Chapter 25
When we walked into the dressing room I was still shaking! Amy came straight to me while Michael ran off to find Jeff in the bathroom. "Gemma? What's wrong?" "Adam.....I just saw Adam!" "Oh Christ! Come on sit down!" Amy led me over to the bench & we sat down. "How did it go?" "Well.....ok I guess....he seemed ok! It's just.....I dunno shock I guess!" I sighed, "Amy I was terrified!" She put her arm around me. "It'll be ok!" Jeff burst out of the bathroom with no top on. "Are you ok? Mike said you saw.." ""Yeah I'm fine! It's cool!" He knelt down infront of me & held my hands. "You're shaking!" Amy stood up & went to join Matt & michael in the bathroom. "I'm fine Jeff! Just...well it was always gonna be hard I knew that! It's just...I feel so.......I feel like shit!" "Hey come on!" He put his arm around me, "It's all in the past! I'm sure it'll be fine!" He held me tightly & I choked back my tears. If one more person told me it was going to be fine I'd swing for them! But I just forced a smile! "Yeah I'm sure you're right!" There was laughter from the bathroom. "What's goin' on in there!!?" "Oh I was just introducing Mike to the delights of Manic Panick!" "You had better be kidding me Hardy!" "Aw c'mon Gem...green is his colour!!" "JEFF!" "Ok ok so Matt's teaching him to pee standing up or something!!" I raised my eyebrows! "He's showing him how to shave! Relax that's what uncle's are for!!" Mike bounded out of the bathroom covered in shaving foam, the can still in his hand. "Mike..........what have you done?!" I said, getting up & going to the bathroom door. "Oh My GOD! MICHAEL!!" I burst out laughing at the sight of Matt & Amy covered in shaving foam from head to toe!! "Guess another shower's called for!" Said Matt, wiping foam from the top of his head!! We all burst out laughing! ******* A while later Michael & I said goodbye to the other guys & made our way to the arena to find our seats. Secretly I was hyped to be seeing a show again after all this time & the adrenaline pumped through my veins! How I wished I was down there in amongst the action with my camera in my hand!! Michael was hyped all the way through the show, even though the fireworks made him bury his head in my chest, he was still having a great time! Truth be known I think I shouted more than he did!! Eventually The Hardy Boyz music boomed out & Michael stood on his seat to get a better view while I held onto his legs to stop him falling off!! I watched them go through their whole entrance routine & felt so proud of both of them! They really had come a long way since the days of the cam corder in the back yard!!...And then the ladders appeared!! They were facing Edge & Christian so I should've known it would happen but still my stomach was in knots as I watched them leaping around! Michael on the other hand was loving every minute of it! I watched, holding my breath, as Jeff climbed to the top of a huge ladder, wobbling as he stood upright! He spread out his arms to his sides & I muttered... "You have got to be fucking kidding me!!"....but no he wasnt joking!! He did his now famous 'Swanton Bomb' off the top of the ladder but I didnt see much of it!! Next time I opened my eyes he was lying beside the ring on top of Jay, motionless! Was it part of the show or was he really out cold? I couldn't tell & my heart almost jumped out of my mouth! 'please God let him be ok' I thought to myself. I saw Amy run down the ramp & help Jeff to his feet while he clutched at his ribs, he looked as if he was in total agony & I didn't like it! In the meantime Adam pinned Matt in the ring & Edge & Christian had won the match, but I didn't see any of it! My attention was focused on Jeff as Amy virtually carried him up the ramp to the backstage area. "Mike come on!" I grabbed Michael's hand & pushed through the crowd of people all leaning over the security wall. "Mummy! I want to watch The Rock next!" He whined. "You can see it from back there sweetheart! Please honey come on!" Reluctantly he let me drag him to the back! We rounded a corner & saw Jeff sitting on the stairs, the doctor looking into his eyes with a small torch! "Jeff! Jesus are you ok?!" "Yeah I'm fine! Just a bit bruised!" "Christ you had me scared to death!" He smiled but still clung to his ribs. "Nah! Takes more than that to put out Jeff Hardy! Aint that right Mike!?" "Awesome!" Mike said grinning at him!! "Jeff can you come in & see the doctor now please?" A man said from a doorway nearby. "I thought you just saw the doctor!? What's wrong?" I said, panicking. "Nothing! I just have to get my ribs checked out! Don't worry!" He kissed me, "I won't be long!" I watched him hobble into the room. "Hey do you mind if we take Mike to watch Dwayne's match?" Amy asked. "Oh this is Lisa by the way!" "Hi!" I said shaking the hand of the woman I knew as Ivory, "Nice to meet you!" Lisa smiled, "You too!" "Yeah, will you be very far?" I asked turning back to Amy, "Just he's getting kinda tired....." "Don't worry! Aunt Amy's gonna take good care of him!" She smiled ruffling his hair, and the three of them made their way to watch Dwayne. "He's got more energy than I'll ever have!" "Adam! Hi!" "Hope you don't mind....Doofus here wanted to say hello!" Jay stepped from behind him! "JAY!" I hugged him & smiled. "Hey Gem!" he said over my shoulder, "What did you think of the match?!" "Very impressive! You guys have come a long way!!....But next time have a shower before you come anywhere near me!!!" I laughed. "Yeah! Sorry!" Jay laughed & let me go, "Listen I'll catch you later! Take care!" He said as he walked away leaving me alone with Adam. "You.......er.......wanna get a coffee?" "Sure...I'd like that!" I said & followed Adam to the restaurant.
When we walked into the dressing room I was still shaking! Amy came straight to me while Michael ran off to find Jeff in the bathroom. "Gemma? What's wrong?" "Adam.....I just saw Adam!" "Oh Christ! Come on sit down!" Amy led me over to the bench & we sat down. "How did it go?" "Well.....ok I guess....he seemed ok! It's just.....I dunno shock I guess!" I sighed, "Amy I was terrified!" She put her arm around me. "It'll be ok!" Jeff burst out of the bathroom with no top on. "Are you ok? Mike said you saw.." ""Yeah I'm fine! It's cool!" He knelt down infront of me & held my hands. "You're shaking!" Amy stood up & went to join Matt & michael in the bathroom. "I'm fine Jeff! Just...well it was always gonna be hard I knew that! It's just...I feel so.......I feel like shit!" "Hey come on!" He put his arm around me, "It's all in the past! I'm sure it'll be fine!" He held me tightly & I choked back my tears. If one more person told me it was going to be fine I'd swing for them! But I just forced a smile! "Yeah I'm sure you're right!" There was laughter from the bathroom. "What's goin' on in there!!?" "Oh I was just introducing Mike to the delights of Manic Panick!" "You had better be kidding me Hardy!" "Aw c'mon Gem...green is his colour!!" "JEFF!" "Ok ok so Matt's teaching him to pee standing up or something!!" I raised my eyebrows! "He's showing him how to shave! Relax that's what uncle's are for!!" Mike bounded out of the bathroom covered in shaving foam, the can still in his hand. "Mike..........what have you done?!" I said, getting up & going to the bathroom door. "Oh My GOD! MICHAEL!!" I burst out laughing at the sight of Matt & Amy covered in shaving foam from head to toe!! "Guess another shower's called for!" Said Matt, wiping foam from the top of his head!! We all burst out laughing! ******* A while later Michael & I said goodbye to the other guys & made our way to the arena to find our seats. Secretly I was hyped to be seeing a show again after all this time & the adrenaline pumped through my veins! How I wished I was down there in amongst the action with my camera in my hand!! Michael was hyped all the way through the show, even though the fireworks made him bury his head in my chest, he was still having a great time! Truth be known I think I shouted more than he did!! Eventually The Hardy Boyz music boomed out & Michael stood on his seat to get a better view while I held onto his legs to stop him falling off!! I watched them go through their whole entrance routine & felt so proud of both of them! They really had come a long way since the days of the cam corder in the back yard!!...And then the ladders appeared!! They were facing Edge & Christian so I should've known it would happen but still my stomach was in knots as I watched them leaping around! Michael on the other hand was loving every minute of it! I watched, holding my breath, as Jeff climbed to the top of a huge ladder, wobbling as he stood upright! He spread out his arms to his sides & I muttered... "You have got to be fucking kidding me!!"....but no he wasnt joking!! He did his now famous 'Swanton Bomb' off the top of the ladder but I didnt see much of it!! Next time I opened my eyes he was lying beside the ring on top of Jay, motionless! Was it part of the show or was he really out cold? I couldn't tell & my heart almost jumped out of my mouth! 'please God let him be ok' I thought to myself. I saw Amy run down the ramp & help Jeff to his feet while he clutched at his ribs, he looked as if he was in total agony & I didn't like it! In the meantime Adam pinned Matt in the ring & Edge & Christian had won the match, but I didn't see any of it! My attention was focused on Jeff as Amy virtually carried him up the ramp to the backstage area. "Mike come on!" I grabbed Michael's hand & pushed through the crowd of people all leaning over the security wall. "Mummy! I want to watch The Rock next!" He whined. "You can see it from back there sweetheart! Please honey come on!" Reluctantly he let me drag him to the back! We rounded a corner & saw Jeff sitting on the stairs, the doctor looking into his eyes with a small torch! "Jeff! Jesus are you ok?!" "Yeah I'm fine! Just a bit bruised!" "Christ you had me scared to death!" He smiled but still clung to his ribs. "Nah! Takes more than that to put out Jeff Hardy! Aint that right Mike!?" "Awesome!" Mike said grinning at him!! "Jeff can you come in & see the doctor now please?" A man said from a doorway nearby. "I thought you just saw the doctor!? What's wrong?" I said, panicking. "Nothing! I just have to get my ribs checked out! Don't worry!" He kissed me, "I won't be long!" I watched him hobble into the room. "Hey do you mind if we take Mike to watch Dwayne's match?" Amy asked. "Oh this is Lisa by the way!" "Hi!" I said shaking the hand of the woman I knew as Ivory, "Nice to meet you!" Lisa smiled, "You too!" "Yeah, will you be very far?" I asked turning back to Amy, "Just he's getting kinda tired....." "Don't worry! Aunt Amy's gonna take good care of him!" She smiled ruffling his hair, and the three of them made their way to watch Dwayne. "He's got more energy than I'll ever have!" "Adam! Hi!" "Hope you don't mind....Doofus here wanted to say hello!" Jay stepped from behind him! "JAY!" I hugged him & smiled. "Hey Gem!" he said over my shoulder, "What did you think of the match?!" "Very impressive! You guys have come a long way!!....But next time have a shower before you come anywhere near me!!!" I laughed. "Yeah! Sorry!" Jay laughed & let me go, "Listen I'll catch you later! Take care!" He said as he walked away leaving me alone with Adam. "You.......er.......wanna get a coffee?" "Sure...I'd like that!" I said & followed Adam to the restaurant.