I layed in bed staring at the ceiling. I should have told him to go, that I chose Lucas and that I loved him. It scared me that I couldn't. What the hell was I going to do?
I looked around the room, my eyes eventually resting on Lucas. I smiled softly to myself. He was so perfect. Perfect for me. I turned my body towards his and slid my arm over him, holding his hand in mine. I liked the way our hands fit so perfectly together, like we were made for each other. He's the one I thought to myself, and he shifted in his sleep, gripping my hand tighter. I moved closer to him, closed my eyes and whispered in his ear "I love you". He turned to face me and kissed me gently. "I love you to Peyton." I smiled and opened my eyes, looking into his. Only it wasn't Lucas looking back at me, it was Jake.

I shot up in the bed. It was just a dream I thought. I love Lucas, not Jake.
I took a deep breath and looked over to see Lucas, but the bed was empty. I looked around the room, stopping in front of the closet when I noticed that a few of his bags were packed. I crawled out of bed and headed into the kitchen.
"Luke?"
"Hey Peyton". He came over and kissed me, most likely expecting me to kiss him back, so when I didn`t he pulled back with a worried look on his face. "Is everything okay?" I slowly looked up at him and forced a smile "yeah," I put my arms around him and pulled him in tight "everything's perfect" and I kissed him.
I couldn`t exactly say "No, everything is not okay. I had this dream and I was thinking about how amazing you are and how we fit perfectly together and about how much a love you, only it wasn't you, it was Jake". I don`t really think that would have gone over to well. Even though it was just a dream, it sure felt real, and I need to figure out what to do because these sudden, minor, feelings that I was having for Jake were driving me nuts, and I can't keep hiding it from Lucas. Its not fair to him.

"I got a call from Grace this morning. She needs me to fly out to New York for a couple days to straighten some things out with the new book."
So that's why his bags were packed. I gave a sigh of relief. "Grace huh? Another female publisher. Should I be worried?" I joked to him. He smiled and placed his hands on my shoulders "Grace is a 56 year old married women with 3 kids, and 4 grandkids. I think you're safe. Besides, I'm not into the whole 'married women' thing." He grinned and I lightly smacked him in the arm. "When does she want you to leave?" "As soon as I can, so I'm heading out this afternoon. I'll only be gone for a few days." That soon? "Oh, okay…" "Sorry Peyton. I really wish I could stay here and spend my time with you, but I have to finish this book." He rubbed my arms gently. "Don't worry about it, it' fine." "Good." He smiled at me softly. "Okay, now I have to run over to Nathan and Haley's, but I'll be back in time to say goodbye." He grabbed his keys off the table and headed towards the door. "I love you Peyton Sawyer." I smiled "I love you, Lucas Scott" and with that, he was gone.
I guess him being away gives me some time to spend with Jake and figure out what to do about him. I sighed, feeling like it would take longer than a few days to straighten things out, but I had to try. I headed to the bedroom to get dressed. Might as well get started. I had a feeling it would be a long day.

After I finished getting dressed and what not, I phoned Brooke. If there was anyone who could help me figure out what to do about Jake, it was her.
"Hey, P" "Brooke, I need your help." I could hear the worry in her voice. "Is everything okay?" "Not exactly. It's Jake. After our talk last night, he was going to leave, but…I told him to stay." I braced myself for her wrath.
"WHAT? Peyton!" "I know, I know. It was stupid." I could see her rolling her eyes at me through the phone. "Stupid? I think there are a lot of better words you could have used. Brainless, moronic, senseless, idiotic maybe?" She sighed "does Lucas know?" "No, not yet."
I told her about my dream and about Lucas having to leave for New York for a few days. "I figure that with Lucas being out of town, that gives me some time to talk with Jake and sort things out." "I don't like this Peyton. You and Jake are dangerous when your around each other. If Luke finds out he-" "He's not going to. You can't mention this to anyone, not even Haley or Nathan. Please Brooke. I'm going to tell him, I promise, I just need to figure everything out." She didn't say anything. "Brooke?" "Fine. But you have to tell him, P." "I know, I will. But in the meantime, what am I supposed to do about Jake?" "Definitely have a talk with him. Make sure its somewhere semi public. Anywhere private will just be disastrous for you two." I rolled my eyes as she continued. "Tell him that you love Lucas, he's the one you chose, and that he needs to go home to Jenny. And make sure he understands. Do not let him try and convince you that you guys are meant to be together. That was years ago and you've moved on, and he needs to, too." I knew she was right, but why didn't it feel that way? "Peyton? Did you hear me?" "Uh, yeah. Thanks Brooke" "Let me know how it goes okay?" "Yeah, I will." I heard the front door open and Lucas call my name. "Luke's home, I've got to go. I'll talk to you later." "Yeah okay. Good luck ." I hung up the phone and headed into the living room to see him. "Hey." He closed the door and walked over to me. "You'll never guess who I saw today." I raised my eyebrows, waiting for him to tell me. "Jake Jagielski." I froze, feeling my heart start to beat uncontrollably. "Oh?" "Yeah he was walking down the street so I pulled over and talked with him for a bit." "Really? What about?" My heart was beating faster and I felt as if it was going to beat right out of my chest. "What we've been up to over the years. Can you believe Jenny is 9 years old?" I missed that little girl so much. "Wow. Time flies, huh?" I tried to keep my voice from shaking. "Yeah, no kidding. It would have been nice to see her but he is here by himself." "Really?" "Yeah, he said he left something behind when he left that meant a lot too him so be came back to try and get it back." My breathing got harder. "Oh" "Yeah. It must be something really special if he came back after all these years to find it." Why did my mouth feel so dry? "Yeah, must be." Lucas smiled at me "It was really nice to see him though. I'm sure he'd love to see you again, you should visit with him while he's here." I slightly smiled back at him "That's a good idea, I'll do that." Lucas headed into the bedroom to grab his bags. I really needed to talk to Jake. He had to be gone by the time Lucas gets back home.
He came back out into the living room, his bags in hand. "Would you mind driving me to the airport?" "Of course not." He kissed my cheek "Thanks Peyton". I took some of his bags and followed behind him as we headed out the door. I put them in the trunk and got into the drivers seat to start the car. He got in beside me and looked over at me, smiling "Alright, lets go." I put the car into drive and we pulled away from the house.

We were pretty quiet on the drive there, and we didn't speak much until I walked him over to his gate. He turned around and give me a hug. "I'll miss you Peyton." "I'll miss you too." I let go of him and smiled, and he smiled back. "Don't fall in love with anyone while I'm gone" he said with a grin on his face. My heart sank as Jake popped into my head. I closed my eyes and shook my head, clearing it of Jake, for now. "I would never" He leaned in and kissed me, said goodbye and made his way to the plane. When he was out of sight, I sighed.
This was going to be harder than I thought.
I walked out of the airport and got into the car, pulling out my phone. I called Jake.
"Hello?"
"Hey. Its Peyton." I could hear the smile in his voice. "Hey Peyton" "I need you to meet me at Tric. We have to talk." The smile disappeared. "Okay. I Can be there in twenty minutes?" "Alright. I'll see you then." I hung up the phone, took a deep breath and made my way to Tric.

Sorry it took so long! I promise I will try and have chapter 4 up as soon as possible!
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