Chapter 7: Thinking of You
We arrived at the Fleet Center at about 7pm and proceeded to the Will Call booth. The ticketing agent called one of
the security staff to escort us to our seats. The security officer was leading us through hallways away from the crowds.
He stopped in front of the same blue door Mr. MacMahon had lead us to the night before. Again, I felt my nerves
acting up.
The security officer knocked on the door and a voice that I recognized as Matt's yelled through the door. "Come in."
The security officer opened the door and held it open so that Kelly and I could pass through the doorway. Matt and
Lita were sitting on a couch across the room. Matt got up and walked over to Kelly and kissed her. When they broke
apart, Matt greeted me. "Hey there, Samantha. How are you?"
"I'm good thanks. How are you doing?"
"Where's Jeff?" Kelly questioned.
"He went down the hall to get some water." Matt answered.
"Who are we talking about?" I heard Jeff's sweet voice as he wrapped his arms around my waist and lightly kissed
my neck.
I turned around to see him. "Hi, you."
"Hi. How was work?"
"It was okay. Thank you so much for inviting us."
"Don't worry about it, I'm glad you could make it." He motioned towards the couch behind us indicating that we
should sit. Matt and Kelly had already taken a seat on the couch and Matt was introducing Kelly to Lita.
I moved towards the couch and Jeff tugged slightly on my arm. I turned back to face him. He was looking me up and
down. Jeff leaned toward me and whispered in my ear. "You look amazing."
I pulled back, looked in his eyes and smiled coyly. "Thank you, hun." I leaned toward him and kissed him lightly on
the cheek. I turned back around and Jeff led me to an oversized black leather chair. He sat down and pulled me down
to sit on top of him.
"Hey Lita." Jeff interrupted the conversation Lita, Kelly, and Matt were having. "I would like you to meet
Samantha." Jeff looked back at me. "Samantha, this is Lita."
"Hi. It's nice to see you again." Lita said offering a small wave.
"Hi"
"Well it's nice to see you've gotten your voice back." Lita chuckled.
I smiled. "Yeah, I'm sorry about that. I was a bit star struck."
"I understand. I could hardly breath when I met most of these guys for the first time. And I like that outfit."
Someone knocked on the door as I thanked Lita for the compliment. "Come in!" Matt yelled.
Edge entered the room dressed in his wrestling tights and his long black vinyl jacket. "Hey Hardys, hey Lita." Matt,
Jeff, and Lita greeted Edge.
"Edge, this is Kelly." Matt introduced Kelly to Edge. Edge walked toward her and extended his hand to shake it.
Kelly accepted.
"And this is Samantha." Jeff piped in.
Edge turned and extended his hand to me. I accepted it. He has a nice, strong handshake. He's gentle though. I
thought as I released his hand.
"Nice to actually meet you. You guys came out with us last night, right?" Edge questioned, shifting his eyes from
Kelly to me.
"Yeah, it was awesome!" Kelly said.
"I knew I recognized you." He looked at me. "You two looked great out there on the dance floor."
I could feel the blood rushing to my face as I began blushing. I turned away from him.
"So, are you guys ready for tonight?" Edge asked Matt and Jeff.
"Yeah! I get to huricanrana Christian." Lita said.
"Yeah well, you better get ready. We're up soon." Edge walked out of the room.
"I'll see you guys in a few minutes. I gotta go change." Lita said as she got up and left the room.
"He's right, we better get ready." Jeff said to Matt. "We'll go change and then Jerry will take you girls down to your
seats."
"Jerry? As in Jerry The King Lawler?" I said.
"Yeah."
"Sounds good to me." Kelly added.
"Alright." I got off of Jeff to let him get up from the chair. He got up and proceeded into the bathroom. Matt got up
off the couch and followed his brother.
Kelly tiptoed to the doorway Matt and Jeff had gone through. When she was satisfied that they had left the room,
Kelly began as she walked back to the couch "I told you Jeff liked you. So, Jeff is how you got tickets?"
"Yes. He called me this afternoon and asked if I wanted to come. Then he asked if you could come along. Apparently,
Matt really wanted to see you."
"He is great!" She whispered.
"You two are all over each other."
"Oh, look who's talking, lap warmer." Kelly retorted.
"Hey now, me sitting on Jeff's lap is way different from you and Matt shoving your tongues down each other's throat
every five seconds."
"And did you forget about that bout of tonsil hockey on the dance floor last night?"
Just then Matt and Jeff returned from the other room. "Kell, come with me to grab some water?" Matt said.
Kelly jumped up from the chair. "Sure, let's go." Matt took her hand and they left the room holding hands.
Jeff walked over and sat on the couch. He offered his hand to me and I took his hand in mine. He tugged slightly on
my hand. "Join me over here?"
I moved to sit next to him on the couch. Jeff looked into my face. "So, how are you doing?"
"I'm good, how are you?" I answered looking up at him.
"I'm good. I'm really glad you came tonight. I thought about you all day. I was thinking about last night."
I could feel myself blushing. I couldn't help but smile. "I don't know what to say Jeff."
"Samantha, when I'm with you I feel totally comfortable. I feel like I could share anything with you. I've never felt
that with anyone other than Matt and my dad. I have something that I'd like you to read." Jeff pulled a folded piece of
paper from his pocket and handed it to me. He then stood and started towards the door. "I'm going to check on Lita so
I'll leave you to read in peace. I'll be right back." He turned and left the room, closing the door behind him.
I opened the paper. There were small drawings along the margins of the paper. The writing on the page appeared to
be a letter. To me? I began reading the words.
Dearest Samantha,
It's 5am and I can't sleep. As I lie here in this bed, you are all I can think of. I know that we just met, but I
feel this connection to you. There is so much that I want to say to you, but I cannot find the words. I have
written something for you, something I hope conveys the way I feel about you.
Soulful Understanding
I look into your eyes and I get lost. I see myself - everything that I am, everything I want to be.
In you I see the best of me. My hopes and dreams, the goodness and humility are reflected in your face.
I see the kind, soulful gaze of a beautiful woman – a woman who can see into the depths of my soul.
You look at me and it's as though you know me in that instant. I can hide nothing from you.
Your kind eyes reflect the love in your heart. You have a deeper understanding of people than ever I've
seen. You feel their pain, their joy. It's as though you share everything that they are.
I know that we have only met, but already there is so much that I truly love about you. I would like to get to
know you better. I am convinced that you would be good for me. And if we could be nothing more than
friends, I would be honored just to know you.
Please take a minute to think about how you feel towards me and know that I have fallen for you.
Lovingly Yours,
Jeff
I held the letter against my chest and screamed. "He really does like me! He is so sweet and I know that there is so
much to him. He's such a complex person, and yet so open. I can't believe this – Jeff Hardy likes me!
Then it struck me. Now what do I do? Here's this unbelievable, sweet guy that I have loved for years. And
now he's telling me he's fallen for me. Am I dreaming? Am I crazy? This can't be happening.
We arrived at the Fleet Center at about 7pm and proceeded to the Will Call booth. The ticketing agent called one of
the security staff to escort us to our seats. The security officer was leading us through hallways away from the crowds.
He stopped in front of the same blue door Mr. MacMahon had lead us to the night before. Again, I felt my nerves
acting up.
The security officer knocked on the door and a voice that I recognized as Matt's yelled through the door. "Come in."
The security officer opened the door and held it open so that Kelly and I could pass through the doorway. Matt and
Lita were sitting on a couch across the room. Matt got up and walked over to Kelly and kissed her. When they broke
apart, Matt greeted me. "Hey there, Samantha. How are you?"
"I'm good thanks. How are you doing?"
"Where's Jeff?" Kelly questioned.
"He went down the hall to get some water." Matt answered.
"Who are we talking about?" I heard Jeff's sweet voice as he wrapped his arms around my waist and lightly kissed
my neck.
I turned around to see him. "Hi, you."
"Hi. How was work?"
"It was okay. Thank you so much for inviting us."
"Don't worry about it, I'm glad you could make it." He motioned towards the couch behind us indicating that we
should sit. Matt and Kelly had already taken a seat on the couch and Matt was introducing Kelly to Lita.
I moved towards the couch and Jeff tugged slightly on my arm. I turned back to face him. He was looking me up and
down. Jeff leaned toward me and whispered in my ear. "You look amazing."
I pulled back, looked in his eyes and smiled coyly. "Thank you, hun." I leaned toward him and kissed him lightly on
the cheek. I turned back around and Jeff led me to an oversized black leather chair. He sat down and pulled me down
to sit on top of him.
"Hey Lita." Jeff interrupted the conversation Lita, Kelly, and Matt were having. "I would like you to meet
Samantha." Jeff looked back at me. "Samantha, this is Lita."
"Hi. It's nice to see you again." Lita said offering a small wave.
"Hi"
"Well it's nice to see you've gotten your voice back." Lita chuckled.
I smiled. "Yeah, I'm sorry about that. I was a bit star struck."
"I understand. I could hardly breath when I met most of these guys for the first time. And I like that outfit."
Someone knocked on the door as I thanked Lita for the compliment. "Come in!" Matt yelled.
Edge entered the room dressed in his wrestling tights and his long black vinyl jacket. "Hey Hardys, hey Lita." Matt,
Jeff, and Lita greeted Edge.
"Edge, this is Kelly." Matt introduced Kelly to Edge. Edge walked toward her and extended his hand to shake it.
Kelly accepted.
"And this is Samantha." Jeff piped in.
Edge turned and extended his hand to me. I accepted it. He has a nice, strong handshake. He's gentle though. I
thought as I released his hand.
"Nice to actually meet you. You guys came out with us last night, right?" Edge questioned, shifting his eyes from
Kelly to me.
"Yeah, it was awesome!" Kelly said.
"I knew I recognized you." He looked at me. "You two looked great out there on the dance floor."
I could feel the blood rushing to my face as I began blushing. I turned away from him.
"So, are you guys ready for tonight?" Edge asked Matt and Jeff.
"Yeah! I get to huricanrana Christian." Lita said.
"Yeah well, you better get ready. We're up soon." Edge walked out of the room.
"I'll see you guys in a few minutes. I gotta go change." Lita said as she got up and left the room.
"He's right, we better get ready." Jeff said to Matt. "We'll go change and then Jerry will take you girls down to your
seats."
"Jerry? As in Jerry The King Lawler?" I said.
"Yeah."
"Sounds good to me." Kelly added.
"Alright." I got off of Jeff to let him get up from the chair. He got up and proceeded into the bathroom. Matt got up
off the couch and followed his brother.
Kelly tiptoed to the doorway Matt and Jeff had gone through. When she was satisfied that they had left the room,
Kelly began as she walked back to the couch "I told you Jeff liked you. So, Jeff is how you got tickets?"
"Yes. He called me this afternoon and asked if I wanted to come. Then he asked if you could come along. Apparently,
Matt really wanted to see you."
"He is great!" She whispered.
"You two are all over each other."
"Oh, look who's talking, lap warmer." Kelly retorted.
"Hey now, me sitting on Jeff's lap is way different from you and Matt shoving your tongues down each other's throat
every five seconds."
"And did you forget about that bout of tonsil hockey on the dance floor last night?"
Just then Matt and Jeff returned from the other room. "Kell, come with me to grab some water?" Matt said.
Kelly jumped up from the chair. "Sure, let's go." Matt took her hand and they left the room holding hands.
Jeff walked over and sat on the couch. He offered his hand to me and I took his hand in mine. He tugged slightly on
my hand. "Join me over here?"
I moved to sit next to him on the couch. Jeff looked into my face. "So, how are you doing?"
"I'm good, how are you?" I answered looking up at him.
"I'm good. I'm really glad you came tonight. I thought about you all day. I was thinking about last night."
I could feel myself blushing. I couldn't help but smile. "I don't know what to say Jeff."
"Samantha, when I'm with you I feel totally comfortable. I feel like I could share anything with you. I've never felt
that with anyone other than Matt and my dad. I have something that I'd like you to read." Jeff pulled a folded piece of
paper from his pocket and handed it to me. He then stood and started towards the door. "I'm going to check on Lita so
I'll leave you to read in peace. I'll be right back." He turned and left the room, closing the door behind him.
I opened the paper. There were small drawings along the margins of the paper. The writing on the page appeared to
be a letter. To me? I began reading the words.
Dearest Samantha,
It's 5am and I can't sleep. As I lie here in this bed, you are all I can think of. I know that we just met, but I
feel this connection to you. There is so much that I want to say to you, but I cannot find the words. I have
written something for you, something I hope conveys the way I feel about you.
Soulful Understanding
I look into your eyes and I get lost. I see myself - everything that I am, everything I want to be.
In you I see the best of me. My hopes and dreams, the goodness and humility are reflected in your face.
I see the kind, soulful gaze of a beautiful woman – a woman who can see into the depths of my soul.
You look at me and it's as though you know me in that instant. I can hide nothing from you.
Your kind eyes reflect the love in your heart. You have a deeper understanding of people than ever I've
seen. You feel their pain, their joy. It's as though you share everything that they are.
I know that we have only met, but already there is so much that I truly love about you. I would like to get to
know you better. I am convinced that you would be good for me. And if we could be nothing more than
friends, I would be honored just to know you.
Please take a minute to think about how you feel towards me and know that I have fallen for you.
Lovingly Yours,
Jeff
I held the letter against my chest and screamed. "He really does like me! He is so sweet and I know that there is so
much to him. He's such a complex person, and yet so open. I can't believe this – Jeff Hardy likes me!
Then it struck me. Now what do I do? Here's this unbelievable, sweet guy that I have loved for years. And
now he's telling me he's fallen for me. Am I dreaming? Am I crazy? This can't be happening.
