I'm back with chapter two. I did say the truth will come out but, the question is: will Lita and Hunter tell? Find out next!

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Lots of love, hugs and kisses from your resident writer and friend, Nina!

Author's note: nothing new to add at this time, other than I decided to make this story into a long three shot. I wanna get this out of the way because someone issued a challenge for me to write another Hunter/Lita story. Also, I decided to jump forward and make the Royal Rumble match my next and final chapter. Plus, there's a shocking twist in this chapter.

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One week before the Royal Rumble...

January 21, 2002...

Monday Night Raw...

"Are you serious? Are you sure you overheard everything Torrie, Trish, Victoria and Stacy said about Hunter and Amy?" the man asked.

"I'm sure I heard everything. I'm dead serious. I can't believe they would go behind our backs and sleep with each other. Hunter was supposed to get me pregnant!" the woman ranted.

"I can't believe Amy would sleep with an asshole like Hunter. I thought she wanted to marry me. I thought she loved me," he complained.

"So, what are we gonna do? I can't lose my husband and I know for sure you can't lose her, either. What are we gonna do about this?" she asked frantically.

"I don't know. I really don't know," he admitted.

"WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN YOU DON'T KNOW?" she yelled in his face.

"Look, woman, don't raise your voice at me, all right? Now, I said I don't know what we're gonna do. And, you're supposed to think of something. After all, you're the smart girl."

"Man, I can't believe this. I'm losing my husband to some redheaded bitch and her very own boyfriend can't think of a way to break them apart. I swear, sometimes, you boys have no..."

She was cut off when he grabbed her by her shoulders, yanked her towards him and planted a fierce, but searing kiss on her lips. She was shocked he would do such a thing so she pulled away from him, raised her hand and slapped him hard across his face.

"Ouch!" he screamed as he held his face in his hand.

"DON'T YOU EVER KISS ME LIKE THAT AGAIN!" she screeched.

"But..." he started to say.

"But, nothing. I don't swing that way. In case you forgotten, I'm a married woman. I don't know about you, but I'm getting my husband back; even if it means I have to take out your precious girlfriend to do so!" she declared.

"Look, Stephanie, why don't we forget about Hunter and Amy? I mean, it's pretty obvious they love each other. Why don't the both of us just move on?" he said softly. But, her response to what he said came another vicious slap to his face.

"Don't you ever say that to me again, Matthew Moore Hardy! I'm not the one who decided to give up on Amy Christine Dumas! I'm not giving up on my husband! I'm not gonna give up on Hunter Hearst Helmsley! I refuse to lose! I'm a McMahon, dammit! I never lose!" Stephanie screamed.

"Stephanie, please, don't act like this. This is too much for me to take. I have to get out of here before you lose your head. Call and let me know when you come up with a plan to get Hunter back without hurting Ames," Matt said before he got up from the sofa and headed for the door. He didn't even bother listening to Stephanie complaining again when he walked out the door.

I need to face it. I lost Amy. Hunter's a better man for her. I'm not the man she wants anymore, he thought with his head held low. He was walking towards his locker room when he heard a female giggle from down the hall. He didn't even pay attention to it at first, but, when he got closer, her giggle turned into loud sensual moans. He pressed his ear against the door and was surprised to hear her moan even louder, apparently she was calling out his name in the throes of passion and desire.

He wanted to know what was going on so he placed his hand on the doorknob and cracked it open, his eyes and ears wide open in shock as he saw Amy and Hunter making love on his plush sofa. They didn't even notice him standing there, looking shocked and dismayed.

"I love you, Hunter. Oh, you feel so good. Deeper, baby. Go deeper, baby," she moaned as she felt him moving in and out of her with ease.

"Mmm, you feel so good, baby girl," he groaned in her ear. "I love you, too. Damn, you're tight."

I knew it! I just knew it! They love each other. I have completely lost her now. I'm never gonna heal from this again. She made it clear she loves Hunter. She doesn't love me anymore. She don't even consider me her best friend anymore, either, Matt thought as he made his way towards his locker room, not caring about the other superstars and divas pointing fingers and laughing at him. He just shook his head and walked inside his locker room, not noticing his brother approaching him casually.

"Hey, man. I'm so glad you're here. We have to go over the script for tonight's show. Say, where's Amy? Have you seen her?" Jeff asked when he saw the sorrow look on Matt's face.

"I don't know and I don't care," Matt mumbled before he stepped into the bathroom and closed the door behind him

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Vince McMahon's office...

"I'm telling you, Daddy, Hunter's cheating on me with Lita. I want him back! He's mine!" Stephanie yelled.

Vince took his reading glasses off and set them on his wooden desk. Then he looked at his only daughter with shock in his eyes. "I don't believe this! I mean, you and him are supposed to start a family. How can he do this to my little girl? I can't believe this is happening to us."

"What am I gonna do? I mean, even though he cheated on me, I still love him. I don't wanna lose him to her, Daddy," Stephanie whined.

"And we won't, baby girl. But, you do know I can't fire them both. I can't afford to get sued right about now with the pay per view airing in just a week. But, what I can do is put them in a storyline with you after the Rumble."

"WHAT!" Stephanie screeched.

"Think about it, honey. Remember when you had your storyline with Hunter and Kurt Angle back in the summer of 2000, right before SummerSlam? Ratings went through the roof on that one. Just think about how big the ratings will be when you and Lita fight over Hunter after the Rumble," Vince explained calmly.

Stephanie was stunned. "I can't believe you're suggesting this, Daddy! Hunter's my man, not Amy's! I can't believe you would stoop so low to make this into an angle! Just fire them! I don't wanna do this! He's my husband, not hers!"

Now, this man, her father, the one with great patience and great stability, was starting to get upset with her. He rose from his chair, his hands on the desk, his veins popping out, and his face, once in a normal state was changing into a different color. He was turning beet red and he didn't like it one bit.

"Now, you listen to me, Stephanie Marie! I'm not only your father, I'm also your boss. And, whether you like it or not, I will make that storyline come to life after the Rumble! And, I'm not gonna fire Hunter and Amy because they are the most marked superstars out there right now. I don't care what you think or what you say, it's gonna happen and you're gonna do it with a smile on your face!"

"But, Daddy..."

"But, NOTHING! I'm not gonna listen to you ranting and raving about Hunter being your husband again. Besides, we both know your marriage to him is strictly for storyline purposes only. He's free to date Lita; hell, he's free to even marry her whenever he feels like it. And I already talked to the creative time and it will happen! If you don't like it and if you don't cooperate, I WILL disinherit you!" Vince declared.

"You can't be serious!" Stephanie screamed.

"Believe me, baby, I can and will do it! I won't hesitate to do it, either. Now, be a good girl and leave me alone. I have some things to take care of," he said as he sat back down on his chair, put his reading glasses back on his face and began looking over some documents.

"Daddy..." Stephanie started to say again.

"WHAT PART OF 'LEAVE ME ALONE' DON'T YOU GET? LEAVE RIGHT NOW!" he boomed at her.

I can't believe my father would do this to me! He knows how I feel about Hunter, she thought as she walked out of his office, tears falling from her eyes. She didn't take one step when she a single gunshot go off down the hallway.

"DADDY!" she screamed.

Vince was out of his office in two seconds flat and noticed his daughter was crying.

"What do you want now, Stephanie?" he asked, sounding upset. But, his face softened when he saw her looking concerned.

"I-I heard a gunshot from down the hall! Someone's been shot!" she revealed, crying still.

To prove her point, several superstars, road agents, production crew and divas ran down to where the gunshot went off at. Even Hunter and Amy, who came out of his locker room fixing their clothes, ran down the hallway. Stephanie and Vince didn't have time to question what the star crossed lovers were doing so they just followed them.

When they got there, Stephanie and Vince had to push their way through the crowd of mourners. By the time they got to the front of the room, Stephanie had to hold her heart at the sight before her.

Hunter, Amy and Jeff were kneeling down in front of the lifeless body of Matt Hardy. His head was bleeding and it looked like he's been cutting himself on his arms. Goddamn it, the man was DEAD!

"Oh, my God," Stephanie choked out. More tears fell from her brown eyes. She couldn't believe it. She didn't wanna believe it. The man who loved Amy was dead from a self-inflicted gunshot. He committed suicide because he knew he lost Amy to Hunter. She knew he couldn't take it anymore. And it hurt. Badly.

"This is all my fault," Amy cried. "If I just had told him that Hunter and I were together, if Torrie, Trish, Lisa and Stacy hadn't said anything, none of this would've happened in the first place."

"It's not your fault, baby girl. I'm so sorry it had come to this," Hunter revealed. Then he took her in his arms and let her cry on his shoulder.

"So, it's true? You two are together?" Adam 'Edge' Copeland asked as he was holding Torrie, his girlfriend in his arms.

"Yes, it's true. We've been together for over a year," Amy choked as she continued crying. "Vince, if you have to fire us, I don't blame you. I mean, we betrayed Matt and we betrayed Stephanie. Hell, we betrayed everyone."

"No, you didn't," Stephanie chimed in softly. "It's my fault. Hunter and I were only married on-screen. When I found out that you two were seeing each other, I had lost it. I had originally planned on breaking you two apart and even told Matt about it, but he accepted the fact that it was over between you and him, Ames. He knew you loved Hunter all along. And I knew I was playing with fire when I decided to go after someone I never really had in the first place."

"I-I don't understand..." Amy rambled.

"Matt knew you loved Hunter. But, he also knew you cared for him in some form or fashion. So, he understood why you two didn't tell him right away. Just like I understood why you didn't tell me right away. I knew you both didn't wanna hurt us. I had lost my mind and wanted something I never really had. And, Hunter's right, Ames. What happened to Matt is not your fault," Stephanie explained, even though she was still crying.

A few minutes later, paramedics came and placed Matt's lifeless body on the stretcher, then placed a long white shit over him, indicating that he was indeed dead. Everyone in the room started crying as soon as he was being pulled away.

"All right, guys," Vince started to say. "Now I know this is a tragedy for us to deal with right now, but the show must go on. I'm pretty sure Matt would want it that way. He will be missed and he was loved and respected around here. Okay?"

The employees nodded their heads before they began to walk out of the room, leaving Hunter and Amy behind. She was still on her knees and crying when he took her in his arms and just held her for a moment.

"I can't believe he's gone. Matthew Moore Hardy is gone. Did he even knew I loved him?" she sobbed.

"I'm sure he knew you loved him, Ames. Matt knew you loved him. I'm so sorry this had to happen. And, like I said before, this is not your fault. I know he'll always watch over you and Jeff," he declared as he kissed her forehead gently.

Amy just kept her mouth shut.

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20 minutes later...

"Ladies and gentlemen, just moments ago, we lost one of the brightest superstars earlier tonight. Matthew Moore Hardy will be sorely missed around here and I know all of you will miss him just as much as we missed him. So, at this time, I would like all of you in the audience to remain silent and standing as the timekeeper ring the bell ten times," Vince announced.

Hunter and Amy were not too far from where Vince and his family were standing at. The rest of the superstars and divas were either standing behind them, standing in front of them or standing next to them and they had their heads hung low in sorrow. She looked around the arena and saw everyone was crying, holding up signs saying Matt will be missed and even some was hugging each other. She never knew how much Matt meant so much to these people.

"Are you okay?" Hunter whispered in her ear.

She just nodded her head. But, the truth is, she couldn't tell him how torn up she was over losing not only her former boyfriend, but one of her best friends. And it hurt really badly. The fact that he took his own life because she fell in love with 'The Game' must've tore him up on the inside.

"I don't know if I will be able to go on from this," Amy admitted as they made their way towards the back.

"What's wrong, baby girl?" he asked as they headed towards his locker room.

"I don't know. I mean, since all of this happened, all I could think about is how he could take his own life just because I love you. And then, after I saw him bleeding to death, I thought I could get over it. But, I can't get over it. And I don't know if I'm ever gonna be able to move on from that. I'm gonna be having nightmares about that for a long time," she explained.

"We're all gonna be having nightmares about what happened tonight, baby girl. But, someone told me that the only way you can get over what happened is to talk about it," he said softly.

"Are you suggesting that I go see a shrink?" she asked, looking at him in disbelief.

"No. I know for a fact you're not crazy. I suggest you go and talk to a therapist. Sort out your feelings on this matter. Let you intentions be known. I'm pretty sure you will be able to go forward with this. Besides, I need your support when I win the Royal Rumble next Sunday." he chuckled.

She couldn't help but giggle. "Thanks. I needed that from you. I guess you're right. I guess talking to someone could help me out some."

"I'm glad you agreed with me. So, why don't we go back to the hotel and relax with a glass of wine? And you can tell me some stories about you and Matt," Hunter suggested with a grin.

"I love you, Hunter," Amy said as she went into his arms.

He kissed her forehead gently. "I love you, too, baby girl. And don't worry about a thing. We'll get through this, like we always do."

I hope so, she thought as they went inside.

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