6 chapter 6

Denise smiled "Yes I am now the Historical coordinator for field trips that the students take".

Jordan was flabbergasted" How old are you again? Nineteen years,twenty?"

Denise smiled "I just turned twenty this fall".

" that's a lot of responsibility for a twenty year old" He stated.

Denise smiled. "Well, I did the reading groups and scheduling of activities for the group for two years before I was made the Historical coordinator. Let me tell you, there's a lot more dough coming in from when I first started at fifteen."

"You've been working here since you were fifteen?" Jordan inquired shocked.

Denise nodded "Mom signed my work permit and off I went. I started out making six dollars an hour".

Jordan laughed " hahahhaha, nice chunk of change".

Denise laughed "yeah, but not as nice as it is now, I'm making at least thirteen dollar per hour".

Jordan raised a brow " wow".

Denise sighed "Yeah" her gaze stayed on the twinkle in his eyes and a beautiful smile. She was drawn back to the day at the pond, where he'd thrown a pebble in and they watched it come out at the other end, bounce off a rock and then plop back to the stream. She felt her face flushed remembering that day.

Jordan watched her expression, feeling his heartbeat accelerate and palms go sweaty. She was so beautiful, the brightness of her brown eyes, magnificent.

Denise eyes flickered to her desk, glancing at the paper work there. Grabbing the stacks she cleared her throat " We should get started with our day".

Jordan nodded " Yeah".

Denise held the papers up to her chest and took a step towards the door. In taking that step, her hips grazed the papers that was left and sent them tumbling. Mumbling under her breath, she whispered "Damm it". Leaning down to gather those, the ones in her hands were sent flying too. She closed her eyes, that's what she gets for not paying attention.

Jordan stooped down to help her retrieve the papers, a smile on his face " how do you manage to do that?". Denise glanced over at him, her eyes meeting his bright green ones." It was an accident".

Jordan grinned "You were not paying attention, were you?".

He watched as the glow began to manifest in her cheeks and then spread to her entire face in embarrassment.

She rolled her eyes and sighed " Whatever"

This made him laugh harder, causing her to pull away for personal space. He sighed "You are beautiful you know that?". Denise cleared her throat " You always say that".

Just then, a knock on the door sounded, causing them to look up. Denise cleared her throat and began moving the papers into a stack. Jordan helped her and within thirty seconds, the papers were in a neat pile against her chest. Another knock at the door and Denise went to it. Quinton was on the other side" I was wondering if you'd gotten in or not"

Denise nodded " Yep"

Quinton laughed "Derek said he wants to stop by and grab lunch with you at one thirty if that's alright".

Denise gave a tight smile, running a nervous hand through her hair." Thanks".

Jordan's eyebrows raised in speculations. who was Derek?. Denise glanced at him feeling awkward, slightly embarrassed .

Quinton narrowed his eyebrows. He could tell by her demeanor, someone's in that room with her. Pulling the door all the way open, he stepped into the office. His eyes got big "Do I know you?"

Jordan's gaze broke with Denise's and he smiled at Quinton. Quinton gasped "Oh man, I will know that smile anywhere. When did you get here?".

Jordan shrugged " About three days ago".

Quinton nodded and came into the room. He grasped Jordan's hand in a handshake " welcome back man".

Jordan sighed " I'm only back for the summer".

Quinton raised a brow "Not for good?".

" No, I got some business to take care of. Then I'd be heading back to chi town".

" You stay in Chicago? ".

" yes man"

Denise felt her heart sink at this acknowledgement but then told herself she shouldn't feel that way because she had Derek. She and Jordan were of the past. Surely he wasn't coming back for her. No way.

Jordan's gaze slide back to Denise watching her every expression presented. The look of confusion was evident. He inhaled and turn back to Quinton "So how long have you been running this place?".

Quinton smiled " Come on, I'll explain while I give you a tour".

Jordan's gaze went back to Denise, she held up the papers" I have alot of work to do so go ahead"

Smiling at her, he turned back to Quinton and together they left the room.