Chapter 5
"Hi Ladies. I'm Amy Dumas." Amy paused as she was interrupted by a loud applause from the myriad women in the room. Jeff swallowed nervously.
"Thank you. Um...As you all know...I'm her daughter..." Amy said gesturing at her mother.
"And this is our volunteer today...Jeff Hardy." Another chorus of applause met her.
"Okay...so let's start with punches...everybody form a circle." Jeff stood back and watched the ladies punch the air in front of them going along with Amy's orders.
"That was great you guys. Okay, so today, we're going to attempt some throws. This is called a hiptoss. Jeff come over here please." Amy called out.
"Umm...how about you just show them first...you know like demonstrate." Jeff stuttered. The women laughed, thinking that Amy and Jeff had staged it.
"Jeff!" Amy said in a warning tone. With a huge sigh, Jeff ambled over in front of Amy.
"Alright. Since I'm just showing you guys how to do this first, I'll throw Jeff from a standing position." Amy said turning around so that her and Jeff were face to face.
"Jeff, come at me with both arms, like you're about to grab me." Amy instructed. Doing as she said, Jeff slowly walked towards Amy with both arms outstretched. As he came towards her, she placed her left hand on his left arm and wrapped her right arm around his right shoulder then quickly turned around and tossed him over her hips.
"There! Thank you Jeff." Amy said, allowing the women to applaud. Jeff groaned.
"Okay, so ladies why don't you all pick a partner and try the move. I'll do it one more time for good measure." Amy said then gesturing to Jeff who shook his head wildly at first then succumbed when Amy glared angrily at him.
"THUMP" Another applause from the women covered Jeff's hurt moan and Amy leaned down to help him up with a smirk on her face. In his ear she whispered, "Everytime you hesitate to do a move that I ask you too...I'll throw you harder."
"Alright Alright...jeez. I'm the helping you out. Damn woman." Jeff mumbled as he brushed himself off.
"Does everyone have a partner?" Amy called out.
"Um...I don't." A voice called out from the back of the room.
"Hmm...alright...Jeff go over there." Amy ordered.
Jeff glared at Amy and then walked to the through the crowd of women. A few young women tried to catch his eye and smile but he was completely oblivious to it all. Until he saw her.
"Hi I'm Caroline." She said. She smiled shyly at him and ran her hand haphazardly through her dark hair. A rampant curl fell out of the loose ponytail she had put on her head and caressed her cheek softly.
"I'm Jeff." Jeff replied. She had the most amazing eyes he had ever seen before on a woman. They were so clear and he could swear that they were the color of soft gold...like warm caramel. He cleared his throat as his thought ran away from him.
"Thanks a lot for helping me out. A friend of mine was supposed to come here with me but she had to leave for a family emergency." She explained.
"Alright ladies!" Amy called out. "One...two...three!" She yelled at which all the women performed the hip toss.
"The key here is to not let go of your partner. Only in a real attack should you immediately let go of him because then gravity will do it's work and hurt your attacker...really...really bad." Amy said smiling as a chorus of laughter greeted her.
The session went on for an hour. Amy had completely forgotten about Jeff until she heard him laugh out loud at something that girl had said. Amy looked at the two of them anxiously. From the way that Jeff was looking at the girl, Amy could tell he was definitely attracted and from the way the girl looked back at him, she could tell that the attraction was not one sided.
"Oh come on Jeff." Amy mumbled to herself.
"Okay ladies, times up. I hope you enjoyed this session and I hope you take my advice in starting to lift weights and to maybe join a kickboxing or judo course." Amy said and smiled at all the women as they walked out of the house. She was surprised when she saw the girl and Jeff still standing at the back of the gym talking. Slowly she walked towards them.
"So maybe sometime you want to meet? How about it? Coffee maybe?" Jeff asked.
"Umm sure. I mean I don't really have much to do. But aren't you busy or something?" She asked.
"No...I'm actually off for a few weeks to play off an injury." Jeff replied. "Tell you what, why don't you give me your number and we can talk about coffee or something." He continued extending his left hand towards her.
"Ok...sure." She said as she wrote down her number with a pen. "It was nice meeting you Jeff."
"Ditto." He replied as he grinned and watched as she walked out of the gym.
Amy waited until they were in the car before she started talking.
"Jeff...don't you fucking dare!" She yelled as soon as he had shut the door.
"What?" He asked confusedly.
"What are you doing to that poor girl? You are engaged to be married to Beth. You guys are getting married in just a few months. Leave that other girl alone."
"What are you talking about? Caroline is just a friend. I just want to hang out with someone."
"Oh really...and the fact that your girlfriend is away for a month has nothing to do with your sudden interest in "Caroline"." Amy said.
"Honestly I just want to hang out." Jeff replied. "I invited her to the BBQ we're having." Jeff said.
"Look Jeff...something doesn't feel right about this. Did you tell her that you were engaged?" Amy asked suspiciously.
"Of course I did." Jeff said meeting Amy's eyes with his.
"Good." Amy said, although deep down...a strange nagging feeling told her that he probably didn't.
"Hi Ladies. I'm Amy Dumas." Amy paused as she was interrupted by a loud applause from the myriad women in the room. Jeff swallowed nervously.
"Thank you. Um...As you all know...I'm her daughter..." Amy said gesturing at her mother.
"And this is our volunteer today...Jeff Hardy." Another chorus of applause met her.
"Okay...so let's start with punches...everybody form a circle." Jeff stood back and watched the ladies punch the air in front of them going along with Amy's orders.
"That was great you guys. Okay, so today, we're going to attempt some throws. This is called a hiptoss. Jeff come over here please." Amy called out.
"Umm...how about you just show them first...you know like demonstrate." Jeff stuttered. The women laughed, thinking that Amy and Jeff had staged it.
"Jeff!" Amy said in a warning tone. With a huge sigh, Jeff ambled over in front of Amy.
"Alright. Since I'm just showing you guys how to do this first, I'll throw Jeff from a standing position." Amy said turning around so that her and Jeff were face to face.
"Jeff, come at me with both arms, like you're about to grab me." Amy instructed. Doing as she said, Jeff slowly walked towards Amy with both arms outstretched. As he came towards her, she placed her left hand on his left arm and wrapped her right arm around his right shoulder then quickly turned around and tossed him over her hips.
"There! Thank you Jeff." Amy said, allowing the women to applaud. Jeff groaned.
"Okay, so ladies why don't you all pick a partner and try the move. I'll do it one more time for good measure." Amy said then gesturing to Jeff who shook his head wildly at first then succumbed when Amy glared angrily at him.
"THUMP" Another applause from the women covered Jeff's hurt moan and Amy leaned down to help him up with a smirk on her face. In his ear she whispered, "Everytime you hesitate to do a move that I ask you too...I'll throw you harder."
"Alright Alright...jeez. I'm the helping you out. Damn woman." Jeff mumbled as he brushed himself off.
"Does everyone have a partner?" Amy called out.
"Um...I don't." A voice called out from the back of the room.
"Hmm...alright...Jeff go over there." Amy ordered.
Jeff glared at Amy and then walked to the through the crowd of women. A few young women tried to catch his eye and smile but he was completely oblivious to it all. Until he saw her.
"Hi I'm Caroline." She said. She smiled shyly at him and ran her hand haphazardly through her dark hair. A rampant curl fell out of the loose ponytail she had put on her head and caressed her cheek softly.
"I'm Jeff." Jeff replied. She had the most amazing eyes he had ever seen before on a woman. They were so clear and he could swear that they were the color of soft gold...like warm caramel. He cleared his throat as his thought ran away from him.
"Thanks a lot for helping me out. A friend of mine was supposed to come here with me but she had to leave for a family emergency." She explained.
"Alright ladies!" Amy called out. "One...two...three!" She yelled at which all the women performed the hip toss.
"The key here is to not let go of your partner. Only in a real attack should you immediately let go of him because then gravity will do it's work and hurt your attacker...really...really bad." Amy said smiling as a chorus of laughter greeted her.
The session went on for an hour. Amy had completely forgotten about Jeff until she heard him laugh out loud at something that girl had said. Amy looked at the two of them anxiously. From the way that Jeff was looking at the girl, Amy could tell he was definitely attracted and from the way the girl looked back at him, she could tell that the attraction was not one sided.
"Oh come on Jeff." Amy mumbled to herself.
"Okay ladies, times up. I hope you enjoyed this session and I hope you take my advice in starting to lift weights and to maybe join a kickboxing or judo course." Amy said and smiled at all the women as they walked out of the house. She was surprised when she saw the girl and Jeff still standing at the back of the gym talking. Slowly she walked towards them.
"So maybe sometime you want to meet? How about it? Coffee maybe?" Jeff asked.
"Umm sure. I mean I don't really have much to do. But aren't you busy or something?" She asked.
"No...I'm actually off for a few weeks to play off an injury." Jeff replied. "Tell you what, why don't you give me your number and we can talk about coffee or something." He continued extending his left hand towards her.
"Ok...sure." She said as she wrote down her number with a pen. "It was nice meeting you Jeff."
"Ditto." He replied as he grinned and watched as she walked out of the gym.
Amy waited until they were in the car before she started talking.
"Jeff...don't you fucking dare!" She yelled as soon as he had shut the door.
"What?" He asked confusedly.
"What are you doing to that poor girl? You are engaged to be married to Beth. You guys are getting married in just a few months. Leave that other girl alone."
"What are you talking about? Caroline is just a friend. I just want to hang out with someone."
"Oh really...and the fact that your girlfriend is away for a month has nothing to do with your sudden interest in "Caroline"." Amy said.
"Honestly I just want to hang out." Jeff replied. "I invited her to the BBQ we're having." Jeff said.
"Look Jeff...something doesn't feel right about this. Did you tell her that you were engaged?" Amy asked suspiciously.
"Of course I did." Jeff said meeting Amy's eyes with his.
"Good." Amy said, although deep down...a strange nagging feeling told her that he probably didn't.
