Authors Note: Thanks to everybody who has been reading and reviewing :) especially to Souless666, sorry i misjudged you before! Hope this chapter is a make up for that :)

"Sums come on, wake up and eat" Jeff said gently prodding his sister in her ribs to get her to wake up but she didn't wanna move. He'd been prodding her for ages now and she didn't budge, "Sums come on, you haven't eaten since yesterday afternoon and it's reaching noon so wake up" He heard Summer groan and then open her eyes slowly to look around. "Aww man I'm still here?" she asked frustrated as she carefully wiped her eyes from the sleep.

"Afraid so sis" Jeff replied smiling slightly, "How you feeling?"

"The pain is coming on thick and fast so I'm not happy"

"The nurse should be in to give you some more pain relief soon so it'll ease off again" Summer smiled a little and was frustrated once more when she couldn't look around the room. "Where's Matt?" she asked staring directly ahead as she couldn't turn to see where Jeff was.

"He's down in the restaurant with Dad, Steve, Mark, Hunter and Shawn"

"Dad's here?"

"Yeah he arrived about an hour ago but you were dead to the world, I've been trying to wake you for the past half hour"

"I am a heavy sleeper"

"You got that right, I tried everything"

"So that's why I'm slowly developing a bruise on my side"

"I just kept poking and you didn't respond"

"Well for starters it hurt, you're lucky you've still got your arm" Jeff smiled and smiled wider when Summer narrowed her eyes to glare at him, "Even that hurts" she whined making Jeff laugh a little.

"Don't strain your eyes then"

"I have too, looking at your ugly face" Summer spat her tongue out at him when Jeff mimicked her tone and she did the same making both of them laugh.

"I'm glad you're okay sis, I felt so helpless when you were in surgery"

"Well everything is fine now don't worry"

"Matt was panicking too you know, we couldn't stand it if the doctor came into the room saying you'd never walk again"

"But he didn't"

"I swear I would have killed Mark if that happened"

"Well it didn't so.."

"I seriously would have ripped his thro-"

"Jeff!"

"Sorry sis, I'm just so angry with this whole situation"

"You're not the one in the hospital bed Jeff"

"I know but still, you walked around for 3 weeks with a broken neck, you didn't tell us"

"That's because I didn't know, I thought it wasn't serious"

"I shouldn't have believed you when I saw you in your hotel room, you looked injured and I just let it go"

"But-"

"You were hurt Summer, I let my little sister walk around injured! I knew something was wrong but didn't act on it"

"Jeff seriously-"

"Steve had all the same symptoms when he broke his neck, I should have seen it all coming and helped you earlier before Dawn clotheslined you"

"Jeff listen to me okay… none of this was your fault. If you want to blame somebody then blame Mark"

"Oh I am don't worry"

"Which by the way, why's he here? He's not waiting to burst in here to cause a scene is he?"

"No he's been here for hours, we all have. Vince re-scheduled the autograph signings to a later date when we're all focused, so everybody could stay here with you before we travel to our next location"

"How long can you stay?"

"Until you leave the hospital"

"But that's in 3 days time! Jeff what if I need you?"

"I'm sure we'll figure something out, maybe me or Matt can get injured to spend some time off helping you"

"I think one or both of you should kick Mark's ass"

"I want to do that too and he'll certainly pay for what he's done but he's here for another reason"

"For what? Is Dawn spreading more rumours?"

"No actually Dawn has been suspended from Raw"

"What?"

"Yeah she was suspended earlier in the day by Vince, Mark has seen sense"

"He's what?"

"I know it shocked me too"

"He's seen sense?"

"Yeah"

"What does that mean?"

"It means he's realised that Dawn was stringing him along all this time so he took action"

"And what's happened?"

"Dawn and Torrie came to his room last night and Torrie had covered herself in bruises saying you'd beaten her up"

"But-"

"I know sis, Mark knew it was a load of crap as he'd watched you being taken away in the ambulance, so he then threw water all over Torrie and her bruises apparently melted away"

"Oh"

"Yeah so he went crazy and kicked them both out, so he hasn't eaten or slept in days"

"How'd you mean days?"

"He said he hadn't slept in about 3 days, 4 counting this day. He said he couldn't focus after he'd thought about everything that had happened, none of it made sense and then when Dawn and Torrie pulled that last stunt it tipped him over the edge"

"So now he realises"

"Yeah"

"Does he realise that he broke my neck?"

"Yeah sis he's taking responsibility for it"

"But he denied it for so long"

"I know but he said it was Dawn"

"Why?"

"She exposed his darkest secrets and used them against him by saying you'd called him all these names" Summer sighed in frustration and then stared up at the ceiling.

"Spose it's the wrong time to tell you that Hunter and Shawn apologised too and want to come and speak to you"

"They what?" Summer said turning her eyes towards Jeff who looked slightly reluctant to talk; "Jeff" is all Summer said narrowing her eyes.

"They both arrived earlier this morning during your surgery, they both apologised for their actions and want your forgiveness"

"I don't know" is all Summer said sighing again.

"They've both seen the error of their ways"

"They hurt me Jeff, I thought they were friends"

"They are sweetie"

"But they wouldn't believe Mark if they were my friends"

"Everybody was getting sucked into his schemes Summer it was horrible to see, every time you went back to the hotel and then went to another arena somebody else would fall out with you over something Mark had said. It was horrible and I couldn't take much more"

"What were you going to do?"

"When Dawn clotheslined you I knew that it wasn't planned because of that…" Jeff trailed off and looked down at the floor.

"Of that what Jeff?" Summer asked confused as to why he looked so scared.

"Because of your scream, Summer it still echoes around my head. It was genuine and scared the hell outta me and everybody else"

"It wasn't that bad"

"Summer that was a genuine scream and a cry out of pain, the look on everybody's face was quite worrying, even the fans knew that was real"

"Oh"

"Yeah, it scared me completely. I thought the doctor was gonna turn around and say that you could never walk again"

"But he didn't Jeff, I know you were worrying about me but look I'm fine now, the doctor fixed everything and I can walk and I'll recover without any problems" Summer smiled a little but saw the tears rolling down Jeff's face, "Jeff don't cry I can't hug you"

"I know I'm sorry sis"

"Plus you're gonna set me off soon" Summer wiped her eyes from the tears forming, she'd never really seen Jeff cry before and it made her very emotional.

"How come you aren't down in the canteen with everybody else?" she asked trying to change the subject.

Jeff wiped his eyes and said, "I couldn't face Mark, Shawn and Hunter"

"Why?"

"Because I hate them"

"Jeff hate is a strong word"

"I know"

"You sure you mean it? Shawn is, or was.. a close friend and so is Hunter"

"I don't know anymore sis. They hurt you"

"I know they did"

"So I don't want to talk to them anymore"

"Jeff they haven't don't anything wrong towards you"

"If they hurt you then they hurt me too Sums, that's the way it works. Matt is pissed off as well, but he had enough strength to deal with them all"

"How come you couldn't?"

"Sums I just told you, I can't stand to look at Mark after all the shit he put you through, are you saying you can?"

"No of course not, it's just I'm not one of these people who can hold a grudge really, I've never hated somebody. I just accept who they are and if I don't like them then I just ignore them, I'll be polite if they ask me something but other than that I keep away"

"So you're saying you'll talk to Mark?"

"No Jeff I won't, if he apologises I'll respect that he has but I won't accept or forgive him. He treated me like crap Jeff, he's put me on the shelf for a year and probably doesn't even give a damn"

"I think he does, otherwise he wouldn't be here"

"Jeff seriously, whose side are you on?"

"Yours, of course I am. I'm mad at him for everything he's done"

"But…"

"But I'm like you, I can't hold a grudge. I don't know how to feel about this"

"Me either, I suppose it's best to ignore him"

"Did you like him?" Jeff took Summer completely by surprise with that question.

"What do you mean by that?"

"Well you loved him when you were a little kid, always saying you were gonna marry him when you were older"

"Jeff that was different, I was a little kid who didn't know any better, plus i didnt even know what love was back then. Now I'm older I know who he truly is and I can't believe that I did love him"

"So you do love him?"

"Did love him, loved and admired his career but now it's all changed. I didn't know he was gonna be such a jackass so no now I don't like him as a friend or anything"

"I must admit, that's a first in his behaviour since I met him. Normally he's a nice guy"

"So why be different with me?"

"I've no idea sis that's what's confused me, some of the things he did I'll never forget. It makes me so mad"

"You're not the only one, I'm confused and want answers too you know"

"Well the only way you'll get them is to talk to him properly"

"I'm not being in a room with him on my own"

"I'll sit with you then, but what if he wants to see you on your own?"

"I'm not gonna listen, you're not leaving my side"

"Okay sis I'll stay"

"Good"

"Now that we've got that covered, eat" Jeff then dragged a table along filled with different breakfast cereals which made Summer smile, "Thank you Jeff"

"No problems, but just be careful with that brace on, the doctor said soft foods to start with"

"How the hell did they get the brace on if I was sleeping?"

"Very carefully, but just eat"

"Yes boss" Summer replied making Jeff smile. But he noticed that Summer was still struggling to use her arms after the circulation was cutting off when she was walking around not knowing she was injured.

"Gotta keep em' moving sis, you need to bring the circulation and strength back in them" Jeff said after a while.

"I know but it's hard"

"I still can't believe you walked around for 3 weeks with it broken"

"I know"

"You flew and everything, that must have hurt"

"It did, didn't you hear me cursing and making strange noises during take off and landings?"

"Yeah but I just over looked it, you said you were fine"

"I just didn't wanna be classed as weak that's all"

"Summer that's silly, it could have gotten much worse, one day you might not have been able to stand or walk again"

"Well that nearly happened the night after he tombstoned me"

"That's when I came to see you"

"I know, it took me ages to roll out of bed"

"It still haunts me, you were injured and I just let it slide"

"But I will keep reminding you that I'm okay"

"You'll have this conversation with everybody who walks through that door, Matt, Dad, Steve, Shawn, Hunter"

"I know dad, Steve and Matt will but I'm not really in the mood to talk to the others"

"You're gonna have to sis, they'll never give up"

Summer sighed and said "Okay fine, help me eat and then I suppose I'll speak to them" Jeff smiled and kissed his sisters hand, "I'll be with you every step of the way, I won't leave you"

The atmosphere in the canteen was pretty awkward whilst all the guys were eating. Matt was talking to his, Jeff's and Summers father Gilbert, who had arrived during the mayhem and he hadn't been to see Summer yet. She fell back to sleep and the nurse had told them to stay away for the time being whilst she slept. But Jeff had argued his way into staying with her, as he was too upset to speak to anybody.

"Do you think Jeff will be alright?" Shawn asked trying to ease off the tension forming in the quiet room.

"He'll be alright soon" Matt replied looking quite worried.

"What's wrong with him?" Gilbert asked looking at his son who cleared his throat and said "He's just upset about the whole situation dad, you know how close he is to Sums and it's hit him harder"

"Son please don't call her Sums"

"Sorry dad"

"Why is he so upset about this?"

"A lot of people were hurt during all this"

"Yes I know, that one person is lying in a hospital bed right now" Gilbert replied staring daggers at Mark who remained quiet and stared back down at his food, "Don't try and hide away from me boy, you hurt my girl and hurt her badly. Don't give me that look, she's told me all about you. If I had my way she wouldn't even be in this business"

"Yes and we know where that would have ended up don't we dad?" Matt asked getting a bit frustrated with his fathers words. He knew he was a tough and strict man but sometimes he just went too far with his protection of Summer.

"Don't try and show me up son" Gilbert replied to his son who exhaled and tried to remain calm.

"Dad she loves this business, she loves what she does and couldn't wish for anything else. How would that have looked if you let me and Jeff explore the world and fulfil our dreams, but you kept Summer locked away at home not being able to explore?"

"I wasn't saying that"

"But dad you were, Summer just wants to explore like me and Jeff. I know she's hit a rough patch right now but when she's recovered she'll be fine"

"Yes but how is she going to cope with this man still causing her trouble?" Gilbert again stared daggers at Mark.

"Mark has seen sense Mr Hardy" Shawn said trying to tread carefully around this man, but Gilbert smiled and said "Please everybody call me Gilbert"

"Okay Gilbert, as I was saying Mark has seen sense and has seen the error of his ways and is going to fix things"

"Have you now?"

"Yes he has"

"Well why doesn't the man speak, lets see if it is true coming from his mouth" everybody waited for Mark to speak who looked slightly worried but eventually found his voice. "Yes I have seen sense, I was stupid and took everything too far, Dawn and Torrie made me their puppet and I did everything they told me to do and now I feel awful, and I do apologise to everybody but I know it means squat right now but I will make things right"

"And how are you going to apologise to my daughter?"

"I'm not sure sir, I know she won't want to see me"

"You better go and see her, if I know my daughter like I think I do, she won't hold a grudge for long. Little rascal got that from her mother, which reminds me about something terrible you did"

Again Mark tried to sink lower in his chair but couldn't, he knew what the man was talking about and felt awful. "Yes boy I want you to remember what you've done and bask in the pain of it all, you put my daughter through hell and back and now you've broken her neck. Shame on you! That girl has loved you since she was a little girl and you repay her with hatred and disrespect"

"I've already apologised and now I don't know what to do"

"Go and apologise to her not us"

"And what then? She'll just throw me out the room and then what?"

"Look I don't know what feelings you have for my daughter-"

"Mark doesn't or shouldn't have any feelings for her" Steve said cutting the older man off staring at Mark, "Unless there's something you're not telling us Mark, was all of this just a plan to keep her away from you after your divorce?"

Mark just stared at them all completely dumbfounded; he didn't know the answers to these questions. "Is that true Mark?" Matt asked noticing that Mark looked speechless.

"I don't know" is all he managed to stutter out before retreating back into his slouched position.

"Well you better think about it Mark, if you don't have a good enough reason for your actions then Vince will either suspend or fire you"

"He should fire you anyway" Gilbert said with more disgust in his voice.

"I'm sure Vince will punish you" Steve said folding his arms and leaning back in his chair, "You'll either be suspended or have a cut in pay"

"I'm ready to take anything"

"So you should"

"Look what do you want me to say to you all? I am truly sorry for my actions and everything I have done, yes I do care for your daughter and I would like to get to know her as a friend but I was to damn afraid of my feelings so I lashed out"

"So you do like my daughter then?" Gilbert said narrowing his eyes slightly at Mark who at this point looked slightly scared, "Only as a friend" is all he managed to say.

"So you like to think of my daughter as a friend, treat her like crap, sleep with her enemies, turn her friends against her and then break her neck?"

"I know it sounds bad"

"Yes it does sound bad, I have no idea how to feel about all this Mark. You hate her for 3 months, do all these mean and cruel things and then turn around and say you think of her as a friend? That doesn't really make any sense"

"I think what Mark is trying to say" Hunter spoke first before anybody else could, "Is that he has become a bitter disrespectful man since his divorce and thinks that all women are lying cheating bitches"

"Okay Hunter"

"And that he's afraid to have another women to hang around with"

"Hunter I think they get it"

"So he's treating Summer like crap"

"Hunter"

"Because he's afraid that he might end up liking her"

"Hunter okay they get it" Mark said eventually silencing the man, but it left everybody staring at him.

"So is that true Mark?" Steve said still staring at Mark who sighed and said "I don't know Steve, I was hurt badly during that divorce and she took everything away from me. So yeah I do think all women are like that"

"But how can they be? Mark I was with you that day when Summer ran past us being chased by Jeff, they were just having fun and finding a way to make time go faster since we were stuck at the arena all day. She was carefree and having fun, so how can you compare Summer to Sara? You don't know her at all"

"So she's not a bitch?"

"She certainly isn't! I raised my daughter the correct way to be polite to everybody," Gilbert said irritably to Mark who looked back down at the table.

"No Mark she isn't anything like that" Shawn replied to his question, "She's a sweet young woman who everybody loves, she's funny, caring and loves her job. She helps everybody with their problems and would never try and steal a married man or break up a family" He said that last part with much more force which made Mark look back up to stare at him, "I know she wouldn't"

"Yet you decided to make that little scrap book"

"That was Dawn and Torrie"

"Yet you continued to go along with it even though you knew it wasn't true?"

"I know I screwed up okay, I wish I could take it all back."

"We know Mark, you've apologised enough to us and it's getting kinda annoying now. I personally won't forgive you just yet, maybe others will think differently. But now you need to focus on how to make things right with Summer" Mark thought about that, how could he make things right?

"You don't know do you?"

"No"

"Well first things first, what are you gonna do about Dawn and Torrie?"

"Suspended or fired?"

"That could be the best choice, but remember that little thing called Wrestlers Court?"

Hunter snorted a little at that and said "Man we haven't had one of them in a while, I'd love to bring that back"

Shawn smiled and said to Mark, "So how bout it Mark?"

"I like it, but it would be a long trial though"

"Doesn't matter, it could go on for hours, days, months until its sorted but everything needs to be sorted Mark, you've messed up a lot of things"

"Okay then, let's do it"

"Excellent, now when do you suppose it could happen?"

"Not just yet as Summer needs to regroup and recover from surgery"

"So maybe in a months time then?"

"Yes that would be better suited for all of us"

"What could the punishments be?"

"Possible termination of their contracts, it's serious business when it comes to bullying"

"Yes… but Mark" Matt said nervously, "You did some of the bullying too so… what's gonna happen to you?" everybody was silent for a while, trying to think that over, what was gonna happen?

"Well that's a tough one" Shawn said after a while. "You're normally the judge of these things, but seeming as you're the partner in crime with the two it's different"

"Then Steve will take my place"

"Excuse me?" Steve said looking puzzled at Mark who said, "You'll be the main judge and can dish out the punishments"

"You sure you wanna do that? I can be quite tough when it comes to punishment and I will have a lot of power and authorisation under my belt, plus there are a lot of people involved in this, including you two clowns" Steve motioned towards Hunter and Shawn.

"Yes Steve I know we're apart of this" Hunter replied "And we're also willing to take any punishment for this"

"Wow it seems that a lot of top superstars are gonna be absent for a while" Shawn said to the group, all of them were the top dogs of the company and all of them were getting serious punishments soon.

"But remember that this is for Summer" Hunter said, "She deserves it after all the crap we put her through"

"I know and I know we all feel terrible, but we'll apologise to her and then we'll take it from there. I personally wouldn't like to see us all walking around constantly saying sorry because we'll look like wimps" Shawn said and everybody agreed.

"So Mark, now that part is sorted… are you gonna go upstairs and try to straighten it out with my daughter?" Gilbert said after watching the fascinating conversation between them all. They could go from angry to understanding in an instant and it completely amazed Gilbert.

"Yes I will, I'll explain what we've planned and take it from there"

"Good man, now get going"