Till Dark

Jordan nearly fell out of bed when she woke up the next morning to a sound she didn't recognize. Her eyes scanned the room trying to assess where it was coming from. She spotted Andy in the chair across the room his long legs sprawled half in the floor, shoes tossed aside, and his head was thrown back and loud snoring like a freight train filled the room. Apparently he had not slept well and she could not suppress the giggles that formed deep inside. Soon she was laughing uproariously and Andy slowly came out of his coma like state to see Jordan laughing at him. Her smile was contagious he asked her what in the world was so hilarious. "You." She finally managed between fits of giggles. He decided to give up and just enjoy the tinkling sound of her laugh. She looked like an angel in the morning sunlight sitting in the middle of a hospital. Her tousled hair and sleepy eyes were as appealing now as they had been the first time he had seen her. Her face was a blue web of bruises and the gash above her left eye was turning a deep shade of purple. He was having a hard time staying away from her and keeping his sanity. This woman drove him mad even in his sleep. Last night all he could think of was her sleeping only a few feet from him. When he managed to finally fall asleep he had vivid dreams of them making love and her confessing her love for him. He could hear her breathing and every so often she would roll over or shift her position and wince in pain. Each time he would be up in a flash to see to her comfort. The nurse came in every few hours to check her vitals and every four to administer pain medicine. The sound of her breathing drove him wild yet it was so soothing and strong. Now here in the first light of day she was laughing at him. He could not for the life of him understand her but he wanted her just the same. She was a mystery that both intrigued and attracted him to her like a magnet.

Andy knew that Jordan needed to tell him about what happened yesterday. He was reluctant to bring it up since he was enjoying just watching her laugh for the first time since they were in her hotel room a few nights ago. "So tell me Andrew how is it you managed to get out of the police station?" Andy smiled. "Well they were questioning me and then they found that you had been attacked while I was sitting there with the chief of police. After that they no longer felt the need to hold me. I went to the hotel to find out which hospital they had taken you to here or the one on the mainland. The receptionist remembered me from the other day so she gave out the information. So here I am." His arms rested on his ribs and he stifled a yawn. "Yes, here you are." She stated with a smile. "Jordan I don't really want to ask you right now but since were on the subject of yesterday would you please tell me what happened." Andy saw the dark shadow fall over her features and a strained expression settled there. Obviously she was still distressed over the events and he knew that it was a painful subject. Surprisingly her nightmares were not very bad last night and he was able to calm her down fairly easy. He also knew that she needed to talk about it or she would only feel worse. "Why don't you start from the beginning and tell me everything that happened."