It didn't matter to any of the four that the visit lasted less than a day or that all they could do was sit and talk due to time and weather constraints. Matt and Jeff were finally able to reconnect with their past and had taken that all important first step to assimilate back into their lives before the fire. Midafternoon the two blonds were making their way to the airport and prying that they wouldn't be late for that nights show, and promising to call every day. With the company having scheduled several overseas shows after that it would be nearly three weeks until they could drop by again.

When Jeff awoke that morning it was to a familiar yet strange other person in his bed. He knew immediately that it was Jay but it was something he was not expecting, especially after the revelations from the last time they were together. He was happy to see that at least he hadn't leaked and the bed was still dry, even if the swollen warmth between his legs was giving way to discomfort. Jay was on his side turned away from him. He had stolen most of the blankets but still only managed to be half covered by the sheets. Jeff held his breath and slowly began to roll himself off the bed in an attempt to jostle him as little as possible. When his feet touched the floor he let out a sigh of relief as his hands then followed, before lowering himself to the ground. A voice rang out from the door way.

"You know Jeff that wasn't necessary. After last night you would have to throw him into a cold shower to get him up this early. "

Jeff looked up and saw Adam eying him from the doorway. He slowly got to his feet hoping that his blush wasn't too obvious or at least Adam wouldn't call him out on it like he often did. The diapers caused him to stand with his legs a little wider than they normally did and he hadn't even noticed that when it was just Matt and him and now it was painfully obvious. He was frozen because even though they had talked before he knew that the brothers wouldn't be completely at ease with everything that had taken them months to adjust to.

"I figured that you would be up early to get to Matt. But I wanted to talk a bit. If it's okay."

"Sure it's fine…it's just. I think I should get to Matt first…"

"Jeff we four have seen each other at our worsts. Theres no need for all this modesty. Me and Jay we're adapting so theres no need to make it harder than it already is. If you need to get changed you can just say so. Think of it this way, if it were Jay in your position how you would treat him, just think; what you'd be okay with and what allowances you would make. Chances are that you would feel the same way that we do right now."

As Adam spoke he stepped further into the bedroom. His gaze lingered on Jay as though at that very moment Jay and Jeff's positions were switched. He took in Jeff's stance before their eyes met and he spoke without dropping eye contact. He was feeling as though the words would sound hollow to him if he were on the receiving end even though he couldn't be more sincere. He was trying to relay that feeling to Jeff, trying to get him to believe him but without seeming to belittle him.

"We're family right? Always have been always will be. Nothing is going to change that."

He pulled Jeff's smaller frame to his and hugged him, tighter than normal so that he wouldn't be able to imagine any more distance between them than there was before.

"Adam…I really need to see Matt."

After a breath the two of them let go of one another.

"I'll be in the living room when you're done. I still need to talk to you."

"Sure."

Jeff barely gave himself time to answer before leaving the room as fast as he dared to. Matt's room was open, it was a very rare thing for him to close his bedroom door these days but when Jeff entered the room he always closed it and this time he locked it as well. Matt was awake but still under his covers and his eyes were still clouded with sleep and Jeff knew that he, Adam and Jay had been up talking after they arrived, long after he had been asleep. However Matt was kicking of the sheets as with all the energy he could muster when he took in the sight of Jeff.

"is everything okay?"

"yeah…just thinking."

Neither said anything more on the subject and Jeff laid himself across the bed. After so long the mechanisms of changing were second nature and as quick and effortless as any routine task could be. Matt put cream unto the rash that was starting to break out on Jeff's behind while Jeff berated him for not telling him about the surprise visit or at least waking him up when they arrived. Afterwards Matt rolled back into bed with the air of an exhausted parent determined that both of them would get more sleep but Jeff shrugged out of bed.

"Adam's waiting on me in the living room"

And if he wasn't so tired he would have questioned him but today Matt was only too happy to roll back over and see how much more sleep he could get away with.

As soon as Jeff stepped into the living room he saw Adam pacing. He immediately recognized it as what he did when he had something important to say and had already planned out how to say it and was trying not to forget it. Jeff wasn't all that sure that he wanted to hear what Adam had to say but that didn't stop him from accepting Adam's request to sit while he paced several more times before sitting down himself. HE watched Jeff fidget gingerly before settling in and then starting to fidget once more. He watched the younger pull several face before speaking.

"Jeff, it's not that bad, you don't have to act like I'm about to crucify you."

"It's not that…it's...I have a rash." Jeff's admission made Adam quirk his lips just slightly, hopeful that he may get through to Jeff even if Matt was being decidedly stubborn.

"Hmm what are you using for it…Jay's wrestling trunks make him rash real bad but the trainers prescribed this cream that I swear works miracles."

"I don't know, you'd have to ask Matt, I don't have a clue as to half the things going on everyone keeps telling me that the best way to recover is to not care about it."

"You don't want to push yourself too much I guess it would be counterproductive."

"I guess but sometimes I feel like I'm going backwards when I just want to get back out there."

"Well that's what I want to talk to you about."

Hours later the four men were gathered together in the same living room and three of them were trying to convince one Matt hardy.

"Jeff won't be in anything even slightly risky Matt, just a valet, everyone will know not to touch him they will work the fire into a storyline, it will be fine.

"don't you think that it cuts a bit too close to the truth Adam, for so long we've been worried about the backlash when we step back into the public eye and were going to just rub everything in everyone's faces."

"Not everything Mattie. We get to decide what goes public and what we keep private, you would be able to wrestle again and at least I would get to be a apart of the WWE again. "

Jeff's voice was pleading with his older brother to see his reason, begging him to at least agree to meet with Vince and see what arrangement they could come up with.

"And what about Jeff, even if you don't wrestle, there are some things that we will not be able to hid."

"Jeff and I were talking earlier. He actually came up with PTSD or something of the sort. I mean he was trapped in his burning house. It wouldn't be hard to believe that the experience traumatized him. "

"I don't know Adam. It is still so risky, something could leak out at any time and then where would we be?"

"But what if it doesn't? What if everything works out? Can we all at least try to be optimistic? I get what you are worried about Matt but really it's Jeff's decision. He doesn't want you giving up on your life to a babysit him. He wants you to keep doing what you love and he wants a chance to build his life again. Don't shut us out because you're scared Matt. Your intentions are good but they are hurting all of us. I love Jeff and I couldn't even be with him when he needed me because shut us out. We didn't know what happed and we couldn't be there for him. Ju…Just give us a chance. We just want what's best."

Matt winced when he heard the crack in Jay's voice, he knew that he was still bitter about being kept away from Jeff but he didn't realize how much and as he stormed from the living room matt cane to two conclusions. Firstly he would at least meet with Vince and see exactly how he wanted to bring them back. Secondly, he and Jeff weren't the only ones affected by the fire, they were not the only ones trying to get over everything that had happened and being as reclusive as he was, were preventing others from getting the reassurance and comfort they needed. The WWE was their family and family's hurt and heal together.