CHAPTER 22
Peyton was parked outside of Derek’s old house but couldn’t find the will to get out of the car. She would look up at the house and stare at it for a while, and then stare at the steering wheel wondering what in the world she was doing. She wondered whether or not Lucy was even home, but then she looked around and saw her car parked in the driveway. She took a deep breath, stepped out of the car, walked to the door, and knocked.
She heard movement coming from the other side of the door, and then the door swung open to reveal Lucy.
“Peyton?” she gasped. “What are you doing here?”
“We need to talk,” Peyton told her.
She huffed, “Okay, fine. Come in. Mom and Dad aren’t here right now,” Lucy informed her.
“I’m here to talk to you,” she stated and followed Lucy to the couch. Sh
