*!Secrets Can Hurt!*

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Angel was enjoying it so much, she didn't want to pull away, but she also didn't want it leading where she knew it had the ability to lead. When she was about to pull away, Jeff released his hands from her face and hair and pulled back.

"Did I come on too strong Angel? If I did, I'm so sorry. I don't know what got into me."

"No Jeff, it was fine really. If I wasn't ready for it I wouldn't have done it. Now stop analyzing everything, and let's go out and do something."

Angel stood up, pulled Jeff up from the couch and put her cold coffee mug into the dishwasher. Matt wasn't due back until the next morning and Angel had all her work done for the week. She just wanted to get out and do something with Jeff.

"Want to buy some new hair dye with me? This red is getting too old. It's time for something more extreme."

"Yeah sure Jeff. I'm up for anything with you tonight. You want to make a stop by Trash tonight too?"

Jeff was surprised she remembered where he bought most of his outrageous clothes. A girl that wasn't afraid to shop for insane clothes was a keeper. She wasn't as unattainable as he first thought. Grabbing the keys to the Vette, they left to have some good old fashioned fun.

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"Jim I booked him in that match for a reason. Shawn is his mentor now right? Putting him on the right track without making him lose that extreme quality he has. Why not make him actually win? Am I the only one who sees wasted potential here?"

For three days now, she'd been on the phone with Jim threading the mistakes surrounding the storyline. Now at this meeting face to face, Jim didn't want Jeff to win. If she was hired for her merit and not her brother's name, no one had yet to show her. Her credibility was going down the hole. She had been writing stories left and right for Raw and Smack down, and Stephanie seemed thrilled with her performance as a writer, and wanted her to strictly write for Smack down. Why couldn't she get the same respect on the show she wanted to be on?

"We aren't trying to ruin Jeff, we know the extreme's he goes too every night to entertain our fans. We just want to develop other avenues for his character."

Angel realized that Jim made perfect sense and she was fighting to make Jeff the main player too fast. Pure romantic interests were driving her, not her business sense. Against her better judgment she was letting her feelings for Jeff cloud the business aspect of things, and she had to put a stop to it. Jeff Hardy was just another wrestler when it came to business.

"How about you put Shawn Michaels in a tag with Jeff Hardy? Can you write that one for me Angel?"

"Jim I can have it for you before the show starts. Is that enough time before we go on air?"

"I knew I could count on you Angel. I know you want to make Jeff a main player, and eventually he will be, but let's build him that way, instead of throwing him right in and watching him fall on his ass. I'll inform Jeff and Shawn of the change." Jim said as the meeting came to an end.

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"So are things finally getting serious with you guys now? When we're all at home, she seems to be wherever you are."

"Shane it's so wicked cool man. This girl has got to be the most driven I've ever seen. She can spend hours just alone writing. When we're together, we never stop talking. We aren't serious or anything yet, but I'm not interested in any other woman. The best thing about it is Matt loves her, and they are like best friends. Matt is the most important person in my life. If he didn't like someone I was seeing, it pretty much wouldn't last."

"What does Shawn have to say about all of this? Does he even know his new protégé is sort of dating his sister? Not to mention her being the new writer."

Jeff was about to answer when Shawn stormed into the room. Throwing his bag on the floor he went into the shower. The only time Jeff had seen Shawn this angry was when the stories got changed to something he didn't like. Which in turn meant that Jeff's night wouldn't be the best either?

Shawn came out of the shower and walked right over to Jeff and Shane. Jeff didn't think he was going to like what he had to say.

"Why Jeff? Why my baby sister? I know she's smart and pretty, and well she's pretty much perfect, but why her? She doesn't need another ego driven wrestler in her life."

Jeff realized that Angel must have finally told Shawn about what was going on in her life. Jeff hadn't expected this reaction though. His sister was now 26 years old, and she was old enough to know what was good for her and what wasn't.

"Shawn man, have you talked to Angel?"

"No Jeff, I talked to Jason. Funny thing is he was sure things were happening with him and Angel until he walked in on some awkward situation at the house with you two last week. Why did I have to hear about it from someone I don't even like? Be honest with me Jeff. What's going on with you and Angel?"

"At the moment Shawn, nothing because that's the way she wants it. She told me about her and Paul and some other harsh stuff and I'm there for her. As her friend. Angel and I are not together Shawn, so I don't know where Jay gets off saying that we are."

"Do you like her Jeff? I mean really like her?"

"More then you want to know about here Shawn. I am not going to push someone into something they aren't ready for though man. You should know that much about me by now. I've never lied to you about anything have I?"

"No, I just can't believe I'm hearing all of this about my sister. She got herself out of this business five years ago for a good reason. I don't understand for the life of me what's bringing her back into it."

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Now that Angel had finished the match re write for Shawn and Jeff, she was going to say goodbye to the guys and catch the next flight back to Carolina. She needed the peacefulness of home, with the empty house to collect her thoughts. She walked into the locker room in time to see Shawn leaving. He must not be too happy about the re writes.

"Hey bro, long time no see."

"Sweetie, I've got to go talk to Jim now but keep your cell phone on. We need to talk later." He said.

He jogged off down the hallway leaving Angel in utter shock. What did they have to talk about that was so important? She decided to say goodbye to Jeff and Shane and get the hell out of there. It didn't sound good whatever it was.

"Hey baby! You just missed your brother. I heard about your re-write before him, so he's going to find out now. I'm cool with it though because I can think of some kick ass moves and high flyin stuff I want to do. You alright?"

"What does Shawn need to talk to me about so bad Jeff? Did he say anything to you?"

"Jason got his mind working overtime apparently, and it all surrounds us. I set him straight with as much information as I could without playing stupid, but you know Shawn. He just wants to hear it all from you."

"Okay, I can deal with it. I'm out of here for now anyways. I need to go home and get my head clear for Smack down. So tell him to call home later tonight. You can call me on my cell after your match though alright?"

"You know I will baby. Be careful though alright?"

Angel hugged him quickly and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek so not to wreck the UV makeup he was wearing. She ran out to the waiting cab and hopped in. She had a lot of confusion to fix once she got home safe and sound.

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"Jim we need to call my father in on this. I want Angel to work specifically on Smack down. I think she needs to be recognized more then she apparently is on Raw. I know you respect her, but the other writers don't quite frankly and that's something I want to put an end too. She has no one over here to argue with, because everyone now loves her ideas."

Stephanie had been in a conference call with Jim all day it seemed, trying to make her point. Angel was a tremendous talent and an asset to whoever used her right. Right now, that was on Smack down.

"We actually want to involve her on camera over here Stephanie. She has no idea but Eric and Vince have discussed it, and as Shawn's sister, she could be better used here on camera. We don't want to lose her as a writing talent though."

"Well then spring the idea on her. I will send her a contract for exclusive Smack down head writer position. If she turns us both down, you do realize we will never find another one like her."

"Stephanie, we don't want to lose her, we just want her to enjoy herself on Raw, which at this moment we know she's not. Have you talked to Matt Hardy recently? You might want to look into it actually. I think there's something holding Angel back from thinking clearly on Raw and I think his brother might have something to do with it."

"Jeff? Are you serious? That's something I never would have figured, but I will check into it. I know her and Matt are hard to tear apart when she's over here. If there is something happening with Jeff though, she might not have any other choice but come here full time. Why do you think Paul and I are on separate shows now? We wanted the other one to be a heavy hitter and it drove a slight wedge for awhile. But I promise you I will find out what the story is."

Well this was an interesting piece of information. If Jeff and Angel we're an item, she wouldn't want to leave him. It was almost poetic. She would talk to Paul and get the lowdown on how to deal with Angel Michaels. There had to be a way this could work out, because Angel was a tremendous asset that Stephanie wasn't about to lose.

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