Okay, as I said, this chapter will be drama free…maybe there'll be a little.

Since Julian found out that Peyton and Lucas are over, will he fight for her?

"Together" by Michelle Branch



[Clothes over bros]

Brooke and Peyton were seated on the couch.

"Are you sure you don't want to come?" Peyton asked.

"I'm sure. Besides, I wouldn't want to intrude your love fest with Julian." Brooke teased.

"Brooke." Peyton chuckled.

"What? You and Mr. Baker have been spending so much time together for the past few weeks. I'm surprised you're not back together yet." Brooke said.

"Come on, we've talked about this." Peyton said.

"I know. But P. Sawyer, that boy is so head over heels in love with you. And you, my skinny friend, fell in love with him not long ago." Brooke said.

Peyton just smiled, shaking her head.

"Luke's wedding is coming up and you need a date." Brooke pointed out.

"Brooke Davis, I am not using him to make Luke jealous. And I already told you that Luke and I are over." Peyton said.

"I didn't say anything about making him jealous." Brooke pretended to be innocent.

Peyton gave her a look.

"Okay, so maybe I was but for the most part, I really was hoping you and Julian would get back together. He's a great guy, Peyton." Brooke said.

"Yeah he is." Peyton smiled.

"So…do you still have feelings for him?" Brooke inquired.

"Well---"Peyton tried to say.

The door opened, interrupting their conversation. Brooke and Peyton turned to see Lucas approaching.

"Don't think this conversation is over." Brooke told Peyton then stood up to meet Lucas.

"So to what do I owe this visit?" Brooke asked.

"Well, I was wondering if you and Peyton would still come to the wedding." Lucas said.

"Well, I'm coming---even though I'm still a little pissed at you---but as for P. Sawyer…" Brooke turned to faced Peyton.

"Brooke's your friend and I'm not." Peyton said. "I don't really see the point in coming to my ex boy friend's wedding."

"Okay." Lucas nodded, a little disappointed.

[Docks]

"What's gotten into you?" Julian asked then he drank his coffee.

"What do you mean?" Peyton asked.

"You look a little…." He searched for the right word. "---Pissed."

Peyton hesitated for a moment and sighed.

"Lucas came by at Brooke's store. He was asking if we would still come to his wedding. Can you believe that? After everything we've talked about, he still thinks I'd be at his wedding."

"Maybe he was just trying to re-connect with you." Julian reasoned.

"Well, I already told him we were never friends." She said.

They stopped walking and they leaned on the railings. Both looked at the sea.

"I remember the first time I saw you." Julian said. "You were so beautiful."

"I was a mess." Peyton commented.

"Do you remember what I told you that day?" he asked.

"You know..." he started. "The thing about a paper jam is that it causes you to open it up and see what the problem is."

He then walked away, leaving Peyton to ponder.

"You were a mess, Peyton. But I saw a beautiful heart underneath those sad eyes. I got to see that beautiful heart and I got to see that sad girl's smile. So, I'm going to find a way to put that smile back." He told her.

Peyton smiled sadly. "You know, when I first met you, I thought you were some big shot, ego-centric, shallow minded guy trying to hit on me, thinking he had a chance to get me in bed."

"That's not completely a lie." Julian joked.

"I never thought that same guy would turn out to be the one to heal my heart. I'm glad I didn't turn you down when we met for the second time." Peyton told him.

"I just wanted to cheer you up." he said. "For the first and second time I saw you, you were in tears. So it made me wonder how someone could just let you be like that. I wanted to be the guy who'd make the saddest girl in the world smile." He told her.

"From that very moment, I knew I just had to get to know you. There was something about you that just made me want to be a part of your life." He continued.

Peyton then turned to face him and she found herself staring into his eyes.

He stepped closer to her, their faces inches apart.

"I'm crazy about you, Peyton Sawyer." He told her.

Their eyes were fixated on each other and they were slowly closing the gap between their lips.

The next thing they knew, their lips met.

"We belong together like the moon and stars in the midnight

We'll be strong forever cause we belong together."



The last part just sent me chills. Julian is such a good guy.

What do you think will happen? Will the outcome of their kiss be good? Or will it just tear them apart?

RR