Chapter 17 – Time flies
Three weeks pasted fast with Jordan and Rory coming home from the hospital. No one ever asked about the whereabouts of Cal and Woody was thankful for that. Anthony Lagoni was never found but it was probably safer that way. Three weeks of witch all but two days Jordan spent on bed rest. Three weeks but today was the day of the wedding. Jordan, Lily, and Rory sat in Jordan's old room in Max's house getting ready.
" You look pretty Mom." Rory said from behind her mother.
" Yeah besides the stomach." Jordan said with a chuckle placing a hand protectively on her protruding tummy. After the accident Jordan was extra protective of her soon to be born twins.
" Really Jordan you look great." Lily added as she finished doing her hair. It was curly, just the way Woody liked it. It was pinned back and little white flowers accented it. Jordan turned around to look at her daughter when she saw what she was trying to do in the reflection of the mirror. The extremely independent girl tried to buckle her shoe despite her cast. She had unwillingly had asked for help a lot over the last three weeks but always tried to do it on her own before asking. Thank God she only had two more weeks with it.
" You need help?" Jordan asked. Rory gave one last fruitless attempt then grunted with frustration.
" Yes." She responded sounding defeated.
Woody stared at his reflection in the mirror in his bedroom. He honestly couldn't believe he was getting married to Jordan. The events of three weeks still slightly haunted him but it also showed him who his real family was. He straightened the jacket of his tux and gave himself one last look.
" You coming Woody or should I just marry Jordan?" Nigel called from the other room.
" Yeah you better get out here, Nigel is some tough competition." Bug added with sarcasm.
" Like your such a catch Buggels."
" Well Nigel…"
" Cut it out. Hoyt get out here before theses two kill each other." Garret cut them off
" Alright, lets go." Woody said to his three groomsmen.
St. Inez church was packed with people despite the fairly short guest list. Woody stood in front waiting impatiently for the music to start playing and to see Jordan.
" Breath Woodrow." Nigel whispered. Woody hadn't realized he had been holding his breath since the music had started. Rory had finished her duties as flower girl/ bridesmaid and took her place next to Lily. Woody exhaled just as Max and Jordan made their way to down the aisle.
Jordan thought she might fall with all these people staring at her. She looked towards Woody their gazes locked and her nerves washed away. Replaced with feeling butterflies of excitement or was it the two babies playing soccer with her kidney. She smiled at him and he returned it. It seemed like a lifetime before they made it down the aisle. Max handed Jordan off to Woody.
" You take care of her." Max whispered to Woody
" I will." Woody responded sincerely.
Though the walk down the aisle seemed to take forever the actual ceremony seemed to go by quickly.
" You may now kiss the bride." Paul Jordan's old boyfriend turned priest said with a smile on his face. Woody thought it was a little awkward that one of Jordan's old boyfriends was marring them but that didn't concern him now as he laid a soft passionate kiss on Jordan 's lips. Everyone began to clap and cheer.
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Jordan and Woody waited impatiently, hands intertwined in a wing of the reception hall, waiting to be announced. Then they heard Nigel's British accent.
" Alright mates, the moment you've all been waiting for … Mr. & Mrs. Woodrow Wilson Hoyt!"
BEEP.BEEP.BEPP. Jordan groaned and rolled over. She had been having a nice pleasant dream of their wedding. They had spent wonderful two weeks in California. It had been Woody's idea that they make some good memories there. Jordan had agreed for one reason. It had been on a plane coming back from there that she realized just how much loved him. They had achieved Woody's goal. They defiantly made some new memories. Putting Redding far in the past. Three weeks after they came back they decide on a nice three-bedroom house, not far from Max's and their work places.
" Woody, how is it even though I'm on maternity leave I end up waking up at the same time I did then I was working?"
" Sorry Jo, but you know me. I won't wake up unless I have an alarm." He said as he reached over and shut off the alarm. Then he turned over and kissed her.
" Is that a better wake up call?"
" Yes, much better Woodrow." She said grabbing a pillow and hitting him in the face.
The whole maternity leave was driving Jordan crazy. Today she had straightened up the house and gone through the T.V channels two hundred times. She grabbed her cell phone and dialed number five.
" Hello
" Hey, Nige
" To what do I owe this pleasant phone call?"
" You're on your lunch break aren't you?"
"Yeah why…. No, no Jordan. Macy said your not to be in the morgue until after you have those babies. "
" Nige, please?"
Twenty minutes later Nigel and Jordan were headed back to the morgue.
"How do you do this Jordan? Please explain."
" I have superpowers and to fight them will only make you weaker." She smiled at him. They walked into the morgue. Jordan hurried to Lily's office in an attempt to not be noticed by Garret. Macy walked down the hall toward Nigel. Nigel turned and tried to get away.
" Nigel, I already have a headache. Please tell me that wasn't Jordan.
" Ahh, Dr. M."
" Never mind Nigel."
" Hey Lily." Jordan greeted from the doorway of her office.
" Jordan? Get in here if Garret sees you…"
" I know I was just so board...
" That you had to grace us with your presence?" Garret chimed in from behind her.
" Garret! Hi."
" Jordan you are on maternity leave, which means you don't come in anymore."
" The whole maternity leave thing is so overrated. I'll even do paperwork. Just let me do something." She said flashing him a smile
" Alright but this is the only time." He said sternly turning and going to his office. Only to be interrupted an hour or so later by a knock.
" Come in... Jordan. Haven't you given me a big enough headache today?"
" Well then I'm just getting started because my water just broke,"
I think you know what comes next. Please R&R