Chapter 15- And Then There Are Bad Days

Brooke was having a terrible day and it was only 10 am. She had more work to do then she knew what to do with. She had been out of the office all last week in LA and she had a lot to catch up on. Deciding that stressing out wasn't the best thing to do, she picked up her phone and dialed Nathan's cell.

"Hello." Nathan answered on the fourth ring, he sounded out of breath.

"Hey Nathan, it's me. I am sorry if I interrupted you, I am just having a terrible day and I wanted to talk to you really quick."

Nathan figured he could take a few minutes to talk to her, his run could wait. "Oh, baby. What's going on?"

"I am just so bombarded with work. I missed so much stuff while I was gone last week. And I missed seeing you this weekend. Right now all I want is a big hug from you, that would make it all better."

"Aw, I'm sorry things aren't going good. Don't worry though, we will see eachother this weekend."

"I know but it this past weekend was the first weekend we spent apart and I really didn't like it." Brooke didn't want to sound whiny but she was pretty upset.

"I didn't like it either, but that will happen sometimes. Keep your chin up, the day will start getting better, you'll see. I'm really sorry but I have to finish this run so I can make it to practice on time."

"Don't be sorry, I understand, I will talk to you tonight, right?"

"I would miss it for the world."

"Good, I love you Nathan."

"I love you too Brooke, talk to you later, I hope your day gets better. Bye."

Brooke felt a little better after just hearing his voice. She put her phone down, took a deep breathe, and dove right into her work.

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On her way home the evening Brooke was amazed at how exhausted she was. She had worked her butt off so that when she went in tomorrow she wouldn't have so much to deal with. As much as she loved going away for a whole week for work she was definitely paying for it now. Next time, Brooke thought to herself, I will get more done before I go away so that it doesn't all pile up.

As Brooke pulled on to her street she realized how much she wished she could see Nathan. She knew she would talk to him later that night, but seeing him and getting a big hug from him would just make everything all better.

She pulled into her driveway and grabbed her bags, she went to put her key in the lock in the front door but as she did the door knob turned. Brooke thought it odd because she was really careful about locking the house each morning. Walking into the entryway she looked from side to side, something just didn't feel right. She began to walk towards the living room when she noticed a trail of pink rose petals leading towards her bedroom.

Following the white roses she was a little confused, Nathan was in Miami, so it couldn't have been him who had done this. She got to her bedroom and put her hand on the doorknob, she got her cell phone out of her purse just in case.

Brooke took a few deep breaths and then held her breath as she opened the door, she was shocked at what she saw. Nathan was sitting on her bed with a single rose and a bottle of wine. "Hey babe."

"Nathan, what are you doing here?" Brooke was shocked to see him sitting right in front of her.

"Well, you sounded pretty upset earlier so I decided to come and see what I could do to cheer you up."

"What about practice?" Brooke was touched, she almost didn't know what to say.

"We were done around three so I showered and headed here, I figured you wouldn't be home before six. I figured that a night with me was just what you needed to de-stress."

"It is exactly what I needed. I just can't believe you came all this way for one night."

"When I told you I loved you I really meant it Brooke. I know that I can't always be here for you when you need me but I promise to always try my best to get here." Nathan thought he saw a glimmer of tears in Brooke's eyes, he hadn't meant to make her cry. "Brooke, are you okay?"

"I am fine, perfect in fact. I could ask for anything more. You are an amazing man Nathan, thank you for being here." Brooke walked towards him and cupped his face in her hands, she looked him right in the eyes, "Something like this reinforces that I really can trust you with my heart."

"You can, I am glad you know that now."

"Make love to me Nathan?" Brooke had never had to ask for it before, but now she felt as though she needed him. She couldn't wait any longer.

Nathan stood up and kissed Brooke, lightly at first and then harder as their passion ensued. Nathan looked down at Brooke and knew that they both wanted this. He started to trail kisses down her neck as he slid her jacket off, he let it fall to the floor. Nathan started to lead her backwards towards the bed, cupping her head in his hand as he laid her down. She inched back towards her pillow and pulled in his shirt so he would follow her. He reached down and unbuttoned her blouse. Bending down he took her nipple in his mouth through her black lace bra. She started to moan in pleasure. Brooke eased herself up so she was sitting and pulled Nathan's shirt up over his head. She pushed him back and kissed all down his stomach. "I have waited so long for this Nathan."

"I have too Brooke." He reached for her shoulders and slid her shirt off, he threw it on the floor. He reached behind her to unhook her bra and watched in awe as her beautiful breasts poured out, her nipples were bright red and hard as rocks. He kissed each of them and then kissed down her stomach. He found the zipper on her skirt and unzipped it, she lifted at her hips to help him slide it off. Then, he slid down her black lace panties. He looked her right in the eyes and slid two fingers into her center, "Brooke, you are so wet, you feel so good." He could hear her moaning and feel her tightening around his fingers.

Nathan slowed for a minute and shifted so his mouth was where his fingers were moments before. As his tongue slipped inside her wetness she began to move her hips, her breaths were quickening and becoming more shallow. He knew she was close, but didn't want her to come yet. He stood up, off the bed, and began to unbutton his pants. Brooke watched in awe as he let them slide down to the floor. Nathan then laid back on top of her. He started to kiss her again and she reached down and slid his boxers down a little, she took his hardness in his hands and started to massage it. Brooke then rolled over so Nathan was underneath her. She pulled off his boxers and lowered her mouth to his hardness. As soon as Nathan felt her mouth around him he knew he couldn't wait any longer. He reached off the bed and pulled a condom out of his pants pocked. "Brooke, I can't wait any longer, I want to be inside you."

Brooke laid back down as Nathan slid the condom on, he then lowered himself on top of her. Right before he entered her he looked her right in the eyes, " I love you Brooke."

"I love you Nathan." The confirmation was all he needed, with one thrust he was inside of her. He moved slowly at first, he didn't want to come too soon. Brooke moved her hips with his and as her breathing got shallow he knew that she was just about there, he started moving quicker, thrusting harder. Suddenly, he felt a shudder to through her body and he let himself release.

Nathan stayed there, on top of Brooke, for a few minutes after. They were clinging to eachother. Finally he lifted himself off of her and laid down next to her. She rolled over onto his side and laid her head on his chest. "That was amazing. I have never had anyone make me feel like that before."

"Neither have I Brooke. I wanted you so bad I couldn't hold it in for one more second. Just the sight of your naked body makes me hard." Nathan watched Brooke as she wrapped her arm around him and closed her eyes. She fell asleep in his arms and all Nathan could do was lie there and watch her.

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A little later Nathan felt Brooke move next to him. He turned and looked at the clock, 8:30, he must have dozed off as well. "Did you have a nice nap?"

"Yeah, what time is it?" Brooke asked groggily.

"8:30. You must have been pretty tired, you were out like a light."

"Yeah, I was exhausted." Brooke stretched her body a little. A huge smile broke out across her face as she remembered what had happened earlier. "Are you hungry? I could make us some dinner."

"Yeah, I am starving." Nathan began to sit up. Brooke got up and walked towards her bathroom, she reached behind the door and pulled on a white terry cloth robe. She reached behind the door again and then tossed a robe to Nathan.

"These were so soft that I bought one for you to. Come on, lets go see what is in the kitchen."

They walked towards the kitchen together, Brooke opened the refrigerator as Nathan began to look through cabinets, "Well Brooke, it isn't looking good."

Brooke laughed, "I know. You know what I could go for right about now?"

"What?"

"A McDonalds double cheeseburger and fries. What do you say? Dinner, my treat?"

"Sounds great. I hate to get out of this robe though." Nathan hated to get dressed.

"Then don't, I can run out and get some food. Stay here and watch tv or something, I will be back in a few." Brooke walked towards her room to get dressed. Once she emerged Nathan had already gotten the tv on and turned to SportsCenter. "Well, it looks like you won't even miss me." She bent down and kissed him on the cheek. "See you in a few."