If gaining it is tragedy, then give us tragedy.
*****[ ~10~ ]*****
They had known each other for a long time; passing each other in the halls and seeing each other at the school basketball games.
Jake and Peyton were not always the way they are now.
He was the mysterious guy who always had to leave basketball practice early, and she was a moody artist who was into Lucas.
But one meeting changed all of that.
*****[ ~9~ ]*****
Jake Jagielski is mature and nurturing, taking his responsibility as a single father and bearing the burden and joys of it.
Peyton, as we remember correctly, admired him for that and offered her support. Now at first, we thought this a start of a friendship a lonely person like Peyton could benefit from but we saw the instant hit of chemistry the moment they locked eyes.
*****[ ~8~ ]*****
It wasn't the common "love at first sight." It was more of a developmental kind of love, one that's slowly creeps into you and gradually blooms and deepens into something real than any fatal attraction that blows and fades.
Jake and Peyton started as friends who listened to each other and soon their friendship opened a new door and they let each other in.
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Jake can take care of Peyton and handle her issues on trust and intimacy.
He has this certain kind of comfort about him that stops Peyton from hiding and running away.
He allows her to see silver linings when she least expects it.
He never cornered her or forced her to be with him. He just stayed and kept everything safe.
*****[ ~6~ ]*****
Peyton is a different person when she's with him, probably the BEST PERSON she ever was. Real love can do that to you even to someone as dark and tortured as Peyton. S
he smiled more. She started appreciating the small, good things in her life. She knows that Jake is a solid ground that she can stand on.
*****[ ~5~ ]*****
Peyton and Jake shared their first kiss.
He told her the reason why she came back was to be with her. It wasn't a grand, public kiss. It was the most private thing in the world that's theirs, and that's why he won Peyton from that moment on.
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The first time they made love.
It came out of the blue but the build-up was actually perfect.
With Jake, Peyton didn't have to pretend this relationship to be more than it is, as she usually tends to do. She's afraid of the emotional investment it takes. But being held by Jake, she finally faced that fear and surrendered herself completely.
And so they lay there, content in each other's arms.
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When he left her because of his problems with Jenny's custody, he made sure he comes back for her because, as expected, Peyton self-destructed and the one person who saved her, made sure she won't do something like taking cocaine again, is Jake.
He took her and consoled her. He made her feel strong on her own, to let her discover herself the right choices to make, and that crying won't help her make the right choice.
He taught her to grow emotionally and to believe that even by herself, she can make things better.
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Peyton's relationship with Jenny, Jake's daughter. She was so amazingly beautiful when she cares for this baby She has never been so capable of giving love exclusively and unconditionally than when she's with Jenny.
She fought for the little girl's welfare and learned to put herself out there. Peyton's greatest moment is whenever she's with Jake and Jenny.
*****[ ~1~ ]*****
"Yes, losing your heart's desire is tragic. But gaining your heart's desire? That's all you can hope for. This year I wished for love... to immerse myself in someone else and to wake a heart long afraid to feel. My wish was granted. And if having that is tragic, then give me tragedy. Because I wouldn't give it back for the world."
They talked about each other in their videos, proclaiming that they are each other's happiness.
If they could be together someday, somehow, they might just watch the said videos and celebrate the love they built together all over again.
Because we know we will <3
