Forbidden Secrets (Completed ✅)

Sixteen

"You not doing the meet and greet?" the woman  asked as she nodded to Steph's naked wrist
"No, not tonight" Stephi replied as she took the drink from the bartender. The woman watched her take a drink.
"Oh you were the woman that sold them at the door" she said curiously
"Yeah there was a problem with the promoter and I helped out" Stephi said draining about half her drink. She knew she would have to monitor her drinking tonight because her nerves wouldn't let her eat anything.
"So do you know them" the woman asked curiously
"Not really" Stephi shrugged and finished the drink "I met them last week at another show.
Chad walked up behind her and touched her on the back. She jumped.
"Looks like you need a refill" he said with a laugh and taking her empty glass out of her hand.
"Yeah thanks" she said after he handed her a fresh one. The woman beside her just stared in awe.
"Listen can I talk to you about something" Chad said quietly
"Yeah sure" she said moving down from the stool and over to where he gestured.

Jordan was fixated on Steph as he stood back stage.
She was gesturing around animatedly as she talked to Chad who was laughing with his hand on his stomach.
Jordan was amazed at how he just loved to sit back and watch her. He drank deeply from the bottle of water Bubba just handed him.
Bubba chuckled softly "she is having the time of her life" he said almost to himself
"I know" Jordan grinned as he watched Chad hand her a drink
The Club had emptied out quickly enough but there were still the usual lurkers around as well as everyone that had paid for the meet and greet. Chad excused himself from her as she sipped her drink. Jordan noticed two waiting women eye her curiously as she turned to chat with the nearby bouncer who was standing guard over the back stage entrance. Steph looked over in Jordan's direction but hadn't seen him watching her and he was glad, he didn't want to freak her out. The bouncer put his hand on her arm as he laughed with her. A stab of jealousy rose in Jordan so quickly that he was shocked at himself. He didn't know why, ok he did, but suddenly he had the urge just to walk right up to her and kiss her in front of everyone. Jordan shook his head as he  took another swig of water. Chad reappeared and motioned Steph over to where they stood. She was still giggling from the exchange with the bouncer and he could see that, the glass she was holding definitely  was not her first drink she was holding. She tipped her glass up and polished off the crimson liquid in the glass.
"You need to lay off those" Jordan murmured taking the glass out of her hand
"I'm fine" she said stumbling back. She laughed as she looked around guiltily "ok so maybe I need to slow down" she said with a look of warning at Jordan "and you are one to talk mister so don't give me that" she said pointing her wobbly finger at him.
"I haven't even had one the entire night" Jordan retorted like he was being put on trial
"That's why you need one then" Chad said handing him a fresh beer.
Jordan laughed as he  took a drink "Ok let's get this over with"

The meet and greet went smoother than expected. Jordan tried his best to be sociable as everyone was always encouraging him to be but it was hard when all he wanted to do was crawl into  bed and sleep for several days.
Jordan  kept a watch on Steph the entire time, causing  him to look distracted. He supposed but really didn't care. He saw several women crowd around her as instinctively he stiffened. His first thought was where they from the site and what would they say. He shook his head, he shouldn't think about that, what did he care? He looked back over in time to have his picture snapped. Thank god that was the last one. In the time it took him to finish up the meet and greet Steph had gotten several sheets more to the wind. She was now slurring her words and visibly trying hard not to sway when she stood.
They piled into the limousine with her singing her new favorite song almost at ear piercing level.
"Um, just heard that one" Chad said laughing "sing something else please"
She didn't even miss a breath as she changed songs to one that surprised them both. It was off his first album with the group Jordan  always assumed that  no one listened to that one at all.
When Steph finished exhaled  a tired breath
"Man, that one was old" she said smiling around at them. Jordan watched Bubba chuckle  giving her a high five. Steph grabbed Jordan  up around the neck as she  told him how much she loved him. Steph still had Jordan  in a head lock when they arrived at the hotel.
In an attempt to avoid any further embarrassment Bubba decided to just carry Steph up to the room.
Once they got in Chad left for his room to make calls as Bubba deposited Stephi into her room.
"She says she will be right out" he said heaving a breath and rubbing at his throat where she had gripped it
"Oh really?" Jordan arched a brow questioningly as he collapsed on to the couch.
"Yeah we will see if she makes it but I am out" Chad told him disappearing behind his door.
Jordan leaned back into the couch with a weary sigh. His body ached every time he moved, man he was getting way too old to keep this up .
Stephi appeared in the bedroom doorway and sauntered over to Jordan in one of his button up shirts. She was so drunk every one step she took forward Steph had to take two steps back for balance.
Steph giggled as she continued to walk over "Sorry I am really, really drunk"
Jordan smiled at her under hooded , tired eyes. He was so glad that the holidays were coming up he really needed the break.
"Come over here baby" Jordan whispered patting his leg.
"You were so hot tonight" Steph  declared  as she gestured around absently
Jordan laughed before  finally looked up at her
"Stephi!" Jordan growled in frustration.
"What?" Steph  asked stopping to look down at herself "what's wrong?"
Jordan  put a hand to his face as he couldn't help but  laugh through it "
That was my clean button up that you so conveniently made into pajamas" Jordan explained shaking his head at her.
"Oh sorry" Steph murmured  looking at Jordan  grinning
"I could always just take it off" Steph suggestively offered  as she pretended to undo the top button.
"Come over here sexy" Jordan  murmured  throwing his head in a come hither gesture.
Steph  attempted   to walk over to Jordan seductively as she  ended up tripping and falling over onto  his lap. Laughing Steph  looked up at him
"So you still want me to take this off?"
"Yeah I would" Jordan  teased  trying to contain a yawn
She laughed as she curled up into his lap "Ok just let me know when" she said as she eased back and yawned herself
Jordan pulled her tight in to him as he  wrapped his arms around her. Steph sighed happily as she  laid her head on his shoulder. Jordan could smell her perfume combined with the vanilla smell of her shampoo. They sat in silence for a moment as his desire grew. "You know beautiful I think we have a problem on our hands" Jordan murmured   as he kissed the top of her head ,resting  his chin in her hair.
"What problem" she yawned again as she  wiped at her tired face
"I think that if I am not careful I could so..." Jordan  trailed off as he felt Steph  relax heavily against him; her breathing steady. Damn she  passed out.
Great timing Jordan, he mentally bashed himself as he felt her rhythmic breathing.
You pick the best times to confess your feelings. Jordan deeply  sighed, laid his head on hers as he closed his eyes. Within minutes Jordan  joined her in a deep sleep.
Jordan  woke up  early  the  following morning aching with discomfort and disoriented. He was still sitting upright on the couch but now he was covered with a blanket. Stephi was nowhere to be found. Jordan got slowly to his feet walking  over to the bedroom. Jordan  smiled from the doorway as he looked down at Steph sprawled stomach down on the bed. The sheet was pooled around her waist and the smooth skin of her back seemed to glow in the soft light. Her arms were spread out like wings on either side of her as she slept without moving. He walked over and picked up his once clean button up as he stood beside the bed. He held the shirt to his nose , breathing her in. He sat down on the bed beside her and ran a hand lightly down her back. He bent down to kiss the milky skin of her shoulder and felt her stir gently. She smiled beautifully beneath her short tangle of hair. She opened one eye to look at him and shot him a sleepy grin as she rolled over and dragged up the sheet to cover her exposed chest. Jordan brushed his hand lightly down Steph's flushed cheek as she hummed sleepily.
"You crazy woman" he chuckled "how come you never sleep with me?" he murmured.
"Don't know" she shrugged absently as she yawned.
Jordan just shook his head at her as he stretched out beside her in the moonlight. The bed was warm and filled with her scent and he felt his insides tighten as she pressed her body against his with nothing but the sheet between them. He felt his mind swim with desire as she scooted over and nuzzled his neck sleepily. It was taking every ounce of restraint that he had in him to not just jump on top of her right there. The warmth of her body and the intoxicating smell of her sent pulsing memories through him of their last encounter. Steph rolled over away from him pressing her ass into his middle. Jordan sighed comfortably as he wrapped his arms around her waist pulling her close. He felt her breathing steady again as he kissed the back of her neck softly as she drifted off to sleep again. Jordan lay there looking at the shiny patch of moon light on the carpet holding Steph and riding the waves of confused thoughts and emotions that seemed to be flowing through his mind. He loved her. He knew he did but he just didn't know what he was going to do about it. They couldn't keep this up, he knew that too, something was bound to spoil it. Jordan knew himself, he could recognize the reckless stage of love he was now faced with. It had been so long since he had felt that pull at his heart that he had almost missed it, but now as he lay there with her in the weakening night he felt his heart open like it never had before. Her laugh he thought and smiled to himself was the best, it was almost like music to him. And that smile oh god that one he knew too well that stopped him right in his tracks. The reckless teenager in him wanted to just take her away, give it all up and throw it away just to be with her with no complications, no problems but he knew that was not possible. Not possible by a long shot. How was he going to tell her how he felt? Did she feel the same way? She had to be feeling something didn't her or she wouldn't have come to see him or even returned his calls but was it love or was it just an infatuation? He lay lost in thought as the softly dawning light crossed the room. He had no idea what time it was and didn't want to disturb her by checking his watch. He felt Stephi stir sleepily and smiled at her when she rolled over and gave him a disoriented look.
"Morning baby" Jordan  murmured as he kissed the top of her head.
"Oh my head" Steph groaned placing both hands on either side of her temples
"You did have a good time last night" Jordan laughed as he brushed her sleep tousled hair out of her face
"Oh god" Steph grumbled as she rolled over  burying her face into the pillows "never again" Steph  groaned  wearily
"Now don't make promises you can't keep"Jordan  teased poking her playfully in the back
"stop it" Steph whined from the pillows as she absently smacked at his hand "I will need a tooth brush and a shower before you start the sex games" she laughed as she raised up on an elbow and wiped at her face
He reached up and rolled her onto her back. "I will start them when I am good and ready" Jordan whispered  grinning seductively  
Steph quickly slapped both hands over her mouth as Jordan  leaned in to kiss her
"Oh no you don't" she mumbled through her hands "I taste like a pack of cigarettes that have been put out in a bottle of vodka" she finished with a muffled chuckle
He laughed "I don't think I caught all of that, but I get the point" he said as he kissed her protective hands.
She only grunted as she rolled out of bed and walked over to the sink. It occurred to him that she didn't even try to attempt to cover herself up as she made her way across the room. He hoped that was an indication of how comfortable she now was with him and not that she could really give a shit. Jordan stared at the ceiling as he listened to the water running while Steph  brushed her teeth. He looked down at himself  realizing  that he had slept in his clothes.