Title: Finding Her Way Back-Chapter 2.
Author: Carly.
Rating: PG.
Disclaimer: I only own any original characters later in the story.
Everyone else owns themselves.
Summary: After a life filled with love and loss, Amy vows never to get
close to anyone again. She keeps that promise.until she meets Matt Hardy
who only wants to be her friend and help her. But by constantly pushing him
away, is she also risking the chance to miss out on true love?
It had already been a month since Matt and Amy met and they were very slowly becoming friends. She had made her first appearance on TV and had wowed the fans by performing a hurricanrana. Matt and Jeff were the first ones to congratulate her and the fans were already taking to her. When she was wrestling, Amy seemed one of the happiest people alive but Matt had noticed over the past fortnight that she was incredibly sad otherwise and kept herself to herself.
She was doing a photo shoot with Essa Rios one Sunday afternoon. Amy wasn't in the best of moods that day. She was feeling uncomfortable showing her body off so much for the pictures and the weather was far too hot but the heat was capitalised by the lights all day. There was also slight tension in the atmosphere when Amy had had a minor disagreement over them wanting her to remove her wedding band, something she had refused to do. But Vince had stated early on that any relationships were to be kept secret for as long as possible, which sometimes meant taking the ring off. But to her, that ring signified her love and marriage to her husband. They had been working for nearly four hours when they finally stopped for lunch. Amy drove around for a while before stopping at a diner and went inside, where, as though by fate, Matt sat alone eating food.
Over recent weeks, Amy felt herself being pulled closer to him, no matter how hard she tried to stay away. She couldn't seem to allow herself to get close to him, in spite of their connection and all they had in common. She found herself thinking about him most of the time now and she hated that. Instinctively, she began walking over to him but suddenly stopped and considering leaving when he spotted her and called her over. Forcing a smile, she made her way to him and sat down at the booth. Matt asked her how the shoot was going and Amy told him about her little problem with the photographers. They talked for a while about wrestling and next weeks shows. Matt sensed that Amy was holding back but he didn't want to push her into anything.
He was definitely attracted to her by now and had come to love her passion for the wrestling business. Anybody and everybody could tell that Amy's life revolved around wrestling, much like it did with Matt. They could talk about it for hours without getting bored. He excused himself then after they finished eating to go to the bathroom. While he was gone, the waitress came with their check and Amy pulled her purse out to pay for it when she suddenly caught sight of a photo taken roughly a year ago. She stared at it for a long time, tears falling down her face.
Matt had finished up in the bathroom and started walking back to the table and Amy who's back was facing him. As he approached her, he saw her looking at a photo of herself, a young handsome-looking man with dark hair and blue eyes, and a gorgeous little girl who looked about three or four. She had hazel eyes like Amy and long brown hair like the man.
"Hey Red. I'm back," Matt said, as he sat back down and suddenly realised that Amy was crying. She hurriedly tried to wipe away the tears but to no avail. He had already noticed. "What's the matter? Why are you crying? Who are they in the photo?"
For a moment, she hesitated in telling him until she finally blurted out. "My husband and daughter." Matt looked at her surprised. Amy rarely talked about her husband and he hadn't even known she had a daughter. She hardly spoke about anything of her life, only that she missed her husband and he knew how loyal she was to him. Matt didn't even know his name nor had he ever seen him. It was evident in his eyes that he wanted to know more but Amy was only willing to give him the basics. "Andy's twenty seven and our daughter, Amelia, is six. I'm just crying because I miss them so much." Matt could see the pain in her eyes, which he guessed was because Amy hadn't seen them much lately. He changed the subject then and told her some jokes, mainly in an attempt to cheer her up.
Amy went back to the photo shoot afterward, feeling happier after being with Matt. The shoot only lasted another hour and that night, Amy had a successful match during the house show and over the next two days on Raw and Smackdown. She was building a huge fan base already and Matt and Jeff were extremely proud of her. And on the Wednesday morning they were due home, Matt asked Amy if she wanted to stay at his place in Cameron. At first, she nearly jumped at the chance, as she wanted to spend more time with him before declining his offer. She needed to go home to Florida to see her family. And Matt had to respect that, no matter how disappointed he felt inside. He just wanted to spend as much time as could with her.
Amy got home around lunchtime and after sorting a few things out, which included seeing to Andy and Amelia, decided to ring Matt in the evening. He sounded pleased to hear from her so soon and they talked for about half an hour about things. At the end of their phone call, he told her that he looked forward to seeing her on Saturday and Amy felt her heart suddenly ache for him. 'I'm married for goodness sake!' she mentally scolded herself. 'It's not fair on your husband to fall for someone else.' They said goodbye then and she found herself missing him. She forced any thoughts of Matt out of her head over the next few days and concentrated on being home.
And the next Saturday, they were in New Orleans for the shows and Amy headed straight to the arena from the airport. She found Matt and Jeff's locker room almost instantly and they hung out for a while before she went in search for Essa Rios to strategise for their match later that evening. Matt couldn't take his eyes off her as she left the locker room and Jeff watched his older brother intently. He'd never admitted it before but Jeff easily guessed that Matt felt something for Amy. Every time they talked about her, his face would light up and whenever she walked into a room, he'd just stare at her.
Their matches went well that night and Amy had had the chance to perform some high-flying moves, which had left the fans in awe. Several of the wresters decided to go to a club after the show and Amy went with Trish, another new female wrestler who she had become friends with. She looked fantastic in black trousers and a sparkly purple halter-top with her hair hanging loosely down her back.
Matt was arriving later with Jeff but he had no idea that night, he would learn about a side of Amy he never thought possible. Amy had been at the club for nearly an hour when Matt walked in and headed straight to the bar for drinks but he suddenly saw something that shocked him to his very core. There, in front of Matt, was Amy disappearing to the toilets.with another guy. They were all over each other and didn't stop kissing as they made their way to the back.
When Matt regained his senses, he barged through the crowd and made his way to where she was. If it was one thing that Matt hated, it was dishonesty and infidelity. She'd made him believe that she was so devoted to her husband and yet, her she was making out with some other bloke! As he got to the bathrooms, he heard Amy moaning slightly but he had since lost his sanity as he burst in on them. Amy instantly pulled away from the guy she was with and looked at Matt, almost outraged.
"I thought you were married!" he yelled, without any sense of thought. Past experiences with girlfriends cheating on him made him realise how wrong and even, disgusting it was, in his opinion.
"I am. But that has nothing to do with you!" she shouted back as the stranger left the toilets, without either Matt or Amy noticing.
"Well, I never expected this of you. Why give the impression you love your husband so much then have sex with some random guy? Especially since you have a daughter with that man." Amy was suddenly crying at this point and Matt knew he had hit a raw nerve.
"They're dead. Andy and Amelia are fucking dead!" she blurted out, without realising...
It had already been a month since Matt and Amy met and they were very slowly becoming friends. She had made her first appearance on TV and had wowed the fans by performing a hurricanrana. Matt and Jeff were the first ones to congratulate her and the fans were already taking to her. When she was wrestling, Amy seemed one of the happiest people alive but Matt had noticed over the past fortnight that she was incredibly sad otherwise and kept herself to herself.
She was doing a photo shoot with Essa Rios one Sunday afternoon. Amy wasn't in the best of moods that day. She was feeling uncomfortable showing her body off so much for the pictures and the weather was far too hot but the heat was capitalised by the lights all day. There was also slight tension in the atmosphere when Amy had had a minor disagreement over them wanting her to remove her wedding band, something she had refused to do. But Vince had stated early on that any relationships were to be kept secret for as long as possible, which sometimes meant taking the ring off. But to her, that ring signified her love and marriage to her husband. They had been working for nearly four hours when they finally stopped for lunch. Amy drove around for a while before stopping at a diner and went inside, where, as though by fate, Matt sat alone eating food.
Over recent weeks, Amy felt herself being pulled closer to him, no matter how hard she tried to stay away. She couldn't seem to allow herself to get close to him, in spite of their connection and all they had in common. She found herself thinking about him most of the time now and she hated that. Instinctively, she began walking over to him but suddenly stopped and considering leaving when he spotted her and called her over. Forcing a smile, she made her way to him and sat down at the booth. Matt asked her how the shoot was going and Amy told him about her little problem with the photographers. They talked for a while about wrestling and next weeks shows. Matt sensed that Amy was holding back but he didn't want to push her into anything.
He was definitely attracted to her by now and had come to love her passion for the wrestling business. Anybody and everybody could tell that Amy's life revolved around wrestling, much like it did with Matt. They could talk about it for hours without getting bored. He excused himself then after they finished eating to go to the bathroom. While he was gone, the waitress came with their check and Amy pulled her purse out to pay for it when she suddenly caught sight of a photo taken roughly a year ago. She stared at it for a long time, tears falling down her face.
Matt had finished up in the bathroom and started walking back to the table and Amy who's back was facing him. As he approached her, he saw her looking at a photo of herself, a young handsome-looking man with dark hair and blue eyes, and a gorgeous little girl who looked about three or four. She had hazel eyes like Amy and long brown hair like the man.
"Hey Red. I'm back," Matt said, as he sat back down and suddenly realised that Amy was crying. She hurriedly tried to wipe away the tears but to no avail. He had already noticed. "What's the matter? Why are you crying? Who are they in the photo?"
For a moment, she hesitated in telling him until she finally blurted out. "My husband and daughter." Matt looked at her surprised. Amy rarely talked about her husband and he hadn't even known she had a daughter. She hardly spoke about anything of her life, only that she missed her husband and he knew how loyal she was to him. Matt didn't even know his name nor had he ever seen him. It was evident in his eyes that he wanted to know more but Amy was only willing to give him the basics. "Andy's twenty seven and our daughter, Amelia, is six. I'm just crying because I miss them so much." Matt could see the pain in her eyes, which he guessed was because Amy hadn't seen them much lately. He changed the subject then and told her some jokes, mainly in an attempt to cheer her up.
Amy went back to the photo shoot afterward, feeling happier after being with Matt. The shoot only lasted another hour and that night, Amy had a successful match during the house show and over the next two days on Raw and Smackdown. She was building a huge fan base already and Matt and Jeff were extremely proud of her. And on the Wednesday morning they were due home, Matt asked Amy if she wanted to stay at his place in Cameron. At first, she nearly jumped at the chance, as she wanted to spend more time with him before declining his offer. She needed to go home to Florida to see her family. And Matt had to respect that, no matter how disappointed he felt inside. He just wanted to spend as much time as could with her.
Amy got home around lunchtime and after sorting a few things out, which included seeing to Andy and Amelia, decided to ring Matt in the evening. He sounded pleased to hear from her so soon and they talked for about half an hour about things. At the end of their phone call, he told her that he looked forward to seeing her on Saturday and Amy felt her heart suddenly ache for him. 'I'm married for goodness sake!' she mentally scolded herself. 'It's not fair on your husband to fall for someone else.' They said goodbye then and she found herself missing him. She forced any thoughts of Matt out of her head over the next few days and concentrated on being home.
And the next Saturday, they were in New Orleans for the shows and Amy headed straight to the arena from the airport. She found Matt and Jeff's locker room almost instantly and they hung out for a while before she went in search for Essa Rios to strategise for their match later that evening. Matt couldn't take his eyes off her as she left the locker room and Jeff watched his older brother intently. He'd never admitted it before but Jeff easily guessed that Matt felt something for Amy. Every time they talked about her, his face would light up and whenever she walked into a room, he'd just stare at her.
Their matches went well that night and Amy had had the chance to perform some high-flying moves, which had left the fans in awe. Several of the wresters decided to go to a club after the show and Amy went with Trish, another new female wrestler who she had become friends with. She looked fantastic in black trousers and a sparkly purple halter-top with her hair hanging loosely down her back.
Matt was arriving later with Jeff but he had no idea that night, he would learn about a side of Amy he never thought possible. Amy had been at the club for nearly an hour when Matt walked in and headed straight to the bar for drinks but he suddenly saw something that shocked him to his very core. There, in front of Matt, was Amy disappearing to the toilets.with another guy. They were all over each other and didn't stop kissing as they made their way to the back.
When Matt regained his senses, he barged through the crowd and made his way to where she was. If it was one thing that Matt hated, it was dishonesty and infidelity. She'd made him believe that she was so devoted to her husband and yet, her she was making out with some other bloke! As he got to the bathrooms, he heard Amy moaning slightly but he had since lost his sanity as he burst in on them. Amy instantly pulled away from the guy she was with and looked at Matt, almost outraged.
"I thought you were married!" he yelled, without any sense of thought. Past experiences with girlfriends cheating on him made him realise how wrong and even, disgusting it was, in his opinion.
"I am. But that has nothing to do with you!" she shouted back as the stranger left the toilets, without either Matt or Amy noticing.
"Well, I never expected this of you. Why give the impression you love your husband so much then have sex with some random guy? Especially since you have a daughter with that man." Amy was suddenly crying at this point and Matt knew he had hit a raw nerve.
"They're dead. Andy and Amelia are fucking dead!" she blurted out, without realising...