Chapter 16 *
Matt, Jeff and Kirsten are on their way to Pennsylvania for a signing. Beth was going to meet them there. Kirsten was glad she didn't have to do this by herself. She's been to signings before, but only as the fan.
"So Beth is meeting us there right?" Kirsten asked for the hundredth time.
Jeff laughed, "Yea, what are you nervous or something?"
"I just don't know how to act, I mean, normally I'm one of those screaming fans."
"Have you ever been to one of our signings before?" Matt was curious.
"Yes, my friend Leila and I went to one at WWF New York. Man, your fans are psycho." Kirsten smiled.
"You are still a fan K. Does that mean your psycho?"
"damn skippy it means I'm psycho. Heck, I might just forget that I know you, hop on line, and get an autograph." Kirsten laughed.
Matt pulled into the hotel parking garage. They all got out and stretched their legs. Jeff grabs his bag and runs into the hotel.
"Ok, either he reaaaaaaaaaaally has to pee or Beth should be here."
Matt laughed, "I think it's a little bit of both." He grabbed his and Kirsten's bag and went to check in. "are you sure you don't mind rooming with Beth? I mean, you two don't know each other."
"I'm sure Matt, It will be a great time to get to know each other." Kirsten reaches for her bag but Matt just swats her hand away.
"I can carry my own bag ya know."
Matt smirked, "how gentlemanly would I be if I made you carry your bag?"
"What if I wanted to carry my bag? I'm buff, I can handle it."
"No No, I wouldn't want you to break a nail or something." Matt laughs as he walks ahead of her.
"Oh that's it!" Kirsten runs and kicks Matt in the butt. "Take that you big meanie." Kirsten grabs her bag and wheels it inside.
Kirsten walks in to see Jeff hugging a blonde woman. (Author's note, I have no idea what Beth looks like, for story sake, she's blonde) Kirsten walked up and cleared her throat. Jeff and Beth break apart.
"Sorry to interrupt." Kirsten said smiling.
"Where's Matt?" Jeff asked.
"He's coming." Just then, Matt comes in, goes to check in. As he's standing in front of the desk, Beth starts to laugh.
"What is on Matt's pants?"
Jeff looks at Matt's pants, and then looks at Kirsten, "what did he do this time?"
"He wouldn't let me take my bag; he didn't want me to break a nail. So I kicked his butt."
Beth started to laugh harder, "you're crazy, I can see we're going to have a lot of fun."
"Thanks, but I think I should go help him out." Kirsten winks and walks over to Matt. "Don't freak out." Kirsten started to dust off the foot print her shoe left on Matt's pants.
"K, what are you doing?" Matt tried to turn around.
"Well, if you want to walk around with a foot print on your ass…just let me know and I'll stop."
"You left a footprint?!?!"
"Sorry." Kirsten tries to say without laughing.
"I guess I deserved it though." Matt starts to laugh. Matt and Kirsten walk over to Jeff and Beth. "We should get going soon. The limo will be here to pick up in about 15 minutes."
Kirsten holds out her hand and Matt takes it, she lets it go and starts to laugh at Matt's face. "I wanted the key to the girls' room."
"Oh, I see how it is." Matt hands her the key and starts to walk away.
Kirsten rolls her eyes, and looks at Beth, "boys can't live with them…sure as heck can't live without them." She runs after Matt.
"Yea, He definitely has his hands full with that one."
"She's really cool. This should be a fun week." Jeff and Beth follow Matt and Kirsten to the rooms and get ready for the signing.
At the mall where the signing is
Matt and Jeff have been signing autographs for the passed half hour. Beth and Kirsten went on a little shopping spree, bought some food and made it back to the side of the stage where the boys were signing. Kirsten was having flashbacks to when she and Leila were standing outside in the rain waiting for the boyz to show up. Out of the corner of her eye, Kirsten could swear she seen that guy before. She excuses herself and goes to check. She walks over to the guy and taps him on his shoulder. "Chris?" The guy turns around and it wasn't him. Of course it wasn't him, Chris was dead. The reality hit her and she went running out of the mall. Beth saw this, signaled to Jeff, and ran after her. Matt saw this too, he just wanted to get up and run after her…but he couldn't, he had to stay and sign autographs. He couldn't wait for this signing to be over and check on Kirsten. He felt bad because he wasn't in the best of moods for the rest of the signing.
The signing ended and the boyz got to the hotel in what seems to be record breaking time. Matt ran up the girls' room and knocked on the door. Beth let him in, as she went to go out with Jeff. Kirsten was on her bed, sleeping. He looked her over, brushed some hair out of her face and he saw her tear stained face. Jeff and Beth invited him to go out for food; they'd bring back Kirsten something. He reluctantly agreed. They all trudged through the meal and they went back to the girls' room. They were all surprised when Kirsten wasn't in her bed anymore. Matt went to his room, a few doors down, opened the door and saw that Kirsten sleeping on his bed, curled up in a little ball. Matt gently shook Kirsten awake.
"What happened sweetie?" Concern dripped in Matt's voice.
Kirsten starts to cry, "I thought I saw Chris, so I went up to him, and then when it wasn't him, reality hit me, so I just ran."
Matt wrapped his arms around Kirsten, holding her close to him. "I'm so sorry."
"I'm sorry I ran out of the signing like that."
"I was worried."
"I know you were. I'm worried about me too." Kirsten confessed.
"What are you worried about?"
"That I'll be running around to random guys, thinking that they're Chris. I can't keep dealing with this." Kirsten breaks down. Matt just holds her close and tries to comfort him the best he can.
Matt, Jeff and Kirsten are on their way to Pennsylvania for a signing. Beth was going to meet them there. Kirsten was glad she didn't have to do this by herself. She's been to signings before, but only as the fan.
"So Beth is meeting us there right?" Kirsten asked for the hundredth time.
Jeff laughed, "Yea, what are you nervous or something?"
"I just don't know how to act, I mean, normally I'm one of those screaming fans."
"Have you ever been to one of our signings before?" Matt was curious.
"Yes, my friend Leila and I went to one at WWF New York. Man, your fans are psycho." Kirsten smiled.
"You are still a fan K. Does that mean your psycho?"
"damn skippy it means I'm psycho. Heck, I might just forget that I know you, hop on line, and get an autograph." Kirsten laughed.
Matt pulled into the hotel parking garage. They all got out and stretched their legs. Jeff grabs his bag and runs into the hotel.
"Ok, either he reaaaaaaaaaaally has to pee or Beth should be here."
Matt laughed, "I think it's a little bit of both." He grabbed his and Kirsten's bag and went to check in. "are you sure you don't mind rooming with Beth? I mean, you two don't know each other."
"I'm sure Matt, It will be a great time to get to know each other." Kirsten reaches for her bag but Matt just swats her hand away.
"I can carry my own bag ya know."
Matt smirked, "how gentlemanly would I be if I made you carry your bag?"
"What if I wanted to carry my bag? I'm buff, I can handle it."
"No No, I wouldn't want you to break a nail or something." Matt laughs as he walks ahead of her.
"Oh that's it!" Kirsten runs and kicks Matt in the butt. "Take that you big meanie." Kirsten grabs her bag and wheels it inside.
Kirsten walks in to see Jeff hugging a blonde woman. (Author's note, I have no idea what Beth looks like, for story sake, she's blonde) Kirsten walked up and cleared her throat. Jeff and Beth break apart.
"Sorry to interrupt." Kirsten said smiling.
"Where's Matt?" Jeff asked.
"He's coming." Just then, Matt comes in, goes to check in. As he's standing in front of the desk, Beth starts to laugh.
"What is on Matt's pants?"
Jeff looks at Matt's pants, and then looks at Kirsten, "what did he do this time?"
"He wouldn't let me take my bag; he didn't want me to break a nail. So I kicked his butt."
Beth started to laugh harder, "you're crazy, I can see we're going to have a lot of fun."
"Thanks, but I think I should go help him out." Kirsten winks and walks over to Matt. "Don't freak out." Kirsten started to dust off the foot print her shoe left on Matt's pants.
"K, what are you doing?" Matt tried to turn around.
"Well, if you want to walk around with a foot print on your ass…just let me know and I'll stop."
"You left a footprint?!?!"
"Sorry." Kirsten tries to say without laughing.
"I guess I deserved it though." Matt starts to laugh. Matt and Kirsten walk over to Jeff and Beth. "We should get going soon. The limo will be here to pick up in about 15 minutes."
Kirsten holds out her hand and Matt takes it, she lets it go and starts to laugh at Matt's face. "I wanted the key to the girls' room."
"Oh, I see how it is." Matt hands her the key and starts to walk away.
Kirsten rolls her eyes, and looks at Beth, "boys can't live with them…sure as heck can't live without them." She runs after Matt.
"Yea, He definitely has his hands full with that one."
"She's really cool. This should be a fun week." Jeff and Beth follow Matt and Kirsten to the rooms and get ready for the signing.
At the mall where the signing is
Matt and Jeff have been signing autographs for the passed half hour. Beth and Kirsten went on a little shopping spree, bought some food and made it back to the side of the stage where the boys were signing. Kirsten was having flashbacks to when she and Leila were standing outside in the rain waiting for the boyz to show up. Out of the corner of her eye, Kirsten could swear she seen that guy before. She excuses herself and goes to check. She walks over to the guy and taps him on his shoulder. "Chris?" The guy turns around and it wasn't him. Of course it wasn't him, Chris was dead. The reality hit her and she went running out of the mall. Beth saw this, signaled to Jeff, and ran after her. Matt saw this too, he just wanted to get up and run after her…but he couldn't, he had to stay and sign autographs. He couldn't wait for this signing to be over and check on Kirsten. He felt bad because he wasn't in the best of moods for the rest of the signing.
The signing ended and the boyz got to the hotel in what seems to be record breaking time. Matt ran up the girls' room and knocked on the door. Beth let him in, as she went to go out with Jeff. Kirsten was on her bed, sleeping. He looked her over, brushed some hair out of her face and he saw her tear stained face. Jeff and Beth invited him to go out for food; they'd bring back Kirsten something. He reluctantly agreed. They all trudged through the meal and they went back to the girls' room. They were all surprised when Kirsten wasn't in her bed anymore. Matt went to his room, a few doors down, opened the door and saw that Kirsten sleeping on his bed, curled up in a little ball. Matt gently shook Kirsten awake.
"What happened sweetie?" Concern dripped in Matt's voice.
Kirsten starts to cry, "I thought I saw Chris, so I went up to him, and then when it wasn't him, reality hit me, so I just ran."
Matt wrapped his arms around Kirsten, holding her close to him. "I'm so sorry."
"I'm sorry I ran out of the signing like that."
"I was worried."
"I know you were. I'm worried about me too." Kirsten confessed.
"What are you worried about?"
"That I'll be running around to random guys, thinking that they're Chris. I can't keep dealing with this." Kirsten breaks down. Matt just holds her close and tries to comfort him the best he can.