The next morning Lucas was woken up by the sunlight coming into Peyton's apartment. Then he looked over and saw Peyton sleeping next to him. He loved her so much, and it felt great to wake up next to her. Nothing else mattered to him at that moment. He was content just lying there watching her sleep, and that is just what he did for the next hour.

Peyton woke up with a smile, because she felt Lucas's arms around her. She was never more at ease than when he was holding her in his arms. She couldn't believe how in love she was with Lucas. Her love for him was indescribable. She could wake up next to him for the rest of her life, and that is what she planned on doing. She was drawn from her thoughts when she realized that Lucas was watching her sleep.

"Doesn't watching me sleep get a little boring?"

"I could watch you forever beautiful." Lucas leaned over and gave Peyton a tender kiss on the lips.

"And I could wake up next to you like this every morning." Peyton gave Lucas another kiss.

"Don't worry babe, you will. You can count on that."

"Luke, I don't know if I can do this anymore." Lucas was a little confused.

"Do what Peyt?"

"Be away from you for the majority of the next four years." Lucas then pulled Peyton into his arms, and gave her a kiss on the top of the head.

"Babe, I promise you that we will get through this. We will both follow our dreams, and then begin our lives together."

"What if I want to begin our lives together right now?" Peyton took Lucas's hand in hers.

"Peyt, I thought this is what you wanted?"

"Luke, you know that what I want most is to be with you." Peyton smiled and gave Lucas a passionate kiss on the lips.

"You know I feel the same way Peyt, I love you. If you really want to give up on your dreams I'm not going to stop you. You know I would love to start our lives together now. I just don't want you to regret your decision."

"I love you too, and that is why I need to be with you Luke. I don't know if I will be able to stand these next four years."

"Well, if this is what you really want, we can figure it out."

"Is this what you want?" Peyton knew that Lucas wanted to be with her, but she could tell that he wanted what was best for her, and he was unsure about what she was saying.

"Babe, it's just that I don't wanna be the reason that you give up on your dreams. I would love it if we could just be together, and start the rest of our lives together right now, but I just don't want you to regret it forever."

"I know what you mean Luke. It's just that I'm not sure what I want right now. All that I'm sure about is that I love you, and I want to be with you."

"I love you too Peyt. So, how about we just forget about everything and be together right now?" Lucas smiled at Peyton, and she smiled back, giving him a kiss on the cheek.

"Are you propositioning me?"

"You know I am."

Lucas and Peyton then made love, and continued to do so for the rest of the day. All that mattered was being together. That had become a trend, but when two people are in love, not much else matters. Did that mean that they would give up their dreams? That wasn't clear yet.