Unfinished Buisness Chapter Fifteen

I woke up the next morning to a throbbing headache. I tried to turn over so I could face away from the sunlight that was pouring in the window when I realized that there was somebody behind me. I tensed as I tried to turn around to see who it was and was mortified when I saw that it was Jordan that was snuggled up behind me, still sleeping. I thanked the lord that we apparently hadn't had drunken sex that I didn't remember as evidenced by the fact that we were both more or less fully clothed. I tried to get out from under his arm without waking him up but I should have known better than to think I could sneak off. His arm tightened around me and he opened his eyes and have me a sleepy grin. It made me want to kiss him in the worst way but I controlled myself. Afterall he did have a girlfriend waiting for him back at the house.









" Morning drunky. How are you feeling?" he asked as he let me go and rolled over to stretch his long frame









" I feel like shit. How much did I have to drink last night?"









" I don't really know but at one point Marc and Jared had you doing shots with them so I don't think that helped."









I groaned and tried to drag myself out of bed but it wasn't going to happen anytime soon. I rolled over and curled into a ball. He scooted over to where I was and started to rub my back.









" Will it make you feel better if I bring you some toast and juice?"









" Okay but won't what's her name be pissed that you didn't go back to your house last night?"









He let out a sigh and pushed himself off of my bed.









" Yeah she'll be pissed. I'll be lucky if she doesn't claw my eyes out of my head when I head back home but all I'll have to do is spend some money on her and everything will be okay."









I could see the pain in his eyes and it hurt me to know that he would put up with someone like that. He was too good of a person to let some puck skank use him like that but it wasn't my place to say anything. He came back a few minutes later with a big glass of orange juice, two pieces of wheat toast and two aspirin. I gratefully took all of it and he watched me as I ate.









" Did you mean what you said last night?"









I didn't remember a good chunk of what had happened last night and I couldn't even imagine the stupid things that I may have said. He saw the blank look that I was giving him and tried to back track









" Never mind it wasn't that big of a deal."









" No what did I say. It was important enough for you to bring up so now you need to tell me."









He started to rub the back of his neck, a habit that I knew ment he was nervous.









" You told me that there hadn't been anyone since we broke up"









I shrugged my shoulders and I didn't know what he wanted to hear.









" There were a few guys that I went out on dates with but no there hasn't been anyone serious since we broke up.









I could have swore that I saw a look of relief pass his face but if I did it passed quickly. I heard the ringing of a phone and knew that since it wasn't mine that it had to be his. He looked at the caller id after pulling it out of his pocket. He didn't look happy and it wouldn't have taken a genuis to figure out who it was.









" I've got to take this."









He moved out into the hallway but left the door cracked open so I could hear everything that he said









" Hey baby. I'm sorry about last night"









" What was I suppose to do? Leave her laying in her own puke?"









" Now you're just being stupid. There is nothing going on between us."









" I love you not her so why are you being like this?" he was yelling into his phone









It hurt to hear me to hear him tell her that. I heard him close the phone and after he composed himself he came back into the room









" Mel, I...."









" I know Jordan. You've got to go. I've gotten you in enough trouble as it is."







He went to open his mouth like he was going to say something but I held up my hand to stop him.







" Just do us both a favor and go." I said again, this time for forcefully I turned my head so I wouldn't have to watch him walk out of my life for the second time







Jordan's Pov







I went back to my family's house and braced myself for the shitstorm that I knew was about to come. She had been pissed and let me know in no uncertain terms that I was going to have to do a lot to make it up to her. I pulled into the driveway and my family was all standing out on the porch talking.







" So what the hell happened last night?" Eric asked as I walked up to the group







" I took her inside and she got sick and I didn't want to leave her alone so I slept on the couch. That's all."







" Sure that's all." Marc said with a shit eating grin







I threw up my hands in exasparation. There was nothing I was going to say to these guys to make think that nothing happened so I wasn't even going to try. Besides I had other things to deal with.





" You better go take care of your women. She's pretty pissed."





" Yeah I already know. Where is she?"





" The last I Knew she was up in our old room screamimg at you, so that's probably where she still is."





I made my way up the stairs and stopped at the door. I could hear banging and swearing on the other side. I knocked as I opened the door to let her know that someone was coming in. I took one look at her and knew that there was going to be hell to pay. She was throwing the clothes that we had unpacked back into the suitcase that she had bought and she was crying. She turned around and if looks could kill I would have been dead on the floor in a heartbeat.



" So you finally came back after spending the night with that stupid whore." she spit at me



" Look I told you what happened. She needed someone to stay with her in case she got sick again. Nothing happened and I would appreciate it if you wouldn't call her names."



" Whatever. If you love me you'll stay away from her until either she or we leave."



" I can't do that." I said without even having to think about it. Now that I had a chance to make her part of my life again there was no way that I was going to give that up, not for someone that I didn't really love and never had


Her tear filled eyes got huge as she took in what I had said.

" Please don't do this to me baby. I'll do anything you want. I'll be better I promise."

Her pleading fell on deaf ears. I knew that nothing would change no matter what she said.

" You can stay here if you want or I can buy you a ticket back to Pittsburgh . It's up to you." I said as I crossed my arms across my chest.

Before I knew what was happening she got off the floor and launched herself at me. She got in one good punch before I grabbed her arms. I held her until all of the fight was out of her.

" I'm going to leave and I want you gone by the time that I get back. You have until I get back into town to have your shit out of my house." I took my wallet out of my back pocket and pulled out the wad of bills that were in it.

" Here this is why you were with me anyway. I'll pay for the airplane ticket and than I'm done."

I didn't even give her a chance to respond. I turned around and walked out of the door feeling better then I had in awhile. I told my brothers what had happened and that they had my full permission to have her removed if necessary. I told them I had some buisness to take care of and that I had no idea when I would be back. They all smiled at me and told me not to worry about anything.