To avoid arousing suspicion, Woody and Jordan always drove to work
separately. He locked the door to his apartment as they left. He pulled her
close to him and wrapped his arms around her as he looked into her eyes. "I
love you so much" he smiled, his obvious happiness showing on his face.
"Because we just had a quickie on your bathroom sink?" she teased, making him blush.
"Ha ha" he said rolling his eyes.
She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him tenderly. "I love you too" she said understanding that he wanted to hear her say it again, hell she never got tired of hearing him say it either.
Garret watched Jordan come in and head to her office. He picked up the phone and called Woody.
"Hoyt" Woody answered.
"Woody, it's Garret, listen I need to see you here at the morgue"
"Yeah sure, everything alright doc?" Woody asked concerned.
"We'll talk when you get here, when do you think you can get here?"
"I'm on my way now, so I'll be there in five minutes"
"Just come into my office when you get here" Garret said hanging up.
He thought of calling Jordan to see if everything was all right but he was almost there and would see her by the time he could have dialed her number.
He stepped off the elevator and automatically peeked into Jordan's office but she wasn't there. He knocked on Garret's door and waited for a response.
"Come in" Garret called out.
Woody opened the door and saw Jordan sitting there looking like a child in the principal's office, he smiled at the thought.
"Take a seat Woody" Garret instructed as he stood up and crossed his arms as he looked back and forth between Jordan and Woody.
Woody and Jordan looked at each other questioningly, neither knowing what this meeting was about.
"So I stopped by the Pogue last night, had a drink, talked to Max" Garret said, pausing after the talked to Max part for emphasis.
Woody and Jordan glanced at each other but neither of them spoke.
"I'm sure you have probably figured out by now that he told me about your...involvement" he said searching for the right word.
Woody saw Jordan's jaw clench "Well that wasn't his place to say anything now was it?" she said obviously annoyed at her father's intrusion into her personal life.
"Whether it was or wasn't is not the point, the point is now I know and now I have to tell you what's going to happen. There are rules regarding this type of situation, you cannot have a physical relationship if you are going to continue to work together so I have to tell you that you must either end this or you will not be allowed to continue to work together and that may mean that one or both of you may be reassigned."
"What???? Garret, you know us! We've worked together for two years, nothing has ever compromised a case and it still wont" She fumed.
"It doesn't matter Jordan, this isn't my decision, it's just the rules, you two deal with the fate of people's lives and there can be no conflict of interest on that front"
"What exactly do you think is going to happen? You think we're going to have an argument one day and I'll just decide to screw up some evidence and let a killer go free just to piss off my boyfriend?!"
"With your temper" Garrett teased, offering up a smile.
Jordan cut her eyes at him harshly and his smiled quickly retreated. "Look Jordan, you can be as mad at me as you want but there's nothing I can do about it, it's not my rule but I cant break it either, my job would be on the line"
"I highly doubt that, your job should be pretty secure with you screwing the D.A. and all, but I guess there's no conflict of interest there."
"Jordan!" Woody hissed through clenched teeth.
"What Woody? Why are you so quiet anyway?" she screamed, turning her anger on Woody.
"I'm just thinking it through rationally, you're too emotional" he answered then bit his lip wishing he could bite back his words as he realized what he had just said.
She stared at him, anger burning in her eyes. "Well maybe it's my emotional state talking but I don't think you'll have anything to worry about Garrett, me and Woody will be able to work together just fine because there wont be anything physical going on between us!" she said and stormed out of the office, slamming the door behind her.
"Well that went well" Garrett said with a sympathetic smile.
Woody buried his face in his hands for a minute before getting up and following her.
"Because we just had a quickie on your bathroom sink?" she teased, making him blush.
"Ha ha" he said rolling his eyes.
She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him tenderly. "I love you too" she said understanding that he wanted to hear her say it again, hell she never got tired of hearing him say it either.
Garret watched Jordan come in and head to her office. He picked up the phone and called Woody.
"Hoyt" Woody answered.
"Woody, it's Garret, listen I need to see you here at the morgue"
"Yeah sure, everything alright doc?" Woody asked concerned.
"We'll talk when you get here, when do you think you can get here?"
"I'm on my way now, so I'll be there in five minutes"
"Just come into my office when you get here" Garret said hanging up.
He thought of calling Jordan to see if everything was all right but he was almost there and would see her by the time he could have dialed her number.
He stepped off the elevator and automatically peeked into Jordan's office but she wasn't there. He knocked on Garret's door and waited for a response.
"Come in" Garret called out.
Woody opened the door and saw Jordan sitting there looking like a child in the principal's office, he smiled at the thought.
"Take a seat Woody" Garret instructed as he stood up and crossed his arms as he looked back and forth between Jordan and Woody.
Woody and Jordan looked at each other questioningly, neither knowing what this meeting was about.
"So I stopped by the Pogue last night, had a drink, talked to Max" Garret said, pausing after the talked to Max part for emphasis.
Woody and Jordan glanced at each other but neither of them spoke.
"I'm sure you have probably figured out by now that he told me about your...involvement" he said searching for the right word.
Woody saw Jordan's jaw clench "Well that wasn't his place to say anything now was it?" she said obviously annoyed at her father's intrusion into her personal life.
"Whether it was or wasn't is not the point, the point is now I know and now I have to tell you what's going to happen. There are rules regarding this type of situation, you cannot have a physical relationship if you are going to continue to work together so I have to tell you that you must either end this or you will not be allowed to continue to work together and that may mean that one or both of you may be reassigned."
"What???? Garret, you know us! We've worked together for two years, nothing has ever compromised a case and it still wont" She fumed.
"It doesn't matter Jordan, this isn't my decision, it's just the rules, you two deal with the fate of people's lives and there can be no conflict of interest on that front"
"What exactly do you think is going to happen? You think we're going to have an argument one day and I'll just decide to screw up some evidence and let a killer go free just to piss off my boyfriend?!"
"With your temper" Garrett teased, offering up a smile.
Jordan cut her eyes at him harshly and his smiled quickly retreated. "Look Jordan, you can be as mad at me as you want but there's nothing I can do about it, it's not my rule but I cant break it either, my job would be on the line"
"I highly doubt that, your job should be pretty secure with you screwing the D.A. and all, but I guess there's no conflict of interest there."
"Jordan!" Woody hissed through clenched teeth.
"What Woody? Why are you so quiet anyway?" she screamed, turning her anger on Woody.
"I'm just thinking it through rationally, you're too emotional" he answered then bit his lip wishing he could bite back his words as he realized what he had just said.
She stared at him, anger burning in her eyes. "Well maybe it's my emotional state talking but I don't think you'll have anything to worry about Garrett, me and Woody will be able to work together just fine because there wont be anything physical going on between us!" she said and stormed out of the office, slamming the door behind her.
"Well that went well" Garrett said with a sympathetic smile.
Woody buried his face in his hands for a minute before getting up and following her.