*** Okay, I guess I messed up on the last chapter, not putting the title of the song on there...it was "Never Had it So Good" (sorry I'm too lazy to just repost. This chapter is "Make Me Love You." Enjoy... and then review! ***
// There's moonlight on the trees
Paintin' silver on the leaves //
"Did you rent a car?" Hunter asked Tori as they walked to the garage together.
"No," Tori said. "Stephanie gave me a lift over to the arena tonight."
"So how are Steph and Jericho?" Hunter asked, fishing his keys out of his gym bag.
"Not so good," Tori said. "But you should really ask Stephanie about that."
"She'll probably tell me anyways," Hunter shrugged. "Do you want me to give you a lift back?"
"That sounds great," Tori said. "Let me call Steph."
// It's so beautiful out here
I just had to stop and stare
That's unusual for me //
Tori pulled out her cell phone and walked a few steps away to get better reception.
"This is Stephanie," Stephanie answered on the third ring.
"Hey, it's Tori," Tori answered. "I'm just calling to tell you I don't need a ride back to the hotel."
"Really?" Stephanie asked. "Do you have a date?"
"No," Tori replied, blushing. "Hunter offered to drive me back."
"Have fun," Stephanie said gleefully. Tori shook her head as she hung up her phone. She turned back around to see Hunter staring at her. Their eyes connected and Tori felt a bolt of something hot flash through her body. She was powerless to break the eye contact.
// I had a happy heart of stone
No voice to answer to but my own //
Tori couldn't help but feel uncomfortable sitting next to Hunter in the car. She couldn't deny that she was attracted to him anymore. She just wished she had never dated his best friend, wished she wasn't best friends with his ex-wife. She knew the marriage had never been legitimate, but it still seemed weird.
Plus, she had already passed up on her chance to be with Hunter. She thought back longingly to the night Hunter almost kissed her and wished she had made a different decision. Maybe then she wouldn't be agonizing over being in a confined space with him.
Stephanie kept telling her to follow her feelings. Stephanie assured Tori that Hunter was still attracted to her. But what if Stephanie was wrong? Could she really take that rejection?
// Now I want more from the night
Since you waltzed into my life
You couldn't leave well enough alone. //
"Hunter?" Tori asked, as he walked her to her hotel room.
"Yeah?" Hunter asked.
"I don't know how to ask you this, but, are you..." Tori stopped, mentally she was searching for the right words.
"What?" Hunter asked softly.
"Are you...dating someone?" Tori asked.
"No," Hunter said, smiling. "You?"
"No," Tori said, blushing.
"Would you like to go out with me tomorrow night?" Hunter asked.
"Really?" Tori asked, not quite believing he was asking her out.
// Why out of all the people in the world
Why did you set your sights and single out this girl //
"Tori, I've been attracted to you for months," Hunter said. "I just didn't know how to ask you out without you going all crazy on me."
"So you still like me?" Tori asked, relieved.
"Yeah," Hunter said, bringing up a finger to gently stroke her cheek. "I still like you."
"But what about X-Pac?" Tori asked.
"He's a jerk," Hunter replied. "He never deserved you."
"Tomorrow night huh?" Tori asked.
"Think you can make it?" Hunter asked.
// Oh...why'd you have to go and make me love you
Why'd you have to go and make me
Why'd you have to go and make me love you? //
"Dinner was fabulous," Tori said. "How'd you know that I like Chinese food?"
"I asked Stephanie," Hunter shrugged. "She also told me that the restaurant was good."
"You asked Stephanie about what I like?" Tori asked.
"Of course," Hunter said. "I wanted you to enjoy the date."
"You're a great guy Hunter," Tori said, slipping her hand in his. He gently squeezed her hand. "I just wish I had realized how great earlier."
Hunter pulled Tori to a stop in the middle of the sidewalk. "Look at the moon."
"It seems so close," Tori said in awe. Hunter pulled her closer to himself and lifted her chin to place a soft kiss on her lips.
"Maybe we're not on earth," Hunter said.
// In an instant sweet and strange
Everything about me changed
Whether I want to or not //
"Aren't you going go help Austin win?" Shane asked in disbelief as Stephanie calmly watched The Rock decimate the leader of the Alliance.
"If it's so important to you," Stephanie said, "why don't you go?"
"Because you are better at interfering without getting disqualified," Shane said.
"I'm sick of interfering Shane," Stephanie said. "I'd like to see Austin win on his own for once."
"What the hell has Jericho done to you?" Shane asked in disbelief.
"What are you talking about?" Stephanie asked.
"It's like you've become a good person since you started seeing him," Shane said.
// I come to you with all I've got
And I'll never be the same //
"Jericho?" Stephanie asked softly as she came into his locker room.
"What?" he asked irritably.
"Are you okay?" Stephanie asked. "I didn't know Booker T was going to come after you with a chair."
"Yeah, well, I'm fine," Jericho said. He stood up and winced in pain.
"No you aren't," Stephanie said, concern filling her voice. She walked to him and laid a gentle hand on his shoulder. "Where do you hurt?"
"Stephanie, we're alone," Jericho said. "You don't need to pretend anymore."
"What are you talking about?" Stephanie asked.
"I don't need you to pretend to care about me," Jericho said.
// Why out of all the people in the world
Why did you set your sights and single out this girl
Oh...why'd you have to go and make me love you //
"I'm not pretending you jerk!" Stephanie exclaimed. "I really do care for you!"
"I don't want to argue Stephanie," Jericho said. "Can you just let me take care of myself."
"I'd really like you to go to a doctor and get checked out," Stephanie said.
"Get out!" Jericho exclaimed. "I don't need you looking at me like that. I need to be alone!"
"What the hell is your problem?" Stephanie asked. "I'm worried about you Chris. Why won't you let me help you?"
"Just go," Jericho said, motioning to the door.
// Why'd you have to go and make me
Why'd you have to go and make me love you? //
Tears fell down Stephanie's face as she walked back to her own dressing room. She didn't know why she expected Jericho to feel differently about her now. Maybe it was because her feelings for him had changed. They had changed pretty drastically if she was honest.
"Why in the world did I have to fall in love with him?" Stephanie asked miserably.
"Stephanie?" a soft voice called. Stephanie dashed tears off of her face as she turned to greet whoever was calling her.
"Oh, hi Lita," Stephanie said.
"Are you crying?" Lita asked.
"I injured my knee, it's nothing serious" Stephanie lied. "It's an old injury from when I was a teenager. Thanks for your concern."
"No problem," Lita said.
Stephanie smiled and turned away. Love seemed like the most serious thing she had ever dealt with in her life.
// Maybe this is just a dream
Or maybe this is meant to be
I just pinch myself and wonder why //
Lita watched Stephanie walk away. "Hey baby," Kurt said as he came up behind her. She turned around to kiss him lightly.
"How are you doing?" she asked.
"I'm great," Kurt said. "Were you just talking to Stephanie?"
"Yeah," Lita said. "She was crying. She said she got hurt. I think it was something else."
"Trouble in paradise?" Kurt asked.
"Maybe hers," Lita said, leaning against Kurt. "I've never been happier personally."
"Same here," Kurt said, resting his chin on the top of her head.
// Why out of all the people in the world
Why did you set your sights and single out this girl //
Lita was sitting on the couch in Kurt's dressing room, watching a match between Billy Kidman and X-Pac with little enthusiasm. "Hey Kurt?"
"Yeah sweetie," he answered, walking out of the bathroom freshly showered.
"What made you notice me?" Lita asked.
"Your clothes," Kurt teased.
"No silly," Lita said. "How did you fall for me?"
"Well, we became friends after you and Matt split and I got to know you," Kurt said simply. "I don't know how anyone who really gets to know you could keep from falling for you."
Lita smiled at Kurt. "Thank you."
"No," Kurt said. "Thank you for taking a chance on me."
// Oh...why'd you have to go and make me love you
Why'd you have to go and make me
Why'd you have to go and make me love you? //
"Kurt," Lita said, pulling him down to the couch. "I loved you before I even took the chance. It was you who took the chance."
"You love me?" Kurt asked.
"You knew I love you," Lita said.
"No, you've told me you're in love with me," Kurt said. "Love is different. It's more permanent."
"Well then," Lita said. "Yes, I love you Kurt."
"I love you," Kurt replied.
// There's moonlight on the trees
Paintin' silver on the leaves //
"Did you rent a car?" Hunter asked Tori as they walked to the garage together.
"No," Tori said. "Stephanie gave me a lift over to the arena tonight."
"So how are Steph and Jericho?" Hunter asked, fishing his keys out of his gym bag.
"Not so good," Tori said. "But you should really ask Stephanie about that."
"She'll probably tell me anyways," Hunter shrugged. "Do you want me to give you a lift back?"
"That sounds great," Tori said. "Let me call Steph."
// It's so beautiful out here
I just had to stop and stare
That's unusual for me //
Tori pulled out her cell phone and walked a few steps away to get better reception.
"This is Stephanie," Stephanie answered on the third ring.
"Hey, it's Tori," Tori answered. "I'm just calling to tell you I don't need a ride back to the hotel."
"Really?" Stephanie asked. "Do you have a date?"
"No," Tori replied, blushing. "Hunter offered to drive me back."
"Have fun," Stephanie said gleefully. Tori shook her head as she hung up her phone. She turned back around to see Hunter staring at her. Their eyes connected and Tori felt a bolt of something hot flash through her body. She was powerless to break the eye contact.
// I had a happy heart of stone
No voice to answer to but my own //
Tori couldn't help but feel uncomfortable sitting next to Hunter in the car. She couldn't deny that she was attracted to him anymore. She just wished she had never dated his best friend, wished she wasn't best friends with his ex-wife. She knew the marriage had never been legitimate, but it still seemed weird.
Plus, she had already passed up on her chance to be with Hunter. She thought back longingly to the night Hunter almost kissed her and wished she had made a different decision. Maybe then she wouldn't be agonizing over being in a confined space with him.
Stephanie kept telling her to follow her feelings. Stephanie assured Tori that Hunter was still attracted to her. But what if Stephanie was wrong? Could she really take that rejection?
// Now I want more from the night
Since you waltzed into my life
You couldn't leave well enough alone. //
"Hunter?" Tori asked, as he walked her to her hotel room.
"Yeah?" Hunter asked.
"I don't know how to ask you this, but, are you..." Tori stopped, mentally she was searching for the right words.
"What?" Hunter asked softly.
"Are you...dating someone?" Tori asked.
"No," Hunter said, smiling. "You?"
"No," Tori said, blushing.
"Would you like to go out with me tomorrow night?" Hunter asked.
"Really?" Tori asked, not quite believing he was asking her out.
// Why out of all the people in the world
Why did you set your sights and single out this girl //
"Tori, I've been attracted to you for months," Hunter said. "I just didn't know how to ask you out without you going all crazy on me."
"So you still like me?" Tori asked, relieved.
"Yeah," Hunter said, bringing up a finger to gently stroke her cheek. "I still like you."
"But what about X-Pac?" Tori asked.
"He's a jerk," Hunter replied. "He never deserved you."
"Tomorrow night huh?" Tori asked.
"Think you can make it?" Hunter asked.
// Oh...why'd you have to go and make me love you
Why'd you have to go and make me
Why'd you have to go and make me love you? //
"Dinner was fabulous," Tori said. "How'd you know that I like Chinese food?"
"I asked Stephanie," Hunter shrugged. "She also told me that the restaurant was good."
"You asked Stephanie about what I like?" Tori asked.
"Of course," Hunter said. "I wanted you to enjoy the date."
"You're a great guy Hunter," Tori said, slipping her hand in his. He gently squeezed her hand. "I just wish I had realized how great earlier."
Hunter pulled Tori to a stop in the middle of the sidewalk. "Look at the moon."
"It seems so close," Tori said in awe. Hunter pulled her closer to himself and lifted her chin to place a soft kiss on her lips.
"Maybe we're not on earth," Hunter said.
// In an instant sweet and strange
Everything about me changed
Whether I want to or not //
"Aren't you going go help Austin win?" Shane asked in disbelief as Stephanie calmly watched The Rock decimate the leader of the Alliance.
"If it's so important to you," Stephanie said, "why don't you go?"
"Because you are better at interfering without getting disqualified," Shane said.
"I'm sick of interfering Shane," Stephanie said. "I'd like to see Austin win on his own for once."
"What the hell has Jericho done to you?" Shane asked in disbelief.
"What are you talking about?" Stephanie asked.
"It's like you've become a good person since you started seeing him," Shane said.
// I come to you with all I've got
And I'll never be the same //
"Jericho?" Stephanie asked softly as she came into his locker room.
"What?" he asked irritably.
"Are you okay?" Stephanie asked. "I didn't know Booker T was going to come after you with a chair."
"Yeah, well, I'm fine," Jericho said. He stood up and winced in pain.
"No you aren't," Stephanie said, concern filling her voice. She walked to him and laid a gentle hand on his shoulder. "Where do you hurt?"
"Stephanie, we're alone," Jericho said. "You don't need to pretend anymore."
"What are you talking about?" Stephanie asked.
"I don't need you to pretend to care about me," Jericho said.
// Why out of all the people in the world
Why did you set your sights and single out this girl
Oh...why'd you have to go and make me love you //
"I'm not pretending you jerk!" Stephanie exclaimed. "I really do care for you!"
"I don't want to argue Stephanie," Jericho said. "Can you just let me take care of myself."
"I'd really like you to go to a doctor and get checked out," Stephanie said.
"Get out!" Jericho exclaimed. "I don't need you looking at me like that. I need to be alone!"
"What the hell is your problem?" Stephanie asked. "I'm worried about you Chris. Why won't you let me help you?"
"Just go," Jericho said, motioning to the door.
// Why'd you have to go and make me
Why'd you have to go and make me love you? //
Tears fell down Stephanie's face as she walked back to her own dressing room. She didn't know why she expected Jericho to feel differently about her now. Maybe it was because her feelings for him had changed. They had changed pretty drastically if she was honest.
"Why in the world did I have to fall in love with him?" Stephanie asked miserably.
"Stephanie?" a soft voice called. Stephanie dashed tears off of her face as she turned to greet whoever was calling her.
"Oh, hi Lita," Stephanie said.
"Are you crying?" Lita asked.
"I injured my knee, it's nothing serious" Stephanie lied. "It's an old injury from when I was a teenager. Thanks for your concern."
"No problem," Lita said.
Stephanie smiled and turned away. Love seemed like the most serious thing she had ever dealt with in her life.
// Maybe this is just a dream
Or maybe this is meant to be
I just pinch myself and wonder why //
Lita watched Stephanie walk away. "Hey baby," Kurt said as he came up behind her. She turned around to kiss him lightly.
"How are you doing?" she asked.
"I'm great," Kurt said. "Were you just talking to Stephanie?"
"Yeah," Lita said. "She was crying. She said she got hurt. I think it was something else."
"Trouble in paradise?" Kurt asked.
"Maybe hers," Lita said, leaning against Kurt. "I've never been happier personally."
"Same here," Kurt said, resting his chin on the top of her head.
// Why out of all the people in the world
Why did you set your sights and single out this girl //
Lita was sitting on the couch in Kurt's dressing room, watching a match between Billy Kidman and X-Pac with little enthusiasm. "Hey Kurt?"
"Yeah sweetie," he answered, walking out of the bathroom freshly showered.
"What made you notice me?" Lita asked.
"Your clothes," Kurt teased.
"No silly," Lita said. "How did you fall for me?"
"Well, we became friends after you and Matt split and I got to know you," Kurt said simply. "I don't know how anyone who really gets to know you could keep from falling for you."
Lita smiled at Kurt. "Thank you."
"No," Kurt said. "Thank you for taking a chance on me."
// Oh...why'd you have to go and make me love you
Why'd you have to go and make me
Why'd you have to go and make me love you? //
"Kurt," Lita said, pulling him down to the couch. "I loved you before I even took the chance. It was you who took the chance."
"You love me?" Kurt asked.
"You knew I love you," Lita said.
"No, you've told me you're in love with me," Kurt said. "Love is different. It's more permanent."
"Well then," Lita said. "Yes, I love you Kurt."
"I love you," Kurt replied.
