Till Dark

He nearly gasped as he saw Jordan lying on the stretcher. Several men had come to her aid and called for help. The medics had strapped an oxygen mask on and started and I.V. and were in the process of loading her battered bloodied body into the awaiting ambulance. The officers on scene began taking statements and getting contact information from the crowd. Jordan spotted Clark and with a weak brave smile motioned for him to come over. He was at her side within seconds his charm and concern turned on to the hilt. "Darling what happened? Are you all right?" she nodded her head slightly. They loaded her up and she fought the dizziness. Clark climbed in next to her and placed her tiny hand in his. Something about him was making her uneasy but she could not quite put her finger on what it was; perhaps it was the way he had called her darling. She shuddered lightly at the thought of this and medic noticed immediately and requested that Clark exit so she could be taken to the hospital.

The next morning they moved her from Intensive Care to a regular room. Two Officers came in to see her mid-morning. They wanted to get a statement from her but Jordan told the Officer in charge that she would only speak to Officer Greer. They informed her that he was off duty and asked if she would at least let them know what had happened so they could start trying to find both her attacker and kidnapper. Sighing deeply she started her story with the car accident and finished with being held in a cave somewhere. Her descriptions were very brief and to the point but, at this time it was all she was willing and able to give. They informed her that Mr. Nichols had been taken into custody yesterday in connection to the bomb. Frowning slightly she wondered where Andy was now and if he was thinking of her.

Twenty minutes after The Officers left, Clark came in carrying a bouquet of red roses. Wearily she lay her head back against the pillow and let her body began recuperating from the whole trying ordeal; wishing it was Andy next to her instead. Clark stayed right next to her holding her hand telling her that it would be all right for several hours. Jordan observed him in silence trying to figure out what it was about him that made her skin prickle on the back of her neck. The doctor came in to check on her while Clark was there. He looked from Jordan to Clark and then back to Jordan. Jordan nodded her head slightly that it was alright for him to speak to her with Clark there. Ms. McKenzie your test results show no permanent damage but you do have a several broken ribs and some stitches and staples. The wound on your upper thigh was very deep and you lost quite a bit of blood during the ordeal. We would like to keep you another day for observation. She nodded her approval and then said goodbye. Jordan wanted to be alone to think and rest and most of all to have the breakdown she so desperately wanted and needed to have. When Clark left she would fall apart but not in front of him he just was not someone that she thought she could let loose in front of nor did the thought of him trying to hold and comfort her make her feel any better. He waited on her like a child; bringing water and changing the curtains to her preference. She hated all of this attention, but sat through it anyway as she let her thoughts slide back to Andy's smiling face and loving eyes. He took her breath away even in her thoughts. Maybe her attraction to Andy maybe had something to do with missing her husband. She was not sure but that answer seemed a lot more logical than the other one she had she mused to herself. What are you thinking; He was just arrested for nearly killing you a few days ago. She chided herself. Exhausted she closed her eyes.