Echoes Of Loves

"Rise and shine bestie it's your wedding day,"

Jordan happily said rosing Katrina from sleep, the pregnant soon to be bride wasn't so in a good mood as the eyed him and went back to sleep, Jordan rolled his eyes and tried to wake her up again but she refused.

"Come on Katrina, you don't want to be late, I am sure Lucas won't like that his bride is late to the wedding,"

He said the magic words that worked every time, and of course, it worked, she was up at the mention of her soon to be husband, Jordan was happy for Katrina, she had been in love with Lucas since forever and they finally found happiness together, but then an evil monster had nearly ended that love thankfully, they got out of it, he was especially happy for his bestie, Jordan have known Katrina since he was a teenager when they had moved into the same neighborhood, they had bonded immediate, Katrina was like his balance aside from his family, when he had come out as gay, she had protected him from the bullies in school even though he was bigger than her and especially with all her feminine features, she was a sweet angel back then and still an angel now.

"What's the time?"

"Seven forty,"

He revealed, his bestie's tummy looked so big that he was scared she would pop any moment, it had taken them a whole to get a wedding dress that suits her, he just hoped she hadn't gotten too big for it again as she did three days ago.

"What? I can still get some sleep, the wedding is by ten,"

She said.

"But I have to leave soon, I am the best man remember?"

"Aha, that, I still don't know how you and Lucas became so close, I know you guys hated each other,"

She said, she was right though, Jordan used to hate her husband to be who was the boss and owner of where he worked but Lucas had been so arrogant and unapproachable that a lot of his workers disliked him, Kat was the only one who loved him and she kind of changed him, on to how they became friends to the extent of him being the best man, well he guess they bonded over their mutual love for Katrina.

"I think you are the reason,"

"Uh-huh, I am glad that you guys get along now,"

"Whatever, let's get you ready, go take a shower and I will go get the people who are gonna make you look fantabulous for your big day,"

"It's really my wedding day,"

"Yes, it is bestie,"

"I am so happy and nervous, what did I ever do to deserve this much happiness sometimes I feel like I don't deserve it and it might be taken away from me,"

She voiced, Jordan understood what she meant, he once thought he had all the happiness in the word until it was all taken from him, even though his situation was slightly different.

"You are so lucky bestie and you deserve it,"

"Thank you, you deserve to be happy too, I hope you get your happily ever after soon too,"

"Nah, that's never gonna happen, I don't think I was made for that, not everybody will find love, maybe I am one of those who won't,"

He voiced, and that was his sincere thought when his ex-boyfriend had broken up with him, Jordan had tried to get off the heartbreak by going on dates and doing the things he used to do, but after each first date, he would just lock the person out completely, like as if he couldn't feel anymore, first it was hard to let himself love and trust someone and when he did, he was betrayed, he couldn't put himself through that stress ever again, love wasn't for him.

"Let's forget about my sad love life and concentrate on yours, I am so happy for you,"

"Thank you bestie,"

"Let's get you married sweetie, I will go get the ladies,"

He said and excused himself, even though he was Lucas's best man, he still choose to stay with his best friend, if only he could wear a dress, then he would have played her bridesmaid instead, but being a best man is almost the same so no complaint there, he called the ladies who helped his best friend get dressed and they were off to the church to get her married.

He watched the beautiful couple exchange vows and kisses, smiling at each other, he couldn't help the swell of jealousy, if only, at the beginning of the year, he had plans to get married and build a home with the person he thought they shared a mutual feeling but here he was few weeks to Christmas, alone, yes that shit hurt but what hurt even more was letting himself feel and be hurt again, no matter how jealous he was if what Katrina and Lucas had, he couldn't picture himself in that position again, he kicked the ass of his sad thoughts and concentrated on the beautiful couple before him.

After the event at the chapel, they moved to a center, where the wedding party would take place, there was so much going on at the same time so many smiling faces, the Evans and the Jones were good people and they attracted a lot of good people too so the place was cheerful, that was until his eyes landed on someone he didn't like seeing someone whose sight ruins his good mood every damn time.

"What is he doing here?"

He thought out loud, wondering what the crazy pharmacist was doing at Katrina's wedding, he knew he wasn't close to either Katrina or Lucas, maybe a friend of either of them invited him, he looked hands but Jordan couldn't forget he was crazy, yup definitely crazy because why else would he keep picking on him every time they meet, Jordan first met him when he had gone to get Katrina's test kits, he had been so annoying that Jordan had contemplated punching him, he kept asking stupid questions and making fucked up conclusion, the second time they met at a mutual friend's birthday party hadn't help either, he concluded that Liam was not so needed addition, he avoided him from them on but Liam, he wasn't even sure if that's his real name, the dude looked like a fake, everyone he knew talks good about him, which couldn't be true, there is no way he was a good person like they all made him out to be.

"Jordan,"

Katrina called, he looked to see her waving him over, he was honestly scared that she might really pop up that baby, how could she still walk with that round tummy.

"What? Are you going into labor?"

He asked when he got close to her.

"No, idiot, my due date is still two months away,"

"But you look like you wanna pop,"

"Shut up, I wanted to introduce you to my new friend,"

She said grabbing his hands and pulling him along.

"Slow down, I don't want your husband to kill me if you fall, who are you going to*"*"

"Hello, Liam,"

Oh no fucking way, Jordan thought, why was Katrina greeting Liam, and why was she smiling like that.

"Katrina, congratulations,"

The dude greeted Katrina, ignoring Jordan, he mentally rolled his eyes, yeah tell him something that is new.

"Thank you, this is my best friend that I told you about, Jordan this is Liam,"

"So?"

He asked looking at Katrina who gave him a look that said he should respect himself.

"Jordan,"

"I know him, we have met a few times for some reason he doesn't like me and I don't know why,"

The dude said and Katrina frowned at him, he eyed the dude.

"Jordan is really friendly, he might have been Pmsing,"

"What the fuck Katrina?"

"Keep quiet, now and say Hi to Liam, you guys are going to be living together for a while until his house is fixed,"

Katrina announced, Jordan looked at her in shock, he took over Katrina's former apartment when she moved in with Lucas a month ago since it was bigger and more accommodative, how could Katrina ask someone to move in without telling him? It was his house now not hers.

"What do you mean by that? Why am I just hearing about it?"

"I told you about it and you said to go ahead,"

She replied. Yes, he remembered telling her it was okay for a friend to live with him for a while but he thought it was a female friend, not a red blood male.

"Well, I take I back,"

"You can't, Liam is in a little bit of a situation right now and needs to stay there, don't be such an evil person,"

She warned and left him there with the dude smiling at him as if they were friends.

"Let's get along Jordan,"

He said extending a hand.

"You wish,"

Jordan replied walking away from him, there was no way he was sharing his apartment with Liam, anyone else but Liam...

"The bride and groom finally left so I am done with my best man duties,"

Jordan announced as he came to sit with his friends and coworkers who were having a drink, he was happy to be finally free.

"Hey Jord, wanna hit the clubs? The boss gave his credit card,"

Lara one of his Co-workers announced and the others cheered, his direct boss Addison was a good man, no wonder his team was very happy every time, he made them feel like friends and family and often gave them the opportunity to meet aside work.

"What's he celebrating this time? Did his wife get pregnant again?"

Jordan asked laughing, he was sure she probably did, Addison was a family man and he already had three kids, he said he wanted five in total, which Jordan found extreme.

"No, he said he is celebrating the big boss finally finding a pussy he wanna bang forever,"

"What? Eeeew, you shouldn't have told me that, not when the pussy being mentioned is my bestie's,"

Jordan let out cringing, he so didn't need that information.

"Let's go then? There isn't much going on here,"

"Of course, who is driving?"

He asked getting up as the others followed, he already knew they will make him drive and that's exactly what happened, the pain of being the youngest on the team, they got to their regular club house and ordered their usual, thirty minutes later most of them were drunk and talking nonsense, he wasn't drunk though, he was just tipsy, he could still go a few more, but then Lara had to leave and Ethan left with her leaving just him, Eliza and Philip, those two were a couple and we're doing mushy couple stuff that made him jealous, not that he wanted a relationship anyway but each time he sees couples who are happy together, he gets jealous, his mind takes him back to when he used to be happily in loved and felt loved but then reality came and that love was just a mirage, it wasn't even real, Kelvin never loved him, he used him and when it was time to dump Jim, he did it in an awful unforgettable way, if he had just broken things if with Jordan before going ahead to get married, it would have been less painful but he got married, came back, slept with him and finally told him he was done, he hadn't told Katrina that part because he knew she would have been furious, imagine getting fucked and the next moment waiting for a love declaration you get a breakup message, with the icing on top being that you just slept with a married man, Jordan felt dirty, that's how he felt that day, he would never forget, he hasn't been able to get naked with anyone after that day and it been over eight months now but it still felt so fresh in his memory and each time he thought about it, he gets resentful and regretful.

"Bad Times,"

He muttered to himself, pouring himself another glass of alcohol and downing it, the fact that he had been thinking of starting a life with Kelvin, while Kelvin had been busy building a life without him, it still fucking hurt so bad, each time he thinks about it and he wasn't sure he can ever get over it and trust anyone again, once beaten twice shy, never again will he give anyone the power to do what Kelvin did to him, never, he vowed again drinking more, he knew he was getting too drunk and that he needed to stop but he was sad, seeing all the love going around, from his best friend finding love and happiness to this couples in this bar being all over each other, it made him feel lonely and unloved yet he didn't want love.

He kept pouring himself more drinks and emptying the cups, he knew he was drunk but he didn't stop.

"Hi, mind if I join you?*

Someone asked sitting next to him even though he didn't answer, what a ride guy, he should wait until he give a reply.

"You already did,"

He said downing another glass full.

"You are taking too much alcohol, it's not good for you,"

"Hmm, that's not your problem,"

He said getting off the chair, he couldn't stand this person so he was just going to leave, he looked around for Eliza and Philip but he didn't see them, he staggered out of the club, going over to where he might find a cabbie.

"You are too drunk to go home right now, why don't you sleep it off, there is a hotel nearby,"

The strange man invited.

"No, thank you, I can find my way,"

He said stumbling as he said it, there was no cab in sight.

"Common, you know you want to,"

"Fine, let's go,"

Jordan said and followed the man, not like he was scared, the guy looked just his size and he could take him down even if he was drunk.

"You can spend the night here,"

The guy said when they got into the room and made to leave but Jordan held on to his shirt.

"Thank you, I thought you were rude but you are nice, now let me reward you,"

He said pulling the guy and pecking him, the guy didn't pull away as most guys will do so he smiled and let go of him, but he didn't leave, they just stood looking at each other.

"Why? You want more?"

Jordan asked preparing to give him another kiss, a better one.

"No, you are drunk, you will probably regret it in the morning,"

The dude responded but he didn't leave, that was more like a yes without a yes, they stood there staring at each other.

"Jordan couldn't figure out who started the kiss but all he knew was that he was in his arms, his lips on his, those lips felt so good, damn, never has he met someone who could kiss so well, his head spinning as the kiss deepen and got even more intense, God, how he missed this feeling, how he missed getting kissed, his hands found his way to his chest as they both took off their clothes, Jordan felt his groin grow even more as his hunger increased, he took a break from kissing him and Jordan wanted to protest bit then his lips were on his nipples, sucking, biting and driving him to pleasure land, he arched back to give him more entrance.

Jordan grabbed his groin and the stranger moaned in pleasure, he slutily got down and took his length in his hands, stroking him and watching him grow bigger, he took his tips into his mouth and sucked on it, the guy was a moaner because he let out a pleasure-filled moan as he urged Jordan to taste him again, he complied and sucked on him, taking his full length into his mouth.

"Yes, suck it,"

The stranger encouraged and Jordan did just that, sucking him into his mouth until the stranger was making sweet nonsense noise in his ears.

"I want to be inside you, I wanna cum in that sexy ass,"

He voiced pushing him onto the bed and before long he was inside him, his legs held up high as he took his length, his whole body quivered with need and pleasure as the handsome stranger fucked him senseless...

Jordan woke up the next morning with no memory of what happened the previous night, it took him a while to figure out that he wasn't at his house but in a hotel room, he sluggishly got up and noticed he was sour in some places, his memories started coming back in pieces.

"Oh, no, what have you done Jordan,"

He voiced, questioning his stupidity the night before, he wasn't a one night stand kind of person as he prefers to take his time to get to know someone before getting intimate with him, God but last night, he had had a little too much to drink compound with the fact that he hasn't gotten laid in a while, whoever it was, was fucking good and he wouldn't be bad to ask for more, but there was a problem, he couldn't even remember the face of the person that gave him the best fuck of his life, yeah he couldn't, that was stupid, he saw his face but his mind seemed to have forgotten, he tried to recur but it only gave him a headache that made his hand over worst, he got off the bed and looked around the hotel room for any clue as to who it might be, but the man didn't leave anything behind, not even a side note.

"How am I suppose to find him?"

He let out covering his eyes, the fact that he had let the stranger do shits to him that he hadn't let another person do to him for almost a year now means he had to find out who it was, he will ask Eliza and Philip maybe they will know who it was with, he hoped so, he needed to find this person...

"Hello?"

Jordan let out as he tried to wake himself up, he hadn't even bothered to check who was calling him, he rubbed his eyes to fight off sleep looking around to make sure he slept in his bed, okay not his bed, he was still at the hotel, he had a terrible headache and he knew his hangover would be even worst, thank God it was a weekend, he was just going to spend it nursing his hangover, he checked the clock and it was past ten am.

"Jordan? Are you even listening to me?"

The voice on the other end shouted, he moved his phone off his ears, his mom was always so loud in the morning, and having to hear her voice when his head was pounding wasn't the best kind of moment.

"Mom, what do you want? I am trying to sleep here,"

"Oh, you annoying child, where did you spend the night? I am at your apartment,"

"What?"

He yelled getting up, bad idea because his head started spinning her had to sit back down, his mom always shows up at his house unannounced, and always when he is not around, wait, fuck! She didn't know he moved.

"Mom, I moved,"

He said waiting for the outburst and it came, he moved his phone from his ears to reduce the impact.

"You crazy child, how can you move without telling us? Are you crazy? And you ignored your dad and me at Katrina's wedding, who does that?"

"Mom, I didn't ignore you, I was busy,"

He lied, he had ignored them, since he broke things off with Kelvin, his parents especially his mom has been on his case about finding someone else and have even set him up on dates, not to be ungrateful, he was happy his parents were supportive and did their best for him but they could be very controlling which he didn't like one bit, he was a full-grown Twenty-eight years old man yet his mom still expect him to show up home every weekend and also be present at every family gathering, heck the height of it is that his parents still expect him to have a curfew.

"So? What do we do? We are at your former place, can't believe you moved without telling us, that such a disgrace attitude son,"

"Mom, Katrina moved out of her apartment and it's bigger and closer to work that's why I moved here, I haven't told you because I have been busy, this is why you should have called me that you were coming over, that way you don't have to stay out,"

"Whatever, so where is the new apartment?"

"Mom, can't you just go home? I don't feel like moving right now,"

"You better get your ass off where ever you are and come running here if you don't want me to do something you won't like,"

"Yes, mom,"

He replied getting off the bed, one thing is to be a grown-up and another thing is to disobey his mom, he won't hear the end of it, he started pulling on his shirt when his phone rang again, causing understand his breath, he picked up, it was his director, wondering why he was calling him on a Sunday, he picked up.

"Sir?"

"Jordan, sorry I am disturbing you but it can't wait, I think there is a mix-up with the pattern sent, I got a call and no one else from our team is close to the office, so I was wondering if you can just help us go through it and send the right one, it can't wait till Monday, in case you are going to say that."

"Okay sir, I will go do that,"

He responded, he didn't want any long talk, since he knew he would still be the one to do it, the only problem was his banging head, he went to the restroom and took a cold shower, it didn't help his cause, another reason why he should really quit drinking, the morning after wasn't always pleasant.

He made a stop at the reception and asked the reception there a few questions hoping to get a hint of the guy he spent a night with but she seemed not to have any record of anyone aside for him and his name was the one they had, so his mystery lover was really mysterious, which made it even more that he should find him, he needed to find that do and get even with.

As he left the hotel, he suddenly remembered that his parents were waiting for him at his old apartment, well they are just going to have to wait for him longer. He dialed his mom's number as he hailed a taxi.

"Where are you Jordan Darius Bach?!!"

His mom yelled into the phone, Jordan moved his phone out of his ears to prevent him from going deaf, his mom was a screamer, and adding to the fact that she was pissed, he felt guilty for making her wait even though it wasn't his fault.

"Mom, I have to go somewhere real quick so I am texting you the address, I will meet you there,"

"Wait what? Are you out of your mind?"

His mom yelled again.

"Mom, calm down, I was called, I need to get to the office real quick, okay? I will be there shortly, just stay in the car mom, I love you, bye,"

He said and ended the call, he knew his mom would probably kill him this time but he didn't have a choice.

"Please, take me to Evans cooperation,"

He said as he boarded a taxi, going to the office.

"Why are you going to work on a Sunday? What kind of work do you do?"

The taxi driver asked, Jordan looked at him but he couldn't make out his face because of his mask.

"Is that a problem? Why are you asking? Don't you think it is rude to ask?"

"Why? What's rude there? Can't I ask questions? It's not really normal to go to work on a weekend, so I don't see how asking is rude,"

Okay, Jordan didn't know who the driver was but he concluded he didn't like him, as he didn't have the strength, not the time to pick a fight, he choose to keep his mouth shut and choose to use that time to think about the event of last night, he still felt sore so it definitely happened but the big question was, with who did it happen with? He couldn't come up with a face no matter how hard he thinks, he didn't remember talking to anyone the night before, and didn't remember leaving either, whoever it was must have paid with cash which would explain why the hotel receptionist didn't have anything, he almost thought he paid with his card until he had checked his bank statement and account number, not a penny was missing.

He walked fast into the office and did what he came for as quickly as he could, the whole building was silent as everyone was home for the wicked, only a few workaholics were seen around, he greeted them as he made his way out, he was surprised to see the nosy taxi driver waited for him, he happily got into the taxi again and instructed him to drive to his apartment.