Mmkay, this was written a long while ago, when there was still a Team Extreme and all…so bear with me on that…enjoy…and read the authors note at the bottom, and it'll explain everything…
*3 months later*
Jeff pulled open the curtains of the hotel room, letting the light stream in, then softly sitting on the edge of the bed, leaning down and kissing the sleeping form's temple and brushing the blonde hair out of her face, Paige's eyes fluttered open, and she was greeted by a soft kiss on the lips, when Jeff pulled back, Paige's lips curved into a smile, and she sighed in contentment, "Morning, beautiful" Jeff whispered into her ear, Paige closed her eyes, just drinking in the moment, it was so perfect, she rolled over onto her back, leaving Jeff propped up with an arm on either side of her, she leaned up for another quick kiss, and began for a deeper one when heavy, running footsteps erupted from the other room, and a cry of "Mother!" was heard, Paige dropped her head back down onto her pillow with a sigh as Mercy ran into the room, "Mom, I-" she began, but, seeing the position of her mother and Jeff, her eyes widened and she turned on her heels and walked out of the room with a "Er…sorry", Paige smiled, "Must be time to get up" she whispered, sitting up and pushing Jeff off her lap, "I'm hungry" Jeff said with a sigh, "Me too, where shall we eat this morning?" Paige asked, with a heart-melting smile, "I don't care, why don't you ask the Tigress, she'll get her way anyhow" he smiled playfully, "Poor Jeff" Paige rolled her eyes, Jeff got off of Paige and sat down on the edge of the bed, as did Paige, suddenly the door swung open and Leila walked in, rubbing her eyes sleepily, "Leila!" Paige smiled happily, "come see me!" Paige held her arms out for the little girl to run into, Leila jumped onto Paige's lap, "I hungy" she yawned, "We're going to get breakfast in a few minutes baby, go get your mom and dad up for us" Jeff said, kissing his niece's forehead and putting her on the floor, where she began walking towards Matt and Amy's room, "Tonight's the big ladder match, huh?" Paige sighed, "Yeah, but please don't worry about me Paige, I'll be fine, I always am, aren't I?" Jeff said, Paige turned her eyes heavenward and a slight smile played across her lips, "Yeah, but I want you to be careful, you never know what might be waiting for you after the match" a devious smile spread across Paige's angelic face for the first time in a while, after Matt and Jeff won the titles she was going to tell him she was pregnant with his child, Jeff got up, removing his hand from Paige's leg with a playful smack, "Well, I'm going to get something to eat, care to join?" Jeff said, walking into Matt and Amy's room, Paige sat there on the bed, closing her eyes to better feel the sun warming her forehead, she inhaled deeply, and a smile curved her lips, "No, nothing can go wrong now" she whispered, too low for anyone to hear her, she opened her eyes and looked down at her stomach, placing her hands lovingly on her abdomen, it growled quietly, and Paige laughed a little, "Yeah, yeah, we're going to eat" she said before getting up and following Jeff's path into Matt and Amy's room…
*Later*
"Amy, I will be careful, I promise, nothing can happen" Paige said, flipping her multicolored hair in the sunlight, she and Amy were shopping on the strip, stopping to sign autographs every now and then for fans, "Yeah, well, I don't mean to bring up the past, but isn't that what you said last time?" Amy asked, sympathetically looking at Paige, who looked up into the sky and bit her lip, "That was an accident, one that won't repeat itself" she said, "I'm sorry I brought it up, I know it was hard for you" Amy said, stopping and giving Paige a caring hug, "Yeah…it's ok…plus…it's been 8 years, it's the past" Paige forced a smile, "Please, Amy, don't worry about me" she said, Amy draped her arm around Paige's shoulder, "I have to, kiddo, it's my job" she smiled..
*At the Hotel*
The sun shone down brightly on the blue waters of the hotel pool, causing the small ripples to glisten like a rainbow, Mercy lay on a bright green chair beside the pool, the sun baking her already golden skin, "You know who you remind me of?" a voice startled Mercy and caused her to jolt upright, through the bluish tint of her sunglasses, she saw Jeff coming through the gate that surrounded the pool, "Jesus, Jeff, you scared me to death" she sighed, "Sorry, Tigress" he said, sitting down in a chair beside her, "You know who you remind me of?" he asked again, Mercy shook her head, "Your mother when she was your age" he said, "Gee, thanks" Mercy joked, smiling over at him, "Really, you do…" he said, Mercy lifted her blue sunglasses to her forehead, "Ok, spill it, what do you want?" she asked, Jeff smiled "Nothing" he said, Mercy shook her head, "You're worried about the ladder match tonight, but mostly…you're worried about mom" she said, the words gliding off her tongue as if she knew Jeff's deepest thoughts, he raised his eyebrows and eyed the teenager, "How'd you know?" he asked, dumbfounded, Mercy shrugged smoothly, pushing her glasses over her eyes and laying down again with a simple, "I can see it in your eyes" Jeff laughed, Mercy continued, "Under normal circumstances, I'd tell you everything was going to be fine, but I have a bad feeling about that match…please be careful", she said, looking over and locking eyes with Jeff, "please?" she pleaded, Jeff faked a smile, "I will, Merc" Jeff stood up and began to walk towards the gate, but stopped suddenly and turned around, "Hey Tigress?" he said, Mercy looked up, "I love you" he said, "I love you too, Jeff" she smiled and stood up, walked over to Jeff, and gave him a hug, "Let's go get some lunch, k?" she suggested, Jeff draped his arm around her shoulder, "Sounds good" he said as they walked across the parking lot towards the hotel, Mercy tried to put the uneasy feeling about the match into the back of her mind, but something told her that that night was going to change all of their lives forever…
*That Night*
Mercy paced the Team Extreme locker room, breathing deeply, trying to calm herself down, she just couldn't shake the feeling that something was horribly wrong, but what was wrong, was it Matt, was it Amy, was something wrong with Jeff, or maybe her mom, but that didn't matter, something inside her said that the match wasn't supposed to happen, she needed- "Alexiandra Mercedes, sit down!" Paige interrupted her thoughts, Mercy sighed and plopped down beside her mother on the couch, and began to shake her leg out of nervousness, after about 5 minutes, Paige laid a firm hand on Mercy's leg, "Stop." She said sternly, Mercy sighed, "Where are Matt and Jeff?" Mercy asked, "I don't know" Paige said, "What about Amy and Leila?" she asked, Paige closed her eyes and sighed, "Mercy. I don't know. Why don't you go find them?" Paige suggested, Mercy stood and walked to the door, and was about to open it when it opened from the other side, almost slamming her in the face, in walked Matt, Jeff, Amy, and Leila, Leila held securely in Matt's arms, Amy walked past them and over to Paige, "C'mon girl, we're up" she said, winking slightly, Mercy looked up at Jeff, "Please, be careful" she said, Jeff smiled, leaning down and kissing her on the forehead, "I will" he said, giving her a quick hug, "You too, Matt" she said, turning to Matt, Matt reached down and touched her nose, "I will, kiddo" he smiled, Amy and Paige walked by next, "Amy, watch them, make sure they stay out of trouble" Mercy winked, "Sure thing, Tigga" Amy said, "Mom, be careful" she said, looking up at her mother, Paige smiled weakly, "Don't worry about me, baby" Mercy sighed as the four walked out the door, the feeling of anxiety building in her system as the Hardyz music hit, she sat on the couch beside Leila, and watched the TV screen…
*Few Minutes Later*
"And he's going up! Jeff Hardy is going to the top of the ladder!" Paige heard one of the announcers yell, he couldn't seriously be doing this, the ladder was almost 30 feet tall, Paige closed her eyes, saying a silent prayer, and listened to the crowd roaring around her, she slightly parted on eyelid, seeing Matt standing near the ladder, and Jeff on top, she closed her eyes again, but couldn't bear not to look, so she pried her right eye open with all the will power she had left, just in time to see Jeff loose his balance, and fall from 30 feet up, it all seemed to move in slow motion, Jeff falling to the hard, black floor under him, the sickening crack that echoed through the arena, and the dead silence of the fans, Paige wanted to scream, to run to him, show herself he was ok, but her body was frozen in shock, seconds passed, and Matt yelled "Oh my god!", that's what snapped Paige out of her frozen state, never had she run so fast, "Jeff!" her voice seemed to echo in the eerie silence, tears began to stream down her face as she fell to her knees beside Jeff, "Jeff! Jeff! Wake up! Please Jeff!" she sobbed, shaking Jeff's lifeless body, "Please don't leave me baby, please!" she sobbed and collapsed on top of his lifeless body, "You're gonna be a daddy, Jeff, you have to be ok, you're going to be a daddy, and we're going to live happily ever after, just like you said" she whispered, tears still pouring from her eyes as the medics pulled her away, she turned and fell into Matt's arms, "No, no, no, he's gonna be ok, right Matt? He'll be fine" she sobbed into Matt's chest, "Paige, babe, he's gone, it's gonna be ok though, we'll get through this, I promise" Matt began to cry into Paige's hair, Paige pulled away, "No! Where are they going? What are they doing?" she screamed, darting away and towards the medics that were carrying Jeff's body up the ramp, Matt reached out and grabbed her, pulling her close again, "It's ok, everything will be ok" Matt choked on his tears as Paige crumbled to the ground, life for her was over, everything important in life was gone, baby Shane, Jeff, everything was gone, Paige felt her heart seemingly melting into nothingness, *Why is God so cruel to me?!* She screamed inside her head, looking up at the arena ceiling through tear blurred eyes, "Everything's going to be ok" Matt whispered again, rocking back and froth under her, but Paige knew it would never be the same without Jeff, it wouldn't be ok, never, she looked up as Amy came running down the ramp, Mercy at her side, Paige took one look into Mercy's emerald green eyes, and knew life would never be the same again…
A/N: and this is where the endings split, I'd suggest you read both endings, since I can't put the titles of the chapter in there to give them away, I think they're both good, so read and tell me what you think…and I guess this is where I leave you…it's been a good 2 years since I began Melt the Rain, and a lot has happened, I really appreciate all of you loyal readers, because without you, I cease to exist…all writers depend on their fans for inspiration, and I really do appreciate you all for sticking with me…so choose your fate…then read the second one, thank you, and goodnight…