Hey guys, I just wanted to let you guys know that I broke my right hand last week, I have a habit of punching things when I get mad, I guess this time I punched a little to hard lol.. Anyway, this chapter was half way done, so I decided to go head in post it as is. Cause It sucks typing with one hand, I can't do it, my left hand just isn't as good as my right, I need both my hands to type. I use my right hand for everything, so this is pretty hard from me, I'm not to sure when I will be able to update anymore stories, I got back to the doctor in two weeks, and the pain has stopped so that's a good sign. I will try my hardest to get you more updates.

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Prefect Match

Chapter 20

In one swift motion, Lucas turned around, anger radiating from his every stride and all Peyton could do was helplessly watch him walk away. Involuntarily her hands raised up to stop him, " Lucas, baby," she yelled, He wouldn't stop and he didn't turn around. She knew he was pissed, and probably hurt, shocked more than she was, She knew this as surely as she knew that he wouldn't listen to any explanations that she assumed Christina might want to give. He was to far away to listen in more ways than one.

Christina closed her eyes, his angry face imprinted on her mind as her shoulder's slumped in defeat.

" Um.." Peyton began but didn't really know what to say or where to start. " I'm sorry," she said, not to sure why she was the one apologizing. She didn't do anything wrong,

" You have nothing to be sorry about Peyton." Christina said, as she opened her eyes, " I should have handed that a little differently, it's not the reactions I was looking for. " she laughed...

Peyton turn around to face her all the way, she crossed her arms around herself, " It's not the reaction you were looking for?" she asked in a disbelief voice adding a bitter laugh. " You cut all ties to him and your daughter six years ago..

" It hasn't been six years Peyton you don't know what you're talking about"

" Excuse me, yes it has, you left her when she was a month old, she will be seven next month, or did you forget her birthday to?"

" Look, I did not come here to fight with my ex's girlfriend over our daughter, You don't have a say in what happens... I

" See honey that's where your wrong, " Peyton interrupted her, " the day you walked out deciding you didn't want to be a mom anymore, you closed the door on having any say in her life or how Lucas raises her or who he chooses to help raise her. I have only known Katie for ten months, but I bet any mount of money I know more about her than you do?"

" You don't know me, you don't know what it's like to be me, you don't know what it was like back then, to feel so unhappy, so unloved, that you felt like you were stuck and you couldn't breath, no one to talk to, cause you knew they would never understand what your feeling and why your feeling it. "

Peyton stared at her for a moment, " That's where your wrong, I do know what that's like, I've been there,.. but you know your right, I don't know you, or your story, just like you don't know me or mine. So I can't judge you, but for you to show up out of the blue expecting Lucas to be happy or excited, or thrilled or whatever the hell you thought his reaction was going to be, you had to be kidding yourself. "

Christina looked down at the ground, " I know he has always wanted a big family and he is doing really good with Katie, Lucas is family man, he takes after his dad, it's in his blood, I want my son to be raised with his sister, I believe you guys can raise three kids, I can help a little money wise." she paused, " Are you and Lucas serious?"

Peyton watched her, "Not, that isn't any of your business but yes, we are actually moving in together when we get back to New York. " Christina smiled brightly, which made Peyton feel uncomfortable. Something wasn't right about this. "What do you actually want?" she asked knowing there was more to her secret.

" I want you guys to take Josh in, take him to New York, raise him as your son, No strings attached, I promise, "

" Why?" she couldn't believe how she could give her son away, to people he hardly knew.

" I'm not a mom, I can't do it, I love him I do, but I want bigger and better thing and he will only weight me down, and I don't want him in a foster home, I want him with people who can love him, teach him right from wrong, I can't do it, I'm a traveling women, always on the road, the road is no place to raise a child. Please Peyton, I have no one else, "

Peyton couldn't believe her ears, " I need to go check on Lucas."

" Peyton, please, try to understand where I'm coming from I just want whats best for him," she paused " His name is Joshua Hunter Scott, talk to Lucas, and meet me at the docks around eight in the morning." she asked with a plead look..

" I try, that all I can promise" She said, with a shrug.

"Thanks."

She opened the door to their room, noticing him sitting in the brownish chair in the corner of the room. She sighed, as she approached him, He was staring into space. She saw the tears that gazed his eyes, " Hey," she whispered as she touched his shoulder. He didn't respond he just kept staring. " Lucas, honey" she said, as she kneel in front of him. She took his hand in her's " Talk to me," she begged. Still nothing, she kissed his hand, " Look, when your ready to talk I'll be here," she told him as she stood up, she walked back to the door, figuring he needed more time to get his head wrapped around this.

" I can't believe she did this." he whispered, just before Peyton went out the door, " I have a son Peyton, A son who probably thinks I abandoned him"

" I know" she whispered, as she walked back to him, " Lucas this is not your fault," she said, as she run her fingers through his hair. " Look there is something we need to talk about and I just want to tell you, that whatever you decide I'm on your side, "

He looked at her, " What?"

" Well, I talked to Christina after you stormed away, and " she paused, " She wants you to take in Joshua, well, us to take him is actually what she said. I..."

" Joshua?" he questioned, giving her a confused look, " Who is J...

Then it dawn on her that she never told him his son's name. " Sorry, Joshua is...your sons name." she said interrupted him.

His eyes widen, " Joshua" he repeats, " Did she say his whole name?"

" Yeah, Joshua Hunter...Scott" She said in a low whisper. " That's all she really said about him no birthday date or age, I just figured he had to be almost six, maybe just turn six or something like that." She said, as she try to do the math in her head.

He shrugged like he understood what she means, " What did she say about Katie, does she want to see her?"

" No, she doesn't, she wants you, well, us to take Joshua back to New York with us, and raise him, she said, she isn't the mother type, and she would rather he be with people who will love him and teach him right from wrong them have him put in foster care or stuck living on the road."

" I can't take in another child" He says, as put his head in his hands,

" Lucas, this is your son, were talking about, you can't just pretend he doesn't existed, You can't let her put him in foster care. How could you live with yourself if you did something like that?"

" The same way Christina has lived with herself over the last six years, she hasn't once picked up the damn phone, or wrote a letter, an email, a postcard, nothing, if she can do it, Why can't I ?"

" Because you're not her, you are not that man, " She yelled, as she stood up, pissed that he was acting this way. " If you walk away from this little boy, then you sure in the hell or not the guy I thought you was, "

" Peyton" he groaned, " You don't understand, I can't do it, I can't take in another child" he stood up, " I got so much going on now, I can't sleep at night with all the worrying and stress I'm under, I can't take in another child" he repeats, " especially when I can't afford to take care of the one I got now."

Peyton angry disappeared, as she watched him, " What are you talking about?" she asked as she stood in front of him..

"Nothing" he said, realizing what he said, he never wanted her to know about his finance situation,

" Lucas"

" Look I'm just talking out of my head, that's it." He told her as he stood up, pacing the room.

" Lucas Scott, tell me what the hell is going on now" she demanded. He shook his head in sat down on the side of the bed, not saying a word. " Lucas, you just promised me down stairs you would never lie to me again, so if I was you I would start speaking now, or I'm out of here." she told him in her most serious voice.

His head snapped up at her words, " Fine, I'm just worried about money that's it" he said, as he looked down at the floor.

" Why?"

" Why? because I don't have much, I'm stilling living with Nathan and Haley, I can't give Katie the life she deserves, Hell if she plans on going to college I can't afford to send her, If it wasn't for Haley and you taking her to the mall buying her clothes, she would probably be wearing the same clothes from last year, She wanted to join all those clubs this summer, but I couldn't afford the fee's, so I talked her out of it. New York is a little more expensive than I thought it would be, especially for just a high school basketball coach."

She sat down beside him, " Why didn't you come to me?" she asked in a hurt voice. " Lucas, we could have talked about it, I could have helped you out,"

" Peyton isn't it a little early in out relationship for me to be hitting you up for a loan?" he try to joke, but Peyton wasn't laughing, " Look, I'm sorry, I just didn't want my money problems out there, Plus I already own Nathan a big sum of money, that I will probably be making payments to him the rest of my life. I didn't need to own you to."

" You borrowed money from Nathan?"

" No, not really, he did something for me,even when I told him not to, and he said, I didn't have to pay him back, but I can't live with myself knowing he did it."

" Did what? Lucas your making no sense." She didn't understand what he was rumbling on about.

" I can't tell you what it is"

" Why?"

" Cause I can't"

" That doesn't make sense, was it for Katie, or something?" She asked trying to figure out what he needed money for.

" No not for Katie?" he sighed, he really didn't want her to know Nathan paid for her engagement ring.

" You?"

" No"

" Lucas. I don...

" It was for you" he yelled, finally tried of having this conversation with her. He stood up, and started pacing again.

" Me? Why?"" She asked, not remembering him buying her anything really pricey or doing anything for her that he couldn't afford. " What was it?"

" Please Peyton don't make me tell you what it is?" he begged...as he stopped in front of her, his hands in his pockets, looking so nervous. " Please"

She took a deep breath, even though she was really annoyed with him, she decided to let that one go at least for now, but she made a mental note to ask again in the future. " Fine, I'll let it go for now" she told him, " you know we need to have the money talk"

He looked at her, " We are having it right now"

" No I mean we are moving in together, which means we will be sharing the expenses "

" Oh, yeah, " He shrugged then sat back down. He really didn't want to have this talk.

" Lucas I have no problem paying all the bills, and taking care of what you and Katie, and Josh needs"

" Peyton, I can't ask you to do that" He said, looking at her.

She placed her hand over his, " Lucas we are in a relationship, we love each other, and I know this is not just another bump in my love life, you and I are the real deal, I want to be with you forever, I want to raise the girls and Josh with you. So what's mine is yours, we are in this fifty fifty.."

Lucas smiled, as he lifed her hand to his lips kissing sweetly, " Yes what we have is the real deal, and yes I want to be with you forever to," he paused, "but, Peyton can you really afford to take in two more kids?'

" Look, I think it's about time I tell you something, something that no one knows execpt Rachel and Brooke, I never told a soul, cause I didn't think it was anyones business, plus I'm a private person. "

" What?"'

" Money isn't an issue with me, I could quit my job tomorrow,or close it up and still be well taken care of. I could send our girls to any college that they want. I can afford to let Josh come live with us, And I can afford to raise another child if God blessed us with a baby or two in the future. " she paused, " I'm a rich girl Lucas, not just a little rich but really really rich. "

He raised his eye brow, " Um..not that it's my business, but how?" he asked.

" My grandparents were stock brokers, making 700,000 a year each, My grandfather invested in a lot of the stocks to, I'm not really sure which ones, All I know is when they died, I got a call for a lawyer, and my dad in I went to see him, it seemed that they left everything to be. I was their only grandchild. I was only fourteen at the time, so it was put in to this account thing where it drew interest, I wasn't allowed to have it till I was twenty-one. Well I was in Florida living with Marshall in his family and they provided me with everything I needed, that I kind of forgot about the money, it wasn't till after Marshall died that I came back to New York, I was twenty-two, and I was staying with Rachel when she reminded me of the money, So I called up the lawyer, I ended up getting five hundred million, then when Marshalls parents died last year they left us a pretty big sum of money to, I actually put it in a saving account for Kelly. I've never touched it, so Kelly is pretty well set for her future to."

" Wow" was all he could say..as he took in everything she just said.

She watched as he looked down at the floor, he was in deep thought, " This changes things between us huh?" She asked as she stood up, she closed her eyes.

"What?"

" I know I shouldn't have told you." She paused, " Look I understand if you want to call it quits, I get it, I do,"

" Call what quits?"

" Us?"

" Why would I do that?"

" I knew once you found out I had money you would break up with me, Not many men can deal with a women having more than them, Unless they are gold diggers, which I know your not, but...

" No I'm not" he said interrupted her, he stood pulling her towards him, " I'm not like most men, yes, I admit I don't like the idea of you provided for me and my family I was raised that it's the man's job to be the giver for his family, And I know times have changed and a lot of women or the ones who are the big provided now, " He paused, " But, I'll learned to be okay with it, somehow, Cause I'm not with you for your money, I don't give a damn how much you have in your bank account, I don't care if you only have a dime in there, I'm with you because I love you, I'm so in love with you Peyton, and I would love to live with you, and raise our kids together, and have a child of our own one day."

" Good, I love you to" she said, as she wrapped her arms around him, " And whatever you what to do about this whole Joshua case, I support you, "

" Thank you" he said, as he kissed her, " Come on, "

" Where we going?"

" I won't be able to sleep tonight till I get some answers from Christina, And I want you there beside me when I meet my son."

" I wouldn't want to be anywhere else," she whispered, as she kissed him again...

Once standing in front of Christina's sister door, Lucas took a deep breath, and closed his eyes, Peyton took his face in her hands and kissed him, Lucas was a little shocked at first, but it didn't take long for him to start kissing her back. " You can do this" she whispered, as they broke apart.

He smiled, " thank you" he whispered, before kissing her again. After pulling back the second time, he finally rung the door bell,

The door flew open, " Luke," Christina gasp, " Peyton,,, What are you guys doing here?" she asked, as she crossed her arms over her chest.

" We need to talk" Lucas told her

" Yeah, I know, I figure we can talk in the mor..

" No, " Lucas said as he cut her off "I want to talk now, I want to see my son now."

Christina closed her eyes, " Fine, come on in" she said, as she step aside to let them in. " Have a sit" she said, as she sat down in the red child.

They couple sat down on the red couch, " Hey Emily," Lucas said, to the brown hair girl who was sitting in a rocking chair holding an infant.

" Hey Luke, " The girl replied back " And you must be Peyton, I've heard so much about you."

Peyton give her a confused look, which Lucas picked up on, " This is Christina's sister Emily, Katie's aunt, she in Katie, exchange emails every once in a while,"

" Yes, and Katie has told me so much about you and your daughter Kelly, But I must say, you are way prettier in person then your pictures."

" Pictures?"

" Kelly likes to send her picture of New York, since Emily has never been there, and you and Kelly were in a few, Emily is the only one in Christina side of the family that keeps in touch with her." He said, as he give Christina a cold glare.

" Lucas,..." Christina said, as the two stared at each other, " I love our daughter, that's why I...

" I don't want to hear about it, I'm not here for her, she is doing fine without you and her life, I just want some answer and I want to meet Joshua, where is he?'

" Right here" Emily said, with a huge smile, " He is so tiny, in so handsome," she said, as she looked down at the infant.

Peyton's eyes widen along with Lucas's they both looked at the infant in Emily's arms, and back at Christina, " Is this some kind of sick joke or something, whose baby is that, for real" Lucas asked

" No joke, he's mine...

" I'm not his father," Lucas stated interrupting her. "There is no way in hell I'm his father, Why would you lie? Why does he have my last name?" clearly pissed that she had him believing he had a son.

" Cause he's yours...

Sorry Guys, I just had to end it like that, I love getting you all excited... Review please and let me know what you think...

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