A/N: Another update...that's not a month later...I must be sick or something...lol. Thanks for all the reviews and I hope you enjoy this one...:)
Lucas pulled her onto the dance floor just as a new, slow song was starting up. His hands went to her hips and Peyton's stomach erupted with butterflies. The sudden nervousness caught her off guard...due to the fact that she had just been telling herself that she couldn't have Lucas...she really couldn't. But his hands felt so right on her hips. Almost automatically, her arms swung up around his neck, clasping themselves together at the line of his hair.
Her head tilted up to see him smiling at her...but she looked away quickly as her stomach lurched again..determined to stop feeling that way..to stop her heart from racing everytime he looked at her..just to stop it. The song filtered into her ears..even though she was trying her hardest to ignore it...to ignore any song that assualted her ears.
Cause songs always managed to hold a meaning to her. And she didn't want to feel anything anymore. She just didn't.
When I see your smile
tears roll down my face
I can't replace.
And now that I'm strong I have figured out
how this world turns cold and it breaks through my soul,
and I know ill find deep inside me, I can be the one.
Their feet moved in sync with each other...in sync with the beats of the song...her hands fell from his neck to his shoulders, her tiny fingers grabbing onto him.
I will never let you fall
I'll stand up for you forever
ill be there for you through it all,
even if saving you sends me to heaven.
Seasons are changing and waves are crashing
and stars are falling all for us
days grow longer and nights grow shorter
I can show you I'll be the one.
This song..it brought her back to the day in the library..after she had been shot. How he had risked his life to save her...how when she had been lying there alone..she had hoped that it would be him to find her...and on some level, she knew that he would be the one to come and save her...because it always was. It was always him to came to save her..that cared enough. And that day he had risked her life to save her. Just for her. And that meant more to her than any other thing that had ever happened in her life. The things he did...the things he told her...they just..they made her fall for him..everytime. And now she was crashing...with no one..not even him to save her.
I will never let you fall
I'll stand up for you forever.
I'll be there for you through it all,
even if saving you sends me to heaven.
Cause you're my
you're my
my true love
my whole heart
please don't throw that away.
She could feel the tears threatening her eyes as the past few days came crashing down upon her. Seeing Jake..realizing that is was Lucas that she loved...all along...knowing that she loved someone who loved someone else...knowing that she could never have Lucas without hurting Brooke, something she wouldn't do. True love..something she hadn't believed in until Lucas had come into her life. He shifted while holding her, pulling Peyton closer to him. Her head came down to rest on his shoulder. And yeah..there was a point where she believed that Lucas was her true love. It had crossed her mind. But...he and Brooke...
Cause I'm here, for you
please don't walk away and
please tell me you'll stay, stay...
She couldn't hold them back anymore..the tears fell. All her emotions rose to the surface and came spilling out..all because of this song. Apparently music still meant something to her. Ellie's death really hadn't taken that away from her.
Use me as you will
pull my strings just for a thrill
and I know ill be okay
though my skies are turning gray.
I will never let you fall
I'll stand up for you forever
I'll be there for you through it all
even if saving you sends me to heaven.
He pulled back from her, his eyes falling to the wet stains on his shirt. Then they rose to meet hers, concern and confusion swirled around in them. She let out a compressed sob when his hands left her hips. One of them made it to her face to wipe off the tears...but she backed away after a moment of contact. "Peyton.." she said as he moved towards her. Shaking her head..the tears falling freely now...she turned and bolted to the car.
Lucas hesitated for one millisecond..before he charged after her.