OK so im back again for something, sort of a twist on the old movie Legends of the Fall with Brad Pitt, but it is more modernized and well with a Jolie spin on it. Anywho I don't know how long my muse will last so enjoy while you can, LOL...
Sneak Peak
This time of year was her absolute favorite and Lanview seemed to bloom just like the flowers in her garden that she was now watering. Spring in Lanview was like none other, not only did it smell like fresh cut grass but the sound of childrens laughter could be heard as they ran and played outside, it was unlike any other time of the year and she cherished it the most..
She had been working on her rose garden since last year and finally this year it seemed to all be paying off, she had twenty bloomed roses, all a brilliant red and she couldnt help the smile on her face as she watered them..
The sound of lawns being mowed only added to the effect of this beautiful day as she inhaled deep and just enjoyed all of the sensations around her, this was going to be a good spring, she could already tell..
It wasnt often that she got to just enjoy the beauty all around her, with work and her busy life it was hard to find time for anything. With the elections coming up this year she knew that it meant more parties and gatherings, she was use to them now, she had to be since she was married to Pennsylvanias senator, her day never did end..
"Mommy, mommy" the sound of her daughter Bella's voice could be heard and she looked up to see the small red haired child who was only five years old run up to her, she looked so precious in her pink spring dress that had small bunnies on it, Natalie loved that dress on her.."I made some cookies with Miss Annie"
"Oh you did now?" Natalie smiled as Bella smiled brightly at her..
"You wanna try, they are chocolate chip" bella said with an excited grin..
"Of course I do sweetie" Natalie said with a smile as bella looked past her..
"who's that mommy" the small girl said as Natalie turned her head some and glanced down the long driveway, for a second she couldnt move, her voice caught in her throat as she stared at him, it was like seeing a ghost and to be honest she hadnt expected to see him ever again but there he was, walking up the driveway with a pair of black slacks on and a dark blue button down shirt.."Mommy?" Bella said again as Natalie quickly brought her attention to her daughter..
"Go inside Bella, i will be in there in a minute" natalie said as she looked back at him, his hair seemed longer than she remembered but his eyes were still that brilliant blue, he had the kind of eyes that would see into someones soul..
"But mommy" Bella began again..
"bella please, go inside i will be right there" Natalie said again as Bella sighed and walked away and Natalie forced her legs over towards him, her heart was absolutely pounding, so loud she could hear it in her ears and her mouth had gotten incredibly dry, he smiled a bit softly as she neared him..
"Hi Natalie"
"Hi John" her voice came out quiet and somewhat crackling as he glanced up at her home..
"nice place" he said with a soft smile as he looked back at her.."you look good" he said honestly..
To say this was awkward would of been an understatement, it was absolutely heart wrenching..
"I didnt expect.." her voice trailed, she honestly had no idea what to say, i mean she had always wondered if this day would happen but she never really thought it would..It had been almost six years since she had seen him, and that was a very long time..But oddly enough he still looked the same, his face, the way he dressed, he looked like John..
"im not in town long, i just..." his voice trailed as he looked at her.."I just wanted to see" he shook his head some and he didnt finish his sentence.."How is Michael"
Natalie swallowed hard.."he's good, he's the senator of Pennsylavania now"
"Yeah i heard, i always knew he would do well" he said honestly.."is he around?"
Natalie shook her head quickly.."I dont...i dont think that would be a good idea" she said as she stared at the ground..
"yeah your probably right" he agreed.."can you tell him that i said congratulations...on everything" he said as he turned from her and she watched as he walked away, tears filling in her eyes as she stood there..
"John.." she called out..."wait" she said as he slowly turned to face her..He saw the look in her eye as she looked at him.."I waited for you and you were just gone" she said with emotion pouring out of her..
He walked over to her and touched her face.."I know, dont cry over me" he said softly as she backed up some and wiped her face..
"why did you come back, why now, why after all this time" she said as she shook her head..
"I dont know, i guess i just wanted to make sure you were ok" he said softly and she laughed a bit sarcastically through her tears..
"Yeah well im just great" she said as he stared at the ground..
"that little girl, is she... um...thats your daughter?" he said as he finally looked at her..
"yeah" she spun from him..."I have to go" she began to walk towards the house as he watched her.."have a nice life John" she said as she stopped for a moment but didnt turn to look at him and then she went into the house as he stood there just staring at it..
Seven years ago...
They sat in the large black stretch limo as she stared out the window at all the changing scenery. It definitely was different then what she was use to, the land here was more like a country setting, she was use to the big bussling city and all the tall buildings and traffic as far as the eye could see, this was well, different, it was like farm country and she was gonna be here now for the next two weeks, she felt her chest tighten as she rubbed her hands together..
"You dont have to be nervous, my family is going to love you as much as i do" he said as his hand came down on hers and squeezed it softly as she looked at him, the love of her life.
Her name was Natalie Buchanan, the heir the Buchanan fortune back in Atlantic City. Her father was a huge multimillionaire mogul who practically ran AC all by himself, he had started out small as a partner with his father, an oil tycoon and within years the family had made its name and its mark had been made in the world.
It was just a few short months prior at AC University that Natalie had met Michael McBain, the man who sat next to her with his bright blue eyes and dark black suit, he was an aspiring business major and from the time she laid eyes on him there was an attraction that neither of them could avoid.
Both of them new to this adult world they had been thrown into, they had become inseperatble and surprising enough her father had liked him as well and that was saying alot cause Clint didnt like many of the guys she had brought around when she was younger, he never felt like any of them were good enough for her and with her own mother now gone for years all she really had was her father and his approval meant the world to her..
But now it had come time to meet Michaels family and she was more than worried about that, not just because they came from two totally different financial worlds cause Natalie was never into the money her father had but because she wasnt use to being out of her comfort zone, what if they hated her, what if she hated them, what if this turned out to be the worst nightmare ever?
This had been part of their summer break from classes and Michael had been asking about this for weeks, he was excited about her meeting his family, it was all he talked about and she knew he had missed them, he hadnt seen his father or his brother since he had left for school nearly two years ago and so she put on a brave face and sucked up her nervousness and agreed to do this, i mean honestly what was the worst thing that could happen, it would only be two weeks, she could do two weeks!
Pulling up the dirt road that had a rather broken down fence in front of it she felt her stomach twist, my god this place really was out in the middle of no where, and in no where she meant Lanview Pennsylvania, a small country town that had a population of only 3 thousand people, hell she could fit that many people in one city block of AC..
"were here" Michael said with a huge smile as he squeezed her hand more and she looked out the window to the large two story country house that stood on a property so large that you literally couldnt see the next neighbor.."You ready?" Michael said as he smiled at her and she forced one of her own, she literally felt like she would pass out or vomit, maybe both..
The air was hot and sticky, the humidity was outrageous here as they both got out of the limo and they stepped onto the dirt driveway, she cursed to herself as she watched the dust kick up and onto her knew louie vittan heels, they would surely be ruined but she tried not to make such a fuss as she stood there and then watched as the front door opened and out walked a man with dark short locks with grey flowing through them, his face had a beard that had apparently never been shaved and he wore a smile, a big one as he looked at them..
"Michael" he said with a smile as Michael walked past Natalie and over to his father, sharing a big hug with the man he hadnt seen in years.."My god boy let me look at you" his father said as he stepped back and looked over his son as he shook his head.."I never thought i would see the day that you wore a suit" he smiled and then his eyes landed on Natalie as she stood there nervously decked out in a designer skirt and shirt that was now seriously becoming damaged by the weather here.."and you must be the beautiful natalie" he said with a smile..
Michael walked past his father and began walking towards natalie..."Natalie this is my father Joseph, Dad this is natalie Buchanan" he said as he took Natalies now sweaty and clammy hand and began to walk her over to his aging father who met them half way..
"its a pleasure" natalie said sweetly as she smiled..
"the pleasure is all mine" Joseph said as he came in for a hug and natalie stiffened some and then hugged him back quickly.."any woman that can put a smile like that on my sons face is alright with me" Joseph grinned as he pulled back and Michael blushed some as he took Natalie's hand..
"shall we go inside, its dreadfully hot out here" Joseph grinned as he turned and began to walk in..
"Where's John, i told him i was coming" Michael began as they walked up the few steps to the porch that was lined with two rocking chairs and a swinging bench, it actually was very quaint and very victorian like..
"Oh you know Jonathon, he will come around shortly" Joseph said as Michael rolled his eyes..
"I told you my brother is a bit of a rebel" Michael said with a sigh at Natalie as she smiled some..
Oh she had heard about the infamous brother, maybe more times then she would of liked. He was a rebel from a young age, especially after Michael and him had lost their mother to cancer when they were children. John had dropped out of school by the time he was sixteen and had been in numerous situations with the local law enforcement, Michael on the other hand had tried to make his father proud, he wanted to show his father that he could do something good in this world and so he graduated with honors and quickly head off the college, someone had to take care of the old man and if it wasnt going to be John then Michael was definitely going to step up to the plate.
The inside of the house was definitely different then what the outside had shown her, inside it was fully decorated with antiques and the walls were filled with pictures, ones of a different time when the house was full of light and happiness. Michael's mother Eve was in most of them and then the two little boys, she could immediately pick out Michael, the other boy looked like a rough neck with long stringy hair and a devilish smile on his face but they all looked happy and she couldnt help but feel sad now as she walked through the room of memories, their mothers presence was still there among the decorations and nick nacs that lined the rooms..
"Would you like some coffee, or tea?" Joseph asked as he made his way into the kitchen..
"No thank you" Natalie said as she stopped with Michael in the livingroom..
"so what do you think? I mean I know its no lanfair but" Michael said nervously..
"Michael i love it" she said honestly as he smiled now and pulled her in for a quick kiss..
"come on let me show you upstairs and where we will be staying" he said with a grin as he took her hand again.."Dad im gonna show natalie the upstairs" Michael shouted as they headed to the staircase and made their way up it, the place seemed like it had stayed the same from when Eve was still around, it was very nice but yet very eery at the same time.
The house was huge too, upstairs held three bedrooms, and one bathroom. They walked past two of the bedrooms and Michael opened up the door, it looked like he had never left, it was like a teenage boys bedroom and she couldnt help but laugh..
"I didnt have time to fix the place up" Michael said with embarassment as he pulled a poster off the wall that had some girl waxing a car in a very tiny bikini..
"Oh dont worry, i think its great" she said with a smile as she began to walk around the room, she loved seeing the place like this, it was like she could see a different side of Michael, one that she hadnt gotten to see very much, it was nice..
"The bed is a bit small" he said as he ran a hand through his short cropped hair and she glanced at the small twin size bed and she gulped some, see one of the things she had done differently with Michael, something that she hadnt done with other guys she had dated is that she was waiting to have sex with him, she always felt like sex got in the way of things and so she held off and apparently Michael didnt have a problem with that even though at time things had gotten quite far with them but she had always stopped it, she didnt want anything to ruin what they had and sex always made things complicated but now looking at the small twin size bed she felt her anxiety pick up again, this bed was very small.."But there is a guest room and i can sleep in there" he said quickly as if he sensed her uneasiness and she smiled up at him..
"this is perfect" she said with relief and he smiled too..
"come on let me show you the rest" he said with a smile as he took her hand and began to give her the grand tour of the house..
Once the tour was over they headed back into the kitchen where his father continued to cook, it smelt like a roast and a wonderful one at that, she had accepted that coffee now as she sat at the table and Michael and his father chatted about politics and the stock market, something out in the back yard caught her attention as she saw a large stable out there and she walked to the back sliding glass door and looked out..
"Im just going to step out for a moment" she began as Michael nodded at her and the two men continued their conversation, she stepped out and quickly removed her heels, holding them in her hand she began to walk on the soft green grass, it seemed as though their back yard went on forever and the sound of horses in the distance made her smile as she neared the old barn.
When natalie was a small girl her father had given her riding lessons, but that was so far in the past that she could barely remember it cause then quickly she was taking dance lessons, then singing then art, it was nonstop with her father but she did remember that she use to love horses and so she couldnt of been happier that they had horses of their own.
The barn door was opened and she immediately smelt the hay and she smiled, maybe being in the country wouldnt be so bad after all, she quickly stepped inside and glanced at a large black horse that was moving anxiously back and forth as he looked at her. He was absolutely beautiful, his coat was so silky looking and black as night and she moved closer and went to put her hand out to touch it..
"I wouldnt do that if i were you" a voice startled her as she jumped back and spun around, looking into the deepest blue eyes she had ever seen, attatched to a half naked very muscular guy who wore nothing but a pair of ratty blue jeans and his long hair grazed his shoulders, for a moment she couldnt speak.."dont let his looks confuse you, he is one nasty bastard" the guy continued as he walked over and she stepped back some...He walked past her as she stood there a bit stunned, this guys body was on fire, i mean she hadnt seen anyone that stacked since, well forever.."You must be natalie" he said as he coaxed the black horse some and kept his back turned to her..
"Yeah i um,...I came with you brother" she said nervously as she tried not to stare, so this was the infamous brother, holy shit, the small boy in the pictures grew up to be one hell of a sexy man.."You must be Jonathon, i heard alot about you" she decided to make friendly conversation instead of staring at him like he was a piece of meat, i mean he had bad boy written all over him.
"John" he said as he glanced at her and then looked back at the horses.."Has he bored you already" he continued and she nearly choked on her own spit as she stood there..
Before she could say anything Michael walked in.."there you are i was looking for you" he said and then John turned and looked at him..
"Holy shit your wearing a suit" John said with a laugh as Michael stood there..
"and your still a cocky bastard" Michael smiled as the two boys walked over and hugged each other quick.."Glad to see you havent changed a bit" Michael rolled his eyes..
"yeah well atleast your the one in the monkey suit" John smirked as Michael rolled his eyes again and then walked over to Natalie..
"I see you met my brother John" Michael said as he took her hand..
"I was just about to give away all of your dirty secrets" John smirked and Natalie nervously fidgeted..
"Oh i believe your list is way longer than mine" Michael laughed..
"I wont deny you there brother" John smirked and then winked over at Natalie who quickly looked away.."what about you natalie, got any dirty secrets" John smirked..
She looked up at him shocked as her eyes got wide.."Dont mind him, he doesnt play very well with others" Michael rolled his eyes.."come on lets head inside, you joining us for dinner" Michael said towards John as he began walking with natalie out of the barn..
"You know i never say no to a good meal" John said as he looked back at the horse and Michael and Natalie kept walking inside..
"My brother takes a bit getting use to but he's a good guy" Michael began as Natalie smiled nervously, this was going to be very interesting indeed..
Dinner went off without a hitch and John had joined them and now he had a tank top on, atleast it was something cause Natalie didnt know if she could eat and look at him at the same time, he was just too good looking and she honestly felt silly and bit guilty to eyeing him the way she had been, she decided it was much more safe to just stare at her plate as she ate, and the food their father had cooked was delicious, she washed it down with atleast three glasses of wine which was equally good..
The guys continued to talk and somewhat argue about the world, politics and all that boring stuff that she just ignored, she wondered though what John did for a living, i mean he was twenty four years old, he had to be doing something, right?
"How can you put up with all of this political crap" John said finally towards natalie as she looked up now..
"You know this political crap is what made the world the way it is today John" Michael interjected..
John just rolled his eyes.."Your government is the ones who keep the poor hungry while the rich man gets fat, have you seen the gas prices lately"
"Gas prices change with the times John" Michael began..
"Oh please i think you have been in AC too long, just because your held up in some prestige university doesnt mean the rest of the world is too" John said with a shake of his head as his finished his beer..
"You know nothing is free in this world John, i have worked very hard for everything i have" Michael said defensively..
"what about you Natalie, have you worked hard for everything you have, oh wait, your a Buchanan" John said sarcastically and she honestly didnt know what to say..
"Dont bring my girlfriend into this just cause your angry that you havent done a god damn thing with your life John, you have no one to blame but yourself!" Michael snapped..
John stood up quick and hit the table with his hand."You wanna have a go little brother", Michael stood too, it honeslty look like the two would have a brawl right here and now..
"enough ok" Joseph said quickly as they all looked at him.."we are not about to start fighting, we have a guest in the house" Joseph said angrily..
"You know what, im outta here" John snapped as he walked from the table..
"he really is out of hand" Michael began towards his father as Natalie sat there uncomfortably.."I apologize for his behaviour" Michael said to Natalie..
"Listen your brother has had it hard" Joseph continued..
"weve all had it hard dad, he just decides to live in his own misery" Michael huffed..
Natalie decided to stand quickly as Michael looked at her.."Im gonna go um, take a shower" she said uncomfortably..
"Natalie im sorry about all of this, John just doesnt know when to keep his mouth shut" Michael began..
She forced a smile.."its fine, really, its just been a long day" she said quickly and then she looked at Joseph.."dinner was wonderful"She said as she turned from the table and Michael walked up to her..
"are you sure your ok" he asked and she forced another smile..
"Im fine, you should spend some time with your dad, im just going to take a shower and check out some things on my laptop" she smiled some..
Michael sighed as he kissed her forehead.."I'll come up later ok, to say goodnight"
"Ok" she said with a smile.."thank you again for dinner" she said to his father and then she left as Michael looked at his dad..
"he is really out of hand" Michael said as Joseph sighed and quickly finished off his wine..
Natalie got to the bedroom and quickly closed the door, well atleast she wasnt the only one with a dysfunctional family she walked over to the bed and sat on it as she pulled out her laptop and waited for it to start up..
The sound of a motorcycle outside caught her attention as she walked over to the window and looked out, John sat on it as he revved the engine and then he glanced up at her window as she froze and quickly he drove off down the dirt road as she quickly made her way back to the bed and sat on it, yep this trip was definitely proving to be interesting..
She must of fallen asleep cause the next thing she heard was the sound of something falling down as she jolted awake in a dark room, it took her a minute to remember where she was and then she heard groaning and she quickly got out of bed and moved towards the door, putting her ear on it as she listened as the groaning continued and she slowly opened the door to a dark hallway but she could make out a silloheete on the floor that was attempting to stand as he pulled himself up and thats when she noticed it was John and from the amount of alcohol eminating off him him, well it was safe to assume he was piss ass drunk..
He glanced up at her through the darkness and then almost fell back again if she had ran up to him and caught his arm.."are you ok" she said as she held onto his arm and he looked up at her..
"are you ok?" he grinned at her and she rolled her eyes..
"Your drunk, where is your room" she asked as he glanced at a nearby door.."Your gonna wake up your brother and your dad" she began as she lead him over to the door and then she opened it as he stumbled in, damn near making her fall as he reached the bed..
"what are you doing in my room" he asked with a smile as she rolled her eyes..
"Helping you, now get in this bed before you break a leg or something" she said as she went to push him down but surprisingly he grabbed her and tugged her onto him as she gasped in shock and from the air being pushed out of her lungs, and then he was there, looking up at her, his blue blood shot eyes glazed over as he brushed a piece of her hair back from her face and part of her knew she should just get up now, get up and leave the room but damn it she couldnt move, not only because he was holding her in place but maybe because part of her didnt want to..And then it happened, like in slow motion, she couldnt explain it, i mean he was drunk as hell but seconds later he was pulling her mouth onto his as he dove his tongue into her mouth, kissing her with a passion that she had never ever felt in her life, she allowed it to continue for a few moments until a sound alerted her and she quickly jumped up, breathless and her heart racing as she looked at him and then she quickly left his room, shutting the door behind her as she got to her room and closed the door, holy shit what the hell had she just done?
