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 Seven
"Aunt Stephanie! Aunt Molly!" Evonne yelled at she ran to Stephanie's arms. She gave her a big hug as Stephanie sat her down on the floor. Evonne then went to Molly and wrapped her arms around her waist and squeezed hard.
Evonne let go of Molly and walked farther into the room. Amy shut the front door as Stephanie and Molly walked through.
"How are you doing sweetie?" Stephanie asked as she walked to Evonne and smoothed her unruly curls.
Evonne smiled a toothless smile. "I'm fine Aunt Stephanie."
"Are you ready to spend the week with me and Grandpa and Grandma?" she asked Evonne as she eyed Amy. "They miss you all the time."
She nodded her head yes. She also missed Grandpa Vince and Grandma Linda greatly.
"Evonne, honey, why don't you go upstairs, finish packing your dolls and then bring it down with your bag full of your clothes," Amy said as she pushed Evonne towards the stairs of the house. As Evonne went up the stairs, Amy turned to Stephanie and Molly who settled themselves on the couch.
"Where's Matt?" Stephanie said as she looked around the house.
"At Jeff's," Amy said. "Why?"
*******
They both sat in two lounge chairs in the backyard. It was sunny outside causing it to be hot with a slight breeze that graced its presence every once and a while. Each had a cold beer bottle in their hand and they leisurely sipped as the talked about what was going on in their life... or at this moment what was going on in Matt's.
"So you still haven't told her?" Jeff asked. The sunny was starting to shine brighter and he slid the shades that were on top of his head down to cover his eyes.
Matt shook his head no. "I wouldn't be here if I did."
"Yes you would..."
"No I wouldn't," Matt said. "Evonne's leaving today to spend the week with Vince, Linda, and Stephanie. If Amy knew, I would be at home pushing Evonne at the door so Amy and I could spend some alone time with each other before we left for England."
Jeff chuckled. He had to agree, he doubt Matt would ever let Amy leave the bedroom if he told her his feelings. "You could have left Evonne stay here with me."
"Uh-huh, right," Matt said with a smile, "not for a whole week."
They both laughed.
"How are you going to survive being alone with Amy for a whole week?" Jeff asked. "She doesn't know you're madly in love with her... you're too scared to tell her."
"I don't know," Matt said as he took a sip of his beer. "I don't know. I want to tell her but I'm scared she'll reject me."
"So what!" Jeff yelled. He sat his beer down on a small table that was between them. "When you love someone you take chances Matt."
He nodded his head slowly. "I know. I just don't know what I would do if I told her and she didn't reciprocate them. What about Evonne? I love her like she's my daughter..."
Jeff looked at Matt with sympathy. "Like I said... when you love someone you take chances. You guys have been living like a family for almost eight months now. I really doubt that Amy would keep you from seeing Evonne if she didn't return the feelings. She's not coldhearted."
"I know, she loves Evonne to much to do that to her," he said.
"Well," Jeff said as he picked up his beer bottle again and took a swallow, "you have a week to figure out if she has feeling for you."
"A week?" Matt questioned.
He nodded his head. "Yep, you don't know what could happen when you get back... at least in England it'll just be you two and no one else around to help with influence a false answer."
*******
Stephanie stood from the couch. "I'm going to go help Evonne. She probably has a lot of things to take." She gave Molly an "I told you so" look and walked up the stairs to help Evonne.
"What was that about?" Amy asked. She saw the look her and Stephanie had shared.
"So... what's going on with you and Matt?" Molly asked avoiding the question.
"Nothing; just being friends," Amy answered.
Molly nodded. "Friends... so he doesn't know?"
Amy looked towards the stairs to see if Stephanie or Evonne were coming. "No he doesn't, and don't tell me that I should tell him... because I know I should. I just don't want to look like the bad guy in all of this."
"You're going to look like the bad guy, Amy. You kept the fact that Evonne is his biological daughter," Molly said. She was tired of trying to get through to her. "If you love him, which I know you do, you would tell him. He deserves the right to know."
"Love him?" Amy said. She also was tried of the 'tell Matt about Evonne' conversation. The conversation of her being in love with Matt was coming in a close second though.
"I know you and Matt are, or were, friends. However, you can't tell me that over the last eight months you haven't started to love him. That you haven't enjoyed being a family... that you love him before and you love him even more now."
Amy turned away from Molly and became silent.
"That's what I thought," she said as she stood from the couch. Molly moved towards the stairs and walk up them to help Stephanie and Evonne.
She had to admit that Molly was right. However, Amy, herself, wasn't completely sure. She did love Matt, and in reality, she thinks she always has. Why else would she have moved in with him, not tell him that Evonne's is really his daughter, love being a family with him.
So, if that's the case why doesn't Amy admit to herself? Maybe it's the same reason why she married Shane after she had sex with Matt.
"Mama?" Evonne said. She stood right in front of her with two duffle bags in her hands.
Amy snapped out of her daydreaming state. "I'm sorry baby." She pulled Evonne to her and gave her a big hug. "Be good and have fun."
"I will Mama," she said with a smile. "I'm always good."
She chuckled. "I'm sure you are. When Matt and I get to London we will call you, okay?"
Evonne nodded her head and gave her a kiss on her cheek. "Bye!" She ran to Stephanie and took her hand. They walked out of the house together.
Molly stayed behind. "You and Matt are spending a week together... make good use out of it." She gave Amy a hug, whispered 'good luck' in her ear, and left the house to catch up with Stephanie and Evonne.
Amy sat on the couch and rubbed her hand together nervously. "One week alone with Matt...?"
Rating: PG-13 (adult situations)
Disclaimer: I own no one... except for Evonne.
Chapter Seven
"Aunt Stephanie! Aunt Molly!" Evonne yelled at she ran to Stephanie's arms. She gave her a big hug as Stephanie sat her down on the floor. Evonne then went to Molly and wrapped her arms around her waist and squeezed hard.
Evonne let go of Molly and walked farther into the room. Amy shut the front door as Stephanie and Molly walked through.
"How are you doing sweetie?" Stephanie asked as she walked to Evonne and smoothed her unruly curls.
Evonne smiled a toothless smile. "I'm fine Aunt Stephanie."
"Are you ready to spend the week with me and Grandpa and Grandma?" she asked Evonne as she eyed Amy. "They miss you all the time."
She nodded her head yes. She also missed Grandpa Vince and Grandma Linda greatly.
"Evonne, honey, why don't you go upstairs, finish packing your dolls and then bring it down with your bag full of your clothes," Amy said as she pushed Evonne towards the stairs of the house. As Evonne went up the stairs, Amy turned to Stephanie and Molly who settled themselves on the couch.
"Where's Matt?" Stephanie said as she looked around the house.
"At Jeff's," Amy said. "Why?"
*******
They both sat in two lounge chairs in the backyard. It was sunny outside causing it to be hot with a slight breeze that graced its presence every once and a while. Each had a cold beer bottle in their hand and they leisurely sipped as the talked about what was going on in their life... or at this moment what was going on in Matt's.
"So you still haven't told her?" Jeff asked. The sunny was starting to shine brighter and he slid the shades that were on top of his head down to cover his eyes.
Matt shook his head no. "I wouldn't be here if I did."
"Yes you would..."
"No I wouldn't," Matt said. "Evonne's leaving today to spend the week with Vince, Linda, and Stephanie. If Amy knew, I would be at home pushing Evonne at the door so Amy and I could spend some alone time with each other before we left for England."
Jeff chuckled. He had to agree, he doubt Matt would ever let Amy leave the bedroom if he told her his feelings. "You could have left Evonne stay here with me."
"Uh-huh, right," Matt said with a smile, "not for a whole week."
They both laughed.
"How are you going to survive being alone with Amy for a whole week?" Jeff asked. "She doesn't know you're madly in love with her... you're too scared to tell her."
"I don't know," Matt said as he took a sip of his beer. "I don't know. I want to tell her but I'm scared she'll reject me."
"So what!" Jeff yelled. He sat his beer down on a small table that was between them. "When you love someone you take chances Matt."
He nodded his head slowly. "I know. I just don't know what I would do if I told her and she didn't reciprocate them. What about Evonne? I love her like she's my daughter..."
Jeff looked at Matt with sympathy. "Like I said... when you love someone you take chances. You guys have been living like a family for almost eight months now. I really doubt that Amy would keep you from seeing Evonne if she didn't return the feelings. She's not coldhearted."
"I know, she loves Evonne to much to do that to her," he said.
"Well," Jeff said as he picked up his beer bottle again and took a swallow, "you have a week to figure out if she has feeling for you."
"A week?" Matt questioned.
He nodded his head. "Yep, you don't know what could happen when you get back... at least in England it'll just be you two and no one else around to help with influence a false answer."
*******
Stephanie stood from the couch. "I'm going to go help Evonne. She probably has a lot of things to take." She gave Molly an "I told you so" look and walked up the stairs to help Evonne.
"What was that about?" Amy asked. She saw the look her and Stephanie had shared.
"So... what's going on with you and Matt?" Molly asked avoiding the question.
"Nothing; just being friends," Amy answered.
Molly nodded. "Friends... so he doesn't know?"
Amy looked towards the stairs to see if Stephanie or Evonne were coming. "No he doesn't, and don't tell me that I should tell him... because I know I should. I just don't want to look like the bad guy in all of this."
"You're going to look like the bad guy, Amy. You kept the fact that Evonne is his biological daughter," Molly said. She was tired of trying to get through to her. "If you love him, which I know you do, you would tell him. He deserves the right to know."
"Love him?" Amy said. She also was tried of the 'tell Matt about Evonne' conversation. The conversation of her being in love with Matt was coming in a close second though.
"I know you and Matt are, or were, friends. However, you can't tell me that over the last eight months you haven't started to love him. That you haven't enjoyed being a family... that you love him before and you love him even more now."
Amy turned away from Molly and became silent.
"That's what I thought," she said as she stood from the couch. Molly moved towards the stairs and walk up them to help Stephanie and Evonne.
She had to admit that Molly was right. However, Amy, herself, wasn't completely sure. She did love Matt, and in reality, she thinks she always has. Why else would she have moved in with him, not tell him that Evonne's is really his daughter, love being a family with him.
So, if that's the case why doesn't Amy admit to herself? Maybe it's the same reason why she married Shane after she had sex with Matt.
"Mama?" Evonne said. She stood right in front of her with two duffle bags in her hands.
Amy snapped out of her daydreaming state. "I'm sorry baby." She pulled Evonne to her and gave her a big hug. "Be good and have fun."
"I will Mama," she said with a smile. "I'm always good."
She chuckled. "I'm sure you are. When Matt and I get to London we will call you, okay?"
Evonne nodded her head and gave her a kiss on her cheek. "Bye!" She ran to Stephanie and took her hand. They walked out of the house together.
Molly stayed behind. "You and Matt are spending a week together... make good use out of it." She gave Amy a hug, whispered 'good luck' in her ear, and left the house to catch up with Stephanie and Evonne.
Amy sat on the couch and rubbed her hand together nervously. "One week alone with Matt...?"
