*!I Wanted To Know You, I Wanted To Show You!*

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*Meeting @ Raw in New York*

"No you don't seem to understand me here Krista. I've cleared all the storylines with Eric and Vince. There will be no changes. There was a reason I was brought in here you know."

"Ms. Michaels, no offense here, but we all know you're here because your brother got you here. We all accept that as fact. We can accept you as our new boss, but we don't have to just take everything you dish out for us."

Angel couldn't believe the complete stonewall she was getting from her supposed team of writers. This was the most insane group of people she'd ever met. They questioned her every move, like she wasn't even the head writer of the team. This was something she had to clear up and fast.

"Angel call on Line Two. It sounds like Matt."

All Angel could think at that moment was thank God for Glory. She had put an open call out looking for the perfect assistant to help her manage her job with the WWE, and the magazine in Toronto. Glory seemed to be just that, the best person for the job. She understood how important it was that she got her daily calls from Matt, for mere sanity reasons. She didn't know what she would do without her. Maybe lose her cool and fire all of the writers she had to look after.

"Matt! Hey baby, how's everything at the house? You miss my cooking yet?"

"Like you wouldn't believe. We have a problem over here though, and I thought you might want to have a heads up."

"What's the problem, and how am I going to solve it from here?"

"Jeff's not on Raw tonight right? Well he's over here and he's feeling pretty bad. How soon can you come home and make it better? He thinks you took him off Raw because you wanted to do something with Jason. Did you even talk to Jeff the other night at the club?"

"Yes Matt I did talk to him. We talked everything out, everything was fine, or so I thought it was. Is he there, and does he want to talk to me?"

Angel walked into the hallway as she heard Matt pass Jeff the phone. She didn't need the writers getting a hold of this and using it over her head either. They already thought she had an easy going with Shawn being her brother and all. She didn't want to add to that.

"Angel are you coming home after Raw tonight?"

There was definitely something desperate in Jeff's tone of voice. It was like he really did think something was going on that he had to be worried about. She had to make sure she fixed it right away, before it got out of hand.

"As soon as I get my entire writer's in check over here, I'm coming home. I'm on the first flight out with Shane tonight. You know that already Jeff, so why are you so upset? Matt said something about you being worried because I took you off for one night?"

"I miss you Angel, that's all it is really. When Jason was here earlier today he told us he wouldn't be coming home because he was taking you out somewhere in New York. I know he still likes you, but I didn't know what to think after that."

"Sweetie, I took you off roster for tonight so you could rest up from the ladder match last week. I warned you that I might do that so you don't burn out like you were before. Jason on the other hand, he's here because he's got to help his tag partner cheat to win tonight. I'm coming home after the show to see you Jeff, not to dinner with Jay."

"Alright, I'll let you get back to work. I'll see you later."

Jeff hung up and Angel went back to the boardroom. She had one last change that had to be made to the show tonight, before they went on air, just in case Jeff did decide to watch it.

"We are going to put the new Desire Video on after the first match out. Jeff Hardy is a tremendous talent who has the night off, but we don't want him to be forgotten. Now is that a good enough decision for all of you? Or do I have to go higher with it?"

Everyone in the room nodded their agreement for the video. Maybe they would come around to her way of thinking without any fighting. She just had to show them what Angel Michaels was really made of. It was definitely going to be a bumpy road.

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Angel made herself some coffee, and took a seat on the couch with Jeff. Even the writers on Smack down were being frigid with her; she just couldn't win on either show. The only writer that they had, that did appreciate having her there, was her old family friend Paul Heyman.

"You look massively stressed, and you've only been doing this for a few weeks now Hun." Jeff said gently as she sat down with him.

"If I had staff that would co-operate with me, even if I am a Michaels, then this wouldn't stress me out so much. They turn down everything I say. I just don't know how much abuse is enough right now."

Jeff massaged her shoulders when she sat closer to him. He had no idea everyone was being so hard on her. The wrestlers seemed like the least of her worries. He wished there was something he could do for her, but her name seemed to be the only problem. She got the job on her own merit and unique talent, but she was being judged because of Shawn. He felt her grow more into the massage and smiled. Over the last two weeks they had been together constantly. There wasn't anything she didn't tell him, whenever it suited her and he'd even gotten to sing for her. He pulled her hair back over her neck. He was so glad Adam and Matt were booked on Smack down tonight. Jason was out with Chris again so it gave him and Angel time to be alone and relax.

"You are a fabulous writer Angel, and they will clue into that eventually. Just stick with it, and don't quit. Plus I love having you with me on Raw. What would I do if you weren't there writing for me?"

Angel felt herself blushing and she covered her face with her hands. Ever since they had that conversation at the club, there really wasn't anything they couldn't say to one another. Maybe trying another relationship with someone new wasn't such a bad idea anymore. Her relationship with Paul was a long time ago, and she shouldn't let that stand in the way of finding something really wonderful.

Angel looked up into Jeff's eyes and he touched her face gently. This was the moment she was waiting for, for the past two weeks. They were really going to kiss for the first time. Jeff slowly moved in closer and touched her lips with his fingers softly.

"I'm going to kiss you now, can you handle that Angel?" he said smiling.

"I think I can deal with it, it might be hard, but I'm a big girl." She said laughing softly.

She smiled and Jeff leaned in gently. Just as their lips touched like a butterfly kiss, Jason walked in the door. Angel and Jeff immediately sat backwards on the couch, trying to hide their disappointment.

"Hey guys, what's happening? I didn't interrupt anything did I?"

"No Jay, I was just sounding off on Jeff about my fellow writers on Raw and Smack down, and letting him know how really unbearable it is."

"Well stick with it Hun. You're good at what you do. If you need me to come in and lay down the law, just let me know."

Jason winked at Angel, causing her to burst out laughing. Jeff even had to crack a smile at that comment. It was just too good to be true.

"I think I can handle it Jay, but thanks for the support."

"Listen, since I have you both here, and I know Angel tells Matt everything, I wanted to let you guys know that I'm moving out. Chris's wife's friend has been trying to get me to move in with her, and well she's a really great woman, so I'm going to take the plunge. I know Shane's wanted to live here for some time anyway, so you guys could have another roommate right away."

Jeff took the initiative in answering Jason first. The fact that Jason had a new girlfriend meant that he wasn't entirely after Angel anymore.

"Jason, you don't have to leave because of Shane. Adam told us he's leaving too. We just assumed that Shane could move into this old room."

"Yeah come on Jay! I need my protector around. What if all my writers go completely insane and I need you?" Angel said trying not to laugh and keep a straight face.

"I will only be down the street from you guys, and Angel you know I'm here for you when you need me to be. I just think it will give Angel a chance to move upstairs now anyway, and you guys can convert the basement into a bar or something. I really need to meet up with Chris now though; I just wanted to fill you guys in. We can talk more later alright?"

"Sure Jay, you know where to find us." Jeff said, as Jason made his to the door again.

"Take it easy guys. Angel I will see you on Raw, because you better have some good stories for me."

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When Jason was safely out the door, Angel looked back at Jeff.

"The moment is gone now isn't it? Why is it that when we get closer something pulls us apart again?"

"Do you really feel like we are being pulled apart here? Five minutes ago we were getting close enough not to be pulled apart. What changed for you Angel?"

"Nothing changed Jeff. I don't know what I'm talking about here. Being with a wrestler, I forgot how messed up I got last time. Right before we kissed Jeff, I was ready to finally throw caution to the wind, and just let everyone know we were more then what we are."

"And now?"

Should Angel tell him about Paul, and about everything that happened with them? Would that really make Jeff understand why she was so afraid of being with another wrestler?

"I think I need to explain something to you Jeff. It may or may not make any difference to you, but here goes nothing. About six years ago when Shawn was at his peak here with his career, I got raped. It was really hard on Shawn because he wasn't around that much. He needed and wanted to be with me at all times, and he couldn't be. He used to bring me to shows so I didn't have to be alone. That's when I met Paul. He was the greatest guy aside from my brother, that'd I'd ever met, and he had no idea what happened to me. We went out on a few dates, things never got massively serious, I don't think, but I cared so much about him. When they stopped using Shawn and I got more involved with my writing, Paul and I slowly lost touch. We talked, but something was missing. It never to this day ended properly."

"When I was announced as head writer, he had no idea that it was me. We hadn't talked for two years. Anything he knew about me now, he knew because Shawn told him. I built a life without wrestling and I guess what I'm saying is that, being put back into that life all over again, especially with you, is that it's awkward for me. I built my life without all of this, and it's taking a lot of readjustment for me to tread back into it. Does anything I've said make sense?"

Jeff took a moment to process everything she had just said before answering her. He didn't want to say the wrong thing and make her think he didn't understand what she was going through.

"Honey, I told you when we went out a while back, there would be no pressure to be with me. Yes I like you, hell I'm practically devoted to you now, but I would never push you into things when you weren't ready."

"That night they introduced you as head writer, I saw you and Paul talking, and I knew there was something there, but I didn't know what or how serious it was. It doesn't stop me from liking you any more then I do though. So you had a rough past. I want to be in your future."

Jeff slowly leaned in close to Angel. He brushed her hair out of her face and stroked her cheek. He leaned in and let his lips gently brush against hers. The kiss started out slow but with the anticipation building up in them both, they both grew hungry for more and the kiss deepened. Angel had never felt anything so right before in her life. She liked the way this was happening. It was natural, and not forced.

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