Whatever was going on wasn't any good, and Jordan knew, that's what Tyler's message meant anyways.
His priority now was getting JoJo to a safe place, he needed her safe.
"Where do we take her from here , boss?"
He pushed his fingers through his hair, pinching the bridge of his nose.
He gave them the name of their family's hotel, at least she didn't know it was theirs and it'd at least make her stay.
"Check in under the pseudonym Jack Ryan, it's paid for, the penthouse suite. Dont leave her alone, I'm coming there."
"Okay boss."
The line went dead in his ear.
He fell back against the door of the room, taking comfort in the fact that Tyler and Mark where the best around here and they'd do just about anything to protect his baby girl.
Brad!
The thought to call him came like the current that lights the thinking bulb.
The bar that the cab guy took him too was a small, local liquor joint.And there wasn't much people inside it which made it perfect for Jordan.He needed the space and quiet that came with being alone.The room was dark, creating a much needed anonymity for him.How didn't need anybody recognising him here and running off to tattle tales to his family or worse, the paparazzi he's spied a couple times hanging around him since they came into town.He doubted any of these guys in here would be able to tell who he was to save their lives, even if the light had been burning bright, which thankfully it wasn't.A young girl who looked about the age that had no business in a bar came over to take his order.He'd have asked what she was doing here if he'd been in his right frame of mind.She was too young to be in here and the
JoJo was curled in the big, wide bed hat adorned the room she'd been taken to by the men that had taken her.It looked like a hotel to her coming up, a penthouse suite maybe but she had no strength to waste thinking about that.Anything that happens to her from here on out, she's left it to fate.Maybe the merciful goddess would pity her and let in a little tweak.She closed her eyes, again, willing herself to sleep just like she's been doing for the past hour plus.For some reason she whole heartedly loathed, she couldn't do the one thing she craved right now.She wanted to sleep more than she wanted anything else right now but it wasn't happening.She didn't want to lay awake like she was now, thinking about everything that's happened today, thinking about Jordan and worrying if he was okay, even after what he did.He had a father in the hospital
The bar, JoJo noticed, was a small one.The lightening inside it was low, colored and sim but she could still make out people inside it and the ruckus that was going down in there.There was another crash, as she got closer to the door that made her wince, it was much louder than the one she'd heard while on call with Zayn and much more real.Her hand shook a little as she reached for the door, there was no scary, giant guy stood outside the door as the bouncer after all.She pushed the door open just as her two new body guards made it to where she stood, and then in she went.The sight of the bars interior was nothing anybody wants to walk into.There were broken glasses everywhere, she could see that the closer she got to the serving bar, and furnitures turned over.At one end of the room, there was Zayn, or at least someone she thought was Zayn, speaking to an older guy who didn't look half about happy about the shit going in in here.
The car ride back to the hotel was quiet too.Jordan had fallen asleep right before they took off, giving JoJo ample time to think about this.She took her time to look at him, really seeing him.He looked so worn and tired to her and he had new lines in his face that came with stress but somehow, he was still the most handsome man she's ever seen.Maybe it was that thing he'd talked about, you know, love.It really messes with you, rocks your world till the person you love becomes the center of it all.She tried to move her hand away from his, so he doesn't have to hold on anymore, stressing his injured hand, but his grip only tightened on her, not letting go.It made her smile.The car rolled to a stop right in front of the hotel and one of the two men came down with her."We're here."She said to Jordan, trying to shake him awake."Hmmm."His green pools slid open, bloodshot and unfocused."We're at the
The sound of running water in the bathroom did well to leave steamy images stuck in JoJo's head.Images that had no business being there in the first place.She could imagine that hot as hell body with rivulets of water running down every chiseled dip of it, looking hot as all hell get out, begging to be touched, caressed.Thinking about it, about him was making her body burn with need for him.And she had no business with that either, at least not tonight.She was only here to help him because he'd gotten drunk and had become a holy terror and wouldn't let anyone that wasn't her touch him.The doorbell rang, distracting her from her thoughts.It was a welcomed distraction, she needed it, clung to it to stop her from herself.She opened the door to room service, receiving the the food she'd ordered and the ingredient for a special hangover tea she'd learned.She'd expected it to take paying a chunk of extra to get them b
Jordan knew exactly what she wanted.She might be angry at him, pissed, hurt by him, and he was by God sorry for that, but she wanted him.He could tell from her peebled nipples begging for his attention, from the moans escaping her parted lips, from the juices he knew were leaking from her pussy.She wanted what he could offer and he wanted to give her all of him, he belonged to her after all.His fingers teased her nipples, just as his lips teased hers, nipping, licking without taking it the way they both craved.He wanted to drag this out for as long as she could last, giving her all she can take."Jordan please......."She moaned and the sound only made his cock harder which should have been impossible because he was already hard as granite, he loved it when she begged."What do you want, cupcake?"He asked her, his fingers closing over her breast while his other hand slowly inched lower, sure in its movement.
JoJo woke up to the warmth of a body underneath hers.She didn't need to look up to know it was Jordan's, she'd know this one anywhere.The memories of last night filled her head in a rush, stirring her and stretching her lips in a satisfied smile.He'd made her feel so good she'd thought she'd die, but it had only gotten better, it always did.Her Jordan.She didn't want to imagine life without him now, not after a taste of that heaven he'd dished her, she was that hooked.He smelled fresh and like Jordan and his body felt solid and warm and all muscle.Her fingers lifted to caress the naked skin of his chest which had become exposed after she slid off him, with only her head now lying on one of his pecs.His dark nipple stood erect as she caressed it, pinching and teasing it.He was sensitive there, she knew from all the times they'd been together, almost as sensitive as she was in her nipples too."Watch it, cu
"Mmm.....an incredible way to wake up."Jordan groaned, sounding pleased and proud.JoJo flushed because it was the only response she could muster after what they'd just done.Last night and this morning had served to open her eyes to the fact that no matter what hllappens, no matter how rough it lgets, they'll always burn for each other.She for Jordan and he for her."I could go get something to clean us up now or we could get of this bed and go shower, conserve the hotel's water, ll know."His face was suggestive when he said it and the wetness of his seeds on her back and ass was all the convincing she needed."Mmmhh."She moaned, moving against him sensually."You tempt me, baby girl."He groaned, lifting off the bed with her still in his arms, carrying her to the bathroom with him.He was careful with her, caressing her, washing her so gently and tenderly she wanted to cry.It was too beautiful
Hailey stood in front of the whole family, her seven year old palms sweaty. She'd spent the whole night reciting this all over again, so it shouldn't be a big deal, yeah? "It's okay, baby, it's just us." Jojo whispered from her seat, her very pregnant belly making her movement strenuous. Yeah, just them. Well, here goes nothing. "Uhhmm, this is my family tree....." She started a little shyly, pointing to the treelike structure balanced on the table next to her, stuck full of pictures. Her voice was so small, but it carried around the room. "I made it myself, well, mummy helped.....a lot. And I'm taking it to school for show and tell on Monday." She could see her daddy giving her an encouraging thumbs up and it put the light into her eyes and confidence in her voice. "From the top, this is Granny Meghan and Grandpa Tommy who I didn't get to meet and they gave birth to my mommy and Riley. Too bad they died b
If JoJo had thought her life was a mess, the truth she'd just discovered crashed if past the grounds, it shattered every truth she's ever known and believed. Uncle Fer....... Fucking Ferdinand! That monster. He'd been the architect of a her pain and problem but he'd always crawled back to blow on them and make it seem like he'd cared. And to find out that he'd been her sperm donor, it killed her to believe it. Jordan was as struck as she was from what they'd read. She ached for her mother too, who'd had to live with all these for years, having no one to be by her side while she played sick and lost in a bid to protect her girls. It must have been hard, being in bed all year round, reliving the nightmares of both events and hating herself for being so weak. She swore she'd be stronger, for herself and Riley and they'd bring the man to Justice, for her mom. But I like her mom, she had Jordan by her side in these t
Jocelyn,Been so long I said your name, guess this might be last you'd hear me call you by your name.So many years have passed and sometimes I lie here, in bed and regret the decisions I made in the past.But I'll always hope you realise it was all for the best, I did what I did to keep you and your sister alive and out of the clutches of the devil, Ferdinand.The man is a devil that shouldn't have found his way into our lives, but he did and till date, we are all still suffering in the wake of all his evil deeds.Tommy, your father, bless his soul, was a good man, the best ever.I met them both while in college and yeah, Ferdinand asked to court me first, but my heart had been longing for another and I'd turned him down.Turns out that was a sin he couldn't forgive.
"No, that can't be." Jojo muttered in disgust as she watched the video playing out before her.There's no way this is true, no way it's him.It'd kill her to believe it was and see just how blind she's been all these years, to find out that her mom had been right all along......God, no.But her denial didn't bring any desired difference to what she'd seen, it didn't wipe the memory or make the video a prank.This had been the night she'd lost her father, this had been where his body had been found, there's no mistaking it, she'd never forgotten.It took Jordan rubbing down her back and asking her in a concerned voice to breathe, to realise she'd been holding her breath.Maybe if she holds it in long enough, she'd realise that all this is just a dream home wrong.Or maybe it wasn't and she was just in a hopeless denial."Please Jordan, tell me it's not him, tell me that's not Uncle Ferdie, I'll believe you."She sob
After Riley was fed and out with her very own little family, Alfie and puppy, JoJo got to work searching for that little box.It was one thing to loose her mother so unexpectedly, but to loose the last trace of evidence and her only hope to bringing whoever had been behind her decade old pain to justice?No fucking way!She turned the room they'd been in inside out in her search, but it was nowhere to be found.She was already halfway done with fixing it back up when it did occur to her that she'd last seen the box while lying in that bed with Jordan.It made a lot of sense to think that he had gone missing from the room at the same time her box had and that easily translates to it possibly being in his possession.It kinda pissed her to have him butting into her family issues without her permission, even without the confirmation that he had.Stupid, yeah, but it did embarrassment to have all her linens in his hands without any contro
JoJo woke before Riley did, there'd been nightmares that didn't let her hold onto the oblivion for too long. She was glad Riley wasn't subjected to the same fate though that didn't hold for long. Tiny feet and big, soulful brown eyes found her sooner than she'd have liked, clouded with visible confusion and fear. "Come here, baby girl." She called to her from where she stood at the door. It did just occur to her why the room looked emptier than she last remembered it. Jordan had been with her before she'd succumbed to the luring hands of sleep. "Come." Her voice was much softer, pleading and beckoning, she didn't want force her, that could be more harmful than it'd be good. The younger girl finally gave in, and came into the room, crawling into JoJo's laps. She held her, stroking her hair, the quietness that was hanging around the house making her nauseous. Maybe it's always been this quiet with
The twist got bigger the deeper he dug and the plot hole wider.There'd been a lot going on with Tom Collen and Ferdinand and the more he discovered, the clearer it got and the more his theory on Tom's murder held.The files on the card were too many to peruse at one go so he abandoned it for the line card he'd inserted to read.At first there seemed to be nothing of interest in it until he stumbled upon a video record.It looked to be from a security camera recording from long ago.He sat in his chair, watching it and wishing he didn't have to.It made it worse that this was what he'd have to show JoJo, the horror she'd have to see.If only he could save her this, the pain and the nightmare.She didn't deserve it, not do soon, not with everything she was dealing with.He dialed Brad instead, requesting for immediate audience.They've become an investigative team of their own after all,bent on riding the world of
She finally fell asleep, right in Jordan's arms, drained from all the tears she'd cried and all the grief she'd let herself become buried under.He understood her pain, he'd seen it, experienced it and it was nothing to joke about.And he'd give anything in a heartbeat to take it away from her, to see her face light up with one of those her beautiful smiles that always made his day.These times have been the hardest and this crown looks too heavy for the head wearing it.But one thing he was sure of was that he was going no where, he'd be her, by her side until it gets better and even then, there'd be no force strong enough to remove him from her life.He loves her more than he'd ever imagined he could love anyone, his baby girl, his JoJo.She looked calmed while she slept, a tad bit relaxed, better than she'd been when she'd been up and grieving.He leaned down, pressing his lips to her forehead in a gentle, tender kiss.Her g
Meghan's passing was a blow nobody expected, and everyone was taking it hard around the house, especially JoJo.She'd never expected this day to come so soon and now that it did, it did hit hard.She'd been do lost, but Jordan had been there every step of the way, taking charge and getting the body to the morgue.At least that's where she believes they went.She'd let herself get sucked into shadowing Riley and crying her soul out.Riley was asleep now, having cried herself to it, and now JoJo had time on her hands to mourn.She had the watch she'd recently just retrieved, fiddling with it and wondering what she's supposed to do with the damn thing without Meghan to give her a guide.The door to the room came open and Jordan stood at the door.She wasn't expecting him to be back so soon.She could see the pity swimming in his eyes even before he took steps closer in her direction.He was careful not to wake