Chapter Seventeen: A Second Chance

"Amy…I said Amy? But why?"

That was the exact, same line Jeff kept repeating to himself. He was sitting in the rental car waiting for his brothers and the girls to finish up too. He had already packed and had everything set to go.

He looked into the mirror; it was like it was another person was there last night.

'I can't still be in love with Amy… can I?'

He banished the thought away. No; he couldn't have loved her. His heart was Caria's. Jeff sighed, what did it matter now? The woman he truly loved slipped right through his fingers. He knew she was never going to take him back.

Then again…

- / Flashback / -

"Hey….hey……HEY!"

Caria was pacing back and fourth out of nervousness. She stopped abruptly when Jeff grabbed a hold of her. "Hey chill, it's going to be fine."

"I'm scared I'm going to lose again." Caria said. They were back by the curtains that lead to the runway. Their match was coming up next.

"What kind of talk is that? We're not going to lose. Now breathe girl." Jeff said.

Caria inhaled deeply then exhaled out.

"Good, now are you okay?" Jeff asked her letting go.

She nodded her head. "Yeah, I think I'm together now…"

Jeff smiled. "That's the spirit."

- / End Flashback / -

Jeff thought why was he telling himself this? He needed to start practicing what he preached to Caria that day of the match. He just had to find out how in the world he could win her heart back.

The driver's door opened and Matt slid in. Roxy sat behind him and Dameon sat behind Jeff.

"Ready?" Matt checked.

"Yep." Jeff said unenthusiastic.

Matt put the key in the ignition and started it up. On the road, no one really spoke. The only thing that was making noise was the radio playing rock music. Jeff soon broke the silence.

"Hey Matt, what do you think it'll take to get Caria back?"

"I don't know man." Matt said. "I wouldn't rush into it right away or she'll probably think you're acting desperate. But when she doesn't know it, but her flowers and a card. Write something heart-felt in it too.

"That's a sweet idea." Roxy said. "But if that doesn't work, try buying her favorite candy."

"That's good, but I don't know what her favorite candy is." Jeff said. "But would her favorite food be okay?"

"What's her favorite food?" Matt asked.

"Strawberries." Jeff and Dameon said in unison.

Jeff looked in the mirror towards the backseat where she was. "Wait, how do you know?"

"Uh hello, best friend much?" Dameon said "But whatever you do, don't go to Dave for couple advice."

"Why?"

"The only thing he'll you to do is break dance to track number 06 on his Crazy Frog CD." Dameon answered. "And the only reason why I know all that is because he tried it on me."

A disturbed and awkward look crossed Jeff and Matt's face. "Oh my…that's…different."

"He has a CRAZY FROG CD?" Matt asked.

"Yeah." Dameon nodded then shook her head. "Don't ask."

"I'd rather not." Matt refused laughing.

xXx

A couple of weeks later, Caria went backstage after yet another match. Going into the locker room, Trish came up to her. "Hey Caria."

"Oh hey, what's up Trish?" Caria greeted her in a friendly way.

"Nothing, but someone want me to give you these." Trish handed her a bouquet of white roses with lavender-looking flowers mixed in. Along with that was a hand-made card.

"Who're they from?"

"Uhm, I don't know." Trish lied.

Caria gave her a look. "Uh huh."

She got the hints and knew exactly who it was from. She opened the card and read it to herself. The hand-writing was a little sloppy, but Caria could make it out okay.

"Caria,

I never meant to hurt you or do anything of the such. Please forgive me, or if not, please know what I mean is the truth.

- Jeff."

Caria sighed; she turned the card so it faced the cover again. She tossed them to Trish.

"Here keep it."

"What? But he gave them to you." Trish said

"I would have taken them if it was from somebody else. But right now, I want nothing to do with him. I'm sorry, I know that's a little ignorant for me to say, but it's true." Caria said.

"Well that's for damn sure." Trish murmured under her breath.

Caria heard it and got up in her face. Trish had set her off. She shoved Trish backwards saying "EXCUSE ME? You don't know what happened between us okay? Yeah you probably heard it from his side of the story or some rumors flying around but you don't know what it felt like to me! You may have received so much as a SMIGE of a kiss by him before earlier in the years but I can promise you this, you won't ever know what it truly felt like to love a man like him! Now if you talk to me like that again, so help you God I will kick your ass so hard you will never again take a second look at me!!"

Trish didn't react in any way. She just stared into the eyes of the other woman. With anger fueling in the veins and very fibers, Caria yanked her gym back off the benches and flamed towards the door.

She stopped when Trish said "Is that how you really feel?"

Caria's temper started to cool down. For a second, she still faced the door, but then she slowly rotated over again.

Caria sighed again. "Yes, it's true. I did love Jeff, but not anymore. It's passed history and so is out relationship."

"No matter how many times you break a heart, or yours get's broken, everybody deserves a second chance." the second blonde said.

Caria shook her head. "Not this time Trish…"

A/N: Yeah I know, bad Caria eh? Well don't hate on her too much please! Any who, hoped you liked. Stays tuned for more and please remember to review!

- Wicked