A/N: Hey guys, here is Chapter 28. I have made it a longer chapter as I will be heading overseas for a week and may not have access to Fanfic while I'm away on holiday. Hope you guys like it. I'm contemplating whether or not to finish this story soon. I don't know. Let me know what you guys think. Anyway, like always I appreciate all your comments and feedback - so a big thank you. Happy reading! =)

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Warning:This chapter features some course language.

CHAPTER 28 •

"What do you mean she's gone?!" Jeff shouted aggressively grabbing on to Matt's jacket.

"The limo driver opened the door for her and she climbed in. We thought you were in the limo. Jeff…we thought she was with you." Matt answered as best he could with his younger brother all up in his face and in panic mode. He had never seen his brother so angry and so worried all at the same time.

"Jeffrey, calm down and let go of your brother" Gilbert ordered sternly.

"I swear, if that motherfucker has her, he's going to regret the day that he – "

"Jeff calm down." Matt interjected cutting his brother off, exhaling deeply as Jeff let go of his jacket. "We don't know who has her, but we will get Trish back and when we find out who does have her, I promise you Jeff, we'll take down that son of a bitch."

"How could I have been so stupid? I should have never left her alone Matt. Why….why did I leave her alone?!" Jeff said running his fingers through his hair in frustration.

"It's not your fault Jeff. How could you have possibly known?" Matt reassured knowing that nothing was going to get through to Jeff at this point. "Look, the limo couldn't have gotten very far. If I know Randy, he would have organized a security check for those exiting the same way he did for everyone who entered. There would be a huge hold up at the security check point so surely the limo would still be stuck in line." Matt added.

Jeff wasted no time and ran off in the direction of the security check point, not bothering to wait for his brother who was shouting behind him.

"Dad go sit down inside and I will come get you when this is over" Matt said in a hurry. Gilbert nodded.

"Look after your brother Matt. He's likely to get himself in trouble." Gilbert added before watching his eldest son chase after his youngest. Gilbert looked up into the night sky and smiled to himself slightly. "They get their fire from you Ruby."

•••••

Trish's heart was beating so fast, she thought she could see it pounding through her chest. When she had realized it wasn't Jeff Hardy sitting in the limo, she instantly went into shock not knowing what to do.

"Please don't panic" the gentleman's voice said. It was a little late for that, Trish thought to herself as she stared at the man sitting opposite her. His blonde hair was tied up in a low ponytail and his facial stubble was borderline from becoming a beard. He looked at her with his blue eyes as Trish continued to study his face, it seem somewhat familiar to her, but she couldn't quite work out where she had seen him before.

"Who are you?" She managed to say, her nervousness quiet evident in her voice.

"You can call me Chris Jericho." The stranger replied. That name didn't ring a bell.

"What do you want with me?" She continued to questioned.

"Look, I'm not going to hurt you if that's what you're thinking. I'm just doing a favour for a friend."

"And who might that friend be?"

"Jay Reso."

Trish shook her head. Of course he had something to do with this. She should have known, although she didn't quite understand why he would send another man to do his dirty work, when this would be the perfect opportunity for him to get his hands on her.

"So, why are you here instead of Jason?" Trish questioned.

"I don't know. I guess I always end up doing his dirty work. He has some crazy infatuation with you ever since we saw you in the restaurant." Chris answered.

The restaurant! Of course! That was where Trish had seen Chris. He was the man sitting opposite Jason in the restaurant.

"You were at the restaurant that day when Jason and Jeff had their altercation." Trish said as she was piecing together the puzzle in her head.

"Yes that would be me." Chris responded nodding his head. "I'm also the one that followed you and Jeff from the restaurant back to NeroMoore headquarters."

Trish's eyes widened. She had no clue that someone was following them that day. By her expression, Chris could tell that she had no idea he was following her.

"I guess that is news to you" he added as Trish replied with a slightly nod. "Well it was all Jay's idea. He wanted me to follow you to see what information I could get about you. The fact that you worked at NeroMoore was all he needed and he was quick to talk Adam into partnering up with Matt and Jeff into a business deal so that he could work hand in hand with…well you I guess. I mean, didn't you think it was coincidental that the day after you met Jay in the restaurant he ends up at your workplace?" Chris questioned.

Trish was left stunned. This was a lot of information to process and take in all at once. Jason had a plan all along. He had her followed and then organized a business partnership with Matt and Jeff just so that he could see her more often? She couldn't respond, she was left speechless.

"I don't know what hold you have over Jay, but he is so infatuated with you it's crazy. You are all he thinks about." Chris continued.

"Wh…why are you telling me all this?" Trish finally managed to say.

Chris was silent for a moment, he didn't quite know why he was telling her the truth. It would only hurt him in the long run, but he felt the need to.

"I…I'm not quite sure. Perhaps because Jay is going a little insane and I think he's bringing Adam into his crazy obsessed world too. They're both good friends of mine and great businessmen, I guess I don't want to see them throw all that away for a girl." He replied.

"So…why am I here?" Trish finally asked, afraid to hear the answer.

"Well since we're being honest here. Jay wanted me to take you back to his place. I know this is borderline kidnapping…or…abduction, whatever you want to call it, but that was all I had to do. To make it look like he had no part in it because technically he is still at the gala ball with Adam and Randy. Once I took you to his place, I have no idea what he was going to do with you – that's all on him." Chris answered. He ran his hand through his hair and then looked at Trish. He felt sorry for her. She was breathtakingly beautiful and Chris could see why Jay was so captivated by her, but he knew that her heart belonged to Jeff and he didn't want to be a part of this love triangle anymore.

"Look Trish. I'm probably going to regret this later, but if you can promise me that you will not tell anybody about what I have told you tonight or that we have even spoken…then I promise to let you go."

Trish looked up at him surprised and in disbelief. Would he really let her go? But why? Trish saw this as her only option and she wasn't going to question him further in case he was to change his mind. Trish nodded her head in agreement.

"I mean it Trish. No one can ever know…not even your boyfriend…you have to keep this a secret. I can't have Jay know I let you go." Trish didn't like the idea of starting off her relationship with Jeff with lies, but she had no other choice. In order for her to even have a relationship with Jeff, she needed to get out of this limo.

"I promise I won't say a word." Trish said sincerely. "But what are you going to tell Jason when he finds out I'm not at his house?" She added.

"I'll handle Jay. I'll make something up. Leave Jay to me, but Trish… I'll have to warn you. Jay has always been determined to succeed at everything he does, so his not going to go away. Just be careful okay." Chris warned.

Even though Trish knew that was the truth, it didn't stop the cold shivers running through her entire being. With a whirlwind of emotions running through her, she was surprisingly grateful for Chris and his honestly. She would have never have known about Jason's diabolic plan if it wasn't for him.

"You better go…before I chicken out and change my mind" Chris said pointing in the direction of the door. Trish slowly grabbed onto the handle a little apprehensive, thinking that maybe it was all a trick and he was going to attack her as soon as she opened the door, but Chris remained in his seat and looked at her with his bright blue eyes and smiled a small smile.

"Thank you Chris." She finally said before pulling the handle and quickly stepping out of the limo. She was quick to shut the door behind her and let out a big deep breath. She felt relief as the coolness of the evening breeze hit her bare skin. Her once simple life had now become so complicated she didn't even know where to begin to start making sense of it.

"Trish!" The call of her name broke her out of her trance. Before she had a chance to look in the direction of where the voice was coming from she felt strong arms wrap around her and she smelt the familiar scent that intoxicated her each time he was near. Her knight in shining armour arrived, just like he always does and she instantly felt safe once again. The strong arms released her as he brought his hands to her face, cupping her face and tilting it up so that her hazel eyes met his green pair. His eyes said it all. Anger…guilt…fear….it was all in his eyes and it broke Trish's heart.

"Trish. I'm so sorry…I should have never left you…I thought I'd lost you before I even had a chance to lo…" Jeff began to say before Trish placed a finger to his lips to silence him.

"Jeff, you have no need to be sorry. I'm okay" she said before nestling her head into his chest and embracing him, breathing in his intoxicating scent.

The pair was quickly joined by Matt who came to a stop once he had caught up to his younger brother. He took a moment to catch his breath before he realized that Jeff had Trish in an embrace.

"Trish!...Thank….God….you're…okay…" Matt said in between breaths. "What…happened?"

Trish lifted her head from Jeff's chest to look at Matt as Jeff reluctantly released her from his embrace.

"Purely my stupidity really…I automatically assumed that the first limo to pull up was for me and I simply got in without even questioning whether it was for me or not." Trish replied.

Both brother's look at her curiously. Trish felt their eyes questioning her, she wondered if they knew she was lying. She didn't want to lie, especially not to the two men that treated her so well and especially the man that had captured her entire heart, but she had made a promise for her freedom and she had to uphold her promise.

"I know...I'm so stupid" she added trying to cover up her lie as best she could.

"Are you okay? Because, you had Jeffro here real worried. I've never seen him run so fast in my life." Matt joked causing Jeff to shoot him a stern look.

Trish looked down at her feet to cover the smile that formed on her face. Knowing that Jeff cared enough to run off and find her was one thing, but knowing that he showed his concern in front of his brother was another. Since Jeff was such a private person, she thought that they would have to keep their relationship a secret for quite some time, but like her, Jeff was finding it hard to control his emotions. Jeff may not have much of an idea when it came to relationships and romance, but his actions spoke more volume than any bouquet of flowers or fancy dinners ever could and that's what Trish loved about Jeff. Trish's eyes widened at her last thought and she was quick to shake her head, hoping to erase that last thought from her mind. It was too soon to be using the word 'love'. She didn't even know why that word even came up in her thought process. Their relationship with one another had only just begun and she would be stupid to think that she was in love already.

"Well since all is right with the world now, I better go get our father and let him know everything is okay. Jeff I'll see you at home. Trish I guess I will see you at work on Monday?" Matt said as he patted his brother on the back.

"Thanks man." Jeff said as the two brothers gave each other a nod. Matt turned and began to walk back towards the gala where he had left his father, while Jeff and Trish made their way to their limo…together.

"Jeff…thank-you." Trish said as she held onto his hand and looked up into his eyes.

"For what?"

"For always saving me."

A small smile crept upon Jeff's face but quickly vanished as he stopped walking causing Trish to come to a sudden halt. She looked at him in confusion.

"Trish…I know that we're just starting to explore this thing between us and this is all new to me, as it might be for you too, but I want you to know that you can always talk to me okay?"

Trish smiled as she brushed a loose strand of blonde hair from Jeff's face. Her insides had curled up with the guilt that she felt for lying to him. Jeff was so genuine and so real with her, he didn't deserve her lying to him but she wanted to protect him like he protected her and for now, she had to keep her promise.

"I know" she finally said.

"And know that no matter what…you can always count on me" Jeff continued.

Trish looked at him as his words melted her heart. How did she manage to get so lucky to find a man like Jeff Hardy? Nobody could compare to the unique being, the genuine soul and the kindness that he possessed. She closed her eyes and thanked every higher power that was involved in bringing the two of them together before she brought her soft lips to his. After feeling like he almost lost her before he even had a chance to love her, Jeff embraced her kiss openly and for the first time in a long time, he felt his life had meaning again.