Chapter 14

After Brooke and Haley left, the boys got themselves comfortable for the night in chairs either side of Peyton. They all talked about this and that, just like old times Lucas thought. Eventually the conversation came onto the night of the accident, it was bound to come up at some point but it was still a painful subject.

'Honestly, I wasn't concentrating but that asshole was going way too fast anyway, if he hadn't hit me then he would've just him someone else anyway'

'It would of been better if it wasn't you though Peyton!' Nathan said

Peyton just kept her thoughts to herself for a while then all of a sudden gasped 'The Comet... I bet it's written off, has Brooke said anything to you two?'

'Erm no Peyton, we only just found out you were in here yesterday let alone where you car is!' Nathan said a bit sensitively, they all still had mixed feeling about all the secrets.

'Sorry' Peyton stammered 'If you get a spare minute though will you just go and look at it, please'

Within minutes Peyton was lost in her dreams once more and the Scott boys just looked at each other, Lucas looked at Nathan

'Up for fixing a Comet Nate?'

'My thoughts exactly Bro' both boys smiling as if they had just come up with some ingenious plan.

Nathan fell asleep soon after that but Lucas once again just couldn't seem to sleep. He just kept staring at Peyton. He had made so many mistakes with her and now more than ever he regretted them, if he hadn't made those mistakes maybe she wouldn't have ended up pregnant by another guy? He knew she was the girl for him, he knew it ever since he had first met her, even when she was still Nathan's girlfriend and he knew it now more than ever before. He wanted it to be his children, he wanted to stand by her, he wanted his future to be with HER. He loved her and that was that but it broke his heart to see her in such a mess.

He wished they had got together right from the start but there was fault on both sides for that and he did enjoy his time with Brooke. Brooke. He had loved her, he wasn't lying but it was just different to his love of Peyton. Peyton was his soulmate. But where would they go from this? Would he stand by her to be with the woman he loved but also have to raise another mans child or would he just dismiss it, it wasn't his responsibility after all. But then when he thought again about the babies, another mans children with Peyton, it was hard yeah but they were also a part of Peyton and he loved any part of Peyton Sawyer. Thinking some more, this guy was obviously not going to be around and the fact that Peyton or Brooke hadn't even spoke about him said it all, she was alone in this. She needed a man he thought, he wanted to be that man.

So in that moment Lucas Scott decided that he would always be there for Peyton and her children, through the good times and the bad. He loved her so much. He would stand by her.

He grabbed Peyton's hand and squeezed it gently, he hadn't meant to wake her but when he saw her eyes open he was glad that he had.

'Luke...?' Peyton said groggily

'Yeah it's me, I'm here'

'I'm glad'

'Peyton I decided through all of this, it's you. It's you. It's you I want standing next to me when all my dreams come true. It's you'

'Luke... You know I love you. But the summer, everything since, I can't just forgive you that easily. I'm sorry'

'What's there to forgive Peyton? I apologized'

'I know Luke but it's just not that easy. You said some things, you were so distant. I do love you and I always will but I need some more time. And I'm pregnant'

'I know you are, and even though those little babies in there aren't mine I still want to be there for them and you' Peyton blushed 'We could be together Peyton, I want to be with you'

'I want to be with you too Luke but I can't just forgive you that easily, you hurt me really bad and these things take time. Anyway you don't want the burden of children'

'I do if it means I can be with you, anything for you'

A voice in Peyton's head was screaming at her TELL HIM TELL HIM TELL HIM TELL HIM!! But sadly once again she chose not to listen.

'It's just not the right time for us Lucas, but some day. If you can just wait? Please, one day we can be together, just not now'

'And when that day comes you will make me the happiest guy in the world Peyton Sawyer. Until then I am going to do everything I can to support you through the rest of this pregnancy alright? Friends?'

'Friends'

Peyton was kicking herself for not telling him but she wanted her relationship with Lucas back before she told him, friends was the first step.