All of the people in this story are owned by Vince McMahon and the WWF, except for Lisa, Michael, Aunt Carrie and Uncle Wes.
If you would like to use my story, please ask me first.
Crazy for this Girl is by Evan and Jaron and is not mine.
Chapter 11: All is Calm
For the next four days the wrestlers spent their time at the hotel, resting from their vacation. Catching up on sleep, healing physically, and eating plenty of food. The day of the house show, Vince held a meeting in the Billings, Montana auditorium.
"As you can all attest to, your time off ended up in disaster. I feel bad about that, but I am relieved that everyone walked away with minor bruises."
"Define minor," Andrew said testily to Chris Benoit, as he lightly draped his arm around Trish's good shoulder.
"It'll heal," Trish said, attempting to make her voice light.
"Not fast enough," Andrew said, placing a gentle kiss on her forehead.
"Hey, hon, how are you feeling?" Jeff asked. Concerned, he grabbed a chair for Nora and helped her sit down.
"Not too bad, I just took one of my pain pills."
"What happened to you?" Chris Benoit asked.
"I went to visit some of my cousins who live in the area, and the earthquake struck there too. I cracked 2 of my ribs."
"I remember hearing about it, but where I was, I only felt the tail end of the earthquake. I heard about you guys though, Jeff. You and Matt were right in the thick of it."
"Yeah, we were, along with Amy, Michael, Lisa and Trish," Jeff said ruefully.
"Well, I'm just glad we are all okay," Nora said positively, squeezing Jeff's hand. Smiling at her, Jeff gently squeezed back.
"Everyone, may I have your attention for a few more minutes, I have one very special announcement to make: Stephanie is getting married! Paul would you come up here a second." The audience of wrestlers clapped and whistled.
Paul reluctantly made his way to the front, his face red.
"I asked Stephanie to marry me and she said yes." His face broke out in a wide grin as he finished the sentence.
"Way to go Paul, no storylines this time eh?" Andrew shouted, a wicked grin on his face.
Jeff leaned across Nora and looked at Matt, "An important detail you failed to tell me big brother," Jeff said looking at him pointedly.
"Sleep was more important to me at the time," Matt shot back.
Changing the subject, Jeff asked, "Where is Amy?"
Matt's face darkened, "The doctor's checking on her ankle right now. Amy's hoping that she'll be able to wrestle with us tonight. Listen Jeff, can I talk to you for a second."
"Sure, what's up?" Jeff asked concerned, as they walked away from the disbanding crowd of wrestlers.
"Amy told me she loved me," Matt said in an excited whisper.
"When, today?" Jeff asked, excitement in his voice.
"No, when we were in the wheat field, right before we got in the helicopter."
"Please tell me you talked to her by now?" Jeff pleaded. Jeff rolled his eyes, "Obviously not, judging by the look on your face," Jeff said dryly. "When are you going to talk to her?" Jeff pressed.
"Amy told me earlier this morning, that she'd be taking it easy today, trying to stay off her ankle, so the doctor will give her a clean bill of health," Matt said
"That sounds like Amy, always willing to go the extra mile," Jeff said with a grin.
"I'm going to talk to her before the match tonight, because I have some errands to run."
As Jeff watched Matt walk away, Jeff grinned mischievously. Rubbing his hands together gleefully, he said "Time to set this baby in motion."
6:00 o'clock, twenty minutes before the Hardys match:
Matt knocked on Amy's dressing room door.
"Hey," Amy said smiling as she opened up the door.
"Hi," Matt said nervously. "These are for you," he said as he handed her a bouquet of red roses.
Amy breathed in their scent, "Their beautiful! Thank you," she said softly. Matt noticed her limping slightly as she went to put the flowers in water.
"What did the doctor say about your ankle?" Matt asked.
She came back from the bathroom holding the flowers in a water filled vase.
"Oh, he said I can accompany you guys to the ring, but I can't wrestle. I don't mind too much though, as long as I can be out there with you guys, that's what matters the most to me," she said with a bright smile.
"Amy, I need to talk to you, about Trish," Matt started to say. Amy's face fell.
"Look, I may have bonded with Trish some during our vacation but"... Matt's jaw dropped open. "What! Don't look at me like that Matt! She's nice okay," Amy said, lowering her voice.
"But," she warned, shaking her finger at Matt, "if she so much as touches her lips to yours, I'm gonna rip em"...
"Amy, I'm not in love with Trish, I'm in love with you," he said gently.
Up in the electrician's booth Nora and Jeff watched the scene between Matt and Amy unfolding.
"Okay, now!" Jeff said to Nora.
"You know, Matt's going to kill you when he finds out," Nora said as she flipped the switch.
"You mean if he finds out," Jeff said with a mischievous grin.
Amy's dressing room:
Amy nearly dropped the vase she was holding.
"You mean that kiss with Trish wasn't"... she trailed off.
"She kissed me, and unfortunately you didn't stick around for the ending. I broke off the kiss."
Meanwhile, the fans had piled into the stadium and were surprised when the Titantron screen came on.
Amy put down the vase and grabbed the lapels of his denim jacket.
"Tell me again," Amy demanded.
"Tell you what," Matt said with a grin.
"Tell me that you love me."
"I love you," he said tenderly, wrapping his arms around her waist.
The audience cheered and clapped.
"They love it," Vince said with a grin.
"I knew they would," Jeff said knowingly.
"You know Jeff, Matt won't let you live to see the light of day if he finds out," Vince commented.
"Why does everyone keep telling me that!" Jeff said in exasperation.
"He may want to kill me now, but he'll let me live later," he said with a smug look on his face.
Nora and Vince looked at him and said, "What?" Jeff wasn't paying attention to the strange looks they gave him though, because he was busy flipping another switch.
"The icing on the cake," he said turning back to Vince and Nora.
Jeff grabbed the microphone, and said, "Everyone, please view the Titantron."
"I'm tired of talking, how about something a little more constructive," Amy said mischievously, as she wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Oh, really," Matt smiled as he brushed his lips against hers.
"Now, that's more like"... Matt pulled her closer still, cutting her off as he deepened the kiss.
Jeff grabbed the mic once again and said, "And now everyone, for your listening pleasure." He flipped yet another switch and popped in a CD. "Okay folks, let's start spinnin those tunes. "Crazy for This Girl" blasted out of the auditorium speakers," The Titantron shut off suddenly and the audience went "Aww," for a second then cheered at the romantic spectacle they had just witnessed.
Amy broke away from Matt, "Wow, I wonder what has the audience so wound up, the match hasn't even started yet. Reluctantly, Matt released Amy.
"Shoot, I need to go get ready for the match." Matt stopped in his tracks, "Did you hear Jeff's voice out there earlier?" Matt asked, his eyes narrowing.
"Now that you mention it, that did sound like Jeff, plus he knows how we both like the song "Crazy for This Girl."
"I'm interested in seeing the fan's reaction to us tonight," Matt said suspiciously.
The last fan had just left the auditorium, and after signing the last autograph, Steve Austin made his way to the locker room. When he opened the door he was surprised to find several of the guys talking and laughing.
"Did you get a load of the audience, they ate it up man," Tazz was saying to Michael Cole.
"Well, I'll tell ya, they did a very convincing job," Michael stated.
"Who are you talking about?" Austin asked, putting a towel around his shoulders.
"Amy and Matt. Didn't you hear about the kiss?" Michael asked him.
"They kissed! It's about freaking time!"
"What are you talking about? They were just acting, to get the crowd hyped up," Michael said confused.
"Believe me, it was real," Austin stated firmly. He walked out of the locker room in search of his wife, Debra. He passed the Hardy's dressing room and heard several voices talking, including Debra's.
"Hey hon," Steve said, "I was wondering where you were."
"I've been here for the past 15 minutes or so. Did you hear about what happened."
"If you mean the kiss, yeah," Steve said.
"Now I wonder how he found out about that," Matt said, looking pointedly at Jeff. Jeff looked towards the ceiling, twiddled his thumbs, pretending to be preoccupied.
"Actually, I found out from Michael and Tazz," Steve said.
"Yeah, who found out from the audience, because they watched the Titantron, thanks to my dear brother turning the camera on in Amy's dressing room," he said dryly.
Austin's eyes widened, "I didn't know you had it in ya son!" he said clapping a hand on Jeff's shoulder. Debra gave him the evil eye, keeping Steve from saying anything further.
"Well, look at the two lovebirds," Paul said, his arm around Stephanie's waist as they walked in.
"Oh, don't bother to knock," Matt said sarcastically.
"Don't mind if I don't," Paul said with wry grin.
Amy tucked her stocking-clad feet up under her and snuggled up against Matt. He wrapped both arms around her, pulling her close.
"Tired, babe?" Matt asked, kissing the top of her head. Amy nodded.
"I don't want to leave yet though, you can take me to the hotel in little while."
Chris, Jessica, Brian Christopher, Andrew, Trish, Nora, Al Snow, Shane, and Chris Benoit all walked in.
"Doesn't anyone knock!" Matt said in exasperation.
"After tonight's performance, I don't see why it matters," Chris Irvine said with a sly grin.
"How did you and Amy figure out what happened anyway?" Jeff asked, curious.
"We suspected something to begin with, but when most of the male fans gave me murderous looks and the rest patted me on the back saying "Way to go," I kind of knew something was up."
"Yeah," Amy said, "and when most of the girls gave me dirty looks and the remaining ones either congratulated me for 'finally snagging him' or bawled their eyes out saying the scene was "Soo romantic!" Amy imitated, putting a hand to her heart. She looked at Matt out of the corner of her eye and smiled softly.
"So you finally snagged me huh," Matt said with a grin.
"Oh, you!" she said punching him lightly in the arm.
"Look at it this way, Matt, you'll have an interesting story to tell your kids: about how Unca Jeffy played an unusual prank on his 'dear brother,'" Jeff said, leaning back and putting an arm around Nora's shoulders. Matt and Amy looked down at the sleeping forms of Michael and Lisa fondly.
"True," Matt and Amy said at the same time. All eyes focused on them. Matt and Amy looked at each other and blushed a deep red.
If you would like to use my story, please ask me first.
Crazy for this Girl is by Evan and Jaron and is not mine.
Chapter 11: All is Calm
For the next four days the wrestlers spent their time at the hotel, resting from their vacation. Catching up on sleep, healing physically, and eating plenty of food. The day of the house show, Vince held a meeting in the Billings, Montana auditorium.
"As you can all attest to, your time off ended up in disaster. I feel bad about that, but I am relieved that everyone walked away with minor bruises."
"Define minor," Andrew said testily to Chris Benoit, as he lightly draped his arm around Trish's good shoulder.
"It'll heal," Trish said, attempting to make her voice light.
"Not fast enough," Andrew said, placing a gentle kiss on her forehead.
"Hey, hon, how are you feeling?" Jeff asked. Concerned, he grabbed a chair for Nora and helped her sit down.
"Not too bad, I just took one of my pain pills."
"What happened to you?" Chris Benoit asked.
"I went to visit some of my cousins who live in the area, and the earthquake struck there too. I cracked 2 of my ribs."
"I remember hearing about it, but where I was, I only felt the tail end of the earthquake. I heard about you guys though, Jeff. You and Matt were right in the thick of it."
"Yeah, we were, along with Amy, Michael, Lisa and Trish," Jeff said ruefully.
"Well, I'm just glad we are all okay," Nora said positively, squeezing Jeff's hand. Smiling at her, Jeff gently squeezed back.
"Everyone, may I have your attention for a few more minutes, I have one very special announcement to make: Stephanie is getting married! Paul would you come up here a second." The audience of wrestlers clapped and whistled.
Paul reluctantly made his way to the front, his face red.
"I asked Stephanie to marry me and she said yes." His face broke out in a wide grin as he finished the sentence.
"Way to go Paul, no storylines this time eh?" Andrew shouted, a wicked grin on his face.
Jeff leaned across Nora and looked at Matt, "An important detail you failed to tell me big brother," Jeff said looking at him pointedly.
"Sleep was more important to me at the time," Matt shot back.
Changing the subject, Jeff asked, "Where is Amy?"
Matt's face darkened, "The doctor's checking on her ankle right now. Amy's hoping that she'll be able to wrestle with us tonight. Listen Jeff, can I talk to you for a second."
"Sure, what's up?" Jeff asked concerned, as they walked away from the disbanding crowd of wrestlers.
"Amy told me she loved me," Matt said in an excited whisper.
"When, today?" Jeff asked, excitement in his voice.
"No, when we were in the wheat field, right before we got in the helicopter."
"Please tell me you talked to her by now?" Jeff pleaded. Jeff rolled his eyes, "Obviously not, judging by the look on your face," Jeff said dryly. "When are you going to talk to her?" Jeff pressed.
"Amy told me earlier this morning, that she'd be taking it easy today, trying to stay off her ankle, so the doctor will give her a clean bill of health," Matt said
"That sounds like Amy, always willing to go the extra mile," Jeff said with a grin.
"I'm going to talk to her before the match tonight, because I have some errands to run."
As Jeff watched Matt walk away, Jeff grinned mischievously. Rubbing his hands together gleefully, he said "Time to set this baby in motion."
6:00 o'clock, twenty minutes before the Hardys match:
Matt knocked on Amy's dressing room door.
"Hey," Amy said smiling as she opened up the door.
"Hi," Matt said nervously. "These are for you," he said as he handed her a bouquet of red roses.
Amy breathed in their scent, "Their beautiful! Thank you," she said softly. Matt noticed her limping slightly as she went to put the flowers in water.
"What did the doctor say about your ankle?" Matt asked.
She came back from the bathroom holding the flowers in a water filled vase.
"Oh, he said I can accompany you guys to the ring, but I can't wrestle. I don't mind too much though, as long as I can be out there with you guys, that's what matters the most to me," she said with a bright smile.
"Amy, I need to talk to you, about Trish," Matt started to say. Amy's face fell.
"Look, I may have bonded with Trish some during our vacation but"... Matt's jaw dropped open. "What! Don't look at me like that Matt! She's nice okay," Amy said, lowering her voice.
"But," she warned, shaking her finger at Matt, "if she so much as touches her lips to yours, I'm gonna rip em"...
"Amy, I'm not in love with Trish, I'm in love with you," he said gently.
Up in the electrician's booth Nora and Jeff watched the scene between Matt and Amy unfolding.
"Okay, now!" Jeff said to Nora.
"You know, Matt's going to kill you when he finds out," Nora said as she flipped the switch.
"You mean if he finds out," Jeff said with a mischievous grin.
Amy's dressing room:
Amy nearly dropped the vase she was holding.
"You mean that kiss with Trish wasn't"... she trailed off.
"She kissed me, and unfortunately you didn't stick around for the ending. I broke off the kiss."
Meanwhile, the fans had piled into the stadium and were surprised when the Titantron screen came on.
Amy put down the vase and grabbed the lapels of his denim jacket.
"Tell me again," Amy demanded.
"Tell you what," Matt said with a grin.
"Tell me that you love me."
"I love you," he said tenderly, wrapping his arms around her waist.
The audience cheered and clapped.
"They love it," Vince said with a grin.
"I knew they would," Jeff said knowingly.
"You know Jeff, Matt won't let you live to see the light of day if he finds out," Vince commented.
"Why does everyone keep telling me that!" Jeff said in exasperation.
"He may want to kill me now, but he'll let me live later," he said with a smug look on his face.
Nora and Vince looked at him and said, "What?" Jeff wasn't paying attention to the strange looks they gave him though, because he was busy flipping another switch.
"The icing on the cake," he said turning back to Vince and Nora.
Jeff grabbed the microphone, and said, "Everyone, please view the Titantron."
"I'm tired of talking, how about something a little more constructive," Amy said mischievously, as she wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Oh, really," Matt smiled as he brushed his lips against hers.
"Now, that's more like"... Matt pulled her closer still, cutting her off as he deepened the kiss.
Jeff grabbed the mic once again and said, "And now everyone, for your listening pleasure." He flipped yet another switch and popped in a CD. "Okay folks, let's start spinnin those tunes. "Crazy for This Girl" blasted out of the auditorium speakers," The Titantron shut off suddenly and the audience went "Aww," for a second then cheered at the romantic spectacle they had just witnessed.
Amy broke away from Matt, "Wow, I wonder what has the audience so wound up, the match hasn't even started yet. Reluctantly, Matt released Amy.
"Shoot, I need to go get ready for the match." Matt stopped in his tracks, "Did you hear Jeff's voice out there earlier?" Matt asked, his eyes narrowing.
"Now that you mention it, that did sound like Jeff, plus he knows how we both like the song "Crazy for This Girl."
"I'm interested in seeing the fan's reaction to us tonight," Matt said suspiciously.
The last fan had just left the auditorium, and after signing the last autograph, Steve Austin made his way to the locker room. When he opened the door he was surprised to find several of the guys talking and laughing.
"Did you get a load of the audience, they ate it up man," Tazz was saying to Michael Cole.
"Well, I'll tell ya, they did a very convincing job," Michael stated.
"Who are you talking about?" Austin asked, putting a towel around his shoulders.
"Amy and Matt. Didn't you hear about the kiss?" Michael asked him.
"They kissed! It's about freaking time!"
"What are you talking about? They were just acting, to get the crowd hyped up," Michael said confused.
"Believe me, it was real," Austin stated firmly. He walked out of the locker room in search of his wife, Debra. He passed the Hardy's dressing room and heard several voices talking, including Debra's.
"Hey hon," Steve said, "I was wondering where you were."
"I've been here for the past 15 minutes or so. Did you hear about what happened."
"If you mean the kiss, yeah," Steve said.
"Now I wonder how he found out about that," Matt said, looking pointedly at Jeff. Jeff looked towards the ceiling, twiddled his thumbs, pretending to be preoccupied.
"Actually, I found out from Michael and Tazz," Steve said.
"Yeah, who found out from the audience, because they watched the Titantron, thanks to my dear brother turning the camera on in Amy's dressing room," he said dryly.
Austin's eyes widened, "I didn't know you had it in ya son!" he said clapping a hand on Jeff's shoulder. Debra gave him the evil eye, keeping Steve from saying anything further.
"Well, look at the two lovebirds," Paul said, his arm around Stephanie's waist as they walked in.
"Oh, don't bother to knock," Matt said sarcastically.
"Don't mind if I don't," Paul said with wry grin.
Amy tucked her stocking-clad feet up under her and snuggled up against Matt. He wrapped both arms around her, pulling her close.
"Tired, babe?" Matt asked, kissing the top of her head. Amy nodded.
"I don't want to leave yet though, you can take me to the hotel in little while."
Chris, Jessica, Brian Christopher, Andrew, Trish, Nora, Al Snow, Shane, and Chris Benoit all walked in.
"Doesn't anyone knock!" Matt said in exasperation.
"After tonight's performance, I don't see why it matters," Chris Irvine said with a sly grin.
"How did you and Amy figure out what happened anyway?" Jeff asked, curious.
"We suspected something to begin with, but when most of the male fans gave me murderous looks and the rest patted me on the back saying "Way to go," I kind of knew something was up."
"Yeah," Amy said, "and when most of the girls gave me dirty looks and the remaining ones either congratulated me for 'finally snagging him' or bawled their eyes out saying the scene was "Soo romantic!" Amy imitated, putting a hand to her heart. She looked at Matt out of the corner of her eye and smiled softly.
"So you finally snagged me huh," Matt said with a grin.
"Oh, you!" she said punching him lightly in the arm.
"Look at it this way, Matt, you'll have an interesting story to tell your kids: about how Unca Jeffy played an unusual prank on his 'dear brother,'" Jeff said, leaning back and putting an arm around Nora's shoulders. Matt and Amy looked down at the sleeping forms of Michael and Lisa fondly.
"True," Matt and Amy said at the same time. All eyes focused on them. Matt and Amy looked at each other and blushed a deep red.