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Merci POV

I went home that night and I was confused. I kept thinking about Jeff and Evan; I liked both of them. I was walking upstairs when my legs got mocked out from under me; my dad was home. I just took the beating and I could hear my mom begging him to stop; he finally did. I got up and I hurt; I knew that I wouldn't sleep for awhile, so I just walked outside. I didn't care who saw me; I knew that I looked like crap, but oh well.

I was sitting outside in the sand and I was glad that it was dark. I was sitting there when I heard footsteps behind me. I took a deep breath and prayed they couldn't see my face. I knew he had busted my lips and I didn't know how the rest of it looked.

"M, what are you doing out here?" Jeff asked me.

"Thinking." I said and he sat next to me. I let my hair fall in my face so he couldn't see how I looked.

"Everything ok?" he asked me and I nodded.

"Yeah, good, you?" I asked him.

"Yeah, but what's wrong?" he asked me and I hated that he cared.

"I'm fine, Jeff, just leave me alone." I said and started to walk away. I hated that I was mean to him, but I didn't want him to look at me different. I heard him get up and I just ran down the beach; I didn't want to talk about it.

"Merci!" I heard him yell and I just kept on running.

Jeff POV

I knew that something was wrong and now she was running from me. I didn't want her to get hurt, so I took off after her. I was running after her and she was a little ahead of me, when I finally grabbed her and we fell into the sand. She was crying; I just pulled her to me and sat there. I wanted her to be ok and I wanted to make it better.

"Shh…" I told her and rubbed her back. I tried to get her to look at me, but she left her head buried in my neck.

"Look at me Merci." I whispered and she shook her head no.

"No, I can't, I'm ugly." She said.

"No, you're beautiful, look at me." I told her and she sighed.

"Don't think of me any different." She said and I didn't know what she meant.

She slowly raised her head and my eyes met hers. I noticed the bruises, the blood, and the tears; I hated it. I just pulled her back to me and held her. I knew that her dad was abusive, but I didn't realize how bad.

"Come on, we need to get you cleaned up." I whispered to her and freaked.

"No, Jeff, I don't want anyone knowing. I can't…" she was saying and I gently put my finger over her lips.

"It's ok, no one is up at my house." I told her and she slowly got up.

I held her hand and we walked back to my house. I quietly pulled her in the bathroom and helped her sit on the counter. I knew that her ribs were still hurting and I didn't want to make it worse.

"I'll be right back." I whispered to her and she nodded.

I walked into the kitchen to grab some stuff and I didn't realize that Matt was still up. I was grabbing everything when I heard Merci gasp and the door slam shut. I ran to see what happened; Matt was standing there stunned with the door shut in his face.

"Jeff?" he asked me and I sighed.

"Can I explain it later?" I asked him and he dragged me into the kitchen.

"What happened to her? Was it Evan?" he asked me.

"No, it was her dad." I whispered and Matt's jaw dropped.

"I brought her here to clean her up. Please don't say anything." I said and he nodded.

I grabbed everything and knocked quietly on the bathroom door.

"Merci, it's Jeff, open the door baby." I said.

I waited for a second before the door cracked open. I was going to walk in, but Matt stopped me.

"Can I say sorry to her?" he asked me.

"Merci? Can Matt see you?" I asked her and she looked at me, but finally nodded.

Matt POV

I walked into the bathroom and she looked so helpless. I just pulled her into a hug and held her for a minute.

"I'm sorry and don't worry, I won't tell anyone." I told her and she hugged me again. I left to go to my room and I officially hated her dad.

Merci POV

I was sitting there when Matt left and Jeff shut the bathroom door. He carefully stood in between my legs and started to clean off my cheek and lip. I hissed at first, but got used to the stinging.

"Let me know if it hurts to much." He said and I nodded.

He cleaned it up and then he looked at me.

"Did he hit you anywhere else?" he asked me and I bit my lip.

"Where?" he asked me.

"My ribs and back." I whispered.

"Can I see?" he asked me and I sighed, but nodded. I started to take my shirt off, but my ribs caught and I winced.

"Let me help you." he said and I nodded.

He slowly slid his hands underneath the hem of my shirt and started to slide it off me. I got a strange sensation when his hands lightly brushed the sides of my breast. I bit my lip and tried not to make a noise; I didn't want him to think that he was hurting me. He got it off and let it fall to the floor; He lightly ran his fingers across a bruise on my stomach. I just sucked in a painful breath and he looked at me.

"I'm sorry." He whispered.

"You didn't do it." I said and we kept looking at each other. I wanted to kiss him so bad, but I didn't want him to think I was using him or anything.

"I know, but I still hate that it happened." He whispered as he leaned closer. I was going to say something, but I couldn't when his lips connected to mine. I wrapped my arms around his neck and he put his hands on my hips. We were kissing when he pulled apart and leaned his forehead against mine.

"I'm sorry; I know you're with Evan, but I just wanted to know how it felt." He whispered and I closed my eyes. Evan hadn't entered my mind, until Jeff mentioned him.

"I should go." I whispered and Jeff handed me my shirt.

"Thanks, for helping me." I told him and hugged him.

"Our secret." He said and walked me to my gate. I kissed his cheek and snuck back inside; everyone was asleep. I didn't sleep much that night because I hurt and I kept thinking about Jeff.

Jeff POV

I didn't sleep that night because I kept thinking about the kiss. I really liked her and I hated that she was hurt, but I also hated that I couldn't make it better. I got up the next morning and was with Matt and Shannon. Matt kept his mouth shut like I did so that no one knew what was going on with Merci.

The day went by slowly and I didn't see Merci much at all that day. I didn't want anything to be weird between us because I didn't want to lose her. I texted her and she didn't reply; I was getting discouraged.

"Matt, you got a second?" I asked him and he looked at me.

"Merci must be on your mind." He said and I nodded.

"Yeah, but I think that I messed up." I said and Matt looked at me.

"You helped her how is that messing up?" he asked me.

"I kissed her." I said and he looked at me, but smiled.

"I was waiting on it; looks like Shannon owes me money." He said and I glared at him.

"Seriously?" I asked him.

"Yeah, but what's so bad about that?" he asked me.

"She won't talk to me now." I said.

"Look, she got the crap beat out of her by her dad, maybe she is just sleeping today." He said and I nodded.

"Don't worry, Jeff, I see how you two look at each other; she will return your feelings just give her time." Matt said and I nodded.

I wish I was confident like him; I wanted her now.

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