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Nathan walked out to see only a few people left and one of them being his brother.

"Great game man." he made his hand into a fist and Lucas pounded it.

"You too."

"You looked winded at the end, I think tomorrow we should go for a run."

Lucas just nodded slightly and Nathan looked around.

"Where's Haley?"

"Um Brooke took her home, I told her I needed to talk to you, alone."

Nathan saw the look in his brothers eyes. He seemed bothered by something. He seemed worried, angry, and scared all at the same time.

"What's wrong?"

Lucas just started walking out the gym, Nathan followed. They were walking to the parking lot when Nathan was getting annoyed Lucas wasn't saying anything.

"Luke what's up?"

"Are you okay? Are you alright up in here?" Lucas said pointing to Nathan's head.

"I'm fine, what the hell are you talking about?"

"I saw you today Nathan."

"What?" Nathan asked confused.

"Buying that gun, I saw you."

"Wait, what. How?" Nathan stuttered.

"Yeah exactly what I was saying when I saw you buying that damn thing." Lucas yelled.

"Why the hell were you there?"

"Looks like I was just in the right place at the right time. Now why don't you answer my question, what the hell is wrong with you?"

"Luke you don't understand."

"What the fact that you did something that can get you thrown in jail? I don't think you understand Nathan, about how serious this is. About how dangerous this is. Does Haley know?"

Nathan hesitated.

"Of course she doesn't know. I didn't buy it just because I think it looks cool. I'm not an idiot. I'm her husband Lucas. I need to protect her, and I already failed at that. What if that son of bitch comes back ? This time I'll be ready for him, and I wont feel bad about killing him. Because if I see him Lucas, I swear to you, I'll kill him. And with the gun, I'll be ready to."

"Nathan, I know your upset about what's happening but buying a gun isn't going to make things better."

"No Lucas you don't get it. Haley is my wife. He broke into my house and took her and left her in a ditch to die. MY WIFE MAN!"

"I can't let you keep that gun Nathan. There are better ways to deal with this."

"Lucas for once in your god damn life stop trying to make everything better. This aint going to get better."

"Oh so buying the gun is? Keeping that gun in your house is going to make everything okay. I mean if daddy shows up all you have to do is shoot him, no big deal right?" Lucas yelled.

Nathan was getting mad. He needed that gun. He needed to make sure Haley was safe. This was the only way he knew how.

"Nathan you get a security system for your house or-"

"Yeah because I can afford that. Lucas you can't fix this. Stop trying."

Nathan turned around and started to walk away when Lucas grabbed him.

"Get off me." Nathan yelled.

"Nathan! If you don't get rid of that gun, I will."

"No Lucas, you wont." Nathan glared at him.

"Really?" Lucas sneered walking to Nathan's car and opening it.

"What the hell are you doing."

"Looking."

Lucas looked behind the seat and opened the glove compartment before Nathan walked over.

"Get out of my car Lucas, you're really starting to piss me off." Nathan pulled Lucas out.

Lucas got in Nathan's face.

"No Nathan, everyone is freaked out about. Everyone is sad and scared about what happened to Haley. But you are going to make everything worse. We are all going through the same thing you are. Don't be a dick about this Nathan."

With that said Lucas walked past Nathan nudging him as he walked by. Got in his car and sped off .

It was his mom's car since she and Keith left in his car.

Nathan stood there thinking about Lucas said. Angry at himself, Angry at Lucas, Angry at Dan, Angry at everything. He walked to his car and slammed the door shut and sat on the curb.

- - - -

Lucas was steaming with anger as he walked in his house. He didn't even notice Karen and Keith in the living room he just walked on by and was about to go in his room .

"Um hello to you too." Karen spoke up.

"Oh hi sorry." he mumbled.

"You okay?" Keith asked. His arm was a lot better now. He looked so much healthier. He was doing some physical therapy still but overall he was going to be okay, physically. However mentally and emotionally he would still have the imagine of not only Jimmy Edwards killing himself, but Dan shooting him only minutes after.

"Yeah I'm fine."

"Come sit down." Karen smiled patting the seat on the couch next to her.

Lucas looked at them curiously and did what he was asked.

"Well I'm sure you remember me being moody and crabby." Karen smiled.

"Yeah." Lucas said confused.

"Well there was a reason Lucas."

Lucas looked back at Keith and Karen.

"What?"

"Well me and your mom um" Keith laughed.

"I'm pregnant Lucas."

"Wh- what?" Lucas spatted out.

Karen and Keith smiled.

"Wow." Lucas breathed out. "Wow. Congratulations!"

He got up and hugged them both.

"So you are happy, I was so worried that you wouldn't be happy." Karen said.

"You don't have to worry about that mom." he smiled hugging her again.

- - - - -

Peyton walked up to her house alone. Brooke didn't get back yet from dropping of Haley and her dad was on yet another "short" fishing trip. She walked up the front steps, with her cheerleading bag in her hand and dropped it when she looked at who she saw and let out a light scream.

"Hi." He smiled.

"Jake!" she shouted.

She ran to his arms and hugged him. He smelled so good and his touch was so warm.

"What are you doing here?" she asked.

"I got your last e-mail."

"Oh." she said, blushing a little.

Peyton remembered the day she sent that e-mail. Her and Brooke had a conversation about him coming back. How bad she wished it could of happened. She missed him so much. It was so hard talking to him through e-mail so Peyton sat down to write her last e-mail to him.

Dear Jake,

This is all just to hard for me. Not being able to see you. Not being able to hear you. Not being able to touch you. It's just to hard. I love talking to you , but this whole e-mail situation just isn't working. I cry to much thinking about you. Thinking of how we can't be together. I feel so bad that you have to go through this whole thing with Jenny and Nikki and I want to be there for you, I really do. But its just to hard for me. I tried Jake, believe me I did. But I love you. I want to be with you. I will pray that hopefully somehow, someday we can be together again. I hope everything works out with Jenny. I'm sorry if this sounds like I'm being horrible but know this. I love you with all my heart. I hope to see you soon. Please don't e-mail me back, it will hurt to much. No more of this. I'm done. I'm sorry.

Love Always,

Peyton

"It hurt me Peyton. It really did."

"Jake, I'm so sorry."

"No, wait listen." Jake stopped her.

"You were right. It was just to hard, it is to hard. But things are going to be different."

Peyton stared at Jake confused at what he was saying.

"I won Peyton." He said calmly.

"What?"

"The case with Nikki. She screwed up again and I won. Jenny is mine, all mine." he smiled.

"What!"

"Me and Jenny are back."

"Where is Jenny now." Peyton asked barley being able to contain herself.

"With my parents, I wanted to surprise you. Just me." He hugged her again.

Peyton couldn't help it. She didn't mean to. She grabbed Jake and kissed him. He was surprised, but no way was he turning away. He missed this girl like crazy and now she was kissing him again. Its what he's been craving for.

They wound up in Peyton's room eventually. With their lips still locked. Jake ripped off his shirt and helped Peyton with hers. They laid back on Peyton's bed as the rest of their clothes seemed to fall off. Jake looked into Peyton's eyes and smiled.

"You sure you want to do this?"

Peyton shook her head and kissed him again. Jake reached over to Peyton's drawer.

"They are in here right." he laughed remembering all of the times they made love before. The drawer was always filled with plenty of condoms.

"Yeah." she giggled.

It seemed like a dream. There they were. Making love.

It was all to unreal.

- -

Brooke took a while to drop of Haley because she wounded up chatting with her for a while until Nathan came home. He looked very upset so Brooke left.

She walked in the house and up the stairs about to go in Peyton's room when she froze. She saw Peyton in a bed with a boy. Not just any boy. Jake!

She quickly stepped back, with a confused look and quietly snuck outside to leave them alone together.

- -

Peyton's heart was beating so fast. All she could think about Jake and how glad she was to be with him again. She wasn't even thinking of the one person she should be thinking about.

Matt.