My phone rang, and rang, and rang, as I drove. I glanced at it every time, even though I knew it would be him. Finally, he learnt to text. "I need to see you" "I love you" "we are not over" "damn it Jordan you're my wife, and that's my baby, you can't keep running from me". I deleted every message without replying. Surely he'd have to get it into his head sooner or later that I really didn't want to speak to him, right?
Four long hours later, I finally pulled up outside the apartment Hunter had told me to meet him at. "Wow" I said, looking up at the block. Hunter walked to the car, smiling at me. "Glad you could make it" he said, hugging me as I got out. "Any problems at the airport? Mum get away ok?" I groaned. "I take it he's called you then" I said. Hunter nodded. "Only a few thousand times" he said, smiling as he led me towards the apartment. "Ok, so we've got two bedroom, two bathrooms, huge reception room, kitchen, dining room, enclosed balcony, communal pool..." "Sounds like heaven already" I said. "Where do I sign?" He grinned. "Just your smile is enough" he said. "God knows you've had nothing to smile about these past few days." He opened the door to the apartment and let me walk in before him. "I've had plenty to smile about Hunter" I said, walking around opening doors and drawers. "I'm growing a new life inside me, and starting a new life away from my cheating husband. What more could I want?" He smiled. "Ok" he conceded. "I'll let you have that one. Anyway, as you're so far away from everyone you know, I've left you a list of numbers you can call if you need someone fast. That ones the performance centre, I'm there a lot anyway and you already have my number. That one is Drake, one of the referees at NXT..." "Drake as in Drake Younger?" I asked, looking at him. He shook his head. "Drake Wuertz" he corrected. "Yeah" I scoffed. "Drake Wuertz also known as Drake Younger, or Jon's best friend from the indies. You really think I'm gonna call him?" "He already knows everything" Hunter said softly. "Trust me, I think you'll be surprised when you speak to him. He's not as loyal to Jon on this one, he's a married family guy. Jon burned a lot of bridges when he cheated on you." I nodded, blinking fast to stop the tears falling. Of course, Hunter knew they were there. "Go on" he said. "Unpack. Explore your new home. Oh, before I forget, here. Corporate credit card. I mean, we got the bare minimum of furniture you're gonna need. Go shopping. Deck the place out. Spare no expense. I'll see you at Raw on Monday, ok?" I nodded, smiling at him. "Thank you" I said quietly, surprising myself and him as I stepped forward and hugged him tightly. He hugged me back, said his goodbyes and left me alone in my apartment.
It didn't really sink in until much later that night just how alone I was. Every strange noise made me jump, every car that pulled up outside was Jon. In my head I'd convinced myself that Drake or Hunter had slipped up and told him where I was. There was only one thing I could do. Call Nick.
"Nick I can't be here!" I sobbed as soon as he answered his phone. "Woah, Jordan, hold on babe!" he said quickly. "Let me just get somewhere a bit more private, you know what house shows are like!" Too late, he'd said my name a bit too loud. "Jordan?" Jon yelled. "Why is my wife calling you?" "She's your wife?" Nick asked. "Funny, maybe she forgot, just like you forgot you were marrying her! Now, if you don't mind, I'm on the phone!" I heard a door slam and then all was quiet.
"Talk to me Jord" Nick said softly. "What's wrong?" "Hunter set me up in an apartment" I explained. "It's lovely, it really is, but mum has gone home, and I'm not used to being so bloody alone Nick!" "Hey!" he said. "You're not alone Jordan. Far from it. Don't you ever think that, ok? Where is this apartment?" "Florida" I said. "Near the performance centre." "Well aren't you lucky?" Nick said, obviously smiling. "Our house show tonight is real close. I'm only, ooooh, six hours away. Reckon you could wait that long?" I laughed. "You're the best, Nick" I said. "So I've been told" he said softly. "I'll get the details and I'll see you soon, ok? Gonna go see the boss man now, he will tell me, right?" "Yeah, I think so" I said. "As long as he doesn't think you're gonna run back and tell Jon." "As if I would" he said, sounding hurt. "I'm a loyal Jordan friend. See you soon sweet cheeks." He ended the call and I lay back on the sofa, finally feeling relaxed.
A little too relaxed. My phone ringing woke me up. I glanced around the room, wincing at the sunlight that was just starting to pour in through a gap in the curtains. I grabbed my phone and answered it quickly. "About time" Nick chuckled. "I'm outside. Reckon you can buzz me in? Security are giving me looks like they're gonna jump me in five, four, three..." "Come on" I laughed, buzzing him in and opening my door ready.