Alright fellas! Here's chapter two. I know that my story is set mid season 5 but I just want to give it a shot. I'm so excited for 617! Daaaaamn!

Anyway…

The song for this chapter is "For you to notice" by Dashboard confessional.

Flashbacks are in italic.


[Luke's room]

Lucas went inside his room to find Lindsey on the bed, sitting up.

"Hey." She smiled.

"Hey" he smiled back.

"You alright?" she asked.

"I'm not sure." He said as he sat beside her.

He then placed his hand on top of hers and looked into her eyes.

"I need to talk to you." He told her.

[Peyton's office]

Peyton pulled away from the strong arms that held her and wiped her tears.

"Is everything okay?" he asked.

"What are you doing here, Julian?" she asked him.

"That's not really important right now. Is this because of Lucas?" he asked.

Peyton looked down.

"I'm here." He said as he took her hand.

"I shouldn't have come back." She said.

"That's true because you should've stayed with me." he said.

Peyton chuckled as she looked up. "Still cocky, I see."

"Not cocky. I'm just being honest." He told her as he smiled.

[Naley's house]

Haley was grading some papers at the dining table when Lucas appeared by the hallway.

"Hey…" he greeted softly.

"Hey buddy." She looked up, putting down the pen and paper as Lucas went to sit beside her.

"I need to talk to you." He said.

"What's wrong?" Haley asked.

[Clothes over Bro's]

A tall, handsome man walked in the store causing Brooke to look up from the register. She stopped sketching as she smiled and approached him.

"Welcome to Clothes over bro's." she greeted. "How may I help you?"

"Hi." He smiled. "Brooke Davis, right?"

"Yes." She flashed a flirtatious smile. "You must be the man of my dreams."

He chuckled, blushing. "Actually---"

He was interrupted when Peyton stepped inside the store.

"I must've left my phone at the office." Peyton told Julian as she approached.

Brooke looked to the guy standing in front of her then to Peyton, feeling confused. Peyton noticed Brooke's expression and she smiled at Julian.

"So I guess she was flirting with you while I was gone." Peyton stated, chuckling.

"Yeah." He too, chuckled.

"I'm standing right here, you know.' Brooke told them.

"I'm sorry." Peyton smiled apologetically. "Brooke this is---"

"Julian. Julian Baker." He introduced himself.

"And you are…?" Brooke asked.

"A friend from LA." Both Peyton and Julian quickly responded.

They both looked at each other, startled. They looked back at Brooke who was eyeing them suspiciously.

"Right." Brooke chuckled.

"So anyway, I need to ask you a favor." Peyton said as she pulled Brooke toward the register. Julian watched them as his mind drifted.

Julian was on the phone with Peyton.

"You're leaving?" he asked.

"I'm sorry I couldn't come to say goodbye. If I wait any longer I might not go through with this." Peyton said.

"Are you coming back?" he asked.

"I don't know." Peyton whispered.

"But---"

"Julian, I have to go. I'll call you as soon as I arrive Tree Hill." She said.

"Peyton, I---"

"I'm sorry." She said then hung up.

He gazed at Peyton as he smiled sadly. He looked down as he reached for something in his pocket. Slightly revealing it, he looked at the ring.

"But for now I'll look so longingly.

Waiting…

For you to want me, for you to need me, for you to notice me."



Dun, dun, dun, dun! Julian's in town! Originally, I made up a character but since Julian has a similarity with my character, I decided to use Julian instead. At least you guys are familiar with Julian.

Whatcha think?

RR