Nigel walked into Jordan's office to find her still there doing paperwork
despite the late hour.
"Well look at you burning the midnight oil" he grinned.
"Yeah well I'm still on restricted duty and Garrett says Id better get all this back logged paperwork caught up if I know what'' good for me"
"Since when have you ever known what's good for you?" he teased.
"Ha Ha" she smirked.
"Well that paperwork can probably wait a little longer, it's been waiting this long right? Why don't we go grab a drink and talk?"
"Nah, thanks Nige but I think I'm actually doing to try and make a dent in all this and besides, I'm sick of talking, I've had to talk to Walcott, Garrett, Stiles, Dad, tons of cops and everyone else in the world since this whole thing with Malden happened" she smiled sadly.
"You sure? We could just get a drink and not worry about the talking?"
"Nah, I'm gonna stick around a while longer, you calling it a night?"
"Yeah, I was just on my way out the door"
"See you tomorrow then?" she asked.
"I'll be here, don't work too hard okay?" he said genuinely concerned.
"Goodnight Nige" she said with a roll of her eyes.
"Night Jordan, try to get some sleep tonight" he smiled before turning to go.
"I'm fine Nige! Its been weeks, so stop worrying about me and go home!" she said with mocked annoyance. She did actually appreciate his concern but didn't like everyone tip toeing around her like she was gonna lose it any second.
He gave her a little smile and she watched him head down the hall and heard the elevator open.
She turned back to her papers and went to work. She hadn't slept more than a few hours since it had happened so pretty soon sitting alone in the silence of her office made her sleepy. She was fighting to stay awake but soon lost the battle and laid her head down on her desk.
She fell asleep quickly and the dreams came. "No No! James! Dad!" she called out frantically.
She screamed as she felt hands on her, shaking her.
"Jordan! Jordan! Wake up!"
She gasped and jerked awake, pulling away from Woody before she even realized he was there.
"Hey, its just me" he said kneeling beside her and stroking her face gently.
"Hey" she smiled tenderly as she squeezed the hand that was touching her face.
"Was it the same dream?" he asked kissing the hand that was holding his.
"Yeah, the same as usual" she shrugged.
"Jordan, I know you don't want to hear this but maybe its time that you talk to someone about this, I'm sure Howard..."
"Woody, we've been through this, I don't want to talk to anyone about this, Im sick of talking about it, I just want to forget it but you and everyone else wont let me" she said pulling her hand away from him.
He frowned as she pulled away from him. "Okay, I'm sorry. I just want you to be able to sleep"
She smiled at him and leaned over and kissed him gently.
"I can sleep when you're there with me"
He grinned and kissed her deeply.
"I thought we were done with secrets" Max said from the door where he had been standing, watching Jordan and Woody's interaction.
"Well look at you burning the midnight oil" he grinned.
"Yeah well I'm still on restricted duty and Garrett says Id better get all this back logged paperwork caught up if I know what'' good for me"
"Since when have you ever known what's good for you?" he teased.
"Ha Ha" she smirked.
"Well that paperwork can probably wait a little longer, it's been waiting this long right? Why don't we go grab a drink and talk?"
"Nah, thanks Nige but I think I'm actually doing to try and make a dent in all this and besides, I'm sick of talking, I've had to talk to Walcott, Garrett, Stiles, Dad, tons of cops and everyone else in the world since this whole thing with Malden happened" she smiled sadly.
"You sure? We could just get a drink and not worry about the talking?"
"Nah, I'm gonna stick around a while longer, you calling it a night?"
"Yeah, I was just on my way out the door"
"See you tomorrow then?" she asked.
"I'll be here, don't work too hard okay?" he said genuinely concerned.
"Goodnight Nige" she said with a roll of her eyes.
"Night Jordan, try to get some sleep tonight" he smiled before turning to go.
"I'm fine Nige! Its been weeks, so stop worrying about me and go home!" she said with mocked annoyance. She did actually appreciate his concern but didn't like everyone tip toeing around her like she was gonna lose it any second.
He gave her a little smile and she watched him head down the hall and heard the elevator open.
She turned back to her papers and went to work. She hadn't slept more than a few hours since it had happened so pretty soon sitting alone in the silence of her office made her sleepy. She was fighting to stay awake but soon lost the battle and laid her head down on her desk.
She fell asleep quickly and the dreams came. "No No! James! Dad!" she called out frantically.
She screamed as she felt hands on her, shaking her.
"Jordan! Jordan! Wake up!"
She gasped and jerked awake, pulling away from Woody before she even realized he was there.
"Hey, its just me" he said kneeling beside her and stroking her face gently.
"Hey" she smiled tenderly as she squeezed the hand that was touching her face.
"Was it the same dream?" he asked kissing the hand that was holding his.
"Yeah, the same as usual" she shrugged.
"Jordan, I know you don't want to hear this but maybe its time that you talk to someone about this, I'm sure Howard..."
"Woody, we've been through this, I don't want to talk to anyone about this, Im sick of talking about it, I just want to forget it but you and everyone else wont let me" she said pulling her hand away from him.
He frowned as she pulled away from him. "Okay, I'm sorry. I just want you to be able to sleep"
She smiled at him and leaned over and kissed him gently.
"I can sleep when you're there with me"
He grinned and kissed her deeply.
"I thought we were done with secrets" Max said from the door where he had been standing, watching Jordan and Woody's interaction.