Chapter 30
"Home sweet home." Matt said as they entered back into his house.
"Yea, I never thought I'd miss this place." Jeff said throwing his bag down.
"Hey. Don't insult my house or you could sleep outside."
"Now boys, play nice." Jessica said as she moved to the side to let the two guards, Tony and Pete inside.
"Mr. McMahon just wanted us to check the place out before anyone gets to comfortable." Tony said. "So wait here." He left to check out the house leavin Pete with them.
"Man this is going to be strange." Matt said as he watched some guy who was practically a stranger just walk around his house.
"I'm" Jessica started and Matt put his hand over her mouth.
"Don't you dare say you're sorry." He told her and she nodded. "Good." He let her go.
"Just pretend we're not here." Pete told them. "Eventually you'll get used to it."
"So how do we handle sleeping arrangements?" Jessica asked him.
"Well Tony and I will sleep in shifts. We want one of us to be alert at all times so we really just need one room." He told them.
"Good, cause we only have one room left. Matt's is the first bedroom as you go upstairs. Jess and I will sleep in the one next to it, so I guess you guys ca take that last one." Jeff told him.
"If that's okay with you." Jessica said.
"That's fine." Pete smiled to her as Tony came down the stairs.
"It's all clear but I want to take a few minutes to get more familiar with the place so if someone can show us around."
"Sure I will, it's my house." Matt said and went off with them leaving Jeff and Jessica alone.
"I'm not sure Matt's too keen about these guys being here." She said to him.
"He'll be fine. We just want to keep you safe. It's just going to take a little time to get adjusted. In the mean time, I think you and I should get readjusted with our bedroom."
"You would." She kissed him and her cell phone rang.
"Where did you get that?" He asked her as she reached for it.
"Stephanie gave it to me. So we can talk more. Hey Steph?" She answered it. Jeff wrapped his arms around her and kissed her neck. "Yea, we're all settled." She attempted to continue talking with Stephanie but Jeff was not making it easy. She pushed him away trying to get him to stop but he kept coming back for more.
"Steph, I'm sorry hone. Can I call you back? We were just uh, unpacking." Stephanie said something back to her and Jessica laughed. "Yea. I'll call you later." She hung up the phone.
"Well?" He asked her.
"You are evil." She said and pushed him down on the couch.
"What did I do?" He grinned as she jumped on top of him. "Now that's better." She kissed him and they heard someone clear their throat. They looked up and saw Matt coming back in with the guards. Jessica got off Jeff and they both sat up on the couch.
"Everything good?" She asked them.
"Everything fine." Tony told them.
"Well I think I'm going to grab something to eat." Jeff said getting up. He grabbed Jessica's hand and pulled her into the kitchen. He kissed her again.
"Jeff, they're in the other room."
"Yea, so?"
"It's just a little weird." She told him.
"So what, I can't kiss you while they're here?"
"You know that's not what you wanted." She said and he grinned at her. "I don't think that's what they meant when they said to pretend they're not here. So you'll just have to wait until we go upstairs. Besides I don't think Matt would appreciate us doing it in his kitchen."
"Fine. I can wait, a little bit."
"Good boy." She said and went to the fridge to get something to drink.
"Grab me something. I'm gonna need to cool off." He laughed. She handed him a beer and then grabbed a bag of potato chips from the cabinet and threw it at him.
"Hey, what are you guys doing?" Matt asked coming into the room. "We got a ring to finish building."
"Man, can't we just relax?" Jeff said to his brother.
"No way. You have to earn your keep. Let's go." He slapped his brother on the back.
"Why do I get all the abuse?" Jeff joked. They all went outside and Matt picked up a hammer and went to hand one to Jessica.
"What me?"
"You have to earn your keep too."
"I do, just by gracing you with my presence. Isn't that enough?"
"No." He placed the hammer in her hand.
"I have an idea. Why don't you guys get started, and I'm going to call back Stephanie since we were so rudely interrupted when she called. Then when I'm done, I'll make some lunch."
"Fine" Matt said to her. "Just make sure it's good."
"When isn't my cooking good." She said giving him a peck on the cheek. She grabbed her cell phone as the guys started hammering away. She dialed Stephanie and she picked up immediately.
"That was fast." Steph said.
"Tell me about it." Jessica joked. "We kind of got interrupted by the lovely guards you sent us with."
"Well, they'll just ensure that you actually get some rest while you're off."
"Thanks." Jessica struggled to hear what she was saying over all the hammering. She looked to Tony to gesture that she was going to go through the front. He nodded and followed her.
"So how are the kids?" She asked when she got away from the noise.
"They're doing good, but they keep asking when their Aunt Jessica is going to visit."
"I know, I haven't been there in ages. Just tell them I'll be there soon. I promise."
"Yea, and will you be bringing company?" Stephanie asked her.
"Sure. Tony and Pete." She joked. They talked for a little longer until Jessica could here one of the girls crying in the background.
"Listen, I got to go. I'll talk to you later." Stephanie said and hung up. Jessica put her phone in her pocket and started to go to the back when she heard someone walking up the walkway. She turned and was surprised to see Meg walking up. She froze when she saw Jessica.
"I'm sorry, I was just looking for Jeff." Meg said sizing Jessica up.
"He's in the back working on the ring." Jessica told her. Meg nodded then headed towards the back. "Uhm, Meg?" She called out to her. Meg turned to face her.
"Yes?" She asked coldly.
"I'm really sorry about the way this happened. I'm not really the type of person who does that sort of thing. It's just well Jeff and I have a lot of history."
"Yea. I know."
"It still doesn't excuse what I did to you. So I just want to apologize."
"Oh, I feel so much better now." Meg said sarcastically.
"Okay." Jessica said. She knew Meg was hurt so she didn't want to make a big deal about her attitude. "Why don't I just go get Jeff?"
"Gee, thanks." Meg said as Jessica headed to the back. "You put him through hell you know? He was a wreck when you dumped him. We were lucky he pulled through. For the longest time all I heard about was how wonderful you were. You were his perfect girlfriend. He loved you and you tossed him aside."
"I did not just toss him aside." Jessica said turning back to her. "Besides he cheated on me. You know why the hell am I explaining it to you? It's none of your business." The two girls stared at each other for a moment.
"I knew the moment you came back, what you were up to. I saw it in your eyes when you had your first match. You wanted him back and you didn't care a thing about anyone else. You didn't care that he had moved on; that he was happy."
"If he had moved on as you claim then why isn't he still with you?" Jessica said and immediately felt bad when she saw the hurt look on Meg's face. "Look, this is not what I wanted. I just wanted to apologize. It was wrong for me to say that. I know you loved him and I'm glad he had someone to help him out when he was having a hard time."
"A hard time that you caused." Meg reminded her.
"You know, I'm really trying to be a good person here."
"Oh I'm sorry am I not helping?" Meg asked her. "Well maybe it's because you stole my boyfriend."
"Look, it happened and there's nothing anyone can change about it."
"What about when you hurt him again?"
"I have no intentions of hurting Jeff."
"Sure, that's what you say now. Right now, it's easy. Jeff's on his best behavior just so happy that you finally took him back. Give it a little time. Before you know it, you two will be right back where you were."
"You know what? I'm gonna move on here. You said it yourself. Jeff's happy now so let it be."
"I can't. I saw what he became and I'm not going to let you ruin that." Meg warned her.
"Hey babe, why don't you and Stephanie give it a break?" Jeff said coming up front. "Besides, Matt and I are getting a little hungry so…" Jeff's voice trailed when he saw Meg standing there. He could tell by looking at the two that they were not enjoying each other's company.
"Jeff, honey, Meg is here." Jessica said to him.
"Well that's obvious." Meg added. Jeff came over to them as he could tell Jessica was losing her patience.
"Meg, hey. What's going on?"
"I came over to talk to you and well here she was. I was just sharing with her how she destroyed you."
"Meg, stop. Don't do this." Jeff started.
"Why because she doesn't deserve this?"
"No. She doesn't."
"I'm sorry is she not the reason you and I broke up?" Meg looked into his eyes. He saw a pleading, a desperation in there that saddened him.
"She's not the reason."
"How can you say that?" Meg asked with tears forming in her eyes. "All the time we were together, you seemed happy. Ou were happy. I know it."
"I was, for awhile and then when you wanted us to go further and that's when it changed. I didn't love you like that." Jeff said. Jessica felt herself backing up; wanted to get out of the conversation but Meg looked at her and she could see the anger in her eyes.
"Because of her." Meg said.
"I love her Meg. I always have."
"Why couldn't you stay away?" Meg said moving towards Jessica but Jeff grabbed her.
"Meg, It's over." She pulled herself away from him. Looking into his eyes, she knew it was true. He was over her. Meg looked to Jessica and saw pity in hers, making her feel even worse. She was getting pity from the very girl that she herself had taken Jeff away from and that hurt Meg more than anything else until she realized something.
"She doesn't know who I am?" Meg asked Jeff and it dawned on him what she was planning on doing.
"Don't do it." He warned her.
"Why? She deserves to know doesn't she?" Jessica looked to Jeff but he looked away unwilling to meet her gaze.
"I'm sorry." Meg said moving towards her. "I didn't mean to cause a scene, I'm sure you can understand how I feel. I mean Jeff and I were together for over three years." She stared at Jessica trying to see if it registered. She smiled when she saw the pain now flash across Jess's eyes.
"Get out of here." Jessica told her.
"I'm sorry but I thought you should know."
"Sure you did. So you could get that last dig in right? I actually felt sorry for you. Still do, because you're clinging on to a relationship that was never gonna last in the first place."
"And what about yours? Do you honestly think that after everything that's happened, you guys will actually make it?"
"Don't even think about comparing our relationship to yours. It started with love; he was a drunk and you were just a groupie looking for sex."
"I'm not a groupie." Meg said.
"Call it what you want. You're pathetic." Jessica turned around and went inside. Meg turned to Jeff who glared at her.
"Why did you do that? She did nothing to you."
"Maybe she deserves to see who you truly are."
"You can leave now." He told her.
"Yea. I'll have my stuff out by the weekend." She said and walked off. Jeff finally realized that Tony had been watching them the whole time.
"You couldn't just throw her out?"
"Jess said it was all right." Tony shrugged.
"Just give us a little time alone." Jeff muttered to him and went in after Jessica.
