Welcome Home: Chapter Two

“Jordie?” her mom said from behind the door.

“Not now mom,” Jordan said. She was still mad. How could he tell people? She kept thinking.

“He is still downstairs,” her mom said. Jordan threw the pillow in her hand to the floor. She opened the door and rushed downstairs, pushing past her mom on the way.

“What!” she screamed at him. She did not care that he was almost a foot taller than her or that he was the sheriff.

“Can we just talk?” he said, looking down at her with those puppy eyes.

“No!” she said, still infuriated. “You think I am your property?”

“No of course not. Just after…” Rick said, but he looked over his shoulder. Her father was now behind them.

“After what? We had sex?” We fucked. What?” she said, still screaming.

Rick tried to calm her down by trying to hug her.

“What part of No! Don’t you get?” she asked, this time lowering her voice.

“I have feelings for you Rick, I really do. But if there is going to be an us, you have to stop with this sick crush you have on me.”

“Deal. I mean I will try.” Rick shrugged.

“And no more telling people anything. I don’t like people knowing things about me,” she said, looking…