This was a one-shot request for PinUpStrong Anvilette. She'd asked me for it forever ago and I just didn't know what to do! Based loosely on the song Awake and Alive by Skillet. I don't own anyone. Hope you all enjoy


"She deserves better than you,"
The words I heard too often. Maybe I should start believing them. Yet once again, here the beautiful Canadian was, standing in front of me in just a sports bra and short shorts.
"What ya thinking of?" She asked.
"People keep saying you deserve better than me," I said. I watched as she frowned and placed her hand on my side.
"What do you think?" She said.
"I know they're just trying to bring me down but I feel like that you're slipping away from me," I said. As a frown crept onto Nattie's face, I immediately felt guilty.
"I can't keep fighting what they're saying babe, maybe it is for the best," I sighed.
"Jeff, don't listen to any of them. They don't know what I deserve and they don't know who you are. I'm with you because I love you. Ignore the idiotic opinions babe," Nattie said, before her perfectly soft lips pressed against my own.


As we lay there later that night, our bodies entwined, our breathing heavy, I took a few minutes to think. This relationship is what made me alive. I knew it was the right thing for me and I believed that with my whole heart. As her lips crushed against mine, I knew that no-one else's opinions on my relationship with Nattie mattered. I was going to do what I wanted because this was MY life, not theirs. I wasn't going to back down, I knew this is what I wanted and it was what I would always have.


"Break up with her,"
I looked up at the man standing in front of me and a grin crossed my face.
"Well, well, well, Mr Neidhart himself has joined in the war against me. To answer your statement… no," I said.
"How much do ya want Hardy? You don't deserve my Princess, name your price then leave my girl alone," He said.
"I can't be bought or sold Mr Neidhart. I love your Daughter very much." I said, smirking once more.
"Break up with her, or I break you," He said threateningly. I sighed and looked down. I knew that it was worth it but I didn't want to make her life difficult.
"Daddy? What are you doing here?" I heard Nattie say, her footsteps coming closer.
"Just came to see my baby girl," Jim replied, as Nattie's small hand slipped into mine.
"Hi baby," She said, tilting her head so she could see my face. I smiled softly and she pressed her lips against mine.
"Mmm, sorry about being sweaty, I just finished my workout," She explained. I smiled and held her close to me.
"You're beautiful no matter what," I said, completely forgetting the elder Neidhart standing there watching us with a look of disgust.
"I'm gonna go shower. Babe, you got a match to prepare for," Nattie said.
"Alright, I'll meet you in the dressing room," I said. She hugged her father one more time and walked down the hall and I stepped right up into Jim's face.
"I won't back down. Nattie is what I want, and I'm what she wants. Learn to deal with it, she's mine forever," I said angrily, before following her down the hall.


"Your father offered me a cash bribe today if I broke up with you," I said to her softly. We were back at the hotel and she was sitting behind me, giving me one of the most amazing massages I had ever had.
"He did WHAT?" Nattie exclaimed. I nodded my head and all of a sudden started crying, tears falling fast from my green eyes. Her arms enveloped me into a hug and I turned around, burying my face into her neck.
"I'll never be good enough for anyone, they all said you can do better. You're my world," I said.
"Jeff, they don't matter. Don't keep stressing what other people think. Come on, get some rest." She said, laying down and pulling me with her.
"I've given my heart to you, the only reason I continue to live is because of you" I mumbled.
"I'll hold it and take care of it forever," I heard her reply, before I drifted off to sleep.


When I woke the next morning, I woke with renewed determination. I looked down at the beautiful Calgary native in my arms and brushed some hair from her face. She kept telling me not to listen to other people and now I would listen to her. This was OUR life and I believed that we were amazing together.
I was going to stand my ground and never back down to the haters. I was going to make them see what I saw. I was going to make them BELIEVE.
It was because of Natalie Neidhart I was still alive. And I had finally woken up and seen sense because of her too. No one could judge us together. And I was never going to let them do it again.


So there you have it! Hope you all enjoyed? Reviews? :D