AN: Ok first I just have to say how awesome was NH in the 40's? JEEZ I'm in love all over again. James and Joy rocked that episode (AS ALWAYS). They were perfect. So much spark you could start a jet! Let me just say thank you to all of you that have reviewed. I love them all. This story has made it to nearly 100 reviews in 8 Chapters. It took me 38 Chapters to make it in my very first fic. THAT'S Progress! AND PROGRESS is ENCOURAGING!

Chapter 9

Mrs. Scott

I want a dress
Nice and pale
With a hat on the top
Of the sheer tailored veil
Pink on the sash
So it matches the beads
Of Swarovski glass
I want a day full of love
How lovely

I wanna get married
Gee how swell that would be
I wanna get married
Wanna be Mrs. S-c-o-t-t

I want a house on the hill
With our own little Jack and Jill
I want a dog in the yard
With a white picket fence
And a powder blue car
I want a life full of love
How lovely

I wanna get married
Gee how swell that would be
I wanna get married
Wanna be Mrs. S-c-o-t-t

I'll make the dinner
He'll pay the bills
I'll pour the coffee
He'll drink his fill
We'll be together
For always and ever
And never be lonely again

And I...I wanna get married
Gee how swell that would be
I wanna get married
Wanna be Mrs. S-c-o
Mrs. S-c-o-t
Mrs. S-c-o-t-t

Everly feat. Bethany Joy Galleotti

Haley sat on the couch in their family room waiting for Nathan and Jamie to return from the River Court. She had had a tutoring session with Quentin today and it hadn't gone well at all. As she thought about what Quentin told her she heavily sighed.

FLASHBACK

"Look Mrs. J. S. I need to apologize to you. I'm really sorry that I scared you at the River Court that night. I shouldn't have done that."

"Why did you?" Haley asked.

"I don't know. I just I thought if I intimidated you, you'd have to pass me through English."

"Quentin, you're a bright young man. You don't have to intimidate me to pass English"

"I do if I want to be lazy and not work for it. Look, I know it was wrong but I want you to know you don't ever have to worry about that again. Besides Nate will kill me. He made that pretty clear last week" Q smiled.

"Nathan? My Nathan? He threatened you?" Haley questioned.

"He told me I better not lay another hand on you that's all."

"Oh"

End Flashback

Haley was snapped out of her thoughts by Jamie rushing into the house. "Momma, you should have seen Daddy"

"Oh really?"

"Yeah he did a slam dunk. It rocked." Jamie gleamed.

"You're making progress on the court huh?"

Nathan shrugged "Maybe a little bit" He leaned down to kiss her and she turned to Jamie and told him to go upstairs to wash up for dinner.

"Nathan? Did you threaten Quentin?"

"Not threatened exactly but yeah I told him to keep his hands off of you Haley. That really bothered me, you know?"

"Nathan please. Please don't make things difficult for me with him."

"Difficult? Haley did he try something with you?"

"No he didn't. He apologized. It seemed sincere but Nathan, Quentin's tricky. He is a very good actor."

Nathan nodded, now more concerned than before. He made a mental note to speak with Lucas the next day.

……

Basketball practice was well underway when Nathan arrived with Jamie. He walked over to stand with Lucas and Skills as they watched the players. "Hey Nate" Lucas called without taking his eyes off of the young boys playing.

"Luke, I need to talk to you man."

"Ok. What's wrong?" Lucas moved to pull Nathan away from "ears" that might not need to hear.

"It's Q"

"Wait, what? What did he do Nathan? I know he had a tutoring session with Hales, yesterday. Did he grab her again?"

"No she says that he apologized but Lucas, I don't have a good feeling about this. Haley is worried about me making it difficult for her to work with Quentin. Why would she say that?"

Lucas gave Nathan a look that said "wonder" as he raised his eyebrows in question.

"I talked to him ok? I told him he'd have regrets if it happened again! I don't want him touching my wife or grabbing my wife."

Lucas stood there in deep thought. Suddenly as a light came on, his face lit up. "I tell you what. You will be Quentin's personal coach."

"WHAT?"

"Yeah. That way you'll know where he is and what he's doing at all times"

"No fucking way Lucas. I don't want to help that kid."

"Nathan, maybe he does regret it."

"Lucas he grabbed Haley! Who knows what he would have done if Skills hadn't been there!"

Lucas started to answer Nathan until he saw Quentin walking up to them. He took an uneasy breath, just knowing that any peace that might have been desired was just shot to hell. If the look in Nathan's eyes was any indication, Quentin might be about to meet his maker.

"Nate? I wouldn't have done anything. I never intended to hurt Mrs. J. S." Quentin said as quietly as he could.

"Yeah Q that's why she had a bruise on her wrist where you man handled her right?" Nathan started towards the kid, intent on bludgeoning him, until Lucas stopped him.

"Hey Nate… NATE!"

"Nathan I swear that's the truth. I wouldn't have hurt her. I didn't realize that I had grabbed her that hard around the wrist. I wanted to scare her a little, yeah, but only so she wouldn't fail me in English"

Nathan blew out the breath he had been holding. "I tell you what. You and me everyday. We're going to practice together. Hell we're going to become best friends." Nathan smirked making sure to give Quentin the full blown shit eating grin that he always had when he was in smart ass mode. "That way I know where the hell you are and what the fuck you're doing. And Q?"

"Yeah?"

"I haven't forgotten what I told you just because you told Haley about it and you shouldn't either. If you touch her I'll crush you. Basketball and English will be the least of your worries!"

"Man I swear to you. I never would have hurt her. You got a pretty terrific wife Nathan Scott. You're a lucky man. I can only hope that one day I'll find a good woman. You man you have it all. The wife the son, and you're only twenty two years old. You're an inspiration Nate!"

Nathan just stopped and stared at Quentin. In high school a lot of guys told him that but that was when he had the game. That was when he felt like a star on the court. That was also before he went ape shit and nearly lost everything that was truly important.

Nathan shook his head, knowing he had been an idiot. "Quentin that's the only decent thing I've ever done. It's the only thing in my life that I don't have any regrets from and I won't let you ever threaten that or her. Got it?"

"Yeah Nate, I got it. Again I'm sorry" Quentin said as he sheepishly looked back at the slightly older man.

Later that afternoon, Nathan told Jamie to stay with Lucas while he went to see his Mom. As Nathan moved into her class room, she turned to him and smiled.

"What are you doing here?" She asked.

"I wanted to see you. I needed to see you Haley" Nathan said with such emotion on his face.

He walked over to her and dropped to his knees between hers, never allowing her to get up out of her chair behind her desk. Haley wrapped her hands around his shoulders and held him tightly to her. Nathan after several minutes finally moved his lips to claim hers in a searing kiss. Haley felt his hands move to the bottom hem of her skirt. His broad hands working it up her thigh to her waist. Once he had bunched the material around her middle, the other moved to the edge of the yellow thong she wore. Slipping a finger inside of the edge he found her, all the while his mouth devouring her.

Haley moaned in his mouth, sending Nathan into a frenzy. She prayed that he had locked the door. He reached down and unzipped his fly, quickly freeing himself and moving his desire toward her as he pushed the thong to the side.

"OH God Nathan" she said as he entered her.

"MMMM" Nathan moaned.

As he thrust within her he gripped her hips as her legs tightened around him. He moved his forehead to rest against hers. "I love you Haley" he whispered just before he felt her explode in his arms. As always, his explosion quickly followed.

"Oh GOD Haley!"

………

A few weeks later, Haley walked into the gym hoping to return some papers to Quentin. As she saw Nathan on the court, she couldn't help but smile as she watched him. He was guarding Quentin and making Quentin work to get around him. If the kid would just listen to Nathan, he'd wind up being one hell of a basketball star.

"Look who's gettin sexy up in here" Quentin said as he stomped his foot.

"You're right about that Q. That boy looks damn good on a basketball court."

Quentin stopped and smiled at Nathan who beamed with pride at Haley's comments.

"Hey 23?"

Nathan stopped and lost his train of thought as he looked at his wife.

"Call me"

He smiled at her and then went back to guarding Quentin.

"DAMN! I gotta change my jersey number" Quentin flirted.

Nathan looked at the guy and scoffed. "I think you're out of your league" he smirked.

………

Nathan made it into the house after parking in the garage. As he walked into the kitchen the aroma of dinner met him and he smiled. Haley was standing at the stove cooking and he walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her middle. Bending his head, his lips openly ran over her neck.

"Mmmm it smells good in here"

"Yeah, I'm cooking Chicken Alfredo."

"That's not what I meant but that smells good too" he smiled against her neck.

Haley reached and turned down the burner on the stove as she smiled. She turned in his arms and claimed his lips, while her arms wrapped tightly around his neck.

"Wow" Nathan whispered when they broke away for air. "I'd like one of those everyday when I come home."

Haley took his hand and led him to the couch. "I wanted to tell you this afternoon was wonderful."

Nathan smirked. "Oh yeah?"

"Yeah it was. I don't think I've ever been more turned on in my life"

"I love you Haley." He whispered pulling her into his arms. "God I was so afraid we'd never get back here after the shit I pulled. God I love you"

"I love you too Nathan Scott" she whispered against his lips.

Nathan placed his hands on her cheeks and pulled her to him quickly deepening the kiss as he brushed against her. "Mmmm" he groaned.

Haley was getting lost in him and pulled away. She had this night totally planned out and Nathan was going to delay the agenda if she didn't stop him. "Nathan! Nathan, wait!" she breathlessly exclaimed.

Nathan opened his eyes and for the first time since he had arrived he saw the worry in her eyes. "What baby? What is it?"

Haley's eyes filled with tears and her shoulders began to shake. "Jesus Haley what's wrong?"

"I have to tell you something" She said. "Maybe we'd better sit down."