A/N: Hi everyone! So I'm not nearly close to being done with Salvation is Here but I am almost done with Summer Checklist. I debated with myself whether I should start this story, well series of stories, now or if I should wait until I have done more with SiH. I figured I would post this now and try my hardest to multi-task. Anyways this new series I'm starting is basically short stories were the plots are completely unrelated except for the fact they all are Naley. I hope you guys like the idea. Remember each 'chapter' is a new story, so it isn't all connected. Enjoy!

Mechanic:

Would You Like the Full Body Tune-up?

"Ahh . . . God just . . .c'mon! I promise if you start there will be many rub downs in your future. All nice and soapy and just… God!" Haley James let out a frustrated sigh and slid down in the seat of her un-starting Toyota, arms crossed and a petulant pout marring her pretty face. She had been on her way to the grocery store when she had seen a sign for an Old Meadow Road and decided to take the scenic route, through the grassy field, on the old dirt road. She had not been thinking about the 'what ifs?' What if she got a flat tire? What if it started to rain and she got stuck in the mud? What if her car broke down on the abandoned old road? She had quickly found out that not many people, and by that she really meant no one, drove along Old Meadow Road anymore. She was pretty much stuck. Her car wouldn't even start after given the incentive of being washed more often.

Haley leaned back further in her seat and wracked her brain for a solution to her dilemma. She couldn't call her best friend Brooke, who was still finishing up final exams out at USC, her parents, who she came home to visit, were still cruising the U.S in their RV, and she knew absolutely no one else in the tiny town. Haley suddenly sprang up from her seat and leaned over the center console. She had been so busy worrying how she was going to fix this that she had forgotten about her cell phone. But at this point, it was he lifeline. She dug through her over sized purse, smiling when she clutched the small object. For a fleeting moment she worried that she might not even have service but let out a small 'thank you' when she saw the 3 bars of service in the corner of her phones display. She might not have any available friends or family to rescue her but she did know the number for the operator. And an operator would give her the number for a tow truck.

"Hey Nate, call just came in man. There's a broken down car over on Meadow Road. I would take it but I got that corvette I'm driving out tonight and I need to get it finished." Tim, one of the other mechanics, rambled on. He was a nice kid and all but sometimes Nathan felt it was better if Tim just didn't speak.

Nathan nodded his head and waited for Tim to leave the room. Whoever was in that car would just have to wait for the Duke Blue Devils to beat the Carolina Tarheels. Nathan knew he could always catch the scores later on ESPN but this was Duke, his Alma matter. 2 years when he was a senior at Duke he had led them to a National championship. Now at 23 he was working as a mechanic with a blown out knee. When he had blown out his knee he had thought his life was over. At the time he had only been playing in the NBA for a year and even though he had succeeded in reaching his dream, he felt it had been cut short. But after he had gotten over his injury, he had joined his uncle Keith in the mechanic business.

The final buzzer sounded and Duke, as predicted had won 84-78. Nathan walked out of the backroom and over to one of the red 'Keith Scott Body Shop' tow trucks. In the truck he flipped down the sun visor and caught the keys as they fell out.

Haley leaned up against her car, wondering what could possibly be taking the tow truck so long. The town wasn't that big and the truck should have arrived by now. It was probably one of the great mysteries of life; like ten socks going into the dryer and only seven coming out. Or in high school why had the guys taken so long in the locker room before gym class? She had been waiting for nearly 45 minutes when a large red truck came barreling down the road, causing small clouds of dust to rise up around her.

Haley tapped her foot impatiently, glaring at the mechanics silhouette through the tinted windows. Haley didn't even know why a tow truck needed tinted windows. She was just about to go open the truck door herself when it suddenly swung outwards and two very large feet stepped out onto the ground.

"Take you long enough?" Haley's voice was bordering on rude but given the circumstances, she felt that the mechanic had it coming.

"I'm sorry ma'am. But I got here as soon as I could. We had a very busy day today." Not entirely the truth but Nathan figured it was close enough. And once the Duke game was over and he was actually in the truck, he did hurry.

"Whatever. Aren't you going to look at my… " Haley trailed off as she looked closely at the mechanic, the tall, dark haired, blue-eyed, ripped mechanic. Not to mention those hands and feet. He must be hu-

"Excuse me ma'am. But what were you saying before?" Nathan had noticed the pretty young woman trail off and watched as different expressions ran across her face.

"What? Oh right. The car is over here." Haley turned around slowly and took a calming breath as an attempt to lower her racing heart. She only hoped she wasn't blushing.

As Haley turned around Nathan felt his eyes about ready to bulge out of his head, not to mention other things start to bulge as well. If he had thought she was pretty before he hadn't been prepared for the back view. Her long auburn hair fell to mid-back and a generous portion of her smooth skin was open to his viewing pleasure thanks to the white tank top she wore. His eyes traveled lower and he nearly swallowed his tongue. It just kept getting better. The low cut jeans she was wearing were tight in all the right places and her shapely legs looked like they were made to wrap around-

"Hello? Mr. Mechanic? Aren't you going to look at my car? Or tow it, or do something to it?"

Nathan nodded his head and sauntered over to the dusty, old Toyota. He stood by it for a moment before looking back over his shoulder.

"Can you pop the hood?"

"Yes, hold on a second."

Nathan watched her climb around in the front of the car, half in the car half out. He stared intently at her as she stretched her body further in the car, trying to pop the hood. Her tank top rode up slightly and his eyes were drawn to the half of her not in the car.

"I almost got it. Just one more second." Her voice was slightly muffled from the inside of the car and Nathan, busy staring at her, barely noticed she had spoken.

Nathan was openly staring at her now. Her perfect ass taunting him as she wiggled around in the car, contorting her body to find that button. He knew he needed to stop staring at her twist and turn but he couldn't. All he could see was her in different positions, putting her flexibility to use in all of them. When the hood popped up in front of him he had to jump backwards to avoid being hit in the face.

"I told you I would get it open. It just takes a long time sometimes. But I guess that's what I get for buying a car off of E-bay."

"You got your car off of E-bay?" He sounded surprised. One of the first things Keith had told him was to never buy a car off the Internet; you never knew what you would get.

"Well I had no choice. I was a starving college student, still am a starving college student. So for now my E-bay car is going to have to work."

"Where do you go to college at?"

"Out in Durham. I go to Duke."

"No kidding? That's where I went. I played basketball there. To be honest that's why I was late. There was a Duke and-"

"Carolina game on. Yeah I know. Oh and by the way it was an old game. It's not even basketball season."

Nathan shrugged his shoulders sheepishly. "Well. All I can say is go Blue Devils."

"Yeah, I'll bet. Anyways my name's Haley. Haley James." She stuck out a hand for him to shake and he couldn't help but smile when he noticed how small her hand was compared to his.

"I'm Nathan Scott."

"I know." She laughed quietly at his confused expression and went on to explain. " Your coveralls say Nathan. Then when you told me you used to play for Duke I put two and two together. Plus I was a freshman when you were a senior. And unless I was living under a rock, I knew who you were."

"So you're… 19 now?" Nathan made the calculations in his head and was surprised that she was only 19.

"Actually I just turned 20." She smiled at him and he smiled back.

"When?" He didn't want to seem over eager by asking so many questions but he couldn't help himself. It was like word vomit.

"Today, actually. I made sure I drove home so I could spend the day with my parents but…" She let her eyes drift away from his as she quietly left her sentence unfinished.

"But what?" He noticed she was avoiding his eyes and he, better than anyone, knew that was a sure sign something was wrong. He had done it countless times growing up and could spot someone else doing it from a mile away.

"But they're not even here. I guess I just thought they would be, but ever since they bought and RV, the saying 'there's no place like home' rings false." Haley's smile was weak, not reaching her eyes and Nathan felt his heart wrench for her.

"C'mon. Cheer up Haley." He barely even knew her but all he wanted was for her to really smile.

"Thanks for trying Nathan but I'm fine. You want to know what will make me feel really fine? Hearing about one of your birthdays."

"Fine, but let me hook up your car to the truck. I won't be able to fix it our here." Haley's eyes followed him as he worked on attaching the car up to his truck. Concentration was etched on his face and his eyebrows were scrunched together. Her eyes continued their path lower, widening when she saw the way his coveralls stretched and pulled across the wide expanse of his back. Even through the fabric of the coveralls, she could clearly tell he still had an impressive muscular body. Despite him not playing basketball anymore.

"Okay all done. You ready?" Nathan's voice brought her eyes back to his face and she nodded. He followed her around to the passengers' side of the truck and waited until she was inside and settled before closing the door and walking around to his side. He climbed up into the truck and took the keys from the sun visor. He put the key in the ignition and turned the key. The motor started and Nathan and Haley drove out of the meadow.

"You're lying Nathan! What really happened at your 8th birthday party?"

"Fine. My parents had some half-baked idea that I would want a magician at my party. Well, it was cool at first, I guess, but then it was time for everyone to come over and watch the show. I had already opened my presents and didn't want to let go of my new basketball. So I brought it with me. Apparently the damn magician had anger problems because when I paid more attention to my basketball than him, he made my basketball disappear. My dad turned purple 'cause he was so mad and then he punched the magician. After the magician left, my dad sent everyone home and I spent the next three hours shooting free throws. I was completely exhausted that night. Not to mention pissed because I didn't get any cake. I remember that night I was almost asleep when my mom came in. She had a piece of cake with a lit candle on it. She sang me Happy Birthday and let me blow out the candle."

Haley smiled as she watched him reminisce; he looked so peaceful. "That's a good memory, well, the last part of it is. Your mom sounds like a good person."

"She really is. I don't think I could of put up with my dad if she wasn't there."

Haley smiled at Nathan and reached for his hand not on the steering wheel. For a brief second Nathan took his eyes off the road, searching Haley's face. But the soft smile she gave him and the reassuring squeeze of her hand in his brought a smile to his own face. He refocused his gaze to the road again. Her hand in his; it just felt right.

The rest of the drive back to the garage was spent mostly in silence. Nathan focused intently on the roads, while Haley took in the scenery Tree Hill had to offer. She had only been to Tree Hill once before and this summer was the second. Her parents had insisted that she come to the new house in Tree Hill for her birthday instead spending the day alone in Durham. They had conveniently forgot to mention they would be a few days late in returning home from their RV trip. So now instead of being alone in Durham, she was alone in Tree Hill. Except with Nathan, she didn't feel so alone.

"So I don't know if you noticed but for the last 15 minutes or so, have been spent in silence. Honestly, it's getting kind of boring." Haley's voice seemed loud in the previously quiet truck.

Nathan chuckled slightly at her random bout of boredom." Well Haley, I hate to break it to you but we're in a truck. There isn't much we can do."

"Oh Nathan, don't be so naïve. There are tons of things we can do. Tons of games we can play. I know! We can play the ' would you rather' game. "

"Never heard of it. How do you play? If it's anything like 'I never' I refuse to play. That game brings back many, many bad memories. Half of them I'm surprised I even remember because as you know that game involves drinking, lots and lots of drinking." Nathan added a dramatic shudder at the end of his ramble and Haley laughed at how ridiculous he looked.

"You big baby! Scared of a little party game. And by the way, it's not like ' I never.' So what you do is I'll ask you a question starting with would you rather and then you have two options to choose from. And you have to answer." She raised an eyebrow as if she was challenging him.

"Okay. Game on. You can go first."

"Game on. Lets see…would you rather watch porn with your parents or watch porn staring your parents?"

"Jesus Haley!" he sputtered out. " Not like I never my ass. People probably downed alcohol willingly to forget they answered a question like that." Haley giggled at the disgusted look on his face. She could only imagine the retaliation he would have.

"Answer the question Nathan. Which would you rather do?"

"Neither of those sound too appealing but I'm going to choose the lesser of the two evils and go with watching porn with my parents."

"Good choice, because if you had chosen the other one it would just be creepy." She gave him a cheeky smile, fluttering her eyelashes at him.

"I wouldn't be smiling if I were you Haley. It's my turn now. So, would you rather… orgasm once every ten years or once every ten seconds?" Nathan fought hard to stave off the smirk he felt coming on but when he looked over and saw her face slowly reddening, he couldn't hold back the smirk any longer. "Answer the question Haley. Which would you rather…have?"

"Nathan I am not answering that question. It's completely embarrassing. " Haley's face was bright red and her eyes avoided any contact with his.

"That's breaking the rules. Remember?"

"Nathan do not make me answer this. Please."

"C'mon Haley. If it makes you feel any better, I'll answer it too." Nathan was full out smirking and as hard as he tried, he couldn't stop.

"Thanks, but that really doesn't make me feel better."

Nathan took a long look at Haley who was fidgeting nervously in her seat, twirling the little gold ring on her pinky. He decided he wouldn't, couldn't make her answer.

"No I'll answer. It's just, have I mentioned how embarrassing this is? I am never playing this game again. But if I have to choose, I guess it would be the second one." Nathan hadn't thought it was possible for her to blush harder, but her cheeks flamed up darker than before.

"Hmm… every ten seconds? My kind of girl." Nathan turned to look at Haley, smirk full in place and winked one of his baby blue eyes at her.

"So I checked you car and it was just a dead battery. That isn't much of a problem." Half an hour earlier Nathan and Haley had pulled up at the body shop and right away Nathan had set to work in figuring out what was wrong with her car. When they had first arrived at the garage, the other mechanics in the shop had stopped what they had been doing and stared unabashedly at Haley. Even Keith had given Nathan a pat on the back. In return, Nathan threw out his best I'm Nathan Scott, don't fuck with me look, and led Haley to her car.

"Really? That was easier than I expected. It's not going to cost much right?" Haley looked worried that the price would be too expensive and Nathan remembered that she was a 'starving college student'

"Oh it's not going to cost much at all. In fact I would say it's actually going to be free. But on one condition. Go out with me tonight. We can go see a movie and get something to eat."

Nathan held his breath as he waited for Haley's answer. He had gone out on a limb by asking her out and wasn't sure how he would react if she said no. The vibe she had been giving off made him think that maybe, just maybe, he had a shot with her. And he would be damned if he was going to let this opportunity pass him by.

"Can we get ice cream?"

"We can get anything you want."

"Even if I want sprinkles and gummy bears?"

"Yes. You can even get chocolate on your ice cream and whip cream too. Whatever you like." Nathan took a step closer to Haley in a teasing manner, and she took one step back. Almost predator like, he backed her up into the wall, placing one hand up by her head and the other intertwining their hands together. Haley raised her head, looking him in the eyes.

"Whatever I want? You sure about that? Well what would you say if I told you that I wanted a little bit of you with my ice cream?" her brown eyes sparkled mischievously up at him.

"Really? To be honest I'm not usually an ice cream fan but if we can get special toppings, bring it on. How about instead of you with my ice cream, I have my ice cream on you?" Nathan moved closer towards her, pressing his body up against his, successfully trapping her between him and the wall.

"That's do-able. But I think I'm going to need a little bit of a preview. So how about you come down here some." Her tongue came out to lick a path around her lips, drawing Nathan's stare from her eyes, to her mouth. Haley's free hand, trailed along his belt loops and up his strong chest until she was able to gently grab the back of his head; his dark hair was beneath her fingers.

"I'd say this is a pretty good preview. Much better than anything we could have seen at the movies."

"Definitely. Now why don't we get started on the main show?" Haley agreed with him and gently pushed against the back of his head, bringing his mouth closer to hers. She could almost feel his lips on hers, when she was met with resistance. She opened her eyes and let out a small breath. Nathan's blue eyes had darkened several shades and his lips were only centimeters from hers.

"Nathan!" Haley was getting frustrated and unconsciously, she started to pout.

Nathan smiled at Haley, his smile soft and boyish, unlike the confident smirk he usually wore. He leaned in those last few centimeters, felt Haley's warm breath against his lips and pressed his lips to hers, successfully removing any traces of her previous pout.

The kiss stated off slow, testing and tasting. The hand he had resting above her head softly cupped her cheek, brushing back and forth with his thumb. Haley let out quiet murmurs of contentment and pushed harder against his mouth. His tongue gently licked against her bottom lip and carefully pushed inside her slightly parted lips.

When their tongues touched for the first time, a jolt of electricity sparked between them and Haley let out a low moan from deep in her throat. This sent Nathan into action and with one arm, he lifted her up and set her back down on the hood of her car. The hand Haley had on the back of his head came down to the front of his chest, idly toying with the zipper of his coveralls. He placed one of his hands on her hip and untwined his fingers from hers. At the same time though, his head felt ready to explode from the lack of oxygen. But instead of detaching his mouth from her completely, he trailed kisses across her jaw line and down to the soft skin of her neck. He sucked a small patch of her skin into his mouth, determined to mark her as his.

With his newly freed hand he massage her upper thigh through her jeans and reveled in the breathless moans escaping her lips. Haley, caught up in the kiss, wrapped one leg around his waist, bringing the other leg up as well. In their new position she could clearly feel how aroused he was and couldn't help but pressing up against his hardened length. Nathan lat out a playful growl against her neck and before he had time to think, Haley had fallen backwards on the car, pulling Nathan down on top of her.

The hard metal of the car was rough beneath them but neither one noticed the cool metal they were lying on or the lack of privacy they currently had. Haley's hand on his chest had already made his head spin but when she unzipped the coveralls and her small hand stroked against his chest, he felt ready to explode.

"God Hales." Nathan's voice was husky and when she opened her eyes, the absolutely feral look in his eyes sent shivers throughout her entire body.

Her hand brushed against his nipple and as hot as Nathan had been to her before, the attraction levels went through the roof when she felt his nipple piercing. Her small hands went to either side of his shoulders and unable to control herself, she pushed down the material, leaving Nathan naked from the waist up. Nathan sat above her waiting for her next move. Nathan wasn't prepared for the sudden attack of frenzied kisses against his chest and let out a long moan.

"You like that?" Haley's voice was muffled against his chest but not enough for him to be unable to hear her.

"You know I do." Nathan's voice rumbled his chest as he spoke and Haley felt the vibration of it.

Haley returned to her task of marking his chest as hers and when she tentatively stuck her tongue out to run around his nipple and pull the little silver ring into her mouth, Nathan could have sworn he was in heaven.

"Haley, that feels so damn-"

"Hey Nate! Just wanted to- Oh shit!"

Nathan and Haley sprung apart at the intruder's voice, both nearly falling off of the car at the sudden interruption. Nathan looked over his shoulder to see his friend Tim staring wide eyed at Haley and him.

"Tim? Do you think you could…" he made a shooing motion with his hands and watched as Tim gave them one last look before scampering off.

Nathan slowly turned to look at Haley, afraid of what her reaction might be. He hoped she wasn't mad they had taken things so far, in public, after knowing each other for less than one day. When he turned to face her fully, ma was the farthest thing from her reaction. She sat stop the car, hair in disarray, lips red from his kisses and the mark he left earlier on her neck. She was smiling wide and giggling, not even attempting to stop her giggles.

"Well that was quite the experience, wasn't it?" Haley said after she had her giggles under control.

"I'll say. But not only was it quite the experience, it was hands down the hottest make out session I've ever had." He came closer to her again, and snaked his still bare arm around her waist.

"Me too." A soft smile graced her pretty features as she looked at Nathan.

"Well about that date tonight.' Nathan began." How about we skip the movie and take a walk along the docks instead?"

"That sounds perfect." She pressed a chaste kiss to his lips and pulled back smirking. "You know what I just remembered?"

"What?"

"Happy birthday to me." She giggled.

"Happy birthday indeed. And I even have a present for you."

"Really? Well what is it?"

"How would you like the special of the day, anytime you want it?"

"You have a special of the day?"

"Yes, and I'm giving it to you for free, whenever you want it."

"Don't be greedy Nathan. What is it?"

"It's the full body tune up. You know I am a good mechanic and would I be doing my job if I didn't make sure you were in perfect working order? "

"Go ahead Mr. Mechanic. Make sure everything is in working order." Haley leaned back against the hood of the car again, and giggled when Nathan leaned down too.

"Now I'm warning you, I am a very thorough mechanic."

"Well then that's perfect. Make sure you don't miss a thing."

"I won't. Now get ready for your full body inspection baby." Nathan grinned wolfishly at her.

"Bring it on."