Title: Fully Loaded, 2000.
Author: Cathie McMath. (email: penrithpanther_03@yahoo.com.au)
Author's Note: This is my first WWE fanfic - and I'm pretty proud of it! ^_^ The only thing I need to comment on is the timeline is slightly muffled.. I know Lita and Matt began "dating" early 2001. But in this fic, they were already seeing each other during the time of this match.
Disclaimer: Sadly, I do not own Jeff, Lita, or any of the other WWE athletes I use in this fic. Vince McMahon does. If it were me, you could bet that Jeff and Lita would be together already! Or.. I'd just take Jeff for myself. Either way - I'd be happy!
Summary: Jeff, Lita and Matt reflect on their intergender 6 man tag team match at Fully Loaded, 2000 - and the chaos that ensues afterwards.
Rating: PG-13. Some swearing present.
TimeLine: 2000 - Fully Loaded.
Distribution: Just email me and let me know if you'd like to have it.
***
His deep brown eyes flew from Jeff, to Lita, and then back to Jeff again. The frown that lay heavy on his features deepened as Matt stepped forward, moving closer towards the bed where his girlfriend and brother sat.
"Jeff, what the fuck are you doing?" Matt's arms flew up in the air, gesturing his anger.
Jeff quickly glided off the bed, and stood before his brother. He felt all mixed up inside. So many feelings running through his mind, his body reacting in so many ways. Jeff felt passion and relief at what had just happened between him and Lita. His heart was beating fast, and hard from being so close to her. His lips still throbbing from the kiss. And yet at the same time, he felt panic and guilt at Matt's entrance. His stomach churned as he felt physically sick. His knees shook with anxious worry. Jeff didn't even know it was possible to feel so many different things at once.
"Matt, this wasn't.. I mean, we don't..." Jeff stuttered, unable of how to explain what his brother had just witnessed.
"No!" Matt growled, his upper lip raised in a sign of pure outrage. "Don't even THINK about trying to tell me that this is innocent. I have eyes, Jeff!" He shook his head. "Don't worry about answering. I know what you're doing."
Jeff opened his mouth, ready to reply. Matt simply waved a hand at him before he had a chance to speak.
"Just, shut up Jeff. For once, just shut up." Matt's eyes blazed as his glance flipped back to Lita. She was still sitting on the bed, watching the brothers with wide eyes. Matt turned his attention back to Jeff. "Is this how you stay away from her? Do you understand English, Jeffrey? I said to stay away from her, not seduce her in her hotel room!"
Disbelief fell onto Jeff's face. His eyes narrowed, and his nose wrinkled. "What do you think I've been doing for the past three months, Matt? I've been staying away. I did what you asked me to do. It was hell, but I did it. For you, and for Lita. But you know what? I can't do it anymore!"
Matt scoffed at his brother's comments. "You know what you are, Jeff? You're selfish. You always have been. You want her all for yourself. But guess what, you can't have her." A grim smile appeared on the dark haired man's face. "She's already mine."
Tired of hearing both men fight, Lita stood up from the bed, facing both of them. She addressed Matt. A small scowl marred her face. "Yours?" She stared at Matt incredulously. "Yours? I am NOT yours, Matt."
The deep frown fell from Matt's face as he looked at the redhead. It was replaced with a look of confusion, and panic. "But, we're..."
"We're a couple, Matt. We're together. But you don't own me. And I don't own you. How can you say I'm 'yours'?"
The frown returned to the elder Hardy brother's face as he pointed towards Jeff. "I meant that you're not his. Not his to kiss, anyway."
Lita's gaze fell on Jeff. He was looking down at the floor, his head bent. His eyes were glazed over, clouded and foggy. She could see that he was hurting. This was making him suffer. Her heart pained to see him looking so hurt, so scared. Her thoughts returned to what he had said to her just moments earlier, about what Matt had said to him months ago. She turned back to Matt.
"You know what, Matt? I think YOU are the selfish one here."
Jeff looked up at Lita's words. His brow furrowed slightly, unsure of what she was saying.
Matt faced Lita, an unbelieving look on his face. "What the fuck are you talking about, Lita?" He ran a hand through his dark locks. "What makes you think I am selfish?"
"Telling Jeff to stay away from me. Forcing him to. Matt, Jeff and I are best friends. And you took that away from me. You took that away from him." She shrugged and shook her head. "I don't understand it. Where you worried? Where you honestly worried that I'd fall for Jeff if we spent so much time together?"
Matt paused. He wasn't sure how to reply. He took his time to answer, and then spoke slowly and carefully. He wanted to make sure he said exactly what Lita wanted to hear. He didn't like the way she was talking to him. She was angry at him, and he knew it. He had to be careful with what he said here. "Yes. I was worried that if you two were alone together all the time, knowing how Jeff felt for you, that he would try and take you away from me. And that eventually, you would fall for him as well. That's why I did it."
Jeff kept his gaze on the red haired woman. He still didn't know where she stood in this whole thing. Was she with him? Or was she with Matt? How did she feel? It was driving him crazy not knowing where she was in this.
Lita's eyes never left Matt. "That never would've happened, Matt."
Jeff felt his insides roll. He felt his heart cave in his chest. Felt his knees turn to jelly. Felt his head spin. She never would've fallen for him. Lita just admitted it. Sure, he had known all along that she loved Matt, and just thought of Jeff as a little brother. But actually hearing her say it like that. 'It never would've happened'... Oh, God. He was going to be sick.
A smug smile fell onto Matt's lips. "I know babe. I know you love me, but I --"
"This has nothing to do with me loving you Matt." Lita interrupted him, pushing her hair behind her ears as she spoke. "You know why?" She chewed on her lip before continuing. "Because I don't."
Author: Cathie McMath. (email: penrithpanther_03@yahoo.com.au)
Author's Note: This is my first WWE fanfic - and I'm pretty proud of it! ^_^ The only thing I need to comment on is the timeline is slightly muffled.. I know Lita and Matt began "dating" early 2001. But in this fic, they were already seeing each other during the time of this match.
Disclaimer: Sadly, I do not own Jeff, Lita, or any of the other WWE athletes I use in this fic. Vince McMahon does. If it were me, you could bet that Jeff and Lita would be together already! Or.. I'd just take Jeff for myself. Either way - I'd be happy!
Summary: Jeff, Lita and Matt reflect on their intergender 6 man tag team match at Fully Loaded, 2000 - and the chaos that ensues afterwards.
Rating: PG-13. Some swearing present.
TimeLine: 2000 - Fully Loaded.
Distribution: Just email me and let me know if you'd like to have it.
***
His deep brown eyes flew from Jeff, to Lita, and then back to Jeff again. The frown that lay heavy on his features deepened as Matt stepped forward, moving closer towards the bed where his girlfriend and brother sat.
"Jeff, what the fuck are you doing?" Matt's arms flew up in the air, gesturing his anger.
Jeff quickly glided off the bed, and stood before his brother. He felt all mixed up inside. So many feelings running through his mind, his body reacting in so many ways. Jeff felt passion and relief at what had just happened between him and Lita. His heart was beating fast, and hard from being so close to her. His lips still throbbing from the kiss. And yet at the same time, he felt panic and guilt at Matt's entrance. His stomach churned as he felt physically sick. His knees shook with anxious worry. Jeff didn't even know it was possible to feel so many different things at once.
"Matt, this wasn't.. I mean, we don't..." Jeff stuttered, unable of how to explain what his brother had just witnessed.
"No!" Matt growled, his upper lip raised in a sign of pure outrage. "Don't even THINK about trying to tell me that this is innocent. I have eyes, Jeff!" He shook his head. "Don't worry about answering. I know what you're doing."
Jeff opened his mouth, ready to reply. Matt simply waved a hand at him before he had a chance to speak.
"Just, shut up Jeff. For once, just shut up." Matt's eyes blazed as his glance flipped back to Lita. She was still sitting on the bed, watching the brothers with wide eyes. Matt turned his attention back to Jeff. "Is this how you stay away from her? Do you understand English, Jeffrey? I said to stay away from her, not seduce her in her hotel room!"
Disbelief fell onto Jeff's face. His eyes narrowed, and his nose wrinkled. "What do you think I've been doing for the past three months, Matt? I've been staying away. I did what you asked me to do. It was hell, but I did it. For you, and for Lita. But you know what? I can't do it anymore!"
Matt scoffed at his brother's comments. "You know what you are, Jeff? You're selfish. You always have been. You want her all for yourself. But guess what, you can't have her." A grim smile appeared on the dark haired man's face. "She's already mine."
Tired of hearing both men fight, Lita stood up from the bed, facing both of them. She addressed Matt. A small scowl marred her face. "Yours?" She stared at Matt incredulously. "Yours? I am NOT yours, Matt."
The deep frown fell from Matt's face as he looked at the redhead. It was replaced with a look of confusion, and panic. "But, we're..."
"We're a couple, Matt. We're together. But you don't own me. And I don't own you. How can you say I'm 'yours'?"
The frown returned to the elder Hardy brother's face as he pointed towards Jeff. "I meant that you're not his. Not his to kiss, anyway."
Lita's gaze fell on Jeff. He was looking down at the floor, his head bent. His eyes were glazed over, clouded and foggy. She could see that he was hurting. This was making him suffer. Her heart pained to see him looking so hurt, so scared. Her thoughts returned to what he had said to her just moments earlier, about what Matt had said to him months ago. She turned back to Matt.
"You know what, Matt? I think YOU are the selfish one here."
Jeff looked up at Lita's words. His brow furrowed slightly, unsure of what she was saying.
Matt faced Lita, an unbelieving look on his face. "What the fuck are you talking about, Lita?" He ran a hand through his dark locks. "What makes you think I am selfish?"
"Telling Jeff to stay away from me. Forcing him to. Matt, Jeff and I are best friends. And you took that away from me. You took that away from him." She shrugged and shook her head. "I don't understand it. Where you worried? Where you honestly worried that I'd fall for Jeff if we spent so much time together?"
Matt paused. He wasn't sure how to reply. He took his time to answer, and then spoke slowly and carefully. He wanted to make sure he said exactly what Lita wanted to hear. He didn't like the way she was talking to him. She was angry at him, and he knew it. He had to be careful with what he said here. "Yes. I was worried that if you two were alone together all the time, knowing how Jeff felt for you, that he would try and take you away from me. And that eventually, you would fall for him as well. That's why I did it."
Jeff kept his gaze on the red haired woman. He still didn't know where she stood in this whole thing. Was she with him? Or was she with Matt? How did she feel? It was driving him crazy not knowing where she was in this.
Lita's eyes never left Matt. "That never would've happened, Matt."
Jeff felt his insides roll. He felt his heart cave in his chest. Felt his knees turn to jelly. Felt his head spin. She never would've fallen for him. Lita just admitted it. Sure, he had known all along that she loved Matt, and just thought of Jeff as a little brother. But actually hearing her say it like that. 'It never would've happened'... Oh, God. He was going to be sick.
A smug smile fell onto Matt's lips. "I know babe. I know you love me, but I --"
"This has nothing to do with me loving you Matt." Lita interrupted him, pushing her hair behind her ears as she spoke. "You know why?" She chewed on her lip before continuing. "Because I don't."