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"You have reached the house of misery and despair. If you are calling to yell at me, correct me or if you are my mother, hang up now. Don't waste your money. I won't call back. If you are Evan Bourne, leave me alone, I'm not happy with you at the moment. If you are Matthew Hardy, disregard the entire beforehand message, leave me one. Coz you I will get back to. Bye!" the beep sounded and Madison's voice was gone.

"Oh, uh… Maddie, it's Matt. I, uh, saw the picture, and you aren't talking too Evan, so… yeah, I'm coming up. See ya soon." Matt told the answering machine, slightly confused as to why the usually bubbly Maddie was saying all that stuff. When he called he didn't intend to go to her house, but the message changed his mind.

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Madison heard the message and froze. Her brain told her to call Evan, but she was mad at him. Then it told her to call her father, but how could he help? Jake? He's in Florida. Zack? Yes, Zack got her into this.

"Maddie!"

"Zack! Matt knows! He's coming up here! What the fuck am I supposed to do?"

"I'm great thanks," he joked, "Kidding! Call Evan. Why didn't you call him first?"

"I'm not speaking to him." she said casually.

"Sorry, but right now… I'm at the airport."

"Of course. Fine. I'll just talk to him." she huffed and hung up. Zack was left wondering who she was just going to talk to.

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Maddie assumed that Matt was taking the first morning flight to St. Louis and she was awaiting his arrival, biting her nails the whole time. To say she was eager to see him would be a lie. She was surprised. Even more so when the doorbell to her apartment rang. She didn't even asked who was at the bottom, she buzzed them immediately, praying it was Matt. When the older Hardy walked into her apartment, she had to resist the urge to hug him. But they weren't going out anymore.

"Hi." she said quietly. He walked over to her. "Do you want a drink? Something to eat?"

"No. Maddie, I just need to talk with you." she nodded and sat at the dining table he gestured to. He sat opposite her on the table meant for 4 people. They sat in silence for a couple of minutes, Maddie avoided eye contact with her ex who was looking at her as though he had forgotten what she looked like.

"What did you want to talk about?" Maddie asked looking at her hands.

"Are you going out with him?"

"I'm not going out with anybody! Who are you talking about?"

"Never mind. You're not dating anybody. Okay…" he paused and the small woman knew what was coming next. "Why did you leave?"

"I wasn't ready. I'm 26. I never pictured myself getting married until I was like 30." she began to cry lightly, the memories of that day coming back. "You were ready. You're eight years older than me. I couldn't do it. No matter how much I love you. I can't do it."

"That's all I needed to hear. As long as you aren't with Evan, that's okay."

"Why is it okay as long as I'm not with Evan?"

"Maddie, it's no secret I dislike Evan. I'd hate him if he stole my girl." he said. "I'll go. I don't want you to cry anymore. Just, we're friends still, right?"

"Yeah. Of course." Matt left without another word. That was a lot easier than I thought… she thought to herself, relived he wasn't angry at her. She hopped on her twitter and updated. 'MattHardyBrand and I are friends, so no more yelling at me? Alright?' she tweeted with a smile. She could only imagine Evan's face when he saw that. It would truly piss him off. But Madison was facing her fears, he should be happy about that.