I stirred slightly as I started waking up. I let a small smile play on my lips when I felt Luke pull my body deeper into his. "It's too early to get up" My smile grew as he buried his head in my neck as soon as the words left his mouth.

"Lucas…you do realize its 9 o'clock right" we we're both used to being up earlier then this…I can't deny that it feels good to sleep in though.

"Yes it feels very good to sleep in" his voice tore me away from my thoughts and I spun around to look at him. I cocked an eyebrow and waited for him to look at me. He chose to keep his eyes closed. "You were thinking it…I know you were…because I thought it when I first woke up this morning. Now go back to sleep…but turn first…I was kinda comfortable." I couldn't help but laugh at how serious his face looked when he said that. "I'm not joking" I stopped laughing and opened my mouth to say something…but I was at a loss for words.

"Lucas…don't do that" I shook my head…I was referring to his disturbing way of knowing what I'm thinking.

"Why?" he questioned while trying to turn my body back around. I didn't fight him and my back was soon pushed against his chest again.

"Because it's creepy" I informed him with a yawn as I closed my eyes…maybe sleeping in was a good idea.

"Mmm…" I don't know if he actually said something or not, but if he did it was muffled by my neck, where his head was conveniently place as soon as I was facing the right way.

"You slut…not even a week and your in bed with him" I would have responded but Lucas pulled the covers over our heads. "Excuse you"

"Go away Brooke…" Lucas removed his head from my neck just enough to get the words out clearly.

"Let me think…no" it was a matter of seconds later when cooler air hit our bodies and Brooke was smiling deviously with the comforter and sheets in her hands.

"Don't you have a job you're supposed to be at" Lucas glared at her as he moved away from me and leaned back on his elbows.

"I'm off today…I came to take my best friend out for a girls day kinda of thing…and I find this…which is what exactly?" she raised a brow as she smirked and waited for an answer.

"Well we were sleeping…notice the use of past tense" I watched Brook roll her eyes and scuff.

"Yeah…well you can go back to sleep…but I'm stealing blondie…or simi blondie…whatever…you get up and get dressed." She pointed at me and then waved her hand in the direction of the bathroom.

"But what…" I started but she cut me off.

"You have clothes in there already" I looked back and forth between her and Lucas.

"You two really need to stop doing that" I held my hands up as I shook my head. I saw Brooke sit on the edge of the bed with a sly smile before I headed off to the bathroom.

"So…Broody…let's talk" he groaned and I assume he forgot where he was positioned and attempted to fall back. I head him mumble something…after his head collided with the headboard. I could hear Brooke's laughter until I closed the bathroom door. I knew I had to wash up quickly…simply to save Luke from Brooke's intended game of 20 questions. It was fifteen minutes later that I walked out the bathroom to find Luke with a pillow over his head.

"Come on Davis…" I saw her pout as she got off the bed.

"Bye Brooke" Lucas smiled as he reached down to the floor and pulled the covers back over his body. I laughed as we left the room and made our way downstairs.

"Okay… I'm so not even gunna bother waiting…what did I walk in on. I mean the conversation we had last night made it seem like you were planning to avoid him like the plague."

"Well…I was, but we talked and he's okay with the just friends thing" we pulled out of the driveway and headed towards the mall…some things never change.

"There's a catch…I can her it in your voice and its written all over your face…what's wrong?" I really hate the way she can read me sometimes.

"No catch…everything's cool" I smiled at her but she only rolled her eyes before pulling out of the driveway.

"Peyton…" I sighed deeply, the tone in her voice lets me know she's not buying it.

"Okay, so maybe we just laughed everything off and acted like it was nothing. For right now I'm fine with that…its just…what's gunna happen later. I mean, this isn't nothing…its something…it's a pretty damn big something and eventually we're gunna wind up in the same awkward position." My eyes wandered outside the window. I was fighting back tears…I hate crying, but that's all I've been doing since I got here.

"But maybe things won't wind up that way…you said that he understands right?"

"Yeah he said he does…and I'm not doubting that…but Lucas and I aren't very good with the whole just friends thing…we never have been."

"You we're in our last year of high school. You guys never did anything…your we're just good friends…why can't you do that again."

"Because back then we we're convinced that we weren't into each other…or at least we both believed that other wasn't interested. Now…we screwed that up already…I'm in love with him and he knows…I told him. And I finally let myself believe him when he said he loved me…but I just can't go there with him…and if I do and something happens…if I push him away." I stopped to wipe the tears from under my eyes. I didn't wanna talk about this…I enjoy living in my fantasy world where I don't have to worry about this damn drama.

"Peyt…I'm sorry" Brooke reached for my hand and gave it an assuring squeeze. She smiled at me but I couldn't return the gesture.

"I just don't wanna lose him Brooke. I need him in my life…I need him as my friend and if that's all I can have him as…I'm fine with that…just as long as I have him. But… I'm gunna lose him" I've been avoiding that thought since last night. I don't wanna admit it but I know it's true…it's inevitable. We're too close and it's just a matter of time before we completely cross that line again. If we're just friends I'm not scared of him…I'm not scared of getting hurt…of being hurt broken. The minute we become more…that all changes.

As soon as Brooke pulled into a parking space she turned towards me. "Peyton you are not going to lose him. It's Lucas…he's not just gunna abandon you because you won't sleep with him. He loves you…and he will wait for you. Peyt he may not completely understand what you're feeling because he didn't go through what you did…but if you say you're not ready he'll respect that…you know he will."

"I know that Brooke…but I wanna be with him…he's not the only one pushing…I 'm doing it too. I lead him on and then I can't handle it but I always go back because I wanna be with him…I'm in love with him…at least I feel like I am…but I've been in love before and it's never felt like this…for the first time…I don't like what I'm feeling."

"You're just scared…and nothings wrong with that"

"No…it's…god Brooke it's more than that…when I'm not with him I wanna be…I wanna be up in his room laying in his bed with his arms wrapped around me…but the moment I'm there I just wanna run away. I go to him and I kiss him and I tell him everything is okay…that I'm okay…but then out of nowhere I run and leave."

"So maybe you need some time away from him" I looked at her through teary eyes and bit my bottom lip.

"Yeah…" my voice was a whisper. She was right…my heart hates to admit it but my mind knows it's true. "Hey…we came here to shop not to sit in the car all day and watch me cry" I forced a laugh and she smiled sympathetically. I was avoiding the subject and she knew it…but like always…she let me.

"Come on…semi blondie person…whatever you now are" I laughed as she rolled her eyes and shook her head at me. I followed her out the car and she linked arms with me as soon as we were side by side. "Okay I am giving you a makeover…and you have to wear whatever I tell you too" I laughter subsided as hers grew…this would be a long day…at least for me.