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"Do I smell ok?" Jordan asked Woody. They had arrived at the restaurant and Jordan put on a perfume that smelled like vanilla mixed with roses.
"You smell lovely." He replied.
"Lets go! I feel like dancing."
"Do I get to dance with you?"
"I wouldn't think of it any other way."
"Good, because I wouldn't let it be any other way." Woody grabbed Jordan's arm and walked with her into the resturant. They walked up to a large table with everyone sitting there. Lily and Bug, Kate and Nigel together on one side, and Garret alone of the other, with two open chairs for Woody and Jordan.
"Oh! Oh!" Jordan excitedly said "Do I get to sit next to Woods and Garret?"
"If its ok with Woody." Garret replied.
"Oh please farm boy?"
"There is no way I'm stopping you." Woody replied, grinning. He sat down next to Jordan.
"Lets eat." Nigel suggested.
"So Woody, how is your case going?" Lily asked.
"Well, its ok. Took an interesting turn."
"That sucks." Bug said.
"Hi. I'm gonna be your waitress. My name is Saraleena. Can I get you started with some drinks?" Saraleena asked as she did to all of her other tables.
"I'd like a beer." Bug ordered.
"A apple martini." Kate asked.
"A glass of rum please." Nigel reluctantly ordered.
"Can I get a Pepsi?" Lily asked.
"Can we get a bottle of apple cider?" Woody asked for, motioning for him and Jordan.
"And for me a scotch and water." Garret ordered as the waitress was hurriedly writing all of the drink orders down.
"Ok. I'll be right back with all of those." Saraleena replied.
"What should I get? The steak or the chicken?" Jordan asked Woody.
"How about I get the steak, and you get the chicken. We can share." He suggested.
"Sounds good." Jordan replied. Once Saraleena was back with all of the drinks, everyone ordered. Bug got the charbroiled, 3 cheese, cheese burger, Lily got the Cesar salad and grilled salmon, Nigel, the buttered sword fish, Kate got the beef stew with bread, Garret got the Cajun chicken with rice. Jordan and Woody ordered what they decided on earlier; the steak and grilled chicken.
"Ok, I'll go put your order in."
"Thanks uh…. Saraleena." Garret thanked. The rest of the night, they all laughed and talked. Nigel totally had playful banter with Kate, Bug had some with Lily, and of course, Woody and Jordan were being, well, Woody and Jordan, only this time with 2 little additions; they were engaged and Jordan was pregnant. Also Jordan wasn't - couldn't - drink alcohol. As the night's conversations started to damper, Nigel brought up on choice of topic he was personally interested in about due to him being really "intrigued" in relationship stuff, especially when it isn't any of his business.
"So Jordan, when are you due?" Nigel blurted.
"Yeah guys." Lily reluctantly added, "When?"
"Uh, well…I'm due in the middle of January." Jordan quickly said, trying to dodge bullets and questions and glares and who-knows-what-else's.
"January?" Kate asked and smiled. She certainly had done the math.
"Lets see….January." Nigel said as he too was doing the math, on his fingers. "that means… WOW. What were you guys doing without us knowing? How far along are you?"
"A little less than a month." Jordan replied. She knew what everyone was probably thinking and she didn't feel like hearing what they were thinking unless it was something good.
"Good for you two." Garret said, placing his hand on her arm. Garret gave Nigel the 'play-nice-and-shut-up-look' so Nigel wouldn't go bashing the couple.
"Garret can be grandpa." Woody said, in a way to change the subject.
"Yeah, and everyone else can be aunts or uncles." Jordan added.
"Aunt Lily, I like that." Lily said.
"Yeah, well does this mean that I get to be called Aunt Kate?"
"Only if you want." Woody replied.
"Oh, I want to!" Kate had completely shown the other side of her, all nice and happy.
"Would 'Aunt Lily' like to dance with me?" Bug asked, using her new title.
"Sure, Uncle Bug." Those two got up and started dancing. It was a faster song that Nigel happened to enjoy, so he grabbed Kate, and they joined the others. Garret, Jordan and Woody were left at the table to just watch.
"Well Jor, you did say you wanted to dance." Woody asked, extending his hand.
"Is it ok Garret? You have no one to dance with." Jordan double checked.
"Go ahead. I'll steel you from Woody and dance with you later."
"Ok Farm boy, show me what ya got." Jordan teased. She didn't feel like hiding these feelings anymore. These ones, the ones about loving Woody, she didn't have to hide.
Jordan started dancing to the Latin styled music with Woody. Their bodies were completely in-sync. Jordan didn't dance in one place, she continuously moved around the dance floor, making him work. The three "couples" enjoyed each other. Garret sat at the table watching. He was watching his "family", his "kids", brothers and sisters grow up and fall in love. He slowly got up from the table, no one even noticing and headed towards the juke box. He changed the song to a slow song, one he knew Jordan liked. As he sat back down, he connected eyes with Jordan and winked.
Woody, who had caught Jordan right before the song changed, said "Would you like to join me in this next dance?" Why he asked, he didn't even know. He held his hand out.
"Of course." She replied, grabbing his hand. He pulled her in, gently, to his chest. She placed her head into his strong chest and relaxed. He rested his chin on her head and smelled the citrus shampoo from her beautiful brown hair. After the hugging the two were doing, they finally started dancing. Jordan lovingly wrapped her arms around her fiancé's neck. Woody replied by placing his hands on her waist. The other two couples on the dance floor might as well not existed, because in this moment, all there seemed to be was Woody and Jordan, dancing and in love. Yes, Kate was dancing with Nigel, same for Bug and Lily, but Woody and Jordan only noticed each other's warm presence.
Garret just smiled. He considered the 6 of them dancing and him slipping out, heading home, until he remembered that dance he said he would steal from Jordan.
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Jordan took her head from Woody's chest and looked into his eyes. Woody's eyes made her melt. The possibility that their child would have his eyes made her feel unexplainably happy.
"Woody." She whispered.
"Yeah Jor?"
"I love you."
"And I love you too Jo." He replied. She got on her tippie-toes and he leaned down to kiss her. It all started as a simple kiss, but Jordan wasn't pushing away, so it advanced into a much more passionate kiss.
"Yup, they're in love." Bug stated as he saw Woody and Jordan locking lips.
"Yeah, just like me." Lily replied having no clue what had come over her to say that.
"Huh?"
"Ummm.." Lily stuttered trying to re-cooperate. "I, I love you Bug."
"Good, because, I love you." He replied. Tonight seemed to be a night filled with love. Woody and Jordan were in love, as everyone had known before, and Bug and Lily had seemed to just admit their feelings. Kate actually seemed to enjoy being with Nigel. Garret loved them as they were all his kids/family. Yes, they certainly did make up a little twisted morgue family, who all had their problems and issues, but inside this morgue family laid love. But if all else failed, withier something as hard as a fellow friend/co-worker died or just something as simple as needing a babysitter, they would all be there for each other, even Kate.