The next day was the wedding so they didn't see each other very much
because they were both helping out with the wedding preparation.
Woody couldn't help but steal a few glances at Jordan during the ceremony. He hardly ever got to see her dressed up and she looked particularly lovely this time.
At the reception Cal handed Ellie off to Woody. "Dance with your new beautiful sister Wood"
Cal headed over to where Jordan was sitting at the bar, drowning her sorrows.
"Hey" she smiled at him.
"May I have this dance? He asked holding out his hand to her.
"I don't really feel like dancing"
"Come on, come dance with me.please, it's my wedding you have to dance with me" he persisted.
"Okay" she finally agreed, standing up and giving him her hand. He led her out onto the dance floor. Woody eyed them suspiciously, wondering what Cal was up to.
"So what's up with you and my brother?" he asked.
She looked away; "Now I know why you wanted to dance," she said skillfully avoiding his question.
"Come on, you can talk to me, what's the deal? I know you like him"
"It's just complicated" she sighed.
"Doesn't seem that way to me, I see the way you look at him"
"And how is that?" she asked curiously.
He rolled his eyes "You know"
"No really, how do I look at him?"
"Like Ellie looks at me, like every girl looks at the guy she's in love with"
"You're crazy!" she said blowing him off.
"Am I Jordan?" he asked recapturing her attention. She couldn't say anything.
"He looks at you the same way you know," he said looking her in the eye. She smiled and he wiped a tear from her eye.
"Okay, I want my wife back now" Cal announced. Woody handed Ellie back to him and Cal in turn directed Jordan into his arms.
"It's okay Woody, you don't have to dance with me, I'm sure you don't want to" she said starting to walk away.
"Actually I do want to dance with you, I've been watching you all night but I figured you wouldn't want to dance with me" he said sadly.
She put her arms around the middle of his back and he closed his around her waist.
"You look really handsome" she smiled at him.
He smiled bashfully. "And I'm dancing with the most beautiful woman in the room"
She smiled then laid her head down on his shoulder and pulled him closer. He leaned his head down to rest against hers, taking in the sweet smell of her hair. They stayed close for the rest of the reception. They had stayed behind after everyone had gone to retrieve the presents. He smiled as Jordan kicked her shoes off. That was the Jordan he was used to. He reached out his hand for her to take.
"One more dance?" he asked.
"There's no music Wood"
She took his out-stretched hand and he quickly pulled her into his arms, close to his body. He leaned his head down to hers and started singly softly
I could not ask for more by Edwin McCain
Lying here with you,
Listening to the rain,
Smiling just to see, The smile upon your face,
These are the moments, I thank God that I'm alive,
These are the moments, I'll remember all my life,
I found all I've waited for,
And I could not ask for more.
Looking in your eyes,
Seeing all I need,
Everything you are, Is everything to me,
These are the moments, I know heaven must exist,
These are the moments, I know all I need is this,
I have all I've waited for,
And I could not ask for more.
Chorus:
I could not ask for more than this time together,
I could not ask for more than this time with you,
Every prayer has been answered,
Every dream I have's come true,
And right here in this moment, Is right where I meant to be,
Here with you, Here with me. . .
These are the moments, I thank God that I'm alive,
These are the moments, I'll remember all my life,
I've got all I've waited for,
And I could not ask for more. . .
Chorus:
I could not ask for more than this time together,
I could not ask for more than this time with you,
Every prayer has been answered,
Every dream I have's come true,
And right here in this moment, Is right where I meant to be,
Here with you, Here with me. . .
I could not ask for more than the love you gave me,
'Coz it's all I've waited for . . .
And I could not ask for more,
I could not ask for more.
She smiled happily at him, pleased at his song choice and that he would sing to her.
"Jordan, you know, I could never be disappointed with you, I know you. I don't have unrealistic expectations about what a relationship with you would be like I know you're not perfect and I don't expect for you to be, I don't want to be with a perfect Jordan, I want to be with this Jordan, the real Jordan"
She stared into his pretty eyes and suddenly felt comfortable.
"But Woody, I'm so messed up, I've never really been in a real relationship. I don't know how. He hushed her by gently brushing his hand across her cheek.
"I'm just asking for a chance"
She looked down at the ground, he moved his hand under her chin and directed her face back to his. She smiled at him, tears threatening to spill.
"Okay Hoyt, you got it, you got me"
"That's all I want" he grinned happily. She kissed him lovingly as they held each other tight.
Woody couldn't help but steal a few glances at Jordan during the ceremony. He hardly ever got to see her dressed up and she looked particularly lovely this time.
At the reception Cal handed Ellie off to Woody. "Dance with your new beautiful sister Wood"
Cal headed over to where Jordan was sitting at the bar, drowning her sorrows.
"Hey" she smiled at him.
"May I have this dance? He asked holding out his hand to her.
"I don't really feel like dancing"
"Come on, come dance with me.please, it's my wedding you have to dance with me" he persisted.
"Okay" she finally agreed, standing up and giving him her hand. He led her out onto the dance floor. Woody eyed them suspiciously, wondering what Cal was up to.
"So what's up with you and my brother?" he asked.
She looked away; "Now I know why you wanted to dance," she said skillfully avoiding his question.
"Come on, you can talk to me, what's the deal? I know you like him"
"It's just complicated" she sighed.
"Doesn't seem that way to me, I see the way you look at him"
"And how is that?" she asked curiously.
He rolled his eyes "You know"
"No really, how do I look at him?"
"Like Ellie looks at me, like every girl looks at the guy she's in love with"
"You're crazy!" she said blowing him off.
"Am I Jordan?" he asked recapturing her attention. She couldn't say anything.
"He looks at you the same way you know," he said looking her in the eye. She smiled and he wiped a tear from her eye.
"Okay, I want my wife back now" Cal announced. Woody handed Ellie back to him and Cal in turn directed Jordan into his arms.
"It's okay Woody, you don't have to dance with me, I'm sure you don't want to" she said starting to walk away.
"Actually I do want to dance with you, I've been watching you all night but I figured you wouldn't want to dance with me" he said sadly.
She put her arms around the middle of his back and he closed his around her waist.
"You look really handsome" she smiled at him.
He smiled bashfully. "And I'm dancing with the most beautiful woman in the room"
She smiled then laid her head down on his shoulder and pulled him closer. He leaned his head down to rest against hers, taking in the sweet smell of her hair. They stayed close for the rest of the reception. They had stayed behind after everyone had gone to retrieve the presents. He smiled as Jordan kicked her shoes off. That was the Jordan he was used to. He reached out his hand for her to take.
"One more dance?" he asked.
"There's no music Wood"
She took his out-stretched hand and he quickly pulled her into his arms, close to his body. He leaned his head down to hers and started singly softly
I could not ask for more by Edwin McCain
Lying here with you,
Listening to the rain,
Smiling just to see, The smile upon your face,
These are the moments, I thank God that I'm alive,
These are the moments, I'll remember all my life,
I found all I've waited for,
And I could not ask for more.
Looking in your eyes,
Seeing all I need,
Everything you are, Is everything to me,
These are the moments, I know heaven must exist,
These are the moments, I know all I need is this,
I have all I've waited for,
And I could not ask for more.
Chorus:
I could not ask for more than this time together,
I could not ask for more than this time with you,
Every prayer has been answered,
Every dream I have's come true,
And right here in this moment, Is right where I meant to be,
Here with you, Here with me. . .
These are the moments, I thank God that I'm alive,
These are the moments, I'll remember all my life,
I've got all I've waited for,
And I could not ask for more. . .
Chorus:
I could not ask for more than this time together,
I could not ask for more than this time with you,
Every prayer has been answered,
Every dream I have's come true,
And right here in this moment, Is right where I meant to be,
Here with you, Here with me. . .
I could not ask for more than the love you gave me,
'Coz it's all I've waited for . . .
And I could not ask for more,
I could not ask for more.
She smiled happily at him, pleased at his song choice and that he would sing to her.
"Jordan, you know, I could never be disappointed with you, I know you. I don't have unrealistic expectations about what a relationship with you would be like I know you're not perfect and I don't expect for you to be, I don't want to be with a perfect Jordan, I want to be with this Jordan, the real Jordan"
She stared into his pretty eyes and suddenly felt comfortable.
"But Woody, I'm so messed up, I've never really been in a real relationship. I don't know how. He hushed her by gently brushing his hand across her cheek.
"I'm just asking for a chance"
She looked down at the ground, he moved his hand under her chin and directed her face back to his. She smiled at him, tears threatening to spill.
"Okay Hoyt, you got it, you got me"
"That's all I want" he grinned happily. She kissed him lovingly as they held each other tight.