she can’t believe she’s hearing this . leap of faith ? since when was peyton sawyer known for taking leaps of faith in the last two years ? she’d let ellie in and she’d died . she’d reached out to her brother and had been told that she wasn’t wanted . she’d let someone claiming to be her brother fake an apology and slip into her life just to try to kill her and her best friend who happened to hate her at the time . and then there was that massive screwup of a leap of faith in trying to tell brooke the truth about her feelings .
leap of faith ?
hadn’t she taken that when she’d finally let herself be happy with lucas scott ? when she’d finally let her guard down and let him in so that they could finally chase whatever had been brewing between them for years ? and hadn’t she taken another one when he’d told her to go to los angeles , to pursue her dreams , and that he’d always be right there waiting for her ? she doesn’t have any more leap of faith left in her for this . especially this .
breath catches in her throat as she stares at the small box in her hands , terrified to open it because it isn’t fair that such a small thing can change everything in her life . it isn’t fair and she hasn’t had a chance to even prepare for this . it was so out of nowhere . she’d thought he was just there to spend a whirlwind weekend in the city of angels . it’s just supposed to be about reminding each other of love and laughter and creating art in an empty hotel room with souls twined together but she can feel the thread weakening .
❝ luke ... that’s not fair . ❞ voice rushes in a choppy whisper as fingers curl around the box in a desperate attempt to hide it from view because if you can’t see it it can’t hurt you . ❝ @glaemour ... you know how much i love you . but i don’t need this to prove it . this is a lot . and i’m flattered and i love you for this . god i love you for this . but i’m not ready for this . ❞ but god does she wish she was . she’s doesn’t question him or their relationship ... but she’s watched marriage destroy everything and she’s not ready to lose him . she’s not ready to watch everything they’ve built crumble and burn . she saw how music and marriage fucked everything up when tangled together . nathan and haley had barely managed to save it and it scared her . terrified her .
❝ we just left tree hill like yesterday . i don’t even know who i am in the world yet . i ... luke , i want to marry you . eventually . one day . when i’m not trying to remember an asshole record exec’s coffee order . one day when i can feel like someone you can be proud of . don’t you get that ? i don’t want to hit the panic button and say yes . i can’t do that . i’ve hit the panic button so many times and i don’t want that for us . please . ❞ eyes glisten and she wills herself to keep them open for fear that tears will betray everything . ❝ please tell me you get that . ❞










