Wrestling ONE SHOTS and IMAGINES

46 Jeff Hardy

"Oh my god, Y/N. It's so good to finally see you again! How long has it been since you've been here? Six months or so? I missed you so much." Lexie said enthusiastically before hugging me.

"Yes, it's been almost six months and I'm glad to see you too. But let's see if you're still glad I'm back when I'm kicking your butt in the ring," I teased.

"That means you already have your ring clearance? That's fantastic." she replied excitedly while jumping up and down.

"Since yesterday. Everything is back in perfect condition and nothing stands in the way of my return into the ring," I explained to her.

Together we made our way inside and talked excitedly with each other. I was so happy to finally see everyone again. But deep inside I hoped that I could avoid a reunion as long as possible.

This little hope was robbed from me almost immediately, though, because we hadn't even arrived at the women's locker room yet and he was already standing in front of me. Jeff, my ex-boyfriend. He had broken up with me a week before I got injured without giving me any specific reasons. All he said was, it's better this way, you deserve better, I can't do this. Blah, blah, blah. 

I was too emotionally hurt to talk to him about his true motives. But I was sure that it would not have helped much anyway. It wouldn't have changed his mind and would have only hurt me more.

And despite the fact that we were a couple for only four short months, every word he said at that time was like a stab in the heart.

When I got injured about a week later, I was actually glad I didn't have to see Jeff for a while. It gave me the time I needed to get over it. I actually thought I had done a pretty good job of that, but one look at his face, one smile from him was enough and it was as if the last six months had never happened.

I swallowed against the lump forming in my throat and walked past him as fast as I could.

"Hey Y/N. You're back! It's good to see you!" said Jeff joyfully. As if nothing had happened between us. I decided to just ignore him.

"Jeff." I said, nodding briefly, then continued walking without looking at him.

"Come on, Y/N. Talk to me. I don't want things to be weird between us." said Jeff as he followed me and Lexie.

"Lex, will you give us a minute please. I'll be right there," I said, turning to Lexie.

"Sure. Take your time." she replied, quickly looking back and forth between me and Jeff before retreating.

"You want to talk to me? You had six months to do it. And now I don't have time to chat with you. You're going to have to live with things being weird between us," I snapped.

"Someday I'd like to know the legit reason why you broke up with me. Just not right now." I continued and went on my way to the locker room.

"I did it because I love you!" he called after me. I immediately stopped, frozen on the spot. I hadn't expected that.

"You... what?" I stammered. Unable to form a clear thought.

"I did it because I love you. But you deserve so much more than a man so much older than you. Than a man with my past. I did it to give you a chance to find someone better for you and with whom you can have the future you deserve." explained Jeff and tears began to form in his eyes.

"And you think that I don't have a say in who or what is best for me? That I can't make my own decisions? Because guess what, I don't give a shit how old you are. And I certainly don't give a damn about your past. Everybody has a past. It doesn't matter if it's good or bad. It's what you do with your life now that counts, and whether you take the chances you're given. You didn't have the fucking right to make that decision for me. You should have talked to me about it. Because I love you too, you stupid idiot!" I scolded, unable to suppress either my voice or my tears.

"I know I made a mistake, Y/N. But if you still love me, then please give me another chance." He whispered as he suddenly stood in front of me.

"I really shouldn't do this, but.... I'm going to do it anyway. You should know, though, that I'm not going to let you do that to me again," I explained to him.

"Thank you, baby. I promise you won't regret it." Jeff said before kissing me, erasing the last six months just like that.

We had a long way to go for sure, but as long as we were both willing to fight for what was important to us, we could make it.

Published February 18, 2021