Fire Starter

05/01/09

I know it's been a long time since I've posted. However, I promised my buddy Kelly I would finally update this fiction. I'm sure she'll continue to harass me and there will be more. Lol.

Chapter 7

"There are Many things that I would Like to say to you But I Don't know How." Oasis

9 PM (Charlotte)

Getting out of the cab, I'm halfway up the walk before I notice the house is very dark. Jamie and David were usually playing on the front porch and there was no sign of Raleigh doing skateboard drills on the lawn or shadows of Quinton pacing across the floor of his room from the middle upstairs bedroom as he texts the life out of his cell phone.

Fear started spreading through me like a speeding bullet. I raced to the door, finding it locked. Luckily, I had my key. I unlocked the door and sprinted for the alarm. After disarming it, I took in the silence and emptiness of my domicile. Where in the hell could everybody be? They were always here to welcome me home after a long trip. Did I miss a game, a science fair or a performance? Taking my palm pilot from my computer bag, I scan its calendar. No special events for tonight.

I strolled to the kitchen to check the activity board. It was barren too. Something must be deathly wrong. Taking the telephone from its mount, I dialed the Durham's number. No answer. Now, I'm a wreck and ready to call the police and hospitals as I case the joint for information. Again, I came up empty. The phone rang and I nearly had a stroke. I made it to my room before realizing the cordless from the kitchen was in my quivering hand. I press ON.

" Hello? Scott residence." "Ummm, Mr. Scott? .... Hi!" was the perky screech of a teen aged girl. She was Quinton's best friend/on and off girlfriend, Cynthia.

"Cynt, Quinton's not home. I need to"

"He left allllready?" She whined. The girl had a flair for the dramatics. "Then what are you doing there?" she questioned as if I were the one dating/best friends with her.

"Cynthia Jackson, I don't have time.... " I say very fatherly. "Wait. What do you mean he's gone already..... Where and why would I be with him?"

She found me amusing and starting giggling in between smacking the gum she was chewing.

"You're bananas, Mr. Scott! No wonder my mom's always drooling over you when we drop Quinton off after practice or at our games ...... Ewww! Bad flashback." She whispered "gross!" before yammering on. "Omg! Did you go and ruin the surprise? Dang, that suc… I mean …blo… I mean, that's too bad. "She corrected a final time. "All week Q's been talking about going to Haley James house..... I mean " Mrs. Scott's" other place to surprise you..…"

Oh, Shit! I am seriously screwed.

"And why wasn't I invited, Mr. Scott? I'm practically family!"

"Yes, Cynthia. You are. I'll make sure come along next time" If there would even be a next time after what I've done. I coaxed the talkative adolescent in order not to slap myself upside the head for being an idiot.

"Anyway, how were you lucky enough to marry Haley James? She's beautiful, talented, smart and rich! ....... I mean you're pretty hot and really nice, but she dated Ryan and Josh! That girl knows how work it, ya know?"

"That I do, Cynt." I whispered out of my zombie like state.

"Well, I didn't realized you talked so much, Mr. Scott. I've gotta go, The I Love Money Marathon is starting in like five minutes. Tell Q not to forget my autographed photo. Oh....."Nathan hung up on the little chatterbox, still mulling over the information she had spilled. Did Cynthia actually know what she was talking about? Was Haley so adamant about going straight to New York because the kids would be there with us? He slumped down on the edge of his bed. That's was she was trying to tell me all along and I wouldn't listen? I'm such a freaking sshole!

Again he dialed the telephone and waited for someone to pick up.

"It's Skills, baby you know the drill!" came through the receiver.

"Taylor! Dude, where the hell are you?"

"Captain!" He said more professionally. That's what he got for not checking his caller id. "Sir. I'm home"

"Relax, It's your buddy Nate right now. I'm comin' over. I'll be at your place in twenty." He rose, heading for the garage.

"Man, aren't you suppose to be in New York?"

"Why am I the only one that doesn't know that!" Nathan snapped in his head.

"I helped Haley set everything up, earlier this week. She asked Ms. Camilla first, but she said Mr. Durham couldn't hold water and would be able to keep it from you and I think Keith was kinda creeping her out. She didn't want the media to bother the boys or for you to get suspicious since it was suppose to be a surprise. Remember, camps over, so the kids have the last few weeks of the summer free? But I guess you already knew all that. So what did you come back for? Did Jamie leave his stuffed dinosaur or David forgot his ugly ass tiger he sleeps with?"

"No. I lost my fucking temper and then my mind!" Mr. Scott groaned and hung up.

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Upon entering his apartment, Skills viewed his Captain's odd behavior .

"Want something to drink?" he offered already sipping on a can of Coke himself.

Nathan nodded his head up down.

"Got anything stronger?"

"You know it." Skills took a bottle of liquor and a glass from the cabinet.

Stepping out on the patio, Nathan focused on the beautiful skyline of the Queen city. The stars in the sky glittered like diamonds. It reminded him of the night he and Haley had taken a midnight walk and swim in Hawaii. She had looked incredible in the moonlight as the warm water reflected off of her well tanned skin made him dream of carrying her back to their bungalow to make love.

Eventually, Skills joined him, no longer able to keep silent.

"Are you ever going to tell me how you fucked up?"

Nathan tensed up defensively when he became aware of something. His friend was right.

"Aww, shit! I'm soooooo screwed!" He told all, including the truth of their phony marriage and his big fight with just frowned, and shook his head, making him feel even more uneasy.

"Say something, damn it!"

"I'm the one that knows when to shut up the hell up, you don't! Dawg, you are going to loose her! He huffed. "Oh and don't even start with that it's all a game, I don't like her ass anyway bullshit, 'cause that's a lie!. You love that girl, Nate."

"She's cool, but love. It's me you're talking to, dude." Nathan cockily protested.

"Go on an live your delusion, whatever you need to believe to keep it in your pants around her right now, but your definitely in like with her!" He put down his pop and walked back inside, heading for the side door that lead to the garage. "Put that glass of Hennessey down and hurry the hell up, Dawg. Oh, and if I were you. I would start practicing my apology!"

Skills pulled his car keys from his pocket and unlocked the driver's door.

"I can't let you drive me to New York." Nathan insisted.

"Oh, I'm not going. I'm dropping you off at the airport. I booked you a ticket while you were out on the deck."

"But you didn't even know what had happened then."

"I knew you were sitting on my patio like a man that be kicked out of his favorite strip club, and since the last time I talked to Haley, she was still your number fan and you were suppose to be with her in New York, you had to have messed up. I mean Haley James is a superfine dime piece, a sweetie and rich too, yet she's stills into yo' ass. It had to be you."

Nathan let out a little grown.

"I'm just sayin." Skills shrugged, opening his door.

Suddenly, Nathan backed away from the automobile.

"I can't, man! Hales will probably call the cops on me and even if she does let me in, it will only be so she can kick my ass."

"Then you better put your guard up, duck, then stay down on your knees and make that apology golden!" Skills demanded.

Nathan got into the vehicle. At the same time, Nathan hated that his friend was forcing him to do this, but respected him for giving him the guts to handle his problems like a grown up. It was time to face the music, no pun intended.

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It was almost 1 am eastern standard time when I got to New York City. I read off Haley's address to the cabbie and sat back with my head hidden under my Charlotte Bobcats cap, holding a bouquet of purple and yellow flowers, jet lagged and angst as hell.

"Hey, Mister! Sir, I'm not going to tell you again! This is your stop. Are you going to get out?" The huffy driver asked for the third time in a Yankee drawl.

I handed him several bills and exited the vehicle. He got out and took my baggage from the trunk before leaving.

I took a deep breath, sucked up my pride and climbed the brick steps that lead to the entrance of Haley's mansion two at a time. I rang the bell and a guy no older than thirty five that was built more like a bodyguard than a butler answered.

"How may I help you, Sir?"

"Hi. Umm….you must be Cooper. I'm Nathan."

I held out my hand for him, but he continued to stare at me menacingly.

"I know that you're Mr. Scott, sir. It's late." He continued to show no emotion. "I'll see if Haley. Well, Ms. James still wants to invite you in." With that, he slammed the door in my face with such power, the breeze almost knocked me of f the stoop before I could say another word.

He returned several slow moving minutes later.

"I'm sorry, Sir. Ms. James has retired for the evening as well as the younger children. The older children don't want to see you. Please try back another time."

Enough was enough! I stood face-to-face with the larger man."Cooper, If you don't let me in my wife's home and show me where my children are this minute, you'll be coughing up those veneered teeth of yours!"

"You should have come with her!" he mumbled loudly enough for Nathan to hear and ignore. Turning with a scowl, he stalked down a long corridor, but not without turning to leer at me several times and grit his teeth. I hurried and brought my bags in, leaving them in the foyer and running to catch up with him. The walls of the grand hall were filled with some of Haley's awards and certificates. None of it was from music but her community service instead. My heart couldn't deny it's pride and swelled.

Two floors later, we entered a small theater sized screening room. A few of my brood were up watching reruns of Family Matters on Nickelodeon. With the remote, Cooper cut off the wall projection television and the duo found me standing there when they turned to gripe. They completely ignored my presence and Cooper left us without another word.

"Let's go to bed." Q took the lead and they headed for the door side by side without acknowledging me. Brrr! I'm may be extremely young, less than twenty years older than any of my four boys and a little naive at times to be a parent, but I didn't expect them to side with Haley over me. Yes, I was wrong but I'm their real family! I hate being jealous of the way the kids adore her even though they barely know her! I know exactly how they feel. She shouldn't have this much power over us. She's going to hurt us. I know it!

"Don't I get an "I missed you." or a "Hi, Pops?" I asked immaturely. "Just what did Ms. Haley tell you about me not being here?" I angrily investigate. I can see it in their faces. She has turn them against me! Can you believe that? I bet she did it on purpose, the little wench!

"We could tell you had done something. She didn't hafta say anything, Pops!" was Q's curt sass.

"I mean, how could she?" Raleigh reported. "She was too busy boo hooing or pretending she wasn't boo hooing. You made her sad, and Ms. Haley's usually all perky and bright!"

"We tried to have fun for her sake during dinner and bowling, and she did her best to put up a happy front, but it didn't work and she didn't know we peeked in the room while she was reading Jamie and David a bedtime story. Her eyes were all puffy and swollen. She had to start over like five times!" Quinton added eyeing me with disdain."Oh, and whenever one of us brought you up by accident, which happened about a hundred times!" Raleigh always has a way with words. "She kept telling us you had this thing in Charlotte to attend and you couldn't make it, like we're some stupid little kids."

Simultaneously, they crossed their arms over their chest, their stares were burning down on me like the lights in a police interrogation room. Yeesh! Where did these good boys get such attitudes? Nothing is worse than having angst filled teens pissed at you. I mean, besides calling your fake wife a selfish bitch and making her cry when she was doing something special for you and you're totally falling for her! D'uh!

"You really hurt her feelings, Pops!" My very protective and oldest, Quinton scolded. "You told Raleigh and me to never treat girls like that." His brother agreed and I lowered my head in shame.

It was then that they embraced me in a group hug and I heard Raleigh plead.

"Ms. Haley is the best, dad. We love her and so do you. Please, please don't make her leave us."

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The next morning, Haley felt refreshed after morning workout. All the tears she shed yesterday had left her spent and she had slept soundly. She decided to take Brookes advice "Don't worry about things you can't control." , Nathan Scott being one of them. Instead she planned a fun filled weekend with her boys since it could possibly be their last together.

She had shared a long heart-to-heart telephone conference with Brooke and Kelly the night before. She had told them everything. That included the false marriage, the big fight with Nathan, how he kept comparing her to some blonde from his past and that yes, she had wanted it to work between them because she really cared for him.

It was a little past 7am when she strolled into her home studio. A piano and other instruments were placed sporadically throughout the soundproof room as well as microphones, stools and stands to hold music she was still composing or had already finished writing she kept there.

She moved to the adjacent room, that housed the production and sound equipment and a luxurious leather chaise that Haley loved. It was her favorite spot in the house. At least it had been up to second she found Nathan there resting peacefully. Deep down she was elated to see him, but she couldn't forget the despair he had caused her.

She reached for a knob on the production equipment and the room was blasted with a drum beat, instantly rousing Nathan from his sleep and the sofa, where his foot got caught under the furniture, so he landed on the linoleum with a "thud!".

He awoke startled and now his head was throbbing, although the music was no longer humming from the walls.. Standing up, he came face-to-face with his assailant as she smirked at him with her hands on her curved waist. Her lips were in a tight and vengeful and her eyes twinkled with mischief. If he wasn't already in trouble with her he would carried her out to the pool and threw her in. Oh yeah, She was only doing this as payback for his antics the day before. He was the one in the dog house. He recalled. The last thing he wanted to do was rile her up more so he kept a cool head.

"Baby, if you wanted me up, there were better ways to go about it." He winked playfully, hoping to break the ice. Apparently, he had forgotten he was up against the frozen tundra.

"Oh there's somewhere I want you to go…. Well, besides back to Charlotte!" She screamed before marching out the door.

After grabbing the bouquet of calla lilies, tulips and other varieties of flower he had brought as a peace offering, Nathan was in hot pursuit.

"Hales! I got these for you. I know you have every reason to be furious with me." He admitted as they speed down an unfamiliar hall.

"Damn right I do!" She affirmed while still walking and taking the flora from him.

She grabbed fistfuls of the petals at a time and scattered them over their path until only the smaller purple wildflowers were left.

"But it was a misunderstanding. I didn't know the boys were going to be here." Nathan defended.

Haley made a fast halt and he slammed into the back of her, almost knocking her down. She pressed the flower stems against his chest, shoving him away. But not before giving him a disgusted snort..

"That's beside the point, Scott! You meant everything you said to me! You hurt me. I deserve better, you, you tool!"

"Did you just call me a tool?" he scrunched his nose up distastefully. "Great comeback, Hales." Whoops, stfu, man. You're making things worst!

They were now in the foyer. Haley wanted him out and went straight for the door.

He was dressed in a pair of low hung black drawstring pants and a snug white undershirt that left little to the imagination since he muscles popped like a bunch of perky girls chewing gum.

"You have five minutes to get your ass off my premises or I'll call the police!" Haley dared, reaching for the door handle.

Nathan dramatically threw his back flush with the mahogany structure.

" I'm sorry, Hales.....a million times, Baby, okay I'm stupid sometimes!"

"Sometimes!" She tugged at the door, trying to pull it ajar.

"I was just ticked because I thought you didn't care about me or the my family. We're young Haley, really young and four boys is a hell of a lot to take on. We're barely adults ourselves and our relationship only consist of a few weeks of a fake marriage. I thought maybe you changed your mind. You've pretty much been on your own since you became a star. Why would you need us dragging you down?"

"How many times do I have to tell you I'm not like that? I love that you shared your family with me. I like stability you ass! But The Great and All Knowing Nathan Scott always jumps conclusions when it comes to me! I'm tired of being your door mat. Boy, some other woman really did one hell of a number on you!" She barked and his cool head went right out the window. Her body was only inches from his and both of them could feel the sexual tension swarming around them like a hive of angry hornets.

"My past is none of your damn business!" He explained in a husky voice as his mouth brushed her ear, giving her a serious case of butterflies. There were enough sparks flying to light up all of California during a rolling black out.

Haley could play that game too. She squeezed her petite form so close to him her pert nipples tickled his abdomen. Their eyes were locked.

"Well it should be my business since it's made hard for you to trust me and it's keeping you from having a future!" She smacked her pouting lips.

He swallowed hard, closing his eyes. Her left hip bone was brushing against his groin every time she moved. She had started to gain a little weigh and it was filling her out in all the right places.

She pretended not to notice his cock grow at least four inches. He swore she a twinkle in those bowling hazel orbs of hers as her mouth formed an "O" prior to regressing to it's present scowl.

Concentrate, Nathan! He told himself.

"Oh, like you don't have issues, Miss Rebel Pop Princess!"

"I'm about to get rid of my biggest problem in less than a minute!" She yanked him down by his tee. It took all the willpower they both could gather up not take each other at that very moment.

Her silky leg bent and arose up between his inner thighs until his family jewels were pinned against his already throbbing penis. He didn't mean to let a pitiful yelp escape his lips, but his future offspring's weren't in this type of jeopardy ever before. Haley was pleased with the panic in his overcast blue/gray eyes.

"Times up, Jerk! Get dressed and get out!" She panted and blew a free strand of spun gold from her face.

Fighting with this spicy woman was the biggest turn on he had ever had in his life. No wonder people always said make up sex was the best kind. He was sure if he the privilege to make love to Haley right now it would be a religious experience. Unfortunately, he couldn't chance making a move with her while she was still so ill tempered. He stood his ground and gritted his teeth.

"No. I'm not leaving."

His rival wouldn't back down either. She was about to twist his nipple when their sexually heighten battle was disturbed.

"Would you two, cut it out!" came the hushed request from the usually shy an awkward teen that now joined them in the foyer.

"Raleigh!" The fighting pair said in unison.

Haley jumped back and chewed on her lip, embarrassed by her behavior. She was suppose to be setting a good example for this young man and here they were at each others throats.

Nathan slid to the floor in a swift glide. He placed his knees up, hoping to hide his arousal from the tweens innocent eyes.

"Everyone will be down here soon and I don't think you should be arguing. This weekend was suppose to be special, a whole family thing. You're ruining it!"

Both adults were even more ashamed of their behavior when his eyes started getting watery. "Raleigh We didn't mean to upset you,Honey. Grown ups has disagreements sometimes. It no a big deal." Haley rendered."I know." The shaggy haired boy clarified. "It's not like you don't love each other. That's obvious.""Is that so?" Nathan said a wry expression as he kept his eyes on his wife..

"D'uh. My grand mama use to tell me that people got the angriest at people who's opinions mattered the most to them. People they respected and cared about. The way you two have been going at it, I'd say you're really in love, maybe too much."

The rest of the Scott clan came skipping down the long staircase before he could continue. He fanned her hand up and down at her parental figures and whispered.

"Quick! Make up!" He urged impatiently.

Mr. and Mrs. Scott knew the cubs shouldn't have deal with their bickering and silently made a pact to end their war, for now.

The other offspring's gather to either side of Raleigh to further observe their pops and his new wife.

"Apologize!" the handsome lad sly mouthed to his dad.

Haley rolled her eyes. Before the kids came down she had Nathan exactly where she wanted him. He didn't warrant being let off the hook so easily, but she played along.

"Haley, I apologize for my actions yesterday. I didn't mean the things I said or to hurt your feeling?"

Her smile was vised, but she did her part.

"You're forgiven, Scott."

He flashed her an illuminating grin and Haley almost believed it was sincere to his feeling for her. The younger boys were still cautiously watching the pair when they peered over at the group and Q was extremely skeptical of his parents as Raleigh mouthed.

"Say I love you........ Kiss her."

Haley shook her head in disapproval, but the obstinate teen gave her those big puppy dog hazel eyes and she was a goner.

Meanwhile, her husband threw her off guard when he wrapped her in his strong arms. She felt perfect there, like home to him. His left hand swept away the loose tendrils spilling out of her messy ponytail.

"I love you, baby" Nathan crooned in voice as thick and smooth as molasses.

"Me too, Scott." She replied, holding back tears of insecurity.

His lips meshed with hers in a gently kiss. That's all it too to get the Scott brood to disperse with a couple of " Ewws!" A few " Yucks!" and one "Gross!" and a trio of gagging soon as the children were out of view, Haley tore herself from his hug and grimaced.

"Aaaack! Keep your tongue in your mouth, Nathan!" wiping the mouth piece with her finger.

" It was an accident!" He chuckled with a devilish gleam. He raised his hands in surrender. "I swear."

"Whatever! You better savor the moment because it will be last kiss you get from me!" Her fury was restarting.

"C'mon, Hales. We made a pact. I don't want to ruin the guy's holiday. Can we work on this?" He solicited, not quite ready to let her give up on them.

He studied her as she weighed her options in her pretty little head. With a heavy sigh, she resigned.

"Fine! But only until the kids have to go back to home in a week. After that, I'll call...."

"No, Baby! You've got to give me a real chance to show how much I regret no believing you and treating you like dirt. If we split now they'll blame me." He begged with desperation.

"And I care, why?"

" Because you're the first woman I have dated or known that my little gang likes...loves even. I think they would dump me for you at this point...... It use to be, they were always trying to set me up on dates or hook me up with their friends moms, even if I was seeing someone. With you it different.......... Do you see how happy you make them? They've been through a lot. Let them have just a little more bliss.... a few weeks. I'm asking for them, but I need you to do this for me more than anyone, darling. You're so damn special to me, Haley. I haven't had a strong male/female friendship like we're creating in a long time. I don't want to loose that."

"Alright, two weeks, Scott! Not a second more!" She conceded with apprehension.

Without thinking he plunged in for another kiss, this one full of passion and love before leaving her breathless when he went to join his children.

The blond hated weakening so easily. She had always promised herself . A man would never come in and take over my life. But this hunky captain had not only sent her world into a tailspin, he had brought along four tagalongs for her to fall madly in love with.

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The week expired without a hitch. Nathan and Haley treated the clan to a wonderful vacation and fooled them into believing they were very happily wed. They had no idea that Miss Haley rarely spoke to their dad when they weren't around. The siblings would have been stunned to know that when the pair of adults walked away hand in hand after giving each of them a personal goodnight, they returned to their separate areas of the master suite. She took the bed while he was exiled to the floral sofa across the room. She was growing more and more distant. He was growing more and more terrified of loosing the spunky siren.

While seeing them off to her private plane Friday afternoon, Mrs. Scott gave each child hugs and kisses, under protest of course. Well, except for Q. She was staying in NYC to work on her up and coming album for the next couple of days. While Marvin had the finishing touches done to her new studio in Charlotte. She was already missing them when she promised to come stay with them by the following Thursday. David would be getting his first scouting badge.

Nathan escorted his sunshine off the plane and to the return gate.

"See ya, Scott." was her blank phrase before turning to leave.

He refused to put up with grudge and clutched her wrist with his large hands, twirling her around and laying a sensual smooch on her mouth. It seemed to go on forever. When he finally relented, he was winded underneath the sinister smirk his handsome mug carried.

"Aloha, Hales." He taunted.

She was stunned and livid at his boldness, but bit her tongue. She knew if she started a scene, it was sure to make front page news. The press was always lurking around.

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Mr. and Mrs. Scott were getting along amicably and getting their friendship back on track by the time Wednesday night came around.

A shirtless Nathan, was lying in his bed trying to think of another reason to call his wife with useless information, just to hear her voice. He had become accustom to her shallow breathing when he slept at night and relished waking up to her beautiful face, even when it was across the room.

Only a couple hours of sleep had come to him the last few days because she wasn't there. It was starting to weigh on him. Mainly because he had to accept how dependent he was on her.

He tossed and turned well after 11 PM, eventually giving in and calling Haley for the third time that day. Checking the caller id, she answered on the second ring.

"Scott? Shouldn't you be asleep? You have to at work at 5 AM.......... What's wrong?" she was really starting to get concerned.

"I think I have insomnia. I barely got a wink of sleep all week." He whined, desperate for her attention.

"Are you coming down with something….a cold?" She worried in a sugary melody.

"No….lonely is more like it." He honestly informed her.

"I really don't want to hear about your sordid sex life!" She entered with envy. She didn't want to think about him with anyone else, even if what that had wasn't real.

"What sex life? I'm married...... to you I might add! Aren't we celibate?" He said dryly.

"Ha-ha. Funny, Nathan. I know women are throwing themselves at you all the time. Why don't hook up with one of them/ We both know you're only in this for the money and that's fine. I don't expect you to be faithful." Was her blunt response.

"Well you should! I don't want to "hook up" with somebody else and You shouldn't be trying to whore me out! You shouldn't be cheated on by anyone! I'm not going to disrespect my vows or my wife in that way...... fake or not! I know what it feels like to be betrayed." were his anguished remarks.

Neither spoke again for a lingering moment.

"I wasn't trying to be cruel, Nathan. I just ..... I just don't want you to feel obligated. I know you have needs. It's okay to act on them. I'm just giving you my permission." sighing softly.

"Gawd, don't you get it, Hales? You're the one I want! That's why I'm on the telephone when I should be in the middle of a very naughty dream about you right now, trying to inhale enough of you, not a fantasy, to tide me over for the rest of the night!" He blurted.

She held her receiver and sat up on the chaise in her sound room, where she had been writing the lyrics to a new song before his call and just dropped her pen.

"I miss you, Baby.....and before you say anything...... It's not because you're a gorgeous woman or because your hand always finds mine when we share a bed, or the way you sing me and the kids a song every night, or how you always smell so damn good. It's because you're you, plain and simple.......... I ache for you, Hales." his tone thick and alluring.

Again there was dead air, making Nathan self conscious.

On the other end of the conversation, hearing his confessions, Haley's pulse throbbed, nipples hardened and her soul filled with an amazing warmth and desire for the man that could break her forever.

"Well, I better go. At least, I'll get to see you tomorrow, sleep with you. Goodnight, Haley James Scott."

"Sweet dream, Scott." was her satiny coax.

He hung up and put the phone back in its cradle before bringing the covers up over his shoulders and snuggling against his pillow. He worked at getting the kinky ideas of him and his wife naked in tub of chocolate pudding out of his head.

Ten minutes later, his vivid imagination was disrupted by the chirping of the telephone. He read the caller's name and picked it up, placing his mouth by the receiver. "Haley? Did you forget to tell me something?"" Umm, yeah.......... I miss you too, Sweetheart." were the only words spoken before she clicked the phone off and went by to writing her song........

.Pame