The two trained for a few hours before Jeff had to meet up with his brother Matt. They agreed on a specific day to meet up for training. Hope left first, exhausted from the training. Not that she minded at all. She'd get used to it soon. Which was exactly the brunette wanted. Running her fingers through her glossy brown hair, Hope stole one last glance at Jeff. As she exited the empty arena, she couldn't help but wonder why her heart fluttered when she saw Jeff. Unbeknownst to Hope, Jeff was asking himself the exact same question.
Why am I getting this fluttery feeling around her? Jeff couldn't help but let that question run through his mind on his way to the coffee shop. When he got there, Matt was already at a booth, a coffee in his hand. Jeff was so in a daze that he almost walked right past his older brother.
"Hey, Jeff," Matt said, grabbing his brother's arm. "What's with you?"
Jeff shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know, Matt," he replied. "I just got done training that new diva."
Matt's eyes widened with interest. "Yeah? How is she?"
"Beautiful."
"That's not what I meant."
Matt laughed a bit. He expected Jeff to be all professional with his answer and leaving out comments about the rookie diva's looks. Matt knew his little brother wasn't looking for a relationship, especially after his last one. That'd been horrendous for both Hardys. However, the elder Hardy couldn't understand why his little brother seemed so aloof. This rookie must've been incredible.
"Her name's Hope," Jeff told him. "Kind of ironic since I've been wanting to give up hope in everything."
Matt rolled his eyes. "You really gotta stop with those thoughts, man," he ordered. "Your last relationship sucked, Michaela was a slut. Deal with it."
Jeff wasn't sure if his brother's words were supposed to make him feel better. It didn't. But, Matt's advice was usually like that. Harsh at first, until you looked at the deeper meaning. Jeff was already seeing the deeper meaning. Basically, Matt was saying that Jeff needed to move on and maybe Hope would be good for him.
"You getting the hots for her?" Matt teased.
"No," Jeff replied, sharply. "I'm not ready for that. Besides, she's a trainee."
"Whatever you say, little bro."