5 chapter 5

Denise glanced out of the window and then turned her gaze back to him."Thank you. I really have to go now".

She was pressed for time. Jordan sighed, knowing his time was up"OK" with that,he moved out of the way .

Denise continued parking out of the driveway. When she waved at him, his eyes went to her and she calmed the excited beat of her heart.

The last thing Jordan expected, watching her car go down to the end if the road and then stop at a light, was for it to turn back around. Well it did, she turned back around and he watched the car come back his way and then stopped in front of him. She leaned over the driver's side "Are you busy?"

He shrugged" no,not at the moment".

"Do you have a lot planned for today?". She inquired, her gaze on him.

He narrowed his eyes and stared at her,perplexed. What is going on here?. Was God trying to tell him something?

Denise cleared her throat, " I'm sorry I shouldn't have asked".

"Let me be the judge of that. What were you asking?".

Denise sighed" well I was going to ask if you wanted to go visit YAAL with me. I don't think you've ever been there before"

Jordan shrugged "Alright"

Denise nodded "you will be there till I get off work". She stated with a smile. Jordan felt a jolt in his heart. He wanted to take his hand and run it along her face. He'd missed her smile.

" oh we can do that" He stated with a smile, his eyes beginning to lighten up at the idea. Denise Inhaled, put the car on reverse,backed back till she got her car on her driveway and then turned into to make a right turn back down the street.

Jordan watched as she drove the car,her hand seeming to be at ease on the wheel, her feet perfectly aligned to the brakes. He had to admit, she looked pretty comfortable. His eyes took in her outfit, the white blue jean capri pants, mauve colored T-shirt that covered her body very nicely and matching sandals. His eyes went to her hair,he noticed she'd straightened out and now it was down past her shoulders,held back by a red pin. He nodded silently to himself and then turned to look out the window. After a minute of silence, he glanced over her"why would you invite me along?".

she shrugged"I don't know thought it will be a nice experience".

He raised both brows"really?".

"yeah,why not?"

He smiled, repeating her last word"Why not?".

Once they reached YAAL,the Young Adult American leadership program, Jordan stared up in amazement at the building. It was a three storey building, with glass windows sectioning off the rooms in the building. Jordan followed Demised into the building. There was thin carpeting inside the lobby located on the first floor. Denise held out her pass to the receptionist, the lady scanned it and then looked over at Jordan,expecting his. Denise sighed "He is with me Terry"

The lady named Terry smiled and nodded, allowing them to pass through the metal detectors. Jordan sighed " wow De-De,Quinton is not playing about this place,is he?"

Denise smiled" nope,he says he want the children safe at all cost"

"What goes on here?" he inquired, his gaze roaming around the building.

"Well, it started out as just a reading group off of Dunlap and Bakersfield, but now, there's a computer lab, several tutoring classes as well as a cafeteria and added on reading groups, for the younger kids. This year, they are going to add a couple of activities for the older kids they will be accepting".

Jordan sighed, awed. He followed her down the hallway and into a room located at the very end. She opened the door and went inside. It was a nice sized room with a computer, filing cabinet, a desk and chairs which the computer sat on and a coat rack for jackets. Jordan looked around" this is your office?".