Episode 8 Chapter 4 Away We Go

Noah sighed and Peyton sat down beside him. "You ran away once."

"I didn't run away, but I thought about it. I even bought the plane ticket." Peyton admitted.

"Why were you running?"

"My kids were just born and Lucas was perfect. He was absolutely perfect, and I didn't think that I could be a perfect wife or a perfect mother. I got nervous. So I took the twins over to Karen's and I packed a bag. I didn't leave a note. I didn't even attempt to say goodbye. I bought a plane ticket, and to be honest with you I don't even know where it was to, but I bought it. I had to get away." Peyton took a breath. "I sat here for a few hours, and then Karen came and sat next to me. She knew I was up to something. And she talked me out of it. She told me that Lucas didn't need me to be perfect. He just needed me to be me…The girl he loved."

"She lied to me Peyton."

"We all lie, Noah."

"She didn't want my brother to be the father of her baby. She…"

"No," Peyton corrected him. "She didn't want hurt you. She was trying to protect you."

"I don't know if I can forgive her."

"You know what Karen told me…She said that if my heart was telling me to run then I should run, but if there was apart of my heart that was telling me to stay then I should stay." She touched his shoulder. "If you close your eyes and you can't see Elizabeth in your future then go…Leave her…But if you close your eyes and you see her just even a little bit then you should stay and work on your marriage because love is the greatest gift from God. And I can see in your eyes that you love her…" Peyton smiled. "Follow your heart Noah wherever it may lead you."

Peyton stood up to walk away.

"You didn't run away."

"I closed my eyes and all I could see was Lucas." Peyton smiled and walked away. She hoped that he saw Elizabeth when he closed his eyes.

….

"You have to talk to your wife," Nathan told Lucas as they both took a sip of their beer.

"She never has time to talk anymore. She's so busy running her company."

"That's when you tell her that it is important."

Lucas sighed, "When are you going to talk to Millie?"

"Don't change the subject."

"I'm not changing the subject. I'm simply asking a question."

"There is nothing to say to Millie."

"You should tell her that you love her."

Nathan nodded. "She knows that."

"You are sending her away. Do you think she really knows that?"

Nathan bit his bottom lip. "Okay so maybe she thinks I hate her. I don't know. She could have killed Sophie."

"What happened to Sophie was an accident. And she is fine now."

"I'm trying to forgive Millie…I just don't know if I can."

Lucas sighed. "Then I guess we both have problems."

"Yeah I guess so."

…..

"You want to run away?" Max was a little surprised.

"Yes…and I think you should come with me. I have to get away Max, and I know you want that too."

"How do you know that?"

"I know that you don't want to go on tour…and the only way you can get away with it is by running away with me." She hugged him. "Please Max…I need you to do this with me. I don't want to do it alone."

…..

Rebecca is walking in the mall alone.

Jason and Riley are now in the mall walking around. "I'm going to go in here. I want to pick Ellie up something."

"Okay…" Jason sat down on the bench. He looked up and saw Rebecca walking his way. "Rebecca," he smiled. She was absolutely beautiful.

"Jason, what are you doing here?"

"Hanging out with a friend…You look hot."

"Jason," she had to admit that he was really hot too.

"Let's sneak away." Jason touched her shoulder.

"I can't. I have to find my daughter, but maybe we could sneak away later tonight." She smiled.

"Are we really going to do this?" He sure hoped so.

"Yeah I think we are."

He gave her a quick kiss on the cheek and she walked away.

"No way," Riley said as he walked up. "I can't believe you are sleeping with her."

…..

Savannah and Chloe are still eating ice cream together.

"You know…Tree Hill isn't so bad."

"I just don't want to be here."

"I'm not trying to tell you what to do or how to feel but I think you should give Tree Hill a chance. You might find you like it a whole lot."

Chloe faked a smile. She didn't like Tree Hill, but she thought that she and Savannah could probably be friends.

….

Jacey walks into her house. "Keith Scott," she smiled when he walked around the corner.

"Hi beautiful…" He wraps his arms around her.

"Where are the boys?"

"Napping," he smiled. "Can we take a nap?"

"Oh I thought maybe you would want to do something else."

"You know me so well." She jumped into his arms, and he carried her to the bedroom.

….

McKenzie and Ellie are now at McKenzie's house. McKenzie walks into her bedroom. Ellie is sitting on the bed. "Ally is asleep."

"Good," Ellie sighed. "Now we can talk about your love for Hunter."

"I think I've always loved him."

"You broke up with him…you…"

"I know. I don't need a recap of what I've done Ellie. I just…I just need some support."

"You know that I support you McKenzie, but Hunter has moved on, and I have feeling if you admit your love for him now you are only going to get hurt."

"I guess that's a risk I'm going to have to take." McKenzie was serious.

…

Hunter and Jessica are at the studio. "What are we doing here?" Hunter asked.

"There is something that I have always wanted to do." She pulled him into the recording studio. She pulls him into a kiss. "I've always thought that would be romantic."

"Was it?"

"It was way better than I thought. Can we do it again?"

He nodded his head. "Of course we can." He leans in and kisses her again.

…

Jacey and Keith are lying in bed together. "That was amazing." Keith kissed his wife's forehead. "I think we get better and better."

"I would have to agree." She kissed his stomach. "You know Keith I love you so much, and I am so glad that God gave you to me. He really knew what he was doing when he put us together."

"I would have to agree." He smiled and touched her face softly. "He knew exactly what he was doing." He kissed her and then slowly fell on top of her.

"Let's make love again and again." She giggled.

Keith nodded.

Her phone started to ring.

"Don't answer it," Keith groaned.

"It could be work."

"It could be nothing."

"Keith," she pushed him off of her and found her phone. "Hello…"

Keith sighed. They never got to spend that much time together. It wasn't fair.

"Jacey," Breanne was definitely upset on the other end.

"Breanne, are you okay?"

"I…I shouldn't have called. Um you're probably busy."

"No," Jacey looked at Keith and he nodded his head. "What's up?"

"I just need my best friend."

"I'm on my way Breanne." She hung up the phone.

"What's wrong?" There was always something wrong with Breanne.

"She didn't say, but I've got to go check on her. I hope that's okay."

"That's fine." He kissed her cheek. "I love you."

"I love you too…and thank for always being so understanding."

Keith smiled. Maybe he was too understanding sometimes.

…

Jake walks into his living room. "Mia, we have a problem."

'What's wrong Jake?"

"Max is gone…"

"I'm sure he just went out for a run or something. Just call him."

Jake grabbed his phone and dialed Max's number.

Max and Millie are still at the park. "This is my dad. I better answer this."

"Okay…"

"Hey dad," Max spoke calmly.

"Where are you?"

"I'm at the river court."

"I want you to come home now."

"I'm not going to do that dad. I'm not coming home."

Millie smiled. She knew that meant he was going to come with her.

"Excuse me," Jake was beginning to get upset and worried all at the same time.

"I'm sorry but I don't want to go on tour but I don't want to ruin your chances…so I'm just going to leave town…goodbye dad."

Jake tried to stop him from hanging up but he couldn't.

"You're going to run away with me?" Millie was pleased.

"Yeah…Let's do this."

…..

Nathan walks into Millie's room. "Millie…Millie…" He sighs, "Damn it."

"Nathan, what's wrong?"

"Millie's gone."

Brooke shook her head. She had a feeling something like this would happen.

…

Summer opens the door to see Jamie standing in front of her. "Jamie, what are you doing here?"

"We have to talk. It's important."

"Jamie…"

"Summer, I just need you to listen to me. Five minutes…that's all I'm asking for."

Summer smiled and Jamie walked in.

….

Noah's flight was called. He stood up, but he didn't know what he was going to do. He closed his eyes. He saw exactly what he needed to see.

He grabbed his bag and walked away.

….

Last night's episode was pretty good. I'm glad they mentioned Lucas and Peyton.

Let me know what you thought of this chapter…And I know now that there will be only ten episodes in this part. I know it is short, but there will be a lot in the next part to make up for this one.