Okay, I have another installment in the song fic collection for you guys. Sorry it took a little longer than I wanted to get this out. I hope you will not be disappointed. Okay, I got nothing else to say and if I do, look for it at the bottom. So read on!
Disclaimer: I do not own these characters or the songs that I use. They belong to the wonderful writers.
The sunlight streaming in through the skylight is not what ultimately woke twenty-seven year old Nathan Scott up that September morning. It was what he heard that woke him up; his wife. She was next to him snoring up a storm. He turned his head to look at her and smiled. He couldn't understand how such a loud noise could come out of such a small person.
She was lying on her stomach, with her face towards him. Her left arm was stretched across his bare torso. He could see her light blue thin-strapped tank above the sheet that the rest of her body was tangled in. She had major bedhead. But to him she was the most beautiful woman in the world.
He turned slightly so that he was on his side, and he propped his head up with his elbow. He found the clock on the wall to see what time it was.
He was surprised at the time that he saw displayed back to him. Haley never slept this late; he did but she certainly didn't. She wasn't one to sleep in, even on Saturdays. He looked back at his wife lying next to him, deciding on the best way to wake her up. It was after all ten after 11:00 on the Saturday in question.
He leaned over and pressed his lips to the shoulder closest to him. She stirred but did not open her eyes. He pressed his lips harder but still light as a feather to her shoulder again, removing her strap to gain better access. He trailed butterfly kisses up from her shoulder to the side of her neck, hoping that would do the trick.
He knew it would. There was a fairly sensitive spot right underneath her jawline that almost always did the trick. Sure enough, he heard her let out a giggle as she opened her eyes.
"Boy, that's a good way to be woken up." She says.
"Hey sleepyhead, how'd you sleep?" The raven-haired man asked her as she turned over and sat up in the bed.
"Great. You?" She smiled.
"With you next to me? Awesome." He smirked at the blonde as her face turned a cherry red.
Once the young woman felt her heart stop racing and her pulse slow she said, "Nathan. thank you for last night. You know how stressed I've been with work lately. I know we didn't do anything too fancy but it was perfect so thank you for that."
"Baby, last night was hands down one of the best nights, I've had. No doubt." He sat up to answer her.
"Between the wonderful meal and that bottle of wine. By the way that was really good wine. We should get it more often."
Nathan smirked at his wife and commented; "I'll be sure to grab some next time at the store."
"You're teasing me." Haley pouted.
Nathan shook his head at the woman sitting next to him.
"Fine. I'm not talking to you until you get me more wine." She said glaring at him while she crossed her arms over her chest with force.
Nathan sat there looking at her for a minute and just as she looked away from him, he took her chin between his fingers forcibly turning her face back towards his. "You're cute when you're mad, you know that?"
Before she could answer he kissed the pout right off of her face, effectively ending the little spat. She moaned into his mouth as his tongue slipped past her lips. Her hands were fisted in his shirt. Once the need for air became apparent, they broke apart. They were still very close together, their breath coming hard and fast mingling together in the space between them.
Haley moved a little further away, putting more space between them as she let go of his shirt. She didn't move far, an arm's length because at that very moment, she set her hand on his cheek and said, "I remember that you're a sweet talker, you little charmer. That'll get you very far with me, Mister."
"Oh really."
"Yes really." She answered. She lay back down and turned to face him, resting her head on her popped up elbow.
"Is that why you married me?" He mirrored her movements.
"Well, it also helps that you're hot." Haley tried to say with a straight face.
"Funny." Nathan deadpans, narrowing his eyes at her. He knew just how to get back at her. He rolled on top of her and started tickling her. Her laughter filled the room. He knew all the perfect spots. She pleaded with him to stop, but he just tickled her more, until she was gasping for breath once again.
He focused his baby blue sapphires on her then, really considering her; her face as red as a tomato but her beauty breathtaking still. Her blonde wavy hair was fanned out on the pillow underneath her. Her warm chocolate eyes beheld him with such love. It was as if she could see right into his very soul with her penetrating gaze. Her mouth had the hint of a small smile, turning up at the sides. She looked content to just lay there with the weight of his body on top of her, their legs entwined in the sheets.
Last night...
As soon as Haley Scott walked in the front door of her house, she noticed the heavenly smell wafting from the nearby kitchen. She dropped her stuff by the door and took off her shoes, hanging up her coat before walking away. She let her nose lead her to the kitchen and her waiting husband. When he heard her enter the room he looked up from his task.
"Oh, good. You're here." He sent her a smirk and when she walked closer, he leaned down to greet her with a kiss, short and sweet. Pulling away, he smiled at her and said, "hi". She smiled back. "Hi."
He turned away from her, looking for something. A second later, he turned back with a wine glass in his hand. He handed it to her with another kiss.
"Oh thank you." She commented and took a sip.
"Bad day?" He asked with a questioning expression on his smiling face.
"Like you wouldn't believe." She answered, not giving him any more detail than that. She proceeded to take a large gulp of the red wine as Nathan looked on, puzzled at her answer. He let it go and went back to the task at hand. "So what is all of this?"
"I need a reason to make dinner for you?"
"Um... no. It's just... nevermind."
"What? Tell me."
"It's just that I'm supposed to be making dinner for us tonight."
"I know that. I just wanted to do something nice for you. And I know that you've been super busy at work lately."
"Well, whatever prompted this, I'm glad. And thank you, babe."
"Now, you should go get comfortable. Sit down, take a load off."
"You are too good to me." She said, pecking him on the cheek. She walked away to do as she was told. She changed into some comfy pajama shorts and a matching tank top.
She came back downstairs and by then dinner was ready.
...
After their dinner was cleared away, the two refilled their glasses making sure to bring the bottle with them to the living room.
Nathan turned their electronic fire place on. They had no need for a real wood stove because it was too hot in Northern Carolina, even during the winter.
The two sat down on the couch. Nathan grabbed the remote from the coffee table in front of the couch and pressed a few buttons, turning on the stereo system. it was already set to a Pandora station that they both loved. And the soft sounds of a saxophone could be heard coming from the surround sound speakers.
"You know it's supposed to rain tonight." As she said the words, the sound of thunder could be heard in the distance. It was a good thing most of the windows downstairs were open already.
Haley loved the rain. She thought it was so romantic, while Nathan could definitely do without. He tolerated it because she loved it so much. But as the rain started to fall outside, he felt a sense of peace wash over him. Sitting with his wife listening to the rain and the soft radio, he was content. He felt like he could do this for the rest of his life and be one happy man.
Just then a Marvin Gaye song came on. It was 'You're all I need to get by'; one of his favorites because they danced to the song at their wedding. He stood up from the couch and looked to the love of his life, stretching out a hand. She smiled with that special look in her eyes that she only reserved for him and grasped his hand to stand up.
They twirled around the fireplace to the special song until it changed to another. It was another Marvin Gaye song and Nathan grabbed the remote to turn it up.
The two lovebirds walked outside hand in hand and danced on the enclosed back porch in the dark as the rain poured down around them.
Nathan rolled onto his back and sat up, moving to get off the bed. "Breakfast in bed?"
Haley let out a contented sigh and replied, "yes, please. And don't you mean Brunch?" She also moved to the edge and stood up.
"Whatever." He said, shaking his head and sending her an eye roll. The two proceeded downstairs together to fulfill their hunger needs.
They made pancakes, eggs and bacon, carrying it all upstairs on a tray. While Nathan had the food, Haley had two full glasses of orange juice in her hands. Once they had settled in the bed, after creating a sort of fort to eat in, they toasted to each other and started eating.
...
"You know I remember the day we first met. That same night I had a dream about you and let's just say that it was not suitable for children." Nathan said, their food having been long gone and the tray set aside. They were tangled up in the sheets once again, after a session of making love.
Haley gaped at him. "Nathan, you do know that we met in like the third grade, right?"
"Yeah, so? What's your point?"
"Well, we were kids. How could you have a dream about us that wasn't even suitable for yourself?" She giggled.
"Back then I thought girls had cooties so just holding your hand and kissing you was downright gross."
"Aww… you had a dream in third grade about me?" Haley asked and went on after seeing him nod. "That is so cute…"
"Cute. Cute? I was not cute. Manly is more like it." He squirmed uncomfortably under her watchful gaze and her words.
"In third grade? Babe, you were cute," She tried saying with a straight face but could not get away with it for long.
"Well, back to the point of all of this." He smiles as he looks away from her. He starts again settling his eyes on her beautiful face. "Even back then, you were the girl of my dreams."
"There you go again with all that sweet talk." She snuggled against his body.
"Oh, you haven't even seen my A-game." He said, giving her bare side a squeeze.
"Oh Lord, help me if that's true." She commented, leaning towards him and he towards her.
Later that day...
"What about this one?" Nathan hears from behind him. He turns around to see his wife emerge from their en-suite bathroom. His breath is taken away when his eyes slide down her body in the sexy black dress that she had picked out. The dress had thin spaghetti straps holding the material up against her body with a v-neck that left little to the imagination. There was a slit that showed off a good portion of her upper leg on one side.
She smiles a wicked smile when his eyes are still glued to her shapely legs a minute later.
"Nathan." She says his name, eyebrows raised, trying to get his attention.
"You are too sexy for your own good." He answers, sliding his eyes back up to her face. She looked like a Goddess; her blonde hair, curled, pulled back over one shoulder and kept in place with a shiny hair clip.
She blushed a pretty shade of pink but smiled and said, "thank you. You don't look too bad yourself." But then she laughed. "There's something wrong with your collar. Let me fix it."
As Haley did her thing, Nathan's eyes were wandering again. They slide down her cleavage as he brought his hands up her sides, admiring her curves. Then his hands landed on her back and he felt nothing but her skin. "You're killin' me, Hales."
"You like it?" She sent him her own smirk, as he vigorously nodded. "Alright, I'm done." She slide her hands down his button-up white shirt, smoothing out some of the wrinkles. She couldn't help but notice how his broad chest filled out his shirt. She also couldn't help biting her bottom lip as her hands wandered lower to his body. She could definitely feel the contours of his abs through his shirt.
At that moment, her eyes met his. She smiled sweetly up at him. "You look very handsome." After a pause she questioned, "you don't think it's too much?"
"No. You are the cutest, the hottest. You are a true masterpiece." He said, taking her hands in his, bringing them to his lips. "You are too good to be true and there is nothing better than you." He let go of one of her hands and set it gently in her hair. He brought her to him so there was no space between them and gave her forehead a sweet kiss.
She hummed a content sigh, leaning into him even more than before. When he pulled away, she held on for dear life. Raising off the ground a little on her tip toes to give him a proper kiss, wrapping her arms around his neck.
...
In between kisses, Haley asked, "So, I'm guessing... I... should go... with this one... and not... the red one."
"Are you kidding me?" Nathan broke off the kiss to once again gaze down his wife's sexily clad body. "That dress brought me to my knees. I just wanted to rip it off of you. I don't think we could have been able to leave if you had worn that one. But this one, it's... There are no words for this... Now that I think about it- let's not go at all. I think I would have much more fun trying to take this dress off of you... with my teeth. Don't you think?"
As he asked the last question, he leaned down to kiss her neck with an open-mouthed smooch, probably leaving his mark on her neck. He was doing his best to persuade her to see why they should stay home and not go out. It was amazing reaping the benefits of his persuasion. Boy, could that man kiss!
Haley could feel her sanity slipping away from her. The longer he left his mouth on her skin the more she slipped away. And there was only so much she could take until she threw in the towel on their evening plans.
"Nathan. Your mother set this up. We can't disappoint her." Haley sighed as his mouth left her skin but his arms turned her around so that her back was to his chest. And he continued his ministrations on her neck, moving her head to the side for better access. His arms were wrapped tightly around her waist, holding her to him.
When he started to inch the black strap down her arm, that's when she had to put a stop to this or they wouldn't be able to leave. She unwrapped his arms from her torso and turned back around, stopping the movement of his lips on her neck. She almost said, 'to hell with it,' and threw her arms around his neck once again, dragging him to her. But instead she gave him a simple peck on the cheek, giggling after she pulled away.
"What? What's so funny?" Nathan asked.
Haley grabbed his hand and dragged him to the bathroom.
"Alright." He commented nodding his head, thinking something was going to happen.
"Hey, get your mind out of the gutter, mister. I just got some lipstick on your cheek." Haley reached for a towel, wetting it down to bring to the stain on his cheek.
He smirked at her as she wiped the red lipstick off of his cheek. Then a more serious expression graced his face.
"You know I don't really need all of this. I don't need to go out, we could stay in like last night. Because last night was perfect. All I really need is you, next to me, your hand in my hand because babe, you're my escape. You know I had all these plans in life, all these things I wanted to do, places I wanted to go. But I don't need any of that. I don't need the vacations or fancy destinations. All I need in this life is you and your crazy love."
Could you guess the song?
AN: By the way, I love this song. It was my favorite song for a while. It still might be! Everytime I hear it, it gives me all the feels. If you could not guess it, I might be extremely disappointed in you. Reviews are very much appreciated and enjoyed by yours truly. Also, if you want a song let me know...
AN2: Summer is upon us! It's in full swing! I went to Idaho with my dad last week. I had wanted to get this chapter to you guys before I left but the internet that I was using last week was on the fritz and would not work, so I would type some things and then go to save it and lose like 100 words so I just decided to give up until a later time. I worked a weekend at the restaurant that I worked at last summer because there was a wedding that weekend and almost the whole staff was in the wedding and they would've had to close for the weekend if I hadn't worked for them. So I made some spending money for the summer and hopefully I can save some of it as well.
AN3: I know this one was shorter than the others and believe you me, I tried to add as much detail as I could without going on and on. I hope you liked it!
A little note: For those of you waiting for an update for Fall For You, I am just trying to get words in the form of ideas down on paper for the next chapter. I hope to have it done soon but my deadline for the next chapter, that I have imposed on myself, is the end of July because that is when the chapter takes place in the story.
'Kay bye!