The plane had left two hours ago, and Lindsey was still waiting for Lucas to show up at the airport. Where is he? She constantly thought to herself. She had tried quite a few times to call him, but each call ended with his voicemail. She had thought at first that he had got caught in traffic, but he hadn't answered his phone, and now she was becoming worried. Lindsey felt that his heart hadn't been fully in this book tour. To be truthful, she felt that he had never really given his heart to anything involving the book. She first met him a little less than a year ago, and she had been a little disappointed. The book that she had read made her feel that there was hope for those that had none. He had written these beautiful chapters to a girl named Peyton, but meeting him, he just seemed broken. She never brought up Peyton, but only assumed that she wasn't part of his life anymore. She had never seen a picture of Peyton but always assumed she was beautiful, mainly from the words Lucas wrote about her. In a way it hurt her to think that this amazing girl wasn't part of Lucas's life.

As Lindsey was lost in thought, a man with blonde hair tapped on her shoulder. Lindsey turned around, startled. She wasn't happy that he hadn't shown, and she was about to let him know, but soon noticed his eyes were red and swollen.

"Luke..." she started to say.

"I'm sorry I wasn't here for the plane." He sniffed. "I got held up". A tear fell down his eye.

"Hey... it's okay" said Lindsey, not knowing what to do. Before she knew it more tears were falling from his eyes. She hugged him. "Look, it's okay, we can go back to a hotel. We don't have to leave tonight, okay?"

"Okay" he said quietly. She let go of him, and picked up her bag. He did the same. They walked out of the airport, and she motioned for a taxi. Almost immediately one appeared, and she loaded both their bags in the boot. They both got into the back seat, and when the driver asked where to, Lindsey replied "the closest hotel".

Within ten minutes they were at a hotel. Lindsey got a key while Lucas stayed outside with the bags. Lindsey returned, telling him the room number. He nodded slowly, then picked up his bag while she picked up hers. They walked to there room, and he collapsed on the bed. Lindsey sits down on the chair, not knowing what to do. A few minutes later she tries to break the silence. "Did you want some coffee, or a cup of tea?"

"I went to her apartment" He says.

"Whose?" asked Lindsey, already knowing the answer.

"Peyton"

"Oh"

"I asked her to come to the book signing, but she didn't show" He said. Lindsey kept quiet, no knowing what to say. "I wanted to know why"



"Well, did you get answer?"

"I saw her walking" He said, tears starting to form in his eyes again. Lindsey kept quiet still. "With someone else. They were walking inside the apartment complex"

"I'm sorry Lucas, but maybe it wasn't what it looked like"

"I know what I saw" he said, determined to believe Peyton was with someone else. After all, it would explain why she hadn't tried to contact him before.

"I am sorry, Luke"

"I just stayed outside the building for two hours. I love her Lindsey. I never stopped loving her. I wanted her to be at the book signing, I wanted to prove to her that my love never died". He began crying again. Lindsey stood up, and walked over to the bed. She lay down next to Lucas.

"If she has ever read your book, then she should know that your love has never died"

"I wish that was true" He said.

"Well it is!" said Lindsey. "I have seen you for the past year not put your heart into this, but I think you need to re-read your words, and understand that those words are making people around the world fall in love with your book. I know I did the first time I read it, and I am pretty sure that this Peyton is still in love with you if she had any common sense to recognise true love"

"You fell in love with my book?" asked Lucas, sitting up.

"Yeah, I did" said Lindsey, also sitting up. They looked at each other, and Lindsey leaned forward, kissing Lucas gently. His lips are so gentle, she thought. The kiss deepened and Lucas pushed Lindsey down onto the bed, with him on top of her. He needed to forget about Peyton, even if it was for only tonight.

I know I didn't want any LL in the story, but I guess the story wouldn't really work if there wasn't a triangle going on. Let me know what you think (: