So it was time for Vixen, Matt and Jeff to head home. They received a phone call that all was well in there house. All the cameras had been removed but Vee wasn't quite prepared for the staggering amount of recording devices the specialists found. They found a camera in every room of the house, including one that aimed straight into the shower in her and Matt's bathroom. The men also found a microphone in Vee's bedroom, the living room and the kitchen. Evolution was not only able to see them, but hear them as well. Vee felt violated. She became very quiet and was still being very quiet. Matt was worried about her. She wouldn't talk about it, instead pretended none of it ever happened. Not wanting to upset her, they all went along with it. They never talked about it and everyone tried to move on. Of course moving on from one thing didn't mean that there wasn't another drama around the corner. Our girls always seemed to attract the dramatic.

Vee was sitting in her favourite chair by the French doors in her room. She was surfing around message boards, like she always did, trying to find out what everyone was talking about. Of course, Triple H's torture of her had been a big subject. She quickly moved on from that and went to see what the fans thought of Jeff. Apparently they were all very interested in his love life. Vee smiled amused, before looking up when Matt entered the room talking on the phone. Immediately she knew he was talking to his Dad. She turned back to the laptop and stopped suddenly. Vee realised that she'd spoken to Matt's dad on the phone when he'd called for Matt, but she'd never actually met him. In all the time they'd been together, she'd never met his father.

As Matt hung up the phone, dumping it on the bed, he smiled at her and noticed the thoughtful expression on her face and was worried, afraid she was still thinking about Triple H. He walked over to her and sat on the foot rest in front of her.

M-"Vee. What's wrong?" Vee looked up at him and tilted her head to the side.

V-"Do you realise I've never met your father, not even in passing?" Matt thought about it for a moment.

M-"You've met my father." He stated. She had to have met him.

V-"No I haven't. Don't you think that's strange? We're living together. Your brother lives with us and I've never met him." She was really bothered by this. Did Matt not want her to meet him? Was he ashamed of her? Did he not feel about her, the way she felt about him? Thousands of questions and doubts flew around her mind.

M-"I'm sorry babe. I guess I never really thought about it. I thought you had met him." Vee shook her head at him. He smiled and kissed her softly. "Ok, so we have Dad over for dinner tomorrow night and you meet him. No big deal." Vee's eyes grew wide.

V-"Tomorrow? We can't have him here tomorrow. He's never been to the house, I have to make sure it's immaculate. I have to go shopping and decide what to serve. I have to find something to wear. No Matt. One day is not enough time." Matt smiled. He'd never seen Vee like this. She was nervous as hell. Even outright scared.

M-"Babe. Everything will be fine. We'll make it two nights from now and Jeff and I will make sure the house is spotless while you go shopping. No problem." Matt smiled running his knuckles down her cheek. Vee looked up at him, terror etched across her normally cool features. This was one of very few things in the world that actually scared her. She was actually worried about what someone else thought of her, something she never thought possible. She smiled a shaky smile at Matt and nodded weakly.

V-"Oh god. I gotta call Tye. She has to help me figure out what to wear and maybe go shopping with me." Vee said hurriedly as she stood and walked over to the bed to pick up the cordless phone. She quickly dialled Tye's number as Matt watched her pace across the room. It was definitely interesting seeing Vee like this. Matt heard her ask Tye for help, followed by a few 'OK's' and a 'now'. Then she hung up the phone.

M-"Tye coming over?" Matt asked. He didn't need to. He already knew the answer and the slight nod of Vee's head simply confirmed it to be true.

Half an hour later Tye walked straight into Matt and Vee's house. She walked straight past Jeff in the hallway, ignoring him completely and causing him to walk away himself in a huff. Tye burst into Matt and Vee's room and stopped at the foot of the bed where Matt and Vee were cuddling watching TV.

T-"Alright, enough with the Kodak moment. We have work to do." Tye demanded and the couple stood from the bed. "You have to go, Everest." Tye said looking straight at Matt.

M-"Everest?" Tye smiled at him and winked.

T-"Well, French fry was definitely an understatement so…" Tye trailed off. Vee walked over and smacked Tye upside the head.

V-"Stop hitting on my boyfriend and help me." Vee said indignantly as Matt winked at her and kissed her softly before leaving the room. "Alright here's the deal. I'm meeting his father for the first time and I need something to wear." Tye nodded.

T-"Easy, we just need something to show off how hot you are." Vee shook her head.

V-"No. I can't wear anything revealing or trashy Tye. I have to look…. Classy." Vee said. She had never been so eager to impress someone. Tye nodded, this was really important to Vee and she was going to make sure she looked perfect.

T-"Ok. We'll find something. If not, we'll go shopping. When's he coming over?"

V-"Two nights time." Tye nodded. They had to work fast. Tye headed straight for the closet and started rummaging around. She flipped through every item on the first rack.

T-"What's with the clothes here Vee?" Vee leaned against the door frame and watched Tye.

V-"That would be Matt's wall." Tye stopped and looked at Vee.

T-"Ah." She turned around and started looking on the opposite wall. "This is more like it. Alright, how formal do you want to be?" Vee took a couple of steps into the huge closet and stood beside her friend.

V-"Not very. More like smart casual." Vee stated as her friend continued flipping through everything that was hanging in the closet. When she had a decent arm full of clothes she exited the closet and walked over to the bed. Tye dumped all the clothes on the bed and started sorting through them. She had dresses, skirts, tops, pants, everything in the closet that was suitable.

The two girls went through every item of clothing Tye had retrieved from the closet. Vee trying on outfit after outfit. Finally, after who knows how many hours, they found the perfect outfit. Tye stood, looking at her friend with a proud smile across her face.

T-"Perfect. You look beautiful, classy, worthy." Tye stressed the last. Vee smiled as she looked over her outfit. "Now, hair and make up. Oh and we can't forget shoes." The girls went about perfecting the look for Vee, picking the perfect hairstyle, opting for something simple. The perfect make up was next on the list and the perfect shoes. They had a ball doing girly things that they hadn't been able to do for a long time. Life always got in the way.

Matt and Jeff sat in the living room watching The Fast and the Furious and eating popcorn. Jeff was curious about what Tye was doing here but opted to wait until the girls emerged from the bedroom. Only, curiosity was getting the better of him. So he devised an ingenious plan to get Matt to tell him what the hell was going on.

J-"Hey, shouldn't we tell Vee that we're watching this? I mean, she loves this Vin Diesel dude, she'll kill you." Matt shook his head.

M-"Nah. Her and Tye are picking an outfit or something for when Dad comes to dinner." Jeff nodded. So that was what was going on. Vee wanted to impress their dad.

Matt had called his father when Tye had kicked him out of the bedroom and made plans for Friday - two nights from today. It was cute that Vee wanted to impress his father so badly.

T-"Alright so what are you going to have for dinner?" Tye called as Vee got changed in the bathroom. They'd changed their minds about Vee's outfit and now had to go shopping the next day.

V-"I don't know yet. Any suggestions?" Tye thought for a moment.

T-"Do you know what his favourite is?"

V-"No. But I can ask Matt." Tye shrugged her shoulders as she waited on the bed.

T-"Then I suggest his favourite." Vee nodded and stepped out of the bathroom, back in her jeans and shirt.

V-"Yeah I guess. I just want everything to be perfect." Tye nodded.'

T-"I know. We'll go shopping tomorrow and find you the perfect outfit. I mean, we don't need an entire outfit just a new top to go with one of your skirts or a pair of your pants. Or maybe we'll find a dress." Vee nodded. "You know you could always make him an Ozzie BBQ or roast." Vee tilted her head to the side and looked at her friend.

V-"Yeah. That's a good idea." Vee sat down beside her friend.

T-"It'll be cool Hun. I mean, it's not like you're Elle. Your house is always immaculate so its not like you have to do much. You're a great cook and you're pretty but most importantly, you're you. He'll love you. We all do." Vee smiled at Tye and hugged her.

V-"Thanks for your help." Tye shrugged and smiled at her. She'd do anything for Vee. Helping her pick and outfit and go shopping with her was nothing.

Vee walked Tye out and headed back upstairs. She looked in on the boys and toward the screen. When she saw Vin Diesel tearing down a highway she looked back to the boys with a scowl.

M-"What?" Matt asked. He never liked the way she appreciated the actor and never wanted to watch his movies when the topic arose.

V-"You're watching the Fast and the Furious and you didn't call me and Tye?" Matt tried to look innocent.

M-"We didn't want to bother you."

V-"And what are you doing watching it anyway. I thought you hated Vin Diesel movies." Matt was about to speak but Jeff beat him to it.

J-"No. He just doesn't like you perving on Vin Diesel." Vee raised her eyebrows and looked at Matt questioningly.

V-"Really? Is that true Matthew?" Matt tried to think of something that would get him out of this and couldn't come up with a thing. So he did the only that was left for him. He shrugged his shoulders and hoped it would be enough. Vee laughed and walked over to him. She sat down in his lap and kissed his cheek, wrapping her arms around his neck. "So I was thinking about what to cook for dinner on Friday night… Wait your dad is coming on Friday night, right?" Matt nodded and gave a small grunt of affirmative. "Good. Anyways I was thinking about what I could make and I thought maybe a good old Ozzie BBQ or maybe a roast." Matt nodded.

M-"That sounds good. But what's an Aussie roast?"

V-"Well, its not quite an American and not quite an English. It's a bitsa."

M-"A bitsa?" Matt asked. What the hell was a bitsa?

V-"Yeah. A bitsa. A bit of both." Matt laughed. He loved the Australian way of speaking. They had the coolest slang words for everything.

M-"That sounds good. Whatever you thinks best babe. I leave it in your more than capable hands." Jeff started laughing at that one. "What are you laughing at?" Matt asked annoyed.

J-"It's just… what you said… more than capable." Jeff managed to get out through his laughter.

V-"Are you saying I'm not capable?" Jeff shook his head as he continued to laugh.

J-"No. It's just that, that comment, Matt you are so whipped. You said that to get in Vee's pants." Jeff continued to laugh. Although he abruptly stopped when Matt smacked him in the arm… hard.

The next day Tye and Vee took off shopping for the perfect outfit and food for the Aussie BBQ. They'd left at 11 am, early for Vee, need I remind you all that Vee is not a morning person? They returned to the house at 5:30 to Matt standing at the door, arms crossed, tapping his foot.

V-"What?" Vee whined.

M-"What time do you call this?" Matt said before bursting out laughing at the look Vee gave him. She wasn't going to play that game. She looked like she was revving up to kick his ass. Tye was looking much the same as Vee when Jeff came down the stairs.

J-"Matt, what have you done?" Jeff asked immediately. His brother had to have done something to garner the death glares that were being aimed at him from his girlfriend and her best friend.

M-"Nothing! I played a joke that didn't go over as well as I planned." Jeff just shook his head and headed into the kitchen.

J-"Dumbass." He muttered on his way, of course now he was the one with a death glare aimed his way. Matt was going to kick his ass for that later.

So the day came round for Vee to meet Matt's dad and god was she nervous. Damien had moved back in the day before, while Vee was out shopping with Tye. She came home and saw his car in the driveway, she simply shrugged her shoulders and continued into the house with her shopping bags, calling out to the boys to get off their asses and help with the bags. However on THE day, Vee was a nervous wreck. She'd never done the 'meet the parents' thing before and was packing it. She'd never wanted anyone to like her so badly in her life. Usually she was pretty flippant with that sort of thing, her philosophy was 'If they don't like me, they're the ones with the problem'. But this time, she actually cared. She didn't want to do anything, say anything, or give off any vibes that Matt's father wouldn't like. So the whole day she was doing the domestic thing. She'd made a dessert and prepared salads. She'd gone into the baker and bought fresh rolls and even displayed them nicely in a basket. She was pretty proud of herself when she had everything ready, all that had to be done was to get dressed and Matt was going to do the manly thing and work the grill.

So there Vee stood, in the middle of her kitchen, surveying everything and mentally checking off the list she'd made in her head. The salads were in the fridge ready to be put on the table. The desert was also in the fridge, ready to be served. The meat was in the refrigerator in the laundry room, so it was closer to the porch and could be accessed easily. The table outside was set nicely, she even had fresh lemonade made and the entire kitchen spotless after all her preparing. Everything was done. Smiling to herself, chuffed at her good work, Vee headed out of the kitchen and up to her bedroom. She showered and started getting ready. Matt's dad would be there in an hour and a half, so dressed only in a robe, her hair up in a towel, Vee ran out of the bedroom and straight to the family room. There the three boys sat, watching TV, completely unaware of her presence in the door way.

V-"Excuse me guys." The boys all turned to her with a smile. "You wanna get up and get ready?" She asked in a deceptively sweet voice. The look her face portraying her annoyance. It had been a hot day, so they were all sweaty and disgusting. And there they were, just sitting there, like they had six hours before Mr Hardy arrived. Matt stood first and nodded obediently before stepping past her and hurrying to their room.

J-"I get first shower Damo." Jeff stated as he stepped past Vee with a stupid grin. As Damien tried to walk past her also, Vee grabbed his arm and stopped him.

V-"You know you could use the shower in the downstairs bathroom." Damien nodded.

D-"Ok Vee." He stated before she smiled happily and bounced down the hall, back to her room. Vee sat down at her dresser and began doing her make up and her hair. Mid way through her hair, Matt came out of the shower in only a towel. Vee groaned and turned towards him.

V-"That's not fair. I don't have time for that." Vee stated looking at him, her hands on her hips, tapping her foot. Matt tried to look as innocent as possible

M-"I don't know what you're talking about." Matt struggled not to laugh. It was an old trick. Come out of the shower, with only a towel around his waist and the water dripping down his chest. It got her every time.

V-"Yes you do. Now go put clothes on, save that for later, when I'm not acting nuts." Vee smiled, she knew she was being difficult and she knew Matt's little stunt was to loosen her up. She smiled to herself as he disappeared into the bathroom. It had worked. She did feel better. When Matt emerged dressed he noticed Vee digging through the closet. He walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist from behind.

M-"It's going to be fine. He'll love you." Vee stopped and relaxed in his arms for a moment.

V-"How do you know?" She knew she was whining but she couldn't help it.

M-"I know. I'm going to go downstairs and get the grill fired up. You look beautiful." He smiled and kissed her neck gently before leaving the room. Vee grabbed her clothes and lay them out on the bed. She stared at the for a moment and at her hair briefly. She contemplated changing her outfit yet again but mentally smacked herself and went about getting dressed.

The door bell rang just as Vee was heading down the stairs. She smiled to herself that she'd timed everything perfectly. The boys came out of the kitchen and wolf whistled when they saw her.

J-"Vee. Lookin' good" Jeff drawled in his gorgeous southern accent. Vee wore a satin jade skirt that danced around her knees, with a black strapless top and a jade lace shirt that tied under her breasts, with black strappy high-heeled sandals. Her hair was curled and down, her make up was perfect. She looked gorgeous.

M-"Wow baby. You look amazing." Vee blushed. She'd never taken compliments well. She smiled at her audience and gestured towards the door.

V-"You gonna let him in?" Vee asked pulling the boys from their reverie. Matt opened the door and smiled at his dad.

M-"Hey come in. Here, give me your coat, I'll hang it up." Matt took his Dad's coat as he stepped inside and Vee's heart rate raised to an alarming speed.

G-"Hi boys, how's everything." The boys grunted their response, their Dad seemed to accept this as normal. He looked at Vee with a soft smile, one she tried to reciprocate.

M-"Dad. This is Vee." Vee held out her hand to her boyfriends father and smiled when he took it gently.

V-"It's nice to meet you." Vee said softly.

G-"It's nice to meet you too. My boy here seems to like you a lot." Again Vee blushed, which only caused Mr Hardy to smile. He'd seen her on TV, and this was not the girl that was on WWE television every week. This girl was a lot softer, and nervous as hell. "If you're anything like me, you're doing the same thing I did when I met Matt's mom's parents for he first time." Vee looked at him questioningly. "You're wondering what to call me, right?" Vee smiled and laughed softly before nodding.

V-"Yeah." As she stood with him, her nervousness started to dissipate. He was nice.

G-"Gil, call me Gil." Vee nodded once and smiled.

V-"Shall we head to the patio?" Gil nodded.

M-"Since when do you say shall?" Matt teased but was cut off by his father.

G-"Don't be rude." Vee smiled, trying not to laugh at the look that graced Matt's face.

M-"I don't stand a chance do I?" Matt asked as they headed out toward the pool and the table Vee had set up for dinner.

V-"Huh?" Vee asked confused. What was he going on about now?

M-"Everyone's always going to be on your side aren't they?" He smiled at her. He was teasing again. Everyone stood up for Vee. Maybe because she did the same for them, maybe because everyone who knew and loved her felt an overwhelming need to protect her, even if they didn't know why. Even his own father was drawn to her in the same manner.

V-"That's because everyone loves me." Vee teased back. The two laughed as they stood at the table motioning for everyone to sit. "Can I get you anything to drink?" Vee asked Gil, relaxed now that the awkward introductions were over with.

G-"That would be lovely, thank you." Vee smiled. That gold old southern charm was always so cute.

V-"Lemonade?" Vee asked as she turned towards the door.

G-"Thank you." Gil nodded. Vee smiled as she headed inside to get drinks for everyone. Things were going well. She jumped, startled when Jeff ran up behind her and tapped her on the shoulder.

J-"I've been ordered by my dad to help you."

V-"I love that southern charm." Vee smiled. "Do you think he likes me?" Jeff smiled and kissed her cheek.

J-"He loves you. He loves the house, He said so, and he loves the Aussie BBQ idea. He's been saying that he's been looking forward to it." Vee smiled. She'd had nothing to worry about all along, but receiving confirmation helped ease her tension and Vee vowed to loosen up and enjoy the night.

The dinner went well. Vee was actually very pleased with herself. She stayed on her best behaviour all night and the night was a smashing success. She was rinsing the dishes as Matt walked his dad to the door.

G-"Tell Vee I said thank you." Matt nodded as he opened the door.

M-"I will."

G-"Oh and Matt…. I like her." Matt smiled. "She going to be around for a while?" Matt nodded.

M-"I hope so."

G-"I saw the ring. Engagement or Promise?"

M-"Promise." Gil nodded and shook his son's hand.

G-"I'll see you later." Matt nodded and waited closed the door before heading into the kitchen. He smiled as he saw Vixen finishing up the dishes.

M-"Hey." He drawled as she sat up on the counter.

V-"Hey right back at ya." She smiled. Matt moved over to stand directly in front of her. He placed his hands on the bench, either side her. "Did I do good?" She asked with a smile. Matt merely leaned in and kissed her deeply. When he pulled back Vee looked at him amused. "I'll take that as a yes."

M-"He loves you." Matt said as he leaned in and kissed her neck.

V-"Where are the boys?"

M-"Taking Dad home."

V-"How long will that take?" Vee asked as Matt kissed and nibbled her neck.

M-"At least 45 minutes." Vee nodded.

V-"Then we've got time." Vee said as she took his face in her hands and kissed him passionately. Matt's hands ran up her thighs as they kissed.

Elsewhere, Jeff and Damien were driving Gil home when he spoke up suddenly.

G-"Jeff, can you go back. I left my coat back at the house." Jeff nodded and turned the car around. When they pulled into the drive, Jeff and Damien stayed in the car, letting it run as Gil ran inside. "Matt?" He called as he poked his head through the front door.

M-"We're in the kitchen." Matt called and Gil entered the house, suspecting something was going on. He headed into the kitchen and smiled at Vee as she sat on the bench, her legs crossed. He looked to Matt, who stood at the sink rinsing his hands.

G-"Hi, Sorry. But I forgot my coat." Matt dried his hands and turned around.

M-"Sorry dad. It's in the closet. I'll get it for you." Matt left the room, leaving his father and his girlfriend alone.

G-"Did I interrupt something?" Gil asked embarrassed.

V-"No, no not at all. Don't worry about it. We were just, cleaning up." Gil nodded, not entirely convinced but let the subject go. He really didn't want to know anyway. Matt returned with his coat and Gil quickly excused himself and left. Matt walked towards Vee. The two waited for the sound of the front door closing and burst out laughing.

M-"That could have been awkward." Vee smiled.

V-"You mean even more so than it already was?" Her voice dripped with sarcasm. "What is it with us and our fathers walking in?" Matt smiled before leaning forward and kissing her deeply. "Do we have time, before they come back." Matt nodded and started kissing a trail down her neck. Picking up where they left off.

Coming Soon! An Amazonian xXxtra: Appreciation

When Jeff and Damien returned to the house, they headed upstairs and found Matt and Vee, curled up on the sofa in each other's arms, watching TV.

J-"Hey. Whatcha watching?" Jeff asked as he plopped down beside them.

V-"Um, its Signs." Vee answered her eyes glued to the screen. Jeff nodded as Damien stood in the doorway. Vee looked up at him looming there and smiled. "Damien you really got to get over this. Come in, sit down and stop feeling awkward." Damien smiled and nodded before saluting her and taking a seat on the floor. He looked around and noticed how much calmer Vee was now. He smiled with the thought that Vee cared enough to worry about meeting his uncle. He leant back with a good feeling that it wouldn't be long before Vee was officially his cousin.

TBC…

Stay tuned for more in the next chapter of An Amazonian Life.