Chapter 11 Rehab and Return

It was a long road to recovery for Paul. He had to live in the hotel by himself and he had rehab everyday. Other than looking forward to the small pieces of progress he made everyday he also looked forward to the days Stephanie would stop by and watch him in rehab. She would come as often as she could and even when she was there she was still working by using a laptop. Just seeing her there made rehab easier for him. Eight months past slowly, but it was finally January and Paul was ready to make his return.

"I think people are excited to see you!" Stephanie said to Paul as they watched the beginning of the show live from backstage. There were a ton of Triple H signs and the audience was chanting "Triple H" and the show had just began.
"I sure hope so." Paul said nervously. He was afraid people might have forgotten him or just didn't care that he was back.
"You are crazy baby!" Stephanie said giggling at him. The energy of the crowd was incredible and she had a really good feeling about it.

Paul paced the floors waiting for his time to go out. Everyone could tell he was nervous but they all knew everything would come together once he got out there.

When his music hit the crowd erupted and he was stunned.
"Holy shit!" Paul said looking at Stephanie. She grinned at him and pulled the curtain open for him he went out and the crowd got three times louder. Stephanie watched him and could tell he was holding back so many emotions while he was out in front of the sold out Madison Square Garden crowd. When he got back Paul gave Steph and big hug and buried his face in her shoulder. He didn't want to cry in front of anyone but he was so happy he couldn't help it. Stephanie could tell he was trying to hide his emotions so she dragged him back to their locker room.

"Thanks I was starting to lose it!" Paul said finally starting to calm down.
"I don't blame you baby! I was crying too!" She said smiling at him.
"That was so crazy! I don't think I will be able to sleep tonight!" Paul said excitedly.
"Me either! Lets go out and celebrate!" Stephanie suggested.
"I would rather go back to the hotel. I might start crying again!" Paul said grinning at her.
"Whatever you want!" Steph said taking his hand as they made their way out of the arena.

After getting through a huge mob of fans they finally made it to their hotel room. Paul was still in shock about what had happened to him he barely blinked. He was very hyper and was talking really fast.

"Maybe if we watch something really boring on TV we will get tired and fall asleep?" Stephanie suggested.
"That won't help me." Paul said sitting on the couch. "Feel free to try it for yourself though." He patted the seat beside him and she sat down and leaned against him.
"No that's okay I won't make you stay up alone." Steph smiled and kissed him. "Actually I just thought of something we could do to make us tired." She said winking at him.
"Seriously?" Paul said happily. They hadn't done anything yet because they had been apart a lot and they wanted to wait for a special time.
"Yeah of coarse I am!" Stephanie said as she turned off the lights.