Chapter 3

The next morning they all got on the plane for the long flight home. Peyton sat quietly in her seat. Karen walked over to her and asked if you could sit down. Peyton nodded her head.

"Peyton I know this is putting in a hard position but there truly is no choice." "I know you still have feelings for Lucas you always will as I do have feelings for Keith." "It is hard I get that but once you meet little Keith you will see why it is so important for you to be home." Karen told her.

"Karen why do you think Lindsey wants me at the reading of her will?" Peyton asked.

"I have no idea; I know there was no love lost between you two." "But there has to be a good reason for though." said Karen.

The girls watched a movie talked and just had fun. It was nice to see Peyton laugh. The plane landed and there was a care waiting for them. They were going to Karen's house.

The door open and running out yelling. "Grandma Karen your home." Keith jumped up and down.

"Hey you what about me?" Brooke asked.

Keith looked over at Brooke and then he saw Peyton for real not just a picture. He walks over to her and stops in front of her.

"Hi Aunt Peyton, I am Keith." "My daddy's in the hospital and my mommy is in heaven." "Aunt Peyton you are the one who is going to take care of me." Keith told her.

Peyton looked at the little boy with confusion in her eyes. She got down on her knees so she was level with him.

"Keith who told you I would be watching you?" she asked him.

"My mommy told me." he said.

"Sawyer you're home." Nathan said wrapping her in a tight hug.

"Aunt Peyton Jamie came running to her." yelled Jamie.

"Hi baby James." Peyton said picking him up.

"I missed you Aunt Peyton." he told her.

"I missed you too." Peyton said.

So part of the day was spent talking and remembering all the good and bad times they had together. And getting to know each other again.

"Grandma Karen, when are we going to see daddy?" Keith asked.

"We can go right now if you want too." Karen said.

"I do and Aunt Peyton has to come." Keith said.

"Will you come please Aunt Peyton please?" asked Keith with to blue eyes of his father's.

"How can I say no to that." Peyton said.

It was just Karen, Keith and Peyton going to the hospital. They wanted to see what would happen once Lucas realized Peyton was there. They arrived at the hospital and Karen went to get their visitor badges.

"My I have three visitor badges?" Karen asked.

"I know you and Keith but who is the other woman?" the nurse asked.

"That is Peyton Sawyer." Karen told her.

The nurse handed her the badges and they were on their way to Lucas's room. He was on the second floor. Keith was so excited that Peyton was finally here. He walked Peyton right to the door.

"Grandma Karen, me and Aunt Peyton are going to go in first ok." Keith told her.

Karen just smiled a knowing smile and Peyton and Keith were in Lucas's room. Peyton looked over at Lucas and all the machines he was hooked up on. Keith started pulling Peyton to the bed.

"Come on Aunt Peyton let's go see daddy." Keith said.

As they got closer Keith yelled out. "Daddy, Aunt Peyton's here."

The one machine started to beep faster. Keith wanted to sit next to Lucas so Peyton lifted him up and put him next to him.

"Hi daddy, now you can get better Aunt Peyton is here." Keith told him as he gave him a hug.

Peyton smile at the adoration he has for his daddy. Keith reached over and took Peyton's hand and put it in Lucas hand. Peyton felt the connection they have instantly. Every nerve in her body felt a fire it has not for years. Lucas's monitors went off the chart. Nurses and doctors came running in. Among them was Lucas's doctor, Dr. Marian Walker.

"What is going on here and who are you?" questioned Dr. Marian Walker.

"My name is Peyton Sawyer and I came to see Lucas because I was asked too." Peyton told her.

"It's ok, he is ok." "I know why this happened." she told the rest of the nurses and doctors that came in.

"So you are Peyton Sawyer, we have been waiting for you." "This is what I was hoping would happen, this means that Lucas is aware of some of his surroundings which is good." Dr. Walker told her.

"Guilty." Peyton said.

"Hi Keith how are you today?" she asked him.

"I good and happy Aunt Peyton is here." Keith said.

Peyton asked if she could go and get Karen to stay here with Keith while they go somewhere to talk. Peyton and got Karen and she and Dr. Walker went to talk.

"I am sorry but I really do not understand why it is important for me to be here." "Lucas and I have not been together or had much contact for years now." Peyton told her.

"Well Peyton the human brain is a funny thing when someone that is comatose like Lucas we as doctors have no idea what if anything is going on in there." "Then that day someone said your name and his monitors' when off we then knew you were the key to maybe unlock his brain to come back to us." Dr. Walker said.

"The key?" Peyton thought to herself.

"Does Lucas know what happen to his wife Lindsey?" asked Peyton.

"Yes he does, he was conscious when they got him to the hospital in New York so he does know his wife is dead." Dr. Walker told her.

"It was after his surgery there that he went into a coma and has not regained consciousness." she told Peyton.

"What can I do for him?" asked Peyton.

"You can come and sit and talk with him about things you did when you were young." "Tell him only stuff about you and him that only you two know." "Things like that." Dr. Walker told her.

Peyton and the doctor walked out together for the room they were in. Peyton had a lot to think about but much in doing so. Tomorrow is the reading of the will something Peyton was not looking forward too.