A/N: To Tia, I'm sorry you find this story boring now. Does anyone else? I don't wanna bore people... well I dunno, here's chapter 31.
CHAPTER 31: Everything
"Hey Nic..." Matt started, looking over at Nicole. "Do you have a headache?" He questioned, noticing how she would wince at sound or how she shielded her eyes from the light as best she could.
"A little, it's no big deal." Nicole admitted, squinting her eyes.
"No, I'll get you some aspirins." Matt replied, walking out of the room.
The group sat in silence until they heard a yell seconds later. Shane and Shannon were the first out of the room, followed by Amy and Britney.
"I'm going to see what's going on." Jeff explained, wheeling himself out of the room, leaving Nicole confused.
"What's going on?" Shane asked, approaching Matt. When he got there, he noticed that Matt wasn't alone. Chris and Jay were with him and so was the masked man.
"What the hell?" Shannon asked, meeting Chris's eyes.
Chris just smiled. "Look who we found."
"Why did you bring him here?" Matt asked, looking around, noticing all the hospital staff watching them.
"We thought Jeff might want a shot at him." Jay said, grinning. He looked behind Matt and noticed the blonde talking to Amy. "Who's that?"
"Me?" Britney asked. "I'm Britney, Nicole's friend."
"Hey." Chris and Jay both greeted.
"What the hell?" A voice from behind them asked.
They all turned around to see Jeff with a confused look on his face.
"Hey man." Chris greeted. "We brought something for you."
The confused look on Jeff's face quickly turned into one of anger as he attempted to stand.
"Man, don't push yourself." Shane warned, only to be pushed away as Jeff stood and walked over to Jay and Chris. He looked at the man, then at the hospital staff watching them, then he turned back to the man and punched him in the face as hard as he could.
He went to punch him again, but stopped when he saw someone approaching them. "Adam?"
Everyone looked over at Adam, who was holding his jaw.
"What happened?" Amy questioned.
"Some assholes punched me and ran. I didn't even get to look at his face." Adam explained. He let his gaze travel to the left of Amy, to Britney. "Who...?"
Sighing, Britney smiled. "I'm Britney, a friend of Nicole's." She replied. Her smile turned into a frown when she noticed how Adam's jaw was beginning to swell. "That doesn't look good." She said, walking over to him and examining it.
Adam winced at her touch and pulled away. "It's fine." He replied, placing his hand back over his jaw.
"Wait a minute, someone punched you? And you don't know who?" Shane questioned.
Adam just nodded. "Yeah, I didn't get to see his face..." Adam stopped himself, holding onto his jaw tighter.
"Come here." Britney said, grabbing him by the hand. She walked over to a nurse who had been watching the whole thing. "Excuse me, can I have an ice pack?"
Nodding, the nurse handed her one. Britney smiled and guided Adam over to a couch in the waiting area.
"You don't have to do this." Adam explained as she placed the ice pack lightly on his jaw, holding it in place.
"Ssh, you'll hurt yourself more. And it's not a big deal."
Smiling at her, Adam just rolled his eyes and turned his attention back over to Jeff.
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Jeff kneeled down, trying to keep his balance even though he felt dizzy, and looked the man in the eyes. Taking off the mask, he recognized him as the person Britney had said he was, Ryan Williams.
"Why did you do it Ryan?" Jeff questioned, hurt that someone he knew could cause him and Nicole this much pain.
"Because you stole Nicole from me." Ryan explained calmly.
Trying to keep calm, Jeff tried to ignore him. "You never had Nicole."
"I could have if you hadn't taken her. She should be mine. That's why I did what I did. I know she's pregnant. And now it's only a matter of time."
Standing up, Jeff looked at his brother, as if asking what to do. Matt just shrugged, leaving it up to Jeff. Shrugging as well, Jeff gave in, kicking Ryan in his already hurt ribs.
"How's that Ryan?" Jeff questioned, kicking him continuously. He figured of Ryan was crazy, he might as well be. Kneeling down again, he grabbed Ryan by the throat, forcing him to meet his eyes.
Coughing, Ryan tried to get Jeff to release the hold he had on his throat.
"You stay away from her. Do you hear me? She is my girlfriend and I love her."
"Sir, back up." A voice instructed. Looking up, Jeff noticed two cops standing in front of him.
Letting go, Jeff stood up. The cops went to Ryan and helped him up. "Is this the man who has been stalking Nicole Riley.
"Yes." A tiny voice from behind them admitted.
Turing around, Jeff gasped when he saw Nicole standing outside the door to her room, looking pale and weak.
"Babygirl, what are you doing up?" Jeff questioned, walking to her.
Leaning against him for support, Nicole looked at Ryan. "I need to do this. I need to talk about it. He needs to get what he deserves. And I need to explain everything."
"Are you sure?" Jeff questioned. "They can wait. You shouldn't be walking around."
"Jeff, I'm fine. I need to do this." Nicole replied, looking at all her friends. "As soon as I do this, things can hopefully go back to the way they were. And we can be happy."
Nodding, Jeff kissed her quickly. "If you're sure."
"I am. I'm going to do this now." "I have some things I need to get out."
The cop holding Ryan nodded.
Ryan looked at Nicole and smiled. "You're going to tell them everything huh? This should be good."
Looking back at Jeff, then turning back to Ryan, Nicole nodded. "I'm going to tell them everything."
A/N: Ok, sadness is over for now. This was a semi-happy kinda chapter. Next chapter will be full of explanations. LOL R&R! :)Nicole***
