A/N: I'm still trying to figure out the way I want to write. It's hard I struggled to keep it in one POV. Anyways besides that I wanted to let you know that for this I felt like if Peyton didn't have Brooke she would need someone and since Luke had other people I thought Haley would be perfect because she is the most trustworthy in regards to keeping secrets. This chapter is going to mainly focus on Peyton, Lucas, and Callie. I love hearing from you. It's my motivation. Please enjoy!
Haley walked to the door and opened it as Peyton approached. "Peyton!" Haley grinned.
"Hi Hales." Peyton dropped her purse on the ground and wrapped her arms around Haley. "I missed you."
"I missed you too." She pulled away and leaned back enough to see Haley's face. "How are you?"
"I'm good. I've been busy with work." Peyton smiled. "So? Why did you insist I come back her so fast?" She paused. "Or at all."
Haley picked up Peyton's purse and pulled her into the house. "I'll show you." Haley led Peyton into the living room.
Lucas and Callie were sitting on the couch together with their backs to the doorway. Haley led Peyton to the chair that is next to the couch.
Peyton skidded to a stop and pulled her hand from Haley. "Why is he here and who is that?" Peyton narrowed her eyes onto Callie. She analyzed the blonde sitting next to Lucas. She had piercing blue eyes and blonde curly hair. She looked just like Peyton. Almost to the T minus the eyes and a few facial features.
Haley could tell Peyton was ready to run. It's what she does. Haley grabbed Peyton's arm. Lucas stood ready to chase after her if he had too. "Peyton, I need you to sit down." Haley pleaded.
"I-" Peyton stuttered.
"Please." Callie asked softly. Peyton slowly sat down. Callie mouthed thank you.
"Why am I here?" Peyton turned to look Haley in the eyes.
"Callie asked me to call you and get you here. She wanted to meet you." Haley said softly. She knew she needed to watch herself and not say anything to scare her away. "Callie, why don't you say something?"
"Okay." Callie folded her hands in her lap. "I came here from California. That's where my adoptive parents lived. But they are moving to Alaska and I didn't want to go. They loved me and took care of me but they knew that I wanted to come find you. To get answers."
"I can't give you answers you are going to want to hear." Peyton stated in a very unemotional tone. She wasn't the same person she was when she left. She wasn't the same person who gave up her child after having nowhere to go and no way to take care of a child.
"I needed to meet you." Callie replied. "I need to know who I am and that means I need you and I need Lucas." Callie turned to Lucas. "I need you two to help me piece together who I am because I don't know. I want to know who I am and where I come from." Callie closed her eyes. "Please… help me find out who I am."
"I'll answer any questions you have." Lucas replied. He didn't care if Peyton was here when he did or not. "I'll tell you whatever you want to know." He turned to Peyton. "But Peyton…" This is the first time he looked at her. His heart felt like it was going to explode. "There are questions I can't answer. She needs you, her mother, to answer those questions."
Peyton let a tear fall from her eye. She watched Lucas place his hand on Callie's and promise something she wasn't sure she could do. She had loved Lucas from the moment she looked him in the eyes but things have changed and she kept her distance. "I… I can try but I make no promises." She leaned back in the chair and closed her eyes.
Haley knelt down next to Peyton. "I'll go get your bags. Are your keys in your purse?"
Peyton nodded and took a deep breath.
Haley set the purse on the table and dug through. She set Peyton's wallet on the table and then dug around for her keys. She pulled on the lanyard and left to go get Peyton's bags.
Callie picked up Peyton's wallet and it opened. Inside was a sonogram of Callie. Peyton's eyes were still closed. Lucas leaned over and took the wallet from Callie and peered at the picture. He cleared his throat and Peyton opened her eyes.
"Why didn't you tell me?" Lucas asked. He was slowly reliving his dream. The dream that he had two nights ago. The one that resulted in Brooke slapping him when she saw him the next morning. They had yet to talk much about it but he knew it was going to be a big blow up fight.
Peyton sighed and sat up straight. "I went to tell you. The night before I left." Peyton cleared her throat. "I had the sonogram in my hand that you are looking at right now. I held it against my chest and when I got to your house your mom told me you were out with Brooke. I hugged her and then I left. I packed up my things and left. My, uh, my dad kicked me out when I told him and I had nothing left so I left."
"I would've chosen you. If you would have waited and told me I would've chose you." Lucas raised his voice.
"For the wrong reason." Peyton was hurt that he was getting mad. She knew this would be bad if this were to happen but she clearly was not prepared. "You had already chosen. You chose Brooke. I left and did what I had to. I gave up my world and watched as a social worker left with my baby." Peyton sniffled. "I didn't get to hold her or see her. They cleaned her up and took her away. I was 17 and didn't have any way to take care of a baby. The only way I was leaving there without her was if I never laid eyes on her." Peyton turned to Callie. "I wanted you. I wanted you so badly but I couldn't keep you. There was no way I could give you the life you deserved. If you hate me I understand but I couldn't put my life on you."
Lucas stood and started pacing and Callie let the tears she had been holding fall. "I would've taken care of you. Both of you. You didn't let me." Lucas cried out.
"I know that. I just couldn't handle it all. 17 Lucas! 17! I was not old enough to be making that decision. Haley told me she was pregnant with Jamie and I thought I had a chance but when I couldn't find a job and nothing was working out I realized I couldn't do it. Haley is stronger than I am. And so I went through the pregnancy and I gave her up." Peyton laid her head in her hands.
Callie was uncomfortable. She watched her parents that she just met break down in front of her. She didn't know who to comfort first. Callie walked over to Peyton and wrapped her arms around her. "I forgive you." Callie said softly. "I forgive you for trying to give me a good life. For walking away from me." Callie took a deep breath. "I forgive you."
Peyton sobbed. She was no comfortable being comforted by her teenage daughter that she just met. Lucas walked over and knelt down in front of Peyton. "I just don't understand." He laid his hand on Callie's shoulder. "I need help trying to understand."
Callie wrapped her arms around Lucas. "It's okay. You didn't know and maybe we can fix it. You said we could fix this. Please can we try and make this work." Callie pleaded. She looked between Lucas and Peyton. "Can we try and fix this? You made mistakes. Both of you but I need this. Peyton if you wanted to give me a good life, you did but now I need you and I need Lucas and I need you to be my parents now."
Lucas looked to Peyton and stared into her eyes looking for her to agree. "I'll try. Peyton?"
Peyton stared into Lucas' eyes. "I'll try."
Callie smiled. "Thank you." She hugged both of them. Their first hug as a family in the books.
