Till Dark

Clark finally left her around six o'clock that night with a simple kiss on the forehead and a promise to return early in the morning. She had tried to tell him that it was not necessary for him to moon over her like that but he kept insisting so she finally gave in. Andy was really the person she wanted to see right now. Jordan wished she had his number. In the quiet of her hospital room she thought of the day's events and wondered how things had gotten so turned around. She felt like there was a connection that she was missing but her head ached so badly and weariness finally caught up with her along with the very large pain pill prescribed by Dr. Decarlo. She had only dozed off a few times while Clark was there. She closed her eyes in an attempt to block out the horrible images dancing in her mind's eye. Sleep overtook her for several hours before something woke her. The hairs on the back of her neck began to prickle and she sat up in bed wincing with pain as she tried to let her sleep induced eyes focus in the darkened room. She saw nothing but knew there was something wrong. She felt almost as if someone were staring at her in the darkness. "Hello?" She called softly as her hand searched the side of her bed for the light and the button to call the nurse. At first she heard nothing and then very softly she heard Andy's voice brighten the darkness. "Leave the light off for right now." "What?" Jordan stammered. "Why? I want to see you." "Please Jordan for now just leave it off." Jordan began to grow weary and a little frightened that he wanted the room to remain dark. "What is going on? If you don't give me some answers this very minute then I'm not only going to turn the light on but I'm going to call the nurse in here and have you thrown out."

Andy stood and walked over to open the curtains so the moonlight could shine into the room. He didn't miss the warning or defiant tone of her voice and if there was anything that he knew about this woman it was that she was every bit as strong as her will. Amazing he thought, here she was in the hospital battered and bruised and she was still giving out threats as if she were standing there with a gun in hand. "Calm down. I had to sneak into your room. If the nurses see your light on they will wonder if anything is wrong, especially since they are probably looking for me right now. I predict that someone will be by to check in on you very soon." Jordan didn't understand nor did she like this sneaking around. Although she should be scared half out of her mind she was thrilled to hear his voice. "Why? What did you do?" "Let's just say I made a complete ass of myself trying to find you. None of the nurses would tell me where you were so I called the hospital and said that I was your brother. I asked them to tell me when you were going to be released and what room you were staying in so that when I flew in I would know where to find you." "That was very cleaver of you." She smiled at him in the darkness. Where have you been? Dr. Decarlo called you at home for me but Mrs. Sparks said that you were at the police station clearing up a few matters." Jordan grew silent waiting for his reaction at the fact that she had specifically asked the doctor to call him. It didn't take long for her to know what his feelings were on the subject. Andy's eyebrow shot up swiftly at the news and his heart soared at the thought that she had wanted him here. Enough so that she had specifically asked the doctor to call him. Even in the darkened room Jordan could see the sardonic smile playing at the corners of his beautifully sculptured mouth and wished she could feel those lips on hers. No sooner had the thought crossed her mind did she push it right back out. What are you thinking she scolded herself mentally this is definitely not the time or the place for thoughts like that. A soft rap on the door made her jump and quickly she lay back down without making any noise. The pain in her head and side were awful but she kept her breathing even and lay very still so that it would appear that she was sleeping. The nurse quietly entered the room and checked the bathroom then crept silently over to her bed. Touching Jordan ever so lightly so as not to startle her she asked Jordan if there was anything that she needed before she got off duty. Sleepily Jordan replied that she was fine and just needed some rest. The nurse checked her vitals and told her good night and left the room.