| ~ Chapter Twenty-Five ~ |
| Ryann woke up Sunday morning to Jeff running his fingers through her hair. He kissed her on her forehead, and said, �Good morning Ry.� She stretched her arms over head and then curled her body up into Jeff�s. �Good morning. How long have you been up?� �About ten minutes, I was watching you sleep.� Ryann sat up in the bed, and asked, �What time are Matt, Lexi, and Amy arriving in Boston?� �At four-thirty.� �And what time is it?� Jeff looked at this watch, and said, �Nine-thirty.� �Ok, so we should leave here by�� Ryann paused for a moment. �Twelve-thirty at the latest. That will give us four hours to get there.� They heard a knock on the bedroom door, so Ryann said, �Come in.� Ryann�s mother opened the door, and said, �Ryann, Chris is at the door.� �Well mom, tell him that I don�t want to see him.� �Don�t you think you should be the one to do that?� Ryann let out a big sigh to let her mother know that she was irritated. �Fine mother, I will be down in a second.� As soon as Mrs. Kensington shut the door, Ryann jumped out of bed, and said, �I wish that woman would grow a backbone!� �Ryann!� Jeff said. �That�s your mother.� �I know Jeff, but she knows that I am in a committed relationship with you, and she can�t tell Chris to buzz off? I am her daughter.� Ryann replied, still with irritation in her voice. �Would you like me to take care of this for you honey?� Jeff asked in a soft voice, hoping to calm his girlfriend. �No, I am going downstairs.� Ryann told him, as she started fumbling through clothes to get dressed. �Chris is going to understand once and for all that I do not want to be with him.� Ryann grabbed Jeff�s T-shirt and threw it on, with a pair of her shorts. She flung her bedroom door open and tore down the stairs. Jeff climbed out of bed and threw on a pair of jeans, and followed his girlfriend. When Ryann reached the kitchen, Chris was sitting at the kitchen table with a cup of coffee, and he was visiting with her mother. �What the hell is going on here?� Ryann asked in a voice just short of a roar. Chris stood up from the table and said, �Calm down Ryann, I just came over to talk to you.� �What part of I don�t ever want to see you again didn�t you understand?� �I know you don�t mean that Ryann.� �Yes, I do Chris. I am with Jeff now, I do not want to get back together with you.� Jeff walked into the kitchen and Chris shot him a dirty look. �Ryann, you�re going to wake up the whole house, calm down.� Her mother said. �I don�t really care right now, mom. You let him in, and you know that I am with Jeff now. Chris and I are over� Why can�t the two of you see that?� �Ryann, can we talk in private?� Chris asked. �No Chris, we can�t. I want you to leave right now and never come back.� Chris walked over to Ryann and said, �Babe, you really don�t mean that.� He tried to give her a hug, but Ryann put her hands on his chest and pushed him away. Jeff was starting to get real angry, and was ready to fight. Before he could react, Ryann slapped Chris across the face as hard as she could. Chris grabbed his face and said, �You bitch!� �Now go Chris, and don�t come back!� Chris was livid, and he went after Ryann, and she stared to run. Before Chris could grab her, Jeff stepped in and grabbed a hold of Chris� throat and threw him against the wall. In a calm voice, Jeff said, �Ryann asked you to leave, and I suggest you do as she says, before you get hurt.� Jeff let go of Chris just as Ryann�s older brother walked into the room and said, �What the hell is going on�?� he stopped once he saw Chris. �Never mind, I see.� John walked over to Chris and grabbed his arm and threw him out the door, and followed him out onto the porch. Jeff was right behind. As soon as the door was shut, John said, �Listen here asshole, if you ever attempt to contact my sister again, I�ll break every bone in your body. She has made it abundantly clear that she doesn�t want to see you, so take a hint.� John gave Chris a shove down the steps and Chris left without incident. Jeff and John went back into the house. Everyone was up by now, and in the kitchen. Doug was standing in the doorway between the kitchen and the living room. �What just happened down here?� he asked. �Chris showed up here, and mom let him in.� Ryann said as fast as she could. He father gave her mother a disapproving look. �He told me he just wanted to talk to her.� Elisabeth said to her husband. �Well everybody listen up!� Ryann shouted as she got up and stood in a chair. �I do not want to see, talk to, or even hear any mention about Chris Woodman ever again. I am with Jeff Hardy now, and I love him. I don�t ever want to be with anyone else. So if you want to talk to me about a guy and it is not Jeff, then save your breath, because I don�t want to hear it!� Everyone but Jeff stared at Ryann in amazement. She had never gotten so angry before in her life. She grabbed Jeff�s hand, stepped down from the chair and stormed up the stairs, dragging Jeff behind her. The two of them went into her room, and Jeff shut the door behind them. Ryann flopped onto the bed, and Jeff walked over to her. She grabbed his hands and pulled him down onto her, and she kissed him. �I have never mouthed back to anyone in my family like that before.� �I think everyone got the point, did you see their faces?� �I know, I�ve just had it with Chris, and it pisses me off that my mother invited him in. I am her daughter and I thought that she would be on my side.� �Well always know that I am, and I will be forever.� Jeff kissed Ryann, and said, �I�m going to take a shower.� Jeff grabbed a pair of jeans and a shirt and went to the bathroom. Ryann was going through her bag finding clothes when her mother entered her room. �Ryanna darling, I am sorry that I invited Chris in. I was just hoping that the two of you could work things out. You know how much I like him.� �Mom, I know, but Chris and I are not getting back together. Do you not like Jeff?� �It�s not that I don�t like him, he�s just�� Elisabeth paused as she thought of a word to describe Jeff. ��He�s different.� �Because of his hair? Mom, I color my hair the same way sometimes on RAW. Does that mean you love me any less?� �No honey. I just want what�s best for my children.� �Well, for once Mom, can�t you just be happy for me? I am totally in love with Jeff, and I can�t believe that he actually picked me. I mean, he could be with any girl he wanted, and he chose me. And I am not going to give him up for anybody. I�d marry him tomorrow if he asked me, and nothing or nobody is going to change that. So if you can�t accept and make Jeff feel welcome here, then you can�t see me either. Jeff and I are in a pretty serious relationship together, and if I come home, you can bet he will be with me.� �Ryanna, you know that you are always welcome in this home.� �I know Mom, but Jeff needs to be welcome here too. And you need to forget about Chris, because if you knew half f what he did during the three years we were together, you would not like him. Chris is my past, and that is where I�d like to keep him.� �I understand honey.� Elisabeth hugged her oldest daughter. �And I am sorry. When you and Jeff are ready, come down for breakfast.� Ryann�s mother left the bedroom and Ryann finished getting her clothes together. |
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