Author's Note: Hey, everyone it's been a pretty long wait hasn't it for chapter twelve? Well as always I'm sorry for not updating sooner and I love your wonderful reviews. They give me the push to update faster and get over my writers' block. Okay moving on, I know some of you have been saying that Peyton's not acting like Charlie's her boyfriend well there's a reason for that and you want found out why until chapter 13. Feel free to guess because my lips are sealed. Also for those of you who are fans of my story Breakaway I'm not planning on updating that story until "If Only" is finished I have a few more chapters for that story I'm thinking of ending it at chapter twelve. But I'm not a 100 percent positive since I'm working out all details of the story in my head. Hope you like this chapter; remember to let me know what you think.
Peyton crawled out the car with sticky legs thanks to the hot chocolate incident. She shot the responsible party a look for her current predicament. She ran her fingers over them catching the red look they had, but lucky her there were no blisters. "I'm going to need a shower or something" she mused.
"Out of my way" Brooke shouted following quickly after to her with a slushy in hand which unfortunate for Peyton was seeing as how the cold red liquid came in contact with her white t-shirt. She shrieked a little frowning as the slushy made her shirt a see through red. She was never going to get this out.
"No now I'm definitely going to need that shower" she hissed, using her hands to knock the unwanted slushy off her.
"Oops my bad" she said not even a bit convincing with an evil glint in her eye.
"You're right it is your bad" Peyton held the remainder of the melting slushy in her hand and proceeded to dropping the rest of it in Brooke's shirt. "And that was mine" she stomped off with Charlie following after.
"Did you just see what she did to me" she screamed at the three people who were still standing at the SUV collecting the bags.
"Oh we saw, just like we saw you spill your drink on her first" Lucas replied with his arms folded.
"It was accident" she yelled her teeth clenched. She was getting really tired of Lucas defending Peyton when she was his girlfriend. It didn't matter if they were exclusive or not. Why did things have to be like this?
"So was it an accident when you slapped her"?
"That slap was nothing compared to what she did to my Nose"!
"But who's the one that started it huh"?
"You know I can't believe you're sticking up for her, because everything I said about her that day in the gym was right. She has boyfriend yet it didn't stop her from kissing you so why am I'm the bad guy! She didn't care about your feelings she was just try to get back at me! How can you defend that"!
"Maybe because she apologized and maybe because she was mature enough to take responsibility for her actions unlike some people I know"!
"You're pathetic, lusting after a girl who made it perfectly clear that she doesn't want you or gives a damn. That kiss meant nothing to her. So what in hell are you doing"-
She was cut off by Haley whistling. "Hey, cut it out" she barked. "We did not come all the way down here to watch you two argue! No we're going to a fun trip gosh darn it". She frowned at their questioning looks.
"Did you just say gosh darn it"? It was Nathan who spoke.
"Questioning my choice of words that's really rich" she stalked off with her bag in tow.
"This is going to be a long trip" Nathan said following his wife.
Peyton enter the cabin's living room with a towel hand and a bathing suit and shorts on. After getting out the shower she had decided that she soak up the rest of the summer weather and what better way then to go swimming. She spotted Haley in kitchen eating some fruit. "Hey where is everybody"?
Sitting on the one of the bar stools she popped a grape in her mouth. "The boys are currently attempting to barbeque while playing so I don't how well that's going to turn out and out. Brooke well she's sulking outside with them.
Peyton walked to the refrigerator, helping herself to an orange. "Is this about earlier"?
"Yeah but also had to with that fact that after you left she got into argument with Luke about you".
"Well aren't I lucky" she sighed for a moment, plopping down next to Haley. She wanted to rid all the feelings that rushed over her at the thought of Lucas defending her.
"A penny for your thoughts" Haley asked amused.
"Haley I think you already know what I'm thinking about".
She smiled innocently. "Okay so I know I'm guilty". I'm waiting for you to tell me out of your on free will".
"Well have fun waiting because I'm not saying anything".
"You're mean Peyton"!
"Why is she mean" Lucas asked as he walked into the kitchen and grabbed a water bottle from out the fridge. He looked between the two suspiciously and wondered what he had just walked on.
"It's nothing just girl stuff" Haley murmured as she watched her friend turn his to attention to what Peyton was wearing or more like wasn't.
"Wow, Peyton is this suppose to my punishment for the spilling hot chocolate on you which by the way I do apologize" he said with a cocky smirk.
"You're absolutely funny and I accept your apology. So you no longer have to worry about being on my list" she smiled remembering when she poured water on him.
"What if I want to be on your list"? He didn't know came over him, maybe it was that the fight with Brooke when she had yelled that Peyton had boyfriend, it made him want to fight for her more. It made him want to give up Brooke and to stop living in denial over his feelings.
Haley almost choked on her grape. She couldn't recalled at time were Lucas had been this much of a flirt. Shaking her head she picked up her glass of juice, looking at the two they were hopeless and dating other people. She headed outside wondering where cupid was at this very moment.
"You'll just have to push my buttons then" she let the words slip out her mouth without a care in the world.
"Hey Pey what are you doing? I thought you wanted to go swimming" Charlie asked entering from the back door.
She frowned and that guilty feeling was once again returning. Peyton berated herself for acting like that when Charlie was here. She was supposed to be happy that he came to visit and that he was here but she wasn't. And spending time with him wasn't exactly thrilling it was more like a chore that involved lots of lying. "Yeah sure just let me go get my towel".
Charlie waited to Peyton out of sight. "What the hell do you think you're doing"?
Struggling to keep his anger intact he settled for glaring at Charlie. "I don't know what your problem is but we were just talking".
"You know Lucas you must think I'm really stupid don't you? I know you were flirting with her".
"So we were just fooling around its no big deal".
"I know you like her and I want you to stay away from her"! He had tried to be nice to Lucas for Peyton sake but no more.
He laughed a little. "You must be kidding because that's not going to happen. Peyton is my friend and if you haven't noticed we live together".
Walking closer to him and grabbed his collar. "You heard what I said" he spoke with venom in his voice
"Oh so because you say so I'm supposed to listen right? Well sorry it's not going to happen so you might want to get your damn hands off me"!
"No we're going to have nice little chat. I see the way you look and at her and I know you're probably one of the types to take advantage of girl in a delicate situation" he hissed with his teeth clenched.
"You don't know what you're talking about; you certainly don't know me, and Charlie? Don't make me tell you to remove your hands again" Lucas said darkly.
Charlie released him but he wasn't finished yet. "Look, Peyton doesn't want or need you. She has me"!
"Is that so" he smirked and raised an eyebrow, hoping that what he said next wouldn't come back to bite him in the butt. "Well it's obvious that you don't mean the much to Peyton. She hasn't even talk let alone mention you as I've said before. "I've heard her talked about Alicia and bunch of her other friends but not once did Charlie come up. You could go outside and ask everyone if Peyton's ever said anything about you and the answer would be no. Oh as for Peyton not wanting me why did she flirt back? Why did she kiss me more than once earlier this week"? There's a hickey on the right side of her neck I gave her that"!
"You son of bitch"! Charlie went straight for his eye when punching him. Lucas expected this and after touching his cheek retaliated, in the process knocked a bunch of things down.
Peyton, upon hearing a crash rushed back into the living room with her towel. That's when she saw the two of them fighting. "You two stop this right now" she yelled immediately stepping in between. But no such luck she couldn't pry them apart. She rushed to the door in a panic and opened. "Nathan" she cried, looking back at Lucas and Charlie who were still at and bleeding.
Hearing Peyton's cry he made a dash to the cabin with Haley and Brooke not far behind. "Hey"! He stepped in between them much but since he was bigger it more of an effect. "Break it up" he shoved Charlie a little and held Lucas back.
"What's in the hell the matter with you Charlie"? Her hands were on hips and she didn't seem to care his nose was bleeding.
"So I'm automatically a fault here, you're a real piece of work Pey"!
"Don't you dare Pey me or try to make me feel guilty! I know you Charlie and I know what you do. I bet you provoked Lucas until he said something you didn't like and that's when you hit him right? I want to know what this was about"!
"Why don't you ask him, because I'm leaving" and with that he walked toward the bedroom he was to suppose to be staying in.
"What! Come back here, Charlie" the slamming of the door silenced her and she turned to Lucas only to find he had slipped outside. She looked at the messed groaning, pictures; a couple of lamps were knocked over and beyond repair along with the coffee table. "You guys I'm sorry about this, I'll pay for the damage".
"It's okay you don't have to" Haley said as she grabbed the broom and dustpan from the closet.
"Why not, Lord knows this is her fault" Brooke said dodging the glass on the floor.
"Brooke shut up" Nathan yelled.
"No it's okay I'll pay like I've already said I would". She walked over to the freezer and grabbed an ice pack. "I'm going to go talk to Lucas, while I'm gone Brooke why don't you grow the hell up"! She walked outside and down the few steps of the patio, watching as he sat on the bench. "Hey I thought you could use this" she said gesturing toward his swollen cheek.
Sitting next to him she rolled her eyes at his juvenile behavior before gingerly applying it to his face. "It doesn't look that bad. So what was that about"?
Lucas abruptly jumped up, catching Peyton off guard as distance himself. "What do you think" said in a surprisingly angry tone.
It then suddenly dawned on her what he was talking about. "I guess you know about me and Charlie then"?
"You bet your ass I do".
Getting up off the bench she frowned and folding her arm. "Am I missing something? Why are you mad"?
"I'm mad because you didn't tell me"!
"Oh I'm sorry Lucas but you can't expect to divulge every little thing about my life to you! It's my business not yours" she yelled getting more pissed off at him by the minute.
"Well it is my business when you decide to kiss me"!
"What"? She took a deep breath and rubbed her temple. "I told you why I kissed you but I never asked for a real reason as to why you kissed me"!
"You want to know why I kissed you Peyton". She nodded, instantly waiting for his response. "We were watching that home video of when you weren't looking; I stared at you and wondered how it was possible that I care about you so much when I haven't known you that long. I guess heart was just telling me I'm falling for you hard and I know that's corny and cliché. I just need you to know this. I know I said that kiss didn't mean anything and I know I gave a stupid reason as to why I did it, but Peyt it meant everything. And I can't and I won't deny it, not any more" he cupped her face and pulled into kiss.
She wrapped her arms around his neck, dropping the ice pack and grabbing the back his head. His slowly roamed her petite frame and the kisses were no longer gently but rough and passionate. It led them to falling on the concrete. They laughed at what had happened. Lucas hovered over Peyton and she gently stroked his cheek until his lips descended on to hers once again.
When hearing the clearing of several peoples throats, they broke apart, and looked at each other guilty.