Manipulation

by Clairisant2000

This it the third and final installment in my JAG/Crossing Jordan series. This story finds Jordan pregnant with Palmer's child and dealing with the fact that he is still alive out there in the world.

1. Chapter 1

TITLE: Manipulation

AUTHOR: Clairisant

CLASSIFICATION: This is a Crossing Jordan/JAG Crossover story. Woody/Jordan, Max/LaVon.

FEEDBACK: Would love to hear both good and bad feedback, but please try to be kind and constructive. Clairisant

CREDITS: A special thank you to my beta reader Qupeydoll.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is the third in the Jurisdiction, Retribution series.

Chapter 1

Jordan had only planned to be in Virginia for a long weekend for her Aunt Meredith's bridal shower. However, because of the confrontation with Harmon Rabb and the realization that she wasn't married to him, but to some imposter trying to destroy Harm's life, she had come home the same day she had left Boston.

Her emotional state when she got back caused Woody to stay with her, and even after she became more responsive, it was just easier to stay put. Woody slept on her sofa and ran into her room every time she woke from another Palmer induced nightmare.

With Woody and Lily's help she pulled herself together and was back at work that Monday just as she had planed to be. During that week wedding plans had gone into motion. They were married that next weekend and because of the unusual circumstances of their marriage there was no need for a honeymoon and once again she was back at work on Monday.

They had discussed where they would live and decided to give Woody's place a try because Jordan's wasn't really working. His apartment also had only one bedroom and had an even smaller floor plan. It was quickly clear that they were going to have to get a new place.

Combining their incomes they could easily afford a bigger place, but then the question became did they need a two or three bedroom apartment? They weren't sleeping together and had no plans to that Jordan was aware of even if it was something that Woody secretly dreamed would come to pass one day. She said that they could get by with two for quite some time because that baby could be in her room as long as it was still in a crib.

Woody countered with the fact that moving was a big undertaking and would they really want to do it again when the baby needed his or her own room, or wouldn't it be smarter to get a three bedroom place now? Jordan agreed as long as they could find one in their price range.

Their wedding was a quiet affair and at first came as quite a surprise to many in their circle. The circumstances of her non-marriage to the man who was not Harmon Rabb had become common knowledge because Lily had felt all Jordan's friends should know so they could rally around her in support. Clark Palmer had hoodwinked her good, getting her to marry him under the false pretense that he was Harmon Rabb Jr. Then he disappeared when she had gone to her Aunt Meredith's bridal shower knowing she would encounter the real Harm. Added to her hurt, confusion, and humiliation, was that she was also pregnant with his child.

Between Lily and Woody they had convinced her to keep the baby. It was her assurances that she couldn't do that alone that led to her wedding to Woody. Because she had never truly been married to Harm, or Clark Palmer for that matter, there was no obstacle to her marrying again as soon as it could be arranged.

It was supposed to be a simple quick service at the court house. However, Lily was horrified when Jordan announced she was planning to wear her new jeans for the ceremony. She had insisted as Jordan's maid of honor, although Jordan kept referring to Lily as just her witness, that she simply could NOT get married in jeans!

Jordan had argued that they were new and blue, and that she could borrow an old T shirt from Woody for the other two things. Lily was close to hyperventilating at that comment, so Jordan relented and agreed to go dress shopping with her. A dress was bought, not the fancy, lacy, dreamy, confection that Lily wanted her to buy, but it also wasn't jeans.

Lily and Garret had been the only ones told when and where the ceremony would be, but Lily just couldn't let it go without Jordan's family and friends there. So in addition to the two witnesses, Bug and Nigel were there, as well as her Father, Max and LaVon the lady he had been dating for the past few months and her daughter, Tuyen, who was only a few years younger than Jordan.

To be continued…