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Summary: Jeff Hardy has got a lot more then wrestling on his mind lately, and it all centers around a certain WWE Diva. Will he admit his true feelings in time or will he lose his chance forever.

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Authors Notes: So Vinnie Mac is dead eh? How is that for a big bang theory! Thank you all for reviewing the last chapter, as always it does mean a lot. Look for there to be more real life events being thrown into this story but with my own personal twist. I want to warn you ahead of time so when you see it and its not exactly how it happened, you won't get all mad! Happy Reading!

"Jeff man, where the hell are you right now? I told you that we need to get this match planned out and you're sitting there in space."

He heard Matt of course but was choosing to ignore him, much like Matt had been doing all week long since the horrible fight they had the week prior. If Matt wanted to act all high and mighty then wasn't it about time he did the same? Turnabout is fair play of course.

Well that wasn't exactly truthful because while he really did want to give his brother the silent treatment for his behavior last week, that wasn't the real reason he was silent. His head was in the same place it had been for months, wherever Ashley Massaro was at that moment and there was not a damn thing he could do about it.

And he had tried, oh God how he had tried.

That kiss had not been business it had been personal, at least to him but now that she had been fired, by the man who was now walking around in the back acting like he was really dead there was not a whole lot he could do to make a comeback. At least in the crowds eyes, Ashley and him would never get their chance. The same could be said about behind the scenes too because he still hadn't gotten up enough nerve to tell her what she did to him.

"I'm here alright Matt? I just have a lot on my mind right now."

He heard Matt mutter under his breath and tried his hardest to pretend he hadn't heard what he said. But as always with the way Matt muttered he would be shocked if the people in Titan Towers hadn't heard him. He never did get the idea of mumbling properly.

You always have something on your mind and it always has nothing to do with wrestling.

Now what the hell did that mean and what did his past behaviors have to do with what was happening now? Their fate still hung in the balance, neither one of them quite sure what show they were going to end up on and whether they would be together or not. But they were taking it in stride, given that even in death Vince had made the show all about him.

"When are you going to stop attacking me about the damn kiss with Ashley and just admit that you still love the girl?" he snapped at his brother then, tired of sitting back and taking it like a lap dog. If Matt wanted a yes man he was going to have to go back to Carolina and find one because Jeff wasn't it.

"You have no idea what you're talking about." Matt said, taking his brother and executing a hip toss on him, in the process hurting his injured ribs more.

Jeff, knocked a little breathless but not unconscious, just rolled his eyes in reply. All week it had been this way, the only thing they were able to talk about was what happened in the ring and even then it was filled with tension.

If only Matt would admit his feelings then they might be able to go back to acting like brothers instead of enemies.

If you would admit that you have a thing for Ashley then maybe Matt could get over his issues and accept it.

If he wasn't still winded from going toe to toe with his brother he might just have broken out in a fit of laughter at the comments his mind was making. If he admitted his feelings to Matt then things could only go more downhill then they already had.

Before they could get another chance to verbally spar with another, Jeff saw the blond woman head down the ramp that had been constructed for the show that night and realized that it was none other then Michelle McCool. Just what she wanted with the two Hardy brothers was beyond him but at the very least it would take Matt's mind off wrestling his brother to his knees.

Or so Jeff hoped silently as she stepped inside the squared circle.

Am I a glutton for punishment or what? She thought to herself as she entered the arena. She might be fired but there was no law saying she couldn't sit in the back and root for her friends later that night for the show. At least she hoped that wasn't the case.

All she had to do was stay under the radar and no one but her close friends would know she was there and she wouldn't have to be escorted out of the building in handcuffs.

Michelle came running at her then, almost knocking her to the floor as she grabbed Ashley by the arm and dragged her into the locker room, a look of clear frustration written all over face.

"I cannot believe I just did that!" Michelle screamed as the locker room door closed behind them, leaving the two young women in the darkened room alone. Ashley, not knowing what she was talking about decided that it might be good to find out in the light and flipped the switch.

"What are you talking about? What did you do and why do you look so pissed off about it?"

Michelle put her hands on her hips after running her fingers through her long mane of hair, clearly aggravated and wanting someone to gripe to. Since Ashley had been the only one around she assumed she was the guinea pig.

"Remember a couple of weeks ago when I told you what someone told me about Jeff?" When Ashley nodded her head, she continued. "Well tonight since they are both out there in the ring wrestling and getting ready for their tag rematch, I thought it would be cool if I took the lead and asked him about it."

"And?" Ashley said, wanting nothing more then for this god awful story to reach its bitter end. It was obvious that Jeff had said something she didn't like but for the life of her Ashley couldn't figure out why Michelle was dragging it out like a movie script. If it was that bad you think it would have been the first thing she spit out.

"And I am not the girl he was talking about. Can you believe that? All of this prep work, showing up on Raw and flirting and he wasn't interested in me at all. This whole time its been another Diva, someone on Smackdown but not someone that I would know."

She wanted to laugh but knew it wasn't the right place. So Jeff had told her that he wasn't interested in her and also said that there was someone else? Well if that wasn't a kick in the pants. She wanted to feel sorry for her so called friend but knew that secretly she was thrilled.

But the Diva isn't you honey because Michelle said it was someone she didn't know. Obviously she knows you.

The reality of it hit her then and she checked the smile that was building at the door. Just what had she been hoping? That Jeff would turn her down and then admit that it was Ashley he really wanted to go out with? The odds of that happening were as good as her getting her job back anytime this millennium, slim to none.

"Well damn, I'm sorry Michelle, I know you were banking on something happening with him."

She smiled then, and Ashley wondered just what else she was keeping from her. It didn't take her long to find out.

"Nah, its alright actually because Matt asked me out for coffee after the show tonight and I accepted. I mean if you can't love the one you want, love the one you're with right? At the very least he's still a Hardy."

But not Jeff Hardy. Ashley thought but did not say.