Author's Note: Ah, so the war is over. JaS gave up! No, I'm kidding, let's
just call it mutual. That means she had better do a damn good job
explaining Shannon's crazy (But incredibley sexy) "heel" turn within her
story. I'm feeling a lot better now that I am put back on anti-biotics, so
I am able to sit longer at the computer rather than get up every five
minutes to throw up in the bathroom. Not that you guys needed to know that
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Title: Undisputed chapter 14
Author: Hearts Desire
Chapter Rating: PG-13 for language, slash, adult themes
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Jeff sat in the chair to the side of Shannon's hospital bed. The next morning, the tests had come back in. He was dehydrated, malnutritioned, and he still had a number of drugs in his system. The doctor had said that he espected Shannon had anorexia, which wasn't too uncommon after a frightening and life altering situation.
He sighed and leaned his head back against the soft plush. He hadn't left all night, even though Matt and Jay had. Adam had volunteeeed to stay, and he was getting some food for the two of them. It had snowed over night and the room had gotten cold, but they were kicking in the heaters and he was warming up.
Jeff's life was in a whirlwind. Vince had called him just the other day saying that he wanted to know a direct time when Shannon'll be back and that it had to be some time soon, or he would have to cut him. Vince understood everything, but he would rather have Shannon coming BACK with a good job rather than having him stay with less.
Vince said he would always have a contract for Shannon, but there wasn't a way he could afford keeping him contracted and paying him a lot when he wouldn't be there. Instead, he would pay him medical and make sure he had a contract when he was willing to come back. Then, Vince said that he wanted Jeff to come back sooner than later.
He wanted him back within two months and Jeff knew that Shannon would probably not be better by then. The doctor had even said that he was sure it'd take a while for him to get better. There were internal injuries due to the acidic compounds in his stomach and from the lack of proteins and minerals in his body.
Jeff didn't know what to do. He always could leave Shannon with Adam when he went back, but there was always the possibility Adam couldn't keep him. He would be coming back in March. Jeff shifted again as Adam came back in the room. He had two hot cocoas in styrofoam cups. He handed one to Jeff and took a seat, too.
"Are you feeling okay?" he asked.
"I want him to wake up." Jeff replied, sighing and looking back at the bed where Shannon lay.
He was hooked up to an insistant heart monitor and still two IVs. They were working good, he was gaining some colour.
"I know, Jeff. So, uh, I called Jay this morning."
"Yeah?"
"He was too busy to really say anything, so I don't know yet."
"Give it time." Jeff replied.
"You plan on going home tonight?"
"Naw. It's not the same without Shannon there."
"You'll have to do it some time, you know."
"I don't want to."
"I know you don't."
"No. You don't understand. I ... I think I'm in love with him." Jeff admitted.
Adam's eye went wide. "Are you serious?"
"I think so. I mean, I've always liked him ..."
"But, is this loving Shannon liking him, or is this worried about Shannon liking him?
Jeff thought for a minute. "Y'know. I think I really like him."
"That's great, Jeff, but ...."
"What now?"
"Don't you feel like you are taking advantage?"
Jeff looked down at the floor.
"You got a point there, Adam."
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Jeff carefully hooked his arm around Shannon's waist and helped him in to the house. Shannon had gotten out of the hospital two weeks after he had been checked in. He had agreed to stay with Jeff for the night, and then offered to stay with Jay. Jeff didn't want to leave Shannon right away, so he was staying another week before going to Jay's.
Shannon was so weak and fragile from the weightloss that he still needed help getting around. Jeff had been thinking for the past two weeks and he had decided something. He had called Vince back and cancelled his return.
No Jeff Hardy in the WWE until Shannon was able to come back.
Of course, when Shannon found out he would flip, but he wasn't going to do THAT until Shannon was better. Much better.
Shannon sighed and sat on the couch. "Jeff, can I have a drink?"
"Of course. Water?"
"Anything's fine."
Jeff headed in to the kitchen. "So, I heard about those classes you're gonna take." he said, filling two glasses with ice.
"Yeah. They sound pretty good."
"What are they, three times a week?"
"Yeah."
"At the hospital?"
"Yes. Any more questions?"
"Sorry, Shann. Just trying to make conversation." Jeff said, handing Shannona glass of water and sitting next to him.
The two sat in silence for a while until Shannon spoke again, turning to Jeff.
"I bet you feel real differently about me now, huh?" he asked.
Jeff shifted and took a deep breath. "Not nessecarily. Just a whole lot more worried about you.."
"You don't have to be, Jeff. I'm fine now. At least I will be."
"I know, but if you were in my shoes, you would be scared shitless."
"I'm so sorry, Jeff. I just didn't know what else to do. I felt bad about myself; I COULDN'T eat. I wasn't hungry, nor did I feel like eating. But when you told me that I would have to leave or eat, I didn't know what else to do. I didn't think it'd effect me so much. I figured I'd do it a few times and then I'd get better."
Jeff listened intently, all of the emotion from Shannon's words going straight to heart.
"I'm sorry for putting you through so much hell." Shannon apologized.
"It's okay, Shannon. I read up on this stuff. You completely lose control of yourself. I'm just sorry that you had to go through it."
Shannon took quick breaths as the tears started building up.
"I'm sorry, Jeff. I'm so sorry!" he said, gripping Jeff tightly in a hug.
"It's okay, Shannon. It's okay." Jeff replied.
He rubbed Shannon's back soothingly as Shannon rested his head in the nook of his shoulder, the sobs shaking his tiny body. After about ten minutes, Jeff felt Shannon calming down. When all of the sobs subsided, Jeff expected Shannon to pull back, but he didn't. Jeff turned slightly and saw taht Shannon was asleep.
He layed Shannon back down on the couch and got him a quilt, laying it on him softly before going in to the back bedroom. He picked up the phone and dialed Adam's number.
"Adam." he said, immediately, not even waiting to hear who picked up teh phone.
"No, this is Jay."
"Jay, can I talk to Adam?"
"Yeah. ADAM!"
Jeff pulled the phone away from his ear until he heard the phone switch hands.
"Hello?"
"Adam, hey, it's Jeff."
"Yeah? Is Shannon with you?"
"Yeah, he's asleep on the couch. Doc said he would sleep a lot for a couple weeks."
"So, what's he gonna do when you go back?"
"We'll talk about that later. Are you talking to Jay about what WE talked about?"
"Yeah, this is the first time I've seen him since the day after Shannon got admitted. Dont' worry, it's all set. I'll have him helping us get to the bottom of this in no time."
"Thank you so much for helping, Adam."
"No problem, Jeff. Now I gotta go, me'n Jay just ordered a movie."
"Alright, Adam. I'll talk to you later."
"Night."
Jeff cradled the phone and sat back on the bed. He stripped to his boxers before getting in to bed. It's a good thing that Adam was so sure Jay would agree to help, cause he wasn't.
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TBC ....
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Title: Undisputed chapter 14
Author: Hearts Desire
Chapter Rating: PG-13 for language, slash, adult themes
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Jeff sat in the chair to the side of Shannon's hospital bed. The next morning, the tests had come back in. He was dehydrated, malnutritioned, and he still had a number of drugs in his system. The doctor had said that he espected Shannon had anorexia, which wasn't too uncommon after a frightening and life altering situation.
He sighed and leaned his head back against the soft plush. He hadn't left all night, even though Matt and Jay had. Adam had volunteeeed to stay, and he was getting some food for the two of them. It had snowed over night and the room had gotten cold, but they were kicking in the heaters and he was warming up.
Jeff's life was in a whirlwind. Vince had called him just the other day saying that he wanted to know a direct time when Shannon'll be back and that it had to be some time soon, or he would have to cut him. Vince understood everything, but he would rather have Shannon coming BACK with a good job rather than having him stay with less.
Vince said he would always have a contract for Shannon, but there wasn't a way he could afford keeping him contracted and paying him a lot when he wouldn't be there. Instead, he would pay him medical and make sure he had a contract when he was willing to come back. Then, Vince said that he wanted Jeff to come back sooner than later.
He wanted him back within two months and Jeff knew that Shannon would probably not be better by then. The doctor had even said that he was sure it'd take a while for him to get better. There were internal injuries due to the acidic compounds in his stomach and from the lack of proteins and minerals in his body.
Jeff didn't know what to do. He always could leave Shannon with Adam when he went back, but there was always the possibility Adam couldn't keep him. He would be coming back in March. Jeff shifted again as Adam came back in the room. He had two hot cocoas in styrofoam cups. He handed one to Jeff and took a seat, too.
"Are you feeling okay?" he asked.
"I want him to wake up." Jeff replied, sighing and looking back at the bed where Shannon lay.
He was hooked up to an insistant heart monitor and still two IVs. They were working good, he was gaining some colour.
"I know, Jeff. So, uh, I called Jay this morning."
"Yeah?"
"He was too busy to really say anything, so I don't know yet."
"Give it time." Jeff replied.
"You plan on going home tonight?"
"Naw. It's not the same without Shannon there."
"You'll have to do it some time, you know."
"I don't want to."
"I know you don't."
"No. You don't understand. I ... I think I'm in love with him." Jeff admitted.
Adam's eye went wide. "Are you serious?"
"I think so. I mean, I've always liked him ..."
"But, is this loving Shannon liking him, or is this worried about Shannon liking him?
Jeff thought for a minute. "Y'know. I think I really like him."
"That's great, Jeff, but ...."
"What now?"
"Don't you feel like you are taking advantage?"
Jeff looked down at the floor.
"You got a point there, Adam."
~
Jeff carefully hooked his arm around Shannon's waist and helped him in to the house. Shannon had gotten out of the hospital two weeks after he had been checked in. He had agreed to stay with Jeff for the night, and then offered to stay with Jay. Jeff didn't want to leave Shannon right away, so he was staying another week before going to Jay's.
Shannon was so weak and fragile from the weightloss that he still needed help getting around. Jeff had been thinking for the past two weeks and he had decided something. He had called Vince back and cancelled his return.
No Jeff Hardy in the WWE until Shannon was able to come back.
Of course, when Shannon found out he would flip, but he wasn't going to do THAT until Shannon was better. Much better.
Shannon sighed and sat on the couch. "Jeff, can I have a drink?"
"Of course. Water?"
"Anything's fine."
Jeff headed in to the kitchen. "So, I heard about those classes you're gonna take." he said, filling two glasses with ice.
"Yeah. They sound pretty good."
"What are they, three times a week?"
"Yeah."
"At the hospital?"
"Yes. Any more questions?"
"Sorry, Shann. Just trying to make conversation." Jeff said, handing Shannona glass of water and sitting next to him.
The two sat in silence for a while until Shannon spoke again, turning to Jeff.
"I bet you feel real differently about me now, huh?" he asked.
Jeff shifted and took a deep breath. "Not nessecarily. Just a whole lot more worried about you.."
"You don't have to be, Jeff. I'm fine now. At least I will be."
"I know, but if you were in my shoes, you would be scared shitless."
"I'm so sorry, Jeff. I just didn't know what else to do. I felt bad about myself; I COULDN'T eat. I wasn't hungry, nor did I feel like eating. But when you told me that I would have to leave or eat, I didn't know what else to do. I didn't think it'd effect me so much. I figured I'd do it a few times and then I'd get better."
Jeff listened intently, all of the emotion from Shannon's words going straight to heart.
"I'm sorry for putting you through so much hell." Shannon apologized.
"It's okay, Shannon. I read up on this stuff. You completely lose control of yourself. I'm just sorry that you had to go through it."
Shannon took quick breaths as the tears started building up.
"I'm sorry, Jeff. I'm so sorry!" he said, gripping Jeff tightly in a hug.
"It's okay, Shannon. It's okay." Jeff replied.
He rubbed Shannon's back soothingly as Shannon rested his head in the nook of his shoulder, the sobs shaking his tiny body. After about ten minutes, Jeff felt Shannon calming down. When all of the sobs subsided, Jeff expected Shannon to pull back, but he didn't. Jeff turned slightly and saw taht Shannon was asleep.
He layed Shannon back down on the couch and got him a quilt, laying it on him softly before going in to the back bedroom. He picked up the phone and dialed Adam's number.
"Adam." he said, immediately, not even waiting to hear who picked up teh phone.
"No, this is Jay."
"Jay, can I talk to Adam?"
"Yeah. ADAM!"
Jeff pulled the phone away from his ear until he heard the phone switch hands.
"Hello?"
"Adam, hey, it's Jeff."
"Yeah? Is Shannon with you?"
"Yeah, he's asleep on the couch. Doc said he would sleep a lot for a couple weeks."
"So, what's he gonna do when you go back?"
"We'll talk about that later. Are you talking to Jay about what WE talked about?"
"Yeah, this is the first time I've seen him since the day after Shannon got admitted. Dont' worry, it's all set. I'll have him helping us get to the bottom of this in no time."
"Thank you so much for helping, Adam."
"No problem, Jeff. Now I gotta go, me'n Jay just ordered a movie."
"Alright, Adam. I'll talk to you later."
"Night."
Jeff cradled the phone and sat back on the bed. He stripped to his boxers before getting in to bed. It's a good thing that Adam was so sure Jay would agree to help, cause he wasn't.
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TBC ....