Chapter Six
It
was a few weeks later and Melony was in her office finishing up some
paperwork before going to meet House in his office for a late lunch.
As she made the finishing touches on her work, she heard someone
enter her office. Melony looked up, thinking that House must've
decided to come to her, and instead saw Jordan.
"What are you
doing here?"
"Ah come on Mel, is that anyway to greet an old friend."
"No, you're right. It isn't. But it is the way to greet someone who isn't a friend."
"Listen I came here to talk with you like adults."
"Isn't that a bit of a stretch for you then?"
"Melony."
"Fine, what is it that you need to talk about?"
"Us" he raised his hand to ward off her protest, "I know that there isn't an "us" but I was hoping to change that. I realized that a couple months after you left. I made a terrible mistake. We are meant to be together. I know that now. That is why I came here, to find you."
Melony got up from her chair and walked around the desk to face him. Anger flashed in her eyes and she said, "How can you stand there and expect me to believe you enough to come back to you. You are an arrogant self centered prck and you don't deserve to have a second change. You blew it. Now leave before I get really mad!" She glared at him and he responded, "Admit there is a heat there. You want to be with me still and I'm going to prove to you that you do." After saying that, Jordan grabbed her face and drew her in for deep kiss. She tried to push him off but he grabbed her hands and held them behind her. Melony tried to struggle more but Jordan just tightened his hold. Just then she heard a deep intake of breath. Finally Jordan broke the kiss and she was able to step away from him to see House standing before them with an astonished look that faded into one of anger. He didn't say anything; he just started to turn to the door to walk out. Melony started after him.
"Greg please! It's not what you think." Melony grabbed his arm. Pulling his arm away from her, he spat out, "Yeah right. But it's fine really. I had some fun and I didn't have to spend any money on a professional hooker." Melony's head snapped back as though slapped at the implication of what he had said. Tears welled in her eyes as she looked at him in disbelief. She whispered, "How could you say that to me?"
"Easily. I call 'em as I see 'em." House then turned and walked away leaving Melony standing in her office dejected. Her shoulders slumped and she put her face in her hands, breathing hard, trying to prevent herself from full out crying. She felt hands on her shoulders which made her flinch and pull away.
"Mel, come on. It's obvious that he wasn't good enough for you."
Her head snapped toward him, her eyes glaring with anger and bored into his.
"And you were? Making promise after promise while you were laying female after female? At least Greg never made a promise and broke it."
Jordan looked into her eyes and replied, "I think that he just did" before stalking off down the hall. He turned back to her when he was half way down the hall and called back to her, "You're making a big mistake."
"I had already made a mistake all those years ago when I trusted you." Melony then turned back into her office before she could see his reaction and slammed the door shut. She leaned back against it and breathed deeply. Only then did she let her tears flow freely.