The way you should be loved

Chapter seventeen

After the Christmas party, Jon had been looking after me. During work, he had been taking me for lunch. We have become really good friends. He wanted to help me after the Christmas party where I was so down I didn't even enjoy the party at all. It is helping in a way. But there are times I still see Jordan standing in the doorway of HR or when Jon is there I see Jordan instead of him. A broken heart does take a long time to heal they say. It's been months as he left in August and now it's Christmas day.

Christmas is like a normal day in our family as my dad always works over Christmas. He never stops even on a vacation he works. There are many vacations I remember of him on his cell or laptop conducting meetings or calls. My dad is a workaholic. My mom worried that he will work himself into a health problem. But he won't stop until he has a suitable replacement he says. But it's not his long time friend as Mr Knight Senior is older than my dad and is nearer to retirement himself.

We just sat down for our Christmas meal. When there was a knock at the door.

"Bethan, can you go and get the door, please?" replied my dad who just about to serve the gammon ham we were having. I go and open the door and there was Jon. I get a better look and he is standing there with presents.

"Merry Christmas" he replies behind the pile of presents he was holding.

"Merry Christmas Jon," I say "Come on in".

He follows me to our family room with our Christmas tree standing in the corner. He puts the presents on the table next to the tree. He looks so sweet and cute with his Christmas sweater on.

" You holding out Beth on this day".

"Yeah. We never had a Christmas together so it doesn't feel any different than any other one" I say "Has he gotten hold of you or your family yet".

" No, he hasn't".

"He is probably having too much fun".

" Yeah, I guess. I miss him loads".

"Of course he's your brother".

" Who was at the door, Bethan?" replied my dad coming through the door "Hello Jon. Merry Christmas".

" Merry Christmas" he replied, "I have brought the presents over from my family".

" Tell your parents, thank you" he replied, "Would you like to take yours back with you when you go".

" Yes, Sir I will".

"Oh, there is one there for Jordan," my dad said "I know he won't be back until the summer. It just didn't feel right not to include him".

" Yeah. Thanks".

"Not heard from him then recently".

" No Sir".

"It will be fine. He's out there enjoying the world".

"We always do everything together. He's my little brother and I am worried he won't come back".

" He will. He needs to".

I stood there listening to them talking. Does Jon know the plan with his brother and the company? Why my dad and his dad want him to work there?. I wonder if Jordan is the prodigy my dad has looking for a long while. 

"Will you stay for dinner, Jon?" my dad asks.

"I should go home," Jon says.

"No stay, have dinner".

I was wondering what my dad was up to sometimes. Jon has his own family to go to. I don't want to eat now I want to open the presents from the Knights as they always give thoughtful gifts. Then we are sat at the table. Both my parents are at either end of the table. Jon sat opposite me but next to my dad so they can talk about business. While they were doing that I carried on eating. That was until my phone told me I had a message when it beeped.

Unknown: Merry Christmas

I looked at my phone confused. Why would an unknown number message me that?. I looked at Jon who just realised his phone had buzzed. I watch him take his phone look at then put it back.

"Sorry I thought it was my mom".

Unknown: Aren't you going to say Merry Christmas

Me: Who are you?

My mom looks at me. " Sorry" I reply.

"You know not to have your phone at the table".

" Sorry, mom".

Jon's phone beeped again. He sighs at looks at his phone. Then there was the biggest grin on his face. He types on his phone then puts it away. "Sorry but there has been a Christmas miracle. Mom said have a nice meal with the Meads. But she said she got a message from my brother Jordan".

" See I told you everything will turn out OK".

Jon nods and carries eating his meal. We soon moved into the family room for presents and coffee. Jon sat next to me one of the couches. It's noise to have a friend here. It's so hard being the only child sometimes. He kept looking at a certain present sat next to the one's he had brought. I went to pick it up. Jon's look on his face warned me it's something not good.

"Are you alright Jon?".

" Yeah".

"Why shouldn't I open it?".

" Because it's from Jordan. He wanted you to have it when he left that morning. But I didn't know he broke up with you that same day".

"I will leave it to later".

" No open it".

So I opened it up. There were an envelope and the smallest velvet box. Which is got to be jewellery. I opened the velvet box and there was the most gorgeous silver necklace with the letters that spelt out Bethan.

"It's beautiful. But I will open this later". Holding the letter in my other hand.

I spent the rest of the time looking at the necklace. I shouldn't put it on but it's too beautiful not too. It was only me and Jon left in the family room. As my mom was off doing something. And my dad was on another call for work again.

" You want me to help put it on".

"Yes please". I lifted my hair up so Jon could fasten it when he puts it around my neck. I turn around so Jon could see it.

" It really suits you. He has really good taste".

"He does. Do you know where he is now?".

"I think he said he was in Japan for Christmas then going to move on Thailand soon".

" I hope he is having fun. I miss him too".

"Me too," Jon says. 

"Thank you for everything these last few weeks even months".

" No problem. Happy to help" he says with a smile.

I look at his hazel brown eyes. They don't do anything, not like Jordan's chocolate brown orbs do. His stare right at you while Jon's are soft and gentle. I don't know what happened next. But I was staring at his lips then back at his eyes. The next thing I knew I kissed him on the lips.

"I'm sorry. I don't know why I did that". I pulled away but Jon stopped me.

"Don't be". He went to kiss me. "I wanted it for a few weeks now". He kissed me again. He kisses were soft, sweet and gentle. We kissed for a while maybe a lifetime. Who knows. Before it came of anything he broke away. " I better go now," he said shyly. Then he left.
But I didn't hear my phone because I was thinking of what just happened with Jon.

Unknown: It's Jordan. Merry Christmas

Unknown: I'm so sorry. Please forgive me.

Unknown: Merry Christmas and a happy new year.