Lorelei waited at the airport for three hours before she finally got on a plane to Seattle. She was shivering from nerves and excitement. In a few short hours she would be with a man that she had loved in one form or another for more than half her life.

Stepping off the plane Lorelei saw that it was raining; not a big surprise to her seeing as how she was in Seattle. She didn't bother to pick up an umbrella. There was something cleansing and awakening about the rain falling down on her.

In a few blocks she had the fortune to catch a cab to the arena where Matt and Jeff were doing a short simple tag match that night. There was no way for her to get in especially not backstage so for another two hours she stood enjoying the rain and getting a hold on her emotions.

When the wrestlers starting walking out one by one they all looked at her standing there wondering if she was a crazy fan of someone. No one understood why she would stand there all this time now shivering from standing outside drenched from head to toe.

Jeff walked out and looked to see what had everyone talking. His eyes widened and his jaw dropped to see Lorelei standing there. He stopped short not knowing what to do or say.

"Go on Jeff she's here for you." Matt said pushing Jeff in her direction. "Don't give her up Jeff."

Jeff nodded and walked towards her. "What are you doing standing out here?"

"I didn't know where you were staying and I couldn't get inside. I had to wait to tell you that- . "

"Lori" Jeff said interrupting her and wrapping his jacket around her. "You are freezing you're going to get so sick standing out here. Come with me we'll get you dried up and then you can explain to me what you are doing here."

"That would be nice thanks."

Jeff did not say a word the entire ride back to the hotel. He was amazed that Lorelei had spent hours in the rain for him. Especially after the way they had left their last conversation. He hadn't meant to sound so mean or unfeeling. He just didn't know any other way to get across his point. He had been in love with her for years, or at least the idea of her. Lorelei was just about perfect in every way in the eyes of Jeff. That had lasted for so long until she shattered that image. That was the main reason that Jeff didn't know how to go about their relationship. She was no longer perfect. She was flawed and he was unsure how to feel about it. There were so many emotions that were welling up inside Jeff. The most surprising thing about it was that Jeff was feeling happier than anything else. He hadn't expected to feel happy when seeing her for the first time. Here she was sitting in his car and all he could do was look at her and smile.

"Ok you've smiled at me since we got into the car Jeff. I think maybe you should say something instead of smiling." Lorelei finally said when they were walking towards his hotel room.

"I don't really know what to say. There's so much that I am thinking and I don't quite know how to put it fully into words. I'm so shocked that you are here and that you stood in the rain. I'm overly happy to see you standing in front of me right now. And nothing that I can think of to say seems to explain the true weight of everything that I am feeling."

"Jeff before I go inside there I want to say something to you. Now when I'm done saying it you can either let me in or slam the door in my face. I don't know which one it will be I just know that it'll be easier to do it now than later on."

"Alright go ahead." Jeff said to her. He was standing in the doorway a bit nervous about what Lorelei was going to say to him.

"After we talked on the phone I was angry. I hung up when I did so that I wouldn't take anything out on you. You have every right to feel the way that you do. I know that because of what I did you have these feelings and thoughts. I wish that I could take them back but I can't. I realized last night that you are my best friend. There hasn't been a day in my life when you don't cross my mind. I tell you everything about me and no matter what there you are standing by my side. That is love that I haven't experienced many times. It is true that I have feelings for Matt. I will always have feelings for Matt. But they will be sentimental attachments to a girl that I have long since left behind. I will give up everything to travel around the globe with you if that's what you want me to do. I sat in class last night thinking about how my life would be if I couldn't call you up and tell you anything. I was saddened by it. But then I thought what would my life be if I couldn't run to you for a hug, a kiss, a moment of comfort. No matter what Matt has been to me you have been my safe place. I'm not here to beg you to give me a second chance or that I realized I can't possibly live my life without you. I can live my life without those things from you and I've proven that to myself. I just don't want to do it. Here I am Jeff for you and no one else. Take me or leave me, but tell me now before you let me in the room."

Tears filled Lorelei's eyes as she looked at Jeff. He didn't move simply stood in one spot staring at her.

"Jeff" she said quietly. "I'll just go then. I'm sorry that I came out here and bothered you."

"Lorelei wait," he grabbed her arm. "I never said that I wanted you to go."

"You didn't say anything."

"I was trying to figure out the best thing to say."

"Oh and what did you decide on?"

"The best that I could come up with was come in and please stay the night. Stay the rest of your life if you want to." He smiled at her and took her hand. "There was nothing else that you could have said to me that could make me happier or more at ease than I am right now. Now come and get dried off I have some extra clothes in my bag you can use till yours dry off a bit."

"That would be much appreciated thank you." And for the first time all night Lorelei was relaxed and beginning to feel something else besides pain and worry.

"I still don't understand why you didn't just call my cell phone," Jeff said to her as he rifled through his bag for some dry clothes.

"By the time that I landed it was show time and I know that you usually aren't anywhere near your phone during show time."

"Are you sure that you aren't going to get sick? You're still shivering."

"I'm just a little cold that's all. Besides if I do get sick it's perfectly worth it to have you talking to me again."

Jeff smiled at her. "Here, try these on." He handed her a shirt and sweatpants. "It'll all probably be big but at least it will work."

Lorelei disappeared into the bathroom to change and get cleaned up. She was nervous and jittery and could not understand why. All the years that she had known Jeff never once did she worry so much about what she looked like than at that moment. Her make up was messed up from the rain and her normally well behaved hair seemed to go everywhere at once. She had hopped on a plane with nothing besides her purse and trying to make herself look what she considered decent was not looking like it was going to happen.

"Lori are you ever going to come out of that bathroom? I was hoping that we could have a nice night and talk things through. But I don't see how that is going to happen if you are going to be in there all night." Jeff sat on the bed itching to move around. He was forcing himself to stay still just as much as he was forcing himself to stay calm. His heart was racing and he knew if he moved around his nerves would simply get worse.

"I'm right here Jeffrey." Lorelei walked to the bathroom door and leaned against the frame. She smiled at him nervously. His opinion of her meant more to Lorelei than ever before and just thinking about Jeff rejecting her was too painful to entertain for even a fraction of a second.

"So what was it that you wanted to talk to me about?" she asked him after he had stayed quiet for a few moments.

"Uh- well I- we- me- I mean."

"Jeff you're babbling."

"Huh? Oh right- sorry. What were we talking about?"

"You want to talk about something."

"Me? I- uh- I honestly can't remember. All I can think about right now is you in that- looking like- well- like that."

"Me? Why? I look like a mess and I'm wearing your ratty old shirt. I'd use the pants but they are too big for me."

Jeff stood up and walked over to her and brushed away a few strands of her hair with his hand.

Lorelei looked at Jeff's face; on it there was an expression and a feeling that she had not before seen on him. The fact that she was seeing a whole new side of Jeff brought her nerves to a whole new level.

"I really do look like a mess." She said trying to lessen her nerves. There was a burning desire to have Jeff, in every sense of the word; but as much as she wanted that there was a bigger feeling of not being quite ready to add that new form of intimacy to their relationship.

"You are beautiful, now, yesterday, tomorrow, and forever." He said to her. A feeling so strong had never come over Jeff before. He knew that it had nothing to do with his physical needs or desires. For whatever reason when he looked at her he had a need to be with her and nothing more. Lorelei's presence in a room was more than enough to make Jeff happy, and romantic.

"Jeff I just don't think- " her sentence was interrupted as Jeff leaned in and kissed her. "I really- " she tried pulling back from him. "I don't think that we should be doing this."

"Shouldn't be doing what?" he asked not letting go of her.

"No, really Jeff." She said pulling back again.

"Lee is there something wrong?" Jeff pulled back a bit and looked at her face. "You seem upset about something."

"No not upset really. I'm just not sure if I'm ready for all this between us."

"Oh I see." He said. Jeff let out a little laugh and smiled.

"What is so funny to you?" she asked a little offended.

"Don't get mad or anything Lorelei. I wasn't trying to pull anything here. I just wanted to kiss you. I saw you standing there and I just needed to hold you. I promise Lee that I would never try anything unless I was completely sure that you were ok with it." He stroked her face. "You really are gorgeous and I'm sorry if I seemed like I was trying to do anything." He gave her a soft kiss on the cheek. "Come on I'll order some room service and we'll spend the night talking or playing cards or anything else that you think you'd like to do."