Disclaimer: I do not own the characters affiliated with WWE, I do own Nicole Michael's however. This story is completely AU! This is my first fic so be gentle, reviews are welcomed!

Nicole sat on the front porch, letting the gentle rocks of the rocking chair relax her. She was so happy and at the same time she was so scared. After work she'd be moving back in with her father, into the Marble House, but she'd be living under the same roof as the man who'd attacked her the previous night.

She thought back to what Adam had said the previous night.

Adam walked over to her and pinned her against the door. "Now listen here," he said stroking her face, relishing in the fact he was scaring her half to death, "you are going to tell no one about this. I know a lot about your adventures in Europe."

She snapped her face to look in him square in the eye, searching for a hint of bluffing, but he wasn't.

"Oh yes, I did a little research last night," Adam said letting his other hand run down her waist. "Drugs, sex… a baby… you were a busy little girl."

Tears ran down her face, her bottom lip shaking. She could feel her stomach churn.

"So, if you don't want your father to find out about your good time in Europe you won't tell him about our little rendezvous."

"What do you want from me?"

"You'll see."

Nicole stared in to the cup of coffee in her hands. What did he mean? How could he possibly know these things?

"Hey you," Torrie said leaning against the door. "I can't believe you're leaving me."

"It's insane, I know," Nicole said as Torrie came and sat on the porch banister in front of her. "I'm sorry it's such late notice."

"It's ok, I'm really happy for you."

"What about the rent?"

"It's ok; my cousin needed a place to stay."

Nicole walked over and hugged her best friend. "You're so good to me." Today, she wasn't going to let the Adam situation ruin her day.

At the store she found Jeff and Matt behind the counter looking through catalogues. Jeff looked up and felt his heart skip a beat. There was something so different about her, she was glowing. If she looked stunning yesterday, today she was out of this world. Her long blonde hair cascaded down her back, intensifying her already bright blue eyes. She looked like a million dollars in her hip hugging grey jeans and white singlet, tiered Chanel pearl necklace and knee high boots with no heel. She wasn't tall and super skinny, she was small and petite. But it was her smile that made his heart jump.

"Hi," she said walking over to the two.

"What happened to the Nicole Michael's that walked into our store yesterday ready to break down?" Matt asked; he was impressed.

Nicole giggled placing her bag behind the counter. "I sorted things out with my dad last night," she beamed.

"That's great news," Jeff said a big grin painting his face and pulled her into a hug. Nicole felt her heart skip a beat and cheeks warm. "I'm so happy things worked out for you."

"Okay you two, that's enough," Matt said noting the hug was taking a little long. "Back to work."

The two pulled away, blushing furiously.

Over the next three months Nicole couldn't shake the feelings inside of her. Jeff had moved something in her and she couldn't figure out what it was. When she saw him she would smile, when he came near her her heart would skip and her tummy would flop, when he touched her she wanted to feel more of him.

Matt tried to keep Jeff on a tight leash, making sure he was never alone with Nicole. Matt knew a secret about Nicole, and knowing the intense feelings Jeff had for her he didn't want Jeff to have the opportunity to get caught up in the mayhem he knew Nicole lived.

However, behind Matt's back, Nicole and Jeff had become the best of friends. Although Nicole couldn't tell Jeff everything, she felt she could open up to him. Jeff was amazing. He had this way of making her smile when she felt the world was crashing around her. When Matt did find out however, he was less than impressed and took it out on Nicole. He would have fired her if Jeff and he weren't so close.

Adam on the other hand was making her life hell, and Nicole was having to fight with ever fibre of her being to hide her fear. Though he hadn't attacked her again, he was behind every corner of the house; he was in every store in town. Everywhere Nicole went he seemed to be there. The only place she found peace was work.

She didn't talk to John as much as he tried to talk to her, as hard as Maria had tried to set them up. Dave was very protective of Nicole, being a lot older than her, and went out of his way to see she settled into the house. Randy was quiet, but out of the four men she found she had the most in common with him, as he had begun dating Maria.

And here she stood outside Jeff's house that he shared with Matt waiting for someone to answer the door.

"So, is he hot?" Maria asked.

"Yeah, maybe," Nicole said blushing. "I think so."

"Do you know who else they've invited to the party? I bet there are heaps of people who we grew up with."

"No, I don't really know who they hang out with," Nicole said.

"You look pretty tonight," Maria said tugging at her sister's grey skinny leg jeans. "I love that top, I wonder where you got that from," she teased referring to her sister white bubble top adorned with a black ribbon around the back and black straps.

"I wonder, I think it might be from the Maria Michaels' collection," Nicole giggled. "Hey are those me shoes?!"

Suddenly the door in front of them opened.

"Jeff said you were invited," Matt said letting them in.

"Hi Matt," Nicole said, "nice to see you to. This is my sister Maria."

"What's his problem?" Maria asked as Matt walked away without even acknowledging Maria.

"He doesn't really like me," Nicole said, "he thinks I'm a spoilt rich kid who's going to break Jeff's heart."

"Well then he doesn't know my baby sister, so fuck him." Nicole rarely heard her sister curse, but it always made her grin when she did.

"Well don't we look beautiful tonight?" The two girls turned around to see Jeff grinning brightly.

"Thankyou," Nicole said as he kissed her on the cheek. "You don't look to bad yourself. I like your hair."

"Thankyou, I thought I'd brighten up the party," he said running a hand through his blonde and blue hair that he had tied in a ponytail.

"Jeff, this is my sister Maria," Nicole said.

"Hi Maria," Jeff said taking her hand and kissing it, "nice to meet you."

"Well you're nicer than your brother," Maria said blushing furiously. Nicole had to laugh, her sister may not curse often but she is as subtle as a sledgehammer.

"Oh just ignore him, he didn't want you guys here, but you're my guests and I don't give a damn if you doesn't like you. It wouldn't have been a party without you."

Maria and Nicole followed him out into the backyard where twenty men and women sat around the pool drinking beers.

They felt the stares, instantly recognising people that they had grown up with, people they had gone to school with. People who knew their secrets. Jeff led them over where Matt sat at a table with two familiar faces.

"Guys, this is Maria and Nicole," Jeff said offering the girls a seat. Nicole felt her heart sink.