Chapter 10: What Hardy Says

Jackie rubbed her hands over her face cringing, her head felt heavy and she felt like she wanted to throw up. Something she hadn't done since Adam had got her so drunk that she spent the night of her 21st birthday on his bathroom floor throwing up. And in Adam's defense he stayed with her the entire night holding her hair back and rubbing her back. She shook her head quickly and groaned.

"You okay Jacks?" Matt asked his laughter clear in his voice. She propped her middle finger up at him before she kicked the covers off and stumbled into the bathroom. Her older brother and Matt's laughter rang out as she shut the door.

"Assholes." She muttered angrily as she turned on the cold water to splash it on her face. Seconds later there was a knock on the door followed by Matt sticking his head in the room, "Here some clothes." "Thank you." She muttered softly.

"Relax nothing really happened." He said coming into the room and shutting the door. "I know that you are still hurting over what happened with you and Cole. And I would NEVER take advantage of you or that fact."

"No matter how much you wanted too." She said turning to look at him. He nodded his head with a laugh. He had always hoped she would forget the things he said when he was drunk but she hadn't. In fact she had held it over his head and he hated it.

He bent his head and pressed a kiss to her cheek, "shower, drink some water. Maria is bringing food up." She nodded her head, "Thanks Matt." "Anytime sweetness." He grinned, tossing her a wink. She shook her head and turned towards the shower and turned on the hot water.


Adam yawned and rolled over looking at his phone, hopeful that Jackie would have texted him late last night. Like she had the last few nights. But she didn't instead he had a message from Scarlett. His eyebrows knitted together in confusion, the hoopla hottie never texted him.

In fact the only reason why he had her number to begin with was because she was good friends with Jackie. He pressed his thumb against the message. On it was a picture of Jackie up on the bar dancing with Veda and Seleziyea.

"You are missing out on a great girl." Was all she said and his heart ached painfully in his chest. He knew that he was, everyday since he had left her he was regretting it. There was a hard knock on the door shaking him out of his thoughts.

He sighed and rolled out of the bed and went to the door. He pulled it open and looked at his mentor. "What do you want?" He asked through a yawn. "We need to talk and you aren't going to like it." Matt answered, he had been at the same bar as the hoopla hotties and Jackie were at. And he had seen some things with Jackie and Taven which was conforming his suspicions about them being together.

Adam sighed and let him into the room. Matt stepped into the room and leaned against the dresser as the new world champion went back over to his bed and crawled on the middle of it. "I saw Jackie out last night." "So?" He questioned pushing the pillow under his head better. "She was with those skanky Hoopla Hotties and Taven." "I know, Scarlett texted me." "Did she also tell you that Jackie and Taven were making out?" He asked raising his eyebrow. "What?" Adam asked sitting straight up and looking at him better. Matt nodded his head. "Are you sure?" "100% positive."


Jackie came out of the bathroom almost an half an hour later and looked at the people sitting around Matt's room. She groaned and went over to the bed and crawled on it. Resting her towel wrapped head on Maria's lap. "Feeling okay Jacks?" "No.' she whined as she pointed her finger at Scarlett who was sitting next to Matt. "Hey you were the one that ordered tequila and decided it would be fun to dance on the bar." "Oh god." She moaned burying her face in the soft material of Maria's sweatpants.

"Then you and Matt made out." Scarlett informed her. Jackie sat straight up and looked at her, "What?!" "Yeah,Truth had to drive you two back here. That's why you slept here last night." Jackie scrubbed her hands over her eyes and looked at Taven. "I don't remember anything Jacks. I swear. I woke up and you were asleep next to me and I called Mike." Matt said.

Jackie felt her heart sink into her stomach, as much as she wanted to put everything behind her and move on away from Adam, she felt like she had cheated on him. "I think I am going to be sick." She muttered standing up quickly and going rushing into the bathroom. "I got it." Maria said following her into the bathroom.


Adam was chewing on his gum angrily as he waited for his future stablemates. He couldn't believe what Matt had said, he didn't want to believe it but seeing the pictures sent a shock to his heart. His sweet Jackie had been with another man that wasn't him. He wasn't entirely sure if it was just kissing or if it was more. But whatever it was it make his stomach knot up and him to feel really queasy. Hearing the voices of Mike, Maria and Matt he looked up and glared when his eyes landed on a silent Jackie who was trailing behind them wearing Matt's clothes that were three times too big and oversized sunglasses.

"What's wrong?" Maria asked as she unlocked the car doors. "Nothing." He answered as he yanked open the tailgate and shoved his bags into the back. Maria exchanged a look with her boyfriend and Matt as they started loading stuff up. "Jackie sweetie get in the car." Maria said, she could tell the youngest member was getting queasy and needed to lay down. She nodded her head and crawled into the backseat and curled up in a ball resting her head on the headrest.

After he finished loading stuff up in the back, Adam climbed in and sat next to Jackie.

Feeling his presence next to her she curled into him resting her head on his shoulder. "Mm." She muttered softly. He bit the inside of his cheek, his hurt angry side wanting to push her away from him but the part that needed her and enjoyed her being close by arose and he pulled her close to his side and rested his head on top of hers.

"Seriously man, what's wrong?" Mike asked when they stopped at the gas station. "Matt came to see me this morning and told me that Jackie and Taven spent the night together." "They did but its not how you think." He answered, "They got plastered and she passed out when she got into his room." "What about them kissing?" 'That surprised me. But they were drinking and Jackie lost control. She has been hanging on the edge since you left her." Adam sighed and released the button for the coffee. "I know.'

"Then why did you do it?" He asked curiously. "Don't ask me that. I am not ready to answer that.' "Okay. okay." the elder Bennett sibling said before clapping his shoulder, "I am going to find Jackie to make sure she is okay, she was really sick this morning.' The ROH World Champion nodded his head before he walked over to the counter.

Jackie was standing in front of the coolers her eyes on the messages on her phone. She ignored the ones from Veda and Scarlett and looked at the ones from Matt Hardy warning her to stay away from Adam, that she wasn't good enough for him and that she should just skank out and join the Hoopla Hotties. She shook her head and chewed on the inside on her lip. "Hey Jacks, we are getting ready to leave. You ready?" Mike asked coming up behind her. "Yeah, I am." She answered pulling a vitamin water out of the cooler, "Let's go." She was going to push the thoughts of her head until she saw Matt Hardy then she was going to confront him. Storyline be damned.