Chapter Eleven:
Two weeks have passed since I talked with Jeff on the beach that night, and I was miserable. All I did was walk up and down the beach. Jessi couldn't do anything to help me and it was tough on her, I could see it in her eyes.
"Lisha, lets go see a movie, huh?" Jessi suggested as she walked out on to the back porch. I was seated on the swing when she sat down next to me.
"What movie?" I asked back not even looking at her.
"How about 'The Rundown'? It's got Sean William Scott in it." Jessi said. I turned my gaze to her. We sat looking at each other. She could see the pain in my eyes and I could see the sadness in hers.
"I miss him Jessi." I said as I let a few tears roll down my cheek.
"I bet you do. So why don't you call him?" Jessi asked.
"I can't! He probably hates me. I know I would if I were him." I replied as I switched my gaze back to the ocean.
"I'm sure he doesn't hate you. I bet he misses you just as much, if not more. His number in by the phone, call him." She said as she nudged me lightly.
"What would I say to him?" I questioned.
"Anything you want to. Just talk to him. You know people make mistakes all the time. If they didn't they wouldn't be human. And just because Jeff made a mistake doesn't mean that you two can't be friends and over-come this." Jessi said as she stood up and walked into the house. I followed shortly after her and grabbed his number. I sat down at the table with it, just staring at it.
"Here, this might help." Jessi said as she handed me the phone.
"Oh shut up." I shot back playfully.
"what? It's not like you have ESP and can just talk to him that way." Jessi said jokenly. A small smile played on my lips.
"Ok, now get out of here. I don't need and audiance when I'm already nervous enough." I said shoowing her out with my hand.
"Alright already. I'm going...bossy." Jessi said as she left the room, her last comment making me chuckle. I picked up the phone, holing it for a minute then finally dialing his number. It rang twice before someone picked up.
"Hello." Came a man's voice.
"Hi, is Jeff there?" I asked.
"Yes, just a second. He's almost done primping himself up." The man said with a laugh. I could hear people in the background.
"Adam knock it off! If anyone in here 'primps' himself it you with that hair of yours!" Someone yelled.
"Now give me my phone." The man said as he took the phone from Adam.
"Hello, don't mind Adam. This is Jeff." Jeff said. I froze momentarily, not sure what to say.
"Hello? Is anybody there?" Jeff asked.
"Uh...Jeff? It's Lisha..." I finally found my voice.
"Lisha? Wow, I'm surprised." Jeff said, somewhat in shock.
"Did I call at a bad time? I can call back..." I rambled on.
"No, no, no.Your timing is perfect. I was just getting ready to head out to the next city. I'm driving by myself so you'll keep me awake." Jeff said.
"Why are you by yourself and not with Matt?" I asked curiously.
"Matt just left to go see you and Jessi. You know he really likes her." Jeff said.
"She really likes him too. I'm happy that they have each other." I said as we fell into a somewhat uncomfortable silence.
"I'm sorry." I blurted out.
"For what?" He asked back.
"For being so stupid and being mad at you..." I started but was cut off.
"Don't be sorry. I'm the one who should be sorry." Jeff said.
"Can we just put it behind us and start over?" I asked in shy tone.
"I would like that very much." Jeff replied.
"So, what city are you going to?" I asked.
"Chicago. It's about a 3 1/2 to 4 hour drive from where I am, but it'll be good. Driving always helps settle me down. Specially after a hard match or something." Jeff said.
"It must. Who did you go against tonight?" I asked genuinely interested.
"Rey Mysterio. He's great to work with. One of my favorites cause we both can pull off some cool moves to make the match really entertaining." Jeff said, the excitement evident in his tome. I smiled to myself as I realized that I was happy.
~2 1/2 hours later~
"That is so funny." I said as I let out a yawn.
"Hey, why don't you go get some sleep now." Jeff said over the phone.
"But I'm not tired. Besides Matt got here an hour ago and they dissappeared to Jessi's room, and I really don't want to listen to them." I protested lightly.
"Now that's funny. Hang on a sec babe, I got a beep." Jeff said.
"OK." I said then I was put on hold. After about ten minutes, Jeff came back.
"Sorry bout that." Jeff said in an agrivated tone.
"It's ok. What's wrong?" I asked concerned.
"Don't worry about it." Jeff said as he let out a sigh.
"No, tell me." I said.
"It was Beth..." He breathed out. I went silent on my end.
"Lisha? Lisha, you still there?" Jess asked. I blinked a few times before answering.
"Yea, I'm still here." I choked out.
"But it's not like you think. We're not together anymore." Jeff tried to reason.
"Don't worry about it. I don't care, it's your life." I said.
"But I want you to know that I left her for you." Jeff said nervously.
"You shouldn't have done that." I said.
"Why not? Can you give me one legitamite reason hy I shouldn't have?" Jeff asked.
"I'm dying! That's a good reason." I blurted out at him.
"Forget I said anything. I don't ant to argue with you." Jeff said.
"OK. I think I'm gonna head to bed now. Will I still see you next week?" I asked.
"Deffinitely you will." Came his reply.
"Ok. I guess I'll talk to you soon." I said.
"Of coarse. G'night Lisha." He said.
"Good night Jeff." I said then hung up. I put the phone back on it's charger and walked into the livingroom to see Matt and Jessi snuggled up on the couch. Their gaze switched to me as I entered the room.
"That was a long conversation." Jssi smirked at me.
"I was keeping him awake as he drove so shoot me." I replied sarcastically. Matt made the signature Hardy gunz and pointed them at me.
"Bang bang kiddo." He said. I couldn't help but laught at that.
Two weeks have passed since I talked with Jeff on the beach that night, and I was miserable. All I did was walk up and down the beach. Jessi couldn't do anything to help me and it was tough on her, I could see it in her eyes.
"Lisha, lets go see a movie, huh?" Jessi suggested as she walked out on to the back porch. I was seated on the swing when she sat down next to me.
"What movie?" I asked back not even looking at her.
"How about 'The Rundown'? It's got Sean William Scott in it." Jessi said. I turned my gaze to her. We sat looking at each other. She could see the pain in my eyes and I could see the sadness in hers.
"I miss him Jessi." I said as I let a few tears roll down my cheek.
"I bet you do. So why don't you call him?" Jessi asked.
"I can't! He probably hates me. I know I would if I were him." I replied as I switched my gaze back to the ocean.
"I'm sure he doesn't hate you. I bet he misses you just as much, if not more. His number in by the phone, call him." She said as she nudged me lightly.
"What would I say to him?" I questioned.
"Anything you want to. Just talk to him. You know people make mistakes all the time. If they didn't they wouldn't be human. And just because Jeff made a mistake doesn't mean that you two can't be friends and over-come this." Jessi said as she stood up and walked into the house. I followed shortly after her and grabbed his number. I sat down at the table with it, just staring at it.
"Here, this might help." Jessi said as she handed me the phone.
"Oh shut up." I shot back playfully.
"what? It's not like you have ESP and can just talk to him that way." Jessi said jokenly. A small smile played on my lips.
"Ok, now get out of here. I don't need and audiance when I'm already nervous enough." I said shoowing her out with my hand.
"Alright already. I'm going...bossy." Jessi said as she left the room, her last comment making me chuckle. I picked up the phone, holing it for a minute then finally dialing his number. It rang twice before someone picked up.
"Hello." Came a man's voice.
"Hi, is Jeff there?" I asked.
"Yes, just a second. He's almost done primping himself up." The man said with a laugh. I could hear people in the background.
"Adam knock it off! If anyone in here 'primps' himself it you with that hair of yours!" Someone yelled.
"Now give me my phone." The man said as he took the phone from Adam.
"Hello, don't mind Adam. This is Jeff." Jeff said. I froze momentarily, not sure what to say.
"Hello? Is anybody there?" Jeff asked.
"Uh...Jeff? It's Lisha..." I finally found my voice.
"Lisha? Wow, I'm surprised." Jeff said, somewhat in shock.
"Did I call at a bad time? I can call back..." I rambled on.
"No, no, no.Your timing is perfect. I was just getting ready to head out to the next city. I'm driving by myself so you'll keep me awake." Jeff said.
"Why are you by yourself and not with Matt?" I asked curiously.
"Matt just left to go see you and Jessi. You know he really likes her." Jeff said.
"She really likes him too. I'm happy that they have each other." I said as we fell into a somewhat uncomfortable silence.
"I'm sorry." I blurted out.
"For what?" He asked back.
"For being so stupid and being mad at you..." I started but was cut off.
"Don't be sorry. I'm the one who should be sorry." Jeff said.
"Can we just put it behind us and start over?" I asked in shy tone.
"I would like that very much." Jeff replied.
"So, what city are you going to?" I asked.
"Chicago. It's about a 3 1/2 to 4 hour drive from where I am, but it'll be good. Driving always helps settle me down. Specially after a hard match or something." Jeff said.
"It must. Who did you go against tonight?" I asked genuinely interested.
"Rey Mysterio. He's great to work with. One of my favorites cause we both can pull off some cool moves to make the match really entertaining." Jeff said, the excitement evident in his tome. I smiled to myself as I realized that I was happy.
~2 1/2 hours later~
"That is so funny." I said as I let out a yawn.
"Hey, why don't you go get some sleep now." Jeff said over the phone.
"But I'm not tired. Besides Matt got here an hour ago and they dissappeared to Jessi's room, and I really don't want to listen to them." I protested lightly.
"Now that's funny. Hang on a sec babe, I got a beep." Jeff said.
"OK." I said then I was put on hold. After about ten minutes, Jeff came back.
"Sorry bout that." Jeff said in an agrivated tone.
"It's ok. What's wrong?" I asked concerned.
"Don't worry about it." Jeff said as he let out a sigh.
"No, tell me." I said.
"It was Beth..." He breathed out. I went silent on my end.
"Lisha? Lisha, you still there?" Jess asked. I blinked a few times before answering.
"Yea, I'm still here." I choked out.
"But it's not like you think. We're not together anymore." Jeff tried to reason.
"Don't worry about it. I don't care, it's your life." I said.
"But I want you to know that I left her for you." Jeff said nervously.
"You shouldn't have done that." I said.
"Why not? Can you give me one legitamite reason hy I shouldn't have?" Jeff asked.
"I'm dying! That's a good reason." I blurted out at him.
"Forget I said anything. I don't ant to argue with you." Jeff said.
"OK. I think I'm gonna head to bed now. Will I still see you next week?" I asked.
"Deffinitely you will." Came his reply.
"Ok. I guess I'll talk to you soon." I said.
"Of coarse. G'night Lisha." He said.
"Good night Jeff." I said then hung up. I put the phone back on it's charger and walked into the livingroom to see Matt and Jessi snuggled up on the couch. Their gaze switched to me as I entered the room.
"That was a long conversation." Jssi smirked at me.
"I was keeping him awake as he drove so shoot me." I replied sarcastically. Matt made the signature Hardy gunz and pointed them at me.
"Bang bang kiddo." He said. I couldn't help but laught at that.