Switched

Over the past few weeks it was as if Jeff had gone through a complete personality change. Team Extreme had been such a huge part of him, he didn't know what to do without it. They said he was "conflicted." Team Extreme's breakup had definitely put a strain on Jeff and Trish's relationship, sometimes she felt like they should just end it, but she loved him. This business could be torture for a relationship. They walked down the hall together and neither of them had said a word for 5 minutes. She had to admit it bothered her when he saved Stacy. She knew he was doing the right thing, but he did it twice, and he never ran out and saved other superstars because it was the "Right thing to do." Then, a few weeks ago, Hurricane saved Trish, when Victoria and Steven Richards tried to double- team her. After that, they had become good friends, and Jeff hadn't seemed too happy at all about that friendship. She felt like she should break the silence, but she didn't know what to say. Before she could speak Lita walked up to them, since Team Extreme was over, and Jeff hadn't really talked much since the breakup. Trish felt a bit responsible for the breakup, and Jeff seemed to blame her a little too. He lost his friends because he wanted to be with her, He said it was worth it, because he loved her, and if he had to make that sacrifice to be with her, than he would, but their relationship had been on the rocks lately. How had things gone from being so great to this? Trish was also a bit bitter. If Lita and Matt had just accepted them, none of this would have happened.

"Hi Jeff" Lita began.

"Hey, I heard you got a job hosting Sunday Night Heat." Jeff returned.

"Yeah, just until my neck heals." Lita answered. He looked back and forth from her to Trish and began to feel awkward. Trish looked at the ground, she didn't want him to feel like he could no longer talk to Lita because of her, thing were bad enough, and she didn't need him resenting her for that. This just wasn't gonna work. It wasn't fair. Why couldn't he have all the people he loved in his life. Why did he have to choose? He never told Lita she couldn't hang out with Matt, or Trish and Matt who they could be friends with.

"Well, we'll see you later." Jeff sighed finally, taking Trish's hand as they began to walk away.

"I'm sorry." Lita called.

"What?" Jeff asked in surprise as he turned back around.

"I know that Team Extreme is over, but I'm sorry for the way I acted, I guess I was jealous." Lita admitted.

"Of what?" Jeff asked

"I don't know. It was always juts the three of us, then Trish came along. I was still injured and I felt like I wasn't needed, like I was being replaced." Lita explained.

"You know that's not true." Jeff sighed.

"I know I'm sorry." Lita apologized. "Are we cool?" She asked

"Yeah, were cool, but I can't say the same about your boyfriend." Jeff replied as he hugged her.

"I guess he needs a "Mattitude" ajustment. I don't know what the hell had gotten into him." Lita dmitted "Are you cool?" She asked.

"What do you mean?" Jeff questioned.

"You've been acting kind of weird lately." Lita reminded.

"I thought I was weird." Jeff grinned

"Weirder than usual, are you ok?" Lita asked "You're a good wrestler, you just have to stay focused." She reassured him. "Hi Trish" She added acknowledging the blonde bombshell.

"Hi" Trish uttered with a confused look. Was Lita being nice? The two of them had gotten along, and were practically best friends a while back, before Trish started dating Jeff, and before Lita had gotten injured.

"I don't hate you. I hope you and Jeff are happy together, just don't hurt him." Lita warned with a smile.

"I won't" Trish promised her before she walked off. Trish glanced up at Jeff.

"Jeff, I know things haven't really been easy between us. But I'd hate to lose what we have. I just want things the way they were." Trish admitted. He turned to her as he ran his hand along her face, and she closed her eyes to his touch. He took her in his arms and rested his hand on the small of her back. She placed her hands on the back of his neck and looked up at him. They hadn't been like this in a long time. Touching, kissing, hugging, they hadn't made love in a while. He always seemed to be in a bad mood, and never wanted to talk about it. But right now, as he looked down at her, it felt like nothing had changed. He leaned his head down and their foreheads touched. She longed for him to touch her like this, and be this way again, it hadn't been that long, but it felt like forever.

"Were gonna be ok." He replied softly.

"How do you know?" Trish asked in a whisper.

"Because I love you." Jeff answered moving his face closer to hers, so that their noses slipped past each other, and the lips nearly touched.

"I love you too" Trish said softly. His lips brushed across her softly. She placed her hand on his face and grabbed the back of his hair. She felt all of those same feeling that she hadn't felt in a while rushed through her body as he let his hands travel, it was like a surge of electricity. Maybe things would finally get back to normal.

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