Chapter 29 *
With Kirsten in the lead, they walked down the beach in silence until Kirsten realized she was going to have to break the ice. Amazing since she knew that he loved to hear his own voice. "What's on your mind?"
Matt just laughed, "You know, I had this whole speech planned out in my head and now what sounded so perfect on the drive here, sounds lame."
"Well, why don't you start from the beginning, maybe it'll fall into place."
"Ok, our last phone conversation got me thinking."
"Uh oh, you hurt your brain didn't you?"
"No smart ass, but it shocked me".
"How so?" Kirsten was stupefied, she didn't expect him to retaliate her wise crack.
"First of all, I've always been able to talk my way out of anything, but that call, the way it ended, left me dumbfounded."
"Good. That was the intent." Matt shot her a look that begged her to just stop and hear him out, so K decided to give him a break. She'd hear him out.
"Here I am, looking for someone who doesn't just like me as Matt Hardy WWF superstar, someone who doesn't feel the need to kiss my ass or let me have my way because of who I am, and when I find one, I don't know what to do." Kirsten laughed and he cut her off. "I'm being serious. I really like you, and I just keep on doing stuff, it's like you make me nervous or something."
"I make you nervous? Just the thought of meeting you sent me into like hysterics lord knows how many times."
"Good, to know we make each other nervous then, what a way to start."
"Yup"
"Do you think we can start over?"
"I don't see why not."
"Great."
Kirsten stood up and held out her hand, "Hi, I'm Kirsten, and you are?" Matt got up, grabbed her hand and shook it, "Matt Hardy, total idiot, at your service."
"Famous last words."
"Oh yeah, how so?"
"Well, seeing as how you are at my service, I demand a piggy back ride."
Matt laughed. "I think that can be arranged, hop on."
"Ok" Kirsten hopped on Matt's back and he proceeded to make his way back to Amy and Nicole.
"You guys clear the air finally?" Amy asked as they approached.
Matt looked at Kirsten and she nodded her consent "Yeah. Now maybe we can start over on the right track this time around."
"I hope so, I'd like that." Kirsten answered for Matt's benefit, more so than Amy's.
"Can you stay for awhile Matt?"
"I'd like to, but I don't want to intrude on you girls' day at the beach."
"You're not, stay."
"Ok, thank you for the invitation. What are you ladies doing this evening?"
"Well, I have some plans of my own-I've been asked out for a date." Amy stated matter of factly and Kirsten was speechless, "By who? And why didn't you tell me this before?"
"I never got the chance, Romeo here arrived remember."
Matt chuckled "I think I can venture a guess as to who it is."
"Yes you probably can and I don't want to hear any crap for it Hardy."
"Oh you won't from me, but I can't guarantee you won't hear it from Jeff or Adam and Jay."
"Ok, ok I may be clueless here, someone care to fill me in?" Kirsten asked.
All of sudden, feeling forgotten, Nic piped up "Ames date Shane."
"Alright, now I am sufficiently offended Aims, you told Nic before you told me?" Laughing Amy replied, "Hey, Nicole was here for me to talk to so I asked her for some advice for tonight!"
"Lord I can imagine what she told you to wear!"
Matt sensed that Amy wanted to talk to K so he invited Nic to go swimming with him as he stripped down to his trunks. Kirsten, watching him out of the corner of her eye, was feeling the need to have Amy dump a bottle of ice cold water over her right then and there. 'Oh lord then he's going to come back dripping wet! Holy shit, brain overload' Kirsten had to concentrate hard on Amy in order to keep from losing her as she watched Matt lead her niece to the water's edge.
"Hello. Earth to Kirsten" Amy was waving her hand in front of Kirsten's face.
Finally as Matt and Nicole disappeared into the sea of people, K came back to reality. "Sorry I was distracted."
"Yeah I could see that. Can I get a little help now?"
"Sure what's the dilemma?"
With Kirsten in the lead, they walked down the beach in silence until Kirsten realized she was going to have to break the ice. Amazing since she knew that he loved to hear his own voice. "What's on your mind?"
Matt just laughed, "You know, I had this whole speech planned out in my head and now what sounded so perfect on the drive here, sounds lame."
"Well, why don't you start from the beginning, maybe it'll fall into place."
"Ok, our last phone conversation got me thinking."
"Uh oh, you hurt your brain didn't you?"
"No smart ass, but it shocked me".
"How so?" Kirsten was stupefied, she didn't expect him to retaliate her wise crack.
"First of all, I've always been able to talk my way out of anything, but that call, the way it ended, left me dumbfounded."
"Good. That was the intent." Matt shot her a look that begged her to just stop and hear him out, so K decided to give him a break. She'd hear him out.
"Here I am, looking for someone who doesn't just like me as Matt Hardy WWF superstar, someone who doesn't feel the need to kiss my ass or let me have my way because of who I am, and when I find one, I don't know what to do." Kirsten laughed and he cut her off. "I'm being serious. I really like you, and I just keep on doing stuff, it's like you make me nervous or something."
"I make you nervous? Just the thought of meeting you sent me into like hysterics lord knows how many times."
"Good, to know we make each other nervous then, what a way to start."
"Yup"
"Do you think we can start over?"
"I don't see why not."
"Great."
Kirsten stood up and held out her hand, "Hi, I'm Kirsten, and you are?" Matt got up, grabbed her hand and shook it, "Matt Hardy, total idiot, at your service."
"Famous last words."
"Oh yeah, how so?"
"Well, seeing as how you are at my service, I demand a piggy back ride."
Matt laughed. "I think that can be arranged, hop on."
"Ok" Kirsten hopped on Matt's back and he proceeded to make his way back to Amy and Nicole.
"You guys clear the air finally?" Amy asked as they approached.
Matt looked at Kirsten and she nodded her consent "Yeah. Now maybe we can start over on the right track this time around."
"I hope so, I'd like that." Kirsten answered for Matt's benefit, more so than Amy's.
"Can you stay for awhile Matt?"
"I'd like to, but I don't want to intrude on you girls' day at the beach."
"You're not, stay."
"Ok, thank you for the invitation. What are you ladies doing this evening?"
"Well, I have some plans of my own-I've been asked out for a date." Amy stated matter of factly and Kirsten was speechless, "By who? And why didn't you tell me this before?"
"I never got the chance, Romeo here arrived remember."
Matt chuckled "I think I can venture a guess as to who it is."
"Yes you probably can and I don't want to hear any crap for it Hardy."
"Oh you won't from me, but I can't guarantee you won't hear it from Jeff or Adam and Jay."
"Ok, ok I may be clueless here, someone care to fill me in?" Kirsten asked.
All of sudden, feeling forgotten, Nic piped up "Ames date Shane."
"Alright, now I am sufficiently offended Aims, you told Nic before you told me?" Laughing Amy replied, "Hey, Nicole was here for me to talk to so I asked her for some advice for tonight!"
"Lord I can imagine what she told you to wear!"
Matt sensed that Amy wanted to talk to K so he invited Nic to go swimming with him as he stripped down to his trunks. Kirsten, watching him out of the corner of her eye, was feeling the need to have Amy dump a bottle of ice cold water over her right then and there. 'Oh lord then he's going to come back dripping wet! Holy shit, brain overload' Kirsten had to concentrate hard on Amy in order to keep from losing her as she watched Matt lead her niece to the water's edge.
"Hello. Earth to Kirsten" Amy was waving her hand in front of Kirsten's face.
Finally as Matt and Nicole disappeared into the sea of people, K came back to reality. "Sorry I was distracted."
"Yeah I could see that. Can I get a little help now?"
"Sure what's the dilemma?"