Chapter 7
I almost ran home. One hurdle jumped & now I had to explain all of this shit to a four year old boy! When I got into the house Michael was sitting on Matt's knee & my heart skipped a beat! "Mikey, go get washed up ready for lunch honey!" he did as he was told, hopping to the bathroom. Matt stood up & came to me. "Where is everyone?" "Hospital.....how did it go?" "Oh Matt.." I started to cry again & he held me, "I need to......he's comming over soon.....it's...it's gonna be hard....will you stay?" Matt nodded. "I'll be here." Michael came out of the bathroom. "Jake will never believe I met Matt Hardy!" he said, grinning! "Michael sweetheart....when we talked about Gum today....what I'm trying to say is....." "He's on his way up the drive Gem!" Matt said from the window. I sighed & bent down infront of Michael, "Gimme a hug big boy!" he threw his arms around me & my heart was breaking. "I love you so much you know that don't you?" he nodded. I stood up. "Here goes then!" Matt looked over at Michael. "Gem he's...well is Jeff....." I just nodded & I could see Matt fighting the tears, "Jesus!" he said before I stepped outonto the porch. Jeff saw me & slowed his walk as he neared the steps. "I need you to meet someone!" I said & Michael followed me out of the door. Jeff stood, frozen to the spot, staring in disbelief at the minature version of himself peering out from behind my leg. "Mummy...it's Jeff Hardy!" he whispered. "Why don't you go & say hello then?" I bent down ushering him towards Jeff. Before I could blink he bolted down the steps & threw himself around Jeff's legs! Jeff staggered back, confused & amazed! He looked up at me, his eyes full of questions & I just nodded then held my breath & waited for his reaction. He unhooked Michael from his legs & knelt down so he was face to face with him but held him at arms length. I stood on the porch, helpless, shaking, not knowing what he was going to do. Matt came out & put a reassuring arm around my shoulders but I hardly even noticed he was there! Jeff just stared at Michael, he seemed to be studying every inch of his face totally bewildered! "Are you Jeff Hardy?" Michael asked excitedly. Jeff nodded, still unable to speak. "I've seen you on TV at my friend's house! He says the Hardy Boys are the best!" A tear rolled down Jeff's cheek & he quickly wiped it away. It was more than I could stand & as I walked towards them, seeing them face to face brought floods of tears! Jeff looked up at me as I went & stood beside Michael. "He's..........he's..." I put a hand to my mouth & nodded, tears streaming from my face. Michael broke free of Jeff's grip & launched himslf at him, throwing his arms around his neck! Slowly Jeff put his arms around his son & held him tightly, unable to hold his tears back any longer.
I almost ran home. One hurdle jumped & now I had to explain all of this shit to a four year old boy! When I got into the house Michael was sitting on Matt's knee & my heart skipped a beat! "Mikey, go get washed up ready for lunch honey!" he did as he was told, hopping to the bathroom. Matt stood up & came to me. "Where is everyone?" "Hospital.....how did it go?" "Oh Matt.." I started to cry again & he held me, "I need to......he's comming over soon.....it's...it's gonna be hard....will you stay?" Matt nodded. "I'll be here." Michael came out of the bathroom. "Jake will never believe I met Matt Hardy!" he said, grinning! "Michael sweetheart....when we talked about Gum today....what I'm trying to say is....." "He's on his way up the drive Gem!" Matt said from the window. I sighed & bent down infront of Michael, "Gimme a hug big boy!" he threw his arms around me & my heart was breaking. "I love you so much you know that don't you?" he nodded. I stood up. "Here goes then!" Matt looked over at Michael. "Gem he's...well is Jeff....." I just nodded & I could see Matt fighting the tears, "Jesus!" he said before I stepped outonto the porch. Jeff saw me & slowed his walk as he neared the steps. "I need you to meet someone!" I said & Michael followed me out of the door. Jeff stood, frozen to the spot, staring in disbelief at the minature version of himself peering out from behind my leg. "Mummy...it's Jeff Hardy!" he whispered. "Why don't you go & say hello then?" I bent down ushering him towards Jeff. Before I could blink he bolted down the steps & threw himself around Jeff's legs! Jeff staggered back, confused & amazed! He looked up at me, his eyes full of questions & I just nodded then held my breath & waited for his reaction. He unhooked Michael from his legs & knelt down so he was face to face with him but held him at arms length. I stood on the porch, helpless, shaking, not knowing what he was going to do. Matt came out & put a reassuring arm around my shoulders but I hardly even noticed he was there! Jeff just stared at Michael, he seemed to be studying every inch of his face totally bewildered! "Are you Jeff Hardy?" Michael asked excitedly. Jeff nodded, still unable to speak. "I've seen you on TV at my friend's house! He says the Hardy Boys are the best!" A tear rolled down Jeff's cheek & he quickly wiped it away. It was more than I could stand & as I walked towards them, seeing them face to face brought floods of tears! Jeff looked up at me as I went & stood beside Michael. "He's..........he's..." I put a hand to my mouth & nodded, tears streaming from my face. Michael broke free of Jeff's grip & launched himslf at him, throwing his arms around his neck! Slowly Jeff put his arms around his son & held him tightly, unable to hold his tears back any longer.