The Jeff Hardy/Hazel Harper story continues. Sequel to Lovevsloyalty && Truth Behind the Lies.

*Chapter 1*

"Jeff, you can't keep doing this to yourself! I can't sit back and watch it anymore!" she screamed at him. Her voice broke as she yelled. Jeff looked at his girlfriend. He loved her but she didn't understand. She never could understand. He'd had a bad few months. Correction, horrible year. He couldn't even pin point the exact moment it changed. First he was attacked in a stairwell, then his house caught fire killing his dog… the pyro-accident, the car accident… then to top it all off, he learned that all of those things were planned by his brother. His only brother had set out to destroy him. Matt's betrayal had also cost him the WWE Heavyweight Title. He couldn't forgive him for that. They'd battled for nearly 3 months before Matt was traded to Raw's roster. Life hadn't gotten too much better after Matt was traded either. Then he set his sights onto the title again and unfortunately that meant dealing with a long time nemesis, Edge to be exact. The same man who had nearly destroyed his relationship with his girlfriend. The title was always almost in his grasp but somehow Edge would manage to cheat it away from him. She'd stood by him through it all. Finally, he had the opportunity to win the title. It was his. A ladder match. It would be Jeff Hardy's time to shine. And it was… for about 5 minutes. After a grueling match with Edge and when he could barely stand… here came Mr. Money in the Bank himself. C.M. Punk. What a punk. Just like that his championship dreams were gone as swiftly as it came. Teddy Long had been supportive about the whole situation, giving Jeff matches to win the title back but somehow, Punk, like Edge, always seemed to find a loop hole and escape as the champion. Being the champion consumed him. It was all he cared about. He loved her, it wasn't like he didn't, but all the wrongs he'd endured consumed him more than her love. She tilted her head and looked at him. The man she'd fell in love with seemed like he didn't exist. He was cold and systematic now. They'd been engaged for over a year with no definite wedding plans yet. She tried to be supportive, but it was becoming harder and harder as his desire for gold led him into dangerous matches. She knew he deserved the gold; he'd more than earned it over the year…

"Jeff," she called softly.

He tilted his head up but half looked at her. "Yea?"

"You want to get out of here?" she asked trying to smile.

"Yeah, you go ahead. I'll catch up…" he muttered.

"Jeff!" she screamed realizing he wasn't listening to a thing she said.

His head shot up at her, "What Hazel?!?"

His reaction caught her off guard. "Nothing." She said sadly as she threw her hands up into the air with frustration. "I'm leaving. You stay and do whatever it is you're doing. "She said angrily as she picked up her duffle and walked to the door. "I love you."

"Mmmhmmm…" he replied.

Part of her wanted to scream at him. The other part knew it was pointless. She turned and slammed the door behind her. Her heart was breaking. She loved Jeff, but she wasn't happy with him anymore. He was too consumed with the title to even notice her. He couldn't even look at her or say 'I love you' anymore. She could feel the tears welding in her eyes as she lowered her head to avoid someone seeing her looking upset as she left the arena, waving bye to certain people as she walked. She wanted to go home. She turned the corner quickly and felt herself hit something. The force pushed her backwards and she looked up startled from the ground where she'd fallen.

"Hey, Hazel, are you ok?"

A small smile crossed her face. "I'm fantastic, Chris."

Jericho offered her his hand and he helped her to her feet. "Sorry about that. I didn't see you. Speedy Gonzales." He looked behind me, "You owe someone money? You were booking…." He joked.

"I wish that's why…" she sighed.

Chris looked at her. They'd spent 6 months being each other only ally. Back when everyone turned on her for what Edge had started. He cared for her and he knew something was wrong. "What's wrong?"

She smiled at him. "You don't want to know, just fed up."

"Jeff's going through a rough time. Whatever he's doing, I don't think he's trying to piss you off." He said smiling. "Jeff loves you, Haze."

"I used to believe that… now I don't know." She replied sadly.

Jericho looked at her, "That's not good…"

"He cares more about that belt than me. We haven't even made any plans for the wedding… I don't even think he cares about me anymore. He can't even say he loves me anymore." She started to sob.

"Aww, Hazel, shh." He said pulling her into a hug. "It'll be ok."

"I'm not happy… "She sobbed.

Jericho held her as she sobbed onto his chest. "If you're not happy… leave him. Give yourselves a break. Give him time to get his ego in check and get back together later."

Hazel pulled away from Jericho and wiped her eyes. She saw Edge approaching them. She turned to Jericho, "Thanks Chris…" she said as she turned to leave.

"Am I interrupting something?" Edge questioned.

Hazel shook her head. "Congrats on winning the Tag Team belts."

"That's right, you don't manage any winners anymore… I forgot." Edge snapped.

"Wow, they really have your tag team named the right thing. 'Team Ego' suits you." She snapped back.

"You want me to spear you again?" he raged.

"I'd love to see you try." She said giving him the 'I dare you'

"Hey!" Jericho said. "Knock it off. Edge, leave her alone." Jericho turned to Hazel, "Think about what I said. If you need somewhere to go, you can manage us."

Edge let out a laugh, "Hazel turn to the bad side? Doubt it."

Hazel wanted to smack Edge upside the head. Instead, she turned to Jericho. "Thanks. I'll let you know."

She went to leave but she heard Edge making a smart comment. 'Don't call us… we won't call you either." She spun around and faced them. "Yo keep it up… I might have to join the dark side just to teach you a lesson." She said as she turned to leave.

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To Be Continued???