Jeff just stood there he couldn't believe she was actually gone. The love of his life had been killed in a car crash while he was out on the road. Vince had flown him home as fast as he could on the private jet. But by the time Jeff got to the hospital in Cameron she was gone. Would Jeff ever be the same? Or is there a past about Jeff that Matt doesn't even know about?
Jeff Hardy/OC Matt Hardy/OC
Gone
The next few days were hard for Jeff he just lost Andrea who was the love of his life. He didn't know if he could go on. But he knew he needed too. Matt and his wife Kelsey had been there for him but Matt had to get back on the road. Kelsey had voluntarily said she would stay home and keep Jeff company. Jeff was thankful for his family that had been a constant support. Vince had even given Jeff several weeks off so he could wrap his mind around what had happened and all.
Jeff hadn't been on the Hardy compound in weeks. Andrea hated living out so far away from everything but Jeff loved the peace and quiet of the country. He owned the land that was next to Matt and Kelsey's house and decided to build his dream home. He was out walking the land when he heard the hum of the golf cart and couldn't help but smile at his dad Gilbert aka Gil or Pops.
"What's going through your mind Jeff?" Gil asked
Jeff couldn't help but smile at his dad. Unlike Andrea's family his dad supported him and Andrea as they lived together in town but her parents didn't approve at all.
"I want to build my dream house out here next to Matt and Kelsey. I don't like always being approached by fans every five minutes. We all know how I love the peace and quiet." Jeff said. Gil nodded his head in agreement and knew Jeff had always wanted to live on the compound.
The two sat there in the golf cart shooting the shit. Then again Jeff along with Matt always had a special connection with their dad. Jeff hugged his dad goodbye for the time being and got into his truck and headed back to the apartment that he had once shared. As he walked in and barely shut the door behind him Angela who was Andrea's mom walked in.
Angela scanned the small living room and was shocked it was clean. Every time she stopped by it was a solid mess. Jeff heard the door finally shut and walked into the kitchen and got a bottle of water from the fridge.
"You haven't even started going through anything have you Jeff?" Angela asked as she set her purse and phone down.
"Not yet. It's only been a week Angela. When I do I will let you know. Why are you here?" Jeff questioned.
Angela wasn't happy with the tone of voice Jeff had. She had lost her daughter a long time ago to someone who was never home who did drugs and drank way too much. Yes Jeff had his flaws but who doesn't.
Angela started to say something but she shut her mouth quickly. She had said something once to Jeff about doing drugs when he was clean and he snapped at her for accusing him of doing something he wasn't. That right there had put a small rift between Andrea and her mom. It had also put a huge rift between her and Jeff.
"When do you think I can start to clean out Andrea's things?" Angela asked him.
"I realize you don't like me but you also have to know that I was deeply in love with Andi. She was my life and helped me turn my life around. Right now you can get her clothes. There are a few things that I want to keep and I will let you know what those are." Jeff stated and moved towards the bedroom and pulled out the few things he didn't want her to take.
"Why can't I take that dress?" Angela asked
"It was the last dress that Andrea wore for the Hall of Fame in April that I bought her. The shoes go with it and the purse." Jeff told her.
Angela looked through the clothes and sighed she had brought boxes with her and walked out of the apartment and was soon folding clothes and packing them away. Jeff just sat there on the bed and watching Angela it's like she didn't even care which brought tears to Jeff's eyes. He wanted to open up his mouth and say stop several times but each time he did nothing came out. It wasn't long before Angela asked which drawer was her daughters but Jeff wasn't ready for that and told her as much.
"You really are just selfish wanting to keep something that doesn't belong to you Jeff." Angela stated. Jeff just looked at her and about lost it.
"Do you not realize that I am the one who furnished this apartment with everything in it. I am the one who spent countless hours on the road to furnish things for Andi. She didn't have to work but wanted too. I am the one who moved away from my family, I was the one who did all the sacrifices for the woman that I am deeply in love with. Did she tell you that? No and why is that Angela?"
Angela just looked at Jeff. "You will not speak to me that way. I know it's just her name on the lease to this tiny apartment and I will have you thrown out in a few days."
"Actually my name is on the lease as was Andrea's. I paid the rent but both of our names were on the bills. I will have her name removed from all the bills. I will pack up her things over the next week and you can have it. Now get out." Jeff was seething. Kelsey picked the wrong time to come check on Jeff.
"Jeff?" She asked
"You asshole you are cheating on my daughter?" Angela accused him "Get out you bitch."
"You will not speak to my family like that again Angela. Kelsey is Matt's wife she came to check on me. NOW GET OUT."
Angela didn't say anything else but grabbed the three boxes and left. Jeff locked the door behind her and screamed out in frustration.
"Jeff are you okay?" Kelsey asked him as she sat her purse and phone down.
"God I can't stand her." Jeff said as he sat down on the couch. "What brings you by?"
Kelsey just smiled at him. "I was out getting food as we are about out and thought I would come check on you and see how you are doing and came into this."
"Yeah well she isn't easy to get along with. Four years of us living together we moved into this apartment just six months ago because the other place wasn't the best but we made it work." Jeff told her as he ran his hand over his face and then thru his hair.
"Do you want to stay with Matt and I?" Kelsey asked as she looked over at Jeff she could tell that he was stressed. "I can help you here and put it in storage till you have your house built." Jeff hugged Kelsey. The two were best friends and Kelsey was very thankful for Jeff as he introduced her to Matt.
"I might just take you up on that. On the way back home from talking to dad I talked to Vince." Jeff said
"Oh how did that go?" Kelsey asked
"Good. He is giving me three weeks to wrap my head around things and then back on the road. I know it will take time to heal but I am getting a Personal Assistant." Jeff stated
"That might be a good idea Jeff, she can at least keep you somewhat focused on work and also on time." Kelsey said as Jeff wasn't one for being on time for anything.
"Yeah yeah Vince said the same thing." Jeff said
"Do you know her name?" Kelsey asked
"Yeah Landry Jones. Isn't that the name of a NFL Football player?" Jeff asked
Kelsey pulled the name up on her phone and nodded her head in agreement. "He played at Oklahoma and drafted by the Steelers."
"Look at you full of trivia today." Jeff smarted off to her and she flipped him off. "Yeah we can get boxes and start to pack me up. Let's take my truck and go."
Kelsey couldn't help but smile even though it was soon after Andrea's death Jeff was trying to put his life back together. She and Matt had talked at length and they both wanted Jeff there at the house while he was building his new one. It wasn't long and the two were back at the apartment and packing up clothes and Jeff grabbed his luggage and started to pack his things for work at he started his laundry that morning before talking to his dad.
The two worked most of the day and had the tiny apartment basically packed up but the furniture and a few other things. Jeff was quite pleased with how much he and Kelsey had gotten done. Yes he was sad to be leaving but knew that he needed to do this to move on with his life. Andrea was a big part of it and there was a small hole in his heart that he knew would take some time to heal. He loved her deeply and knew that she would always be in his heart.
"Jeff" Kelsey said quietly
"Hmm what is it Kelsey you okay?" Jeff asked as he turned around
"Yeah how are you doing?" Kelsey asked as he sat down next to her on the couch.
"I won't lie it hurts like hell but I will be okay." Jeff said as he smiled at her. He had always found his brothers wife attractive. Then again they were very close and she had been there for him in every aspect of his life in the last 7 years of his life. Kelsey had always been there for him to take too if he needed to get a clear head about work, if he needed to talk to someone that understood him. She had her own demons some that Matt never knew about.
Jeff just smiled at her and dipped his head and kissed her with passion. Kelsey gasped into the kiss but returned it just with the same amount of passion. Jeff knew what he was doing and was thinking with a clear head and deepened the kiss and pulled Kelsey onto his lap.
"Jeff" Kelsey said quietly once their kiss broke.
"What is it?" Jeff asked
"Are you sure? We haven't been together in a while and this will hurt the ones we love the most." Kelsey told him.
"I know but I can't help it anymore." Jeff said as he kissed her again wrapping his arms around her.
"Not here we can't get caught Jeff." Kelsey said
"Then where?" Jeff asked as his hands roamed her body Kelsey arched into his touch.
"I never got rid of my house that Matt doesn't know about. I was living in a condo as I was redoing it and keep working on it while he is on the road. We can go there." Kelsey said
"Want me to follow or you give me directions?" Jeff asked
"Follow that way you have a car there, we can park in the garage but turn off your GPS and I will do the same." Kelsey said as they kissed again.
A/N: What is going on between Jeff and Kelsey? Do they have a past? What will happen when Matt finds out will he lose his temper?
~Kinley Orton-McMahon