As soon as Jordan could, she deleted the message. She shuddered at the thought of that man's voice. It was her mom's boyfriend, Bob, who was a complete jerk. Bob was a big jerk and was drunk most of the time whenever he would come over to see Jordan's mom or whatever. She remembered that he would always tell her mom 'the things she did'. Thats partly why she sent Jordan to live with her father...Jordan was quote, "Way out of hand." Jordan hated Bob, and he knew it, he didn't like kids, teenagers, whatever, and liked to make it known. She remembered when he raised his hand to her and she stepped up to him and egged him on to hit her...she wanted to see if he'd do it. He didn't..but she knew he wanted to. She told her mom..but her mom was too far gone to realize her own daughter was telling the truth.
Jordan ran up the stairs and into her room. She went into the adjoining bathroom and took a quick shower, then she put on a pair of jeans and a tank top. She went doewnstairs and her dad was home. "Hey Jord..," He said looknig up from a bunch of papers laid out across the table.
"Hi Dad..how was work?," She asked.
"About the same..any new messages?"
"Unless you count mom's boyfriend, Bob, as a message, then yes..but since I don't..no there were no messages.."
"What did you have against the guy anyways?"
"Dad, he raised his hand as if to hit me once, that was enough. And he always told mom that was a bad child and all this other b.s. She didn't believe me so she sent me here.."
Her father looked up, "He tried to hit you?"
"Yep..Thats why I was glad I got out of there.."
"If I had known that, I would of sent for you sooner.."
Jordan shrugged and grabbed a coke out of the fridge and went out back. As she walked down to the little dock that led to the Tampa Bay Inlet, she heard someone call her name. She spun around and saw Nick jogging towards her. "Hey..," He said almost out of breath.
"Hey..whatcha doin'?"
"Nothing..umm..you doing anything tonight?," He asked.
"Nope..I don't think so..why?"
"Well..wanna hit a club with me and the rest of the guys??"
"Really?," She asked with raised eyebrows.
"Yeah.."
"How can I get in?"
Nick straightened up a bit and grinned, "Hello Jordan! You hang out with a Backstreet Boy, we got connections and can get in anywhere! Plus, its not like me and you are gonna drink, right?"
"Hey, I might decide to have a couple drinks ya know.."
"WHAT!?," He exclaimed.
Jordan burst out laughing, "I was joking! Of course I'm not gonna drink! Think I'm stupid?? Fine, I'll go..what time you gonna pick me up?"
He thought for a minute, "Ummm...how about 8:30 or so?"
"Sounds good to me..I better go in..See ya around 8:30.."
"Bye Jordan.."
Jordan walked up to the house and inside. Her dad was buried in his work so she knew not to ask him..but Linda was home. "Hey Linda?"
"Oh hi Jordan! Whats up?"
"Well..I was wondering..would it be okay if I went to a club tonight with Nick and his friends?"
"A club? With an eighteen year old and his twenty-something friends?",
"Umm..well..yeah?," Jordan said getting worried she wasn't going to be able to go.
"Jordan..I don't know.."
"Oh puhleaase Linda!! Its going to be sooo much fun! And me and Nick and probably the other won't drink..I just wanna go out..I haven't been to any clubs in Florida before.."
"Oh alright..you can go..but you have to be home by 2 a.m..."
Jordan's face lit up, "Yes! Thank you sooo much Linda! I promise I'll be home by 2 at the latest!"
"You better or you're never going to a club again.."
Jordan nodded and ran up the stairs to get ready for her night.
Author's Note: I know Nick is REALLY 19, but in the story he's going to have to be 18 for awhile..Just as long as we all know for real that he's 18, everything is cool! Lol
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