I'm Not Your Husband!
Chapter Eight Pt.2
"Would you sit still for two seconds and listen to me?" The impatient young man pleaded.
Haley didn't have time for this right now. She was hurt and confused and ready to get away from the drama that was starting to consume her life since that day weeks ago when she enter the doors of JL Sportswear. It didn't help that it came in a 6'2 foot male with killer blue eyes and a heart stopping smile.
"Haley, I want to be with you." A dark and husky voice brought her out of her reverie.
She hadn't even realized she was yards away from the pool house and in the middle of a deep conversation with yet another man that had infiltrated her life and she couldn't seem to shake.
"I'm not going to let you run from me, from us this time." He confessed sincerely.
Unfortunately, her mind was on the strapping male swaying down the walkway 200 yards below. Lucas watched her watch Nathan from the overlook. Damn, he hated that loser. He threw his hands up in frustration, plopping them down over his crown of golden hair.
"Incredible! I came all the way from Cincinatti to deal with sh!t again!"
"What?" Haley questioned. His latest actions had garnered her attention.
"After all these years, he's still coming between us. What did he say to you in the pool house?"
"It's none of you damn business." She paced, glaring at him defensively.
"In case you forgot, we're seeing each other, Haley!" Lucas blew out.
"We went out one date, well sorta two. That hardly constitutes a relationship." She argued.
"So long have you been dating that asshole because apparently that the right amount a time for you to start having feelings for a guy!" Lucas puffed.
"I told you Nathan and I are only friends. He's interested in someone else. He's made that very clear." She haltingly explained. Her eyes became dull and droopy as she remembered her conversation with Mr. Scott in the pool house.
"So, I'm your wife now?"
"I hated seeing Lucas Scott flirting with you. He's a slime ball. I was just looking out for my buddy." Nathan shrugged.
"Oh so I'm your "buddy" too?" She snapped.
He walked toward her, but she stepped away.
"Of course you are. I care about you and Lucas Scott is king of the jerks."
Haley's eyes widened and she shook her finger at him. "He's not the only one!"
"I get that you're mad at me, but you can do better, Hales." Nathan sat, drinking more of the spiked cranberry juice for the container.
"Yeah.I thought so too!" Haley stalked out the door, slamming it so hard it nearly fell from it's hinges.
"Like a loser like him would have options. He just playing that friend and confidant card bullshit so you'll fall for him and he can get in your pants."
Haley rolled her eyes she was a stupid comment coming from a jack ass man away to becoming a hardcore lesbian right now.
"Whatever! Why the hell do you care? We hung out in Ohio. It was cool. Move on already." She twirled her finger and pointed toward the exit.
"If you stopped fighting it, we should and could be more. We have a real chance to make it work this time, Haley."
"What makes this time so different?" She asked out of curiosity.
Haley took her shorts from her beach bag, she had unknowingly picked up after leaving the pool house. She slipped on the garment, noticing Lucas lustfully take in her every move until she gave him a disapproving frown and they rejoined their talk.
"Ummm ... In high school you pulled that ridiculous marriage prank with Scott that screwed up my head with jealousy. I was dumb enough to stay away and then you were gone. When we hooked back up in college, you sabotage our relationship. Don't deny it." His voice laced with anger and his eyes brimming with hurt."
"We were a happy couple until you started to immerse yourself into studying and avoiding anything that had to do with a serious relationship when it came to us."
"Avoiding…we shared an apartment and the same bed for over a year, Luke." Haley fought back.
"Yeah, minus the important couple stuff like dates, meeting each others friends and family or planning our future, Haley. Every time I suggested any of those things, you would come up with a bogus excuse or change the subject." He watched her squirm at the truth, her hand cranking her tense neck.
"Yes. You were there physically and it was great, fantastic even. However, mentally you were totally detached. Not to sound arrogant, but I was BMOC. Women were begging to treat me like a god. But the woman I wanted made me feel like her own personal booty call, piece of ass, Do Boy, or whatever you want to call it!" He fussed, running his fingers through his light locks and fighting to keep his composure.
" I wanted to meet your parents. I wanted to show you off to my friends and teammates , impress them with the smarty beauty I caught. I wanted you to love me." He choked.
"I did." She replied quickly, crying silently tears. "Just not..."
"Just not enough." He breathed passionately bringing her into his arms with his hands crossing behind her waist.
Watery eyed, Haley gazed up at him, her hand brushing the blond stubble on his handsome face.
"Just not the way you wanted. Eventually you were going to get drafted. Long distance relationships don't pan out, Lucas."
A glimmer of hope reached his sea foam eyes and he pulled her closer.
"Move in with me?"
"Whaaat? ... No!" She rambled. "I ... I can't ...I have my own home. I like it here."
"Then, I'll get traded here." He said simply the gears in his head already planning.
"You have a contract." Haley protested, hoping he would see the error of his thinking.
He shrugged confidently. "Well, I just have to get another one. I would do anything for you."
Haley stumbled for another excuse causing her mind to race at a dizzying pace. She did care about Lucas Roe, even loved him on some levels. But if she were honest with herself she was almost certain it wasn't enough. There were other factors now, important factors. Yet, maybe fate was giving them a second chance and who was she to deny herself possible happiness and send Lucas packing. He may be all she has left with the current state of her "friendship" with Nathan.
"Haley, how about it? We'll take it slow." She heard her ex whisper desperately against her temple. "Please, Haley?"
Drawing herself out of his strong embrace to give her answer, the pair was suddenly interrupted by three of her employees.
"Girl, you have to see this!" Cathy a freckled face red-head tugged her by the wrist until she nearly fell over.
"That's an understatement." Luckily Denise steadied her by the shoulders and guided her away from Lucas and her intense chat without a double take, her long black french braid dancing down her tan back.
"Haley! You can't just leave!" Lucas shouted in frustration but didn't follow. "Haallleeey!
"Guys! I was kinda of in the middle ..."
"Trust me. Mr. MVP will be here when you get back. This is a once in a lifetime thing, Honey!" Keisha broke in with a bubbly giggle sending her partners-in-crime into a fit of laughter.
"You would fire, no kill us if we didn't come and get you." Denise admitted finally letting go if Haley's shoulders and the others agreed immediately. Then she put her arm through her bosses and Keisha took the much shorter females right side.
Leading the way, Cathy skipped down the many steps and into the beautifully landscaped back yard and along the nature path that lead to a congregation-sized, closed-in gazebo. A popular rock song was blaring from the building, as well as catcalls, high pitched squeals and applause.
"Our crew and some of the chicks from JL Sports were hanging out here. You know, gossiping and cooling off because it's so damn hot and there's not enough cute guys to go around." Cathy told. "How what you're about to see got to this point was beyond our control or desire to stop."
Denise ran ahead and rushed into the structure as the foursome approached completely forgetting about the rest. Shaking her head in amusement, Cathy climbed the few steps and held the door for Haley to enter their final destination. She was grinning like Chesire cat. Turning back to Keisha's sparking brown eyes, she could tell they were thoroughly enjoying this, this, whatever it was.
The dirty blond inhaled deeply and exhaled, shaking off her tension. With all the "man trouble" she had today, a little kicking back and living it up with her girls was just what she needed.
Grabbing a Seagram's Twister out of the chilled ice bucket on the way inside, the first thing Haley noticed was how crowded the gazebo was. Apparently, the majority of Jen's female party guest had relocated there and a few males. Also, the air conditioning gave it a comfortable and invigorating feel contrasting the humidity outside. Although the air and the visitors still seem to crackle with electricity and excitement at something in the center of the building as a new song began to play.
iYeah... your sweet talking hip shaking wobble gonna blow a man away
Kiss butt... and guess what
Even double crossin' dogs have their day... hea ha
So forget about... regret about... you're right I ain't afraid to say/i
Haley's diminutive frame hindered her view so she slipped through several rows of fun loving, screaming, and sometimes vulgar women.
"Shake that ass, Mr. Scott!"
The brown eyes girl scrunched her face trying to decipher what the hell Michelle from the mail room was talking about.
iYeah... I'm missing you
Just like you want me to
You made me trip into the grind
Now I can't get'choo off/i
"Hell yeah, Baby! Owwww!" Harmony from the janitorial crew nodded. "Those software boys know how to work it!"
"Roll with it, Nathan!" Maurice, one of the VP's clapped, moving his own body to the beat.
Haley gulped down her drink and tossed in a nearby receptacle. Nathan and Lucas had driven her to insanity today, that must be it. She was hearing things, she was paranoid. Oh gawd! She was schizophrenic!
iAnd you know I tried
Leads to the same old lie
You made me slip into the grind
Now I can't get'choo off of the cloud we was on
And now it's all gone
Tell me why... why... why... why...
Why ain't I getting thorugh
Ain't no lie there out of love... love... love/i
"I guess Nerdy Nathan isn't so uptight as we thought." Jasmine the head of accounting nudged Christina from sales.
" I wouldn't mind him loosening me up!" The forty something mother of three lusted.
iTell me was it good... for you
Tell me what'choo want/i
"We tried to get him down, but he wouldn't budge and I think we were going to get jumped. He's been going at it like that for about an hour now. The boy has some serious stamina." Cathy joined Haley for a moment, pointing through the crowd. "No wonder you're into him."
Haley felt as if she were in a fog of confusion. Her heart was pounding and she had the greatest sense of dread and jealousy. Her deliberate step finally took her a few rows from the over sized round picnic table that was the centerpiece of the room. Nathan stood atop the furnishing toying the drawstring of his swim trunks in a seductive strip tease that would make a seasoned hooker blush. i"Where the hell had he learned to grind and pump those muscles because he doesn't move like that when sober. Why didn't he wait in do it when we were alone? Men!" She fumed./i
iYeah... cause I'm missing you
Just like you know I do
You made me trip into the grind
Now I can't get'choo off...
And you know I tried
Leads to the same old why
You made me trip into the grind
Now I can't... can't... can't get you...
Get you...
Get you...
Get you...
Get you...
Get you...
Get you ...
Get you/i
Forgetting her own desires for the luscious eye candy treating the masses, a furious Haley charged the table as the crowd starting in on another round of "Take it off! Take it off!" Her actions seem to be in slow motion and by the time she reached the bench surrounding the table, Nathan's shorts hit the wooden surface below his feet with a thud.
iOff of my mind/i
Silence fell over the room, you could hear the crickets chirping in the grass outside and the ocean waves hitting the surf while the guest to Nathan's little show mouths dropped open, others eyes bulged, and several licked there lips as Nate continued to gyrate and thrust his nice portion of manhood, even though the song had ended and the next hadn't started. The crowd started to cheer even louder, whistling and adding lewd comments.
Cowboy...Cowboy
Haley regained her focus and grabbed Nathan's shorts while climbing to his platform.
"I'm glad you're not mad at me anymore. I hate it when we fight." Elated to see her, the heavily intoxicated and stark naked man smiled charmingly, his Haley smile. He held his arms out for a hug.
"Dance with me, Hales!" He waggled his brows, the cheeky devil.
And I'm a Kid Rock it up and down your block
With a bottle of scotch and watch lots of crotch
Buy yacht with a flag sayin' chillin the most
Then rock that bitch up and down the coast
He reached for her, but she ducked and held his trunks in from of him to cover his swinging magic stick.
"I told you I could be a fun guy." He winked, thrusting his body to the new music selection filling the room.
Cowboy baby
With the top let back and the sunshine shining
Cowboy baby
West coast chillin with the Boone's Wine
I wanna be a Cowboy baby
Ridin at night cause I sleep all day
Cowboy baby
I can smell a pig from a mile away
Haley's body betrayed her and involuntarily caught his rhythm as his moved closer, his mouth floating up and down her neck and his hand stroking the flesh of her lower back since she was only clad in a bikini and shorts like much of the party goers.
"Wanna make out?" He said with the childlike simplicity of asking her to come out and play. His lips grazed hers and suddenly she became aware of the situation, leaning away from him.
Palm trees and weeds, scabbed knees and rice
Get a map to the stars, find Heidi Fleiss
And if the price is right I'm gonna make my bid boy
And let Cali-for-ny-aye know why they call me
"Not now, Nathan." She said through gritted teeth and held his garment tightly against his waist.
The visitors groaned and cried to Haley to get the hell off the stage. The little woman swore she saw Jennifer in the back corner booing with Maurice an eyeing Nathan like he was last the last bowl of butter pecan ice cream on earth when she was pmsing.
No kiddin, gun slingin, spurs hittin the floor
Call me Hoss, I'm the Boss, with the sauce in the horse
No remorse for the sherrif, in his eye I ain't right
I'm gonna paint his town red, and paint his wife white HUH
Cause chaos, rock like Amadeus
Find West Coast pussy for my Detroit players
Mack like mayors, ball like Lakers
"I told you I would have to get naked and dance on a table to get noticed around here." The bare ass Adonis spilled from a few feet away since she had been distracted and he was able to slip away.
Cowboy
With the top let back and the sunshine shining
Cowboy
Spend all my time at Hollywood and Vine
Cowboy
Ridin at night cause I sleep all day
Cowboy
I can smell a pig from a mile away
Cowboy
With the top let back and the sunshine shining
Cowboy
"Not bad. Huh, Hales?" He held his arms wide, his hips tilting hypnotically as he showed off the merchandise.
She was too tongue-tied, aroused and mortified to reply.
"Oh, I'm getting me some of that tonight!" Haley heard from no one in particular.
"Ms. James can't stop me from making him my man. She's not my boss." another dare came, along with several other inappropriate suggestions to how Nathan Scott would spend the rest of the evening. That was the last straw.
Haley hopped down and marched over to the stereo before Arlene, a grandmother from the secretarial pool could get "Push It" by Salt N Pepa started good and pulled the power source from the wall.
"Everybody out!" She demanded at the top of her lungs on her way back to Nathan before some horny ass witch confiscated him for herself.
Still hammered and swaying, Nathan tried to get his swim trunks back because he was sobering to Haley's obvious rage. He had unsolicited the aid of several beautiful woman, who unashamedly groped, fondled and stroked him every chance they got.
"You greedy bitches better stop molesting my man and stroll out of here before I have all of you up on sexual harassment charges before lunch tomorrow. How low are you to take advantage of him in this state?" She blew out in disgust at the woman who returns remarks.
"Like that's not what you are planning on doing. You just want your "Husband" to yourself!" Someone called out while others used far worst language to describe Haley.
Irate, Ms. James was ready to kick ass and take names. She knew she had to get out of there before her temper escalated and a brawl ensued because she couldn't stop running her mouth.
"If this had been the men doing this to one of us because we were too loaded to control our own actions, you guys would be raising the devil himself! We would be stringing them up by their balls! Hell, I know I would be!"
With the help of her girls, she made her way through the crowd, hand-in-hand with the entertainment yammering away to release some of her disappointment an anger she was feeling.
"I'm not going to let you use Nathan." She promised. "If you don't like it, kiss my ass! I might be small but you certainly can't kick any of yours!" She double dogged dared someone to step up, but no one back handed word was spoken.
"Haleeeey won't let you have meeeee! Haleeey won't let you have meee! Tra la la lala!" Nathan singsonged as she lead him out of the gazebo, through side entrance and had a valet go around the front to get her car to drop him off home.
She woke him and hit the automatic lock pulling up in his driveway and hour and a half later. She waited for the much sobered man to get out but he didn't make an effort to leave.
"I know I made a fool of myself tonight, Haley." His head low and his voice full of shame.
"I'm sorry I hurt you earlier and then embarrassed you by taking off my clothes in front of all those women." He sighed deeply, his previous actions obviously weighing on him. "I didn't know the juice was spiked. I didn't want to hurt because I hurt you."
Haley still said nothing.
"Well, thanks for the ride." He said politely looking out at his home and then over to Haley numerous times.
"Yeah…Fine. Get out." She was really pissed at him and nothing he could do would change that.
"Stay with me tonight. Please, Haley." He took her hand in his and gently placed a kiss in her palm.
Except that...
Pamela
"Grind" by Aerosmith
"Cowboy" Kid Rock
