Jeff yawned widely as he entered the locker room. He looked around and was surprised to find that only Jay was inside, sitting in a corner lacing up his boots.

"Jesus Christ Jeff..." Jay started. He was interrupted by another loud yawn from Jeff.

"What?"

"Well, I guess if I ever had any questions about what went on inside of your stomach, all of that was just answered."

"Shut up."

"I mean Christ! Could your mouth have been any wider???" Jay laughed as Jeff, who was extremely tired, didn't even have the energy to come up with a response.

"Sorry, I'm just so fucking tired." Jeff rubbed the front of his face and started jumping around to wake himself up.

"Umm...well considering I know from Amy that Trish was in bed fairly early last night...I'm not even sure if I want to know why you're so tired." Jay raised an eyebrow. Inside he thought, if the little fucker dropped off Trish in her hotel room then went and hooked up with some other girl...their match tonight was going to be stiff as hell.

"Nah man. I was on the phone until real late." Jeff mumbled. Then he looked up and frowned at Jay. "What the hell are you insinuating Jay?"

"Nothing nothing." Jay muttered, "So who were you on the phone with last night?"

"Umm..." Jeff said hesitantly.

"What?" Jay asked curiously.

"Erm...I was ah...talking to umm..."

"Spit it Jeff...come on." Jay said impatiently.

Before Jeff could answer, they turned around when the door to the locker room opened once more and Chris, Adam, Steve, and Kurt walked in.

Chris saw Jeff first, nodded slightly in acknowledgement and walked to the corner, unzipping his bag and started taking his things out.

"Umm...don't worry about it." Jeff said quickly. Seeing Chris immediately made him feel guilty.

"Don't worry about what?" Adam asked inquisitively.

"Nothing. I have to go check on something." Jeff mumbled and quickly left the room.

Steve and Kurt watched Jeff walk out the door, turned to look at Jay and Adam, then looked at Chris questioningly. They hadn't missed the palpable tension that had filled the room when Chris had walked in.

"is something going on here?" Steve asked curiously.

"What's wrong with you and Jeff?" Kurt added.

"Don't worry about." Adam quickly said for Chris who was now standing silently in front of his locker with his back to them.

Kurt and Steve shrugged and then started talking about gimmicks they were trying to bring up to Vince.

Adam looked at Jay and mouthed, "What's going on with Jeff?"

Jay shrugged and went back to lacing up his boots.

**

Jeff walked down the hallway in search of Trish. He still wasn't sure what he was feeling for her, but the amazing conversation he had with Beth the night before did nothing to soothe his troubled mind.

They hadn't discussed their relationship at all. Rather, it was like the beginning of their relationship...when they had simply talked and talked for hours, just relaying anything and everything that came to mind. He had made one decision however. Even though he felt guilty about "taking away" Trish from Chris, he wasn't just going to give her up. If Chris told her how he felt and she chose Chris over him...then yes, he would step aside. But as long as he didn't...he simply couldn't think of a reason why he couldn't just be with her.

"Jeff!"

He turned around when he heard the person he had been searching for behind him.

"Hey you!" Jeff grinned.

"Where're you going?" Trish asked inquiringly.

"Oh well, I was actually looking for you." Jeff smiled when Trish immediately looked away bashfully.

"Why?" Trish asked.

"Just cause...I like...looking at you."

Trish laughed and rolled her eyes. "Nice line Jeff."

"That was no line. I do like looking at you." Jeff laughed when Trish rolled her eyes again and flirtatiously pushed him away.

"Shut up! You're always embarrassing me."

"Yeah but I know you kinda like it." Jeff grinned.

Trish smiled at that comment, not really knowing how to respond. It felt amazing to be standing here, flirting with him. And honestly, she still couldn't really believe that he liked her. She was so happy...which led her to a more sobering thought. What was Chris doing right now? She wondered. Poor guy...man is she could have 5 minutes in the right with his ex- girlfriend she'd show her! Then she'd grab Chris and just make out with him right in front of the bitch...whoa...where did that come from? No she would not grab Chris and make out with him...but then...what would it be like to kiss Chris Jericho? He did have great lips...full...just perfect for kissing.

Jeff frowned as he looked down at Trish. At first she had been smiling up at him, but now her eyes had a far away look and she had a goofy grin on her face. For some reason...something told him that smile wasn't meant for him.

"Trish?"

No response. Just the same silly grin.

"Trish?!" Jeff half shouted. Trish looked up and shook her head.

"Oh God, Jeff I'm so sorry." She laughed, "I'm just in a mood today. Sorry." She bit her lip guiltily.

"It's okay. I have to go get ready. I'll talk to you later okay." Jeff said leaning down quickly and kissing her on the lips.

"Okay, Bye." Trish said waving him off and smiling widely. As soon as he rounded the corner she turned around and smacked herself on the forehead. "What the hell is the matter with you?" She muttered out loud. "Oh my God!"

"You called?" A familiar voice said behind her.

"Chris??" Trish blushed.

Chris had walked down the hallway to see Jeff walking away from Trish then Trish turning around and smacking herself on the head. He was intrigued and dare he say...hopeful that perhaps there was already trouble in paradise. He had been so angry when he had walked into that locker room this morning. It was amazing how much seeing a smile on Trish's face could make him feel better about everything.

"Yes. You just said. 'Oh my God.' That's me right?" Chris laughed at his own joke when Trish rolled her eyes.

"You're such a crackhead." She said, but couldn't help the smile that crept onto her lips. She was glad that he seemed to be relatively back to normal. Seeing Chris in despair as she had the night before had been a complete shock to her. Man, I just want to apologize and give him a hug. She thought to herself. Unbeknownst to her, the order slipped out of her lips before she even thought about it. "Come here and hug me."

Chris leaned back and looked at her strangely. "Why?"

Trish grimaced...stupid big mouth. Now she had to explain and remind him of what happened. "Cause, you fucking abandoned me last night after giving me this whole story with your girlfriend and I didn't know where the hell you went. I'm so sorry, I haven't been paying attention to your feelings. I mean, here I am always telling you my problems and asking you to be there for me, and when have I been there for you? Never. From now on Chris, I swear to you, that anytime you want to talk at all, I want you to talk to me. I mean..." Trish rambled, the longer she spoke the more upset she got.

Chris was surprised at the guilt that Trish seemed to feel. Man if she only knew. He shook his head and stepped forward to give her a brief hug. "Trish, I know that you're there for me. I'm sorry I didn't come clean earlier, it was just something that I had a hard time sharing." He said honestly. He kissed her on the forehead briefly and took a step back.

"Are you feeling better today?" She asked concernedly.

"Yeah a lot better. Thanks for asking." Chris said, unable to meet her eyes. Yeah sure,he felt better when it was just him and Trish alone. But when it was all of them together...it felt like a fate worse than death.

"So, umm..." Trish began. "What are you doing after the show?"

"Huh?" Chris looked up in surprise.

"I just was...I was thinking it would be fun if we all went out together as a group. You know...you, me, Amy, Adam, Jay, and..."

"Jeff." Chris finished for her.

Trish blinked confusedly, but decided to disregard the random interruption. "Well yeah, what do you think? It could be fun."

Chris stared down at her. Could he handle a night with the two of them? Hell he was going to have to try he supposed if he could deal with working with them until this "thing" between Jeff and Trish was over. If it was ever over... He felt the blood drain from his face at the thought.

"Chris? Are you okay?"

"What? Oh yeah I'm fine. I'll think about it okay. Yeah, I'll think about it." Chris said roughly then walked away quickly from her.

Trish frowned as she watched him walk away. "What the hell just happened?" She thought to herself. One minute he was fine, the next pale and freaked out. Perhaps it was just the thought of hanging out with a "couple" that freaked him out. She made a mental note not to act "couple-ish" with Jeff tonight should he come with them. Tonight...she was going to be there for Chris, and Jeff would just have to understand that.

***I'm not making this easy on you guys I know...but hey, it's no piece of cake deciding who she wants...

I'm sure you can probably tell that I'm leaning towards Chris right now...but we'll see what happens shall we????