Later that night, After Nathan told Haley Peyton wasn't coming by she took it upon herself to call Peyton not knowing what happened. Peyton finally agreed but she told Haley she was only coming cause she really missed her and Jamie.

"So why are you and Nathan not speaking?" Haley asked Peyton.

"Cuz he's a jackass." Peyton said simply.

"Jackass is standing right here." Nathan said entering the kitchen where Peyton and Haley sat.

"I love you Hales but your husband needs to mind his own business and stay out of mine's." Peyton said pretending Nathan wasn't in the room.

"Hales tell your friend over there that if she used her brain I wouldn't have to get involved in her business." Nate replied back.

"Used my brain? Seriously? Are you calling me stupid now too?" Peyton stood up and was yelling at Nate.

"Take it as you like." Nathan replied standing ground.

"Yeah well it take's one to know one then." Haley had enough with their back and forth as she yellled "ENOUGH"

"I dont know what's going on between the two of you but you need to fix it."

"You really wanna know Hales?"Nathan asked looking at Peyton who didn't want Haley to know her business.

"She slept with Lucas. LUCAS. MY BROTHER"

"What?" Haley asked in complete shock as she turned to Peyton.

"you slept with Lucas? How? When? I'm confused."

"Last night." Peyton said softly like a kid in trouble.

"See Hales, now tell me that she's not stupid. What kind of girl sleeps with someone the first night she meets him yet alone while she has a boyfriend."

Unbeknownst to them all, Lucas entered the house hearing all the screaming and listened for a good while, when he couldn't take it anymore he finally made his presence known.

"Nate I think your going a little too far with the name calling." Lucas warned entering the kitchen. Everyone turned to look at him as Peyton and Lucas locked eyes.

"Stop staring at each other like that." Nathan yelled.

"Ok let's just all talk about this." Haley said calmy taking a hold of her husband's hand.

"Haley, I know your trying to help really I do but Nathan is just too irrational. I dont know why it's even a big deal. So what Lucas and I slept together it's not like it's the end of the world." Peyton said looking back at Lucas.

"I get Nathan's concerns but really she's right it's not his business." Lucas said

"Luke she's in high school, your her god damn teacher. How can you not see what you guys did is wrong. Your in the middle of a divorce and she's just a kid." Nathan yelled, Peyton didn't know about Lucas going through a divorce she looked at Lucas in shock. He claimed he wasn't in love nor had he ever been when they talked about his book and here he was a married man, granted he was getting a divorce but he was technically still married right now.

"You're married?" Peyton asked stunned.

"I'm getting divorced."

"But technically right now, in this moment you're still married."

"I guess if you think about it like that. Then Yea."

"Great. Just fucking great. I slept with a married man. Could this get any worse."

"Oh honey, this could get a lot worse if people at school found out. Lucas could lose his job. Do you even give a shit about him? about what this could do to him." Nate continued to yell.

"Nathan calm down." Haley said to him.

"You know what Nathan, this would of never happened if you wouldnt have forced me to go to Tric's last night. Your the one who told me to get out there so if someone's to blame it's you little brother."

"Really?" Peyton asked clearly pissed off "So now what happened between us was a mistake? I was right before you really are a jackass." Peyton's emotions got the best of her as her eyes got watery. Lucas knew he went to far but before he could take it back she stormed outta the room with Haley following her closely behind. Lucas glared at Nathan; he was pissed off at his brother. He really liked Peyton, granted he didn't know her age up until this morning but she wasn't a minor and after calming down he wanted to give it a try but after everything that just happened he knew that probably was never going to happen.

"What?" Nathan said exasperated.

"I really liked her you know? Like really. " Lucas told Nathan and with that they both stayed quiet listening to the two women who just left the room.

"Peyton, wait. Don't go not like this." Haley said running after her.

"I can't stay Haley. I can't stand the sight of Nathan right now and Lucas well I don't know what to say about him." Peyton said emotionally.

"My husband can be a little dramatic at times but you know he cares about you, he's only looking out for you." Haley said to a quiet Peyton so she continued.

"And well Lucas is just Lucas. I think something bigger is going on here." Haley said looking at a now crying Peyton.

"Oh Honey, don't cry. It's gonna be okay." She said taking the blonde in her arms.

"Is there something bigger going on then your telling?" Haley asked titlting Peyton's chin up.

"I... You know... Hearing Lucas say it was a mistake hurts." Peyton whispered

"I thought this was just a one time thing?"

"It was... It is... It's just .. we connected you know? or at least I thought we did and now I just ... I feel like a complete idiot for thinking he felt it too but I guess it was just an act to get in my pants." Peyton finished

"Listen to me Peyton, this whole situation is a bit much but the one thing I can tell you, that I promise you is Lucas is not that type of guy. If you say you felt this connection trust me he felt it too. You being in high school and a bit younger then us just makes this whole thing very real. Don't listen to the things that are said in the heat of the moment; they're just that.. stupid words that we don't mean." Peyton smiled at Haley.

"You know if I woulda had to guess, I woulda thought you'd be the one jumping down my throat and not Nathan. Funny how life surprises you sometimes."

"Me? why?"

"Don't take offence to this or anything but your the judgemental type not Nathan."

"Look, I think this is all just too fresh. Everyone will calm down.. One day we're gonna look back on this and laugh. I promise you. And I think Nathan is just angry right now because it's his brother."

"You know Nathan should be happy it was his brother and not some other guy cause at least you guys know him. I mean I don't know him all that well aside from learning what he told me about him last night but I can see how great of a guy he is." Peyton said smiling as she spoke highly of Lucas.

"You like him don't you?"

"It's funny Hales, I know we just met last night but I feel like Ive known him forever. When I woke up this morning,for the first time in forever I woke up with a smile and then when I opened my eyes and I saw he was gone my heart broke."

"What? He just left without saying a word? That doesn't sound like Lucas."

"He said he wrote me a note but I didn't see it and I haven't gone home yet so who knows maybe there's a note there but before I realized all of this I couldn't wait to see him again you know? I don't believe in love at first sight or any of that non sense, you know me. But when those blue eyes looked at me it was like I could see his soul and I thought this could be the beginning of something so great but then reality hit and I learned it was all a big fat mistake to him."

"It wasn't a mistake to me." Lucas said walking into the room as Peyton and Haley's head both turned towards him. Lucas and Nathan had been listening to their conversation and Lucas's heart fluttered and then broke at the same time at hearing the things Peyton was saying. When he heard her say that he thought it was a mistake he had to make his presence known because it was the furthest thing from the truth.

"I can't do this." Peyton said as she opened the door to leave. She turned and looked back at her friends and Lucas.

"It was just a one night stand, let's leave it at that." Peyton said as she closed the door and left them all there.

"How did this happen?" Lucas asked more to himself then anything.

"It happened because you couldn't keep it in your pants." Nathan said earning a glare from Haley.

"I need to find her. I gotta guy. See ya Hales." Lucas said leaving to find Peyton.

"What about me?" Nathan asked

"I think you've done enough damage for one day baby brother. You screwed up bad." Lucas said as he left as well.

"How is this my fault?" Nathan asked Haley dumbfounded.

"You know I don't think this was as big of a deal as you made it out to be, it was confusing enough for the both of them. You just made it 10 times worse." Haley said

"Let's go to bed husband." Haley said as she went upstairs leaving a regretful Nathan alone.

As soon as Peyton got home, she started searching for the note Lucas said he left her. He found it on her night stand. She closed her eyes as a tear fell as she finished reading the note.

Peyton I had an amazing time last night. It was all a dream come true. If you feel the same I'll write my number at the bottom of the page and call me. Hope to hear from you soon.

P.S. You're so beautiful when you sleep

Love, Lucas

A knock at the door pulled her out of her thoughts, she quickly wiped her tears and opened the door.

"Lucas. What... What are you doing here?"

"I see you found my note." Lucas said pointed at the paper in her hand.

"Umm yeah. Here keep it." She said shoving it into his hands. She was about to slam the door in his face but he was quick enough to stop it from fully closing.

"Can we talk?" Lucas asked

"I have nothing more to say."

"Well I do. Look Peyton, I need you to know it wasn't a mistake."

"It doesn't matter. This whatever is between us is over. Over before it even started and it's fine. Your my teacher and I have a boyfriend who loves me so why don't we just pretend it didn't happen and move on with our life."

"Is that really what you want?"

"Doesn't matter what I want, it's what needs to happen so other then you being my teacher and Nathan's brother; your nothing to me. Goodbye Lucas." Peyton said right before slamming the door in Lucas's face. What she said hurt him but he wasn't gonna push, once things calmed down a bit maybe things could be different but for right now he chose to let it be.

"Hey babe" Jake said as he approached Peyton at her locker. Peyton didn't say a thing.

"Peyton? Are you okay?" He asked again and nothing.

"Babe" He said a little too loud as eyes we're now glued on them including Lucas and Nathan who we're standing by the teacher's lounge room.

"Oh Hey." Peyton said finally noticing Jake.

"What's going on with you?" Jake asked irritated.

"Nothing's wrong with me, why would you ask that?"

"You've been weird every since the first day of classes. You seem distant." But Peyton didn't speak again.

"Is... Do you like... I'm worried about you babe." Jake said not knowing what was going on with Peyton.

"Damn it Peyton talk to me." Jake said snapping as he grew tired of Peyton ignoring him. Nathan took a step forward not knowing what was going on between his friend and star athlete.

"You know what Jake. SCREW YOU! I can't do this anymore. We're done." Peyton said as she slammed her locker door and turned away from him locking eyes with Lucas. Jake grabbed her arm and pulled her back towards him.

"We're not done. What are you talking about? Where is this coming from."

"Let go of me." Peyton yelled trying to get her arm free of Jake's hold.

"No, not until you tell me what this is all about." Jake said firmly getting angry at her.

Nathan came running trying to break this up before it got out of hand.

"You both need to calm down there's an audience." Nathan whispered to them as they both looked around.

"I'm not gonna calm down. I'm having a fight with my girlfriend and it doesnt concern anyone else."

"I'm not your girlfriend anymore." Peyton said as she turned to leave walking by Lucas. She stopped in her tracks when she heard Jake yelling.

"What is this? Is this about another guy? Are you fucking some guy behind my back."

Lucas turned and saw a frozen Peyton she turned around quickly and was heading straight towards Jake but Lucas grabbed her before she got a chance.

"You know what? YES!" Peyton yelled as a shocked Lucas just looked down at her.

"And he doesn't even compare to you. He's twice the man you'll ever be." She continued yelling and thats when she realized Lucas was holding her back.

"Peyton calm down" She heard Lucas whisper.

"You're nothing but a whore." Jake said approaching Peyton.

"Really? I'm the whore? I never even slept with you and I'm the whore?" Lucas looked surprised. Was she a virgin when they slept together? His mind was going in overdrive.

"No kidding. That's why Rachel and I have been sleeping together for the past year. Your nothing but a fuckin tease Peyton, and I'm pretty damn sure your still a fuckin virgin. If you didnt put out after 3 years together why would you to anyone else."

"Maybe because I never loved your stupid ass." Peyton yelled and this time Nathan realized things we're gonna be said that she couldn't take back. If she let anything slip about Lucas that would be it.

Nathan yelled at Lucas

"Get her in my office Luke. I'll be right there after I deal with this one."

Lucas dragged Peyton off as Nathan turned towards a fuming Jake.

"Can you believe that bitch? She cheated on me? Who does she think she is?" Jake said as he punched his locker.

"Hey listen to me here Jake. Peyton is not some bitch or whore or whatever you wanna call her. You need to respect woman so I better not here another word out of your mouth about her or any woman every again and unless you wanna lose that scholarship of yours I would stop punching lockers. Now get to class before I give you a week's worth of detention." Nathan said as headed towards his office.

"Son of a bitch. How dare he?" Peyton said fuming as she walked back and forth in Nathan's office.

"Peyton please calm down." Lucas said earning a glare from Peyton.

"Did you hear what he said? That guy has some nerve calling me a whore. A WHORE? He's lucky people we're there cause I swear I woulda castrated him."

Lucas laughed at Peyton's last remark.

"Not funny Luke." Peyton warned.

"Is what he said true? About you being a virgin? cause that night if you we're I..." Lucas asked but was interrupted by Nathan's presence.

"Peyton what the hell is wrong with you." Nathan yelled

"Me? what the hell did I do?" She asked stunned.

"I seriously thought you we're gonna yell out that you slept with Lucas for everyone to hear. That's why I had you dragged away."

"You know what Nate. I wouldn't do that. And not because of you but because of him." She said pointing at Lucas.

"He doesn't deserve for his "mistake" to out him and ruin his life. And maybe because throughout this crap of what my life has become the only thing that's real is what I feel for him." Peyton yelled, she didn't mean to lay it all out especially with Lucas in the room but Nathan and her we're far from being back to friends and she wasn't gonna stand there and listen to Nathan.

"Peyton" Lucas spoke

"Don't. Don't speak okay? Just don't. Is this what my life has turned into? I need new friends a new life." she slammed the door behind her.

Nathan and Lucas just stared at each other.

"You really screwed her up big brother." Nathan said shaking his head

"I know Nate. Trust me I know."