Till Dark

The sounds of the ocean lapping against the shore awoke Jordan. She smiled up at the ceiling and listened to the sounds of the morning. Her evening had been uneventful after Andy had left. She had lain awake for quite some time thinking about him, wondering what he was like. Although she would never readily admit it to anyone else she found him quite handsome and charming. Jordan hoped he would show up this morning to take her on a tour of the town but in a way she wanted to be alone. "This man is making me crazy." She said out loud trying to figure out just how she felt about him. Her mind drifted over the events of the past few days and she knew that it must just be that she missed her husband and nothing more. Still she thought I get this strange feeling every time we get near or touch. Almost like ... "Stop it Jordan you are just being ridiculous." She scolded herself sharply and rose from the bed and stretched before she went to get a shower so she could get on with her day. Even in the relaxing pulse of the shower Jordan's thoughts turned to Andy trying to figure him out wondering what was causing her to have this strange feeling of danger. The water started to turn her fingers to wrinkles so she turned the shower off and wrapped a towel around her wet hair, another around herself and headed for the room to get dressed.

She rummaged through her suitcase for ten minutes before finally settling for a pair of mint green linen shorts and matching button down short sleeve shirt. She slipped on a pair of white leather sandals and walked back into the bathroom to brush out her long curls, giving them a toss with some styling gel. Growing up she had always hated her curls and blonde hair. There was always a never-ending supply of blonde jokes. Even her brother had managed to give her grief. She had the lightest hair of the whole family except for her Aunt. Smiling to herself at the memories she put on a little powder, eyeliner, mascara, and lip-gloss and gave her appearance a once over check. Purposefully she walked back into the room to grab a few things like her watch and a crucifix necklace she had been wearing since she was thirteen. Leaving the room she picked up her camera and slipped it into her purse then checked to make sure she had her room key. Double-checked that all the lights were out and that everything was off when she was satisfied she walked out the door on her way to an enjoyable day of shopping. She decided to walk along the strip so that if she saw something that she liked then it would be easy to come back and get after she had breakfast.