I was surprised, confused, and less than pleased to see the woman here. She smiled at me and waved me over. I went to her slowly and sat down across from her. She leaned over and made an attempt to kiss me but I winced away from her. Didn't Addison tell her it was over? Maybe our affair was just a one time thing for her and she'd decided after all to just leave and keep it our little secret. That would be my luck.

"Beth? What are you doing here?" I asked looking at the floor.

"What do you mean what am I doing here?" She asked. "I came as soon I heard what that bitch did. Who does she think she is?"

"What are you talking about Beth?" I muttered.

"Addison! You're crazy ex friend! I can't believe she put you in rehab." She said quietly. She sounded genuinely hurt, but I didn't care. She moved over to sit beside me and took my hand in her own. I pulled it from her grasp, but she held it again.

"Beth did you not get my message?" I asked bitterly.

"I didn't get any messages. I went to your house the morning she sent you away and that stalker had broken into your home and she and some little brown haired girl were stealing your stash." She scoffed. "You wouldn't believe what she said and did to me! She told me you said we were over and then she attacked me!" I couldn't help but smirk. Addison had attacked Beth? Nice. And my stash? I felt ashamed as I thought about the drugs I had hidden in my house. Not many, but enough to do some damage. I was grateful to her for taking them away. From the corner of my eye I could see Beth lighting up a smoke.

"What the hell are you doing!?" I growled smacking it from her hand. "Beth we're in a rehabilitation center!"

"Yea, for drugs." She frowned.

"A cigarette is motive enough for some people." The nerve of this woman. How could she show her face here after what Addison told her? Was she honestly in that much of denial that she didn't believe her?

"Fine, I'm sorry." She muttered. "Baby I think we should talk about our future."

"We don't have a future Beth. Addison was serious. I told her to tell you that we were over. I'm sorry Beth, but the truth is I never loved you. I've always loved Addison, I was just too scared to admit it. I was stupid for putting you before her, I was stupid for trying to put anyone before her. She's one of the most important people in my life and no one is going to change that. Not even you. I think you should leave." It felt good to say this and finally put it out there, but there was still more. There was still so much more that I wanted to say. That would have to wait though.

"Oh my God. You're serious aren't you?" She breathed. I nodded.

"Yes, I've never been more serious."

"And I didn't think you could ever make me feel any better about myself." We turned and looked at Addison. She stood smiling at me with one hand across her heart and the other tucked under her arm. I stood looking at her with a sense of yearning in my eyes. She hadn't left me after all.

"Addy.." I cooed smiling back at her. I heard Beth scoff from behind me and she rushed to my side grabbing shoulder.

"Jeff look, I get it okay, you're hurting or whatever, but we can fix this. Once we get married things will-"

"Married? Whoever said I wanted to marry you?" I replied looking at her with cold eyes. She flinched and took a safety step backwards. "I. Don't. Love. You." I said word for word. She narrowed her eyes at me and bared her teeth. She hissed in anger storming off by Addison and I and was gone. For good hopefully.

"Jeff why were you scared?" She asked immediately.

"Because Addison." I sighed collapsing back down on the couch. She came and sat next to me watching me waiting for the rest of my answer. "You're so perfect and I'm a screw up! I've been exiled from my dream job because I was too stubborn to ask for help? You, you had everything going for you and I knew I could never satisfy you. So why waste your time?" She leaned on my shoulder and stroked my hair.

"Jeffrey Nero Hardy. Have you lost your mind? You might not think you're perfect, but to me you are. You're everything I could've ever dreamed of. You're carefree and you're you. You inspire me. I wouldn't have become the person I am today if it weren't for you. You practically saved my life. Literally when ya think about it. I couldn't live without my life size pack of albino skittles." She snuggled closer to me and I let out a relieved smile. It felt great knowing the woman of my dreams wanted me back.

"I love you Addison Tenley Gregor." I told her kissing the top of her head.

"I love you too Jeffrey Nero Hardy."

"Ya know...my whole name sounds a lot better than yous. I mean like a lot better." I laughed. She gasped and playfully pulled my hair.

"Addison Tenley Gregor is a gorgeous name."

"That name doesn't fit well with anything." I smirked.

"Addison Tenley Copeland." She said. I frowned instantly. "Sounds okay to me."

"Let's not go there." She laughed at me again before kissing my cheek.

"I have a secret to tell you." She said.

"Shoot."

"I told my mom about you." She confessed. I looked at her and furrowed my brows.

"Really? You couldn't wait til I got out of rehab?" She snickered at me.

"She's demanding me to go visit your family with her so we can throw you a welcome home party."

"I don't want a party." I objected.

"My mom said you're getting a party. She barely knows you but she likes you already. You should be thrilled." She cooed.

"Oh I am. Your mom's pretty hot for a forty-six year old." She punched me in my side and I grunted and took back what I said with an apology on the side. So I was having a coming home party and she was meeting my family...without me. Weird? Oh well, they were already weird enough so I doubted it'd be a problem.

A/N Okay so here's the eleventh chapter. Sorry it's so short, but there's going to be tons of surprises in the next chapter! Review, review, review!