Shannon sighed under the spray of the shower after his match with Tajiri.
It had been a few weeks since Matt moved over to Smackdown and his and
Shannon's storyline seemed to be going over well with the fans. Shane's
angle with Kane was equally successful from what he'd seen so far. His only
worry was his boyfriend. Jeff wasn't putting forth as much effort and
enthusiasm as he used to in his work and it was beginning to alarm both
Shannon and Matt. Matt called his brother every night to give him a pep
talk. Shannon called too to keep Jeff's spirits up as much as possible.
Each time Jeff would promise to pick things up a notch, but it never
manifested in the Raw programming. And the writers were giving Jeff less
and less to do, forcing him to job to newer talent. It was damned
frustrating, is what it was, Shannon thought.
Rey was still watching him closely, too. Shannon told Jeff about it when they were together. He didn't want the younger Hardy brother to worry about him but he knew if he didn't tell him and Jeff found out about it later on, he would be hurt that Shannon hadn't trusted him enough to confide in him. And Jeff was one of the very few people Shannon trusted with his life. Matt helped Shannon avoid the small Latino, though, so Shannon wasn't as fearful for his safety as he was before. Matt can be quite intimidating when he wanted to be.
Suddenly the blond felt a hand clamp tightly over his mouth and his back was thrown up against the shower wall. He let out a shriek against the palm but it muffled his cry. He opened his eyes and looked into the narrowed glare of Rey Mysterio.
"Don't make a sound, Shannon," Rey hissed warningly. "I don't really want to hurt you."
Shannon's green gaze widened but he nodded his head nervously, indicating that Rey could take his hand off his mouth. Rey smiled predatorily and moved his hand, running both down Shannon's naked, wet body.
"That's better," he cooed. "Did you think I could forget about you, beautiful?"
Shannon's mouth dropped open but clamped shut when Rey brought a finger up to trace his bottom lip.
"Why do you fight me?" Rey sighed. "I could make you feel so safe and loved."
"Jeff already does that," Shannon snapped trying to pull away. But Rey had him trapped against the wall and crowded in to hold himself against him. His chest was bare and pressed into Shannon's. Thankfully he still wore his trunks, so the taller blond didn't have to deal with that sickening predicament. Rey stood between the blond's legs and had Shannon leaned back against the wall. He was at was eye level with him.
"But Jeff isn't here right now," Rey insisted leaning in.
"That don't matter," Shannon grimaced, turning his head. Rey's lips caressed his cheek softly but Shannon could only feel sick. "And Matt'll kick your ass if he finds you in here with me."
"Matt is busy right now, mi amor."
"I'm not your anything," Shannon squeaked finally pushing Rey a few inches back. "What do you mean he's busy?"
"Just what I said," Rey smiled coyly, then swiftly locked his lips onto Shannon's and forced his tongue inside.
Shannon shrieked again but Rey swallowed it. He tried to push the small Latino away again but Rey was too strong and determined and Shannon couldn't break free. He felt so helpless and dirty that he began to cry. Rey suddenly stopped.
"Don't cry, Shannon," he soothed softly pulling the blond into a tight embrace. "I won't hurt you. I swear I won't."
"Please leave me alone."
"I can't do that, sweet," Rey whispered rocking them back and forth. "But I will promise you that I'll be very gentle with you and I won't try to take you until I think you're ready."
"I love Jeff," Shannon sniffled weakly. "Please just let me be happy."
"You'll be happy with me," Rey said, pulling back and pressing another soft kiss to Shannon's cheek. "I'll keep you safe and happy, essa, I promise. When you're ready."
After a final touch to Shannon's shoulder, Rey was gone. Leaving Shannon a trembling mess in the showers as the water ran over his body.
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Matt regarded the young wrestler in front of him with sad annoyance. It wasn't that he didn't like Billy Kidman as a person. But how should he treat his lover's ex anyway? It certainly posed a dilemma, to say the least. They'd be working together at least for a while and Matt liked to be on good terms with those he performed with. Especially since one wrong move could end either's career.
"Look, Billy," Matt began wearily, "I have to get going. Could you just let me by?"
"How's Shane?" Billy asked again in a monotone.
"He's fine. Can I please?"
"We were very happy for a long time there, Matt," Billy said sadly. "What happened to make him leave me?"
"You'll have to ask him yourself at the next pay-per-view," Matt replied feeling his anger rise. Matt didn't like the idea of Billy talking with Shane period, but it wasn't for him to say why Shane broke up with him. It wasn't his relationship then.
"Well, I think I know why," Billy grunted accusingly. "You."
"He broke up with you a year before I hooked up with him," Matt said between gritted teeth. "I had nothing to do with his decision to end things with you."
"We were happy," Billy insisted. "I loved him more than anyone ever could. I still do."
Matt's jealousy finally surfaced. "Well, I'm truly sorry you can't get over him, Billy," he growled. "But he's with me now and that's not changing."
"How do you know?" Billy sneered. "What makes you think he won't leave you as lost as he did to me? Trust me, Matt. I know how it feels to love him and I can see that you do. But I loved him, too and he left me. What will you do when he leaves you?"
"He's never leaving me," Matt seethed. "I know."
"Either you're deluding yourself," Billy taunted, "or you DO know something about why he left me. I know he wasn't really going out with that little blond, so it wasn't another man, besides you that is. Why?"
"Like I said," Matt replied, pushing past the angry wrestler, "you'll have to ask him yourself."
He stalked away before Billy could say anything else. He passed Rey Mysterio who gave him a wide grin as he passed. Uh oh. Shannon.
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"Oh my God, Shannon!"
Matt's voice broke into Shannon's thoughts. The water suddenly stopped and he could see a pair of legs standing in front of him. Matt! Thank God! Shannon couldn't find his voice though and just leaned into the older Hardy as Matt picked him up and carried him out of the shower.
"It's okay, Shan," Matt soothed as he wrapped a huge towel around the trembling blond and held him close. "It's okay. I'm so sorry I wasn't here. I won't do that to you again. Please be okay."
Shannon's sobs slowly abated and he clung to Matt and listened to his comforting voice while the larger man rubbed his back and arms, trying to get some warmth back into him.
"It's okay," Matt said again.
"No, it's not," Shannon whispered back. "It ain't going to be okay, Matt. He won't go away. He told me so." He then went on to tell Matt everything that had happened.
"I'll hurt him for you," Matt said enraged, and Shannon could see in his eyes that Matt meant it.
"No, you can't get in trouble because of me," the blond shook his head. "Just promise me you'll never leave me alone again."
"I can do that," Matt replied.
"I told him you would be back but he seemed sure you would be too busy," Shannon sighed, leaning his head against Matt's shoulder.
"He said that?" Matt asked quietly, causing Shannon to look back up and nod. "Kidman," Matt's voice was flat.
Shannon looked at him in confusion but Matt only shook his head and hugged him tighter.
"Maybe I shouldn't tell Jeff," Shannon said more to himself than to Matt.
"That's not the way to handle it," Matt said. "You know he'd be crushed if he ever found out."
"But you wouldn't tell him, would you?" Shannon looked back up.
"He's my brother, Shan," Matt said gently. "I wouldn't lie to him. I promised him I'd protect you."
Shannon sighed.
"Besides," Matt reasoned. "Rey will likely tell him anyway to play mind games with you."
"I didn't think of that," Shannon admitted.
"We can't let them drive a wedge between us and our guys," Matt said seriously. "We'll be honest with Shane and Jeff about what's going on and let them help us. Just like you're supposed to in any relationship."
"Thanks for being there for me, Matt."
"Friends do that, Shanny."
"You've been listening to Shane too much," Shannon groused at the nickname.
Matt laughed.
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NOTE: I'm sorry I couldn't post this weekend. I was all set to read and review HD's newest "Undisputed" chapter when I read her note about updating this story. So I meekly slunk away and opened my Word program. SORRY everyone!
Rey was still watching him closely, too. Shannon told Jeff about it when they were together. He didn't want the younger Hardy brother to worry about him but he knew if he didn't tell him and Jeff found out about it later on, he would be hurt that Shannon hadn't trusted him enough to confide in him. And Jeff was one of the very few people Shannon trusted with his life. Matt helped Shannon avoid the small Latino, though, so Shannon wasn't as fearful for his safety as he was before. Matt can be quite intimidating when he wanted to be.
Suddenly the blond felt a hand clamp tightly over his mouth and his back was thrown up against the shower wall. He let out a shriek against the palm but it muffled his cry. He opened his eyes and looked into the narrowed glare of Rey Mysterio.
"Don't make a sound, Shannon," Rey hissed warningly. "I don't really want to hurt you."
Shannon's green gaze widened but he nodded his head nervously, indicating that Rey could take his hand off his mouth. Rey smiled predatorily and moved his hand, running both down Shannon's naked, wet body.
"That's better," he cooed. "Did you think I could forget about you, beautiful?"
Shannon's mouth dropped open but clamped shut when Rey brought a finger up to trace his bottom lip.
"Why do you fight me?" Rey sighed. "I could make you feel so safe and loved."
"Jeff already does that," Shannon snapped trying to pull away. But Rey had him trapped against the wall and crowded in to hold himself against him. His chest was bare and pressed into Shannon's. Thankfully he still wore his trunks, so the taller blond didn't have to deal with that sickening predicament. Rey stood between the blond's legs and had Shannon leaned back against the wall. He was at was eye level with him.
"But Jeff isn't here right now," Rey insisted leaning in.
"That don't matter," Shannon grimaced, turning his head. Rey's lips caressed his cheek softly but Shannon could only feel sick. "And Matt'll kick your ass if he finds you in here with me."
"Matt is busy right now, mi amor."
"I'm not your anything," Shannon squeaked finally pushing Rey a few inches back. "What do you mean he's busy?"
"Just what I said," Rey smiled coyly, then swiftly locked his lips onto Shannon's and forced his tongue inside.
Shannon shrieked again but Rey swallowed it. He tried to push the small Latino away again but Rey was too strong and determined and Shannon couldn't break free. He felt so helpless and dirty that he began to cry. Rey suddenly stopped.
"Don't cry, Shannon," he soothed softly pulling the blond into a tight embrace. "I won't hurt you. I swear I won't."
"Please leave me alone."
"I can't do that, sweet," Rey whispered rocking them back and forth. "But I will promise you that I'll be very gentle with you and I won't try to take you until I think you're ready."
"I love Jeff," Shannon sniffled weakly. "Please just let me be happy."
"You'll be happy with me," Rey said, pulling back and pressing another soft kiss to Shannon's cheek. "I'll keep you safe and happy, essa, I promise. When you're ready."
After a final touch to Shannon's shoulder, Rey was gone. Leaving Shannon a trembling mess in the showers as the water ran over his body.
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Matt regarded the young wrestler in front of him with sad annoyance. It wasn't that he didn't like Billy Kidman as a person. But how should he treat his lover's ex anyway? It certainly posed a dilemma, to say the least. They'd be working together at least for a while and Matt liked to be on good terms with those he performed with. Especially since one wrong move could end either's career.
"Look, Billy," Matt began wearily, "I have to get going. Could you just let me by?"
"How's Shane?" Billy asked again in a monotone.
"He's fine. Can I please?"
"We were very happy for a long time there, Matt," Billy said sadly. "What happened to make him leave me?"
"You'll have to ask him yourself at the next pay-per-view," Matt replied feeling his anger rise. Matt didn't like the idea of Billy talking with Shane period, but it wasn't for him to say why Shane broke up with him. It wasn't his relationship then.
"Well, I think I know why," Billy grunted accusingly. "You."
"He broke up with you a year before I hooked up with him," Matt said between gritted teeth. "I had nothing to do with his decision to end things with you."
"We were happy," Billy insisted. "I loved him more than anyone ever could. I still do."
Matt's jealousy finally surfaced. "Well, I'm truly sorry you can't get over him, Billy," he growled. "But he's with me now and that's not changing."
"How do you know?" Billy sneered. "What makes you think he won't leave you as lost as he did to me? Trust me, Matt. I know how it feels to love him and I can see that you do. But I loved him, too and he left me. What will you do when he leaves you?"
"He's never leaving me," Matt seethed. "I know."
"Either you're deluding yourself," Billy taunted, "or you DO know something about why he left me. I know he wasn't really going out with that little blond, so it wasn't another man, besides you that is. Why?"
"Like I said," Matt replied, pushing past the angry wrestler, "you'll have to ask him yourself."
He stalked away before Billy could say anything else. He passed Rey Mysterio who gave him a wide grin as he passed. Uh oh. Shannon.
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"Oh my God, Shannon!"
Matt's voice broke into Shannon's thoughts. The water suddenly stopped and he could see a pair of legs standing in front of him. Matt! Thank God! Shannon couldn't find his voice though and just leaned into the older Hardy as Matt picked him up and carried him out of the shower.
"It's okay, Shan," Matt soothed as he wrapped a huge towel around the trembling blond and held him close. "It's okay. I'm so sorry I wasn't here. I won't do that to you again. Please be okay."
Shannon's sobs slowly abated and he clung to Matt and listened to his comforting voice while the larger man rubbed his back and arms, trying to get some warmth back into him.
"It's okay," Matt said again.
"No, it's not," Shannon whispered back. "It ain't going to be okay, Matt. He won't go away. He told me so." He then went on to tell Matt everything that had happened.
"I'll hurt him for you," Matt said enraged, and Shannon could see in his eyes that Matt meant it.
"No, you can't get in trouble because of me," the blond shook his head. "Just promise me you'll never leave me alone again."
"I can do that," Matt replied.
"I told him you would be back but he seemed sure you would be too busy," Shannon sighed, leaning his head against Matt's shoulder.
"He said that?" Matt asked quietly, causing Shannon to look back up and nod. "Kidman," Matt's voice was flat.
Shannon looked at him in confusion but Matt only shook his head and hugged him tighter.
"Maybe I shouldn't tell Jeff," Shannon said more to himself than to Matt.
"That's not the way to handle it," Matt said. "You know he'd be crushed if he ever found out."
"But you wouldn't tell him, would you?" Shannon looked back up.
"He's my brother, Shan," Matt said gently. "I wouldn't lie to him. I promised him I'd protect you."
Shannon sighed.
"Besides," Matt reasoned. "Rey will likely tell him anyway to play mind games with you."
"I didn't think of that," Shannon admitted.
"We can't let them drive a wedge between us and our guys," Matt said seriously. "We'll be honest with Shane and Jeff about what's going on and let them help us. Just like you're supposed to in any relationship."
"Thanks for being there for me, Matt."
"Friends do that, Shanny."
"You've been listening to Shane too much," Shannon groused at the nickname.
Matt laughed.
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NOTE: I'm sorry I couldn't post this weekend. I was all set to read and review HD's newest "Undisputed" chapter when I read her note about updating this story. So I meekly slunk away and opened my Word program. SORRY everyone!