Winners and Losers

Chapter 8

Sorry for the delay and thank you for the reviews. Now I'm really excited because it's full disclosure from here on out. Chapter 6 left Nathan and Haley ditching school and heading to the beach. Chapter 7 was a flashback of Nathan and Haley during freshmen year. This chapter will show you what happened in both timelines and how Nathan and Haley came to be in their own little worlds. Sorry for any grammar mistakes, I wanted to update ASAP. Enjoy and please review!!

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Nathan and Haley were sitting on Haley's bed surrounded by junk food and the two intently watching the tv in front of them. This was the 4th day in a row now that Nathan stopped by. The first time, Nathan spent the whole day there and for the 2nd day and yesterday, he only managed to make it in the afternoon. But today, Nathan showed up in the morning and Haley was pleasantly surprised.

She looked over at him and the cast over his leg.

"What?" He said looking at her.

"I still can't believe you did that."

"What.. the leg.. I know it's pure genius."

"I can't believe your dad fell for it."

"Letting him think I had an ankle injury.. I'm surprised he hasn't admitted me to the hospital." He laughed. Haley couldn't believe that he lied to his dad that he faked an injury. Nathan told her that the only thing Dan cared about was Nathan's basketball career, not so much for Nathan. It left her a little sad that a father could treat his son in such a way, but she also found it adorable that he would do that just so they can hang out together while Haley was sick. She felt bad though, she didn't want him to miss school because of her.

"And it's even better that he has to go away for a business trip so I have all this week and next week to hang out with you." He smile grew wider.

"As much as I enjoy our time together, I hate that your missing out on school .. in fact.. why aren't you in school? I mean it's not like a "sprained ankle" is contagious."

"I just had to put the act in front of my dad .. he wouldn't let me near school with all those stairs and clumsy idiots as he called them.."

"Still.. you're going to miss out on so much."

"I don't see it that way." He turned to her.

"Oh I have an idea!" Haley's face lit up. "You have your assignments right? I can tutor you!!"

"Tutor?"

"Yeah.. why not?"

"I don't need a tutor."

"Really? What did you get on your last Algebra test?"

"Um.. that's not the point."

"Well .. if you're going to spend all this time here.. we might as well do something more productive than watching movies."

"You're right.. we should like totally make out or something." He teased.

"Nathan!" She hit playfully across the chest. "I'm serious!"

"What? So am I !" He couldn't help but start laughing.

Haley just glared at him and looked back on the tv.

"I'm sorry.. I couldn't help it .. you're right.. we can do our work together.."

Haley smiled back at him and reached into the bag of chips. They continued to watch tv but a sudden itch had Haley squirming.

"Are you okay?" Nathan asked.

"It's just this itch in my back.. it's hard to reach."

"Well… you shouldn't be scratching."

"I know.. but it's annoying .. there's a lotion my doctor gave me but I can't reach back there."

"Give me the lotion." Nathan stated.

"Nathan .. you can't."

"Why not?"

"Cuz.."

"Cuz what? It's either that or you keep itching all day long."

Haley grumbled and reached over into her dresser and pulled out the lotion and reluctantly gave it to Nathan.

Her back faced him now. "No peaking!" She warned. She lifted her shirt from the back and was careful to remove it. She clung her shirt next to her chest, revealing her bare back to him. A lump formed in Nathan's throat. Despite the fact Haley was covered in red dots, he still couldn't help but think that she was still gorgeous.

He put some lotion on his hands and gently massaged it into her. "Where does it itch?"

"Everywhere." She said softly. She felt cool soothing relief of the lotion against her back but it was the warm but firm touch of Nathan's hands all over her that had her mind in overdrive. Daym teenage hormones! She cursed to herself. Nathan's hands were shaking but as soon as he touched her skin, they calmed down and Nathan held his breath as he gently rubbed lotion all over her back, electricity shooting through both of them.

"How does that feel?" He asked softly, trying to break the silence.

"Better." She muttered, just how much he didn't know.

xxxxxx The Present xxxxxx

Nathan and Haley continued to play in the water for the next hour, as if they were still those little kids all those years ago. Yet the carefree spirit they had back then was alive today. They cut school and made the best of their hookie day.

Haley ran her hands through Nathan's soak her and leaned in to give him a kiss. "Why don't we continue this inside?" She whispered softly.

Nathan grinned and grabbed her arm and made their way out of the water. Haley giggled to herself as Nathan quickly packed up their things.

"Eager much?" She teased as Nathan continued to dump everything onto their beach towel and bag.

He walked over to her and gave her a quick peck on the cheeks. "You know it." He grinned as he not so casually placed her hand above his growing groin. She instantly turned red and helped join Nathan to get the rest of their things.

"Eager much?" He shot back at her.

"I just can't wait to get out of these wet clothes." She said seductively as she walked right by him. His breathing was ragged but he really couldn't help himself. They've been going at it like rabbits the night before and this morning but he couldn't help it, every time he was with her, he wanted more up to the point of exhaustion when his body couldn't handle it anymore. But right now, they both had a couple of hours to recharge and Nathan was making sure they weren't going to waste any time.

They made it inside and Nathan instantly pulled Haley to him but she managed to pull out before he could kiss her.

"Hales.. you're killing me." He wined as the fabric of his swimming shorts were stretched.

She casually walked up the stairs and up to the bathroom. "Well I told you, I couldn't wait to get out of these wet clothes." She said as she closed the bathroom and Nathan could hear the shower running. He tried to open the door but she locked it. Luckily for him, there was another entrance through his room. He quietly stepped inside the bathroom, which was now steaming from the hot water. He removed his swimming trunks and jumped into the tub with Haley.

"Nathan!" She shrieked.

"Think you could get rid of me that easily." He said as he pressed his body against hers and lean in to give her a kiss. She pulled away from him and grabbed the body wash, determined not to let Nathan ruin her shower. He took it from her though and poured some onto his hands as he gently started to lather her from the back.

"How does that feel?" He asked in a husky voice.

She smiled, remembering the last time they were like this. "Better." She repeated her words. She let out a small moan as Nathan's fingers sent electricity through out her body.

"It looks like you had sand everywhere..I guess I have to make sure I get every spot." He continued as his hands practically grabbed her breasts and lathered it. Pouring more of the body wash into his hands, he continued to clean her, his hand ran down her side, through her flat stomach and down her legs and thighs, but he made sure to save the best part for last. She pressed up against him as his hands worked between her thighs, causing her to buckle against him. He ran his fingers through her and back around to her firm ass. His hands moved faster and she grabbed onto him to steady herself as he sent her over the edge.

She continued to lean up against him, trying to catch her breath and then she turned around and locked lips with his. He couldn't hold it back any longer as he pressed her hard against the bathroom wall and her legs instantly wrapped around his waist. He held her small frame up as he moved inside her. With no self control left, he let her have it, pulling in and out of her with such speed and force that left Haley moaning and calling out his name until he once again he had her going over the edge. That was more than enough for Nathan to join her.

They were catching their breathes as the warm waters continued to rain down on them. Haley felt weak in the knees and if it wasn't for Nathan holding her up, she would've fell on the floor. Nathan gathered his strength and reached for the knob and turned off the water. With Haley still on him, he carefully maneuvered his way out of the tub and carried her with him to his bed. He laid her down gently as he placed sweet kisses all along her body.

Later, Nathan and Haley laid in bed, content of just being in each other's presence. The hour was growing late and Haley knew it was almost time to leave. She reluctantly got up.

"We should go." She said.

"I don't want to." Nathan replied.

"I know.. me either.." She leaned over and kissed her. "We had our day.. now we have to go back to school tomorrow." She gave him a smile.

Nathan smiled back at her, knowing she was right. He needed to make sure he saw Whitey first thing tomorrow and come up with an excuse as to why he wasn't in practice today. He got up and the two of them started to get dressed and gathered their things. They left shortly thereafter and Nathan was driving Haley back to her home.

They were near her house and he parked around the corner so that no one would see them together. "Today was perfect.. thank you Hales." Nathan said leaning into give her a gentle kiss.

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"There you are!" Lucas exclaimed as Haley entered her room.

"LUCAS!!" She was surprised. "What're you doing here?"

"I wanted to see if you were okay with you know.. your umm.. woman thingy.. it must've been bad if you had to miss school." He said nervously.

She laughed, trying to hide her guilt for lying. "It's called cramps Lucas.. geez.. well as you can see I'm perfectly fine."

"Where'd you go?" Lucas asked curiously. "Where you at the beach?"

"Beach?"

"Yeah.. you looked tan."

"Yeah.. I went to the beach.. by lunch time, the pain subsided and since it was a nice day out .. I decided to go read and do some work there." She said gesturing to her bag that she was carrying, though it was full of her clothes instead of books.

"Well… I'm glad you're feeling better."

"Yep.. thanks for stopping by Luke.. I'll see you tomorrow."

"Yeah.. see you tomorrow." He said leaving her room and then pausing real quick to notice a stack of her school books by her computer.

He tried to keep a straight face and turned back to her. "Bye Hales."

"Bye Lucas."

Lucas left Haley's house with a feeling that something was wrong. She was hiding something from him and he could feel it. Then he stopped and noticed that Nathan's car was parked not too far away. Suddenly the thought of him had him burning. He had such a good day today. Despite Haley not being there, Nathan was also absent, which made practice today a whole lot bearable. He wondered what Nathan was doing here? Probably banging some whore around the block, he thought. He suddenly felt bad, he had been so worked up with his own problems with school and basketball that he was neglecting Haley. She was his best friend and he was ignoring her. She probably didn't want to burden him with her problems because of his own. He felt guilty and promised himself to be there more for Haley. With a determined outlook, he was definitely going to get to the bottom of things.

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Haley heard the front door close and she sighed in relief and sat on her bed.

Nathan came right in. "Coast clear?" Luckily for Nathan, Haley went up the stairs first and was able to hide when Haley called out Lucas' name.

"Yes." She said as she got up and pulled him into a kiss.

"I thought we were going to have dinner?" He asked between kisses.

"Well… I was thinking of skipping straight to dessert first." She said as she started to tug on his shirt.

When she was saying bye to Nathan, she realized that she was going to be sleeping alone. She didn't want that and could already feeling herself missing him. It was bad enough they had to hide their relationship but her parents weren't home and they could at least extend their day all the way through the night. She hated lying to Lucas and knew that she was hurting him but she was already in way too deep with Nathan and she couldn't let go even if she wanted to.

To Be Continued . . .

I wrote some of these scenes in pieces before I put it all together today, this story is a lot more sexual than I thought it would be, oh well hehe. Now that I finished "Make it Work" and made some good headway with "Thicker than Blood" I am going to make this story my top priority. I have the whole story mapped, not written but I know what I want to happen with each chapter. The story looks like it will end with 19 chapters, maybe more, maybe less.