The months had been good to Jeff and Shannon for the most part since that
morning Jeff held Shannon in bed. Matt and Shannon's gimmick escalated both
men's storylines. The one dark spot was the passing of Shannon's father.
Although the family had been expecting it, the young blond was still
devastated. Jeff felt horrible for Shannon and helped him though the
arrangements and the funeral. His own mother's passing coming back to him
clearly as if it had just happened, Jeff knew a little about what Shannon
was feeling.
Evan had returned to the Indies and was starting an acting career. Jeff and Shannon saw him in Los Angeles once when Smackdown was there for a taping. Evan had cut his hair but he still had that same smarmy quality about him. He glared right at them but wouldn't cross the street to confront them. Jeff looked equally menacing but Shannon playfully stuck his tongue out at him. Evan's eyes narrowed and he stormed away, leaving them laughing in his wake.
Juvi wound up signing with NWA:TNA before long. Evan and Juvi had broken up and the Latino was on his own. Unfortunately for him, several of the established TNA stars were former WCW performers and they remembered his antics well. He had the shit beaten out of him almost nightly for the first few weeks. It wasn't until he hooked up with a guy called CM Punk that he got a reprieve.
It was a Monday night and Jeff smiled as he watched his brother make his Raw return. Shannon was due back from his house show any time now, but Jeff was taping it for him as promised on the portable VCR he traveled with.
Matt jumped off the ring apron as planned, stunning the audience. Amy, as Lita, looked dutifully shocked that her boyfriend was leaving her hanging out to dry like that. Bischoff got the pin and Matt yelled at Lita that she was selfish before stalking off to the back.
"Yep, ever the TV asshole," Jeff grinned.
A bit later on, Jeff saw the Christian storyline progress with the Canadian using his Survivor Series wish to get Lita her job back. The two actually looked very good together on camera.It was about time that they gave Jay a decent plot. He hoped the writers didn't screw that angle up as Jay could use a genuine push in the face direction. The door clicked open and Shannon danced into the room.
"How'd the show go, baby?" Jeff asked, pulling his lover down for a quick kiss before releasing him.
"It went great," Shannon beamed. "Missed you there, though."
"Me, too," Jeff sighed. "But I don't want to give the rumor mill any ammunition. This is YOUR time to shine. I want everyone to focus on you."
"I know, Jeffy," Shannon smiled. "I just missed you."
"Well, I missed you, too," Jeff said scooting back on the bed and making room for his baby. "Let's watch the rest of Raw together."
"Did you get Matt and Amy's stuff on tape for me?"
"I promised you I would and I did," Jeff smiled.
They watched together in silence until the show ended. Then there was a knock at the door. Jeff kissed Shannon's neck before getting up to answer it. He signed something and a server rolled in a cart laden with food. Jeff laughed, as Shannon's eyes grew wide.
"Surprise, baby," the younger Hardy said after he closed the door.
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"Man, that was some return!" Shane grinned as he and Matt finally collapsed on the bed in their hotel room.
"You think it went all right?"
"All right?" Shane exclaimed, propping himself up on his side and twirling a few strands of Matt's hair between his fingers. "It was better than all right! You and Amy sure know how to stir a pot!"
Matt smiled and gave himself over to the relaxed feeling of being in his lover's arms again. Not just for a night either, they were back on the same show. That meant they would be traveling together and rooming together and . . . Matt's mind wandered while Shane's hands slowly exploring his body.
"Matty-boy?" Shane's voice dropped into that sexy timber the older Hardy loved so much.
Matt opened his eyes and was greeted by one of Shane's most intense gazes. He loved it when Sugar got all dark and sexy on him. Shane's smile widened as he drew in and caught Matt's mouth in a hot demanding kiss that had them both moaning before they broke apart.
"What was that for?" Matt asked breathlessly.
"I need a reason now?" Shane laughed and caught Matt's lips again, pushing his tongue inside to explore.
Matt quickly gave in to his lover's ministrations and pulled Shane on top of him, not breaking contact. Shane sighed into Matt's mouth as he continued to deepen the kiss. Matt was just falling into that blissful state that found him every time he and Shane made love. He groaned in disappointment as he playfully glared up at Shane, who grinned back down at him.
"I have something to ask you first," the superhero said, nipping at Matt's lower lip one last time.
Now what was going on here? Matt just looked up at Shane expectantly waiting for whatever it was he needed to ask before they could get on with their reunion.
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"Jeff?" Shannon asked in bewilderment. "What's all this? It ain't our anniversary."
"I know that," Jeff replied, popping the cork on the champagne bottle. "But everyday we spend together feels that way to me."
Shannon smiled as he watched Jeff pour the bubbly into two flutes and hand one of them to him. He raised his own and looked at Shannon pointedly to do the same before making a toast.
"To the love of my life," Jeff said simply.
"Hey, Shakespeare," Shannon giggled. "What kind of a toast is that for a poet of your stature?"
"I thought that expressed what I feel well enough," Jeff said pretending to look hurt.
"I'm just kidding," Shannon grinned. "You know I know you love me."
"Cocky boy," Jeff teased, taking his and Shannon's glasses and putting them down on the tray.
He kissed Shannon lightly on the lips then kneeled down in front of him. Shannon's eyebrows shot straight up and his heart began to race. This couldn't be what it looked like, could it? No, it couldn't be. He must be reading this wrong. That last thought made him rather sad. He looked at Jeff searchingly. The confusion must have shown because Jeff's features softened and he leaned in to take Shannon's face into his hands and touch foreheads with him.
"Don't look so scared, baby," Jeff whispered. "If you don't want this, just tell me."
"Want this?" Shannon asked in disbelief. "Then this is what I think it is?"
Jeff nodded and peered deeply into Shannon's eyes, his expression neutral. Shannon's heart was doing leaps and tumbles and his breath caught in his throat. Jeff seemed to be waiting for a cue from him, so Shannon smiled as widely as possible to show him that the blond did want what Jeff did. Jeff smiled back and kissed him again.
"Shannon Moore, will you please save me from myself and marry me?" Jeff asked.
"God, yes!" Shannon shrieked and pulled Jeff back onto the bed with him.
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Shane smiled down at Matt lovingly. He couldn't believe how happy he was right now. Two years ago he thought he would never have his Matty-boy with him and look what life had brought him. He was so glad Jeff had shared his own plans with him last month. The idea made absolute sense to Shane and he knew he had to ask Matt, too. He couldn't not. Not now. Jeff had been surprisingly understanding about Shane's revelation. He'd even helped with ideas. Then he'd suggested they plan a double ceremony up in Canada, where same sex marriage is legal. He owed a lot to the younger Hardy since they'd become friends.
Matt quirked an eyebrow up at him while he waited impatiently for Shane to continue. Shane laughed. Apparently, his plan to wind Matt up before asking him worked, as his lover had no idea what Shane was about to ask him. This was going to be fun.
"Babe, you know you belong to me, right?" Shane began.
"Is that what this about?" Matt asked rolling his eyes in exasperation. "Are you feeling nervous about seeing me in a new setting with different guys to work with?"
"Well, I wasn't before," Shane said frowning. "But I am now."
"Well, what is it then?" Matt was getting testy, obviously trying to get the questions out of the way so they could get on with their lovemaking. It really was so cute, Shane thought.
"I want to make it permanent," Shane smirked.
"What?" Matt asked, clearly confused. "I thought it was permanent. That's what you said the day we first made love."
"I mean I want it to be legal," Shane smiled in frustration. "Damn it, Matt, I want you to marry me!"
"Marry?!?" Matt cried. "You never mentioned marriage before!"
Shane's stomach lurched. Matt didn't want to marry him? This was an unforeseen problem. No, this can't be. It won't be. Shane wouldn't accept defeat without a fight.
"You don't want to marry me?" he asked in a low growl.
"I didn't say that," Matt flushed. "I just didn't know you wanted to marry me."
"Why the hell wouldn't I want to marry you?"
Matt shrugged and looked away.
"Are you back to avoiding your feelings again?" Shane sighed and slowly turned Matt's head back to him. "Matty, answer me."
"I just never thought I could be this happy," Matt said earnestly, tears forming in his eyes. "I do want to marry you, Shane. I'm just shocked you want to marry me."
"When I tell you I love you, I ain't fooling," Shane said tenderly. "I want to be married to you, Matt. Just you. Will you marry me?"
Matt sniffled and nodded then locked his arms around Shane and cried happily. Shane held him until the tears subsided.
"I have to call Jeff," Matt smiled up through his tears when he pulled back.
"Why don't you wait until tomorrow morning?" Shane asked nibbling on his soon to be husband's lip again and reveling in the gasp he received for his efforts.
"But I want to tell him," Matt protested. "I want to share our news."
"I have a feeling he'll want to share some news of his own. Tomorrow."
"You mean?" Matt asked with wide eyes.
Shane laughed and nodded. "Now how about we celebrate alone tonight and call them tomorrow?"
"Deal," Matt agreed, pulling Shane down to his lips again.
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NOTE: Some reviewers rightly pointed out I left out important details. I will also update this with at least one more chapter later on. I'm so glad you enjoyed this!
Evan had returned to the Indies and was starting an acting career. Jeff and Shannon saw him in Los Angeles once when Smackdown was there for a taping. Evan had cut his hair but he still had that same smarmy quality about him. He glared right at them but wouldn't cross the street to confront them. Jeff looked equally menacing but Shannon playfully stuck his tongue out at him. Evan's eyes narrowed and he stormed away, leaving them laughing in his wake.
Juvi wound up signing with NWA:TNA before long. Evan and Juvi had broken up and the Latino was on his own. Unfortunately for him, several of the established TNA stars were former WCW performers and they remembered his antics well. He had the shit beaten out of him almost nightly for the first few weeks. It wasn't until he hooked up with a guy called CM Punk that he got a reprieve.
It was a Monday night and Jeff smiled as he watched his brother make his Raw return. Shannon was due back from his house show any time now, but Jeff was taping it for him as promised on the portable VCR he traveled with.
Matt jumped off the ring apron as planned, stunning the audience. Amy, as Lita, looked dutifully shocked that her boyfriend was leaving her hanging out to dry like that. Bischoff got the pin and Matt yelled at Lita that she was selfish before stalking off to the back.
"Yep, ever the TV asshole," Jeff grinned.
A bit later on, Jeff saw the Christian storyline progress with the Canadian using his Survivor Series wish to get Lita her job back. The two actually looked very good together on camera.It was about time that they gave Jay a decent plot. He hoped the writers didn't screw that angle up as Jay could use a genuine push in the face direction. The door clicked open and Shannon danced into the room.
"How'd the show go, baby?" Jeff asked, pulling his lover down for a quick kiss before releasing him.
"It went great," Shannon beamed. "Missed you there, though."
"Me, too," Jeff sighed. "But I don't want to give the rumor mill any ammunition. This is YOUR time to shine. I want everyone to focus on you."
"I know, Jeffy," Shannon smiled. "I just missed you."
"Well, I missed you, too," Jeff said scooting back on the bed and making room for his baby. "Let's watch the rest of Raw together."
"Did you get Matt and Amy's stuff on tape for me?"
"I promised you I would and I did," Jeff smiled.
They watched together in silence until the show ended. Then there was a knock at the door. Jeff kissed Shannon's neck before getting up to answer it. He signed something and a server rolled in a cart laden with food. Jeff laughed, as Shannon's eyes grew wide.
"Surprise, baby," the younger Hardy said after he closed the door.
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"Man, that was some return!" Shane grinned as he and Matt finally collapsed on the bed in their hotel room.
"You think it went all right?"
"All right?" Shane exclaimed, propping himself up on his side and twirling a few strands of Matt's hair between his fingers. "It was better than all right! You and Amy sure know how to stir a pot!"
Matt smiled and gave himself over to the relaxed feeling of being in his lover's arms again. Not just for a night either, they were back on the same show. That meant they would be traveling together and rooming together and . . . Matt's mind wandered while Shane's hands slowly exploring his body.
"Matty-boy?" Shane's voice dropped into that sexy timber the older Hardy loved so much.
Matt opened his eyes and was greeted by one of Shane's most intense gazes. He loved it when Sugar got all dark and sexy on him. Shane's smile widened as he drew in and caught Matt's mouth in a hot demanding kiss that had them both moaning before they broke apart.
"What was that for?" Matt asked breathlessly.
"I need a reason now?" Shane laughed and caught Matt's lips again, pushing his tongue inside to explore.
Matt quickly gave in to his lover's ministrations and pulled Shane on top of him, not breaking contact. Shane sighed into Matt's mouth as he continued to deepen the kiss. Matt was just falling into that blissful state that found him every time he and Shane made love. He groaned in disappointment as he playfully glared up at Shane, who grinned back down at him.
"I have something to ask you first," the superhero said, nipping at Matt's lower lip one last time.
Now what was going on here? Matt just looked up at Shane expectantly waiting for whatever it was he needed to ask before they could get on with their reunion.
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"Jeff?" Shannon asked in bewilderment. "What's all this? It ain't our anniversary."
"I know that," Jeff replied, popping the cork on the champagne bottle. "But everyday we spend together feels that way to me."
Shannon smiled as he watched Jeff pour the bubbly into two flutes and hand one of them to him. He raised his own and looked at Shannon pointedly to do the same before making a toast.
"To the love of my life," Jeff said simply.
"Hey, Shakespeare," Shannon giggled. "What kind of a toast is that for a poet of your stature?"
"I thought that expressed what I feel well enough," Jeff said pretending to look hurt.
"I'm just kidding," Shannon grinned. "You know I know you love me."
"Cocky boy," Jeff teased, taking his and Shannon's glasses and putting them down on the tray.
He kissed Shannon lightly on the lips then kneeled down in front of him. Shannon's eyebrows shot straight up and his heart began to race. This couldn't be what it looked like, could it? No, it couldn't be. He must be reading this wrong. That last thought made him rather sad. He looked at Jeff searchingly. The confusion must have shown because Jeff's features softened and he leaned in to take Shannon's face into his hands and touch foreheads with him.
"Don't look so scared, baby," Jeff whispered. "If you don't want this, just tell me."
"Want this?" Shannon asked in disbelief. "Then this is what I think it is?"
Jeff nodded and peered deeply into Shannon's eyes, his expression neutral. Shannon's heart was doing leaps and tumbles and his breath caught in his throat. Jeff seemed to be waiting for a cue from him, so Shannon smiled as widely as possible to show him that the blond did want what Jeff did. Jeff smiled back and kissed him again.
"Shannon Moore, will you please save me from myself and marry me?" Jeff asked.
"God, yes!" Shannon shrieked and pulled Jeff back onto the bed with him.
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Shane smiled down at Matt lovingly. He couldn't believe how happy he was right now. Two years ago he thought he would never have his Matty-boy with him and look what life had brought him. He was so glad Jeff had shared his own plans with him last month. The idea made absolute sense to Shane and he knew he had to ask Matt, too. He couldn't not. Not now. Jeff had been surprisingly understanding about Shane's revelation. He'd even helped with ideas. Then he'd suggested they plan a double ceremony up in Canada, where same sex marriage is legal. He owed a lot to the younger Hardy since they'd become friends.
Matt quirked an eyebrow up at him while he waited impatiently for Shane to continue. Shane laughed. Apparently, his plan to wind Matt up before asking him worked, as his lover had no idea what Shane was about to ask him. This was going to be fun.
"Babe, you know you belong to me, right?" Shane began.
"Is that what this about?" Matt asked rolling his eyes in exasperation. "Are you feeling nervous about seeing me in a new setting with different guys to work with?"
"Well, I wasn't before," Shane said frowning. "But I am now."
"Well, what is it then?" Matt was getting testy, obviously trying to get the questions out of the way so they could get on with their lovemaking. It really was so cute, Shane thought.
"I want to make it permanent," Shane smirked.
"What?" Matt asked, clearly confused. "I thought it was permanent. That's what you said the day we first made love."
"I mean I want it to be legal," Shane smiled in frustration. "Damn it, Matt, I want you to marry me!"
"Marry?!?" Matt cried. "You never mentioned marriage before!"
Shane's stomach lurched. Matt didn't want to marry him? This was an unforeseen problem. No, this can't be. It won't be. Shane wouldn't accept defeat without a fight.
"You don't want to marry me?" he asked in a low growl.
"I didn't say that," Matt flushed. "I just didn't know you wanted to marry me."
"Why the hell wouldn't I want to marry you?"
Matt shrugged and looked away.
"Are you back to avoiding your feelings again?" Shane sighed and slowly turned Matt's head back to him. "Matty, answer me."
"I just never thought I could be this happy," Matt said earnestly, tears forming in his eyes. "I do want to marry you, Shane. I'm just shocked you want to marry me."
"When I tell you I love you, I ain't fooling," Shane said tenderly. "I want to be married to you, Matt. Just you. Will you marry me?"
Matt sniffled and nodded then locked his arms around Shane and cried happily. Shane held him until the tears subsided.
"I have to call Jeff," Matt smiled up through his tears when he pulled back.
"Why don't you wait until tomorrow morning?" Shane asked nibbling on his soon to be husband's lip again and reveling in the gasp he received for his efforts.
"But I want to tell him," Matt protested. "I want to share our news."
"I have a feeling he'll want to share some news of his own. Tomorrow."
"You mean?" Matt asked with wide eyes.
Shane laughed and nodded. "Now how about we celebrate alone tonight and call them tomorrow?"
"Deal," Matt agreed, pulling Shane down to his lips again.
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NOTE: Some reviewers rightly pointed out I left out important details. I will also update this with at least one more chapter later on. I'm so glad you enjoyed this!