Forbidden Secrets (Completed ✅)

Forty Seven

After about an hour Steph exhausted herself into sleep, she stirred slightly as he got up to carry her to the bed. Joe  gently laid her down as Steph groaned and turned over. He felt his heart break. She was one of the most genuine people he had ever met in his life and it was killing him to see her go through this. He smoothed her hair down again.

Desperate and emotional.

There weren't any romantic urges to her what so ever but the love he had for her swelled in his chest. Joe  had to make this up to her. He couldn't believe Jordan put her through this. He got up from the bed and walked over to the computer to leave her a note.

TWO DAYS   

Joe  grinned as he stuck it to her monitor.

Stephi was drowning, sinking deeper and deeper into an abyss Joe knew she wouldn't return from if she wasn't pulled out from it soon. He watched her work and appreciated all she was doing for him and his budding solo career but he could also see the torment she was going through.

The sleepless tear filled nights when she tortured herself over the man she loved and was sure he didn't love her back. It killed Joe to not be able to confide in her that Jordan had no other choice or Evelyn would take everything he had. Jordan admitted to him that it wasn't about the money, possessions fuck not even the nasty slanderous garbage she was feeding anyone who would listen about him. It was his boys. He couldn't lose them as well as her because of the maliciousness of one unhappy bitter woman. Over the next several weeks Bubba kept Steph informed about how Jordan was doing never saying anything about his impending and nasty divorce from Evelyn. She kept tabs on him from afar hoping that he would realize what they shared was still strong. She  also heard the rumors about his drinking, faltering during performances as well as his new found stand-offish attitude with the fans that loved and supported him for years. He simply was not the Jordan Knight that everyone  supported for all these years. One afternoon prior to sound check Joe called Bubba.

"You have everything all set for the show in Foxboro with J in a few days correct ?' he asked before hello even came out of Bubba's mouth.

"Looks that way but with J these days you never know."

"Is it that bad ?"Joe asked concerned.

"He's stumbling during songs,forgetting lyrics,late to sound checks if he shows at all,short with the meet and greeters if we have them at all anymore.He finds excuses to bow out "Bubba explained.

"Is she still having him followed ?"

"Yea and she hasn't let him see the boys "

"Listen I wanna see if maybe they talk they can snap each other out of this shit? Stephi isn't much better. She goes through most days on autopilot. She's even shut out the Fab Five as J calls them"Joe explained   worried.

They talked for a few minutes more and agreed on how to get the two together again hoping that the plan worked.

Jordan flopped nosily into the chair in the studio.The final edit on the song was far from ready.His mind wasn't in it.Neither was his  heart.He didn't give a shit if he ever sang another song again.

Fuck writing or recording them he didn't want anything to do with music at this point.

He was sick of being somebody's fucking whore or puppet.Or of course his favorite their money maker. He could give a fuck less.He raised the half empty bottle of Jack to his lips, chugging the amber colored liquid that had become his soother.

"Goddamn it Jordan!" Chad barked strolling through the door.

"You get fucked up again we won't get this fucking thing finished"