I havent been this in love with a show in a long time and plus it gives me another outlet so i dont go insane waiting for The Walking dead to come back in oct! Yay

Chapter Eight

Natalie watched from the window as music blasted in the front yard and the guys worked diligently on the trunk of the car. She was awe struck at how beautiful they both were and seeing them here both shirtless and dirty from the car work as they laughed and messed around was sort of a turn on, even though she kept telling herself that she was still pissed at John..

"they're pretty cute huh" marcies voice made her jump as she turned to look at her friend, she stumbled to find the right words as she looked at her.."come on admit it" Marcie smirked..

"Yeah well a lot of guys are cute" natalie rolled her eyes..

"yeah but they are more on the level of hotness then cute" marcie laughed as she took a peek at them and natalie blushed as she shook her head..

"what are we looking at" Gigi said as she came over and then she glanced out the window.."Hot damn, those brothers are hot" she said with a grin..

"they are not even that hot" natalie said with a roll of her eyes..

"your kidding right" Gigi shook her head.."im gonna get me some of that" Gigi quickly walked past them..

"wait for me" Marcie laughed as she ran to Gigi.."You coming nat" she stopped at the door..

"No thanks" natalie said sarcastically as Marcie quickly walked out and Natalie watched as they both approached the guys, she quickly turned from the window and jumped as Rex stood there..

"dont tell me that your peeping on those brothers" he said with a shake of his head..

"Im not peeping on anyone" Natalie huffed as she walked from the window..

"Kind of looked like peeping to me" Rex continued as he followed her..

John used his shirt to wipe his forehead as Gigi continued to go on and on, he glanced at his brother who was talking to marcie..

"and so I was like take this you fanger and I killed it" Gigi grinned..

"wow, impressive" John tried to act interested as Gigi smiled..

"I know, I can kick some serious butt" she grinned.."and apparently you can too"

"I guess I do alright" John said uncomfortably, he was pretty sure that Gigi was hitting on him, and not that she wasnt a cute girl and had a very nice body but his mind was elsewhere..

"yeah ok, I mean look at your body" Gigi said with a grin.."I mean you dont get a body like that from sitting around doing nothing" she smiled.."Ohhh whats that tattoo mean" she continued as she pointed at the tattoo on his right bicep.."is that your family namesake, McBain?" she said with a smile as she touched the tattoo..

"Yeah" John said as he ran a hand through his hair and smiled nervously as he looked at his brother who didnt look as uncomfortable as he did..

"so um since your brother is back and all would you like to come to the lake" Marcie smiled at Mikey..

"Oh my gosh, yeah the lake"Gigi cut her off as she looked at John.."You totally have to go" she said to John..

"I do?" John couldnt help but laugh..

"its like the best thing out here, aint that right marce" Gigi smiled..

"totally the best, what do you say" Marcie smiled at Mikey..

"I dont know, John what do you think" Mikey looked at him as John rolled his eyes, he couldnt believe his brother was needing him to be there with him but he also knew that Mikey deserved some fun, especially after the night John had put him through..

"why not" John said quickly as they girls giggled loudly..

"this is going to be awesome" Gigi spun from him.." I need to get my bathing suit" she took off running for the house with Marcie in tow..

The guys look at one another.."the girls are a bit" Mikey began with a smirk..

"weird" John finished as he shook his head and then they both began laughing..

Natalie watched as Gigi and marcie ran around like a bunch of school girls.."You guys are being a bit ridiculous dont you think" she said as Gigi looked at her first as she tossed yet another bathing suit onto the ground and groaned..

"Ridiculous? Uh, why? " Gigi said with a shake of her head..

"werent you like all into Steele" natalie said quickly..

Gigi rolled her eyes, "You know Steele he has this father complex thing and I mean while that is hot and all"

"Eww a father complex" Marcie laughed..

"I know right, I mean it wouldnt kill him to have some fun every once in a while" Gigi laughed..

"Kind of reminds me of someone" Marcie looked at Natalie..

"what? I have fun" Natalie said quickly..

"Yeah ok, name the last time you did something fun and killing those things doesnt count" Gigi said quickly..

"I do, its just" Natalie began as she tried to really think of the last time she had just let loose, it had been quite sometime..

"exactlly" Gigi rolled her eyes.."Oh my god im totally wearing this one, what do you think" Gigi held up a bathing suit to natalie and Marcie..

"definitely" marcie grinned.."nat what do you think"

"great" natalie forced a smile, she couldnt believe the girls were really being this childish about the guys, its not like this place didnt have its fair share of hot guys..

"I cant find anything" Marcie huffed..

"wear this one" Gigi held up a two piece bikini..

"Oh I dont know" marcie said as she swallowed hard, now Marcie didnt have the rock hard body of Gigi but she wasnt heavy either, more like curvy..

"oh come on it will look so hot and Michael wont know what to do with himself" Gigi smirked..

"Oh ok" Marcie laughed as she grabbed the bathing suit and natalie rolled her eyes as she left the room..The girls continued to laugh and carry on as if they hadnt even noticed, natalie sighed as she got to the stairs..

"Hey nat, heading over to the lake" Cris said as he came over..

"I dont" natalie began..

"come on, its a quiet day and hot as hell out" Cris smiled at her..

Normally Natalie wouldnt go, hell she hated these group things anyway but it would be the perfect excuse to see John, especially if she pretended to just be hanging out with Cris, she hated that she had stooped so low right now..

"come on nat, you deserve to have fun too" Cris smiled some more..

"Ok, fine but I cant guarentee I'll have fun" natalie sighed.."By the way why isnt Steele back yet"

"Oh im sure he will be back soon, come on" Cris grinned..

The lake was right behind the property and absolutely gorgeous, Natalie couldnt remember the last time that she had actually hung out over there, she was always so busy with training or on a case but even she had to admit that this was nice. A barbeque was already going as music played and everyone for once seemed carefree which was odd considering what was out there in the world..

John walked with his brother over to the lake, this was very different for him, he was always use to be alone or just with his brother, he wasnt use to all these people being around..

"loosen up bro, this aint gonna kill ya" Mikey laughed as he nudged his uncomfortable brother..

"this just isnt really my thing" John began but then his eyes locked in on natalie, he was actually shocked to see her there and to make matters worse she was decked out in a bikini that should be made illegal considering her body was banging and it was making his own body harden at the sight..

"Uh huh, sure" Mikey laughed as John quickly looked away from Natalie who was talking to a few of the guys there..

"Yay you made it" Gigi said with a squeal as she ran over, John was actually a bit surprised at how hot she looked in her tiny bathing suit..

Natalie heard Gigi's loud squeal and she couldnt help but look in the direction and thats when she saw him and the sight made her gulp. Him and his brother both had board shorts on and they looked amazing even though she wasnt much interested in the younger brother, her eyes were on Johns body that was covered in tattoos and muscles..

Rex cleared his throat making her look away as she flushed.."what?" she said as her heart began to race..

"Must I remind you that they are trouble" Rex said quickly..

"i wasnt" Natalie began quickly..

"listen im still pissed that you ran off on that case with him" rex said honestly..

"and im a big girl Rex, seriously" she rolled her eyes, sometimes Rex tried to be like her father and he was years younger then her.."you should go over and say Hi to Gi" Natalie tried to get the attention off of herself..

"yeah right, I cant believe she is throwing herself at him" rex said with jealousy, it wasnt a secret that Rex had a thing for Gigi but he never acted on it, well he had tried but was sadly shot down, mainly cause Gigi had a thing for Steele but apparently that was over now, natalie looked back over at them, god she loved Gigi, she did but even watching her flirt with John was annoying and then the unthinkable happened, John looked at her and for a second she just stared at him and he smiled, she quickly looked away.."I mean really what does he have that I dont" Rex huffed as he drank a beer..

"well maybe if you made a move" Natalie said quickly and he looked at her..

"Your just saying that cause you want him too" he rolled his eyes..

"what? No I dont" she said defensively..

"Oh please its so obvious Nat" Rex shook his head..

"what? No" Natalie said quickly as she walked past rex.."Im going in the water" she said but rex was still watching Gigi..

Natalie made sure not to look back at John as she got to the water, Cris came up to her.."this is great isnt it" he smiled big..

"its alright, I suppose" Natalie shrugged her shoulders..

"come on the water is great" Cris said with a grin as he ran into the water with a splash and Natalie backed up as she got wet..

"Hey!" she called out..

"aw come on a little water doesnt hurt" Cris laughed as he splashed at her..

"oh your are so going to get it" Natalie laughed now as she ran into the water and then splashed big..

The sound of her laughter made John look over as she ran into the water.."do you wanna go in, I bet the water feels great" Gigi smiled at him as Mikey and Marcie already began heading to the water..

"sure" John said as he kept his eyes on natalie and headed to the water, Gigi was so affected by him that she hadnt noticed one bit that he was eyeing Natalie..

"come on last one to the water is a rotten egg" Gigi laughed as she took off running..

Natalie splashed Cris in the face with water as she heard Gigi once more and she couldnt help but look out again and there he was at the waters edge staring at her, not at Gigi and she quickly looked away..

"I really wish he would of just stayed back at the cabin" Cris huffed..

"lets not be childish" Natalie rolled her eyes..

"You wanna see childish" Cris grinned and then splashed her again as he swam off..

"hey!" she called out as she laughed..

"its a nice lake huh" Johns voice caught her off guard as she spun and there he was, coming right up to her..She hated to admit it but he looked damn good wet and his long hair, god, this was dangerous indeed..

"I guess" she shrugged her shoulders as she quickly looked away from him..

"Listen nat, I was an ass ok" he said quickly as she looked back at him now, some what in shock, was he apologizing.."I never said I wasnt" he shrugged his own shoulders.. Before she could reply Gigi came up and splashed them both..

"Tag your it" Gigi laughed as she swam off and they both pushed their now wet hair back..

"She really gets into this, huh" John said as he looked at natalie..

"yeah" natalie said uncomfortably and then she was diving in the water as she left him standing there..

"come on john, your it" Gigi yelled out and John just shook his head and then dove in the water too..

There was a massive splash war going on as nearly the entire group of people filled the water and they all splashed each other, it wasnt lost on Natalie that Gigi was literally hanging off of Johns arms as everyone splashed..She tried not to seem affected by it, I mean John could do whatever he wanted and Gigi too for that matter..

Even Cris was now carrying Tia on his shoulders as a few of them played a game and natalie found herself literally alone as she forced a smile at everyone who joked and played around.. Even rex was having fun and Natalie took the opportunity to swim to the right where she could be out of sight, she hated that she couldnt even enjoy herself.. She got about neck deep in water as the sounds of laughter could still be heard in the distance..

Natalie dipped her head back in the water and smoothed out her hair.."i think we have the same idea, hiding out over here" Johns voice startled her as she spun around..

"I wasnt hiding" she said quickly as he swam over to her..

"well its definitely a thought, its too crazy over there" he smiled softly at her and she smiled a bit nervously..

"yeah well they are a crazy bunch" she said quickly..

"I guess we all are" he grinned..The mood got quiet as they literally stood a few feet from each other in the water..

"I um saw you fixed the trunk" natalie tried to break the awkward silence..

John ran a hand through his wet hair.."Yeah, it was quite the hole but its all good"

"yeah sorry about that" natalie said uncomfortably..

"its alright, its just a car right, it can be rebuilt" he said with a soft smile.."You know what I was saying earlier"

"Listen John we both said a lot of things" she began quickly..

"i know but still" he said low.."i was hard on you, and I really am sorry"

"thats alright, I can take it" she swallowed hard..

"Yeah well you shouldnt have to, you did save my ass back there" he said honestly..

"yeah well" Natalie began with a shrug of her shoulders.."I should get back" Natalie said quickly as she went to go past him but he reached out gently and touched her arm as she stopped..

"there is something going on here with us" he began as she felt her body shiver at the contact and she turned and face him.."there is, isnt there?"

"I dont know what your" Natalie began as he looked at her and she swallowed hard.."I should get back"

"are you always this stubborn" he smiled as he moved closer to her, his hand still on her arm..

"Im not stubborn" she began as he moved his hand to her hair as he brushed it back and she sucked in a deep breath, my god why did he have to be so damn tempting..

"Yes you are" he rasped as he licked his lips..

"John, I..." she began but before she could finish his lips surprisingly crashed into hers in a soft kiss that immediately got heated as he pulled her against the length of his body..The mood got incredibly intimate as her hands went into his hair and his did the same to hers. For a moment she couldnt think, all she could do was feel and what she felt was amazing. The way his tongue slowly tortured her senses and the feeling of his hard body pressed completely against hers, she was lost in the moment, completely lost..

And then slowly he pulled back from her, both of them breathing heavy, their bodies still so very close.."why did you" she began to say breathlessly but the moment was broken with the sound of yelling in the distance, a lot of yelling, so much so that they both turned quickly only to see everyone quickly running out of the water frantically.."what the" natalie began with wide eyes..

"I dont know but we better find out" John said as they both took off in the water..

As soon as they got to the shore line everyone was already out of the water and a police car was on the property. At first natalie thought that maybe the local cops were trying to give them all a hard time, it wouldnt of been the first time that that had happened but the scream and the terrified look on Gigi's face said otherwise as Natalie came running over..

"what happened" natalie said as she looked at her completely destraught friend..

John was running over too as he went right up to the cop.."whats going on here" he said quickly..

"Oh god natalie, its just cant be, it cant" Gigi cried against a very confused natalie..

"are you John mcbain?" the officer said to him..

"yeah why whats going on" John began as everyone around him looked freaked out..

"You son of a bitch this is your fault" Cris yelled as he lunged for John and the men tumbled to the ground as the officer yelled out..

Natalie turned just in time to see Cris take John to the ground in a hurry and Gigi cried out even more.."what is going on!, Cris stop it!" Natalie yelled as she ran over and the officer tried to break up the fight but to no avail as he called for back up..

"No its his fault, all of this!" Cris yelled out as he punched John square in the face..John didnt wait for answers as he kneed cris in the stomach and the two men tumbled some more..

"stop it" Natalie yelled out again but the sound of a gunshot ringing off in the air made everyone come to a halt, even the nearly hysterical crew standing around..

"Now that was your warning, you two back up or next time I wont aim at the sky" the officer yelled out as she aimed a gun at John and Cris who both began to scramble to their feet..

"I gotta go there, I have to" Gigi was hysterical as she stood there and rex ran over to her..

"come on i'll drive you" he said to her as he put his arm around her..

"can someone tell me what the hell is going on" John said as he wiped the blood from his lip and the officer looked at him..

"you need to come with me Mr McBain" she said to John..

"You need to tell me what is going on" he said with aggitation..

"Im going, nat are you coming or what" Cris said almost frantically as he held his bloodied nose..

"where?" she was almost afraid to ask..

"to the hospital, Steele's been hurt,..bad" he said as she gasped in shock..

"what?" she said in shock..

"Steele?" John said in shock himself as he looked around..

"Your friend was in a bad accident, do you know a woman named Marty Saybrook" the officer asked John who was still reeling from the information..

"what? Yeah..an accident?" John said in shock..

"Oh my god, we have to go" Natalie said to Cris, everyone was running around now and grabbing towels as they ran to their cars..

"Miss Saybrook is fine, a little banged up but she sent me here" the officer began as John walked past her.."Mr McBain I still have some questions" she called out..

"You can ask me at the hospital, come on Mikey lets go" John said to his brother as he began heading over to his car and Mikey ran after him.. Everyone got into their cars and took off, all bound for the hospital and to see their dear friend..