Sorry for the late update...

Anyways, I need you guys help I will be ending this story shortly, but before I do, I need to know what you guys think about some parts of it.
Do you think Brooke and Peyton should make up? Become close friends again? Do you think Peyton should tell Kelly about Jeff, now or when she's
older? Should Lucas and Peyton take in Josh? Should Luke talk to Katie about seen Christina and that she is dying and that she has a step brother? I would really love you guys feed back, I have a few ideas, but not many... So your help will be appreciated

Thanks for reading, I have decided not to end this chapter with a cliffhanger, I figured I did that enough to you guys, not only with this story, but my
other ones to.

Oh, Please feel free to check out my other new stories to, A step at a Time, it's a Leyton and Naley story, and A baby changes everything it's all Leyton.. Let me know what you think.

Happy Reading
Cindy :)

Prefect Match

chapter 23

She turned back to look at him. Praying he couldn't see she was about to cry. He looked at her, giving her a look she rarely see, a look that had her questioning their future, it they had one. The he said, what she was fearing " I don't want to be your boyfriend anymore "

Peyton could literally hear her heart-break as he said those words to her. She stared at him, holding her tears back. She couldn't move, she couldn't speak.,she was numb. Less than twenty-four hours ago they were talking about moving in together in possibly having a baby together. Now he wants to break up with her, she turn her head towards the ocean, staring up at the moon, as the tears she was trying to hold back, started coming down. part of her just wanted to jump up and run inside, pretended like he never said anything. But she just sat there, so confused, how was she suppose to run, if she can't even move.

"mama." a voice from a distances knocks her out of her thoughts. She looked back at the house, seeing Kelly running towards her, she immediately stood up, wiping her eyes, she didn't want Kelly to know she's been crying. "mama." the voice repeats itself,

" what's wrong?" she asked as the little girl dived in her arms.

" I had a dream." she said as she buried her head in her Mother's chest.

" what kind of dream?" Peyton asks as she kissed the top of her head.

" a bad one, I don't want to talk about it it's too scary." she cried. as her arms tighten around her mother's neck.

" okay, we don't have to." she told her as she rubbed her back trying to calm her down. " did you wake Katie up to ?" she asked.

" no," she says with a shake of her head, " I don't think so... I called out for you but you didn't come."

" I'm sorry sweetheart, mama didn't hear you, Did Karen and Dan come?" she asked, not calling thenm grandma and grandpa for the first time, had Lucas looking at her surprisingly

" Yeah, Grandma Karen come in, but I told her I wanted you, cause you know how to make me feel better. she said you was outside, then I asked for Lucas, he knows how to make me feel better to." she told them as she closed her eyes. Peyton didn't say anything, she knew how much Kelly loved Lucas, which was something she wanted to happen, but now with them breaking up, that will be something she just won't be able to explain, especially since she didn't understand it herself.

" You okay now princess?" Lucas asked, as he rubbed the top of her head. His mind still processing everything he wanted to tell Peyton, and wondering why she called his parents by their first names, she's been calling them grandma and grandpa since she met them in December.

" I am now." Kelly whispered. Then yawn. " mama could you read me a story?" she asked, as she lifted her head, her big green eyes begging her.

" sure baby." Peyton told her kissing her forehead. She was kind of happy for the interrupting. She knew they had to finish their conversation, but for now she was more than happy for the distraction.

" Lucas you coming... " Kelly asked as she lay her head on her moms shoulder again.

Lucas looked at Peyton who was looking at Kelly, " No princess, I think your mom would like to read to you alone. I'll see you in the morning. "

" Okay, night Lucas, I love you."

" Night, love you to princess." He smiled, as he kissed her forehead. He glanced at Peyton who turned her head to the side, " Peyton, I would really like to finish our conversation. "

" Yeah." she told him as she started to walk away.

Lucas stood there with his hands in his pockets, watching her walk into the house, he knows something was bothering her, she wasn't talking to him and she wasn't looking at him, and it's his fault.

She quietly walked in the house trying her hardest not to cry, she didn't want Kelly to see the tears in her eyes, or notices the sadness they probably held. One thing about her amazing little angel is she is always able to read her mama's eyes, she could always tell when her mom was sad. As Peyton walked into the girls room, she seen Karen sitting on the bed.

" Hey, you can go back to bed I got her now." Peyton told her as she walked over to the bed. Laying Kelly down.

" I was just a little worried, so I wanted to make sure she was okay."

" she usually only has nightmares when she watches something scary, "

" We didn't watch anything today" Karen said, as she looked down at Kelly who was half and half.

" then I don't know what brought this one on then, I'm just going to read her a short story she should be find the rest of the night."

" Okay," Karen said, as she lean down " Night sweetheart." she said, as she kissed her forehead.

" Night grandma" she whispered, causing Peyton to close her eyes, this is what she was avoiding her daughter getting hurt. All theses people that she had gotten close to won't be apart of her life anymore.

" Peyton you okay?" Karen asked, as she noticed the paleness in her face.

Peyton opened her eyes, " Yeah, just tired " she said hoping Karen brought it.

" Well, it won't take long before she's out, then you can go get some rest, Night honey." she said, as she touched her arm

" Night Karen." She let out a deep sigh, once Karen shut the door. " Okay Angel, what do you want me to read?" she asked, as she sat down on the edge of the bed.

" This," Kelly said, as she handled her a white hard cover book.

Their was no title, no drawing, no author name. " What is this?" she questioned Kelly, as she turned the book over, then scanned through the page.

" A book grandma Karen give Katie, she said that Lucas wrote it for Katie, It's good mama, grandpa Dan readied it to us last night." the six-year-old said, as she rubbed her eyes.

" Really?" was all she could say, as she continued to look through the book. Lucas wrote a book, why didn't he ever tell her that, hell why didn't Haley or Nathan tell her, or do they know?

" Mama, you going to read it?"

She looked down at her sleepy daughter, " yeah," she took a deep breath trying to clear her mind of everything that has happen today, " Here we go," she said, as she turned to the first page. " Dreams...

" It starts off with a poem, before you get to the story, "

Peyton nodded, "I dream is a wish your heart makes, when you're fast asleep. And dreams you will lose your heartaches, whatever you wish for you keep. Have faith in your dreams and someday, your rainbow will come smiling through. No matter how your heart is grieving if you keep on believing the dream that you wish will come true. A dream is a wish your heart makes when you're feeling small, alone in the night your whisper, thinking no one can hear you at all. You wake up with the morning sunlight to find fortune that is smiling on you. Don't ever let your heart be filled with sorrow for all you know tomorrow that dream you wish will come true. A dream is a wish your heart makes when you're fast asleep. And dreams you will lose your heartaches whatever you wish for you keep. To my baby girl Katie, never stop dreaming, love you daddy. "She smiled a little, as she finished reading the first page. .

" my daddy wrote a lot of poems he reads me them some nights. "

Peyton jumped a little, at the sound of Katie's voice " honey, sorry did I wake you?""

" no I was awake when Kelly screamed" she smiled. " after grandpa put us to bed, we woke up in turned the tv on, we watched this really scary movie. "

" oh that's why Kelly had a nightmare" she said as she looked down at her now sleeping daughter.

" yeah, sorry, didn't know she would get that scared."

" Its okay, shes fine now." Peyton said, as she ran her fingers through her hair.

" Peyton, can you read more of the book till I fall back to sleep?"

" Sure sweetheart." She stood up in walked across the room to Katie's bed. " So your daddy wrote this for you?"

" Yeah, when I was really young grandma says, that she wanted to send it to the place that would make tons of copies of books so all the kids in the world could read it but daddy told her no,"

" Why?"

She shrugged her shoulders, " He said it was just for me, I told him it be okay I want other kids to read it,"

Peyton smiled, " Lets read this, " she then tuned to the second page. "It was a wild and windy day. The ship reached Tree Fort Island just in time! The rain began to pour from the sky, as everyone ran for the clubhouse." She stopped reading noticing Katie was out like a light to. She kissed her on the forehead, whispering " I love you" she smiled, as she ran her fingers through her hair, like she did Kelly, her smile fade as she realized that Kelly won't be the only one hurting in the end. Two innocence little girls were going to have their hearts broken, and it's all her fault, she just wasn't should what she did or didn't do. She finished reading the book, curious to how good it was, afterwards she laid her head down on the pillow next's to Katie's, where she silently cried herself to sleep.

After waiting an hour for Peyton to come back, Lucas decided to go find her. She wasn't in their room, like he hoped, So he walked over to the girls room., a huge grin appeared on his face, as he saw, Peyton laying beside Katie holding her closely,both fast asleep. He sighed as he walked into the room, covering them up, kissing their foreheads, and then doing the same to Kelly. He really wanted to talk to her, but he guess he could hold off one more day. He went back to his room, preparing for a night alone in bed.

It was around five in the morning that Peyton awoke, she carefully got out of Katie's bed. Looking at her watch, she then started to pack up what she could find of Kelly's stuff. Then as quite as a mouse walked over to the room she was sharing with Lucas, she saw him sleeping, knowing he is a heavy sleeper, she hurry and got her bag in throw what she could inside, she then went back to Kelly, " Baby," she whispered, " Kelly honey wake up"

" Why?"

" Honey we have to go"

Kelly sat up " It's still dark outside mama where we going?" asked the confused sleepy six-year-old

" Home honey, Mama wants to go home."

" But why? I don't want to go." she cried.

" Hey, we promised aunt Haley we would be there when she has the baby."

" Did she have it?" she asked in an excited voice.

She looked at her, debating if she should lie or not, " Not yet, but soon, "

" We got to wake Katie up." she said, as she got out of bed.

" No honey." she said, as she pulled her back towards her. " You and I are leaving now, Katie will be up with everyone else later.'

"But I don't want to leave Katie, I want to stay here, can we just wait and leave with everybody else." she begged.

Peyton hated herself for this, she didn't want her to be upset in mad or hurt, but she had to get out of this house. She couldn't face Lucas in the morning, she rather have him break up with her over the phone then fcve to face. " Kelly Nicole Sawyer, we are leaving now, I'm sorry, get dress and meet me down stairs, " she told her in the tone that Kelly knew meant business, "

" Fine" she pouted.

Peyton walked towards the door, " Do not wake Katie, I'm going to call cab. hurry up" she told her. then left the room. She called a cab, only to find out that they don't run to six, it was five forty, she had twenty-minute to wait, " Come on, " she said, as Kelly walked down the stairs, with the saddest look Peyton has ever seen. She decided to sit out on the porch and wait on the cab.

As soon as the door shut, Katie run to Lucas's room. She overheard Peyton talking to Kelly, but she pretended to be still sleeping, she could tell by Peyton's tone that she was upset, and didn't want Peyton to be mad at her. " Daddy, Daddy." she yelled, as she came into the room. Lucas didn't move, " Daddy wake up now!" she yelled, giving him a lite slap on his bare chest,

" What the..." he said, as he jumped dup, " Katie, what are you doing?"

" I want to go home?"

" What?"

" I want to go home, " she repeated as she pulled on his arm.

Lucas just stared at her. " Why? What happen? Are you okay?" he asked, puzzled to what brought this on.

" I'm fine daddy, I just want to go with them." she cried, still pulling on his arm.

" What is going on?" Karen asked as she and Dan stepped into the room. Both jumped out of bed when they heard their granddaughter crying.

Lucas just shrugged his shoulders, " I want to go home" she cried again as she started to jump up and down.

" Katie Nicole Scott, stop acting like a baby, you know I don't like it when you throw temper fits." Lucas told her . She stopped jumping, " Now calm down and tell me why you want to go home ?"

" I want to be there when aunt Haley has the baby to." she said in a low voice wiping away her tears.

" Honey, Aunt Haley isn't due till next month" Karen said, as she walked over towards the bed,

" But...

" But nothing" Lucas said cutting her off, " Baby girl. I talked to aunt Haley before I went to bed, she and the baby are doing fine, she's not in labor, or having the baby anytime soon. I promise."

" Katie, Honey what made you think she was having the baby now?" Dan asked, as he kneel beside her.

" Peyton and Kelly are going back home to be with her, Peyton said she was going to have the baby soon,"

The three of them exchanged looks, it was then that Lucas noticed Peyton and Kelly were not in the room. " Sweetheart, isn't Peyton in your bed?" he asked, knowing that's where she was earlier.

Katie shook her head, " she was, but when I woke up she was making Kelly get up."

"What do you mean?" Lucas looked around the room, " Peyton's clothes are gone" he said flatly. The drawers are wide open, which were closed when he went to bed. He glanced at the nightstand by her side of the bed, the bottle of coconut lotions that she puts on her amazingly smooth tan legs every night was gone.

" Lucas what are talking about? Where is Peyton?" Karen asked,

" They are going home grandma," Katie said, as Dan picked her up.

" Her clothes are gone" Lucas repeated still in shock, He ran his fingers through his hair, " Her lotions gone, " he stood up walking over to the closet. " Her suitcase is gone" he whispered.

" Lucas did something happen with you two tonight?" Dan said, as he walked over to his son.

" I..." was all he could get out, he was trying hard to think what went wrong, and why she would just pick up in leave like this. Then it hit him like a ton of bricks, their talk on the beach, what he said, what he didn't get to say, this was not the way he wanted things to go.

" Katie, honey how do you know Peyton and Kelly are going home?" Karen asked, as she walked over to Lucas who just flopped back down on the bed, placing his head and his hands. As Karen patted his back.

"Peyton said so I hear her."

" She went back home" Lucas said in a painfully voice.

"Why?" Karen said, her and Dan still not getting what happen.

" For aunt Haley and the baby, daddy that's what I was trying to tell you, gosh you never listen." she pouted..

Lucas looked up at her, "sorry baby girl." he said giving her a small smile. He looked back at the floor, trying not to let the tears that gathered in his eyes fall.

" Okay, I'm really confused here, I don't understand why Peyton would just up and leave, And...

" Wait, it's not even six yet" Dan said, cutting Karen off. " Tree Hill cabs don't start running till six in the morning, so how did she get to the airport?"

" She going to call a cab., she said so" Katie told them as she started yawning

Lucas looked over at the clock a minute till six, " You don't think their..." he trailed off as he hurried out the room. Praying she was still here somewhere.

Kelly sat on the bottom step with her arms wrapped tightly around herself, refusing to talk to her mom or look at her. Peyton sat on top of the steps with her head and her hands, cussing herself out, she should have known better, she should have never let him in, never left herself fall, she knew it was going to end badly, but she let her heart lead the way and look where that got her, sitting outside at six in the morning, with a broken heart, and a daughter that hates her.

Peyton's head snaps up, as the door open. " Thank God," his voice went through her body like hot water through ice.

" Lucas" Kelly says a little to happy, she runs up the stairs and hugs him.

Lucas picks her up, " Princess, would you please go inside for a second I need to talk to your mom"

Kelly looks at her, wondering if she should or not, " Go ahead baby." Peyton said. her voice is fragile, almost broken. She knows there's no getting away from this dreading conversation now. She placed her head back in her hands.

Lucas puts her down and she runs into the house, and he sits down beside her, " You can't leave!" he exclaimed, staring at her. " Look, about what I said on the beach last night, I...

" I get it" She cut him off. " I don't need or want a explanation." she tells him, as her head is still in her hands.

" No, you don't get, " he said in loud voice, " You misunderstood what I was trying to say,"

Her head popped up, giving him a look that he has never seen, " I misunderstood what you was trying to say?" her voice full of disbelief, she shakes her head, " You said you didn't want to be my boyfriend anymore, there was no misunderstanding about that, I have always been able to readied in between the lines, So I knew what was coming next." she sighed, as she turned her head so he couldn't see her face anymore.

He rubbed his face, " Peyton, I didn't me..

" Stop!" she yelled, interrupting him again, she stood up, " I don't need you pity, I'm fine with everything, " she crossed her arms over her chest, she knew he was just trying to take it back now, because he felt bad for her, she didn't want his sympathetic.

" Can I please talk?" he asked in a irritated voice, he stood up. They locked eyes, " I don't pity you, I have never pity you, I love you," he said taking her silent as permission to talk. She closed her eyes once the love you part came out. " I'm sorry, yes, I did say I don't want to be your boyfriend anymore, Because...the truth is I don't" he admitted in a whisper.

Her eyes open locking back with his, her tears start falling, which broke his heart." Peyton, " he whispered, as he grabbed her hand, she tried to pull away, but he wouldn't let her. " I don't want to be your boyfriend anymore, sweetheart, because... I want to be your husband. I need to be your husband" he says, as a few tears of his own falls. Her eyes widen, her mouth opens but nothing comes out, " Please say something." his voice begs

" Lucas, you can't be serious, you're not really think...

" Yes, I'm dead serious, I love you and I know you love me, I want to spend the rest of my life with you, I want everything with you."

She shook her head, " No, no...Luke, I do love you, so much, but I think with everything that happen yesterday with you finding out about Christina just make you start thinking about life and stuff, and ...

" Yes, Christina dying did open my eyes to how short life really is, but that not what brought this on, Peyton I have wanted to asks you, for a while now." the look in her eyes told him that she still didn't believe him. " I'll prove it." he said, as he dragged her inside the house and up to their room. He let go off her once they entered the room, he went to his bag.

Peyton stood in the middle of the room watching him, her heart started to beat fasted as she seen the black velvet box in his hand, " Oh my God " she exclaimed, as her hand went up in covered her mouth.

" Now this isn't how I pictured doing this, I had tons of different ideas flowing around inside my head." He smiled, as he walked back over to her, " Last night sitting on the beach, the moonlight shining down on you, My God you looked like an angel, I just knew that my moment had come, yes, I should have chosen my words more carefully then what I did." he laughs, she smiled at him, giving him the curious to continue. " You're more than wonderful, more than amazing. You're so incredible. All I wanna do, all I wanna feel, all I wanna be is close to you. All I wanna do is love you, and be loved by you. Everyday, is my lucky day, as long as I have you. Baby you know you're my one and only, I want everything with you," he says as he drops to one knee, " Peyton Sawyer, will you marry me?" he asked, still staring into her blood-shot eyes, she open her mouth...

"Say yes mama, Yeah Peyton say yes, please...' both girls yelled stopping her answer.

They looked over at their daughters standing in the doorway, smiling big, Karen and Dan right behind them, " I think we all are waiting for an answer Peyton." Karen said, with a huge smile as Peyton nod.

She looked back down at Lucas, who was wearing a nervous smile and his eyes was glazed with tears, " Yes, Yes" she whispered, as the tears continue to fall, he smiled then slipped the ring on her finger. She pulled him up, then throw herself in his arms. "I love you so much."

" I love you to" he whispered, before kissing her lips, gently at first, then more deeply and urgently until their mouths were open with passion.

"Were getting married?" Kelly yelled in an excited tone..

" Yay!" Katie agreed, the girls running to their parents... Lucas picked up Kelly, and Peyton picked up Katie, All four hugging and laughing, Karen and Dan stood in the doorway watching the little happy family...