Till Dark

Jordan stepped into the terminal happy to be home. The flight had been uneventful and she was grateful. She'd had enough excitement on her vacation to last her a lifetime. This boring little town was suddenly the most exciting place she ever wanted to be. Alone she walked to baggage to get her suitcases. Andy saw her and walked over to where she stood watching the carousel of suitcases gliding past. Suddenly aware of a presence next to her she turned fear gripping her heart. Her fear turned to anger as she realized who it was. "What are you doing here?" her eyes glittered with temper. "I could not let you leave. I love you and I want you." Her eyes grew wide and her heart pounded out of her chest. He wanted her and loved her. "What are you saying, you barely know me. What we had was just some infatuation on the beach. We can't possibly build a lasting relationship out of that." "Jordan please I want you and Cody. I know that we will be happy together. You care for me you just don't realize it yet." "I've already told you Andy this can't work there are too many differences between us and I don't want to hurt you or Cody. Besides we live too far away from each other this will never work." "Jordan I love you. I want you and Cody to come back with me. The two of you will be safe there and we can take the time to get to know one another." "No Andy I can't. Go home." She walked over silently and picked up her suitcases and turned around leaving him standing there. He stared after her for a long moment before deciding to go to his hotel. Sighing softly, Jordan called for a cab. Her heart ached but she knew that eventually Andy would get tired of her and just end up leaving. Alex had no idea that she was home and Jordan wanted it that way. She really wanted to surprise Cody but more importantly she didn't want Alex to panic. "I'll go home first and then I can just see them tomorrow. It was now about eleven o'clock and Cody and she would be asleep anyway. Her house was a welcomed sight and she readily opened the door. First she checked to make sure that all the doors and windows were secure then she checked the telephone to be certain that it was working. She decided to give Officer Greer a call to let him know that she had arrived safe. After a short conversation she was exhausted and headed for her nice comfortable bed. She prayed that the nightmares would not hinder her from getting a good night's rest. She was going to need it for Cody and Alex.