Chapter 20

At the club…

KC sat in a booth between John and Chris. Not feeling well, she settled into being the designated driver for the night and was slinging back diet cokes like they were water.

"KC, sweetie, please come dance with me?" John asked trying to lighten his friend's mood. He didn't know what happened tonight but Chris told him not to ask.

"John, I'm not in the dancing mood."

"Come on, you know you love being pressed against this hot body."

KC looked at John's smirking face and had to laugh. "Yes John, I get so turned on by your hot body." Finally relenting, she nudged John out of the booth, grabbed his arm and headed to the dance floor. As the started to dance, they didn't notice the couple on the other side of the room watching them.

"I'm your friend," the Diva said. "Why would I lie to you?"

"She wouldn't do that to me."

"It's not the first time she's done it, Jeff."

"What do you mean?" Jeff looked at the woman not believing what he was hearing.

"She's been with a lot of the guys here." She looked at Jeff's shocked face. "If you don't believe me, I have proof back in my hotel room."

"Proof?" Jeff asked as if in a daze.

"Pictures and video. You are my friend. I couldn't let her make a fool out of you. Why don't we go back there and I'll show you what I have."

Jeff looked at the Diva before him. She's never lied to him before. They were really close before KC came.

"Let's go Trish."

"Sure Jeff." Trish grabbed Jeff's hand as they headed out of the club.

KC looked over as she was dancing with Chris now, swearing she saw Jeff leaving with Trish. Must be my imagination. I really need to talk to him tomorrow.

The next morning…

KC woke up the next morning still tired. She reached over for Jeff and felt nothing. Looking over KC noticed the other side of the bed hadn't been slept in. Where the hell is he? She saw a note on the other pillow.

"KC,



I am going home for a while. I need some time away. I'll call you, don't call me.

Jeff"

What the fuck is going on? KC went to get up but the room spun. "Shit," she hissed. What is his problem? He snaps at me, has been a total bastard and now he goes away. I need to talk to Matt. As soon as the room stopped spinning, she threw on a pair of pants and a t-shirt, grabbed the note and headed out of her room to Matt and Amy's. She knocked on the door and waited for it to be open .

"KC, what's up girl?" Amy asked as she opened the door to her friend.

"I don't know Ames, maybe Matt can tell me." She handed the note to Amy who read it with questions in her eyes. "Come in K." Amy yelled over her shoulder, "Matt, KC is here."

KC walked into the room as Matt stood up. "What's happening, KC?" KC just shook her head and went to the window. Amy handed Matt the note. Matt read the note and looked at Amy who shrugged her shoulders.

"Did Jeff say anything to you last night," KC asked from her spot by the window.

"No, KC. I asked him what his problem was and he said everything was fine. He was headed back here last I saw him."

"Could you please call him and just make sure he's ok for me?"

"Sure KC, give me a minute." Matt grabbed his phone and dialed his brother. After the fourth ring a breathless Jeff Hardy answered the phone.

"Hey Matt."

"Jeff you ok?"

"Dude I am peachy fuckin' keen right now." Jeff laughed a bit. Matt swore he heard a women laughing in the background. Putting his hand over the mouth piece he told the girls to be quiet; he was putting Jeff on speaker.

"Where are you dude? You home already."

"No, I'm somewhere else. How did you know I was going home?"

"KC stopped by this morning with your note."

"KC," Jeff laughed as did the woman with him. "That whore has no right questioning where I am."

Matt looked up as KC's hand flew to her mouth in shock. Tears began to well in her eyes.

"Jeff you don't mean that. KC is your life." Matt didn't know what else to say. Amy had her arm around KC.

"She is a whore who's done more of the boys in the back than any ring rat could."



KC kept shaking her head trying to stay silent.

"Jeff where are you? I want to talk to you face to face about this." Matt was ready to beat his brother black and blue for the shit he was doing to KC.

"I am in a much better place. I will see you when I see you." Just as Jeff was hanging up, they heard a woman's voice say "Come back to bed Jeffy. I know how to make you feel good, yup, yup."

Amy and KC's eyes flew to Matt's. Jeff was with Trish, they all thought.

"KC I am so sorry. I don't know what is wrong with him." Matt walked over to KC and wrapped his arms around her. She began sobbing. Matt mouthed 'Get Chris' over her shoulder to Amy. Amy quietly slipped out of the room as KC's sobs wracked her body.

KC stayed wrapped in Matt's arms sobbing. She didn't hear the door open and Amy walk in with Chris behind her. Chris walked over to KC and began rubbing her back.

"Skeeter, come here to Fozzy." Chris said softly. KC turned around and latched onto Chris. "He called me a whore!" She sobbed out. Chris' eyes flew to Matt who saw the rage in them. "He said I did all the boys in the back. He was also with Trish. She asked him to come back to bed." Chris kept rubbing his friends back.

"Skeeter, Amy is going to take you into the bathroom. I want you to stop crying. You are going to make your self sick. Go have some water and put a cold rag on those gorgeous eyes. Ok?"

KC looked at Chris and nodded meekly. Amy walked over to the two and with an arm around KC led her to the bathroom. Once Chris heard the door close, he turned to Matt.

"What in the fuck was your brother doing?" Chris knew it wasn't this Hardy's fault, but he happened to be the Hardy in front of him.

"I don't know Chris. This is out of left field for me too."

"Do you have any idea what he's been putting her through?" Matt looked at Chris as if he was crazy. "Last night was not the first night he's snapped at her. He's been running hot and cold on her since his injury a few months ago. One minute he's a prince, the next he's the devil himself."

"What are you talking about?" Matt had no idea Jeff had been behaving this way with KC.

"I am not surprised you didn't know. KC only told me this stuff last night. He even hit her once, she swears it was by accident but he hit her."

Matt couldn't believe his brother would do that. "I can't…He wouldn't…Why didn't she say anything?"

"I didn't want anyone to think badly of him," said a voice in the doorway. KC was standing there with Amy who had a look of shock on her face as well. "After he hurt his shoulder in that ladder match, everything was fine. He was Jeff just a little grouchy with the injury. He was Jeff." KC shrugged her shoulders. "He started becoming moody a few months ago. I didn't say anything because Jeff could be moody when he was working on his music and art. He was still sweet to 

me. Then he would just start yelling at me and we would argue. We have argued before but who doesn't. A few weeks ago he hit me during the argument."

KC shook her head as Chris went to say something and held up her hand. "I honestly believe it was an accident. He went to punch the wall and a walked in front of him to stop it. He was immediately apologetic. Lately though, he's been treating me like crap in public. Matt, Amy, you saw it last night and that wasn't even bad."

KC sighed and sat down on the bed.

"I planned to talk to him about all of this stuff this morning but he was already gone. I am just so tired. I want to fight for him. I want to find out where he and Ashley are but I just don't have the energy." KC looked up at Matt. "I think he's hooked on drugs."

Matt looked at KC. No way was his brother hooked. He was suspended once already. He wouldn't be foolish enough to get started with all that shit again, would he?

"I know you don't want to believe me Matt but look into his eyes. He's gone. I was going to ask him to go to rehab today. I was going to tell him I was going to Vince. I just want my Jeff back."

Chris, Amy and Matt looked at the tired woman sitting in front of them. Matt and Amy as if first noticing the spark that had left their friend for the first time. Chris, his heart breaking as his friends did.

KC stood up and went over to the window. "I am going to speak to Vince today. I need time off. I need to be me." She turned to Matt. "I won't say anything to him about Jeff. I'll just tell him I am run down. After hearing him today, I'm done. I can't take care of his problems. He's all yours Matt." KC looked at Chris. "Will you come to Vince's with me please?"

"Sure Skeets, anything for my favorite girl."

KC walked over and hugged Matt, kissing him gently on the cheek and did the same to Amy.

"See you when I see you." KC said walking out the door with Chris following behind.

Amy and Matt both sat on the bed as their friends left. Matt put his head in his hands and Amy wrapped an arm around his shoulders.

"Ames, do you think she is right?"

"Yes, Matt, I do."

Both sat there for the next few hours not knowing what to say or do.

Vince's room…

"KC what can I do for my favorite girl?" Vince said it with a smile but was worried. His Diva did not look good.

"Well, Vince, my favorite boss, I need a break. I am run down and I have some personal things to take care of."



Vince studied the girl in front of him. Chris had not taken his arm from around her since they walked through the door. Whatever was bothering her had her best friend shook up as well.

"You know I can't tell you no KC. We can say you have an injury from training. We can write you out for a couple of weeks. How does that sound?"

KC looked up gratefully at Vince. He had always been good to her.

"I just have one condition," Vince continued. "Go to the doctor and get checked out. I know you are probably run down from the travel but it would make me feel better."

KC smiled at her concerned boss and got up and hugged him. "You got it boss."

"Oh, Chris. You are now off next week as well. Go take care of this one."

"Aye, Aye Capitain!" Chris was grateful as well to Vince. He saved him a return trip to ask to help his friend.

"See you soon Vince," KC said as the two friends left the room.

Once in the hallway, KC looked at Chris and said "Take me home."