10 chapter 10

Quinton raised a brow, was that a twinkle in her eyes?. He stared over at Jordan's who'd inhaled another puff of cigarette and was staring at her with a bemused expression. Judging by his demeanor, he could tell the smile Denise had thrown his way was a turn in for him. He'd switched his weight from one foot to another and was starring at her mouth. This caused another brow. He wondered how long it'd been since Jordan had had sex?

"I mean it I just needed some fresh air" another exhale, calming effect the cigarette had. Denise shrugged " OK". For a few minutes the both of them stood there starring at each other, communicating with their eyes not with words.

Quinton creased his brows " God!, I always hate it when you guys do that"

Denise gaze broke from Jordan's and she turned her face to his "do what?".

" Talk with your eyes, I can't get a word about what's been said".

Denise raised a brow "talk with our eyes?".

Quinton laughed " yeah, you always seem to be having a conversation without saying much. That gets annoying after a while".

Jordan inhaled sharply, flickered the cigarette on the ground and cleared his throat "maybe you shouldn't be so nosey then " He stated,has gaze flickered to Denise's. A smile captured her face as she read the expression in them. Jordan stared, his eyes glazed. Subconsciously, Denise's hand went up to her arms and she began to run them over the goosebumps she felt.

Quinton cleared his throat" yeah, well if u didn't make it so obvious that you haven't had sex in quite a while, I wouldn't be so nosey".

If it wasn't for the tips of his ears that turned red, Denise would've thought Jordan wasn't affected by his words. Turning his eyes to Quinton he said "would you mind giving me a lift home? am not in the mood for lunch".

Quinton reached up and pulled his ear, suddenly scratching an itch. Denise head turned and he watched as Derek made his way towards them. When he reached her side, he inquired" are you guys ready to order lunch?".

Quinton sighed "Jordan and I are going to leave. I have some business that came up at the office".

Derek extended a hand to Jordan " nice meeting you". Jordan grasped his hand. Derek's hand gave a firm handshake, overly firm" yeah nice meeting you too". Jordan quickly pulled his hand out of the man's grasp. Looking him in the eyes, he told him to back off. Derek held his gaze, telling him to back off too. His hands went to Denise's shoulder and he glanced down at her "are you ready for lunch?".

Denise wasn't in the mood for lunch anymore. She wanted to see to it that Jordan was alright, but he'd brought her out for the occasion so why not?. Sighing she looked up to Jordan and with tender eyes, she smiled " See you later Jordan".

Jordan shrugged his shoulder "see you later Denise".

As they walked in separate directions, each thoughts was filled with the other. Jordan wondering why he'd even come back. He told himself maybe he should just focus upon taking care of the business with the house and leave things between them the way they were. Obviously she was in the process of moving on.

Denise felt the strangest tug in her heart. It whispered to her, told her things. Things she didn't really believe. Her heart told her he still loved her and she still loved him and although that maybe true, they were not the same as they had once been. He was a smoker,she wondered if he still drank?. Probably. Another thing her heart told her was that she will never be more than friends with Derek, he was a great guy, but she'd never been stirred to feel more than anything out of the ordinary with him. Glancing up at him, she studied him, wondering what was wrong with her, why not him?.