Twenty Six

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"Hey J, nice of you to get up" Bubba greeted  Jordan  laughing 
"Where is Stephi?" Jordan demanded almost gasping
"She and Chad have gone down to the venue as planned, why?" he asked curiously
"Gone? They have already left?" Jordan said continuing to pull at his hair and look from the living room to the bedroom in utter confusion.
"Yeah, I woke Stephi up this morning and they went to the meeting" Bubba said still lost
"Woke her up? How did you wake her up without waking me?" Jordan  asked wondering how he had slept through the mornings events.
"What do you mean without waking you? When I got up she was on the couch sleeping" Bubba said gesturing to the blankets and pillows that had been neatly stacked beside the couch
"On the couch?" Jordan said in confusion  looking down at the pillows like he had never seen one before.
Bubba laughed. "Yeah and you better get ready for that radio interview if we are going to be on time" he reminded  Jordan   glancing  down at his watch.
"Sure" Jordan said with a confused shrug. He was so lost.

How did Stephi get on to the couch without him knowing and why in hell did she keep disappearing while he was sleeping? Did she not trust him or something?

Jordan  rubbed at his hair again lost in thought as he headed for the shower. When he got out, dressed and returned to the living room Bubba was ending a conversation on his cell.

"Who was that?" Jordan asked plopping down beside him absently
"Your girlfriend" Bubba said with a playful nudge in the ribs "She was making sure we would be on time to the interview"
"She's not my girlfriend" Jordan said absently as he fidgeted with a button on his shirt
"Well we better get going then if we are going to actually be on time for a change" Bubba said pushing to his feet and checking his watch.

Steph  stood outside the door taking deep breaths. She was going to hyperventilate and she knew that. She reached for the door knob again. She looked at her hand which  was shaking so violently it didn't look like it belonged to her. She jerked it back and pulled at her shirt. She leaned back against the wall in the dimly lit corridor and wondered what in the hell she thought she was doing? How did she get here again? She hated when she felt like a little woman and here she was again for the second time in her life reverting to a fifteen year old. She watched Bubba make his way up the corridor.

"You ok?" He asked as he cocked an eyebrow at her.
She took a deep breath and straightened her shirt for what felt like the millionth time. "Not really" she plastered on a smile "but I will be" she added testing it out on him. When he wasn't repulsed she figured it looked real and she tried her best to keep it on her face. She sighed again and he laughed.
He shook his head as he reached for the door handle she couldn't seem to touch "I promise they won't bite you" he said over his shoulder as he pushed the door open and walked in. She held her breath as she followed him into the small crowded room.
"Bubba" she heard enthuasitically as he was lost into a sea of pats on the back and hugs. She stood quietly at the door as they all talked to Bubba. She was taking it all in. She thought the room looked fuzzy as if in a dream. It had to be a dream. One she would wake up any moment from. This couldn't be real. She couldn't be standing in the room with 4 out of the 5 members of a group that she had loved almost her entire life. She pressed her lips together to hold back a scream. This really couldn't be her life.
"So you must be the one I have heard so much about" she heard from her side and jumped. She looked over with a hand to her heart. Jonathan stood there smiling at her. She could see his brother in him. There was no mistaking that they were brothers "Jesus " she said with a shaky smile "You scared me" she tried to laugh but thought it sounded fake.
"So are you Stephi?" he asked with raised eyebrows.
"Oh, me? Yeah" she babbled nervously.

God here she was again being a dork. It was like starting over all again. Why couldn't she just be cool about this? This was just Jordan's brother she told herself. Oh god who was she kidding she was standing beside Jonathan Knight trying her damnedest not to scream.

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