Kevin and Jordan walked into the hotel and were spotted by Linda and Vince.
"Jordan honey, are you alright?" Linda asked rushing up to them.
"I'm fine Linda" Jordan said hugging the older woman.
"Jordan I want you to know that I agree with Kevin the best place for you right now is with us on the road. For as long as you are with us you'll have all the protection that the WWE can provide." Vince said smiling at her.
"Thank you Vince, I appreciate that. I must tell you though the only reason I'm here is for my son's sake."
"I completely understand." Vince said gently.
"Nicolas is in the restaurant with Stephanie and Paul, why don't you go get some rest before you see him I have a feeling he's not going to want to leave you're side once he sees you."
Jordan looked at Kevin who carefully scanned the hotel lobby, "I would rather make sure he's alright if you don't mind"
"Very well then why don't you come with me and, I'll take you to him."
Jordan, Kevin and Linda walked into the restaurant; Jordan became increasingly more nervous as she approached the table her son was sitting at with his father.
"Hey Nicolas" Jordan said kneeling down next to Nicolas's chair.
"Mommy, you're back, are you ok?" Nicolas said surprise lighting up his big blue eyes.
"I'm fine, sweetie" she said touching his face.
"Mommy I was scared"
"I know baby, but everything is going to be alright now."
"Promise Mommy"
"I promise"
"Aunt Stephie, can we go swimming now?" Nicolas asked appeased by his mother's promise.
"Do you mind Jordie?"
"Of course not" Jordan said smiling at her best friend.
Jordan watched as Stephanie led Nicolas out of the restaurant. "See I told you he'd be fine" Kevin whispered in her ear.
"I hope you're right"
"We need to talk" Paul said to Jordan as he glared at Kevin.
"Paul, can it wait for awhile, I need to take my medicine and I'd really like to lie down for a while."
"You can't put this off forever," Paul said seriously.
"Lay off Paul, she's been through enough for one day" Kevin said protectively.
Paul looked at Kevin and noticed the way his arm rested across the back of the chair Jordan was sitting in. "Since when did you become her personal body guard" Paul asked almost hissing out the words.
"Paul knock it off, alright, I'm tired and I need to rest. We'll talk tonight after I put Nicolas to bed" Jordan said standing up and walking out of the restaurant.
"You can be a selfish bastard you know that Paul" Kevin said getting up to help Jordan settle in.
"You making a move on my ex Kevin?"
"No Paul, I'm not unlike you I respect Jordan, I'm her friend and right now that's what she needs"
"What the hell are you talking about?" Paul asked starting to get angry.
"Think about it Paul, She went through hell last night, she could have very well been killed. You didn't even ask her if she was all right or if she needed anything. Once again it's all about what Paul wants. Guess what pal, this time you aren't getting it, she'll talk to you when she's damn good and ready to." Kevin said walking out of the restaurant leaving a fuming Paul behind.
Jordan left the restaurant feeling the need to put distance between her and Paul, 'This is not going to be easy' she said to herself walking slowly the pain in her ribs becoming sharp and unyielding. All she wanted to do was lay down and rest; however she had never stopped at the front desk to get her own room.
"Jordan, wait up?" Kevin said running down the hall after her.
"Kevin, I think I need to lay down"
Kevin looked down at her and noticed how her face had gone very pale, without a moment's hesitation Kevin picked her up and carried her to his room.
Walking through the door, he found Sean, Mark and Glenn sitting inside. "Sorry to bust up the party guy's but Jordan needs to rest" Kevin said looking at his friends.
"Hey Jordie how are you feeling?" Mark asked coming to sit on the edge of the bed that Kevin had gently laid her on.
"I'm in some pain right now" she whispered holding her side.
"Here babe" Kevin said handing her the bottle of painkiller's Allison had given him for Jordan. Mark, Sean and Glenn all looked up at him surprised by what they had just heard him call Jordan.
"Thanks Kev" she whispered trying to sit up.
"You get some sleep darlin' No one is going to hurt you or little Nicolas" Mark said kissing her cheek.
"Thanks, Mark I appreciate all you guy's keeping an eye on Nicolas, but I don't need a babysitter" Jordan whispered tiredly.
"Just think of us as you're personal bodyguard's" Glenn said smiling down at her.
"I've missed you guy's you know that" Jordan said smiling at them.
Sean grinned, "We missed you too sweet cheeks, some of us missed you more than other's," he said looking at Kevin and raising an eyebrow.
"Come on guy's out, she needs to get some sleep, "Kevin said ushering them towards the door.
"All right Dr. Nash" Glenn said laughing as he walked out the door.
Kevin shut the door and shook his head, ignore them, they are just jealous" Kevin said winking at her.
"They are just like they always were, I have to admit I was kind of afraid to come back" Jordan said quietly.
"Why is that?"
"I don't know, I figured they all would be really pissed that I kept Nicolas a secret from Paul, I know he sure is."
"You listen to me, you did what you did for a reason and nobody has a right to criticize you for it. As for Paul, don't let him get to you, yes he's angry right now but he is mostly responsible for the things that happened between the two of you.
"How did I get so lucky?"
"Lucky?" Kevin asked pulling his t-shirt over his head and grabbing a tank top from his suitcase.
Jordan felt her mouth go dry and her palms become sweaty, her heart was racing as she stared at Kevin's very muscular chest. It wasn't the first time she had seen him with out a shirt on, but it had never affected her this way before. She felt the sudden urge to run her hands over his chest to see if it was as hard as it looked.
"Jordan?"
"What…?"
"I was asking you what you meant by Lucky" Kevin said staring at her.
"Oh…I must not have heard you, I just meant to have a friend like you"
Kevin walked over smiling and sat down next to her on the bed. "It has nothing to do with luck darlin' you're a wonderful person, everyone who knows you loves you. That's who you are"
"Kevin, do you think Alex will get off?"
"I highly doubt it, but even if he does he won't get with in a mile of you or Nicolas I swear to you"
"Thanks I just needed to hear you say it"
"I don't want you to worry about this, you know the guys and I will protect you with our lives."
"That's what I'm afraid of" Jordan whispered as someone knocked on the door.
Kevin cupped her cheek with his hand and leaned in to place a soft kiss on her forehead. "I would gladly die if it meant you were safe," he whispered.
"Don't say things like that," Jordan whispered tears springing to her eyes.
Whoever was at the door was getting impatient and knocked again. Kevin had every intention of ignoring them. "Aren't you going to get that?" Jordan asked.
"No, we are in the middle of a conversation here" Kevin said gently wiped a tear away.
"Kevin, I…I…don't want you to get hurt because of my problems."
"Sweetheart, this isn't just you're problem. All of us want to help you and be there for you. This company is just like one big family. With a few exceptions we are all very close. When you were here before you took care of all of us. When Glenn and Sherri broke up who was the one that pulled Glenn out of the hole he was in? When Scott got fired who was the one who made him see he had a problem and talked him into going to AA and even went with him? And when I got hurt the last time who was the one who refused to let me get back into the ring until the doctor said it was alright to even though I wanted to go against his order's? Who was it Jordan?"
"Alright…I see you're point. Just do me a favor and be careful. Alex is dangerous as you can see" Jordan said motioning to her face.
"Don't worry babe, the bruises will fade, and the pain in you're heart will fade as well"
"I wanted to thank you for staying with me last night, you didn't have to and I'm sure you were uncomfortable"
"You're welcome, it was worth it?" he said grinning at her.
"Oh yeah, how is that?"
"You came back to the hotel with me"
"Like I had much of a choice, my son was here and you were going to take a leave of absence if I didn't." Jordan said laughing.
"I better get to the gym, you going to be alright by yourself for awhile?"
"Nash, as you heard me tell Mark I do NOT need a babysitter. Go to the gym"
"Ok, but my cell phone is on. Call me if you need anything" Kevin ordered getting up from the bed and walking towards the door.
"Alright DAD"
"Honey, you're dad is the last person I want you to think of me as" Kevin said grinning as he walked out the door.