Everyone loves Jeff as a dad. Thanks for the reviews of the first chapter. This is not a short fic, so and its a new style I'm trying out, so I hope this is working so far. Let me know.

CHAPTER TWO

As Theo finished her lesson, Jeff pulled her clothes out of the bag and held them out for her when she bounded over to him.

He smiled at her as she got dressed, the whole time talking to him about how much fun it was that her recital was in two weeks and he'd be there. It was her first one and Jeff knew she was nervous, so he promised he'd be there.

"Alright," he said, picking her up and resting her on one hip as he headed outside and to the car. "So, lunch and then we got to go to Matt's."

"Yay!" she squealed, throwing her arms up in the air before hugging him tightly. "Uncle Matty and Lucas!"

He chuckled. Putting her in the car, Jeff jogged around to climb into the driver's seat. Theo fiddled with the CD carrier as he pulled away from the curb. "What are you putting on?"

"A CD," she replied, looking over at him and smiling widely at him making his lips curve into a smile of their own and he rubbed her hair. She put the CD in before pulling her trademark black cap with a pink skull across the front of it and put it on back-to-front.

The music started up and Jeff looked at her. It was her Rascal Flatts mix.

Life Is A Highway started up and immediately both of them started singing along with it. Jeff smiled as she fumbled a few of the words but still sung. He turned the volume halfway down and watched her pout slightly. "What'd you do that for?"

"I wanted to ask-" he stopped and tapped his fingers on the steering wheel, thinking. "Theo- What do you think about me and- dating?" He was curious to know what she thought. He wasn't entirely unaffected by not having a girlfriend but Theo was and will be his main girl for the rest of his life and if she didn't approve then he wasn't going to attempt to push anyone on to her, especially someone like Ms. Hastings.

"You mean a girlfriend?" Jeff grinned at her and nodded. "A mom for me?"

"Well-not that, just yet but- don't you want a mom?"

She shook her head. "I have you, and I won't be your girl anymore if you get a new girl."

Jeff smiled. She was adorable and he reached over, rubbing her cheek with the back of his hand. "You'll always be my girl."

- - -

Matt looked up as he heard the door open. "Uncle Matt!" The little voice made him smile.

"T.H!" he greeted, opening his arms out wide to pick the tiny child up into a large and warm hug. She giggled, kissing his cheek as Jeff set her bag down on the floor by the door. "How'd you go in class today?"

"Goo. Are you still coming to my recital?" she replied, pulling back to look at him.

He nodded. "Yes. I will be coming. I'll even make a poster," he remarked, making her laugh as he put her down and she took off to go and find Lucas who was curled up asleep on the couch, sleeping.

"Hey bro," Matt greeted, hugging his little brother.

"Matt."

"So, you told her yet?" he pressed.

Jeff shook his head. Theo turned six years old in a month, April 5th, the same day that this years Wrestlemania was on and Jeff was going to take her for the two days, and take her to the Hall of Fame ceremony as well. "No. I'll tell her after the recital."

- - -

Theo played around with Lucas behind the house while both Hardy Boys sat on the veranda, watching her throw a stick for Lucas who dashed after it. "Dad said he'd take care of her while we go to the UK," Matt remarked. Jeff nodded. Every time they travelled, which was most of the year, Jeff felt sick about leaving Theo for even a few days. She was his little girl and he wanted to spend as much time with her as he could.

"Matt do you think she needs a mother?" Jeff asked suddenly, looking at his brother who nearly choked on his drink.

"Why are you asking me that?!" he retorted. "Did that teacher crack onto ya again?" His brother nodded. "Man, let me take Theo next week and we'll see what happens. Jeff- Theo doesn't need a mother, and you don't need to shove yourself into a relationship because of that, you're doing a great job with her and we all put in a helping hand when you need it."

Theo bounded up the steps and Jeff caught her as she jumped up into his arms, curling up on his lap. Matt smiled as Jeff kissed her forehead, wrapping an arm around her small frame while she leaned her head into the crook of his neck.

Matt told them to stay put as he headed inside and grabbed the camera. Coming back out, he focused the shot in on Jeff as his brother smiled at the camera and the tiny five year old snuggled in until her head was beneath her father's chin and gave the most adorable smile Matt had ever seen as he snapped the picture. He then stepped behind them, crouching low and getting the shot of all three of them. There was one picture on the shelves that housed his wrestling memorabilia was of their whole family, three generations; their dad, both brothers and lastly little Theo.

"Hey hun, when are we gonna start putting you in the ring?" Matt joked as he pulled back.

"Not likely," Jeff retorted. "This one isn't doing anything like that until she hits thirteen."

"Awe Dad!" Theo pouted in reply, hitting his chest lightly as he grinned, shaking his head at her. "You got to wrestle when you were little."

"Yeah, but starting now won't do you any good, we can show you the moves but you can't perform them, so right now you're just a fan and soon to be legacy," Jeff said, heaving her over his shoulder as he stood. "What's the time?"

Matt checked hi phone. "Quarter past four."

"We need to get home, I promised we'd make a camp outside since the whether is so nice."

Matt gawked. "And, you didn't invite me?"

"We didn't know if you'd have plans or not. Shan and Greg are gonna be there," Jeff retorted as they headed for the car.

"What time should I be there?" Matt inquired as he kissed Theo goodbye.

"Around half past six," Jeff answered.

- - -

A tradition for them that they'd been doing every year since Theo had been born was camping outside, and every year Jeff had a photo with her. The first one was when he'd been helping her to stand up; the second had been her laying on a sleeping bag with him; the last two years they'd been unable to do it because of weather and losing the house, and it was always done just before Wrestlemania. Theo pulled her Edge skull cap down over her now loose and wavy blonde and pink hair. She was wearing a pair of baggy jeans, a Hardy t-shirt and a thick hooded jacket. Not much different to her fathers save his shirt was an affliction one. He was currently setting up the large tent for them all too stay in while she tried to start the fire using his lighter.

Matt arrived first, then Greg with his girlfriend Jamie who was tackled by the tiny Hardy who was super excited to see one of her favourite cruiserweights before latching on to the TNA Knockout who laughed and hugged her back. When Shan arrived with his wife Julie, he was saved from being tackled by pulling out a small white rose and giving it to her, making her blush brightly.

After mucking around and even dancing with her father and Shannon, Theo sat on her father's lap, a large blanket wrapped around them both while they held the guitar and he showed her a few of the keys, and Matt watched them as Jeff whispered something to her.

She nodded before taking her hands off the guitar and leaning back against his chest. He smiled down at her as she hummed along lightly. Her eyes slipped shut as he started to sing Feels Like Today by Rascal Flatts. Matt smiled from where he was sitting away from them near Greg and Jamie.

Jeff looked so content just sitting there with her. Greg nudged Shannon from over Jamie and pointed to the tiny girl whose head was slowly dropping to the side.

Jamie got a photo of it as she whispered how adorable she was. She was falling asleep and Jeff's arm caught her head when she dropped completely and he smiled. Putting the guitar to one side, he said maybe it was time to hit the hay.

He stood up with Theo cradled in his arms. The tent was big enough to hold all seven people. Jeff and Theo were in one corner and the others were scattered about the room. Four blankets, a number of pillows and two sleeping bags made up Theo and Jeff's bed. He eased her down and tossed his jacket off before slipping in beneath the blankets.

- - -

The snoring from Jeff, Matt, Shannon and Greg woke Theo up the next morning. She crawled out of the makeshift bed and stepped outside. Jamie turned and smiled when the tiny child climbed into her lap. Theo was close to all of them, but it was something about Jamie that she really liked. Jamie wrapped the blanket tightly around them.

"So, Shan, Julie, Greg and I are gonna come with your dad and Matt to see you dance," she said.

"Really?" She nodded. "You can't put a poster up. I'll get nervous," she told the Knockout who giggled, ruffling her hair, only to have her swat her hand away. "Do not mess with the 'do." The little scowl made the Knockout laugh as the child fixed her hair down.

"So, when did you go pink?" she questioned, picking up one thick strand of bright pink wavy hair.

"Dad did it for me last Saturday just before he left for No Way Out," Theo answered.

"It looks nice. So- your dance? What's it about?"

"Its kinda like that final dance at the end of Centre Stage except its done for us kids."

"So, who you playing in it?" Jamie watched her as she cuddled into her side more firmly and smiled. She had made a lot of the men surrounding the Hardy boys want kids even more than what they already had. Theo was a sweet, little angel to them. She embodied everything that Jeff had been as a kid except she was much less troublesome and didn't get into as much mischief as what her father had been.

"I got the lead, only cause Rochelle hurt her ankle," she answered. "Next to Mitch."

Jamie nodded. "Hey, my little heater left me!" Both of them jumped and Theo stuck her head over Jamie's shoulder to smile at her father.

"You all snore loud," she told him, giggling as he patted her on the head before sitting beside them.

"We're men. What do you expect?" he retorted.

- - -

The boys, Jamie and Julie split just before lunch and Jeff told Theo tomorrow afternoon would be spent doing what she wanted after school before he had to leave on Tuesday morning to get down to Florida for the start of three house shows and a signing. So now, she sat at the kitchen bench as Jeff made them lunch, writing down what they could do tomorrow. She slid the paper over to him and he smiled at her as she jumped down and headed in to find a movie for them to watch. The last thing on the list made him smile lopsidedly.

- Go and see ROH.

He knew she'd been wanting to go and see the independent promotions for a while now and he'd been meaning to take her, only things came up every time. Guess, that was what they'd be doing tomorrow night. He then noticed one other thing on the list.

- Go see Pappy.

Pappy. Theo's nickname for her grandfather the Legend. It had stuck after she had been unable to call him Grandpa, so Matt had called him Pappy as a joke and she had copied him.