A/N: I don't opwn anyone from TNA/WWE
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Merci POV
I was up early the next morning; I heard my mom leave and couldn't go back to sleep. I knew that Dad was coming home soon; I was dreading it a little. I walked out to the beach and sat down in the sand; rain was moving in and it was just warm enough. I had so many things that I had to think about; I didn't want it to be true.
Phil POV
I had stayed at Matt & Jeff's last night and I was up early. I was going downstairs when I saw Merci outside, sitting by herself on the beach. I put on some shorts and walked outside to see if she was alright.
"You want company?" I asked her and she looked at me.
"Sure." She said and I sat beside her.
"What's wrong?" I asked her and she sighed.
"Have you ever found something out and didn't want to believe it even though there is real proof?" she asked me and I nodded.
"Yeah, did John tell you something last night?" I asked her; I had talked to John. We were still friends, even though we had our issues.
"Yeah." She whispered.
"You want to talk about it?" I asked her.
"Is it true?" she asked me and I looked at her; she looked so sad.
"Yes, It's true." I whispered and she looked down.
"He doesn't seem capable of something like that." She said and I sighed; I remember that night and it wasn't a fun night.
"I was there, when most of it happened." I told her and she looked at me.
"What really happened?" she asked me and I sighed. I knew that it was one of the reasons that Jeff and I didn't really talk for the last year.
"We were all at Evan's one night, because we all used to hang out together for big parties. We all got along and no one really hated each other until about a year ago. Jeff was dating this girl at the time and he got a little tipsy. They went upstairs and I guess Jeff didn't understand no, so he kept going. She hit him and he got mad; he got a little rough with her. She stopped him before that actually happened, but the girl was mad. She blamed all of us and told her parents that Jeff tried to rape her. He may have really tried; I wasn't in the room, but I don't know. I know that Jeff, Matt, and Shannon all have anger issues and have been arrested before on assault and other things." I said and she looked down.
"What are you thinking?" I asked her and she shrugged.
"I don't know; I don't know if I should tell Kelly about Shannon, or what. I know that I can't take another abusive person." She said and I hugged her.
We sat out there and talked for a little longer before Jeff, Matt, and Dave all came outside. Shannon had to go home this morning, because of his dad. I could tell that Merci was unsure about being around them; I felt bad for her.
"Hey, Merci, my dad just called me; we need to go to the dojo. He doesn't have any help and he can't stay." I said as I walked outside after talking to my dad. She nodded and went to get ready.
She rode with me to the dojo and I knew that she wasn't having a great day. We worked and closed up early.
"You want to spar?" I asked her since she didn't seem eager to go home.
"Sure." She said and I smiled at her. She changed and met me in the front room.
We were sparing and having fun; she had learned a lot. I had pinned her and I was looking at her; she was really pretty. I had to kiss her; I leaned down and softly kissed her. I pulled away and put my forehead against hers.
"I'm sorry." I said and looked at her. She was chewing on her bottom lip; I had to kiss her again.
Merci POV
I was kissing Phil; it was nice. I really liked Jeff, but I was scared of him after what I had learned. I know that it might be shallow, but I had already been though hell with my dad; I didn't want to have to worry about pissing Jeff off.
I felt Phil lower himself onto me, very gently, and I moved my hands down his back. I had never done this with a guy, but it felt so right.
"We shouldn't be doing this…" I whispered and he looked at me. He nodded and slowly rolled off me.
"I have always liked you." he confessed and I smiled.
"I always thought you were cute." I confessed and he smiled.
"I hope this doesn't mess up our friendship." He said and I shook my head no.
"Nope. I don't let things like this get in the way of a friendship." I said and he smiled at me.
He stood up and helped me up. I turned to see a very pissed Jeff and Dave standing outside the dojo. I groaned and ran into the back. Phil was confused, but looked out the front window.
"Shit…" he mumbled.
Jeff POV
I went with Dave to the dojo to see if Merci and Phil wanted to go grab food. We got out of Dave's car and looked inside the dojo. I could see Phil on top of Merci, they were kissing; I wasn't happy.
"Jeff, stay calm." Dave said and I punched the brick wall near the window. My hand hurt like hell, but I was pissed at Phil and Merci. She didn't look like she was objecting to the kiss at all.
We were standing there when Merci ran to the back and Phil slowly walked to the door. He opened it and I punched him square in the face. He fell over and I went to find Merci.
"Merci!" I shouted and I didn't get a response. I found her in the back room sitting on a table; she looked upset.
"What the hell?" I asked her.
"It just happened." She said and I grabbed her by her upper arms; she looked pissed, but I didn't care.
"What do you mean it just happened?" I asked her.
"We kissed, that's all." She said and I shoved her back against the table.
"It looked like more than that to me… how long have you two just been kissing?" I asked her and she looked at me like I was stupid.
"We haven't." she said and I grabbed her, but she pushed me off.
"Jeff, you need to stop touching me." She said and I just smirked.
"Whatever; I am not the one who is cheating." I said and went to grab her. She punched me in the face and I stepped back.
"What the hell?" I asked her.
"I told you not to touch me." She said and I was really mad since she had hit me.
"You shouldn't have hit me." I told her and I went to grab her and pulled her to me. I had her back pressed to my chest. I wasn't ready, but she hit me and flipped me into a table. I got up and she ran out of the room. I tackled her, but she got away. I was running after her when she kicked me and I fell into the wall. She wasn't worth this much of a fight.
Dave POV
Merci came running into the room with Jeff behind her when she kicked him into the wall. She ran and stood behind me; she was shaking. I turned to hug her, but she moved away from me.
"It's ok." I told her and she looked really upset.
"I want to go home." She said and she saw Phil on the ground. She walked over to him and touched his face; Jeff had hit him pretty good. I was looking at them when I saw Jeff stand up. I stood in front of Merci and Phil. He just walked past us and left in his Camero.
"Are you ok?" I asked her and she nodded.
"Phil, do you need to go to the hospital?" Merci asked him and he moaned.
"He is bleeding" Merci said.
Merci and I put him into his SUV and we took him to the hospital. She refused to get checked out, but Phil wasn't in the best shape.
"Are you really ok?" I asked her and she shrugged.
"Did Jeff hurt you?" I asked her, because I could see bruises on her arms.
"I'm fine." She whispered.
"Merci, I am not everyone else, did he hurt you?" I asked her. She lifted up her sleeve and I saw the whole bruise, it was a hand.
"I'm sorry I didn't stop him." I told her and hugged her.
We didn't have to wait long. Phil came out; he had stitches in his forehead and a black eye. He also had stitches in the back of his head from where he fell after being hit.
"Come on, we will take you home." Merci told him and he nodded.
I drove us to Phil's house and he sat in the back, leaning on Merci. We got there and his dad let us inside.
"What happened?" he asked us.
"Training gone wrong." Merci said and covered for us.
"Well, thanks for bringing him home." His father said. We said bye to Phil and walked to my house. I was glad that nothing was too far away on this island. I took Merci home and went back home.
Merci POV
Dave let me out and I walked up to the door. Jeff was sitting against it and he looked pitiful.
"What do you want?" I asked him.
"To tell you that I am an asshole; I fell horrible for the way I treated you." he told me and I just looked at him.
"I am a very jealous person and I hate sharing. I flipped when I saw Phil kiss you; my anger took over." He told me.
"Jeff, you scared me. I don't like it." I said and he sighed.
"I know, baby, I am sorry." He said.
"Jeff, I can't deal with you and my father. I am sorry, but I just want us to be friends." I said and he sighed.
"I know, I think that is best, because I don't want to hurt you." he said and I hugged him. I went inside and he went home.