Title: The Four Steps to Happiness
Chapter: 04 (The Final Chapter)
Chapter Title: The Happy Ending
Character(s): Stephanie McMahon and Jason Reso
Disclaimer: All I own in the idea. Story is copy written by me! See! ©
Copyright: The song "Alive" is by P.O.D. and can be found on their album; Satellite
//everyday is a new day. I'm thankful for every breath I take. I won't take it for granted. So I learn from my mistakes//
Rumors and speculations were flying. She had gotten plastic surgery. She was too stressed out and had a nervous breakdown. Even the notion that she had been on vacating for the past two weeks.
But only a select few knew otherwise. And that was how Stephanie wanted to keep it. As far as everyone else was concerned, she was out for a couple of weeks. No more, no less.
//it's beyond my control. Sometimes it's best to let go. Whatever happens in this lifetime. So I trust in love. You have given me peace of mind//
Stephanie hummed happily as she made her way down the empty corridor. It was going to be her first time back on TV since her hospital trip. She slipped the key into the lock to her dressing room and turned the knob, pushing forward.
More than half of the federation was waiting inside to yell surprise as soon as she swung the door open.
A very startled Stephanie dropped her bags and her hand flew to her mouth. "You guys." She managed out as Torrie led her over to a waiting chair. "You didn't have to do this for me." She said once the shock value had leveled off.
"But we wanted to." Kurt announced, handing he a big, plain white envelope.
Stephanie took it form his outstretched hand and looked around anxiously at the talent as she pulled out the card. "If you ever need someone to talk to." She flipped it open. "We're here." The entire middle of the card was filled with signatures and well wishes from the wrestlers, divas, and even some of the referees. "This is so sweet." She said with a grin. "Damnit guys, you're gonna make me cry or something."
//I feel so alive. For the very first time. I can't deny you. I feel so alive. And I think I can fly//
Stephanie was just having a conversation with Chris Jericho when someone tapped her on her shoulder. She spun around and came face to face with Jay.
"I've got something for you." He said quietly, handing her a medium-sized, black velvet jewelry box.
"You didn't need to get me anything." She protested. "All I did was get out of the hospital."
Jay smiled and shrugged. "I know, but I wanted to give it to you. So just open it." He continued impatiently.
"Calm down, you're acting like a kid at Christmas." She teased, easing open the lid. Inside was a gold necklace with a diamond heart in the middle. Gasping, she carefully lifted it from the box and held it in her palm so it would reflect the fluorescent lighting. "Jay it's beautiful." She breathed out, noting that a few people had turned and were gawking at the gift. Stephanie also saw the look on Jay's face; a cross between embarrassment and anticipation. She replaced the necklace into the box and slid it into her purse before encircling her arms around his neck. "I'm not making the same mistake twice." She whispered in his ear and then kissed him, thinking of everything she had missed in the past couple of months.
A hushed silence came over the room and the two broke apart with huge smiles on their faces.
Kurt was the first to act as he approached Stephanie and Jay, who were now holding hands.
"Are you guys like going out or something?" He asked with a confused look on his face. Stephanie nodded. "Great! That's just freakin' great! Was nobody going to tell me, Kurt Angle, your Olympic gold medallist?" Kurt exploded. He turned to Chris and Adam, who had grins on their faces. "Did you two know about this?"
"Of course we knew." Adam answered. "Guess nobody felt like telling you Kurtski." He consoled, patting him on the shoulder. "But don't feel bad, I'm sure there's a camera guy around here that didn't pick it up."
"Hey, I didn't know they were together!" Stacy said, putting her hands on her hips.
"Or Stacy." Adam quickly corrected himself/
//sunshine upon my face. A new song for me to sing. Tell the world how I feel inside. Even though it might cost me everything//
As soon as she saw Torrie walking towards them, Stephanie groaned and buried her head in Jay's shoulder.
Jay laughed and put his arm around her shoulder. "Hey Torrie. What's going on?"
Torrie grinned. "Not much. I just wanted to tell you guys that I'm happy you finally came clean."
"How'd you know?" Jay asked for Stephanie, who still refused to show her face to the blonde.
"Stephanie told me actually." Torrie responded. "We had a nice long chat about it and I believe I'll use the phrase 'I told you so' now for Steph's benefit."
She smiled and turned to face Torrie. "You told me so what?" She demanded.
"About you and." She nudged her thumb in Jay's direction. "Him. About how I knew you'd want to date him."
"You told her you'd want to date me?" Jay asked with a smile and Stephanie nodded her head slowly.
"Yeah, but this happened to be when we were already dating." She remembered. "Actually, it had been a good couple of months at the time."
Torrie pursed her lips and crossed her arms over her chest. "And why is it that you never told me that little bit of information, hmm?" She asked expectantly, now even tapping her heeled boot against the marble floor.
"I never told anyone." Stephanie confessed, looking up at Jay. "And that was probably the worst mistake I've ever made in my life."
Torrie glanced between the two who were looking at each other, smiles on their faces, and ultimately decided it was best for her stomach that she leave and go find someone else to talk to.
//now that I know you. I could never turn my back away. And now that I see you. I could never look away//
"Are you okay with the fact that everyone knows now?" Jay asked in a concerned tone of voice. "Minus Stacy and the camera guy." He added jokingly.
Stephanie nodded and took his hand as she surveyed the makeshift party- scene in front of them. "Yeah, I don't care what people think anymore."
"And what brought about this drastic change?" Jay teased.
Instead of laughing, she sighed. "I realized that I had the man of my dreams before and lost him over something so trivial. But now we're back and I don't want to mess things up again."
Jay wiped away the tears that were threatening to fall and tilted her chin up. "I'm not going anywhere." He whispered, pressing his lips against hers.
Stephanie could hear all the people clapping, chanting, and whistling, but tuned them out and instead focused on the man of her dreams that was standing right in front of her.
//and I think I can fly//
So what'd you guys think?? Honestly?? Please read and review!! It'd make me a very happy girl!
Chapter: 04 (The Final Chapter)
Chapter Title: The Happy Ending
Character(s): Stephanie McMahon and Jason Reso
Disclaimer: All I own in the idea. Story is copy written by me! See! ©
Copyright: The song "Alive" is by P.O.D. and can be found on their album; Satellite
//everyday is a new day. I'm thankful for every breath I take. I won't take it for granted. So I learn from my mistakes//
Rumors and speculations were flying. She had gotten plastic surgery. She was too stressed out and had a nervous breakdown. Even the notion that she had been on vacating for the past two weeks.
But only a select few knew otherwise. And that was how Stephanie wanted to keep it. As far as everyone else was concerned, she was out for a couple of weeks. No more, no less.
//it's beyond my control. Sometimes it's best to let go. Whatever happens in this lifetime. So I trust in love. You have given me peace of mind//
Stephanie hummed happily as she made her way down the empty corridor. It was going to be her first time back on TV since her hospital trip. She slipped the key into the lock to her dressing room and turned the knob, pushing forward.
More than half of the federation was waiting inside to yell surprise as soon as she swung the door open.
A very startled Stephanie dropped her bags and her hand flew to her mouth. "You guys." She managed out as Torrie led her over to a waiting chair. "You didn't have to do this for me." She said once the shock value had leveled off.
"But we wanted to." Kurt announced, handing he a big, plain white envelope.
Stephanie took it form his outstretched hand and looked around anxiously at the talent as she pulled out the card. "If you ever need someone to talk to." She flipped it open. "We're here." The entire middle of the card was filled with signatures and well wishes from the wrestlers, divas, and even some of the referees. "This is so sweet." She said with a grin. "Damnit guys, you're gonna make me cry or something."
//I feel so alive. For the very first time. I can't deny you. I feel so alive. And I think I can fly//
Stephanie was just having a conversation with Chris Jericho when someone tapped her on her shoulder. She spun around and came face to face with Jay.
"I've got something for you." He said quietly, handing her a medium-sized, black velvet jewelry box.
"You didn't need to get me anything." She protested. "All I did was get out of the hospital."
Jay smiled and shrugged. "I know, but I wanted to give it to you. So just open it." He continued impatiently.
"Calm down, you're acting like a kid at Christmas." She teased, easing open the lid. Inside was a gold necklace with a diamond heart in the middle. Gasping, she carefully lifted it from the box and held it in her palm so it would reflect the fluorescent lighting. "Jay it's beautiful." She breathed out, noting that a few people had turned and were gawking at the gift. Stephanie also saw the look on Jay's face; a cross between embarrassment and anticipation. She replaced the necklace into the box and slid it into her purse before encircling her arms around his neck. "I'm not making the same mistake twice." She whispered in his ear and then kissed him, thinking of everything she had missed in the past couple of months.
A hushed silence came over the room and the two broke apart with huge smiles on their faces.
Kurt was the first to act as he approached Stephanie and Jay, who were now holding hands.
"Are you guys like going out or something?" He asked with a confused look on his face. Stephanie nodded. "Great! That's just freakin' great! Was nobody going to tell me, Kurt Angle, your Olympic gold medallist?" Kurt exploded. He turned to Chris and Adam, who had grins on their faces. "Did you two know about this?"
"Of course we knew." Adam answered. "Guess nobody felt like telling you Kurtski." He consoled, patting him on the shoulder. "But don't feel bad, I'm sure there's a camera guy around here that didn't pick it up."
"Hey, I didn't know they were together!" Stacy said, putting her hands on her hips.
"Or Stacy." Adam quickly corrected himself/
//sunshine upon my face. A new song for me to sing. Tell the world how I feel inside. Even though it might cost me everything//
As soon as she saw Torrie walking towards them, Stephanie groaned and buried her head in Jay's shoulder.
Jay laughed and put his arm around her shoulder. "Hey Torrie. What's going on?"
Torrie grinned. "Not much. I just wanted to tell you guys that I'm happy you finally came clean."
"How'd you know?" Jay asked for Stephanie, who still refused to show her face to the blonde.
"Stephanie told me actually." Torrie responded. "We had a nice long chat about it and I believe I'll use the phrase 'I told you so' now for Steph's benefit."
She smiled and turned to face Torrie. "You told me so what?" She demanded.
"About you and." She nudged her thumb in Jay's direction. "Him. About how I knew you'd want to date him."
"You told her you'd want to date me?" Jay asked with a smile and Stephanie nodded her head slowly.
"Yeah, but this happened to be when we were already dating." She remembered. "Actually, it had been a good couple of months at the time."
Torrie pursed her lips and crossed her arms over her chest. "And why is it that you never told me that little bit of information, hmm?" She asked expectantly, now even tapping her heeled boot against the marble floor.
"I never told anyone." Stephanie confessed, looking up at Jay. "And that was probably the worst mistake I've ever made in my life."
Torrie glanced between the two who were looking at each other, smiles on their faces, and ultimately decided it was best for her stomach that she leave and go find someone else to talk to.
//now that I know you. I could never turn my back away. And now that I see you. I could never look away//
"Are you okay with the fact that everyone knows now?" Jay asked in a concerned tone of voice. "Minus Stacy and the camera guy." He added jokingly.
Stephanie nodded and took his hand as she surveyed the makeshift party- scene in front of them. "Yeah, I don't care what people think anymore."
"And what brought about this drastic change?" Jay teased.
Instead of laughing, she sighed. "I realized that I had the man of my dreams before and lost him over something so trivial. But now we're back and I don't want to mess things up again."
Jay wiped away the tears that were threatening to fall and tilted her chin up. "I'm not going anywhere." He whispered, pressing his lips against hers.
Stephanie could hear all the people clapping, chanting, and whistling, but tuned them out and instead focused on the man of her dreams that was standing right in front of her.
//and I think I can fly//
So what'd you guys think?? Honestly?? Please read and review!! It'd make me a very happy girl!