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Chapter Two

Natalie woke up the sound of laughing coming from downstairs as she sat up and rubbed her face, images of the kiss she had shared with John came back front and center as she gasped some as it hit her all over again, why the hell did she let that happen, the laughter got louder as she jumped from the bed now, guilt coursing through her as she stood there, my god what if Michael found out? She quickly shook the images from her head as the sounds began to head outside and she walked to the window where she saw John and Michael now throwing a football back and forth, apparently they had gotten over their little fight and now they were again acting like brothers, she laughed some as she stood there, surely John wouldnt remember, he was drunk as hell and with that she walked into the bathroom that was in the room and she quickly went to take a shower...

Natalie fidgeted in the mirror after her shower as she tried to decide what to do with her hair and she quickly threw it into a pony tail, the weather here was definitely not helping her. She had decided to be more laid back today so she put on a simple spring dress and flip flops, atleast she didnt feel so overdressed now, she did a good job at ignorning the haunting images in her head as she went downstairs and was greeted by Joseph as he walked out of the kitchen..

"Goodmorning natalie" he said softly as he smiled..

"Goodmorning, i didnt mean to sleep so late" she said quickly as she stood there nervously..

"well you had a long day yesterday, come on i just made a fresh pot of coffee" he said as he lead her into the kitchen where it seemed he was preparing breakfast, eggs, bacon and potatoes laid out on the counter..He handed Natalie a cup of coffee as she thanked him and took a sip.."I hope you like eggs" he said as he went back to the food on the counter...

"I sure do, can i help you with anything" she asked as he glanced at her..

"Oh i wouldnt want to make you work on your vacation" he began with a smile..

"It wouldnt be a problem, i love to cook" she said honestly as she walked over to him..

"well i wouldnt protest then" he smiled as she began to prepare pancakes..

Meanwhile outside the guys threw a ball around..They had agreed to disagree on things that involved politics and soon it was behind them as they threw the foot ball around..

"so tell me brother, how the hell did you manage to snag a heiress" John said as he tossed the ball at Michael..

"its not like what you think John, she is really down to earth" Michael said honestly...

"uh huh" John rolled his eyes..."so tell me is it true what they say about redheads" he smirked as Michael rolled his eyes..

"seriously John, not everything has to be about sex" Michael said with embarassment..

"Oh please everything is about sex" he laughed..."so spill, do the drapes match the carpet"

"what?" Michael said as he missed the ball..

"Oh please dont act so innocent, spill" John said as he walked over to him..

"Your ridiculous" Michael said as he rolled his eyes and picked up the football..

"You did fuck her right?" John said with shock in his voice..

"Jesus John can you keep your voice down" michael said quickly as he looked around..

"Holy shit you havent" John said with a shake of his head..

"Listen, she isnt like that ok and i wouldnt fuck her anyway, she is better than that" Michael said with a red face..

"little brother is holding out, really?" John shook his head, still in shock.

"You know you dont have to have sex with every girl your with" Michael said quickly, the embarassment apparent on his face..

"Really now? You werent saying that a few years ago when you were fucking jess and Laurie in the same week" John laughed..

Michael quickly looked around to make sure no one was watching them.."That was different, im different now"

"yeah ok, a zebra doesnt change his stripes playboy" John laughed..

"Listen i respect her ok and if she wants to wait" Michael began..

"so your telling me she wants to wait?" John said with shocked eyes..

"what? Thats not so hard to believe, she is a good girl" Michael began as John laughed.."she is"

"yeah ok, you believe what you want" John laughed as he began to walk to the house..

"what does that mean" Michael ran up to him..

"It means whatever you want it to mean, but trust me a girl like that wont sit around forever" John said sarcastically..

"hey just because you hook up with whatever the flavor of the week is doesnt mean everyone is like that" Michael said quickly..

"geez bro why are you getting so defensive, i was just making an observation" John smirked..

"yeah well keep them to yourself, natalie is good girl" Michael said quickly as they made their way inside..

The house smelled like freshly cooked eggs and bacon as the guys made their way in the kitchen, Michael smiled as he saw Natalie standing next to his dad as they cooked side by side..

"it smells great in here" Michael said with a smile as Natalie jumped slightly and turned around to see John and Michael standing there, her eyes lingered on John for a second and then she quickly looked at Michael..

"she is an amazing cook, i almost forgot what it was like to have one of those around" Joseph said with a grin..

"yeah well im starving" John said as he sat at the table, the fact that he didnt seem weird seeing her made her relived, apparently he didnt remember and that was a good thing..

"well were just about done, if you want to get the orange juice out Michael" Natalie began as she looked back at the pancakes she was making and Michael retrieved the orange juice and sat down..

Breakfast was a hit as everyone enjoyed the eggs and pancakes, light conversation was made and over all it was surprisingly going well, she was more convinced then ever that John definitely didnt remember the kiss and that was good, very good..

"I have to say i dont think i have ever eaten so much" Joseph said as he leaned back in the chair with a satisfied smile on his face..

"it was amazing, i had no idea you could cook this well" Michael said with a smile towards Natalie..

"Its just bacon and eggs" she smiled some..

"Exactlly, even a trained monkey can cook eggs" John smirked as Michael looked at him.."what? Im just agreeing with her"

Natalie could see the look on michaels face and even though right at this moment she wanted to give John a piece of her mind she wasnt about to ruin a perfectly good day, if he wanted to be an ass so be it.."Michael its fine" she said as she touched his arm and he looked at her.."apparently your brother has a fetish with monkeys" she smirked and Joseph began to laugh as John narrowed his eyes at her and Michael laughed too..

"this woman is definitely a keeper Michael" Joseph said with a laugh..

Natalie glanced at John who just glared at her and she swallowed hard.."let me um clean this up" she said quickly as John drank the rest of his coffee and Michael smirked at him as John rolled his eyes..

"so what do you kids have planned for today" Joseph began as Natalie put dishes in the sink..

"well i was hoping to bring Natalie over to lantano lake, its great this time of year" Michael began as Natalie smiled at her..

"Ok well this is nauseating" John said as he stood up...

"You know you could come with us, it could be fun"Michael began as Natalie's eyes got wide, the last thing she wanted was to hang out with his brother..

"Oh im sure John has more interesting things to do" natalie said quickly..

"actually the lake sounds like a good idea" John grinned as he looked over at natalie who quickly brought her attention back to the sink..

"really? Great..." Michael said with excitement.."Natalie your going to love this" he said to natalie..

"Sure sounds like a blast" she said nervously..

"yeah well dont think of inviting me, i think i need to take a nap now" Joseph said with a grin..

"this is gonna be awesome, just like old times" Michael smiled and Natalie kept washing dishes, she had serious reservations about this!

Natalie was atleast thankful that she had brought a bathing suit with her even though heading to the lake with Michael and his brother was something she seriously rather not do, she really just wanted to spend some time with Michael plus now her guilt was working overtime, why couldnt she stop thinking about the kiss?

The sound of a knock on the door startled her as she quickly spun around and adjusted her sun dress.."can i come in?" she heard Michaels voice and she sucked in a deep breath and walked over to the door, opening it.."wow you really do look amazing" he said appreciatively..

"thanks, your not so bad yourself" she said as she admired his khaki shorts and tshirt, she wasnt use to seeing him like this, dressed so casually, he was always dressed up and this was a refreshing change..

"I feel strange, i cant remember the last time i wore shorts" he said with a shake of his head..

"well i think you look wonderful" she said with a smile and he leaned in closer to her and then placed a soft kiss on her lips..

Slowly he pulled back and grinned.."your gonna have a blast, trust me" he said as he took her hand and she smiled nervously as they left for the lake..

They all sat in Johns pickup truck since Neither Michael or Natalie had a car with them and the limo was long gone, talk about uncomfortable as she sat squished between the two of them in the old pickup as John drove but apparently she was the only one feeling the uncomfortable vibe as Michael and John joked and talked, she just kept trying to keep her leg from touching johns, she hated that she felt so weird like this, for god sake it was one kiss and it didnt even mean anything, hell he didnt even remember it, and in all reality maybe she had dreampt it all up, maybe that was it..

But she couldnt help the way her body was reacting, damn it everytime he accidently brushed against her or his leg tightened against hers or even her eyes darting to his muscular arm as he drove, well lets just say that her body was full of sensations that she would rather not think about, plus he smelt good, he smelt like what a man should smell like..

Michael grabbing her hand had snapped her out of her thoughts as she looked at him.."we use to come here as kids" he smiled and she nervously smiled back..

"Mikey use to be afraid of the water" John began as she kept her eyes on Michael..

"yeah well you didnt make it easy" Michael shook his head and then looked at Natalie.."he use to tell me that sharks were in there"

"and you were just niave enough to buy it" John smirked..

"i was seven" Michael shook his head as Natalie's eyes looked out the window and she saw the lake in sight, it was huge and a beautiful sight at that, they definitely didnt have places like this in AC.."awesome, right?" Michael grinned at her as John stopped the truck and they all got out and she inhaled deep, god it smelt amazing out here..

John moved to the back of the truck and pulled out the cooler as he put it on the ground and natalie began to walk over to the water as Michael watched.."i told you, she is cool" Michael said to John who just rolled his eyes and then passed his brother a beer..

Natalie stared out into the lake as the warm breeze blew over her skin.."its beautiful out here" Michael said as he came up to her and passed her a beer in which she gratefully took..

"it really is" she said as she took a long sip from it..

"i cant wait to show you my life Natalie" he said as he touched her hand and leaned in for a kiss but it was quickly interupted as water splashed at them and they both backed up as John now swam in the water..Natalie couldnt help but notice he looked even better wet and she quickly looked away..

"what are you two waiting for, the water is great" John said as he splashed at them and then took off swimming as Michael laughed..

"My brother is crazy" he said as he shook his head..

"well it does look kind of nice" she said as she looked at Michael..

"Oh i dont know, im not really into water" Michael began and she rolled her eyes..

"your not really worried about sharks are you" she said playfully..

"Of course not, i just would rather be out of the water then in it" he said with a shake of his head as he sipped his beer..

"well i think im gonna go in" she said quickly, surprising him and well her as well..

"You are?" he said in shock..

"yeah why not, we dont have places like this back in AC" she shrugged her shoulders and then without a second thought she pulled her dress over her head as Michaels eyes got wide, Johns did too as he watched her from the water, she had a dark blue bikini on under neath her dress and her body was absolutely beautiful, even Michael hadnt seen this much of her and he had been with her for months now..

Natalie felt a flush come over her skin as Michael looked at her in admiration and shock, she felt too naked out there and so she quickly ran into the water and the coolness of it chilled her skin and then she was jumping in head first..

"Looks like your girl has the right idea Mikey, you chicken shit" John laughed..

Natalie's head came up out of the water as she called out.."Come on Michael, the water is great"

"yeah id rather not" he said as he walked back some.."im good here" Michael said as he stared at the ground and then back out to the water..Thankfully his phone began to ring as he stood there.."Oh will you look at this, i gotta get this" he said quickly as natalie sighed..

"You wont ever get him in the water" John said as he swam up to her..

"No thanks to you right" she said with a roll of her eyes..

"Hey we were kids, who would of known the fear would stay with him into his adulthood" John continued..

"whatever" she said as she swam past him and he ran a hand through his wet hair..

"You know i cant be held accountable for things i did when i was young and stupid" John began as she continued to swim, trying to ignore him as he swam after her.."we were kids" he said as he caught up to her and his hand grabbed her leg from under the water and she spun around quick..

"dont touch me" she said quiet but her voice held a sterness to it as he quickly let go..

"whats your deal" he said with annoyance to her..

"My deal? Im just trying to enjoy my day" she said quickly, she didnt know where her anger for him was coming from but it was, maybe it was due to the fact that her body was betraying her and she blamed him for that.

"You really are just some prissy little bitch arent you" he said sarcastically as her eyes got wide..

"what? You called me a what?" she said in shock..

"Oh you heard me, i know your kind and i wont let you hurt my brother" he said angrily as he spun from her..

"excuse me" she said in shock, she couldnt believe he just said those things to her and he stopped in the water and looked at her and then quickly swam back over as she backed up some.."You have some nerve, you dont even know me"

"i know enough" he said as he looked at her and she felt her heart race as she looked at him..

"You know what, you are crazy" she said as she push past him and he grabbed her hip and pulled her back..

"now thats the pot calling the kettle black aint it sweetheart" he whispered in her ear as her eyes got wide and she looked out at Michael who had his back turned as he talked on the phone..

"Let go of me" she said quietly as her voice shook and he did just that as he swam past her and she stayed in the water for a moment more trying to understand what the hell had just taken place..

Michael got off the phone and walked to the water edge as John got out and natalie swam over.."Natalie i gotta run" he said quickly as she got out of the water and grabbed her dress to cover herself..

"why?" she said quickly as she ignored John was who now leaning against his truck drinking a beer..

"remember how i told you about the meeting here, well it has been pushed up a day, i gotta go" he said as she sighed..

"But we had a whole day planned" she said with a whine in her voice..

"i know and im going to make it up to you, i promise" he said softly as he touched her face and she swallowed hard.."Listen my brother can show you around town for a few hours" he said quickly and she tried not to seem so shocked..

"what? No" she said quickly, she couldnt even imagine spending anymore time with him..

"he's not so bad plus he knows the town well, it'll be fun, i can meet you guys up at Rodi's later, its a small bar but i think you may like it" he began as John walked over, purposely not looking at natalie.."you wouldnt mind would you John" Michael asked as he looked at his brother..

"mind what?" he said as he sipped his beer..

"showing Natalie the town, i have this business thing for a few hours" Michael began as John smirked and looked at Natalie..

"of course not" John said quickly and Natalie rolled her eyes and Michael looked at her..

"see, it'll be fun, that way you two can get to know each other and i wont feel so bad leaving" Michael continued and natalie forced a smile..

"fine, im sure it will be just great" she said quickly as John raised an eyebrow but she ignored him..

Natalie walked with Michael outside as a black car pulled up and he looked at her.."Listen it will just be a few hours thats all ok" he smiled as he leaned in and kissed her cheek and she forced a smile.."tomorrow we will go and do whatever you want, i promise" he smiled as he gave her another kiss and then he disappeared into the back of the car and she watched as it drove off..

"so where should we go first" John said as he walked up to her and she spun and faced him, there was no denying she was pissed off..

"Oh i aint going no where with you" she snapped as she walked past him..

"you know i dont think my brother would be too happy to find out about that little indiscretion last night" he said and she stopped in her tracks as she turned and faced him..

"what did you say" she said in shock as he walked over to her and grinned..

"do you make it a habit of kissing drunk guys or is it just a brother thing" his words completely caught her off guard as she looked at him, her eyes wide.."Oh did you think i didnt remember, i mean your hot and all but" he began as she walked up to him..

"Listen that was a mistake ok, i dont even know what happened" she said quickly as her heart raced..

"Would you like me to give you a recap" he smirked..

"You know what, you kissed me ok, so get it right" she said angrily..

"Oh thats how your playing it huh,...so why didnt you tell my brother" he said with a smile.."I mean why avoid it all together"

"You really are a piece of work, for your information i didnt say anything to Michael cause i didnt want him to get upset with you even though now i am seriously regretting that decision" she snapped at him..

"Oh good, so lets tell him together, shall we" he said as he pulled out his phone and her eyes got wide..

"what are you doing" she said in shock..

"getting it off my conscience" he said nonchalantly as he began to dial a number and she quickly yanked the phone out of his hands and hung it up.."what?"

"You are not going to hurt him like that, i wont let you" she said as she held his phone..

"but i totally took advantage of you, so" he said with a shrug of his shoulders as he stood there..

"Fine, fine do you want me to say it, ok i will say it, i kissed you ok, you happy now?" she snapped at him as his eyes got wide..

He smiled as he looked at her and then he took the phone from her hand as she stood there.."I say we go get a drink, i know i could use one" he smiled as he turned from her and she swallowed hard..

"what part of im not going anywhere with you do you not understand" she snapped at him as he stopped and looked at her and then waved his phone at her as she huffed..

"come on a drink will calm you down" he smiled as he walked over to his motorcycle and she just stared at him wide eyed..

"Im seriously not getting on that with you" she said in shock, seriously he was out of his mind, that had to be it!

"Oh quit your bitching princess and get on" he laughed as he held out a helmet out to her..

"Im not a damn princess" she snapped at him as she walked over..

"could of fooled me" he smirked.."now put the helmet on and shut up" he said as he got on the bike and she held the helmet in her hands as she stood there.."or we could just call Mikey right now" he smirked as he started the loud motorcycle..

"Your an asshole, you know that right" she snapped at him as she pushed the large helmet on her head and he laughed as she flipped him the bird and then proceeded on getting on the back of the bike and before she could even adjust herself he took off like a bandit and she had no choice but to quickly wrap her arms around his waist as they flew down the road..