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Mending Hearts	By : JeffAndShannon Category: WWF/WWE > General Views: 2311 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Jeff watched the other couple at the table in the little café nervously. He didn't show his nerves outwardly, but he wasn't comfortable with the task at hand. They looked at him in confusion, no doubt surprised by his presence in a city several hundred miles away from his home, where he was supposed to be now that he didn't work for WWE anymore. He wondered for the hundredth time how to go about explaining a mild-mannered brother gone bad. He also felt as if he were betraying Matt. But he couldn't just stand back and allow this to happen. He also couldn't let Matt get away with what he did to Shannon. Jeff knew the small blond was hurt deeply by Matt's departure. He certainly wasn't going to just let Matt go back and do it again either.

"So, Jeff," Shawn began. "What brings you out here?"

Well, this is it, he thought. Might as well treat it like gettinto nto a cold lake. Just jump right in and tell them.

"Uh, I'm sure you're curious as to why I just called you twt oft of the blue like this," he responded, idly chipping at his dark blue nail polish. They looked back at him expectantly. "Well, Matt's why I'm here."

"Matt?" Lance asked. "Is he in trouble? How can we help?"

"Matt's not in trouble," Jeff sighed. "He's trying to CAUSE trouble."

"For who?" Lance prodded.

"For you."

"Me?" Lance looked perplexed. "What did I do?"

"You had the guts to go after something and Matt didn't," Jeff replied, hoping the silence would do the talking for him. Lance still looked confused but understanding dawned on Shawn's face and he flushed, looking down.

"I'm not sure what you mean," Lance said. "I thought Matt and I got along well."

"He means that Matt's jealous of us, sweetie," Shawn finally looked up.

"What?" Lance looked at his lover in shock. "You mean you and Matt?"

"No," Shawn sighed. "Not in sen sense. Matt and I had a flirting game going before you and I started dating, but I never thought it was serious. He didn't make any moves beyond the casual touch or look."

"Matt's like that," Jeff explained glumly. "He usually always lets the other guy make the first move when it comes to romantic stuff."

"Well, anyway," Shawn continued, looking back at Lance. "Once you made your feelings known I knew we were meant to be together. I never thought anything more of flirting with other guys."

"I should hope not!" Lance exclaimed indignantly.

"So Matt came back to break us up?" Shawn directed his glance back to Jeff who nodded as he sat uneasily in his chair. "How?"

"I'm a little vague on that part," Jeff admitted.

"He told you what he was going to do, but not how?" Lance asked.

"He didn't tell me anything," Jeff insisted. "But I do know he was supposed to coerce Jay into helping him."

"Jay!" Lance blanched. "But he's one of my best friends! How could he do to to me?"

"He couldn't," Jeff said in a placating manner. "I've already spoken to him this morning. He's working with me on stopping Matt."

"And what are we going to do about Matt?" Lance seethed.

"Look, I know you guys have every right to be upset with him," Jeff began.

"Damn right!" they replied in unison.

"But please try not to hate him," Jeff finished sadly. They both opened their mouths to speak but Jeff raised a hand to stop them. "I ktherthere's no excuse for this. But this isn't like him. Trust me, I know. I'm his brother. Since our mama died, we've been inseparable. In fact, feel like this is my fault."

"How the hell is this YOUR fault?" Lance demanded.

"I left him," Jeff stated flatly. "By leaving the business, I made it so we wouldn't see each other too o any anymore."

"You did what you had to do, Rainbow," Shawn insisted. "I was there. I saw what was happening to you. And he left for kdowkdown first."

"He left because he was in pain, Shawn," Jeff looked into the older man's eyes. "He knew that once Lance moved over to Raw with Chris and Jay that your relationship would become serious and he couldn't watch that. I left for other reasons. The company even offered me a slot with Matt, but I turned them down, knowing he wouldn't have the same contact with me." Jeff hoped this partial answer would satisfy them, as he really didn't want to open up that particular can of worms. His reasons for leaving ran deeper than anyone knew.

"I'm still not going to press you on what made you go," Shawn mumbled. "But you had to do it, Jeff. I know you were struggling with something and I can see that you're healing now."

"Yeah, but Matt's suffered for it," Jeff waved an arm. "Look at what he's willing to do to two people we're good friends with. And what happened with Shannon." Jeff ped ped his mouth closed. He and Jay decided that the couple needed to be warned, but they wouldn't tell them everything. That would lay waste to whatever sympathy they could feel for Matt and probably drive all of his other friends away, too.

"What about Shannon?" Lance asked in a dangerously low voice. Jeff had forgotten that he and the small blond were good friends and had been since Shannon's debut in WCW. Lance looked out for him then, along with Shane. Jeff had a hard time with sharing his protective role in Shannon's life.

"Nothing," Jeff said looking down.

"Answer me," Lance warned. "He's my friend, too, Jeff."

"Look, it's nothing too bad," Jeff began. "If it were, I'd have gone directly to Matt and busted him up myself. Shannon's like a brother to me."

"Then you can tell him," Shawn reasoned.

Jeff shook his head in misery. Damn fool mouth. Now he had to say something. But he couldn't tell them the whole truth. It was too awful foen Jen Jeff to bear.

"Matt had something going with Shannon before he left Smackdown," he finally told them. "When the company asked him if he would move to Raw, he broke things off with Shannon."

"And broke his heart," Lance finished for him.

"Yeah."

"Shannon's always liked Matt, Jeff," the Canadian said sadly. "There was no other way for that story to end if he didn't feel the same way."

"I fully intend to make sure Matt doesn't hurt Shannon again," Jeff growled confidently. "And I know there's no excuse for Matt to be doing what he's doing. But he's not acting like himself and I know when he does come to his senses he's going to be very embarrassed at his own behavior. I just wanted to make sure you understood what was going on so that nothing would come between you two."

"You also wanted to keep this under wraps, didn't you?" Shawn said, smiling grimly.

"I was hoping to, yes," Jeff pleaded. "Like I said, you have every right to hate him."

"We don't hate him," Lance replied. "We're just very disappointed that he couldn't tell us how he was feeling."

"I used to be his sounding board," Jeff explained. "Without that, which he has been used to having around constantly all of his life, he lost it."

"Stop beating yourself up over this, Jeff," Shawn sounded stern. "He's an adult and should know right from wrong. We'll keep this between us for now. As long as it remains contained, we won't let on that we know."

"I should call Shannon, though," Lance said thoughtfully.

"No," Jeff cringed. "He's been through so much, Lance. I'm going to talk to him tonight about Matt. I'm not sure if he wanted me to tell anyone though."

"But he's all alone."

"He's not alone," Jeff sighed. "Though I'm not completely sure that's for the best."

"What do you mean?nce nce demanded, giving Jeff another sharp look.

"Adam's traveling with him right now," Jeff replied. "But Shannon's not ready."

"Copeland's there?" Lance interrupted and broke into a huge smile. "Then everything's okay."

"How can you say that?" now it was Jeff's turn to look vexed. "No, everything is NOT okay. Adam is a great guy and all, but I think he's."

"Got a thing for our little blond friend?" Lance finished for him.

Jeff just silently glared at him. Shawn laughed at the scene.

"Look, I trust Adam," Lance said. "I know he and Jay weren't able to make it work, but there was a lot of history in that relationship that stood in the way. Adam isn't going to hurt Shannon."

"And you know this how?" Jeff crossed his arms. "He told you?"

"No," Lance shook his head. "He's very private on Shannon, but I know he has deep feelings for him. His interest wouldn't have lasted this long if he didn't."

"How long?"

"Since he met Shannon at my place before his Smackdown debut," Lance shrugged. "It's not casual. He's definitely fallen in love with him."

"But he doesn't know you know?" Jeff was skeptical.

"I never push it," Lance responded. "I trust him."

"But he hurt Jay!"

"But you hurt Randy," Shawn gave Jeff a pointed look. "And you're still friends with him."

"Jay and Adam aren't."

"They will be again," Lance interrupted. "But they'll never be together in that sense again. Too much history."

"I still don't know how you can be sure."

"Instinct," Lance replied. "I trust him. Just like I'm now going to trust you."
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