Till Dark

Shocked into silence Jordan turned her face away from his probing eyes and with a weary sigh she said, "I'm sorry. Thank-you for your help but, what I really need is to go back to my own place and sleep this thing off" she replied softly. "May I ask you something Jordan?" After turning to eye him suspiciously for a minute she sighed and replied "I suppose so" "Who is Darien?" Jordan's eyes widened and then filled with tears which she quickly concealed. Fighting hard to keep her voice from giving away her true feelings and with a tone she hardly recognized as her own; she replied. "He's no one. Why do you ask?" "You were calling for him just before I woke you up." With all the calm she could muster she quietly replied. "He's just someone I knew." She threw the covers off and got out of the bed on the opposite side of Andy and started for the bathroom. Andy rounded the bed in a flash and grabbed her arm. "Where do you think you're going?" He asked. "Take your hands off me I am fully capable of going to the bathroom without your help, and you can't keep me here against my wishes. I'm not your prisoner!" She retorted irritated with him for prying and for being such a tyrant. Andy released her immediately and she continued on her way to the bathroom. Stunned at how things were going all wrong. He was never this bad at communication. "Of course, you are right I can't keep you here. I'll call the doctor and see how long it will be before he can get out here to see you. He said to her swiftly retreating back. "By all means" she stated over her shoulder and then gave the bathroom door a not so gentle shove. Jordan leaned against the back of the door for a long moment. She could hear and feel her heart pounding. Her skin still burned from where he touched it only moments ago. Andrew Nichols was the most arrogant, charming man she had ever met. "Get a hold of yourself Jordan; you've gone down that road before." She stated half to herself then giving herself a firm mental shake she went about her business.