Ever Fallen in Love
Author's Note:
JEFF IS BACK !!
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Chapter Ten : Whispers in the Night
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Maria was pulled out of her deep sleep by a loud and annoying noise coming a few feet away from her. She groaned, and knew without even opening her eyes what had just woken her up. It was Jeff' snoring, again.In the past two weeks that they had been sharing hotel-rooms, it was the fourth time that her sleep had been interrupted by his snoring. She pulled the covers over her head, hoping the irritating noise would go away… but it only got louder.
Maria slipped out of her bed, and stumbled towards Jeff's side of the room. Her body was still in complete sleep-mode, and her eyes were half shut, but she knew that she had to get the Rainbow-Haired-Warrior to simply be quiet.
"Jeff." She mumbled, as she poked his sleeping body with the very little force she had in her. When he didn't react, she managed to poke him harder. "Jeff!"
"Hmm." She heard him answer, his face stuffed in pillows.
"You're snoring too loud."
"Hmm."
She wasn't sure that he had heard her, nonetheless understood her, but he had stopped snoring and that was good enough for Maria.
She slowly walked back to her bed, and went under the covers. Finally she could rest again. But a few minutes later, just when the sleep started to kick in, the snoring came back.
Maria felt the rage rise up in her chest, and before she could control herself, she grabbed a pillow and threw it forcefully straight at Jeff. The younger Hardy was in the process of turning to his side, when the pillow came crashing to his face and sent him off the bed. He landed loudly on the ground and banged his head against the floor.
"Jeff?!" Maria yelled, after hearing him fall off the bed. All her need for sleep disappeared as she rushed to his side. "Jeff! Are you ok?!"
He didn't understand what had happened. All he knew was that while he slept peacefully, a pillow suddenly sent him flying to the floor. Now here he was on the ground, his head aching and Maria hovering over him. He could tell, despite the darkness of the room, that she was worried.
"Huh?"
"Jeff! Oh Jesus… are you ok?!" She asked in a panicked voice. "I'm so sorry! Jeff! Are you okay?"
He started to understand the situation, as the sleepiness was replaced by a vicious migraine.
"Yeah, yeah I'm fine…"
"No you're not! Oh my God! I'm going to call an ambulance okay?"
"Maria it's okay!" He replied softly. He would have laughed at her state of complete stress if his head wasn't hurting so much. "I'm fine. You don't have to call an ambulance."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah I'm sure. Trust me, its not falling off a bed that's gonna put Jeff Hardy in an ambulance." He tried to lighten the situation, as he slowly pulled himself back onto the bed. Maria quickly grabbed his arm to make sure he didn't fall. Jeff couldn't help but chuckle a little at the way she was panicking around him.
"You're head doesn't hurt too much?"
"No, just a little. I might have a nasty bruise on the head tomorrow, but I'll be fine."
She gently put her hand over his forehead. Her nurturing instincts then kicked in as she pulled the covers over him, as he snuggled once more into the pillows.
"I'm really sorry Jeff… I didn't mean to hurt you like that. I feel terrible..."
"No don't be. I'm okay Maria, don't worry about me." He smiled at her and gently squeezed her hand. Somehow he liked the attention she was giving him, considering the fact she couldn't stand the sight of him only a few weeks ago. But he still felt bad to see her so worried, and for something so simple. "You can go back to sleep. I wont fall in a coma or anything, don't worry."
She managed a small smile and nodded. She slowly made her way back to her bed, still feeling a little guilty about what she did to Jeff. After a few minutes, she heard him whisper softly.
"Just don't throw anything at me please."
This time, her smile grew wider.
"…As long as you don't snore."
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"Jeff is so hot!"
Maria rolled her eyes for what seemed like the hundredth time, as Kelly Kelly kept on expressing her "feelings" for The Rainbow-Haired-Warrior. They were sitting in the bar of the hotel, accompanied by a few other Divas. And the whole time, the ECW Diva could only talk about Jeff Hardy.
"I mean Maria, I can't believe you haven't screwed him by now!"
"It's not because they share the same room that they have to have sex Kelly!" Candice Michelle put in, in order to make Kelly Kelly shut up before her good friend Maria did it for her. "But I have to agree on something… Jeff is really hot. And you're with him 24/7…" The former Women's Champion continued, as she gave Maria a knowing look. "So are you sure nothing's going on between you guys?"
"Yes, I'm sure Candice." She replied calmly, yet firmly. She discretely looked over at Jeff's table, where he was sitting with Randy Orton and John Cena. Her heart dropped as she noticed him holding his head in his hands, looking burned out.
His head must still hurt from last night…
"Maria?"
"Yeah!" She quickly replied, as she snapped out of her thoughts. "So I was saying… Nothing's going on between me and Jeff. We get along great and we laugh all the time and everything, but it stops there. We're just friends."
"That's what they always say at first…" Melina said, as she took a sip of her martini.
"If Maria says there's nothing going on, then there's nothing going on!" Kelly interfered angrily. "And besides, Jeff isn't going to stay single for long. Not when I'm done with him, if you know what I mean… So Maria, don't start getting attached to him now."
Maria had enough of the ditzy blonde's constant comments. The way she talked about Jeff really pissed her off. She stood up, and grabbing her purse she went towards the men's table. They all smiled at her when they saw her approaching them. All except for the younger Hardy, who was busy massaging his temples.
"Hey guys! Jeff, are you okay?"
He looked up at her, and gave her a small smile.
"I'm okay, but I think I got a migraine coming up. It hurts like a bitch."
"Oh damn it! It's because of last night isn't it…?" Maria said, looking upset.
"Last night?" John smirked, and put up an eyebrow.
"It's not like that John! I just accidentally pushed him off the bed and-"
"The bed?" Randy put in, looking as mischievous as John Cena.
"Get your minds out of the gutter you two!" Jeff exclaimed, even though he found their friend's curiosity amusing. "Maria threw a pillow at me last night, from her bed, and I ended up landing on my ass and bumping my head."
"…Which I'm really sorry for by the way!"
The four Superstars laughed, even though Maria still felt terribly guilty and Jeff thought his head would explode.
"Ok guys, I'm gonna call it a night." Jeff said and stood up. "I think some sleep might do me some good."
"All right man, see you tomorrow."
"I'm coming with you." Maria stated.
"Its okay Maria, I'll be fine." Jeff told her sympathetically as they walked away from John and Randy's table, and towards the elevators. He didn't want to ruin her evening because he had a headache. "You can go back to your friends if you want."
"And listen to Kelly Kelly talk about how horny she is?! No, I think I'd rather stay with you."
"Did you say horny? I think I'll be the one going back to your friends after all…"
Maria slapped him playfully across the arm, but immediately pulled back out of fear or hurting him again. They both burst out in laughter at her sudden gesture, and kept joking around until they made it back to the hotel room. Once inside, Maria went straight to her "pharmacy" kit to get Jeff an aspirin. She poured him some water and put both items on his bedside table while he changed in the bathroom. When he'd done, she took her favorite short shorts and baggy T-Shirt and went to change herself. A few minutes later she stepped out of the bathroom in her pajamas, and found Jeff already snuggled in bed. She thought he was asleep until she heard him whisper her name.
"Maria?"
"That's me." She replied, as she went to sit in the small space between Jeff's body and the edge of his bed.
There was a comfortable silence between them, as Jeff worked up the nerve to ask her something that had been on his mind for quite some time.
"Why were you crying that night…?" He asked softly.
"What night?"
"… The first night we really talked. Remember, with the oranges and the candy and me freaking out…?"
"Oh, that night…" She giggled, even though she dreaded the subject of conversation they were about to aboard. "How could I forget? It was pretty memorable."
Silence again. This time it was Maria building up the courage to speak.
"I thought you'd figured out why I was crying…"
"I have a pretty good idea, but I'm not sure. And I didn't wanna ask you 'til now in case you weren't ready to talk about it… And if you're still not, I can understand-"
"It was the night Phil officially ended it with me."
She'd just opened up to him. It was a rare thing for her to do: she was an extremely friendly person, but the former backstage interviewer did not open up to people easily. Even though most of the roster knew why Maria and CM Punk "broke up", she only told the full story to very few people. People very close to her, people that she trusted… And for some reason, she felt that she could trust Jeff Hardy. There was something about him that made her feel comfortable, and at ease.
"He basically told me that he didn't want anything to do with me any more, that he didn't even want to see me…" She continued in a low voice, as she looked down at the floor.
"He's an idiot."
Maria looked up at him, surprised by how quickly he'd taken her defense, and how serious he sounded. Yet somehow, she felt as if she had to speak on Phil's behalf.
"No he isn't. He had every right to react the way he did. I mean, I slept with someone else while we were supposed to be together…" She said nervously. It was the first time she and Jeff directly spoke about their drunken night together. "And then, to make it all worse, I was put in a "romantic storyline" with that very person I cheated on him with… I understand why he doesn't want to see me."
"I still think he's an idiot. Everyone's entitled to a second chance. And you two weren't even together yet anyway! He let go of a great, great thing before he even had the chance to make it his… That's a big loss if you ask me."
He looked her straight in the eyes while he told her exactly what he thought. Maria was touched by his words.
"That's sweet of you Jeff…"
"I wasn't trying to be sweet. I was just saying the truth…"
He smiled at her, and buried his head deeper into the pillows. Maria stayed next to him, as she watched him drift off. After a few minutes she thought he'd fallen asleep. And for some reason unknown to her, she bent down and gently kissed his forehead.
Closing the light from his bedside table, she stood up and crawled into her own bed. It was a good thing the lights were out, because Maria didn't see a small smile slip onto Jeff's face.
After all, it was a nice feeling when a beautiful woman silently kissed you goodnight.
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There you have it! Chapter 10 )
And I can't believe I'm already on the tenth chapter… Time passes quickly. And you're reviews motivate to write more!!
Here's a little preview for what's next:
It's a fun night out for all the WWE Superstars… Well, it was supposed to be fun until Jeff, Maria and CM Punk find themselves in the same club.
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