*!Safe Inside Myself!*

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"So what is it that you boys need to see me about, or should I say, that you want to yell at me about? I figured though that you'd said it all when you refused to talk to me for two weeks, but I'm listening. I just can't promise you how long I'm listening for."

Jeff couldn't believe his ears. This was not the same Angel that he's been close with a month ago. He shouldn't have behaved the way he had. He was hurt, but he didn't even go to her with it. Matt was right, he was an extreme idiot. One who probably pushed the one girl who liked him for him away? He saw the Shawn had the same reaction as him. Something wasn't right with Angel. She was totally indifferent towards them.

"Listen sis, we aren't here to give you grief anymore. We just want to know why you didn't tell us about this. If you wanted to wrestle we could have teamed together with you. I mean you were practically dating Jeff, and you are my sister. How does that make us look Hun? Like we aren't even good enough for family. You and Jeff have your own issues to work through, and that's cool but we are blood babe. Even when I am an asshole."

Shawn was always good with words, but never when he talked to Angel. He always seemed to find a way around actually telling Angel how he felt, but for once he actually got to her. She was trying to cope with all of this silent treatment and give it back with even more attitude, but it was taking its toll on her, and Shawn now just broke through all her defenses. She felt the tears in the corner of her eyes and she tried to push them away.

"I didn't ask for this Shawn, I got it thrown at me. It was either lose my writing job at Raw and move completely to Smack down, or wrestle, have one hundred percent input on it, and be with you guys every night. I close the latter because I had to. I got grief alright, because I got ignored. I was completely oblivious. My brother hated me and my boyfriend had his ego bruised, because I wasn't working right by his side. You were an ass, but it's over, it's done. You didn't want to listen to me then, and I don't want to dwell on it now."

Angel paced back and forth, trying not to let the tears fall. She couldn't not forgive Shawn. She loved him to death, but this whole thing was just way too hard for her. She thought being on the same show as them would make them happy, but they looked at who she teamed with and thought of it as betrayal. That's all it ever would be.

"If there's nothing else to say, I've really got to pack up here. I've got to upload Smack down dailies and other stuff to Stephanie before her flight. This means I've got to get back to the hotel."

Shawn walked out of the room, and just stood there thinking. He had royally screwed up with his sister, and he had said all he could to fix it. He had to leave it in his sisters hand's now. He noticed Jeff hadn't come out, so maybe he could be the one to break through her defense system.

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Inside the room, Angel, thinking they had both left, broke down in tears. She loved Shawn so much, she couldn't even think straight anymore. She hurt because of what happened with Jeff and mourned what happened and couldn't be fixed. She had to suck this back up if she was going to work with some hint of sanity.

"Angel, I miss you. Despite your reasons for not telling me, I'm sorry I was an ass to you. I don't want to not talk to you anymore. I know the feelings we shared before died, because of me and what I've done here, but nothing changed on my end, for the record. I still miss you, and care for you. I just want my best girlfriend back." Jeff said breaking the silence that was surrounding them.

Knowing Jeff was there raised mix feelings in her. She turned around and just hugged him. It was impulse but she missed him too, despite her anger.

"You were an ass, but don't you understand? I don't want to be against you. I have to be, for sanity reasons. I didn't put me here. I miss you too Jeff, I also miss my best friend."

Shawn opened the door at that moment and looked between the two of them before putting his expression back on Jeff.

"Hey are you coming? We've got to catch our flight, and the Vette is waiting."

"Ya I will be right there man. Just give me one more minute."

Turning back to Angel he looked in her tear stained eyes.

"Listen, are you going home after the hotel? If you are, take the Vette, because Shawn brought his rental car too. The drive does wonders for your thoughts. Clears everything up for me when I go out in it. It looks like you might need the quietness of the drive right about now. I can pick it back up at the house on the weekend."

"Thanks Jeff, I might take you up on that. I could use a nice road trip."

"Just don't let Cena drive it alright? I might have to kill him if he does. Call me when you get home? You've still got my cell number?"

"Yeah I do, and I will call you. Oh and Jeff?"

"Yeah Babe?"

"Thanks for knowing just what to say. Tell Shawn I love him and eventually we will have our talk."

"I will do that for you. In the driver's seat of the Vette there's a book. It's just all my thoughts on everything in my life for the past ten years. Take a look and a good read. It might help you get some clarity on things."

Jeff let go of Angel's hand and slipped out the door. It was nice to see her smile at him again. Things might actually have a way of getting back to normal after all. One could only hope.

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