Author's note- Crossing Jordan on Friday, I guess I be taping but it's better then nothing. Hope you enjoy this chapter! PLEASE READ AND REVIEW.
Chapter 14 - No matter what
Previously in an Earlier Meeting…
"Woody did you hear that?" Jordan asked, concern lacing her voice.
" Yeah I'm going to go check it out you stay here.
" No, I'm coming with you, I have to make sure Rory is ok."
" Jordan I'm not going to argue with you stay here, you're pregnant. If it's a crazed mad man I don't want you getting hurt, I'll cheek on Rory." Woody said in a whisper before exiting the bedroom. He walked past Rory's room; her door was still closed so there was a good chance she was still asleep. He walked the rest of the way down the hall and peeped around the corner to the kitchen. He saw a large figure standing in the kitchen.
" Hands up or I'll shoot. Cops house bad place to rob man."
" But…"
" Hands up" the man put his hands up and Woody flicked on he light switch
" Turn around real slow like.' Woody ordered. The man turned around and Woody's mouth nearly dropped to the floor.
" Cal?"
"Hey bro"
What are you doing here, how did you find this place.
" Yeah, I'm not going to hold it against you that you never told me your address and you're not the only one in the family with detective skills.
" I know I'm not but I didn't think that was you
" Funny Woods."
" So what are you doing here?"
" Can't I just come visit my brother?"
" Cal you aren't in..
" Woody can I quit acting like I'm still where told me to stay." Jordan said from the hallway, interrupting Woody and Cal.
" Yeah, like I expected you to ever do what said." Jordan came into the kitchen
" Is this the crazed mad man you were refereeing to?"
" Well…." Woody stopped trying to think on how to answer the question
" Calvin Hoyt." Cal said, ignoring his brother and extending his hand
" Jordan Cavanaugh" Jordan respomded.
" Your the girl that Woody…."
" Yes Calvin." Woody said annoyed cutting him off.
" The girl that Woody what?"
" Mommy, Daddy what's going on?" A tired Rory asked as she emerged rubbing her eyes.
" Daddy?" Cal said in surprise."
" Rory.. um.. this is your Uncle Cal" Woody said quickly to give both Rory and Cal an explanation.
" Uncle?" Cal asked even more confused.
" We'll explain later." Jordan offered in a whisper.
" Cal this is Rory."
" Hi." Cal said trying not to sound as confused as he was.
" Hi" Rory offered
" Hey sweetie, you have to go to school tomorrow so you need to go back to bed." Jordan said
" Ok." Rory said with a yawn as Jordan lead her back to her room
" So did I miss something?" Cal directed to his brother.
"Rory is my daughter, Jordan got pregnant, I found out when I moved here."
" You can say what you want to about me but a least I never knocked anyone up."
" That you know about Calvin."
" Are you sure she's yours?"
"Yes Calvin she's mine. God. I have to go to work in the morning something foreign to you I know. There are blankets and pillows in that closet, you can sleep on the couch and in the morning you can tell me why your really here."
Woody … I didn't mean what I said like..
" You never do Cal." Woody said cutting him off and walking back to his bedroom.
" You guys catch up?" Jordan asked with sarcasm.
" In the morning Jordan."
" Technically it is morning, so what's with the brotherly love?"
" Damn it Jordan later, I'm too tired now." He said raising his tone
" Ok, sorry." She said before climbing into the other side of the bed and facing away from him."
Rory and Cal sat at the kitchen table, sharing cereal as Woody and Jordan got ready for work. The couple got ready in virtual silence.
" Jordan"
" Yes Woody?" She responded in a flat tone
" I'm sorry for snapping earlier. I wasn't mad at you."
" I know but you wont tell me why you mad at him. So?"
" It's complicated. I promise I will explain."
" Ok"
"Ok? Really?"
" Yeah."
" So where do you live?" Rory asked
" Wisconsin." Cal answered as Jordan and Woody walked in.
" Morning." Jordan greeted
" So do you work at the morgue?"
" No, why would you ask that?"
" Because I have a lot of uncles and they work at the morgue. So where do you work?"
Rory asked.
" Ror why don't you go brush your teeth." Jordan said to stop her daughter's inquiry.
" Ok"
" Gees, I just got grilled by a ten year old."
" What can I say she's inquisitive, so what are doing these days Cal?" Jordan was about to say something but her cell phone rang.
"Cavanaugh" Jordan answered and walked into another room to take the call.
"You never stop do you Woods, not trusting me"
" Give me a reason to. Are you in.."
" Woody, we have to go murder across town" Jordan said as he came back to the kitchen.
" Let's go." Woody said as he walked toward the door."
" Ok, Rory we have to go, Cal make yourself at home we'll be back around five." Jordan said.
Hours later at the morgue during their lunch break Jordan and Lily were finishing some plans for the weeding.
" So have you made out the final guest lists?" Lily asked Jordan, who seemed to be zoning out.
" Woo hoo, Jordan." Lily said waving her hand in front of her face."
" What?"
" Guest lists?"
" Oh yeah, here." She said as she handed them to her.
" Something up Jordan."
"Well kind of, Woody's brother showed up at 2am. They have some weird relationship, Woody never told me anything about him I think he mentioned him once, and now Woody won't tell me what's up. He says it's to complicated I'm just trying to figure it out."
" I wouldn't worry about it, Woody will tell you
Woody was at the precinct trying to track down a lead. He was typing on the computer when he looked up to see Cal.
" What are you doing here?"
" Come on Woods, can't we just talk?"
" About what Calvin?"
" Look I'm sorry I said what I did, the way I said it. It's just you've always been so perfect and suddenly I found this out I don't know it just makes you seem less like a freaking saint. I really did just come to see you. You didn't come home for Christmas. You didn't bother to call me and tell me that you have a daughter.
" I'm sorry about that, it's just like when I moved to Boston I got this whole new life, I mean God I got the girl I've been in love with for a decade."
" Yeah about that. What's going on with you and Jordan? When you described her before I never imagined that. Oh hot."
" Calvin, first of all she 's off limits. We're getting married in a few weeks. And she's pregnant, with twins.
" You don't waste any time do you Woods?" He said slugging his brother playfully in the arm.
Rory walked into the morgue after school. She was still a little confused about her Uncle Cal. Her father never mentioned him and all of a sudden at 2am he shows up. It was weird; he seemed cool but didn't say much about why he was here. She guessed it was the whole being the daughter of a detective and ME that made her extra curious but it seemed that something else was going on. Her thoughts were interrupted by a familiar British accent.
" Hello, young Aurora." Nigel greeted
" Hi Uncle Nigel."
" Your mother's in autopsy but I have a new machine you may be interested in."
" Sweet." Rory said following Nigel into trace.
Jordan finished her autopsy and went back to her office. There sitting on her couch was Woody.
" Woody what are you doing here?" She asked because she wasn't expecting him.
" Well that's a nice way to greet me. " He said with a chuckle. With that she pulled him in for a kiss. When she released him she cocked her head slightly and asked
" Is that better?"
" Yeah." He replied a little out of breath.
" So?"
" You deserve to know about my relationship with Cal, about my past."
" Ok." The two sat down on the couch and Woody faced Jordan and began to talk.
" All my life I've taken care of Cal. I bailed him out, I protected him. When I was four our mom died and Dad became distant. It fell on me to make sure he was ok. I was the one that made sure he did his homework that he didn't get in trouble. Our dad died when I was sixteen and taking care of Cal became even more important to me because he was I had left. But he did get in trouble and as much as I tried it never got any better. He gambled, drank, did drugs and nothing I did seemed to help. So one day I decided I was done, I promised myself that I wouldn't help him anymore. But I did. So when I moved here it seemed perfect. I didn't give him my address or my phone number. He would finally have to grow up if I wasn't there to help. Then he shows up here and.. I don't know. He says he changed that he's not in trouble but I just can't believe him."
" Why didn't you ever tell me this?"
" I don't know. I have this great new life. With you, Rory, the babies. I guess I thought I'd jinks it."
" No matter what Cal does he can never jinks what you have here, with us? No matter what." She said smiling at him. She had never known exactly what drew her to Woody or why he understood her so well and now she did. He knew what it was like to lose a parent. He understood the impulse to run. She grabbed his had and they sat together in comfortable silence.
After finding Rory in trace with Nigel the three headed home. As they entered the apartment they could smell the aroma of food.
" Hey guys." Cal greeted
" What are you doing Calvin?"
" Thought I'd thank you for your hospitality by cooking the famous Hoyt spaghetti.
" Wow two cooking miracles in one week. " Woody said looking over at Jordan who playfully hit him. After dinner Cal helped with dishes then grabbed his coat.
" Where're you going Cal. " Jordan asked
" You know to get some dinky survivors, like key chains that say I heart Boston, just go explore."
"Ok, see ya." With that Cal left.
" Where'd Cal go?" Woody asked as he came from the shower
" Out to explore the city." Jordan noticed the look on Woody's face and added
" He'll be fine."
"Yeah." He said not so convinced.
Cal hoped in his rental car and drove to the Beantown Bar. He was supposed to meet him at eight.
" You Hoyt?" a young Italian guy asked.
" Yeah and you are?"
" Names don't matter, just know I was sent from my bossed to take care of business. You told the people in Wisconsin you could get the money you owe if you came here to Boston. So where is it?"
" Yeah, my source is a little slow. It could take longer then I expected."
" Oh don't disappoint me like that. You said you could pay your debt. You have two days. Meet me at 4 here in two days. You don't show or come up with the money. Well, lets just say you won't like the results." He finished and walked out, leaving Cal alone. What was he going to do now? He had originally come to ask Woody for the money but he had a family now and knew he wouldn't give him the money. He had lied to his brother, told him he was not in trouble and now he was in even deeper then before. He couldn't leave or go to the cops. This was the mob they would find him and kill him no matter what.
Two days passed quickly and Cal was still nowhere with his problem He decided that he would go to him and see if he could pay them what he had then try and come up with a plan from there. It was 2: 30 and he was driving around in his car when his phone rang
" Cal, it's Jordan. My car broke down when I was picking up Rory. I 'm kind of stranded I can't get a hold of anyone else. Do you think you could come get us?" Cal hesitated but didn't want to give anything away so he agreed. Little did cal know that the mob was following him because they didn't think he'd pay so someone was sent to send a massage.
Cal found Jordan and Rory easily from Jordan's directions.
" So what happened?" Cal asked as they got into the car.
" Nothing new, I really need to get a new car before the babies are born."
They were half way back to the apartment, when Jordan noticed something. It was a gray, four-door sedan and seemed to be following them. She looked in the rear view mirror again and was about to say something when they felt a jolt from behind. There was another jolt and Cal lost control of the car. The car was filled with screams until it stopped after crashing into a phone pole.
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