Jeff walked me to a quiet dim-lit hallway. He was still holding my hand. His skin made me feel so calm. He dropped his title and took my hand. He looked into my eyes, I looked back into his eyes. He was so beautiful. As I looked into his eyes, I realized that I didn't want Jeff the way I did before. There was more to him than just his beauty. I wanted to know him better. By looking in his eyes, I could tel he was very lonely in his life. I wanted to change that. I could tell all this just by looking in his own strange eyes.

"Beth, I wanna take you somewhere. Somewhere away from here."

"Why? What do you mean?"

"I wanna get to know you. You give me a feeling that I've never felt before and I get a feeling you want to know me too."

"Yeah, I do."

"I can feel you without seeing you. I want you to know Jeff, not Jeff Hardy."

"Okay...let's go."

*******

The wind blew smoothly against my face. I had my arms around Jeff's waist. We were on his dirt bike and I didn't know where he was taking me. I didn't really care because I trusted Jeff. He looked so good with those sunglasses on. I had never rode a dirt bike before on a highway. Jeff was so calm, so laid back. That's what I liked about him. This dude was fearless. I was getting cold because the wind was blowing on me and Jeff's ponytail was all in my face. My long red hair was riding on the wind too. Jeff pulled over at a exit. It looked like he was taking me to a city called Cameron from what the exit said.

"Are you comfortable, Beth?"

"Yeah. I'm not scared."

"Don't be afraid. I'm not gonna let anything hurt you." Jeff said as he ran his fingers through my hair, I smiled.

The light turned green and we were gone.

*********

After about a hour had passed, we finally arrived at Cameron. Jeff turned on this dirt road after he showed me around the town and introduced me to some people. We passed a bunch of trees and then, a big ol' house appeared.

"Is this your house?"

"No. It's my daddy's farm."

"Oh. Whose dog is that running up to us?"

"That's just Liger. He ain't gonna hurt you. That's my dog."

"He's so cute."

Jeff pulled into a garage. He parked his dirt bike. Liger ran up to me and started sniffing all over me. I bent down and played with her. Jeff smiled at us. He barked at Jeff.

"Hush, Liger. I don't want your grandpa to know I'm here. Come here."

Liger walked over to Jeff. He grabbed the dog and put her in this room and closed the door. He walked back over to me.

"You hungry?"

"Not really. Where did you wanna take me?"

"Come on."

Jeff took my hand and we walked awhile to these swings. He ran over to them. It was dark but a street light was right above the swings. He motioned for me to join him. I laughed and sat on the swing. He sat on the other one. We started swinging. I laughed. I hadn't swinged in awhile. Jeff seemed to like it when I smiled. It was a beautiful night. The sky was full of stars. It was so quiet and peaceful in North Carolina. All you could hear were the crickets.

"So you like it out here?"

"Yeah, it's beautiful. I live in Chapel Hill so I ain't used to this. I'm used to the city life."

"Yeah, I know. I've lived out here all my life. Me, Matt and daddy. I guess that's why I'm so quiet and shy around certain people. I'm not used to so much people when I'm around the fans and everything like that."

"Being on the road can fill you with loneliness. I wish you wouldn't feel that way. You must miss something when you're on the road." I said.

"I miss North Carolina, I miss being a kid, I miss my family, I miss my friends, I miss having a normal life, I miss sleeping, I miss a lot of things."

"Being on the road is that depressing?"

"No! I love wrestling more than life. Don't get me wrong. I love all the fans. They have sticked with me and Matt throughout our whole careers even when we were wearing the tight pants and a bandanna to match. I'm so thankful for my job. When I hear the crowd response to me and Matt, I feel like I got the greatest job in the world. Sometimes, I just don't feel happy."

"Maybe you need someone to love, Jeff. I know it can be hard having a long distance relationship but when you have a girlfriend that actually loves you for you, it's a great feeling. I mean, knowing that you have someone to come home to is something that you look forward to when you're on the road. You and your brother are making all these North Carolinians very proud, including me and Lindsey. You two have a lot of fans. Even though, some of them just like y'all for your looks, don't ever forget that you make them smile. That's an inspiration. A lot of people want to get in the wrestling business, you and Matt influence a lot of people that want to be where you are. When they see you guys on television every week, it inspires them even more. I heard Lindsey and Amy talking. Amy said that if it weren't for you and Matt, she wouldn't be where she is today, both professionally and personally. A lot of people love you and your brother. They want to know the real Jeff and the real Matt, not just the 'Hardy Boyz' and...I would consider myself as one of...those people."

I was pouring my heart out to this man. I had only known him for one day. He was such a special person. I didn't want him to feel lonely on the road. I felt I had been given the responsibility to be that person Jeff looked forward to coming home to. We had stopped swinging. We were just staring into each other's eyes. He felt the same as I did, I could tell. His eyes were so deep. He was so beautiful. Jeff came closer and closer to me. I looked at him as he leaned in to me. We started to kiss. It was a nervous kiss. His sweet-tasting lips were pressed against mine. I close my eyes and savored the moment. I began to open my mouth. My tongue crept into his mouth. Jeff put his arms around me and I did the same. I got up off the swing and sat on his lap as we kept kissing. It was official now. We needed each other. We needed love and I was gonna give it to him. This man didn't deserve to be lonely in life. I wasn't gonna let him. I loved him too much. This one kiss revealed all that to me. We ended the kiss and looked at each other. We gave each other a hug.

"Say you'll be my girl, Beth."

"If you'll be my man."

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