TITLE: Best Kept Secrets.
AUTHOR: Cathie McMath.
EMAIL: penrithpanther_03@yahoo.com.au
RATING: I'll make it PG-13 for now. It'll probably stay that way.
CONTENT: Slight swearing, and the usual violence one comes to expect in WWE fics. ^_^
SUMMARY: Lita's big brother has issues with the guy she's in love with, and someone's out to cause trouble.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own anyone or anything related to the WWE. Vince McMahon does, and I'm very, very jealous.
DISTRIBUTION: Just email me first and let me know if you want it.
FEEDBACK: Loving it! The more, the better! Thanks for all your lovely reviews so far.. keep 'em coming!
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She woke up in his arms.
It was the most amazing feeling, waking up in his arms. She had to force herself to believe that this was reality, and not just another dream. And she'd been dreaming about waking up in his arms for so long now...
The young woman smiled gently as she looked up at the man she held in her arms, who was sleeping deeply. His mouth was parted slightly, soft little snores escaping his lips. She pressed herself closer to him, revelling in the sensation of his bare chest pressed against hers, their legs tangled together, and their fingers intertwined. She could feel the warm sun beating down on them both through the open hotel window, the rays warming her naked skin. Only the thin hotel sheet covered their bodies as they laid on the bed. She took in a breath, breathing in his scent, and she closed her eyes, smiling happily.
"Well, this certainly is an interesting development."
Lita jumped slightly, and opened her eyes quickly, focusing on the voice that came from across the room. "Matt." She sat up, holding the sheet close to her chest. "How long have you been standing there?"
Matt walked away from the door, towards the vanity desk that stood on the far wall of the hotel room. He smiled widely at the redhead, looking at her through the mirror as he untied his long, black hair and grabbed a brush from the drawer. "Long enough to see that something very interesting happened last night between you and my little brother."
Lita felt herself blush. She pushed her hair behind her ears, still pressing the sheet against her chest with one arm. "Matt, I can explain --"
He shook his head, brushing his hair. "No need to explain anything, Li." He turned to face her, and gave a soft smile. "Can I just ask one thing?"
She nodded, biting her lip. "Go ahead." Lita felt her heart quicken, unsure of what the elder Hardy would ask her.
"How do you feel about Jeff?"
Lita paused, and looked around the room. She turned back to the elder Hardy. "Isn't that obvious, Matt?"
He took in a deep breath, and sat on an armchair that sat next to the desk. "Lita, I know you're not really the type of girl to go around sleeping with guys when you don't have any feelings for them but... well, I need to hear you say how you feel about Jeff. I, I need to know what you think happened last night. I need to know that you're not going to end up hurting him."
Lita wasn't sure how to respond. At first she was insulted by Matt's questioning. How could he possibly think that she'd hurt Jeff? She would never, ever purposely do anything that would cause the youngest Hardy brother pain. But then she was touched by Matt's obvious concern for his little brother. "I'm - well, I'm not too sure about how I feel about Jeff."
Matt sighed. "You're not sure?"
A loud snore escaped from Jeff's lips, causing both Matt and Lita to pause and turn their attention to Jeff as he stirred in his sleep, rolling over to his right, and muttering slightly. Then their gazes were turned back to each other.
"Matt, I feel very strongly for Jeff. I'm not sure exactly what that feeling is yet... but I know it's strong. And I know I want to be with him. I know that I'm happy when I'm with him. I know --"
"Do you know that he's in love with you?"
Lita stared at Matt, her mouth open in shock. She was unable to find her tongue. She wanted to speak, only she just couldn't find the words.
"He is so damn in love with you, Lita. I need to know how you feel about him. How you feel about what happened between the two of you last night."
"Why?"
"He's been in love with you for so long..." Matt shook his head, looking at Jeff. "He's confided in me about the way he feels since day one, Li. I've heard how much he wants you, how much he cares about you. How much you mean to him. That's why I want to know. If this is all a joke to you, a one time thing..."
"No, Matt. It's not like that." Lita shook her head fiercely, her red hair tumbling around her face. "It's not like that at all."
The elder Hardy ran a hand through his charcoal hair. "Good. Good, Li. Because I don't want to see him get hurt here."
She tore her gaze away from Matt, and looked down at the snoring Jeff. The corners of her mouth twitched, and a smile fell onto her lips. She looked back up at Matt. "I swear Matt, I won't hurt him."
A soft smile found it's way onto Matt's face, and he stood up from his seat on the chair. He nodded his head, and Lita knew that she had his acceptance. "I'm gonna go take a shower."
It was then that something clicked in Lita's head, and she raised her brows at Matt curiously. "Did you just get back then?"
Matt's smile widened, and he chuckled slightly. "Uh, yeah."
She looked at him in shock, an unbelieving tone in her voice. "What did you guys get up to last night? Please tell me you didn't get into any trouble."
"Us? Trouble? Never." Matt laughed. "No, seriously. We went to some night club that Christian recommended, and stayed there until about 2 a.m. Then we went back to their hotel room, and crashed. I came back here as soon as I woke up."
A smile tugged at the corner of Lita's lips. "Hmm. Somehow that all sounds a little too innocent to me. But.. call me crazy, I believe you. I may just have to interrogate Edge and Christian later though, to make sure all your stories match."
Matt let out a laugh as he made his way to the bathroom, closing the door behind him.
Lita sank back down into the bed, wrapping her arms around Jeff. Brushing his hair away from the back of his neck, she leant down and planted a light, feathery kiss on his skin. What Matt had said to her really hit hard. Jeff was in love with her.. and had been for a long time. He had told her last night that he felt for her, that he cared about her very much.. but he hadn't used the word 'love'. Having Matt say that, well, obviously Jeff had talked to his brother about the way he felt. It made her feel.. special.
She kissed his neck again, this time with slightly more pressure. Her arms wrapped around his chest, her fingers swirling over his warm skin. She heard him inhale deeply - felt his chest rise, and then fall as the breath was expelled out. Then she heard the soft, gentle moan that escaped his lips.
"Jeff?" She whispered. "Jeff, sweetie, are you awake?"
He didn't reply. She assumed he was still asleep, only dreaming, until she felt his hands grasp her own.
"I'm awake."
She smiled at the sound of his voice. "How you feeling?"
He groaned wearily, sleep still lining his voice. "Tired." He shifted slowly, turning to that he was now facing the redhead in his arms. Upon seeing her face, he grinned lazily. "But happy."
She kissed the tip of his nose. "Me too."
With his eyes fluttering open, and then shutting again, Jeff yawned. "Is Matt back yet?"
The redhead nodded her head towards the bathroom. "He got back just a little while ago. He's in the shower now."
Jeff opened his eyes more, seemingly waking up. "Does he -- I mean, did he ask about.."
"About what happened last night?" Lita finished his sentence as he trailed off. "Well, not really. He didn't really need to ask."
Jeff looked at her in confusion, and then remembered that both of them were still completely naked, and wrapped in each other's arms. His brother was a smart guy and he would've realised what had happened by himself. Not that it really took a genius to see that something had happened between him and Lita that night...
Jeff smiled as Lita circled her arms around him once more, and rested her head against his chest. He stroked her hair gently, running his fingers through the fiery red strands. He couldn't believe what had happened last night was reality.. and not just a dream. But it was real. It was all real. And with his realisation of that, thoughts rushed into his head.
"Li?"
She looked up at him, and saw that he was looking down at her with something that resembled worry and concern. "Yeah, Jeff?"
"What happens now?"
AUTHOR: Cathie McMath.
EMAIL: penrithpanther_03@yahoo.com.au
RATING: I'll make it PG-13 for now. It'll probably stay that way.
CONTENT: Slight swearing, and the usual violence one comes to expect in WWE fics. ^_^
SUMMARY: Lita's big brother has issues with the guy she's in love with, and someone's out to cause trouble.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own anyone or anything related to the WWE. Vince McMahon does, and I'm very, very jealous.
DISTRIBUTION: Just email me first and let me know if you want it.
FEEDBACK: Loving it! The more, the better! Thanks for all your lovely reviews so far.. keep 'em coming!
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She woke up in his arms.
It was the most amazing feeling, waking up in his arms. She had to force herself to believe that this was reality, and not just another dream. And she'd been dreaming about waking up in his arms for so long now...
The young woman smiled gently as she looked up at the man she held in her arms, who was sleeping deeply. His mouth was parted slightly, soft little snores escaping his lips. She pressed herself closer to him, revelling in the sensation of his bare chest pressed against hers, their legs tangled together, and their fingers intertwined. She could feel the warm sun beating down on them both through the open hotel window, the rays warming her naked skin. Only the thin hotel sheet covered their bodies as they laid on the bed. She took in a breath, breathing in his scent, and she closed her eyes, smiling happily.
"Well, this certainly is an interesting development."
Lita jumped slightly, and opened her eyes quickly, focusing on the voice that came from across the room. "Matt." She sat up, holding the sheet close to her chest. "How long have you been standing there?"
Matt walked away from the door, towards the vanity desk that stood on the far wall of the hotel room. He smiled widely at the redhead, looking at her through the mirror as he untied his long, black hair and grabbed a brush from the drawer. "Long enough to see that something very interesting happened last night between you and my little brother."
Lita felt herself blush. She pushed her hair behind her ears, still pressing the sheet against her chest with one arm. "Matt, I can explain --"
He shook his head, brushing his hair. "No need to explain anything, Li." He turned to face her, and gave a soft smile. "Can I just ask one thing?"
She nodded, biting her lip. "Go ahead." Lita felt her heart quicken, unsure of what the elder Hardy would ask her.
"How do you feel about Jeff?"
Lita paused, and looked around the room. She turned back to the elder Hardy. "Isn't that obvious, Matt?"
He took in a deep breath, and sat on an armchair that sat next to the desk. "Lita, I know you're not really the type of girl to go around sleeping with guys when you don't have any feelings for them but... well, I need to hear you say how you feel about Jeff. I, I need to know what you think happened last night. I need to know that you're not going to end up hurting him."
Lita wasn't sure how to respond. At first she was insulted by Matt's questioning. How could he possibly think that she'd hurt Jeff? She would never, ever purposely do anything that would cause the youngest Hardy brother pain. But then she was touched by Matt's obvious concern for his little brother. "I'm - well, I'm not too sure about how I feel about Jeff."
Matt sighed. "You're not sure?"
A loud snore escaped from Jeff's lips, causing both Matt and Lita to pause and turn their attention to Jeff as he stirred in his sleep, rolling over to his right, and muttering slightly. Then their gazes were turned back to each other.
"Matt, I feel very strongly for Jeff. I'm not sure exactly what that feeling is yet... but I know it's strong. And I know I want to be with him. I know that I'm happy when I'm with him. I know --"
"Do you know that he's in love with you?"
Lita stared at Matt, her mouth open in shock. She was unable to find her tongue. She wanted to speak, only she just couldn't find the words.
"He is so damn in love with you, Lita. I need to know how you feel about him. How you feel about what happened between the two of you last night."
"Why?"
"He's been in love with you for so long..." Matt shook his head, looking at Jeff. "He's confided in me about the way he feels since day one, Li. I've heard how much he wants you, how much he cares about you. How much you mean to him. That's why I want to know. If this is all a joke to you, a one time thing..."
"No, Matt. It's not like that." Lita shook her head fiercely, her red hair tumbling around her face. "It's not like that at all."
The elder Hardy ran a hand through his charcoal hair. "Good. Good, Li. Because I don't want to see him get hurt here."
She tore her gaze away from Matt, and looked down at the snoring Jeff. The corners of her mouth twitched, and a smile fell onto her lips. She looked back up at Matt. "I swear Matt, I won't hurt him."
A soft smile found it's way onto Matt's face, and he stood up from his seat on the chair. He nodded his head, and Lita knew that she had his acceptance. "I'm gonna go take a shower."
It was then that something clicked in Lita's head, and she raised her brows at Matt curiously. "Did you just get back then?"
Matt's smile widened, and he chuckled slightly. "Uh, yeah."
She looked at him in shock, an unbelieving tone in her voice. "What did you guys get up to last night? Please tell me you didn't get into any trouble."
"Us? Trouble? Never." Matt laughed. "No, seriously. We went to some night club that Christian recommended, and stayed there until about 2 a.m. Then we went back to their hotel room, and crashed. I came back here as soon as I woke up."
A smile tugged at the corner of Lita's lips. "Hmm. Somehow that all sounds a little too innocent to me. But.. call me crazy, I believe you. I may just have to interrogate Edge and Christian later though, to make sure all your stories match."
Matt let out a laugh as he made his way to the bathroom, closing the door behind him.
Lita sank back down into the bed, wrapping her arms around Jeff. Brushing his hair away from the back of his neck, she leant down and planted a light, feathery kiss on his skin. What Matt had said to her really hit hard. Jeff was in love with her.. and had been for a long time. He had told her last night that he felt for her, that he cared about her very much.. but he hadn't used the word 'love'. Having Matt say that, well, obviously Jeff had talked to his brother about the way he felt. It made her feel.. special.
She kissed his neck again, this time with slightly more pressure. Her arms wrapped around his chest, her fingers swirling over his warm skin. She heard him inhale deeply - felt his chest rise, and then fall as the breath was expelled out. Then she heard the soft, gentle moan that escaped his lips.
"Jeff?" She whispered. "Jeff, sweetie, are you awake?"
He didn't reply. She assumed he was still asleep, only dreaming, until she felt his hands grasp her own.
"I'm awake."
She smiled at the sound of his voice. "How you feeling?"
He groaned wearily, sleep still lining his voice. "Tired." He shifted slowly, turning to that he was now facing the redhead in his arms. Upon seeing her face, he grinned lazily. "But happy."
She kissed the tip of his nose. "Me too."
With his eyes fluttering open, and then shutting again, Jeff yawned. "Is Matt back yet?"
The redhead nodded her head towards the bathroom. "He got back just a little while ago. He's in the shower now."
Jeff opened his eyes more, seemingly waking up. "Does he -- I mean, did he ask about.."
"About what happened last night?" Lita finished his sentence as he trailed off. "Well, not really. He didn't really need to ask."
Jeff looked at her in confusion, and then remembered that both of them were still completely naked, and wrapped in each other's arms. His brother was a smart guy and he would've realised what had happened by himself. Not that it really took a genius to see that something had happened between him and Lita that night...
Jeff smiled as Lita circled her arms around him once more, and rested her head against his chest. He stroked her hair gently, running his fingers through the fiery red strands. He couldn't believe what had happened last night was reality.. and not just a dream. But it was real. It was all real. And with his realisation of that, thoughts rushed into his head.
"Li?"
She looked up at him, and saw that he was looking down at her with something that resembled worry and concern. "Yeah, Jeff?"
"What happens now?"