Jeff Hardy sits in the taxi with his boyfriend Randy Orton as they are currently in Missouri heading to Randy's home where the smaller would be meeting his boyfriend's family. A hand takes Jeff to help him calm down and soon they pull in the driveway of the Orton household for Randy to get out and pay for the ride while Jeff gets out with his backpack over a shoulder. He looks at the house as Randy puts an arm over him and they head to the front door that Randy goes to open without making a sound.
"They leave the door open since we don't have an issue with guests." Randy tells Jeff who looks a little shocked by that.
"At Taker's house, you come in his house and don't be shocked to see his dogs charging at you with teeth out."
"What about at the Hardy house?"
"I guess we have guests just come in, but usually no one just barges in."
"Randy!" a girl with brown hair rushes over to jump onto Randy.
"I just saw you last week Becks." Randy laughs as he pries his little sister off.
"Nathan is driving me nuts though." Becky explains and sees said boy walks over who clearly was Randy's brother.
"You guys look alike." Jeff whispers to his boyfriend.
"Yeah we do. Becky, Nathan; this here is Jeff Hardy."
"Your boyfriend?" Nathan asked to see his brother nod.
"Yes." Randy says and slips his arm back around Jeff. "Where are mom and dad?"
"In the kitchen preparing the great dinner for you and the person to hook into your heart and pants you want to get into." Nathan answered to get put in a headlock by his oldest sibling.
"Can you please go let them know we're here Becks. I need to teach our dear baby brother a little lesson on manners when guests are around."
The two Orton brothers are watched by Jeff who finds how they act similar and different to him and Matt. He sees Randy smirk at him and the taller releases his brother to instead give Jeff the tour of the house. Jeff follows Randy who takes his bag to set on the couch and holds his hand showing him to the family room. On the walls are photos of Randy growing up with one being Randy with his younger siblings when the boy had to be in his early teens. Jeff looks at one of Randy with his dad and sister feeling familiar with family photos since enough have been taken in his own family. Finding some normal family things that both Ortons and Hardys have gives Jeff a little assurance about not being to unusual within the Orton family. The next spot they go to is the upstairs where Jeff is shown the bedrooms and he sees the door to one be opened for them to see it is where an air mattress has blown up beside a bed.
"Is this your room?" Jeff asked as Randy leans on the doorway.
"Yeah. I hope you don't mind any of the posters hanging up since with all the traveling I do haven't had time to take them down."
Jeff steps into the room to see posters of wrestlers such as Andre the Giant, Hulk Hogan, and Roddy Piper. He notices Randy watching him from where he hasn't moved at the doorway and is curious on what he's thinking. The air mattress catches Jeff's attention and Randy finally moves to put an arm around Jeff's waist.
"Since we have only been dating a few months, I thought you might like having my bed while I'll sleep on the mattress."
"I actually don't mind if we share a bed." Jeff ducks his head over the blush coming onto his face.
"Fine with me." Randy says as he lifts Jeff's chin to give him a deep kiss.
"Randy. Dinner is ready." Elaine Orton calls up to her son.
"Time to deal with my family embarrassing me." Randy sighs as he walked with Jeff downstairs.
They enter the kitchen for a woman with dark aging hair and glasses to walk over to them with a friendly smile on her face. She gives Randy a hug before giving one to Jeff who is a little shocked at such the friendliness of Randy's mom to him.
"Welcome to our home, Jeff." Elaine tells the purple haired boy who gives a nod of thanks.
"Is that your real hair color?" Nathan asked to have Becky smack him and Randy glare over him not using his manners.
"No. I actually have blonde hair, but dye it different colors." Jeff explains as he sees Bob Orton walk over to them.
"I think it fits." Bob says and then cracks a smirk. "Perhaps I should try dying my hair. What color do you guys think would look hip on me?"
"Lime green." All three Orton kids say to get a glare from their dad.
"You three are never going to let me live that one down are you." Bob complained and then instructed everyone to find their seats. "Jeff, do you like pork?"
"Yeah. I love pork."
"Good. I made pork stickers just for this special visit." Elaine says as she pours some lemonade in a glass for herself and her husband.
"You don't have to like them if they aren't your type of food." Randy whispered in Jeff's ear as they take seats at the table.
"No I actually do like them." Jeff assured as he sees a plate handed to him by Nathan.
The steak sticks are taken by Jeff before he hands the plate to Randy who seems nervous on his family saying anything to embarrass him. A small conversation about wrestling is started by Randy with his dad who turns into a disagreement on a superplex. Randy believes his overdrive move is more effective than the superplex to get a smooth victory and his dad doesn't agree with him one bit. Listening to this, Jeff bites his lip trying to hide his amusement over how this sounds like similar arguments between Kane and Taker over the chokeslam and Last Ride.
"What do you think Jeff?" Bob asked the boy who looks nervous about giving an answer.
"I don't know. Sometimes a move can be effective to get a victory depending on the one using the move. Like my brother Matt is stronger, so Twist Of Faith works better for him than me, but I use high flying moves better."
"Finally someone who actually knows what they are talking about." Bob sounds impressed by Jeff's answer.
"Good answer." Randy leans in to kiss Jeff's neck.
"Please no making out at dinner." Becky tells her brother who gives her a small glare.
"So Jeff. Tell us about your family since my dear son can't seem to get pass how beautiful you are." Elaine says for Randy to now have been embarrassed.
"I was born in Cameron, North Carolina." Jeff said not sure on what he should say. "I have an older brother who I am apart of a wrestling team with along with a woman who is like a big sister to me."
"What about your parents?" Bob asked to see Jeff bite his lip.
"I lost my mom when I was little and my dad has been really great with handling me and my brother. He was very thankful to my uncle for helping out with watching me. My uncle actually is Undertaker which is why I was at Mania eight where me and Randy first met."
"Oh yes. You are the little boy that would cling to Undertaker's side and Bearer would watch over." Bob now remembers Jeff. "I can't believe you are who my son never could stop thinking about."
"Dad." Randy looks down at his plate.
"Your son actually is quite a gentleman and thank you for raising him so great." Jeff compliments to the parents who look a little shocked.
"Randy, a gentlemen." Becky sounds like she's in disbelief.
"Are you drunk or something?" Nathan asked.
"Enough." Randy hisses at his siblings who hold back their laughs.
"We are happy to hear this about our son." Elaine says and takes her husband's hand.
After dinner, Jeff offers to help clean up the table and the older Ortons are amazed by this boy their son have fallen in love with. They thought of Randy as a quick tempered child since birth that they love so much, but have worried on how it will affect his life. Growing up had been hard on Randy trying to control his temper, but Bob noticed a calmness to his son after meeting Taker's boy at Mania eight and again months ago after a tour around WWF. Perhaps this Jeff Hardy's calmness is just what their oldest son needs to keep his temper in check. In the family room, Jeff sits on the couch with Randy's arm tight around him as Nathan tries to get his brother to wrestle him.
"Nate, I'm not going to wrestle you." Randy says as doesn't take his eyes off Jeff.
"Even to prove your worthiness as a man." Nathan provokes his older brother who shakes his head.
Like a striking serpent, Randy lunges off the couch to tackle his brother to the carpet floor to begin wrestling him. A laugh comes from Nathan as he tries to get his brother off him and Jeff watches with amusement. Something is whispered to Nathan by Randy for the youngest Orton to give a nod. Nathan moves to Jeff tagging the purple haired boy in with a touch on his leg and Randy pulls Jeff down to the floor.
"Can you beat me Hardy?" Randy asked as he has mount on Jeff.
"You forget who I am." Jeff smirks and easily flips Randy onto his back.
"No wrestling in the house." Elaine shouts from the kitchen. "Last time you two wrestled, I lost a picture frame."
"It was just a photo of Randy in the Maines. We ended up packing all those things away after he got kicked out." Nathan said to not realize it had been loud enough for his siblings and Jeff to hear.
"Way to go Nate." Becky sighed and saw Randy not moving as Jeff looks confused.
"Excuse me." Randy finally speaks to move Jeff off him and heads upstairs to his bedroom.
Jeff runs up the stairs to Randy's room to knock on the door and retrieves no answer from his boyfriend. He slowly opens the door to see sitting on his bed with his eyes on a pair of dog tags in his hand and Jeff moves to sit beside him. Nothing is said between the two as Jeff can wait for Randy to be ready to tell him what he needs to get off his chest.
"I was in the Marines before deciding to wrestle."
"Okay." Jeff nods.
"Big mistake I made doing that. I'm such a disgrace to my country for the way I was in them and even ended up in a brig. My anger is so bad and when I was over there it was so hard keeping my cool and couldn't. If you feel I'm a disgrace, I understand."
"The past may be apart of you, but doesn't always make who you are. We have to accept our mistakes without making excuses and learn from them." Jeff tells Randy and leans his head on Randy's back.
"You aren't disgusted by me?" Randy asked shocked.
"Not at all. Mistakes are what help us be who we are sometimes and I love you."
"I'm so lucky." Randy leans his head down to begin kissing Jeff.
The couple hang out in Randy's bedroom and Jeff listens to Randy's stories of his life growing and gives his own. It is a peaceful sight to Elaine and Bob when they walk pass the slightly open door of their oldest son's room to see the two boys fast asleep in the bed. Gently Elaine drapes a blanket over them without making either one wake up and Randy's arm keeps it place around Jeff whose head rested on the larger boy's chest.
Please Give Your Thoughts. I also wish to have your opinions on if you want the DDP Stalker storyline to be focused on the man possibly stalking Jeff or maybe leave it as him stalking Sara. Please let me know.
