Chapter Sixty-One
Inanity, Gifts and Confrontations

So things have been a little weird lately. I know. But I assure you things aren't always like that for our girls. Ok, so they do tend to be magnets for trouble. Always with the magnets. But there are times when they get to be just Vee, Tye and Elle, without anyone butting in with lies, cameras and fists. This is one of those times.

Now we all know that the girls are Australian, and I know that to many Americans out there that little fact always brings to mind Steve Irwin. But our girls don't talk like that. Steve Irwin's accent is what we refer to as an Aussie Ocker Accent. Our girls have a Sydney accent, which is very similar to the English or even the American. However, that does not mean that at any given time the girls cannot put the Ocker accent on. That is why we're here. The boys have always wondered if they could speak like that, but more to the point, if they would!

The girls were all sitting in the living room watching movies, for their traditional horror day, when the boys entered. They stood in front of the television, blocking the girls, in a very risky attempt to get there attention. The girls looked up at their men with a surprising expression written across their faces. They looked un-fussed.

V-"Work better as a wall than a window." Vee stated casually as all three girls tried to see past their barriers. The boys looked confused at the unexpected comment.

Edge-"What does that mean?" Edge asked but there was no answer.

M-"We wanna know something about all three of you." Matt said as the girls looked back at him, their attention now focused on the boys.

V-"What do you want to know?" Vee asked intrigued.

M-"Can you do the Steve Irwin voice?" Vee, Tye and Elle all looked at each other, not amused.

V-"I think you mean the Aussie Ocker Accent." Vee looked up at her boyfriend; her whole demeanor screamed 'It isn't going to happen'.

J-"Ok, sure. But can you do it?" Jeff asked with a smirk, he loved that Steve Irwin guy.

Elle-"We can do it, but the real question is will we do it?" Elle stated with a hint of mischief.

R-"Ok then, will you do it?" The girls shared a look and at the same time shook their heads.

Tye-"Not on your life."

The boys hung their heads and left the room and the girls to their movie. This wouldn't be the end of it though; they were hell bent on getting the girls to entertain them with the accent that had become a (not necessarily true) icon of Australian culture.

A few hours later the boys had joined the girls watching the movies. They'd moved on from The Nightmare on Elm Street Movies and had already watched the original Halloween and H20. Now they were on to Friday the 13th, which wasn't a bad run since they'd been watching since late morning.

Anyways, back to the point, the boys joined the girls bringing Pizza, their bargaining tool to be allowed to join them. Matt and Vee sat together; Elle was sitting on the sofa with Jeff and Rob, while Tye and Edge shared a big comfy chair, like Matt and Vee. Vee leant forward to grab a piece of pizza and spotted Jeff out of the corner of her eye. He had has full attention focused but it wasn't on the movie. Vee followed his gaze right to Tye. Vee smiled softly for a moment as she considered that Jeff was definitely still in love with Tye, however her smirk dropped when Vee looked up at Edge and then to Rob. This was complicated and she feared it would never get easier.

Two days later.

Vee was wandering through the mall while Matt got his hair cut. It had grown really long again and Vee couldn't stand it. Now don't get me wrong, Vee loved Matt's long hair (something to hold on to ;) but it was just too long. So after much convincing, she got him to make an appointment to get it cut. Knowing Matt as she did, she didn't trust him to actually go through with it and so, followed him to the mall and waited till the hairdresser started cutting to take a wander. She strolled past shop after shop, stopping every once in a while to check out a shirt or a cool skirt but always moved on. She must have been in a weird mood because she couldn't find anything she wanted to buy – a very rare occurrence. That is until she wandered up to Victoria's Secret. She stopped outside the store before deciding to take a look inside. She was just about to leave, not spotting anything that struck her fancy when her eye caught something shining to the right of her. She strolled up to the rack and smiled wickedly at the items before her. She picked it up and headed over to the fitting rooms to try on Matt's birthday present.

Vee looked at her reflection in the mirror and smiled. Matt was going to love this… and Vee had a sneaking suspicion he'd make her love it too. It was almost criminal it had to wait until September. Vee smiled devilishly before getting changed and purchasing her naughty little goody. She left Victoria's Secret and headed back to the barbershop smiling happily. When she arrived Matt was still in the chair a scowl quickly wiped the smile off his face when he realized that Vee was back.

V-"How's it going baby?" Matt continued to scowl at her.

M-"My hair was fine."

V-"No it was too long." Vee answered as she walked up behind him to check out the barber's handy work, the barber stepping back so she could evaluate the hair cut. He looked at her expectantly and when she nodded he smiled to himself before finishing up. Matt looked on shocked to see that Vee had told the barber how to cut his hair.

M-"You told him how to cut my hair?" Matt asked disgusted. This was further proof that the guys were right and he was indeed, whipped.

V-"Relax baby, I only told him that I didn't want it cut too short. I still like your hair long." She smiled sweetly at him and he completely forgot his revolt but he did however notice the bag in her hand with a very familiar logo.

M-"What's that?" Matt asked gesturing to the bag she had a tight hold of.

V-"Just some bras. Need new ones." Vee lied. She wasn't going to let her little birthday surprise slip… well at least, this soon.

1 week later.

M-"Vee!" Matt called from downstairs as he looked at the package in his hands. "Package came for you!" He yelled as he searched for the return address. It was from Elle. He quickly passed the package to Vee when she descended down the stairs. He wanted none of that. That girl, god love her, was just plain weird.

Vee took her package and headed upstairs, shaking it slightly. It didn't rattle but it thumped slightly, like the contents were thick and heavy. She ripped the box open and smiled devilishly when the contents spilled on to the bed. She ran to the phone and dialed Elle's number quickly.

V-"Elle, was I meant to get this?" Vee asked when Elle answered her phone.

E-"What? No, hello?" Elle mocked, she could just see the look on Vee's face. "Yes. If you mean, what I think you mean."

V-"The whip?"

E-"Then, yes. I meant to send that to you. Why?"

V-"Because I'm very appreciative. Thank you." Vee smiled as Elle laughed.

E-"You're very welcome. Now go. Be like me." Elle stated before hanging up the phone. Vee put the phone down and strolled into the closet. She reached up to the top shelf and retrieved a bag from the back, previously hidden by suitcases. She took her bag and her gift from Elle and entered the bathroom, locking the door behind her.

1 hour later

Vee called Matt up to the bedroom. He slowly made his way upstairs, worried he was about to get chewed out for something he couldn't remember doing. When he got to the bedroom door, he plastered on a smile and bounced into the room.

M-"What's up baby?" He asked sweetly to the bathroom door. It creaked open and Vee's voice was heard.

V-"Close the door." She answered gruffly. Matt walked over to the bedroom door obediently and closed it before heading over to stand at the foot of the bed.

M-"Did I do something to piss you off?" He asked as the bathroom door opened and Vee stepped through in a black satin robe, her hair hanging down her back, damp.

V-"No. I have an early birthday present for you." She smiled.

M-"Really? This early? Can I have it?" Vee shook her head.

V-"You have to unwrap it first." She smiled seductively. Matt looked at her confused. She rolled her eyes and gestured to the tie on her robe.

M-"Ohh!" Matt stated as he walked towards her with a cocky smirk.

V-"I intended it to wait till your birthday but Elle sent me something that I just had to try out." Vee stated as Matt slowly untied the satin tie on her robe. He let the ties fall from his hands and grasped the robe in his hands.

M-"What did she send you?" Matt asked as he opened the robe and it fell off Vee's shoulders to pool at her feet. Matt's mouth fell open at the sight before him. His eyes raked up her black silk stockings that hooked to her diamonte garter belt. The belt sat above satin black panties with a diamonte detail. His eyes continued further up her naked torso to her black satin bra also with diamonte detail. Her arms donned black satin gloves that hooked over her middle finger with a diamond ring. And that's when he saw it. The leather whip she held in her hand.

Matt took a step back to take the full picture of her in and proceeded to faint, landing on the floor with an almighty thud. Vee rolled her eyes and placed her hands on her hips. She didn't even flinch when the door swung open and Jeff ran in yelling.

J-"What's wrong?" Jeff asked slightly out of breath. He'd run up the stairs when he heard the loud thud. His eyes found Matt lying on the floor and his brow creased in confusion. "What happened to him?" Jeff asked as he looked up at Vee. His eyes almost bugged out of his head at the sight of her. She looked incredibly sexy.

V-"Couldn't handle it." Vee stated nonchalantly. Jeff couldn't tear his eyes away from her. He'd always known that Vee was gorgeous but… damn! "You alright Jeff? Oh god you're not going to faint on me too are you?" Jeff shook his head slowly.

J-"No. But I think I'm in love with you." Vee couldn't help it. She burst out laughing. Her outfit had had somewhat the effect she'd hoped for. However by now she'd hoped she'd be having the life kissed out of her, falling back against the bed before taking control back and straddling Matt…. Vee shook her head to rid it of those thoughts. As long as Matt was passed out, none of that would be happening. She picked up the robe off the floor and slipped it on, tying it loosely.

V-"Come on. Help me get him up." Vee said as Jeff and herself approached Matt. The two pulled him to his feet and lay him on the bed. Vee looked at him, lying prone and out to the world and smiled devilishly. "You can leave now Jeff." Vee stated without averting her eyes from Matt.

J-"But he's still out of it?" Vee looked up at him and he took the hint. She wanted to surprise him when he woke. And boy what a surprise it would be. Jeff nodded and turned to leave the room without making a sound. He closed the door behind him and headed downstairs to make himself a snack. Vee and Matt would be up there for a while.

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Two Days Later – Before a show in Austin, TX.

Vee and Tye laughed happily as they shared a joke while window shopping. They had a whole day to kill before the show and decided that shopping was definitely the best way. For once, they were dressed very casually a look they usually reserved for their homes. Their make-up was understated and sparse, they wore jeans and tank tops, their hair back in loose pony tails. With their shopping bags in hand they stopped in their tracks, their path blocked by two girls. Vee and Tye looked at each other confused by the angry expressions on the young girls' faces. They turned toward them and smiled softly.

V-"Everything ok?" Vee asked gently, still confused by their presence.

G1-"You're Vixen right?" One girl asked and Vee nodded her reply.

G2-"What do you think you're doing?" Vee was even more confused now.

V-"Umm, shopping with my best friend. What are you doing?"

G1-"Don't get cute with us. What do you think you're doing with Matt?"

V-"Excuse me?" Vee said with wide eyed disbelief, her anger growing with each second. That was definitely none of their business.

G2-"You don't deserve him. You're not good enough." Vee laughed bitterly, as Tye moved to advance on the little bitches. Vee raised a hand stopping her.

V-"And I suppose you are little girl?"

G1-"Better than you." Vee scoffed at them.

G2-"Yeah and one day, he's going to realise, he'll leave your sorry ass and expose you for the trash you are." With that, the girls stormed off, leaving a stunned Vee and Tye.

T-"What the hell was that all about?" Tye asked shaking herself from her stunned stupor.

V-"Just some little teeny boppers with a crush on Matt. Just jealous is all." Vee tried to laugh it off but she couldn't get their snarly voices out of her head. Vee and Tye soon called it a day and headed back to the hotel. Their buzz had definitely been killed by that little confrontation.

Back at the hotel Vee sat alone in her room while Matt was at the local gym. She sat on the bed staring at the calendar on her laptop. 2 years. In exactly 4 weeks it would be their 2 year anniversary. Vee couldn't tear her eyes away from the screen as fear engulfed her.

She was broken from her trance when the door opened and matt entered with a smile, walking toward her. She quickly closed the calendar and shut the laptop. Matt kissed her cheek before sitting down beside her.

M-"Hey babe. How was shopping?" Vee shrugged. "Get anything fun?" He joked as he kissed her bare shoulder. When Vee pulled away from him he looked at her worried. "Is everything ok?" Vee quickly stood from the bed.

V-"Fine. I have to talk to Elle." Vee said quickly as she rushed from the room, leaving a concerned Matt staring at the closed door she'd just exited.

Elle opened the hotel room door and saw Vee standing nervously in front of her.

E-"What's going on?"

V-"Matt just came back from the gym." Vee answered as she entered the room. Elle looked at her expectantly. There had to be more to it than that. "And now he wants a different kind of work out."

E-"So, what's the problem? That time of the month?" Vee shook her head.

V-"No. I'm just not in the mood." Elle looked at friend. Something was off. Ok, so it was possible for Vee to just not be in the mood for sex, I mean, she is human. But there was something off about her behavior.

E-"Vee what's going on? Is this about those girls at the mall today?" Vee looked at Elle surprised. "Tye told me. She's really shitted off about it." Vee nodded.

V-"Well, kind of. They got me thinking and it's just… I realized that it's our two year anniversary soon." Realization flashed across Elle's face.

E-"Ah, well… Matt's not him. Don't worry about it." Vee rolled her eyes.

V-"How did I know you'd be no help? I should have hid out at Tye's."

E-"Well why didn't you?" Elle asked annoyed.

V-"Too scared." Vee said simply. You never know what's going to be going on over there.

E-"So. What about Jeff?" Vee pulled a face that seemed to scream 'Hey, why didn't I go to Jeff?' before she bolted from the room, heading straight for Jeff's.

Jeff entered his hotel room and sat down on the edge of his bed. He bent to remove his shoes and on his way back up noticed the lump in his blankets. His eyes traveled down the length of it and he jumped on the bed beside it.

J-"Vee, what are we hiding from?"

V-"The world." Vee answered from beneath the blanket. Jeff shrugged. Fair enough.

J-"Cool, can I hide too?" He asked. He saw her head move under the blankets.

V-"No!" She called and Jeff's mouth opened in annoyed shock. (Yes, annoyed shock.)

J-"Vee come out!" Jeff called as he jumped up and down on the bed. Finally, Vee got annoyed and threw the blankets off her.

V-"Ok, Ok I'm out. Stop jumping!" She called. Jeff dropped down beside her.

J-"So what's going on?" Jeff asked as he propped himself up on one elbow.

V-"I don't want to have sex." Vee said softly.

J-"Ok, I'll go ask Lillian again." Vee rolled her eyes at him.

V-"Matt wants to have sex and I don't want to." Jeff was confused

J-"So why are you hiding? Why don't you just say, 'I don't want to have sex with you Matt!" Vee sat up and crossed her legs in front of her.

V-"Because, he'll think that something's wrong and he'll want to talk about it and nothings wrong. I just don't feel like having sex and I don't feel like talking about why I don't want to. I'm just not in the mood." Jeff nodded.

J-"Fair enough."

V-"So I'm hiding out here for a while." Jeff nodded.

J-"Ok. Have you eaten?" Vee shook her head. "Alright, well I'll call Matt and tell him that I ran into you in the hall and we're going to have dinner here. I'll tell him to come over." Vee nodded and smiled slightly, but it was forced and Jeff could tell. But he could also tell that no matter how much she denied that anything was wrong, something was up and there was no way she was going to talk about it with anyone.

The next day, everyone headed home. Vee was back to her normal self. Although the words of those annoying girls in the mall were not forgotten. They lingered in the back of her mind like a bad smell. The girls themselves didn't have an effect or her, more that their words played on long buried insecurities of Vee's that had arisen from events years earlier. Events she thought she had left behind, that were forever buried in the past. Unfortunately, someone was hell bent on bringing it into the present. Vee thought she'd never have to deal with it. Until that day, Vee had lived her life as if it had never happened. But, his arrival would bring it all back.

Jeff and Damien were fast asleep, regardless that it was 11 am, while Matt and Vee were up making a late breakfast. They joked and laughed as they moved around the kitchen. The doorbell rang and Vee disappeared from the kitchen to answer it, but not before stealing a piece of toast off Matt's plate.

M-"Hey!" He called indignantly. Vee laughed as she answered the door. Her laughter ceased and the smile fell from her face as she looked at the person on her doorstep. The two stood frozen for a moment. The stranger smiling rather charmingly at a shocked Vee. Matt entered the hall when he heard nothing but silence in Vee's wake.

S-"Hey Harls." The stranger was heard as Matt approached the door. Vee slammed the door and ran up the stairs to her bedroom, slamming that door too. Matt turned to the front door and opened it on the stranger who didn't look fussed at Vee's unusual reaction to him.

M-"I'm sorry, who are you?" Matt asked curious as to this man's business at his house, with his girlfriend and the manner in which Vee reacted to his presence. What the hell had he called her?

S-"I'm her boyfriend."

TBC…

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