From Rags to Riches

The D- word

Jordan:

We're walking back towards the dance floor and I can feel her eyes burning into me. Control is all I know; all I have, yet this goddess of a woman enters my life and I lose all of it. We enter the tent and all the other couples are on the dance floor. I pull Rebecca into the middle and hold her hand in one of mine and place the other on the small of her back. She looks up at me with her mesmerising blue eyes as she wraps her other arm around my neck. I can see my parents gawking at us from afar, but I don't care; all that matters is the girl in my arms.
"That's the second time you've done that" Rebecca brings me out of my thoughts and I frown down at her.
"Done what?"
"Kiss me and not talk about it" she clarifies and I swallow back my nerves. Before I can think of an explanation she continues.
"Whatever your reason is, can you stop it please? You're making it harder for me to walk away" she tells me and I can see the brutal honesty radiating from her eyes.
"Then don't walk away" I say with all the courage I can gather in my body. How can a girl make me so weak? She closes her eyes and when she opens them again they're filled with tears.
"I have to. I've already taken advantage of your kindness, I can't continue when I can afford to move on" she explains. Her explanation would fool me into thinking she's fine with leaving, but it's all in her eyes. Her eyes show pain and uncertainty.
"What can I do to make you stay?" I almost beg. Although I'm holding her close to my body, I can feel her slipping through my fingers.
"Nothing" she whispers as the first dance song ends and everyone watching claps. She walks away from me towards my sister and Dominic's girlfriend Megan. I sigh as I make my way over to my brother and father at the bar. This woman is going to be the death of me.

"Jordy... Jordy wake up" I'm brought out of my sleep by a small voice in my ear and a prodding in my arm. I open one eye and see Sienna's petite face in front of me. She lets out a little giggle and I crack a smile. I slowly sit up and she waits for me to hold my arms out before crawling into my lap. Even though the doctor checked her over and declared her a healthy girl, she's still much smaller than the average four year old. I hold her close to my chest and she rests her little head against my arm.
"Mummy wants to look at houses today" Sienna tells me and I look down to see a little pout form. Who views houses on a Sunday?
"Do you not want to look for houses?" I ask her and I feel her shake her head against my body.
"No. I like it here. We have pan'akes" she tells me.
"You can get pancakes at your new home too"
"But 'ara won't make them" she continues.
"I'm sure Cara will make you some when you leave" I tell her. She's breaking my heart right now. I kiss her head and pull her closer. The feel of her on my chest is comforting; a feeling I never imagined I could feel on my chest. It doesn't burn, doesn't hurt. Instead, it comforts me. Just then there's a knock at my door and I look over.
"Come in" I call out and Rebecca's face appears. She opens the door wider as she steps in and she takes my breath away. She's wearing a floral strapless dress with her hair up in a ponytail.
"Sienna Mae Kramer what did I say about disturbing Jordan?" She scolds Sienna and I feel her cringe into my arm.
"Becca it's fine, I was awake" I assure her and she sighs.
"I'm sorry, I told her not to come in your room" she tells me and I smirk.
"It's fine honestly. She told me your viewing some houses today?" I ask and she nods.
"Yeah there's three viewings I was going to go to"
"Need company?" I ask her.
"Oh no it's ok, it's Sunday I couldn't possibly-"
"What time you leaving?" I cut her off and she glares at me. I would normally get annoyed if a woman tried to push me down, but seeing her with this look is extremely sexy.
"In thirty minutes, hurry up" she says and walks out. Hot. I notice yet another tattoo on her right shoulder. Three birds by the looks of it. How many more does she have? What I would do to be able to find out.
"Sienna why don't you go join mummy and I'll be out in a few minutes?" I tell her and she nods before climbing off my bed and running out the room.

We're in the last apartment and I will have to admit it's nice. Cheap on the market, nice neighbourhood, spacious living area... But not with me. I'm holding Sienna and she can't stop playing with my phone. It keeps vibrating with emails and she giggles in my ear everytime it happens. I chuckle with her; earning a piercing glare from Rebecca who is trying hard to listen to the realtor. Just then Rebecca and the realtor, Jenny I think her name is, share a smile and she walks off. Rebecca turns to face me and grins.
"What do you think? I really like it" she tells me and I plaster the biggest yet fake smile on my face.
"Yeah it's nice" I reply.
"Come on Jordan give me some more"
"Ok. It's very nice" I smirk and she puts her hands on her hips. My God does this woman not understand how unbelievably attractive she looks when she's frustrated?
"It's very spacious and it seems like a safe neighbourhood. It's a good price for a place like this" I finally tell her and she smiles with victory.
"Thankyou. Sienna honey, what do you think?" She asks the four year old in my arms and Sienna peels here gaze away from my phone to look around.
"Would you like to live here?" Rebecca continues and Sienna just shrugs before going back to my phone. Rebecca groans but walks towards Jenny.
"I'd like to place an offer" I hear Rebecca say from afar when Sienna struggles in my arms. I put her down and she sprints towards Rebecca still holding my phone.
"No mummy no!" She exclaims and Rebecca turns around to kneel in front of her mini-me.
"I don't want to move mummy, stay with daddy!" Daddy?! Oh boy...