Looking Snazzy

Josh called a little after five that day. Before we got too far into our conversation, I told him that Jordan asked me to go with him to his parents’ house for dinner. “He figures that his parents aren’t going to react all that well when he tells them about Jenna, so he wants some support.” I paused briefly, “Is that ok?”

“Of course it is Anna,” Josh replied right away. “You don’t have to even ask, from what you’ve told me about Jordan’s father, I think it’s a good thing he asked you to be there.”

“Oh, I wasn’t sure if you had wanted to do something, that’s why I asked.” I was disappointed, I didn’t want him to be upset that I was spending time with Jordan again but I was hoping he’d be a little disappointed that we couldn’t see each other again that night.

Josh chuckled, “Honey I always want to do something with you, even if it’s just sitting around somewhere holding you in my arms. But I understand that Jordan needs your support right now and I kind of got invited to my parents for dinner again. When I called earlier to ask my dad if he had some time tonight to talk, my mom told him to tell me to come over for dinner. I think she believes there’s something wrong.”

I laughed, “I hear that mothers like to worry about their babies.”

“That’s what I hear too but I’m not a baby anymore Anna.”

“Don’t you know you’ll always be your mom’s little boy?” I smiled, I liked that I was able to joke around with Josh and he wouldn’t take what I said to hard.

He laughed, “I’m a tad too big to be considered little anymore.”

“Mmmm, yes you are,” I sighed.

“Anna,” Josh’s voice had a warning tone to it so I asked him what was wrong. “I’m in the living room of my parents’ house, and they are here with me.” He whispered into the phone, “So behave!”

“So I can’t tell you that I’m sitting here on my bed with nothing but a smile on?” I heard him groan so I continued. “And it’s probably not a good idea to tell you that I just got out of the shower so my skin is still wet, and so is my hair.”

His voice dropped an octave. “Stop honey, please stop.” I promised him I would and we went to hang up when he told me to hold on. I heard voices in the background but I couldn’t pick out what they were saying. Soon he came back on the line, “Anna my parents would like to know if you’ll come over to dinner with me on Sunday?”

I hesitated only because I knew I worked Sunday and I told him that. “Oh,” he replied. “Maybe another time then?”

He sounded so disappointed, I felt bad. Plus I really wanted to go. “No,” I told him. “Tell me what time and I’ll see if I can switch shifts with someone if it is during the time I work.”

Josh told me to hold on again and I heard the voices in the background again. “I made a mistake,” he told me when he came back. “It’s Sunday lunch, not dinner. So around noon; are you working?”

I told him I wasn’t working until four that day, so I would be there. Our conversation didn’t last much longer than that; he had to go help his dad with something. “Maybe you can give me a call if you get home early enough,” he mentioned before saying bye. I told him I would.

After we hung up, I jumped off my bed to get dressed for tonight. While I was putting the finishing touches on my hair, I heard Jordan come home. “Babe?” He called out as he walked down the hallway towards his room. I opened my door just in time to see him pulling his shirt off. “Oh there you are,” his eyes slid over my body. “Wow, you look really nice.”

I smiled, “Thank you Jordy.” I wasn’t wearing anything special, just a pair of brown low rise casual pants with a black striped blouse that had silver snaps instead of buttons. The top snap on my shirt was open and you could see the necklace that I wore around my neck that held Josh’s grandmother’s cross.

Jordan leaned in closer and lifted the necklace off my chest, “This is very nice too.” He smiled at me as his finger slipped over the cross. “Is Josh ok with you spending the night with me again?”

“Of course he is,” I smiled and then changed the subject. “Don’t you think you should go get cleaned up?”

Jordan dropped the cross and looked at his watch, “Damn we are going to be late. He’s going to kill me.” He quickly pressed a kiss against my lips and continued towards the bathroom, undressing as he went.