"Twenty minutes Mr. Hardy." One of the stage hands yelled into the nearly empty locker room. Suddenly the butterflies that had been fluttering around Jeff's stomach all day twisted into gigantic hawks, pecking at his insides. He always got nervous before his matches but he had cause to be especially anxious tonight. He was about to wrestle at SummerSlam in front of a sold out crowd in his home town of Raleigh North Carolina in the WWF's first ever Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match. Jeff had been so thrilled about the match ever since it was first suggested to the three tag teams but now he was starting to contemplate his decision to agree with the idea. Or even more, the bumps that he had come up with during the match. Sure in his head they all seemed amazing and breathe taking but was he really prepared to put his body through all this punishment. Then there was Emilie. Ever since her break through she seemed to become more comfortable with Jeff's extreme antics but would she be able to handle this? They had come so far in their relationship Jeff didn't want to frighten her anymore then he had already. As he pulled the armbands up his arm he heard a light knocking at the door.

"Come in!"

Emilie popped her head and smiled at her boyfriend.

"Just wanted to make sure I didn't walk in on a bunch of naked men."

"Sorry to disappoint you." Jeff smirked to her as she entered the room.

"That's okay I'll just wait until I hear a shower running."

"Just make sure you know who's in there first. I walked in on Mark Henry once. There's an image that will forever be burned into my memory."

Jeff quivered at the unpleasant thought. Emilie just laughed at his comment; she could tell he was trying to hide his tenseness in front of her.

"Are you nervous?"

"Na." he answered trying to act cool headed. "Why do I look nervous?"

"Jeff its okay to be a little edgy. Tonight's a big night for you and you deserve it. You've worked so hard to get here and even though you're not getting the titles tonight I have a feeling they're not gonna be too far in your future. I'm so proud of you."

"Really? You know I don't want to upset you but there are gonna be some serious bumps tonight. I don't want to worry about me."

"Well I'm still gonna worry about you no matter what but I know that this is who you are and you not gonna change. And I don't want you too. You're crazy and wild but that's the man I fell in love with. And I also know that you're not gonna do anything you don't feel comfortable with."

"Thank you. You have no idea how happy I am to hear you say that."

"Hey Jeff!" A voice yelled out. Jeff and Emilie looked up to see Matt's face peering through the door. "It's time to make history little brother, let's go."

"Alright I'm coming." Jeff looked back to Emilie with a smile. "How about a good luck kiss?"

Emilie laughed as she placed a soft kiss on Jeff's lips.

"Good luck. Be careful."

"I will."

Jeff turned and walked to the door.

"Jeff!" Emilie yelled before he could leave the room. He spun around to look back at her. "I love you."

"I love you too."

He smile at her and walked out of the room.

Everyone backstage huddled around the small T.V. monitor watching The Hardy Boyz vs. Edge and Christian vs. The Dudley Boyz in the first ever TLC match. The match was unlike anything anyone had ever seen before. A spectacular display of the courage and ability of these six men. Each bump was bigger then the next and even before your mind could get over the amazing things you just saw they'd do something else to completely blow you away. Everyone looked on as Matt stood in the middle of the ring with Edge lying in between one of the ladders. Matt slammed the top of the ladder down on Edge three times before he noticed Christian behind him preparing to attack from off the top rope. Matt ran over to the turnbuckle and threw Christian into the ring, landing not only on his partner but that ladder he laid upon as well. But Emilie's attention was focus on what was going on outside the ring. Jeff was battling both Dudley Boyz. He manage to knock out D-Von out and immobilize Bubba Ray long enough to get him on the table. Emilie looked on as Jeff pulled out a 20ft ladder and set it up in front of the table Bubba Ray rested on.

"Look outside!" Jerry 'The King' Lawyer said as they watch Jeff climb to the top of the ladder.

"Oh my god. Jeff Hardy's up almost 20ft." yelled the thick southern accent of good old Jim Ross "He's not going to" but before another word could leave to commentator's mouth. Jeff spread out his arms and leaped off the ladder.

"Swanton! Swanton!" JR screamed as Jeff sore threw the air. But before he made contact Bubba Ray rolled off the table causing Jeff's body to explode through the wood. Emilie could feel her heart jump into her throat while JR's voice echoed through the speakers.

"Jeff Hardy's spine and his back have just cracked in those tables! For the love of god, will you look at that, two tables broken! And a man's body broken in half!"

"Oh shut up JR!" Emilie hissed under her breath. Emilie hated how JR always over dramatized his commentary. Sure it was entertaining and she loved it as a fan but as a person watching the man she loved crash through a wooden table it only made her feel more concerned.

"Take it easy on him. He's just trying to add some theatrics." Said a deep voice. Emilie turned to see Andrew sitting next to her.

"I know. It just upsets me. I mean Jeff's lifeless amongst a pile of rubble and I don't even know if he's okay. I don't need the added anxiety."

"Well here let me give you a little wrestling secret that might help set your mind at ease. Notice the referees?" he said pointing to the two men in the stripped shirt working over Jeff. "It's their job to make sure everything is okay. Now if they put one arm up in the air then everything is okay, if they put both arms up and cross them then it's time to really freak out."

Emilie watched as the referees checked out Jeff. She let of a deep sigh of relief as one of the men put his arm up in the air.

"See" Andrew said "Your boy will live to jump off another ladder."

She laugh and smiled at her friend. Andrew was always good to have around at times like that. He always seemed so level headed and calm and he always managed to find the lighter side of any situation. Something Emilie really appreciated.

"Thanks Andrew."

"No problem kiddo."