Authors Note: yada yada, time frame liberties, but hey we're in the correct time zone now! :) Also, if Shannon Moore walked into my house singing with McDonald's, I'd be the happiest woman alive. Just sayin'.
Disclaimer: If I owned Matt Hardy, we'd all be in trouble. If I owned Shannon Moore, I'd put him on my mantle and pinch his cheeks randomly. *shrugs*
Emma Keating = mine all mine!
If This Isn't Love - Chapter 3
The sound of the front door closing loudly and Lucas' gleeful barking woke them up after not nearly enough hours of sleep, and Matt groaned as one of his best friends, Shannon Moore, entered the house, singing at the top of his lungs.
"Told you not to give him a key," Emma teased, planting a kiss on her boyfriends cheek as she rolled out of bed and headed to the bathroom. Matt shook his head bemusedly and grabbed the pair of basketball shorts he had discarded the night before, slipping them on as he opened the bedroom door and stepped into the kitchen.
Shannon leaned against the counter, chewing on an egg mcmuffin. He pointed to the McDonald's bag on the island.
"Breakfast bitch!" He declared, grinning. Matt moved as if he were going to throw the bag at Shannon, then grinned and gave him a hug. "Good to have you back for a few .. niiiice eye!" Shannon congratulated.
"Yeah, thanks," Matt chuckled, opening the door to let Lucas out before pulling a sandwich out of the bag and unwrapping it. "And thanks for letting my girl and I sleep in my first morning back."
Shannon shrugged. "Hey man, it's what I do. 'Sides, I'm a married man now, so if I ain't getting it, ain't nobody gettin' it." Matt shook his head, biting into his sandwich, as he heard the shower start from the master bathroom.
"And now I get to miss showering with her too. You're the best man, really." He swallowed another bite of sandwich. "This is a good sandwich though."
"See? I'm awesome," Shannon grinned through his last bite. He wiped his hands on his black track pants before clapping them together. "So, what are we doing today?" Matt nearly choked on his last bite of breakfast.
"Are you kidding me? I have one day at home before I have to get on a plane for Rhode Island, and you expect me to spend it with you?" Shannon pretended to be hurt at the comment as Matt threw the McDonald's bag in the trash and opened the door to let Lucas in again. "Shouldn't you be spending time with Julie anyway, she has to go tomorrow too."
"Please, I've spent every waking moment of the past two weeks with that woman .."
"Welcome to being married," Matt pointed out.
"Like you'd know," Shannon muttered back instinctively, before realizing what he'd said. He knew that was a sore subject with Matt.
Matt and Emma were perfect for each other, and everyone knew it. They inspired each other, supported each other, motivated each other, teased each other, and loved each other fiercely. They had been together for longer than most marriages in the business lasted, had moved seemlessly into living together, and for all intents and purposes, acted like a married couple. Whenever she could, Emma would travel with Matt, her job as a graphic designer allowing her to work from wherever she could bring her laptop, and when she wasn't with Matt, it showed in his attitude and hers. And yet, they still weren't married. She had never said anything about it, never even mentioned it, but Matt knew it had to bother her. She knew his history with Amy, how he had been ready to spend the rest of his life with her and give her every bit of him and more, and she had destroyed him. It had been a long time since then, and he and Amy and even Adam were on good terms now, but the thought that something like that could happen again, could happen to him and Emma, scared the shit out of Matt Hardy.
"I'm sorry man," Shannon apologized after a few moments silence.
"It's cool," Matt said, waving it off, but Shannon could tell it had gotten to him. He sighed and adjusted his backwards baseball cap that covered his latest outrageous hairstyle.
"Alright, well. I guess I'll be going then .." He started walking towards the front door before Matt stopped him.
"Hey man, seriously, no big deal. Look I'll call you later and we'll hang out tonight ok? You can listen to Emma drill into Jeff about my eye." Shannon grinned at his best friend, revealing that 10 year old boy that always idolized him.
"Wouldn't miss it. Later," he called, heading out the door. Matt waited a few seconds and then bolted for the bedroom, hoping he could catch Emma before she was finished with her shower.
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