Chapter Two
The next couple of hours or so saw the young couple splashing around in the pool, occasionally stopping to grab a drink from the cooler or just lay back down on the loungers and soak up the warm sunshine until they once again needed to cool off.
Nathan’s eyes were riveted on Haley as she lay on her back in the water, her arms gently swaying at her sides causing her to float along. He was standing a few feet away from her and was more than happy to just watch her. It had surprised him that the deck was still empty but he figured that their neighbours had decided it was too hot to spend it outside or that they had maybe paid an early visit to the beach. He wasn’t complaining though; it was nice to have the place to themselves without worrying about being caught in a compromising position. Not that there was much chance of that since Haley wasn’t all that comfortable with public displays of affection, although she was definitely getting better, he thought to himself with a smirk.
Pushing himself off the wall he was leaning against, he swam over to her and was careful not to splash her or throw her off balance. Wrapping a hand around one of her ankles, he pulled her towards him and watched as her eyes fluttered open and she smiled at him.
“Hey you, I wondered how long it’d take before you had to come annoy me,” she teased.
“Oh really? I’m annoying you, huh? Well, maybe I should go away then.” He mock pouted.
Haley laughed at the expression on his face. He could be so adorable at times. “Aww, don’t go. I was actually about to come find you and see if you wanted to get something to eat.”
Releasing her ankle, he took her hands in his and helped her up so she was standing in front of him before releasing them and wrapping his arms around her waist. “Now you mention it I am feeling kinda hungry,” he said, lowering his head to suck on her neck.
Hooking her legs around his hips, she tilted her head to the side to give him greater access. “I was talking about food but never mind…this works too.” Her hands moved to cup his face and bring it to her own and looking into his eyes for a long moment, she inched closer to him and covered his mouth with hers.
Their tongues dueled feverishly as they got lost in the feel of each other and the kiss was only broken when they were almost overcome by the need to breathe in some air. Resting their foreheads together, they waited for their breathing to return to normal.
Remembering where they were, Haley nervously looked around and was relieved to see there was no one around to pay them any attention and she let herself relax again. Losing herself once again in the blueness of his eyes, she started to move forward just as he did the same and their lips met in another soft yet passionate kiss. Nathan’s grip tightened on her as his mouth expertly worked hers, his tongue slipping between her lips to tangle with her own just as his hand toyed with the waistband of her bikini bottoms.
She moaned into his mouth when she felt his fingers trace over and around where her tattoo resided. Ever since she’d had the permanent ink applied, her lower back had become a sensitive area for her but only when his fingers touched her there. The feel of his hands and the softness of his mouth was causing her body to overheat in the most pleasurable way and her legs automatically tightened around him.
“God…Haley…you feel so good…” he told her, panting heavily against her throat.
“You do too,” she replied before once again seizing his lips with hers and kissing him even harder. She wasn’t usually so aggressive but maybe it had something to do with them being outside…in the daytime…with the sun blazing down on them while they were suspended in water that was making her feel so relaxed and carefree. It was normally her that put the brakes on things before they got too steamy but right now, stopping this was the furthest thing from her mind.
Feeling Haley rubbing against his obvious arousal had Nathan’s breathing becoming even more erratic than it was already and he knew he should break things off while he still had some semblance of control but he couldn’t seem to find it within himself to do it. Instead, his hands cupped her ass and he brought her in even closer to where he wanted to feel her, giving her cheeks a squeeze every now and then. His lips kissed a path down her throat to her neck where he began nipping and sucking on the delicate skin there.
Her fingers buried themselves in his thick hair as she tilted her head back and she felt him begin to kiss down lower. He peppered light kisses along her shoulders before moving down to her collarbone and then kissing the tops of her breasts which, due to being pressed up against him, were threatening to spill out of her top.
“Well dawg, if I’d have known there’d be a live sex show I’d have come over sooner.”
The familiar voice breaking the magical silence that had surrounded the couple was like a bucket of ice cold water being thrown over them and they simultaneously groaned as they drew apart from each other slightly. Once again, they fought to get their breathing under control before they turned their attentions on their uninvited guest.
Before they did so though, Haley couldn’t resist whispering in Nathan’s ear, “Hmm, I wonder if it’s me or you he’s more interested in seeing,” which earned her a gentle slap on her ass.
“Very funny.”
Turning around in the water, Nathan was surprised to see that Tim wasn’t alone. He was standing there on the deck beside Mouth. “What are you doing here, Tim? Hey Mouth.”
“Hey guys,” Mouth replied with a small wave.
After making sure her bikini wasn’t twisted or tangled due to their previous adventures, she swam over to where Nathan was standing in the water and smiled up at them. “What brings you guys over here?”
“I was just asking them that but Tim hasn’t said anything yet. He seems to be too busy ogling you,” he said giving his friend a harsh look.
“Huh? Oh, I was looking for you at the Rivercourt and Mouth here was looking for Lucas and we figured you guys might be here together so here we are. What are you two doing?”
Haley inwardly sighed at the knowledge that spending their day alone together had come to an end. “We’re baking cookies, can’t you tell?”
Nathan laughed as he wrapped an arm around her shoulder and brought her in closer to his body. “Lucas isn’t here but I think he might be coming over later, right Hales?”
“Uh huh. I think Karen’s got him running some errands for her today. You’re welcome to hang out here though.”
“Hey,” Nathan whispered in her ear. “What did you do that for?”
“What?” she whispered back. “C’mon, you know as well as I do that Tim isn’t going anywhere now he’s here so we might as well let Mouth hang out too.” Giving the boys in front of another smile, she then turned so her back was to them and stepping slightly closer to her husband, she said, “You’ve got Tim and I’ve got Mouth.”
Smirking at her choice of words, he lips hovered right by her mouth as he said in a deep, husky voice, “You sure do.” Closing the tiny gap between them, he kissed her slowly. Their lips devoured each other in an all consuming kiss…becoming so heated that they lost all thought and awareness of their surroundings.
One of them thought they heard a distant sound…similar to a cough but that didn’t stop them. Another noise sounded and they realised it was indeed a cough but it wasn’t until the words, “Why’d you do that?” sounded, that they finally broke apart and both gave Tim a glare, seeing a pout on his face.
“Because I knew you wouldn’t,” Mouth’s voice replied as he blushed slightly at the intense make-out scene he had just witnessed. Coughing to clear his throat, he asked, “Are you sure it’s okay to hang out?”
“Sure,” Nathan said. “Help yourself to a drink from the cooler.”
“Okay, thanks.”
Tim didn’t waste any time. He was already sitting down on one of the loungers and had the cooler open, helping himself to a can of soda and a packet of potato chips.
“So this sucks,” Nathan said after he and Haley had moved to the opposite side of the pool from where their two friends were sitting. “This was just supposed to be us, you know.”
Kissing his pouting lips briefly, she nodded. “I know but at least we got to spend a few hours together alone and there’s always tonight,” she said giving him a wink which had him smiling again.
“That’s true. I, uh, I’m sorry they caught us making out.”
“Hey, it’s not your fault. It was pretty intense though.” Her skin blushed as she recalled just how carried away they had gotten. In a way she was pleased it was just their friends that had caught them and not their landlord. He’d already warned them once before when he’d happened to catch them together in the pool and that had been way more uncomfortable and awkward than this.
“Yeah, it was.” The look he gave her sent delicious tingles running up and down her spine and she again felt her skin heat up. “So, we’d…uh…better go and grab some food before Tim eats it all.”
“Definitely. I’ll kick his ass if he eats my Doritos.”
“Oh, I’d pay to see that,” he teased as they swam over to the steps of the pool and climbed out. Going over to Haley’s lounger first, Nathan grabbed her towel and held it out for her. The sooner she was covered up from Tim’s prying eyes the better.
“Thanks sweetie,” she said, raising up on her toes and kissing his cheek at his thoughtfulness before securing the towel around herself. Walking towards the cooler, she couldn’t help but notice Tim’s eyes which were fixed on her and she folded her arms across her chest, giving him a stern look. “What are you staring at?”
“Nothing. It’s just I never knew you were so flexible.”
“Huh?”
Tim laughed at her confused look. “You were wrapped around Nate like a human pretzel when we caught you two macking in the pool. I didn’t know you were so…bendy.”
Haley stood there open-mouthed with a bright red blush colouring her cheeks. Having heard his best friend’s words, Nathan came up and wrapped his arm around her shoulder and pulled her into his body. “Ignore him Hales, he’s just jealous.”
Taking a deep breath, she willed herself to relax and turning to face her husband, she smirked up at him. “Yeah but which one’s he jealous of? Me or you?”
It was Nathan’s turn to stand there open-mouthed. “Do you want to get thrown into the pool again?” he warned playfully.
“Okay fine, let’s call a truce.” Turning back to face Tim, she said, “And you, stop staring.” Seeing his hand going towards the cooler and the familiar coloured packet of her snack, she added warningly, “Don’t even think about touching my Doritos.” Quickly closing the gap between her and where the cooler was situated, she grabbed her snack together with a box of Cracker Jacks.
“Hey!”
“Sorry Timmy, but these are mine. Maybe Nathan will be nice enough to share his stuff with you,” she said knowing only too well that he wouldn’t be.
“Nate? C’mon tell your wife to let me have the Doritos. You know they’re my favourite.”
“Sorry man, but there’s no way I’m getting between Haley and one of her favourite snacks. I’m not that stupid,” he muttered the last part under his breath.
Poking her tongue out at Tim, she held out the bag of now opened chips towards Mouth. “Do you want some?”
Returning her smile, Mouth nodded as he dipped his hand into the bag. “Thanks Haley.”
“Hey, why does he get some and I don’t? That’s not fair!”
Nathan laughed and shook his head as he wandered towards the storeroom to grab a couple of chairs for the guys to sit on. On his return, he saw that Haley had offered Tim some of her chips and seemed to be sharing the bag with him and he couldn’t help smiling. She was too soft for her own good at times.
The four of them sat around chatting and eating for a while before Tim started getting restless and kept fidgeting on his chair.
“What’s with you?” Mouth asked after taking a long swig of his Coke. “You look like you’ve got ants in your pants.”
“Haha, you’re so funny. You should be a comedian, you know that. It’s just really hot out here.”
“Well there is a heatwave going on if you hadn’t noticed,” Haley said.
“I don’t know how you two can sit out here in this heat,” he complained again.
Nathan smirked. “Why do you think we’re in and out of the pool, man? The water helps cool us off when it gets too uncomfortable.
“Dawg, things looked pretty smokin’ from where I was standing watching you two in the pool.”
He was just about to open his mouth and admonish his friend for what he’d said when his wife beat him to it.
“Well you shouldn’t have been watching, should you?”
“Hey, I was just coming over to visit my best friend. It’s not my fault if you two can’t control yourselves in public.”
“Whatever.” Seeing that his wriggling around on his seat was only getting worse, Haley sighed loudly and suggested, “Why don’t you get in the water and cool off?”
“’Cos I haven’t got my trunks with me but I guess I could skinny dip,” he said thoughtfully as he stood up and went to pull down the basketball shorts he was wearing.
“No!” Haley exclaimed.
“Dude, no way!” Nathan chimed in.
“But guys, it’s so damn hot. I’m frying out here.”
“Just get in with your shorts on, Tim. I mean, the sun is so hot that they’ll probably dry on you in a matter of seconds when you get out,” Mouth told him before he himself toed off his sneakers and socks, pulled his T-shirt over his head and then jumped in wearing just his shorts.
Tim didn’t need any more encouragement than that. He did the same as Mouth had and then jumped in causing a wave of water to splash Nathan and Haley.
“Never mind you kicking his ass Hales, I’m going to do it.”
Haley laughed as Nathan wiped the water off his face. Getting up off her lounger, she sauntered over to his and sat down beside him. “Aww, let him have his fun. He’s probably acting up because he doesn’t get you all to himself.”
Ignoring her little comment, he leaned forward and kissed her softly. “Listen, I’m sorry about all that stupid stuff he comes out with.”
She cupped his cheek in her palm, rubbing her thumb back and forth across his cheekbone. “You don’t have to apologise for him. I know he’s only teasing, it’s just sometimes he throws me with his pervy little comments.”
He went to take her hand in his when he noticed she was holding something. “What’cha got there?”
“Huh? Oh, I managed to snag a box of Cracker Jacks before his greedy little hands got them first,” she said, a playful tone to her voice. “Wanna share?”
“Sure.”
She opened the box and she took a piece of the candy out and held it up to his lips which he parted for her. He then did the same to her. Taking out the prize, she handed it to him and said, “You open it,” before taking some more of the confection out of the box and popping it into her mouth.
A vision of the first time he’d done this popped into his head and he couldn’t help smiling at the memory. Tearing open the prize, he tipped the prize out into his hand and his smile grew at seeing what it was.
Holding the plastic sparkly purple ring up, he said, “Now you’ve got a ring to go with your bracelet.”
Haley shook her head and after kissing his mouth softly, she said, “Nope, I’ve already got the only ring I want from you.”
His heart swelled at her words and he felt himself grow warmer. “Well this can be a belated engagement ring then seeing as I didn’t get you one of those.”
“Nathan…” she said feeling herself get all choked up.
Taking her hand in hers, he slipped the ring onto her finger so it rested against her wedding ring and bringing it up to his lips, he kissed it before leaning forward and kissing her lips softly.
“Woo hoo!!! Looks like we’re getting part two of the live sex show,” Tim shouted out at seeing his best friend pull Haley onto his lap.
“I’m seriously gonna kill him,” Nathan murmured against her lips causing her to giggle.
“I’ll help you bury the body,” she teased. “C’mon, what do you say we get back in the water? It’s been a little while since we ate and I don’t think Cracker Jacks count so…”
“Okay.”
Getting up from the lounger, Haley was about to head for the pool when an idea popped into her head and she stayed by her lounger for a moment, fiddling with her towel. When she saw that Nathan was right by the edge of it, she made her move and pushed him in, enjoying his shout of surprise.
“Ha! That’s for throwing me in the water earlier on!”
“Oh, you’ll pay for that, Mrs Scott. Just you wait!”
Seeing that he was quickly swimming towards where she was standing, she made her way around to the other side before gracefully diving into the water. Coming up a few moments later, she squeezed the water out of her eyes with her knuckles before tipping her head back to wet her hair and move it off her face. Looking in front of her, all she saw was Tim and Mouth laughing and splashing water over each other and quickly turning around, she squealed when she saw Nathan was right behind her.
Wrapping his arms around her, he smirked sexily. “Gotcha! You can’t escape me!”
Her own arms came up to wrap around his neck and she replied, “Who says I want to?” before leaning forward and capturing his lips.
* * * * *
Some time later, one of the boys had gone into the storeroom and found an inflated beach ball and bringing it out they had decided to play a game of volleyball in the water. Haley had relented and let Tim have Nathan be on his team so she played with Mouth. None of them were really keeping score which was a good thing seeing as her and her teammate were both pretty klutzy.
“Well lookie what we have here? Tutor-wife and three guys? Oh wait, two guys and Tim.”
Turning her head, Haley saw Brooke standing on the deck with Peyton and Lucas which was surprising given their history but since they had worked together working on organising the party for her and Nathan, they had seemed to called a truce which was a relief.
“Hey guys, what are you all doing here?” she asked, giving the group a smile.
“I thought we had plans to hang out tonight?” Lucas replied. “That was tonight, right?”
“Yep, but I wasn’t expecting you to bring the girls with you.”
“I bumped into them at the café and told them I was coming and they asked to tag along. That’s okay, isn’t it?”
“Of course it is. Right Nathan?”
Nathan had been shaking his head, trying to catch her eye. It was one thing to have the guys around, he could try and get rid of them but the girls wouldn’t be so easy to convince. Damn! It looked like they had a full house tonight.
“Right?” she repeated.
“Uh, sure…no problem.”
“So how come we weren’t invited to hang out with you today?” Brooke asked, her eyes taking in Tim and Mouth.
“No one was invited,” Nathan told her. “I mean, Luke was going to be coming over tonight but the day was just going to be me and Haley. These guys showed up a while back and Hales invited them to stay.”
“Poor you, Haley,” Peyton said before adding, “being stuck with these three all day.”
“Hey, one of those is my husband,” Haley said playfully. “But I do have him eating out of the palm of my hand…”
“Is that a fact?” Nathan asked swimming up and wrapping an arm around her from behind.
“Uh huh and you know it.”
“I think we’re going to be getting part three pretty soon,” Tim said nudging Mouth with his elbow.
“Part three? Part three of what?” Lucas asked, his eyes squinting in their usual fashion.
“Don’t you dare answer that, man.” Nathan warned.
The look Tim received was warning enough to keep his mouth shut and he quickly shook his head. “N-Nothing.”
“So guys, how about we order some pizza and hang out inside? If possible it’s getting even hotter out here.”
Everyone nodded and voiced their agreement to Haley’s suggestion.
“Peyton and I brought some ice cream over which we seriously need to get into the freezer.”
“Great! I’m starving,” Tim said hearing what Brooke had just said.
“When aren’t you?”
“Hey Tim, give me a hand shifting all this stuff back into the storeroom?”
“Sure Nate.”
Everyone chipped in and soon the deck was empty of all of Nathan and Haley’s stuff as they put everything away and carried their personal belongings back up to the apartment. Nathan had handed Lucas his key to let the others in and before he and Haley climbed the stairs, he pulled her to him and kissed her lips.
“Nuh huh, don’t even think about getting me all worked up, Nathan. Not when we’ve got an apartment full of people.”
He laughed. “Damn! You okay with them all hanging out here with us?”
“Of course I am. I’m not going to lie and say I wouldn’t prefer it to just be us but we spent most of today alone together and now we can hang out with our friends. Besides, seeing as we’ve got school tomorrow, we can kick them out in a few hours and have ourselves an early night.”
“I love the way you think.”
“I know.” Giving him one more kiss, she took his hand in hers and pulled him up the stairs behind her. The sooner they got started with their friends, the sooner they’d be leaving and she’d have him all to herself again. She couldn’t wait.
Fin