Upon arrival, Jeff insisted on helping her with her bags again. Of course, she couldn'r resist that smile of his. It was the little things that he did that made him so much more special. He was always so willing to help anyone, but she did notice that he had been helping her a lot. Maybe it was just looking into something that wasn't there, but it made her heart flutter at just the thought. Could he feel something for her? Why not? Anything was possible...
"Hey! Where'd you go?!" Chris snapped his fingers in front of her face. They were on their way to the arena. She was in the rental car with Chris, Jay, and Adam.
"Huh?"
"You drifted again. That's been happening an awful lot. Tell me seriously now, are you doing drugs?" Chris asked seriously. She burst out laughing.
"You're such a nerd," she sighed calming down.
"So, tell us, what were you thinking about?" Adam asked from driver seat.
"Oh nothing at all," she answered.
"Liar!" Jay accused turning around to face the backseat. "Chris, you know how to get out info from her."
"I sure do!" Chris grinned evilly and wiggling his fingers in the air. Before she could protest, he began tickling her and she went nuts.
"Nooooooo!!!" she begged panting trying to slap his hands away. Jay and Adam just sat in the front laughing.
"Not until you tell us!" Chris refused not relenting.
"Mercy! Mercy!" she pleaded. "I'll tell you, just stop!" After a few more minutes, Chris had mercy on her and he stopped his torcherous actions.
"So, what were you thinking about? Or shall we say who?" Adam asked.
"Please don't say anything though. I was just thinking about someone..."
"We know that much, but who?" Jay sighed exasperated.
"J..."
"I knew it! It's Jeff you were drooling over!" Chris cut her off slapping his hands together.
"What? How?"
"I've got this gift."
"Wait a minute. How do we know she wasn't going to say Jay. They both start with 'J'!" Jay suddenly exclaimed.
"It's not you," she said simply.
"Wait till I tell him...." Chris laughed.
"No! Don't, or I'll tell ..." she began.
"You wouldn't!"
"I would! No do I have your word?" she looked at him sternly.
"Yeah yeah..." he mumbled.
"Good."



*Later on that evening*



"Hey, wait a up a sec. Can I talk to you for a minute?" his familiar voice called out.
"Sure Jeff, but I'm up for a promo soon," she agreed. What was this about?
"Oh, well, I guess this can wait," he stammered nervously.
"No, don't be silly. Talk to me," she said forgetting her work commitments. She would drop anything for him.
"I was talking to Adam, Chris, and Jay earlier," he began looking a bit nervous. Oh no, they told him. They swore! Ohhhh... they were dead...
"Oh, okay..." she trailed off anxiously. This would either make it or break it.
"They were telling me a few things..."
"What ever they were saying, it's not true!" she quickly said, but the regretting it when she saw the disappointed look on his handsome face.
"Oh, okay. Just wanted to clear that up then. I'll let you get back to work, and I'll stop bugging you..." he looked crushed and this made her heart beat faster. Did he want what they told him to be true?
"Jeff, you could never bug me," she smiled suddenly very sure of herself. She was going to do it.
"Oh, that's good," he blushed.
"I've got a confession. I lied to you."
"What? When?" he asked a bit confused.
'Men... they just couldn't put the pieces together...' she sighed inwardly. "What they told you is true."
"So Matt and I will be getting a raise?!" he grinned excitedly. Her heart sank at his words. This was either a very cruel joke, or a horrible nightmare.
"Umm..." she was speechless. What was there left to be said?
"I was kinding, Princess," he tipped her chin up. "That isn't what they told me."
"It's not?" she asked slowly looking up into his bright and shinning eyes.
"No, and for what it's worth, I feel the same."
"You do?" she asked hopefully.
"I do. Now you're going to be late and get in trouble, and consider your dad's the boss, I don't think that's a good idea. Now scat..." he winked and kissed the tip of her nose. "I'll find you later, okay?"
"Okay," she nodded her head excitedly. She had never been more happy in her life. She walked away looking back once to find him still standing there smiling that smile of his. But she knew it was meant for her, and her alone.
"Where've you been?" Paul asked as she entered the dressing room. "And why do you look so happy?" She shrugged her shoulder and flipped her wavy brown hair, "I'm just extremely happy, is there anything wrong with that?"
"He likes you, doesn't he, Steph?" he grinned.
"He sure does."



Hee hee! I bet no one suspected that one! The reason I used the Billion Dollar Princess was because I haven't seen one story with that particular pairing. No, I could've just not read it, but I don't think there was the two of them. Plus, everyone would've guess Nora or Trish. What's the fun of guessing it right?! :)