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TRISH / MARIA / AMY:

"Maria?" Amy asked, as Maria stood there with her tear stained mascara face, slowly approaching toward Trish.

"What did you say?" Maria calmly & coldly asked, as she moved closer to Trish.

Trish stood there silent, with her mouth open, as Amy moved her eyes, which were on the verge of tears, to Trish.

"You…and John…slept together?" Maria said almost in a whisper.

"Please let me explain." Trish replied, as she was greeted with a slap to the face, by Maria, & Amy covered her mouth.

"You dirty, filthy bitch." Maria replied, as Trish turned her head back to Maria, with her hand on her cheek.

"Maria…they didn't mean for it." Amy trailed off, as she was cut off my Maria.

"Shut up!" Maria yelled back at Amy. "I am so sick to death, of everyone in this forsaken town, always defending their precious Trish Stratus…you think because of your name, your parents connections, & all of the Stratus money, you can just do whatever to whomever!" Maria yelled at Trish, who let a tear fall down her cheek. "And everyone just has to sit back & take your shit!" Maria yelled.

Trish & Amy were silent, as Maria continued.

"It ends tonight!" Maria replied, as she made her way towards the door.

"Maria…please you have to listen to me." Trish pleaded.

"Why? Because you're my friend?" Maria asked sarcastically.

"I am your friend." Trish cried.

"You were never my friend…a friend wouldn't have slept with the guy, who your friend has feelings for." Maria replied, as she cried. "I bet you & Cena just laughed behind my back…and probably behind Jeff's too." Maria replied.

"What? No! We felt guilty about what we did." Trish pleaded.

"Does it really matter now…sounds like John is over me anyway…and by the time tonight is over with, Jeff Hardy will be over you!" Maria replied, as she made her way out of the bathroom, with Amy & Trish behind her.

The wedding party had already sent off Stephanie & Hunter, when Maria, Trish, & Amy arrived on the scene.

"I have to talk you." Trish told Jeff, as she approached him. Seeing how nervous Trish was, Jeff knew something was wrong, & everyone else noticed.

"Are you okay?" Jeff asked, in an almost whisper, as Matt, Ashley, Anderson, everyone looked on.

Chris Jericho made his way over, "Hey, are you okay Stratus? You don't look so good."

"Chris is right…why don't you sit down?" Jeff asked, as he tried to get Trish to sit.

"I don't want to sit…I have to talk to you." Trish replied, as Chris looked up & saw Maria coming at them, full speed ahead.

"What the hell is wrong with her?" Jericho asked with a confused look on her face, as Jeff looked up, & Trish turned around.

Trish turned back around, & put her hands on her face, & took them away, as tears swelled in her eyes.

Jeff looked back to Trish, "What the hell is going on?" Jeff asked, as Trish looked around & locked eyes with John Cena.

"Jeff." Maria called out, & Trish turned around & faced Maria.

"Let's talk about this somewhere else." Trish replied, as Maria was silent.

"I am begging you." Trish pleaded.

"Talk about what?" Jeff asked confused, as both girls looked each other dead in the eyes.

"This is not the time or the place." Trish pleaded, as a tear fell from her eye, onto her cheek.

"Maria…come on." John pleaded, as he tried to grab Maria by the wrist, & she moved her wrist away so he couldn't, with her eyes still dead locked with Trish's.

Maria gave Trish a small grin, & placed her hands on her hips, & looked to Jeff. "Your girlfriend here, was the girl that John slept with, when I went back to Chicago." Maria replied, & all their friends were shocked & didn't know what to say.

Everything went quiet, until Jeff let out a laugh.

"Yeah…I think you have had too much to drink tonight." Jeff replied.

"What did you do? Run into his arms after I left town, & said, take me John, I'm yours!" Maria yelled at Trish. Maria pointed her finger at Trish, & gritted through her teeth, "I bet you two couldn't wait to bang each other…and let all the years of pent up sexual tension out." Maria yelled.

"Alright, that's enough!" John yelled, as he tried to move Maria away from Trish & Jeff.

"Don't touch me…don't you ever touch me again." Maria replied hateful to John.

Maria moved her eyes from John, back to Trish, then to Jeff. "It's true…I heard her confess her little heart out to Amy in the bathroom about it…they had a little best friend heart to heart…it was quite sweet actually…John's even in love with Trish…so go ahead, ask her yourself." Maria replied.

Jeff stepped between Maria & Trish, & looked Trish in the eyes. "Is it true, did you & Cena have sex?" Jeff asked.

Trish was silent before she spoke. "It was just that once…I'm so sorry." Trish barely got out. Jeff clinched his jaw, as he still starred at Trish.

Jeff looked to John. "Is it true? You're in love with her too?" Jeff asked.

"Jeff, come on you don't have to…" Trish trailed off, as she was stopped by Jeff.

"Shut up & let him answer!" Jeff yelled back at Trish, & then turned his face back to John Cena.

John didn't say anything. You could tell that he felt about being in love with his friend's girlfriend. That told Jeff everything he needed to know. John was in love with Trish. Then out of nowhere, Jeff took his left hand, & swung at Cena, punching him in the jaw.

"You mother fucker! How could you!" Jeff yelled, as he went to swing & punch Cena again, only to have Trish catch his arm, from doing so. Feeling someone's hand on his arm, Jeff turned around & saw it was Trish, & jerked his arm away from her. Jeff clinched his jaw, & pointed at her, & said, "Don't you ever put your hands on me again." With that, Jeff walked away, back into the reception hall, with Trish chasing after him.

"Jeff…please…you have to let me explain." Trish cried, as she ran down the hall way, walking fast to try & catch up with Jeff, who was on his way to get his tux coat that had his car keys in them, so he could leave.

"It's not what you think." Trish cried, as she pleaded with him.

They made it back into the reception room, & Jeff leaned down to get his coat off his chair. Trish also reached for it, in an attempt to get it first, & touched his hand in the process, & Jeff jerked it away.

"I can explain all of this if you let me…it's not what you think." Trish pleaded, as she cried, barely able to get the words out.

"It's now what I think? You just admitted that you slept with Cena…and he just admitted that he's in love with you! What the fuck am I supposed to think?" Jeff yelled.

"You came to Mickie's party that night…and told me that Candice was pregnant…I begged you not to end it with me that night…that we could still make it work, despite Candice being pregnant…but you broke up with me anyway…you left me standing out in the dark, cold, rainy woods…alone…you just walked away from us!" Trish yelled.

"And apparently it took you no time to go running into Cena's bed that night to mend your broken heart." Jeff replied, as he started to walk away, only to be cut off by Trish.

"It wasn't like that." Trish cried.

"Enlighten me…how was it then? Did John hit the right spot for you? Did he whisper all the right things in your ear that I never did?" Jeff asked hatefully.

"We were two friends consoling one another…the loves of our lives just left us…we were devastated…he was heartbroken over Maria leaving…he thought he had lost any chance of ever having a relationship with her…and you left me to go be a family with a woman you didn't even love…you ripped my heart out!" Trish yelled, as she cried. Jeff was silent, & moved to the bar, & took his arm & cleared all the glasses off the bar. Boy, was he pissed.

"So this is all my fault now?" Jeff yelled back at Trish, who was stunned at his yelling, covering her mouth, with her hands.

"I didn't say that." Trish pleaded, as Jeff walked behind the bar, & punched the mirror wall, shattering it into a million cracks.

"Your acting like we planned for it to happen…and we didn't." Trish replied, as tears fell. "We didn't mean for any of this happen!"

"What I don't understand is, you had every opportunity to come clean to me about it, even when we were not back together, & you didn't…you let your friends, Ashley & Mickie, have their names slung through the mud, when Maria was going around saying that they were the ones John slept with…but you didn't speak up…to defend your friends…not once." Jeff replied, as Jeff took a chair & threw it across the room, while Trish stood there & cried.

"I didn't say anything b/c I knew how Mickie felt about John…she was my friend…I didn't want to hurt her…and then Maria came back…I didn't want to hurt her either, or any chance of John being with her…even if you were still with Candice!" Trish replied.

"John's in love with you?" Jeff asked, & Trish looked confused.

"What?" Trish asked, as she wiped her eye.

"Cena's in love with you. Are you in love with him too? Have you always been in love with him too…and I was just too damn stupid to notice!" Jeff screamed, as he took a table & turned it over, shattering all the dishes & glassware on it.

"It doesn't matter what he feels for me…I'm in love with you." Trish replied.

"Yeah…but if Maria never had came back…and that baby turned out to be mine, & I stayed with Candice…would you be with John Cena today?" Jeff asked, & Trish stood there, not knowing how to answer that.

"Yeah…I figured you would." Jeff replied.

"I didn't say anything?" Trish replied.

"You didn't have to." Jeff replied, as he turned to leave.

"Jeff wait." Trish replied, as she cut him off at the doorway.

"If you could find a way to forgive everything, I know you would." Trish replied, & Jeff stood there stoic looking at her, as her tears fell.

"You're the only one I want to be with." Trish cried.

"And you were the only one I wanted to be with." Jeff replied, as he walked coldly past Trish, & Trish turned around, & began walking back up the hall chasing him.

They got to the front of the reception doors, & their friends were still gathered in parking lot watching from outside.

"I put up with your drug habit…you leaving me at the end of senior year with Candice, & rubbing it in my face that you two were sleeping together, watching you two on the red carpet, all over each other; and then I had to put up with you possibly getting her pregnant, & I forgave you. I forgave you for all of it! Then I had to watch you lose your memory, while you played house with her? And you can't forgive me for one indiscretion that didn't mean anything, when we were not even together?" Trish asked, hateful. "Have you always hated me that much & I was just too stupid to see it?" Trish asked.

Jeff stood there silent, "Are you finished?" Jeff asked. When Trish didn't answer, he walked off.

"You are a hypocrite Hardy…of the worst kind." Trish replied, & Jeff turned back to approach her.

"Not telling the truth is the same as lying…I was always honest with you about the drugs…and about Candice…I never hide anything or tried to hide anything from you about that…but you…you did." Jeff replied, as he looked over & saw Amy & Adam standing there. "Guess hanging around Amy a little too much has worn off on you." Jeff replied. "She was dating Matt, & sleeping with his friend at the same time…she showed what a whore she really is…and now you've shown what whore you are."

"You smug son of a bitch! Everything that we have been through, you just want to throw it all away, over one night that happened months ago that didn't mean anything." Trish replied.

"No…you threw it all away. I have learned my lesson with you for the last time. You have burned the last bridge to the ground with me... and it's too late now to put out the fire…only thing is, you're the one that's burning now." Jeff replied, as he left to go to his car, & stopped when he walked by John Cena.

Jeff looked at John, & John stood up to him. "Maria…you need a ride?" Jeff asked, & Maria came running. Jeff punched the unlock button on his car, & Maria got in. Jeff looked back to Trish, then to John. "Might want to put some ice on that…maybe Trish can help you with that." Jeff replied, as he started to walk away, but backed up. "Oh, & another thing…she's all yours." Jeff replied, as he walked away, & got in his car, as he & Maria drove off.

Trish stood there alone, with everyone looking at her. Until Chris Jericho approached her.

"Let me take you home." Chris replied, as Trish looked on at Jeff leaving with tears in her eyes, that fell to her face.

JEFF / MARIA:

The two got back to Jeff's, & they were ripping each other's clothes off, as they fell on Jeff's bed, with Jeff on top of Maria. Maria was kissing Jeff passionately on his neck, when he looked over to his nightstand, & saw Trish's bracelet there. Jeff raised his arm to push his hair out of his eyes, & saw his tattoo with Trish's name on it. Jeff raised up, off Maria.

"What is it?" Maria asked.

Jeff was silent.

"Talk to me." Maria replied, as she got up, & put her hand on Jeff's back, who was now sitting on the side of the bed.

"Get dressed…I'll take you home." Jeff replied.

"Jeff…" Maria trailed off.

"Maria…I am not going to do this…not like this." Jeff replied, sort of pissing Maria off.

"Don't you want to get back at them?" Maria asked.

"Not like this I don't." Jeff replied.

"Why? They did it to us, & tried to cover it up." Maria replied.

Jeff turned to his dresser, & placed his arms on it, & leaned against it, looking into the mirror.

"You don't want to do this because deep down…you still love her…and despite knowing that she slept with John, you still want to be with her…am I right?" Maria replied.

Jeff turned around, "As much as we want to hurt them for what they did to us…we know it would be wrong…we would be no better than them & what they did…I know that…and you know that." Jeff replied. "And besides, deep down, you still want to be with John, if you didn't, you wouldn't be this hurt…but for me…it doesn't matter what I want, because it's over between me & Trish…this time for good." Jeff replied, getting an eye roll from Maria.

"Screw that bastard! I never want to be with John again…he sealed that when he slept with that whore of a so-called friend of mine." Maria replied.

"Come on…get dressed…I'll take you home." Jeff replied.

TRISH:

Chris Jericho opened Trish's door for her, & she walked in her kitchen, followed by Amy & Adam. Chris quietly shut the door behind him.

Trish slowly walked up to her marble kitchen island, & laid her purse on it, & car keys, & slowly turned around to see her friends, Chris, Adam, & Amy looking at her. Trish turned back around, to face the empty house. She spotted Jeff's paperwork for his next endorsement deal on her kitchen island.

"Um…can we get you anything?" Adam asked, as Chris moved his eyes from Adam, to Trish. Trish didn't say anything.

"You know…you don't have to stay here tonight…you could go home with me, if you want." Chris said, as he approached Trish.

"Or me." Amy replied, as Adam put his arm around Amy's shoulders.

"Do you know what this is?" Trish asked Chris, as she took the file of Jeff's paperwork, & held it.

"No." Chris softly replied.

"It was Jeff's latest endorsement deal…he was going over it, before we left for the wedding tonight…he wanted to get a second opinion on it & asked me if I would fax it to my father in London to look over…I told him I would when we got back, so my father would have it in the morning." Trish replied, as her friends stood there silent.

Trish took a deep breath. "I am going to go fax this…maybe my father is still up & he can look over it tonight?" Trish asked, as Chris moved in, & took her gently by her elbows, & moved her close to him.

"I think that can wait." Chris replied in a whisper, as he softly took the file out of Trish's hands, & placed it back on the kitchen island, & Trish watched him do so.

"Why?" Trish asked confused. "I promised Jeff I would…the deal their offering is $15 million, but he could probably get $20 million." Trish replied. "Wouldn't that be great if we could get him $20 million?" Trish asked Chris, as she smiled at him, & put her hands over her mouth, to try & keep herself from crying.

Chris smiled back heartbroken, & took a hard swallow to get that lump out of his throat, "That would be great." Trish smiled back at Chris, & let her tears flow.

"It's really over this time, isn't it?" Trish asked, as she looked Chris in the eyes. He had such a heart broken look on his face for Trish; he didn't know how to answer his best friend's question.

"You don't have to answer…it's okay…I know he's really done with me this time…it's like he just chewed me up & spit me out, like I was poison in his mouth." Trish replied, as a tear fell down her cheek. "And who knows, maybe I am…I can never seem to get it right with him." Trish replied.

"You know Jeff…he'll get over this in time…once he realizes what he's done." Amy replied.

"You all know Jeff as well as I do…what I've done is unforgiveable in his eyes…he'll never forgive me for what I've done." Trish replied. "I mean...why should he? I slept with his friend and tried to keep it a secret…who could forgive that kind of betrayal?" Trish asked, as thoughts of Matt ran through Amy's mind, & there was a knock at Trish's door.

"I'll get it." Adam replied.

Adam went to open the door, & it was John Cena.

"John? Uh, I really don't think that this is a good time right now." Adam replied.

Trish heard John's name, & she looked over to Adam's direction.

"Please, I just have to talk to Trish." John pleaded.

"Can it wait until tomorrow? I really don't think that Trish is in any kind of frame of mind to talk about what happened tonight." Adam suggested.

"Adam's right…why don't you come back tomorrow Cena…and besides, hasn't enough damage been done in one night?" Jericho replied, pissing John off, as he clinched his jaw, ready to pop Jericho.

"It's okay…let him in." Trish called out, & Jericho just stood there, while Adam moved away.

"Well…you heard her." John replied. Reluctantly, Chris moved out of the way.

John entered Trish's kitchen, & saw her standing there looking so broken, with Amy beside her. Everyone was silent, & didn't know what to say.

"Um…maybe Chris, Amy, & I could go wait outside, & give you two sometime to speak?" Adam suggested, with Jericho shooting Adam a hateful look.

"Speak for yourself Copeland…I'm not leaving this piece of shit alone with her to do more damage." Chris replied, as John clinched his jaw.

"We can do this outside…Hardy got his punch in, I'll let you get yours in before I beat your little bitch ass all over this town." John replied, with Jericho itching to go.

"Stop it!" Trish yelled. "Just stop it!"

"Please…give us some time alone to speak." Trish replied.

"You sure about this Canada?" Amy asked Trish in a whisper.

"Yeah…John & I need to talk." Trish replied, as Amy hugged her.

"OK…guys…let's wait outside." Amy replied. Adam, Amy, & Chris made their way out to the patio, & gave John & Trish some privacy.

"How's your jaw?" Trish asked, & John touched it.

"I'll live." John replied.

"He got you pretty good…you should put some ice on it." Trish replied, as she moved to her frig, & got an ice pack out of the freezer, while John moved to sit on one the stools at the kitchen island.

Trish sat on the stool next to John, & placed the ice pack on his jaw, & John's blue eyes, stared into her hazel ones.

"Thanks." John softly replied, as he took hold of the ice pack.

"Look, I know there is nothing I can say or do to make this better or to make it all go away, but I want you to know if I could…I would…this is my fault." John replied.

"Jeff was right…I had every chance to come to clean about it, & I didn't. I could have stopped Ashley & Mickie's name from being slandered by Maria…and I did nothing about it." Trish replied. "I am a horrible person…and a horrible friend." Trish replied.

"You're not a bad friend…you did what you thought was best at the time…we both did…I didn't want to risk losing Maria…and you didn't want to risk losing Jeff…we were trying to protect the people that we love…that doesn't make us bad people." John replied.

"Then what does it make us?" Trish asked.

"Human." John replied.

"He's never going to forgive me for this…I have committed the ultimate betrayal in Jeff's eyes…and I don't know if I can live with that." Trish replied.

"He's a guy Trish…his ego has been broken…his heart has been broken…in front of all of our friends…but he'll get over it…if he's not already getting over it with a little help from Maria." John replied, getting an eye roll from Trish.

"Do you honestly think that there really having sex with each other right now, just to get back at us?" Trish asked. "Would they be that malicious?" Trish asked.

John shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know…and to be honest…as much as I wanted things with Maria to work out…I don't care who she dates or has sex with from this point on…and if I am being really honest…you're better off without Jeff Hardy in your life too." John replied.

Trish was silent, as she listened.

"The only ones I care about in this whole mess, is you & Ashley. Ashley's my best friend, & I let her name get slung through the mud with Maria, & I could have said something, & I didn't. Ashley's been there for me through everything…even when Maria wasn't in my life, & didn't want me…and Ashley deserves for me to be a better friend to her, than what I have been over the last few months…just sucks, because she is now Matt's girlfriend." John replied, as he made a face at Trish.

"And I know that no matter what happens, you & I will always be friends…even if you don't feel the same way about me, as I do you…I'll always be your friend…and I'll always be there for you…when Jeff won't be." John replied, as he put the ice pack down, & got up to leave.

"John?" Trish called out, as he stopped to turn around before making his way out the door.

Trish approached John, & put her arms around him, "Thank you." Trish replied softly, as a tear fell, & she closed her eyes, as she hugged him, & John closed his eyes, as he hugged her back.

Outside, Jeff watched through his car window, into Trish's kitchen window, at her & John Cena in an embrace.