Lasting Love

Jordan

Jordan pushed his way through the doorway and slipped onto the bed beside Jordy before motioning the boys away from the door. He waited for Marc to close the door before he spoke

"Baby talk to me " Jordan whispered as he wrapped his arms around Jordy  pulling her close to his body.

Her body shook with sobs breaking his heart. Jordan began rubbing her back soothingly "It's just us love please tell me what you has so upset you're shaking."

"They were right "Jordy  whispered hoarsely

"Who ?"

"Maurice , Chris ,Nate , my fucking father "

"How ? Jordy what the fuck ?"

"I'm not good enough for you Jordan I never have been"

"Wait just a fucking minute what the hell makes you think that ?"

"You were talking about looking into the old theater in town and I- I realized how different our lives are. You're successful and I'm just a freelance music critic wondering if I'll have enough money to keep the lights on this month "

Jordan gently cupped her chin with his hand " Baby don't . Nothing means anything to me without you beside me. Truthfully I was thinking about it so that it would help build a future for Marc and DJ "

Raising Jordy's chin so it forced her to meet his eyes "Jordy do you hear me ? Nothing means shit to me without you not a fucking thing "

Jordy tried to look down

"No you aren't avoiding this or me .Listen to me. Nothing . We will find out who fucked with our lives ruining the future we planned but know this we will find out who and I will make it right and my hope is when all this shit is cleared that you'll still want me like you always have. You're mine baby you always have been no matter how far apart we've been or how much time has passed "

Pressing a kiss to her temple Jordan wiped Jordy's tears away

"I love you Jordan " Jordy whispered emotionally

"Then don't push me away. Don't shut me out please "

Jordan silently held her for several minutes until her body stopped shaking and her sobs quieted "The boys are out in the living room baby both worried "

"Both ?"

Jordan nodded " I know you planned on making dinner but I think I'm taking our family out "

Jordy looked at him puzzled

"Get changed babygirl "Jordan whispered in her ear

Jordy nodded smiling  as she pushed up off the bed "I'm sorry J "

Jordan shook his head and shifted to lay on her pillows

"What are you doing ?"

"Getting comfy I remember how long it takes you to get ready " Jordan smirked

"Don't you want to hang with your sons ?'

"Nah there's plenty of time for that right now I wanna watch my girl " Jordan chuckled ducking the pillow Jordy picked up and tossed at him

Jordy showered ,let her hair dry naturally and applied minimal makeup ,wrapped in a towel she reentered her bedroom to find Jordan still on the bed , this time reading something on his phone.

Jordan looked up from his phone blinked twice as a sly smile crossed his lips

"If you have nothing on under that towel it may be  awhile until we go anywhere " Jordan snickered

Jordy flashed him teasingly

"Jordyn " he growled

Blowing him a kiss Jordy dropped the towel "Damnit woman are you trying to fucking kill me ?"

"Nope you said get changed so I am " Jordy teased playfully

Jordan buried his head under the pillows

The knock on the door startled both of them as Jordy slipped on her shoes

"Mom cmon you take forever we wanna eat "Marc whined

"Fuck you're as bad as your father Marcel"

The distinct chuckle from DJ caused a retort from Jordan

"More like his brother babe I can't eat like a horse like that no more fucking vultures "

"Fuck you old man" DJ shouted

Jordy opened the door and found two carbon copies of the man behind her grinning angelically on the sofa

"Knock it off fellas it didn't work for him and it won't work for you now "

Both DJ and Marc burst out laughing as Jordy turned to find Jordan behind her nodding vigorously

The ride to the restaurant was filled with laughter  as the boys each shared stories of their respective parent as they talked about their childhoods.

The time in the restaurant was one Jordy had always hoped would come a family outing. Despite his first reactions to his father Marc seemed to really enjoy bonding with Jordan. The three men so alike in more than just looks amazed her as they ordered most of the same things from the menu and bantered back and forth as if this was an everyday occurrence which gave Jordy hope that Jordan was right and they'd all be able to move on from this .