Chapter 25- Here Without You
A day before the first day of school
Paul was just getting out of the shower, when his phone rang. "Hello.", Paul answered as he used his shoulder and ear to hold his cell while he continued to get dress. "Hey, Paul, it's me, Stephanie. I was just calling to remind you that it is the beginning of your month with Aurora." said Stephanie as she buckled a sleeping Aurora into her car seat. Paul's heart skipped a beat as he heard her voice. He had not talked to her since their "break" started. "Uh, ok, I'm getting ready right now, so do you need me to come get her or are your parents dropping her off?" asked Paul as he switched the phone to speaker so he could put on his shirt and tie his hair into a ponytail. "You can come pick her up if you want. My parents were just about to bring her over but I can tell them you want to come get her" replied Stephanie. "Yeah, that's cool! I will be over therein a few. Is there anything she needs other than the usual stuff? You know, like diapers, bottles, formula, toys, and a favorite blanket?" asked Paul as he put on his shoes and looked for his keys. "If you have all those things, then you are great. I don't think Aurora has a favorite blanket but you can take the one she sleeps with here so she can feel a bit more comfortable. Also, are you sure that today is a good day to start the month? I mean school is tomorrow." Said Stephanie worried. "No, it's going to be ok, but thanks for worrying about me" Said Paul smiling. "No, problem, I just didn't want to add stress to your senior year. You know I still love you no matter what, Paul?" said Stephanie as she grabbed Aurora's baby bag and car seat and walked downstairs. "Well thanks and that mean a lot Stephanie! I will always love you too. Well, I'm on the way now, so see you in a few" said Paul as he walked out his house and got into his car. "Ok, see you when you get here. Bye!" said Stephanie as she pressed the end button on her cell and waited on the couch with Aurora.
Stephanie's home
Linda walked into the living room and saw her daughter waiting on the couch. "Hey, baby girl! Do you still need me to drop Aurora off or is Paul coming to get her?" asked Linda as she sat down next to her daughter. "No, Paul is on the way. It's going to be weird seeing him after our break up last week" said Stephanie thinking about that night. "Why did you both break up, anyways?" asked Linda as she rubbed Stephanie's back. "I really don't want to talk about it, if that's ok" said Stephanie as she smiled at her mom. Linda nodded in understanding and hopped up to get the door when the doorbell rung. "Hey, Paul, how are you?" asked Linda as she welcomed Paul into the house. "I'm great, thanks for asking. I'm just here to pick up Aurora" Paul said he looked around for Stephanie and spotted her on the couch. Stephanie stood up and carried Aurora to Paul. "Hey, Paul, here is Aurora's baby bag and she has been sleep for awhile so she might wake up real soon" said Stephanie as she handed over Aurora and her belongings. "Ok, um… can I go pick out some toys from upstairs just in case she might want to play with them?" asked Paul as he was hoping he could have a moment with Stephanie. "Yeah, sure, do you need my help to pick out her favorites?" asked Stephanie with a smile. "Yes, that would be nice" said Paul as he smiled and gave Aurora to Linda as he headed upstairs with Stephanie. When in Aurora's nursery, Paul followed Stephanie around as she looked around for Aurora's toys. "Aurora really loves this teddy bear. Elmo is her fave, mostly because it makes this crazy laugh which makes her giggle" said Stephanie as she giggled and handed the "Tickle Me Elmo" to Paul. As she handed the Elmo to Paul, he grabbed her hand and brought her closer to him. "Paul what are you doing" asked Stephanie as she looked at their hands intertwined. Paul lifted Stephanie face with his index finger under her cheek to look at him. "I missed you" said Paul as he leaned down and kissed her. Stephanie let a tear fall and then kissed back. Paul moved his hands from hers to around her waist. Stephanie brought her arms around his neck and deepened the kiss. Paul pulled away and grabbed Stephanie's hands and led her to her bedroom. Paul pushed Stephanie back on the bed, locked her door and climbed on top of her and continued to kiss her. "Paul, maybe we should stop!" moaned Stephanie as he began kissing her neck. "Paul, please let's stop!" moaned Stephanie as he began to grind into her. Paul ignored her and brought his hand under her night dress and began fingering her. Stephanie moaned louder as his fingers moved deeper and faster. "Oh My God, Paul!" screamed Stephanie as she felt she was getting closer. Stephanie grabbed Paul's hair, took the rubber band off and pulled it tightly. Paul kissed her to keep her from screaming too loud that her parents would hear them. Stephanie whimpered loudly during the kiss as Paul fingered her harder and harder until she couldn't take it anymore. Stephanie pulled away from the kiss and leaned her head back as she couldn't breathe, how freaking amazing she was feeling at the moment. She grabbed whatever was close to her and gripped it with her fingers tightly as she orgasmed under Paul. All Stephanie could do was scream "Paul, fuck!" as she let out one last loud whimper and shuddered. Stephanie's eyes almost rolled to the back of her head as she arched her back and came hard. Paul let Stephanie finish before he pulled out and brought Stephanie's hands above her head and held them with his left hand, while he used his right to unzip his jean and pull himself out. He stroked himself for a second before he entered Stephanie with one quick thrust. Stephanie gasped and moaned. Paul brought his forehead to Stephanie's and looked her directly in the eyes as he thrust into her harder. "You like that, Stephanie! Come on baby, tell me how much you like it!" moaned Paul as he kept his eyes on Stephanie. Stephanie couldn't answer. All she could do was moan loudly. "Paul, please, fuck, geez, oh my freaking Ugh!" screamed Stephanie as he kept thrusting harder and harder. Paul tried hard to hold in his moans, because the way he was feeling, he knew he would scream. Paul buried his head into Stephanie's neck as he thrust harder and faster into Stephanie. "Come on, baby! Cum for me! Come for me, Stephanie" Groaned Paul into Stephanie's ear as he thrust harder and deeper. That was all Stephanie needed, before she came hard. "PAUL!" screamed Stephanie as she came. Paul covered Stephanie's mouth with his hand as he kept thrusting into her. Paul groaned into Stephanie's neck as he came into Stephanie and made a couple more thrusts before he pulled out of her and laid next to her. Paul turned on his side and faced Stephanie. "Where do we go from here?" asked Paul as he caressed Stephanie's cheek. Stephanie shrugged her shoulders and then sat up in bed. "I really don't know. But, honestly, I don't think we should get back together right now. Not that I don't love you, it's just, I'm not ready to be back in a relationship with you right now. Please tell me you understand?" said Stephanie as she looked at Paul. Paul nodded and stood up. Paul zipped up his pants and tied his hair back into a ponytail. "I understand. Maybe you should help me gather up some toys so it doesn't looks suspicious when we go downstairs after a while" said Paul as he gave a quick smile to Stephanie. Stephanie nodded and stood up in search for some toys. She grabbed a couple of toys, put them in a bag and handed them to Paul. "Here you go! These are all the toys she mostly plays with. Oh and where is the condom you used before we go downstairs?" asked Stephanie as she looked on her bed for the condom. "What do you mean, Stephanie?" asked Paul confused. "I didn't use one. We just had a quickie so I didn't think we would need one" said Paul as he just stared at Stephanie. Stephanie's face turned red as she heard Paul's reply. "Are you telling me, that I could be pregnant again because you thought, 'oh we are just having a quickie, so nothing can go wrong' and now something might have!" screamed Stephanie. Paul took a deep breath and thought about what Stephanie said. "Listen baby, there is no need to worry. I can guarantee you, that you are baby-free, right now. I don't believe a person is going to get pregnant every time they have unprotected sex. We are fine" said Paul as he kissed Stephanie's forehead and made his way downstairs. "I hope so!" said Stephanie as she followed behind him. When downstairs, Paul grabbed Aurora and her belongings and made way towards the door. "Aurora woke up while you guys were upstairs" said Linda as she handed Aurora to Paul. "Thanks Mrs. McMahon and Stephanie call me later" said Paul as he looked towards Stephanie. Stephanie nodded and waved. "Bye, Mrs. McMahon and Stephanie. I will see you both later. Aurora say goodbye to Grandma and Mommy" Paul said as he looked at Aurora. When Aurora cooed, the family smiled and waved goodbye to Aurora. Paul buckled Aurora into his car and headed towards his home.
McMahon Home
"So Stephanie, what took you and Paul so long upstairs?" asked Linda as she looked at her daughter suspiciously. "Stephanie folded her arms across her chest and turned away from her mother before she answered. "Nothing much, mom, we just had a hard time finding Aurora's favorite toys, so it took us a while" said Stephanie as she smiled at her mom. "Oh really, are you sure that is it?" asked Linda, not buying what her daughter was telling her. "Yes, mom, and we just talked a little bit" said Stephanie as she tried to think of another reason. "Did you and Paul get back together, Stephanie?" asked Linda. "No, mom and we probably won't for a while. I meant what I said when I told Paul I wasn't ready for a relationship right now with him. Paul just doesn't know how to be a husband/boyfriend. I mean, he is an amazing father and he was an amazing boyfriend, but he couldn't stay faithful to me if it killed him. Paul and I just need a break from each other" said Stephanie as she smiled at her mom and then headed for the front door. "Where are you going, baby?" asked Linda. "To Trish's house down the street, I will be back later!" said Stephanie as she walked out the door.
Paul's house
Look baby girl, we are home!" said Paul as he walked into his home with Aurora. "Is that our baby granddaughter?" said Pat as she ran to Aurora's car seat and picked Aurora up. "Awe, she has gotten bigger since the last time we seen her!" said Pat smiling as she bounced Aurora in her arms. "Hi Rory, did you miss grandma? I love you" said Pat as she kissed Aurora on her cheek. "Ok, Pat, Grandpa needs some love too!" said Paul Sr. as he put his finger in Aurora's hand and watched as she gripped it. "Look how strong my baby girl is. She has some grip!" said Paul Sr. as he rubbed Aurora's head and gave her another kiss. Paul just left Aurora with his parents and walked upstairs to Aurora's nursery with her things. Paul looked around the nursery and fixed up the crib and picked up some of the toys. As he looked on the baby dresser, he saw the picture of him and Stephanie that they took at the park with Aurora a couple weeks back. He smiled at the picture and then made his way to his room to take a quick nap.
Trish's house
Stephanie and Melina were lying on her bed talking, when the door opened. "Hey diva, I missed you!" screamed Melina as she ran into Trish's bedroom. "MELINA, I haven't seen you in like forever! How have you been?" screamed Trish as she ran to Melina and hugged her. "Great, just being a mom to my baby girl" said Melina as she smiled. "Awe, how is my God daughter?" asked Trish as she looked around for Carrie. "She is great! Carrie is downstairs with your parents. Guess what!" said Melina as she grinned at Trish. "What!" said Trish as she was curious to know what the surprise was. "I'm coming back to school with you guys!" said Melina, smiling. "Oh My Gosh, are you serious!" How, with Carrie?" asked Trish. "Carrie will be staying with her father while I am at school and so on. Dave and I worked out our differences and now we are back together! He is staying with me!" said Melina with a smile. Trish and Melina hugged and jumped up and down screaming. "Oh, Melina, I want you to meet one of my best friends. This is Stephanie" said Melina as she pointed to Stephanie. Stephanie smiled and waved. "Nice to meet you Stephanie, I'm Melina. I am crazy girl and a teen mom to a one and a half year old. Now I have to repeat my junior year because I dropped out of school a year after having her" said Melina smiling. "You were a sophomore when you had her?" asked Stephanie curious. "Yep, I got pregnant with her during the end of my freshman year and had her during 10th grade. I still stayed in school for a year but then it became stressful when my parents kicked me out and Dave was being an ass, so I dropped out. But now, my parents are trying to talk to me and Dave is being supportive. I have motivation to go back. I just hope my old friend doesn't hate me when I come back" said Melina thinking about Paul. "Wow, I have a daughter too! She is one month now and is with her father, Paul Levesque. You know him?" asked Stephanie. Melina looked shocked as Stephanie said that. This is the Stephanie, Paul was talking about. "Yeah, I know him. We used to go out. I don't want him though. He was cool but I don't have any desire to get him back or anything Stephanie" said Melina nervously. Stephanie giggled at Melina's response until she thought about what Melina said again. "Wait! Are you the Melina that Paul cheated on me with!" screamed Stephanie. "Yes, but it was a complete accident. Please forgive me and Paul" pleaded Melina. Stephanie nodded and then turned back to Melina. "I already forgave you both. I let it go, but just so you know, Paul and I are broken up. I just needed a break from him, you know?" said Stephanie with a smile. Trish looked between the girls and sensed the tension and awkwardness. Before she could try to clear the air, Stephanie spoke. "Maybe we could try to be friends, since we have so much in common. I don't see why we shouldn't other than Paul, but I let him go, so maybe we could be friends and you can have an easier junior year" said Stephanie with a smile as she held out her hand. Melina looked into Stephanie's eyes to see if she was joking. When she saw sincerity, she shook Stephanie's hand. "That would be great! If it makes things better, before you had your daughter, I talked Paul into being more supportive to you and your baby, when he was unsure about the baby. I knew what you were going through and I didn't want Paul to be my Dave" said Melina as she smiled at Stephanie. "Thanks! I think I need to call Paul to check up on Aurora. I will be right back girls" said Stephanie as she stepped into Trish's bathroom and locked the door while she called Paul.
Paul's Home
Paul was watching TV with Aurora lying on his chest, when his cell rang. Hey, Stephanie, what's up!" said Paul as he rubbed Aurora's back as she lied on his chest. "Nothing much, just checking on my daughter" said Stephanie as she sat on the toilet while talking. "She is right here, watching TV with me. She was with my parents downstairs playing for a bit before I brought her up here. We played and now he is sleepy so we are watching Disney Channel until she falls asleep" said Paul as he smiled. "That is sweet. As long as she is ok is all that matters. I met the famous Melina today. She is here with Trish and me right now. She told me some things. I can see she is really sweet. I really like her" smiled Stephanie. Paul was shocked to hear Stephanie and his ex met. "Well as long as you both like each other" said Paul with a smile. "Yep, and since she is returning to school, I just thought I would be her friend" said Stephanie. "What! Why is she returning to school!" said Paul angry. "Because she wants to get her life back on track, there is nothing wrong with that!" said Stephanie. Paul nodded. "Well I have to go! Bye, Stephanie" said Paul as he thought about how stressful tomorrow will be with Melina returning. "Bye, Paul and kiss Aurora for me" said Stephanie as she hung up. She ran her finger through her hair. "Tomorrow will be fun!" said Stephanie sarcastically as she stood up and made her way towards the door.
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