CHAPTER 30: Fight

"He did... he succeeded." Nicole repeated, looking away, tears starting to make their way down her cheeks.

"No, he didn't." Jeff said firmly, reaching up to cup her face, making her look at him. When he her blue eyes met his green ones, he smiled slightly, wiping a few of her tears away. "He hasn't succeed and he won't ever. He's just some sick person who is trying ruin our lives and our happiness. I won't let it happen, I care too much about you to let some person we don't even know come in and ruin this."

Forcing a smile, Nicole just nodded, not wanting to argue. "I believe you Jeffy, just like I won't let him hurt you again. We need each other, and I don't understand why he wants to ruin that. I came too close to losing you, I couldn't deal with it again. I love you too much."

"I love you too babygirl. No one will get in the way of that again." Jeff promised, holding onto her hand tightly.

"What about... the baby?" Nicole questioned quietly.

Looking down, then back at her, Jeff spoke firmly. "This baby is yours. It may not be mine, but it's yours, and for that, I love it."

Smiling, Nicole reached out to hug Jeff. Moving foward into her embrace, Jeff pulled her against him. "I love you babygirl." He whispered in her ear.

Wiping away a few tears from her cheeks, Nicole reached up and kissed him on the cheek. "I love you too Jeff, no matter what."

Seeing that the mood was so sad, Matt decided to try to change the subject. "So... Brit, what about the person that's doing this?" He asked. He'd wished he could've changed it to a happier topic, but there was no chance of that happening with all that was going on.

Taking a deep breath, Britney looked around at all of her friends, letting her gaze rest upon Nicole. "Well, Nic, I hate to tell you this, but do you remember Ryan Williams?"

Shaking her head at first, Nicole looked up at Britney. "Wait! The sweet guy that always followed us around?"

Britney nodded. "Yeah, he's not so sweet anymore."

"Why would he do all this?"

"Because he was crazy about you." Jeff spoke up. "I could even see it, and I didn't go to school with you. I saw everytime I saw you. He was creepy."

"But, I still don't get it, why would he try to hurt me or Jeff?"

Sighing, Britney looked at her friend. "Nic, he's in love with you and you have Jeff. He's jealous and he figured if he got rid of Jeff, he'd get you."

"So... he did all this to try to get me? He's insane."

Laughing, Britney nodded. "Yeah, I would say he is pretty crazy. But it's not really funny, because I can guarantee it's not over. He won't give up without a huge fight. And we need to be ready."

"What do you mean?" Amy asked.

Britney just shrugged. "I don't really know, but he won't give up, that's one thing he never did."

"So, we just don't give up either." Shane spoke up.

"Let's just hope it's that easy." Shannon pointed out.

"We can do it." Britney said, sounding as sure of herself as possible. "He won't ruin my friend's lives. After all Nicole's been through, she deserves to be happy, and Jeff makes her happier than I've ever seen her. He may not give up, but we won't give up either, not without a fight."

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"Dr., are you sure?" The nurse asked, standing with the doctor outside Nicole's room.

Nodding, the doctor frowned. "I wish this hadn't happened. I really don't want to be the one to tell them. But, I have to."

The nurse just nodded. "They've been through so much, I don't know how they'll handle this."

"I'm not sure they *will* handle it. I think it just might tear them apart, and I hate to see it."

"Maybe, we should give them a little more time together?" The nurse suggested, sympathy showing her eyes as she watched Nicole and Jeff through the window.

"Yeah, I'll tell them later, when it's just the two of them."

*~*~*~*~*

"Here we are." Jay said, pulling into the hospital parking lot.

Chris smirked, looking at the still masked man. "Have I mentioned how much I'm going to love seeing Jeff kick your ass?"

"I think you have, but it's cool. I don't get tired of hearing it." Adam said, laughing.

"Come on." Jay said, stopping the car. "Let's get him inside so Jeff can get a good ass kicking in before the cops come for his ass."

"Alright, stalker freak, let's go." Chris said, grabbing the man's arm.

The man just laughed.

"What's so funny? You getting your ass kicked?"

"You'll see." The man replied calmly.

"Ooh, creepy." Jay remarked.

"Keep laughing. Trust me, when this is over, you won't be laughing."

Rolling his eyes, Chris turned to his friends. "Guys, as much as I'll love seeing Jeff kick his ass, can we get one more shot?"

"No man. Just get him inside." Adam instructed.

"Aren't you coming?" Jay questioned.

"Yeah, I'll be in a minute." Adam said, nodding.

"Okay man, don't take long." Jay said, turning away.

"Yeah man, you don't want to miss the beating this assclown's going to get!" Chris added, laughing.

Adam nodded and smiled, looking around the parking lot. He couldn't believe all the horrible things that happened to so many people that were so close to him.

"It'll all work out, it has to." He told himself, turning around to walk back into the hospital.

But, as he turned around, he was met with a fist.

A/N: I realize I could've gotten this over with in the next chapter or two, but I'm drawing it out a little longer. LOL I think it'll be worth the wait... as least I hope. But, I'm starting a new fic too... so if you like my fics, you should be happy. Anways... Read and Review as always! :)Nicole***