Chapter Tweleve: Bad Best Friend
"What about me," Lucas asked, as he sat up.
"That's just it, I'm not sure. In the dream, I saw Jake standing beside me, and he kept saying Lucas," Peyton said as tears formed in her eyes.
"Hey, don't worry, it will come to you, I mean your making progress," Lucas said, hugging her closely to him.
"I know, and I know that Jake left me, for whatever reason, but I feel such a strong bond to you," she said, as her eyes met him.
"Well, I'm one of your best friends," he said, smiling at her, with his heart breaking on the inside, he knew he couldn't take much more of this.
"I know, but I don't know, I feel like we're closer than that," Peyton said.
"I'm sure you'll get it Peyton," Lucas said.
"I know Brooke was cool with you being there for me, but what would she say if she saw us now?" Peyton suddenly asked.
"I wasn't supposed to tell you, but me and Brooke broke up," he said, hoping, praying for some sort of a spark.
"Oh, I'm sorry Luke," Peyton said.
"Nah, I guess we just weren't meant for each other," Lucas said.
"I'm sure you'll find her," Peyton said.
"Sometimes I feel as if I already have," he said, before he could stop himself.
"What do you mean," Peyton asked.
He hated himself at that moment, but then realized he didn't have to tell her about her feelings for him. What was stopping him from telling her his feelings.
"I think I've already met the one for me," he said.
"Who, do I know her, it's not Rachel is it?" Peyton asked.
"No, it's not Rachel, and you do know her," Lucas said.
"Luke, you've got to tell me," Peyton said.
"I'm afraid, that maybe your head can't take it," Lucas said.
"I'm fine, tell me," she said, as she playfully shoved on him.
He was falling more in love with her, with her green eyes, and her perfect smile. He had missed that smile, it was a smile that lit up the room.
"It's you," he said lightly.
"Luke, I couldn't hear you," she said.
She grabbed the side of his face, to pull it up, so he was facing her.
"Well?" she asked.
"It's you," he said again.
"Me," Peyton said, as her heart began to race.
"Peyt, your face is flushed, are you okay," Lucas asked, beginning to worry.
"Your perfect girl is me," she said, as she aimlessly paced the floor.
"I shouldn't have said anything," Lucas said, as he walked out of her room, and out of her house.
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Lucas showed up at practice, and shot a few shots, before Nathan came up to him.
"Good job Luke," he said.
"What, please tell me Peyt's okay," Lucas said.
"Yeah, she's right there, but she's confused as hell," Nathan said.
"I swear I did everything in my power to not tell her. I'm just, weak and powerless, when she smiles," Lucas said.
"Dude, you've got it bad," Nathan laughed, and grabbed the ball.
"You never told me, how Whitey got the playoff's pushed back a week," Lucas said, as he followed Nathan, to the top of the three point line.
"He never told me, I guess it will be Whitey's secret," Nathan said, as he threw up the ball, that made a perfect swoosh.
"I guess," Lucas said, as he found a ball in his hands.
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"Okay, we are down by two, with five seconds left on the clock," Whitey said.
"What should we do Coach?" Nathan asked.
"I want you and Lucas to come up with a plan, out there," Whitey said, as he pointed to the court.
"Can I play anymore?" Lucas asked.
"Yeah, I don't think five seconds will hurt," Whitey said.
The boys made they're way back onto the court.
Lucas inbounded the ball to Nathan, who passed to Skills, who dribbled around a couple of defenders. He then passed back to Nathan who, found an open Lucas behind the three point line.
"Come on man," Nathan said, as Lucas shot the ball.
"Come on dog," Skills said, as the ball reached the lip of the rim, and then fell in.
"You heard it here first folks, the Tree Hill Ravens are State Champions," Mouth screamed into his mic.
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"Lucas, oh my, that was awesome," Brooke said, hugging him tightly.
"Thanks Brooke," Lucas said.
"I think you need to talk to Peyton. She's real confused, especially with the way you left," Brooke said.
"Yeah, I know," he said, as he made eye contact with Peyton.
"Nice shot Scott," Peyton said.
"Nice legs Sawyer, a little chickenly," Lucas said, as he hugged her tightly.
"Luke, about last night," Peyton started.
"Look Peyton, I'm so sorry I confused you more than you already are, but I can't take back what I said. It's all true, I'm in love with you. Honestly I don't know when it happened but it did," Lucas started to rant, until Peyton put her hand over his mouth so she could speak.
"Lucas, I got my memory back late last night. It's you, the one I love is you, not Jake. It's you Lucas," Peyton said, as she kissed him lightly at first, then more passionately.
When they finally pulled apart from each other, they found that they were surrounded by they're friends.
"Way to go P.Sawyer and Broody," Brooke said, with a big smile.
"Yeah, man," Nathan said, as he patted him on the shoulder.
Lucas looked into Peyton's eyes, "I love you so much Peyton Sawyer."
"I love you too, Lucas Scott," she said, as she planted another kiss on him.