Okay so I'm here with the next chapter! Once again, I'm blown away by the reviews I got. I seriously have the best readers EVER!! Haha. I hope everyone enjoys this next chapter.

PS: Since most people said they liked it in both P.O.V.'s, I've decided to do it like that. I love you guys!!

You make me feel out of my element
Like I'm walkin' on broken glass
Like my worlds spinnin' in slow motion
And you're movin' too fast

Were you right, was I wrong
Were you weak, was I strong, yeah
Both of us broken
Caught in a moment
We lived and we loved
And we hurt and we jumped, yeah
But the planets all aligned
When you looked into my eyes
And just like that
The chemicals react
The chemicals react

"Chemicals React" Ally and AJ

Chapter 9

Nathan was in a puzzled state of satiation and agitation. Neither feeling sat well with him, but neither would leave him alone. He didn't understand these complex thoughts that were starting to form. Haley was his enemy; she had stolen his own flesh from him. So why could he not bring himself to hate her anymore?

He still meant to shame her and make her pay, but he had also learned tonight that he too would have to pay. How could he possibly think that Haley and he could be intimate and not feel more? Even when they had both found satisfaction, Nathan still wanted to burry himself further inside of her. It didn't make sense, yet she had continued to prey on his mind—and body.

That should have enraged Nathan, the desire that she could evoke from him. It infuriated him, the lack of control he had over himself when he was with her. He had in fact debated for a long while whether or not to go to her tonight. But when he realized he wouldn't be able to sleep without relieving himself with her at least once, he lost the fight.

He leaned over to look at her now. She was pretending to be asleep, most likely hoping to avoid further attention from him. Nathan smiled to himself. He hadn't expected to find her so amusing. 'Tis the truth, her blatant attempts to defy him had been ridiculously funny. Most of the time she was too afraid to step out of line, but when her true anger showed, Nathan found that he liked that a lot better than her fear, which didn't make sense.

Her skirt was hiked above her hips, and Nathan brought his hand to rest on her bare side. She visibly stiffened, but had yet to open her eyes. The urge to touch more of her, though, had caught Nathan by surprise, once again exasperating him.

"Go now, Haley. My use of you is done, and I've suffered too many nights on the floor while you slept in this bed."

"I'm overcome with sympathy," Haley retorted dryly as she rolled off the bed and hurriedly pulled her skirts down. Her sarcasm didn't amuse Nathan.

"Remember my soft bed when you're on the floor tonight," Nathan called after her.

"Your bed's already been forgotten—and I much prefer the cold floor anyways."

"You've such an attitude for someone who was begging me to take her just an hour ago," Nathan said arrogantly.

That reminder reddened Haley's cheeks. Good. That would teach the little nymph to be wiser in her taunts. Then Nathan noticed her bare feet.

"Get back here, Haley." Her face went white, making him snap," I don't feel like carrying you all the way back to your room just because you forgot to bring your shoes."

"Forgot? When would I have had time to get them?" Haley snapped. "When you were bullying me into coming? You woke me in the middle of the night and I-"

"Enough," Nathan said. "You weren't even sleeping. Regardless, I won't have you catching a cold, so you'll sleep here, and I'll have someone get your shoes in the morning."

"I won't get sick, I promise," Haley begged for the second time tonight. She knew she sounded pathetic, but she couldn't help it. Sleeping in the same bed was a personal act, and she wasn't sure how to handle that.

"Are you arguing with me, Haley?" Nathan asked in a hard voice.

Haley lowered her head. "No," she said so quietly, Nathan barely heard her.

"Then get back in this bed right now."

She slowly walked to the bed, and by the time she reached it Nathan was annoyed enough to add, "Remove the dress. If I happen to roll next to you in my sleep, I don't want to be chafed."

Haley's head snapped up and she showed him her fury. She yanked the dress over her head, glaring at him the whole time. The display only served to amuse Nathan, though. The redness of her skin was what annoyed Nathan.

Damned delicate skin. Nathan had just made one exception by letting her stay in his bed, he was not about to make another. Yet he made a mental note to remind Sarah to get a softer linen dress. He needed to stop doing that, or Haley would start to believe he didn't dislike her as much as he said.

Just to aggravate her, he let his eyes roam up and down her body. "It's pleasing—teaching you your place."

"Which is beneath your feet?" Haley snapped. Her eyes looked on lustfully at his neck as her hands itched to wrap around it. She was so close, if she could just-

Nathan began removing his own clothes. "If I wish it. Now get under the covers; I don't want to hear another word from you tonight." Or see any more of that delectable body.

Haley quickly did as she was told, but when he joined her a few minutes later and snaked his arm around her she cried, "I can't bear your touch anymore tonight. I'll go crazy."

Nathan was tempted to prove her wrong, but instead he said, "Be quiet. I'm too tired to force you—no matter how much you would beg me." Perversely, he tightened his arm around her waist and drew her body into the curve of his.

"I won't be able to sleep like this," Haley bit out.

"You had better hope I can, or it won't matter how tired I am." She became so still she barely breathed.

Nathan laughed and hugged her closer to him. "If I want you again, your silly antics won't defer me, so go to sleep before I change my mind."

Haley said nothing to that. Nathan was tired, but he wasn't tired enough to not appreciate her warm body pressed into his. Her softness was comforting, and he found he could get used to it if he wasn't careful.

I know this chapter was kind of short but I'll try to make the next one long. Please review and tell me what you think. Thanks for readng!!

Love,

Sadie