Disclaimer:: I don't own Randy Orton, Jeff Hardy, Paul Levesque, or any
other WWE Superstars mentioned in this story. I own myself, and Britney
owns herself. This is all fiction.
Broken Trust: CHAPTER SEVENTEEN:
Nicole stood in silence, and shock as she stared at the door. She still wasn't completely sure about what was going on. Was Jeff up to something? What was really going on between him and Paul? She had so many questions in her head, and she didn't know the answers to any of them. But, the questions would have to wait. There were two things she had to do first. The first was to make sure Randy was okay.
"Randy?"
"Yeah?" Randy asked quietly. He was lying on his side, his eyes closed. Nicole could tell his was in pain, but she didn't know what to do.
"Are you okay?"
Randy nodded slightly. "I'm fine."
"Are you sure? Because if you're not, I can go get you some help."
"No," Randy began, reaching out for Nicole's hand. "I'm fine, I swear."
Nicole nodded, though Randy couldn't see her. "Okay, well, you should go to sleep. Get some rest. I have something to do... so I'll be right back."
Randy mumbled something that Nicole couldn't understand, then he turned around.
Nicole sighed and turned around, quietly leaving the room. There was someone she had to go see.
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As she walked down the hall, Nicole thought about what she was going to say to the person she was looking for. As she rounded a corner, she found him sitting on the floor, his head in his hands. She felt a pang in her heart. Sympathy.
"Jeff..."
Looking up, Jeff met Nicole's eyes. "Hey," He greeted quietly.
"Are you okay?" She questioned, worry clouding her features.
Jeff nodded, looking down at the floor, pieces of blue hair falling into his face. "I... uhm... I'm sorry about Randy. Paul had no right..."
"Don't worry about it," Nicole cut him off. "Paul will get what's coming to him in time. I can't believe the lies he was saying about you. Trying to get me to believe him. He's such an asshole."
Jeff just nodded, knowing that if he said anything right now, he'd end up blurting out the truth; that he *was* a part of Paul's plans to break Nicole and Randy up. He felt horrible about it now. How could he have been stupid enough to align himself with Paul? For Nicole. That was his answer. He had wanted Nicole back so much that he was willing to do anything, even lie to the woman he was in love with. He was scum. Sighing, he felt tears sting his eyes, but he held them back.
"Jeff, are you sure you're okay? You just look so upset." Nicole sighed as she leaned down next to Jeff. She could tell that he didn't want to look up at her, that was why his eyes were locked on the ground. Something was obviously bugging him.
"I... I'm fine."
Though Nicole didn't believe him, he obviously didn't want to talk to her. That was understandable. They'd broken up. There was no reason for them to still be talking, or for either of them to care for the other. That didn't mean Nicole didn't care, though. "Alright, if you're sure. Well, I just wanted to thank you for letting Randy have your room. I have the card to Randy's room, if you wanna stay there."
"No, that's okay," Jeff declined.
"Jeff, you need somewhere to stay. Do you want me to get Randy out of your room?"
"No. Don't worry about me."
Frustrated, Nicole sighed. She turned to walk away, but she remember something from a little earlier that night. She had totally forgotten after Jeff had gotten rid of Paul and then left the room. "Jeff..."
"Yeah?" Jeff questioned.
"Earlier tonight, Paul said you were just as guilty as he was. He said that you guys talked and stuff. What happened?"
"Uhm, that was just Paul being Paul. Don't listen to him."
"Jeff, the look on your face earlier told me that something was going on. I don't know what it is, but I know there's something."
"Look, you really don't want to know, so don't worry about it," Shaking his head, Jeff picked himself off the ground as he started walking down the hall.
Nicole quickly followed after him. "Jeff, tell me what's going on right now."
"Nic, you *don't* want to know."
"Yes I do. And I also want to know why you seemed so happy when Paul started attacking Randy. I noticed the smile on your face. This is so unlike you, Jeff."
"You don't know what's like me," Jeff snapped, causing Nicole to jump. "We're not together, and you know nothing about me. I don't like Randy. That should be obvious to you."
"Randy never did anything to you!" Nicole protested, throwing her hands up into the air. "You have no reason to hate him, other then the fact that he kissed me. But, we're not together, like you said, so it shouldn't bother you."
She was right. It shouldn't bother him. But, it did. He knew that he still loved Nicole, but she didn't seem to feel the same. And that killed him. He couldn't even be around her. "Well, I don't like Randy, that's all there is to it. I think he deserved what he got." Well, that wasn't totally the truth, but it was easier this way.
"My god, Jeff, what the hell has Paul done to you?"
"He hasn't done anything to me," Jeff replied, refusing to meet Nicole's eyes. "No, just leave me alone. It's easier that way."
"I don't care how it's easier," Nicole shot back. "Tell me what's going on, Jeff. I want to know."
Sighing, Jeff knew that if he told Nicole, it would kill both of them. He just couldn't do it. It was so much easier to lie, even if it hurt him more. Finally looking down, meeting Nicole's eyes, he replied, "I'm not telling you anything. I don't care what you want. Now leave me alone and go back to your new boyfriend, Randy." After one last glare, Jeff turned and walked away, leaving Nicole shocked behind him.
Nicole gasped at Jeff's comment, tears filling her eyes. She couldn't believe how harsh his comments had been. Just his tone of voice alone. He used to be so sweet and loving, and it seemed like Paul Levesque had taken it all out of him. Paul. He *had* to have done something to Jeff. She just needed to find out what it was.
*~*~*
Alright everyone, let me know what you all think!! *Nicole*
Broken Trust: CHAPTER SEVENTEEN:
Nicole stood in silence, and shock as she stared at the door. She still wasn't completely sure about what was going on. Was Jeff up to something? What was really going on between him and Paul? She had so many questions in her head, and she didn't know the answers to any of them. But, the questions would have to wait. There were two things she had to do first. The first was to make sure Randy was okay.
"Randy?"
"Yeah?" Randy asked quietly. He was lying on his side, his eyes closed. Nicole could tell his was in pain, but she didn't know what to do.
"Are you okay?"
Randy nodded slightly. "I'm fine."
"Are you sure? Because if you're not, I can go get you some help."
"No," Randy began, reaching out for Nicole's hand. "I'm fine, I swear."
Nicole nodded, though Randy couldn't see her. "Okay, well, you should go to sleep. Get some rest. I have something to do... so I'll be right back."
Randy mumbled something that Nicole couldn't understand, then he turned around.
Nicole sighed and turned around, quietly leaving the room. There was someone she had to go see.
*~*~*
As she walked down the hall, Nicole thought about what she was going to say to the person she was looking for. As she rounded a corner, she found him sitting on the floor, his head in his hands. She felt a pang in her heart. Sympathy.
"Jeff..."
Looking up, Jeff met Nicole's eyes. "Hey," He greeted quietly.
"Are you okay?" She questioned, worry clouding her features.
Jeff nodded, looking down at the floor, pieces of blue hair falling into his face. "I... uhm... I'm sorry about Randy. Paul had no right..."
"Don't worry about it," Nicole cut him off. "Paul will get what's coming to him in time. I can't believe the lies he was saying about you. Trying to get me to believe him. He's such an asshole."
Jeff just nodded, knowing that if he said anything right now, he'd end up blurting out the truth; that he *was* a part of Paul's plans to break Nicole and Randy up. He felt horrible about it now. How could he have been stupid enough to align himself with Paul? For Nicole. That was his answer. He had wanted Nicole back so much that he was willing to do anything, even lie to the woman he was in love with. He was scum. Sighing, he felt tears sting his eyes, but he held them back.
"Jeff, are you sure you're okay? You just look so upset." Nicole sighed as she leaned down next to Jeff. She could tell that he didn't want to look up at her, that was why his eyes were locked on the ground. Something was obviously bugging him.
"I... I'm fine."
Though Nicole didn't believe him, he obviously didn't want to talk to her. That was understandable. They'd broken up. There was no reason for them to still be talking, or for either of them to care for the other. That didn't mean Nicole didn't care, though. "Alright, if you're sure. Well, I just wanted to thank you for letting Randy have your room. I have the card to Randy's room, if you wanna stay there."
"No, that's okay," Jeff declined.
"Jeff, you need somewhere to stay. Do you want me to get Randy out of your room?"
"No. Don't worry about me."
Frustrated, Nicole sighed. She turned to walk away, but she remember something from a little earlier that night. She had totally forgotten after Jeff had gotten rid of Paul and then left the room. "Jeff..."
"Yeah?" Jeff questioned.
"Earlier tonight, Paul said you were just as guilty as he was. He said that you guys talked and stuff. What happened?"
"Uhm, that was just Paul being Paul. Don't listen to him."
"Jeff, the look on your face earlier told me that something was going on. I don't know what it is, but I know there's something."
"Look, you really don't want to know, so don't worry about it," Shaking his head, Jeff picked himself off the ground as he started walking down the hall.
Nicole quickly followed after him. "Jeff, tell me what's going on right now."
"Nic, you *don't* want to know."
"Yes I do. And I also want to know why you seemed so happy when Paul started attacking Randy. I noticed the smile on your face. This is so unlike you, Jeff."
"You don't know what's like me," Jeff snapped, causing Nicole to jump. "We're not together, and you know nothing about me. I don't like Randy. That should be obvious to you."
"Randy never did anything to you!" Nicole protested, throwing her hands up into the air. "You have no reason to hate him, other then the fact that he kissed me. But, we're not together, like you said, so it shouldn't bother you."
She was right. It shouldn't bother him. But, it did. He knew that he still loved Nicole, but she didn't seem to feel the same. And that killed him. He couldn't even be around her. "Well, I don't like Randy, that's all there is to it. I think he deserved what he got." Well, that wasn't totally the truth, but it was easier this way.
"My god, Jeff, what the hell has Paul done to you?"
"He hasn't done anything to me," Jeff replied, refusing to meet Nicole's eyes. "No, just leave me alone. It's easier that way."
"I don't care how it's easier," Nicole shot back. "Tell me what's going on, Jeff. I want to know."
Sighing, Jeff knew that if he told Nicole, it would kill both of them. He just couldn't do it. It was so much easier to lie, even if it hurt him more. Finally looking down, meeting Nicole's eyes, he replied, "I'm not telling you anything. I don't care what you want. Now leave me alone and go back to your new boyfriend, Randy." After one last glare, Jeff turned and walked away, leaving Nicole shocked behind him.
Nicole gasped at Jeff's comment, tears filling her eyes. She couldn't believe how harsh his comments had been. Just his tone of voice alone. He used to be so sweet and loving, and it seemed like Paul Levesque had taken it all out of him. Paul. He *had* to have done something to Jeff. She just needed to find out what it was.
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Alright everyone, let me know what you all think!! *Nicole*