A/N: Soooo sorry that it has taken so long to get this up. I was on vacation and had no access to a computer.
Walking side by side with John carrying the overstuffed suitcase they entered Jordan's new apartment. It was a two-bedroom suite with two bathrooms and a kitchen. All the walls were a tan brown color, and the floors were either a light tan carpet or a light brown wood.
"Home sweet Home" John said, "this place is pretty big, but I guess everything looks bigger when it's empty, so if there is no furniture where are you going to sleep."
"The movers said they would be here around 4:00 pm, so in about 15 minutes"
"If you want I can stay and help you move in, I got the whole day off."
"That would be fantastic. I'm really grateful for everything that you have done, I don't know how to repay you."
"How about drinks at the Iguana Bar, it's the only place to get great rum and cokes around here," he asked hopefully.
"Maybe another time, I mean I just moved here, and I'm really stressed about this new job, but ask me in a week and I would love to."
"Alright in a week."
"If you'll excuse me I have to turn my phone on for the movers."
Jordan flipped the top of her phone and pressed the off button until the screen light up. Her phone told her that she had 20 new messages.
Whoa, 20 messages!
Jordan put the phone to her ear, slightly nervous; she really didn't want to hear any voices from Boston
"Jordan," her phone started to yell, "Where are you…" Skip.
"Jordan it's Woody, we are all really…" Next.
"Hey Jordan it's Bug…" Skip.
The next sixteen messages went on like such. The last one was the moving company telling her that they were downstairs waiting for her.
"The movers called, they are downstairs, lets go." Jordan said snapping her phone shut with one hand.
It took about five hours to get all of Jordan's things moved in, and even then it was scattered or suck in boxes.
"Thanks so much John. I'll see you tomorrow."
"Bye Josie, I'll be here around 9:00 to pick you up."
Jordan closed her new front door and turned to look at her messy new apartment. She was very tired, but her bed was half way in her new bedroom and her new hallway.
"Well I guess I have to push it," she said to no one, "damn my sheets are packed. Oh well."
After Jordan pushed her bed into the desired position she quickly fell asleep. She awoke six hours later to the sound of her doorbell ringing.
"I'm coming!" she yelled at the door.
"Hi Josie," John said when she opened the door, "I brought you some donuts, you should get dressed we have to leave in about thirty minutes."
"Thanks, I'm starving, oh sorry, come in. I'm not sure where you can sit, but I'll be right back I have to get changed. Will you hold the donuts until I come back."
It took Jordan about thirty minutes to get ready, it usually didn't take her that long. She usually just threw on a shirt that smelled clean, some pants, ran a comb through her hair and smeared some toothpaste on her teeth. But today was important, today was her first day at her new work, she wanted to make a good impression.
"Sorry it took so long" she said emerging from the hallway.
"No problem. Wow you look amazing."
"Well that is what I was going for, but do you think that it is a bit much? I just want to make a good impression on the first day."
"No it's fine, now you can eat these in the car." He produced the white bag of donuts from behind his back
"Woody" she whispered remembering the blueberry muffin
"What?"
"Nothing we should get going"
Jordan grabbed the white bag and made her way to the door. It was only a ten-minute drive from her apartment to the coroner's office, and the whole drive was spent quietly.
"We're here," John, said pointing to the three-story brick building, "we share this place with the police department, they have to two bottom floors."
The pair made their way into the building, punching the 3rd floor button when they entered the elevator. The doors slid open to reveal Jordan's new work place.
"Hey John," a woman said as Jordan and John stepped off the elevator.
"Cindy," John said to the woman, "This is Josie, the new ME, Josie this is Cindy our residential computer whiz."
"Hi Cindy it's really nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you Josie," she said touching her arm in a really 'friendly' way, "if you ever need anything don't hesitate to ask."
"Um yah ok thanks," Jordan said slowly backing up to the safety of John.
"Another thing about Cindy," John said as the started walking down the hall, "she is also the residential lesbian."
"Oh that would explain the touchiness."
"Yes" John said with a laugh, "Ok here is your office, I'm not sure what you are used to but this is all we got."
"It's great really," Jordan said taking in the office. The walls were painted a light blue. The desk was not yet full of papers, the chair did not wobble, it was a sturdy rolling chair instead. It was significantly larger than her office in Boston. Its light blue walls were covered with nails, the only remnants of pictures and diplomas. Its white carpet was spotted with stains memories it held when the previous owner had spilled grape juice. But now this empty office filled with memories was hers, she would make her own stains and hang up her own pictures.
"I'll let you get settled," John said pulling Jordan out of her stare like trance, "if you'd like I can come back around 12:30 to take you out to lunch."
"Thanks I would love that, see you then."
Jordan was left standing there in he new office doorway, holding a box of supplies, she was left standing there not really feeling anything.
A/N: Here is a taste of what's coming!
In Boston thins were not going so well. The morgue was short one ME, and Jordan's old friends were still very worried.
"I've called the credit card company's, the banks, everyone I could think of." Woody told everyone, Lilly, Bug, Garret, Nigel, even Pollack. Everyone was there sitting in Garrets office waiting and hoping.