Whole Lotta Love
Chapter 1
"You're sure they have no idea?" Tim sat nervously across from Lucas, his posture rigid.
"Tim! For the last time, both Nathan and Haley have no clue what's going on. We're trying to surprise them. You know Peyton told me not to even tell you. We figured you would never be able to keep your mouth shut to Nate, God knows you never have before. But this wouldn't be complete if you weren't involved." Lucas rolled his eyes.
"Whatever, Luke. Name one time." Tim glared at him.
"Gladly."
"Tim, thanks for helping me pick out good seats for the Bobcats game. I really wanted to get Nathan something nice for his birthday. And, well you know me and basketball." Haley smiled appreciatively from her spot in front of the computer.
"It's no problem Haley. I know Nate's going to love these tickets."
"Okay, just remember, it's a surprise."
"Your secret's safe with me."
"Hey Tim you want to hang out next weekend? Maybe play some ball?" Nathan asked. "Luke and I were thinking of getting a game together."
"What are you talking about? Luke you know he's going to the Bobcat game with Haley." Tim rolled his eyes at Lucas.
"What?" Nathan's eyes darted between Tim and Lucas. "What game?"
Luke shot Tim a death glare, as Tim realized his mistake. "Oops. Uh, Happy Birthday."
"One time! And that was six years ago. God!" Tim huffed.
"Oh really? One time, huh?"
"So Nathan and Haley are going to show up at the Café at 7, right Brooke?" Peyton asked as the group met to finalize the details for the surprise first anniversary party they were throwing for the couple.
"Yeah, I told Haley to meet Luke and me there at 7 for dinner. I don't think either of them having any clue."
"Great. Jake and I will have everything ready to go on the roof by 6:30. I'm so glad we decided to throw this party for them. After the year they've had, they deserve it." Peyton smiled.
"Neither of them will suspect anything up at the mini golf course either." Lucas chimed in.
"What about me? What do you need me to do?" Tim voiced from the couch in Peyton's living room.
The four exchanged worried glances before Brooke spoke up. "Tim, your one job is to get yourself there without telling Nathan or Haley. Think you can handle that?"
"It's not exactly rocket science; I think I have it under control. Have a little more faith in 'The Tim.' I do not disappoint. Ask any number of ladies."
Peyton and Brooke groaned loudly, while Jake just simply shook his head. "We'll take your word for it."
Just then Peyton's phone rang loudly, the shrill ring breaking the tense silence. Reaching over, Peyton answered it on the second ring. "Hello?"
"Oh, hey Hales." She motioned for them all to be quiet. "Not much. Jake and I were just hanging out. What are you and Nathan up to?" She paused briefly. "Oh that sounds like fun, what movie?" She laughed. "I can't believe you convinced Nathan to see that. Sounds like some sort of bribery was involved." She laughed again, this time much louder. "Okay you two, that's enough of that talk. It sounds like fun, but I think Jake and I will have to pass." She grinned into the phone. "Yeah, thanks for inviting us. Oh and Haley, please hit Nathan for that last comment. Okay, talk to you later. Bye Hales."
Peyton turned back to the group. "They're going to the movies, wanted to know if Jake and I wanted to go. So I wouldn't be surprised if you guys got calls soon too." No sooner had she said but Luke's cell began to ring. Seeing their apartment number flashing across the screen he forwarded it to voicemail, figuring it would be easier than giving an excuse as to why he couldn't go with them.
Brooke's cell was next and she answered in her usual bubbly self. "Hey tutor-wife! Oh, sorry tutor-husband, what's up?" She glanced at Luke. "Lucas? No I haven't seen him today, why?" She covered the mouth piece of the phone and whispered to Lucas, "he's trying to escape this 'chick flick,' as he calls it, with her, wanted you as a way out." Luke just chuckled and shook his head slightly.
"Wish I could help you Nate, but I don't know where he is. Looks like you're stuck watching the sex that is Orlando Bloom." She laughed throatily. "You never know, you might pick up some tips." She loved teasing him like this, he was so easy to goad. "Okay, bye to you too." She hung up the call, laughing. "He is so easy. You should have heard him ranting about this movie, saying Haley just wanted to see it so she could drool over Orlando. Which is probably true, if she has eyes, but still. He's hilarious." She shook her head, still laughing.
"Looks like we dodged a bullet there." No sooner were the words out of Jake's mouth, did Tim's cell begin to vibrate from where it lay on the coffee table.
All four of them lunged at it before Tim could answer, but were met with his usual "What up baller?" Their faces dropped and they sat stiff, hoping he didn't say more than he was supposed to. "Yeah, sorry I can't go to the movie with you and Haley." His eyes widened. "How did I know you were going to a movie?" The four collectively groaned. "Uh, Brooke told me." Brooke sat upright at hearing her name. "Brooke and I hang out sometimes." She protested at that, and it seemed that Nathan did too. "Fine, if you must know, Brooke and I are sleeping together."
"What!" Brooke screamed from the couch, quickly standing, her hands on her hips, her eyes vicious. "You're dead Tim!"
Tim panicked, seeing a furious Brooke in front of him. "We're planning a surprise party for you guys!"
"TIM!" Four voices screamed at him. Tim, flustered, hung up on Nathan and looked sheepishly at his friends.
"Oops."
"Okay, fine two times. But that doesn't mean I'm going to tell them about all this. I wouldn't ruin this for them, or for any of you."
"That's what we're counting on. But if you do, nobody's holding back Peyton and Brooke from dismembering you. You've been warned."
Tim gulped loudly and sunk into his chair. Lucas looked down at the paper in front of him, and then back to Tim.
"Alright, Tim let's get started."
"Nathan?" Haley called as she entered their cute one-story house with the wrap-around porch, throwing her shopping bags down in the entry way. She heard music coming from the backyard, before he called back.
"I'm outside!"
Following his voice she found him on their back deck, his long legs stretched out in front of him as he lounged in a deck chair. The radio was tuned to one of their favorite stations, a station devoted to '70s rock, which still surprised their friends that they listened to. They hardly seemed like the type to listen to Led Zeppelin or Lynyrd Skynard.
"Hey babe." She leaned over to kiss him, dropping her purse on the deck to perch on the edge of the chair.
He smiled at her from behind his sunglasses. "Hey, how was the mall?"
She groaned loudly. "Remind me why I ever agreed to accompanying Brooke to a 3-day sale? I swear I've never seen so many bitchy women in one place at the same time. Do you know I actually saw two grown women fighting over the last pink plaid scarf? Hello, it's pink, and it's plaid. What are you ever going to need that for? And then this other lady totally hit me with her bags, didn't even say she was sorry. Stupid bitch." She muttered under her breath. Shaking her head, she smiled at him. "But let's forget that, what have you been up to?"
He picked up her hand, intertwining their fingers. "Let's see. I got up when I realized my wife had left at the crack of dawn for some sale." He flashed her a grin. "Then I watched a game on TV, hung around the house. Decided it was too nice of a day to sit inside, so I tried calling Luke and Tim but I couldn't get a hold of them to play ball, so I decided to just relax back here. And then you came back. I'd say that was definitely the highlight of my day. Now, how about we give each other a proper hello?" He pulled her closer to him, his lips anxious to feel hers against his again. She came willingly, positioning herself further into his lap, her arms levering herself over him by the arms of the lounge chair. He gripped at her neck, massaging the tense muscles, all the while nipping at her lips with his. She moaned softly, his fingers working circles into her skin, his tongue duplicating the motion against hers.
His other hand worked itself up and down her back, feeling the smooth muscles, before moving down to cup her butt, pulling her taut against him, their bodies flush. She giggled as she scooted closer to him, reveling in the feeling of the hard lines of his chest against her, their bodies meeting in the most delicious of places.
"Well hello."
In the background the radio had switched to the smooth sounds of Led Zeppelin's "Thank You." Haley moaned as Nathan moved his mouth to suckle on the sensitive skin of her neck, her fingers tightening instinctively on his forearms, her breath catching in her throat.
"if the sun refused to shine,
i would still be loving you
when mountains crumble to the sea,
there will still be you and me…"
Nathan moved his mouth downward, his tongue leaving a silky trail against her skin as he moved to the hollow of her neck, placing a soft kiss above her collar. Haley gasped and gripped his arms tighter, her hips pushing at his. Nathan felt himself quickly losing control of his senses, his hands touching her everywhere, his mouth moving further down her chest, his tongue lapping at her skin through the thin cotton of her tank top. Haley's hands tensed on his arms again, her nails leaving crescent shaped marks in the tan skin of his arms.
"kind woman,
i give you my all,
kind woman,
nothing more…"
Haley pushed him back slightly in the chair, hovering over him as their eyes met. The look of love and lust that she was sure her eyes held, mirrored his, swirling together before she lowered her head to capture his lips in another intense kiss. She took her time, her movements slow and deliberate, despite Nathan's attempts to quicken her pace. Her mouth teased his, her teeth nipping at his bottom lip, her hair falling around them in a silky curtain.
The smell of lilacs overrode his senses as her hair tickled his face, her lips pulling at his. Nathan flexed his hands on her hips, his fingers pulling at her belt loops before slipping under the material of her tank top to caress her back. Her skin was silky under his rough hands, and she shuddered at his touch, her mouth moving to his ear, her teeth pulling hard on his ear lobe.
"little drops of rain whisper of the pain,
tears of loves lost in the days gone by…"
Her fingers caressed the plains of his chest through his shirt before grappling for the buttons, anxious to feel his skin. She struggled to push the buttons through the eyeholes, her displeasure coming out in a frustrated moan as he chuckled against her mouth.
"my love is strong,
with you there is no wrong,
together we shall go until we die…"
"Nathan…" Haley pleaded, her fingers still wrestling with the buttons, only a few of them cooperating.
Sliding his hands over hers, he steadied them, slowing her fingers from their frantic pace to undo, the buttons sliding easily. He grinned up at her and she paused to smile back while her hands wandered along the tight muscles of his chest.
"Show off." Giving him no time to respond, her mouth was hot against his again, her fingers danced along his stomach, brushing lightly at the sprinkling at the hair below his belly button.
"my, my, my,
an inspiration is what you are to me,
inspiration,
look and see…"
The afternoon sun beat down on the pair, their skin heating, both from the beautiful spring day as well as from each other. Haley lost herself in the feeling of his mouth on hers, his hands tracing light circles on her stomach and back, his scent surrounding her. In the past Haley was sure her love for him was as strong as it could ever get. Back when their entire life resided in that tiny apartment, early mornings spent snuggled deep under the covers, late evenings on the couch, with only their love as a barrier from the outside world. But now, now it seemed that her love soared with each passing moment; there simply wasn't enough room in her tiny body to love him as much as she felt.
"and so today,
my world it smiles,
your hand in mine,
we walk the miles…"
A slight breeze kicked up through the trees and Haley shivered. Whether that was due to the breeze or Nathan's mouth, which was currently licking at her collar bone, she couldn't be quite sure. She glanced around at their surroundings, surprised to see them still outside in broad daylight. While she was hardly a prude anymore, and who could be after ten years with Nathan Scott as their husband, she still didn't want to give their neighbors a free show.
"thanks to you it will be done,
for you to me are the only one…"
Leaning down she whispered in his ear. "How about we continue this inside? I don't want to give poor Mrs. Henderson a coronary?" She licked at his ear lobe.
He chuckled low in his throat and when he found his voice it was raspy. "Mr. Henderson might thank us though."
She hit his shoulder, sitting up across his lap, straightening her tank which had ridden up in their haste. "Let's go hot shot. I'll race you." She jumped off him, rushing for the screen door, while he chuckled from his spot on the chair.
"happiness,
no more be sad,
happiness,
i'm glad…"
"Either way, I win." Pushing himself up off the deck chair, he followed behind where his wife had been only a few seconds ago. A trail of discarded clothes snaked through the living room and down the hall to their bedroom, where the sound of running water greeted him.
"if the sun refused to shine,
i would still be loving you
when mountains crumble to the sea,
there will still be you and me…"
Pulling his shirt over his head, he dropped it distractedly, where it lay next to hers.
"That was perfect Tim. Now remember, not a word to Nathan and Haley." Luke warned him for what seemed like the hundredth time in the last two hours.
"I'm not two years old Lucas. I think I can remember." He shook his head, exasperated.
"Sorry, but your track record isn't the best. We're just all really counting on this to actually be a surprise. We don't want it ruined. And if that means me harassing you every five minutes from now until then, so be it."
"If I mess it up this time, I give you permission to send both Peyton and Brooke after me."
"Can I get that in writing?" Tim groaned loudly. "Fine, I'll take your word for it. This time."
"Something tells me if I screw it up this time, there won't be a next time." The image of a pissed off Brooke and Peyton flooded his mind and he winced.
"How right you are Tim. How right you are."