A/N: I'm soooooo sorry it took so long for this chapter but things have
been extremely busy and I just couldn't get any inspiration but I finally
did. I hope you enjoy this chapter and please keep the reviews coming. Oh
yeah I almost forgot. In this chapter it's going to be from a narrator
point of view because otherwise there would be too much switching points of
views. OK, enjoy.
"Now, are you ready?" Hunter asked the doctor.
"I guess so," Dr. Gibson. "But I don't get why I have to lie to this poor woman."
"I'm not paying you to understand. I'm paying you to tell her I'm dying. So you either do it or I will tell the hospital about our little deal and I wonder what they would do to you."
"OK, OK. Is that her?"
"Yes, now I'll be by later to see how it goes," HHH said as he walked out.
Steph walked in with a pretty concerned look on her face.
"Hello Stephanie, how are you?" Dr. Gibson asked as soon as Steph entered the room.
"I'm OK Dr. Gibson but what's wrong?"
"It's about your husband, he's…"
"First of all he's not my husband and second of all if he's sick why doesn't he just tell me?"
"Because he was afraid of how you would react. Anyway like I was saying, Hunter is dying. He has a rare disease."
"Oh my God. Is there a cure yet?"
"No, it's so rare that they haven't found one yet. But who knows, they may find one."
"Is there anything I can do?"
"Just make his last few days on earth happy."
"He only has a few days," Steph said getting up.
"Oh no, I'm sorry. I'm not sure how long he has left. It may be a few days, months, or years if he's lucky."
"Thank you Dr. Gibson, I've got to go see Hunter now."
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Stephanie used her key to open the door to the house where her and Hunter once lived.
"Hunter," Steph said as she stepped inside.
"I'm in the living room Steph," Hunter yelled.
Steph walked in the living room and saw Hunter laying their watching TV looking very sick.
"Oh Hunter," Steph said going over to hug him.
"I take it you talked to Dr. Gibson."
"Yeah, oh I'm so sorry Hunter."
"What are you sorry for? You didn't do this. I guess I'm finally getting what I deserve after all of the things I've done to you."
"Hunter, don't talk like that. Nobody deserves this."
"Steph, I just want to let you know that I'm sorry. I'm sorry for everything I've ever done to you. You deserved to be treated so much better than I did and if I had one wish before I die, it would be for you to give us a try."
"Hunter, what are you saying?"
"I'm saying that I love you Steph and I want to be with you. Please can you give me a second chance?"
"Well, you see…umm…I gotta go. I'll come by tomorrow."
"Steph!"
"I'll be back tomorrow," she said going out the door.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"Steph is that you?" Chris asked when he heard the door open.
"Yeah it's me."
"So what was it? Is there something wrong with the baby?"
"Oh no, nothing like that. This had to do with Hunter," Steph said sitting on the couch.
"What's wrong with him?"
"He's dying."
"Oh. I'm sorry Steph, I know this must be hard on you."
"Yeah, it is. Listen Chris, we need to talk."
"What's wrong sweetie?"
"Well you see, Hunterwantstogetbackwithme," Stephanie mumbled.
"What?"
"Hunter wants to get back with me."
"And?"
"And I was…"
"You're actually thinking about getting back together with him even with all that he's done aren't you?"
"Chris, he's dying."
"So?"
"Chris, how can you say such a horrible thing like that?"
"I'm sorry, but I love you and I don't want to lose you."
"Chris, you're not going to lose me. I love you and I always will. This is just until Hunter dies."
"And what if he doesn't die for another 2-3 years? Are you going to stay with him that long?"
"I don't know,"
"Of course you don't. But what you do know is that you're prepared to throw what me and you have away just so that bastard can be happy."
"Don't do this."
"Don't do what. You're the one that's doing something. I can't believe this."
"I'm sorry, but I don't know how long he has and I want to make him happy while he's still here. I hope you can understand that," Steph said beginning to cry.
"Steph," Jericho said hugging her. "I'm sorry honey. I know you just want to do what you think is right. I'm sorry. If this is what you want to do, then do it."
"Chris, it's not that I want to, I just feel like I have to."
"OK, let me help you pack."
"What am I packing for?"
"Hunter won't think you're back together with him if you're still living with me."
"Oh yea. I didn't think about that. Chris?"
"Yeah?"
"I love you sooo much and I will be waiting till the moment we can be together again."
"Me too Steph."
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"Thank you so much Dr. Gibson," Hunter said as he walked into the room. "You have no idea how much you have helped me."
"Well, I don't like this one bit."
"That's what happens when you have a conscience. Now I need to know about this disease so I know how to act. Now that Steph's living with me, she's going to be monitoring me and I don't want to slip up."
"All right, follow me and I'll get you some info."
Just then a person walked from behind the open door.
"Hunter," the person said. "You're lying to Steph about being sick?"
"Now, are you ready?" Hunter asked the doctor.
"I guess so," Dr. Gibson. "But I don't get why I have to lie to this poor woman."
"I'm not paying you to understand. I'm paying you to tell her I'm dying. So you either do it or I will tell the hospital about our little deal and I wonder what they would do to you."
"OK, OK. Is that her?"
"Yes, now I'll be by later to see how it goes," HHH said as he walked out.
Steph walked in with a pretty concerned look on her face.
"Hello Stephanie, how are you?" Dr. Gibson asked as soon as Steph entered the room.
"I'm OK Dr. Gibson but what's wrong?"
"It's about your husband, he's…"
"First of all he's not my husband and second of all if he's sick why doesn't he just tell me?"
"Because he was afraid of how you would react. Anyway like I was saying, Hunter is dying. He has a rare disease."
"Oh my God. Is there a cure yet?"
"No, it's so rare that they haven't found one yet. But who knows, they may find one."
"Is there anything I can do?"
"Just make his last few days on earth happy."
"He only has a few days," Steph said getting up.
"Oh no, I'm sorry. I'm not sure how long he has left. It may be a few days, months, or years if he's lucky."
"Thank you Dr. Gibson, I've got to go see Hunter now."
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Stephanie used her key to open the door to the house where her and Hunter once lived.
"Hunter," Steph said as she stepped inside.
"I'm in the living room Steph," Hunter yelled.
Steph walked in the living room and saw Hunter laying their watching TV looking very sick.
"Oh Hunter," Steph said going over to hug him.
"I take it you talked to Dr. Gibson."
"Yeah, oh I'm so sorry Hunter."
"What are you sorry for? You didn't do this. I guess I'm finally getting what I deserve after all of the things I've done to you."
"Hunter, don't talk like that. Nobody deserves this."
"Steph, I just want to let you know that I'm sorry. I'm sorry for everything I've ever done to you. You deserved to be treated so much better than I did and if I had one wish before I die, it would be for you to give us a try."
"Hunter, what are you saying?"
"I'm saying that I love you Steph and I want to be with you. Please can you give me a second chance?"
"Well, you see…umm…I gotta go. I'll come by tomorrow."
"Steph!"
"I'll be back tomorrow," she said going out the door.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"Steph is that you?" Chris asked when he heard the door open.
"Yeah it's me."
"So what was it? Is there something wrong with the baby?"
"Oh no, nothing like that. This had to do with Hunter," Steph said sitting on the couch.
"What's wrong with him?"
"He's dying."
"Oh. I'm sorry Steph, I know this must be hard on you."
"Yeah, it is. Listen Chris, we need to talk."
"What's wrong sweetie?"
"Well you see, Hunterwantstogetbackwithme," Stephanie mumbled.
"What?"
"Hunter wants to get back with me."
"And?"
"And I was…"
"You're actually thinking about getting back together with him even with all that he's done aren't you?"
"Chris, he's dying."
"So?"
"Chris, how can you say such a horrible thing like that?"
"I'm sorry, but I love you and I don't want to lose you."
"Chris, you're not going to lose me. I love you and I always will. This is just until Hunter dies."
"And what if he doesn't die for another 2-3 years? Are you going to stay with him that long?"
"I don't know,"
"Of course you don't. But what you do know is that you're prepared to throw what me and you have away just so that bastard can be happy."
"Don't do this."
"Don't do what. You're the one that's doing something. I can't believe this."
"I'm sorry, but I don't know how long he has and I want to make him happy while he's still here. I hope you can understand that," Steph said beginning to cry.
"Steph," Jericho said hugging her. "I'm sorry honey. I know you just want to do what you think is right. I'm sorry. If this is what you want to do, then do it."
"Chris, it's not that I want to, I just feel like I have to."
"OK, let me help you pack."
"What am I packing for?"
"Hunter won't think you're back together with him if you're still living with me."
"Oh yea. I didn't think about that. Chris?"
"Yeah?"
"I love you sooo much and I will be waiting till the moment we can be together again."
"Me too Steph."
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"Thank you so much Dr. Gibson," Hunter said as he walked into the room. "You have no idea how much you have helped me."
"Well, I don't like this one bit."
"That's what happens when you have a conscience. Now I need to know about this disease so I know how to act. Now that Steph's living with me, she's going to be monitoring me and I don't want to slip up."
"All right, follow me and I'll get you some info."
Just then a person walked from behind the open door.
"Hunter," the person said. "You're lying to Steph about being sick?"