CHAPTER 10 - A Voice Of The Past

The red head yawned as she fumbled with the keys to her front door. After living in the same house for 4 years, it still took her a life time to figure out which key opened the front door. Jeff would be shaking his head in shame for the young girl. It made Lita smile just to think about her best friend of so many years. Stacy Keibler would always be her best friend in the WWE and on the road, but Jeff was one of the sole people on this planet that Lita really opened up to. She told him everything. He had been there through thick and thin to make sure that Lita stayed out of harms way and out of trouble. So, he hadn't entirely succeeded at either, but she knew he meant well and that he tried his best to. She had never told Jeff about her pregnancy and abortion until after she had told Stacy all about it, and she knew that that was a mistake. Having Jeff by her side through the whole thing would have lifted the burden a little and made Lita's life a lot easier than it was. Something the red head really needed at the time and still needed now. However, that, in itself, was hard. Jeff was always working and always found it hard to take time off to see Lita when RAW was in town or when she had a couple of days off. Plus, with Lita travelling with the RAW live events and house shows, there was no possible way that she could take time off to visit Jeff either. Lita really missed Jeff. She needed him more than ever now.

As she closed the door behind her she chucked the newspapers, RAW magazine and WWE documents to the signed across the coffee table in the front living room. Having two weeks off while RAW toured the UK was a blessing to the red head. That meant that she had a full week two weeks to herself in her house in Cameron, North Carolina. She didn't have to deal with Bischoff, her romantic story line, and especially Randy Orton. She needed the time off to think. She needed time to herself away from everything to do with the WWE. Time to gather what the hell she was doing and try to figure out why she was doing it. That needed to be done before her next scheduled appearance of Monday Night RAW and before she had another encounter with the Legend Killer.

Strolling into the kitchen humming to herself, Lita headed straight for the fridge and a drink. After pouring herself some milk into a glass she noticed the bright red signal on her answering machine flashing at a steady rate. She eyed the object before making her way over to it. She paused for a moment of hesitation before she firmly pressed the button.

You have 10 new messages.

Lita listened on. That's something you don't hear everyday. Look's like someone cares after all. She took a swig of her milk and continued to listen.

Message 1: "Li, it's Stacy. Please call me back. I haven't heard from you all week."

Stacy Keibler. The red head pressed delete.

Message 2: "Vic here. Li, pick up your phone. We're all a little worried about you. Call me back when you get this, k? Bye."

Vic's inquiry of concern. She pressed delete again.

Message 3: "Miss Dumas, this is in relation to your overdue payment on your current cell phone bill. You are currently...

Not important. Delete.

Message 4: "Li, you're starting to worry me. Please call me back as soon as you get this. Bye."

Stacy again. Delete.

Message 5: Uh... This isn't Justin is it! Shit, sorry mate! Wrong number, I guess.

What the! Lita thought as she scrunched up her face before pressing delete.

Message 6: -beep. beep. beep. beep.-

If you don't wanna leave a message don't wait for the machine. Delete.

Message 7: -beep. beep. beep. beep.-

"Arg!" the red head exclaimed in frustration.

Message 8 and 9 were the same. Nothing by a clear monotone beep that drove Lita insane every time she heard it. Lita almost got so carried away in deleting the messages that she almost did the same for message 10.

Message 10: "Li?"

Lita closed her eyes. She knew that voice.

"It's Randy here. Randy Orton."

Lita smiled a little. Like I know any other Randy's that would leave messages on my answering machine she thought to herself.

"I'm a little worried since you left just like that last Monday. We're all a little worried here. I really need to talk to you. We really need to talk. Please give me a call back. Plus, I've got a script for you from Eric for next Monday... Please don't run from me... Please, Li... Call me back. Ok...um... Bye then.

A tear rolled down the red head's cheek. She closed her eyes and slowly pressed the machine's button again. Delete. Ever since Monday night RAW last week, thing's had become so much more complicated for Lita when it concerned the 3rd generation superstar, Randy Orton. What had she gotten herself into? Why did she have to kiss him back? What had gotten into her? She'd just dug herself a deeper hole that the one already existing where it concerned herself and Randy Orton. Anything that concerned the notion of him and her was messed. It was confusing and complicated. More complicated than it should be, but all the same, it was still complicated.

Lita glanced back at her answering machine and noticed there was still one unheard message flashing on the small machine's screen. Lita hesitated before deciding to listen to the message. It was probably Stacy again. It could be Randy. Not likely Vic - she only ever left one message. Could be Bischoff. Bischoff. Um... Actually, should maybe she shouldn't bother...

Message 11: Bella, it's me.

A confused look crossed the red head's face. Why the hell were they calling? They never called. At least, she thought they didn't.

It's me, Matt. We haven't spoken in ages. Just wondering if you wanna catch up sometime. Heard about RAW last Monday night, if you ever need anyone to talk to, I'm here for you Bella. And... uh... how do I say this... um... I love you Li. Please, call me back.

Lita immediately pressed delete. She froze up. The whole idea of Matt calling in the first place really confused and surprised her, but those 3 words that he uttered in that message really scared the diva. I Love You. They weren't such life altering words when said in ordinary conversation. It probably meant a little more if it was coming from the mouth of a person of the opposite sex. Probably meant a little more in a professional environment, like at work. However, coming from an ex-boyfriend, you never expect to hear those words directed at you, from them, again. Matt wasn't even one of those people that shared their feelings openly. It took Matt a whole year to tell Lita he loved her when they were together. Matt didn't just toss those words around. When the Hardy said those words he really did mean it. That was the scariest thing about it.

Lita picked up her phone and dialed. Slowly but surely she punched in the numbers she knew off the top of her head. She patiently listened to the dialing tone and waited for the person she intended on talking to, to pick up.

"Hello," the voice said on the other end.

Lita smiled. No doubt she recognised the low brooding voice on the other end.

"Matt?" she asked double checking her intuition and memory were correct.

"Yes?" the voice said curiously obviously not being able to recognise the female voice on the other end.

"It's Bella," Lita said.

"Oh," the voice said surprise "How are you?"

"Great, never better," Lita said even though that wasn't entirely true "U?"

"Yeah, good," Matt replied.

"I got your message," Lita said abruptly ending the awkward silence that was invading the conversation.

"Oh," he said again "Well..."

"Yeah?" she inquired.

A silence fell between the two. Lita absent minded fiddled with the phone cord between her fingers. She waited for his next words. Her seemed nervous and unsure, maybe she shouldn't have mentioned that she got his message.

"I meant it," Matt finally said pulling Lita out of her thoughts.

"Sorry?" Lita said not hearing the young man's words being so caught up herself in her own thoughts.

Another silence stopped the flow of the conversation. This time Lita would break it though.

"Matt?" she inquired checking whether the man was still on the other line.

"I love you, Li," he said quickly but clearly.

Lita caught every word and the sincerity of his voice. He sounded a little nervous, but she knew that he meant it. Matt Hardy loved her. Something that no one else in the WWE or the world did right now. She smiled at the thought. She swallowed hard before trying to find the right words. She shut her eyes tightly as she spoke.

"I know, Matt," she finally said.

She could clearly hear the young man's breathing into the receiver, but she continued before he could speak again.

"I love you too," she replied.

What will happen between Matt and Lita? Where does Randy stand now? Has Randy been pushed out of the picture completely? Does Lita really love Matt or Randy? Does Lita love Randy at all?

(A/N: Sorry to keep you all waiting. So I decided to give y'all two new chapters. I hope you liked the twist with Matt Hardy. I won't be able to update for a while because I'm on school holidays for 3 weeks and for 2 weeks I'll be overseas! Yay! Anyway, I hope you like there chapters and I'm really sorry again for keeping you waiting for so long! I haven't updated in ages! Thanks once again to all those who have read this story and reviewed it! I really appreciate it! Reviews have been flooding in and I'm aiming for 100 reviews! Which would be fantastic! Thank you so much for supporting my story! On another note, what does everyone think about the new Edge and Lita story line. I think that it's great that Lita's happy after being put through hell by Kane, but then again their relationship is a bit sickening and I really don't like Edge! The whole thing is too sexual! Just like the Viscera and Lillian Garcia story line! YUK! Hugs, Mrs Bridget Orton xoxox Read & Review!)