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Woody made good on his word, he stopped by the morgue before he left for his new job. The goodbyes were tearful and heartfelt. Lily couldn't stop crying and both Nigel and Bug were lost for words. Garret was his usual stoic self but there was a hint of sadness in him as well. They all knew what this would do to Jordan. They were all there for the ups and downs in what they could only call their dysfunctional relationship. Now Woody was saying goodbye to them for God knows how long. Jordan was trying to keep herself together through this. She wasn't talking much and tried to keep her distance in a way. She didn't want anyone to see her in case she broke down.

Finally it was time for Woody to leave. After a couple more hugs and kisses from Lily and quite a few promises to stay out of harms way he made his way to the elevator with Jordan by his side.

They were both staring at the closed elevator doors. "Well Jor this is it then. In a few seconds I'll be out of your hair," Woody said jokingly.

"It wasn't all that bad really. I mean yeah at times that Wisconsin charm drove me nuts but overall you're not that bad." She replied.

"See even the great Jordan Cavanaugh couldn't resist that famous Wisconsin charm."

Suddenly she turned serious, "Woody what am I gonna do without you. I need you…I need you here." Her eyes started to water.

Determined to make this as painless as possible Woody desperately tried to stay calm. On the other hand this was what he wanted to hear for the past five years. "Jordan you'll be fine, you don't need me you have your friends."

"It's not the same," the elevator doors opened and she knew she had to let him go. "It's time, go I'll be fine," she said determined not to break down anymore than she already had. Her face told a different story though, Woody knew this was breaking her heart and as a way to amend himself he gave her a final hug and whispered in her, "Jordan I love you and always will. I know you think that I'm leaving you just like all the other men in your life but I promise you I will come back. I will come back for you and then no one can take me away from again. I promise."

He held her tight for a moment longer and then slowly released her from his embrace. Before he stepped inside the still open elevator doors he gently grazed her lips with his own and after a final smile he stepped back and let the doors close.

She finally let herself go and dropped to the floor. Her friends rushed to her side knowing that she would need them after he left. They led her to her office where she could cry in private with her friends by her side.

Minutes slowly turned into hours, which turned into days. To Jordan one minute seemed like an hour. It came to the point that Jordan actually called in a few times at work. She never told Garret she was sick because a broken heart simply didn't qualify as an illness and she felt she shouldn't lie in this case. Luckily for her Garret understood and seeing as how the state of Massachusetts owned her tons of vacation days he was happy to oblige her. As her friend he knew she needed some time to deal with Woody leaving. As her boss he knew she needed to come to terms with Woody's departure for her own sake, the last thing he wanted to do now was fire her for slipping up on the job.

When three months had passed by her friends, who were already worried, thought that she needed to get her mind of Woody. Even a minute without thinking about would help, so they convinced her to go out drinking. A night out on the town with some of her trusted friends would do her some good they thought.

With Bug and Garret stayed at the morgue so Nigel and Lily could take her out. She had been comfortable enough in the past to talk with Nigel about Woody and their back and forth dance. Lily wanted to be there for emotional support and she and Jordan had grown closer over the years so it seemed wise for those two to accompany her.

Lily had wanted Garret to go along as did he, but a last minute call from the DA's office about a case forced him to stay behind. He had told her to tell Jordan he really wanted to be there but couldn't.

It was easier for all to meet up instead of driving together and so they did. Jordan arrived first seeing as it was her day off and besides sitting around in her apartment all day she wasn't doing much. She saw Nigel and Lily as soon as they entered the bar and waved for them to come over.

"Jordan hey," Lily said as she gave her a hug. "How are you doing?" Then realized what a dumb question it had been. "Oh God Jordan, I mean…"

"Lily it's ok really. I'm fine. Really I'm fine." She said trying her best to make her smile look real.

Oh love you're in denial, Nigel thought. "Well love you look absolutely gorgeous," he said trying to get through to her from a different angle.

"Yeah you do," Lily added.

"Well then I should lie around my apartment staring at the wall more often then," she said in an effort to show them that she was still able to joke with them.

"Aw Jordan really, is that all you've been doing?" Lily couldn't help but get serious with her again. "Why didn't you call us earlier then? I mean we know that this must be hard on you…I know he meant a lot to you…"

"Meant? He's not dead Lily and he didn't leave me. He promised…he promised he would be back." She said as the tears started to fall and started crying.

"Oh Jordan no. I didn't mean to imply that. Jordan no I'm sorry, you're right he will come back. He will." She said as she put her arms around her and looked at Nigel feeling helpless.

Nigel moved forward and placed one arm on Jordan shoulder and one on Lily's comforting both his friends. "Jordan? Love, what Lily meant to say is that we are here for you. All we want to do is help you get through this is all."

"You think it's my fault don't you? This is just like me isn't it? I can't keep a healthy, steady relationship is that it? Fine. Yes I did this. I drove him away. Happy now!"

They were both silent for a moment. Finally Nigel broke the silence, "are you? Love are you happy this way?"

For a moment Jordan just looked at him as if she didn't understand the question. Then the tears started to roll down her face again. She covered her face with her hands and finally said that what scared her the most, "no…I need him Nige. I need him now more than ever. I don't think I can live another second without him anymore," she said as she turned away from her friends.

Nigel moved forward again to pull her into another hug, when he felt a tap on his shoulder. Expecting Lily he gasped once he saw who it was. Once he recovered he motioned for Lily to follow him. He understood that they needed to be alone.

Jordan was still covering her face and sobbing lightly. She felt herself back into a tight embrace. It felt familiar almost natural and she couldn't deny his scent. "God Nigel you smell just like him. I never pegged you and Woody wearing the same cologne. Nigel? Nige…" She gasped as she looked into the bluest eyes she'd ever seen. "Woody?" Unable to say another word she just stared at him.

It dawned upon her that he must have heard everything, everything…shit he heard everything, she thought. For a brief moment she felt scared. The urge to turn around and run was big, but she didn't. She remained where she was, face to face with the man she loved and he knew it.

He had expected her to run and deep inside he wanted her to stay and say it again. Finally she broke the silence, "you're back." It was more a statement than a question.

"I made a promise didn't I? I will never leave you Jordan, it was just something that had to happen but now I'm back and wondering, no more like hoping you can repeat what you said to Nigel just now."

She panicked. He wanted her to say it. She took a deep breath and started, "Woody, you came back. You came back and this scares me to death. I'm used to people leaving so I can deal with that, well in my own way. But you…you came back and I don't know what to do…I…I need you." She felt relieved once she said it. "I want you, I want you to stay and never go away again. I…I love you, always have." She moved a step closer to him waiting for his reply.

He knew how hard this was for her so he moved closer as well figuring he should meet her halfway. "I love you too, always have and I promise you I will never leave you again." He closed the gap between them and claimed her lips with his own. In the background a slow song started to play and he broke away from her for a second to ask her to dance with him, "dance?" She gave him a seductive smile, "always."

Looking in from outside Nigel and Lily rejoiced as their friends finally gave in to what the rest had known for quite some time now.

A/N: omg it's finally done! Sorry it took forever I know I lost some of the reader's b/c of that but oh well. Thanks for reading and plz review, as I always love to hear any kind of feedback.