Chapter 34

"DWAYNE!" Dwayne turns round to see who called his name and sees Stephanie running through the airport towards him, she jumps into his arms and he swings her round engulfing her in a huge hug. He winces a little bit as she squeezes him tightly.

"Don't shout too loudly or everyone will know who I am," Dwayne says grinning at her, the hat and sunglasses the only disguise he has to stop the mass of people knowing the Rock is among them.

"I missed you so much" Steph says putting her arm around his waist as they go to collect her suitcase "Has everything been ok here?" She asks as they stand at the convey belts waiting for the bags to go past.

"Everything's been fine, work's been fine, I've been fine," He says grabbing her and hugging her again. "So how was England?" he asks her as they grab her bags and head for the exit.

"It was cold and it rained a lot but the promotion went well and I had good fun, would have been more fun if you had been there though" Stephanie opens the cab door that Dwayne had come in.

"Boo!" Chris shouts as he jumps out of the cab and grabs her making her scream in shock.

"I brought Chris along with me, he was practically on his knees begging me to take him with me" Dwayne laughs as the driver helps him put the bags in the boot.

"Chris you idiot, you scared me half to death!" Stephanie laughs punching him in the arm and pushing him away from her, she climbs into the back of the car as they get in. Chris sits in the front with the driver and Dwayne in the back. Dwayne puts his arms around Stephanie and kisses her as she puts her arms around his neck and kisses him back.

"Ergh get a room!" Chris says pulling a face and then turning back to face the front. Dwayne and Steph stop kissing and Dwayne kicks the back of Chris's seat.

"Get a girlfriend!" Dwayne laughs as Steph leans her head against him.

"Look I'm trying ok, I've had loads of offers I just have to be careful on which of the tall, blonde and long legged girls I chose ok" Chris laughs blushing a little. "Have you told her about your run in with Paul yet?" Chris chimes in turning round in his seat again, Dwayne closes his eyes waiting for Steph to say something, Chris looks at him and realizes maybe he shouldn't have mentioned anything.

"What run in with Paul, Dwayne what's he talking about" Stephanie says turning to face him.

"It was nothing honest. It was just a stupid argument in the hotel nothing to worry about" Dwayne says trying to fob her off not wanting her to worry.

"Ok.Chris what really happened?" Stephanie says not believing Dwayne.

"No way you're not getting me involved in this!" Chris says sheepishly suddenly finding something outside the window very interesting. Dwayne lifts up his shirt to show her his taped up and bruised ribs.

"What happened?" She asks looking over to Chris thinking he could be involved some way "Dwayne tell me" She looks at him waiting for him to tell her.

"We just got into a little fight in a club that's all" Dwayne says hoping she wouldn't take it any further.

"Little fight, that was the best fight I've ever heard about! The guys have been talking about it for weeks!" Chris yells, he suddenly goes silent when he sees Steph's face "I mean.na it was very little" Chris puts his head down not wanting to make it any worse.

"I was out with a few of the guys, Chris wasn't even there! Paul turned up and started on me, he had had way too much to drink and we started fighting and before I knew it I had somehow been thrown out the front window out onto the street. Paul got carted off by the cops and I was taken to the hospital but I'm fine" Dwayne says trying to make it sound not to bad the best he could without lying to her.

"And the ribs..?" Steph says placing her hand gently on them so not to hurt him.

"Two fractured ribs from going out the window and a couple of stitches in my back and shoulder from the glass but that's it I promise, no more damage of any kind" Dwayne says showing her his shoulder "He got six stitches in his head and a black eye and that's it. He got a big fine though for throwing me out of the window.I hit him with a barstool" Dwayne says smiling, he sees Steph's face and stops.

"You shouldn't be proud of it you know, it could have been worse than that for both of you" Stephanie says, Dwayne could tell she was angry with him but she still looked relived.