Matt Hardy sat in the back watching everyone hurried to put the show together. It wasn't a TV taping so he didn't have much to do at the moment as they only had one cameraman working tonight. He had given most of the production team the night off to enjoy Munich. He probably could have taken the night off but things had been so crazy the last couple of shows he thought he should be there. Amy, on the other hand, was taking advantage of the day off and had gone sightseeing.
"Matt?" Someone asked.
He turned his wheelchair around to face whoever it was. He found one of the security guards they hired for the night standing there.
"Someone's here that I'm not sure we should let backstage."
"Well if it's a fan without a backstage pass then probably not. I'm check with Mark Smith about it though. He's the head security guard."
"I would but I think this might be your call."
Matt's brow furrowed. His call? He was in charge of production not security. "What do you mean?"
He looked away for a moment before saying, "your brother Jeff's here."
Matt started at the younger man. "You must be mistaken," he said. "My brother's in jail in North Carolina."
"That's why it's probably your call. Follow me," he said and led him to the spot where the wrestlers were entering. Standing there talking to Shannon Moore was in fact Jeff Hardy.
"Get Mark now," Matt told the man before turning to Jeff. "What are you doing here?"
"I was released from jail. My appeal went through."
Matt's face paled. What kind of appeal could Jeff have possibly gotten? He wondered.
"Look Matt I'm not here to hurt you," Jeff said quickly. "I heard you guys were on tour in Europe and Julie told me Shannon's schedule so I thought I'd come and hang out." Julie was Shannon's wife.
Why hadn't he heard about any of this? Matt wondered. It had been less then a week since he had visited Jeff in prison and he was here in Germany?
"Matt should I throw him out?" Mark asked joining them along with Dustin.
"I think that would be a good idea," Dustin said his eyes darkening. "Shane would not want any of them here."
"Shane's not here," Jeff said. "From what I heard anyway." He said quickly.
Matt did not want to make this decision. He had told Jeff he wasn't mad at him but did he feel completely safe with Jeff around? It was easier to tell someone that when they are behind bars where you don't have to actually worry about them it's another to be face to face with them in Germany. It wasn't easy to forget that Jeff was the reason he was in this wheelchair.
There was a flash from the camera.
"Oh sorry," Amara said quickly. "I just thought we should have a picture of this,"
"Amara why don't you go take pictures of something else," Dustin suggested not even looking at the young photographer. He turned his attention back to Matt. "Well?"
"I don't want him backstage," Matt finally said. "He can watch from the audience if he wants."
"Okay that's cool," Jeff said. "I'll catch up with everyone later," Jeff said before leaving.
They all watched him leave.
"Could this tour get any stranger?" Matt asked no one in particular.
"I hope not," Mark said before he left.
"Man Shane's not going to like this at all," Dustin said before leaving.
Matt sat there watching Jeff walk away wondering if he made the right decision. He took his cellphone out and made a call. He was going to find out what was going on. He called home and his father confirmed what Jeff said. The court found in Jeff's favor and released him. It had only happened the day before.
So what was Jeff doing in Munich? Matt wondered. He hoped everything would go back to how it had been but he found that highly unlikely.
Notes: Muses. What can you do with them when they come up with an idea to fix the plot problem later?
