Hey guys! Here's the next chapter.

How will things be when Peyton wakes up? Let's see…

"Collide" by Howie Day


[Peyton's hospital room]

Peyton slowly opened her eyes and familiarized herself to her surroundings. She looked to the side table and saw a bouquet of flowers. She reached out to grab it. She smiled, admiring the flowers.

"Like it…?"

She turned to see Julian approach with coffee in hand.

"They're beautiful." She complemented.

"Told you I'd be here when you wake up." he smiled as he sat down beside her.

"It feels like you never left." She said.

"Well, if you take a look at the table to your right, you'll see that I've been here everyday." he told her.

She looked at the console table to her right and saw many vases with flowers.

"Wow." She said.

He smiled. "Glad you like them."

"Thank you for this." She said as she looked back at him. "How've you been?"

"I'm doing better now that you're awake." He said, smiling.

She placed her hand on his cheek and he closed his eyes.

"I missed seeing you smile." She told him and then took her hand away.

He opened his eyes. "I missed seeing your eyes."

Peyton blushed and looked away. "So, how long was I knocked out?"

"Not long." he said. "The Doctor wanted to make sure you'd be healed completely. It was just two weeks, three days and eight hours." Julian said.

"But who's counting?" Brooke said as she entered the room. "It doesn't matter how long as long as you're okay."

"B. Davis." Peyton greeted as Brooke stood beside Julian.

"P. Sawyer." Brooke smiled.

"Okay, why don't I give you guys some time and I'll go to Dr. Copeland. I'll be back later." Julian said as he stood up.

"Yeah sure, I need to talk to P. Sawyer anyway." Brooke said.

Julian leaned in and kissed Peyton's temple then turned to leave.

"So, what did I miss?" Peyton asked as Julian walked away.

Brooke sat beside Peyton with her eyebrow raised.

"Hopefully, you missed your best friend." Brooke smirked.

Peyton chuckled. "Of course I missed you, Brooke."

"What about Julian?" Brooke teased.

Peyton smiled. "I missed him, too."

[Hospital hallway]

Julian dialed a familiar number and waited for his call to be answered.

"Hey, it's me." Julian said as soon as someone answered. "Peyton's awake."

Julian was at Peyton's office, fixing her things. Haley went out of the studio and approached him.

"You don't have to do this, you know?" Haley told him.

Julian stopped fixing and then faced her.

"I know. I'm just trying to keep my mind distracted." Julian said.

"Is she okay? Did something happen?" Haley asked.

"Oh yeah…she's okay…I'm just…" he sighed then sat down. "I'm worried something might go wrong and…I miss her."

Haley sat in front of him, sympathizing.

"She'll be awake soon. She just needs rest, right? You know she's not going anywhere." Haley said.

Julian nodded sadly.

"I just thought I'd let you know." Julian said.

"Can we stop by?" Haley asked.

"I don't know yet. I'll have to ask. I'll call you when I find out." Julian said.

"Okay. Thanks Julian." She said.

"No problem. Oh, and Haley…don't tell Lucas, okay?" Julian told her.

[Hospital room]

"He was a mess?" Peyton asked.

"He was. Sometimes, he went to your office to keep his mind off things. Haley's been really good to him." Brooke said.

"Haley? Wow, I really did miss a lot." Peyton realized.

"Oh you have no idea." Brooke told her.

[Tree hill gym]

Lucas's phone rang. He answered it.

"Hey, Linds." He greeted.

"Hey, Luke. How are you?" she asked.

"I'm good. How about you? Are you coming home?" he asked.

"I'll be home. I'm actually about to board the plane now." She said.

"I can't wait to see you." He said.

"I can't wait to see you, too." She said. "Besides, we have a wedding to plan."

"I'm tangled up in you

Even the wrong words seem to rhyme

I finally find you and I collide"



Dun, dun. Dun! Things are about to get more interesting. I know, I know, a wedding?! Did ya think it won't happen? Well, there's a lot more that's about to happen. Come on, it's Tree Hill. It won't be Tree Hill without drama and all that.

Up next: Julian and Peyton interaction. And Peyton has to deal with Lucas again.

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