FOOL
Jeff walked in backstage for a RAW with a unabashed smile on his face...everyone knew he would be late. Even then he tried to hide the raspberry sno-cone in his left hand from his brother who was standing by the door glaring at him.
"Jeff.where the hell have you been?" Matt asked irritably.
"Umm, I was helping this old lady cross the street and then I."
"Bullshit. You know this was a special RAW, were supposed to be meeting those kids from the Big Brother/Big Sister program. You weren't supposed to be late." Matt lectured as they walked towards the conference room.
As they entered a loud cheer began as the kids recognized their favorite wrestlers in the business. Whispers of "Oh my god.it's the Hardy Boyz," carried over the small room. Thirteen or so children from the 1st to 3rd grade were staring enthralled at them. But Jeff's eyes was quickly averted by a gorgeous blonde standing in the corner of the room handing a tissue to a little girl who looked about six years old. Further examination showed dark red streaks in the dark brown hair, a pair of black slacks and a black long sleeve top. She looked utterly collected and yet sweet as a sunny day as she kneeled in front of the little girl and helped her blow her nose.
"Whoa.who's that?"
"Jeff shut up." Matt said quietly as he smiled at an eight-year-old boy who was tugging at his pants.
"Hey Bud, what's up?" Matt said kneeling in front of the boy.
"Are you really Matt Hardy?"
"Sure 'em.what's your name?"
"I'm Tim Jacobs. When I grow up, I'm gonna be a wrestler too."
"Good for you. Do you want an autograph?" Matt asked.
"Sure.hang on a sec.Ms.M, can I have one of those pictures?" He called out.
Alison looked up from her conversation with little Suzy Jacobs, Tim's little sister and for the first time noticed the two men standing in front of the room.
"Oh.just a minute Tim.here sweetie just hold on to this." She said to Suzy before reaching into her bag to produce a stack of 8x10 pictures of them.
"Hi, I'm Alison Miller, I'm sorry I didn't realize you were here." She said, handing a picture to Tim as she smiled up at the two men.
"Well, I'm Matt Hardy and this is my LATE younger brother, Jeff. Did you organize all this? This is awesome" Matt asked politely as he signed Tim's picture. He ruffled his hair, opened a bag he was holding and handed Tim a lime green Hardy Boyz shirt.
"There ya go."
"Thanks Mister." Tim replied then tugged on Jeff's pants leg as another child went up to Matt.
"This is really great Ms. Miller."
"Call me Ali, everyone does. Thank you so much for coming to this. It really means a lot to these kids." She said looking down fondly at Tim, and the other children who had huddled around Matt and Jeff. She looked at Jeff when she noticed that he wasn't paying any attention to Tim.
"Um." She began, afraid that the little boy would be upset.
"Jeff." Matt hissed.
Jeff finally realizing everyone's attention on him immediately looked away from Ali.
"Hey there.what's your name?" Jeff asked Tim quickly as he knelt down to be at level height with him.
"Tim. You're the best ever Mr. Hardy." Tim said reverently, in awe as Jeff quickly signed the photo he handed him.
"Call me Jeff."
"Jeff.wow. My little sister loves you too. Suzy.come here." Tim called out.
A little girl approached them shyly, then seemingly losing her confidence, she backed away and hid behind Ali.
"Aw.Suzy, come on sweetie, they won't hurt you."
"Suzy! Stop being such a baby. Come on!" Tim said. Jeff smiled and slowly walked towards the little girl who looked down to the ground timidly.
"Hey Suzy.do you know who I am?" Jeff asked. She looked up at him and nodded slowly.
"You're him." She whispered and looked pointedly at the crumpled picture in her little hand.
"Can I see that hun?" Jeff asked.
She looked up and hesitantly handed him the picture.
Jeff took it and signed it. "Well now that we know each other, how about you introduce me to all of your other friends."
"Okay."Suzy said and smiled briefly revealing a missing tooth in front. Jeff smiled down warmly at her and held out his hand. Suzy looked at Ali quickly for permission, then seeing her nod, placed her little hand into Jeff's.
"This is my friend Violet." She said shyly as she pulled Jeff to a girl about the same size at her with dark hair.Violet stared up at Jeff with awe.
Suzy quickly went to her friend and whispered not quite so softly, "Don't be scared Vi.he's a nice man." Then looked up at Jeff and smiled widely. Pretty soon, about 7 little girls surrounded Jeff, some asking to touch his hair and a few who were just eager to meet him.
"That's my brother. Always good with the ladies." Matt commented, eliciting a burst of laughter from Ali.
"I'm amazed. Suzy hardly ever talks to anyone. Violet and her usually stick together alone."
The meeting with the kids lasted about an hour. Every single child received an autographed picture and a free t-shirt from the Fed.
"Okay guys, we have to get on the bus soon. Is there anything we want to say to Matt and Jeff?" Ali called out.
"Thank you!" a chorus of voices called out.
"Thanks you guys so much for doing this for them. It means a lot." Ali said as she approached Matt and Jeff and gave each a handshake.
"No problem. It was out pleasure." Matt said for both he and Jeff.
"This was probably more fun for us than for them." Jeff echoed.
"Well.thanks anyway." She said. Matt and Jeff walked out of the room waving to all the kids as they left.
As they walked out, Ali turned around to the group of kids circled around her and laughed when as soon as the door closed, chatter erupted amongst the small group, eager to share their thoughts and experiences with Matt and Jeff.
"Okay.guys! Please form a line so we can go back to the bus." Ali called out.
Jeff walked in backstage for a RAW with a unabashed smile on his face...everyone knew he would be late. Even then he tried to hide the raspberry sno-cone in his left hand from his brother who was standing by the door glaring at him.
"Jeff.where the hell have you been?" Matt asked irritably.
"Umm, I was helping this old lady cross the street and then I."
"Bullshit. You know this was a special RAW, were supposed to be meeting those kids from the Big Brother/Big Sister program. You weren't supposed to be late." Matt lectured as they walked towards the conference room.
As they entered a loud cheer began as the kids recognized their favorite wrestlers in the business. Whispers of "Oh my god.it's the Hardy Boyz," carried over the small room. Thirteen or so children from the 1st to 3rd grade were staring enthralled at them. But Jeff's eyes was quickly averted by a gorgeous blonde standing in the corner of the room handing a tissue to a little girl who looked about six years old. Further examination showed dark red streaks in the dark brown hair, a pair of black slacks and a black long sleeve top. She looked utterly collected and yet sweet as a sunny day as she kneeled in front of the little girl and helped her blow her nose.
"Whoa.who's that?"
"Jeff shut up." Matt said quietly as he smiled at an eight-year-old boy who was tugging at his pants.
"Hey Bud, what's up?" Matt said kneeling in front of the boy.
"Are you really Matt Hardy?"
"Sure 'em.what's your name?"
"I'm Tim Jacobs. When I grow up, I'm gonna be a wrestler too."
"Good for you. Do you want an autograph?" Matt asked.
"Sure.hang on a sec.Ms.M, can I have one of those pictures?" He called out.
Alison looked up from her conversation with little Suzy Jacobs, Tim's little sister and for the first time noticed the two men standing in front of the room.
"Oh.just a minute Tim.here sweetie just hold on to this." She said to Suzy before reaching into her bag to produce a stack of 8x10 pictures of them.
"Hi, I'm Alison Miller, I'm sorry I didn't realize you were here." She said, handing a picture to Tim as she smiled up at the two men.
"Well, I'm Matt Hardy and this is my LATE younger brother, Jeff. Did you organize all this? This is awesome" Matt asked politely as he signed Tim's picture. He ruffled his hair, opened a bag he was holding and handed Tim a lime green Hardy Boyz shirt.
"There ya go."
"Thanks Mister." Tim replied then tugged on Jeff's pants leg as another child went up to Matt.
"This is really great Ms. Miller."
"Call me Ali, everyone does. Thank you so much for coming to this. It really means a lot to these kids." She said looking down fondly at Tim, and the other children who had huddled around Matt and Jeff. She looked at Jeff when she noticed that he wasn't paying any attention to Tim.
"Um." She began, afraid that the little boy would be upset.
"Jeff." Matt hissed.
Jeff finally realizing everyone's attention on him immediately looked away from Ali.
"Hey there.what's your name?" Jeff asked Tim quickly as he knelt down to be at level height with him.
"Tim. You're the best ever Mr. Hardy." Tim said reverently, in awe as Jeff quickly signed the photo he handed him.
"Call me Jeff."
"Jeff.wow. My little sister loves you too. Suzy.come here." Tim called out.
A little girl approached them shyly, then seemingly losing her confidence, she backed away and hid behind Ali.
"Aw.Suzy, come on sweetie, they won't hurt you."
"Suzy! Stop being such a baby. Come on!" Tim said. Jeff smiled and slowly walked towards the little girl who looked down to the ground timidly.
"Hey Suzy.do you know who I am?" Jeff asked. She looked up at him and nodded slowly.
"You're him." She whispered and looked pointedly at the crumpled picture in her little hand.
"Can I see that hun?" Jeff asked.
She looked up and hesitantly handed him the picture.
Jeff took it and signed it. "Well now that we know each other, how about you introduce me to all of your other friends."
"Okay."Suzy said and smiled briefly revealing a missing tooth in front. Jeff smiled down warmly at her and held out his hand. Suzy looked at Ali quickly for permission, then seeing her nod, placed her little hand into Jeff's.
"This is my friend Violet." She said shyly as she pulled Jeff to a girl about the same size at her with dark hair.Violet stared up at Jeff with awe.
Suzy quickly went to her friend and whispered not quite so softly, "Don't be scared Vi.he's a nice man." Then looked up at Jeff and smiled widely. Pretty soon, about 7 little girls surrounded Jeff, some asking to touch his hair and a few who were just eager to meet him.
"That's my brother. Always good with the ladies." Matt commented, eliciting a burst of laughter from Ali.
"I'm amazed. Suzy hardly ever talks to anyone. Violet and her usually stick together alone."
The meeting with the kids lasted about an hour. Every single child received an autographed picture and a free t-shirt from the Fed.
"Okay guys, we have to get on the bus soon. Is there anything we want to say to Matt and Jeff?" Ali called out.
"Thank you!" a chorus of voices called out.
"Thanks you guys so much for doing this for them. It means a lot." Ali said as she approached Matt and Jeff and gave each a handshake.
"No problem. It was out pleasure." Matt said for both he and Jeff.
"This was probably more fun for us than for them." Jeff echoed.
"Well.thanks anyway." She said. Matt and Jeff walked out of the room waving to all the kids as they left.
As they walked out, Ali turned around to the group of kids circled around her and laughed when as soon as the door closed, chatter erupted amongst the small group, eager to share their thoughts and experiences with Matt and Jeff.
"Okay.guys! Please form a line so we can go back to the bus." Ali called out.
