A/N: I'm so glad that you all liked the sexual tension in the last chapter. I even got flustered when I was writing it. From now on, the rating of this story will be high T bordering low M. This chapter is rather important so I hope you like it.

P.S.- I'm usually opposed to putting lyrics in as a part of the story but I want you to hear the song that is in this chapter. Some of you might know this song because it's rather popular but it is older. So find Unchained Melody by The Righteous Brothers and listen to it, it's really beautiful.

Chapter 4: Hungry for Your Touch

One month later...

Straightening his suit jacket, Nathan looked around at the gala that was in full swing. A large grand staircase led down to the hundreds of people gathering in the lavish ballroom. Marble stretched out across the floor of the seven hundred square foot space. The big band that included a singer was to the left of the designated dancing area and the numerous round, elegantly decorated dining tables were to the right. If he didn't know any better, he never would've thought that this fancy of a party could be held by a drug dealer.

Suddenly, the band came alive and soft, graceful music filled the air. All of the guests turned their attention to the grand staircase where Jimmy James stood with his daughter on his arm. Everyone was transfixed by the young beauty in the emerald dress, everyone including Nathan. He felt as if the air had been knocked from his body as he watched the object of his desire glide down the stairs. Her dark brown eyes glimmered like the diamond drenched necklace that hung gracefully around her neck. The front of her honey blonde hair was elegantly pulled back while the rest cascaded down her shoulders in natural waves.

Looking around at everyone, a warm smile spread across Haley's face, her way of letting everyone know that they were welcome. Her eyes stopped their scan of the group of guests when they landed on the one person she had not been able to stop thinking about over the past month. He just stood there, in his crisp all black Armani suit, and stared at her. His hands were in the pockets of his dress pants and his lips were curved up into a small smile. She smiled sincerely at him and swallowed the lump in her throat, continuing to look around the room.

Lost in his own world, Nathan jumped slightly when he felt someone tap him on the shoulder. He turned around and saw Owen standing behind him in a classic black and white tuxedo. "Hey man, we're short a couple of guys and we have to move a big load so I was wondering if you would help...?" the bigger man asked, hoping that the other would agree.

"Uh, yeah, sure", Nathan said somewhat reluctantly. Sparing a glance back at Haley, he following Owen as he lead the both of them out of the room.

Squinting her eyes slightly, Haley struggled to find Nathan in the crowd. She finally spotted his gorgeous brown head of hair trailing Owen out of the ballroom. Silently telling herself that it was nothing to worry about, she quietly cleared her throat and continued to look around at all the guests.

There were at least ten of Jimmy's "workers" out in the back of his mansion loading the trailer of an eighteen wheeler with several hundred kilos of cocaine.

"How you liking the new job so far?" Tony asked, tossing a couple of air tight packed kilos into the back of the truck. Tony looked like the stereotypical Italian mobster. He was middle-aged, had a beer belly and wore several gold chains around his neck. His dark hair was slicked back and the hair on his chest was peeking out from under the wife beater he was wearing.

"No complaints", Nathan replied, taking off his suit jacket and slinging it over a nearby crate. He rolled up the sleeves of his shirt before helping the several men tranfer the bricks of cocaine from the storage area to the large truck.

"It seems like you guys are getting pretty close." The older man said, bending down to pick up another stack of bricks. Nathan just shrugged, not sure how to respond to his assumption. Letting out a raspy and not at all sincere laugh, Tony continued, "Hey, I don't blame you. She has turned into one fine piece of ass..."

"Woah", Nathan said, shoving his hand against Tony's chest. He shook his head, silently telling the older man that his remark was way out of line.

Tony shook his head and laughed, continuing to load the packages of drugs into the tractor trailer. "Yo, man, all I'm trying to say is you shouldn't get too attached. When Jimmy sees someone getting remotely closed to attached to his baby girl, he has them 'taken care of', if you catch my drift."

Coming to the conclusion that the other men could take care of the remaining kilos, Nathan started to unroll his sleeves and fasten the cufflinks. "I should really get back inside", he said, slipping on his suit jacket and heading around front to go back in the house.

Walking back into the ballroom, Nathan let his eyes scan over the crowd, looking for that one particular person. He felt his heartskip a beat when he found her. She was standing at the bar laughing with Brooke, sipping a flute of champagne.

Navigating his way through the mass of people, he finally reached the two teenagers. Brooke was the first one to see him and her bright green eyes lit up as she did so. "Hey, Hot BG", she said cheerily, causing Haley, who had her back to him, to almost choke on the sip of champagne that was in her mouth.

"Hi, Brooke", Nathan said, leaning in to lay a friendly kiss on her cheek. "You look beautiful."

"You don't look completely unfortunate either." The brunette joked, flattening his lapel.

He chuckled and turned his attention to Haley. "Hey Haley", he greeted, his voice a great deal softer than before.

"Hi", she responded, equally as soft.

A slightly awkward silence fell over them and Brooke took the hint, "Well, it's time for me ot go elsewhere." she said, downing her champagne before turning away from the bar. "Now, where's that hunky piece of man also known as Owen?" she muttered to herself before venturing off into the crowd. Nathan and Haley both laughed lightly as they watched Brooke walk away from them. Their eyes fell on each other and they grew silent.

Noticing a blotch of white powder on the stomach of Nathan's suit jacket, Haley leaned foward, "You've got a little something..." She said wiping it off, her hands running over the soft fabric. She tried to ignore the chill that ran down her spine that the feel of his hard muscles under her fingertips.

"Oh, thanks", He said, clearing his throat as he looked down at her dainty hands running along his suit jacket.

Looking up from her hands back to Nathan, she found him looking at her with raw emotions swirling in his eyes. She felt him lightly grab her hand, his slightly calloused fingers brushing against her smooth palm. He held it for a minute before speaking, "Would you like to dance with me?"

Not trusting her own voice, Haley simply nodded and Nathan let a genuine smile stretch across his face. With her hand still in his, he navigated her through the crowd of people to the middle of the dance floor.

Once they were in the center of the crowd of people, Haley tentively placed her right hand in Nathan's left, her left one gently on his shoulder. He placed his other hand on the small of her back, pulling her closer so she was flush against his body. She had to use all her strength not to moan when she felt his warm fingertips connect with the smooth skin of her lower back.

The soft chords of Unchained Melody filled the ballroom as everyone started to move along to the music. Nathan and Haley's bodies moved as one as she stared into his mesmerizing blue eyes. She felt the air escape her lungs at the lopsided smile he was giving her. On its own accord, her hand that was resting in his hand slid its way up his arm to naturally wrap around his neck with the other one.

Taking in a large breath, Nathan relved in the feeling of Haley's nails lightly scraping against the back of his neck. He unconsciously pulled her closer so he could feel their hips swaying in time with the music. His hands travelled slightly south, they were still on her lower back, but his fingertips were hovering over the swell of her ass. She leaned in closer and moved her head so it was resting on his shoulder, her face in the crook of his neck.

He had to do everything in his power not to clench his hands as he felt her breath against his neck in short, warm spurts. Her hands moved over his shoulders, down to land on the flat planes of his chest. She started to hum the melody and he began to feel the vibrations from her throat shoot through his whole body. He let his eyelids drift close as he laid his head on hers, their bodies still moving to the music.

Suddenly a feeling that someone was watching them surged through Nathan's body. He opened his eyes to find Owen looking at them with a disapproving look marring his handsome features. Pulling away from Haley slightly, Nathan looked down at the beauty who was opening her eyes as if she had been awoken from a deep sleep. He leaned foward so his lips were right by her ear, "Meet me at the gazebo", he whipered, before backing away from her completely and made his way through the crowd.

Walking on the path through the garden, Haley saw her destination in the distance. The garden was dark except for the strings of white lights that wrapped around the posts of the gazebo. She could make out his tall silhouette standing in the center of the circle that was surrounded by tiny lights.

Reaching the gazebo, Haley took a deep breath before lifting up the train of the dress and tentively walking up the few wooden steps that would lead her to Nathan. She felt the palms of her hands start to become sweaty with anticipation and she wiped them on the silk fabric of her dress.

Hearing the clicking of high heels on the wooden floor, Nathan turned around to see the object of his affection. Her skin glowed in the soft light surrounding them and her brown eyes twinkled as she looked down at her feet. He noticed that her eyebrows were knitted together and she was chewing on her bottom lip and he immediately knew she was nervous.

Haley lifted her head and met his eyes, instantly forgot any insecurities that might have been ailling her. Taking a step towards her, Nathan brought his hand up to rest on her cheek. His thumb found her bottom lip and he gently removed it from in between her teeth. He looked up from her lips to her eyes and felt as if the wind had been knocked out of him. She was looking at him with an emotion that couldn't even be explained in words.

Bringing his other hand up so now both his hands rested on her cheeks, Nathan slowly leaned foward as if moving up on a spooked horse. He softly caught her top lip between both of his, his bottom one between both of hers. He stayed in that position for a little while, not wanting to move too fast and push her away.

Suddenly, he felt her teeth scrape along the sensitive tissue of the inside of his lower lip. When she began to suck on it, he lost all control and moved his hands down her neck to her shoulders, squeezing them tenderly while simultaneously pulling her closer. He slanted his mouth of hers and waited for her to respond.

And she did, letting her tongue slip in between his lips. He moaned quietly into her mouth and moved his hands back up to her cheeks. Her hands wrapped around his middle and her fingers gripped the muscles of his lower back as he gently ran his teeth over her tongue.

Nathan trailed his fingertips down the chords of her throat so his hands could rest on the side of her neck. He stroked the shell of her ear with his thumb as he pulled away, laying little kisses on her lips. Opening his eyes, he smiled down at her when he noticed her eyes were still dreamily closed.

Gently pulling her closer, Nathan laid the softest of kisses on one of her closed eyelids. He heard her gasp quietly and he smiled, moving to kiss the other one. She inhaled a shaky breath as he dragged his lips down her cheek to reconnect with her mouth.

When she felt his lips close around hers again, Haley ran her hands up his stomach and chest to wrap around his neck. He wrapped his arms around her waist and squeezed her tightly against his body as she threaded her fingers through his short dark hair.

The two new lovers were so wrapped up in each other they didn't realize the pair of brown eyes watching them from across the garden.

Finally! LOL, I would say that I hoped you all liked it, but I'm pretty sure you all did given the ending. Show me some love.