Hey guys! Things are about to get 'heated"
"Stolen" by Dashboard confessional
[Breyton's]
Brooke went inside the house to find Julian at the kitchen counter, drinking.
"Hey, I thought you were at the hospital." Brooke said as she placed her things on the table.
"I had some work to do." Julian said then he emptied the contents of his glass.
"Peyton's been wondering where you were for the past few days, Julian." She said. "What's going on?"
"Nothing." He said.
"What happened?" Brooke asked.
He sighed.
"I just don't understand how she could still love him." He said.
"You mean, like how you still love her?" she pointed out.
Julian looked at Brooke, not knowing what to say.
"You're gonna have to talk to her, you know? You do live in the same house and I don't want any drama in this house." Brooke told him.
"I already talked to her. But she chose Lucas." He said.
"So? I thought you came here to fight for her? Sitting here, drinking yourself to death and sulking isn't fighting for her." Brooke said.
Julian remained silent, thinking about what Brooke said.
"You took a chance on her and she loved you back. You did it once, you can do it again." Brooke said.
[outside the hospital]
Peyton and Julian made their way to the parking lot.
"God, it's good to be out of this place." Peyton said.
Julian chuckled.
"I'm glad you're here. I was beginning to think you went back to L.A." she said.
"I'm sorry. I had a lot of things to deal with." Julian said.
"It's okay. Where's Brooke?" she asked.
"She's at a meeting. We have the whole afternoon to ourselves." Julian smiled.
"Hmm…sounds interesting. Where are we going?" she asked.
"It's a surprise." He said.
[beach]
"Okay. We're in the isolated part of the beach. This doesn't look good. You must be planning to kill me." Peyton joked.
Julian chuckled. "Well, it depends. If you're nice, I might just consider keeping you around." He said, winking at her.
"Oh, okay." she chuckled.
They stopped at the spot where there was a blanket and a picnic basket set. There was also a cooler and some plates.
"Wow." She said, smiling.
"I'm sure you're hungry. Hospital food isn't healthy." Julian said.
[after a while]
Julian and Peyton were seated side by side, watching the waves touch the shore.
"I'm happy for you." He said.
"What do you mean?" she asked.
"You two found your way back to each other. That's good." He explained.
"Me and Lucas?" she was confused. "We're not back together. We're not even friends anymore."
Julian looked at Peyton, surprised. "You're not?"
"Of course not…I let him go, remember?" she told him.
"But…I saw you two the other day. He kissed you." Julian said.
"That was a goodbye kiss." She clarified. "It's officially over."
Julian looked away. "Oh."
"I can't keep holding out for him anymore. Part of me will always love him, I can't deny that. But I think we just have to stop and move on."
"Well, I hope that's a good thing." Julian said as he placed a hand on top of hers.
Peyton rested her head on his shoulder and closed her eyes.
"It will be. Thank you, Julian. It helps that you're here." She softly said.
"Anything for you, Peyton." He said then he gently rested his head on her head and also closed his eyes.
Both were unaware of the smile on each other's faces.
"Invitation only grant farewells
We all will sleep well
You are the best one of the best ones
We all look like we feel
You have stolen my heart."
No drama for this chapter. I'll let you guys rest from it for a while. The next chapter will be drama free too. There will be lot's of Julian and peyton interaction. I'm so excited for the next chapter. You'll see why….
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