"Where's good to eat around here?" Nick asked, walking out of the bedroom and stretching. I smiled. "You tell me" I said. "I moved in yesterday!" He grinned, walking over and kissing my head. "Sleep ok?" I asked. He nodded. "Like a baby" he said, sitting next to me. "You didn't have to give up your bed though." "I'd already slept" I said. "You travelled six hours to get here because I can't deal with being alone. I owed you." He shook his head. "You owed me nothing Jordan" he said. "That's what friends do, right?" I smiled. "Not my friends" I said quietly. "My friends find out my husband slept with someone the night before our wedding and let me marry him anyway." Nick winced. "Ouch" he said. I nodded. "Some friend, huh?" I asked. He shrugged. "I'm not getting involved" he said. "But, I will tell you this for free. Jon and Renee, nothing is ever gonna happen there. Not seriously. She's trying to keep it going but he won't return calls, he won't even be seen with her. And she has told someone, Foxy I think, that when they were together that one night, he was so loving, and tender, and calling her Jordan the whole time." I shrugged. "That's his problem" I said, stroking my stomach absently. Nick noticed. "Not that I'm telling you what to do" he said slowly. "But you need to talk to him. That little one needs its father in its life." I nodded. "I know" I said. "Just not yet. Daddy needs to stew a bit longer first." "Daddy is stewing plenty" he said. "Daddy's screensaver on his phone is of the ultrasound. Daddy stares at it a lot." "Daddy should have thought about before stirring her pot with his spoon" I spat, standing up. "Can we change the subject now?" He nodded quickly. "Breakfast" he said. "You're cranky when you're hungry."
"It's true!" Nick said, laughing as we walked back into the apartment. "Ask Ryan, he'll tell you! Ah shit, your husband is calling me again. What do I do?" I shrugged as he answered it, grabbing my phone out of my bag and glancing at who was calling me. Hunter, naturally. "Have you finished with Nick?" he asked, half seriously. "He's booked for a house show tonight." "Oh, right" I said quietly. "Uh, sure, if you can get him off the phone with Jon you can have him." "Come with him" Hunter said. "It'll be good to see you." "You saw me yesterday Paul" I said, laughing loudly. Nick paused. "Yeah" he said awkwardly. "That was Jordan's laugh. Yes, it's a great sound, she hasn't had much to laugh about lately." I tuned the rest of his conversation out and concentrated on mine. "Sure, why not?" I said. "See you later." I ended the call and sat on the sofa looking at Nick. "Gotta go" he said, ending his call and looking at me.
"So what now?" he asked softly, sitting next to me. I shrugged. "Apparently I'm coming to work with you tonight" I said. "Hunter said so. So, I guess I should pack a bag, right?" Nick nodded. "Guess so" he said. I nodded and went into the bedroom to grab what I needed quickly. When I went back into the lounge he was ready to leave. "Come on" he said. "We're about an hour away. We can get a car and be there just before call time." I nodded and followed him out of the apartment, making sure I grabbed my keys before we left.
"I don't want to be here Nick" I said quietly as we pulled up outside the arena. He looked at me quickly. "I know you don't Jord" he said softly. "But it's only for a few hours, and I'll take you straight home afterwards. I promise." I nodded. "Suppose I can't hide in the car forever" I said, taking a deep breath and opening the door. He was out of the car and by my side in a heartbeat. "Come on" he said, helping me out as he grabbed his bag. "Let's go do this. I'm here, you're not alone Jord, not anymore." I smiled and linked my arm through his as we walked, not even caring about the fans making their presence known loudly.
"Thank you for being there" I said quietly, kissing his cheek as soon as we were safe inside the corridor. He smiled. "Always a pleasure Jordan" he said. "Get your hands off my wife Nemeth!" Jon yelled down the corridor. I spun around quickly, glaring at him. "Who the fuck do you think you are?" I yelled. "Deciding who can and who can't touch me now? Well I'm sorry Jonathan, but the last time I checked this was still my body, and I still have full control over it. You get no say in it whatsoever. In fact, anyone can touch me..." He put out a hand to touch my arm just as Roman walked around the corner talking to Bray. I grinned. "Anyone but you, Jonathan" I said, smiling at Bray. "Anyone but you." I winked at Bray, kissed Roman and Nick, and walked off down the corridor in search of Hunter.
He wasn't hard to track down. He never was. Raised voices behind a closed door led me to him. I knocked gently, not waiting for him to answer before opening the door. Man, I wished I'd waited. Renee and Hunter looked at me quickly. "I'll come back later" I said quickly. Hunter shook his head, while Renee didn't know what to do. I groaned. "No offence Hunter" I said. "But I really don't like the company you keep. I'll find you later." "Yeah" Renee said. "Go, before you turn into psycho bitch too."