Jordan sat on the silver wire back chair and watched the crowd. Family and friends, old and new, dotted the spacious Madison Heights Country Club. It was Eve's fourth birthday party and Jordan went all out. Sparing no expense on her daughter. She quickly stood as a older, good looking man headed her way. A giant smile formed on her face as she embraced him. "Howdy Jeb." She whispered into his ear and gave him a kiss on the cheek before pulling out of the embrace.

Jebadiah Kincade couldn't wait to see his daughter-in-law again so he searched through the crowd and as soon as he spotted her, sitting alone, he headed her way. Leaving his son, Franklin, in the dust. It felt good to see her again and soon he had a smile to match hers. He held he at arms length and took in her appearance. 'She looks healthier than when she left.' He noted to himself. "Howdy yourself, little lady." He leaned down and kissed her cheek in return. "How has my girls been?"

She raised a eyebrow when she noticed that he was checking her out. A chuckle escaped from her lips. "We've been good. I just can't believe that it's been seven months since I've last seen you. You haven't changed a bit."

He ran his hand through his all white hair and gave her a sheepish smile. "Oh hell, Jo. You have. Look at you." He stepped back from her to emphasize his point. "I haven't seen you look this healthy since...hell...since the first time my boy introduced us. That was a lot of years ago, Jo."

She actually felt herself blush at the comment and she laid her hand on his arm, giving it a little squeeze. "I think Boston has been good for me. Not that I don't miss Louisville. I just think I needed to get away but I do miss everyone. I miss them a lot." She pulled her eyes away from her father-in-law to scan the crowd. "Is Frankie, Davy and Tory here?" She brought her eyes back to Jeb.

"Franklin is here, I rode with him and Georgia. I love my grandchildren but fifteen hours in a car with them...Lets just say I was glad when we got here. And I know for a fact that David and Victoria are coming. They wouldn't miss this."

Jordan couldn't but laugh. "Fifteen hours stuck in a car with Savannah and George. I feel for you, Jeb. I really do." She winked at him and waved to Franklin who was making his way towards them along with wife Georgia and teenagers Savannah and George. She loved all her nephews and nieces but Savannah and George were the oldest of them all and very moody. George, who was named after his mother, was the oldest being thirteen and Savannah was a year younger. They both fought constantly and weren't quiet about it. "I'm glad you could make it." She embraced Franklin and Georgia and gave the two teenagers smiles. "I'm sorry to cut out on you but I've been neglecting my duties as hostess this evening. It's good seeing all of you again. Please, enjoy yourselves." She walked away from the group and towards the doors where she slipped out to get some air.

Jeb smiled at Jordan, understanding, and turned to his two oldest grandkids. "Let go find the birthday girl, ok rascals?" He lead them away from their grateful parents who both slumped into nearby chairs.

She took in several giant mouthfuls of the fresh, warm summer air once she got outside. Jordan wasn't sure why she excused herself so suddenly but it felt good to be away from the people. Maybe she had forgotten had big her family really was. She was looking at the ground lost in through before her gaze shifted to another pair of feet that had appeared beside her. Raising her head, she was greeted by the smiling face of Victoria 'Tory' Kincade-Johanson. "Hey!" She could lose herself in Tory's eyes. They were identical to Mark's. Tory was practically identical to Mark. She was a year younger than Mark and the baby of the family but she could, easily, pass as Mark's twin. "Your dad and Franklin are inside. Where's Greg and the kids?" She just noticed that Tory was alone.

"Hey Jo." Victoria voice was soft and barely held any of her southern accent since she had gone to school out of state for a good part of her life, only moving back to Louisville shortly after Jordan and Mark got married. "Greg is inside with the kids. I thought I'd stay out here and keep my favorite sister company." She raised a eyebrow.

It always amazed Jordan how quickly Tory accepted her into the family. Even when her and Mark were dating, Tory took to addressing Jordan as her sister. She never added the in-law at the end. "Thanks." She looked up at the flawless, blue sky and sighed. She knew that Tory was waiting for her to explain why she was outside instead of inside. "It's good to see you all but...just being around Jeb again...It made me miss it. Made me miss Mark." She frowned and looked down at her simple blue blouse and brushed off an imaginary piece of lint.

"It's ok to miss my brother, Jo. And it's ok to miss your life. I couldn't believe it when daddy told me you were moving back here. It surprised me that you'd want to after everything you went through here. But I guess it done did you good." She teased. "You look good, Jo. I was worried about you but I see that you've done alright for yourself." Tory smiled and gave Jordan's shoulder a squeeze. "You should come inside. I know Greg is ecstatic about seeing you again and so are the kids."

"Your husband is ecstatic to see me again because I'm the only woman he knows that knows more about sports than him." Jordan smirked and shook her head. "I know it's ok to miss, Mark. But it's different here...People here didn't know him so they don't know how to react when I talk about him." She eyed the etched glass doors for a moment then looked back to Tory. "Are you sure Greg can handle Carmine and Terrence? If I remember correctly, the last time he was put in charge of the twins...it ended with the fire department being called." Carmine and Terrence are seven year old twins and next to the youngest Kincade grandchild. Eve being the youngest.

"Doesn't Boston have a fire department?" She snickered and shook her head. "Your right. He's still awkward around them and they ain't even babies anymore. So I should get in there and make sure they don't burn the place down." She said the last part just as she disappeared inside.

Jordan smiled and run a hand through her hair. It was shorter than she was used to but it was easier to maintain since she didn't really have a lot of time to be messing around with her hair these days. Between work and Eve, she barely had any time for herself. She shielded her eyes from the sun and smiled as a younger version of Jeb was making his way across the parking lot with a little girl in tow. This was David 'Davy' Kincade and the little girl was his daughter, nine year old Leanna. Davy was the quietest of Mark's siblings and the only one not married. He was a widower in fact. His wife had been killed when a drunk driver hit her car, head on. Leanna was only five at the time and Davy never remarried. The situation surrounding his wifes death also made him hesitant around Jordan since Mark had been very vocal on how they had met. She nodded in greeting as they walked passed her and inside. She didn't even notice the other two crossing the parking lot since her attention was focused on the doors once again.

"Aunt Jo! Aunt Jo!" Three year old, soon to be four year old, Tanner wiggled out of his fathers grasp and launched himself across the parking lot and into a surprised Jordan's arms. "Hi Aunt Jo!" He said, excitedly and latched onto her neck, giving her a big hug.

James shook his head. "Easy Tanner." He laughed and also gave his sister a hug. "I missed you." He kissed the top of her head. "I like the hair cut."

Jordan blinked as she suddenly was holding a little ball of energy by the name of Tanner. "Hey kido." She hugged both her brother and nephew back. "I missed you too, James. Eve will be thrilled to see you Tanner." She turned her attention back to the little boy in her arms. She lead them inside to join the party.

Three hours later

Eve was sitting in the middle of a mountain of gifts ranging from clothes to toys. Tanner was sitting beside her, helping to open her gifts and posing for the many cameras that were snapping pictures. Besides the Kincade clan and James there was others in attendance.

Max was sitting off to the side watching Eve open her presents and throwing questioning glances at James.

Ann and Tony from the clinic were gushing over at pretty Eve looked in her blue, satin dress that Jordan had dressed her in.

Lily, Bug, Chris and Cory were sitting at the table with Max, enjoying themselves.

Garrett was sitting in the back with Spencer. Jordan invited them at the urging of her father. And had yet to engage them in conversation.

Nigel was at the center of about fifteen under five year olds who found him interestingly funny. He didn't seem to mind and only threw smiles at Jordan when he could catch her eye.

There were other adults scattered around the room who were parents of Eve's friends or colleagues of Jordan's from the hospital or clinic.

By the time the party had ended and everyone had left, Jordan was exhausted and Eve was asleep before they even got home. She left the gifts in the car and just focused on getting them both to bed.

She had spoke to Garrett at the party and promised to take Spencer to the park on one of her free days. She was trying to mend her relationship with the boy but she was discovering how much she didn't know about her own son. And it hurt.

One month later

Garrett had asked her out several times but she was hesitant to accept and always ended up turning him down. She wasn't sure if she wanted to get involved with him and risk repeating the past.

Nigel spent a large amount of his free time with Jordan and Eve. They had gone out on a few occasions but mostly they just stayed in and Nige got to know Eve. Jordan knew she could be happy with Nigel but their relationship was based solely on friendship at this point in time. But the future looked good for romance if she decided that she wanted a future with him. He was more than willing but he wasn't going to push her.

Also that she had been back, she had run into Dr. Lisa Fromer. They were very close friends now and Jordan ate lunch with her every day. It just so happened that the clinic Jordan worked at was just across the street from the studio where Lisa recorded her radio program. They ran into each other, by accident, in the local café that Jordan ate lunch at. They got to talking and they decided that they enjoyed each others company so they met everyday for lunch. They talked about their lives, current events and anything else on their minds. But this time, Jordan didn't care what other people thought. She was comfortable with Lisa being a well known lesbian and even laughed when the tabloids published pictures of them together. It was all really silly to her.