"This is your room" Nathan said as he guided Haley into a large room.

Haley took one look and she knew.

"No, I think this is your room" she said.

The room screamed Nathan. There was a king size bed in the middle. Mounted on the wall directly across from it was a large screen LCD plasma TV with an XBOX and PS5. A basketball with signatures all over it sat on a table. The room was very masculine with dark furniture that contrasted perfectly with the light walls.

"Yeah, but for the next month you can have it"

"Nathan you don't have to give me your room" Haley said softly

"I know that. I want to. Besides it'll give me an excuse to come here every time I "need" something" Nathan laughed

Haley was touched by his gesture.

"Thank you Nate"

"Anytime Hales"

Haley wanted to continue the conversation but found she was too tired. She yawned loudly.

"I swear it's not the company" Haley said smiling sheepishly

"I know. Here, let me get you in bed"

Nathan pulled the covers back on the bed and then gently lifted Haley. He laid her down and then adjusted her pillows. He then took off her shoes and frowned at her dress.

"Do you need me to help you change?"

"No, this dress is quite comfortable. Just don't let me sleep too long. You still owe me the grand tour"

"I know. I'll come get you for dinner"

Haley smiled at Nathan sleepily.

"You're so good to me Nate"

"I'm trying" Nathan whispered. He kissed Haley on her forehead.

"Sleep well Hales. I love you"

Haley just smiled; she was already half-asleep.

Nathan stayed in his place watching Haley sleep. As she moved the strap of her dress slipped off her shoulder exposing smooth tan skin.

Nathan had an instant reaction to Haley. In his mind he was already kissing that skin.

'Oh shit' Nathan thought turning away from Haley.

'She may look perfect right now but she's not feeling it' Nathan scolded himself.

Risking one last look at Haley Nathan almost groaned out loud. Seeing Haley in his bed with her hair spread across the pillow in that little dress looking so delectable was a huge turn on and it was getting hard to resist.

Nathan left the room in a hurry.

'This is going to be a long road to recovery' he thought wryly

………………….

When Nathan finally found everyone they were outside on the porch enjoying the cool ocean breeze.

"Haley alright?" Lydia asked when she spotted Nathan.

"Yeh, she's asleep right now. I told her I'll wake her when dinner is ready"

"Which room is she in?" Deb asked, "I'll go make sure she has everything"

"Mine"

Nathan's answer was met by silence.

"Are you planning on joining her there?" Alex asked with a dark expression

Brooke laughed.

"You do realise they are married right? They've done the nasty in fact Nathan was the one who deflo-"

Lucas pinched Brooke to make her shut up.

Nathan was red in the face and staring at the ground as if it were very interesting.

Alex and Bryan both had shocked/angry expressions on their faces while everyone else simply looked amused.

"Kinda funny how that worked huh? Nate's first time was with a James girl too" Chris laughed at his own joke ignoring the death glares he received from his wife, Lucas, Brooke and the worst from Nathan.

The others had not been present during the first showdown between Chris and Nathan so they had no idea what Chris was talking about.

Chris noticed the looks and said, "What? It was a joke"

"Even I have more tact than that" Brooke muttered.

"Are you telling me Nathan here was a virgin when he married Haley-bub?" Lydia asked laughing.

Nathan groaned.

"Can we not talk about this?" he whimpered looking to his brother and future sister-in-law for help.

"And here I always thought you were a player before Haley my boy" Jim said clapping Nathan on the back.

Nathan muttered something incomprehensible. He then clenched his fists and looked at Chris.

"Oh, I'm gonna get you good Keller" he said under his breath.

Vivian who had been watching the happenings before her with amusement suddenly took in Taylor's red face and Nathan's embarrassed expression and put two and two together.

"Oh my god, you slept with him?" Vivian shouted at Taylor and them clamped her hand over her mouth.

Taylor looked mortified.

"You told her?" Nathan shouted

"You slept with your sister's husband? How could you?" Lydia accused in a disappointed voice.

"I knew you were a bastard Scott. Taking advantage of both my sisters" Alex said stepping forward threateningly.

Lucas intercepted the blow and pushed Alex back.

"Look man, I didn't even know she was Haley's sister" Nathan said

"Oh and that makes it better?" Bryan spat.

Nathan wanted to punch something.

"That came out wrong. What I meant was Taylor and I, we hooked up a long time ago. I was a kid and I didn't even know Haley existed"

Taylor looked even more embarrassed but she nodded in agreement.

"Exactly how did you and my other sister 'hook up'?" Alex asked angrily.

"You're just sleeping your way through our family aren't you?" Bryan said.

Brooke laughed.

"What? It's funny"

Nathan and Taylor exchanged glances and sighed.

"Okay, if you must know, when I was a freshman I played JV basketball for like a week and then Coach had me playing varsity. We had this huge party to celebrate and my uh, reward was…" Nathan trailed off when he realised his mom, Karen, Lydia and Jim were all standing by listening.

"Was?" Brooke prompted.

Nathan shot her a look.

"Was me" Taylor said.

"What?" Alex and Bryan roared. Jim looked a little put off but he didn't say anything he just glared.

"Hey I didn't even know what was going on. I got to the party and the guys sort of shoved me into this room. I was totally trashed by then and the next thing I know there's a cheerleader joining me" Nathan tried to salvage the situation.

"Tay, weren't you a senior when Haley was a freshman?" Lydia asked.

Taylor blushed and pinched Chris again.

"This is all your fault" she hissed at her husband.

"Oh my god, you had sex with a fifteen year old when you were eighteen? That's statutory rape" Brooke said triumphantly and then noticing the menace in both Nathan and Taylor's eyes she shut up.

"Does Haley know?" Jim asked

"Yes. When Taylor came to visit us after we got married I recognised her and confessed"

"She okay with it?"

"Now yeah. It's not like I did it to hurt her. I had no idea I would even meet Haley, let alone fall in love and marry her"

"Didn't you realise the connection when you met Haley? You know Taylor James, Haley James" Quinn asked

Nathan and Taylor both blushed again.

"We didn't exactly talk" Nathan said.

"What Nate's trying to say is that all we ever did was have sex that one night. We were both wasted and never thought to exchange names" Taylor said bluntly.

Nathan looked up too see his mom staring at him awkwardly.

"Can we drop this please?" He begged.

The twins stared at him and Taylor for a few moments and then backed off.

"Fine but we'll be watching you Scott" Alex said.

Nathan rolled his eyes but held his tongue.

"Private beach Nate, nice" Taylor said trying to change the subject.

Nathan shrugged.

"I like to run on the beach. Keeps me in shape"

"Speaking off, I spoke to Coach. He's not too happy with us at the moment. We both have to be back at practice tomorrow and he warned that if we don't show him how good we still are, he's going to bench us for the play offs" Lucas said

Nathan scoffed, "And play who instead?"

"Does it matter? He seemed serious" Luke squinted at Nathan. "You up for a game?"

"Now?"

"Sure, we can all play."

Lucas looked at everyone.

"Alex, you're with me. Bryan you're on Nate's team. Anyone else wanna join us? Jim? Chris? Ladies?"

Jim and Chris got up to play and so did Taylor and Vivian. The rest declined but chose to watch.

They all followed Nathan and Lucas to the backyard where Nathan had a full length outdoor court.

"Okay, Chris and Viv, you're on Team Scott"

"Team Lucas" Nathan corrected. "That leaves Jim and Tay on Team Nate, lucky for them"

Lucas just grinned.

"You know, if you and Quinn got your asses out here, we could play a real game" Lucas said to Brooke.

Brooke and Quinn exchanged glances and then shrugged.

"What the hell? I may as well. I'll just have my manicure a day early" Brooke said as she got up.

"I call Brookie" Nathan shouted.

"Yay" Brooke said as she ran over to him and jumped on him.

Lucas gave them both a mock angry look.

"What are we waiting for?" Alex said.

He was dying to see his brother-in-law in action.

"Nothing, lets play"

And they did

For the next forty minutes or so, they played the most fun game of basketball either Scott brother had ever been a part of. It seemed that of all the James' sisters only Taylor had any athletic ability. She was actually able to hold her own. Viv was okay but Quinn was terrible. After all her years of cheerleading, Brooke was definitely in shape but she could not for the life of her shoot a basket. Jim was decent but he easily outshone Chris who was awful. Bryan and Alex were both pretty good but since they had played for THHS back in their day that was no surprise.

Of course Nathan and Lucas dominated but for the first time in a long time they played just to play not to win. After a while they stopped keeping score and just fooled around.

"Know what? Why don't Luke and I play the rest of you?" Nathan asked laughing as he easily stole the ball from Alex, who was the best player on the other team aside from Luke.

"Two versus eight?"

"Yep"

"Okay"

They stopped for a moment and Lucas and Nathan stood by as the others talked strategy.

"You ready?" Lucas shouted

"Sure" Jimmy said.

And then there were two…

Lucas and Nathan played like a well oiled machine. Without so much as glancing at each other they knew exactly where to pass and when. Even with the extra players, they were unsurpassed.

Luke spun the ball on his finger in the air.

"Okay, I'm out" Brooke shouted as she collapsed on the ground next to Karen and Deb who were watching and laughing.

"Me too" came a chorus of voices as Viv, Quinn and Taylor all joined her.

After a moments hesitation Chris jogged over and sat by his wife.

"I think I'll let you young boys battle it out" Jim said and joined the rest.

It was just Alex and Bryan on one side and Lucas and Nathan on the other.

Lucas was still playing tricks with the ball.

"Let's play" Alex said.

The James boys were not that bad but of course they were no match for the Scott boys.

After easily winning Lucas and Nathan sat down with the rest of the family followed closely by Alex and Bryan.

"Good game" Bryan said.

"Yeah, if they had lost to you I would have been worried. Hundred million dollar men losing to high school basketball players. That would have been hilarious" Brooke laughed

As always that particular nickname made both Nathan and Lucas uncomfortable. The previous year they had re-negotiated their contracts with the Lakers and with their endorsements and personal investments they had each made a whopping hundred million dollars or so in 2010. When Forbes had come out with their highest earnings lists, The Scott brothers had been high up in the top five and since then they had been stuck with that nickname.

"I need a shower" Nathan said.

"I think we all do" Vivian agreed.

"Then let's go. Grab whichever room you want. My mom's is the one furthest from the master bedroom. It has 'Parents' on the door so you know. The room closest to the master bedroom is the one where Nurse Matilda will be sleeping. So that leaves five for the rest of you. No four, I kinda need a room too" Nathan said.

"Okay then, Lydia and I will take one room. Tay, you're with that husband of yours. Viv and Quinn you're together and so are Alex and Bryan. That's perfect"

"All good except for the 'me with Chris' bit. You're on the couch buddy" Taylor said glaring at her husband. She was still angry about his earlier remark.

"But baby, I didn't mean to." Chris whined as he followed Taylor inside the house.

"Brooke and I are gonna go shower and get changed in the pool house" Lucas said and led Brooke off.

"Deb, Lydia and I will start dinner" Karen said and the women took off towards the kitchen.

"I'm going to go check on Haley. Then I'll take a shower and be with you guys"

Alex studied his brother-in-law. Just the way he said Haley's name screamed love but he couldn't trust him yet. The titbit about Taylor just made things worse no matter the circumstances.

"Alright, We'll see you all soon" Vivian said pushing her brothers and sister towards the door.

Nathan laughed as he watched the siblings bicker. Then he frowned as he recalled the earlier events.

"I'm going to kill Keller" he vowed as he made his way to his room and his wife.

…………

"God Broody, did you see the expression on Alex's face when he heard that Nathan had gotten his freak on with Taylor? Priceless" Brooke laughed

Lucas didn't laugh with her.

"I don't understand how Chris could have said that" he said seriously

"I know, what an idiot" Broke agreed.

"No, I mean, doesn't it kill him to know that Nathan has had sex with his wife? I know Nate is still all torn up about that kiss" Lucas said

"Yeah, but when had Chris ever been normal?"

"Besides, I would never bring up your previous sex partners ever. And if I ever saw them, I might have to kill them. As far as I'm concerned you have always been and will always be mine and mine alone"

Brooke giggled, "I love it when you get all macho and possessive on me"

Lucas smiled as he pulled Brooke close to him.

"In my mind I'm the only man to have ever done this" He kisses her on the lips, "Or this" he kisses her on the neck, "Or this" he pulls her shirt to a side and kisses the top of her breast.

Brooke shivered at the feel of his lips on her body.

"In my mind that's how it is too"

"I love you Brooke"

"I love you Lukey"

"Hey!"

………………..

Haley had been asleep for a while when she started to dream.

"Someday this beach might wash away, the oceans may dry, the sun could dim but on that day I'll still be loving you"

"Always and Forever"

"I will always protect you Haley"

"Did you kiss Chris Keller?"

"If you leave now, we're over"

"You're my dream Nate"

"Go back to New York Hales"

"Be happy Nate"

"Nope, not nearly enough. I don't think there's enough wine in the world to make standing here with those two back-stabbers bearable"

"You know, if I was in there with you I could make it feel a lot better"

"Tell me you want me"

"I want you"

"Do you think we'll be able to do it? Be just friends?"

"No but I want to try anyway"

"I thought if I told you, you might decide not to come tonight"

"I want you in my life Haley. Please don't let go"

"I know Nate. I won't let go. Always and Forever"

"My name was Haley James. It's Haley Scott now and it has been for a long time"

"Can't a man do something nice for his wife?"

"We're married, in the eyes of God and the law. But we haven't been a couple in like six years. Why are we still married Nathan?"

"This is our home Haley, I couldn't come back here without you"

"I never wanted to be with Chris. That kiss was a mistake. It never went anywhere. And after that tour I never worked with him again."

"I'm sorry I left you"

"I'm sorry I didn't ask you to stay when you came back"

"Ok, I'm getting a little sick of this. Why won't you talk about her? You did it on TV"

"Saved you? I don't understand Nathan. You can't keep doing this to me. Tell me the whole truth or just go"

"You're the one Haley. We are meant to be together. I don't care how long it takes; I'll prove that to you. You will love me again"

"Nathan, listen to me. I want to be with you, I do. But right now I can't trust you. You're still keeping secrets from me. If you want me all you need to is to come clean. I'll tell you anything you need to know too. Please"

"Hales I can't go back to acting like there's nothing between us"

"IF I have a problem with you? Are you fucking stupid? Of course I have a problem with you. You went after my husband"

"That night when I came to you and begged you to take me back, had you already slept with her?"

"Yes"

"I want a divorce"

"I want to be with Nathan"

"Then be with him. There's nothing stopping you this time"

"I'm so sorry"

"Why?"

"For so many things. For lying to you, for leading you on, for making you think you had my heart when it's always belonged to someone else"

"I love you. I have never stopped loving you. I should have told you before but I was an idiot. I swore that when you woke up I would rectify that mistake"

"I love you too"

"Of course you do baby"

"Matt? Don't do this"

"I thought I could but I'm not that strong Haley. I can't stand by and watch him take you away from me"

"He didn't. I was always his"

Matt's broken face floated in front of Haley's face and she woke up.

Haley sat up and then winced in pain. She slumped back against the pillows. These dreams were becoming a recurring event every time she slept. Her life with Nathan was haunting her every sleeping moment. And now there was a new addition to her already existing excess of guilt, hurting Matt.

"I'm sorry" she whispered into the wind.

……………

I don't own OTH.

Thank you sooo much for the reviews. I would have posted this yesterday but the server didn't let me upload any documents. So annoying. And I see my threat worked so I am sticking to it. No reviews no updates. For real!

I know Chris spilling the beans was stupid but I wanted to create more tension between Alex and Nathan. If you've picked up on this you'll know Bryan is more easy going and willing to give Nathan a chance but Alex hated the guy before he ever et him. We haven't seen Alex and Haley interact yet but just so you know they are closest to each other and so there are many issues yet to be dealt with.

The basketball game was just a little fun. As for the tricks that Nathan and Lucas do, think Father/Son match.

I will explain about Matt. The last few lines of Haley's dream will be in the next chap. I just wanted to remind everyone that there are a lot of stuff between Nathan and Haley so life isn't hunky dory yet!

I tried to add a little Brucas but at this point they are here more to support Nathan and Haley than anything. I will have a lot of Brucas later with their wedding and stuff.

Many of you have asked how much more there is and I just want to know if you want me to end it in a hurry? I actually have a LOT more planned but it sounds like some of you are bored. Sorry but I kinda want to stick to my outline but I don't have a set number of chaps.

Please review. I am aiming to update every day like I used to as long as lets me. So keep the reviews coming and I'll keep the updates coming!