Disclaimer: Unfortunately I do not own any of the Crossing Jordan cast….those belong to other people who are extremely lucky.

Chapter 1

Jordan walked into the morgue half sad and half mad. She had heard about Woody and Lu through the grapevine, which basically means she found out from Lily who heard it from someone else, and she was mad as hell. He had no idea how much pain it caused her to know he had found someone else.

She marched into autopsy and saw Nigel and Bug working on a body. Everyone at the morgue had always been friends with her. She knew they would do anything for her just as she'd do anything for them if they needed her too. These people actually cared what happened to her.

Nigel glanced at Jordan for a minute. He could see she was fuming and he knew exactly why. Like Jordan, Lily had told him about Woody and Lu. He couldn't understand why Woody did this to her. He knew Jordan wasn't perfect and she had some commitment issues, but that was no reason to lead her on. 'If it were me I would make sure she never had commitment issues again. I would talk to her about the past and help her through the whole ordeal.' Nigel thought to himself as he continued to look at her. Nobody knows, except maybe Bug, that he has loved Jordan from the day he met her, but he knew she didn't feel the same way because she was in love with Woody.

"Hey, can I ask you guys a question?" they both nodded "Do either of you see a knife lodged in my back?" She asked while turning around " 'Cause I think Woody shoved one in there when he went out with Lu a couple of days after he told me he didn't want to be a rebound."

"You are so funny, Love." Nigel said in a half laugh trying to lighten the mood.

She glared at him "Yeah, well this isn't a joke. This always happens to me and I'm sick of it." She paused and then continued "I need a drink. Something strong I would say. Whiskey would be great or maybe vodka…..maybe both."

"How about we go to the bar after work then and get one or both of those? What are friends for if you can't depend on them to help you out or get drunk with you to make sure you don't do anything stupid?" Nigel asked

"I would love to go get drunk, but I have to come to work tomorrow and I don't need a hangover to remind me of how stupid getting drunk can be before coming to work." She smiled "I might be persuaded however to come have one drink with you then drive your drunken ass home and if I do you have to let me drive your motorcycle tomorrow to work."

He thought about it for like a second and said "You've got yourself a deal, Love." He chuckled a little and continued "But, you have to wear those leather pants I made you buy when you helped me shop for that new helmet the other day."

"Sure. I love those pants, Nige. I just haven't had anywhere to wear them to." She grinned

Just as she was about to walk out Woody came through the door. He strode up to Jordan in about three seconds flat and asked her if he could talk to her.

She glanced at Nigel and said "Sure. Make it quick though I have some paperwork to finish."