"Here we go…" muttered Bug. He'd never seen Lily so infuriated. Actually, judging from the look on the other men's faces, none of them had either.
"WOODY HOYT… WHAT ON EARTH ARE YOU DOING HERE?" yelled Lily from the other side of the road. Luckily for Woody's neck, there were cars driving past, not slow enough for Lily to run to the other side. "WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY DOING THIS? WHY ARE YOU HERE? AND JUST LEAVE…"
"Lily! Calm DOWN!", yelled Garrett above the traffic. "You need to come over here and hear the story.
"Fine." snapped Lily. She took one look at Woody and took a step into oncoming traffic. The car screeched and beeped past, Lily just barely getting past. Unfazed, she stomped across the asphalt and planted herself in front of Woody. "This had better be a damn good explanation. Jordan's packing up her office. She wants to take a leave of absence."
"How long?" asked Nigel.
"Well, Nige, as long as this scum is at the Boston Police Department." snapped Lily. "So let's hear it, Woody. What's this great big reason of yours that you had to leave Jordan in bed, no less."
"Come to think of it, Woody, why did you have to leave… so early?" said Garrett. "Would it have killed you to like, wait until she woke up at least?"
Woody sighed and avoided Lily's eyes.
"Oh, my gosh. You really didn't, did you? You really did walk out on her?" said Lily. "I'd at least hoped that she was lying, that she saw you, that…"
The five people stood on the sidewalk, Woody shifting uncomfortably on his feet. They were interrupted by Jordan's voice.
"Garrett, sorry to leave you hanging like this, but actually, no, not really sorry. I've had these papers in my desk a while…" she handed him a letter for a leave of absence. "I don't know how long I'll be gone—and no, where I'll be going—but here's a few possible replacement names. I've talked to some of the people on the list. The ones with the red checkmarks. Sorry, you guys." She brushed past Woody and hugged each of her friends. Then, grabbing her bag, she headed off to her car, which had several cardboard boxes of papers next to it. "I'll call. And I've got my cell. I'm not leaving you totally hanging…" she smiled. "I mean, the cell that the scum doesn't have the number to. And please don't track me." She gave a knowing smile to her friends. "Don't come. Just… don't." For a second, she met Woody's eyes. The pain reflected in her eyes matched his own. She bit her lip, as if to keep from crying, and turned around. Loading the cardboard boxes onto her car, she got in, gave one last look to Garrett, and drove away.
Sorry guys, short, I know, and a long time in the making, but I had a major case of writers block, a bad track record for my first fanfic… anyway, this is just to set a scene for Jordan's being gone, etc., and hopefully I'll actually solidify a plot in my head. Also, I figured out that gasp I can reply to reviews! So I will. Thanks for your feedback. Again, sorry for how short this chapter is!