Cocoa for the Psycho

[Jake Jagielski]

Jake was a little bothered by the fact that Peyton had invited Derek in for cocoa but yet again he just had to understand.

Jake put Jenny in her high chair and then sat across from Derek at the kitchen table.

[Peyton Sawyer]

Peyton smiled at Jake, Jenny, and the creepy Derek guy. Yes, she still thought he was creepy, after him just saving them...Why did he have rope in his pocket, what the hell was that for?

Peyton walked to the table and put the cocoa down...She knew Jake was being a bit protective when he reached out for her hand...

[Jake Jagielski]

Jake took her hand and looked up at her with a "be careful" look on his face.

He let go and handed Jenny some cocoa in a sippy cup.

"Be careful, Jen, the cocoa is hot," Jake said smiling at Jenny.

"I will be, Daddy,' Jenny said.

Jake took a swig of his cocoa and rolled his eyes when Derek pulled a chair out for Peyton.

What kind of brother would pull a chair out for his sister?

[Peyton Sawyer]

Peyton gave a weary glance to Derek and took the seat.


Just as suddenly as Derek was there, Derek decided it was time to go, and bid goodbye to them, going out the backdoor...

Peyton thought that was odd, he was never at her house before, yet he knew her backyard would lead him to the driveway...Like he had been there before...Peyton shook her head and turned to Jake...

"Tough day huh?"

[Jake Jagielski]

"Tell me about it." Jake said with a weary chuckle.

Yep, that Derek was definitely a psycho.

He had snuck into the house, shot a man, and than left abruptly in a matter of an hour.

What does that scream? Furrrreaaaaaak!

"Now what?" Jake asked grinning.

[Peyton Sawyer]

Peyton laughed at Jake...

"I want to check out this Derek guy honestly. I want to know who he is and why he is he...I have a bad feeling about this whole thing, but he did save us Jake..."

Peyton continued talking about feeling lonely, not herself, how she missed Brooke, and how her friends seemed to overlook her feelings lately. Peyton didnt mean to but she had a tear slip down her cheek. She continued, "Your the only one who seems to genuinely care about me still, I still exist for you..."

Peyton stood up and put her cup into the sink, and leaned against the faucet. From the sink she asked, "Library? Should we start there first?"

[Jake Jagielski]

"Aw, Peyton." Jake said.

He got up from the table and walked to the sink.

"You know that Brooke still cares about you, and everyone else too, I'm not the only one."

"Come hear" he said as he wiped away the tear on her cheek.

He enveloped her in a hug and said, "If you really want to research him, the library is probably our best bet."

[Peyton Sawyer]

Peyton leaned into the hug from Jake and smiled against his shoulder, "Jenny up for the library, or should we call your mother?"

Peyton didnt want to be let go, she was so scared, that she only felt safe in Jake's arms...

[Jake Jagielski]

"We should probably take Jenny to my house and then pick her up afterwards. We'll need to focus." Jake said.

They dropped Jenny off and went to the library.

GO TO LIBRARY