Part 37 (1/2)
”Jordan?” said Noah.
She turned back. Noah set his beer on the end table. ”Yes?”
He stood and started toward her. ”You remember our deal?”
”Yes, of course.”
”What deal?” Nick asked.
”Never mind,” Jordan said. ”What about the deal?” she asked Noah.
”What deal?” Nick asked again.
”When we left Serenity, Jordan and I agreed to go our separate ways,” Noah answered.
”Did you have to tell him?” she said, disgruntled.
”Yeah, well, he asked.”
”If you'll excuse me,” Jordan said, beginning to pivot again.
”Jordan?” said Noah.
She stopped once more. ”Yes?”
He was slowly advancing. ”Like I was saying...about that deal we made...” He stopped in front of her. ”It's just not gonna happen.”
She opened her mouth to argue, but didn't know what to say. ”What do you mean?”
”Deal's off, that's what I mean. We're not going our separate ways.”
”I'll give you two a little privacy,” Nick said, rolling off the sofa.
”We don't need privacy,” Jordan insisted.
”Yes, we do,” Noah countered.
”Why?”
”Because I want to be alone with you to tell you how much I love you.”
Jordan felt as though the wind had just been knocked out of her. ”You do...No, wait. You love all women, don't you?”
Nick pulled the door shut behind him.
Noah wrapped Jordan in his arms and whispered all the words he'd been storing in his heart. He nudged her chin up and kissed her. ”And you love me, don't you, Sugar?”
All her defenses melted. ”Yes, I do.”
”Marry me.”
”And if I do?”
”You'll make me the happiest man in the world.”
”Noah, if we were to get married, you couldn't date anymore.”
”There you go. Always giving me att.i.tude. I don't want any other women. Just you. Only you.”
”I may be cutting back some, but I'm not giving up on computers,” Jordan warned.