Insideaway
Inside a bubble...that somebody blew...I am the wall that you see through.
Away from space...I'm trapped inside...There is no room...no room to hide.
Inside a star...that everybody sees...They see the sparkle but can't see me.
Away from land...I'm trapped inside...I'm sorry I did it...sorry I lied.
Inside a song...that nobody hears...It's only me...wet from tears.
Away from grace...I'm trapped inside...I'm floating away to the other side.
Inside a world... that you created...I've left this world...myself has faded.
Away from love...I'm trapped inside...I'm held from holding...my body's died.
Inside my soul...that you reach through...I am the ghost that stays with you.
Away from them...I watch you sleep...I visit your dreams...in peace so deep.
Inside a bubble...that somebody blew...I am your angel...That somebody is you.
Hide away...Fly away...Insideaway.
~ Jeffrey Nero Hardy
Jeff opened his eyes slowly. It was 5:30 in the morning. It was a half-hour before he had to wake up. He looked at Patricia who was lying on his chest peacefully. He had let her fall asleep in his arms. She looked like an angel. He didn't want to wake her. He waited silently thinking. The alarm clock rang and she groaned and turned over on her side bringing the pillow on her head so she didn't have to wake up. Jeff laughed to himself and shook her so she'd wake up. She whined in protest, but got up slowly.
" It's time already?" Patricia asked turning over on her back. Jeff smiled.
" Yup. 6:00 am. You should get up and get in the shower or start packing things downstairs. Amy probably started on that already." Jeff said running his hands through her hair. They paused for a moment looking into each other's eyes. Patricia noticed how awkward this was. Jeff was her best friend! It was enough they were sharing a bed!
" Uh, I'll get in the shower." Patricia said getting up quickly. She rushed into the bathroom and shut and locked the door behind her. She started breathing heavily. What was with Jeff? Wasn't he trying to get Beth? Was it just Patricia's imagination? Patricia turned on the water for the shower. She took of her clothing and got in. It was like everything was washed off of her except for what Jeff was doing. He was taking up all the space in her mind. She washed up quickly and got out. She braided her hair in two tight ponytails. She let a few strands of hair hand out in the front. She put on a pink tank top and blue shorts. She went downstairs where everyone was.
" Morning Patricia!" Amy said happily.
" Morning Amy..." Patricia said not really paying attention. " Where are Matt and Jeff?"
" Matt's outside, Jeff went over to the store to get some stuff," Amy said.
" What time are we leaving?" Patricia asked sitting at the counter.
" About 9:45." Amy poured Patricia a cup of coffee.
" Thanks, can I ask you a question?" Patricia asked.
" Sure, you've asked so many already, I don't see how it would hurt to ask one more." Amy answered sitting at the other side of the counter.
" It's about Matt, is he anything like Jeff in personality?" Patricia asked stirring the milk in her coffee and then putting sugar in.
" Sometimes. Like when I talk to Jeff about food it's like I'm talking to Matt about football, they're both utterly obsessed with it." Patricia and Amy laughed. " But really, even though it doesn't seem like it they're a lot alike. People think that just because of the road each of them took, that they're totally different people but it's not true."
" I'm back!" Patricia and Amy looked over towards the door. Jeff had just came in. " I see you're finally out of the shower." Jeff kissed Patricia on the cheek.
" I didn't take that long." Patricia said pouting.
" Actually dear, you did. By the time you came down, I was already done with the extra packing and Matt was loading stuff in the cars." Amy said smirking.
" Sorry. I didn't feel clean." Amy immediately spit out her coffee and started to laugh. Jeff put a hand on his head.
" Jeff, how come you always leave the girls feeling dirty?" Amy asked still laughing.
" It was a moment and she decided that we should, not me!" Jeff said whining. Amy was still laughing.
" What's so funny?" Patricia asked.
" When Jeff had turned twenty-one, this girl Mariana offered him a good time. It was one of those rare times when Jeff seemed a little tipsy and stuff, so they went for a walk. They came across a bunch of mud and decided to have their good time there." Amy said smirking. Patricia looked at Jeff raising an eyebrow.
" What other weird places have you did the nasty?" Patricia asked washing the mug she had used.
" Library table, Matt's bed, in the ring, office, and the weirdest on a big branch in a tree." Jeff said thinking off all the places.
" Must've been a pretty big branch if you were able to stay up there, and how do you do that in a library?" Amy asked.
" We got kicked out of the library." Jeff added. Patricia and Amy busted out with giggles. Matt came in. It was about 9:30.
" Ready to go?" Matt asked. Obviously it would be a good idea to go since Amy and Patricia was going to laugh themselves into hiccups and pains. Patricia and Amy picked up bags and went outside still laughing. Jeff and Matt followed behind them with other bags. Matt and Jeff put those bags in while Patricia got in Jeff's car and Amy got in Matt's. Jeff got into his car and smiled at Patricia.
" Are you ready?" Jeff asked putting his hand on her lap. Patricia got a little nervous, but she didn't was Jeff to think something was wrong so she said nothing about his hand hoping he would move it.
" Of course I'm ready." Patricia said smirking. Jeff smiled and pulled out his hand still on her lap. Patricia cleared her throat.
" Oh Sorry!" Jeff quickly removed his hand and put it on the wheel.
" Thank you."
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" We are now landing in L.A. please stay seated until the captain tells you too, take all your belongings and have a great time in Sunny California!" Jeff shook Patricia lightly. She had fallen asleep on the plane. She always fell asleep on planes. She found them boring and a good place to sleep. Jeff looked at her she still was sleeping. She lifted her up so her chin was resting in his hands. He poked her a few times in the cheeks. Still didn't work. He got aggravated. He didn't want to yell out her name on the plane, which would be rude. So, he closed his eyes and brought his lips to hers slowly...
" Jeff don't you dare." Jeff opened his eyes his lips still in the kissing pose. " I'm awake now. I was awake when you were poking me in the cheeks. I wanted to see what other ways you'd try to wake me up, and now that I see you'd resort to kissing me, I think I'll wake up when you poke me in the cheeks."
" Sorry Patricia." Jeff said blushing a wild color of pink. The plane came to a stop so Jeff , Patricia, Amy and Matt got off. They got their bags and waited in the lobby. Soon a brunette a little taller then Patricia ran up to Jeff and hugged him.
" Jeff! I'm so glad you made it! I thought you weren't comin'." She had a southern accent and a bright smile. She released herself from Jeff and went on to hugging Matt and Amy. Beth then looked at Patricia.
" Oh, um, Beth? This is my friend, I mean girlfriend Patricia Stratus." Jeff said nervously. Beth was shocked.
" Oh, um hi Patricia. I'm Beth." Beth held out her hand.
" You can call me Trish. Jeff has told me so much about you!" Patricia said shaking her hand. Beth smiled and Patricia smiled back.
" Well, why don't y'all come outside and meet Eric!" Beth led them outside. In a large yellow Hummer was a guy with black hair that was pulled back into a short ponytail. He had on black sunglasses that had a silver rim. He was wearing glossy red shirt and dark blue jeans. He got out of the car to greet them.
" Yo." He said smirking.
" This is Eric. Eric this is Amy, Matt, Jeff, and Jeff's girlfriend Patricia Stratus." Beth said smiling. Eric shook everyone's hand except Patricia's he kissed her hand.
" French?" He asked.
" Canadian." Patricia said smiling. She then clutched Jeff's arm as if Beth didn't make it clear that she was "with" Jeff.
" My mistake. So where are the rest of ya from?" He asked. He had a surfer dude accent.
" Well, me and Jeff are from Cameron, NC, and Amy here is from Florida." Matt said speaking up. " What about you?"
" Me? Native to California. My land." Beth rolled her eyes and pushed him playfully.
" Oh stop! We rented a large mansion that's gonna be turned into one of Eric's long line of Hotels in three months." Beth said sounding really proud of Eric.
" You must be really successful." Jeff said complementing him.
" I guess so, what do you do Jeff?" Eric said shinning his sunglasses.
" I wrestle. Professionally. In the WWE, so do Matt, Amy, and Patricia." Jeff said smiling. Jeff knew Eric was trying to find someway to insult Jeff, but Jeff wasn't gonna let it happen.
" Oh really! That's great! I have some friends who watch the WWE, you guys should be very popular around here." Eric put his glasses on and helped put the bags in. They all got in the Ferrari and headed over to the hotel. It was huge. Patricia and Amy were the first inside. They were in awe of the hotel. A maid came up to Eric.
" Good afternoon Mister Eric. Are these guests?" A young blond haired maid asked. She was dressed in a French maid's outfit.
" Yes, two rooms. One for Mister Jeff Hardy and Miss Patricia Stratus and another room for Mister Matthew Hardy and Miss Amy Dumas." The young maid bowed and beckoned for them to come. They went to the fourth floor ( there's five if you include the basement) and the maid brought them to the rooms.
" If you need anything, just use the phone over there." The maid left Jeff and Patricia in the room. Jeff and Patricia put their bags in the closet.
" She's beautiful Jeff. You must've really missed her." Patricia said taking out her hair. Jeff smiled.
" Yeah. We used to do everything together. It was fun." Jeff said sitting on the bed. Patricia went in her bag and took out a brush. She brushed her hair until all the crinkles were out. Her hair was a mess of frizz by the time she was done. Jeff started laughing.
" That's not funny Jeff!" Patricia said laughing. She jumped on Jeff and started to tickle him.
" Alright! Alright it's not funny!" Jeff said laughing. Patricia smiled her frizzy hair hanging over her shoulder and Jeff right there under her. She brought her face close to his and Jeff was letting it come.
" I'm so sorry!" Patricia looked behind her. It was Beth. Beth slammed the door behind herself. Jeff rushed outside. Beth was already halfway down the stairs. Jeff caught up to her.
" Beth! What was that for?" Jeff asked.
" You obviously didn't want to be disturbed. I came to tell you Shannon and Crystal was here. You and Patricia wanted to be alone, am I right?" Beth asked. Jeff hated it when she got all serious on him.
" N-no! I mean yes! I mean... I don't know. Nothing was going to happen." Jeff said trying to make things better.
" Jeff, I'm not your girlfriend anymore! I'm glad you're happy! She looks like the right girl for you. You have much in common, no?" Beth said as she started to walk with him.
" Yes, we do."
" A lot more then we did am I right?"
" You're right, you're very right." Jeff said realizing what was going on.
" Jeff she has to be the right girl for you! Don't let this one get away." Jeff stopped and watched Beth walk away. He wouldn't let this one get away.
********** " Oh my god Jeff look at this bathroom!" Patricia said showing him the bathroom. The tub was lined with red and white rose petals. Jeff followed her in the bathroom and wrapped his arms around her waist. " Jeff, what are you doing were not really together!" Patricia tried to loosen herself in a playful way, not really wanting him to let go.
" Hey, I'm just practicing. Practice makes perfect Pat." Jeff said smirking letting her go.
" Jeffy! Don't call me Pat! Trish or Patricia!" Trish said leaning against the wall. Jeff laughed and Jumped on to the bed and laid down. He then looked around the room something was wrong... " Dude, there's one bed." Jeff said getting up. Patricia got off the wall.
" Yeah, so? We slept in your bed together it's no big deal Jeff." Patricia said looking at the bed.
" Yes we did but this bed is much smaller. Much smaller it is and it's you know yeah and I just don't know about sleeping together in a bed as small as this one is and I just thought you wouldn't like it because the bed, you know it was so small, I don't mind but you might so um, yeah." Jeff was babbling and Patricia noticed it. She always started laughing with a special laugh when he babbled.
" It's fine. I don't mind. Come on, I trust you Jeff. Do you trust me?" Patricia said climbing on the bed. Jeff was at a lost for words. Her hair was damp from the shower and she was wearing a pink sweater that was showing her mid-drift. She had on a white mini skirt and now Jeff had locked the door. " Jeff? Are you in there? I asked if you trusted me."
" Yeah of course." Jeff said kind of hoping he couldn't trust her.
" Then it's alright." Patricia said going back to the bathroom to inspect it further. Jeff sighed. Everyone was right. Everyone knew. Everyone could tell. The woman he wanted. The woman he came here to get, was actually Patricia.
**********
" So you're with Jeff now! That's great!" Crystal said talking to Patricia. Everyone (except for Amy who was visiting family) in the mansion that had arrived had went out for dinner. Two tables of twelve. Twelve women, and twelve men. The women were all asking Patricia questions.
" So, how is Jeff?" Claudette asked.
" I think he's fine, you can ask him he's right there." Patricia said pointing behind her where the men's table was. The women started laughing.
" No, we don't mean how he's doing. How is he in, you know, bed?" Crystal clarified. Beth was just sitting back laughing.
" I don't... know." Patricia said nervously.
" Well, Beth you used to go out with him right? How was he?" Juliet asked Beth.
" He was a monster! He always wanted to try new things. I mean it was so extreme! And size, was perfect." Beth said smiling. Patricia started to get sick.
" Patricia are you ok?" Crystal asked.
" I don't feel so well..." Patricia said getting up.
" I think I better take Patricia to the bathroom. We'll be right back," Crystal said. Beth smiled and waved. She enjoyed that Patricia had gotten sick over that little thing.
**********
" Are you ok now?" Crystal asked as Patricia washed her hands and mouth. She then took a tooth brush and tooth paste out of her bag. " You brought a tooth brush?"
" You never know Cris." Patricia said spitting out the tooth paste and rinsing out her mouth a little more. " So how long have you and Jeff been together?" Crystal asked.
" Crystal, I have a confession to make. Me and Jeff aren't together to begin with!" Crystal's mouth dropped.
" But you two look so perfect and happy together!" Crystal exclaimed.
" Well, you see, Jeff he was so upset because he really liked Beth, I mean like he wanted to marry her! So, she broke up with him boo hoo, and then she invited him to her wedding. Jeff gets upset again, asks me to come with him and help him get Beth back." Patricia stopped.
" Does anybody else know?" Crystal asked.
" No, you're the only one! At least I don't think Jeff told anyone. Please don't tell anyone! Not even Jeff that I told you!" Patricia begged.
" Of course! What are friends for!"
" Thanks Cris!" Patricia hugged her.
" Ok, that's all fine and stuff, but I don't like Beth. I really don't like Beth. She's been rude to me the whole time I was here, and I've seen her give you bad looks. She doesn't like you I can see it." Crystal explained.
" Well, all I'm worried about right now is Jeff being happy." Patricia said smiling.
" Just hope she didn't change since the last time they went out." Patricia and Crystal went back to the table. The women there were laughing. They got quiet when Patricia and Crystal got back.
" So, are you alright now?" Beth asked.
" Yes I am." Patricia said smiling.
" Patricia we have an idea." Ellen announced.
" Yeah, I really want you to know what it's like with Jeff." Beth continued.
" And Beth won't give us details!" Vanessa interrupted. Beth rolled her eyes.
" Anyway, how about some tips?" Beth said smiling.
" I don't need help. I'm waiting." Patricia said glaring at Beth.
" It was an offer. Anyway I wouldn't wait that long. Jeff tends to get lonely and bored. I know that. He'll just go and get someone that will, if you won't, and he'll just use you. He's just like a stray, he'll go anywhere for love." Beth said smirking. Patricia was really about to slap her. She knew Jeff wasn't like that!
" Hey, you girls ready to go?" Eric asked Beth.
" Of course honey!" Beth said sweetly. Patricia could see through her. Straight through her. And Crystal could see she did.
**********
" Jeff I don't care! You don't know what she was talking about!" Patricia yelled. She so heated about what Beth had said.
" Patricia, calm down. She, she probably had too much to drink or something. She's really sweet!" Jeff said trying to calm Patricia down.
" So now you're taking her side completely?! Jeff she doesn't know me and she's acting like she does! She thinks I'm stupid, but I'm not! Jeff she's the devil and I don't like her!" Patricia yelled.
" What did she say to you?" Jeff asked. Patricia sat on the bed and got silent. " Patricia don't go silent on me now. Y'all just having little problems now." Jeff said kneeling down in front of Patricia.
" She thought that I needed help." Jeff raised an eyebrow.
" With what?"
" Having sex with you. She said that I was just another pretty face and that you'd go and find someone else because I wasn't giving you any. Jeff I don't even know why I'm arguing about this! I'M NOT EVEN DATING YOU!" Patricia yelled. Jeff couldn't speak now.
" You're not just a pretty face. You're smart, amazing, and you have the greatest personality! Patricia if I was with you I wouldn't want to find someone else! I'd wait a century for you," Jeff said.
" What?" Patricia asked looking at Jeff like he was crazy.
" It was just an example!" Jeff said thinking quickly. Patricia sighed.
" I knew it was. I just didn't understand for a second." Patricia said smiling. It was a good thing that Jeff couldn't usually tell a lie from the truth.
" Yeah now I'm gonna go see Matt for a second, he didn't look too good. I think he might be sick. I'll be right back."
" Ok, Jeff. Take as long as you want." Patricia said laughing,
" Ok, I will come back so don't leave." Jeff left, but just before he left he kissed her on her lips. Patricia didn't understand, what did he just do that?
**********
Jeff had came back later then he had suspected. He unlocked his room door and went in. The lights were off. He turned them on. Patricia had left. He told her not to leave, but he did take a long time. He turned off the light again. Darkness made him feel good for some reason. Then he noticed a dim light coming from the bathroom. He knocked on the door.
" Patricia?" He asked.
" I'll be out in a second Jeff!" Patricia said putting on a short robe, which stopped at her upper thigh. She made sure she at least put underwear on. She came out and turned on the light near the bathroom. " I'm sorry, I was just taking a shower."
" It's alright. Amy wanted to know if for tonight you could share a room with her, she wants to leave Matt with me and Shannon. Crystal would probably come over too cause I don't think she wants to spend all night alone." Jeff explained.
" Of course! You'll be back in the morning?" Patricia asked.
" We'll go out and have breakfast. Just you and me." Jeff said smirking.
" You promise Jeffy? Just you and me, no one else, breakfast, in the morning?" Patricia said smiling.
" Yes, I promise." Patricia hugged Jeff. Then he left.
**********
" Probably just doesn't feel well today. I don't think it's anything serious. I'm just glad to get outta there. I hate hearing Matt complain all day." Amy said as she braided Crystal's hair.
" I hate it when Shannon complains too. Especially when he's hungry. He groans so loud it's like he's having an orgasm. I mean hello? If you're so hungry, why don't you get it yourself?" Crystal said smiling.
" How do you know he's not having an orgasm?" Amy said smirking.
" Because instead of saying 'Crystal', he says 'food', it'd be kind of weird if he starting doin' food..." Crystal said smiling.
" What about Jeff?" Amy asked.
" Jeff doesn't complain at all. He's an angel." Patricia said looking at her hair that Crystal had braided into to cornrows. Amy and Crystal started laughing.
" You're telling me that he never complains?" Crystal said with her eyes wide open.
" Even when you used to go out?" Amy said jumping up.
" Never. He always doing things for me and he never really complains. He'll pretend to complain, but he's not really complaining." Patricia said smiling, being very proud of Jeff.
" If I wasn't married and so much in love, I'd try to steal Jeff from you. You're so lucky!" Crystal said putting on some extra praise on Patricia.
" Yeah, but what I really love about Matt is his passion and how he always goes one step higher. Like even if it's simple like writing a thank you note, he goes bigger on that. He's such a great guy!" Amy said finishing Crystal's hair.
" Shannon just has this thing where, nothing seems big to him. He always wants to do so much for me. He even doesn't think the wedding was big. He always feels that he could do better! I bet he could, one day he's just gonna blow me away, I know it." Crystal said imagining what it would be.
" Whatever! Snap outta it Cris! We we're talking about Jeff. How could he not complain to you? He always complains when he's at my house." Amy said interested in what Patricia had to say.
" He just doesn't complain at all! I don't know why, he's just that way towards me." Patricia said changing the channel on the television.
" Well, it's probably because you're his girlfriend." Crystal smirked, " he wouldn't complain to the love of his life!" She said dramatically. She pretended to faint and held the back of her hand loosely to her head. Patricia rolled her eyes.
" Ha, ha, Cris. I am so not the love of his life. If I was the love of his life,"
" He'd act the way he is now!" Amy interrupted.
" No way! Jeff's a guy that doesn't really like to impress everyone! He'll impress like a few people but its not on purpose!" Patricia said.
" Um, a little off topic dear..." Crystal said raising her eyebrow.
" Yeah, but you know forgetting about everything else... It's like this thing we have. The married, the engaged, the steady dating! It's nice." Amy said smiling.
" Whoa, hold on a sec. Who's the engaged?" Patricia asked.
" Matt asked the night before we left!" Amy said excitedly.
" REALLY?!" Patricia and Crystal both said loudly at the same time.
" Uh huh. And this time I'm sure it's gonna happen for real," Amy said. In the past, there had always been times when neither of them were ready or when it felt wrong, or when there were problems. It had always been bad! Patricia knew how badly they wanted to get married, and how much they wanted to spend the rest of their lives together. Patricia was happy that they got their wish.
" Gee, it's late, we should sleep. Shannon's taking me shopping tomorrow." Crystal said all bubbly.
" Man, Shannon spoils you." Patricia said rolling her eyes.
" You shouldn't be the one to talk! Remember when you went shopping for a dress and how it turned into a *shopping spree*?" Amy said smirking.
" Lemme alone! I didn't mean to spend Jeff's money." Patricia said with her lip stuck out.
" Yes you did, you knew from the moment he told you that you guys were shopping for a dress! Now, go to sleep!" Amy said laughing. So Patricia went to bed waiting for tomorrow.
**********
Jeff walked into the room. Amy and Crystal had already left. So it was just him and Patricia in the house. He went over to the bed and woke her up.
" Hey." She said smiling. Jeff smiled back. It was great to see her after a night of Matt's bicthing.
" You should start getting ready. I'm taking you out to breakfast, remember?" Jeff said sitting on the bed. Patricia got out of bed and got out a pair of jean shorts and a yellow tee-shirt that had a picture Snoopy on the front and the name on the back. She took a quick shower and put it on. She and Jeff then drove to the place they were going to eat, and that's where they saw Beth and Eric.
" Hey! What a surprise!" Beth said smiling.
" Yeah, surprise." Patricia said rolling her eyes.
" Why don't you guys come sit with me and Eric. We haven't ordered yet so it's ok." Beth led them to the table. Eric moved over to the other side of the booth so he could sit with Beth. " I didn't really get to know you Patricia! How long have you guys been together?" She asked.
" Oh we've been together awhile now. We might even think about getting married ourselves." Patricia said with a smirk on her face. Jeff was just kind of wide eyed.
" Oh. Really." Beth sounded a bit disappointed. This made Patricia's smirk turn into a smile. Beth just cuddled with Erin.
" Yeah, m-married." Jeff said quietly.
" Well, how'd you two hook up?" Eric asked.
" Well, we already worked together, so we just decided to give it a try. Jeff was really nervous. Kept tripping over his words. He was a real sweetheart though." Patricia said smiling at Jeff now.
" How did you and Eric get together?" Jeff asked pulling himself together.
" Oh, well I was back in North Carolina and we bumped into each other at a party for a friend. He was related to a friend of the sister's of the person who was having the party. We decided to dance together and hit it off from there." Beth said happily.
" How romantic." Patricia said opening her menu.
" Yeah." Jeff opened his menu too, so it hid him and Patricia. " What are you doing?"
" What am I doing? Trying to get you back with your ex!" Patricia whispered harshly.
" I don't want her anymore!"
" What?" Patricia stood up. " Would you excuse us for a minute?" Patricia took Jeff outside. " What do you mean you don't her anymore?!" Patricia yelled.
" I'm not in love with her anymore." Jeff explained.
" So now you're not in love with anyone! She's the reason I came here in the first place! I was here to make you happy!" Patricia said stomping her feet. " But instead I made you fall out of love when I was supposed to make her fall in love with you!" Patricia whined.
" I'm still in love! Just not with Beth." Jeff said leaning against the wall.
" Then for god's sake, who are you in love with? And she better be good Jeff. I'm going to get you with this girl, no matter what it takes! I promised you that I'd find you true love!" Patricia said crossing her hands over her chest.
" I'm in love with you." **********
So what do think? Please review I'd appreciate it! Oh yeah and I don't own anyone in this story and I don't own Snoopy! And I actually got the part about "in a tree, on a big branch", from Confidential, you know that show that they have. to talk about people. Ok, I'm done.
Inside a bubble...that somebody blew...I am the wall that you see through.
Away from space...I'm trapped inside...There is no room...no room to hide.
Inside a star...that everybody sees...They see the sparkle but can't see me.
Away from land...I'm trapped inside...I'm sorry I did it...sorry I lied.
Inside a song...that nobody hears...It's only me...wet from tears.
Away from grace...I'm trapped inside...I'm floating away to the other side.
Inside a world... that you created...I've left this world...myself has faded.
Away from love...I'm trapped inside...I'm held from holding...my body's died.
Inside my soul...that you reach through...I am the ghost that stays with you.
Away from them...I watch you sleep...I visit your dreams...in peace so deep.
Inside a bubble...that somebody blew...I am your angel...That somebody is you.
Hide away...Fly away...Insideaway.
~ Jeffrey Nero Hardy
Jeff opened his eyes slowly. It was 5:30 in the morning. It was a half-hour before he had to wake up. He looked at Patricia who was lying on his chest peacefully. He had let her fall asleep in his arms. She looked like an angel. He didn't want to wake her. He waited silently thinking. The alarm clock rang and she groaned and turned over on her side bringing the pillow on her head so she didn't have to wake up. Jeff laughed to himself and shook her so she'd wake up. She whined in protest, but got up slowly.
" It's time already?" Patricia asked turning over on her back. Jeff smiled.
" Yup. 6:00 am. You should get up and get in the shower or start packing things downstairs. Amy probably started on that already." Jeff said running his hands through her hair. They paused for a moment looking into each other's eyes. Patricia noticed how awkward this was. Jeff was her best friend! It was enough they were sharing a bed!
" Uh, I'll get in the shower." Patricia said getting up quickly. She rushed into the bathroom and shut and locked the door behind her. She started breathing heavily. What was with Jeff? Wasn't he trying to get Beth? Was it just Patricia's imagination? Patricia turned on the water for the shower. She took of her clothing and got in. It was like everything was washed off of her except for what Jeff was doing. He was taking up all the space in her mind. She washed up quickly and got out. She braided her hair in two tight ponytails. She let a few strands of hair hand out in the front. She put on a pink tank top and blue shorts. She went downstairs where everyone was.
" Morning Patricia!" Amy said happily.
" Morning Amy..." Patricia said not really paying attention. " Where are Matt and Jeff?"
" Matt's outside, Jeff went over to the store to get some stuff," Amy said.
" What time are we leaving?" Patricia asked sitting at the counter.
" About 9:45." Amy poured Patricia a cup of coffee.
" Thanks, can I ask you a question?" Patricia asked.
" Sure, you've asked so many already, I don't see how it would hurt to ask one more." Amy answered sitting at the other side of the counter.
" It's about Matt, is he anything like Jeff in personality?" Patricia asked stirring the milk in her coffee and then putting sugar in.
" Sometimes. Like when I talk to Jeff about food it's like I'm talking to Matt about football, they're both utterly obsessed with it." Patricia and Amy laughed. " But really, even though it doesn't seem like it they're a lot alike. People think that just because of the road each of them took, that they're totally different people but it's not true."
" I'm back!" Patricia and Amy looked over towards the door. Jeff had just came in. " I see you're finally out of the shower." Jeff kissed Patricia on the cheek.
" I didn't take that long." Patricia said pouting.
" Actually dear, you did. By the time you came down, I was already done with the extra packing and Matt was loading stuff in the cars." Amy said smirking.
" Sorry. I didn't feel clean." Amy immediately spit out her coffee and started to laugh. Jeff put a hand on his head.
" Jeff, how come you always leave the girls feeling dirty?" Amy asked still laughing.
" It was a moment and she decided that we should, not me!" Jeff said whining. Amy was still laughing.
" What's so funny?" Patricia asked.
" When Jeff had turned twenty-one, this girl Mariana offered him a good time. It was one of those rare times when Jeff seemed a little tipsy and stuff, so they went for a walk. They came across a bunch of mud and decided to have their good time there." Amy said smirking. Patricia looked at Jeff raising an eyebrow.
" What other weird places have you did the nasty?" Patricia asked washing the mug she had used.
" Library table, Matt's bed, in the ring, office, and the weirdest on a big branch in a tree." Jeff said thinking off all the places.
" Must've been a pretty big branch if you were able to stay up there, and how do you do that in a library?" Amy asked.
" We got kicked out of the library." Jeff added. Patricia and Amy busted out with giggles. Matt came in. It was about 9:30.
" Ready to go?" Matt asked. Obviously it would be a good idea to go since Amy and Patricia was going to laugh themselves into hiccups and pains. Patricia and Amy picked up bags and went outside still laughing. Jeff and Matt followed behind them with other bags. Matt and Jeff put those bags in while Patricia got in Jeff's car and Amy got in Matt's. Jeff got into his car and smiled at Patricia.
" Are you ready?" Jeff asked putting his hand on her lap. Patricia got a little nervous, but she didn't was Jeff to think something was wrong so she said nothing about his hand hoping he would move it.
" Of course I'm ready." Patricia said smirking. Jeff smiled and pulled out his hand still on her lap. Patricia cleared her throat.
" Oh Sorry!" Jeff quickly removed his hand and put it on the wheel.
" Thank you."
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" We are now landing in L.A. please stay seated until the captain tells you too, take all your belongings and have a great time in Sunny California!" Jeff shook Patricia lightly. She had fallen asleep on the plane. She always fell asleep on planes. She found them boring and a good place to sleep. Jeff looked at her she still was sleeping. She lifted her up so her chin was resting in his hands. He poked her a few times in the cheeks. Still didn't work. He got aggravated. He didn't want to yell out her name on the plane, which would be rude. So, he closed his eyes and brought his lips to hers slowly...
" Jeff don't you dare." Jeff opened his eyes his lips still in the kissing pose. " I'm awake now. I was awake when you were poking me in the cheeks. I wanted to see what other ways you'd try to wake me up, and now that I see you'd resort to kissing me, I think I'll wake up when you poke me in the cheeks."
" Sorry Patricia." Jeff said blushing a wild color of pink. The plane came to a stop so Jeff , Patricia, Amy and Matt got off. They got their bags and waited in the lobby. Soon a brunette a little taller then Patricia ran up to Jeff and hugged him.
" Jeff! I'm so glad you made it! I thought you weren't comin'." She had a southern accent and a bright smile. She released herself from Jeff and went on to hugging Matt and Amy. Beth then looked at Patricia.
" Oh, um, Beth? This is my friend, I mean girlfriend Patricia Stratus." Jeff said nervously. Beth was shocked.
" Oh, um hi Patricia. I'm Beth." Beth held out her hand.
" You can call me Trish. Jeff has told me so much about you!" Patricia said shaking her hand. Beth smiled and Patricia smiled back.
" Well, why don't y'all come outside and meet Eric!" Beth led them outside. In a large yellow Hummer was a guy with black hair that was pulled back into a short ponytail. He had on black sunglasses that had a silver rim. He was wearing glossy red shirt and dark blue jeans. He got out of the car to greet them.
" Yo." He said smirking.
" This is Eric. Eric this is Amy, Matt, Jeff, and Jeff's girlfriend Patricia Stratus." Beth said smiling. Eric shook everyone's hand except Patricia's he kissed her hand.
" French?" He asked.
" Canadian." Patricia said smiling. She then clutched Jeff's arm as if Beth didn't make it clear that she was "with" Jeff.
" My mistake. So where are the rest of ya from?" He asked. He had a surfer dude accent.
" Well, me and Jeff are from Cameron, NC, and Amy here is from Florida." Matt said speaking up. " What about you?"
" Me? Native to California. My land." Beth rolled her eyes and pushed him playfully.
" Oh stop! We rented a large mansion that's gonna be turned into one of Eric's long line of Hotels in three months." Beth said sounding really proud of Eric.
" You must be really successful." Jeff said complementing him.
" I guess so, what do you do Jeff?" Eric said shinning his sunglasses.
" I wrestle. Professionally. In the WWE, so do Matt, Amy, and Patricia." Jeff said smiling. Jeff knew Eric was trying to find someway to insult Jeff, but Jeff wasn't gonna let it happen.
" Oh really! That's great! I have some friends who watch the WWE, you guys should be very popular around here." Eric put his glasses on and helped put the bags in. They all got in the Ferrari and headed over to the hotel. It was huge. Patricia and Amy were the first inside. They were in awe of the hotel. A maid came up to Eric.
" Good afternoon Mister Eric. Are these guests?" A young blond haired maid asked. She was dressed in a French maid's outfit.
" Yes, two rooms. One for Mister Jeff Hardy and Miss Patricia Stratus and another room for Mister Matthew Hardy and Miss Amy Dumas." The young maid bowed and beckoned for them to come. They went to the fourth floor ( there's five if you include the basement) and the maid brought them to the rooms.
" If you need anything, just use the phone over there." The maid left Jeff and Patricia in the room. Jeff and Patricia put their bags in the closet.
" She's beautiful Jeff. You must've really missed her." Patricia said taking out her hair. Jeff smiled.
" Yeah. We used to do everything together. It was fun." Jeff said sitting on the bed. Patricia went in her bag and took out a brush. She brushed her hair until all the crinkles were out. Her hair was a mess of frizz by the time she was done. Jeff started laughing.
" That's not funny Jeff!" Patricia said laughing. She jumped on Jeff and started to tickle him.
" Alright! Alright it's not funny!" Jeff said laughing. Patricia smiled her frizzy hair hanging over her shoulder and Jeff right there under her. She brought her face close to his and Jeff was letting it come.
" I'm so sorry!" Patricia looked behind her. It was Beth. Beth slammed the door behind herself. Jeff rushed outside. Beth was already halfway down the stairs. Jeff caught up to her.
" Beth! What was that for?" Jeff asked.
" You obviously didn't want to be disturbed. I came to tell you Shannon and Crystal was here. You and Patricia wanted to be alone, am I right?" Beth asked. Jeff hated it when she got all serious on him.
" N-no! I mean yes! I mean... I don't know. Nothing was going to happen." Jeff said trying to make things better.
" Jeff, I'm not your girlfriend anymore! I'm glad you're happy! She looks like the right girl for you. You have much in common, no?" Beth said as she started to walk with him.
" Yes, we do."
" A lot more then we did am I right?"
" You're right, you're very right." Jeff said realizing what was going on.
" Jeff she has to be the right girl for you! Don't let this one get away." Jeff stopped and watched Beth walk away. He wouldn't let this one get away.
********** " Oh my god Jeff look at this bathroom!" Patricia said showing him the bathroom. The tub was lined with red and white rose petals. Jeff followed her in the bathroom and wrapped his arms around her waist. " Jeff, what are you doing were not really together!" Patricia tried to loosen herself in a playful way, not really wanting him to let go.
" Hey, I'm just practicing. Practice makes perfect Pat." Jeff said smirking letting her go.
" Jeffy! Don't call me Pat! Trish or Patricia!" Trish said leaning against the wall. Jeff laughed and Jumped on to the bed and laid down. He then looked around the room something was wrong... " Dude, there's one bed." Jeff said getting up. Patricia got off the wall.
" Yeah, so? We slept in your bed together it's no big deal Jeff." Patricia said looking at the bed.
" Yes we did but this bed is much smaller. Much smaller it is and it's you know yeah and I just don't know about sleeping together in a bed as small as this one is and I just thought you wouldn't like it because the bed, you know it was so small, I don't mind but you might so um, yeah." Jeff was babbling and Patricia noticed it. She always started laughing with a special laugh when he babbled.
" It's fine. I don't mind. Come on, I trust you Jeff. Do you trust me?" Patricia said climbing on the bed. Jeff was at a lost for words. Her hair was damp from the shower and she was wearing a pink sweater that was showing her mid-drift. She had on a white mini skirt and now Jeff had locked the door. " Jeff? Are you in there? I asked if you trusted me."
" Yeah of course." Jeff said kind of hoping he couldn't trust her.
" Then it's alright." Patricia said going back to the bathroom to inspect it further. Jeff sighed. Everyone was right. Everyone knew. Everyone could tell. The woman he wanted. The woman he came here to get, was actually Patricia.
**********
" So you're with Jeff now! That's great!" Crystal said talking to Patricia. Everyone (except for Amy who was visiting family) in the mansion that had arrived had went out for dinner. Two tables of twelve. Twelve women, and twelve men. The women were all asking Patricia questions.
" So, how is Jeff?" Claudette asked.
" I think he's fine, you can ask him he's right there." Patricia said pointing behind her where the men's table was. The women started laughing.
" No, we don't mean how he's doing. How is he in, you know, bed?" Crystal clarified. Beth was just sitting back laughing.
" I don't... know." Patricia said nervously.
" Well, Beth you used to go out with him right? How was he?" Juliet asked Beth.
" He was a monster! He always wanted to try new things. I mean it was so extreme! And size, was perfect." Beth said smiling. Patricia started to get sick.
" Patricia are you ok?" Crystal asked.
" I don't feel so well..." Patricia said getting up.
" I think I better take Patricia to the bathroom. We'll be right back," Crystal said. Beth smiled and waved. She enjoyed that Patricia had gotten sick over that little thing.
**********
" Are you ok now?" Crystal asked as Patricia washed her hands and mouth. She then took a tooth brush and tooth paste out of her bag. " You brought a tooth brush?"
" You never know Cris." Patricia said spitting out the tooth paste and rinsing out her mouth a little more. " So how long have you and Jeff been together?" Crystal asked.
" Crystal, I have a confession to make. Me and Jeff aren't together to begin with!" Crystal's mouth dropped.
" But you two look so perfect and happy together!" Crystal exclaimed.
" Well, you see, Jeff he was so upset because he really liked Beth, I mean like he wanted to marry her! So, she broke up with him boo hoo, and then she invited him to her wedding. Jeff gets upset again, asks me to come with him and help him get Beth back." Patricia stopped.
" Does anybody else know?" Crystal asked.
" No, you're the only one! At least I don't think Jeff told anyone. Please don't tell anyone! Not even Jeff that I told you!" Patricia begged.
" Of course! What are friends for!"
" Thanks Cris!" Patricia hugged her.
" Ok, that's all fine and stuff, but I don't like Beth. I really don't like Beth. She's been rude to me the whole time I was here, and I've seen her give you bad looks. She doesn't like you I can see it." Crystal explained.
" Well, all I'm worried about right now is Jeff being happy." Patricia said smiling.
" Just hope she didn't change since the last time they went out." Patricia and Crystal went back to the table. The women there were laughing. They got quiet when Patricia and Crystal got back.
" So, are you alright now?" Beth asked.
" Yes I am." Patricia said smiling.
" Patricia we have an idea." Ellen announced.
" Yeah, I really want you to know what it's like with Jeff." Beth continued.
" And Beth won't give us details!" Vanessa interrupted. Beth rolled her eyes.
" Anyway, how about some tips?" Beth said smiling.
" I don't need help. I'm waiting." Patricia said glaring at Beth.
" It was an offer. Anyway I wouldn't wait that long. Jeff tends to get lonely and bored. I know that. He'll just go and get someone that will, if you won't, and he'll just use you. He's just like a stray, he'll go anywhere for love." Beth said smirking. Patricia was really about to slap her. She knew Jeff wasn't like that!
" Hey, you girls ready to go?" Eric asked Beth.
" Of course honey!" Beth said sweetly. Patricia could see through her. Straight through her. And Crystal could see she did.
**********
" Jeff I don't care! You don't know what she was talking about!" Patricia yelled. She so heated about what Beth had said.
" Patricia, calm down. She, she probably had too much to drink or something. She's really sweet!" Jeff said trying to calm Patricia down.
" So now you're taking her side completely?! Jeff she doesn't know me and she's acting like she does! She thinks I'm stupid, but I'm not! Jeff she's the devil and I don't like her!" Patricia yelled.
" What did she say to you?" Jeff asked. Patricia sat on the bed and got silent. " Patricia don't go silent on me now. Y'all just having little problems now." Jeff said kneeling down in front of Patricia.
" She thought that I needed help." Jeff raised an eyebrow.
" With what?"
" Having sex with you. She said that I was just another pretty face and that you'd go and find someone else because I wasn't giving you any. Jeff I don't even know why I'm arguing about this! I'M NOT EVEN DATING YOU!" Patricia yelled. Jeff couldn't speak now.
" You're not just a pretty face. You're smart, amazing, and you have the greatest personality! Patricia if I was with you I wouldn't want to find someone else! I'd wait a century for you," Jeff said.
" What?" Patricia asked looking at Jeff like he was crazy.
" It was just an example!" Jeff said thinking quickly. Patricia sighed.
" I knew it was. I just didn't understand for a second." Patricia said smiling. It was a good thing that Jeff couldn't usually tell a lie from the truth.
" Yeah now I'm gonna go see Matt for a second, he didn't look too good. I think he might be sick. I'll be right back."
" Ok, Jeff. Take as long as you want." Patricia said laughing,
" Ok, I will come back so don't leave." Jeff left, but just before he left he kissed her on her lips. Patricia didn't understand, what did he just do that?
**********
Jeff had came back later then he had suspected. He unlocked his room door and went in. The lights were off. He turned them on. Patricia had left. He told her not to leave, but he did take a long time. He turned off the light again. Darkness made him feel good for some reason. Then he noticed a dim light coming from the bathroom. He knocked on the door.
" Patricia?" He asked.
" I'll be out in a second Jeff!" Patricia said putting on a short robe, which stopped at her upper thigh. She made sure she at least put underwear on. She came out and turned on the light near the bathroom. " I'm sorry, I was just taking a shower."
" It's alright. Amy wanted to know if for tonight you could share a room with her, she wants to leave Matt with me and Shannon. Crystal would probably come over too cause I don't think she wants to spend all night alone." Jeff explained.
" Of course! You'll be back in the morning?" Patricia asked.
" We'll go out and have breakfast. Just you and me." Jeff said smirking.
" You promise Jeffy? Just you and me, no one else, breakfast, in the morning?" Patricia said smiling.
" Yes, I promise." Patricia hugged Jeff. Then he left.
**********
" Probably just doesn't feel well today. I don't think it's anything serious. I'm just glad to get outta there. I hate hearing Matt complain all day." Amy said as she braided Crystal's hair.
" I hate it when Shannon complains too. Especially when he's hungry. He groans so loud it's like he's having an orgasm. I mean hello? If you're so hungry, why don't you get it yourself?" Crystal said smiling.
" How do you know he's not having an orgasm?" Amy said smirking.
" Because instead of saying 'Crystal', he says 'food', it'd be kind of weird if he starting doin' food..." Crystal said smiling.
" What about Jeff?" Amy asked.
" Jeff doesn't complain at all. He's an angel." Patricia said looking at her hair that Crystal had braided into to cornrows. Amy and Crystal started laughing.
" You're telling me that he never complains?" Crystal said with her eyes wide open.
" Even when you used to go out?" Amy said jumping up.
" Never. He always doing things for me and he never really complains. He'll pretend to complain, but he's not really complaining." Patricia said smiling, being very proud of Jeff.
" If I wasn't married and so much in love, I'd try to steal Jeff from you. You're so lucky!" Crystal said putting on some extra praise on Patricia.
" Yeah, but what I really love about Matt is his passion and how he always goes one step higher. Like even if it's simple like writing a thank you note, he goes bigger on that. He's such a great guy!" Amy said finishing Crystal's hair.
" Shannon just has this thing where, nothing seems big to him. He always wants to do so much for me. He even doesn't think the wedding was big. He always feels that he could do better! I bet he could, one day he's just gonna blow me away, I know it." Crystal said imagining what it would be.
" Whatever! Snap outta it Cris! We we're talking about Jeff. How could he not complain to you? He always complains when he's at my house." Amy said interested in what Patricia had to say.
" He just doesn't complain at all! I don't know why, he's just that way towards me." Patricia said changing the channel on the television.
" Well, it's probably because you're his girlfriend." Crystal smirked, " he wouldn't complain to the love of his life!" She said dramatically. She pretended to faint and held the back of her hand loosely to her head. Patricia rolled her eyes.
" Ha, ha, Cris. I am so not the love of his life. If I was the love of his life,"
" He'd act the way he is now!" Amy interrupted.
" No way! Jeff's a guy that doesn't really like to impress everyone! He'll impress like a few people but its not on purpose!" Patricia said.
" Um, a little off topic dear..." Crystal said raising her eyebrow.
" Yeah, but you know forgetting about everything else... It's like this thing we have. The married, the engaged, the steady dating! It's nice." Amy said smiling.
" Whoa, hold on a sec. Who's the engaged?" Patricia asked.
" Matt asked the night before we left!" Amy said excitedly.
" REALLY?!" Patricia and Crystal both said loudly at the same time.
" Uh huh. And this time I'm sure it's gonna happen for real," Amy said. In the past, there had always been times when neither of them were ready or when it felt wrong, or when there were problems. It had always been bad! Patricia knew how badly they wanted to get married, and how much they wanted to spend the rest of their lives together. Patricia was happy that they got their wish.
" Gee, it's late, we should sleep. Shannon's taking me shopping tomorrow." Crystal said all bubbly.
" Man, Shannon spoils you." Patricia said rolling her eyes.
" You shouldn't be the one to talk! Remember when you went shopping for a dress and how it turned into a *shopping spree*?" Amy said smirking.
" Lemme alone! I didn't mean to spend Jeff's money." Patricia said with her lip stuck out.
" Yes you did, you knew from the moment he told you that you guys were shopping for a dress! Now, go to sleep!" Amy said laughing. So Patricia went to bed waiting for tomorrow.
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Jeff walked into the room. Amy and Crystal had already left. So it was just him and Patricia in the house. He went over to the bed and woke her up.
" Hey." She said smiling. Jeff smiled back. It was great to see her after a night of Matt's bicthing.
" You should start getting ready. I'm taking you out to breakfast, remember?" Jeff said sitting on the bed. Patricia got out of bed and got out a pair of jean shorts and a yellow tee-shirt that had a picture Snoopy on the front and the name on the back. She took a quick shower and put it on. She and Jeff then drove to the place they were going to eat, and that's where they saw Beth and Eric.
" Hey! What a surprise!" Beth said smiling.
" Yeah, surprise." Patricia said rolling her eyes.
" Why don't you guys come sit with me and Eric. We haven't ordered yet so it's ok." Beth led them to the table. Eric moved over to the other side of the booth so he could sit with Beth. " I didn't really get to know you Patricia! How long have you guys been together?" She asked.
" Oh we've been together awhile now. We might even think about getting married ourselves." Patricia said with a smirk on her face. Jeff was just kind of wide eyed.
" Oh. Really." Beth sounded a bit disappointed. This made Patricia's smirk turn into a smile. Beth just cuddled with Erin.
" Yeah, m-married." Jeff said quietly.
" Well, how'd you two hook up?" Eric asked.
" Well, we already worked together, so we just decided to give it a try. Jeff was really nervous. Kept tripping over his words. He was a real sweetheart though." Patricia said smiling at Jeff now.
" How did you and Eric get together?" Jeff asked pulling himself together.
" Oh, well I was back in North Carolina and we bumped into each other at a party for a friend. He was related to a friend of the sister's of the person who was having the party. We decided to dance together and hit it off from there." Beth said happily.
" How romantic." Patricia said opening her menu.
" Yeah." Jeff opened his menu too, so it hid him and Patricia. " What are you doing?"
" What am I doing? Trying to get you back with your ex!" Patricia whispered harshly.
" I don't want her anymore!"
" What?" Patricia stood up. " Would you excuse us for a minute?" Patricia took Jeff outside. " What do you mean you don't her anymore?!" Patricia yelled.
" I'm not in love with her anymore." Jeff explained.
" So now you're not in love with anyone! She's the reason I came here in the first place! I was here to make you happy!" Patricia said stomping her feet. " But instead I made you fall out of love when I was supposed to make her fall in love with you!" Patricia whined.
" I'm still in love! Just not with Beth." Jeff said leaning against the wall.
" Then for god's sake, who are you in love with? And she better be good Jeff. I'm going to get you with this girl, no matter what it takes! I promised you that I'd find you true love!" Patricia said crossing her hands over her chest.
" I'm in love with you." **********
So what do think? Please review I'd appreciate it! Oh yeah and I don't own anyone in this story and I don't own Snoopy! And I actually got the part about "in a tree, on a big branch", from Confidential, you know that show that they have. to talk about people. Ok, I'm done.