When Jeff had returned home that night, no words needed to be said, I think we both knew how stupid we had been. We talked about it a little but being separated like that even though it was only for a few hours both hit us hard and told us how childish we had been, we held each other for the rest of the night.
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As another couple of days past by the day of the meeting drew in even closer. I had received all of the information in the post and was ready for it, luckily it had be pushed back to a little later than I had first been told over the phone, which I was more than happy about. I had picked out my outfit, my friends Taylor and Avril had taken me out shopping for something new to wear, and I had made all of my travel arrangements, Ryan was going to come with me.
"You know Ri I really messed up good last weekend with this whole keeping things ourselves crap…" Jeff told me over the phone and I paced around my kitchen with a cup of coffee in my hand.
"Jeff you don't need to say any more about it, we've both apologised enough, it's all forgotten about."
"Just listen to me for a minute, you always do that!"
"Do what?" I laughed.
"Try and change the subject half way through me trying to tell you something. Just listen…"
"Okay, okay I'm listening…"
"I need you too come and see me…"
"What, in North Carolina?" I asked, slightly shocked by his words, Jeff had never invited me before, in fact I hadn't ever thought about it, it was always just easier for Jeff and I to see each other when he was in Florida wresting.
"Yeah I need to you come to Cameron."
"Why?" I asked quizzically.
"You have too…"
"Yes but why?"
"There's people I want to introduce you too…" he replied, getting slightly annoyed with all of my questioning.
"There is?" I asked as an instant smile spread across my face.
"I need my family and friends to meet my girlfriend."
"Girlfriend?"
"Riley why do keep questioning everything I say to you? Its really annoying."
"Sorry," I replied excitedly, "You've never called me your girlfriend before…"
"I know and I'm a jerk for not saying it sooner! I've seriously thought of nothing but you since I left, I thought of me and you and how much of a really shit weekend we had because of our fighting. I never ever want to fight with you again Riley. But looking at the silver lining of it is that it had made me come to a realisation of how much I really do want you… So therefore that makes you my girlfriend, well I guess that is if you want to be. I'm just so tired of messing around Immortal, so what do ya say?"
"For once I'd say you were right Mr Enigma, in fact I think I would also say that I would like nothing more than to be your girlfriend!"
"So you'll come to North Carolina then?"
"Err I never said that…"
"What? Why not? I really need you to come here."
"I know and I'd love to baby but with this meeting coming up I just don't think I have time right now."
"It has to be now…" he replied, sounding kind of hurt.
"Why, what's so important about now? Your family and friends still don't know about me anyway, I'm sure it wouldn't do any harm to wait a few more weeks."
"That isn't the only reason I need you to come here though…"
"What the other reason?"
"I have got something to tell you."
"Can't you just tell me now?"
"No I can't I have to do it when you're here with me."
"Why?"
"Are you sure you can't come over here?
"I dunno Jeff…" I replied sighing.
"Riley please… this is important."
"I suppose I could try and figure it out, can I call you back tonight though?
"You never have to ask to call me!" Jeff laughed.
"Okay, I 'will' call you later then…"
"Okay baby, I'm looking forward to it." I could tell that Jeff was smiling even though he was hundreds of miles away.
"Bye then."
"Bye beautiful."
I hung up my cell phone and let out a huge sigh as I began searching through this months dates on my calendar that hung in my kitchen. A quarter of the month had already flown by and with this meeting and then the Christmas holidays soon after it was going to be very difficult for me to find time to visit him.
I went over it for the rest of the afternoon trying to rearrange things and work it out so that I could go to North Carolina, even if only for a day.
It took me a while but eventually I decided that the easiest way to see him was if I got a flight to North Carolina straight after the meeting with Vince. Although then Ryan would have to fly back to Florida alone, which I felt bad about seems as he was going all that way with me in the first place.
"Hey Riley, how are ya sis?" he greeted warmly answering his cell phone.
"I'm alright man thanks."
"You already for this meeting?"
"Err yeah I think so… but hey I just wanted to talk to you about that."
"Yeah?"
"Yeah…"
"Go on then…"
"Well erm I don't really know where to start… Erm you remember Jeff who I brought to Thanksgiving?"
"Yes Ri of course I remember Jeff Hardy coming to our house!" he laughed sarcastically.
"Well for the last few weeks we've kind of been dating."
"Kind of?"
"Yeah, kind of. He called earlier and invited me to North Carolina to meet his family."
"O-kay, so what's this got to do with anything?"
"I really want to get to see him before the Christmas period really kicks into high gear, but the only time I can go is if I go straight from this meeting so therefore I wouldn't be travelling home to Florida."
"So what's the problem with that then?"
"You'd have to come back on your own."
"So, Riley I'm a big boy now, I don't think either of us need babysitting on a plane."
"Yeah I know that, but it was me who asked you to come along with me in the first place. Would you still wanna come?"
"Of course, Riley your such an idiot." He laughed. "Besides now I wanna hear all about this 'kind of' dating."
"Oh right…" I laughed back.
"So we're still on then?"
"Hell yeah bro!"
After I finished with the arrangements with Ryan, I then called up the airline and booked my self another plane ticket, this whole travelling experience was proving to be quite pricey- not that I cared though, I was really existed about visiting Jeff, especially as it might be the last time I might get to see him before Christmas.