2 months later
Jeff was sitting in the dressing room with a couple of the other superstars waiting for Brianna to get out of her dad's office. Eric had asked to see her when they got to the arena in Colorado, but Jeff didn't know what it was about. As Jeff was talking to Jay, a man ran into the room.
"Excuse me? Can I help you?" Jay asked looking suspiciously at the man.
"Do you know a Brianna Bischoff?"
"Yea, we know Brianna. Who are you?"
"I'm her boyfriend."
"You're Jack?" Jay asked looking at Jeff to make sure he wasn't going to do anything stupid. Jack shook his head. "Well, Brianna isn't in here and if she was she wouldn't want to see you.
"Yea, whatever, who the hell are you?"
"Well, I'm Jason Reso and this is Jeff Hardy and Shane Helms."
"I need to talk to my girlfriend."
"Well she isn't your girlfriend anymore." Jeff said finally breaking his silence. Jack started to say something when another man walked in the room.
"Who in the hell are you?" Shane asked.
"My name is Greg and I need to talk to Brianna Bischoff."
"Well, like we told this guy, Brianna isn't here right now. And do you mean Greg as in her mother's boyfriend?" Jeff asked.
"Yes, I mean her mother's boyfriend. And I really need to talk to her. It is important." Brianna walked into the room a couple minutes later.
"Jeff, who are you…" she stopped dead in her tracks when she saw Greg and Jack standing in front of her. Jeff noticed the scared look in her eyes and walked past both Jack and Greg to get over to Brianna. He took her hand and led her over to the other guys.
"What did your dad want?" Brianna just sat there in silence. She couldn't even remember what her dad had told her. "Brianna?"
"Bri? Are you okay?" Jay asked looking confused and a little nervous. He remembered what happened with Gary and Brianna was acting the same way.
"Brianna" Jeff grabbed her arm. She pulled it away quicker than he had ever seen. He was even more confused now.
"I'm sorry Jeff, you scared me. I was just spacing out." She barely got the words out. She was still staring at the ground.
"Brianna…" Jack began.
"No, you need to get out! Brianna obviously doesn't want to talk to you." Jay said. He wasn't about to take no for an answer. These 2 guys were causing some sort of problem for Brianna and he didn't want anything to come between her and Jeff again. Neither Jack nor Greg said anything. They just walked out of the room.
"What's wrong Brianna?" Shane asked.
"Um, nothing is wrong. I was just thinking about something that I have to do. I think I'm going to go. I have some things that I need to do." Jeff grabbed her hand before she walked out.
"Do you want me to come with you?" Brianna smiled and kissed him on the cheek.
"No, I'll be fine. You don't need to worry about me, Jeff." She walked out of the room and headed for the cafeteria. Jeff started going after her, but Jay grabbed his arm.
"Just let her go man. She needs her space, you know that. That girl is strong and there is nothing going to break her."
"I know, but it was just something in her eyes that scares me. I don't want to lose her."
"I understand, but you aren't going to lose her. Brianna loves you so much. She'll be fine, you just gotta trust her." Jeff nodded and went and sat on the couch.
Cafeteria
Brianna couldn't believe Jack and Greg were standing in the dressing room in Colorado. She hadn't seen either in almost 3 months and she wasn't too excited to see them now. She was a little worried, the bruises that they had left were finally gone and she didn't want anymore. She had no idea what they wanted, but it couldn't be good if they were both here.
"Well, well, well, what do we have here?" Brianna froze. She recognized the voice and it scared the shit out of her. She tried to move, but her feet wouldn't move. She didn't get very far when Jack pulled her back.
"Ouch! Jack let me go! I didn't do anything to you!" Tears began filling her eyes. She couldn't believe he was doing this. It had been such a long time since he had touched her and it was starting to scare her. He brought his hand back and slapped her across the face. Before she even had time to think a hand came across her mouth.
"If you know what's good for you, you won't make a sound." Greg's face came into vision and Brianna got even more scared. They both smelled like alcohol and she could tell they were a little drunk. Jack began dragging her out of the cafeteria into a back hallway. Brianna knew she had to make some kind of noise in hopes of someone coming to help her, but Jack's hand was covering her mouth so she did the first thing that came to mind.
"Ouch, you little slut" he pulled his hand away from her mouth for a second. Brianna took the opportunity.
"Help…" she was stopped by a forceful blow from Greg.
"Shut up!" He screamed in her face. Everything was blurry, but Brianna knew she had to do something. She reached into her sweatshirt pocket with her free arm and grabbed her cell phone. She hit speed dial 1 and prayed that Jeff would be able to understand what was going on. She knew that they wouldn't be able to hear him, but she was hoping that he would hear everything that was going on. Everything was finally coming back into vision for Brianna, but she could tell her face was red.
"Please, leave me alone!" Brianna said trying to choke back the tears. "I didn't do anything to you!"
"What the hell do you mean you didn't do anything? Are you serious? Your mother told me that you just up and left without telling her where you were going! Jack told me that you broke up with him for no good reason!"
"That's not true!" Brianna had never talked back to Greg. He was one of the few people that truly scared her, but she had done nothing wrong and she was not going to get blamed for any of the things he mentioned.
"What did you just say to me?"
"You heard me! Mom did know where I was going, but you probably had her so doped up that she doesn't remember. And I broke up with Jack because he is a jerk and he kept pushing me to have sex with him after I told him no. If I hadn't put a stop to it, he probably would have raped me." She got slapped again, but this time it was Jack's turn. Jack didn't stop with a slap though. He was pissed and he wanted her to know it. He kept hitting her until she fell to the ground and then he started kicking. Brianna didn't know how much longer she could take this. She tried to drown everything out, but nothing seemed to work. It had never worked, but she always tried. After what seemed like an eternity the kicking and hitting stopped. She felt herself being lifted up, but she couldn't open her eyes to see who it was. She started sobbing.
"Shh, Bri, it's okay. Everything's okay. They won't hurt you anymore, I promise." She recognized Jeff's voice and buried her head in his chest. She was so happy that he had found her. She knew she was safe now, but she was getting really tired. She knew she shouldn't sleep, but every part of her body was tired.
Jeff knew she had passed out when he felt her body go limp. He ran to his car and headed for the hospital.
Hospital (the next day)
Brianna slowly opened her eyes. She looked around and noticed she was in a hospital room. She tried to sit up, but she was so sore. She let out a small groan.
"Brianna…"
"Jeff" Brianna was so happy to hear his voice. She turned her head and saw him sitting next to her on a chair. "You look like you haven't slept."
"I haven't. I was too worried about you to sleep. Now I know how you felt 2 months ago." He chuckled a little and then grew serious. "I was so scared when I picked up my phone. I didn't know what to do. Jay and Shane had to hold me back so we could call security and everything. I don't know what I would have done if they hadn't been there. I knew I should have gone with you. None of this would have happened if I hadn't let you go by yourself."
"Jeff, don't blame yourself. If you had come then they might have hurt you too."
"They did hurt me Bri. They hurt you, which means they hurt me. Is that what you were scared about when you saw them?" Brianna looked at Jeff. She couldn't lie to him anymore. She shook her head. "What happened?"
"Why do you think I wear long-sleeved shirts and jeans? It isn't because I was always cold. I was always trying to cover the bruises. When Greg or Mom got angry, they would hit me. Mom was never really bad, but Greg has broken a bone or two. No one ever believed me because I couldn't prove it. I have been in trouble in the past, so it is kind of hard to get anyone to believe you."
"What about Jack?" Jeff squeezed her hand and didn't let go. He wanted to make sure she knew he was there for her.
"Well, he always tried pressuring me to have sex with him, but I always turned him down. One night he was a little drunk and he asked again. And I told him no, but he wasn't very happy. He didn't rape me, but he did smack me. That was the only time, but I always knew not to get him upset when he was drunk. I probably deserved everything that I got, so I just stopped trying."
"You don't deserve anything like that. You are the sweetest girl I have ever met. Don't ever think that you deserve less than the best from everyone. You won't have to worry about those two ever again. They won't be bothering you."
"And neither will your mother." Brianna and Jeff both looked towards the door.
"Daddy…" she trailed off. Eric walked over and gave his daughter a hug. "How much did you hear?"
"All of it. You don't have to go back there. You are 18 years old. You are an adult and you get to make your own decisions."
"I don't want to go back. Please don't make me go back." She started crying.
"Don't worry; you don't have to go back there. You are going to stay with me. I'm pretty sure we can find some work for you to do with the WWE."
"I love you Daddy."
"I love you too Brianna Rose." He stood up and gave her a kiss on the forehead. "I'm going to find out when I can get you out of here. I'll be back in a couple minutes." He left the room leaving Jeff and Brianna alone again. Brianna moved over and Jeff climbed onto the bed next to her. She leaned her head against his chest and felt as safe as she ever had. She knew that he wouldn't let anyone hurt her. A couple minutes later Eric walked back into the room. He smiled when he saw Brianna and Jeff. He knew that his daughter was in good hands.
"Well, the doctor said that you are good to go as soon as I sign these papers, but they did say you should take it easy. No running around the arena like you usually do."
"Dad, I don't run around the arena anymore, unless Jeff is chasing me." Jeff blushed a little.
"I'll take it easy on you for a little while." She playfully hit him in the stomach. "Hey, if I have to be nice to you, you can't hit me anymore."
"Fine, we have a truce for a week. Does that work for you?" Brianna nodded and smiled. They sealed the truce with a little kiss.
"All right kiddo, let's get you out of here." Eric went and signed the papers. The nurse brought in a wheelchair.
"Here you go Miss Bischoff." Brianna looked at Jeff.
"I can walk out of here mysel…"
"There is no way you are walking out of here. The doctors told you to take it easy and you are going to take it easy." Jeff said. There was no arguing with him and Brianna knew it, she could tell by the tone of his voice.
"Fine, I'll take the ride to the car."
"Thank you that is all I ask for." Jeff smiled and began pushing the wheelchair out of the room. When Brianna got in the car she looked in the mirror. She couldn't believe the damage that Jack and Greg had done. Jeff noticed her looking in the mirror.
"You look amazing Brianna!"
"How can you say that? Look at me, I look disgusting."
"I can say that because I love you."
"What did you say?" Jeff couldn't believe he had said it either.
"I um, I said…" he paused. "I said that I love you."
"You do?"
"Yea, I've loved you from the first time we talked."
"Wow, I don't know what to say."
"You don't have to say anything." Brianna looked down and then looked back up into Jeff's eyes.
"I love you too. I have never felt this way about anyone." Brianna leaned over and kissed Jeff. She couldn't believe how much in love she was, but there was no denying it. There were so many things that were happening in her life, but she knew that Jeff would be there to help her through everything.