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Chapter 6: Field Trip
"Hello cousin Amy," they said simultaneously.
"You can call me Amy," she said smiling warmly.
Their faces broke out in shy smiles. She extended her hands out to Michael and Lisa. Reluctantly, they slid their little hands into Amy's larger ones. "Would you like to meet my friends," she asked the children as they headed over towards the other wrestlers. Wes looked on with a smile. Amy could tell Lisa and Michael were nervous as she introduced them to everyone, because they squeezed her hands in a death grip. "Guys, you can relax a little, these are my friends okay," she said reassuringly to her cousins. "You'll be seeing these guys a lot," she said with a smile as they approached Matt and Jeff. Matt winked at her, making her heart beat triple time. Amy was startled by the feel of her hand being released. Lisa toddled over to Matt and latched herself onto his leg.
Her lower lip trembled and she said in a pouty voice, "I wanna go see Mommy." She lifted her arms up to Matt to be picked up. up Looking at Amy and Jeff in surprise, Matt picked her up. Uncle Wes sprinted over to them, taking Lisa out of Matt's arms.
"She never responds to strangers like that," Wes said excitedly.
"I wanna go see Mommy," Lisa wailed.
"Daddy, why can't we go see Mommy?" Michael asked, rubbing his eyes with his fists.
"Because she's not feeling well honey, but I'll tell you what, once she's feeling better you and Lisa will both be able to see her," he said, scooping Michael up in his arms. "Tomorrow you and Lisa are going to go on a field trip with Amy and her friends."
Michael's eyes lit up, "Ooh, goody a field trip! For how long?" he questioned.
"A few weeks."
"How long is that?" Michael asked, looking confused.
Matt, Amy and Jeff looked at each other and smiled. They we're all thinking the same thing: *This little guy wanted to know everything!*
Wes had managed to skirt the time issue, and usher the children off to the back room. A few minutes later he returned.
"I really appreciate your help," he said gratefully.
"I'm just glad we can help Uncle Wes."
"You have really good friends here," he said looking at the other wrestlers.
"Most of them anyway," Amy muttered, as she watched Trish flirt with Adam and Jay.
Uncle Wes glanced at his watch, "You all had better get going. It's a long drive from here to the airport." Their is a Hilton Hotel about 10 min. from here. That way you'll all be able to get a little bit of sleep before your drive back. I'll meet you at the airport by 5:45 a.m." He gave Amy a quick hug.
"Thanks, Uncle Wes. Try and get some sleep," she whispered into his ear. "You need it more than me right now," she said, concern in her Hazel eyes.
"I will," he promised.
The next morning:
Amy tried to rub the sleep from her eyes. They felt gritty. Just then she heard a pounding on her adjoining door. *Doggone it Jeff, why are you always so hyper and raring to go in the morning!* She was so not a morning person. She flung open the door and shoved at Jeff. "Darn it Jeff, be a little more considerate would ya!" she said irritably. That's when she saw a thick mane of dark hair. *Uh, oh, this isn't Jeff,* The realization dawned on her. She looked up into Matt's chocolate, brown eyes. Then she realized her hands were on his bare chest. Her hands were so warm. Matt backed away, putting his hands up in surrender.
"I just figured you would be awake, that's all," he said defensively.
"I'm just not a morning person, that's all," she said non-chalantly. "I thought you were Jeff, sorry," she mumbled, staring down at her royal blue pajama top.
"So if I were Jeff, you would have pounded on me too huh?" he said with a grin.
"Oh, shut up," she said as she walked past him. As she turned around though, Matt could see a smile tugging at the corners of her mouth.
"Everyone else is downstairs, eating breakfast. Why don't you get dressed, we'll save some food for ya."
"What time is it?" she asked, running a hand through her hair.
"3:15 A.M." he replied.
"Shoot, you did let me sleep in," she said, looking at him sheepishly.
"It's alright." Smiling, he said, "I'll just warn Jeff that in the morning you become 'Mr. Hyde,' he said, wiggling his eyebrows. With that, Matt closed the door behind him. She sighed and sat down on her bed. It was times like now, that she felt she would explode if she had to be around him one more minute. *I doubt he feels the same,* she thought sadly.
As soon as Matt closed her door, he took a deep breath, in an attempt to control his rapid breathing. *Man, I thought for sure when her hand was on my chest, she would hear my heart pounding a million miles a minute!* Fear settled in his heart though, *does she feel the same?*
By the time they reached the airport they all had one thing on their mind: SLEEP. They were exhausted. Jeff was scanning the crowd for Nora when he spotted those golden ringlets. He jogged over to her. In the meantime, Amy was anxiously looking for Uncle Wes.
"I see them!" Matt exclaimed from behind Amy. Her eyes traveled in the direction his hand was pointing. "I don't think they see us though, come on!" He grabbed her hand and pulled her forward with a jerk.
Irritated, she cried out, "Hey, slow down, Eagle Eyes!" Matt stopped and looked down at Amy for a moment. "Boy, is she touchy today!* he thought with a grumble. *Shoot, I'm sure it's about Trish.*
"Look, Amy," Matt began, but he stopped when he heard a voice calling him.
"Unca Matty!" Lisa ran over to Matt as fast as her chubby little legs would carry her. She held out her arms to him, wanting to be held.
"Hey," he said in surprise, as he picked her up.
"I don't think we would have found you if it wasn't for Lisa," Uncle Wes said as he came up to them.
"Field twip, plane ride," Lisa said excitedly as she bounced up and down in Matt's arms.
"Yeah, we're going to go on a plane, sort of like a field trip," Matt replied. Just as quickly as she wanted up, now she was squirming to get back down.
"Daddy coming too?" she asked hopefully, looking from Matt to her father.
"No, sweetheart, I can't. I need to stay with Mommy." Lisa's face turned red and she rubbed her eyes with her fists.
"Don't wanna go without Mommy and Daddy," she pouted.
"Lisa," Michael said gravely, "Daddy will come back to get us when Mommy is better, okay?" he said with an encouraging smile.
"Tay," she said hugging Michael tightly.
Jeff walked up to the group, his arm around Nora's waist. "Um, guys they've started boarding the plane," Jeff said.
Uncle Wes pulled Michael and Lisa to him, hugging them tightly. "Kids, be good and listen to Amy. I love you both."
"Tell you what," Matt said, picking Lisa up, "As soon as we get to Montana, we'll call your daddy so you and Michael can talk to him, okay?" She nodded, sniffling. Matt smiled as he noticed Michael's face brighten at his words.
Grinning, Jeff said, "Looks like you have the magic touch with women."
"Not hardly," Matt said with a scowl as he glanced over at Amy. Jeff shrugged, Matt and Amy would get everything straightened out, he was confident of that, except they had to communicate first!
Jeff ruffled Michael's hair, which Michael immediately tried to straighten, and said, "Hey, sport, would you like to meet a friend of mine they call the "Rattlesnake?"
"Wow! Does he really have pet rattlesnakes?" Michael asked in awe.
Jeff put his free hand around Michael's shoulders, "Well, not exactly, but sometimes he has the personality of one," Jeff said as they walked off.
Amy shook her head and smiled, "Michael won't have a boring time, that's for sure."
"Not with Jeff around," Matt added with a grin.
"You ready to go Lisa," Matt asked, hoisting her up further in his arms. She shook her head no and started to wail. Matt looked flustered, unsure of what to do.
Wes quickly gave his daughter a hug and said, "Sweetie, this is just until Mommy feels better okay. Once Mommy is well then I will come get you and Michael, I promise."
"Otay," she said and buried her head in Matt's shoulder.
Amy hugged her Uncle tightly. "Get some sleep!" she said sternly, noticing the dark circles under his eyes. "Aunt Carrie is going to be just fine," she said softly.
He nodded, tears filling his eyes, "Gotta have faith," he said with a small smile.
"We have to go," Matt said quietly to Amy.
She nodded, "I know."
Matt turned to walk towards the gate, with Lisa yelling, "Bye Daddy!" over his shoulder. Matt was taken aback when he felt Amy slip her hand into his. He squeezed her hand gently, "Everything will work out. It's going to be okay Amy-girl," he said cheerfully, in an attempt to lighten the mood.
"Thanks," she said smiling a little.
"Your welcome."
The plane ride was uneventful. Amy and Lisa fell asleep, but not before Amy read Lisa a bedtime story. Michael sat between Debra and Steve, enraptured by Steven's story-telling.
Debra smiled as she thought back to Jessica's lecture on the hazards of cursing in front of children, while Chris desperately tried to usher his wife along. Jay, Adam and Trish were talking excitedly amongst themselves. *Maybe they're bonding, good then maybe Trish will leave me alone,* Matt thought hopefully.
"Hey there stranger," Trish purred. She ran her finger tip lightly down his arm. Quickly, he moved his arm away from her touch- leaving room for her to sit on the arm of his seat.
"Trish, I'm not interested in you that way," he said through gritted teeth. He glanced down at the armrest for a second, noticing that it was sagging under her weight. "Trish," Matt said, keeping his face straight ahead, "the armrest can't hold your weight, would you please get up."
"Why I never, hmph!" she flounced off.
"Whoa, whoa, wait a second Trish, I didn't.. never mind," he grumbled to himself.
Jeff who had just woken up, said, "Bro, the weight of her chest alone is too much for the armrest to handle. Matt grinned.
Ow! What did you do that for?" Jeff said, irritated
"Whoops, did I do that. I'm sorry," Nora said sweetly, angelically looking up into Jeff's blue-green eyes.
"What was that for?" Jeff demanded.
Nora frowned, "That was just plain mean of you Jeff Hardy!" she said putting her hands on her hips.
"Oh, I get it," he said, grinning mischievously, "you're jealous." Look, he said gently, "I am definitely not interested in Trish." He gently cupped her chin in the palm of his hand and bent his head to kiss her. Just as his lips brushed hers, he heard a "gagging" sound.
"Could you guys not make out in front of me," Matt said, frowning. *Not until I have someone special in my life anyway,* he thought.
Nora broke away from Jeff. "Okay, next time I won't dig my elbow into your ribs so hard," she said with a teasing grin.
Amy woke up to the feeling of someone gently shaking her shoulder.
"Ames," Jeff said, "We're here."
She woke with a start. "Are Lisa and Michael okay?" she asked anxiously.
"Yeah, they're with Matt," he said gesturing over to them.
She sighed, "Okay, good."
"Why, what's wrong?" Jeff asked, concerned.
"I just had a bad dream," she replied.
"When can we call Mommy and Daddy?" Lisa asked, looking up at Matt.
"When we get to the hotel, okay angel," Matt said smiling down at her.
"You seem to be getting along well with our little guests," Amy said with a smile as she came up behind him.
"Yeah, at first I was somewhat dist.." he stopped abruptly as he looked at Amy. He took in Amy's pale features and the dark circles under her eyes. "You look terrible!" he exclaimed.
"Yeah, well thanks," Amy said sourly.
Matt shook his head., "No, no, I mean, are you okay?" He gently cupped her cheek, and brushed a strand of red hair out of her eyes.
She shook her head, "No, not really. I can barely stand up."
"As soon as we get back to the hotel, Jeff and I will watch Lisa and Michael okay," he said.
"Are you sure, I mean I don't want to put you guys out, or dump the kids on yo.."
"Hey, hey, you're babbling," Matt said softly. "Come on," he said, putting his hand on her elbow. "I've only seen you babble one other time, and that was when you were dead on your feet.
Amy gave him a "Well, Duh," look as he helped her into the cab. Giving in to her need for sleep, she closed her eyes as soon as the cab driver closed the door. When they reached the hotel, Matt gently tried to wake Amy up. No response. Matt looked over at Michael, who was sitting in between Nora and Jeff.
"Jeff, would you mind taking Lisa?"
He shrugged, "Sure no problem."
"Thanks, I appreciate it," Matt smiled gratefully. Matt eased Amy out of the car and hoisted her up in his arms.
Jeff's jaw dropped, "Man, he has it bad for her."
"See, I told you," Nora said smugly.
"I already knew that," he said as they got out of the car. "I already told Amy the same thing," Jeff continued as he paid the cabbie the fare.
"You did," she said, surprised.
"Yes, I did," he said, a smug look on his face.
Interrupting the conversation, Lisa ran up to Jeff and tugged on his pants leg.
"Is Amy okay? She's not hurt like Mommy is she?" she asked, fear written all over her face.
Jeff's eyes softened, "No, sweetie, Amy is just sleeping, that's all."
"Okay," she said happily and skipped back to Nora. They caught up with Matt at the elevator.
"You're not even breaking a sweat yet," Jeff commented.
Matt shook his head, "Nope, but I'll tell you one thing Jeff, you're not scoring brownie points with your girlfriend." Matt moved his head in Nora's direction. Jeff frowned. She had her arms crossed and was tapping her foot. *That was an unromantic, insensitive thing to say!* Nora thought angrily. *I mean, usually he's sweet and sensitive, but today all he's been doing is sticking his foot in his mouth.
"Come on Michael, Lisa," she said stiffly. They walked around the corner and up the stairs.
"Yeah, I've been making all these cracks, not taking it seriously, but I guess if I were in her shoes, I wouldn't be too crazy about it either. Considering, she's been pretty decent about it too."
Matt smiled, "You've got it. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to take Amy up to her room.
"Sure, okay," Jeff said, distracted, as he went to look for Nora.
Matt pushed open the door with his foot, when a hotel employee walked by them.
"On your honeymoon eh," he said with a sly smile.
"No," he said abruptly.
The smile dropped off the employee's face. "Oh, uh, sorry."
Matt shook his head in disgust as he shut the door behind him. As Matt went to lay Amy on the bed, she stirred and snuggled into his chest. He sighed heavily, this was killing him, he so badly wanted to kiss her! He gently laid her on the bed, pulling the covers up to her chin. He sat down on the bed beside her. "I like to hear you babble," he said softly. Stroking her cheek, he said, "It's when you put your defenses down and show the child-like innocence that I rarely get to see." Smiling softly, he said, "Sweet dreams Amy." Matt crossed the room and quietly closed the door behind him.
"You too," Amy said sleepily.
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Chapter 6: Field Trip
"Hello cousin Amy," they said simultaneously.
"You can call me Amy," she said smiling warmly.
Their faces broke out in shy smiles. She extended her hands out to Michael and Lisa. Reluctantly, they slid their little hands into Amy's larger ones. "Would you like to meet my friends," she asked the children as they headed over towards the other wrestlers. Wes looked on with a smile. Amy could tell Lisa and Michael were nervous as she introduced them to everyone, because they squeezed her hands in a death grip. "Guys, you can relax a little, these are my friends okay," she said reassuringly to her cousins. "You'll be seeing these guys a lot," she said with a smile as they approached Matt and Jeff. Matt winked at her, making her heart beat triple time. Amy was startled by the feel of her hand being released. Lisa toddled over to Matt and latched herself onto his leg.
Her lower lip trembled and she said in a pouty voice, "I wanna go see Mommy." She lifted her arms up to Matt to be picked up. up Looking at Amy and Jeff in surprise, Matt picked her up. Uncle Wes sprinted over to them, taking Lisa out of Matt's arms.
"She never responds to strangers like that," Wes said excitedly.
"I wanna go see Mommy," Lisa wailed.
"Daddy, why can't we go see Mommy?" Michael asked, rubbing his eyes with his fists.
"Because she's not feeling well honey, but I'll tell you what, once she's feeling better you and Lisa will both be able to see her," he said, scooping Michael up in his arms. "Tomorrow you and Lisa are going to go on a field trip with Amy and her friends."
Michael's eyes lit up, "Ooh, goody a field trip! For how long?" he questioned.
"A few weeks."
"How long is that?" Michael asked, looking confused.
Matt, Amy and Jeff looked at each other and smiled. They we're all thinking the same thing: *This little guy wanted to know everything!*
Wes had managed to skirt the time issue, and usher the children off to the back room. A few minutes later he returned.
"I really appreciate your help," he said gratefully.
"I'm just glad we can help Uncle Wes."
"You have really good friends here," he said looking at the other wrestlers.
"Most of them anyway," Amy muttered, as she watched Trish flirt with Adam and Jay.
Uncle Wes glanced at his watch, "You all had better get going. It's a long drive from here to the airport." Their is a Hilton Hotel about 10 min. from here. That way you'll all be able to get a little bit of sleep before your drive back. I'll meet you at the airport by 5:45 a.m." He gave Amy a quick hug.
"Thanks, Uncle Wes. Try and get some sleep," she whispered into his ear. "You need it more than me right now," she said, concern in her Hazel eyes.
"I will," he promised.
The next morning:
Amy tried to rub the sleep from her eyes. They felt gritty. Just then she heard a pounding on her adjoining door. *Doggone it Jeff, why are you always so hyper and raring to go in the morning!* She was so not a morning person. She flung open the door and shoved at Jeff. "Darn it Jeff, be a little more considerate would ya!" she said irritably. That's when she saw a thick mane of dark hair. *Uh, oh, this isn't Jeff,* The realization dawned on her. She looked up into Matt's chocolate, brown eyes. Then she realized her hands were on his bare chest. Her hands were so warm. Matt backed away, putting his hands up in surrender.
"I just figured you would be awake, that's all," he said defensively.
"I'm just not a morning person, that's all," she said non-chalantly. "I thought you were Jeff, sorry," she mumbled, staring down at her royal blue pajama top.
"So if I were Jeff, you would have pounded on me too huh?" he said with a grin.
"Oh, shut up," she said as she walked past him. As she turned around though, Matt could see a smile tugging at the corners of her mouth.
"Everyone else is downstairs, eating breakfast. Why don't you get dressed, we'll save some food for ya."
"What time is it?" she asked, running a hand through her hair.
"3:15 A.M." he replied.
"Shoot, you did let me sleep in," she said, looking at him sheepishly.
"It's alright." Smiling, he said, "I'll just warn Jeff that in the morning you become 'Mr. Hyde,' he said, wiggling his eyebrows. With that, Matt closed the door behind him. She sighed and sat down on her bed. It was times like now, that she felt she would explode if she had to be around him one more minute. *I doubt he feels the same,* she thought sadly.
As soon as Matt closed her door, he took a deep breath, in an attempt to control his rapid breathing. *Man, I thought for sure when her hand was on my chest, she would hear my heart pounding a million miles a minute!* Fear settled in his heart though, *does she feel the same?*
By the time they reached the airport they all had one thing on their mind: SLEEP. They were exhausted. Jeff was scanning the crowd for Nora when he spotted those golden ringlets. He jogged over to her. In the meantime, Amy was anxiously looking for Uncle Wes.
"I see them!" Matt exclaimed from behind Amy. Her eyes traveled in the direction his hand was pointing. "I don't think they see us though, come on!" He grabbed her hand and pulled her forward with a jerk.
Irritated, she cried out, "Hey, slow down, Eagle Eyes!" Matt stopped and looked down at Amy for a moment. "Boy, is she touchy today!* he thought with a grumble. *Shoot, I'm sure it's about Trish.*
"Look, Amy," Matt began, but he stopped when he heard a voice calling him.
"Unca Matty!" Lisa ran over to Matt as fast as her chubby little legs would carry her. She held out her arms to him, wanting to be held.
"Hey," he said in surprise, as he picked her up.
"I don't think we would have found you if it wasn't for Lisa," Uncle Wes said as he came up to them.
"Field twip, plane ride," Lisa said excitedly as she bounced up and down in Matt's arms.
"Yeah, we're going to go on a plane, sort of like a field trip," Matt replied. Just as quickly as she wanted up, now she was squirming to get back down.
"Daddy coming too?" she asked hopefully, looking from Matt to her father.
"No, sweetheart, I can't. I need to stay with Mommy." Lisa's face turned red and she rubbed her eyes with her fists.
"Don't wanna go without Mommy and Daddy," she pouted.
"Lisa," Michael said gravely, "Daddy will come back to get us when Mommy is better, okay?" he said with an encouraging smile.
"Tay," she said hugging Michael tightly.
Jeff walked up to the group, his arm around Nora's waist. "Um, guys they've started boarding the plane," Jeff said.
Uncle Wes pulled Michael and Lisa to him, hugging them tightly. "Kids, be good and listen to Amy. I love you both."
"Tell you what," Matt said, picking Lisa up, "As soon as we get to Montana, we'll call your daddy so you and Michael can talk to him, okay?" She nodded, sniffling. Matt smiled as he noticed Michael's face brighten at his words.
Grinning, Jeff said, "Looks like you have the magic touch with women."
"Not hardly," Matt said with a scowl as he glanced over at Amy. Jeff shrugged, Matt and Amy would get everything straightened out, he was confident of that, except they had to communicate first!
Jeff ruffled Michael's hair, which Michael immediately tried to straighten, and said, "Hey, sport, would you like to meet a friend of mine they call the "Rattlesnake?"
"Wow! Does he really have pet rattlesnakes?" Michael asked in awe.
Jeff put his free hand around Michael's shoulders, "Well, not exactly, but sometimes he has the personality of one," Jeff said as they walked off.
Amy shook her head and smiled, "Michael won't have a boring time, that's for sure."
"Not with Jeff around," Matt added with a grin.
"You ready to go Lisa," Matt asked, hoisting her up further in his arms. She shook her head no and started to wail. Matt looked flustered, unsure of what to do.
Wes quickly gave his daughter a hug and said, "Sweetie, this is just until Mommy feels better okay. Once Mommy is well then I will come get you and Michael, I promise."
"Otay," she said and buried her head in Matt's shoulder.
Amy hugged her Uncle tightly. "Get some sleep!" she said sternly, noticing the dark circles under his eyes. "Aunt Carrie is going to be just fine," she said softly.
He nodded, tears filling his eyes, "Gotta have faith," he said with a small smile.
"We have to go," Matt said quietly to Amy.
She nodded, "I know."
Matt turned to walk towards the gate, with Lisa yelling, "Bye Daddy!" over his shoulder. Matt was taken aback when he felt Amy slip her hand into his. He squeezed her hand gently, "Everything will work out. It's going to be okay Amy-girl," he said cheerfully, in an attempt to lighten the mood.
"Thanks," she said smiling a little.
"Your welcome."
The plane ride was uneventful. Amy and Lisa fell asleep, but not before Amy read Lisa a bedtime story. Michael sat between Debra and Steve, enraptured by Steven's story-telling.
Debra smiled as she thought back to Jessica's lecture on the hazards of cursing in front of children, while Chris desperately tried to usher his wife along. Jay, Adam and Trish were talking excitedly amongst themselves. *Maybe they're bonding, good then maybe Trish will leave me alone,* Matt thought hopefully.
"Hey there stranger," Trish purred. She ran her finger tip lightly down his arm. Quickly, he moved his arm away from her touch- leaving room for her to sit on the arm of his seat.
"Trish, I'm not interested in you that way," he said through gritted teeth. He glanced down at the armrest for a second, noticing that it was sagging under her weight. "Trish," Matt said, keeping his face straight ahead, "the armrest can't hold your weight, would you please get up."
"Why I never, hmph!" she flounced off.
"Whoa, whoa, wait a second Trish, I didn't.. never mind," he grumbled to himself.
Jeff who had just woken up, said, "Bro, the weight of her chest alone is too much for the armrest to handle. Matt grinned.
Ow! What did you do that for?" Jeff said, irritated
"Whoops, did I do that. I'm sorry," Nora said sweetly, angelically looking up into Jeff's blue-green eyes.
"What was that for?" Jeff demanded.
Nora frowned, "That was just plain mean of you Jeff Hardy!" she said putting her hands on her hips.
"Oh, I get it," he said, grinning mischievously, "you're jealous." Look, he said gently, "I am definitely not interested in Trish." He gently cupped her chin in the palm of his hand and bent his head to kiss her. Just as his lips brushed hers, he heard a "gagging" sound.
"Could you guys not make out in front of me," Matt said, frowning. *Not until I have someone special in my life anyway,* he thought.
Nora broke away from Jeff. "Okay, next time I won't dig my elbow into your ribs so hard," she said with a teasing grin.
Amy woke up to the feeling of someone gently shaking her shoulder.
"Ames," Jeff said, "We're here."
She woke with a start. "Are Lisa and Michael okay?" she asked anxiously.
"Yeah, they're with Matt," he said gesturing over to them.
She sighed, "Okay, good."
"Why, what's wrong?" Jeff asked, concerned.
"I just had a bad dream," she replied.
"When can we call Mommy and Daddy?" Lisa asked, looking up at Matt.
"When we get to the hotel, okay angel," Matt said smiling down at her.
"You seem to be getting along well with our little guests," Amy said with a smile as she came up behind him.
"Yeah, at first I was somewhat dist.." he stopped abruptly as he looked at Amy. He took in Amy's pale features and the dark circles under her eyes. "You look terrible!" he exclaimed.
"Yeah, well thanks," Amy said sourly.
Matt shook his head., "No, no, I mean, are you okay?" He gently cupped her cheek, and brushed a strand of red hair out of her eyes.
She shook her head, "No, not really. I can barely stand up."
"As soon as we get back to the hotel, Jeff and I will watch Lisa and Michael okay," he said.
"Are you sure, I mean I don't want to put you guys out, or dump the kids on yo.."
"Hey, hey, you're babbling," Matt said softly. "Come on," he said, putting his hand on her elbow. "I've only seen you babble one other time, and that was when you were dead on your feet.
Amy gave him a "Well, Duh," look as he helped her into the cab. Giving in to her need for sleep, she closed her eyes as soon as the cab driver closed the door. When they reached the hotel, Matt gently tried to wake Amy up. No response. Matt looked over at Michael, who was sitting in between Nora and Jeff.
"Jeff, would you mind taking Lisa?"
He shrugged, "Sure no problem."
"Thanks, I appreciate it," Matt smiled gratefully. Matt eased Amy out of the car and hoisted her up in his arms.
Jeff's jaw dropped, "Man, he has it bad for her."
"See, I told you," Nora said smugly.
"I already knew that," he said as they got out of the car. "I already told Amy the same thing," Jeff continued as he paid the cabbie the fare.
"You did," she said, surprised.
"Yes, I did," he said, a smug look on his face.
Interrupting the conversation, Lisa ran up to Jeff and tugged on his pants leg.
"Is Amy okay? She's not hurt like Mommy is she?" she asked, fear written all over her face.
Jeff's eyes softened, "No, sweetie, Amy is just sleeping, that's all."
"Okay," she said happily and skipped back to Nora. They caught up with Matt at the elevator.
"You're not even breaking a sweat yet," Jeff commented.
Matt shook his head, "Nope, but I'll tell you one thing Jeff, you're not scoring brownie points with your girlfriend." Matt moved his head in Nora's direction. Jeff frowned. She had her arms crossed and was tapping her foot. *That was an unromantic, insensitive thing to say!* Nora thought angrily. *I mean, usually he's sweet and sensitive, but today all he's been doing is sticking his foot in his mouth.
"Come on Michael, Lisa," she said stiffly. They walked around the corner and up the stairs.
"Yeah, I've been making all these cracks, not taking it seriously, but I guess if I were in her shoes, I wouldn't be too crazy about it either. Considering, she's been pretty decent about it too."
Matt smiled, "You've got it. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to take Amy up to her room.
"Sure, okay," Jeff said, distracted, as he went to look for Nora.
Matt pushed open the door with his foot, when a hotel employee walked by them.
"On your honeymoon eh," he said with a sly smile.
"No," he said abruptly.
The smile dropped off the employee's face. "Oh, uh, sorry."
Matt shook his head in disgust as he shut the door behind him. As Matt went to lay Amy on the bed, she stirred and snuggled into his chest. He sighed heavily, this was killing him, he so badly wanted to kiss her! He gently laid her on the bed, pulling the covers up to her chin. He sat down on the bed beside her. "I like to hear you babble," he said softly. Stroking her cheek, he said, "It's when you put your defenses down and show the child-like innocence that I rarely get to see." Smiling softly, he said, "Sweet dreams Amy." Matt crossed the room and quietly closed the door behind him.
"You too," Amy said sleepily.