Invisible Man (Completed ) ✅

♥ Twenty ♥

Lacey opened the door and invited Reeve in.

"Are you okay?"  He asked, instantly concerned.  He then noticed the joy in her eyes, and saw the bags on the bed.

"I'm wonderful, Reeve, the most wonderful I've ever been!"  She threw herself into his arms just as Jordan walked in.  Reeve quickly pulled back.

"I love her, but she's all yours," he explained to  Jordan.

Jordan smiled widely , and shook Reeve's hand.

"I understand that you've taken really good care of her."

"I've tried, but you should really get her to a good ob/gyn as soon as you're back," the doctor ordered.  Jordan promised he would.

Reeve drove them to the airport.  Lacey gave him their phone number and address in Boston, and invited him to visit. 

Lacey  hugged him one last time.

"Thank you for everything, Reeve.  I wouldn't have survived if it wasn't for you."

She and Jordan hurried onto the plane.  Reeve watched them take off.  He sighed, and climbed back into his car.

"He really loves you, you know," Jordan remarked as they settled into their seats.  Lacey decided that airplane seats were NOT made for pregnant women, and struggled to get comfortable.

"What do you mean?"  She asked, trying to place a pillow behind her head.  He took it from her and placed it where she wanted it.

"It's evident how much he cares for you, but yet he told you to come after me, didn't he?  His feelings took second place behind yours."  He looked at her and smiled without one bit of jealousy.  "Of course, who couldn't  help but love you?"

"Joe, maybe?  So far, I've kicked him in the balls and hit him with a shovel."

Oriana  stood at the gate, anxiously searching the outcoming passengers for her friend.

"There she is!"  Donnie pointed.  "At least I think that's her.  It's some fat woman with Jordan, anyway."

Oriana  hit him and ran to her friend.  "Lacey!  Over here!"  She hugged Lacey before she could even put down her carry-on bag.

"No fair!  I just knew you'd only gain like three pounds!"  Lacey wailed, looking at her friend.

"You look wonderful," Donnie was quick to say as he hugged her.

"I promise I'll get that money to you soon," she whispered in his ear.

"Don't worry about it," he told her sternly.

As they drove back to Jordan's house, Oriana  and Lacey chatted non-stop about babies and being pregnant.  Jordan looked over at Donnie and rolled his eyes.

"Babydoll , I have to warn you about something," Jordan said to Lacey as they pulled onto his street.  "My house is a nightmare."

"Yeah, right, J.  Like that's humanly possible," she said, laughing as she thought of his spotless house.  "I'm more worried about my apartment.  Broken glass in the bedroom, an empty bottle of wine in the living room..."

"No, really," he insisted.  Oriana  and Donnie nodded in agreement.

"The living room looked like a garbage dump," Donnie told her.

Lacey just stared at Jordan in shock, realizing that he must have really been depressed, if he would let his beloved home fall apart, too.

They walked up the sidewalk, and Jordan opened the door.  He stopped short and stared at his living room.

"Jordan, let me in!"  Lacey whined.  "I need to go to the bathroom!"  He slowly moved to the side and let her in the door.  "Yeah, sure, Jordan, it's a real nightmare.  I've had good dreams that were worse than this."  She hurried to the bathroom.

The room was immaculate.  Every bit of trash had been cleaned up, the rug had been shampooed, and fresh flowers sat in a vase on the dining room table.  Lacey came back into the room.

"I swear to God, Lacey, this wasn't like this!"  Jordan protested.  "I don't know what happened."

"Do you like it?"  A voice said shyly from the doorway.  The group turned to see Joe leaning against the doorframe.  "It took like five hours, but..."

"You did this?"  Oriana  said, shocked at the unselfish gesture

"Yeah, I did.  I figured it was the least I could do."  He turned to Lacey.  "I cleaned up your apartment, too.  I sweet-talked your landlord's wife into unlocking your door."  He ran his fingers through his hair.  "I cannot even begin to apologize for the shitty way I treated you guys.  There is no excuse.  I haven't been able to get you out of my mind since yesterday.  I was so worried that I ruined everything the two of you had together.  At first, I was annoyed at how Lacey ran after me.  At the party, I realized how truly beautiful the outside Lacey was, but I was too embarrassed at the trick she played on me.  By the time I realized how gorgeous the inner Lacey is, it was too late.  You guys were so in love, and I was so fucking jealous."  Joe sighed.  "I came over here that night to try to convince her to choose me over Jon, and I almost succeeded, but then she pulled away and refused.  I guess I kinda realized that night that she kept making a fool of me because I was acting like a fool.  I came over yesterday to try to fix things because I couldn't stand the way Jordan was acting.  I knew it was my entire fault.  I couldn't believe how I had treated the friend who'd always been there for me."  He looked up at Jordan, tears in his eyes.  "I can only ask you to try to forgive me, and you, too, Lacey."