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I was walking the streets early one morning because I couldn't sleep. Nothing was wrong, but I just couldn't sleep. I had made it to the fort and was sitting on the sea wall when I heard someone approaching. I turned half expecting Dave, but instead it was Candice.
"Why are you up?" I asked her. She usually slept in or had Quill if Johnny worked late.
"Johnny just got home and I needed some air." She said and I could tell something wasn't right. I hoped that she and Johnny where alright.
"What is it, Candice?" I asked her.
"Johnny got a call last night that Dexter was in a bad car wreck. He was drinking and driving... he wrecked off US 1." She said and I felt my breath catch in my throat.
"Yeah, Johnny got the call right when he got off last night." She said and I nodded.
"I went by your house and finally tracked you down. I wasn't sure if you wanted to know but with your history..." she was saying and I nodded. She was right because deep down I did care about Dexter.
"Can you take me to see him?" I asked her and she nodded. We walked to her car and she took me to Flagler Hospital. He wasn't in ICU which was a good sign.
"Jodi, he doesn't look good." She said and I nodded. I walked into the room to see Dexter looking worse than I imagined. He had a bandage on his forehead, his face was all bruised, he had his arm in a cast, his leg was bandaged up, and he had wires attached to everywhere. I managed to walk over beside him and move some of his hair out of his face.
I was looking at him as his eyes fluttered open. I gave him a small smile as he blinked a few times before glancing around.
"You had a car wreck." I explained and he pursed his lips.
"I know that... I don't understand why are you here?" He finally asked him and I guess I should have been prepared for that, but it still stung.
"I wanted to check on you." I finally said as I realized I didn't have a reason. I just felt it was the right thing to do... I guess I had missed him. I knew that I still cared.
"I'm still alive." He said and I nodded.
"I'm glad for that." I whispered and he scoffed.
"Are you? You haven't cared for me in awhile. Just leave. You don't care." He said and I wasn't sure why but I didn't think that it would go like this. I didn't expect him to be extremely happy to see me, but I didn't expect so much hatred.
"Dexter..." I was saying and he cut me off.
"Jodi, leave... I don't want to see you. You made it clear how you felt, you didn't listen, and yes, I lied, but I didn't think you would understand. I guess I was right about that. You don't care anymore when you moved on with whatever his name is after only a few weeks. I thought you would at least give us another chance, but it's obvious you never actually cared." He said and I went to say something, but I realized it probably didn't matter at this point. I turned to leave and found the woman he had been kissing the night to told him we were done coming in the room. She shot me a look and ran over to him.
I walked out and didn't even look back. Candice walked out with me and took me home without too many questions. I guess I deserved what had just happened. I had given up on me and Dexter. She let me out and I went inside. I took a shower, and my emotions hit me. I would up sitting in the floor of the shower bawling... and even though I had Michael... I wanted Dexter again. I finally calmed myself when I realized that I had kind of done this to myself.
I finally collected myself and walked over to the club. I was sitting in my office when someone knocked. I looked up to see Michael in the doorway.
"Hey, I hadn't seen you today so I wanted to make sure you were ok." He said and I gave a small smile. Michael was a great guy, and I didn't need to be stuck on Dexter while I had someone so great in my life.
"Its just a day." I finally said and he kissed my forehead.
"Movie night? My place?" He asked and I chuckled.
"Sure." I said and took in his outfit. He wasn't working tonight.
"What time?" I asked him.
"I am going to run and get a feel groceries so gimme like an hour?" He said and I nodded. He kissed my forehead again and disappeared.
Johnny POV
I got to work and went to find Jodi. Candice said that her visit with Dexter did not go good this morning. She was in her office when I came in. I closed her door and sat down as she looked at me.
"Are you ok?" I asked her and she shrugged.
"I was til I saw him. I know there are still feelings there, but he pretty much told me he wanted nothing to do with me. She came to check on him as I was leaving anyways." She said and I nodded. He had been seeing Liv for a few weeks now, and I knew she was bad for him.
"I'm sorry." I finally said and she shrugged.
"I did it to myself. I guess I should have talked to him about it... or whatever." She admitted and I shook my head.
"He lied to you, and you did what's right. Wardlow is great for you. Don't bother looking back." I said and she hugged me.
Jodi POV
I went home and grabbed a bottle of wine before I walked up to Michael's about an hour later. I knocked and he opened the door with a dish towel on his shoulder. The most mouthwatering aroma came floating out. He moved to the side and let me in. We had been dating for over a month now and we barely hung out up here.
"It smells amazing." I said and went to sit on the barstool.
"I learned to cook a few things." He said as he went back to the stove eyes. He had two to use and they both had pots on them. He had music playing and I was swaying to it as he put pasta into a pot.
He opened the bottle of wine and poured us each a glass. He handed it to me and I took a sip as I swayed to the music on my barstool. He chuckled as he walked around to me. He took my hand and pulled me to him as we started to dance.
I had my arms wrapped around his neck as best I could because he was so much taller than me, and he had his hands on my waist.
"You are beautiful." He whispered to me and I looked up at him. He took his hand off my waist and carefully cradled my head as he leaned down to press his lips to mine. I moaned into his lips as he pulled me flush against him.
"Thank you for coming over tonight." He said as he pulled away and I nodded. He kissed me again before going to check on food... I think Johnny was right. It wasn't worth looking back.
