| Details: Looking back, Peyton felt a strong and intense connection to Lucas from the moment their eyes first met at the very beginning of Pilot. They first spoke right after in the same episode when her car broke down near a lake and he came to help her with his tow truck. At that time she was dating Nathan Scott, Lucas' half-brother. She went out of her way to treat Lucas bad at first, even though the sparks between them became immediately clear. Despite her initial nasty behaviour, he showed her nothing but kindness, respect and encouraged her belief in her artwork, things she clearly never had with Nathan, so she broke up with him and made her move towards Lucas at a party, sharing their first kiss. In that moment, she was just thinking of a one night stand, but when he made it clear how strongly he felt about her, she was too frightened off to let him in due to her traumatic past, so she ran away. He later helped to rescue her when she was drugged and nearly raped at a college party, occasion during which she apologized for her behaviour. Then, she confessed that she reciprocated his feelings only to discover he had got involved with her best friend Brooke Davis. He chose to remain with Brooke out of fear of being rejected again by Peyton, making her very jealous of the two of them, though she decided to be supportive. While he was helping her through a hard time, they gave into their feelings, which were too strong to resist anymore, and became secret lovers behind Brooke's back. They didn't consider the consequences until Lucas broke up with Brooke in order to be with her as he knew she was the one for him. Feeling guilty about how upset Brooke was, Peyton tearfully ended their relationship despite loving Lucas. In the end, a rift was formed between them and painfully lasted months. Peyton went through a dark time and Lucas, despite their problems, found a way to help her anyway asking Jake, with whom she had bonded while away from him, to come back into her life after he had left Tree Hill, but he soon went away again, this time for good, leaving her heartbroken. During the summer, the pain of Jake's departure and the shock for Ellie's arrival were very hard on her, but she and Lucas had finally mended their friendship and he was there to help and support her, resulting in their bond becoming stronger than it has ever been. Then, at the beginning of senior year, she watched Lucas and Brooke getting back together despite slowly realizing her feelings for him were resurfacing and, during the school shooting, she was struck in the leg and Lucas put his life on the line to save her: the whole situation led her to tell him she loved him, then they shared a brief but meaningful kiss. Later, they pretended it meant nothing and was a simple act of gratitude on her part in order to spare Brooke's pain. Tired of being alone, she visited Jake in Savannah and rekindled her relationship with him and went so far as to propose, but when she said that she loved Lucas in her sleep, Jake told her to go home and figure out who was the one for her since Lucas clearly still was in her heart. She immediately realized Lucas was the one for her, prompting her to admit the truth to Brooke: enraged, she ended their friendship and fought with Lucas too when she learned about the kiss. Then, she broke up with him, understanding they had no real emotional connection even regardless of Peyton. Lucas then saved Peyton's life again when she was deceived by a guy who turned out to be an internet stalker. Once Lucas and Brooke decided to end their romantic chapter for good after one last date as they definitely realized they were not right for each other and not meant to be, Peyton declared her love to him, leaving him speechless because totally unprepared. It was only after the State Championship the next night he realized that he still loved her too and she was the one for him all along, so they finally began an official committed relationship for the first time. They found themselves blissfully happy together, finally made love for the first time and stayed together until after graduation. She then moved to LA to pursue a career in the music business with his unconditional support while he went to a college close to home to help his mom with Lily and Nathan and Haley with his godson and nephew Jamie. Distance made things hard for them, so about one year later he payed her a surprise visit and proposed, but she felt not ready yet and wanted to wait, turning him down. He saw this as a rejection and returned home, ending their relationship. The two then remained separated for about three years (during which he became a published author). When Peyton returned to Tree Hill to win him back because she was still in love with him, Lucas had entered in a relationship with Lindsey, his editor: this caused him a lot of trouble because it was crystal clear he was still in love with her too, but he was in deep denial because of his fear to open up to her again and get another rejection and went too far proposing to Lindsey. Peyton asked Lucas not to marry Lindsey, but in the end she told him she would have been supportive because she wanted him to be happy, with or without her. On the wedding day, Lindsey finally understood the meaning of Lucas' new book, "The Comet" (it was a clear unconscious metaphor about Lucas' everlasting love for Peyton), so she left him at the altar. After getting past the pain and depression, Lucas eventually realized that Lindsey was right all along, so he reunited with Peyton. They immediately moved in together in his house and finally began their new adult life together while organizing their wedding. Shortly after, they learnt that Peyton was pregnant with their first child, but their joy became worry and fear when they discovered she had a condition called placenta previa, meaning she could have died if she had the baby. Lucas was scared and freaked out, but Peyton insisted on taking the risk and carry on with the pregnancy, so in the end he decided to respect her will and be completely supportive. They also decided not to wait to get married and they organized their wedding by the lake where they first spoke. Back at home that night, she collapsed and went into labor: she gave birth to a baby girl, whom they eventually called Sawyer Brooke Scott, and fortunately survived. Then, Lucas and Peyton decided to leave Tree Hill for good with Sawyer and start a new life elsewhere, finally living happily ever after.
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