Love isn't always enough A Jordan Knight/ Joey McIntyre fanfic

Chapter 59: Co-Parenting is hard

He got dressed and walked to their RV. He walked up the stairs and heard Steph and Joey talking. 

"Yes, Joe, he was trying to seduce me."

"Okay, and what did you want? Did you want to go to his room?"

"For a minute, I forgot we were divorced, and I did remember our times together. I told you we never had a problem in the bedroom; that was never our issue. If our marriage could have survived on sex, we would have never divorced. Joey, baby, I am just being honest with you."

"I appreciate that; you still didn't answer my question. Did you want to go to his bedroom and sleep with him?" 

"For a minute, yes, then my brain caught up and said, stop it, girl, you aren't married to him anymore, you are married to Joe; I told him to get dressed and meet us here. I couldn't think clearly."

"Okay, baby, I'm not mad. I know you and Jordan have a very long history. Thank you for being honest with me. Now, I am going to ask you one more question, and I just want you to be honest with me; I promise your answer isn't going to affect us in any way. Do you want to sleep with Jordan?"

"No, I have you, I am with you, I am married to you, and I am completely in love with you, Joseph. It was just from our memories of our life together."

"Stephanie, baby, I know all of that; trust me, I do. I am just asking because I love you enough that if you felt like you needed to sleep with him or just wanted to sleep with him again, I wouldn't be happy about it, but that's something we could discuss."

"You're telling me that you would allow me to sleep with my ex-husband and stay with me. Have you lost your mind?"

"Yes, and maybe, but I would rather us discuss it before something does happen and then it happens by accident and ruined us. If we were to agree ahead of time, then I would know about it, but it would break my heart if you did it behind my back."

She sat there and thought about the words he was saying, she was so confused right now. "Look, let's pause this conversation and pick it back up after we talk to Jordan. Me being your wife, I don't think I could do that even with permission. I don't know, I am so confused right now."

He leaned over and rubbed her cheek, "I'm not upset, baby. You and J have a long history, I'm sure that attraction is still there. I want you to understand this is how much I love you. Your needs go above mine. Take all the time you need to figure out whatever you need to, and when you have your answer, all you have to do is talk to me. I love you, baby."

"Thank you, babe, for everything. I have just fallen more in love with you. I love you, babe." She leaned in and kissed him a deep passionate kiss; she was running her hands across his neck that made him moan. 

Jordan knocked and walked onto the bus. Joe and Steph slowly pulled away. Jordan sat down beside Steph. They were sitting at their dinette table that was rounded Joe sat on the end, Steph sat beside him, and Jordan sat on the other end. 

"Okay, you wanted to talk to me. What's up?"

"Jordan, our daughter feels like you don't listen to her," Steph said. 

"What do you mean I don't listen to her?"

"Michelle talked to Joey and me yesterday about what she wants to do. She wants to try out for the middle school cheerleading squad. She said you told her that she didn't need to cheer; she was your only baby girl, and you didn't want her showing off her body."

"I did say that; I didn't mean it like that, tho. I just don't like the skimpy outfits they wear. Steph, you remember how all the jocks were always trying to lay the cheerleaders, and I will kill them if they touch my daughter."