Sorry for the wait between chapters and for the fact that this entire chapter is J/P, but will very likely lead to J/W. I had to do a couple of rewrites for the talk between Jordan and Pollack. I knew what I wanted to happen, but was having some writer's block putting it into words. This chapter by far has been the most difficult to write as I have never been in a situation quite like this before. Let me know what you think. Standard disclaimer still applies.

The whole experience for her had been so surreal. First the seemingly innocent vacation to Cancun, quickly followed by Pollack's kidnapping and involvement with a drug cartel. Then the magical night she had shared with Woody and now being kidnapped herself by Calvin Hoyt. What more could possibly happen?

Even though she knew her abductor and what was his real agenda was, that still didn't make Jordan feel very safe. Cal had been very convincing dragging her roughly out of the car and inside the building where Pollack and the Martinez brothers were waiting.

Being handcuffed and blindfolded really didn't help. Jordan hated that she couldn't see where she was being led off to. Her other senses began to kick into overdrive as she tried to imagine her surroundings. The air inside the building was warm and stagnant, not like the hotel she had been at just a short while ago. Already she could feel herself begin to perspire and she couldn't help but wonder if it was from the heat or her fear of what could happen next.

She was led into a room and forced down into a chair where she was promptly bound to it. The blindfold was removed and Jordan took in her surroundings. A wave of relief washed over her as she saw J.D. also bound to a chair a few feet away from her. By that time Cal had already left the room and the two of them were now alone.

"Oh my god Pollack! Are you okay? I had been so worried about you!"

He glared at her with a look of hate in his eyes. "I'm fine Jordan" he answered shortly.

"Your fine! Is that all you have to say? You've been kidnapped and held hostage for almost two whole days and that's all you have to say for yourself! I have been so worried about you."

"Really, it didn't seem that way when you were out with Hoyt! I saw the pictures of the two of you together, dancing and having a wonderful time, not at all concerned about me."

She wondered what pictures he could possibly mean, but then she remembered that Cal had been following them the night before.

"Pollack, he came down here to help me find you. That's all, I promise. I didn't know who else to call. He's the best at what he does and I knew he would be able to find you."

"But, he didn't. Instead he let you get taken as well."

"He didn't let me get taken! I stepped away to take a private call about you from your kidnappers and before I could answer the phone, I was snatched up. I'm sure by now he has every cop in Mexico and back in the States looking for us. We'll be out of here soon."

"And then what? I go to prison and you can get back together with your boyfriend."

"Pollack, Woody is not my boyfriend. I would never cheat on you. I'm not a dishonest person like that. You on the other hand have a lot of explaining to do. How on earth did you get involved with these guys? What the hell were you thinking?"

"I was thinking that I needed to be able to provide for you, pay my bills and earn a comfortable living. I thought that once you realized what a loser I was, you'd leave me and go back to Hoyt."

"J.D., I can't go back to Woody, because we never got to an involved romantic state in our relationship. He had feelings for me for a long time, years even, and I didn't realize what I felt for him until it was too late."

"So what now?"

"What do you mean?"

"I mean what happens next between us? Do we go back to the way things were before? Me in love with you and you still in love with Hoyt?"

"You love me?" Jordan felt as if the wind had been knocked out of her. The last thing she expected to hear from him was this. And it scared the living hell out of her.

"I do. I love you Cavanaugh."

"J.D., I don't know what to say. Don't you think this is all a little soon? I mean we've only been dating for a few weeks."

"I know, but I thought you needed to know. Especially if we don't make it out of here. What I need to know, is do you love me?"

Jordan became quiet as a million thoughts and images raced through her mind. The first time she had met Woody and giving him shit over his tie selection, dancing together at the Pogue, kissing in the desert, finding each other down here in Cancun again, the way he made her feel absolutely safe and protected and accepted her for who she really is. She knew as much as it was going to hurt, she had to tell Pollack and herself the truth.

"I'm sorry, but no. J.D. you are a great guy, all events of the past two days not withstanding. But, I just don't feel about you the way you feel about me."

"You love him, don't you?"

"I don't think I ever really stopped. I think on some level I have always been in love with him even when I couldn't admit it. I tried to pretend I never did, so that I wouldn't get hurt again. But I can't hide the truth from myself anymore. Everything that has happened recently has brought me to that conclusion. Life is too short not to be with the person who you can't live without." Tears began to appear in the corners of her eyes. "I think I need to find out if he still loves me and I can't do that while I'm dating you. I think we should break up."

Pollack's gaze dropped down to the floor away from Jordan's deep amber eyes. He had known somewhere in the back of his mind that this was going to happen. She had never really gotten over Woody and he wasn't sure he would ever be able to get over her.

"J.D. are you okay?"

He didn't answer and continued to stare at the floor. He didn't say another word to her at all the entire time they were locked in that room alone. He couldn't. It was just too painful to say anything or even look at her. One thing was for sure, though. Woody would not have the chance to take his girlfriend away from him. If he couldn't have her, he sure as hell was not going to let Hoyt either.

To be continued. More Woody in the next chapter-will he be able to rescue her in time before Pollack does something crazy? Stay tuned to find out. Please review-I really appreciate the feedback. Thanks!