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"Oh I'm so excited!" Brooke squealed as she and Peyton walked the through the doors of the nightclub, TRIC. At first, Peyton thought it was a great idea for she and Brooke to go out tonight, but as she walked through the doors she realized how many memories this place held for she and Lucas.

'No Peyton! Don't think about him, you're trying to get over Lucas remember?' She thought to herself as they made their way to the bar to get some drinks. Once they got them, they went to find a table.

"Damn! That bartender was heart and her was definetly checking you out P. Sawyer!"

"Hmmm he was pretty cute wasn't he?" The truth was, Peyton hadn't even noticed him. The only man she thought was worth looking at right now, much to her dismay, was Lucas.

"Yeah he was! Why don't you go talk to him?"

"Why not?" Peyton said as she walked back over to the bar.

"Back for another already?" The bartender asked as she got to the bar.

"No, I'm more inerested in the man serving the drinks at this point." She said in a flirty tone.

"Well then, my name's Andrew. And you are?"

"Peyton."

"Well Peyton, my shift ends in like a minute would you like to dance with me?"

"I would love to." OK that was a lie. The only man she wanted to do anything with was Lucas, he was the one for her, but he had hurt too many times to count. Now she needed to be the one to move on, and he could feel what it's like to love someone who's moved on.

They made their way to the dance floor together, and began to dance heatedly. He had her hands on her hips, she and she had her back to him. Though it wasn't like dancing with Lucas, it still felt pretty damn good.

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Lucas and Nathan walked through the doors of TRIC, and he immediatly felt her presence. He couldn't see her yet, but he knew that Peyton was somewhere in this building. He never could understand why he could sense her presence, but it had been that way since they were in seventh grade. He looked around as they went to find a table, but he didn't see her. He did, on the other hand, see Brooke. He and Nathan went over to her table to talk to her.

"Hey Broody, hey Nate, what are you two doing here?" She asked

"Just needed to get out for the night." Nathan said giving Luke a pointed sad look.

"You guys, I'm fine." Lucas said a little aggrivated, but at the same time he felt a rush of gratitude to his friends for being so concerned about him.

"Of course you are Luke." Brooke said with a smirk.

"Soo. . . is Peyton here?" Lucas asked.

Brooke's smile immediately fell, and Lucas knew that what he was about to hear wasn't going to be something that would make him feel better. "The last time I saw her, she was uhh. . . she was dancing with some bartender guy." Though he tried not to show it, Brooke saw Luke's heart break in his eyes, she also saw the glint of jealousy that was now present in them.

"Oh." was the only word Luke could get out.

Just then, Peyton walked back over to the table and was completely shocked to see Nathan and Lucas standing there. "Hey guys, what are you doing here?" She asked with a pouinted look at Brooke.

"Hey! I had nothing to do with it." Brooke replied with a smirk

"We just wanted to get out for the night that's all." Nathan said, and he motioned for Lucas to follow him over to the bar. When they got there, he gave his brother a look of pity. "Look man, just try and have some fun tonight, we both know you deserve it."

"Yeah I guess you're right." Lucas said with a sad smile while looking over at Peyton. He than drank his beer whole and asked the bartender for another.

"Not exactly what I meant, but OK." Nathan said with a worried look at his brother.

The night from there was pretty much uneventful. Lucas and Peyton avoided eachother like the plague, and poor Nathan and Brooke were stuck in the middle of it. Peyton continued to flirt and dance with Andrew, the bartender, and Lucas continued brooding from the distance. While he was brooding, Lucas did something he hadn't done since the fateful night he told Peyton he hated her, he drank alot. After a while, Nathan and Brooke grew tired of watching Lucas and Peyton doing the same thing they had been doing for years, and they both decided to leave.

Lucas promised his friends that he would call a cab and not drive. While Peyton had only had one drink the entire night, Lucas had about 15 beers. Somewhere near closing, after Peyton had said goodbye to Andrew, she walked back into TRIC to get some things from her office with his number in hand. That's where she saw him. The love of her life passed out on the top of the bar. Peyton winced at the sight, this was the same way she found him just a few days ago. She knew what she needed to do, she went over and helped Lucas to his feet.

"Come on Luke." Peyton said as she dragged Lucas out to her car. The ride to Lucas's house was filled with nothing but silence. When they arrived, Peyton did exactly as she had done a few days before. She undressed him, laid him down on the bed, and pulled the covers around him. She didn't tell him that she was sorry this time, and she didn't kiss him before she turned to leave. But something did happen, something she never expected, as she turned to leave, she heard a voice say her name.

"Peyton." The name came out of Lucas's mouth weakly. She couldn't help but turn around, she had heard him tell her that he hated her once, why not hear it again? But what he said wasn't that he hated her, but "I wish I could hate you." She was stunned at this

"What?" She asked

"I wish I could tell you I hate you, and mean it. I wish that I never left you three years ago. But most of all, I wish you would believe me when I say that I love you."

"I do believe you Luke, and I love you too." Peyton couldn't believe those words had just came out of her mouth. She couldn't even blame it on the alcohol, she had only had one drink.

"Then will you do me a favor?" Lucas asked.

"Anything." Peyton replied, again she couldn't believe what she was saying

"Stay with me." He said simply.

"Luke I can't I mean--"

"Please Peyton, just for tonight, just let me have tonight with you." He said, and she could see tears forming in his beautiful blue eyes.

"OK" and when she said this, his entire face perked up. She layed down next to him and he put his arms around her. She couldn't help but smile, this was the first time she had been in bed with the love of her life in three years. They drifted off to sleep together, both of them happier then they'd been in a long time.

So what do you think?? I love Leyton!! They make me believe in true love. And I had a really crappy night, so I just needed to have Peyton wind up together in the end of this chapter. Please review, I love to know what you guys think!

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Lucas and Peyton, True Love Always!