Chapter 6

Jordan's POV

"I'm here, Rosie", I said, faking a smile.

"Did you see Jason? He came looking for you," she asked, rubbing her eyes tiredly.

"Yes, I did. How is my little angel doing?" I ask in an attempt to change the topic. Too late.

"She's angry with you. You got Lucy and I so worried about you. Where have you been?" She asked inquisitively.

"Can you keep a secret baby?" I asked and her eyes light up. She nodded positively and looks up to me. She's so cute.

"I went for a business meeting. It was so late and I couldn't get back home. I had to stay back instead. Did Lucy tuck you in bed?" I asked.

"Yes, she did. Your secret is safe with me." She said with a giggle as Lucy comes down from the stairs.

"Hey," I whispered.

"Good morning to you too. Seems like you forgot you had us waiting at home," Lucy said, folding her arms under her breasts.

"I'm sorry, I should have called." I said, not wanting to discuss anything in front of Rosie.

"I need a shower desperately," I added, leaving the two girls behind. the last thing I want is an argument with Lucy. Don't get me wrong, Lucy is a good friend, but sometimes, she gets too possessive and assume she's my mum. It's suffocating.

I enter the bathtub and rethink the incidents that happened in the last few hours. Why didn't I see this coming? I am smarter than this and I should have known when that bastard called me to Dan Mario's Club.

I remember the vague memories of how I fucked the slender woman and I surprisingly don't feel nauseated. In fact, I want to hold her against my body and make love to her again like I did on the camera.

A knock on the bedroom jolted me from my daydreaming. "Get a hold on yourself, Jordan," I muttered with a curse.

I quickly fished a white towel and cover my lower body, heading towards the door to avoid the person -my smart money on Lucy- from tearing it down.

"What happened, Jordan? I mean what truly happened? Not the white lie you made Rosie believe," she asked, fully mom mode.

I roll my eyes at her. "Come inside now would you? I can't speak my guts out knowing someone might be listening," I say, half-dragging her inside.

"Sit" I said wearing a white Tom Ford T-shirt. She keeps standing.

I leave her and enter my bathroom, wearing my denim shorts. "Okay," I said, sighing in defeat. "What do you want to know?"

"Where did you go last night?"

"I went to see a client. At a club," I added.

"And?"

"And, my drink was spiked, and I ended up having sex with this lady, and-" I continued but she cut me off with a hand wave.

"Wait. You what? How did you do..? I knew you hate women? How?" She asked, unable to hide her shock.

"Believe me, I didn't know. It was all Jason." I rasped, disheveling my hair with my fingers.

"You slept with a complete stranger, Jordan," she asked, no, said like she doesn't believe it.

"I know and I wasn't even aware," I said screaming.

She looked at me with a scared expression and I soften.

"I'm sorry Lucy. I'm really sorry. I didn't mean to scream at you. I just have a lot on my mind right now," I said, sighing in frustration.

"I thought I meant something to you Jordan, but now I know. I don't." She said, crying with her head buried downward.

"You do. You're my closest friend Lucy. I'm sorry." I said, patting her back.

"That's where you get it wrong. You only see me as a friend, nothing more. I have always been here with you, taking care of you, in the shadows, waiting patiently for the day you will finally see it." She said, still sobbing. Her shoulders are shaking now.

"See what?" I asked, furrowing my brows in obvious confusion.

"See that I'm in love with you. I have always loved you since the first day, Jordan. Yet, I couldn't tell you. I was a coward and I always wanted to tell you this when we were younger, but I didn't have the courage to. When I finally did, your mum died and you were so broken. I knew you will reject me immediately and I didn't want to loose you as a friend, so I had to stay in the side lines and wait. I'm in love with you, Jordan Yates and I know you feel something for me too." She said with a puppy eye.

I stare at her in shock and widen eyes because I never saw this coming. First Jason, now this? You got to be kidding me.

I muttered the first word on my lips. "Shit"

"What? I confess my love for you and you just say "shit?" Wow, Jordan, wow." She said with a sneer.

"Not that. I'm sure you have it all twisted. Lucy, you're my best friend and I always appreciate you for that. You have been a huge part of my sister too and I really appreciate it too. But saying that you love me? I don't understand. I always see you as my little sister, or my mum if you're bossy enough, but as a lover? No. I didn't even know this. How long has this been going on?" I asked.

"Since the Christmas I spent with your family," She muttered.

"That's over 20 years ago?," I cursed again, weaving my hands inside my hair.

"Forget I said all these," she said, dashing out of the room.

I look from her to the door she just exited from.

I inhaled and exhaled deeply and think of eats to distract myself.

I pick up the pants I had on the day before for laundry and fished for my business card.

"Shit," I muttered.