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.
***
Jeff's breath caught in his throat. Lita didn't love Matt? Then why did she dismiss any possibility of her ever falling for him? Jeff had always thought that if Lita wasn't with his brother, then maybe he had a chance. But now, he had to consider the possibility that even if Lita left Matt, she would never choose to be with him.
Matt's eyes widened, his mouth open in shock. "What?"
"You heard me Matt. I don't love you." Lita stepped closer towards the two brothers, all three still standing beside the hotel bed. She took in a breath. "I thought I did. I truly thought I did. But all of this, has made me see that I don't."
"But why.. why did you say that you'd never fall for Jeff? You don't love him either then." Matt's voice was filled with bitterness and contempt.
Lita quickly looked at Jeff. The multi-colour haired Hardy was watching her intently, and she could see in his eyes that he was confused, and unsure. She pressed her lips together before continuing. She wanted to make sure she said all that she had to say clearly. "I never said that I'd never fall for Jeff."
"Yes you did!" Matt proclaimed loudly. "You did! You said it would never of happened--"
"Listen to me, Matt! Please! Just.. stop talking and listen to me." Lita's voice was steady, and level. The tone was urgent and firm. Matt immediately stopped, and listened. "I said that if things has stayed the way there were; me and Jeff spending so much time together, alone, that I never would've fallen for him."
With each word that Lita spoke, Jeff felt his heart begin to pound faster and faster. The butterflies in his stomach fluttered hard and fast. What was she trying to say?
"You see, I've realized something in these past few months without Jeff." Her gaze was still focused on Matt. "In the months that he ignored me, and stayed away from me, I realized a few things."
Lita paused, and Jeff just wanted to scream, 'SAY IT!'. His insides burned, waiting for her words. Finally, she continued.
"I realized exactly how painful it was living my life without Jeff. How less fun life had become. I realized how much I began to hate wrestling without Jeff by my side. I realized how much I needed him to be there. I realized.. I realized that I didn't truly love you Matt."
Those words spoken, she turned her attention to Jeff. He felt his whole body tingle under her gaze.
"And I realized that I do love you, Jeff."
Jeff exhaled, and realized that he had been holding his breath while Lita talked. He felt like his legs were about to give way beneath him. This couldn't be real, could it? Maybe he hadn't heard right. Love him? She loved him? No, she couldn't have said that. Lita did not love him! Did she? Oh, God. He was shaking. This was too much...
Matt grabbed Lita's arm securely, turning her around to face him once more. "Love Jeff? You?" His frown was filled with confusion, and anger.
Lita nodded, and pulled her arm out of Matt's grasp. "Yes, I do. And you know what Matt? It was because you made him stay away from me that I finally realized it. If you hadn't of taken him away from me, I never would've realized how much he means to me, how much I need him in my life." She smiled at him. "So thank you Matt."
Jeff watched the interaction between the redhead and his brother. He could hear them talking, but it felt like they were all under water. All he could hear was this pounding in his ears.. and it took him a while to realize that it was his own heartbeat.
He wasn't dreaming. This was actually happening, right in front of him. Lita was saying that she loved him. Not Matt, but him. She was saying that she needed him in her life. And all this time, he thought she didn't feel the same way...
Jeff was brought back to reality harshly, by Matt's cold words stinging his ears.
"YOU! You did this, didn't you? I tried to ask you nicely to stay away from her - and look what happens!" Matt's dark eyes clouded over in rage as he yelled at his little brother fiercely. His charcoal hair fell into his face, as his movements became more and more erratic. "Fuck, Jeff! She was mine!"
His heart still pounding madly in his chest, the thumping resounding in his ears, Jeff felt the fire grow inside of him. "Matt, grow up! Lita was NEVER yours! And she'll never be mine, either! She belongs to herself!" He took a long look at Lita, his gaze on her soft and gentle. Then turned back to his brother, his gaze on him hard and cold. "You treated her like an object Matt. Something you bought. To you she's just.. something that makes you look good. Something that allows the fan to like you. But that's not who she is. She's a person. She's not just any person.. she's an amazing, beautiful, smart, caring, sexy, loving, generous--"
"Oh, cut the crap!" Matt growled, his face twisted in rage. "I know what you're trying to do. You're putting on this big show in front of her, but all you want to do is get into her fucking pants! Admit it Jeffrey! You don't love Lita. You never have, and you never well. So cut all this 'she's amazing' bullshit, before I'm sick!"
Matt looked back at Lita, who had tears glistening in her eyes, her hand covering her mouth in attempt to stop any sobs from escaping her lips.
"Look at what you did. You made her cry. Do you see that, Jeff?" Matt pointed at Lita, and when Jeff saw the tears in her eyes, he felt his heart break. Was he actually putting her through all this pain? "You upset her with all your pathetic, fake--"
"I'm not crying because Jeff upset me, Matt." She wiped her eyes with her palms. "I'm crying because what Jeff said was the nicest thing anyone has ever said about me."
Matt stared at her with a long pause. Finally, his lips contorted into an acidic smile. "You've got to be fucking kidding. You're falling for this shit?" His brow was furrowed heavily, lines appearing on his forehead. "You're actually stupid enough to believe him?"
Lita stood tall, biting her lip in an effort to keep her tears in.
"Fine." Matt threw his hands up in the air. "Fine. If that's the way you both want it." He stormed towards the door, and flung it open. He stood at the doorway, looking back at Jeff and Lita, who had moved to each other. "You're both stupid, and pathetic, and neither of you deserve having me in your life. In my opinion, you deserve each other."
The door slammed shut behind Matt with a loud bang, and Lita looked up at Jeff, her eyes brimming with hot, salty tears. He took her in his arms, and ran his hand soothingly over her back as she let out the sobs she tried so hard to keep inside.
"Shhh. It's okay, Li. It's okay."
Lita rested her head on Jeff's shoulder as she wept. Her arms were wrapped tightly around his back, and he was holding her close. So close, that she could feel his heart beating. She could hear the strength of the pounding, and the fastness of it's pace. She looked up slowly, her hazel eyes meeting his green ones, so full of love and care...
"Jeff..."
"Don't believe anything he said, Lita. Please. You're not stupid, or anything else he's ever called you. You're --"
"I don't believe him Jeff. I believe you." Lita's eyes skimmed over his face, taking in each and every one of his features and the feeling she could see behind them all. "I believe you when you say all those nice things about me.." She licked her lips. ".. and I believe you when you say you love me." Jeff's eyes widened with her words, while he stayed silent. Lita continued. "Do you believe me when I say that I love you too?"
Jeff breathed out slowly as he took in the redhead her held in his arms. She was looking up at him, her arms wrapped around him, her eyes filled with hope and hurt and love and so many other things. He couldn't describe the amount of passion and energy he felt looking at her like that.
"Yes, I believe you."
Not wanting to wait any longer, Jeff took her lips with his, intending to finish what they had started earlier. His kiss was soft, and passionate at the same time. He pulled away, smiling faintly at the look on her face. A gentle smile played on her lips, her eyes closed softly. He planted small kisses on her eyelids, and one on her forehead. He began to move away, but she grabbed him and held him tight.
Without any words, she pulled him towards the bed, falling onto her back. She pressed her lips to his, his body on top of hers. Lita ran her hands over Jeff's back, her hands through his coloured hair.
Jeff pulled out of the kiss for a moment, taking a few second to study her face. She was smiling, looking up at him with love in her eyes. God, she was gorgeous. As he leant his head back down, catching her lips in his once again, he had only one thought left running through his mind.
Matt was wrong in a lot of the things he had said to them both earlier. But he was right on two things. They didn't deserve him in their lives, but they did deserve each other.
THE END.
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.
***
Jeff's breath caught in his throat. Lita didn't love Matt? Then why did she dismiss any possibility of her ever falling for him? Jeff had always thought that if Lita wasn't with his brother, then maybe he had a chance. But now, he had to consider the possibility that even if Lita left Matt, she would never choose to be with him.
Matt's eyes widened, his mouth open in shock. "What?"
"You heard me Matt. I don't love you." Lita stepped closer towards the two brothers, all three still standing beside the hotel bed. She took in a breath. "I thought I did. I truly thought I did. But all of this, has made me see that I don't."
"But why.. why did you say that you'd never fall for Jeff? You don't love him either then." Matt's voice was filled with bitterness and contempt.
Lita quickly looked at Jeff. The multi-colour haired Hardy was watching her intently, and she could see in his eyes that he was confused, and unsure. She pressed her lips together before continuing. She wanted to make sure she said all that she had to say clearly. "I never said that I'd never fall for Jeff."
"Yes you did!" Matt proclaimed loudly. "You did! You said it would never of happened--"
"Listen to me, Matt! Please! Just.. stop talking and listen to me." Lita's voice was steady, and level. The tone was urgent and firm. Matt immediately stopped, and listened. "I said that if things has stayed the way there were; me and Jeff spending so much time together, alone, that I never would've fallen for him."
With each word that Lita spoke, Jeff felt his heart begin to pound faster and faster. The butterflies in his stomach fluttered hard and fast. What was she trying to say?
"You see, I've realized something in these past few months without Jeff." Her gaze was still focused on Matt. "In the months that he ignored me, and stayed away from me, I realized a few things."
Lita paused, and Jeff just wanted to scream, 'SAY IT!'. His insides burned, waiting for her words. Finally, she continued.
"I realized exactly how painful it was living my life without Jeff. How less fun life had become. I realized how much I began to hate wrestling without Jeff by my side. I realized how much I needed him to be there. I realized.. I realized that I didn't truly love you Matt."
Those words spoken, she turned her attention to Jeff. He felt his whole body tingle under her gaze.
"And I realized that I do love you, Jeff."
Jeff exhaled, and realized that he had been holding his breath while Lita talked. He felt like his legs were about to give way beneath him. This couldn't be real, could it? Maybe he hadn't heard right. Love him? She loved him? No, she couldn't have said that. Lita did not love him! Did she? Oh, God. He was shaking. This was too much...
Matt grabbed Lita's arm securely, turning her around to face him once more. "Love Jeff? You?" His frown was filled with confusion, and anger.
Lita nodded, and pulled her arm out of Matt's grasp. "Yes, I do. And you know what Matt? It was because you made him stay away from me that I finally realized it. If you hadn't of taken him away from me, I never would've realized how much he means to me, how much I need him in my life." She smiled at him. "So thank you Matt."
Jeff watched the interaction between the redhead and his brother. He could hear them talking, but it felt like they were all under water. All he could hear was this pounding in his ears.. and it took him a while to realize that it was his own heartbeat.
He wasn't dreaming. This was actually happening, right in front of him. Lita was saying that she loved him. Not Matt, but him. She was saying that she needed him in her life. And all this time, he thought she didn't feel the same way...
Jeff was brought back to reality harshly, by Matt's cold words stinging his ears.
"YOU! You did this, didn't you? I tried to ask you nicely to stay away from her - and look what happens!" Matt's dark eyes clouded over in rage as he yelled at his little brother fiercely. His charcoal hair fell into his face, as his movements became more and more erratic. "Fuck, Jeff! She was mine!"
His heart still pounding madly in his chest, the thumping resounding in his ears, Jeff felt the fire grow inside of him. "Matt, grow up! Lita was NEVER yours! And she'll never be mine, either! She belongs to herself!" He took a long look at Lita, his gaze on her soft and gentle. Then turned back to his brother, his gaze on him hard and cold. "You treated her like an object Matt. Something you bought. To you she's just.. something that makes you look good. Something that allows the fan to like you. But that's not who she is. She's a person. She's not just any person.. she's an amazing, beautiful, smart, caring, sexy, loving, generous--"
"Oh, cut the crap!" Matt growled, his face twisted in rage. "I know what you're trying to do. You're putting on this big show in front of her, but all you want to do is get into her fucking pants! Admit it Jeffrey! You don't love Lita. You never have, and you never well. So cut all this 'she's amazing' bullshit, before I'm sick!"
Matt looked back at Lita, who had tears glistening in her eyes, her hand covering her mouth in attempt to stop any sobs from escaping her lips.
"Look at what you did. You made her cry. Do you see that, Jeff?" Matt pointed at Lita, and when Jeff saw the tears in her eyes, he felt his heart break. Was he actually putting her through all this pain? "You upset her with all your pathetic, fake--"
"I'm not crying because Jeff upset me, Matt." She wiped her eyes with her palms. "I'm crying because what Jeff said was the nicest thing anyone has ever said about me."
Matt stared at her with a long pause. Finally, his lips contorted into an acidic smile. "You've got to be fucking kidding. You're falling for this shit?" His brow was furrowed heavily, lines appearing on his forehead. "You're actually stupid enough to believe him?"
Lita stood tall, biting her lip in an effort to keep her tears in.
"Fine." Matt threw his hands up in the air. "Fine. If that's the way you both want it." He stormed towards the door, and flung it open. He stood at the doorway, looking back at Jeff and Lita, who had moved to each other. "You're both stupid, and pathetic, and neither of you deserve having me in your life. In my opinion, you deserve each other."
The door slammed shut behind Matt with a loud bang, and Lita looked up at Jeff, her eyes brimming with hot, salty tears. He took her in his arms, and ran his hand soothingly over her back as she let out the sobs she tried so hard to keep inside.
"Shhh. It's okay, Li. It's okay."
Lita rested her head on Jeff's shoulder as she wept. Her arms were wrapped tightly around his back, and he was holding her close. So close, that she could feel his heart beating. She could hear the strength of the pounding, and the fastness of it's pace. She looked up slowly, her hazel eyes meeting his green ones, so full of love and care...
"Jeff..."
"Don't believe anything he said, Lita. Please. You're not stupid, or anything else he's ever called you. You're --"
"I don't believe him Jeff. I believe you." Lita's eyes skimmed over his face, taking in each and every one of his features and the feeling she could see behind them all. "I believe you when you say all those nice things about me.." She licked her lips. ".. and I believe you when you say you love me." Jeff's eyes widened with her words, while he stayed silent. Lita continued. "Do you believe me when I say that I love you too?"
Jeff breathed out slowly as he took in the redhead her held in his arms. She was looking up at him, her arms wrapped around him, her eyes filled with hope and hurt and love and so many other things. He couldn't describe the amount of passion and energy he felt looking at her like that.
"Yes, I believe you."
Not wanting to wait any longer, Jeff took her lips with his, intending to finish what they had started earlier. His kiss was soft, and passionate at the same time. He pulled away, smiling faintly at the look on her face. A gentle smile played on her lips, her eyes closed softly. He planted small kisses on her eyelids, and one on her forehead. He began to move away, but she grabbed him and held him tight.
Without any words, she pulled him towards the bed, falling onto her back. She pressed her lips to his, his body on top of hers. Lita ran her hands over Jeff's back, her hands through his coloured hair.
Jeff pulled out of the kiss for a moment, taking a few second to study her face. She was smiling, looking up at him with love in her eyes. God, she was gorgeous. As he leant his head back down, catching her lips in his once again, he had only one thought left running through his mind.
Matt was wrong in a lot of the things he had said to them both earlier. But he was right on two things. They didn't deserve him in their lives, but they did deserve each other.
THE END.