2 chapter 2

When he entered the hallway, his heart seemed to stop. He recognized the scent of lilacs immediately. Sighing,he wondered if she was the one who'd been doing this. Of course!his mind screamed. That's why he was smelling lilacs,he glanced into the hallway bathroom. It looked just as immaculate as the rest of the house. He stared in admiration, a smile forming,he would have to find where she was and thank her. He went past there, entered the master bedroom to his mothers things were,opening the door he noticed that all of her things had been the same way he had left them,nothing has been disturbed. He nodded,understanding why she would leave those undone. He closed the door and went to his room. He glanced around seeing that the bed was made,the floor vacuumed and even the clothes were folded neatly in the drawers. The only space in the room untouched was his dresser, he glanced over it and looked down.

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Denise stood outside the house wondering if she could go inside the house. She knew that it would be trespassing and should any officer find out,she'd be given a fine. She sighed and as usual,ignored that nagging plea to not go inside . She couldn't help it ever since he'd left,she'd felt as if it was her responsibility to take care of this house. she had promised Mrs. Williams that she would. she twisted the knob and opened the door.

Jordan paused when he heard the door creak from downstairs. Nervously, he walked out of his room,went to the hallway closet and grab a bat. Although he'd love to say that it was Denise but he couldn't be too sure. That's how he ended up on his back with a concussion in Chicago. When he had been staying with Andrew,he'd come home one evening thinking whoever was in the house had been Andrew and he'd been rewarded with a TKO on the spot. He swore he would never make that mistake again. Pulling the bat to his shoulder ready for aim,he took the stairs slowly making his way to the kitchen.

Denise closed the door behind her and turned around to turn the lights on.

Jordan came down the last step,gripping the bat tightly in his hand. Taking a deep breath,he said in a clear calm voice,"stop right there!".

Denise stopped, feeling her heart beat accelerate. He wasn't suppose to be here. How did she manage to miss his car?.

Jordan turned on the switch next to him,light flooding the room. Immediately,his heart jumped out of his chest and he felt even more anxious than he had before grabbing the bat. "Denise"

She stood right there not moving or saying anything. He could imagine the thoughts going through her head and began to speak whatever tumbled out of his mouth. "I parked in front of the curb. You wouldn't recognise the car,its a rental".

Denise stiffened. Jordan's eye scanned over her body running along all the curves.