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CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR

Matt had stayed for as long as he could but come eight that evening, Bianca was left on her own with Jeff and Beth. Jeff was hiding in his room while Beth was doing something in the kitchen and Bianca sat in her room, flicking over an album that Matt had gotten out for her so she had something to do. A soft knock startled her and she shut the book, putting it down on the bed before she stood up. Opening the door only a crack, she stood behind it.

"What?" She already knew it was Jeff.

"Can I-"

"You are not coming in here," she interrupted, making it a point to keep behind the door. She saw his hand grip the edge of it and had a sudden urge to run her fingers over his, but quickly realised what she was thinking and tossed it from her mind. "What do you want?"

"You," he growled back and Bianca shut her eyes, picturing Jay and not Jeff being here. Jay was probably with Adam and Nero doing something fun, and she was stuck here. She tried so hard not to growl.

"Get a grip on reality, Hardy!" she spat back, jerking the door opened. She was caught by surprise when she found Jeff standing there in nothing but a pair of blue sweatpants.

Trying so hard not to bite her lip at the sight, she pushed him out of the way, only to have him grab her and push her back into the wall.

"I have a strong and firm grip on reality," he retorted. "And I always get what I want."

Bianca had the meanest look on her face and for a second Jeff was worried that she would actually hit him again or do something drastic but then he saw the heat pass through her eyes and smirked. She still wanted him, no matter how much Jay tried to make her forget Jeff knew that she was still Bianca. The same girl who had always been addicted to him, just like he had and still was addicted to her.

"Not this time," she told him before pulling free and he let her walk off.

Beth was none the wiser as to what had passed between them and had she turned at the wrong point, she would have caught Jeff running his fingers along Bianca's arm, making her flinch away.

She smiled at Bianca who nervously returned it before sitting as far away from Jeff as she possibly could.

- - -

Morning came but when Bianca wanted to sleep in, she was woken up by the sound of shouting. It was Jeff. "Why can't you ever ask me about what I want before going through with something like this?!" She sat up and grabbed her singlet, dragging it on over the top of her bra. Bianca hadn't been able to get comfortable last night and had called Jay at like one in the morning to talk to him, just to hear his voice and know he was doing good with Nero. He hadn't worried about the time like she had. He'd tried making her laugh by starting to spout poetry and love lines to her. It had worked. She hadn't been able to stop laughing the whole time.

But as she cracked the door open slightly, fisting a handful of her hair, she heard the front door slam and jumped, shutting the door and quickly diving beneath the bed covers, pretending to have been sleeping. The door opened and Bianca heard Beth call out to her. God, she could have dealt with Jeff trying to come onto her as opposed to dealing with Beth this early in the morning.

She sat up and looked at the woman. "Yeah?"

"Um- could you be ready in about half an hour, please?"

Bianca could see she was upset but didn't take any pity on her, she was still with him, so it was her own fault. She nodded and kicked the covers off.

- - -

The change rooms for the bridesmaids was just one plain big room. Great. The two women from yesterday were already there and she rolled her eyes when Beth started to get upset and tell them everything that had happened that morning.

Bianca could understand why Jeff had been shouting. Beth did seem to act without him asking on what he thought. She looked at the shop assistant and rolled her eyes, causing the woman to laugh. When Bianca was pulling her shirt off, she was handed the dress. Both the other women and Beth included smirked at seeing the thing.

It was a pale yellow colour with a very puffy set of arms and skirt. She swallowed the lump in her throat but started to strip off. It gave her a sense of pride when she saw them watching her. Bianca smiled as the assistant offered to help her. The past few weeks she had been working out more and it had been paying off. Her abs were a lot more noticeable but not in a bad way like McCool's pelvic lines showed. You could look nice, and still be a little bigger than normal.

Her entire body looked like it was sculpted for some high profile fitness magazine or swimsuit session. Bianca knew how good she looked, cause Jay always reminded her of it.

"Thanks," she whispered to the woman who nodded.

"So-" Beth started, clearly trying not to laugh at the sight of her. Bianca turned to the mirror and stopped suddenly. She looked- ridiculous. She tried so hard not to scream but did laugh at the idea of her being stuck in this while the other two were in dark burgundy and she was in yellow. Colour clash much. The curtain was pushed back and Bianca turned to find Jeff standing there. Immediately, she felt more nervous and the woman beside her sensing it, quickly stepped in front of her.

"You know, this does come in a burgundy colour," she told Beth. Bianca looked at the brunette and then down at the dress. Drawing in a deep breath, she did one of the most daring things she could have done in such a situation and considering who was just taking a seat with a full view of her, Bianca grabbed the zipper of the dress, tugged it down and then pushed the sleeves down and pushed the dress off so it pooled at her feet. She could feel Jeff's eyes on her but she refused to give any indication that she cared as she grabbed her clothes.

"I refuse to wear that thing and I don't care how much you threaten me with whatever BIG secret you have on me, I-"

"Burgundy." All the women looked to Jeff who stood up and walked over to where a long rack of dresses were hanging. He grabbed the first one his hand landed on and pulled it out. The assistant took it from him and he looked down at Beth when she stepped in close and asked him what he was doing. He simply shrugged. "Yellow doesn't suit her."

"Well, its not her choice," she told him.

"No, but I can have a say in it, can't I?" he remarked, folding his arms across his chest. Beth frowned and growled at him when he smirked. "I'm just putting in my opinion. It is my wedding as well, honey."

- - -

Bianca was completely ignored by everyone bare the shop assistant who was fussing over the fit of the dress, saying she could pull a part and then loosen another. The young woman had gone off for a second as had everyone else and Bianca jumped when she felt a hand grip her hip. She swallowed the thick lump in her throat and tried to push him away, only he was a lot harder to budge than she remembered.

"I'm not giving up," he whispered and turned her so they were facing the mirror. His eyes locked on hers through the mirror and Bianca was suddenly drowning in his tiger coloured orbs. She needed to push him away and quick but when she made to, Jeff slid his hand down her shoulder, arm and hand until it was sliding across her stomach and down to grip the side of the skirt of her dress.

"Get off me," she pleaded, stilling his hand. The curtain was pushed back and Jeff quickly let her go before the assistant grabbed her.

"So- Miss, I think this gown would look nicer on you. Wouldn't you agree sir?" Jeff looked between them and nodded slightly. "You did design it after all, for an old flame, didn't you say?" Bianca's eyes widened as she looked at Jeff who rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly, laughing a little.

"Yeah, an old flame," Jeff said and kept his eyes away from Bianca who was just staring at the white dress. It was strapless, had a corset like torso and then dropped into a knee length skirt.

"Its nice," Bianca told him, trying to act casual and then heard the woman say what a same it was that they would have to make the skirt longer.

The puffy burgundy dress was no better than its other colour. She sighed heavily. "I look ridiculous."

Jeff gripped the puffy sleeve and pulled at it, ripping it of and then did the same with the opposite sleeve. She stayed quiet and saw the woman smile as Jeff reached around her waist, and leaned in close. The woman turned, busying herself with something and as Jeff went to rip the puffy and frilly things off the knee length skirt, his lips brushed against her earlobe, making her shiver badly.

He pulled back and a second later, Beth and her friends appeared. Bianca saw the look of surprise on Beth's face as Jeff tossed the material to the side and said now she looked like nice. She glared at her boyfriend whose attention was fixed only on Bianca as she smiled and twirled in front of the mirror, liking the now tight fitting, thin strapped bodice like dress.