Trish had been in North Carolina for two days and every day, Kassandra was always there and she seemed to be instigating stuff with Trish. And every time, she did it when Trish was holding Mackenzie so she couldn't get upset. Stacy, Amy and Matt made sure that Kassandra didn't do anything too serious and they were always on Jeff's case about getting Kassandra to leave Trish alone. Trish didn't really care that Kassandra was trying to scare her off, because she'd be gone on Sunday and she would never come back to Cameron. She was going to stay in California and continue raising Mackenzie as a single mother. There was no sense in finding a man because they all seemed to lie and hurt her. If she had to, she was going to be single for the rest of her life but at least she knew that her daughter would grow up learning how to be strong and independent.
That Sunday, Stacy, Amy and Jeff went out and Trish and Matt were by themselves. Matt was taking a nap and Trish was lying on the couch with little Mackenzie on her chest who was sleeping peacefully. Trish was watching TV and she seemed to be in a daze. She heard someone knock on the door and sighed and stood up and walked towards the door and opened it slowly. It was Kassandra and she sighed to herself and looked at her.
"Is Jeff here," she said.
"No, he went out with Stacy and Amy and they'll be back in a couple of hours," Trish said.
"Oh. Well is Matt here?"
"He's sleeping, Kassandra. Let him be. If you want to, you can come back in a couple of hours or you can wait."
Trish was really hoping that she would decide to leave, but she decided to come in and wait and Trish let her in and they walked into the living room. Trish sat back on the couch and laid back slowly and prayed that Kassandra wouldn't do anything to awaken Mackenzie. Mackenzie hadn't been feeling good all that day and this was the first time today that she had gotten her to sleep.
Two hours later, Stacy, Amy and Jeff came back in quietly and smiled at Trish and Mackenzie and then they saw that Kassandra was there. She stood up and walked towards Jeff and he looked at her. Stacy and Amy saw that Trish looked like she was dying from the lack of sleep, so they decided to take Mackenzie off of her for the rest of the day and let her go to sleep. They knew that if she didn't get any that she'd be cranky and then Mackenzie would probably never get to sleep. Trish went upstairs to her room and fell asleep almost instantly.
"Jeff, can I talk to you for a minute," Kassandra said suddenly.
"Sure."
They walked outside and Stacy and Amy stared at them.
"Hopefully she breaks up with him, so he can make up with Trish and then they can be a family," Stacy said.
"You make everything sound so simple, Stacy. If they were to break up, it would take a lot more than that to get them back together. No matter how much they love each other," Amy said sensibly.
"I can't help it. I just like things to have that fairy tale ending."
"Well who doesn't? I'm sure Trish wasn't expecting this when she got pregnant with Mackenzie. She was hoping that Dave would accept responsibility and at least be a part of her life. She even told me that she wasn't expecting him to marry her, but she at least expected him to be a part of his baby's life," Amy said.
"I know. But even through all of this bad stuff, something good has come out of it," Stacy said sensibly.
"And what's that," Amy said with a smile.
"Mackenzie. I mean I think Trish deserves Mackenzie. They deserve each other if no one else wants them. And if Trish and Jeff don't get back together, she'll always have Mackenzie there for her," Stacy said.
"You're right. And Trish is doing such a great job of raising her already. And Mackenzie has two great God-mothers to raise her as well and a God-father too."
"Yep. So no matter what happens, Mackenzie will always have people in her life that love her with all of their hearts," Stacy said.
"You're right about that."
They started laughing and then stopped suddenly when they heard Jeff and Kassandra yelling outside.
"I don't care if she's staying here! I don't want her around you!"
"Well what the hell am I supposed to do? Just kick her out? And we've already been through this already. If I do that, Matt and my dad would kill me. And so would Amy and Stacy."
"Why do you always have to listen to what they say? They're not your girlfriend. I am."
"Kassandra, for one, Matt and my dad are family and so are Amy and Stacy. Family is thicker than a girlfriend."
"Oh, so now I'm not important?"
"Don't put words in my mouth, Kassandra. Now she'll be gone by the end of this week. And besides, she told me the first night she was here that she won't be coming back."
"You talked to her two nights ago?!"
"Yes. Is that a problem? I heard the baby crying so I went to go see if everything was all right."
"You're so hypocritical, Jeff."
"What do you mean?"
"Hello? You said that if I didn't talk to my ex then you wouldn't talk to your ex and you did. You never follow what you say, Jeff and it makes me sick."
"Well if you don't like it then go."
"What? Are you breaking up with me?"
"No, Kassandra. But you get upset over simple things. If you would just calm down, everything would be fine. And once Trish leaves, we can get on with our lives."
"You promise," she asked.
"Yes, I promise."
She sighed. "Okay."
"Okay." Kassandra left and Jeff walked back into the house and Amy and Stacy looked at him. "What?"
"Don't you think you two were a little loud," Stacy said.
"Sorry."
"It's okay, Jeff. Mackenzie's fast asleep. She never woke up. But from now on if you're going to argue with Kassandra, do it at her house or somewhere else where it doesn't risk waking up a two month old infant," Amy said.
"Sorry. Just chill out."
Amy scoffed and rolled her eyes and looked at Stacy. "Here he goes again."
"What are you talking about," he asked.
"You go and defend us but then you get upset at us. Obviously Kassandra has done something to your mind. You need to get away from her. She's going to drive you to the brink of insanity," Amy said.
"Why do you even care," he asked as he started walking upstairs.
"Because I'm your friend Jeff and I'd rather see you with someone who doesn't get upset at every little thing. Like an ex-girlfriend who has a two month old baby. Kassandra is selfish and all she cares about is herself and she's never cared about you. I can tell," Amy said.
"Whatever."
He continued walking up the stairs and walked down the hall and they heard him go into his room. Matt came out of his room twenty minutes later and hobbled down the stairs and went into the kitchen. He came back out five minutes later and sat on the couch.
"So what was going on," he asked.
"Just some stuff that deals with Jeff and Kassandra."
"I know. They woke me up."
"So you've been up for…"
"Almost a half an hour," he said with a smile.
"Oh Matt, you should have called me or something. I could've told them to keep it down," Amy said.
"It's okay babe. I was going to get up eventually, anyway."
"Well do you want something to eat? I saw you go into the kitchen," Amy asked.
"Nope. I'm fine."
Mackenzie started to whimper and they knew that she was about to wake up, so Stacy went into the kitchen and warmed up her bottle and walked back into the living room and that's when Mackenzie started to scream and cry her lungs out. Amy picked her up and handed her to Stacy, who wanted to try her hand at feeding Mackenzie. She held her the way Trish told her to and put the nipple of the bottle in her mouth and she started to suck on it quietly.
When she finished, Stacy took the bottle out of her mouth and picked her up and started to rub her back. She burped ten minutes later and then she checked her thirty minutes later to see if she had soiled herself and she had. Stacy handed Mackenzie to Amy and all three of them started to laugh.
"Oh, I see how it is. You can feed her but when it comes to changing her diaper, you can't do that," Amy said.
"Hey, I never said if I wanted to change her. I just said I wanted to feed her and the rest of you can change her."
"All right, all right."
Amy stood up with Mackenzie and she walked upstairs to Trish's room and opened the door quietly. She was still sleeping, so Amy put Mackenzie on the changing table quietly and changed her as fast as she could. When she was finished, she walked downstairs, put Mackenzie in her bouncer, and threw the diaper outside in the trashcan. She walked back inside and sat down next to Mackenzie and looked at her with a smile.
"She is just the sweetest little baby I've ever seen," Stacy said.
"She's probably the only sweetest little baby you've ever seen," Amy said with a smile.
"Okay whatever."
They all chuckled and Stacy sighed and closed her eyes. An hour later, they heard a door opening and they all looked up at the stairs and saw Trish coming downstairs slowly. She was rubbing her eyes and she yawned and then they all yawned in response. She looked at all of them and they all smiled.
"Hey mama. How was the nap," Matt asked.
"Oh, my goodness. I don't think I've ever felt this revived before. Maybe I should get a nanny," she said.
"Maybe."
Trish sat down on the couch and looked at Mackenzie who was sleeping peacefully in her bouncer.
"So how was she?"
"She was good. She woke up once to eat and then she went to the bathroom, and Stacy made me change her and then she went back to sleep," Amy said.
"Hey," Stacy said with a smile.
"Don't worry, Stace. When I first had Mackenzie I was absolutely terrified about changing her diaper. Thank God she's not a boy though," Trish said with a smile.
"Why is that?"
"Because I've heard that baby boys tend to pee on their moms when they don't have a diaper on."
Stacy gasped and covered her mouth with her hand. Trish, Amy and Matt started to laugh at the way she looked and she looked at them evilly.
"That's not funny, you guys. That's disgusting," Stacy said.
"Oh chill out. Eventually the moms get used to it. It doesn't happen all the time," Trish said.
"Okay. As long as I don't get peed on."
Trish smiled and they all laughed. Suddenly, they heard another door opening and Jeff walked downstairs. He looked at all of them and Trish stared at him.
"I'm going out for a couple of hours with Kassandra. Is that okay, Stacy," he asked.
"I never said you couldn't go out with your girlfriend. I just said you couldn't go out for the entire night and come back the next morning."
"Okay."
He left quickly and they heard his car speed off afterwards. Amy, Matt and Trish looked at Stacy and she looked at them. They were trying to figure out what was going on.
"Okay, I told Jeff that he couldn't leave and be gone all night while Trish was here," she said.
"Stacy, I know you care about me but I don't care if he's here or not. When he's not here, I feel at peace to tell you the truth," Trish said.
"Trish, it's not good to run away from the past. No matter how painful it is. It just doesn't make it better running away from it. You have to face it and be strong," Stacy said.
"Stacy, I really don't want to hear this."
"Well you're going to hear it whether you want to or not," Stacy said firmly.
Trish, Amy and Matt looked at Stacy in shock. She was never one to be firm with people or confrontational.
"Matt, could you…"
"No problem," he said.
He got up and went upstairs and closed his door and Trish looked at Amy and Stacy. Trish sighed and calmed herself down for the barrage she was about to get from her two best friends.
"I really don't see what this is going to do, Stacy," Trish said.
"Well maybe if you would just listen to what I have to say, then maybe you would see what it's going to do. You and Jeff left without a word to each other and you haven't seen each other in two years. Don't you think there needs to be some type of closure," Stacy asked.
"No, I don't. I'm living my life the way I want to."
"But you didn't plan on Mackenzie, did you," she asked.
"No. But sometimes you don't plan everything that happens to you. And that's what happened with Mackenzie. Sure, I wasn't planning on getting pregnant and having a baby, but I had one. And there's nothing I can do about it. And I wasn't planning on Jeff cheating on me now was I?"
"No."
"But I dealt with it. It may not have been the right way to deal with it, but I dealt with it. And because of him, I'm stronger and I'm fine just being by myself. And after I leave and go back to California, I may not come back at all."
"Come on, Trish. Don't do this because of Jeff. He's dealt with you being here sensibly…"
"But you told him to deal with it. Trust me, if you hadn't gotten on his case he would've gone as soon as he knew I was here. He'd probably be at Kassandra's house."
"So I take it you care about where he's at," Stacy asked.
"No, but it's pretty obvious where he'd be if you hadn't gotten on his case. I'm surprised myself that you convinced him to stay here the entire time."
Stacy sighed and all three of them could see that this wasn't going to go anywhere. Trish was as stubborn as a mule and she was not going to let Stacy change her mind about Jeff or anyone else. Trish was stuck on the possibility of being a single mother. And she didn't seem to be bothered by it. She got up suddenly and walked out of the house. Stacy got up, but Amy stopped her.
"Let her go, Stacy."
Stacy sighed and sat back down.
Meanwhile, Trish was walking around the property and she was thinking to herself. She walked into the woods and smiled to herself. She knew the property like the back of her hand and it brought back memories of her and Jeff when they were together. It also brought back memories of her, Jeff, Matt, Amy and Stacy playing hide and seek when they had breaks from being on the road. They were always together and always acting like little kids. It was shocking that they hadn't grown up together.
While she was walking, she heard something and she turned around and sighed in exasperation. It was Jeff and he was standing by a tree and she looked at him and he looked at her.
"I thought you were going to Kassandra's," she said as they started walking.
"I just said that so I could get out of the house."
"Where's your car at," she asked casually.
"I just drove around a bit and parked it at a friend's house I know. I told him I'd be back to get it later and he just looked at me like I was crazy."
"Oh."
They continued walking for awhile just looking at the scenery around them.
"So what did Stacy talk to you about," he asked.
"What makes you think she talked to me about something," she said nonchalantly.
"Well considering the fact that she and Amy are trying to get us back together, would make me think that," he said.
"What? When did she tell you that?"
"She never told me. I found out. That'd be the only reason why she kept calling me before you guys came down here. I could hear it in her voice in her messages she left on my phone."
"Oh."
"She seemed to be worried about something every time she called and since I already knew that nothing was wrong with Amy or her, I assumed it dealt with you."
"Well how'd you narrow it down so quickly?"
"Well you guys are the closest out of all the girls on RAW so…"
"Oh." Trish looked down at her hands and sighed quietly to herself. "So how long have you and Kassandra been together," she asked apathetically.
"We started going out about four months after…"
"Oh."
"Have you had any…?"
"Nobody serious and I guess Dave doesn't really count. It was sort of a one night stand anyway," she said.
"Oh. I'm sure it must be hard not having a father around for Mackenzie," he said.
"Well it doesn't bother me. She'll have tons of male friends around to make up for it."
"But it won't be the same and you know that."
"Well there's nothing I can really do about it. There seems to be no one for me and I don't want to risk getting hurt again and possibly pregnant."
"Are you saying you're not happy with Mackenzie being around," he asked, shocked.
"I didn't say that. I love Mackenzie and she makes me happy. My life surely is different with her around I'll tell you that."
"I would think so," he said with a small smile.
They continued to walk in silence and they eventually made it back to the house, but he went around the back and walked to his friend's house and Trish went back into the house and upstairs to her room and took a shower. She came back down looking refreshed, but Stacy and Amy could tell that she didn't look very happy.
"Trish…"
"What Stacy," she asked quietly.
"I think Mackenzie needs to be nursed. She's fine right now but she's been a little whiny since you left," Stacy said quietly.
"Okay."
Trish walked into the living room, picked up Mackenzie and sat down and started to nurse her without looking at Stacy at all. Stacy said nothing, knowing that if she did it would probably upset Trish and that was the last thing everyone needed was a house full of upset and grumpy people.
Jeff walked in an hour later and Trish was laying on the couch with Mackenzie on her chest and Stacy and Amy were nowhere to be found.
"Where are the others," he asked quietly.
"Matt's upstairs in his room, playing a video game, Gil is at work and Stacy and Amy went out to eat thirty minutes ago," she said quietly.
She sighed and closed her eyes and Jeff looked at her. She looked tired and Mackenzie seemed to be very upset. She wasn't sleeping at all.
"Do you want me to take Mackenzie for awhile? You look tired."
"I'm fine, Jeff."
"But you look uncomfortable with her laying on you. It won't bother me," he said.
"Whatever Jeff. Just be calm because I don't want to be up all night with her."
"Okay."
He bent over Trish and they looked into each other's eyes and he was thinking about kissing her for the first time in two years. He picked up Mackenzie quickly and sat on the couch and Mackenzie started to whimper for awhile and then she calmed down. Trish fell asleep and an hour later, Stacy and Amy walked in and they looked at Jeff who was still holding Mackenzie and they saw that Trish was asleep. He looked at them and they went upstairs to talk. They came back down ten minutes later and sat and watched TV along with Jeff and at that same time, someone knocked on the door. No one wanted to get up so they just sat there.
"Come in," they all said.
The door opened and Kassandra walked in and looked at Jeff in shock. He sighed and closed his eyes and got ready for what was about to happen and he prayed it wouldn't.
"What…"
"I volunteered to hold her, Kassandra. Chill out."
"Well why didn't you give her to someone else?"
"Because Amy and Stacy were out and Matt's upstairs and my dad is at work. What did you want me to do? Just put her on the floor," he said evilly.
"Can I talk with you for a moment," she asked.
"No, Kassandra. It'll have to wait."
"Well this can't wait so you need to get up and come and listen to what I have to say."
He sighed and looked at Amy and Stacy. Amy got up and took Mackenzie from him and he got up and followed Kassandra outside.
"What do you want, Kassandra," he asked as soon as they were outside.
"What is wrong with you? Ever since Trish came down here, you've been acting really weird. Don't tell me you're still in love with her," Kassandra said.
"Kasi, this is the second time you've been over here and you seem to be overreacting. I don't love Trish anymore. Okay?"
"Well how can I be so sure? You're sitting there, holding her baby and she's lying next to you. What am I supposed to think when I see something like that?"
"I told you that I volunteered to hold Mackenzie. Trish looked really tired and it looked like she needed to get some sleep. I'm just being nice. Can't you understand that," he asked.
"No, not when she's your ex-girlfriend. If it was someone else, I wouldn't mind. But this is different."
"Oh, just because she's my ex? That doesn't make any sense at all, Kasi. What you need to do is grow the hell up and just let it go. I am with you and that's all that matters."
"Well you better make it your top priority because don't think I won't break up with you. I'll drop you like a bad habit, Jeff."
"Okay, Kasi. I get it. Now go home or something."
"Are you kicking me out of your house?"
"Yes, because right now I'm tired and I've got a long drive to Raleigh tomorrow morning."
"I can't come with you? You know I've always wanted to go," she said sweetly.
"No, Kasi you can't come because I don't know where I'm going to find a backstage pass. Now just please go home."
"Fine."
She got in her car and drove off and Jeff sighed and walked back in the house. Amy was still holding Mackenzie and Stacy was nowhere to be found. He looked at Amy and she looked at him. Trish was still asleep and it was a miracle with everything that was going on around her.
"Where's Stacy?"
"Upstairs in Trish's room taking a nap. She was too tired to drive back to the hotel," Amy said.
"Oh."
Jeff sat on the couch carefully and closed his eyes. Amy had heard everything that he and Kassandra were talking about and she wasn't happy about what she had said. But Amy was proud of the fact that he had sort of stuck up for Trish. He seemed to be changing with Trish being around him. She remembered that that was how it first was when they started going out. She had done something to him and it was astounding. It seemed that Trish had something in her that made him change and it had stayed with her, even after they broke up. Jeff opened his eyes and realized that Amy was looking at him with this dreamy look.
"Amy, are you okay," he asked.
"Yeah, why do you ask?"
"Because you had this dreamy look on your face."
"I was just thinking about something," she said.
"Oh."
They both sighed and looked at the TV. Thirty minutes later, Trish started to stir and she woke up and stretched and looked at Jeff who was holding Mackenzie again. Amy and Stacy had left ten minutes earlier. Jeff was holding Mackenzie and they were both asleep. She got up slowly and took Mackenzie out of Jeff's arms. He stirred and opened his eyes and looked into Trish's blue eyes.
"Thanks," Trish said quietly.
"No problem."
She walked upstairs and put Mackenzie in her bassinet and grabbed the baby monitor just in case she woke up again. Trish walked back downstairs and sat down on the couch and looked at the TV.
"So how was she," Trish asked.
"Slept the entire time."
"Funny. She never does that with me," Trish said with a small smile.
"Maybe it's because she knows you're her mommy," he said.
"Yeah that could be it. And she just wants to keep me up all night."
"That too," he said with a smile.
"So where did Stacy and Amy go," Trish asked.
"Back to the hotel. They're getting rested up. Tomorrow's a big night," he said.
"Yeah, especially for you."
"Yeah," he said quietly.
They both sighed and looked around the living room. They looked at each other and they finally noticed how close they were to each other. Jeff looked at Trish and he could tell that the gears in her brain were probably in overdrive.
"What are you thinking about, Trish," he asked.
"Nothing."
She turned her head and then looked back at him again. He leaned in and she leaned in instinctively and they started to kiss passionately. Trish felt a spark flow through her and it was something she had never felt with another guy except Jeff. Something about the way he kissed made her feel different. They broke it and they looked at each other in shock at what they had just done.
"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done that," Jeff said.
Trish sighed and the door opened suddenly and Gil walked through the door and looked at Trish and Jeff. He could tell that something had happened. They looked like two teenagers who had just got caught by their parents doing something they shouldn't have.
"Where's Matt," Gil asked.
"Up in his room. He's probably sleeping. With all that physical therapy I think it's wearing him out," Jeff said nonchalantly.
"Shouldn't you be at practice," Gil asked.
"Nah. I talked to the people and I already told them about what's going on tomorrow night. But I start back after Trish goes back to California. They said I could have the rest of the week off for some rest," he said.
"Ah, I see."
He walked to the kitchen and came out thirty minutes later and left saying he was going back to work. After he did, Jeff and Trish looked at each other and Jeff smiled at her.
"I felt like a teenager again," he said.
"So did I. Let's just pretend what happened, never happened," she said.
"Yeah."
They both looked at the TV and continued to watch it and then Trish looked at Jeff and he looked at her. They leaned in again and the kiss was more passionate than the first one and it seemed that all that they were holding inside of them was coming out in this one kiss. Every time they pulled apart, they were pulled back into it by some unseen force. When they finally broke the kiss for the last time, Trish looked at him and her eyes were wide. She couldn't believe what they had just done. It was obvious that their love for each other was strong and Jeff was only with Kassandra to hide the pain of not being with Trish.
She got up suddenly and ran out of the house and Jeff just sat back on the couch. He sighed and ran his hands over his face and through his hair. She had been gone for an hour when Stacy and Amy came back and they walked in holding bags and they were laughing. They were shocked to see Jeff holding Mackenzie and feeding her like it was an everyday thing.
"Where's Trish," Stacy asked.
"She went out for a walk, I think," he said.
"You think? Well did she say when she'd be back," Amy asked as she sat the bags down.
"No, she didn't. She just said she was going for a walk. I wouldn't worry about her though. She's pretty capable of taking care of herself," he said as he looked down at Mackenzie with a smile.
Stacy and Amy knew they had missed something while they were gone. They decided not to press it and ten minutes later, Trish walked in and they all looked at her. She walked to the kitchen and made herself something to eat. She hadn't eaten since that morning and she was starving.
When she finished eating, she went back to the living room and sat down at the same time Jeff started to burp Mackenzie. She sat down and Stacy and Amy gave her the gifts they had brought with them. Trish started to laugh when she opened the first bag and looked inside.
"Now you know good and well I will not be wearing this anytime soon, if at all," Trish said.
"You never know," Stacy said with a smile.
"Okay, okay."
She moved the bag aside and opened the next bag and smiled when she pulled out clothes for Mackenzie. There was a pretty baby yellow dress along with other dresses.
"I was thinking maybe Mackenzie could wear the yellow dress when you come to visit us at the arena. We were hoping you would come and watch us practice," Stacy said.
"Sure. I don't see why not. We could all hang out after practice," Trish said.
"That's exactly what I was thinking," Stacy said with a smile.
Mackenzie burped suddenly and everyone looked at her. They all started to laugh and Jeff checked her and everyone could tell through his facial expression that she had used the bathroom while she was being burped. Trish was about to take her, when he shook his head and they all looked at him in shock.
"I'll do it," he said.
"You don't have to. I'm capable of changing my own daughter."
"But I want to do it. Unlike Stacy," he said with a smile.
Stacy rolled her eyes and they all laughed at her. Jeff set Mackenzie down and got her diaper bag and pulled out a diaper and the wipes. He opened her diaper and was glad to see that she had only peed. Trish told him to wipe her anyway and put the powder on her so she wouldn't get a diaper rash and then he put the diaper on her. Mackenzie stared at him the entire time and at one point, she smiled at him and put her arms up. He picked her up and Amy, Stacy and Trish looked at Jeff weirdly. It seemed that he was taken with Trish's baby. Mackenzie cooed and giggled the entire time he held her and then eventually she started to yawn and she fell asleep by herself.
"That's so odd," Trish said.
"What's odd," Jeff asked as he looked at Mackenzie with adoration.
"She never falls asleep by herself."
"I guess I must have something that she likes."
He put her in the bouncer and he looked at her like she was his. Trish looked up at Amy and Stacy and she could tell that they were thinking hard about something. Stacy stood up and looked at Trish and Amy and they both got up and walked outside with Stacy and they went to an area so Jeff wouldn't be able to hear them.
"Okay, so what the hell happened today while we were gone," Stacy asked.
"Nothing."
"Well, why is Jeff suddenly acting like he's the father or something," Amy asked.
"How the hell should I know?"
"Well obviously it means that he's still in love with you," Stacy said with a smile.
"Oh please. That is ridiculous, Stacy. Let's get back to reality."
"Well why else would he be acting like this?"
"Because he's a civilized person?"
Stacy rolled her eyes and looked at Trish and shook her head. Trish looked at Stacy with a weird look.
"Trish…"
"Okay, okay. We kissed while you were gone," she said quietly.
Stacy and Amy's eyes widened in shock. They had never expected this to happen.
"What? Are you serious," Stacy asked.
"Yeah. I'm sure we didn't mean for it to happen but something was pulling us in. It was like an unseen force or something. It was weird. We just couldn't stop ourselves."
"Well this obviously means he doesn't love Kassandra. If he did, he wouldn't have kissed you," Stacy said.
"You don't know that. People cheat on the one they love all the time and they know it."
"Well that means he still loved you when he cheated on you, Trish. You just dug yourself a hole. Jeff's loved you the entire time you've been gone and since he cheated on you. You should've listened to him when he tried to talk to you," Amy said.
"Amy, let's be serious. If Matt cheated on you and you caught him, would you be willing to listen?"
"I don't know. He's never cheated on me and I would hope he wouldn't."
"Well you really love Matt don't you?"
"Yeah."
"And if you saw him cheating on you, you know you wouldn't listen," Trish said.
"I guess I wouldn't be willing to listen him at that moment. But if he left me alone, I'd be willing to eventually," Amy said.
"Now you know what I went through."
"But you two haven't seen each other in two years. You'd think that you two would've talked by now," Amy
said.
"But that wasn't what we wanted. We decided to leave each other alone."
"And that was obviously a bad idea, because now look at what you two have done. If you would've gotten caught by Kassandra…"
"Oh, who cares about Kassandra? She's just fake and upset that Jeff doesn't love her at all," Trish said.
She gasped and her eyes widened in shock. Amy and Stacy looked at her and they knew what she was thinking. Trish sighed and Stacy and Amy walked up to her and held her.
"See, I was right the entire time," Stacy said.
"Oh,
shut up, Stace."
They all started to laugh and they walked
back into the house and sat down and watched TV. Matt came down and
everyone looked at him.
"So what were you doing up there mister," Amy asked.
"Well I just got done taking a nap and earlier I was playing a video game."
"Ah, I see. He's become a recluse," Stacy said with a smile.
"If you want to say that, but I don't think so."
Matt looked at Mackenzie with a smile and then he looked at Jeff who was also looking at her, but with something different in his eye. He looked at Trish, Amy and Stacy and they all looked at him. Matt got up and went into the kitchen and Amy got up and followed him.
"Let me help you, Matt," she said.
"All right." They walked into the kitchen and Matt looked at Amy. "What the hell is going on? It's like we're in the twilight zone or something. First Jeff was upset that she was here, now he's sitting there holding Trish's baby," Matt said.
"I know. I know. It's weird. But you have to promise not to say anything to Jeff or Trish," Amy said.
"What happened?"
"Well I guess while you were upstairs sleeping and while Stacy and I were gone, they kissed."
Matt looked at her in shock. "Are you serious," he asked.
"Yeah. Trish just told me and Stacy almost five minutes ago I'd say," she said.
"Wow. I always knew they were meant for each other," Matt said.
"Everyone says that and for some odd reason they never want to believe it," Amy said.
"Yeah. Wow I don't know why I'm so shocked. I guess it's because we've all been waiting for them to reconnect again," Matt said.
"That's probably it."
"Hey what are you guys doing in there! If you're bringing food, hurry up. Or if you're doing other things get a room," Stacy yelled from the living room.
Amy and Matt laughed and decided to make some popcorn. They came back to the living room fifteen minutes later and set the popcorn filled bowl on the coffee table.
"Oh you're so nice, Amy," Stacy said with a smile.
"Only for you, Stacy," Amy said with a fake smile.
Stacy giggled and took some of the popcorn and ate it. Jeff was still holding Mackenzie and Trish didn't seem to mind anymore and Mackenzie was sleeping peacefully in his arms. Amy put a movie in the DVD player and they watched it. When it ended, it was time for dinner and Gil was back and he had just finished making it. Trish put Mackenzie in her bassinet upstairs and they all walked to the dining room and ate dinner at the table. When they finished, Trish went upstairs and went to bed and Jeff and Matt followed suit an hour later as soon as Amy and Stacy left. While they were driving back to the hotel, they looked at each other with smiles.
"Oh this couldn't get any better. I can't believe it's happening so quick," Stacy said.
"I can't believe it either. And here I was thinking that it would take months for it to happen," Amy said.
"You're always so pessimistic. You have to be more optimistic," Stacy said.
"Oh hush up."
They started to laugh and continued driving and talking about what happened. They got to the hotel and got their stuff ready and went to bed. Meanwhile, Jeff was getting into his pajamas and when he did, he went to Trish's room and opened the door. Mackenzie and Trish were both sleeping peacefully. He walked in quietly and stood over Mackenzie's bassinet and looked at her sleeping form. He smiled to himself and he finally realized what he had been
feeling all this time even after two years. He still loved Trish and the fact that she had a daughter made him feel it even more. He touched Mackenzie softly and she sighed quietly. He kissed her gently and walked out of the room and ran straight into Matt. He sighed and Matt looked at him.
"Come on. Let's go talk," Matt said.
"Okay."
They went to Matt's room and they sat on Matt's bed. Matt looked at him and Jeff just sighed. He had hoped that Matt wouldn't have found out but he knew he did.
"So what's going on, man," Matt said.
"I don't know. I just realized that I'm still in love with Trish and that I still love her. And seeing her with Mackenzie made me realize that even more since they've been here," he said quietly.
"But…"
"What makes you think there is one," Jeff asked.
"I'm your brother and I know there is. There always is with you," Matt said with a smile.
"Well I don't think Trish is going to want to be around me anymore."
"Why do you think that," Matt asked, obviously concerned about his younger brother.
"Well because after what I did to her two years ago. I don't think she wants to be with someone like that anymore. And the fact that Batista doesn't want anything to do with Mackenzie, I don't think she wants to be with any guy," he said.
"Yeah well that could be it, but you have to regain her trust again if you want her back."
"Yeah."
"Do you think you're using Mackenzie to get back to her," Matt asked.
"I hope not but I've always wanted a family and Mackenzie is so sweet. I really do love Mackenzie. And I think that it sucks that she's caught in the middle of all that's happening. I'm sure Trish doesn't want Mackenzie to grow up in all that," Jeff said.
"Well just give her some time. Maybe when we all drive to Raleigh tomorrow."
"Yeah. Well I'm going to bed. 'Night."
"'Night, Jeff."
Jeff got up and went to his room and fell asleep on his bed as soon as he hit the pillows. He wanted to get as much rest for the drive tomorrow and while he slept his thoughts went back to Trish. He knew something was going to happen between them and he hoped that it would be good.