Author : Dizzy Red

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characters: Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy, Faith Martin, Eve Martin

summery :An accident at a PPV leaves Matt Hardy's life in jeporday and news from his past will change his life forever if he lives to hear it.

ch 7

The next day as planned Matt and Eve were going to go car shopping, Matt came downstairs and found Eve at the kitchen table a box of pictures was in front of her and some were stern about the table.

" Morning " Matt said.

Eve smiled " Hey I was going through this box of pictures I thought you might want some of Faith " she offered.

Matt nodded " Yeah, I deffently would " he said.

" This pile here is yours " she said and Matt picked them up, Eve sort of leaned into him as he looked through the photos. " That was the day I brought her home from the hospital, my mom made her home coming outfit,

I still have it " she told him. " And that was her first bath, she hated it "

Matt laughed " I can tell "

Eve went on " That was the first time she crawled, and here when she walked, oh and her first time at the beach, a wave knocked her down and..." she trailed off seeing the hurt look on his face, Matt did his best to hide it but Eve saw right through it. " Oh Matt, I'm so sorry, you missed all this with her " she said.

That did it Matt couldn't fight back the tears and they fell from his eyes and rolled down his cheeks, he wiped at them and forced a smile.

" I'm sorry I love the pictures its just..." he paused. " Bitter sweet, that's all " he told her.

Eve sighed " Don't be sorry Matt " she said tucking some loose hairs behind his ears " You did nothing to be sorry

for " she reminded him.

Matt nodded and tried to gain control of his emotions but so much had happened to him in such a short time that it had all caught up to him, Eve went over to him and hugged him, he wrapped his arms around her waist and she rubbed his back. Faith came in and stopped, she was imedently concerned.

" What happened " she asked.

Eve spoke softly " I think everything just hit him at once, he'll be alright " she assured their daughter.

Faith put her arm around her mom and her dad " I love you guys " she said to them.

Matt wiped his eyes and took one arm from around Eve and put it around Faith " We love you too " he said.

Eve wanted to lighten the mood " And your dad has a big surprise for you so go up and get dressed " she said.

" Really " she asked looking at Matt.

" Yup, go on " Matt said and she hurried upstairs.

Eve backed away from Matt but still had her hand on his shoulder " You okay now " she asked.

Matt nodded " Yeah, thanks, I think I really needed that " he told her.

Eve smiled " I better go get dressed too " she said still in her night gown and bath robe. " You can look through and see if there's any you want, there's plenty for both of us " she told him, Matt nodded and began to sift through the pictures as Eve went up to change.

They walked into the first dealership and the salesman gave a pleasent smile until he reconized Matt and then he gave a wide grin.

" Mr Hardy welcome to Santa Ana Kia, I'm Nick Franko " he greeted shaking Matt's hand and then Eve and Faith's. " I have got just the car for you its the Kia Optima, now couldn't you see yourself behind the wheel of this baby right here " he asked.

Matt rubbed his hands together " I sure could Nick but I can't see my daughter behind the wheel of that car and that's who I'm looking for a car for " he said.

" Ah so we want something safe, well Kia has the higest saftey ratings in the country, How about this its the Kia Rio " he asked and walked them over to an SUV.

Eve began to read the safety features while Matt and Faith checked out the interior as the salesman gave his pitch, when he finished Matt said that he wanted to test drive it and Nick went to get the keys.

" Here you go " he said handing the keys to Faith.

Matt reached out and grabbed them frowning at Faith " She doesn't have her lisense yet " he informed Nick.

Matt told Eve and Faith to stay there he wanted to see just how safe the Kia Rio was, when they got back Matt was satisfied with the Rio's performance, Nick unfortunaly had the most terrifying ride of his life and came back white as a ghost.

" I think we found you your first car " Matt told Faith.

She grinned " Really can I get my lisense now " she turned to ask her mom.

Eve nodded " Monday " she said.

" Dad will you be here Monday " she asked hopeful.

Matt grimced " I'm afraid not I have a doctor's appointment Monday morning so I have to leave by Sunday " he told her.

For a second Faith was sad but she knew that he needed to get back to work if anything to afford the car he just bought her.

" That's cool " Faith said.

" I will spend as much time with you as I can between now and then though " he put his arm around them both " How about some lunch " he offered.

They went to Applebees and while they were standing in line to be seated Matt tucked his hand in the back of his jeans, Eve saw him and frowned.

" Are you feeling okay " she asked.

Matt shrugged " My back is a little tight today, nothing bad " he told her.

Faith looked at her mom with concern " I'll take care of it later " she wispered to Faith as Matt followed the hostess to their table.

Matt let Faith drive her new Kia home while Eve followed in her car, when they got home Matt went into his room to lay down for awhile, Eve knocked softly on his door and Matt told her to come in.

" Hey are you feeling okay " she asked as she had earlier.

Matt nodded " Yeah, I'm okay I just need to rest for a bit " he said.

" Roll over " she told him and went into the bathroom, she came back with a bottle.

" What for " Matt asked.

Eve rolled her eyes " Because I'm going to give you a back rub to loosen it up for you, that is if you cooperate with

me " she laughed.

Matt rolled onto his stomach with a groan and again Eve rolled her eyes " Take off your shirt Matt, unless you want muscle rub on it " she said.

Matt sat up on his knees and took off his shirt, Eve couldn't help but gawk at his tone body and she knew he saw her. Eve shook her head to clear her thoughts then kneeled on the bed next to Matt and squirted some rub into her hands warming it before applying it to Matt's back.

" Where does it hurt the most " she asked.

" My lower back " he told her.

The scar on his back from the surgery marked a good place to start and she began to work on the knotted muscles in that area, Matt squirmed a little as she worked her fingers into the muscles, she wasn't trying to hurt him it was just what needed to be done.

" Try and relax Matt and let me know if I'm hurting you too much, you have a lot of knots down here " she said in a soothing voice.

Matt closed his eyes and concentrated on the feel of her hands on his body rather than the what she was doing to help him. Matt was bearly awake now and Eve was still giving him a massage when Faith came to the door, she looked concerned.

" Is he okay " she asked as she came and sat next to her mom on the bed.

Eve nodded " He just has some knots, he'll be alright " she assured her daughter.

Matt raised his head up and took Faith's hand " I'm fine hun just a few kinks to work out "

Faith wasn't sure weather to believe him or not but she would take his word for it for now " Mom Kelly called and said that we have pratice tomorrow and again on Monday because these are our last two pratices before the meet " she reminded her.

" Okay, Matt would you mind taking her tomorrow, I can do it Monday " Eve asked.

" I don't mind " he said.

" If I get my lisense Monday I can drive myself " she reminded them both.

" I think we created a monster " Matt laughed.

" Ummhmm " Eve said. " How's that feel " she asked.

Matt groaned but this time it was a good thing " Much, much better " he said.

Eve stood up so Matt could sit up " Just take it easy today, you might have been over doing it " she cautioned.

" Well soon I'm going to have to be able to over do it " he reminded her.

" When are you going back " Eve asked.

" Armageddon on Dec. 16 th " he told her.

" About four weeks " Eve said and Matt nodded.

" Yeah when I get back I'm hoping to start training again but we'll see " he shrugged.

Faith tried not to look upset when Matt talked about going home, she knew he would have to soon he was still recovering and had a long road to go himself she just wished their was a way she could spend more time with him.

" Mom I have a favor to ask, I was wondering if I could spend Winter break " she paused. " With dad in Cameron " she asked.

" Oh um " Eve began to shutter at the thought of not spending Christmas with her daughter she had never missed one yet.

" How about you let me and mom talk about that one okay " Matt said taking the pressure off Eve.

" Okay I have to go call April and tell her about my new Kia " she said and gave Matt and Eve a hug and kiss before leaving.

Matt stood up and hugged Eve she was in shock " I never thought about how hard this was going to be, sharing her on two different sides of the country " she said.

" Me either, but we'll figure something out, I promise okay " he said.