Please note: Any disparaging remarks made by characters in this story do not reflect my own opinions of the people concerned, especially Andrew 'Test' Martin. May he rest in peace.

Paul saw Stephanie around the backstage area several times over the next few weeks but the opportunity to talk to her did not present itself. She seemed to spend most of the time with her dad or her brother and Paul was with Joanie. He certainly could not speak to her while Jo was around, that was obvious after the first time.

The second time he spoke to her arrived in similar circumstances to the first, only this time he walked up to her as she was making coffee, "Hi Stephanie." She turned and smiled, not so shyly this time. She was obviously getting used to being around the wrestlers now, "Hi Paul. Hey, I just got my first storyline!" She beamed as she finished saying it.

Again he got that strange feeling in his chest, "That's great! What is it?"

"I'm working with Andrew." Paul spent a moment trying to figure out who the hell Andrew was. Eventually he realised, "Test? Seriously?"

Stephanie beamed again, "Cool huh? We're going to start dating and he's going to ask me to marry him." Maybe it was jealousy that made Paul's response sound the way it did, "I'm pleased for you Stephanie but Test? That guy has less charisma than Steve Blackman."

This drew a different kind of smile and a raised eyebrow, "You're mean."

Paul realised how he had sounded, "Sorry, it's just, this is obviously going to be a big storyline, I just don't understand why he got it?"

"Don't ask me," she shrugged, "I only just found out about it. He seems like a nice guy though." She had finished making her drink, "I need to get back, see you around?"

"Definitely, congratulations again." As she walked away Paul mumbled to himself, "They put her with that ugly, talentless prick? God damn it."

Paul avoided Stephanie as much as possible over the next few months because he had realised he was incredibly attracted to her and he knew that this was a bad thing. Every time they spoke she would smile at him and he would get that strange feeling in his chest. He wanted to be with Joanie and he felt guilty every time he saw Stephanie and felt the way he felt about her. Joanie seemed to have forgotten about it as she did not mention Stephanie again after that first day. Things all changed one night in October. Pat Patterson walked into Paul's locker room and said in his strange accent, "Vince wants to see you. They've got a new storyline idea."

Paul raised his eyebrows and asked anxiously, "What do you mean a new idea? I'm already feuding with Vince. Don't tell me they're dropping it? It's the biggest thing we have going right now!"

Pat slapped him on the shoulder, "You think I know what this is about? I just got told to come fetch you. All I know is he's got a couple of guys from creative in there with him as well as Shane, Test and Stephanie." This got Paul's attention. What could possibly involve him in that discussion? He got up and followed Pat to some kind of conference room. There was a long table in there with chairs arranged along either side. Vince and Shane were seated on one side with Test, Stephanie and two guys from the creative team on the other side.

Everyone greeted him as he entered and Shane pulled the chair next to him out from under the table for Paul to sit. It meant that he sat down opposite Stephanie which was nice, especially as she was not in her 'costume' yet. They exchanged a smile but Paul carefully turned his attention to Vince as he began the meeting, "Right, now we're all here... We've decided that we need to do something different with this Test and Stephanie angle. It's not drawing as much as we thought. We're thinking it's all too... how can I explain it? It's all going too well."

Test did not seem pleased, "People like it Vince, the match I had with Shane at Summerslam got a good reaction. I think people are genuinely pleased for Test and Steph and the wedding will draw big time."

Vince assured him, "This isn't a reflection on your work Andrew, or yours Steph. We just think it will be better to take this down another path." Paul had listened interestedly up to this point, waiting to find out why he was in this meeting. Shane spoke next, "What I suggested, and I'm just putting this out there for comment, is that as Triple H has... issues with Mr. McMahon... maybe we have him interrupt the wedding?"

Paul liked the idea. He looked around at everyone else. Test did not seem pleased, clearly he wanted things to carry on the way they had originally been planned. He could not read the expression on Stephanie's face, maybe she was still considering it. He realised that he should have been the one to speak next, "I like it but... Triple H interrupts the wedding and... what?"

After a moment of silence Stephanie stunned the room, "What if Stephanie married Triple H instead?" There was another pause, Paul tried to convince himself that he had just heard her correctly but quickly she spoke again, "No, stupid idea. Everyone knows Steph loves Andrew, it would look stupid."

Test unhelpfully chipped in, "Maybe we should just leave it the way it was?" No one responded to that. A crazy idea came to Paul, "Okay, I have an idea. If you think it's stupid just say so. What if Stephanie married Triple H but she didn't know she did it?"

Stephanie laughed, "What?"

After a few seconds Vince said, "You know, I like that."

Stephanie smiled in confusion, "But how? How can you not know you've married someone? I don't see it."

Paul warmed to his idea, "What about if Stephanie was drugged or something? And Triple H took her to one of those drive through marriage places, you know like they have in Vegas."

Shane laughed, "Yes! I can see that. There's only one problem, she's obviously not going to say 'I do' is she?"

Test chirped up again, "It sounds stupid to me guys." Again he was ignored as Paul agreed with Shane, "That's the one problem, I agree. It may sound a little stupid but what if Triple H like... said it for her?"

Stephanie laughed again, "What do you mean?"

"I'll show you. Vince?"

Vince agreed, "Yeah, go for it."

Paul got up and walked around to the other side of the table and spoke to the guy from creative who was sitting next to Stephanie and taking notes on the discussion, "Can I just sit there?" The guy vacated the seat and Paul sat next to Stephanie, "Okay so we're in a car obviously as it's a drive-thru wedding place. I'm driving and Steph is kind of leaning against me, like she's tired. Of course we know she's drugged. Steph could you just..." He moved closer to her and she rested her head on his shoulder as if she was asleep on him. He put an arm around her and smelled her perfume and the shampoo she had used. She smelled so good. He focussed back on his idea, not wanting to lose his train of thought, "Okay so uh... Shane you do the... service thing."

Shane smiled, clearly he liked this idea, "Ok uh... Stephanie do you take Hunter to be your husband?"

Paul replied from the side of his mouth in a terrible impression of a woman's voice, "I do." Everyone apart from Test laughed and Vince said, "You're right, it does sound stupid but I love it."

Stephanie sat back upright in her chair. Paul thought that it had been nice while it lasted as she spoke, "I like it too. So we're saying we shoot this beforehand and Triple H interrupts the wedding and puts this footage on the Titantron? Wait a minute. How does Steph get drugged and end up in Hunter's car?" No one had thought about that. After a pause Vince clicked his fingers, "The bridal shower. Triple H gets someone to put something in Steph's drink."

Paul nodded, "Yes. That would work, we could air segments on that too."

Vince asked the creative guys, "You've got enough to write this up?"

"Yes, sir."

Vince asked the room as a whole, "Everyone agreed on this?" Everyone nodded including Test although he seemed to do so reluctantly.

Vince spoke again, "Right, everyone out. I've got something to discuss with Shane and Steph." Stephanie gave Paul another of her beautiful smiles as he stood to leave. It was only at this point that the obvious problem hit him. He was going to have to tell Joanie about this new idea.