The day was rather uneventful. Stephanie had slept through most of the plane journey and with her brother Shane at dinner is was a fun but relatively calm meal. It was such a nice time that Stephanie had almost managed to forget what Owen had said to her earlier that day. As Linda served their desert, apple pie and custard, Vince turned to his only daughter. "Have you had any luck with the plot between Triple H and Kurt Angle?" He questioned. Vince McMahon had been sceptical of Stephanie joining the creating writing team as well as wrestling and her storyline with Paul, but the fans seemed to be enjoying the story lines more since Steph started writing them.

Steph tried her hardest not to flinch as Owen dug his fingers into her knee under the table when he heard Paul's wrestling name. It was no secret to Steph that Owen didn't like Paul Levesque, although she had no idea why. But as he dug his fingers and essentially nails into her thigh she remembered his words from earlier.

Clearing her throat Steph tried to appear normal as her parents and brother turned to look at her. "Yeah, I think so." She stated. "What I thought would be a good idea was for me to climb up on the apron during their match next Monday. Then I thought either Kurt could accidentally run into me or he could throw Paul into me and knock me off the apron. This would lead to me being injured and Triple H wanting revenge." The brunette explained to her family, as she did her best to ignore the pain she felt from her fiancee's nails digging into her skin.

"It's different. But are you sure Steph?" Vince asked his daughter.

Nodding the brunette smiled at her dad. "Yeah, I'm sure. It will be something the fans won't expect and we also don't have to repeat previous story lines this way." She explained. She really hoped her dad would go for this. Triple H and Kurt Angle's feud was by far the best story line they had and they had nothing else to go on if they ended the feud now.

Stephanie watched her father thing things over as they began eating their dessert. Nothing else was said on the matter until they had finished their meal/dessert. "If it's what you think is best and you are okay with it, I'll agree to the story line." Vince stated, causing Steph to smile. She was enjoying the storyline with Triple H and Kurt Angle and she didn't want it to end yet.

After another hour with her family Owen said they needed to leave. Stephanie was glad he had stuck to his word and not mentioned their engagement to her family yet. She needed time to get her head around things, mostly what had happened the night before between herself and Owen, which is why she had taken off her ring for the night. The drive home seemed to be over in seconds to Stephanie. It seemed like she had blinked and they were pulling up outside their house.

Repressing a sigh the brunette climbed out of the car after her fiancee, slipping her engagement ring back on as she did so. She could see Owen was angry about something and she didn't want to do anything that could make him worse. She almost had to force her feet to move towards the house. Stephanie had a dreadful feeling that what happened last night wouldn't be a one off as Owen had promised. Still she hoped she was wrong and simply being paranoid after the night before.

Those hopes were dashed however as she walked into the house. Without turning around she closed the door and hung her handbag on the hook. She had barely took a step into the house though when she felt a hand connect with her face again, she same cheek that was already bruised and painful. Steph managed to bite her lip and not cry out in pain as her hand moved to cover her cheek. But she couldn't keep her eyes from tearing up though. "Did you honestly think I wouldn't find out!?" Owen shouted, confusing Stephanie. She had no idea what he was talking about.

"I don't know what..." She began to say, stopping when she felt a fist hit her ribs.

Gasping Stephanie leaned forward slightly, her hand placed protectively around her ribs to try and protect herself. "I saw you this morning with Paul." He stated. As the brunette looked up at her fiancee she could see the fury in his eyes and on his face. She was worried beyond belief at this. Owen hardly ever lost his temper before, especially with her. It was like she was looking at a different person at the moment. "I saw you having breakfast with him. Laughing and flirting with each other." Owen said.

"We weren't flirting. We were working on our scripts and story line ideas." Stephanie explained hoping this would calm her fiancee. Unfortunately it had the opposite effect.

"Don't lie to me!" He shouted. Before Stephanie could explain that she was telling the truth she felt Owen hit her again. Only this time he didn't stop with just one hit, he continued his assault. She couldn't tell you when it happened as she was in too much pain but at some point she lowered herself to the floor, curling into herself to try and protect herself a little. She didn't know how long this assault carried on for but she let out a relieved breath when Owen finally stopped and stormed off upstairs. Still she didn't dare move from her spot on the floor, near her front door. Eventually, due to the pain she was in and her exhaustion, Steph drifted off to sleep where she lay.

Author's Note: Hope you like this chapter guys. Please review and let me know what you think x