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Broken Trust:

CHAPTER THIRTEEN:

Randy stood in the room, silent. He couldn't believe Nicole had left. Why had he mentioned anything to Nicole about what Paul had said? All he'd done was stick his foot in his mouth. Now Nicole was pissed and upset and it was all his fault. And Paul's. Paul had told him all this shit… Paul had been the one who tried to get him pissed at Nicole. He hated Nicole, why wouldn't he do it? Damn… why was Paul such an ass? And why was he, Randy, such a gullible idiot?

"I need to talk to Paul… better yet, I need to kick that son of a bitch's ass."

*~*~*~*~*

"Nic?" Jeff questioned once she'd calmed down. "Do you wanna tell me what happened?"

"I… uh… yeah… sure." Nicole said in between deep breaths. She couldn't believe she'd just lost it like that. She was always a very emotional person, but never like this.

"Alright, calm down first. I can wait."

"No, I'm okay. I was… I was with Randy and he told me something Paul told him. I just… can't believe it."

Jeff watched her with wide eyes. He couldn't help but be curious. Paul had told Randy something… that he knew. But Paul had never told him exactly what he'd said. All Paul had told him was that they *had* to keep Randy and Nicole apart… it was just something that had to be done. He'd never said what his reasons were, except for the fact that he didn't like Nicole. Jeff had only went along with it because he wanted… no, *needed* Nicole back. She was like a part of him… he loved her.

He couldn't stand that Nicole had been with Randy. What was it about him that she liked so much? Oh yeah… he was there for her when Jeff and Nicole broke up. What if they hadn't broken up? Would Randy still have been there? Would he still have stolen Nicole away?

"What did Paul tell him?" Jeff questioned, snapping back to reality. He needed to know what Paul had said so he could talk to him about it. Well, maybe not talk exactly.

"He, um… he told Randy that I cheated on you while we were together."

"He what?!" Jeff exclaimed, his green eyes wide. That son of a bitch was an asshole and a liar. He'd promised Jeff that he wouldn't say anything that bad about Nicole to Randy, he said he was just going to try to get Randy to not want to be around Nicole. That way Jeff could get her back without having to fight Orton. But Paul had never said anything about this. That was just because he knew Jeff wouldn't go along with it. So much for a dumb alliance, Paul only does stuff for himself.

Nicole took a deep breath and repeated herself. "He told Randy that I cheated on you. But he never said how he knew. I just… I don't know why he hates me that much. And the worst part was… Randy actually questioned me about it. He didn't believe me." Nicole stopped, wiping the tears that formed in her eyes. "I don't get any of this. I've never done anything to Paul, and yet he still hates me."

"I don't get it either Nic." Jeff consoled. He hesitated for a slight second, then reached his arms out and wrapped them around Nicole sympathetically.

Nicole took a few seconds before she responded, but when she did, she wrapped her arms around Jeff's waist and rested her head on his shoulder.

Jeff gently stroked her back as her shoulders shook from her crying. He couldn't believe that Paul had gone this far. He'd only expected Nicole and Randy to argue at the most… then she would come back to him and things would be perfect again. But Paul had gone too far. He'd crushed Nicole… he'd made up vicious lies about her. Paul knew they weren't true… but he didn't care. All he cared about was getting his way. He was so used to it by now… everyone bowed down to him like he was God, when in all actuality he was just a selfish bastard. A selfish bastard that was going to pay, Jeff would see to that.

Within a few minutes, Nicole's tears had subsided and her breathing had slowed down to a calmer pace. Glancing down, Jeff realized she was asleep. He couldn't help but smile at the brunette that was asleep on his shoulder. It had been so long since the two had even been in the same room. But, she'd come to him when she was upset. That said something, didn't it? I guess Paul's plan worked out after all. Jeff realized. He hurt Nicole, but she's with me now, isn't she? What the hell was wrong with him? He was justifying what Paul had done to Nicole. He was making something justifiable when it shouldn't have been. What Paul did was wrong and he needed to be taught a lesson. A lesson that Jeff was willing to teach him.

Jeff took one last look at Nicole before laying her down carefully on the bed. He gave her cheek a small kiss, then left the room in search of Paul.

*~*~*~*~*

"Paul!" Randy yelled, banging on the door to Paul's room.

"Randy?" A female voice called from behind the door. Randy waited a second and the door opened, revealing a very tired looking Stephanie McMahon. "Randy, what are you doing here?"

"I'm sorry to wake you Steph," Randy apologized with a smile. "But is Paul home?"

Stephanie shook her head and ran her fingers through her tangled hair, which showed that she had been sleeping. "No… he went out with Ric a few hours ago. In fact, he went right after we got back from the restaurant, he should be back any second."

Nodding, Randy knew she was telling the truth. Stephanie wouldn't cover for Paul, especially when Paul didn't even know what was in store for him. "Thanks Steph."

"I can tell him you were here." Stephanie offered, her blue eyes glazed with sleep.

"No thanks. I'll just talk to him tomorrow."

Stephanie nodded and waved to Randy, then turned and walked back in the room, shutting the door behind her.

Ruffling his hair, Randy contemplated what to do. Making up his mind, he an down the hall to the elevator and pushed the down button.

*~*~*~*~*

Jeff stood in the lobby of the hotel, waiting for Paul. He'd just been to Paul's room, only finding Stephanie who looked like she was half asleep. She was surprised to see him. But who could blame her? It *was* nearly three in the morning.

"Come on Paul, get your ass home." Jeff coaxed. He couldn't wait until Paul got home, then he could really let him have it. He had been waiting for so long to stand up to Levesque and now he had the perfect ammunition.

He started pacing slowly, waiting for Paul, and plotting what he was going to do. But wait… what if Paul told Nicole about how Jeff was in on the plan? That hadn't occurred to him yet. Now, he wasn't so sure. He wanted to kick Paul's ass that he was sure of. But if Nicole found on, she would hate him. She'd probably go back to Randy and he would be all alone. Unless he told her about it first. He could tell her the next morning. It would be better to hear it from him instead of Paul. He could apologize and tell her it was only because he missed her so much and wanted her back. He'd never wanted to hurt her, she was everything to him.

"No way man, everything's work out according to plan."

Hearing the gruff voice, Jeff immediately recognized it and turned around. "Paul." He said quietly, his voice calm, he had to make sure he masked his anger, Paul couldn't know about it yet.

Ric gave Jeff a confused look, showing that he had no idea what was going on.

"Jeff, what do you want?" Paul questioned, his brown eyes questioning.

"I need to talk to you. About Nicole."

"Why?" Ric questioned. "You aren't with Nicole, you aren't friends with us. What gives you the right…"

"Shut up Ric." Paul commanded. "What about her?"

"Well…" Jeff began, only to be interrupted by yet another person.

"Levesque…"

Paul turned around at the voice, only to meet the cold blue eyes of Randy Orton.

"Orton, what's up?" Paul questioned, acting cool, calm and collected.

"What's up?" Randy repeated. "This is up." Not hesitating for even a second, Randy raised his face and punched Paul, connecting with his nose. Paul fell to the floor, holding his nose.

Ric, still looking confused, kneeled down by Paul. "Orton, what the hell was that for?"

Randy didn't reply. He just continued to stare at Paul with cold eyes. After a few seconds, he switched his gaze to Jeff. Shaking his head, he just turned and walked away, leaving three confused men behind him.

A/N: I just wanna say thanks for all the reviews I've gotten so far. It's so cool. 60 reviews for 12 chapters? I never ever expected that! Thanks sooo much!! R&R!!

A/N: This is off topic but… HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

:)Nicole***