?"

"Why are you leaving...just tell me that."

"I just...I need to get away for a while. I need a new..scene. There's too much here in Tree Hill..and it's killing me slowly...Lucas. Just..with both of my moms..and now Brooke...and..other things..I need to get out of here. I need to save myself."

"I thought I was the one who was always saving you."

Peyton's breath caught in her throat. "You can't save me from this, Lucas. You just can't."

"Why not? What are you running from?"

Peyton's eyes filled with tears again. "Everything. All of it. I just want it all to go away."

"Why can't I come with you? Keep you company?" he asked with a smile.

Biting her lip again, Peyton shook her head. "Because you're part of it, Lucas. Part of all of it. And I can't leave here...and really leave, if I have a reminder of this place in my car next to me." Hopefully he'd believe that.

"I'm not getting out, Peyton. I'm not letting you just give up on life here because of a couple of issues...I'm not loosing you from my life because of this. I can't do that."

Peyton squeezed her eyes shut. Why was he making this so hard. She was running from him..from the way he makes her feel...from the issues that surrounded them..and he wouldn't let her. Why wouldn't he just let her go?

"Now where are we going?" Lucas asked her again.

She couldn't help give him a small smile. "This is your last chance to get out.." she warned.

"I'm not going anywhere"
Peyton rubbed her head wearily. "Fine..if you're not going to get out...then we'll just..roadtrip for the weekend. Until you decided that you're getting out...and letting me go."

"Okay," Lucas said brightly and Peyton rolled her eyes. "I always enjoy our roadtrips...but usually they're to..find someone, aren't they?"

"Yeah..well..." Peyton sighed, angry with herself for folding to him. But she would leave after. After he was done trying to save her.

"Where to?"

"You choose."

Lucas contemplated for a moment. "Just...go to the coast..and follow it..."

Peyton nodded and the car moved forward. This should be interesting.