*!Truth is Stranger then Fiction!*

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Summer smiled as she remembered that night. That was the night that they had stayed up together and just talked. It was also the night that she told him she was a virgin for the first time.

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"So how many guys have you dated?"

"Two, and before you say anything, I know its pathetic. I can't just date someone just because he's hot. I'm not that type of girl. There has to be something else for me to see."

"You're dating Matt though, so that's not exactly true now is it? Were they serious?"

"Partially. I mean I never slept with either one of them or anything."

"Wait a second here, you had two serious boyfriends and you never made love to either one of them?"

"No Jeff I didn't. I have this huge standard that they have to overcome and they didn't. So before you ask me, yes I am a 24 year old virgin."

"I wasn't going to ask that, its personal for you, but I respect that. Why the long wait?"

"Something didn't feel right with my two boyfriends at the time, and me and Matt are just starting out. I want it to mean something to me when it's the right time. When I fall in love with someone, like really deeply, I want to feel everything. Every feeling, every spark that's involved. Does that make any sense?"

"It does, it makes all the sense in the world. I'm not a virgin myself, so I don't have the same motivations as you, but you make complete sense. I've not thought about it the way you have before I guess."

Summer smiled. She was always afraid to approach the subject of virginity with guys, but with Jeff it just fit, and it felt very comfortable.

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Summer went back to her lyric book and read over again what Jeff had scribbled down on the page. Did he write it in the hopes that she would read it? Was it even about her? Or did he just forget to rip it up when he was done?"

There was a knock on her door, breaking her out of her thoughts. She wasn't expecting anyone until later, so it took her a little off guard. She opened the door and saw Jeff standing there with his hands hidden behind his back. She ushered him in and shit the door. The heat outside that day wad heavy and she didn't want to drag it into the house.

"Before you say anything Summer, I need to talk to you. I need to get something out there."

"Okay, I'm listening..."

"I'm a huge idiot, and oh wait! These are for you." Jeff pulled the flowers from behind his back and passed them to her. She took them and walked with them towards the kitchen to put them in a vase with some water. Jeff followed behind her and sat down at her table. He saw the picture of the two of them sitting there and smiled.

"So, you had something you wanted to tell me?"

"Yes actually I do. Summer.... About that kiss.... God I don't even know how to say this."

"You didn't want it, it's pretty easy to say Jeff."

"No Summer, I wanted that kiss. I've wanted that kiss since the day I met you and we became friends. I laid off on you because you liked my brother, but I've always wanted you." Jeff noticed that Summer was about to say something and he put his finger on her lips.

"Just let me finish before you talk alright?"

"Okay...."

"The day that Matt cheated on you, and he asked me to come out here to check on you, I wanted to be with you, for you. We're such great friends and over the last month, I've found myself having to stop myself from touching you, and holding you because I might love you, and I know you don't need that right now."

"You wanted that kiss? You felt what I felt?" Summer choked out between the tears falling down her cheeks.

"Yes baby, I've always felt this way, but I needed you to see it, and see me. When Vince and Eric first came to me with the idea of us being an on air item, I thought it was my chance, but you beat me too it."

"But your face... you just looked at me like I did something wrong."

"You floored me that's all. You took me off guard and usually that doesn't happen much with me. I love how you made me feel when you kissed me on Monday."

Summer sighed and sat down at the table in the chair next to his. She hadn't expected him to show up here and be this honest with her. She'd had no idea that he wanted her as much as she wanted him when she'd kissed him.

"Summer tell me what you're thinking?"

"Do you remember the night about eight months ago, when you jumped the volcano and we talked all night?"

"I remember it like it was yesterday, why?"

"Well remember when I told you I wanted sparks, and someone who understood me?"

"Yes.."

"You are the only one I've ever felt sparks with. When I kissed you on Monday, I felt heat. Something I've never felt before. You understand me Jeff, better then anyone ever has, that including your brother."

"I felt it too. When Trish told me you ran out of the arena and we're coming home, I knew I had to tell you. Summer, I didn't want to make things more complicated for you. Plus, Matt is my brother, and you were his girl. I didn't want to make anyone get hurt."

"Jeff?"

"Yeah?"

"You could only complicate my life if you weren't in it. I have a little residual pain from the breakup with Matt and everything that has happened since, but I'll tell you the same thing I told him the last time we spoke. There is someone healing that pain, and it's you Jeff. I thought I'd complicated things for you when I kissed you."

"Summer No! Don't ever think like that."

It was really nice to know that she wasn't alone in the way she was feeling. Summer took another look at Jeff and smiled.

"Did you mean for me to find your song in my book?"

"God, did I leave it there? No, I didn't mean for it to happen. I actually just threw down some thoughts. Shane tried to convince me to tell you and I came back here one day while you were healing and just wrote."

"It was beautiful."

"Not as much as you are, and no that wasn't a line. Look, where do we go from here now Summer?"

"Where do you want to go Jeff?" Summer questioned in a whisper.

"Over the past year, I've gotten to know you better then anyone else, and I think I may be slowly falling in love with you. Summer, I want us to be together, I want to be able to come home with you from the road and know we just don't live across the street from one another. That we are actually together."

"I want that too. Why did it take us so long so get here, in this moment, right now?"

"I think it's because we were scared and you had been burned before, pretty badly. I didn't expect it to be easy for us. So will you be my girlfriend? Or is it still too soon for that?" Jeff asked with a sense of urgency and fear in his eyes.

"It's still too soon baby. I care about you so much, and I don't want anyone else in my life if it can't be you. I just need some time to be me, and figure out who I am before I become Jeff Hardy's girlfriend. I mean I just broke away from that with Matt."

"You don't have to explain, we can just see one another for the moment, until things feel right again. Plus we don't need it going around the locker room, its bad enough Trish and Shane already know."

Summer reached over and shifted herself onto Jeff's lap. She gently stroked his face and ran her fingers through his hair.

"So, do you want to test those sparks from Monday again?"

"I'd like nothing more princess...." Jeff brought Summer's face closer to his and gently kissed her. The feeling he got when he touched her lips was electric. He had never felt anything like it before. He couldn't believe he had waited so long to have this girl in his arms.

Summer deepened the kiss and wrapped her arms around Jeff's neck. Being here with him felt so right. She was so glad he'd come home to her. She pulled away from him trying to catch her breath.

"If we keep doing that it's going to lead somewhere that neither one of us is ready for." Jeff stated before gently kissing her nose.

"I know Jeff, it just felt so right, being here with you."

Before Jeff could answer her back, his cell phone started ringing in his pocket. He reached in and grabbed it and read the number. Seeing his own number flashing back at him, he felt thrown for a loop. Who would be calling from his house?

"Hello?"

"Jeff, its Matt, I'm at your house, where the hell are you?"

"I'm at Summer's, remember, the house right across the street?"

"I'll be right there."

"Matt what is this about?"

"It's about Monday night, and what I saw happen. We need to talk now bro."

"Stay there, I'll be right home. I don't want anything said over here."

Jeff closed his cell phone and looked up at Summer, who had a confused look on her face.

"Matt's at my house, and he saw Raw, and our kiss no doubt. I'm going to go home and deal with it."

"Just don't hit him this time alright?"

"I think I'm the one that's going to be hit princess."

"Just don't fight with him then. This isn't worth losing a brother over. Maybe we should just rethink this whole thing." Summer said running her fingers through her hair nervously.

Jeff pulled her face quickly to his and gently kissed her. "When I kiss you, it's worth just about anything."

"I know, I feel the same..."

"Then don't worry about me alright? Let me handle Matt, and then I can take you out somewhere so we can really be alone, and away from everything."

"Okay Jeff, but please be careful."

Jeff stood up and kissed her forehead "I will baby, I'll see you soon." He got up and walked out of her kitchen and out the door. Summer went to the counter and smelled the flowers for the first time. Moving over she watched as Jeff ran across the street to Matt. She really hoped that everything would be all right.

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