Friends then Lovers part 9
A/N : Hey guys I know it's been two weeks, but I'm back now and things are really going to start heating up. Thanks to everyone who has reviewed, so far. Much love and appreciation. *Hugs4U* Also, I was wondering if anyone would be interested in reading Chris and Nora's story, their muses have moved in and are causing quite a stir, demanding that their story be told On to the story. . . .
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As Amy waited for Matt to open the door of the room they would once again be sharing, she had to take a deep breadth to calm her nerves. She couldn't believe that she would be sharing a room with him once again. But, Nora was one of her best friends and she knew how long she had been crushing on Chris, and didn't want to do anything that might put the newly developing relationship in jeopardy. If she couldn't be with the man she loved with all her heart, she was at least glad that her two best friends could be. This was going to be so hard to be around Matt, and not confess how she felt. She would just have to find ways to avoid being alone with him as much as possible, even if that meant talking to the airheads, Stacey and Torrie. God, she hoped it didn't come down to that. She was just getting ready to knock again when Matt opened the door. She was surprised to see Chris still in the room.
"Hey Chris, what are you still doing here? I thought you would've already been in the room, getting some alone time with her?" She joked.
"Oh, I'm on my way. Trust me. I have waited for this opportunity far to long to let it slip by me," he said as he made his way to the door.
"Don't do anything I wouldn't?" Matt joked.
"The same goes for you too," Chris said, with a pointed look over his shoulder at both Matt and Amy, before he left the room. This caused Amy to blush a very pretty red color and Matt to look at the ground disconcertingly.
"What did he mean by that," she asked.
"Nothing, he was just being Chris," Matt said and then wished he hadn't.
"Oh," was all she said
God, how stupid can I be, Matt thought. I should have told her the truth, at least part of it anyway. I just finished telling Chris that I was going to make sure Amy never felt like she was unwanted again, and then I go and do just that. Stupid, stupid, stupid, he silently berated himself. But before he could say anything, Amy went to the closet to put her things away.
"So, Amy, how have you been?" Matt asked awkwardly to break the silence.
"Fine and you?"
"Okay, but I could have been better."
"How?"
Just as he was about to answer the phone rang. It was Stacey Kiebler. She wanted to know if Matt wanted to catch a movie or something?
"Stacey, this isn't really a good time," Matt started to say, but stopped when he heard Amy leave the room.
"Damn it," he muttered.
"What?" Stacey asked.
"Nothing, I wasn't talking to you."
"Oh, okay then. So how bout it Matt? You feel like going out tonight?"
"No, Stacey I don't. No offense, but I don't think we're right for each other," he said and hung up the phone. Stupid Blonde, he thought, this was the second time that he had ruined things between him and Amy. How Amy, or anyone for that matter, thought he could ever be interested in that twit was beyond him. Sure she had superficial beauty, but that's all it was, superficial, just like her. Once you got passed that, you discovered that there was nothing of real value on the inside. She was more interested in shopping and gossiping then anything else. She was the exact opposite of his beautiful Amy. Sure Amy was gorgeous on the outside, but her inside was just as beautiful, if not more so than her outward appearance. She had a heart of gold and the soul of an angel. She cared more about her friends and their happiness than she did her own. She would put everyone else first at the expense of her own happiness. This is was one of the things that made Matt love her all the more. He was determined to make her see that she was a beautiful desirable women who he loved with all his heart, and make her see that she belonged with him and not Caleb. As far as he was concerned there was no ring on her finger, so that meant she was still free, and he fully intended to be the one to catch. There was no way in hell that he was going to let her go now.
Amy was curious to know why Matt hadn't been as happy as he could have been, but then his phone rang, and low and behold, guess who was on the other line. Known other than the beautiful and stunning Stacey Kiebler. That was obviously the reason why Matt hadn't been as happy as he could have been. He must have been missing her. Not wanting to or being able to stick around, and here him talk all lovey dovey to her, she had left the room. She didn't know where she was going to go, only that she had to get out of there. She ended up driving to a nearby park and just sitting there thinking. She really loved Matt, the time she had spent away from him, had only increased her feelings for him instead of lessening them. But, it seemed that he had moved on, and just like she had always thought, they weren't destined to be together, no matter what the others thought. Amy ended up staying at the park until it got dark and then she went to a diner and grabbed dinner. Once again she was dreading going back to the room that she shared with Matt, because she didn't want to walk in on him and Stacey. Even if they weren't doing anything, just the thought of seeing them together, was tearing her apart. When Amy got back to the hotel, she was hoping that some of her friends would be in the bar or lobby so she could delay going back to the room, but no such luck. She had no choice to but to go back to the room, and if Matt was there with Stacey, she would just have to grin and bear it, like the mature adult that she was.
When she got to the room, she put her ear to the door, trying to hear if anything was going on. But, she couldn't and realized that if anyone were to walk by, she would look really ridiculous, with her ear pressed up against the door. She took a deep breadth, for the second time that day, outside the door and opened it. What she saw when she entered the room completely shocked her. Matt was in the room, alone, and watching t.v..
"What the hell are you doing here?"
"Nice to see you to Amy?"
"What? Oh, sorry. Hi," she stammered.
"What are you doing here?" She asked again, this time less aggressively.
"Why wouldn't I be here? This is my room too, last time I checked," he joked.
"I, know that. I just thought you would be out with Stacey."
"Why the hell would I be out with that airhead?"He questioned
Which completely threw Amy for a loop. "Well, she called you, and I just assumed it was to make plans for tonight."
"Your right, she did call to make plans for tonight," he was saying, but stopped when he saw a crestfallen look cross her face briefly. Only to be masked, just as quickly. "But, I turned her down."
"Why?"
"Because, just like a told you last time, at the club, she isn't my type and I'm not interested in her in that way."
"Why? She's so beautiful, why wouldn't you be interested in her."
"Sure, she's beautiful on the outside. But, that's all it is. On the outside."
Amy was in total shock. She had never expected Matt to say anything like that. She had always assumed that Stacey was just the kind of girl that he liked. And know it seemed that she had been completely wrong. It made her wonder what else she may have been wrong about.
"Amy, about that night, I think we really need to talk about it," he started to say, but was cut off by Amy."
"Not now Matt," she said because she really needed time to think about all that she had just learned."
"Amy, please," he pleaded.
"Not, now. I just need some time to think. Please just give me some time to think," she cried.
"Okay, Amy. Whatever you need," Matt said.
"Thank you," she said and then she got ready for bed. As she climbed into bed she looked over and noticed Matt looking at her.
"What?" She questioned, thinking she might have some toothpaste on her face or something, the way he was staring at her.
"Nothing, I was just thinking how glad I am to be sharing a room with you once again. You're much prettier to look at, than Chris," he said with a smile.
"Thank you," Amy said shyly, with a cute little smile.
"Goodnight Matt."
"Sweet dreams, Amy," he said than turned out the light.
The next morning Amy woke up and glanced over at Matt, who was asleep on his side facing her. He had a beautiful contented smile on his face. I wonder what he is dreaming about, she thought, as she got up to take a shower and get ready for breakfast. What Amy didn't know was that Matt was dreaming about her, which wasn't unusual. She was all he thought about it seemed, both awake and asleep. When she emerged from the bathroom, fully clothed this time, Matt was already awake and watching the news.
"Any hot water left?" He asked jokingly.
"Oh, I think I managed to leave you a little bit," she joked right back.
"Give, me ten minutes, and I'll accompany you down to breakfast. If you want?"
"I'd love that."
"Okay, I'll be right out."
This was a start of a routine that went on for the next few weeks. They would have breakfast together everyday, and then depending on what was going on for the day either, head to the arena, work out or just hang out with their friends, or by themselves. At the end of each day, they would head back to their shared room and watch movies or play games. Matt was giving Amy the space she requested, but was starting to get antsy. He knew that they had so much to talk about, but didn't want to rush her, for fear that she would run off again.
Even though Operation Love was now moving forward, it wasn't moving fast enough for the group. They decided to get together and come up with some new ways to get them to admit their feelings to each other faster. They waited until a day when Matt and Amy had to do a photo shoot, and then got together. The only difference this time was that they invited Stephanie and Paul, to join them. They had just recently started going out, and with Stephanie being one of the bosses, they felt she could be of a lot of help.
"So, what's the problem?" Paul asked. "It seems like your plan worked. They are back to traveling and rooming together."
"Yeah, they are. But they still haven't admitted their feelings to each other," Trish said.
"Maybe, they don't have those feelings for each other anymore," Paul said.
"Oh they do," everyone else said at the same time, including Steph.
"How do you know?" He asked her.
"Please, all you have to do is look at them, to see they love shining in their eyes. Any one can see it."
"Apparently, not everyone. Because I haven't seen it and neither have they."
"Well, that's just because you're all blind. I mean look how long it took you to notice me?" She said, and leaned over to give him a quick kiss. Paul just smiled and returned her kiss.
"So what are you guys going to do now, and how can he help?" Steph asked.
They all started to throw ideas out, but nothing seemed quite right. Finally Jay came up with an idea. "I think that the problem is that even though they are together, they are still separate."
"What do you mean?"
"I think I know what he means," Jeff said. "He means that even though they are sharing a room they aren't sharing a bed. And, I don't mean that in a sexual way. In order for them to get closer they need to be closer."
"Right," they all said.
"So how do we go about achieving this?" Adam asked
"Well, I'll set it up so that the only get a room with one bed, instead of their usual two. This way if they are forced to share, hopefully they will talk everything through," explained Stephanie.
Everybody loved this idea and so it was set that tomorrow they would have a single room instead of their usual double. Matt and Amy didn't know about this and after a very grueling day of taping Smackdown, not to mention an autograph signing, all they were looking forward to was going some rest. They were in for quite a shock when they unlocked the door to their room and discovered only one bed.
"I think they gave us the wrong room," Amy stated.
"Yeah, there must have been some kind of mix up," he said as he walked over to the phone and dialed he front desk.
"This is Matt Hardy, in room 724, and I think there was some kind of mix up on our room reservations. We asked for a double and were given a single."
"I'm sorry Mr. Hardy but we're all booked full and that's the only room left."
"Okay, thanks for your help."
"What did they say? Are they going to give us the correct room?"
"No apparently they are all booked up and this is the only room they had left."
"Oh," she said with a nervous expression on her beautiful face.
Even though Mat would love nothing better than to hold Amy in his arms all night long, he didn't want to do anything that would make her uncomfortable. "It's alright Amy, we don't have to share the bed. I'll just sleep on the floor."
"No, Matt. Don't be silly. You're just as sore as I am, and if you sleep on the floor you'll really feel it tomorrow."
"Well, if your sure," he said hesitantly.
"Of course, I wouldn't suggest it if I wasn't," she said. Though she was nervous, as hell. She didn't know is she would be able to get any sleep at all that night, with Matt laying so close yet so far away. It would be pure torture to be in the same bed as him and not be in his arms, where she always longed to be. Since it was so late, they both got ready for bed and then turned in.
"Night, Amy," Matt whispered.
"Night, Matt," she returned, and then turned over on her side away from him. It took awhile but eventually both of them fell asleep.
The next morning Amy could feel the sun on her face, but didn't want to wake up, because she was having the most wonderful dream imaginable. She was in bed, snuggled in Matt's arms and he was kissing her. Slowly, coming awake she could feel is lips on hers and his tongue gently yet insistently seeking entrance into her mouth. She gladly allowed his entrance and got lost in the kiss. This went on for a few minutes, until she heard a soft moan. Wait a minute, her sleep fogged brain thought. That was way to real sounding, for it to have been in her dream. She opened her eyes and was staring into the deep brown chocolate eyes of one Matthew Moore Hardy, who was busy kissing her back.
A/N 2 : Well that's it for now. Sorry to leave you with another cliffhanger, but I seem to be in a little mini war, with fellow writer Kandiland. She's writing this totally awesome and fabulous love story about Shawn and Chris, and just went it starts to get interesting she stops. I would totally recommend that everyone check out "MerryGoRound," it's great. And, even though it's slash, and I know some of you don't like that stuff, it's really tremendous and shows that love transcends all, no matter who you fall in love with. Well, that's it from me know, please read and review, to keep the muses happy. Until next time..... ; )
