Chapter Two
Hearing the whispered word pass her lips, Nathan couldn’t help asking, “You promise?”
“Yeah, now hurry up and get started on this story. What happened between you and this teacher?” Turning in her seat, she brought her legs up so that she was sitting cross-legged and could face him better.
“Nothing.”
“Nothing? Excuse me, but I don’t think so. The way your brother and your friends talk about it, it seems to be this legendary tale.”
He laughed. “Hey, it’s not my fault if they hear something from me and make up their own sordid version of events. If there’s any legend, it’s down to them.”
“So you’re saying there wasn’t a teacher?”
“Oh, there was a teacher.” He smirked. “And damn, she was hot.”
“Why don’t I believe you?”
“What, about her being hot?”
“No, I can well believe you and your pervy little friends all fantasizing about some older woman. I meant about nothing happening.”
“Okay, fine. Something sort of did happen between the two of us but it wasn’t my fault. She came on to me.”
Tilting her head to the side, she regarded him closely. “You expect me to believe that a teacher came on to a seventeen-year-old student?”
Tossing back another shot, he refilled both their glasses. “I’m not lying, Hales. And hey, you’ve heard about those kinds of things happening before. Basically, she asked to see me after class and, believe me, it took me a good while to charm my way out of there.”
“You weren’t tempted?” she asked, curious to know the answer.
“You’d think I would’ve been, wouldn’t you, but I really wasn’t. If I’m being totally honest, she was scaring the crap out of me. She kept stroking my arm and then stood between me and the door so I couldn’t get out.”
Haley couldn’t help laughing. He was always so cocky around the opposite sex and the thought of this older woman having him trapped in her classroom was priceless. “I-I’m sorry,” she said a moment later as she tried to compose herself. “Do you know why she might have come on to you?”
“No idea, other than maybe she’d heard what we used to whisper about her. Anyway, the long and short of it was that she promised me an A if I… uh… well, you know.”
Staring at him open-mouthed, she managed to squeak out, “What did you say to her?”
Nathan shook his head. “I had no clue what to say and thank God I didn’t have to because Whitey suddenly burst in the room looking for me, wanting to know why I was late for practice. We had a big game coming up and he wasn’t going to let me miss any practice sessions beforehand. I tell ya, Hales, I’d never been so relieved to see the old guy.”
“Wow! What happened afterwards… I mean, the next time you had a class with her?”
“Nothing happened. She just ignored me during lessons, made sure she was last in the room and first out and then a few weeks later we had a new teacher taking us through the rest of the semester. Apparently, Ms O’Neal had only ever been a temp but the whole thing was just weird. And the biggest mistake I made was—”
“Not sleeping with her?” Haley interrupted, a smirk gracing her features.
“No,” he told her, childishly poking his tongue out. “The biggest mistake was telling Lucas what had happened. The next thing I know everyone’s talking about how I screwed her in the classroom and that she quit teaching there because she couldn’t take me giving her the cold shoulder afterwards. I could have strangled Luke when I heard that going around. You should’ve seen some of the looks the other teachers were giving me, especially the female ones. I’m sure they believed the rumours.”
“I can imagine. So the story just got bigger and bigger as time went by?”
“Pretty much. I think people still talk about it even now.”
Grabbing the bottle of vodka off the table, Nathan ignored the shot glass and drank straight from the bottle. After revealing that little bit of information, he needed a much bigger drink than a mere shot.
“Hey,” Haley said taking the bottle from him. “Don’t drink it all.” Holding it up to her lips, she too took a long drink.
He couldn’t help noticing that she hadn’t bothered to wipe the mouth of the bottle before she had taken a drink from it and that sent a jolt of lust coursing through his body. Taking a deep breath, he looked into her eyes and forced himself to do what he was about to.
“Uh… remember what I said before… you know, about you letting me do something if I told you that story?” Receiving a nod from her, he continued. “Okay then.” Leaning forward quickly, he covered her lips with his and kissed her softly. A long moment later, he broke the kiss and moved back into his own space. His heart was thumping wildly in his chest as he waited for her reaction.
“W-What… what was that for?” Haley finally asked in a low voice as she tried to work out what had just happened.
“I’ve wanted to do that for a long time,” he confessed while keeping his eyes locked on hers so that she would hopefully be able to see the truth in them. After a minute or so had passed and she hadn’t said anything, he realised that kissing her was something he probably shouldn’t have done and he got up from the couch. Not knowing what else to do, he quickly mumbled “I’m sorry” before rushing out of the room.
Walking into the kitchen, Nathan paced up and down before walking over to the fridge and resting his forehead against the cool metal appliance. What the hell had he done? It didn’t matter that he had wanted to do that for as long as he could remember, she was his best friend and he had crossed a line. A line he had promised himself would always stay intact. Maybe he could just put it down to all the alcohol he’d had.
Meanwhile, Haley remained frozen to the couch, her fingers touching the lips he had just kissed. Never in her wildest dreams – and some of them had been pretty wild over the years – had she thought that Nathan would ever kiss her. God, she’d lost count of how many times she had thought about telling him how she really felt about him but she had always chickened out. Why would he want to be with her when he could have his pick of all the tall, buxom beauties he normally dated?
Suddenly, the words he had spoken seemed to register in her brain and she jumped up from the couch and seeing that the kitchen door was closed, she guessed that he was hiding in there. Hiding? Since when did Nathan Scott hide from a woman, she couldn’t help thinking with a wry smile.
Taking a deep breath, she slowly pushed open the door and saw him standing with his head resting against the fridge and she slowly walked towards him.
“Nathan?”
“Look, I said I was sorry and—”
“Did you mean it?” she interrupted.
“What, that I’m sorry? Yeah bec—”
“No. I meant did you mean it when you said you’d wanted to do that for a long time?”
Pushing himself away from the appliance, he turned to look at her and his eyes met her large brown ones and he nodded. “Yeah.”
“Okay then,” she whispered, repeating his earlier words to her before taking a step closer to him. Raising up on her tiptoes, she looked into his eyes for a long moment before bringing her mouth to his and kissing him, gently at first but then pressing her lips against his a little more firmly. She suckled his top lip between hers before repeating the motion with the bottom one, licking the sensitive skin just inside it.
Nathan stood stock still before he realised that what was happening was actually real and not a figment of his alcohol induced imagination and a second later his arms wrapped around her waist as he pulled her even closer into his body. His mouth crushed against hers and he repeated what she had done to him by suckling and nibbling on her lips in turn.
Haley’s arms came up to twine around his neck, her fingers idly playing with the short hairs at the nape. When he broke the kiss a short while later, he once again looked into her eyes and his lips parted to say something but she quickly brought a finger up to his lips. “Don’t say anything,” she whispered with a shy smile and in return she received a nod.
Instead, their faces inched closer together and they shared another sizzling kiss. The passion quickly escalated and burned out of control as their mouths devoured each other’s. Tongues tangled wetly while hands began wandering along areas already unhindered by clothing.
Nathan’s hands ran up and down her bare arms causing goose bumps to break out on her skin before they came down to grip her hips. His heart was threatening to burst out of his chest as the feel of Haley finally being in his arms seemed to register, although a certain part of his anatomy had long been aware of that fact. Hell, he’d been hard from the moment she had come into the kitchen after her shower.
“God, Hales, you feel… so good.” His breaths were coming in harsh pants as she licked and then suckled on his Adam’s apple.
“You do, too…” she said quietly before yelping when he picked her up and placed her on the counter.
His eyes roamed all over her and when they settled on her breasts, he could see the hard points of her nipples straining against the fabric. Letting his eyes meet hers again, he smiled and cupped her cheek in his palm. “You’re so beautiful,” he told her honestly and he saw the blush creep onto her face.
Instead of answering him, she wrapped her legs around his waist and pulled him in closer while her hands settled on his shoulders. Moving forward, she licked his lips before tilting her head and slanting her mouth over his.
His mouth opened under hers and he felt her tongue tentatively slide inside to tangle with his. As her fingernails raked across his scalp and down the back of his neck, his hands wandered underneath her top, revelling in the soft silky skin of her back. As things progressed and became even more frenzied, he attempted to break the kiss and take a step back but she wasn’t prepared to let that happen, not if the tightening of her legs around him was any indication. When her teeth grazed his jaw-line and then his neck, he felt the sensation all the way to his groin and he couldn’t stop the moan from escaping. While one of his hands splayed against her bare back, the other kneaded her ass through the soft fabric of her sweats.
“I-I want you… so much,” she whispered huskily a moment later when she had drawn back from him slightly, her forehead resting against his.
“I want you, too. I want to kiss you all over… taste you…” he murmured seductively, his mouth next to her ear.
Haley shivered at his words and in that second she didn’t care that he was probably too drunk to realise what he was doing and saying. She knew he was most likely on the rebound but, again, she didn’t care. All she wanted was him… even if it was just for one night. She just hoped and prayed that their friendship wouldn’t be ruined as a result.
Pulling his mouth back to hers, she kissed him hotly, her tongue exploring every nook and cranny. Her hands wandered all over his back and shoulders before slipping between them to unzip the black and green Celtics fleece he was wearing. As soon as she had pushed it off his shoulders and he had shrugged his arms out of the sleeves, she grabbed the hem of the white T-shirt he wore beneath it and pulled it up and off over his head, tossing it to the floor as soon as it was clear.
Her hands stroked and caressed over his warm skin, raking her nails up and down his back which, she noticed, caused him to shiver in her arms. So lost was she in the feel of his mouth exploring and devouring hers, that she missed him picking her up off of the counter and carrying her out of the kitchen and down the hall. She gripped him between her thighs as their tongues continued to dual but she couldn’t help giggling when he almost stumbled.
“You won’t be laughing if I drop you,” Nathan teased. Reaching his bedroom, he was glad he’d left the door open; the less obstacles in their way the better. As soon as he’d crossed the threshold, he made his way quickly over to his large bed and he gently laid her down on it before crawling on top of her.
Their kisses became even more heated if possible and their hands moved feverishly over each other’s bodies. He was being careful not to rush things, not wanting to push her into anything but it would seem Haley had her own idea of what she wanted. Taking his hand in hers, she placed it on the hem of her tank top and when his eyes met hers, he saw exactly what she was telling him and when she gave him a reassuring smile, that was all the extra push he needed. He slowly eased the fabric up her body, holding his breath as her golden skin was revealed to him inch by inch.
As soon as the garment was off, he couldn’t tear his eyes away from her. He’d always known she had a gorgeous body but unclothed… God, she was even more incredible. His hand reached out, cupping one of her breasts and he smiled when he heard her moan his name. His thumb circled around and around her nipple but he didn’t actually touch it and he could see the sensation was driving her mad. His lips curved up into a smirk when she practically thrust herself into his hand and he finally gave in and touched the sensitive nub.
“Kiss me,” she demanded a moment later and he was only too happy to oblige. Crawling further up her body, their naked chests pressed together and they both sighed at the electricity that seemed to course through their veins as a result. Their mouths fused together as they kissed hungrily, tongues once again tangling and duelling.
Kissing a path down her body, he latched onto one of her breasts, sucking and playfully biting it while his other hand cupped and kneaded the other one.
Haley gripped the headboard with one hand while her other held his head to her. She couldn’t believe what was happening but she was loving it. The feel of his hot mouth surrounding her was absolute bliss and she couldn’t get enough. She voiced her disapproval when he stopped what he was doing but she moaned again when he repeated his actions on the breast his hand had been playing with.
When their eyes locked while his tongue licked around her aureole before touching her nipple, she felt herself grow even wetter than she was already. The look of blatant lust in his eyes went straight to her core and she bit her lower lip in anticipation of what was to come as she felt his erection rubbing against her cloth covered thigh.
Once again, she took his hand only this time she placed it on the waistband of her sweats and with her eyes she told him what she wanted. She saw him hesitate for a moment before he grinned at her and slowly drew the fabric down.
Nathan couldn’t stop the groan from passing his lips when he saw she wasn’t wearing any underwear beneath the dark grey material. Meeting her shy gaze, he raised an eyebrow. “Why, Miss James, I wouldn’t have had you down for the commando type?”
“I… uh… I need to do laundry,” she confessed quietly.
His hands continued their journey until the sweats were off and tossed to the floor. “It’s not like you to be so disorganised?” he teased.
“What can I say, it’s been a helluva week.”
“It sure has,” he agreed before adding, “but I think things are looking up.”
She giggled at the playfulness of his voice and not for the first time that evening, she didn’t care that that was probably in large part due to the amount of alcohol they had both consumed. “Hmm, I think you might be right.” The fact that she could hold a conversation while lying before her best friend completely naked definitely proved that she was as drunk as a skunk, the thought making her giggle again.
“What’s so funny?”
“I’m just trying to work out how drunk we are,” she admitted.
The expression on Nathan’s face turned serious for a moment when he asked, “Do you, uh, want to stop this then?”
Haley quickly shook her head. “N-No… unless you do…”
“No!” he exclaimed loudly before lowering his voice slightly and repeating, “No, I don’t.”
“Good. Now lose the pants, Nathan, ‘cause I’m feeling a little underdressed here.”
His face relaxed and he smirked. “Whatever you say, Hales.” He had his jeans off in record time leaving him clad in his dark blue boxers.
She licked her lips appreciatively when more of his body was exposed to her gaze. Over the years she had seen him in his boxers, it was only natural since they had lived together for so long but this was so different to all those times. She watched as he inched closer to her but she held a hand up before he got too close. “I think you’re forgetting something,” she said, lowering her eyes to his last remaining item of clothing.
Doing as she requested, he stripped them off and then made his way up to where she was, letting his body cover hers. Her arms embraced him as their lips met once again and their hands explored every available inch of skin they could reach. He settled himself into the cradle of her body when her legs parted and wrapped around his hips. When he felt her hand slip between them to stroke his erection, he released a long drawn out moan and found himself thrusting further into her small delicate hand.
“That feels…”
“Good?” she panted against his lips, her eyes twinkling with mischief.
“Try amazing.” His lips latched onto the smooth column of her neck and he sucked furiously, determined to leave his mark. Her own moans and hitched breathing spurred him on.
When he slipped out of her hand when he began moving down her body, she stroked her hands over his back but her nails dug into his skin when she felt him sliding two fingers along her lower lips before circling her entrance. Her panting became heavier, especially when his thumb drew lazy circles around her clit while his mouth began suckling on one of her nipples. The sensations were driving her crazy and she found herself undulating her hips against his hand as she urged him on.
“Please…” she begged as she felt the faint stirrings of her first orgasm.
Nathan gave her neglected nipple of her other breast a few languorous licks before kissing his way down her body until he reached his destination. He licked all around the sensitive area of her womanhood before sucking her clit between his lips and then grazing his teeth against it. Repeating the action a few times and then slowly sliding two of his fingers deep inside her had her hips shooting up off the bed as she began rocking against him.
“Oh… oh God… Nathan… please… please…” she chanted as the feelings within her became too much and a few seconds later she opened her mouth wide in a silent scream as her orgasm finally hit.
He continued his ministrations and wrung two more orgasms from her with his mouth and fingers before slowly sliding up her sweat-slicked body and kissing her fiercely, sharing her taste with her.
Haley kissed him ferociously, sucking on his tongue while her hands wandered up and down his sweaty skin. After breaking the kiss to breathe in some much needed air, she slowly began licking and sucking on his neck, savouring the salty taste of his skin and filing it away in her memory.
“That was…”
“Amazing?” he suggested.
“Try incredible,” she said with a broad smile etched on her face. “Thank you.”
He shook his head. “You don’t have to thank me. Believe me, it was my pleasure.”
She giggled at his words before pushing herself up slightly and kissing his mouth again. In all of her life, she had never had anyone kiss her the way he did and she loved it. There was a sweetness to the fieriness that she could see herself craving if she wasn’t careful.
“Do you… uh… have something?” she asked, blushing as soon as the words had left her mouth. God, anyone would think she was a sixteen-year-old virgin the way she was carrying on, she mentally berated herself.
“Uh… yeah.” Shifting his position on the bed, he leaned over and opened the drawer of his nightstand, removing a foil disc from inside it. He was about to ask her again if she was sure but he thought better of it. If she’d changed her mind, he knew she would tell him.
Ripping the package open, he quickly sheathed himself in the latex before once again moving on top of her. Kissing her mouth softly, he kept his gaze fixed on hers as he gently pushed himself inside of her, his weight resting on his forearms.
Her lips formed an ‘o’ as she felt the full length of him deep inside of her and she couldn’t help releasing a quiet sigh at the exquisite feeling. She’d only been intimate with two guys before Nathan but he had them beat hands down, particularly when it came down to size.
He held himself still as he let her get used to the sensation of them being joined but he soon began to move when he felt her rocking her hips against his, her pelvic muscles clenching and releasing around him. The pace started out relatively gentle but it soon turned fast and frantic. Burying his face into her neck, he breathed in her natural scent before he shifted his position slightly so that his pubic bone ground against her clit on each down-stroke, causing her to tighten her thighs around him.
Haley met his thrusts stroke for stroke while her hands gripped his shoulders. When her orgasm hit this time, her toes curled and her scream wasn’t a silent one. In an attempt to muffle the noise, Nathan quickly covered her mouth with his and kissed her passionately, his tongue mimicking what his lower body was doing to her. The feel of her feminine muscles fluttering around his shaft as she rode out her climax was his undoing and he came deep inside her, her name leaving his lips in a chant.
They stayed as they were for as long as possible until, as gently as he could, he withdrew from her and grabbing some tissues off the nightstand, he disposed of the condom. He managed to pull the sheet out from underneath them before slipping back into bed and covering them both up with it. Pulling her sleepy form into his arms, he held her tightly to him and dropped a kiss onto the top of her head. His fingers idly stroked her hair as his thoughts were dominated with what they had just done. Long moments later, her soft voice broke into the silence.
“Nathan?”
“Yeah?”
“Thank you.”
Before he could ask her what she was thanking him for, she was fast asleep and it wasn’t long before he followed.