Disclaimer: I do not own any rights to any superstars in the WWE and anything placed in this story that relates to real life, is completely coincidental.

Summary: Amy is distraught upon receiving a call learning of her husband, Matt Hardy's death. When a new man senses her sorrow and steps in to save her, will it be to late? Or can she find real lasting love again?

Additional Information: This is the second story in the series Love United. It follows after the Trish and Shawn love story.

A/N: Well after a very well deserved two day break, I am back to update this sucker and see how long I can take you on the ride of your life. Anyone that has read any of my other work on the site knows I usually make a story about 24-26 chapters, but with this one, it may end up shorter because how much hell do you really want to know about? Anyway, I hope everyone had a wonderful new year and didn't get too bombed, remember I want you to read my story after all, LOL and well I hope you all like this update. Happy 2005!

He opened the door and watched as Chris came shuffling through it, something obviously running through his mind and not able to wait to talk about it.

"Not that I mind you coming over but man this is too much. I haven't seen this much of you since we worked together and that was over a year and a half ago."

Chris threw him a look and he immediately went into the living room and took a seat. It didn't look like pleasant conversation that Chris had in mind and Jeff could only imagine what this had to do with. Matt wasn't even cold in his grave yet and there was danger.

"Tell me again that you had nothing to do with what happened to Matt. If you did then I am going to kick your ass from here until tomorrow, but if you didn't then you need to tell me who the hell did this. Amy is in severe danger here Chris and I don't know how to protect her when I don't know what if after her."

Jeff raised his eyebrows in shock. He had just gotten off the phone with his sister in law less then two hours before and she seemed to not be concerned about anything other then her love for Chris coming to a head. Hearing know that Chris knew there was some sort of danger out to get her, well he wasn't sure he liked it much.

"Jesus man, I didn't know things had gotten bad. I just talked to Amy and everything was fine. Happy New Year by the way since I never got the chance to get by the house."

"You didn't answer my question." Chris said angrily. He knew Jeff didn't want his own brother dead but there had to be something to fight that he could see.

"No for Christ's sakes I didn't have anything to do with Matt. You know that I didn't so I don't know what the hell has got your panties in a knot cowboy."

Chris flopped down on the couch and throwing one last look at Jeff let out a huge sigh. He couldn't get the phone call out of his mind and now it was making him more insane then he normally would be under the circumstances.

"I'm sorry man. I got a call a little while ago and it has me spooked."

"Well what did the caller say?" Jeff asked, sitting closer to Chris, trying to figure out what the heck was going through his friends head. They had been friends for a long time and even though Jeff had gone to TNA and was working for a rival now, it didn't stop the two of them from being close. In fact, it was Jeff that told Chris to make a play for Amy in the very beginning, knowing the two of them just had that something only written about. Now sitting here beside him, he could tell his concern for Amy was throwing his normally calm demeanor for a spin.

"It's time to pay the piper is what they said and man, I have to tell you I don't feel comfortable knowing that. Is there anything fake that would look real to Matt and make him want to get it out the press?"

"My drug use man, but you know the trial of that one better then most. That is the biggest thing that someone could use. Maybe they told Matt they had me buying drugs and they were going to take it Vince or something. Who the hell knows?"

"Well we had better sit here and figure it out because I don't think these guys were kidding and Amy is defenseless right now. All she has is me and the ghost of Matt and I don't see him being a whole lot of help right now."

"Ghost you say?" Jeff said, catching what Chris had said and realizing there was only one person he knew that could deal with a ghost.

"Never mind, you wouldn't get it man, its just plain out there."

"No, tell me man, it might help me understand what the hell you are talking about half the time."

Chris took a breath and prepared himself to tell Jeff about Matt and how he couldn't seem to let go of the past with Amy and move on to the other side. That and the fact that he was now helping Chris get her in his bed. The more Chris thought about it, the more he realized he needed to be committed.

"Matt doesn't want to leave until Amy and I get together. I think there is another reason he is with us, but the damn guy is quiet as a mouse now that he has passed on."

"Yeah that's my brother for you. Have you talked to Mark?"

Chris laughed then, the first laugh he had let himself share all evening, and realized how weird it would sound to mark if he went to him and asked him to help with getting rid of Matt's ghost. Yeah the loony bin was sounding real good right about now.

"What the hell would I say man? It's Matt and we all know it is man. It's not like it was with Shawn and Trish that time man, this is different."

"But wouldn't Mark be good to fight this evil you can't seem to place? So he can't help you get rid of Matt, but at least you two can take the assholes that killed Matt out and let the poor guy move on with his life, whatever is left of it now."

Chris knew he had a point but he wasn't sure if he wanted to let on to it. "How much does Mark know about what happened to Matt? I mean he would be a huge gun to have in my pocket but I want to make sure he knows what happened."

"He knows everything; we talked at Matt's wake man. He told me if I needed any help finding the killers then to call him."

"Then I think its time I called in The Undertaker, don't you?"

"Matt what are you talking about? How do you know that something is going to happen?" Amy cried, trying to place Matt's place in the room so she could try and grab onto him for dear life. The last thing she wanted to know was that life could end for someone close to her again really soon.

"They lied to me Ames, the told me they had something on Jeff and when I got there they ambushed me with bullets and killed me."

"Who killed you Matt? Tell me damn it!" she screamed, smacking at the air, scared and angry that Matt was being so cryptic. He hadn't been like this when he had been among the living.

"They Ames, they don't go by any name that I know of, and I can't tell you who they are because it would ruin the natural order of things, but they are coming. They know something, something that could kill anyone close to the Hardy's."

"Well tell me what the hell they have on you guys and then I can deal with it. Chris would help Matt; you know how much he wants to help me."

"You don't get it Amy, Chris is the person these people want. Whatever they tell you or him, they do not want anything to do with you, but Jeff and Chris are on the hit list now. They know the reason for this and once they put it together their life could be in danger."

"Screw you Matt Hardy! You have messed with my life enough. You made me love you and then you had yourself taken away. Now you want to take away Chris too? You are a selfish shit bag and if you weren't already dead I would do you myself."

She stood from the chair then, and when she did she came face to face with the evil she didn't want to see. Just as her eyes took hold and recognized the man standing in front of her, the world went dark and she barely heard Matt scream as she hit the floor.

"It's time to pay the piper..."