Kelsey shook her head as she sat up. She wasn't about let Paul ruin him and Stephanie because of her ex. Kelsey actually like Paul, he was probably the best thing to happen to Stephanie in years and Alex wasn't about to ruin that, "No"

"Kelsey I'm not messing around"

"I know, that's why I'm not letting you go after him. Sure he deserves it but there's no way in hell that you are doing this"

"I'm not asking for permission! Just tell me" Paul said one last time. It was clear to Kelsey that he had made his mind up about what he was going to do.

"I'll tell you but what you do after this is on you. I warned you" Kelsey said taking a deep breath just as she was about to tell him and idea came to her head, "Just so you know, Steph wouldn't want this. She is doing everything she can to move on and forget that this happened, you doing this isn't going to help any progress she has made. If you go to him you are letting him win and you are going to throw away everything you have worked on with Steph"

"Kelsey!" Paul hissed through his teeth

"Buswell Street number 6" Kelsey said. Paul immediately walked out of her room and seconds later heard the front door close.

Paul got into Stephanie's car and started to drive towards Alex's house. When he got outside Alex's house the only thing running through his mind was image of a beaten up Stephanie at the hands of Alex and all the pain that he had caused her over the years. Just as he was about to get out of the car, Kelsey's voice rang through his head. "Steph wouldn't want this." "You are going to throw away everything you have worked on with Steph"

He closed his eyes and looked back at the front door to the apartment blocks and took a deep breathe. He wasn't about to ruin his future with Stephanie for someone that was the past. He started the car up and turned around, he needed to be with his wife, he needed to show her that he wasn't going to let the anger run his life. When Paul got back he went straight to bed, wrapped his arm around Stephanie's waist and kissed the back of her neck before closing his eyes and went to sleep. He didn't want to lose her and he sure as hell wasn't going to because of that jackass.

The next day, Paul woke up early because he just couldn't properly sleep, so when he woke up he got changed into his gym clothes. If he wasn't punching his anger away he was going to workout instead. As he walked into the kitchen to fill up his water bottle, he saw Kelsey pouring herself a drink.

"Isn't it a little early to be up?"

"Yes, I just needed a drink" Kelsey said picking up her glass, "What happened last night?"

"Nothing happened. I got to his road I was outside the apartment and I was about to go but your words came to mind. She's my world, I'm not ruining it"

Kelsey smiled hearing all the sincerity in his voice, "Good, where you going?"

"To the gym. Might as well put this anger to good use" Paul smiled as he filled up his water bottle and put his hoodie on.

"Okay, I'll tell Steph if she wakes up before you get back"

"Thank you" Paul said walking towards the door but stopped and looked back at Kelsey, "and thank you for last night, it meant a lot"

"You're welcome" Kelsey smiled

The rest of the week went off without problem. Paul managed to keep his cool, he and Kelsey never told Stephanie about that night because they knew that it would just make her upset that she wasn't there for Paul.

Stephanie finished classes early and decided to go pay Paul a visit. As she walked through his office, she got a few odd stares when she walked past everyone but as she got to Paul's office, she softly tapped on the door before opening it and walked in. Paul looked up at her and the smile that came across his face made her heart melt.

"Hi beautiful" Paul said when Stephanie walked into his office, "what do I own the pleasure?"

"I finished class early and wanted to see you." Stephanie said as she walked over to him. She put her bag on the chair in front of Paul's and moved around the desk, "Also it's Friday and you are leaving Sunday, I was wondering if you want to go out tonight?"

"I would love that but I need to work late tonight" Paul said moving his chair around and pulled Stephanie onto his lap

"Really? Can't you just work from home or something?" Stephanie asked disappointed

"I really wish I could. But if I'm going to spend tomorrow not working then I have to stay here late" Paul said tightening his arms around her waist, "I'll definitely make it up to you tomorrow though, that's if you can wait that long"

Stephanie smiled seeing the mischievous glint in his eyes, "the question is, can you wait that long?"

Paul smiled as he leaned forward and kissed Stephanie. He felt her hands travel up his chest and wrap around his neck, however, the kiss was short lived as someone knocked on the door.

"I'm firing whoever's on the other side of the door" Paul groaned which caused a giggle from his wife.

"Be nice" Stephanie as she went to get up and move but Paul tightened his arms around her, "babe, you need to let go"

"Nope" Paul said, the person on the other side of the door knocked again, "come in"

"Paul" Stephanie hissed trying to loosen his grip before the person entered the room but he was much stronger than her. The door opened and a guy probably just a little older than Stephanie - it was clear he was fresh out of college - walked into the room.

"Mr. Levesque . . ." The guy stopped when he saw Stephanie sitting on Paul's lap, "I'm sorry, I can come back later"

"No need, I was just leaving" Stephanie said looking at Paul, using her eyes to tell him to let her go. He groaned and released his grip on her waist letting her go, "I'll see you at home. Also I'm taking the driver"

"He's in the security department, send him back afterwards" Paul said, Stephanie nodded her head as she leaned down and gave him a quick peck. She picked up her bag from the chair and walked past the employee smiling as she did. He just simply nodded, a little embarrassed by walking in on them.

"What do you want, Tim?" Paul asked annoyed. Stephanie shook her head hearing him being mean to the poor guy. She made her way towards the security department, she saw Paul's driver talking with the head of security.

"Mrs. Levesque, what can I do for you?"

"Would you be able to take me home? I've cleared it with Paul just as long as you come back and don't leave him stranded here"

"Of course" Stephanie followed him as he walked out of the security department and to the car park.

When Stephanie got back she went into her room and started to get changed into comfier clothes. Kelsey walked into her room and sat down on the bed waiting for Stephanie to finish.

"Yes Kelsey?" Stephanie asked as she put Paul's hoodie on

"Are you busy tonight?"

"No, Paul's working late" Stephanie said trying not to sound disappointed

"Great, because we are going to a house party" Stephanie was about to say something but Kelsey put her hand up, "it's been weeks since your birthday and you haven't fully gone out yet. You don't even have to drink, I just want to have a fun night with my best friend"

"Okay, fine. I'll go with you, when is it?"

"It doesn't really matter, I was going to show up at 10"

"Okay then we still have time. Do you want to get some food?" Stephanie asked looking at the time on her phone

"Please I'm starving" Kelsey said, she went into her room picked up her bag

A couple of hours later Stephanie and Kelsey were have a little dance party in Kelsey's bedroom while they were getting ready. Stephanie had to admit she was having a lot of fun. Kelsey heard Stephanie's phone vibrating on the vanity table so she picked it up and saw Paul was calling, so she decided to answer it herself.

"Hey lover boy" Kelsey said answering Stephanie's phone. Stephanie laughed taking the phone out of Kelsey's hand.

"Hi baby"

"Hey, sounds like you two are having fun"

"Just a little bit. Kels convinced me to go to a party with her"

"Of course she did" Paul laughed, "I was just calling to check up on you"

"We are doing great, we will miss you though"

"We will miss you a lot" Kelsey yelled into the phone

Paul laughed once again, "I'll let you go and have your fun. If you need me for anything or to pick you up just call and I'll be there"

"I know thank you. We won't be back too late"

"Enjoy and stay safe"

"Bye baby"

"Love you" Paul said as he hung up the phone causing Stephanie to smile

"He has you smitten" Kelsey laughs as Stephanie throws the phone on the bed

"Just a little bit. He told me he loved me a couple of days ago, everything just seems so really now"

"Good, now lets continue on with our girls night. This night is going to be the greatest"

When they got to the party, as they walked into the house, Stephanie looked around to see who was there already and her eyes landed on Tyler and Alex. Of course they are here, Stephanie thought.

"Kels, I'm not staying long and I'm not drinking much"

"No problem, let's have fun while we can" Kelsey said seeing where Stephanie was looking, "Come on, let's get a drink"

They walked into the kitchen, Kelsey picked up two red cups and started to pour both her and Stephanie a drink. She respected that Stephanie wasn't going to drink much but that doesn't mean that the amount of alcohol per cup has to be small. So when Stephanie quickly said hi to someone from her class, Kelsey poured a little more vodka into her cup before filling it up with cranberry juice.

"Here you go Levesque" Kelsey said handing Stephanie her drink. Stephanie smiled and took a sip of the drink before coughing.

"Fucking hell, Kels. Are you trying to kill me?" Stephanie said putting her drink down

"No, I'm trying to loosen you up. I know you are probably thinking about Paul and Alex being here isn't the best situation" Kelsey said trying to make Stephanie feel better, "You said that you wouldn't drink a lot so just finish that one drink and that's all you can have for the rest of the night"

"Okay, fine" Stephanie picked up her drink and took a big gulp of the contents in the cup, "just this drink"

"Yes! Now let's go and dance"

They walked through the crowd and went to the living room which was converted into a dancing area. They both were enjoying themselves a lot, Kelsey's drink was helping Stephanie loosen up and enjoy the night. After a couple of hours Stephanie was starting to get hot and tired, she pulled Kelsey closer so they she could hear her over the music.

"It's getting hot, let's go outside for a bit" Stephanie said over the music. She was starting to feel a little lightheaded and needed air

Kelsey nodded her head and took hold of Stephanie's hand as she lead her outside. Kelsey stopped walking when they were outside, Stephanie started walking further where Kelsey was. Kelsey was calling for her but Stephanie couldn't hear properly, seconds later Stephanie collapsed and as she hit the ground everything went black.

"Steph! Stephanie!" Kelsey screamed running over to Stephanie who was passed out on the ground. She started to shake Stephanie trying to wake her up, "Please Steph, wake up"

"I'm fine" Stephanie said, her speech was slurred which was weird because seconds ago she was talking fine

Kelsey felt Stephanie's body and it felt like it was on fire. She ran back inside and grabbed a bag of ice and a cup of water before going back outside to Stephanie. She lifted Stephanie so that her head was leaning on her lap, and put the ice bag on her body trying to cool her down. Kelsey pulled out her phone and dialed Paul's number. She was panicking and really needed Paul right now.

It was coming up to midnight and Paul was almost finished with his work. He did take a break earlier when he went home to change into jeans and a tshirt also to get Stephanie's car so that he could send his driver home. He didn't actually mean to stay this long but he needed everything completed so that he wouldn't need to do the work that he would usually do over the weekend. Paul stopped his work when he heard his personal phone ringing, he saw Kelsey's number come onto the screen so he answered.

"Paul! Paul" Kelsey's panicked voice came through the phone

"What's wrong?" Paul asked trying not to panic himself.

"It's Steph, I don't know what's happening! She passed out, I'm doing everything I can to keep her awake but it's not working . . . and she's really groggy"

"Kels, calm down everything will be fine"

"I'm really scared Paul"

"Text me where you are. I'm leaving now" Paul grabbed his jacket and ran down to the car park as quickly as possible.

"Okay" When Paul found out where they were, he drove as fast as he was 'legally' allowed to get to them.

Kelsey had Stephanie's head on her lap while she was sitting outside on the grass. She was panicking and was confused, Stephanie wasn't drinking she only had one drink throughout the whole night. Kelsey could feel Stephanie's body heating up like crazy.

"Where are you Paul?" Kelsey whispered looking around. She handed Stephanie the cup of water and helped her drink it, "keep drinking Steph"

"Kels, what happened?" Kelsey bit her lip from saying anything when she heard Alex's voice coming towards her.

"Alex not now" Kelsey said annoyed

"No, you are going to tell me what the fuck is going on"

"I don't have to tell you shit! This isn't the time"

"You needed to get her inside. It's cold out here, let me help you" Alex said grabbed Stephanie's hand as he tried to pull her up but Kelsey slapped him

"Alex I said fuck off! She's really hot right now and it's hot inside. Being outside is cooling her down" Kelsey said then her voice turned into a harsh whisper, "now leave us alone before I beat you like you did her"

Alex jaw tightened and closed his fist feeling himself get angry, "That is my future wife, now let me help her, you bitch"

Kelsey softly put Stephanie down and stood up, "There is no way in hell that you two are getting back together. She hates your guts, you torn her heart out and stomped on it. Now as I said before, leave her the fuck alone" Kelsey and Alex were in the middle of a stare down when a car pulled up near them and Paul got out and ran over to them.

"Kelsey are you okay?" Paul asked sizing up Alex knowing exactly who it was

"I will be" Kelsey said sitting back down to Stephanie and helped her sit up. She was still responsive to what was going on but you could tell that she wasn't aware of what was going on around her, "she's not drunk, she only had one drink"

"She was probably spiked" Alex said trying to get involved. He went to bend down next to Stephanie's head but Paul grabbed his collar and pulled him up, "hands off"

"If you even think about getting close to her, I'll pull that pretty little head of yours off your shoulders" Paul said feeling his anger boil over

"Is that a threat?" Alex asked taking a step closer to Paul looking straight into his eyes. Truth be told if he was sober he definitely wouldn't be doing this, Paul was twice his size and really scary, Alex was definitely scared but he couldn't show it.

"No it's a promise now stay away from my girl" Paul said he was seeing red

"Your girl? Oh I get it, you are just a pit stop before she comes running back to me" Paul closed his fist. Alex saw the action and smirked, "I can just think about all our nights together. All the cold nights she curl into me. How I would make her scream my name . . ."

That was enough for Paul to snap. Just as he was about to punch Alex, he heard faint sounds of Kelsey calling him but he was in such a rage he could just about hear.

"Paul!" Kelsey screamed once more pulling his attention away from Alex, "he's not worth it. Let's go home"

Paul nodded and relaxed seeing Kelsey standing up, doing everything she can to hold up Stephanie. He walked over to them and lifted Stephanie's head so that he could look into her eyes and see how she was but he saw nothing but a blank stare looking back at him.

"Come on baby" Paul whispered lifting Stephanie bridal style, he walked to the car and with Kelsey's help they got Stephanie into the car.

"I give it a couple of weeks before she gets sick of you and she's back with me" Paul really tried to ignore him but it didn't work he stormed over to Alex and shoved him into the floor.

"I suggest you shut the fuck up" Paul shouted looking down at Alex

"Oh I get it now. Those muscles are just for show, you can't actually do anything with them. You're just all talk" Those were Alex's last words before Paul punched him. He was seeing red, he was throwing punches left and right into Alex's face. Kelsey ran over to them and grabbed Paul's arm, she was afraid for Alex but also Paul, she knew how much he didn't want to do this and Alex was pushing the right buttons.

"Paul, get in the car" Paul looked at the worried face of Kelsey and then looked at Alex and saw that he had busted his lip open and had a bruise forming on his cheek. Paul turned around and walked to the car and got in. He was beyond pissed off, but he just needed to make sure that Stephanie was okay. It was a short drive back to the apartment Stephanie had fell asleep, Kelsey was a little worried but with Paul keeping calm and being supportive she was starting to become less panicked. When they got back to apartment building, Paul carried Stephanie up to their apartment and put her in bed. Kelsey walked back into the room with a glass of water and put it next too her.

"You can go to bed, I'll make sure she's okay"

"This is my fault, I can't ask you to stay up" Kelsey said looking at an innocent Stephanie laying on the bed

"Hey, Kels this isn't your fault. You get some sleep and if anything happens I'll get you"

Kelsey was a little hesitant but nodded her head, "if even the slightest changes you wake me up"

"Of course" Paul nodded. When Kelsey left Paul took off his clothes until he was left in just his boxers. He got into bed next to Stephanie and pulled her into him.

"Everything will be okay baby. It's going to be okay"

hey guys, hopefully this chapter can make up for the late update and the short chapter last time. Hope you enjoy it, cheers x