Stephanie looked at the table and then back up at Hunter, "what about it?"

Hunter sighed, "I know why you did it and that was to piss Randy off but I just wondered if it changed things between us."

She sighed, "I don't think things will change between us, it was one kiss and that is it."

He looked at the table, "oh."

Stephanie had been watching Hunter's reactions and she saw his face fall when she said it was just a kiss and that was it and an indescribable feeling washed over her, it was almost like she felt bad for saying that.

She slid around the booth to sit next to Hunter, "okay spill."

Her looked at her, "what? You want me to spill my drink?"

She shook her head, "no, I want you to spill as to why you look like someone just killed your dog."

Hunter shrugged, "it's nothing, really it's not. Anyway I should get going to bed, I'll see you next week."

He got up to leave but Stephanie grabbed his arm pulling him back down, "not so fast, you're going to tell me what's going on even if it's the last thing I ever make you do."

Hunter had felt trapped into a corner when Stephanie had sat next to him and asked him what was going on so he thought it would be best to leave before he said something he'd regret but she'd quickly put a stop to that and he'd had to sit back down.

He sighed as he sat there, "it's dumb Steph, really it is."

She shook her head, "nothing is dumb right now so just stop stalling and start talking."

Hunter took a deep breath, "okay, I liked the kiss, a lot. There you've got it now I'll leave."

Stephanie shook her head, "hold up, what do you mean you liked the kiss a lot?"

He bit his lip, "well you remember I kissed you a few weeks back and ran away from you and just wanted to drop it?"

She nodded her head slowly not sure where it was going, "yeah."

He sighed, "well, um . . . old feelings have kind of been bubbling again and I liked the kiss a lot more than I should have being as your ex."

She nodded, "you mean you liked the kiss as in a boyfriend/girlfriend sense?"

He nodded, "yes."

Stephanie and Hunter then sat there in silence for a few minutes, neither knowing what to say as they were both going everything in their head, Stephanie more so than Hunter, "he liked the kiss as more than a revenge kiss, his feelings have bubbled to the surface again. What about mine?"

After a few minutes of silence Hunter gently put his hand on her thigh, "um Steph say something please."

She shook her head to clear it of thoughts, "I don't know what to say Hunter, this is all so confusing for me."

He sighed, "again all I can do is say sorry. I'm going to go to bed, I might see you next week."

He removed his hand from her thigh and left the bar.

Stephanie felt his hand leave her thigh and a chill went up her spine, "I can't still like him surely."

She sat there for a few more seconds until the realisation dawned on her that she liked the kiss and she still liked him and she got up and ran towards the elevator.

Hunter had pressed the elevator to come so he could go back to his room and whilst he waited he stood there contemplating what he had just done and whether he'd just made the stupidest mistake of his life when the ding that signalled the arrival of the elevator snapped him out of his thoughts. He watched an old couple obviously still very much in love leave before he climbed in sighing, "I wish that could be me and Stephanie."

He leant against the railing just about to press the number for his floor when he heard, "WAIT, HOLD THE ELEVATOR!"

Feeling generous he pressed the button to hold the doors open instead.

When Stephanie realised how she felt she ran through the bar and towards the elevators when she saw Hunter climb in to one so she called out, "WAIT, HOLD THE ELEVATOR." It was in the vain hope that he'd hear her and wait for her.

As she kept running and the doors stayed open she realised he had obviously heard her and she ran straight into the elevator and lent on the railing trying to catch her breath.

Hunter waited for the person to get in the elevator with his eyes closed wishing they would hurry up so he could go back to his room. As soon as they entered the elevator he let the button for the doors go and pressed the button for his floor and turned to the lady, "what floor?"

Just then she lifted her head up and Hunter saw who it was, "Stephanie? What do you want?"

Stephanie had caught her breath when she heard Hunter say, "what floor?"

She looked up at him and for the first time in a long time it struck her how handsome he was and his next words completely passed by her as the elevator started moving but he started talking again, "hello, what do you want?"

She bit her lip, she knew it was now or never and she walked over to him pressing a finger to his lips before moving her hands around the back of his head pulling him closer to her catching him off guard before she claimed his lips in a passionate kiss.