Chapter 47
Knowing when to give in graciously because she had won her main point, Jordan agreed. After saying she would see Evelyn that evening they left the apartment.
Woody put the bag in the car and then kissed her cheek reminding her to drive carefully.
There were surprised looks all around the morgue when she walked in, but after one look at her face they all wisely chose not to comment on it. Her work day was as boring as the last few weeks had been. Garret kept her firmly tied to her desk doing paperwork and Jordan began to wonder why she had fought so hard to keep working right up to the last second.
She was more than a little grumpy by the end of the day because of all the paperwork as well as how everyone had been treating her with kid gloves or as if she were about to explode at any second. When she had headed for the break room to refill her coffee mug, Jordan had only gotten as far as the window to Bug and Nigel's lab. They had both jumped to their feet and come running into the hall to see what she wanted. Seeing her coffee mug, Nigel had taken it from her and trotted off to the break room to get her a refill while Bug took her arm and walked her back to her office.
At lunch it was clear that a conspiracy was taking place to keep her from leaving the building. Lily had come into her office to tell her they had gotten together and ordered a pizza as a send off to her coming maternity leave starting. Jordan was never one to turn down free food especially when it was pizza, so bit her tongue over the protests of overprotecting her.
The afternoon was even worse than the morning had been. Someone stopped by about every half an hour to see if there was anything she needed. By 5pm she was about ready to scream!
When both Bug and Nigel came by within ten minutes of each other with an offer to walk her to her car she had finally had enough! Jordan grabbed her purse and as she headed for the elevator alone, she vowed that if she still wasn't in labor tomorrow, she would either not come into work, or if she did would announce that if anyone treated her like a fragile flower she would kill them!
Woody was entering the apartment as she came down the hall and they smiled at each other when the aroma of dinner hit them as they walked in.
Dinner was wonderful. Evelyn was a very good cook. It was clear where Woody got his skill from. The rest of the evening passed with the three of them playing cards and then watching the evening news before bed. Jordan was silently grateful that the only concern Woody and Evelyn showed throughout the evening were a few veiled glances.
Just as they were about to go to bed, Woody made the comment that it was just like Jordan to be late and not have the baby on her due date. The person in question threw him a dirty look as she closed her bedroom door with a bit more force than necessary.
About 3am she awoke with a twinge in her back that wouldn't let her sleep, so she got out of bed and quietly made her way into the kitchen. She really hadn't eaten much at dinnertime. Oh it had been good and Jordan had liked it, but she had just been so tired she hadn't felt much like eating. Now, however, that she was awake, she discovered that she was starving!
As quietly as she could, she started pulling the left overs out of the fridge and filled a plate. Knowing that the oven would be quieter than the microwave to reheat the food, she also knew she didn't want to wait. So instead, she pulled the food out before the 'finished' beeping cycle could potentially wake the other two in the apartment.
The beef stroganoff, baked broccoli, even though it had cheese on it, and the fresh baked rolls, were just as good reheated as they had been hours earlier. Then, with her tummy full, even though her back was still aching, Jordan went back to bed.
To be continued…