Their Heart Search: Bethany & Jordan's Story (Search Series) (15 page)

“Good morning.” He smiled.

“Well, just need you to check in patients. It’s not a terribly busy day, which is good.” He nodded and walked behind the reception desk. This felt weird. He thought about Bethany. She didn’t have to work today, so when he left, she was asleep. He did peek in on her though; she was angel. A beautiful sleeping angel. Jordan thought about this decision. They would have less time together now.

“Something wrong?” Grace questioned.

“No.” She pursed her lips at his response, but his cell phone ringing stopped the moment.

“Answer it,” she said as she walked towards the back.

“Hello,” he answered.

“Hey, dude, up for some lunch later.” Raiden spoke.

“Sure, I guess.” Jordan answered. The door chimed and a patient walked in. “I’ll see you later. Got to go.” He hung up to greet the patient.

It wasn’t hard to spot Raiden. He was, of course, in his usual booth, and by the looks of it, annoyed that Bethany wasn’t working today. Gloria Keller was the waitress so he didn’t blame him at all for the annoyed expression on his face.

“Dude, thanks for meeting with me,” Raiden said extending his hand to Jordan as he approached.

He took it, “Of course, what do I owe this meeting to?” Jordan asked as he took a seat in the booth across from Raiden.

“Well, I was wondering if you’d be my best man.” Shit! That wasn’t what Jordan was expecting. Raiden and him had become friends, but still, his best man, really?

“You want me to be your best man?” Jordan asked still shocked. Raiden grew amused.

“That is what I asked, man, hard of hearing?” Jordan glared, but he knew Raiden meant no harm. They had been closer since he ended up behind Kai’s car the morning Kai took her. Jordan didn’t like thinking about the moment. He cared about Tai and he hated seeing her in that pain.

“Raiden, I would love to be your best man.” He was truly honored, but how would Tai feel. He knew she didn’t have feelings for him, and she seemed to move past what had happened between them, but still. “I need to ask how Tai feels about it though.” Raiden looked like he understood why Jordan needed this answer.

“She’s fine, although we both always assumed my dad would be, but with his health, I’m just not sure.” Jordan nodded. Lee was the logical choice. Dale next but he would be walking down the aisle with Tai. Jordan had one more piece to say, he needed Raiden to know where his heart was at.

“I get it. I care about Tai. I regret how things ended, but not that they ended. Tai’s right, we just weren’t ever meant to be.” Raiden nodded this time.

“How are things with Bethany?” Raiden asked.

“Good days and bad days. I love her, and I know she feels the same way. Her head just hasn’t caught up with her heart. I’m stepping back a little giving us both some space.” Raiden cocked an eyebrow.

“How are you doing that?” he questioned, taking a sip of his water.

“I quit working here, for starters. Grace gave me a job.” Raiden’s eyes widened and Jordan could read him perfectly. “Stop it, asshole. It’s not like that. I’m not like that anymore. Bethany, she’s my world.” Raiden smiled.

Jordan gave him a small smile back and his thoughts went to Bethany. He just wanted her happy, he could accept one day if that wasn’t with him, but right now she was his.

Bethany

He walked through the apartment door. “Hey Beth,” he spoke as he walked towards his room and then into the bathroom. She heard the shower start and she sighed. Had things really gotten that bad? Was he avoiding her for some reason? Before she could talk herself out of it, she walked into the bathroom. She didn’t knock so it was good he was already in the shower.

“Superman, are you mad at me?” She breathed out. He poked his head out from the shower and shook his head. He returned to the shower. She closed her eyes she was losing him. NO! DAMN IT! She would not lose him. She undressed and stepped in behind him.

His body tensed instantly. She ran her hand down his wet back and he leaned his head against the shower wall. “What are you doing, baby?” he asked, his voice ragged.

“You’re ignoring me. I don’t like it.” She sobbed. She wasn’t mad at him; she was sad.

“I’m not ignoring you, beautiful.” He turned to face her, his eyes traveled down her now wet body. He swallowed hard.

“I like when you call me baby and beautiful,” she whispered, reaching up with a hand to caress his cheek.

He grabbed her hand to stop her motion, “What are you doing, Bethany? You wanted time. I’m trying to give it to you, but you aren’t making things easy on me.” She stepped away from him against the back shower wall at his words.

“I don’t want to lose you.” She cried placing her face in her hands.

His hands wrapped around her wrists and her hands were being pulled from her face. She gazed up at him. There was love and passion in his eyes. “Beautiful, I’m not going anywhere, but I’m sunk.” He paused. “Space is my way of guarding my heart a little. However, I deserve to get crushed.”

“No you don’t, you’ve been amazing, Superman.” She said before pressing a kiss to lips.

Jordan

He had her wet body pushed up against the shower wall. When she leaned into kiss him he took advantage of the moment. He was hard. He needed her. They needed to stop. He pulled back and his eyes locked with hers as they both tried to catch their breath.

“What?” she panted.

He didn’t answer her he stepped out of the shower. Grabbing a towel he wrapped it around her dripping wet body. He carried her into her bedroom, but remained silent through it all. He was gathering his thoughts. Did he want her? Hell Yeah! Did she really want this? He wasn’t sure. He sat her on the bed and stared at her giving her a small frown.

“Why are you frowning?” she asked, breaking their silence.

He sat down next to her on the bed. He was still nude and her eyes traveled over his body. It only served to make him harder, something he wasn’t hiding from her. Something he couldn’t hide from her at the moment.

“Baby, you really want this?” he asked. She gave him a seductive smile and reached to undo the towel. It fell to the bed and Jordan didn’t wait for an answer before pushing her to her back on the bed.

He leaned into her his mouth almost touching hers. “I’ll be right back,” he breathed. He got off the bed and walked across the hall. He reached into the nightstand drawer and pulled out a condom. He was a guy and he had hoped she would eventually get here.

He walked back in the room and she was up on her elbows. He moved towards the bed and dropped the wrapped condom on it before crawling next to her. “We don’t have to, beautiful. I can wait,” he stated.

“I want this. I need this,” she breathed.

He covered her mouth with his and she met every movement he made. He reached towards where he had dropped the condom without breaking their kiss until he had the wrapper in his hand.

“Can I?” she asked, reaching for the hand he had the condom in.

He swallowed hard and nodded as he allowed her to take the condom from him. She slowly unwrapped it and then just stared at it. “What’s wrong, baby?” he panted.

“I just realized I’ve never done this. Kai…ummm…” She stopped short.

“Here,” he said taking her hand in his. “Like this.” He guided moving her hand till the condom made contact with the head of his cock. “Roll it down.” He spoke gently and with her eyes locked on him she followed his instruction. Her hand felt good. No, great. No, fucking amazing. “Ah…” he moaned out.

“Is that right?” she questioned.

“It’s fucking perfect, baby.” He smiled closing his mouth over hers once again. He positioned his body over hers and slowly pushed inside. He felt her moan in his mouth as he began to move inside of her. Slowly at first, remembering that while she was not a virgin, she hadn’t had sex in a long time.

Her body started moving with his and his rhythm picked up. She finally shoved at his chest breaking their kiss. He stared down at her as she panted in pleasure. “Shit, Superman,” she breathed as her body contracted around him. He pumped into her three more times before finding his own release.

He collapsed on her body lightly and muttered into her neck. “Never been that good, baby.” Her nails traveled up his back and she sighed.

He rolled off her disconnecting their bodies. “Jordan,” she gulped.

“Yes,” he responded, the concern laced on his face.

“Can I have till after the wedding?” she asked.

He smiled, “Is that what you need?” he questioned back.

“Yes, please.” She swallowed.

“I can give you that, but Beth this can’t happen again.” She nodded and frowned. “No, don’t frown.” He quickly said running his thumb along her cheek. “I loved it. It was wonderful, I just don’t want…” He didn’t know how to put it.

“You don’t want to give me any more of your heart.” He shook his head.

“That’s not it. I can assure you, that’s not it. You already have all of it. I want you to have the time you need. I don’t want you to think this is how you keep me till you make that choice. I’m not going anywhere, I promise.”

She gave him a small smile, “Will you sleep in here tonight?” she asked and he didn’t want to disappoint her, but he had to.

“Tonight, no. I don’t think it’s a good idea. I’m not that strong.” He spoke kissing the tip of her nose.

“Tomorrow night?” She pressed.

Climbing off the bed he removed the condom. “Tomorrow night, it’s a date.” He winked before walking backwards out of the room.

Bethany

Since Jordan was working for her mom now, he was gone when she woke up. Today she was off, the only day for the next thirteen days or so. She had twelve doubles in there. She needed to get out of the house.

“Hey Beth,” Tai chirped when she answered the phone.

“Want to go to lunch?” she asked.

“Sounds great. Wanted to talk with you anyways.”

“Sounds interesting,” Bethany chuckled.

“See you in a bit,” Tai replied.

They had been sitting across from each other for about fifteen minutes. They had both been looking over the menu of the new place just outside of town that Bethany had suggested. Tai looked lost though. “Wow Tai, you look lost.” She finally broke the silence. Tai blinked a few times and focused proving that she was indeed lost.

“Yeah, was pretty deep, sorry.” Tai muttered still not completely out of the zone.