-On The Bus-
Willow and Jeff were in the back of the bus, laughing their heads off. Jeff was so funny and cool. Willow was having a really good time. She hadn't laughed like that since before she met Billy. Willow looked up and saw Shane tickling Marie, she was laughing so hard she was crying! She saw Matt and Tammy holding hands and Matt kissed her. Tammy had a look of shock on her face. Matt started to apologize but Tammy kissed him back in mid-sentence. Willow noticed that Bekky was staring at her and Jeff. Willow smiled at her and Bekky gave her a dirty look. Willow could hear a growl emit from Bekky's throat. Willow's eye brows shot up in shock.
"Willow? Hello? Earth to Willow!" Willow turned to see Jeff looking at her.
"Are you okay?" he asked.
"Yea, sorry just zoned out a bit." she responded.
"Um, how did you get that bruise?" Jeff asked.
"Um, do you remember that guy you told off for me and Marie?" she asked. Jeff's face began to turn red and a vein in his neck started to pulsate.
"He did that to you?" Jeff asked. His sweet light drawl turned into a deep growl.
"Please calm down Jeff, Marie and I already took care of it. I broke it off with him and I'm moving in with Marie when we get back. In case we don't win." she said.
"I'm sorry I got mad. I just can't stand to see such a beautiful girl put up with that shit, ya know?" he said.
"Yes, Thanks. How much longer on this bus?" she asked. "Um, like 3 hours. Why, tired? You can lay your head in my lap." Jeff offered.
Before she could say anything, her head was in his lap. He put is jacket over her and Willow drifted to sleep. As happy as she could be. Or at least for the time being...
-Willow's Dream-
Willow was in dreamland. She envisioned her and Jeff getting married. She was in beautiful low cut black dress with blood red trim. Her hair was blood red and pulled into two ponytails. Jeff was in his wrestling gear. His "Xpand Your Imagi- Nation" shirt and his black kikwear pants with the white trim. His hair was all black with a few silver streaks. He was wearing sky blue paint. It was in a swirled design. He had the pantyhose over his tattooed arm. He looked like Jeff and that fine with Willow. She stepped up to the alter next to him. The minister read all the things he needed. They said their vows, exchanged rings.
"You may now kiss the bride." the minister said. Jeff and Willow leaned in for the kiss...
Then gun shots rang out in the church. People ran all over, ducking under tables. Willow just stood there, holding her stomach.
"Willow? Oh my God, Willow!" Jeff yelled running over to her. She let go of her stomach and blood gushed out. Willow looked up and saw Billy holding a gun, smiling, laughing. Willow fell to the floor, Jeff rushed over.
"Oh God, Willow? hold on. Your gonna be all right, we're getting help. Oh God, please don't leave me." Jeff cried.
"I love you." Willow said. "Willow? Willow?"
- Cameron Bus Depot-
"Willow? Willow wake up darlin.' We're here." Jeff cooed into her ear.
"Oh, where am I?" Willow asked in a tired voice.
"Cameron, my home." Jeff said in a proud tone.
"All right, everyone off the bus!" Al yelled from the front.
"Jeff get up here, we need your help." Shane yelled.
"Ok, I gotta go up front, I'll see ya outside." with that Jeff got up and hugged Willow, then walked off the bus.
Willow grabbed her bookbag and headed to the front of the bus. As she passed by Bekky, she felt a tug on her waist length hair.
"Ow! What the hell are you doing?" Willow yelled, looking directly at Bekky. The two of them were the only ones on the bus.
"I'm only gonna tell you this once bitch, leave Jeff alone or else." Bekky growled.
"Or else what?" Willow asked sarcastically.
"You'll find out." Bekky said as she headed off the bus.
"Just remember Willow, don't fuck with me." Bekky turned and walked off the bus. Willow stood there, in shock.
"What just happened?"
Willow threw her bag on her shoulder and walked off the bus.
-In Front Of The Hardy House-
Willow looked around the property. There was an 80 foot hand made statue. There was paint everywhere. This was Jeff's house. Willow knew because she had seen pictures of it online. Willow walked over to Marie and Tammy.
"Your not going to BELIEVE what Bekky said to me." Willow whispered to Marie. Marie looked at her friend with a quizzical expression.
"What did she say?" Marie asked.
"I'll tell you when we get inside." Willow said knowing that if she told her now, Marie would royally kick Bekky's ass.
"Hello everyone." a young blond woman said as she walked over to the group. Jeff walked over to the woman and put his arm around her neck. "Um, everyone this is my girlfriend. Beth."
Shane rolled his eyes and Matt shook his head. Willow tried to hold back tears. Her heart snapped in two and fell to her stomach. Bekky walked past Willow, ramming her shoulder into her back. Bekky turned her head and gave Willow an evil smile. A single tear fell from Willow's right eye.
"Ok everyone, follow me!" Al yelled heading toward the house. The group followed. Willow thought to herself as she walked.
-Willow's P.O.V (Point Of View)
"I can't believe I thought he would be interested in me, I should have known that a guy like him would have a girlfriend. Maybe Billy was right, maybe he just wants to fuck me and thats it. I'll have to see."
-Inside Jeff's House-
"Ok everyone, the guys stay down here in the back and the girls stay upstairs. Go grab a bed and come back down to the livingroom." Matt said, then walked into the livingroom. Willow, Tammy and Marie went upstairs and grabbed three beds in the far corner of the room.
"Ok, so what did Bekky say to you?" Marie asked Willow, egar to know. Willow told them.
"Why would she say that if she knows Jeff has a chick?" Tammy asked.
"What I don't get is why the hell Jeff would hit on Willow, if he has a girlfriend." Marie said, her face getting redder by the minute.
"I don't know, there has to be a reason, I'm going to give him a chance to explain." Willow said laying on her back and closing her eyes.
- In Jeff's Room-
-Jeff's P.O.V-
"I thought I told you to have your shit packed and out of here before we got back!" Jeff yelled at Beth.
"Jeff please, we can work this out. I made a mistake. I'm sorry, baby. I love you." she pleaded.
"You should have thought about that before you fucked Jindrak and the others." Jeff replied.
"You weren't there for me Jeff, I needed love and Mark just happened to be in the right place, at the right time." she said , feeling justified in her actions.
"Look, I have a job to do and I can't have you fucking that up. So once again, pack your shit and get out!" he yelled.
"Oh Jeff, why don't you give me a little "going away present" before I leave?" Beth said seductively, walking over to Jeff and putting her hand over his crotch. Jeff pushed her back.
"I don't want you anymore, what part of that don't you understand?" he said.
"It's that stupid bitch that you were talking to on the bus, isn't it?" she growled.
-Jeff Thinking To Himself-
"How the hell did she know I was talking to Willow on the bus? I'll figure it out later."
-Jeff To Beth-
"Her name is Willow and yes, I'm interested in her. Not that it's any of your business." Jeff said.
Beth just glared at him.
"Fine, you want me to leave? I'll leave." she said calmly. She grabbed a bookbag and walked toward the door. "I'll get the rest of my stuff later." with that Beth walked out of the house.
"Yea, see that you do." Jeff whispered under his breath.
-In The Livingroom-
"Ok everyone, this is how things work. Monday through Friday, the camera crew tapes you from 7:00 am to 9:00pm. The weekends you can do whatever you want, just don't get arrested." Al laughed.
There were a few chuckles in the group.
"Ok, you guys have to be awake by 7:am Monday through Friday. You'll eat, then we'll go to Tracks. Then go to the backyard for some INTENSE training." Matt said in a evil voice.
The trainers all laughed hard. The students looked at each other with raised eyebrows.
"Alright you guys, dinner will be ready in a few minutes. Hang in here until we call you." Shane said, leaping out of his seat and running into the kitchen. Matt and Al followed.
"Um... Willow... can I talk to you for a minute?" Jeff asked looking at the floor.
"Um, sure Jeff." Willow said getting up. Marie grabbed her hand.
"Becarful." she whispered.
"I will." Willow whispered back. She and Jeff walked to Jeff's room. Jeff closed the door.
"Ok, what's up?" Willow asked.
"I wanted to explain about Beth." he said.
"Oh, you dont have to explain anything, Jeff." She said, turning from him. Instead, looking out his window.
"Yes I do, Beth and I had a big fight and broke up last week. I told her to have her stuff packed and out of here before we got back. When I saw her I was so pissed, I just didn't want to yell at her in front of you guys. So I said she was my girlfriend, so you guys wouldn't freak out." he said.
"Oh." Willow said turning around to face him.
"She wasn't too happy about the break up. She was even trying to have sex with me one last time before she left. That girl has mental problems." Jeff said setting on the bed, motioning for Willow to join him. Willow sat down next to him. "I want to know more about you." he said, moving a little closer to Willow.
"Um, well, ok, I'm from New York City, my birthday is July 24th . I'm 19 years old, I'm a leo. Um, I love reading and writing and a bunch of other stuff." Willow blushed a bit, Jeff was only about half an inch away from her now. "Um, my favorite food is..." Willow's words were cut off by Jeff's lips.
They stayed lip locked for what seemed like forever, when there was a knock on the door.
"Hey Jeff, you can get it on later, we need you out here, man." Jeff blushed as he tried to hide his growing erection.
"Yea, I'll be out in a minute. I'm sorry Willow. I don't know what came over me."
"It's ok Jeff, I'm not complaining about it." Willow laughed. Jeff slightly smirked.
"Seriously though, I really wanna know everything about you. Tonight after everyone is asleep, can you came back here? So we can talk?"
"Yea sure, Jeff. I think I can do that." Jeff nodded and got up . He opened the door, allowing Willow to exist the room first. Then he walked out and closed the door.
-That Night-
"Ow, ow, ow, my back!" Marie yelled as she laid down on her bed.
"You think your back hurts? My ass is killin' me. And to think they said we were just going to have a light workout after dinner!" Tammy yelled as she laid down. Everyone else was asleep by then. Willow, Tammy and Marie were the only ones in the room left awake. Willow got up and headed toward the door.
"Where are you headed?"
"Uh, the bathroom." Willow ran out of the room before she was questioned any further. She tiptoed to Jeff's bedroom door. She knocked softly.
"Come in!"
Willow walked in to see Jeff sitting on his bed. Looking at a magazine. He wasn't wearing a shirt. He looked up from the magazine.
"Hey," he said softly. "Have a seat." Willow sat down on the end of the bed. Jeff throw the mag across the room, he laid flat on his stomach.
"So what's up?" Willow asked.
"Tell me how you met that jerk, if you don't mind talking about it."
"Billy? Oh, well. I met him about a year ago at a wrestling school in Long Island. I met my friend Marie there too. But that was two years before Billy came to the school. He just came up to me and said all the right things. You're so pretty. You're a great wrestler. Blah, blah. I fell for that crap hook line and sinker. Everything went ok for a few months. About 4 months into the relationship the verbal abuse started. Whenever Marie and I went out somewhere, he would accuse me of sleeping around. It was hard to deal with. We separated for a month, Marie's brother, Mario, really liked me. I was going to pursue something with him but Billy kept calling me, saying he was sorry and he would never do it again. I felt bad and went back to him. The next day he was back to his old ways. About two months later Marie and I entered the "Tough Enough" contest. The hope that we would win kept me going, then the next month we got the call that we made it into the final 25, I told Billy and of course he was pissed. I didn't care, I left and Marie and I went to the World. That's when we met you."
" I'm sorry that you had to put up with that crap, I know what it feels likes to be with a psycho."
"I take it you're referring to Beth?"
"Yea."
"How did you meet?"
"Well, about two years ago my brother and I made a big impact in the WWF and of course there were a lot of girls in our hometown that wanted a piece of us. I didn't want any part of that. When I met Beth, I thought she was different than the others. She was sweet, loving, caring, everything I wanted..no needed in a girlfriend. Everything went fine for the first year, then one day I came home later than I planned from a business trip. She just flipped on me, saying that I was cheating and she even tried to set a curfew! I just laughed that one off. But she was really controlling, it was getting on my nerves. I tried to save the relationship but she made it impossible. Then we had that fight and that was the last straw. I told her to have everything packed and outta here, before we got back. Of course she didn't. That's when the whole "She's my girlfriend" thing came about."
"Oh, I'm sorry you went through that..ow."
"What's wrong?"
"My neck hurts from the "Light workout" you guys gave us tonight."
"Here, let me give you a massage." Jeff moved behind Willow, he lowered the straps to her night shirt and her bra. He started to rub her neck and shoulders. His slender fingers glided over her skin, sending shivers up her spine. She shuddered at his touch.
"Are you ok?"
"Yes Jeff, I'm fine. Just a little tired."
"You wanna stay in here tonight?" Willow looked at him with an raised eyebrow. "No strings attached, just sleeping."
"Ok. That sounds fine." Willow said tiredly. Willow laid back, Jeff placed his arm under her neck, kinda like an warm head rest. Willow placed her ear next to his chest. Letting the soft beating of his heart rock her to sleep. Before she passed out, she heard Jeff say "Goodnight, my Weeping Willow."...