Disclaimer- Same as always, I don't own them, except for Paige and anyone else you don't recognize, in the last part, I think I forgot to put that it was to be continued, so some people probably thought it just ended there, but there's more, you didn't really think that I would end that soon, didja? Oh yeah, I'm not a doctor or anything, and I'm only 13, so I've never been pregnant, so some of this medical stuff may be wrong, I'm sorry if it is, and I hope you like this too, and PLEASE review, they help me improve..
Melt the Rain- Part 2
*Next Morning*
"Hey, uh, Jeff?" a voice brought Jeff back from his dreaming, it was Amy, "What Amy? Not now" he groaned, beginning to roll over but being held back by Paige's hand in his, Amy walked over to the other side of Jeff so he could see her, "Look's like you slept good" she smiled sarcastically, "Hey, when I wake up and find you and Matt in bed I don't say anything, she was scared, and you know I wouldn't do anything to hurt her, so lay off" Jeff defended groggily, "Anyway, Rainbow, we gotta go to the gym" Amy said, patting his head walking over to wake Matt, "Paige, we gotta get up" Jeff shook her slightly, her eyes slowly opened and a smile spread across her face, she slowly let go of Jeff's hand as he rolled out of the bed, Paige sat up and yawned, "Where do you have to go?" she asked, "To the gym, you do too" Jeff smiled at her through the mirror, "Mmmkay" Paige groaned sleepily, rolling out of the bed and stumbling into her room where Amy was already dressed, "Hey, what was wrong with you last night?" Amy asked as she ran a brush through her bright red hair, "Nightmares, the doctor said it's normal" Paige sighed, pulling on a black with quarter sleeves that had flames going up the arms, "When are you planning on getting a tummy?" Amy smiled, walking by and placing a tender hand on Paige's stomach that was starting to grow, "Any day now Aim" Paige smiled, "Ok, you ready? We're going to the gym", Amy said, placing a hand on Paige's arm" Amy said, placing a gentle hand on Paige's arm, her heart skipped a beat, "With other people?" she asked, breathing heavily, "Yea, but don't worry, just keep your chin up and a smile on your face" Amy smiled and lifted Paige's chin with the back of her hand, "Now smile" Amy directed, Paige forced a weak smile, "There ya go, c'mon" she said, leading Paige out the door where matt and Jeff were waiting, "Ready?" Jeff asked, "Uh-huh" Amy nodded and fell into place beside Matt as they walked to the elevators and went down to the large room that was set up like a gym. Mirrors lined the walls and the equipment was in the middle, "You can sit over there" Jeff said, pointing to the row of chairs lined up against the wall, "Sure" Paige sighed, walking over to the chairs and sitting down, she watched Matt, Jeff, and Amy as they did various training routines, she recognised a few other superstars that came and went, when the two tall blondes, Adam Copeland and Jay Reso walked in the door, "Hey, this must be the girl we've heard so much about" Adam said, taking a seat beside Paige, "Are you Paige? Cuz for the past week all we've heard from those two is Paige this, Paige that, it's great to finally meet 'cha, I'm Jay, and he's Adam" Jay said, raising his hand for a high-five, Paige laughed a little and high-fived him, "Now I have to leave for a second, we just came to see if Matt and Jeff wanted to come to breakfast" Adam said, getting up and walking over to Matt and Jeff, "So, Matt told me you'd be going with us, but he didn't say why, care to share?" Jay asked, "Well, it's a long story, I'll explain later" Paige said, her face turning into a slight frown, "Oh" Jay said, regretting he'd asked anything, the two sat in silence until a few minutes later Adam came back and took Jay back up to their room to change, finally a very sweaty Jeff came over to her, "C'mon girl, we're going to shower then we're going to breakfast with Adam and Jay" he said, sticking his hand out to help her up, "Sounds good, I'm starved" Paige smiled and took Jeff's hand, he pulled her onto her feet and she followed him to the door where Matt and Amy were waiting, "Did you have fun?" he asked sarcasticly, "Oh yea, I met Adam and Jay" Paige smiled, "Oh no" Jeff sighed sarcastically as he lead the way back up to the hotel room, "We have a show tonight" he said, flipping on the TV and pulling off his shirt, "I'm going to shower, I'll be out in a few" Jeff said, walking into the bathroom, leaving Paige alone in the room with Matt, Matt took the remote and began to flip through the channels, "I wish Jeff would hurry, I'm starved" he huffed, handing the remote to Paige and pacing into Amy's room, "Where are we going to eat?" Paige called to him, "Probably Shoney's or Cracker Barrel" Matt said, coming back into their room and jumping onto the bed, a few minutes later the bathroom door opened and Jeff walked out with a cloud of steam, Matt immediantly darted into the bathroom and turned on the shower, "Well, that was refreshing"Jeff said, pulling on a pair of jeans over his boxers and a bright orange long sleeve t-shirt, Amy emerged from her room dressed in a tight black long sleeve shirt and jeans, "I'm ready" she chirped, "We're waiting on Matt now" Jeff informed, Amy sat down on the bed beside Paige, "I wish he'd hurry" Amy sighed, about 5 minutes later Matt came out of the bathroom dressed in a blue shirt and black jeans, "Let's go" he said, looking at Jeff, Amy, and Paige who were already waiting on him, "Adam and Jay are meeting us in the lobby" Amy called behind her as she and Paige went out the door first with Matt and Jeff close behind, the elevator dinged on their floor and the four stepped in, they were on their way down, when the elevator stopped and the door opened, revealing a seemingly huge man with long, straight blonde hair, wearing a black t-shirt and jeans, "Hey Paul" Matt said to the man that stepped in, Paige froze stiff and backed slowly against Jeff, alomst pinning him to the wall, with wide eyes never leaving Paul, Paige searched blindly for Jeff's hand, she found it finally, and held it tight, staying backed up against Jeff as the aroma of his aftershave entered her nostrils, finally the elevator door opened and the man stepped out with a slight wave, and the doors closed and their elevator ride continued, Paige let out a breath she didn't even know she was holding and let go of Jeff's hand, Jeff looked at the back of her blonde head with worried eyes, never in his life had he seen Paige so scared of someone, he stole a glance at Matt, and gave him a genuinly worried look, Matt put his hand on Amy's shoulder with a sigh, this was going to take more work than they thought..
The elevator stoped on the bottom floor and the doors opened, they were met by Adam and Jay, "We've been waiting forever!" Jay complained, "Well we were trying to get showered so we didn't stink!" Amy defended, "I'm starved, let's just eat!" Matt interjected, "Ok, where are we going?" Adam asked, "Shoney's?" Amy suggested, "That's ok with me" Jeff agrred, "what about you Paige?" he asked, "Fine with me" she agreed, "C'mon, let's go" Matt urged them out the door and into two different cars, Jeff's black Corvette and Adam's red Monte Carlo, drove to Shoney's and ate
*That Night*
"You ready Jeff?!" Matt called through the locker room, "Yea!" Jeff called back, emerging from the back of the room, "Ok, Paige, will you be ok here by yourself?" Jeff hesitated before walking out the door, "I'll be fine Jeff!"she assured him, pushing him out the door, "Go out there and kick some ass!" she called down the hall, Jeff turned and waved at her as Amy joined the group that was running down the hall, Paige sighed and closed the locker room door, sitting down on the couch, and watching as the three came from behind the curtain for their match, they won and came back to the locker room, "Ok, that's it for tonight, we can go back to the hotel" Jeff said, helping Paige off the couch as Matt and Amy got the things together, and they went back to the hotel
*2 Months Later*
6 month pregnant Paige lay on the bed in her hotel room with Jeff sitting beside her, "Jeff you should have gone clubbing with them, I would have been fine alone, It's going to be a while" Paige sighed, looking over her now huge tummy and at Jeff, "I didn't want to leave you alone though" Jeff said, Paige suddenly convulsed in pain, she let out a deep breath and groaned a little, "Jeff! She's kicking!" Paige said enthusiasticly, "Here, feel" she said, taking Jeff's hand and placing it gently on her stomach, "Hey, I feel it!" Jeff said, smiling at Paige, then slowly took his hand off, "That's cool" he said, Paige kept her eyes on him as he kept watching the TV, "I hope it's a girl" Jeff said suddenly, "Yea, why's that?" Paige asked, curiously eyeing Jeff, "Because I know what boys are like, and if it is a boy, he'll be a heartbreaker" Jeff said, turning to face Paige, "Good enough" she smiled, and Jeff turned to face the TV again, "I wonder when Matt and Amy'll be back" Paige wondered aloud, "There's no guessing with those two" Jeff laughed a little, "always getting into trouble", "I'm kinda hungry" Paige said, "What do you want to eat?" Jeff asked, "I'm craving...chocolate muffins" Paige said, licking her lips, "Chocolate muffins? Jeez Paige, it's 1:00 AM" Jeff teased, Paige stared at him evilly, causing Jeff to jump off the bed and reach for his coat, "I'll see what i can do" he sighed and walked out of the room, Paige looked outside at the snow that was just beginning to fall from the sky in huge flakes which seemed to glow against the early morning sky when the baby began to kick again, "I know I know, Jeff's going to get you some food" she cooed to her unborn child, crossing her hands gently on her stomach, "He'll be right back" she sighed before drifting off into a much needed sleep
*Febuary*
Paige sat in the passenger seat of Jeff's car as he drove through the remote town in Maine, Jeff had offered to drive Paige, who was now 7 months pregnant, since she was no longer allowed on the flights, it was night and new flakes were just beginning to fall on the already 3 inch snow, which wasn't much trouble for the people of Maine, "It's starting to snow again" Jeff said, leaning close to the windshield and looking up, then looking over and smiling at Paige who was sitting contentedly in the passenger side, "Mmmhmm" she mumbled, Jeff took his eyes back to the road just in time to stop at the stop sign, Jeff looked and seeing nothing, he pulled out, just in time for a car without its headlights on to barrel into Paige's side of the car, Jeff's Corvette skidded across the slick road and into the large ditch, where it rolled over twice and throwing Jeff from the car before skidding to a stop at the bottom. After the initial shock Jeff slowly rolled himself back and forth in the newfallen snow, slowly moving each of his limbs and examining the large cuts on his arms, and the gaping hole that was gushing blood from his leg, and noted his massive headache, he groaned and pulled himself into the half sitting position and touched the wound on his head his head gently with his fingers, pulling it away and examining the warm liquid, he squinted in the darkness to see the crumpled remains of his car, and that was when it hit him, Paige was still in the car, he pulled himself to his knees, despite the throbbing pain in his leg and began to crawl away and towards the car, "Paige!" he called out, "Paige?!" he called again, no answer, he reached the car which had luckily landed with the right side up, and looked through the broken window to see Paige in a heap still in the passenger seat, Jeff's hands bolted for the door, but it was jammed, so he quickly ripped the remaining shards of glass off of the window, making several new cuts in his hands, before reaching in and grabbing Paige's hand , "C'mon!" he groaned as he pulled her limp form from the car, her leg suddenly came out of where it was pinned between the dashboard and the seat, and the force of her body caused Jeff to fall backwards and into a pile of snow, Paige's small body rested beside him in the snow with her head in his lap, shivering in the freezing temperatures, Jeff gently took his hands from under her head and took off this coat and sweater, leaving him in only a thin white t-shirt, and wrapped it around her shivering body, she began to come to and her blue eyes opened, filled with bewilderment until they fell upon Jeff, "Jeff" she sighed, "Please don't let me die" she groaned, letting her weight fall back into Jeff's lap, "Shh, you're not going to die" Jeff assured her, taking her small hand in his once again and holding it, he was begining to shake involuntarily when he heard the faint sound of a siren in the distance and getting louder, "Hold on just a little longer" Jeff choked through his shivers, "Jeff, you're cold" Paige recognized, "I'll be fine, don't worry" he comforted her, not really believing himself anymore then looking down at Paige who was an unearthly pale white, trembling, and she had lost so much blood that the snow beneath them was stained a crimson red, Jeff looked up as a lone tear escaped his eye, he only hoped that the ambulance would get there in time, the siren grew louder and louder as Jeff began to get dizy, "Jeff, it hurts so bad" Paige groaned, Jeff reached down and touched her face gently, even though his entire body hurt to move, "I know babe, I know" Jeff whispered, "Jeff, I love you" was the last thing Paige whispered before she slipped into unconsiousness, tears streamed Jeff's face as he looked at her closed eyes, and felt her shaky breathing benieth him, "I love you too Paige, just hold on baby" he said through his tears as the ambulance pulled to the street above them and the EMT's rushed down to them, pulling Paige's body from Jeff's icy hands and putting her on a stretcher, Jeff stood up and limped along beside her, never letting go of her hand, and climbing into the back of the ambulance, they strapped and oxygen mask on the side of her face and her eyes opened once more, "My baby" she sobbed, "Jeff, make them save my baby!", one of the EMT's turned to Jeff, who was being bandaged up, "What's she talking about?" he asked, "She's 7 months pregnant" Jeff told him, the EMT turned back and told the head EMT, who told the driver something, finally, after what seemed like hours to Jeff, they were at the hospital, Jeff was checked out and told that everything was ok on him, except for the deep cut in his leg that required 10 stitches, the rest was bandaged and he was sent into the waiting room, it was almost midnight, Matt and Amy's flight had landed at 8, Jeff limped over to the payphone, put in some change, and dialed Matt's cell phone,
"Talk to me", Amy's voice chirped,
"Amiez?", Jeff said, his voice sounding hoarse and tearful,
"Jeff? What's wrong?" Amy's voice turned into worry,
"A..Amy...where's Matt?" Jeff asked, trying to keep calm
"He's right here, why?"Amy said
"There's been an..an accident" Jeff told her, trying not to let the tears come again,
"Jeff? Oh my god, are you ok?!" Amy gasped,
"Yes I'm fine, but Paige, you need to hurry" Jeff began to sob, he heard Matt demanding the phone in the background,
"We're at Centinnial Hospital in Putnam Maine" Jeff said,
"And hurry" he added,
"It'll be morning, but we'll be there as soon as we can!" Amy said before leaving the line dead,
Jeff put the phone back into its caradle and leaned against the wall, "How did I let this happen?" he sighed, walking back to the waiting room, sitting down, and putting his head in his hands and sobbing
*3:00 AM*
Jeff was still sitting in the same place he had been for the past three hours when Matt and Amy rushed in, "Oh my God Jeff!" Amy cried, running to him and examining the large bandage on his hand, "I'm fine" he sighed, "Have you heard anything about Paige?" Matt asked, sitting on the other side of his baby brother, "Nothing" he sighed, "I..I don't know what happened...I stopped at the stop sign, and nothing was coming, so I went on, and something barreled into Paige's side of the car, and it threw me out, and the car rolled down the hill, it all happened so fast" Jeff began to sob, Amy put her arm around Jeff, "Shh, it's ok, she'll be fine" she soothed, "Have you seen her yet?" Matt asked, "No, no one has told me anything" Jeff looked up at Matt, his eyes bloodshot and swollen, "Dude, why don't you go get something to eat, we'll stay here" Matt suggested, "No, I want to be here when they let us go in, I want to see her first" Jeff said, putting his head back in his hands, "No, Jeff, you go, I swear that if they tel us anything, we'll come and find you" Amy assured him, "Well, ok, I won't be gone long though" Jeff finally agreed and walked towards the elevator, "This sounds bad Matt" Amy spoke through the silance that had embraced them since Jeff left, "I know, but Paige is a fighter, she'll pull through" Matt replied, looking off into space, no sooner that 10 mintues after Jeff left, a doctor in a white coat walked out with a clipboard in hand, "Have you seen the young man who was here with Ms. Paige Dukes?" *hehe Paige, I know ya lovin this!* the doctor asked, Matt stood up, "I'm his brother, he went to get something to eat" he explained, "Oh, the poor guy, when we found him, he had his coat and sweater wrapped around her, he was sitting there in only a white t-shirt, a few more minutes and he would probably be in there with her" the doctor said, Matt and Amy's eyes dropped to the floor, "Can we see her now?" Amy asked, "Yes you can" he said, "Hold on, I'm going to go get Jeff, he wants to see her first" Matt said, dashing down the stairs, leaving Amy and the doctor alone, "Is she going to be ok, Dr.." Amy looked at him, "Fields, Dr. Fields, and she's a true fighter, she has some will to live, I think she'll make a full recovery" Dr. Fields told Amy, a smile spread across her face, "Oh thank you!" Amy said, hugging the doctor, "Well thank you too" he smiled, just then Matt dashed up the stairs with Jeff limping at his heels, "Is she ok?!" was the first thing Jeff panted, "She'll make a full recovery, she has a strong will to live, one of the strongest I've ever seen, I'll give her a week in the hospital, then she can go back, but no strenuous activities" Dr. Fields recited, "..and the baby?" Jeff asked, "We were able to save the baby, it's a baby girl, she's doing good for 2 months premature" Dr. Fields smiled, the smile spread to the rest of the group, "Can I see her now?" Jeff asked, "Sure, right this way" the doctor lead Jeff through the double doors and into a small room, where Paige lay in the hospital bed, hooked up to all different machines, when Jeff entered the room, Paige's eyes opened and she smiled, "Jeff" she said, as Jeff sat down in the chair beside her, Jeff reached down and kissed her cheek, "Is the baby ok?" she asked, fear filling her eyes, "Your baby will be ok" Jeff assured her, taking her hand in his, "It's a girl" Jeff smiled, "A girl, my baby girl" Paige smiled, "What are you going to name her?" Jeff asked, "Alexiandra Mercy" Paige smiled, "I like that name" Jeff said, "Jeff, thanks" Paige said suddenly, "For what?" he asked, "For saving me" Paige said, "Me and Mercy" she added, "I didn't think twice" Jeff said, "I love you Jeff" Paige sighed, "I love you too" he repeated, Jeff leaned down and kissed Paige softly, "Don't scare me like that again, ok babe?" Jeff laughed a little, just then Matt and Amy walked in the door holding the a small baby in their arms, "Look who I brought to see mommy" Amy cooed as she walked into the room and showed the baby to Paige, "What's her name?" Matt smiled at Paige, "Alexiandra Mercy" Paige repeated, "She's a tough one, she's my Tigress" Jeff said, looking at the baby closley, she had blonde hair and blue eyes just like her mom, but she must have been built like her dad, because despite being premature, she was a long baby, Jeff took her from Amy's arms and held her so that Paige could see, "She's beautiful" Paige said, then looked into Jeff's perfect green eyes, "She is a Tigress" she repeated, Matt and Amy looked at each other, then back at Paige and Jeff, they were deffinantly perfect for each other
*2 Weeks Later*
Paige and Mercy had been out of the hospital for a week, and things were returning to normal, Paige sat in her hotel room with little Mercy laying beside her, Jeff walked in the door with a shiver, "Man, it's cold out there" he complained, "Hey there little Tigress" he cooed to the baby, Tigress was Jeff's little nickname for the little girl, Mercy smiled a little, "Aww, she smiled at me" Jeff smiled back at the baby, Paige laughed a little, as Jeff sat beside her on the bed, "How are you feeling?" Jeff asked, "Sleepy" Paige giggled and lay her head in Jeff's lap, Jeff ran his fingers through her hair, Paige yawned and sat back up, "Paige, you know when I said I love you?" Jeff asked, "Mmhm" Paige nodded, "Well I really meant it" Jeff said, looking down and playing with his fingers, Paige reached out and pulled his chin up, "You did?" she asked, looking into his eyes, "Yea, I did" Jeff sighed, "So did I" she suprised Jeff with this line, Jeff leaned in and kissed her, when he pulled away, she smiled, and hugged Jeff, "That was more of what I was looking for" she laughed, Mercy cooed from beside him, "Looks like she wants a little of the action!" Paige laughed, she picked up the little baby and kissed her on the forehead, making a stupid face as she did, making Mercy giggle her little baby giggle, Jeff kissed Mercy on the side of her face, the baby jerked her head sideways and her small eyes met with Jeff's "Paige, her eyes look just like yours" Jeff looked at the baby's eyes, that were a royal blue and possesed a fiery glow just like Paige's, "Yea, I know" Paige said, Jeff looked back up into Page's eyes, and kissed her again, "No one's ever going to hurt you again" Jeff whispered into her ear, placing her hand in his one more time, Page smiled a smile that Jeff hadn't seen for such a long time, one so sweet that it could melt even the hardest of hearts, *this is what life's all about* Jeff thought with a smile as he looked around the room, Paige was sitting in his lap, looking up at him, and his darling little Tigress was laying between them with a smile on her face as she wiggled back and forth, and for once, he knew, that it was possible to melt the rain..
*6 Months Later*
The wedding march played loudly as the stunning figure in a long, flowing white gown walked down the makeshift isle that was really only a path between the two sets of folding chairs, her face was well hidden behind the lace veil as she marched in step towards the makeshift alter, she looked around at the trees the were already turning a burning orange in the North Carolina August as she approached the place where the one of the two Hardy brothers were waiting, she made eye contact with Jeff, who gave her an encouraging smile, then Matt, who had a big smile on his face, she looked at the groomsmen (is it really one word, i dunno), Adam, Jay, Chris Irvine (Jericho), who were dressed in black tuxes, with a single red rose on the left side, and the bridesmaids (still one word?), Trish Stratus, Nora (Molly), and Ivory who were in crimson red full length dresses that had a slit up to the thigh on the left side, and had a one shoulder strap, Jeff looked across the isle at Paige, who had changed so much in the past 6 months, she had seemingly come out of her shell since the accident, her once platinum blonde hair was now a firey red like Amy's with orange and yellow streaks that gave the illusion that her head was on fire, and then there was the little Tigress who sat in the front row on Joanie's (Chyna) knee giggling at her mom, Paige looked up at Jeff and smiled, then took the boquet from Amy's hands as she stepped in front of Matt, Paige took a deep breath and nodded at Matt as the two began to recite their vows, Paige didn't really pay attention until he asked for the ring, she placed it in Amy's hand and gave a smile, "You may kiss the bride" was the next thing Paige heard, Matt pulled Amy in for a kiss and the two walked back down the isle together as the crisp air blew through the trees..
*At The Reception*
"Amy, you looked wonderful" Paige smiled, walking over to Amy and giving her a hug, "Thanks Paige" Amy said, "You looked great too", "When are you planning on getting a commetment out of Jeff?" Amy changed the subject with an evil smile, "Jeff may be extreme in so may ways but love just isn't one of those" Matt butted into their conversation from behind, "Matt" Paige scolded, smacking him lightly, "Soon i hope" Paige answered the question, walking over to Joanie and taking Mercy from her arms, "Thanks Joan, don't know what i woulda done without ya" Paige said, giving Joanie a slight hug and walking towards Jeff, "I'll talk to you two later, ok?" Paige called over her shoulder as she approached the table when Jeff was sitting with Adam and Jay, "Hey Jeff" Paige smiled, sitting down next to him, "Aww, it's the little Tigress" Adam cooed, "Wanna hold her?" Paige asked, Adam held his arms out and Mercy flopped into his arms, "I'll be back later" Paige said, dusting her hands off and walking over to Jeff and putting her arm on his shoulder, Paige smiled slightly, "Wanna go for a walk, babe?" Jeff whispered, leaning into Paige's ear, she nodded and followed Jeff down the hill they had played on when they were kids, and to the creek, where they had spent quiet Sunday afternoons talking, Paige sat down on the small bench they had built there when they were teenagers and threw a pebble half-heartedly into the creek, Jeff paced back and forth in front of her, "Something wrong?" Paige asked, looking up at her boyfriend's worried green eyes, "Nothing" he said quickly, "Something is wrong" Paige said, getting up and touching his arm, stopping him from pacing anymore, her flaming blue eyes caught his green ones as she asked the silent question *what's wrong? Just tell me*, with a sigh, Jeff gave in, "I've never felt this way about anyone before, like I do for you, and it's almost scary" Jeff began to laugh, Paige joined in, "What are we laughing at?" she asked, finally calming herself, "Me, how I've known you for so long, and I can tell you anything, but I can't put into words how I feel about you" he said, softening his gaze and taking Paige's hand in his and sitting down on the bench, "Je-" Paige began, but was cut off by Jeff's lips pressed against hers, once the kiss broke, she smiled gently, took Jeff's hand and began back through the woods, "That said it all" she smiled, and with another quick kiss the two walked back up to where the party was just beginning..
A/N: well, did you like? I hope so, cuz if not, it's all Paige's fault! Blame her!! If you DID like it, then I'll post the sequel, it will probably be called "Bleeding Rose", and I just happen to already have mostly written, oh yeah, review please! I'll make my sad puppy-dog eyes if you don't, please don't make me beg....
Melt the Rain- Part 2
*Next Morning*
"Hey, uh, Jeff?" a voice brought Jeff back from his dreaming, it was Amy, "What Amy? Not now" he groaned, beginning to roll over but being held back by Paige's hand in his, Amy walked over to the other side of Jeff so he could see her, "Look's like you slept good" she smiled sarcastically, "Hey, when I wake up and find you and Matt in bed I don't say anything, she was scared, and you know I wouldn't do anything to hurt her, so lay off" Jeff defended groggily, "Anyway, Rainbow, we gotta go to the gym" Amy said, patting his head walking over to wake Matt, "Paige, we gotta get up" Jeff shook her slightly, her eyes slowly opened and a smile spread across her face, she slowly let go of Jeff's hand as he rolled out of the bed, Paige sat up and yawned, "Where do you have to go?" she asked, "To the gym, you do too" Jeff smiled at her through the mirror, "Mmmkay" Paige groaned sleepily, rolling out of the bed and stumbling into her room where Amy was already dressed, "Hey, what was wrong with you last night?" Amy asked as she ran a brush through her bright red hair, "Nightmares, the doctor said it's normal" Paige sighed, pulling on a black with quarter sleeves that had flames going up the arms, "When are you planning on getting a tummy?" Amy smiled, walking by and placing a tender hand on Paige's stomach that was starting to grow, "Any day now Aim" Paige smiled, "Ok, you ready? We're going to the gym", Amy said, placing a hand on Paige's arm" Amy said, placing a gentle hand on Paige's arm, her heart skipped a beat, "With other people?" she asked, breathing heavily, "Yea, but don't worry, just keep your chin up and a smile on your face" Amy smiled and lifted Paige's chin with the back of her hand, "Now smile" Amy directed, Paige forced a weak smile, "There ya go, c'mon" she said, leading Paige out the door where matt and Jeff were waiting, "Ready?" Jeff asked, "Uh-huh" Amy nodded and fell into place beside Matt as they walked to the elevators and went down to the large room that was set up like a gym. Mirrors lined the walls and the equipment was in the middle, "You can sit over there" Jeff said, pointing to the row of chairs lined up against the wall, "Sure" Paige sighed, walking over to the chairs and sitting down, she watched Matt, Jeff, and Amy as they did various training routines, she recognised a few other superstars that came and went, when the two tall blondes, Adam Copeland and Jay Reso walked in the door, "Hey, this must be the girl we've heard so much about" Adam said, taking a seat beside Paige, "Are you Paige? Cuz for the past week all we've heard from those two is Paige this, Paige that, it's great to finally meet 'cha, I'm Jay, and he's Adam" Jay said, raising his hand for a high-five, Paige laughed a little and high-fived him, "Now I have to leave for a second, we just came to see if Matt and Jeff wanted to come to breakfast" Adam said, getting up and walking over to Matt and Jeff, "So, Matt told me you'd be going with us, but he didn't say why, care to share?" Jay asked, "Well, it's a long story, I'll explain later" Paige said, her face turning into a slight frown, "Oh" Jay said, regretting he'd asked anything, the two sat in silence until a few minutes later Adam came back and took Jay back up to their room to change, finally a very sweaty Jeff came over to her, "C'mon girl, we're going to shower then we're going to breakfast with Adam and Jay" he said, sticking his hand out to help her up, "Sounds good, I'm starved" Paige smiled and took Jeff's hand, he pulled her onto her feet and she followed him to the door where Matt and Amy were waiting, "Did you have fun?" he asked sarcasticly, "Oh yea, I met Adam and Jay" Paige smiled, "Oh no" Jeff sighed sarcastically as he lead the way back up to the hotel room, "We have a show tonight" he said, flipping on the TV and pulling off his shirt, "I'm going to shower, I'll be out in a few" Jeff said, walking into the bathroom, leaving Paige alone in the room with Matt, Matt took the remote and began to flip through the channels, "I wish Jeff would hurry, I'm starved" he huffed, handing the remote to Paige and pacing into Amy's room, "Where are we going to eat?" Paige called to him, "Probably Shoney's or Cracker Barrel" Matt said, coming back into their room and jumping onto the bed, a few minutes later the bathroom door opened and Jeff walked out with a cloud of steam, Matt immediantly darted into the bathroom and turned on the shower, "Well, that was refreshing"Jeff said, pulling on a pair of jeans over his boxers and a bright orange long sleeve t-shirt, Amy emerged from her room dressed in a tight black long sleeve shirt and jeans, "I'm ready" she chirped, "We're waiting on Matt now" Jeff informed, Amy sat down on the bed beside Paige, "I wish he'd hurry" Amy sighed, about 5 minutes later Matt came out of the bathroom dressed in a blue shirt and black jeans, "Let's go" he said, looking at Jeff, Amy, and Paige who were already waiting on him, "Adam and Jay are meeting us in the lobby" Amy called behind her as she and Paige went out the door first with Matt and Jeff close behind, the elevator dinged on their floor and the four stepped in, they were on their way down, when the elevator stopped and the door opened, revealing a seemingly huge man with long, straight blonde hair, wearing a black t-shirt and jeans, "Hey Paul" Matt said to the man that stepped in, Paige froze stiff and backed slowly against Jeff, alomst pinning him to the wall, with wide eyes never leaving Paul, Paige searched blindly for Jeff's hand, she found it finally, and held it tight, staying backed up against Jeff as the aroma of his aftershave entered her nostrils, finally the elevator door opened and the man stepped out with a slight wave, and the doors closed and their elevator ride continued, Paige let out a breath she didn't even know she was holding and let go of Jeff's hand, Jeff looked at the back of her blonde head with worried eyes, never in his life had he seen Paige so scared of someone, he stole a glance at Matt, and gave him a genuinly worried look, Matt put his hand on Amy's shoulder with a sigh, this was going to take more work than they thought..
The elevator stoped on the bottom floor and the doors opened, they were met by Adam and Jay, "We've been waiting forever!" Jay complained, "Well we were trying to get showered so we didn't stink!" Amy defended, "I'm starved, let's just eat!" Matt interjected, "Ok, where are we going?" Adam asked, "Shoney's?" Amy suggested, "That's ok with me" Jeff agrred, "what about you Paige?" he asked, "Fine with me" she agreed, "C'mon, let's go" Matt urged them out the door and into two different cars, Jeff's black Corvette and Adam's red Monte Carlo, drove to Shoney's and ate
*That Night*
"You ready Jeff?!" Matt called through the locker room, "Yea!" Jeff called back, emerging from the back of the room, "Ok, Paige, will you be ok here by yourself?" Jeff hesitated before walking out the door, "I'll be fine Jeff!"she assured him, pushing him out the door, "Go out there and kick some ass!" she called down the hall, Jeff turned and waved at her as Amy joined the group that was running down the hall, Paige sighed and closed the locker room door, sitting down on the couch, and watching as the three came from behind the curtain for their match, they won and came back to the locker room, "Ok, that's it for tonight, we can go back to the hotel" Jeff said, helping Paige off the couch as Matt and Amy got the things together, and they went back to the hotel
*2 Months Later*
6 month pregnant Paige lay on the bed in her hotel room with Jeff sitting beside her, "Jeff you should have gone clubbing with them, I would have been fine alone, It's going to be a while" Paige sighed, looking over her now huge tummy and at Jeff, "I didn't want to leave you alone though" Jeff said, Paige suddenly convulsed in pain, she let out a deep breath and groaned a little, "Jeff! She's kicking!" Paige said enthusiasticly, "Here, feel" she said, taking Jeff's hand and placing it gently on her stomach, "Hey, I feel it!" Jeff said, smiling at Paige, then slowly took his hand off, "That's cool" he said, Paige kept her eyes on him as he kept watching the TV, "I hope it's a girl" Jeff said suddenly, "Yea, why's that?" Paige asked, curiously eyeing Jeff, "Because I know what boys are like, and if it is a boy, he'll be a heartbreaker" Jeff said, turning to face Paige, "Good enough" she smiled, and Jeff turned to face the TV again, "I wonder when Matt and Amy'll be back" Paige wondered aloud, "There's no guessing with those two" Jeff laughed a little, "always getting into trouble", "I'm kinda hungry" Paige said, "What do you want to eat?" Jeff asked, "I'm craving...chocolate muffins" Paige said, licking her lips, "Chocolate muffins? Jeez Paige, it's 1:00 AM" Jeff teased, Paige stared at him evilly, causing Jeff to jump off the bed and reach for his coat, "I'll see what i can do" he sighed and walked out of the room, Paige looked outside at the snow that was just beginning to fall from the sky in huge flakes which seemed to glow against the early morning sky when the baby began to kick again, "I know I know, Jeff's going to get you some food" she cooed to her unborn child, crossing her hands gently on her stomach, "He'll be right back" she sighed before drifting off into a much needed sleep
*Febuary*
Paige sat in the passenger seat of Jeff's car as he drove through the remote town in Maine, Jeff had offered to drive Paige, who was now 7 months pregnant, since she was no longer allowed on the flights, it was night and new flakes were just beginning to fall on the already 3 inch snow, which wasn't much trouble for the people of Maine, "It's starting to snow again" Jeff said, leaning close to the windshield and looking up, then looking over and smiling at Paige who was sitting contentedly in the passenger side, "Mmmhmm" she mumbled, Jeff took his eyes back to the road just in time to stop at the stop sign, Jeff looked and seeing nothing, he pulled out, just in time for a car without its headlights on to barrel into Paige's side of the car, Jeff's Corvette skidded across the slick road and into the large ditch, where it rolled over twice and throwing Jeff from the car before skidding to a stop at the bottom. After the initial shock Jeff slowly rolled himself back and forth in the newfallen snow, slowly moving each of his limbs and examining the large cuts on his arms, and the gaping hole that was gushing blood from his leg, and noted his massive headache, he groaned and pulled himself into the half sitting position and touched the wound on his head his head gently with his fingers, pulling it away and examining the warm liquid, he squinted in the darkness to see the crumpled remains of his car, and that was when it hit him, Paige was still in the car, he pulled himself to his knees, despite the throbbing pain in his leg and began to crawl away and towards the car, "Paige!" he called out, "Paige?!" he called again, no answer, he reached the car which had luckily landed with the right side up, and looked through the broken window to see Paige in a heap still in the passenger seat, Jeff's hands bolted for the door, but it was jammed, so he quickly ripped the remaining shards of glass off of the window, making several new cuts in his hands, before reaching in and grabbing Paige's hand , "C'mon!" he groaned as he pulled her limp form from the car, her leg suddenly came out of where it was pinned between the dashboard and the seat, and the force of her body caused Jeff to fall backwards and into a pile of snow, Paige's small body rested beside him in the snow with her head in his lap, shivering in the freezing temperatures, Jeff gently took his hands from under her head and took off this coat and sweater, leaving him in only a thin white t-shirt, and wrapped it around her shivering body, she began to come to and her blue eyes opened, filled with bewilderment until they fell upon Jeff, "Jeff" she sighed, "Please don't let me die" she groaned, letting her weight fall back into Jeff's lap, "Shh, you're not going to die" Jeff assured her, taking her small hand in his once again and holding it, he was begining to shake involuntarily when he heard the faint sound of a siren in the distance and getting louder, "Hold on just a little longer" Jeff choked through his shivers, "Jeff, you're cold" Paige recognized, "I'll be fine, don't worry" he comforted her, not really believing himself anymore then looking down at Paige who was an unearthly pale white, trembling, and she had lost so much blood that the snow beneath them was stained a crimson red, Jeff looked up as a lone tear escaped his eye, he only hoped that the ambulance would get there in time, the siren grew louder and louder as Jeff began to get dizy, "Jeff, it hurts so bad" Paige groaned, Jeff reached down and touched her face gently, even though his entire body hurt to move, "I know babe, I know" Jeff whispered, "Jeff, I love you" was the last thing Paige whispered before she slipped into unconsiousness, tears streamed Jeff's face as he looked at her closed eyes, and felt her shaky breathing benieth him, "I love you too Paige, just hold on baby" he said through his tears as the ambulance pulled to the street above them and the EMT's rushed down to them, pulling Paige's body from Jeff's icy hands and putting her on a stretcher, Jeff stood up and limped along beside her, never letting go of her hand, and climbing into the back of the ambulance, they strapped and oxygen mask on the side of her face and her eyes opened once more, "My baby" she sobbed, "Jeff, make them save my baby!", one of the EMT's turned to Jeff, who was being bandaged up, "What's she talking about?" he asked, "She's 7 months pregnant" Jeff told him, the EMT turned back and told the head EMT, who told the driver something, finally, after what seemed like hours to Jeff, they were at the hospital, Jeff was checked out and told that everything was ok on him, except for the deep cut in his leg that required 10 stitches, the rest was bandaged and he was sent into the waiting room, it was almost midnight, Matt and Amy's flight had landed at 8, Jeff limped over to the payphone, put in some change, and dialed Matt's cell phone,
"Talk to me", Amy's voice chirped,
"Amiez?", Jeff said, his voice sounding hoarse and tearful,
"Jeff? What's wrong?" Amy's voice turned into worry,
"A..Amy...where's Matt?" Jeff asked, trying to keep calm
"He's right here, why?"Amy said
"There's been an..an accident" Jeff told her, trying not to let the tears come again,
"Jeff? Oh my god, are you ok?!" Amy gasped,
"Yes I'm fine, but Paige, you need to hurry" Jeff began to sob, he heard Matt demanding the phone in the background,
"We're at Centinnial Hospital in Putnam Maine" Jeff said,
"And hurry" he added,
"It'll be morning, but we'll be there as soon as we can!" Amy said before leaving the line dead,
Jeff put the phone back into its caradle and leaned against the wall, "How did I let this happen?" he sighed, walking back to the waiting room, sitting down, and putting his head in his hands and sobbing
*3:00 AM*
Jeff was still sitting in the same place he had been for the past three hours when Matt and Amy rushed in, "Oh my God Jeff!" Amy cried, running to him and examining the large bandage on his hand, "I'm fine" he sighed, "Have you heard anything about Paige?" Matt asked, sitting on the other side of his baby brother, "Nothing" he sighed, "I..I don't know what happened...I stopped at the stop sign, and nothing was coming, so I went on, and something barreled into Paige's side of the car, and it threw me out, and the car rolled down the hill, it all happened so fast" Jeff began to sob, Amy put her arm around Jeff, "Shh, it's ok, she'll be fine" she soothed, "Have you seen her yet?" Matt asked, "No, no one has told me anything" Jeff looked up at Matt, his eyes bloodshot and swollen, "Dude, why don't you go get something to eat, we'll stay here" Matt suggested, "No, I want to be here when they let us go in, I want to see her first" Jeff said, putting his head back in his hands, "No, Jeff, you go, I swear that if they tel us anything, we'll come and find you" Amy assured him, "Well, ok, I won't be gone long though" Jeff finally agreed and walked towards the elevator, "This sounds bad Matt" Amy spoke through the silance that had embraced them since Jeff left, "I know, but Paige is a fighter, she'll pull through" Matt replied, looking off into space, no sooner that 10 mintues after Jeff left, a doctor in a white coat walked out with a clipboard in hand, "Have you seen the young man who was here with Ms. Paige Dukes?" *hehe Paige, I know ya lovin this!* the doctor asked, Matt stood up, "I'm his brother, he went to get something to eat" he explained, "Oh, the poor guy, when we found him, he had his coat and sweater wrapped around her, he was sitting there in only a white t-shirt, a few more minutes and he would probably be in there with her" the doctor said, Matt and Amy's eyes dropped to the floor, "Can we see her now?" Amy asked, "Yes you can" he said, "Hold on, I'm going to go get Jeff, he wants to see her first" Matt said, dashing down the stairs, leaving Amy and the doctor alone, "Is she going to be ok, Dr.." Amy looked at him, "Fields, Dr. Fields, and she's a true fighter, she has some will to live, I think she'll make a full recovery" Dr. Fields told Amy, a smile spread across her face, "Oh thank you!" Amy said, hugging the doctor, "Well thank you too" he smiled, just then Matt dashed up the stairs with Jeff limping at his heels, "Is she ok?!" was the first thing Jeff panted, "She'll make a full recovery, she has a strong will to live, one of the strongest I've ever seen, I'll give her a week in the hospital, then she can go back, but no strenuous activities" Dr. Fields recited, "..and the baby?" Jeff asked, "We were able to save the baby, it's a baby girl, she's doing good for 2 months premature" Dr. Fields smiled, the smile spread to the rest of the group, "Can I see her now?" Jeff asked, "Sure, right this way" the doctor lead Jeff through the double doors and into a small room, where Paige lay in the hospital bed, hooked up to all different machines, when Jeff entered the room, Paige's eyes opened and she smiled, "Jeff" she said, as Jeff sat down in the chair beside her, Jeff reached down and kissed her cheek, "Is the baby ok?" she asked, fear filling her eyes, "Your baby will be ok" Jeff assured her, taking her hand in his, "It's a girl" Jeff smiled, "A girl, my baby girl" Paige smiled, "What are you going to name her?" Jeff asked, "Alexiandra Mercy" Paige smiled, "I like that name" Jeff said, "Jeff, thanks" Paige said suddenly, "For what?" he asked, "For saving me" Paige said, "Me and Mercy" she added, "I didn't think twice" Jeff said, "I love you Jeff" Paige sighed, "I love you too" he repeated, Jeff leaned down and kissed Paige softly, "Don't scare me like that again, ok babe?" Jeff laughed a little, just then Matt and Amy walked in the door holding the a small baby in their arms, "Look who I brought to see mommy" Amy cooed as she walked into the room and showed the baby to Paige, "What's her name?" Matt smiled at Paige, "Alexiandra Mercy" Paige repeated, "She's a tough one, she's my Tigress" Jeff said, looking at the baby closley, she had blonde hair and blue eyes just like her mom, but she must have been built like her dad, because despite being premature, she was a long baby, Jeff took her from Amy's arms and held her so that Paige could see, "She's beautiful" Paige said, then looked into Jeff's perfect green eyes, "She is a Tigress" she repeated, Matt and Amy looked at each other, then back at Paige and Jeff, they were deffinantly perfect for each other
*2 Weeks Later*
Paige and Mercy had been out of the hospital for a week, and things were returning to normal, Paige sat in her hotel room with little Mercy laying beside her, Jeff walked in the door with a shiver, "Man, it's cold out there" he complained, "Hey there little Tigress" he cooed to the baby, Tigress was Jeff's little nickname for the little girl, Mercy smiled a little, "Aww, she smiled at me" Jeff smiled back at the baby, Paige laughed a little, as Jeff sat beside her on the bed, "How are you feeling?" Jeff asked, "Sleepy" Paige giggled and lay her head in Jeff's lap, Jeff ran his fingers through her hair, Paige yawned and sat back up, "Paige, you know when I said I love you?" Jeff asked, "Mmhm" Paige nodded, "Well I really meant it" Jeff said, looking down and playing with his fingers, Paige reached out and pulled his chin up, "You did?" she asked, looking into his eyes, "Yea, I did" Jeff sighed, "So did I" she suprised Jeff with this line, Jeff leaned in and kissed her, when he pulled away, she smiled, and hugged Jeff, "That was more of what I was looking for" she laughed, Mercy cooed from beside him, "Looks like she wants a little of the action!" Paige laughed, she picked up the little baby and kissed her on the forehead, making a stupid face as she did, making Mercy giggle her little baby giggle, Jeff kissed Mercy on the side of her face, the baby jerked her head sideways and her small eyes met with Jeff's "Paige, her eyes look just like yours" Jeff looked at the baby's eyes, that were a royal blue and possesed a fiery glow just like Paige's, "Yea, I know" Paige said, Jeff looked back up into Page's eyes, and kissed her again, "No one's ever going to hurt you again" Jeff whispered into her ear, placing her hand in his one more time, Page smiled a smile that Jeff hadn't seen for such a long time, one so sweet that it could melt even the hardest of hearts, *this is what life's all about* Jeff thought with a smile as he looked around the room, Paige was sitting in his lap, looking up at him, and his darling little Tigress was laying between them with a smile on her face as she wiggled back and forth, and for once, he knew, that it was possible to melt the rain..
*6 Months Later*
The wedding march played loudly as the stunning figure in a long, flowing white gown walked down the makeshift isle that was really only a path between the two sets of folding chairs, her face was well hidden behind the lace veil as she marched in step towards the makeshift alter, she looked around at the trees the were already turning a burning orange in the North Carolina August as she approached the place where the one of the two Hardy brothers were waiting, she made eye contact with Jeff, who gave her an encouraging smile, then Matt, who had a big smile on his face, she looked at the groomsmen (is it really one word, i dunno), Adam, Jay, Chris Irvine (Jericho), who were dressed in black tuxes, with a single red rose on the left side, and the bridesmaids (still one word?), Trish Stratus, Nora (Molly), and Ivory who were in crimson red full length dresses that had a slit up to the thigh on the left side, and had a one shoulder strap, Jeff looked across the isle at Paige, who had changed so much in the past 6 months, she had seemingly come out of her shell since the accident, her once platinum blonde hair was now a firey red like Amy's with orange and yellow streaks that gave the illusion that her head was on fire, and then there was the little Tigress who sat in the front row on Joanie's (Chyna) knee giggling at her mom, Paige looked up at Jeff and smiled, then took the boquet from Amy's hands as she stepped in front of Matt, Paige took a deep breath and nodded at Matt as the two began to recite their vows, Paige didn't really pay attention until he asked for the ring, she placed it in Amy's hand and gave a smile, "You may kiss the bride" was the next thing Paige heard, Matt pulled Amy in for a kiss and the two walked back down the isle together as the crisp air blew through the trees..
*At The Reception*
"Amy, you looked wonderful" Paige smiled, walking over to Amy and giving her a hug, "Thanks Paige" Amy said, "You looked great too", "When are you planning on getting a commetment out of Jeff?" Amy changed the subject with an evil smile, "Jeff may be extreme in so may ways but love just isn't one of those" Matt butted into their conversation from behind, "Matt" Paige scolded, smacking him lightly, "Soon i hope" Paige answered the question, walking over to Joanie and taking Mercy from her arms, "Thanks Joan, don't know what i woulda done without ya" Paige said, giving Joanie a slight hug and walking towards Jeff, "I'll talk to you two later, ok?" Paige called over her shoulder as she approached the table when Jeff was sitting with Adam and Jay, "Hey Jeff" Paige smiled, sitting down next to him, "Aww, it's the little Tigress" Adam cooed, "Wanna hold her?" Paige asked, Adam held his arms out and Mercy flopped into his arms, "I'll be back later" Paige said, dusting her hands off and walking over to Jeff and putting her arm on his shoulder, Paige smiled slightly, "Wanna go for a walk, babe?" Jeff whispered, leaning into Paige's ear, she nodded and followed Jeff down the hill they had played on when they were kids, and to the creek, where they had spent quiet Sunday afternoons talking, Paige sat down on the small bench they had built there when they were teenagers and threw a pebble half-heartedly into the creek, Jeff paced back and forth in front of her, "Something wrong?" Paige asked, looking up at her boyfriend's worried green eyes, "Nothing" he said quickly, "Something is wrong" Paige said, getting up and touching his arm, stopping him from pacing anymore, her flaming blue eyes caught his green ones as she asked the silent question *what's wrong? Just tell me*, with a sigh, Jeff gave in, "I've never felt this way about anyone before, like I do for you, and it's almost scary" Jeff began to laugh, Paige joined in, "What are we laughing at?" she asked, finally calming herself, "Me, how I've known you for so long, and I can tell you anything, but I can't put into words how I feel about you" he said, softening his gaze and taking Paige's hand in his and sitting down on the bench, "Je-" Paige began, but was cut off by Jeff's lips pressed against hers, once the kiss broke, she smiled gently, took Jeff's hand and began back through the woods, "That said it all" she smiled, and with another quick kiss the two walked back up to where the party was just beginning..
A/N: well, did you like? I hope so, cuz if not, it's all Paige's fault! Blame her!! If you DID like it, then I'll post the sequel, it will probably be called "Bleeding Rose", and I just happen to already have mostly written, oh yeah, review please! I'll make my sad puppy-dog eyes if you don't, please don't make me beg....
