Second Chances
Chapter Eight

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Rating: PG-13 (Sexual references and Language)
Category: Wrestling - Hardy Boyz
Disclaimer: I only own Paige and my words.
Description: Sequel to Love Hurts. You really should have read Love Hurts.


M-“ITS TIME!” Matt yelled. He was terrified.
P-“Baby, calm down. We have plenty of time. Just breathe” Paige calmed her husband down. Once he was back to normal she smiled at him. However her smile quickly faded when another contraction hit, hard.
M-“Oh god, are you ok baby? Of course you’re not ok. Alright, we’re going to the hospital.”
P-“You get dressed, get the bags, don’t forget your cell and I’ll meet you downstairs.”
M-“How are you so calm about this?”
P-“I’m a woman, I can do anything” She smiled at him. He kissed her on the cheek and went into action. 10 minutes later they were out the door and driving out of the driveway.
P-“Matt when we get to the hospital call everyone, did you remember your cell?”
M-“Yep, I got it.”
P-“Good, everything’s going to be fine”
M-“You’re amazing”
P-“Yeah well, cherish this now, because I predict then in about an hour, this whole calm thing is going straight out the window.” Matt laughed.
M-“Is the pain really bad?” Paige shook her head no.
P-“I’ve had worse” Matt was shocked to here such a thing
M-“You’ve had worse pain then contractions?”
P-“Matt, I’m a woman, of course I have, now let’s get off this subject into that hospital coming up on the right.”
M-“Shit!” Matt quickly turned into the hospital.

Once inside, the nurses took Paige into a pre-labor room while Matt filled out some papers and called the family. He joined his wife just as Dr. Vanessa Carter came to check on her progress.
D-“Hey, so we’re ready to have these babies are we?”
P-“Apparently, they’re not really giving me much of a choice in the matter” The two laughed.
M-“How are you two so calm?” Matt was, well, anxious. Paige and Vanessa just laughed more.
D-“Matt, I have done this, many a time, and Paige is very strong, not to mention, she’s a woman”
M-“I know, she keeps reminding me of that”
D-“Good, now you really have to calm down, for Paige’s sake.” Matt nodded.
D-“Now let’s just see how far along you are?” The doctor examined Paige and estimated that in about 2 hours there would be two new additions to the Hardy clan. Matt finally calmed down.

1 hour and 45 minutes later…
8:00am Matt held Paige’s hand as the doctor announced that they had two healthy baby girls.
D-“10 fingers, 10 toes, on both of them. Absolutely perfect” She smiled. Paige flopped back on the bed and silently cried tears of joy. Not to mention she was so exhausted she couldn’t do anything else. Matt squeezed her hand and she opened her eyes. She smiled weakly at him as he kissed her on the forehead.
M-“You did it, you are so amazing” Paige smiled at him weakly.
P-“Again Matt, I’m just a woman, women have been doing this for centuries” She couldn’t stop her eyes from falling shut. She was just so tired. Vanessa came back into the room.
D-“Here they are, here are your daughters”
M-“Paige, baby, (she opened her eyes)”
P-“Oh my babies, oh give them to me, please” Vanessa passed her the girls and Paige started to cry. She rubbed their chubby little cheeks and looked up at Matt. She could tell he was trying not to cry. She smiled at him.
P-“We finally have our girls” Matt nodded. Paige handed Matt the babies, and once he held them in his arms, he couldn’t hold the tears in any longer. They silently ran unchecked down his cheeks. He rocked them in his arms and whispered.
M-“My girls, I’m your daddy. I will always love you, no matter what” Paige smiled and more tears fell down her cheeks. Vanessa who had been silently watching the scene spoke up.
D-“You better get out there Dad, there are a lot of anxious people out there” Matt smiled up at her and gave the babies back to Paige. He kissed her on the forehead and whispered in her ear.
M-“I’ll be right back, I love you so much” She smiled up at him
P-“I love you too” Matt walked towards the door then stopped.
M-“Vanessa, can I talk to you for a minute?” Vanessa nodded and they left the room.
D-“What’s up Matt?”
M-“Thank you” Vanessa smiled at him
D-“You’re welcome.”
M-“No really, you don’t know how much I...” He paused, Vanessa put her hand on his arm.
D-“You’re welcome Matt, you know I wouldn’t let anything happen to her” Matt nodded and hugged his friend.
D-“Go tell the family the good news, oh and say hello to Jeff for me” Matt smiled.
M-“I will” Matt turned and walked down the hall to the waiting room as Dr. Vanessa went back into the delivery room, to take care of Paige.

As soon as the double doors swung open in the Waiting room, everyone stood up.

Earlier they had all been sitting around talking, awaiting the news, everyone but Jeff who had his head back and his beanie pulled over his eyes. The group was discussing how big the family had become.
Paul (brother)-“The girls are going to have 4 Uncles, 3 Aunts, 3 grandparents” Jeff cut him off.
J-“And a partridge in a pear tree” he pulled the beanie from over his eyes.
Paul-“Very funny man, then there’s all the people who will be called Uncles and Aunts. This is one big family” Paul continued on with his conversation and Jeff pulled the material of his beanie back over his eyes.

So there stood 10 anxious family members and Matt with a big smile on his face.
M-“2 healthy baby girls and a very tired mom, but all healthy” There were 10 sighs of relief. Everyone hugged Matt one by one, Jeff the last and the longest. The three of them had been through so much together, and now everything was perfect.
Paige’s Mom-“When can we go in and see her?”
M-“Oh um, unfortunately not till tonight, she’s really beat, can barely keep her eyes open”
PM-“Ok well, can you tell her everyone’s thinking of her and we’ll see her then”
M-“Of course I will”
PM-“We should all go then, we’ll see you tonight Matt” Matt nodded and watched as they all turned to leave. He called Jeff back though.
J-“What’s up man?”
M-“She want’s to see you”
J-“You sure she’s up for visitors?”
M-“Yeah man, you have to come see her, or she’ll kick my ass” Jeff laughed.
J-“Ok, Lead the way”
The two walked to Paige’s room (she’s now out of the delivery room) in silence. When they got there they found Paige sitting up, the girls in her arms.
M-“Hey honey” Matt walked over to her and sat on the bed beside her.
M-“I brought someone to see you” Paige smiled.
P-“Good, so where is my boy?” She smiled; just then Jeff walked in, cautiously. Paige couldn’t figure that one out.
P-“Come over here Jeff” He smiled and walked over to her. Paige turned her attention to the babies. She looked at them and to Jeff as she said.
P-“Girl’s this is your Uncle Jeff, don’t ever listen to anything he says”
J-“Hey!” Paige laughed.
P-“You wanna hold them?” Jeff’s face lit up.
J-“Can I?”
P-“Of course you can silly, they’re your nieces” Jeff’s face fell.
J-“ Oh the kids, right”
M-“What the hell?”
J-“Relax, I’m kidding” He laughed as Matt gave him a dirty look. Paige handed Jeff the girls.
Jeff looked down at them and smiled, he had never seen anything more beautiful than the treasures he held in his arms right then.
J-“So who am I looking at” Matt spoke up.
M-“The princess in your right arm is Ruby and the goddess in your left is Kasey”
J-“Hey there angels, you two are going to break a lot of guys hearts you when you grow up in to the stunning ladies I just know you’re going to be, and you know what, I’m going to teach you how to wrestle. (All three laughed) Yes I am, you two are going to be highflying divas. But don’t even think about posing for those magazines. You here me” The girls only gooed and drooled in response, their little eyes closed looking angelic. “I will always protect you, and be here for you” Matt and Paige smiled at Jeff… Paige couldn’t help it anymore, her eyes slipped shut and she fell asleep. Matt turned to look at her and saw that she had drifted off. He sat up and moved over to Jeff. He leaned in and whispered that Paige was asleep. Jeff put the girls down into their bassinet beside Paige’s bed and the two men stepped out of the room.

J-“They’re beautiful man”
M-“I know, their absolutely perfect” Jeff nodded.
J-“You are the luckiest man in the world, you know that?”
M-“I know” Matt smiled.
J-“I’ll see you tonight” Matt nodded and the two hugged before Jeff left and Matt went back into Paige’s room. He stood at the foot of the bed and watched as Paige slept. He couldn’t help but think how beautiful she was. She’d argued earlier that she must have looked awful but to him she just looked absolutely stunning. He stood there and remembered how he almost lost her and got an awful feeling in the pit of his stomach. He needed to hold her, so he walked around to the side of the bed and lay beside her. Her held her to him and kissed her neck lightly. He fell asleep there, his wife in his arms and his daughters beside him. He swore right there that he would never ever let anything happen to his girls, Paige, Ruby and Kasey. They were his girls and he would protect them and love them with all that he was forever.

I would say that ‘they lived happily ever after’ but anyone who is married with children knows that is a load of bullshit. But they lived, and that is the whole point. I mean isn’t that what life is all about? Family, friends and Love, without them we are nothing.

Fin


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