Disclaimer: Ok here's the deal. I own a bunch of CD's, DVD's, a few
wrestling shirts, Jeff Hardy's autograph (not Jeff Hardy himself...just his
autograph), my pets, and all the other worthless shit in my room. All WWE
characters are property of Vince McMahon and the WWE, the real people own
themselves (unless they sold their souls to Vince), I only own the
characters I made up. Now that that's all cleared up...on with the fic!=)
A/N: I'M FINALLY BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEA BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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"You're coming out for my birthday, right?" Jeff asked as he and Ryan waited for his flight to be called at the airport the next morning.
"Of course," She answered as she felt his arms tighten around her waist, "but where's Matt and Amy? Matt's gonna miss the flight." Ryan asked and as if on cue, Matt came running towards them with Amy waddling as quickly as she could behind him.
"Good, I didn't miss the flight." He said as Amy stopped next to him. She rested her hand on his shoulder.
"Amy what's that on your finger?" Ryan asked as she tugged Amy's hand off of Matt and looked at it. "Oh my God....he finally proposed?" She more stated than asked happily.
"Yea." She said as Ryan gave her a hug.
"It's about time!" Ryan exclaimed.
"Believe it or not...that's what I told him when he asked." Amy said with a smile.
"I know...jeez, I was expecting a 'yes' or a 'no' but I got a 'it's about damn time!' from her." Matt laughed.
"I told you she would say 'yes'." Jeff said patting his brother on the shoulder.
"Wait...that's what you two were doing yesterday." Ryan concluded and they nodded. "Sneaky little bastards."
"That's us." Jeff stated proudly and Amy laughed. They continued to talk amongst themselves till Matt and Jeff's flight was called.
"I'll see you Sunday babe." Ryan said giving Jeff a kiss.
"Love ya." He said before giving her another kiss.
"I love you too."
"Ok, come on Jeff. We're gonna miss our flight." Matt said pulling Jeff away from Ryan. Ryan laughed a little as her and Amy watched them walk through the gate.
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"So how does it feel to officially be the future Mrs. Matt Hardy?" Ryan asked with a smile as she and Amy sat in the living room of Matt and Amy's house.
"I'm sooooo happy Ry, I still can't believe he actually proposed to me!" Amy squealed happily as she admired her ring and Ryan smiled.
"I'm really happy for you guys. You just got engaged and you've got a baby on the way...I'm so excited!" Ryan said with excitement. Amy smiled.
"Can I ask you something?" She asked.
"Sure."
"Will you be my Maid of Honor?"
"Oh my God! Of course I will!" Ryan said giving Amy a hug. "I know you guys just got engaged but have you picked a date yet?" Ryan asked and Amy shook her head.
"No, we only know that it'll be after this damn kid is outta me." Amy said patting her stomach gently and Ryan laughed.
"Don't worry chica you only have a few more months."
"Four months." Amy stated as the phone rang. "Hello?"
"Hey hun, how are you feeling?" Matt asked.
"I'm fine baby, what's up? You guys only left a few hours ago." Amy asked.
"Can you check up stairs and see if I left one of my bags?" He asked.
"Sure." Amy said standing up. "I'll be right back." She said to Ryan before she waddled up the stairs. "Yea, the little black one with your shampoo and soap and stuff." Amy said as she walked into the room.
"Thanks sweetie." Matt said. Amy picked up the bag and went to throw it on the bed when something fell out. She picked up the small black box and opened it.
"Matt why do you have another engagement ring in your bag?" Amy asked him suspiciously.
"Umm...it's...I..." Matt said trying to find the right words.
"Spit it out Matt." Amy said almost angrily.
"It's not mine...I'm holding it for some one." Matt admitted.
"Who?"
"I can't tell you."
"Matthew tell me, I'm a pregnant women you don't want me mad at you." She said.
"But I-" Matt began but then Amy heard someone say something to Matt in the background. They conversed quietly for a second before someone else got on the phone to talk to Amy.
"It's not Matt's, it's mine." Jeff said.
"You're gonna propose to Ryan?" Amy asked as quietly as she could.
"Not yet...just please don't tell her." Jeff said in a worried voice.
"Don't worry Jeff, I'll keep my mouth shut." She said as she heard Ryan start to come up the stairs. She looked around and quickly hid the ring in a dresser draw under Matt's shorts. She saw Ryan walk in and she quickly slammed the drawer shut. Amy gave her a smile as Ryan watched her with a somewhat confused expression and then turned her attention back to Jeff. "Please put my fiancé back on the phone so I can say I love him."
"What am I chopped liver?" Jeff asked with a laugh.
"Yes, that's exactly what you are." Amy said jokingly. "Nah, I love ya, now put Matt back on!" She demanded.
"Ok, jeez woman, I'll put your man on." Jeff said handing the phone back to Matt.
"Hey babe." Matt said.
"I'll let you go now but I love you and be careful." Amy said.
"Don't worry, I'll be careful." He said then he paused. "I love you too, Aimes." He said softly into the phone before they hung up. Amy smiled and put the phone down.
"What was that about?" Ryan asked curiously.
"What?" Amy asked innocently.
"It just seemed like you were acting really jumpy when I came in."
"Oh...you were probably just imagining it. Now why don't we go downstairs and get something to eat. I'm having a craving for Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream and some pepperoni." Amy said trying to get off the subject.
"Oh...ewwwww Amy that's soooooo gross." Ryan said she made a wrinkled her nose in disgust.
"Come on I'm hungry!" Amy said grabbing Ryan's arm and pulling her to the kitchen.
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Sunday morning Ryan tapped her foot as she waited for her luggage at the baggage claim. She looked at her watch and sighed. Jeff was supposed to meet her there ten minutes ago and he was late. She saw one of her bags and lifted it off the conveyer belt.
"Hey, hey, you're not supposed to lift things that heavy." A familiar southern accent said as they took her bag from her.
"Yea, well that was the third time I watched it pass."
"Sorry...I got caught in traffic." Jeff said giving her a sheepish smile. Ryan smiled and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"Don't worry about it. I already know your track record for being late." She said with a smirk.
"Yea, yea," He said as they walked to the parking garage. "How was your flight?" He asked putting her bags in the back of his Ford Explorer.
"It was alright...long, but otherwise it was ok." She said as he got in the driver's seat and started the car.
"That's good."
"I think I forgot something." Ryan said looking over at Jeff.
"What?"
"Happy Birthday baby." She said with a smile.
"Thank you." He said turning into the hotel parking lot.
"Yea, now you're an old man." Ryan laughed and Jeff glared at her playfully.
"No I'm not!" He said as they walked into the hotel lobby.
"Oh yes you are! You're twenty-six. I won't be that old for five years." Ryan said playfully pushing him into the elevator.
"You're supposed to be nice to me since it's my birthday you know." Jeff said and she gave him an innocent smile.
"I'm only stating the truth." She said and Jeff pouted. "Aww...I'm sorry baby. You're not old yet." She said giving him a hug. "How about I give you a birthday kiss to make up for it?" She suggested. He nodded happily and Ryan leaned up and kissed him.
"Awww..." They heard someone say. They pulled away and looked towards the elevator doors which had opened in the middle of their kiss. "Aren't you two the cutest couple?" Stephanie McMahon said as she got onto the elevator.
"Hi Steph." Ryan said giving her boss a smile.
"Hi Ryan, hi Jeff." She said as she pressed the lobby button. "I hope you two aren't planning on sticking around too long, my dad wants everyone at the arena by eleven thirty." Stephanie said as the doors opened once again on the third floor.
"Don't worry we're just dropping off Ry's bags than we're on our way to the arena." Jeff said as he and Ryan walked off the elevator. "Bye Steph."
"See you two later." She said as the doors closed.
"Come on." Jeff said taking Ryan's hand as they walked down the hall towards his room.
"I have a confession to make." Ryan said as Jeff unlocked his room door.
"And what might that be Miss Morgan?" Jeff asked as he put her bag down next to his bags.
"I don't exactly have your birthday presents with me." She admitted. "But I do have a card." She quickly added pulling an envelope out of her bag. Jeff gave her a smile before taking it from her and opening it. He read through the card and his smile grew.
"Sorry that I don't have your presents with me because they're too big but I promise you'll get them when we get home. Happy Birthday, I love you. Love Always, Ryan XOXOXO." He read aloud the part she had written. "Come here baby girl." He said as she gave him a hug. "Thank you, I think I can wait a couple of days for my presents." He said and she smiled.
"Good, cause it would've been very hard to lug around the airport." She said and Jeff laughed.
"Then I'm glad you left them cause I know I would've ended up lugging it around." He stated matter-of-factly. Ryan nodded her head in agreement.
"Yea you would've."
"You look cute today." Jeff said with a smile as he looked down at her outfit. She was wearing a short denim skirt, a tight red and pink swirl sleeveless shirt that came just above her navel and a pair of knee high, black platform boots. She had a belly ring that had two little cherries dangling from it. Her long waist length brown hair fell down her back in waves with her sunglasses holding it back as if it were a head band.
"Oh and I don't look cute other days?" She asked with her hands on her hips in mock anger.
"Oh you look cute other days, but you always look sexy baby." He said sweetly as he grabbed her by her waist and gently pulled her to him.
"Flattery will get you no where Mr. Hardy." Ryan said casually putting her arms around his neck.
"Oh really?" Jeff asked with a smirk.
"Yes really, especially since it's quarter to eleven and you have to be at the arena in forty-five minutes." She said glancing at the digital clock on the night stand next to the bed.
"Oh shit, let's go." Jeff said grabbing her hand and his bag and dragging her out of the room.
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"Hold still damn it!" Ryan said as she tried to put the finishing touches on Jeff's arm.
"Sorry." Jeff said as he heard her click her tongue ring against her teeth which told him that she was concentrating on his arm.
"There. How does that look?" Ryan asked once she had finished painting some crazy design on Jeff's arm.
"Perfect." He said with a smile.
"Now are you going to pay me for my services?" She asked holding out her hand.
"I don't have any money though." He said and she put her arms around his waist. "But I can think of another way to pay you." He said with a devilish smile before leaning down to kiss her. He gently lifted her up and sat her on the table next to his body paint. She wrapped one leg around his waist pulling him closer and suddenly out of the blue; Jay and Shelton Benjamin came barreling down the hallway beating the shit out of each other with a camera following them. Jeff and Ryan quickly pulled away from each other but it was too late, the camera had already caught their little make-out session. "Oh shit." Jeff said pulling Ryan off the table and out of camera range. One of the production assistants glared at them and they both gave him an apologetic look.
"You two are going to be in so much trouble with Mr. McMahon." The assistant said to Jeff and Ryan once the shot was finished. Ryan bit her lip nervously and Jeff just shrugged as Shane McMahon walked down the corridor.
"Ryan, Jeff, my father wants to see you now." He said.
"That was quick." Jeff mumbled as he and Ryan walked down to Vince's office. Jeff knocked on the door and they heard Vince bellow for them to enter. Vince looked up at them from the TV sitting on his desk and stood up.
"Jeff, Ryan, I am very disappointed in the two of you." He stated. Jeff gave him a confused look.
"Why?" He asked.
"You two know better than to kiss in the middle of the hallways backstage especially when we are having a live broadcast. Now the storyline we were going to put you in starting tomorrow won't work since everyone has seen the two of you kissing backstage. You were supposed to start a love angle with Gail Kim, Jeff, but now that idea can go to the trash." Vince said.
"Well, maybe you could work off of this. It's not an unknown fact by most of the fans that Jeff and I are together and when Jeff and I had the love angle before the fans really seemed to love it." Ryan said.
"You do have a point but you currently have a broken neck and hell, you haven't been on WWE TV since the first of June." Vince said in thought. "I'm going to have the writers work on it tonight and I'll get back to you. Ryan you're going to be here tomorrow for Raw right?"
"Yea I will be." Ryan answered.
"Good because you may need to make an appearance. Now Jeff I understand you're in the next match so you can go to the gorilla position and get ready. The two of you are dismissed." He said as Jeff and Ryan exited his office.
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Later that night, after the paper-view, many of the WWE Superstars went out to a local club in Los Angeles.
"What do you want to drink babe?" Jeff asked as they walked into the club.
"Umm...just get me whatever you're getting." She said giving him a quick peck on the lips.
"K, I'll meet you at the table." He said as they headed off into different directions. Ryan made her way towards one of the many tables occupied by the Superstars and sat next to Trish.
"Hey Trish." Ryan said happily.
"Hey Ry, where's Jeff?" Trish asked looking around.
"He's at the bar getting us drinks." Ryan answered as Nora sat next to her.
"Hey Nora." Ryan said giving her a smile.
"Hi Ryan, hi Trish," She said, "do either of you know where-"
"Chris is right over there." Trish said pointing to Chris Nowinski who was sitting at another table talking with Shane, Matt, Shannon, Andrew and few other of the male Superstars.
"How did you know I was gonna ask where he was?" Nora asked and Ryan and Trish rolled their eyes.
"It's so obvious you like him." Trish stated.
"And even more obvious that he likes you." Ryan said and Trish nodded in agreement.
"What are you guys talking about? He doesn't like me that way." Nora denied.
"Come on Nora, you flirt with him and he flirts right back." Trish said as Jeff came up to the table.
"Here baby." He said placing a Corona in front of her.
"Thanks hun."
"I'm gonna go talk to the guys." He said placing a kiss on her forehead.
"K." She said as she watched his retreating back head towards the table where his brother was seated. "Can you believe Matt and Amy are finally engaged?" Ryan asked.
"I know, I thought he was never going to propose to her." Trish said.
"How's her ring Ry, is it gorgeous?" Nora asked.
"Yea, it's beautiful." Ryan said and they all had dreamy looks on their faces.
"Are you guys ok?" Stacy asked as she came up to them.
"Yea, we were just talking about Matt and Amy." Nora answered.
"Oh I know I heard. I'm so happy for them. Did they pick a date yet Ryan?" Stacy asked.
"Nope, only that it's going to be after the baby is born. Amy doesn't want to waddle down the aisle." Ryan laughed.
"I haven't seen her in a few months, how is she looking?" Nora asked.
"Pregnant." Amy and Trish answered in unison and they all laughed.
"Nah, she doesn't look half as bad as she thinks she does." Ryan said taking a sip of her beer. Suddenly they saw Shannon jump up from his seat with his cell phone in his hand.
"Just calm down babe, I'll get the next flight home and I'll meet you at the hospital...I love you too." He said snapping his cell shut. "OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD!" He yelled. "Crystal just went into labor and I'm in L fucking A!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" He said running a frantic hand through his hair.
"Man just chill. We'll get you to the airport and Matt and I will bring your stuff back when we head home Wednesday. Is there anything you need from the hotel?" Jeff asked his best friend. Shannon thought for a brief second.
"Not that I can think of." He said.
"Ry, I gotta bring Shan to the airport, you wanna come?" He asked and Ryan stood up.
"Yea, I'll come." She said as they headed towards the exit.
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"It's ok Shannon, don't worry. She'll probably be in labor for a little while." Ryan tried to reassure a very nervous and jittery Shannon as the three of them stood at the ticket counter at the airport.
"Yea, I know, I just want to be there for her, you know?" He said looking at his watch.
"Don't worry, man." Jeff said as they stepped up to the ticket counter.
"Can I help you?" The attendant asked.
"Yea, we need one ticket for the next flight to North Carolina." Jeff said as he got out his credit card. Shannon went to protest but Jeff just ignored him.
"The next flight leaves in twenty minutes, I suggest you hurry and get to the gate." She said once she finished processing everything. She handed the ticket to Jeff and he handed it to Shannon.
"Call us when Crystal has the baby." Jeff said.
"And give her our love." Ryan said and Shannon nodded and took off towards the metal detectors.
"Can you believe Crystal is going to have the baby?" Ryan asked as they watched Shannon hand the security guards his ID.
"Yea, I know. It seems like just yesterday they started going out and that was like, God so many years ago." Jeff said wrapping his arms around her waist from behind. She smiled as she ran her hands down his arms and he leaned his head on his shoulder. "Just wait till we have a baby." Jeff said and Ryan turned her head to the side to look at him.
"Are you trying to hint at something?" She asked and he smiled.
"Hey, I'm not saying now cause I know neither of us are ready for kids yet, but in the future it would be nice to have a couple of kids with the woman I love most in the world." Ryan smiled and he kissed her cheek.
"Yea, but first we gotta get married, but neither of us are ready for that just yet either." Ryan said as Shannon gave them a nervous smile before heading towards the flight gate.
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A/N: HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!!!!!!!!! IT'S FINALLY DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'VE FINALLY UPDATED!!!!!!!!! SOMEONE THROW A FUCKING PARTY!!!!!!!!!! So here it is finally, Chapter 23 and it's a little longer than my normal chapters so hopefully that makes up for it a tiny bit. Ummm....jeez, lets see what happened since I last updated. I got my belly button re-pierced and umm....o yea Jeff Hardy left WWE. That fuckin suxs, but you know what, if he's happy doing his music for now then all the luck to him. I heard he's heading up to Cincinnati to start recording with his band, so now I'm waiting for an album. *looks at watch* I'm still waiting!!!!!! I do think though that Jeff will be back in the WWE, maybe in like 8 months or a year. Now I have to watch the Hardyz DVD to get my Jeff fix each week [not that I don't luv the DVD, it's just not the same :-(]. Umm....ok now I'm depressed, I need some happy news. Let's see, Stone Cold is back & Co-GM of Raw, maybe now Raw will be a little more interesting. Next Thursday I'm leaving to Arizona for my cuz's wedding and I will most likely have internet access from the hotel we are staying at but I don't know how much, if any, writing I will get done while I'm down there. I'll hopefully have the next chapter up before then. Thanx to Dare To Be Different, Elizabeth Mcleod, Star* (thanx 4 the idea for the title of the previous chapter, Rings & Things!), nic-002001, Yolanda, and Jeffs-NC-BabyGurl for reviewing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I luv you guyz sooooooooo much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anywayz, I'm out for now.
Lotz ~O~ Luv,
*~*Aimie*~*
P.S. In case any of you were confused, when Ryan goes to visit Jeff for his b-day, it's the Sunday of the annual August paper-view, SummerSlam. And you guyz can start giving me suggestions of names for Matt and Amy's baby and I haven't figured out if it'll be a boy or a girl so u can review wit both. If u want u can even i/m me on AIM my s/n is on my profile as well as my email so feel free to email me too.
A/N: I'M FINALLY BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEA BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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"You're coming out for my birthday, right?" Jeff asked as he and Ryan waited for his flight to be called at the airport the next morning.
"Of course," She answered as she felt his arms tighten around her waist, "but where's Matt and Amy? Matt's gonna miss the flight." Ryan asked and as if on cue, Matt came running towards them with Amy waddling as quickly as she could behind him.
"Good, I didn't miss the flight." He said as Amy stopped next to him. She rested her hand on his shoulder.
"Amy what's that on your finger?" Ryan asked as she tugged Amy's hand off of Matt and looked at it. "Oh my God....he finally proposed?" She more stated than asked happily.
"Yea." She said as Ryan gave her a hug.
"It's about time!" Ryan exclaimed.
"Believe it or not...that's what I told him when he asked." Amy said with a smile.
"I know...jeez, I was expecting a 'yes' or a 'no' but I got a 'it's about damn time!' from her." Matt laughed.
"I told you she would say 'yes'." Jeff said patting his brother on the shoulder.
"Wait...that's what you two were doing yesterday." Ryan concluded and they nodded. "Sneaky little bastards."
"That's us." Jeff stated proudly and Amy laughed. They continued to talk amongst themselves till Matt and Jeff's flight was called.
"I'll see you Sunday babe." Ryan said giving Jeff a kiss.
"Love ya." He said before giving her another kiss.
"I love you too."
"Ok, come on Jeff. We're gonna miss our flight." Matt said pulling Jeff away from Ryan. Ryan laughed a little as her and Amy watched them walk through the gate.
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"So how does it feel to officially be the future Mrs. Matt Hardy?" Ryan asked with a smile as she and Amy sat in the living room of Matt and Amy's house.
"I'm sooooo happy Ry, I still can't believe he actually proposed to me!" Amy squealed happily as she admired her ring and Ryan smiled.
"I'm really happy for you guys. You just got engaged and you've got a baby on the way...I'm so excited!" Ryan said with excitement. Amy smiled.
"Can I ask you something?" She asked.
"Sure."
"Will you be my Maid of Honor?"
"Oh my God! Of course I will!" Ryan said giving Amy a hug. "I know you guys just got engaged but have you picked a date yet?" Ryan asked and Amy shook her head.
"No, we only know that it'll be after this damn kid is outta me." Amy said patting her stomach gently and Ryan laughed.
"Don't worry chica you only have a few more months."
"Four months." Amy stated as the phone rang. "Hello?"
"Hey hun, how are you feeling?" Matt asked.
"I'm fine baby, what's up? You guys only left a few hours ago." Amy asked.
"Can you check up stairs and see if I left one of my bags?" He asked.
"Sure." Amy said standing up. "I'll be right back." She said to Ryan before she waddled up the stairs. "Yea, the little black one with your shampoo and soap and stuff." Amy said as she walked into the room.
"Thanks sweetie." Matt said. Amy picked up the bag and went to throw it on the bed when something fell out. She picked up the small black box and opened it.
"Matt why do you have another engagement ring in your bag?" Amy asked him suspiciously.
"Umm...it's...I..." Matt said trying to find the right words.
"Spit it out Matt." Amy said almost angrily.
"It's not mine...I'm holding it for some one." Matt admitted.
"Who?"
"I can't tell you."
"Matthew tell me, I'm a pregnant women you don't want me mad at you." She said.
"But I-" Matt began but then Amy heard someone say something to Matt in the background. They conversed quietly for a second before someone else got on the phone to talk to Amy.
"It's not Matt's, it's mine." Jeff said.
"You're gonna propose to Ryan?" Amy asked as quietly as she could.
"Not yet...just please don't tell her." Jeff said in a worried voice.
"Don't worry Jeff, I'll keep my mouth shut." She said as she heard Ryan start to come up the stairs. She looked around and quickly hid the ring in a dresser draw under Matt's shorts. She saw Ryan walk in and she quickly slammed the drawer shut. Amy gave her a smile as Ryan watched her with a somewhat confused expression and then turned her attention back to Jeff. "Please put my fiancé back on the phone so I can say I love him."
"What am I chopped liver?" Jeff asked with a laugh.
"Yes, that's exactly what you are." Amy said jokingly. "Nah, I love ya, now put Matt back on!" She demanded.
"Ok, jeez woman, I'll put your man on." Jeff said handing the phone back to Matt.
"Hey babe." Matt said.
"I'll let you go now but I love you and be careful." Amy said.
"Don't worry, I'll be careful." He said then he paused. "I love you too, Aimes." He said softly into the phone before they hung up. Amy smiled and put the phone down.
"What was that about?" Ryan asked curiously.
"What?" Amy asked innocently.
"It just seemed like you were acting really jumpy when I came in."
"Oh...you were probably just imagining it. Now why don't we go downstairs and get something to eat. I'm having a craving for Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream and some pepperoni." Amy said trying to get off the subject.
"Oh...ewwwww Amy that's soooooo gross." Ryan said she made a wrinkled her nose in disgust.
"Come on I'm hungry!" Amy said grabbing Ryan's arm and pulling her to the kitchen.
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Sunday morning Ryan tapped her foot as she waited for her luggage at the baggage claim. She looked at her watch and sighed. Jeff was supposed to meet her there ten minutes ago and he was late. She saw one of her bags and lifted it off the conveyer belt.
"Hey, hey, you're not supposed to lift things that heavy." A familiar southern accent said as they took her bag from her.
"Yea, well that was the third time I watched it pass."
"Sorry...I got caught in traffic." Jeff said giving her a sheepish smile. Ryan smiled and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"Don't worry about it. I already know your track record for being late." She said with a smirk.
"Yea, yea," He said as they walked to the parking garage. "How was your flight?" He asked putting her bags in the back of his Ford Explorer.
"It was alright...long, but otherwise it was ok." She said as he got in the driver's seat and started the car.
"That's good."
"I think I forgot something." Ryan said looking over at Jeff.
"What?"
"Happy Birthday baby." She said with a smile.
"Thank you." He said turning into the hotel parking lot.
"Yea, now you're an old man." Ryan laughed and Jeff glared at her playfully.
"No I'm not!" He said as they walked into the hotel lobby.
"Oh yes you are! You're twenty-six. I won't be that old for five years." Ryan said playfully pushing him into the elevator.
"You're supposed to be nice to me since it's my birthday you know." Jeff said and she gave him an innocent smile.
"I'm only stating the truth." She said and Jeff pouted. "Aww...I'm sorry baby. You're not old yet." She said giving him a hug. "How about I give you a birthday kiss to make up for it?" She suggested. He nodded happily and Ryan leaned up and kissed him.
"Awww..." They heard someone say. They pulled away and looked towards the elevator doors which had opened in the middle of their kiss. "Aren't you two the cutest couple?" Stephanie McMahon said as she got onto the elevator.
"Hi Steph." Ryan said giving her boss a smile.
"Hi Ryan, hi Jeff." She said as she pressed the lobby button. "I hope you two aren't planning on sticking around too long, my dad wants everyone at the arena by eleven thirty." Stephanie said as the doors opened once again on the third floor.
"Don't worry we're just dropping off Ry's bags than we're on our way to the arena." Jeff said as he and Ryan walked off the elevator. "Bye Steph."
"See you two later." She said as the doors closed.
"Come on." Jeff said taking Ryan's hand as they walked down the hall towards his room.
"I have a confession to make." Ryan said as Jeff unlocked his room door.
"And what might that be Miss Morgan?" Jeff asked as he put her bag down next to his bags.
"I don't exactly have your birthday presents with me." She admitted. "But I do have a card." She quickly added pulling an envelope out of her bag. Jeff gave her a smile before taking it from her and opening it. He read through the card and his smile grew.
"Sorry that I don't have your presents with me because they're too big but I promise you'll get them when we get home. Happy Birthday, I love you. Love Always, Ryan XOXOXO." He read aloud the part she had written. "Come here baby girl." He said as she gave him a hug. "Thank you, I think I can wait a couple of days for my presents." He said and she smiled.
"Good, cause it would've been very hard to lug around the airport." She said and Jeff laughed.
"Then I'm glad you left them cause I know I would've ended up lugging it around." He stated matter-of-factly. Ryan nodded her head in agreement.
"Yea you would've."
"You look cute today." Jeff said with a smile as he looked down at her outfit. She was wearing a short denim skirt, a tight red and pink swirl sleeveless shirt that came just above her navel and a pair of knee high, black platform boots. She had a belly ring that had two little cherries dangling from it. Her long waist length brown hair fell down her back in waves with her sunglasses holding it back as if it were a head band.
"Oh and I don't look cute other days?" She asked with her hands on her hips in mock anger.
"Oh you look cute other days, but you always look sexy baby." He said sweetly as he grabbed her by her waist and gently pulled her to him.
"Flattery will get you no where Mr. Hardy." Ryan said casually putting her arms around his neck.
"Oh really?" Jeff asked with a smirk.
"Yes really, especially since it's quarter to eleven and you have to be at the arena in forty-five minutes." She said glancing at the digital clock on the night stand next to the bed.
"Oh shit, let's go." Jeff said grabbing her hand and his bag and dragging her out of the room.
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"Hold still damn it!" Ryan said as she tried to put the finishing touches on Jeff's arm.
"Sorry." Jeff said as he heard her click her tongue ring against her teeth which told him that she was concentrating on his arm.
"There. How does that look?" Ryan asked once she had finished painting some crazy design on Jeff's arm.
"Perfect." He said with a smile.
"Now are you going to pay me for my services?" She asked holding out her hand.
"I don't have any money though." He said and she put her arms around his waist. "But I can think of another way to pay you." He said with a devilish smile before leaning down to kiss her. He gently lifted her up and sat her on the table next to his body paint. She wrapped one leg around his waist pulling him closer and suddenly out of the blue; Jay and Shelton Benjamin came barreling down the hallway beating the shit out of each other with a camera following them. Jeff and Ryan quickly pulled away from each other but it was too late, the camera had already caught their little make-out session. "Oh shit." Jeff said pulling Ryan off the table and out of camera range. One of the production assistants glared at them and they both gave him an apologetic look.
"You two are going to be in so much trouble with Mr. McMahon." The assistant said to Jeff and Ryan once the shot was finished. Ryan bit her lip nervously and Jeff just shrugged as Shane McMahon walked down the corridor.
"Ryan, Jeff, my father wants to see you now." He said.
"That was quick." Jeff mumbled as he and Ryan walked down to Vince's office. Jeff knocked on the door and they heard Vince bellow for them to enter. Vince looked up at them from the TV sitting on his desk and stood up.
"Jeff, Ryan, I am very disappointed in the two of you." He stated. Jeff gave him a confused look.
"Why?" He asked.
"You two know better than to kiss in the middle of the hallways backstage especially when we are having a live broadcast. Now the storyline we were going to put you in starting tomorrow won't work since everyone has seen the two of you kissing backstage. You were supposed to start a love angle with Gail Kim, Jeff, but now that idea can go to the trash." Vince said.
"Well, maybe you could work off of this. It's not an unknown fact by most of the fans that Jeff and I are together and when Jeff and I had the love angle before the fans really seemed to love it." Ryan said.
"You do have a point but you currently have a broken neck and hell, you haven't been on WWE TV since the first of June." Vince said in thought. "I'm going to have the writers work on it tonight and I'll get back to you. Ryan you're going to be here tomorrow for Raw right?"
"Yea I will be." Ryan answered.
"Good because you may need to make an appearance. Now Jeff I understand you're in the next match so you can go to the gorilla position and get ready. The two of you are dismissed." He said as Jeff and Ryan exited his office.
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Later that night, after the paper-view, many of the WWE Superstars went out to a local club in Los Angeles.
"What do you want to drink babe?" Jeff asked as they walked into the club.
"Umm...just get me whatever you're getting." She said giving him a quick peck on the lips.
"K, I'll meet you at the table." He said as they headed off into different directions. Ryan made her way towards one of the many tables occupied by the Superstars and sat next to Trish.
"Hey Trish." Ryan said happily.
"Hey Ry, where's Jeff?" Trish asked looking around.
"He's at the bar getting us drinks." Ryan answered as Nora sat next to her.
"Hey Nora." Ryan said giving her a smile.
"Hi Ryan, hi Trish," She said, "do either of you know where-"
"Chris is right over there." Trish said pointing to Chris Nowinski who was sitting at another table talking with Shane, Matt, Shannon, Andrew and few other of the male Superstars.
"How did you know I was gonna ask where he was?" Nora asked and Ryan and Trish rolled their eyes.
"It's so obvious you like him." Trish stated.
"And even more obvious that he likes you." Ryan said and Trish nodded in agreement.
"What are you guys talking about? He doesn't like me that way." Nora denied.
"Come on Nora, you flirt with him and he flirts right back." Trish said as Jeff came up to the table.
"Here baby." He said placing a Corona in front of her.
"Thanks hun."
"I'm gonna go talk to the guys." He said placing a kiss on her forehead.
"K." She said as she watched his retreating back head towards the table where his brother was seated. "Can you believe Matt and Amy are finally engaged?" Ryan asked.
"I know, I thought he was never going to propose to her." Trish said.
"How's her ring Ry, is it gorgeous?" Nora asked.
"Yea, it's beautiful." Ryan said and they all had dreamy looks on their faces.
"Are you guys ok?" Stacy asked as she came up to them.
"Yea, we were just talking about Matt and Amy." Nora answered.
"Oh I know I heard. I'm so happy for them. Did they pick a date yet Ryan?" Stacy asked.
"Nope, only that it's going to be after the baby is born. Amy doesn't want to waddle down the aisle." Ryan laughed.
"I haven't seen her in a few months, how is she looking?" Nora asked.
"Pregnant." Amy and Trish answered in unison and they all laughed.
"Nah, she doesn't look half as bad as she thinks she does." Ryan said taking a sip of her beer. Suddenly they saw Shannon jump up from his seat with his cell phone in his hand.
"Just calm down babe, I'll get the next flight home and I'll meet you at the hospital...I love you too." He said snapping his cell shut. "OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD!" He yelled. "Crystal just went into labor and I'm in L fucking A!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" He said running a frantic hand through his hair.
"Man just chill. We'll get you to the airport and Matt and I will bring your stuff back when we head home Wednesday. Is there anything you need from the hotel?" Jeff asked his best friend. Shannon thought for a brief second.
"Not that I can think of." He said.
"Ry, I gotta bring Shan to the airport, you wanna come?" He asked and Ryan stood up.
"Yea, I'll come." She said as they headed towards the exit.
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"It's ok Shannon, don't worry. She'll probably be in labor for a little while." Ryan tried to reassure a very nervous and jittery Shannon as the three of them stood at the ticket counter at the airport.
"Yea, I know, I just want to be there for her, you know?" He said looking at his watch.
"Don't worry, man." Jeff said as they stepped up to the ticket counter.
"Can I help you?" The attendant asked.
"Yea, we need one ticket for the next flight to North Carolina." Jeff said as he got out his credit card. Shannon went to protest but Jeff just ignored him.
"The next flight leaves in twenty minutes, I suggest you hurry and get to the gate." She said once she finished processing everything. She handed the ticket to Jeff and he handed it to Shannon.
"Call us when Crystal has the baby." Jeff said.
"And give her our love." Ryan said and Shannon nodded and took off towards the metal detectors.
"Can you believe Crystal is going to have the baby?" Ryan asked as they watched Shannon hand the security guards his ID.
"Yea, I know. It seems like just yesterday they started going out and that was like, God so many years ago." Jeff said wrapping his arms around her waist from behind. She smiled as she ran her hands down his arms and he leaned his head on his shoulder. "Just wait till we have a baby." Jeff said and Ryan turned her head to the side to look at him.
"Are you trying to hint at something?" She asked and he smiled.
"Hey, I'm not saying now cause I know neither of us are ready for kids yet, but in the future it would be nice to have a couple of kids with the woman I love most in the world." Ryan smiled and he kissed her cheek.
"Yea, but first we gotta get married, but neither of us are ready for that just yet either." Ryan said as Shannon gave them a nervous smile before heading towards the flight gate.
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A/N: HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!!!!!!!!! IT'S FINALLY DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'VE FINALLY UPDATED!!!!!!!!! SOMEONE THROW A FUCKING PARTY!!!!!!!!!! So here it is finally, Chapter 23 and it's a little longer than my normal chapters so hopefully that makes up for it a tiny bit. Ummm....jeez, lets see what happened since I last updated. I got my belly button re-pierced and umm....o yea Jeff Hardy left WWE. That fuckin suxs, but you know what, if he's happy doing his music for now then all the luck to him. I heard he's heading up to Cincinnati to start recording with his band, so now I'm waiting for an album. *looks at watch* I'm still waiting!!!!!! I do think though that Jeff will be back in the WWE, maybe in like 8 months or a year. Now I have to watch the Hardyz DVD to get my Jeff fix each week [not that I don't luv the DVD, it's just not the same :-(]. Umm....ok now I'm depressed, I need some happy news. Let's see, Stone Cold is back & Co-GM of Raw, maybe now Raw will be a little more interesting. Next Thursday I'm leaving to Arizona for my cuz's wedding and I will most likely have internet access from the hotel we are staying at but I don't know how much, if any, writing I will get done while I'm down there. I'll hopefully have the next chapter up before then. Thanx to Dare To Be Different, Elizabeth Mcleod, Star* (thanx 4 the idea for the title of the previous chapter, Rings & Things!), nic-002001, Yolanda, and Jeffs-NC-BabyGurl for reviewing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I luv you guyz sooooooooo much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anywayz, I'm out for now.
Lotz ~O~ Luv,
*~*Aimie*~*
P.S. In case any of you were confused, when Ryan goes to visit Jeff for his b-day, it's the Sunday of the annual August paper-view, SummerSlam. And you guyz can start giving me suggestions of names for Matt and Amy's baby and I haven't figured out if it'll be a boy or a girl so u can review wit both. If u want u can even i/m me on AIM my s/n is on my profile as well as my email so feel free to email me too.
