Hi! I'm back again with another chapter for you lovely lot! Thank you for all your reviews etc on the last chapter, it's nice to see you're still enjoying it and are looking forward to Dan's arrival! This chapter is longer than the last one, but when I was writing it, it felt so much shorter! Anyways, this will probably be my last post until after Christmas, so I hope you all have a lovely time, whatever holiday you may or may not be celebrating and I hope you enjoy the chapter!

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Chapter 6

"Okay then kids, are you sure you can manage to do everything that needs to be done before we get back?" Karen questioned, pulling on a lightweight linen blazer.

"Yes Mom we'll be fine." Lucas replied, beginning to get a little impatient.

"Maybe I should go over the list again so you're absolutely certain you know what needs to be done," she fretted, heading towards the list on the sideboard in the hallway.

"Mom.." Lucas groaned, interrupted by Haley.

"I think we know everything we need to Karen, but if we are unsure, I'll ring." Haley smiled at Karen, smoothing down the bottom of her shirt.

"Okay.. But are you absolutely certain?" She asked, looking at the three teenagers all standing around in the hallway.

"Mom, we're more than capable, you're only going to be gone for a few hours, not a few years" Lucas shot back, the irritation thick and clear in his voice. Karen began to scold Lucas yet again for his tone and manners, but was cut short by Lydia popping her head around the front door.

"Karen, are you all set to go?" she asked, clearly unaware of the tension that was now lingering between Karen and Lucas.

"Yes, I was just making sure the kids knew what we needed them to do today" she replied, turning and smiling, catching Lucas rolling his eyes as she said it. She shot him a dirty look and continued.

"Right, well, we'd best get going." She reached for her handbag, "Haley, I'm going to leave you in charge, obviously these two can't be trusted to get along this morning, never mind being in control. Oh, and one more thing, whatever is going on between the three of you had best be sorted by tonight. And I mean by tonight!" She looked all three of them in the eyes, making it perfectly clear that she meant what she said.

Lydia re-emerged in the doorway. "Karen, I hate to be pushy, but Keith's starting to get a little impatient, and you know what he's like when he's impatient better than anyone," she spoke, laughing slightly.

Karen laughed and began to move towards the door. "I'm all set, and the kids are all sorted. We'll see you all later, any problems just ring," she shouted, closing the front door behind her.

"Finally!" Lucas exclaimed, pushing himself off the wall from where he had been leaning. "If I heard her go through that bloody list one more time I'd go mad." He chuckled slightly, "But then again, I guess you two already are mad." He looked at them both. Haley shuffled, and began staring at the floor, playing with the end of her shirt once again, evidently uncomfortable that he had brought it up so soon after the parents had left. Nathan however met his gaze and stood his ground, not intimidated by Lucas' comment.

"You know what Luke, just cut the crap, it's not needed." He stepped closer the Lucas, the distance closing in on them for the second time that morning. Lucas again matched this step before the two were practically chest to chest. Haley started towards them, willing them to part, pushing at both Nathan and Lucas. Nathan stepped back, much to Haley's approval.

"Or what? So it's fine for the two of you to go sneaking around, doing who knows what, but it's not fine for me to want answers or to think you're both crazy for doing so?" Luke exclaimed, raising his arms and letting them fall to his side dramatically.

"No, what isn't fine is taking this out on Haley. What isn't fine is you passing judgement on us when you're not exactly a saint yourself and it's certainly not okay for you to think that you can go demanding answers. Maybe ask yourself whether you'll actually get the answers you want by acting this way."

"I don't really see what my relationships, past or present, have got to do with this when we're talking about the two of you. It seems to be the only way either of you will talk to me about this is when I act like this! You certainly weren't willing to talk before this morning. Or maybe you'd start talking if – "

"Stop it, just stop it, both of you!" Haley shouted, the all too familiar lump rising in her throat. "I don't want there to be any fighting or arguing, I want us to just do what Karen asked us to do and then for us to have a nice afternoon." She looked back and forth between them, two separate sets of blue Scott eyes staring intently at her. "Please… For me… and for the sake of the party… can we just do everything on the list and talk about things later?"

Nathan nodded and looked towards Lucas, who paused momentarily. He sighed.

"Fine, let's just get the stupid list done. But as soon as we're done…"

"I know." Haley smiled at him. Lucas reached towards her and playfully pulled her into a sideways hug.

"So then boss, what's first on the list?" He questioned, looking down at her.

"Well… It's technically not on the list, but I think we should start by clearing the table, and then we can put everything on there and make a start" Haley replied, linking her arm around Luke's waist, as they began to follow Nathan into the kitchen.

"Okay, but Nate's drying the dishes!" Lucas joked, causing Nathan to laugh.

"Ha! You wish little brother!" Nathan spun round from where he was stood next to the dresser and grabbed a tea towel. He threw it towards Lucas. "There's your cloth, get wiping."

Lucas groaned. "But why do I always have to dry the plates and yet you just bring everything over here and then get to go and watch TV while we finish up?"

"Well you see, that's because I'm the oldest and I have more authority" Nathan shot back, smirking at his younger brother.

"Actually Haley has more authority… After all my Mom did leave her in charge." Lucas grinned as the smirk fell from Nathan's face.

"Yeah Nathan," Haley chipped in. "I was left in charge so I have the authority, and I don't feel like washing the plates, I feel like just clearing the table and then relaxing while my two favourite boys do all the rest. Now get to work!" She stared at Nathan, his eyes darkening with lust at her sudden control. She turned away, smiling. Today could be rather fun, she thought to herself.

Lucas continued to whine about his assigned job, with neither Haley nor Nathan replying. Haley moved into the utility, searching for cleaning cloths and polish, and attempted to reach up towards the higher shelves for the tin, but as usual everything was stored way above her height. She pondered for a moment, before deciding to use the stool in the corner to stand on. She turned around and was faced with a familiar torso. She looked up and was met with two deep blue eyes, still full of lust. Nathan smirked, sliding his hands onto her waist.

"Having trouble?" He questioned.

"A little. Nothing I can't solve though" she answered quietly. She began to move her hands along his muscular arms, before eventually wrapping her own arms around his neck.

"So you don't want my help then?"

"Maybe.. Or maybe I'm capable of doing it myself."

Nathan closed the very small gap between them and tilted his head down towards her. Haley responded exactly as he hoped, and their lips met. They tenderly kissed, before becoming more passionate. His hands moved higher up her back, pulling her closer, as his tongue searched for access to her mouth. Haley willingly allowed this and ran her hand through the back of his hair as the passion increased.

Nathan pulled away, leaving Haley a little surprised.

"Nate.." She whispered, willing for him to carry on kissing her.

He looked at her, deep brown eyes pleading for him to continue. He gently grazed her arm with his fingertips, something he knew drove her crazy when she was feeling needy. He once again moved his head towards hers, Haley expectantly closing her eyes.

"You wanna tease me Hales, that's fine. But just know I can do it better." He whispered into her ear, before nipping lightly at her earlobe. He heard her gasp slightly as he pulled away.

He reached for the tin and placed it on the countertop next to them. Without another word he walked back into the kitchen, ready to begin washing the plates.

So that's chapter 6! I hope you enjoyed it! As usual please let me know what you thought by reviewing and if there is anything you'd like to see please leave me your ideas in the reviews or PM me :)