"What!" Lilly exclaimed.
Lucas and October looked at each other.
"EW, you guys didn't hook up together or something did you? Like one of those creepy stories in Oprah?" Lilly said loudly.
"What? No!" October said instantly.
Lucas cast another glance at October, who returned his gaze. They could tell from each others faces that they knew.
"What's going on?" Lilly asked impatiently.
"Lill, October is my...um," Lucas began.
"I'm his daughter," October spoke up.
"What! How is that possible? We would've known you! Where were you, what," Lilly said.
"My mom found out she was pregnant in senior year and moved to California," October began before filling Karen and Lilly both in on what had happened.
"Why didn't you go looking for her?" Lilly asked upset.
"I thought she was dead," Lucas mumbled.
"You thought I died?" October said.
"Yeah, Peyton told me you had, and I'm sorry. I still should have came looking for your mom, even if you hadn't made it." Lucas replied apologetically.
"I'm not mad, it's in the past, can we just focus on the future?" October said hopefully, "Will you give me a chance to be your actual kid."
"Of course I will, I want to spend as much time with you as possible, I want to get to know you and actually be in each other's lives," Lucas said, "But you have to be willing to let me be your father."
"I will," October smiled back.
"I'm your freaking auntie," Lilly said suddenly, "How can I help you hook up with guys from the team and be your auntie. This is beyond weird. Hi Ravens! Check out my niece!"
"Um, just for the record, please DON'T try to get my daughter 'hooking' up with the team," Lucas laughed.
"So, who's this Peyton everyone keeps talking about?" October said after giggling at Lilly's outburst.
"Peyton is my fiancé ," Lucas said, "Who I need to go talk to. So, well, goodnight everyone."
He stood up and walked to the door before pointing at October, "And I'll see you in class, maybe give you guys a pop quiz tomorrow. Haha this is going to be fun."
Lucas fumbled up the stairs to his bedroom, to find Peyton drawing on their bed.
"Where the hell were you? I was worried," Peyton said without looking up from her drawing.
"I had some marking to do, then I went over to my mom's café for a bit, then ran over to Haley's and then stopped in the see Lilly for a bit." Lucas said.
"Why?" Peyton asked, "We were supposed to watch a movie tonight, did you forget?"
"I completely forget, I am so sorry, things happened." Lucas said.
"You never seem to remember anything these days,' Peyton half heartedly laughed.
"I remember you telling me my daughter was dead," Lucas said looking at her in the eyes.
"What are you talking about," Peyton said standing up.
"My daughter, October, you told me she was dead," Lucas said his voice rising a little bit.
"Are you accusing me of lying?" Peyton asked in disbelief.
"Is she dead?" Lucas asked.
"We've gone over this before. She didn't breath Lucas, she's gone. Why are you having this sudden panic attack about her, and October? She has a name now?" Peyton asked.
"So, the doctor told you she was gone?" Lucas asked.
"Well, no, but.." Peyton started.
"She's not Peyton," Lucas yelled, "If she is dead then why is she sitting in the front row of my English class, why is she asking me who you are and why is she sitting over at my mom's house right now, giggling up a storm with Lilly?"
"She's here?" Peyton mumbled.
"You lied to me, and not once but for 16 years," Lucas growled, "Did someone tell you she died, or did you make it up so I would 'forget' about her?"
"I did what I thought was best," Peyton said.
"You lied, and now you can leave, and do not come back," Lucas shouted.
"How do you even know it's your kid?" Peyton yelled back.
"I just do, I can see it in her, she may look like Brooke, but there is me in there, you just know Peyton. Now, seriously, leave." Lucas said before walking out of the room and into the bathroom for a shower.