Summary: When Amy Dumas' husband dies in an accident, she gets a second
chance at a first love.
Rating: PG-13 (adult situations)
Disclaimer: I own no one... except for Evonne.
Chapter Two
Amy woke from her nap with a headache. All the crying she did earlier was taking a toll on her emotional sanity and physical health. Sometimes she just didn't care whether she lived or died, but then she would be reminded that some else needed her. And it pained Amy that it was like that. It hurt to look at Evonne sometimes and see no trace of the man she still loves, her deceased husband.
"How are you feeling?" Matt asked when he looked down at her. He didn't have a match that night so he stayed with her in the locker room. They were the only ones in there.
Amy shrugged her shoulders. "Pissed that he left me." She looked at him to see his reaction. When none occurred, she continued, "He didn't have to go to the show, Matt. All he had to say to Vince was 'no.' I said it before to him. I don't know why he couldn't. He put his work, yet again, before me and Evonne. That ended up costing his life."
Matt looked at Amy's somber face. "Do you blame Vince?"
She shook her head no. "I couldn't even though I wanted too. If I did, I wouldn't be here." Amy snuggled closer to him and laid her head on his shoulder.
"True," he said. He ran his hands through her fading red hair. "You wouldn't be here. But I, as well as Jeff, Christian, Jackie, Molly, and Stephanie, are glad you are. I would miss you and Evonne if you weren't around."
Amy smiled sadly. "What would miss about me?"
"Being able to have a normal conversation that doesn't involve hair dye, temper tantrums, feminine problems, or wrestling," Matt said with a grin.
She lifted her head off of Matt's shoulder and wrapped her arms around him, squeezing him. "You're my best friend, you know that right?"
He kissed her forehead. "Yeah, I know," Matt whispered with a pained look in his eyes. He wanted to be more to her. Every since he had met her, he has loved her. Before she married her husband they had shared a night together; and he thought finally Amy would be his. But he was just fooling himself. She claimed that it was a mistake... and she went on three weeks later to marry. That never stopped him from loving Amy though.
So, one day Matt hoped Amy would feel the same love he has always felt for her; for him. He pulled away from her and looked into her eyes loving.
"What about me?" a voice asked next to them.
They broke their stare; and looked over to see Evonne wide awake watching the two interact. She crawled over the couch to where they sat.
Matt opened his arms. Evonne jumped into them and hugged him as hard as she could. "You're my best friend too."
Evonne giggled and squeezed Matt as tight as she could. "I love you, Uncle Matt."
"I love you too, Peanut," he whispered into her ear.
Amy looked on as Matt started to tickle Evonne. He definitely made her days brighter, but he was always like that; even when her husband was alive. Matt would always be there for her and when Evonne was born he was around more, even though he didn't have to be.
A tear trickled down her cheek, she felt bad for the secret she possessed concerning the two. Evonne, in many ways was just like Matt. It was impossible to not see it. They shared many traits from their hair to the over protectiveness to the constant determination to the ability to make everyone laugh. Many times she wondered why he didn't say anything if he noticed it. Despite the fact that Evonne call Amy's husband 'daddy' he wasn't... Matt was. And Matt didn't even know it.
She blamed herself for that. Amy had already married when she found out she was pregnant. And she didn't know what to do, so she told her husband the truth. He decided to take responsibility for Evonne care for her as his own. It made her fall in love with him more than before.
It wasn't fair to Matt that he didn't know. She wanted to tell him, but she couldn't risk it. Matt's her best friend and if he knew; that friendship would be gone.
"Mommy? Are you listening to me?" Evonne asked. She was sitting on Matt's lap with a huge smile on her face.
Amy shook her head of her thoughts. "I'm sorry, baby. What did you say?"
"Uncle Matt said we could visit him this weekend... if you're okay with it," she said sweetly.
She looked at Matt and shook her head. Evonne definitely had him wrapped around her finger. "I'll take you to Uncle Matt's this weekend."
"Yes!" Evonne yelled happily.
"What are you so happy about?" a man asked. He stood in front of the three.
"Grandpa!" Evonne jumped off of Matt's lap and ran into the man's arms.
He cradled her in his arms and patted her back. "Hello Matt," he said as he shook his hand.
"Hello Vince," Matt said in return.
Rating: PG-13 (adult situations)
Disclaimer: I own no one... except for Evonne.
Chapter Two
Amy woke from her nap with a headache. All the crying she did earlier was taking a toll on her emotional sanity and physical health. Sometimes she just didn't care whether she lived or died, but then she would be reminded that some else needed her. And it pained Amy that it was like that. It hurt to look at Evonne sometimes and see no trace of the man she still loves, her deceased husband.
"How are you feeling?" Matt asked when he looked down at her. He didn't have a match that night so he stayed with her in the locker room. They were the only ones in there.
Amy shrugged her shoulders. "Pissed that he left me." She looked at him to see his reaction. When none occurred, she continued, "He didn't have to go to the show, Matt. All he had to say to Vince was 'no.' I said it before to him. I don't know why he couldn't. He put his work, yet again, before me and Evonne. That ended up costing his life."
Matt looked at Amy's somber face. "Do you blame Vince?"
She shook her head no. "I couldn't even though I wanted too. If I did, I wouldn't be here." Amy snuggled closer to him and laid her head on his shoulder.
"True," he said. He ran his hands through her fading red hair. "You wouldn't be here. But I, as well as Jeff, Christian, Jackie, Molly, and Stephanie, are glad you are. I would miss you and Evonne if you weren't around."
Amy smiled sadly. "What would miss about me?"
"Being able to have a normal conversation that doesn't involve hair dye, temper tantrums, feminine problems, or wrestling," Matt said with a grin.
She lifted her head off of Matt's shoulder and wrapped her arms around him, squeezing him. "You're my best friend, you know that right?"
He kissed her forehead. "Yeah, I know," Matt whispered with a pained look in his eyes. He wanted to be more to her. Every since he had met her, he has loved her. Before she married her husband they had shared a night together; and he thought finally Amy would be his. But he was just fooling himself. She claimed that it was a mistake... and she went on three weeks later to marry. That never stopped him from loving Amy though.
So, one day Matt hoped Amy would feel the same love he has always felt for her; for him. He pulled away from her and looked into her eyes loving.
"What about me?" a voice asked next to them.
They broke their stare; and looked over to see Evonne wide awake watching the two interact. She crawled over the couch to where they sat.
Matt opened his arms. Evonne jumped into them and hugged him as hard as she could. "You're my best friend too."
Evonne giggled and squeezed Matt as tight as she could. "I love you, Uncle Matt."
"I love you too, Peanut," he whispered into her ear.
Amy looked on as Matt started to tickle Evonne. He definitely made her days brighter, but he was always like that; even when her husband was alive. Matt would always be there for her and when Evonne was born he was around more, even though he didn't have to be.
A tear trickled down her cheek, she felt bad for the secret she possessed concerning the two. Evonne, in many ways was just like Matt. It was impossible to not see it. They shared many traits from their hair to the over protectiveness to the constant determination to the ability to make everyone laugh. Many times she wondered why he didn't say anything if he noticed it. Despite the fact that Evonne call Amy's husband 'daddy' he wasn't... Matt was. And Matt didn't even know it.
She blamed herself for that. Amy had already married when she found out she was pregnant. And she didn't know what to do, so she told her husband the truth. He decided to take responsibility for Evonne care for her as his own. It made her fall in love with him more than before.
It wasn't fair to Matt that he didn't know. She wanted to tell him, but she couldn't risk it. Matt's her best friend and if he knew; that friendship would be gone.
"Mommy? Are you listening to me?" Evonne asked. She was sitting on Matt's lap with a huge smile on her face.
Amy shook her head of her thoughts. "I'm sorry, baby. What did you say?"
"Uncle Matt said we could visit him this weekend... if you're okay with it," she said sweetly.
She looked at Matt and shook her head. Evonne definitely had him wrapped around her finger. "I'll take you to Uncle Matt's this weekend."
"Yes!" Evonne yelled happily.
"What are you so happy about?" a man asked. He stood in front of the three.
"Grandpa!" Evonne jumped off of Matt's lap and ran into the man's arms.
He cradled her in his arms and patted her back. "Hello Matt," he said as he shook his hand.
"Hello Vince," Matt said in return.
