Chapter 2
That night and the match went well and the week soon rolled past like it always did in this business. Road life was hard, working most days of the week was a tiring job and then there was all the appearances and charity events they did too but Dwayne loved it! Everything about the WWE he loved, it flowed through his veins like blood. It powered him; it made him want to get up everyday and go into work, to wrestle and to entertain. The weekend was soon here and it was the day of the charity event, Dwayne wasn't really sure what he had got himself in for. Chris had said something about opening this place and then a few autographs and that would be it and he was right, it wasn't a very formal occasion but hundreds if not thousands of screaming fans lined the area and the streets all hoping to see them. When it was all over and Dwayne didn't think he would be able to write another autograph they all piled back onto the couch. Vince had booked them all into a hotel for that night, they were all due in Canada the next day ready for Raw on the Monday so he had told them to all get a good nights sleep and that they would be taken to the airport the next day. The wrestlers had other ideas, it was a Saturday night and they wouldn't be working tomorrow so they thought they would all go out and have a good time. Adam, Chris, Dwayne, Jeff and Stephanie were the only ones out of the 10 that had been left behind for the charity event wanted to go out, the others made excuses about how they wanted to get some sleep before flying out to Canada. They didn't worry about being spotted by too many fans, by the time they were out of the hotel and to the clubs it was well past 11pm and hopefully people would be having to good a time to notice them.
They got inside and found a table over in the corner where they could sit down, the dance floor was pretty crowded and the atmosphere was great. Jeff, Adam and Chris took the orders for the drinks and went over to the bar leaving Dwayne and Stephanie alone. After some casual conversation about the weather and Raw Dwayne made and excuse and went to help with the drinks. The others seemed to be managing fine on their own but Dwayne needed time to calm himself down, he hoped that Stephanie hadn't noticed the slight shake in his voice, he was so nervous around her and didn't want to make himself look like an idiot. He went to the bar and quickly ordered himself a whisky before downing the lot hoping it would calm his nerves a little. He made his way back over to the table and sat down again.
"I thought you were helping the others with the drinks?" Stephanie asked looking at Dwayne
"Yeah I was but I thought they could handle it themselves" Dwayne noticed that Stephanie was staring straight at him as if she could read his thoughts and knew about how he felt.
"D are you all right, you seem kind of nervous tonight, is anything wrong?" Stephanie asked taking his hand.
"I'm fine, It's just that... it doesn't matter, anyway how are you, is everything ok with you?" He asked, he spotted the others at the bar still knowing that they wouldn't be back for a little while and that he would be able to talk to her, the loud music made it hard though.
"Well you might as well know, everyone else will soon enough. Me and Paul have split up, that's why he isn't here" She said not taking her eyes off of him at all
"Oh right, I'm sorry to hear that. It's kind of hard to talk in here, do you want to dance instead?" As soon as Dwayne had said it he couldn't believe it, he wanted to dance with her but he couldn't believe he had just come out with that. He knew inside he wasn't sorry at all that they had split up but he did feel bad for her. Step grabbed Dwayne's other hand and smiled at him as they walked to the dance floor. They danced for a little while to a faster song before that one ended and a slower one came on.
"Oh great" Dwayne muttered under his breath, Stephanie would never want to dance with him to something like this he thought. He went to leave and go back to the table but Steph grabbed his hand and pulled him back. She put his hands around her waist as she rested her hands on his chest before moving them around his neck and resting her head on his shoulder. They danced like that for the whole of the song before Stephanie released her arms from around him and they walked back to the table. The others were there sitting drinking.
"I think I'm going to head back to the hotel now guys, I'm kind of tired" Dwayne said picking up his jacket and his wallet.
"Oh come on D, we've only been here a coupla hours, stay and have a drink with us" Chris protested, he had had a few to drink and was looking a little drunk.
"Na, I'm off. I'll see you guys tomorrow, You wake me when you get in Chris and I will kill you I swear" Dwayne laughs, he had to share a double room with Chris, they had separate bedrooms but these hotel sweets were more like small houses. Vince had really paid out this time.
"Do you mind if I get a cab back with you, I want to go now too?" Stephanie said getting her coat too
"Ok, well see you guys later" Dwayne called as him and Stephanie left the club and went to get a cab. It was quite a drive back to their hotel and the traffic was bad even this early in the morning. When they arrived back at the hotel they went inside and got the lift up to their rooms, Stephanie was sharing with Lita and their room was opposite Dwayne and Chris's. They said goodnight before going into their rooms. Dwayne layed down on his bed and closed his eyes, not ready to sleep just thinking about that evening, There was a quiet knock on the door, he thought it could be Chris back aready and maybe he had lost his key or something. He opened the door to see Stephanie
That night and the match went well and the week soon rolled past like it always did in this business. Road life was hard, working most days of the week was a tiring job and then there was all the appearances and charity events they did too but Dwayne loved it! Everything about the WWE he loved, it flowed through his veins like blood. It powered him; it made him want to get up everyday and go into work, to wrestle and to entertain. The weekend was soon here and it was the day of the charity event, Dwayne wasn't really sure what he had got himself in for. Chris had said something about opening this place and then a few autographs and that would be it and he was right, it wasn't a very formal occasion but hundreds if not thousands of screaming fans lined the area and the streets all hoping to see them. When it was all over and Dwayne didn't think he would be able to write another autograph they all piled back onto the couch. Vince had booked them all into a hotel for that night, they were all due in Canada the next day ready for Raw on the Monday so he had told them to all get a good nights sleep and that they would be taken to the airport the next day. The wrestlers had other ideas, it was a Saturday night and they wouldn't be working tomorrow so they thought they would all go out and have a good time. Adam, Chris, Dwayne, Jeff and Stephanie were the only ones out of the 10 that had been left behind for the charity event wanted to go out, the others made excuses about how they wanted to get some sleep before flying out to Canada. They didn't worry about being spotted by too many fans, by the time they were out of the hotel and to the clubs it was well past 11pm and hopefully people would be having to good a time to notice them.
They got inside and found a table over in the corner where they could sit down, the dance floor was pretty crowded and the atmosphere was great. Jeff, Adam and Chris took the orders for the drinks and went over to the bar leaving Dwayne and Stephanie alone. After some casual conversation about the weather and Raw Dwayne made and excuse and went to help with the drinks. The others seemed to be managing fine on their own but Dwayne needed time to calm himself down, he hoped that Stephanie hadn't noticed the slight shake in his voice, he was so nervous around her and didn't want to make himself look like an idiot. He went to the bar and quickly ordered himself a whisky before downing the lot hoping it would calm his nerves a little. He made his way back over to the table and sat down again.
"I thought you were helping the others with the drinks?" Stephanie asked looking at Dwayne
"Yeah I was but I thought they could handle it themselves" Dwayne noticed that Stephanie was staring straight at him as if she could read his thoughts and knew about how he felt.
"D are you all right, you seem kind of nervous tonight, is anything wrong?" Stephanie asked taking his hand.
"I'm fine, It's just that... it doesn't matter, anyway how are you, is everything ok with you?" He asked, he spotted the others at the bar still knowing that they wouldn't be back for a little while and that he would be able to talk to her, the loud music made it hard though.
"Well you might as well know, everyone else will soon enough. Me and Paul have split up, that's why he isn't here" She said not taking her eyes off of him at all
"Oh right, I'm sorry to hear that. It's kind of hard to talk in here, do you want to dance instead?" As soon as Dwayne had said it he couldn't believe it, he wanted to dance with her but he couldn't believe he had just come out with that. He knew inside he wasn't sorry at all that they had split up but he did feel bad for her. Step grabbed Dwayne's other hand and smiled at him as they walked to the dance floor. They danced for a little while to a faster song before that one ended and a slower one came on.
"Oh great" Dwayne muttered under his breath, Stephanie would never want to dance with him to something like this he thought. He went to leave and go back to the table but Steph grabbed his hand and pulled him back. She put his hands around her waist as she rested her hands on his chest before moving them around his neck and resting her head on his shoulder. They danced like that for the whole of the song before Stephanie released her arms from around him and they walked back to the table. The others were there sitting drinking.
"I think I'm going to head back to the hotel now guys, I'm kind of tired" Dwayne said picking up his jacket and his wallet.
"Oh come on D, we've only been here a coupla hours, stay and have a drink with us" Chris protested, he had had a few to drink and was looking a little drunk.
"Na, I'm off. I'll see you guys tomorrow, You wake me when you get in Chris and I will kill you I swear" Dwayne laughs, he had to share a double room with Chris, they had separate bedrooms but these hotel sweets were more like small houses. Vince had really paid out this time.
"Do you mind if I get a cab back with you, I want to go now too?" Stephanie said getting her coat too
"Ok, well see you guys later" Dwayne called as him and Stephanie left the club and went to get a cab. It was quite a drive back to their hotel and the traffic was bad even this early in the morning. When they arrived back at the hotel they went inside and got the lift up to their rooms, Stephanie was sharing with Lita and their room was opposite Dwayne and Chris's. They said goodnight before going into their rooms. Dwayne layed down on his bed and closed his eyes, not ready to sleep just thinking about that evening, There was a quiet knock on the door, he thought it could be Chris back aready and maybe he had lost his key or something. He opened the door to see Stephanie
