Pick Up The Pieces.

4 - Nate's Home Run.

Chapter 4 - Nate's Home Run

"Oh dude! Come on! You hit like a pig!" I heard Niall shout.

"I didn't even get to touch it!" Nate?

"Well then your aim sucks!"

"Hey, hey, hey! It's 3 against 2. There was no one there to block it!" Nate argued, then I heard Liam, Louis and Zayn laugh. We found the boys playing volleyball in the pool. And the team where my brother is, is probably loosing, cause he suck.

“Hey no fair! You guys should have waited for me!” Harry whined with wide eyes. I took the grocery bags from him and smiled.

“Why don’t you join them?” I said and I turned to the kitchen door. “I’m gonna go and put these away and boil the pasta. It’ll be ready once Nate’s teams accepts defeat.” I went on my way before he could say anything. I’m not really up for the whole ‘no, no, it’s ok.’ Argument. I started boiling the water and opened the packs of pasta. I heard bickering at the backyard; fighting over which side Harry get to join. I have a feeling he joined Nate’s team, this should be good. Nate sucks at volleyball on water. No, he sucks at volleyball in general.

After a few minutes the pasta was cooked and the boys have already stopped playing. I drained the pasta from the water placed on an empty bowl. I took the pasta and the sauce both on different bowls outside. I placed it on the tabled and I felt eyes on me as I do so. I saw Zayn at the other end of the lawn talking to someone over the phone. Oh, heavenly bodies. They we’re laying down on either the floor or relaxing on the lounge chair. Am I dead?

“Um.” I cleared my throat as I looked at my brother. “Do you have disposables so we could eat?” Ohmygod. Perfect bodies around me. Am I dreaming? Harry caught me looking at him and he flashed me a smirk. Crap. I can’t help but feel shy and conscious.

“Yea. It’s on the top cabinet above the microwave.” I nodded and went inside to get the disposables. I don’t think I can handle those bodies anymore.

I walked to the door and took a deep breath. Relax. When I glanced over the T.V, I can’t believe I haven’t seen in before. I saw a small round table beside it. It has 3 jars placed on top of it and a small black box under. I walked towards it and the rainbows came clearer to view. One of the jars had original skittles the other one had mix gummies and the other one had sour mix skittles. And they were all full to the top. I took a couple of yellow, green, and orange sour skittles and popped it in my mouth. I squinted my eyes a bit as I take on the sour flavor.

“Hey Natalie! Have you found it?” I heard Louis shout. I smiled before I walked away from the rainbow jars.

“Yep. Got it right here.” I said as I wave the plastic bag full of disposables. I took them out of the bag and placed them on the table. One by one the boys went over pulling on a shirt. Where are they getting those? I looked up and saw Niall pull out a shirt from a cabinet by the backdoor of the kitchen. I saw there we’re towels and some toiletries in it. Wow, Nate really thought this one through. That way you wouldn’t have to enter the house wet. Or go inside just for a shirt.

“Why didn’t you just mix it and lessen the dishes to be washed later?” Nate asked making me look at him.

“Because you haven’t tried eating spaghetti with pasta drowning in sauce.” I said as I put away the plastic bag. “You can’t do that once it’s mixed can you?” I grabbed a plate and served myself some spaghetti.

“Yep! I definitely dibs you as food buddy.” Nail said with happiness written all over his face. You could tell he is really fond of food. I chuckled at his food buddy dibs.

“Uh. Tony called.” Zayn said as he also grabbed a plate “He said we have to do a shoot tomorrow by the beach.”

“Awesome! I love the beach.” Liam said. “Maybe we could go and surf.”

“Why don’t you two come with us? I’m sure they won’t mind.” Louis said as he shrugged.

“Uh right. About that. Can you take Natalie instead?” Nate said and all heads snapped towards him. Suddenly he trusts them? Kinda bipolar dude!

“GASP! Nate Benzer suddenly trusts us with his precious, gorgeous little sister!” Louis said with an exaggerated shock expression and an imaginary microphone. “Have you forgotten to drink your ‘Over-protective brother’ meds?”

We all burst out laughing, that was so accurate. We we’re all laughing hard but Nate had an annoyed face on.

“Shut up!”

“Ok. Ok.” Louis held out his hand defensively after holding back his laughter. “But seriously what’s up? Why’d you trust us so sudden?”

“I-uh, got some job to do?” Nate shoved some spaghetti in his mouth. Niall was on his second round and he added 2 spoonful of cream cheese.

“What?” I assume he caught me starring. “It tastes good. You should try it.” I just shrugged and finished my spaghetti.

“Job? Are you running out of money, Mate?” Harry asked.

“Yeah. If you need some cash we could just lend you some. You know that right?” Louis said looking all concerned as he pat my brother’s back.

“Uh. I didn’t exactly apply for it. It was more like offered-uh, no, given. Like shoved for me to do. More like-uh” Nate’s eyebrows furrowed as he thought of a better way to put it. “I don’t know-uh”

“Uhh-date?” Zayn finished for him. We we’re all looking intently at Nate. This is so much thrill. A simple job sent way too much thrill.

“No! Well kinda-no. but she gave it.” the guys started laughing at Nate’s answer and I don’t get any of it. Who is this ‘SHE’?

“Woo!” Liam said as he wiped some of the tears from the corner of his eyes. “Your girlfriend is making you work for her?!” they started laughing again. Meanwhile, I’m still in the middle of processing the fact that my brother’s girlfriend ‘shoved’ him a job.

“Quit laughing! You’re making me feel embarrassed to continue.” Nate groaned as his best friends crack up laughing while I was looking at them so confused, what?

“Ok. Ok.” Niall put his hands up and cleared his throat. “Sorry, anyway, proceed.”

“Right. Remember I told you about this job Thania does? This modeling crap and stuff.” We waited in anticipation for him to continue. “Yeah. She wants me to do one for Calvin Klein.” This time I was the one who burst out laughing. HAHA. Nate, for Calvin Klein. HAHAHA. Oh god.

“Woo.” I stood up straight and cleared my throat as I caught the glare my brother is shooting. “Sorry, uh- why are you so worried? It’s not the underwear is it?”

“yeah. but it’s gonna be up for bulletin” I really don’t see the problem though. It’s not like your half naked photo will be up for the bulletin.

“It’ll be fine.”

“Why don’t you take her with you? At least she get to meet Thania.” Zayn offered. Harry slapped his arm and looked at him warningly “Ow.”

“Yeah. I don’t want Natalie to see Thania at all.”

“Why?” we all asked.

“Don’t want her innocence to get crushed?” Louis added.

“Exactly that!” What?!

“YOU’RE DATING A WHORE?!” The guys snapped their heads towards me.

“Yep. Not so innocent anymore.” Niall commented. “There goes the innocent little caterpillar.” What? I slapped his arm and he rubbed it to soothe the pain. “Ow.”

“What?!” Nate scoffed “No! She’s just- Ok well she’s- Yeah but she’s— fine you win. But don’t tell dad.” I sighed and threw my plate in a garbage bag.

“It’s all good Natalie. Just homerun every after date. But it’s all good.” Louis said trying to light up the mood. I chucked a bit with this one as Nate’s eyes went bulging out of its sockets.

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