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Chapter 8
A/N- I'm back from vacation! Did anyone miss me? *cricket noises* Moving on . . . MATT'S ON SMACKDOWN! *does a little dance* YAY! As much as I love the Hardy Boyz, I think that if they're going to work on they're singles careers it's best that they're on different shows. Anwayz, read on!
Matt pulled his shirt on over his head. He then walked across the room to get his shoes and sat on his bed and pulled them on. Just then there was a knock on the door.
"Come in", Matt called, not really paying attention to what he was doing.
"Hey Matt, are you almost ready?" Amy asked, walking into the room and standing in front of him.
"Yeah, I just gotta get my bag. Where the hell did I put my wallet?" he wondered, trying the other shoelace, then looking around the room and scratching his chin.
"Over there, by the TV." she informed him, pointing to the wallet.
"Thanks Ames, I don't know what I'd do without you." Matt thanked her, going over to his wallet. "I can't believe it!" he said with mock surprise looking at his empty wallet.
"What's wrong?" Amy asked with a curious look on her face.
"Jeff. He did it again. He stole money outta my wallet to buy skittles." he told her shaking his head.
"Really?" she asked, trying to look shocked, do to the fact that she already knew Jeff did this.
"He thinks he's so slick. Well, what he doesn't know is that every time he runs low on skittles, I empty out my wallet, and take a $20 outta his. So the jokes on him." Matt smirked, then went to the dresser and opened the drawer. He sifted through it for a second then produced a large amount of money.
"Well, well, well. Aren't you the sly one Matthew?" Amy said crossing her arms over her stomach, but started to laugh along with Matt.
"We're not gonna be late, are we? By the way, did you need anything in particular?" he questioned, catching his breath from laughing.
"Oh no, we have plenty of time. Nothin in particular, I was just bored, and I thought you, Jeff and, I could go grab something to eat in the hotel restaurant before we leave."
"Oh, okay whatever. What about Steph, doesn't she want to come?" Matt asked hopeful, while getting up and looking around for his bag.
"Actually, she doesn't know I left, she was in the shower. But I'm sure she won't be too heartbroken, I mean, I'm sure she can find something to do with Adam. She certainly did last night." Amy sneered. It was clear she was upset with Stephanie from the tone in her voice, and the look on her face.
With that remark he nearly dropped his bag. "What do you mean by that Ames?" he questioned, raising his eyebrow, and praying she didn't mean what he thought she meant.
Amy looked down at the ground, began to fiddle with her hair. "Well, um, last night Stephanie snuck out and went to Adam's room, and she snuck back in this morning. When she came back she was still in her bathrobe, and her hair was a mess! What the hell do you think went on?" she asked, looking back up at Matt, who had a completely shocked, and hurt look on his face.
Matt's Thoughts
//I suspected something was going on between Stephanie and Adam, but it's just so hard to believe. I never thought they would sleep together, that's just unreal. The more I think about it, I'm not really in love with Amy, she's more of a friend, and a sister to me. I guess I just didn't realize that until now. I love Stephanie, I really do, and the fact that she is with one of my good friends makes me sick. What makes me sicker is the fact that I can't do anything about it. I want her to be happy, and if she's happy with Adam, so be it. //
Later that morning all of the WWE superstars were crowded in the hotel lobby waiting for instructions about their departure. "Okay, everyone who chooses to take the buses board now, because they're leaving soon." Vince instructed, standing in front of all of the WWE superstars in the hotel lobby. "People taking rentals or their own cars better get a move on also."
With that the group of superstars picked up their luggage and filed out of the lobby and into their vehicles that would be taking them to the next city.
"Stephanie, wait up!" Adam yelled, calling to her from some distance away, and jogging over to her.
"Hey Adam." she greeted, waving slightly as he approached her
"Hey yourself. Are you taking the bus? Cause, I thought we could ya know talk or something."
"Actually, I'm taking the limo with Daddy, Mom, and Shane. I'm kinda tired still so I figured it would be a lot quieter in there." she told him, making a motion to the limo that was parked close by.
"Oh, okay. Well, I'll see you when we get there then. Oh, and if you ever wanna talk or need anything, don't hesitate, just holla." Adam said grinning.
"You know I will. Well I better go, see ya." Steph reassured him, giving him a hug then going over to the limo and getting in.
When Adam walked onto his bus he was only to be greeted by an eruption of applause. What he had done to deserve such a warm welcome he had no idea.
"What the hell? What's going on?" he said completely puzzled, with a look of shock on his face.
Once the applause ceased, Chris Irvine, (a.k.a. Chris "Y2J" Jericho) came up to Adam and patted him on the back. "Dude, I still can't believe it! Who woulda ever thought it! We're all still in shock!" he said, sitting down next to Adam on the bus.
"What the hell are you talking about?" Adam asked, still completely clueless, giving him a weird look.
Dwayne (a.k.a. The Rock), had overheard Adam, and leaned over in his seat in the aisle so he could join the conversation. "You know what we're talking about! You and the billion dollar princess, you know, sealing the deal."
"I still have no idea what you're talking about. If you guys think Stephanie and I did anything you got it all wrong. You see-" Adam started to say, but was interrupted. He was getting nervous, and was starting to sweat.
"Dude, personally, I think it's great. You don't have to lie about it, or be ashamed. I mean you're in the best position now. She's the boss's daughter! If you guys have a relationship, you can kiss up to her father, and boom, your main eventing, and soon enough, you'll have the WWE championship." Chris said enthusiastically.
"I'm not in any sort of relationship with her! And I didn't sleep with her! Even if I was, I wouldn't use her like that!" he spat, his temperature rising.
"Calm down. Besides, you wouldn't be using her; it would be like the extra perks of dating the boss's daughter." Chris calmly said.
"Whatever. Do you all really believe that rumor?" Adam asked, a bit nervous.
"Why shouldn't we? I mean, people saw Steph sneak into your room late last night, then sneak back into her hotel room wearing the same thing early this morning. Her hair was messy, and we all know that's not Steph, her hair is always neat, and pretty. So something must have gone on. She's has been acting pretty weird lately, and I guess we all know why." Chris stated trying to see things logically.
"Who told you this?" he asked wearily, as he put his head in his hands //I can't believe that my friends would rather believe some rumor than me//
"Um, hmmmm, lemmie think. Oh, Mark Henry told me." Chris remembered, scratching his chin trying to remember
"How'd he know?" Adam asked Chris who closed is eyes, trying to remember.
"Um, I think he heard it from Randy Orton, who heard it from Billy Kidman, who heard it from Mark Calloway, who heard it from, um, uh, -" Chris started but was interrupted by Dwayne.
"Me." Dwayne finished for Chris.
"Thanks Dwayne, I don't have a very good memory. Trish Stratus told you, and she heard it from Shane Helms, and he heard it from Jeff Hardy. Whew, now I'm winded. And that's only a few people I named."
"Are you serious? How the hell does everyone know?" Adam asked, his jaw dropping open momentarily at the amount of people Chris had just named.
"Gossip spreads fast around hear man. Everyone knows." Dwayne cracked a grin Adam groaned loudly, and slumped back in his seat.
On the Hardys bus, Matt Hardy sat in his seat, next to Jeff with his headphones on, and sketching in a notebook. He was completely oblivious to the world around him, let alone to the gossip that was being shared up and down the bus.
"Hey Amy! Hey, did you hear about Stephanie and Adam?" Shane Helms asked, leaning into the aisle as he was seated behind her.
"Um, kinda. Why what have you heard?" Amy wondered, turning around in her seat to look at him.
"Well I heard that they've been secretly going out for months, but they've finally decided to come out in the open with their relationship."
"Are you sure that's true?" Amy asked, fairly shocked, and raising an eyebrow.
"Hey, that's what I heard." he stated, raising his arms in a 'I only tell what I know' fashion.
"Well, actually, I heard that Stephanie's pregnant with Adam's baby, after a one night stance." Billy Kidman interjected, leaning in as he was sitting across the aisle from Shane.
"That's ridiculous. I don't think Vince McMahon's daughter, and my friend Stephanie McMahon would do something like that. I think we can squash the rumor of her being pregnant." Jeff said, coming into the conversation as well and also leaning in as he was sitting in front of Billy and across the aisle from Amy.
"Pregnant? Who? When? What? Huh?" Matt asked, utterly confused and shocked. He had taken his headphones off just in time for Jeff to say the that word in particular, and staring at him totally clueless.
"Um, we're talking about um, Stephanie." Jeff mumbled. Matt's jaw dropped and his heart skipped a beat as he broke into a cold sweat.
"Sh . . . sh . . . she's pregnant?" he stuttered, barely able to speak above a whisper.
"It's mostly likely a rumor. I'm 99.9 % positive that it's just gossip. The other ones maybe true, but who knows? And why is everyone making such a big deal about this anyways?" Jeff asked, trying to reason.
"Well dude, she's the boss's daughter. She's either the best thing for your career, or the worst thing. Adam's definitely going to go places now that they're together. He'll be one of Vince's boys'." Shane said.
"I just can't believe it. I'm her supposed best friend and she didn't even tell me that she's going out with him. She never once spoke about him before." Amy said, clearly agitated with the situation.
While in the limo, Stephanie had been hoping to get some shut eye on the ride to the next town. But unlucky for her, that wasn't happening. Her mother, Linda, kept trying to start up conversation between the family, and usually everyone is willing to talk. It had been a bit odd though, that her father had kept quiet for most of the ride.
//Daddy has kept to himself for most of the ride, and when he does talk it's very curt, as if we aren't family, but just co-workers. He's never like this. He's always so animated, and social. I wonder what's wrong. Hmmmmm . . . maybe I'll have to find out . . . //
"So, this is a nice limo. Isn't it nice?" Linda asked no one in particular, just for the sake of conversation.
"Yes, yes very nice. Just like all the other ones we've been in." Vince said as if almost preoccupied.
"You know Stephanie, you don't have to room with Amy all the time. You could stay in one of the more expensive suites, like we all do. And I'm surprised you even came with us. You usually take the bus. You really don't have to, you know. You're not expected to Stephanie dear. You are always welcome here with us you know that right?" Linda told Stephanie warmly.
"Yes Mom I know I'm always welcome, but I prefer the bus. My friends are there and I like to be with them. There are a lot of great people here once you really get to know them. And as for rooming with Amy, she's my best friend, and I want to spend as much time with her as I can. We don't see each other as often as we'd like to due to our busy schedules. Don't worry about it Mom, if I ever need you, I won't hesitate to ask."
"Oh, now I'm all warm and fuzzy inside! I think I need a hug! Somebody hold me!" Shane joked.
"Shut up Shane." Steph scolded, although she couldn't help but laugh.
Stephanie was happy for the time being, just sitting around in the limo taking with her mother and brother. Little did she know about the rumors and gossip flying around about her and Adam, or of the secret that she would come to find out that might ruin her family.
AN- So is it getting a little better? I hope so. The next chapter might just reveal that secret, *only* if you guys read and review. As you can see, I changed the format in this chapter, because I believe that the way I wrote the first 7 chaps wasn't my best work. Let's just call chapters 1-7 my practice chapters. They helped me get the feel of what I wanted to do with this story, and now that I know, I'll be able to improve a lot with the rest of the chapters. It might take me longer, but I'm hoping the product will be better. Please R &R, toodlez!
Chapter 8
A/N- I'm back from vacation! Did anyone miss me? *cricket noises* Moving on . . . MATT'S ON SMACKDOWN! *does a little dance* YAY! As much as I love the Hardy Boyz, I think that if they're going to work on they're singles careers it's best that they're on different shows. Anwayz, read on!
Matt pulled his shirt on over his head. He then walked across the room to get his shoes and sat on his bed and pulled them on. Just then there was a knock on the door.
"Come in", Matt called, not really paying attention to what he was doing.
"Hey Matt, are you almost ready?" Amy asked, walking into the room and standing in front of him.
"Yeah, I just gotta get my bag. Where the hell did I put my wallet?" he wondered, trying the other shoelace, then looking around the room and scratching his chin.
"Over there, by the TV." she informed him, pointing to the wallet.
"Thanks Ames, I don't know what I'd do without you." Matt thanked her, going over to his wallet. "I can't believe it!" he said with mock surprise looking at his empty wallet.
"What's wrong?" Amy asked with a curious look on her face.
"Jeff. He did it again. He stole money outta my wallet to buy skittles." he told her shaking his head.
"Really?" she asked, trying to look shocked, do to the fact that she already knew Jeff did this.
"He thinks he's so slick. Well, what he doesn't know is that every time he runs low on skittles, I empty out my wallet, and take a $20 outta his. So the jokes on him." Matt smirked, then went to the dresser and opened the drawer. He sifted through it for a second then produced a large amount of money.
"Well, well, well. Aren't you the sly one Matthew?" Amy said crossing her arms over her stomach, but started to laugh along with Matt.
"We're not gonna be late, are we? By the way, did you need anything in particular?" he questioned, catching his breath from laughing.
"Oh no, we have plenty of time. Nothin in particular, I was just bored, and I thought you, Jeff and, I could go grab something to eat in the hotel restaurant before we leave."
"Oh, okay whatever. What about Steph, doesn't she want to come?" Matt asked hopeful, while getting up and looking around for his bag.
"Actually, she doesn't know I left, she was in the shower. But I'm sure she won't be too heartbroken, I mean, I'm sure she can find something to do with Adam. She certainly did last night." Amy sneered. It was clear she was upset with Stephanie from the tone in her voice, and the look on her face.
With that remark he nearly dropped his bag. "What do you mean by that Ames?" he questioned, raising his eyebrow, and praying she didn't mean what he thought she meant.
Amy looked down at the ground, began to fiddle with her hair. "Well, um, last night Stephanie snuck out and went to Adam's room, and she snuck back in this morning. When she came back she was still in her bathrobe, and her hair was a mess! What the hell do you think went on?" she asked, looking back up at Matt, who had a completely shocked, and hurt look on his face.
Matt's Thoughts
//I suspected something was going on between Stephanie and Adam, but it's just so hard to believe. I never thought they would sleep together, that's just unreal. The more I think about it, I'm not really in love with Amy, she's more of a friend, and a sister to me. I guess I just didn't realize that until now. I love Stephanie, I really do, and the fact that she is with one of my good friends makes me sick. What makes me sicker is the fact that I can't do anything about it. I want her to be happy, and if she's happy with Adam, so be it. //
Later that morning all of the WWE superstars were crowded in the hotel lobby waiting for instructions about their departure. "Okay, everyone who chooses to take the buses board now, because they're leaving soon." Vince instructed, standing in front of all of the WWE superstars in the hotel lobby. "People taking rentals or their own cars better get a move on also."
With that the group of superstars picked up their luggage and filed out of the lobby and into their vehicles that would be taking them to the next city.
"Stephanie, wait up!" Adam yelled, calling to her from some distance away, and jogging over to her.
"Hey Adam." she greeted, waving slightly as he approached her
"Hey yourself. Are you taking the bus? Cause, I thought we could ya know talk or something."
"Actually, I'm taking the limo with Daddy, Mom, and Shane. I'm kinda tired still so I figured it would be a lot quieter in there." she told him, making a motion to the limo that was parked close by.
"Oh, okay. Well, I'll see you when we get there then. Oh, and if you ever wanna talk or need anything, don't hesitate, just holla." Adam said grinning.
"You know I will. Well I better go, see ya." Steph reassured him, giving him a hug then going over to the limo and getting in.
When Adam walked onto his bus he was only to be greeted by an eruption of applause. What he had done to deserve such a warm welcome he had no idea.
"What the hell? What's going on?" he said completely puzzled, with a look of shock on his face.
Once the applause ceased, Chris Irvine, (a.k.a. Chris "Y2J" Jericho) came up to Adam and patted him on the back. "Dude, I still can't believe it! Who woulda ever thought it! We're all still in shock!" he said, sitting down next to Adam on the bus.
"What the hell are you talking about?" Adam asked, still completely clueless, giving him a weird look.
Dwayne (a.k.a. The Rock), had overheard Adam, and leaned over in his seat in the aisle so he could join the conversation. "You know what we're talking about! You and the billion dollar princess, you know, sealing the deal."
"I still have no idea what you're talking about. If you guys think Stephanie and I did anything you got it all wrong. You see-" Adam started to say, but was interrupted. He was getting nervous, and was starting to sweat.
"Dude, personally, I think it's great. You don't have to lie about it, or be ashamed. I mean you're in the best position now. She's the boss's daughter! If you guys have a relationship, you can kiss up to her father, and boom, your main eventing, and soon enough, you'll have the WWE championship." Chris said enthusiastically.
"I'm not in any sort of relationship with her! And I didn't sleep with her! Even if I was, I wouldn't use her like that!" he spat, his temperature rising.
"Calm down. Besides, you wouldn't be using her; it would be like the extra perks of dating the boss's daughter." Chris calmly said.
"Whatever. Do you all really believe that rumor?" Adam asked, a bit nervous.
"Why shouldn't we? I mean, people saw Steph sneak into your room late last night, then sneak back into her hotel room wearing the same thing early this morning. Her hair was messy, and we all know that's not Steph, her hair is always neat, and pretty. So something must have gone on. She's has been acting pretty weird lately, and I guess we all know why." Chris stated trying to see things logically.
"Who told you this?" he asked wearily, as he put his head in his hands //I can't believe that my friends would rather believe some rumor than me//
"Um, hmmmm, lemmie think. Oh, Mark Henry told me." Chris remembered, scratching his chin trying to remember
"How'd he know?" Adam asked Chris who closed is eyes, trying to remember.
"Um, I think he heard it from Randy Orton, who heard it from Billy Kidman, who heard it from Mark Calloway, who heard it from, um, uh, -" Chris started but was interrupted by Dwayne.
"Me." Dwayne finished for Chris.
"Thanks Dwayne, I don't have a very good memory. Trish Stratus told you, and she heard it from Shane Helms, and he heard it from Jeff Hardy. Whew, now I'm winded. And that's only a few people I named."
"Are you serious? How the hell does everyone know?" Adam asked, his jaw dropping open momentarily at the amount of people Chris had just named.
"Gossip spreads fast around hear man. Everyone knows." Dwayne cracked a grin Adam groaned loudly, and slumped back in his seat.
On the Hardys bus, Matt Hardy sat in his seat, next to Jeff with his headphones on, and sketching in a notebook. He was completely oblivious to the world around him, let alone to the gossip that was being shared up and down the bus.
"Hey Amy! Hey, did you hear about Stephanie and Adam?" Shane Helms asked, leaning into the aisle as he was seated behind her.
"Um, kinda. Why what have you heard?" Amy wondered, turning around in her seat to look at him.
"Well I heard that they've been secretly going out for months, but they've finally decided to come out in the open with their relationship."
"Are you sure that's true?" Amy asked, fairly shocked, and raising an eyebrow.
"Hey, that's what I heard." he stated, raising his arms in a 'I only tell what I know' fashion.
"Well, actually, I heard that Stephanie's pregnant with Adam's baby, after a one night stance." Billy Kidman interjected, leaning in as he was sitting across the aisle from Shane.
"That's ridiculous. I don't think Vince McMahon's daughter, and my friend Stephanie McMahon would do something like that. I think we can squash the rumor of her being pregnant." Jeff said, coming into the conversation as well and also leaning in as he was sitting in front of Billy and across the aisle from Amy.
"Pregnant? Who? When? What? Huh?" Matt asked, utterly confused and shocked. He had taken his headphones off just in time for Jeff to say the that word in particular, and staring at him totally clueless.
"Um, we're talking about um, Stephanie." Jeff mumbled. Matt's jaw dropped and his heart skipped a beat as he broke into a cold sweat.
"Sh . . . sh . . . she's pregnant?" he stuttered, barely able to speak above a whisper.
"It's mostly likely a rumor. I'm 99.9 % positive that it's just gossip. The other ones maybe true, but who knows? And why is everyone making such a big deal about this anyways?" Jeff asked, trying to reason.
"Well dude, she's the boss's daughter. She's either the best thing for your career, or the worst thing. Adam's definitely going to go places now that they're together. He'll be one of Vince's boys'." Shane said.
"I just can't believe it. I'm her supposed best friend and she didn't even tell me that she's going out with him. She never once spoke about him before." Amy said, clearly agitated with the situation.
While in the limo, Stephanie had been hoping to get some shut eye on the ride to the next town. But unlucky for her, that wasn't happening. Her mother, Linda, kept trying to start up conversation between the family, and usually everyone is willing to talk. It had been a bit odd though, that her father had kept quiet for most of the ride.
//Daddy has kept to himself for most of the ride, and when he does talk it's very curt, as if we aren't family, but just co-workers. He's never like this. He's always so animated, and social. I wonder what's wrong. Hmmmmm . . . maybe I'll have to find out . . . //
"So, this is a nice limo. Isn't it nice?" Linda asked no one in particular, just for the sake of conversation.
"Yes, yes very nice. Just like all the other ones we've been in." Vince said as if almost preoccupied.
"You know Stephanie, you don't have to room with Amy all the time. You could stay in one of the more expensive suites, like we all do. And I'm surprised you even came with us. You usually take the bus. You really don't have to, you know. You're not expected to Stephanie dear. You are always welcome here with us you know that right?" Linda told Stephanie warmly.
"Yes Mom I know I'm always welcome, but I prefer the bus. My friends are there and I like to be with them. There are a lot of great people here once you really get to know them. And as for rooming with Amy, she's my best friend, and I want to spend as much time with her as I can. We don't see each other as often as we'd like to due to our busy schedules. Don't worry about it Mom, if I ever need you, I won't hesitate to ask."
"Oh, now I'm all warm and fuzzy inside! I think I need a hug! Somebody hold me!" Shane joked.
"Shut up Shane." Steph scolded, although she couldn't help but laugh.
Stephanie was happy for the time being, just sitting around in the limo taking with her mother and brother. Little did she know about the rumors and gossip flying around about her and Adam, or of the secret that she would come to find out that might ruin her family.
AN- So is it getting a little better? I hope so. The next chapter might just reveal that secret, *only* if you guys read and review. As you can see, I changed the format in this chapter, because I believe that the way I wrote the first 7 chaps wasn't my best work. Let's just call chapters 1-7 my practice chapters. They helped me get the feel of what I wanted to do with this story, and now that I know, I'll be able to improve a lot with the rest of the chapters. It might take me longer, but I'm hoping the product will be better. Please R &R, toodlez!