**December 1999**

Jeff and Beth were frantically making out on his couch. As his tongue was caressing her, he slowly moved his hand up her thigh. He ended the make out session and started nimbling on her neck as he went take off her short shorts with his hands. She moaned as his tongue reached a very sastisying spot on her nack. She ran her fingers through Jeff's rainbow hair.

"Hurry up...come on...come on...hurry up, Jeff...oh, yeah...damnit, what's taking you so long?! Hurry up, man...come on." Beth whispered as her breathing increased.

Jeff finally got her short shorts un-done and smiled evilly down at her. He got down on his knees and moved in closer to it. Suddenly, the front door burst open and in came Matt & Amy laughing their asses off with cotton candy and huge stuffed animals in their hands.

"Oh, man! Can you believe that dude came so close to throwing up on you on the ferris wheel?!" Amy fell back against the wall laughing as she dropped everything in her hand.

"I know, I know! Then, do you remember when they kicked us off the ride 'cause we were drunk?!" Matt laughed on Amy's shoulder.

Beth lost all the energy she had for Jeff and looked at them like they were crazy. Jeff wanted to kill them both for interrupting this. Beth zipped her shorts back up looking very pissed off.

"Fuck!" Jeff yelled as he stomped off to his bedroom.

Matt and Amy stopped laughing and looked at Jeff.

"What's wrong with him?" Amy asked.

Beth rolled her eyes and just followed Jeff to his room where they could do their thing with no distractions.

"They were probably about to have sex again. Don't worry about it." Matt said as he sat down on the couch.

"I've never had so much fun at the state fair, man. You kick ass, Matt." Amy said before she sat next to him.

"What's on TV tonight?"

"Matt Hardy watching television? What is the world coming to?" Amy joked around as she grabbed the remote.

"I know right." Matt smiled.

Amy flipped channels and stopped on MTV. She looked at Matt with concern on her face as she heard the words, 'Destiny's Child' come from the television.

"And here is the world premier of the new Destiny's Child video, "Say My Name" right here on MTV."

Matt didn't take his eyes off of it. He watched weirdly as he saw two new girls Beyonce didn't tell him about.

"They replaced LaTavia and LeToya!" Matt said.

"Why she didn't tell you?"

"I haven't talked to her in like a good month."

"Are you serious? Boy, time flies. How come?"

I don't know. It's like I forget all about her...when I'm with you." Matt said as he looked into Amy's eyes.

She returned the favor and looked at him. Without taking her eyes off of him, she grabbed the remote and put the TV on Mute. Matt didn't know exactly what was going on between him and Amy. They had been spending tons of time together ever since she signed with the WWF and he loved every minute of it. Every night, he would lay on his back in his bedroom and think back to the night where they almost kissed. He would close his eyes and would just go back to the days where he and Amy were happy together. He could feel her lips on his and taste her tongue in his mouth so well. Surprisingly, he longed for those days again. Every time he saw Amy's face, his heart smiled. He felt as if he was created in this world just to make her happy. He never felt that way about Beyonce. Amy moved in closer to Matt and she could feel Matt's breath on her face.

"Matt!" Jeff yelled from the back.

Matt cursed under his breath and sighed.

"Yeah?!"

"Dad's on the phone! He wanna talk to you!"

"Um...I gotta go, Matt." Amy said as she quickly picked up her things and walked to the door.

"No, Amy, don't leave." Matt said before he almost tripped over his own foot.

"I'm sorry. I drive all the way home and pack. I'll be here tomorrow ready to go. Tell Jeff I said bye." Amy said as she quickly opened the door.

"But-"

Matt sighed when Amy closed the door. He ran his fingers through his hair and sat down on the couch. He was so confused right now. The tension betweem the two was driving them both crazy. It had been about a month now and he wasn't sure if he could take much more of it. Whenever he or Amy wanted to release their tension, Beyonce popped into their heads. Amy didn't wanna cause any problems in their relationship and just because of the simple fact that he had a girlfriend made Matt think twice about kissing Amy. He knew that this could not go on forever since he could tell that Amy was going through the same thing. The day in which he would have to choose between Amy and Beyonce was coming soon and Matt knew he could nothing to stop it from coming.

"Matt! Are you gonna pick up the phone or what?!" Jeff yelled.

Matt rolled his eyes. He really did not feel like dealing with Jeff's attitude. He loved his brother to death but when they got mad at each other, they fought and he wasn't in the mood for that so he just picked up the phone.

"Hello."

"What's wrong with you, son?" Mr. Hardy replied.

"I'm sorry, pop. Jeff is getting on my nerves."

"Oh, well, I'm glad I ain't there to hear it. How you doing today?"

"Kind of confused today, dad."

"How come, son?"

"Well, dad, I don't know what's going on with me & Beyonce right now. Also, Amy and I were this close to kissing each other a minute ago but Jeff interrupted us. I don't know who matters more to me."

"You've known Amy longer than you've known this Beyonce girl."

"I know that, dad. It's more than how long I've known them. It's just something I have to deal with myself, dad. Look, I've gotta get out of here. I don't like being at Jeff's house when he's focused on learning more about Beth's assets...if you know what I mean."

"That boy. I don't know what I'm gonna do with him."

"Me either, pop. I'll stop by and see you tomorrow. We'll talk about it then."

"Alright, son."

"Alright, dad." Matt hung up the phone, tossed the phone to the floor, grabbed his jacket and left Jeff's house without even saying goodbye because he could hear the sounds that were coming from his bedroom.

***********

Matt turned down hsi radio as he drove closer to the stoplight. He just wanted to go home and sleep. So many emotions were running throughout his mind. There were two very important women in his life right now and now was the time for him to decide who had more importance to him. For Matt, that was a very hard decision. Beyonce was an angel when Matt was miserable. She saved him. She brought him out of an extreme depression and he would always be grateful to her for that. Amy meant the world to Matt. She had became his best friend and she always made him put on a happy face when everything else seemed to get him down. She had always brought so much joy into Matt's life from the moment he & Jeff met her. Yet, he knew he wanted to be more than friends now. All of a sudden, sleep was the last thing on his mind when he saw Amy's car parked in the Chick-Fa-Lay parking lot. Despire the red light, he turned right into Chick-fa-Lay. He parked right beside Amy and imediately lost his mind when he saw Amy crying in the driver's seat of her car. He got out of his car and walked over to hers. Ironically enough, the doors were unlocked so he got in and comforted Amy as she just cried on his shoulder.

"Amy, what's wrong? Why are you crying?"

"I love you, Matt. I miss you. I wanna be with you. I want you back and I can't deny it no more. I really do love you."

Matt looked at Amy in the eyes and smiled a big smile. He started laughing at her and gave her a long kiss. She laughed with him as tears continued to fall from her eyes. Matt held her right tight and just smelled her red hair.

"I love you too, Amy. I love you too. You've made me realize something today."

"What, Matt?"

"It made me realize that we belong together. I think I know why I fell in love so deeply for Beyonce."

"Why?" Amy sniffed.

"I wanted Beyonce to be you. I wanted Beyonce to replace the feelings I had for you in my heart but she never succeeded in that. I guess you could say I wanted Beyonce to be the black Amy."

"Oh, man." Amy laughed.

"Beyonce really did help me out when I needed her. I really helped her out when she needed me but when we don't need each other..."

"You guys really have no relationship."

"Exactly. This thing with Beyonce wasn't real. It just showed that we needed a friend at those times. Not a girlfriend or a boyfriend."

"When you hooked up with Beyonce, I felt so much jealousy but I ignored it, you know. I really wanted you and me to work out the first time."

"Well, it's going to work out THIS TIME." Matt smiled.

"Oh, I love you." Amy said before she started her own make out session.

***********

Jeff, Beth and Amy looked at Matt. He just sat there with the phone in his hand. He knew what he had to do. He and Amy were finally a couple again. That's what Matt longed for all this time. He had to call Beyonce and work out everything that was fucked up in their relationship.

"We're not leaving until you call." Beth said.

"Okay, okay. I was just trying to think of something to say."

"Call that girl before I beat your ass!" Jeff said.

"Fine!" Matt sighed, he reluctantly dialed the number to Beyonce's home and waited as the phone rang.

Amy came over and sat next to her boyfriend. She put her arm around him and kissed him on the cheek.

"I'm very proud of you. You're being very brave. Just tell her the truth." Amy whispered into his ear.

"Hello!" Kelly answered.

"Hey, Kelly, it's Matt. Is Beyonce there?"

"Yeah, she's here. Why ain't you called her in so long?"

"I'm about to explain that now, Kelly. Why didn't y'all tell me you replaced Tavia and Toya?"

"Alright, alright, you got me. We're praticing right now but I'm quite sure she'll wanna talk to you. Hold on....."

"Hello?"

"Hey, Beyonce...it's Matt."

"...Hello. How are you?"

"I'm doing very well actually. What about yourself?"

"Aw, fuck it. Matt, what's going on between us?"

"I have the answer to that question. Look, Beyonce, tell me the truth. If you could choose between me and your career, what would you choose?"

Silence was present on the phone now. Matt knew what she was gonna say. Amy made him realize that too.

"My...career."

"Exactly. Beyonce, you came into my life when I needed you. I helped you out when you needed me. Now that all of that shit is over, we really don't need each other no more."

"Wow. I couldn't agree...with you more. You were like a best friend to me, not really a boyfriend. I love you dearly but not like that anymore."

"That's how I feel, Beyonce. I think we can safely say that you and I are through. We're just friends, right?"

"Right." Beyonce hapilly said.

"So what's going-"

"You hooked up with Amy, didn't you?"

"Yeah." Matt blushed.

"I knew it. I saw it coming. I ain't even surprised, Matt. You can get any girl you want."

"I had you."

"See! I told you! I guess, y'all realized that you don't know what you have until it's gone."

"That is true, Bee. I love this woman so much." Matt kissed Amy as he put her in a playful headlock.

"Well, I really hope y'all are happy together."

"You're gonna be very busy, aren't you?"

"Yeah, we gotta get Destiny's Child back out there. 'Say My Name' just went #1 so we'll be very busy, Matt. I still wanna keep in touch with you. You still got all my numbers, right?"

"Yep, yep. I'll call you every now and then just to check on you."

"Deal. I'll do the same. I'll always love you, Matt. Thank you so much for being there for me. I would have died without you."

"Same here, sweethart."

"Hey, Michelle is calling me back to pratice. I gotta go."

"Who?"

"Oh, I'm sorry. The new girls names are Farrah and Michelle."

"You should've said that before, Bee. They're very lucky to be in a group like Destiny's Child."

"Aww, you are so sweet. Calm down though, you have a girlfriend now."

"Oh, don't worry. Amy isn't going nowhere. This time, we're staying together."

"Alright. Well, I'll talk to you soon then, Matt."

"Okay, Bee. Thanks for understanding. Take care."

"You too, Matt."

Matt hung up the phone with a smile on his face and with that, all of that sadness that he once had was long gone.  The emptiness in his heart had subsided and his confused brain now felt at peace.  Matt was very proud of himself.  It had taken him a while, but he was now able to realize how he felt.  He was through with messing around with his feelings and denying himself the happiness he felt with Amy.  He and Beyonce had survived everything that had tried to bring them down and had become great friends, but that was all.  His heart and thoughts were with Amy.  He had a great father, he had a great brother, great friends, a wonderful job and a phenomenal woman in his life now.  Because of that, Matt couldn't be happier.  Funny how it took two amazing women to show him exactly what he had been missing.  He shook his head and gazed at Amy, admiration in his eyes.  She would always be a mystery to him no matter what, but now that mystery wasn't so scary.  That mystery made everything worth it.

The End