CHAPTER 29: Success
"The one and only." Britney replied, walking over to her Nicole. She leaned down and gave her a quick hug. "Are you okay?" She asked seriously, pushing her blonde hair over her shoulder.
"I'm... okay." Nicole replied. "Why are you here? I mean, not that I don't want you here, but we haven't talked for almost two years."
"Well, it's been two years too many. I missed my best friend, ever since you started wrestling."
"Well, you were going to too." Shane replied, looking at his friend.
Britney nodded and stood up. "I was... and I still plan too, but I've been doing so many things."
Shannon nodded and turned to Matt. "Was she the one who knew?"
Matt just nodded. "Yeah, Brit called me and said she knew who was doing all this."
"You know?" Nicole asked, confused.
"Yeah, he's been stalking me, but he's doing it to get to you."
"Oh God..." Nicole started, bringing her hand up to her face as she felt tears form in her eyes. "I...I'm so sorry Brit, this is all my fault."
"No, Nic, it's not. The guy's a sick bastard, don't feel bad for me, I'm fine."
"So... who's doing it, Brit?" Jeff asked quietly, glancing up at his friend.
"Wait." Amy stopped them, raising her hands. "I... I have to tell you guys something first."
Growing more concerned by the second, Nicole eyed the redhead. "Ames, what's wrong?"
Taking a deep breath, Amy glanced at her friend. "I... I have some bad news."
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"Mother..."
"Ah, ah, ah. Cursing's not aloud." Chris explained, standing over the masked man, who was now holding his friend from where Chris had punched him.
"Pick him up." Adam instructed. He focused his eyes on the man, a sly grin crossing his face.
Jay smiled and walked over to the man and picked him and set him on his feet.
As soon as he regained his balance, Adam waited for him to turn to the right angle, and speared him.
"Damn man, you might have broken some ribs there." Jay said, slapping his friend on the back.
Adam just grinned. "Good, it'll be easier for Jeff to beat his ass.
"We're bringing him to the hospital?" Chris questioned, grinning at the thought.
"Of course, Jeff deserves a shot at the bastard more than we do."
Chris and Jay looked at each other and nodded. The three blondes stood together, watching the man attempt to pull himself up. Laughing, Jay walked over to him and kicked him in the ribs, sending him back to the ground.
Seriousness returning to his face, Adam approached the man, kneeling down and getting close to him. "Listen to me, you sick son of a bitch, if you ever and I mean EVER lay a disgusting finger on one of my friends, especially Nicole again, I will be forced to come back after you, and I can't promise you'll survive that time. You got me?"
The man just looked at Adam, his gaze cold.
Chris smirked and leaned down. "I think the man asked you a question. You might want to answer before he really gets mad." Standing back up, Chris kicked the man one more time in the ribs and walked away.
Grabbing his ribs, the man rolled on the ground. Jay laughed and kicked gave him a quick kick before standing him up and looking him in the eyes. His face growing stern, and his brown eyes filling with anger, he slapped the man across the face. "How does it feel to get the shit beat out of you? Not good, huh? Imagine how Nicole and Jeff felt." Shaking his head, Jay turned to walk away, but stopped. "Oh, and if you thought that hurt, you better be prepared for Jeff. He may not be a hundred percent, or anywhere near that, but he'll find the strength to kick your ass, I guarantee it."
"Come on." Adam said, pulling the man up. He dragged him by the arm to the car, and threw him in the back. "It's time to go get another ass kicking."
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"More bad news?" Nicole questioned, shaking her head. Jeff reached and grabbed her hand, holding it tightly.
"What kind of news?" He asked warily.
Looking down, Amy responded. "Um... well, I was talking to the doctor..."
"Is she okay?" Jeff asked, his emerald eyes wide.
"Oh, yeah, yeah. The doctor said she should be fine." Amy confirmed. "But, he said that... when Nicole was... when she was..."
"Was what? Amy spit it out." Britney urged, just as eager as her friends to understand what Amy was trying to say.
"Well, the doctor said that when Nicole was... raped... he... he thinks she's... pregnant."
Amy looked around at her stunned friends, first Matt, who looked like he'd seen a ghost, then Shannon and Shane who looked equally shocked. Next, she noticed how wide Britney's blue eyes were, Amy could tell how shocked she was. Last, she looked over at the two people it directly affected.
Jeff's face was white and his hands were shaking as they held Nicole's. Nicole wasn't moving at all.
"Are you sure?" A tiny voice asked. Amy sent a sympathetic look to Nicole.
"Yeah, he's sure. He said they found out when he was doing tests and exams when you got here. I'm so sorry."
"It can't be." Jeff said quietly. "It can't be!" He repeated, louder than before. He looked up at his brother and all his friends, letting the tears fall from his face.
"I'm sorry." Jeff turned at the voice, his features softening.
"Babygirl... I don't blame you, I blame him."
"But... I..."
"No." Jeff interrupted, placing a finger to her lips. "Baby you didn't cause this, that sick bastard did. Please don't blame yourself."
"But I don't know what else to do." Nicole responded quietly, letting the tears roll down her cheeks.
"Baby, it'll be okay." Jeff soothed, picking himself up out of the wheelchair and sitting on Nicole's bed. Leaning down, he wrapped his arms around her and buried his face in her hair, crying with her.
Feeling tears sting her eyes as well, Amy walked back over to Matt, wrapping herself in his embrace. "I didn't want to hurt them." She muttered quietly.
"I know Ames, I know." Matt agreed, rubbing her back.
"Hey Brit you okay?" Shane questioned, wrapping an arm around Britney's shoulder.
She shook her head and met his brown eyes. "No. Shane... I know who's doing this, and he'll see this as his chance to get Nicole. Now, he'll do whatever it takes."
Shane just shook his head and looked back over at his friends.
"Jeff, I'm so sorry." Nicole whispered, breathing deeply to calm herself down.
Pulling himself back up, Jeff met Nicole's eyes. "Babygirl, stop blaming yourself. This isn't your fault. I love you and I don't care about this."
"But he does." Nicole said quietly. "That's why he did it. It's... it's his way to get me. And he succeded."
A/N: Well, now they know. I don't know if that was actually sad. It was to me, but that could be because I'm writing it. Anyways, thanks again for the review so far, keep them coming! LOL :)Nicole***
