A/N: Okay, I had one of the best nites last nite! Lol I was talking to that guy I like, Matt and his friend Ben. Yes, the Ben from the story. Lol Anyways, they were completely and totally getting drunk. By the time they had gotten off, they were totally gone. Lol It was the best thing ever! Apparently, Ben loves me and wants to have my babies. Lol Anyways, just felt like sharing.

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"So, when's Shane coming back?" Chris asked as I walked into the arena with him.

"We're not sure. He might be back next month," I answered.

"That's been what 3 months?" Chris asked.

"Sure will be. I miss him," I sighted.

"I know killer," he laughed as he left me in the hall.

"Hello?" I said answering my ringing cell phone. "Oh hey Jess. What about Amy? No way. Do they know who? Fuck, I knew it was a bad. I told her. How did they find out? Oh my God. That's horrible. No wonder I didn't get a call from her. Fuck. Yeah, I'm alright. Are you alright? I'll see what I can do about goin up. Yeah, okay. Keep me informed. Bye Jessy." I hung up my cell phone and took in a few deep breathes as I stood in the middle of the hall. "FFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUCCCCKKKKKK!!!" I screamed as Jeff came around the corner.

"Casey?" he asked as he began to walk up to me. I slowly turned around to face him. No tears streaming down my face, even though they tried hard. He walked closer to me and tilted his head to the side. "Casey? Are you alright?" I blinked rapidly as I fell forward into his arms. "Casey? Case!!!" he screamed at me, but I was out cold. "Oh shit." He lifted me up into his arms and carried me into the closest locker room which at the moment was deserted. He carefully laid me down on the floor and placed my head on his lap. He combed his hand through my hair as he looked down at me.

"Jeff?" Rob said walking into the locker room. He placed his bags on the bench and looked down at us. "What the fuck happened?"

"I don't know. I was walking down the hall and she was standing there and just screamed fuck. So I walked up to her and she fainted in my arms. I didn't know what to do man," Jeff said looking up at Rob.

"I'll go get Nick," Rob said as he ran out the door.

I slowly opened my eyes and looked up into Jeff's. It had been so long since I looked into his eyes. He ran his soft hand down my cheek as he looked down at me. "Casey, are you alright?"

"Umm.........no," I said as I sat up. I looked up at the ceiling and pushed back my tears.

"What happened? I mean I know we're not friends, but if you need to tell someone, I'm here," he said softly.

"One of my friends from school is dead," I cried allowing my tears to go freely.

"Not Jessy, right?" he worried.

"No, Amy," I answered.

"Oh no. Case, I'm sorry. What happened? Did she get sick?"

"No. She was killed. Murdered. Stabbed to death," I cried as I threw myself on him. He slowly wrapped his arms around me as I cried on his chest.

"What do you mean?"

"She had this internet guy, and for years they talked. She decides to go see him in New York. And it was only supposed to be for two days. But she never came back. Her parents went down to the address and it was an abandoned warehouse and they found her dead with tons of stab wounds. She's dead," I cried.

"Shhh.......you gotta go home," he said softly.

"I don't think I can. I don't think I can bare Maine, I don't think Vince will let me off," I answered.

"Yes he will. I'm gonna go get things straightened with him and then get you a flight to Shane. Then you two can both decide what you think you should do," Jeff said as he started to let me go.

"NO!! Jeff, please don't go," I cried as I latched onto him.

"Alright, I'm not gonna go anywhere's," he said taking me back into his arms.

"Alright, what's wrong? What happened?" Nick asked as he rushed in carrying his equipment. "Casey?" I looked up at him barely able to see his dark hair through my thick tears. "What happened?"

"Her friend was killed. I need someone to get Vince in here and someone to go get one of the girls to gather her things," Jeff said calmly as he stroked my hair. Both Nick and Rob ran out the door to do as they were asked. Minutes later, Vince ran into the room, tissues in hand.

"Jeff, tell me what happened," Vince requested as he sat on the floor next to us.

"One of her friends from school was killed by this guy that she talked to online. He asked her to come to New York for a visit and it was only supposed to be for two days. She never went home. Her parents went to the address that he gave them and all that was there was an abandoned warehouse. Inside, her friend was dead with multiple stab wounds. You need to let her go Vince. You need to give her time off," Jeff demanded.

"Of course! I wouldn't think to keep her here. Amy's getting her stuff together and a couple of plane tickets. Jeff, I think it best for you to go with her. Get her home safely, then come back for the next show. Casey, I'm going to give you two weeks off. If you need more time, you let me know," Vince said as he softly put his hand on my back.

"Thank you," I choked out.

"No problem. Just take care of yourself and get some rest. I'll see you in a few weeks," Vince smiled as he stood.

"Ummm.......Vince, I don't think I should be the one to go with her," Jeff said before Vince could walk out the door.

"Jeff, I don't think we'll be able to pry her off you," Vince said pointing to my arms that were wrapped around Jeff tightly.

"But sir, we're not, she and I........we're not friends," Jeff said sadly.

"If you weren't friends would she honestly be like that with you?" Vince asked crossing his large arms over his chest.

"I suppose not," Jeff said softly.

"Alright, so I'll see you, Thursday," Vince said with a smile.

"Okay, thank you," Jeff replied as Vince left.

"Oh my God!" Amy said through tears of her own as she knelt down on the floor.

"Did you get all her stuff?" Jeff asked.

"Yep, and tickets are reserved at the airport. Are you sure you can take her?" Amy asked as Jeff stood me up.

"I don't really have a choice here Ames. She's kinda glued to me," Jeff joked.

"Take care of her, okay?" Amy asked as she kissed my wet cheek.

"I'll do what I can," Jeff said softly as he tried his hardest to hold both our bags and me.

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"Umm......I'm sorry that Vince insisted that I come with you," Jeff said softly as we waited for the plane to lift off.

"That's okay," I said with a sniffle as I looked out the window with my arms crossed tightly over me.

"Are you gonna be okay?" he asked caringly. I looked over at him as the tears just flowed once again.

"I can't believe she's gone," I cried. "I tried to talk her out of it. Really I did. She was supposed to call me when she got back on Sunday. I didn't think anything of it when she didn't call."

"It's okay."

"I never got to say goodbye. I'm never gonna be able to talk to her about that one special summer. She's gone Jeff. She's gone. Someone killed her for the fuckin fun of it!" I cried angrily as Jeff pulled me into his body.

Jeff held me for the rest of the flight. He never once slept, making sure I was alright and comfortable. I was so worn out emotionally that that's all I could do for the flight. Jeff understood. He was once again my rock. I missed that. And all I could think about while I slept was is this going to affect my relationship with him and Shane. I didn't think about how kind he was being towards someone who was nothing but a bitch to him.

"Casey, case, wake up babe," he whispered to me.

'Babe, he called me babe,' I thought as a small smile crossed my face. I sat up and stretched, looking out the window. "What?"

"I wanted you to see the sun rise," he smiled. He put his hand on my shoulder gently and massaged it as we watched the sun rise over the clouds.

"It's so beautiful. It kinda gives me hope, that things will get better," I sighed.

"Things will get better. Do they know who did it?"

"Yeah, or at least they think they do. The guy could have been lying for all we know."

"That's true," he said letting out a deep sigh. "Casey, I'm so sorry. None of this should have happened to you."

"Why are you being so nice to me?" I asked.

"Why wouldn't I be?"

"Jeff, I've been nothing but a bitch to you for, almost 6 months now."

"I deserved it."

"No you didn't. And I just want you to know that I'm happy for you and Mindy."

"What?" he asked sounding almost shocked.

"I am. You deserve someone in your life. I hope you and Mindy are happy together."

"Mindy and I are NOT together!" he laughed.

"Did you two break up?'

"Case, we were never together," Jeff replied shaking his head.

"But I saw you two a while ago making out in the hall."

"Yyyou saw that?" he stuttered.

"Yeah, I did."

"Casey, she jumped on me. I didn't kiss her. She kissed me. I pushed her off me. I told her I was in.........I told her I didn't like her."

"You did?"

"Yeah, I did."

"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have assumed," I apologized.

"Did it, did it upset you?" he asked dropping his head so he looked at the floor.

"Yeah, it did," I answered softly. He looked up at me placed his lips on mine softly. With everything I had, I pushed him off me and shook my head. "Jeff, you know I can't do this. Please don't."

"I'm sorry. It was wrong of me. I just, I'm so sorry Casey. We were making progress and I thought, I don't know what I thought. But I was wrong and I'm so terribly sorry."

"It's okay," I smiled.

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"Oh God Case! Come here," Shane exclaimed as he greeted us at the door. I carefully wrapped my arms around his still fragile body. I cried on his chest as Jeff unloaded the car. "Let's take you to the room, okay?" I nodded at him as he pulled me up the stairs with him. He tucked me into the king sized bed and kissed my forehead softly. "I love you Angel. Everything is gonna be alright." He nodded at me before walking down the stairs.

"I brought all her stuff in for her. It's all in your living room," Jeff said as he uncomfortably stuck his hands in his front pockets.

"Thanks," Shane replied coolly.

"Take care of her man. She's hurting badly," Jeff said.

"I always take care of her. I don't need you to tell me to do so," Shane replied.

"Sorry, just tryin to help," Jeff said softly. "I guess I'll go. Tell her bye for me. And that I'm thinking of her."

"Yeah, sure. Bye," Shane said practically shoving Jeff out the door. Shane quickly walked back up to me, bringing water with him.

"Did Jeff leave?" I asked as I wiped my cheek with a tissue.

"Yeah, he left," Shane replied as he handed me the water.

"Did he say anything?"

"Nope, left without a word," Shane smiled sweetly at me.

"Oh, okay," I replied sadly.

"Just get some rest, sleep. I'll call Jessy and see what's goin on. Okay?" Shane said as I laid back down. I nodded at him as he kissed me before he left. He licked his lips and narrowed his eyebrows. "That's a new taste. New lip gloss?"

"Huh?" I asked confused as I thought back to the plane ride where Jeff kissed me. 'Shit!' I thought as I licked my lips, trying to get the taste off them. "Oh, umm, yeah. But I don't really like it."

"Ya know, neither do I. Kinda, weird tasting," he said with a shrug before he shut the door behind him.