I've made this whole chapter to do with Jeff. I thought it was about time I did some writing about him. Hope you enjoy, this is where the romance will start coming out!

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"I'm so please for her that she's making some progress, I thought at one point that she didn't even want to get better. I thought she might have just given up. So how many times has she actually been to see this woman?" Matt asked him in Jeff's garage. Jeff had been cleaning his car when Matt had come round. Matt had just arrived home from a P.P.V weekend in Florida and had come to Jeff's house to catch up and see how Abby was doing.

"It was her fifth meeting last night; they seem to be going okay she comes home from them sounding quite positive although she doesn't tell me anything about them."

"That's alright though, being more positive and everything, that's really good news." Matt said slapping his brother on the back.

"We've had some really good days together recently man, it's been like old times. We were eating dinner last night and it was so weird. It was as if we just totally forgot about everything that's going on." Jeff told his brother smiling as she continued to polish up his car. "We went to the movies together, I took her out to dinner, and she's really trying hard with this.

"That's great, she's finally getting better!"

"Actually man, this is for you and Amy as well… next week Abby wants to go out. This counsellor woman is trying to encourager her to go out one night, let her hair down a bit and stuff and be with her friends. She wants us all to go to this new rock club opening in Raleigh next Wednesday. Think you and Ames would be able to make it?"

"Oh yeah man, defiantly."

"Shannon's coming and so is Adam, he phoned from Florida the other day to see how Abby was getting on. Oh and Shane is coming to."

"Yeah bro that should be really good." Matt replied throwing a ball up high in the air and then catching it again. "What about her drinking though Jeff, is it really wise to be going out to a club when the amount she'd drinking isn't getting any better?"

"I know that's what I thought but it really is what she wants and right now what Abby wants I'm gonna give her. I was watching her the other day in the yard with one of the dogs; she looked like she'd never been away. Everything about her was as it should be, peaceful and calm nothing dark about her at all. She looked beautiful Matt."

"Jeffro what the hell are you saying? You're getting feelings for this girl or somethin'?"

"I dunno man; I think there already there…" he told his brother nervously as he looked down at his feet. "Things have been like they used to Matt! It feels like she's never been out of my life"

"Yeah but she has been hasn't she, even though things deem like they used to doesn't mean that they are. She's not better yet; she's still depressed, just because she's seeing some shrink doesn't mean she better all of a sudden."

"What the hell has that got to do with anything?" Jeff snapped angrily

"Jeff I know she's our friend, hell she like our best friend bro but Abby's a drunk and she's suffering from deep depression. You can go out with her man, she's a mess, you can't get involved with that sort of thing."

"Matt I can't believe you just said that! How can you think that about her?"

"Jeff you don't know what she's been though, she's not in the same league as you any more. I know how we all feel about her man but seriously bro I'm not gonna let you date an ex junkie!"

"Matt shut the fuck up! You've got no right saying that!" Jeff yelled getting more and more angry with his brother. "Matt I think you should leave, I don't want Abby to hear you stay those things about her.

"I'm going, just be careful little bro, I don't want you getting hurt…" Matt said as he began to walk away.

"I think I'm in love with her Matt…" Jeff yelled to him, making his brother stop dead in his tracks. "I always have loved her and I always will… from the very first time I met her it was as if my heart skipped a beat…"

"Why didn't you tell me or any one else this before?" Matt asked coming back inside the garage with his brother. The two of the leaned against the hood of Jeff's car. Jeff turned his head to look at his brother and just shrugged.

"I don't know what to do, I just wanna help her."

"You are helping her bro, you are…"

"I just want walk over to her and take her in my arms, hold on to her so tight ya know? I wanna protect her from everything; I hate myself for letting her get into this mess…"

"Hey hang on a minute Jeff; you can't blame this on yourself…"

"Blame what on your self?" Abby suddenly asked from behind them. Both brothers shot round to find her standing behind them.

"Abby how long have you been there for, I thought you were asleep?" Jeff asked in a panic.

"I just came in here, what's up with you? Why are you all jumpy?" Abby was totally oblivious to their conversation.

"We were just talking about going out next week…" Matt quickly butted in, "Jeff tells me that you think you're ready to go out and stuff?" Matt asked her as he moved over from where he was leaning to make space for her to join them. Abby sat herself down in between the Hardy brothers and let out a sigh.

"What was that for?" Jeff asked her taking hold of her hand but trying to keep it out of Matt's view.

"I dunno I'm just a little nervous about it I suppose…"

"Don't worry Abs it's gonna be fine, hey we're all gonna be there for ya, what could possibly go wrong?" Matt said to her as cheerily as he could.