"What the hell?" Hunter asked.

"What are you doing here?" Chyna asked.

"What are you doing here?" Hunter replied.

"I'm supposed to meet Shane," Chyna said. "He said something about Judgement Day."

"Oh," Hunter said, "I'm supposed to meet Shane too."

"Really?" Chyna asked. "I wonder what's up."

"Shane probably wants to tell you you're going to get a shot at the IC at Judgement Day," Hunter replied.

"I get to get in the ring with your precious girlfriend?" Chyna asked.

"Watch out," Hunter said, smiling, "she can probably kick your ass."

"Doubtful," Chyna said.

"You know there are a lot of people who say that," Hunter said, "And I still haven't had to interfere to help her beat anyone. How do you explain that?"

"Luck," Chyna replied.

"Can you tell Shane I dropped by when he gets in?" Hunter asked. "I'm supposed to be somewhere else."

"Sure," Chyna said.

Hunter turned to open the office door. "What the hell?" Hunter asked again as the door refused to open. He pushed the door forcefully, still it wouldn't budge.

"What?" Chyna asked.

"The door won't open," Hunter replied. "Damn! No one is left in the freaking arena!"

"What?" Chyna asked.

"Pretty much everyone has left," Hunter said. "Shane should still be here, but who knows with him."

"Madison is still here right?" Chyna asked.

"I told her to head back to the hotel so she could get ready to go out for dinner with Steph and Chris," Hunter said. He started banging his head gently on the door.

"I'm sure that's going to help," Chyna said.

"Maybe someone will hear it," Hunter said. "SHANE MCMAHON HURRY YOUR ASS UP!"

"Hunter, stop!" Chyna exclaimed. "Do you have your cell phone."

"No," Hunter said, "I gave it to Madison because she absolutely refuses to buy one and I wanted to be able to get in touch with her if I was running late."

"Damn," Chyna said. "Mine's all out of juice."

"Great," Hunter said. "I'm sure I'm the last person you want to be stuck in a room with."

"No," Chyna said. "Second-to-last. Right before Eddie."

"Thanks," Hunter said.

"Kidding," Chyna replied, flopping into a chair. "Might as well make myself comfortable."

"Yeah," Hunter said, sliding onto the floor.

"So you were going out to dinner with Steph and Jericho?" Chyna asked.

"Yeah," Hunter said, "Shane, Lita, Matt, Meredith, Jeff, and Dallas were supposed to be there. Actually I think I told Mad I would probably come with Dallas and Jeff because they are always running late."

"Big gathering," Chyna commented.

"They are all family," Hunter said. "It's ridiculous. It's great too though."

"How do you mean?" Chyna asked.

"Well, all of them have know at least one person in the group forever so they start talking about stuff from when they were kids and then another family group would talk about something similar," Hunter said. "They laugh a lot. All of them would kill for anyone in that group."

"I guess you'll fit in when you marry Madison," Chyna said.

"Marry Madison?" Hunter asked.

"I've heard rumors here and there," Chyna said. "And you obviously care about her a lot. I don't think I've ever seen you care about anyone more than her."

"You," Hunter commented.

"What?" Chyna asked in shock.

"I loved you," Hunter said. "Madison won't let me tell her I love her. And she's probably right, because I don't love her. At least not the way I loved you."

"I know what you mean," Chyna said. "You know how people talk about that one relationship that changes your whole life and your always looking for that feeling again, but you never find it?"

"Yeah," Hunter commented.

"That's what our relationship is to me," Chyna said. "I think you ruined me for every other guy that has been in my life since."

"I feel the repercussions too," Hunter said. "I'm always convinced that I'm doing something wrong because I don't seem to love them exactly the same."

Chyna was silent. So she wasn't the only one who felt those old feelings. But Hunter didn't say he was still in love with her. He said he wasn't in love with someone else...at least not the same way."

"Chy?" Hunter asked.

"Yeah?" Chyna asked, looking at her hands.

"I think I never stopped loving you," Hunter said.

"Really?" Chyna asked, her eyes flying up to meet his. "Oh Hunter."

"You really hate me huh?" Hunter asked.

"Not at all," Chyna replied.

In a matter of seconds, Chyna and Hunter were in each other's arms. They kissed each other with all of the emotions they had bottled up over three years. And all those old emotions took over.

*****************************In the restaurant***************************

"Where is Hunter?" Madison asked Shane when he got to the table.

Shane looked down at his watch; "He should be getting let out of my office right now."

"What?" Madison asked.

"I'll tell you later," Shane said.

"Shane, can we go outside and talk?" Madison asked stiffly.

"Sure," Shane said. "We'll be right back."

"It's cold out here Mad," Shane said.

"What the hell is Hunter doing locked in your office?" Madison asked.

"I managed it so he would be locked in my office with Chyna," Shane said. "So he can sort out his feelings for her or whatever."

"Shane?" Madison asked, her face pale. "Tell me you are kidding."

"You're the one that gave me the idea," Shane said.

"Great," Madison sighed, her eyes filling with tears. "So I've just managed to lose myself another great guy."

"Mad, he'd be crazy to choose Chyna over you," Shane said. "I did this to reassure you that you two belong together."

"Right," Madison said. "And if he decides he's still in love with Chyna?"

"Then he didn't deserve you anyway," Shane said.

"Oh Shane," Madison said, letting him pull her into a hug. "I wouldn't admit this two days ago, but I want this relationship to work. I've had so many fall apart. I don't think I can take it this time."

"Of course you can," Shane said, pulling her closer. "But don't worry about that bridge until you come to it."

"Hey guys," a voice called.

"Speak of the devil," Shane said, turning to grin at HHH. "Hey there."

"What are you two out here gossiping about?" Hunter asked, sliding an arm around Madison's waist.

"Lita's birthday," Shane said quickly. He smiled at Madison encouragingly. She returned a weak smile.

Hunter dipped his head to kiss her cheek as they began to enter the restaurant. "I'm sorry I'm late. I got ...caught up."

"Sure," Madison said. She looked up at him and he quickly looked away.

The dinner passed in a blur for Madison. She tried to get Hunter to look in her eyes, to smile at her, to let her know that everything was alright. But he didn't.

Shane mentally cursed himself for his idiocy. Lita had told him it was a bad idea. But had he listened? No, of course not. He was Shane McMahon and he knew was best for everyone. He saw the guilt in Hunter's eyes. And he knew Hunter was making the decision that would change his life one way or the other at that moment.