ch 17
Around three Matt woke up he had to move his elbow was killing him, Eve had hold of his arm in almost an arm bar and try as he may he couldn't free himself, he was to wake her.
" Eve " he said and she stirred, mumbled something and went back to sleep. He tried again " Eve babe your killing my arm " he told her.
This time she woke up and realized she had a death grip on his arm " I'm sorry she said.
" It's okay, its just I can't extend that elbow all the way " he explained.
Eve rolled over and faced him she brushed his hair away from his eyes, the light in the room enough for her to make out his handsome features.
" Are you having trouble sleeping " she asked.
" I always do before a big show " he confessed.
Eve caressed his face " Roll over and I'll rub your back it used to put you right out " she recalled.
" Mm it still does " he said as he felt her hands rub over his bare skin, Matt yawned and his eyes became very heavy.
The next time Matt woke up was to the ringing of the telephone, it was his wake up call and he reached up to grab the phone.
" Hello " he said and the recording began. " Yeah, yeah " he said and hung up.
Matt got up and stretched he wished he had taken time to do that the night before as his muscles were stiff, so he got up and headed for the shower, he stood there letting the hot water run over his body and felt a draft.
" Is that you babe " he asked a big smile on his face. " Want to join me " he offered.
" Are you sure there's room in there for us both "
Matt's head darted out from behind the curtian " Jeff why the hell are you in here " he asked.
" Cause Beth is in our bathroom and dad wouldn't open the door, he told me to go away so I ran down
here " he told him.
" Yeah well finish waht your doing and get out " Matt laughed.
He herd the door open but not close and he frownd " I said for you to get done and leave " he repeated himself.
" Aw but I was hoping you would want someone to wash your back " Eve said entering the shower.
He laughed " I thought you were Jeff " he said.
Eve giggled " I figured "
Matt turned around and handed the scrunchy to Eve, she ran it over his neck, shoulders and back , then squated to get his lower back butt and the back of his legs, then she stood back up running her hands from his thighs to his shoulders massaging the tight muscles there, Matt groans and let's his head fall forward, enjoying the firm massage she's giving him. He then turns and kisses her, it doesn't go further than that for right now, they just stand there until the water begins to turn cooler and Matt turns it off.
" Are you nervous " she asks him as she hands him a towel off the rack.
" Not really nervous more like anxious but in a good way, I was talking to Jeff last night and he said he just couldn't wait for it to all be over with, his stomach is in knots " Matt said.
" Yeah I gave him a hug when he came in and you could tell he's edgy " she said.
Matt was getting ready to walk out and realized he couldn't go out there in nothing but a towel with his daughter in the next room.
" Uh Eve can you get me some clothes, at least some pants " he asked.
" Oo I get to pick out what you're going to wear, let me go see, don't go anywhere " she teased kissing him on the way out.
Downstairs they meant Jeff, Beth, her family for breakfast and the talk centered around the family which Jeff was thankful for, some fans came over and asked for their autographs, Matt and Jeff were more than happy to do so. After breakfast Matt and Jeff went to the gym to get a workout in before the event, it gave them some one on one time to talk, Jeff still didn't know about Amy being pregnant with Matt's baby yet.
" I see you and Eve are getting closer " Jeff said as Matt spotted him on the bench press.
Matt nodded " You could say that "
" I sense a but in there " Jeff asked.
" Oh there is " Matt said. Wait until your done there I don't want you dropping that hing on you when I tell you "
Jeff sat up " Fuck the weights tell me " he said.
" Amy's pregnant " Matt told him.
" No shit " Jeff laughed " Who's is it Adam's "
Matt shook his head " No man its mine " he said.
Jeff laughed at first thinking Matt was ribbing him but the serious look told him otherwise.
" Damn man what are you going to do " Jeff asked.
" For right now whatever I can and I'll see after the baby comes where I go from there " Matt told him.
Jeff patted his brother on the back and gave him a hug " Man you know I'm there for you whatever you decide to do " he said.
" Thanks man " Matt said and Jeff sat back down with a groan.
" How are you feeling " Matt asked his little daredevil of a brother.
" Okay, I'm sore a few places, my knee is hurting like hell right now while I'm sitting here but just that sort of thing, nothing major " Jeff shrugged.
Matt nodded in the business they were in things like that were considered normal, waking up in the morning unable to move, unable to put your full weight on a leg or ankle, nothing for them.
" Just watch yourself " Matt told him.
At the arena last min changes were being made here and there, things were hetic as people began to arrive Gilbert, Beth and her family wished the guys luck and went to find their seats this would be Beth's parent's first live event, she and her sister had been to many others. Eve too was going to watch the show from her seat, tucked safly in the third row, Faith on the other hand wanted to stay with Matt and Jeff.
" I don't have any problem with that, do you Jeff " Matt asked.
" Corse not, she's welcome to stay " Jeff told her.
Everyone left leaving Matt and Jeff to get ready for their matches, Faith watched as they wrapped tape here and there around their joints to make them more stable and being there gave her more of an understanding and repect for what they do.
" Can I help with anything " she asked.
" As a matter of fact I could use you to do me a favor, I kicked my ass working out this morning and I have a real tight spot in my shoulder, think you can work that out for me " Jeff asked.
" Sure " Faith said.
" I have some muscle rub in my bag if you want to use that " he said and she got it out to use.
The first time she rubbed Jeff's shoulders she felt uncomfortable and worried she would do something to hurt him but this time she was relaxed and even felt some confidence, Jeff groaned a little as she worked to loosen up the knotted muscle where the neck and shoulder connect, she eased into the knot causing the contracted muscle to relax and easing the pain.
" You really have a knack for this hun " Jeff told her and she smiled.
" Its something I've always liked to do " she told him.
When Faith was done Jeff went to pay her but she declined " It's on the house " she told him, but he insisted and Matt nodded for her to take it. " How about you old man " Faith asked and Matt's jaw dropped.
" Old man " he asked. " Jeff can you believe this girl calling me old " he asked.
Jeff winked at Faith " Well bro you are getting close to fourty " Jeff said.
" Hell no I ain't, I just turned thirty three " he cried." You are sooo wrong " Matt told them as he hugged Faith, he wondered how he was going to tell her that he was going to have a child with Amy.
Matt shook the thought from his head as he let go of her he needed to get focused on the match he would be in tonight because the rumble was not a place to be distracted.
Time seemed to fly by as they waited in the hall while Jeff stretched and siked himself up for his match with Randy Orton, who also was backstage with his expecting wife, Matt introduced them to Faith.
" This is Randy and Samantha Orton and this is my daughter Faith " he said.
Randy smiled " We're hoping for a girl too " he said.
" Yeah man but then you can't have a fouth generation superstar " Matt reminded him.
Randy bounced on his heels " good now I know why my dad didn't want me in the business, its rough man, but I don't have to tell you that " he said.
" No " Matt laughed.
Shane came over to them and gave them the same speech he had been giving all night, one they all had herd so many times they now had it memorized, shortly after that Jeff's music began and he was fired up.
" Go get em Uncle Jeff " Faith said and gave a shy smile to Samantha and Randy.
" Um be safe Randy " she said.
He laughed " Its okay my nephew told me he wanted Jeff to win tonight too " he said and his music began, he put on the cocky grin and walked through the curtian.
The reaction to the match was awesome and it helped to keep Randy and Jeff both entheaused, the crowd went crazy and Faith cringed when Jeff executed a beautiful, picture perfect Swanton onto Randy Orton's knees, Randy didn't even give Jeff a chance to catch his breath before he was on him for the pin, he got a two count and when a groggy Jeff, favoring his back stood up Randy delivered a bone crunching RKO, then got the pin.
" Oh man " Faith said, Matt laughed at her. " You knew " she asked.
" Yeah but either way it was a big night for Jeff and he should be proud of the match " Matt said now he was siking himself up for his match. " Grab your uncle a water and a baggie of ice he's going to need it for his shoulder " Matt told her and she did.
Jeff came through the curtian followed later by Randy, the were both congradulated, the two wrestlers hugged, then Randy and Samantha went to the dressing room. Faith gave Jeff the water and the ice, he laughed a little.
" What's this for " he said still breathing heavy.
" Your shoulder " she said. " Or wherever else you want to put it " she said.
" Thanks " he said and gave her a wink then placed the ice on his lower back " I hate doing Swanton's onto people's knees, it hurts more than doing them from thrity feet " he said. " Come on I want to see the crowds reaction to your dad " Jeff said and moved over to the curtian peeking out.
They went through the rules of the rumble and then it went silent for a few seconds, the roof nearly blew off MSG when Matt Hardy's theme began.
" From Cameron North Carolina Matt Harrrrrrdeeeeee " he made his way down the ramp and got in the ring mounting the four turn buckles, the fans went crazy giving him a real heroes welcome.
" Oh he's lovin that " Jeff said to Faith.
Matt began pacing, he knew what was coming next, the buzzer sounded, the lights dimmed and the smoke started, Matt watched with bated breath as Taker made his way to the ring, as soon as the bell sounded the match began. The ring filled quickly and now there were eight new competitors aside from Matt and Taker, Matt had been in there for almost fifteen mins now when the buzzer sounded and he saw the gold tunnel, he stopped pounding on The Miz and stood there waiting on MVP. Matt looked at the crowd, he saw Eve and she looked right at him, he gave her a V1 and then glared MVP, he went over to the turnbuckle and climbed up, before MVP could even get in the ring Matt jumped off and the turnbuckle and splashed MVP onto the ramp, Matt then rolled over and when MVP got to his feet Matt was there stalking his prey Matt gave him the TOF, then stood up and gave him an evil smile as EMT's rushed to Porter's aid.The fans went crazy chanting Hardy up into the rafters, Matt was done having jumped out over the top rope but he was happy with his Rumble performance, he came backstage shortly after MVP, they shook hands.
" Man I saw you coming at me and I was like holy shit this is going to hurt " Porter told him.
Matt laughed as he swallowed some water that Faith had given him " Nah, well maybe for a few seconds, I can't wait to watch it "
" Looked really good bro " Jeff complemented patting him on his shoulder.
" Now what " Faith asked.
" Now we go watch the rest of the rumble on the big moniter in the green room " he told her.
Once Matt was done Eve made her way backstage to check on the guys she was a little worried both had done a high risk move and she wanted to see if they were okay, she was a little more worried about Matt having seen him land on his lower back on the ramp and knowing the injuries he had just recovered from. A security guard accompanied her backstage and helped her find them.
" There you go Mrs. Hardy " he said, she went to tell him it was Martin but decided not to worry about it.
Matt smiled when he saw her walking over to him, she hugged him and pulled back so she could look in his eyes.
" Are you okay, and Jeff " she asked.
" I'm fine, Jeff too although I think he's a little sore " he said placing his hands on her shoulders, she rested hers on his hips and he gave her a soft kiss.
With the Rumble behind him and the first Smackdown taping under his belt as well it was time for Matt to focus on his move to LA, it was hard for him to even think about leaving Cameron because after being injured and spending so much time in the quietness his home offered, he would be moving to a huge city, at least his home though would be away from it all and he had already thought about a fence and security system aside from the one the house came with. Faith had kept intouch with Shawna and the two would talk for hours on the phone, text each others during class, and IM all the time. Faith and Shawna were on the phone again and the other line beeped, Faith told Shawna she would be right back and took the call, it was April.
" Hey girl what's up " Faith asked.
" Nothing I was just calling to see if you could pry yourself away from your new friends and come to Bev's birthday party " she asked and Faith could hear the sarcasim in her voice.
" When is it " she asked.
" Saturday, its here at my house were having a sleep over " she told her.
" Oh April I dunno that's when my dad will be moving here " she said.
April frowned " Yeah I figured you'd be too busy with your new life just forget it " she said.
" No hold on he'll be busy so yeah I can come, well I have to ask first but if I can I'll be there " she told her.
" Okay, well I have some other people to call, I'm glad you're coming " April said, they hung up.
After she got off of the phone she went into the kitchen and saw her mom on the phone, she rolled her eyes and laughed she wasn't sure if she and Shawna spent more time on the phone or her mom and dad.
" Is that dad " she asked.
" Yes " Eve said.
" Hey baby " Matt yelled and Eve had to cover her ear.
" Hi dad, hey I wanted to ask you guys if its okay if I sleep over at April's Sat night, its Bev's birthday.
" I see no problem, its been awahile since you hung out with your old friends " Eve replied.
" It's cool with me " Matt echoed.
" Thanks you guys are the best " she said.
Saturday evening Faith drove over to April's house she grabbed her sleeping bag out of her truck and went up onto the porch, she walked right into a war zone, April and Micheal were going at it verbally.
" FINE IT'S OVER " April shouted as he walked out the door.
" What just happened " Faith asked.
" Hey come on in " she said. " Micheal and I are threw ever since he broke his hand he's been a real jerk " she said going into the kitchen.
" I noticed that Kevin doesn't even talk to him anymore, nobody does really " she said.
" Ugh I need a drink " she said and opened the cabnit Faith expected her to pull out a soda, water something other than what she pulled out. " Want some " she offered.
" No, when did you start drinking " she asked.
April shrugged " I dunno one night Micheal and I had the place to ourselves and he asked for something to eat, we found this and had some, its not going to kill us " she said.
" That's okay I'll pass, besides it looks like you don't have much " Faith said.
April grinned " I've been swiping a few bottles from my mom she doesn't notice cause its after she goes shopping " she said going upstairs to her room. " I was saving them for tonight "
The doorbell rang and April carried the bottles downstairs to answer the door, it was the other three girls, one being Bev the birthday girl.
" Oh for me you shouldn't have " Bev said snagging a bottle from her hand.
" Hey save me some " April said she looked at Faith who was standing by the door " Are you coming " she asked.
Faith knew she should leave right now but at sixteen you want to go with the crowd so she did, she sat down and April handed her the bottle again.
" What the hell, happy birthday Bev " she sang and took a swig, it burned and tasted awful but she forced a smile.
A couple hours into the party and the door bell rang again, this time it was Micheal and he wanted to talk to April, who was feeling no pain, not even from their break up.
" Can I help you " she slurred.
" So this is what you do when we have a fight " he asked.
" Yup, but ya know the best part of a fight is the making up " she said and kissed him.
" I take it its not over " he asked.
April laughed " No baby its just getting started, she took another swig of the bottle and handed it to Micheal, he took took a few swigs. Three bottles later and they were sitting around talking, Micheal had passed out on the couch so he was out for the night.
" Okay hot guys, um Johnny Depp " April said and then it was Faith's turn.
" Corbin Blu " she replied.
" That dude that does the jeans commercial " Lydia said.
" Yeah he's hot, but I hanging out with Bobby the other night, mostly cause Nick was there, anyhow they were watching wrestling and there were some hotties on there boy. This one dude, um Jeff Hardy, he is like smokin " she said.
The only one who knew about Matt being Faith's dad was April and being as drunk as she was she replied.
" So is his brother Matt Hardy " Bev said. " I could so do both of them "
Faith sighed she wasn't ready to hear this kind of talk about her dad and Uncle.
" How about it Faith could ya hook us up with your dad and uncle " April asked.
" I don't think so " Faith said.
Bev sat up " Wait Matt Hardy is your dad " she asked.
" Yes " Faith said she was upset at April for telling everyone.
" Yeah she's too busy hanging out backstage with daddy to hang out with us anymore " April said as she took another swig.
" I'm here aren't I " Faith said and grabbed the bottle from April to find it empty. " You bitch " Faith cried.
Micheal had woken up now and reached for the empty bottle too, his buzz had worn off, it was now almost midnight.
" I know where we can get some more, only thing is I don't have my car, it broke down "
" Faith drove here, let Micheal use your truck " April told her.
" Oh no my dad will kill me nobody drives that truck but me " she pointed to herself.
Micheal got up " Then you drive " he told her.
" We can all go " Bev suggested.
Lydia lay back on the couch " You guys go I'm going to take a nap " she said.
They piled into Faith's SUV, Bev had shotgun, while Micheal and April cuddled in the backseat.
" This is a sweet ride girl " Bev said.
" It was a Christmas present from my dad " she told her.
Faith backed out of the drivway and almost took out April's mailbox, they laughed and she gunned it, the radio blaring as they set out in search of more wine. They came to a stop sign and at first Faith didn't stop but she then slammed on her breaks, seconds later they felt the impact of another car rear ending them.