Forbidden Secrets (Completed ✅)

Three

"Sorry about the late introduction, but you looked pretty busy over there" she said gesturing her head to the crowd now engulfing Chad and Daulton, the promotor.
Jordan shifted his upper body to glance in their direction and when he turned back Steph noticed him roll those beautiful brown eyes at Bubba. Bubba responded to his expression with a soundless chuckle that made him shake.
There was an odd moment of silence as her mind raced with possible conversation topics.
I am  so socially inept
Steph thought frustrated. Jordan was a total stranger, well almost, and she had no clue what to say to him except that she was totally obsessed with him. Steph wanted to smack herself again, that was confirmation she was the freak that she had always fought hard not to be.
For some reason God decided to smile on her and sent the topic of baseball to the front of her mind.
"Oh!" she almost shouted him in relief. "Congratulations on the sox winning the series! They so deserved it!" She finished with a little too much bubble in her voice as she nervously attempted a conversation starter.
"Oh thanks," Jordan  chuckled "the curse is finally broken"
"They finally did it, alright" Bubba laughed at their awkwardness. "But I enjoyed the playoffs so much more than the series" he added looking from one to the other trying to do his part.
"You're right" she said "they were more exciting"
There was that silence again. Steph looked around frantically for something to jog her mind about what in the hell to say to him. She was shocked when Jordan  looked at her and spoke
"If  you don't mind me saying so" he continued without pausing for an answer "You have the most beautiful smile " he finished looking at the floor. Bubba reacted first to the comment and almost gaped at her. The comment had floored her and that was evident. Steph blushed, she knew she did,because she could feel the heat in her face. Hearing the rumors of how shy Jordan  was  compared nothing to her actual shock at his apparent insecurities.
"Oh thank you, I have always admired yours too" She added without really thinking about it and feeling the heat continuing to rise in her face.
"Always?" Jordan jerked his head up at her with a curious raised eyebrow
"Just how long have you been a fan?"
That was it, he asked. He had just asked the dreaded question that would shatter her flimsy coolness she had been trying desperately to portray. Now she really was going to seem like a complete freak.
"Well...." Steph thought carefully of how to say it
"I have been a fan ever since I saw you step into a spotlight with a hat pulled low. Then you grabbed your mic, spun around and began singing my favorite song" She thought that was as unfreakish as she could go with that memory as it played in her mind. The thought of it made her jump inside. She was actually standing beside him! She couldn't believe she was actually talking to him!
His response jerked her back to reality.
"Oh you mean this?" Jordan  asked  chuckling  as he executed his infamous spin.
Her head seemed to whirl as if she had just spun around herself. Oh god, what the hell was he doing? She thought desperately. Is he actually flirting with her? She wasn't quite sure and the prospect of it seemed to unsteady her.
Steph waved her hand in bubba's direction.
"If he keeps that up much longer, you will have to carry me out of here"
Bubba only grinned and then laughed with them as she pretended to fan herself.
Her mind back in her head again she remember her only mission for the night.
"Oh goodness, I almost forgot. I need to give you a hug and a kiss from all of the women at JK-East Coast." She said with a come here gesture.
Jordan leaned over , offering his cheek as Steph smacked a kiss against his stubble and half hugged him with a brief pat on the back.
During the hug he said "Ok, Ok, I know I need to get my cute little ass out there to see them" he finished releasing her in a take it easy gesture.
At that moment two things struck her. The first was his incredible smell. Not one that came with cologne but just with the soap he used. She would never forget that smell. The second was that he had actually quoted something that someone had posted on the message board. The thought of him actually reading the stuff that they posted about him sent a wave of embarrassment through her. She was so taken back by his gesture and response it didn't occur to her that they rarely used actual names on there. When she thought about what he had said she was shocked. She wasn't trying to berate him at all, she was just trying to make normal conversation.
Bubba noticed her confused expression and tried to reassure her efforts buy leaning over and grimacing exaggeratedly at Jordan's backside and adding "It's not really that cute"
Oh yes it is
she thought to herself, but only chuckled at Bubba.
Jordan tried to look at his butt and fake a hurt expression at Bubba. When he straightened he smiled at her laugh.
"So I don't get a hug and kiss from you then?" Jordan  asked grinning  devilishly at her.
Steph  didn't think before  responding. That look had sent her temperature rising and she need to get off the subject quickly before she jumped him. "What another one?" she said looking in the direction of the chatting women. Some of them had become aware of his vacancy and were glancing over curiously. So jealous she thought confidently.
He noticed where she was looking and understanding came across his face "well, you're right. We don't want to make the others jealous now do we?" he said making a motion over to the group.
She didn't think, she didn't even miss a beat. She opened her mouth and totally embarrassed herself forever in one swift motion "Oh well, I guess my plan for laying you out on the floor is out now". She had said it so plainly, he almost jerked his neck when his head recoiled to look at her. She smiled as innocently as she could managed and shrugged her shoulders in a gesture. A blush began to creep slowly across his face. That was when the gravity of her statement hit her and she began mentally kicking herself again. Shit why did she say that? Oh god this was the proof that she really was a freak.
After a moments pause he gave a shocked and nervous laugh "Yeah that wouldn't....er....be quite far to the rest of the women" He said regaining his composure as the blush finally began to subside.
She glanced almost terrified over at Bubba who just kept on smiling and rocking on his heels with his hands behind his back, like it was all just business to him.
Chad walked over, leaned in and said something to Jordan who smiled and nodded. Damn his smile was beautiful. She looked down quickly at the floor when his gaze met hers in complete surprise. Fuck it all, he had caught her looking.
"Oh Chad this is Stephi" Jordan said with a quick gesture over in her direction.
"What's up" he said with a jerk of his head and then gave her an appraising once over.
"Nice to meet you" she said and brushed her hair out of her eyes agitated. His gaze over her had made her really uncomfortable, almost slimy.
Chad caught the sparkle of her diamond as she moved.
"Nice ring" he pointed out absently
"Thanks" she said with her hand held out so that everyone could see. That fucker she thought angrily. He had done that on purpose.
Chad grinned at her apparent annoyance. "So where's hubby" he said almost sarcastically.
"He's at home," she said coolly and avoiding Jordan's questioning gaze "because as you well know, what happens in New Bedford stays in New Bedford" she finished looking him dead in the eye determined to piss him off.