Author's Note: This is just a short chapter to let you all know I haven't forgotten about this series! I'm sorry it's been a while since I've been able to update it. For the next month, I'm going to be focusing on finishing out this series and I hope to have it completed by the end of July! A longer chapter is in the works =)
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"You are not to talk to Bella or Alex," Jordan warned, his grey eyes serious, as he led Trish into the outdoor area. "If I catch you even within speaking distance of them, I will spank you for a full ten minutes."
Which would undo all the healing properties of the cream he'd applied to her backside this morning. She'd only had the most lingering aches from her punishment, but Jordan had still given her the cream. She was back to feeling good, her bottom not even the slightest bit sore, so returning to that state was a good threat.
Trish just nodded.
She wasn't entirely sure she wanted to talk to Bella anyway. What would she say to her? 'I know you don't remember, but you did something really stupid and got us both into a lot of trouble, how could you be so dumb'? Yeah, not exactly a great conversation starter. She also didn't really want to explain to Alex or Bella that she still had all of her memories and what they were missing... especially because it was likely that would just get her in more trouble.
So even after Jordan was pulled away by a couple of soldiers for a quick discussion, Trish stayed where she was and didn't try to approach the pool. When she saw Bella looking at her, she gave her head a little shake and looked away.
Fortunately, Bella seemed to take the hint.
It was both a relief and a little lonely. At least until Jordan came back to sit with her again, obviously pleased, which was also a relief. Pulling her onto his lap, he kept her there as others came by to talk with him - never about anything important, most of them were looking for hints about what he knew or confirmation of gossip they'd heard. Marek and Laura came by to chat, giving Trish someone to talk to as well.
Not that the others didn't try to talk to her, she just felt shyer with them. There were so many people at the compound, they all knew who she was, and she didn't know or remember the names of the majority of them. And most of them were a little scary, even though she felt secure with Jordan's arms around her.
When they left the outdoor area, Jordan pulled her into an empty room. Some kind of conference room, going by the large table with chairs seated all around it and a large screen on the wall.
"You were a very good girl," he practically crooned, shutting the door behind him.
Trish's heart rate kicked up in either excitement or fear, she wasn't sure which. This was out of her routine, something he'd never done before, so it automatically made her nervous even though he was praising her.
Coming forward, Jordan pulled her flush against him and leaned down to kiss her. Trish relaxed slightly. Starting with kissing probably meant nothing bad was going to happen. And she definitely shouldn't feel a little bit of disappointment about that. She opened her mouth to his tongue automatically, kissing him back before the thought popped up in her mind that she shouldn't be. She tried to pull away, but Jordan held her tightly, deepening the kiss and lifting her up so that her feet weren't even touching the floor.
