Chapter 2.

Bright and early the next morning, Chloe rolled over in her bed. Vince had got her a room at the local hotel where all the wrestlers were staying. She thought about her walk after she left Jeff the night before. As she walked through the streets she tried to clear her head about how she was feeling. She didn’t want to come here, as it was completely inappropriate as she was English, why couldn’t Jacques Villeneuve come, as he’s French Canadian? Bernie Ecclestone just told her that she had to go, as the Americans were more likely to come if she went, as they would want to see a women driver. That’s bullshit she thought to herself. “They just don’t want me to wind up Schumacher any more, maybe, just maybe they are scared he’s found his match, I’m not afraid to stick one up him or ‘accidentally’ nudge him of the track” she said out loud making herself laugh. Still thinking about her walk, she remembered thinking about a certain someone she met when she had arrived here. He made her feel special, even if he didn’t show it, just being around him made her happy.

“What do you think of Chloe?” Matt asked Jeff as they sat down to breakfast.

“I like her, why?”

“Just asking.” As the waitress comes up to them they order theirs and Amy’s as well. “”I’ll tell you what, after RAW we’ll ask Chloe and Amy if they want to go bowling or something”

“Sure, where’s Amy?” Jeff said scanning the room.

“She may have gone to find Chloe or she’s still in bed.” Matt said as he scanned the room hoping to see Chloe and Amy.

Chloe pulled her jeans up, as there was a knock on the door; she grabbed her top and then answered it. “Hi, Amy, come in.” she said as Amy stepped into the room.

“You stayed here alone last night?”

“Yeh, why wouldn’t I have done?”

“I dunno, you and Jeff just seemed to hit it of really well.”

“Yeah, he’s great but I still don’t know why you think he would have been here.”

“Well, Jeff’s a fast worker in that area, if you get what I mean!!”

“Right, one thing I like Jeff just not that much.”

“Yet!!!” They both grinned at each other. “Do you always wear white clothes, coz everything in your suitcase looks white and a bit of blue?”

“Well, they are the Williams team colours so I don’t get much choice and as I am here promoting I have to wear them.” She said as she pulled several items of clothing out of the suitcase. “But as I am a female I can have more a interesting range of clothes than the men do.”

“Cool, do you want some breakfast?” Amy asked as she got to her feet.

“Yeah sure, I’ll just put my hair up.”

When she had done that they left her room and walked down to the dinning area.

“So, are you single then?” Chloe asked Amy.

“Well, I just broke up my boyfriend coz he thought we didn’t spend enough time together as he lives in L.A and I travel around a lot.”

“Oh, sorry.” She said putting her arm around Amy as tears filled her eyes. Amy wiped them away as they reached Matt and Jeff. “Hey, guys” Chloe said smiling at them as she and Amy sat down.

“Morning, sorry, we didn’t order you anything coz we didn’t know what you would like” Matt said apologetically.

“That’s ok, I’m not that hungry, I’ll grab an OJ.”

“Did you clear you head last night then?” Jeff asked as their breakfast arrived.

“No, not really.” The waitress asked her if she wanted anything. “Yeah, can I have an OJ.” The waitress left and she turned back to Jeff. “It’s hard to clear your head when you have jet lag and trying to walk around without getting lost”

As everyone got into their cars, to leave for the arena, Matt walked out to the cars carrying Chloe’s bag. “Now I’ve carried your bag, any chance I can drive you to the arena?” he asked her with an ear-to-ear smile.

“How could I say no to my little pack horse!” she laughed as she tossed the keys to Matt, as she jumped over the door into the passenger side. Matt put her bag in the boot and got into the driver’s seat. “I take it you like the car then?”

“Yeah, it’s so nice to drive and for the first time ever I have got used to driving a car with gears!!” The engine roared into life and Matt drove cautiously out of the lot, which only lasted until they got onto the freeway. “This thing really goes!” he said leaning back into the seat with the wind blowing his hair around. Chloe sat in her seat looking around her. “Does it seem strange here to you?” he said looking at her.

“Yeah, it’s strange coz, I travel around the world and I never get lonely, but I guess it’s coz I’m working 24/7 well, nearly, and when I’m here I am just walking around not doing anything. I guess I just get more time to think.” She said turning in her seat so she was facing him.

“Don’t you miss your family when you’re travelling?”

“I do but my dad comes regularly and my brothers do to, one of them, Ben, works as my manager so he comes nearly every where with me.”

“What about your mom, doesn’t she ever come watch you race?” There was a long pause before Chloe replied.

“My err…. Mum died in a car crash about 4 yrs ago and…” she broke of to wipe the tears from her eyes. Matt looked at her; he then pulled over in to the pull-off. He cut the engine and turned towards her. He brushed the hair away from her face.

“I’m so sorry, I had no idea.” He slid across the seat so he was as near her as he could get he put his arms around her and held her tightly, she wrapped her arms around as she cried on his shoulder. They stayed like that for a minute. “Do you wanna talk about it?” he asked her softly as she pulled away from him.

“When I was 15, we went to see the British GP, when we left it was raining and my dad and I left after my mum coz she was with my aunt, she couldn’t see and this lorry in front of her had no lights on, it braked and she didn’t. She and my aunt died instantly and….” She tried to get the rest out but burst into tears, Matt pulled him close to her again, tears began to fill his eyes to, he couldn’t stand to see people cry, especially about something like this. Chloe pulled away again, Matt wiped her cheeks with his hand, and then he reached out and held her hand.

“You ok?”

“Yeah, sorry, it’s just I hate talking about it.”   

“I’m sorry” he then hugged her again. “I know how hard it is.” He told her as he let her go. She turned away from him, so he sat back into his seat and started the car and pulled back onto the freeway.

“So what if I do something wrong? I could completely bodge this up you realise!” Chloe said 10 minutes before their match on RAW. “I am so nervous!!”

“You’ll be fine, trust me.” Jeff said as he put his arm around her. “If you hurt yourself just get out of the ring, we’ll improvise something.” He squeezed her shoulder and then dropped his arm.

“Oh, great, I hadn’t even thought about hurting myself!!!” Chloe said whilst mimicking pulling her hair out. Matt and Jeff laughed.

“You’ll be fine, if you get nervous just think that everybody around you is butt naked! that always works for me.” Jeff said as he did a couple of stretches. Chloe looked at Matt with a small smile.

“Yeah” she said quietly as Matt mimed to her.

“Are you ok?”

She nodded and smiled broadly, Matt smiled with her. They left the changing room and headed for the entrance of the arena.

“Oh, did I tell you we’re going bowling later? Wanna come?” Matt asked as they stood waiting to go on.

“Yeh, why not, is Amy coming?”

“Yeh, don’t worry, we aren’t going to gang up on you.” Jeff joked as Amy ran up to them.

“Good luck guys, especially you.” She stepped toward Chloe and gave her a big hug. “You’ll be great, I gotta run but I’ll see you at the end, ok?”

“See ya!!!” all three of them yelled at her as she ran down the corridor out of site.

“SHIT!!!!!!!!!!” Chloe said as the Hardyz music blared out of the speakers. Jeff got hold of her hand and pulled her forward, unwillingly she stepped out on to the top of the ramp. The crowed went wild for Matt and Jeff. Chloe smiled as she followed them to the ring.

She ran the last 3 meters and slid under the ropes. Matt and Jeff went to all four corners whilst she stood in the middle of the ring. Matt picked up a mike as the music cut, he introduced her and the crowed went wild. Chloe laughed. Then the sound of breaking glass burst through the speakers.

As Steph climbed onto the apron Chloe ran around and pulled her down, she slapped her and got slapped back. After wrestling with Steph on the floor she stood up and looked at her she, wasn’t moving (which was supposed to happen), she then jumped up onto the apron and climbed up to the top rope, the crowed went wild as they all got to their feet, she squatted down waiting for Steve to turn around when he did she stood up and jumped of the rope, she and Steve fell to the mat, she then knelt down on one knee behind Paul, as Jeff had the ref distracted, and she raised her arm and Paul doubled over making it look like she got him where it hurt, she rolled out of the ring and Matt did the Twist of Fate on Paul as Jeff climbed to the top rope and hit the Swanton Bomb on him. He covered him and the ref counted 1..2..3.. the bell sounded, Chloe rolled into the ring, as Amy ran down the ramp, they had a group hug in the middle of the ring and Amy and Chloe raised the new tag team champs hands.

“That was so cool!!” Chloe said as she and Jeff drove to the Bowling alley. Jeff had pulled that favouritism thing that brothers do so she let him driver her car. She couldn’t stand his whining.

As they pulled into the parking space Matt and Amy where already waiting for them.

“Ummmm… I don’t mean to be a spoil sport but I don’t feel do good” Amy said as the four of them headed for the entrance.

“You do look pale do you want me to take you back to the hotel.” Matt offered.

“Would you mind? I’m sorry guys.”

“Don’t worry, I’m sure us two can have some fun on our own.” Jeff said winking at Chloe. “ You go get better, we’ll see you later” he said to them as he and Chloe headed into the Alley and Matt took Amy back to the hotel.

“Jeff, do you get the feeling this is a set up?” Chloe asked him as he opened the door for her.

“Yep, totally.” He said as he paid for their alley and shoes. “Matt thinks I’m incapable of asking a girl out.”

“Are you?”

“Probably, I wasn’t gonna ask you out, it’s not that I don’t like you it’s just that your only here for a few days and I don’t like long distance relationships, they never work.”

“I agree, what lane are we on?”

“Sh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Matt will be asleep.” Jeff warned Chloe as they went into his and Matt’s room at the hotel. He flicked the light on to find Matt asleep on the floor and Amy on the sofa, potato chip bags, empty ice cream tubs and a couple of coke bottle lay scattered on the floor in front of the TV. “She must have been really sick.” He remarked as he looked around the room. “You can take my bed if you want? Even though you were stupid enough to lock yourself out of your room!!” he joked as he led her to his room. “I’ll see you in the morning. Night” he said as he turned out the light.

“Night” she whispered back as she laid on Jeff’s bed, as soon as her head hit the pillow she was out like a light.

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