A/N: Well I know I've kept you waiting awhile but, I've been so busy recently, I promise I will update sooner this time Anyway here's the third chapter of 'Forever and Always'. Enjoy! Please review...
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This sucks.
Those two words where the only words I had been thinking since we set foot into the so called amazing club. The music was lame and everybody apart from me, Jeff and Mr. Straight Edge – Cm Punk – were extremely drunk. Not exactly the way I hoped this night would turn out. I expected some drinking yes, but not to the extent where two of your closest friends fight, yes that's right – fight.
"You guys come on this is ridiculous" I heard my punk-rock friend say.
"She's right you know. You shouldn't be fighting over this, it's dumb" The older Hardy boy stated.
Mickie – who was in tears – didn't seem to think so though. She knew that what Kelly was accusing her of was totally untrue. Mickie had been drinking, but even so, she wasn't nearly as drunk as Kelly.
"I can't believe you'd accuse me on doing that!" Mickie said through sobs.
"Yeah well I can't believe you'd flirt with Punk just to annoy me" Kelly bit back.
"I wasn't even near Phil." The psychotic diva said defending herself.
"Yeah sure you weren't" the blonde bombshell glared. "You're so jealous"
That was it.
Mickie finally snapped. After a smart remark like that, Mickie's temper got the better of her.
Slap!! That's exactly what Kelly received. The beautiful blonde diva was taken aback by this though and held her hand to her left cheek for a brief moment. Then, realisation broke in. Kelly – wasted out of her mind – leaped forward and pulled the for time women's champion down to the ground by her hair. By this time everybody who was attending the bar was shocked – including me.
I had to do something to help my two drunk friends realise what they were doing was ridiculous.
"Okay okay that's enough!" I shouted ... it was no use though.
Finally, after about 30 seconds of my friends fighting Randy Orton stepped in. He tore the two diva's apart. If Mickie knew it was Randy she probably wouldn't have done what she did.
She kicked him ... down below!
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"Are you ready yet?"
The voice came from the very impatient Jeff Hardy who was waiting on me to get ready for the past 20 minutes.
"You told me you would be ready at 12:00, and it's now 12:22. We're going to be late."
"Oh quit worrying will you" I smirked at him. We had only being working together two weeks and already I knew a lot about the younger Hardy brother. One being, he hated to be late.
"I'm ready now."
"It's about time" I heard him mumble to himself.
I let out a small laugh."Hey, I heard that you, now come on let's go before you have us late" I teased him.
"Are you kidding me? I – you were the one who – but..." he sighed, realising I had been joking around. "Funny, very funny now let's go!"
He opened the door and just as he was about to step out I pulled him by the arm.
"Ladies first" I flashed him a cheeky smile and walked out ahead of him before he even had a chance to reply. When I turned back I was expecting to see a confused look on his face, and I was rather shocked when I found the most amazing smile spread across his face.
Wow...
As we walked out to the rental car there were a lot of fans circled around it. I let out a laugh. I found it rather sweet that the fans were so found of us that they would literally attack our car. I know it sounds weird, but it was strangely touching.
"OMG!! It's Jeff Hardy and Maria...OMG!! They're holding hands!!" a fan screeched at the top of her voice.
"Looks like it's working then" Jeff whispered to me as we reached our car.
I once again smiled. "Sure is"
"OMG YOU'RE SO LUCKY MARIA" another female fan shouted.
I looked at Jeff who was rather flattered that most of the female population adored him not only for his wrestling ability, but also his looks.
"Thank you" I simply replied, stepping into the car. I couldn't help the smile on my face. Why was I smiling though?
Suddenly the door on the driver's side swung open and Jeff Hardy sat down into the once empty seat.
"That was funny" he chuckled softly
I just kept smiling at the thought of one comment that stuck in my mind.
"Um Maria?" he started "Are you listening?"
I still had that smile plastered on my face.
"I guess not..." he slightly frowned.
He reached over me to the glove compartment and took out a CD. He then slipped it into the CD drive – me watching him the whole time, but he didn't know – and pressed play.
Could I be falling for you... Is this a fantasy come true... Is this a dream that I've waited for... Am I the one that you adore?
Listening to those words made me shiver.
What the heck is wrong with me?
"Why the hell is this CD in the car?" Jeff asked me with a quirk of an eyebrow.
"I don't know" I replied the smile never leaving my face.
He smiled confusedly at me "Okay seriously Mara why are you smiling like that?"
"Honestly? I have no idea..."
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After Jeff and I's meeting with Mr McMahon was finally over, I decided I would go find Mickie. I wanted to find out if she and Kelly had made up yet. I hadn't seen much of them as me and Jeff literally had to do everything together.
"Maria" I heard the voice of my extra happy friend.
"Hey Mickie, I was just about to go looking for you" I smiled at my friend as she brought me in for a hug.
"Well I hope you where seeming we have not seen in each other all week! Thanks to a certain somebody taking up all of your time" she winked
"Micks you know that it's all part of the storyline" I frowned at her, knowing what she was getting at.
"Look Maria all I'm saying is, you seem happy around him" she smiled "even if it is only been two weeks"
"Exactly two weeks! So... get the weird thoughts out of your head..." I turned away and tried to hide my smile that was developing on my features.
"Maria, I can see you smiling" she giggled. "OMG! I know what's going on here"
"Really, you do? Because I don't..." I sighed.
She cracked one of her cheery smiles at me. "You have a crush on Jeff don't you?"
"What?! Mickie come on you know me better than that! You know I don't all of a sudden have crushes, especially on guy's that I only met properly two weeks ago." I frowned.
"Yes I know that's why it's extra weird." Know she was the one who was smiling.
"Mickie...come on don't make me mad" my smile had vanished. "Look I just wanted to know how things with you and Kelly are? I haven't seen her either."
She sighed. "Not good to be honest. I'm pretty mad at her for accusing me of trying to make her jealous, I mean honestly I don't even like Punk . . . I like Randy" she blushed.
"Well duh! It's not like you've been trying to hide it" I laughed softly. "That reminds me, how did he take it when you um...kicked him" I then burst of laughing.
"Maria! Stop laughing it isn't funny..."
"No, no really Micks it's very funny" I laughed some more "What did he say tell me!"
"I..." she looked down trying to not blush "I don't know I ran, and I haven't seen him yet thank god"
"Aw I'm sure he'll understand" I reassured her.
"Yeah...maybe" she then laughed too, realising it was actually pretty funny. "Oh hey look who it is" she pointed behind me.
It was Jeff, he was walking towards us. I suddenly felt butterflies tickle my stomach.
Maria why are you feeling like this? Wait, what am I feeling? This is weird...
I felt myself getting hot as he was just about 20ft away. He was walking down the corridor of RAW, already changed into a pair of jeans, a black hoodie – hood pulled up – and a pair of white converse after his match. He was listening to his ipod. He looked really . . . cute
I was just about to call his name to catch his attention, to ask him if he was up for another night of hot chocolate in the cafe when . . .
"Hi Jeff"
Somebody had beaten me to it.
"Oh hey Kelly, what's up?" The younger Hardy boy said.
Kelly...
"Nothing Jeff, I was just passing by. I've just finished my match did you see it?"
"Yep I did, very impressive if I may say so" he chuckled lightly
"Thanks, and yes you may" she smiled at him.
What is she doing?...
"Awesome, so err..." Jeff trailed off when he looked in my direction. I think he noticed something I hadn't. I was glaring at them.
Jeff smiled and then waved at me "Hey Maria"
Why is Kelly talking to him? She likes Punk...
"Maria..." he called me again.
"Sorry, I've got to run. I'm sure Kelly will keep you company!" I snapped at him unaware to myself.
Mickie had walked away the second she saw Kelly, as they were obviously still not on good terms with each other. I decided to walk the other way, I didn't exactly feel up to listening to Mickie complain about Kelly, although I had some complaining to do about her too . . . but why?
I ran out of the arena, and the cold hit me like a ton of bricks. I had left my jacket inside and all I was currently wearing was a short strapless dress and stilettos. Not a very practical outfit when it was this cold out. I sat down on the nearest chair could see.
What the hell am I angry for? It's not as if Jeff and Kelly are dating or anything. But...why would that matter to me anyway. Jeff is a friend and a friend only. I don't have any other feelings for him...do I? No, I can't, I only met this guy two weeks ago. He's a great friend, but that's it. So why am I hurting? Is Mickie right? Am I developing feelings for Jeff Hardy?
I felt some kind of warm liquid trickle down my cheek. It was only when I felt my eyes sting I realised . . .
I'm crying
I quickly brought my hand up to my face and roughly brushed away the fallen tear. The first fallen tear, it's a pity I didn't know there was many more to come in the very near future.
She's right. I think I'm developing a crush on Jeff.
A/N: There you have it! There's the third chapter. Once again want to apologise for the long wait! I'll update soon I promise. Review!
Next time - Maria tries to make Jeff like her, how will it go? And Jeff get's some advice from his big brother Matt.