Later that day...

Mickie stepped out of the shower as she wrapped a white robe around her. She walked in the room, when her cell phone rang. She answered. "Hello?" she asked. "Butterfly, its Jeff. Open the door." Jeff said. "You're at my door?" Mickie asked gasping.

"Ah ah ah, open the door." Jeff said.

Mickie wore a smile as she walked to the door, making sure her robe was closed before opening it. There Jeff stood, phone to his ear. Mickie squealed and wrapped her arms around Jeff in a tight hug. One he didn't hesitate to return. "What's up?" he asked when the two broke apart and she let Jeff in. Mickie shook her head as she sat on the bed. "Nothing, same old same old." she replied.

"Well, can you get dressed 'cause I kinda had something planned, and we can't do it naked, unless..." Jeff suggested. Mickie gasped and slapped Jeff across the chest. "No. I'm married." she said. Jeff shrugged. "Well, it was worth a try." he said. Mickie giggled as she walked in the bathroom to get dressed. Something in her wished she and Jeff could do what he suggested, even though she knew he was kidding, she sure would give it up to him in a heartbeat...

Mickie got rid of her dirty thoughts and began to get dressed. Today should be interesting. She was about to get dressed, when she looked in the mirror. "Shit." she said softly as she noticed a bruise coming on her right eye. All she needed was makeup. But it was in her bag in the room, which is where Jeff is...she found a pair of sun shades on the counter and put them on.

…..

Jeff was responding to a text Matt had sent him when the bathroom door opened and a fully clothes Mickie came out in sunglasses. He raised a brow. It was in the middle of January, why was she wearing shades? He also noticed she was walking kinda funny...like she was in pain or something.

"You okay Mick?" he asked.

As usual, Mickie looked at him with a smile that was hiding so much pain….

"Yeah, why?" she asked. Jeff shook his head. "No reason." he answered. Mickie nodded a response as she grabbed a bag and walked back in the bathroom. Jeff frowned as thought entered his mind. That bastard had better not be hurting her. Mickie was his best friend. He would kill for her. He had always promised her that, and if he had to get arrested for her wellbeing, then so be it.

He decided not to question her about, and figure he was getting carried away with his thoughts. He was sure AJ would never hurt Mickie. AJ was a cool guy. Jeff regretted having such thoughts about his co-worker, and even friend. A few minutes later, Mickie came out. He smiled at her.

"Ready to go?" he asked.

Mickie nodded.

"Yup, I sure am. She answered.

…...

"Can I look now?" Mickie asked. Jeff was walking her somewhere with his hands over her eyes. "No Mickie, it's a surprise." Her best friend answered. "Ugh, so difficult Jeffery." Mickie said. The taller male chuckled. "Okay, sit down." he instructed. Mickie huffed, but listened. "Okay, keep 'em closed." Jeff said.

"Okay." she said. She could hear Jeff sitting down across from her. He seemed to be fiddling with something. "Can I at least peek?" she asked. "Nope, you can look now." Jeff said. Mickie opened her eyes to see Jeff handing her a box. "Jeff, what is it?" she asked looking at him.

"Open it and see." he said, stating the obvious. Mickie rolled her eyes and opened the box. She gasped as she reached inside. "Aw, it's a Maltese Jeff." Mickie said as she held the small white puppy. It began shivering, so she held it close to her, rubbing the dog's furry back.

"I got her from Matt and Amy's animal shelter." Jeff said. "Aw, what's her name?" she asked. "Her name is McKenzie." Jeff answered. Mickie kissed McKenzie's head. "Aw, she's shaking." Mickie said. Mickie loved animals, and she too was involved in animal rights. "I'm glad you like her, she's yours." Jeff said. "Aw, thanks Jeff." Mickie said, hugging Jeff, careful not to crush the McKenzie.

"No problem. They told me they found her yesterday and had said if they couldn't find an owner, she would have to be killed. Not by them, but by the pound. Amy begged me to ask you. I knew you wouldn't say no, so I thought I'd give her to you. I've got enough dogs at home." Jeff explained.

Mickie smiled, rubbing McKenzie's ears, kissing the top of her head. "I'm glad you gave her to me. Oh, how are Matt and Amy?" Mickie asked. Jeff gave thumbs up as his answer. "Doing well, Amy's eight months now." Jeff said. "Really, it's been that long already?" Mickie asked. Jeff nodded. "Wow, I have to pay her a visit one day." Mickie said. She hadn't seen the former wrestler since she was four months pregnant with her and Matt's first child.

"Yup, they are A-Okay." Jeff said. Mickie nodded a reply as she played with McKenzie. She looked at her phone and saw that Chris was calling her. "Are you gonna get that?" Jeff asked. Mickie stared at the phone and then shook her head. "No, I'll get it later." she said.

"Oh, okay." Jeff said.

Mickie was going to get it alright...and not in a good way.

A few hours later, Mickie and Jeff loaded the things in the car Jeff had. They had played in the park all day and decided to take Mickie back to the hotel. Plus, the fact that it had started raining ruined all of the fun.

The ride was quiet and comforting. It was always like this when she was with Jeff. There was never a disturbing, or frightening moment, like there were with AJ.

Mickie walked into the hotel lobby, Jeff not far behind, holding McKenzie. Mickie had asked him to look after her, while she was with AJ. She insisted Jeff just drop her off, but he had stated that he hadn't seen his friend in a while, so wanted to pay him a visit. Mickie knew AJ was most likely beyond pissed, and Jeff was just making it worse, but she kept quiet as they got inside the elevator.

The little brunette let out a soft sigh as they reach her and AJ's floor. She pulled out the key card and swiped it through. The door opened and Mickie stepped inside. "AJ?" she called out. No reply. "Hmm, Phenomenal not here?" Jeff asked. Mickie shook her head, thanking God inside her head. She couldn't bear to face AJ right now.

God, she sounded like a coward...and she hated it.

She didn't care what she sounded like at the moment, she couldn't stay in that room. She just couldn't...

"Jeff, can you walk me to Velvet's room?" Mickie asked. Jeff raised a brow. "Sure, can I ask why?" he asked. Mickie shrugged her shoulders. "I don't wanna be by myself." she answered. She hated lying. She really hated lying to Jeff of all people. "Yeah, let's go, I haven't seen her in a while either." Jeff said as he picked McKenzie back up, as Mickie turned off the lights.

They walked down the hall until they reached Velvet's room. Mickie knocked on the door. A few seconds later, the door opened and Chris stood there. "Oh, hey Mickie. What's up Jeff?" he greeted. "Hey Chris." Jeff said. "Hello, Chris is Velvet here?" Mickie asked. Chris nodded. "She's in the shower, but you guys can come in and wait for her." Chris offered. "Sweet, 'cause I need to sit my ass down." Jeff said, causing both Chris and Mickie to laugh.

A few minutes later, Velvet came out the bathroom, in pajamas. "Hey Mickie." she greeted sweetly as she hugged Mickie. "Jeffery!" Velvet exclaimed. Jeff chuckled and hugged her. "Wow, I haven't seen you in so long." The curvy blonde said, causing Jeff to smile. She had recently gotten injured at the hands of Madison Rayne and Angelina Love, so she was on break from wrestling for a while. Despite that, she still traveled with the company so she was able to spend time with Chris. The four wrestlers all sat down and began to chat. "Awe, such a cute puppy!" Velvet exclaimed, picking up McKenzie. "Thank you, Jeff got her for me actually." Mickie said smiling at the younger Hardy.

The blue/black heired man smiled, giving Mickie a playful shove. Mickie yelped in pain a second after he did that. Jeff, Chris, and Velvet looked at her. "Are you okay?" Velvet was the first to speak.

Mickie rubbed the spot where Jeff had shoved her and nodded. "Yeah, I'm fine." Mickie lied. Jeff had accidentally pushed a spot Mickie had a bruise that she covered with makeup. "I think I'm gonna go guys." She suddenly piped up.

"Aw, so soon Mick?" her blonde friend pouted. Mickie sent her a sympathetic smile. "Yeah, I gotta get some sleep. I have an early flight to South Carolina with AJ." Mickie said. "You want me to walk you back?" Jeff asked, beginning to stand up, but Mickie held him down.

"No, you've done enough in one day." Mickie said, anticipating on what would happen as soon as she walked through the door of her and AJ's room. Her prediction may have been wrong, but she knew her husband was in their room by now. Jeff looked at her, a confused look on his face.

"You sure? I can walk you back Mickie." Jeff offered. Mickie waved her hand in a dismissive manner. "Its fine, it's right down the hall." Mickie said. Once Mickie said her goodnight, she walked down to her and AJ's room.

She unlocked the door, and opened it.

As soon as she stepped inside, Aj's fist was connected with her jaw….

Okay, I've noticed that in the first chapter, I made a mistake. In the beginning, I put women's locker room and that Aj had lost a match. I apologize for not making that clear. Mickie was actually in the hotel room, and AJ was in the hotel bar with Hernandez and Kurt Angle. I don't know why I even mentioned a match in there, lol. My mistake guys. But on a positive note, I wanna thank: KatieWoo and 123 for the reviews, they truly made my day so much better! :D I also wanna thank LilMissPunKprincess for adding this to their favorites , it really means a lot you guys. Okay, I've said enough, review for me? :D