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Jodi POV
The next day was great and I was really happy. I packed and got ready to go to Chicago; the flight was at least two hours so I snuck a copy of Dave's biography off the shelf and shoved it in my bag. I wanted to know why Angie wanted me to read it so bad. I hugged Athena and kissed Dave good bye as I went to wait for my plane. I had a few minutes to wait, so I pulled out the book and started to read it.
I was so into the book that I almost didn't get on the plane. I was in first class and I was glad because I could read and not be bothered. I finished the book right before I landed and I was a little shocked at what I had read; could Dave really mean all that stuff?
I got off and Phil came to get me. I texted Dave on the way to Phil's house when I landed; I didn't want him to worry about me. He told me to have fun.
"Hey." He said and hugged me.
"Hey, where's Ames?" I asked him; I had become better friends with Amy.
"She is on tour with her band; she left this morning." He said and I nodded; I knew that he really liked her.
We left to go to his house and I was glad that I was getting my scars tattooed, they would be less noticeable. I had gotten an ok from my doctor and she actually liked the idea of getting them tattooed.
"You have an appointment tomorrow afternoon." He said and I smiled at him.
"Thanks." I said and he nodded.
We were sitting in the living room and I just kept thinking about the book and the things that Dave had said; he had never been like that towards me.
"What's on your mind?" Phil asked me and I looked at him.
"What are you talking about?" I asked him.
"Something is on your mind; what is it?" he asked me. I sighed and looked at my hand.
"You can't say anything." I said and he smirked.
"I wouldn't dream of it." He said.
"Ok, first of all, I'm engaged." I said and held up my hand; he smiled, but it wasn't a real one.
"Congrats." He said and I smiled at him.
"So, what's the problem?" he asked me.
"I talked to Angie and she told me to read Dave's book…" I was saying.
"Angie? Dave's ex?" he asked me and I nodded.
"Yeah, he doesn't know I talked to her, unless Athena told him; anyways, I read the book and Dave said some stuff that shocked me. I have never dealt with the Dave that is portrayed in the book, but it makes me wonder if that's really him." I said and Phil sighed.
"I read his book; he sounds like a grade-A asshole, but if he has never been one to you then don't worry about it." He said.
"The only time I have had to deal with anything was when Dave hit me on accident one night." I said and Phil looked angry.
"No, it was a long time ago. He was talking about his ex-wife and I was in the wrong place at the wrong time. He felt horrible and hasn't scared me like that since. We weren't even dating at the time." I said and Phil sighed.
"No offense Jodi, but if he did it once then he might do it again; I just don't want you to get hurt anymore." He said and I hugged him.
"I know, but I really like him and I love him; I just need to know a few things before I actually walk down the aisle." I said and he smiled at me.
"Ace invited us to a party tonight; you up for it?" he asked me and I smiled.
"Always." I said and he laughed.
Phil POV
I was worried about Jodi; I was happy if she was happy, but I didn't want her marrying Dave. Dave was a nice guy, but Jodi was too good for him. I hoped that she changed her mind before she did something that she would regret.
We were watching TV when the doorbell rang; Jodi looked at me.
"Probably Joe." I said and went to answer it.
Joe (Samoa Joe) hugged me and walked in.
"You remember Jodi?" I asked him and he hugged her. I was glad that she was able to be around other guys without having panic attacks now.
"How are ya?" Joe asked her and she shrugged.
"I'm here, how are you?" she asked him.
"Good, my wife is away on business and I had a show, so I am here to bug Philly." He said and I laughed.
"Hey, Rob (RVD), Nelson (Homicide), and Jeff (Hardy) are going to be there tonight." He said and I nodded; Jodi just watched TV while we talked.
"She ok?" Joe asked me after a little while of Jodi staring blankly at the TV.
"Yeah, she just has a lot on her mind; plus she is been going through tough times." I said and he nodded.
"She seems like a cool person, I mean she let us kidnap her at the ROH show." He said and I glared at him; I still wasn't happy that they did that to me.
"Jodi, we are going to leave in a hour." I said and I didn't get a response.
"Jodes?" I asked again and walked in there; she had fallen asleep on the couch. I carefully shook her awake.
"What?" she asked me.
"We are leaving in an hour; figured you would want to get ready." I told her and she nodded.
She headed upstairs while I was talking to Joe. I hope that Jodi had fun tonight and that no one messed with her. I would kick someone's ass for doing anything to her after what she had been through. Jodi came back down a little while later in jeans, boots, a green shirt, and her hair was pulled up in a messy bun; she looked good.
"Ready?" she asked me and I nodded. I realized how much I liked the shirt when I saw the back of it; it revealed a lot of her back, but it covered the scar. We grabbed out coats and headed out the door.
"You look nice." I said and she smiled at me as the three of us hoped in Joe's car. I needed to tell her about Jeff, but I couldn't on the way; Joe had the radio up and was singing to it. Jodi was laughing at us arguing.
Jodi POV
We got to the party and I was sticking close to Phil; I still had panic moments, but I was glad that I had already made a ton of progress. I was standing beside Phil when someone tapped me on the shoulder; I turned to see Jeff (Hardy) standing there.
"Jeff?" I asked him; I hadn't seen him in awhile; he had quit WWE and gone to TNA.
"Hey, Jodes." He said and hugged me.
"I missed you." he said and I smiled at him.
"I missed you too." I said.
"You wanna drink?" he asked me and I nodded. I told Phil who I was going with and took Jeff's hand; he lead us through the crowd and make me a jack and Pepsi.
"Let's find someplace to talk." He said and I nodded.
We ended up outside and I was glad I had dressed warmly, but Jeff, being Jeff, grabbed a blanket to take with us. We were sitting in the swing in the backyard of Ace's house.
"How ya been?" Jeff asked me and I sighed.
"I'm still a diva." I said and he laughed.
"Come on, darling, what's really going on?" he asked me.
"Matt told me what happened and I am glad to see that you are better." He said and I leaned my head on his shoulder; Jeff was always someone I could talk to.
"Yeah, I'm better, I'm still with Dave and I am engaged." I said and he looked shocked; Jeff knew about my ex who committed suicide.
"Lemme see." He said and I showed him my ring.
"Nice." He said and moved some hair out of my face.
"So, why don't you sound excited?" he asked me.
I spent the next hour telling Jeff everything and he gave me some advice; Jeff always had interesting advice. Jeff told me that he was still clean; I was glad for that. Jeff was a great guy, when he was sober.
"I still can't believe that you cut your hair." I told him and he smiled.
"Needed a change." He said.
"But you looked good with it." I said and he looked at me strange.
"What, you know I still think that you look good." I said and he smiled at me.
"You have always looked good." He said and I blushed.
I was looking at Jeff and in truth I had never wanted to break up with Jeff; he was the one I really liked all along. I was looking at him when he cupped my face gently and kissed me. I kissed him back as he pulled me closer.
Phil POV
I was inside and I looked outside to see Jeff and Jodi kissing; I knew they were outside talking, but now were kissing. Joe walked up and looked at me.
"She's engaged?" he asked me.
"Yeah, I don't think so, I think she is confused." I said and he nodded.
"Do you feel for Dave?" he asked me and I laughed.
"Nope." I said and went back to talking with everyone. Jodi and Jeff came inside a second later and sat down with us. Ace gave her a hug.
"I am surprised to see that Phil let you hang out with us again." Ace said and we were laughing.
"He is gotten over it." She said and I rolled my eyes.
"For the most part…" she added and we were laughing at her.
I was glad to catch up with friends; Jodi fit in well with all of us. Allison didn't like Amy so she was glad to see Jodi again. We all sat around and talked until early that morning. Jodi was so tired when we left; Jeff was going to ride back to the hotel with Joe.
"Just stay here." I told them when we got to my house; I was so tired. Joe crashed on the couch downstairs and Jeff crashed upstairs. Jodi was upstairs in one of the guest bedrooms. I was so tired that I didn't change before crashing.
Jodi POV
I woke up the next day and showered. I had an appointment to get my tats done. Jeff and Joe left when we did. I hugged Jeff and he promised that we would stay in touch; I realized how much I missed Jeff.
"You ok?" phil asked me and I sighed.
"So, I know it's not a good sign if I just got engaged and I am already kissing other guys." I said and he laughed at me.
"Yeah, but I think that to you Jeff is the one that got away." He said and I sighed; he was right.
We got to the parlor and it took 4 hours to do the trail of stars on my back. He also did a small one that was the word 'Strength' over the scar on my hip. I was glad to get them all covered. The other scar near my hip had mostly faded so I didn't get that one. I did get one more on the other hip that was the Chinese symbol for hope. I paid for everything and I was glad to get this done; I was less conscious about it.
"You know soon enough you are going to look like me." Phil said as we headed back to his house. I just laughed it off and was glad to change when I got back. I was in a sports bra and shorts so that nothing hit the new tattoos.
Phil took pictures as soon as I could uncover them; I sent the pics to all my friends. Everyone loved them; Dave was a little shocked my how big the trail of stars turned out to be. I love them.
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