About twenty minutes later, Jordan pulled up in her driveway. Not looking up, she pulled the keys from the ignition and got out. "Jordan?," A familar voice asked.
Glancing up she saw Nick standing in the driveway with a basketball in hand. "Nick.."
"Are you okay?," He asked walking up to her.
"I'm..I'm fine..," She forced out.
"What happened to your face?"
She pushed past him and proceded to walk up to her front door. "Jordan..why won't you talk to me?'
"Its not you Nick..," She said before walking inside.
Nick was really confused now. He dropped the basketball in the grass and walked to the front door and tried to open it. It was locked. He knew her father and Linda had gone out for dinner so no one but Jordan was home. "Jordan! Open the door!"
Jordan was on the staircase crying, she could hear Nick pounding on the front door and telling her to open the door but she wouldn't get up. She finally pulled herself to her feet and walked to the hallway bathroom. Turning on the light, she forced herself to look in the mirror. The whole left sinde of her face was black and blue and purple. She cringed and gently touched it. "Ow!," She cried.
"JORDAN! OPEN THE FREAKIN' DOOR NOW!!," Nick yelled.
He was about to leave when the door opened a crack and Jordan peeked out. "What?"
"Let me in."
She opened the door more so she was all visible. Nick took about two steps and was inside. She shut the door behind him and looked up at him. "What happened Jord?," He asked gently touching her face.
She pulled away slightly in pain. "I was at the hotel with my mom and Bob..my mom had left..and Bob came in..drunk. I told him, he was a drunk and he called me a whore..I told him to take it back and he said no..then I called him a prick and told him to take it back..He hit me.."
Jordan was crying now and Nick pulled her into a hug. "I'm sorry Jordan..I'm so sorry.."
"Its..not your fault.."
"What did your mom do?"
"She wasn't there..she was still out..I just left.."
"That looks really painful.," He said propping her chin up a little asnd looking at the bruise.
"It is."
"I swear if I ever meet this guy, he's dead.."
Jordan was about to say something when her dad and Linda walked in. "Jordan? What happened?," Linda asked rushing over.
"I was at the hotel with mom and Bob..and Bob hit me.."
"He did what?!," John exclaimed.
Jordan told them the whole story over and by the end, John was ready to go over there and rip Bob's head off. Linda got Jordan a baggie of ice and then joined John in his office where he was talking to the police. Jordan walked out in the backyard where Nick was sitting on the dock.
"Hey..," She said sitting down beside him.
"Hey..how you feeling?"
"Better..thanks for staying."
"No problem..it was nothing.."
She smiled a little and looked out over the water. "Its really pretty out tonight.."
"Uh huh..," He said absentmindedly.
"Nick? Whats wrong?"
"Nothing..just thinking.."
"About?"
"Stuff.," He said pushing her hair back.
"Did I do something?"
"No..why would you think that?"
She shrugged, "I dunno..its just that..whenever someone was upset with me they wouldn't talk to me or anything..so i thought I did something.."
"No Jordan..you didn't do anything wrong..you know, that night we kissed?"
"Yeah.."
"Was I umm..moving too fast or anything?"
"No..I don't think so."
"Oh..okay.."
"Why? That was a pretty weird question.."
"I know..Its just..I..I'm not to good with words around girls and stuff...umm..Jordan?," He asked taking her hands.
"Yeah Nick?"
"I...I really like you..alot.."
"You do?"
"Yeah..I mean..you're smart, nice, you can keep my brother occupied for more than ten minutes at a time, you can play basketball really good..and you're gorgeous."
"I'm sure I'm real gorgeous in the morning when I first wake up or right now with this huge bruise on my face.."
Nick smiled, then reached out and pushed a strand of hair out of her face. "I think your beautiful Jordan."
"Really?"
"Yeah.."
"Nick? Can I tell you something?"
"Yeah..anything.."
"I thought you were cute the first time I met you..," She said smiling.
"Oh really.."
"Yeah.."
"So..umm..you wanna..umm..go out on like a real date tomorrow?"
"I think I can fit you in Mr. Carter.."
"Good..," He replied before leaning in and kissing her gently on the lips.
So, what did you all think?? I know..its sort of a crappy ending but its the only thing I could think of! :) I hope you all liked it..another story is in the works so look out for it!!
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