It had been a week since then. Both guys had been great, and she thought if she had more time, she could definitely find the right one, but she couldn't keep pulling this off.

She was going to meet up with Jake tonight to tell him that she just couldn't do it anymore. Jake was great and Jennie too, but Lucas had a special place in her heart and knew she had to give it a chance with him before anything else.

Peyton was drawing a picture when she heard a knock at her door. It was Lucas. Peyton quickly put the drawing away as Lucas came in and leaned in the doorway. "Hey you."

Her heart jumped every time he said that to her. Just the sexy tone in his voice made her melt. "Hey you." She replied back.

"You ready to go" He asked, his left eyebrow going up. "You bet." Peyton gathered her crutches and hobbled over towards him. "Are you okay going down the stairs"

"No problem, already mastered." Peyton winked back at him as she walked into the hallway. As they got to the stairs, she gave him the crutches, then saddled the banister. "Ready" she asked daringly, and then slid all the way down.

It was all Lucas could do to stop himself from laughing. "Nice trick. Who taught you" "Oh, just Brooke…" Peyton cut off. "Sorry." "Its okay, I know she is your best friend still." He gave her a weak smile as she took her crutches back and walked out to Lucas' car.

Since Peyton's dad was out of town doing another business deal, Lucas had offered to take Peyton down to the doctor to get her leg looked at.

There was no parking all by the doctor's office, so they had to park way far out and walk back. Lucas would have dropped Peyton off in front, but with a jerk honking behind them, he didn't want to get into a road rage fight.

"Hope you don't mind. If it gets too bad I can give you a piggy back ride up there…" Lucas smiled. "I'm okay. The only problem would be if I did this" and Peyton stuck her crutch out to trip Lucas. She succeeded in her mission, but unfortunately he took her down with him.

"Oh my gosh, Peyton, are you okay? I'm so sorry." Lucas looked at her leg with a worried face. But Peyton wasn't hurt. She was laughing. Soon, Luke joined in. Both of them splattered on the sidewalk, they looked at each other and stopped laughing. Lucas leaned in, and ever so gently, kissed Peyton.

She didn't object.

Brooke walked out of her regular tanning salon and saw Peyton and Lucas on the ground kissing. She stormed out, determined to get Jake if it was the last thing she did.

"Everything looks great. I would say you can go back to all your normal activities and get off those crutches. Now I don't want to see you again" And with that the doctor left.

Peyton was so happy. Ever since she got them, she hated the stupid crutches. Lucas offered his hand as she hopped down. "Lets go celebrate. Somewhere. Anywhere." Lucas smiled.

"I'd love to, but I have to do something tonight at seven. But how about tomorrow or something" She suggested. She had to break it off with Jake before it got too serious with either him or Lucas, it just wasn't fair.

"Or we could do something right now…. Its only 5." Lucas cocked his eyebrow up again, the sexy look he gave off. Peyton couldn't help herself. She pulled on his shirt and pulled him into a kiss.

"Hey Jake, its Brooke calling. How's it going honey" "Honey" "What else do you want me to call you" Brooke asked in her flirty voice.

"Well, truth is Brooke, I don't want you to call me anything. I'm kind of into someone else right now." Jake said slowly. "Yeah, and who might that be? Peyton" Brooke asked suspiciously.

"Actually, yes. We've been hanging out a lot, and I think things are going very well." Jake blushed.

"I dunno Jakey, Peyton seemed pretty close to Lucas a few moments ago. She might already be taken." "I don't know what your trying to pull Brooke, but I'm getting tired of your games."

"Don't believe me? Well, what if I told you I could prove it" Brooke asked maliciously.