Chapter 3
They had stopped about 50 miles from the nearest motel, Chris knew Stephanie was tired and that she wouldn't be able to stay awake for much longer on the back of the bike. He had pulled in at the side of the road in a very secluded away and he had pushed the bike down into the trees a little bit so they could be hidden. They had bought a couple of blankets with them that they had bought at the bike shop, they weren't very thick and the closer they got to the Canadian boarder the colder it was getting. Chris had given up his blanket so Stephanie would be warm enough, he didn't want to have to have her sleep outside where it was less safe so he had said he would stay up and watch over her while she got some sleep. Stephanie couldn't sleep; she lay with the blankets over her in the grass watching Chris out of the corner of her eye. He was leaning up against a tree with his arms wrapped around his legs as he hunched himself up. He was shivering for the cold she could see, even though they both had two layers of clothes on it was still very cold this early in the morning. Stephanie sits up and looks over at him; he gives her a weak smile. She walks over to him and sits down with him wrapping the blankets around themselves.
"Your freezing" Stephanie whispers touching his face with her hands, he was icy cold to the touch "Here, the grounds cold and making it worse, this'll help" Steph lays one of their blankets out on the grass and beckons Chris over to it. He moves onto it like she tells him to and lays down as she pulls the blanket over them.
"Thanks, I should be used to this cold by now" Chris yawns, he was tired. He wanted to stay awake and make sure that nobody saw them or got near Steph but the traveling and little sleep was catching up on him. Chris closes his eyes, knowing that he'd probably fall asleep but his body wouldn't let him keep them open anymore. He feels Steph cuddle up to him at his side laying her arm across him placing her hand on his chest. He puts his arm around her pulling her in even closer to him; he opens his eyes and looks at her. She puts her head on him and looks back at him.
"What are you looking at?" Steph asks brushing the hair out of his eyes and running her finger down his face. Would she mind if I grabbed her right now and kissed her again? Chris thought to himself.
"Nothing" Chris whispers back to her placing his hand on hers before kissing it. "Sleep well Princess" Chris smiles at her as she buries her head into his shoulder; he strokes her hair softly and kisses the top of her head before closing his eyes again. No matter how tired he was he knew it was going to be hard to sleep, he had too much racing through his mind. When he'd kissed her, she'd defiantly kissed him back right? Yeah she had, maybe she did like him then and just didn't let on. The way she had been acting around him ever since, well forever made Chris think. He knew he liked her and kissing her, even for that short while was the best thing he'd ever done in his life. But then why would she, a McMahon ever want to be with him. It had been a little bit awkward ever since he'd kissed her, that was until she approached him and now he was lying there with her in his arms. It felt too good; he was supposed to hate her!
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"You ready, it's getting dark. We should go" Chris pushes the bike back up onto the road as Steph follows him; he climbs onto the bike and waits for her.
"Yeah I'm ready" Steph sighs, she didn't know how much more of this kind of like she could take. Chris had promised her a nice proper bed and that she could have a long hot bath as soon as they got to Canada. Steph climbs up on the back behind him and wraps her arms tightly around him after putting on her helmet, she watches him as he pulls on his and kick's the bike into life.
"Ready?" he yells turning to face her putting his gloved hand over hers, she nods her head yes. He puts his hand back on the bike as they set off again. Chris knew they weren't far from the boarder now and he knew plenty of people they could stay with all over Canada if they didn't get to a hotel by the morning. Would it be awkward making Steph stay with him and his parents? They weren't far away and they had a cabin in the forest near their home where they could stay. He'd have to ask her if she minded, as they approached the boarder Chris did a check through his mind. Did they have everything they'd need to get over the boarder.yeah he couldn't think of anything they didn't have. Proof of ID etc..
"How long is this gunna take?" Steph whines leaning against the bike as they wait to cross the boarder. The traffic is pretty bad and the queue's long.
"It won't be long now," Chris says walking over to her and putting his arm lightly around her waist, she puts her head on his shoulder as they wait. "Would you mind if we stayed with my family for a few days? It's just they have a little cabin a few miles from their house and we could stay there. It's totally out of the way and no one would find you there"
"Yeah that sounds fine, I wouldn't mind meeting the mother who had to bring up such a brat like you" Steph laughs putting her arm around him too.
"Oh thanks a lot, I've already had the pleasure of meeting your family! At least my parents wont hit you with stuff like your dad does" Chris takes his arm from around her and stretches "My back is killing me" he moans trying to work the pain out of his back.
"Aww come here" Steph moves her hand from his waist and slips it under his shirt. She runs her hand up his back making him shiver, he couldn't handle her touching him like this and it was starting to have an effect on him. Steph starts rubbing his back lightly running her fingers up and down his spine. "You like that?"
"More than you could ever know" Chris says hoping she wont notice how flustered he's got since she put her hands on him. Steph moves her other arm around and puts it on his stomach as she continues to massage his shoulders. "Steph, maybe you should stop now," Chris says, really not wanting her to stop but he knew he'd do something stupid if she didn't.
"Shhh, I'm making your back feel better" Steph whispers in his ear, was it suddenly really hot outside or was it just him.
"I'm gunna go see what's holding us up, I'll only be a minute" Chris pulls away from her, she nods her head as he walks off up the road a bit not really seeing what was happening but he needed to get away from her, she was driving him insane. Chris pulls his jacket on and zips it up tightly to his neck and shoves his hands in the pockets as he walks, he notices a pay phone at the side of the road. His cell had lost all signal ages ago and maybe it would be a good idea to call his parents before they turned up. He glances at his watch; they should be still up he thought to himself. He fumbled in his pocket for some loose coins and slipped them into the machine and dials up his parent's number.
"Hey mom it's Chris, I've got a bit of time off and I'm headed your way" Chris starts, how was Vince going to explain his and Steph's absence from TV? "I'm bringing a friend with me too..yeah I'll explain later. We should be with you in a few hours...you sure that's ok?..can we stay in the cabin?...thanks mom, see you in a while" Chris hangs up the phone and decides to head back to Steph.
"How much longer to you think we'll be?" Steph asks as he arrives back at the bike, he sits down at the side of the road next to her.
"A while yet, it's pretty blocked up. But I've seen it worse than this. I called my parents, they're expecting us in a few hours" Chris starts rubbing his hands together trying to warm them up. He couldn't wait to get out of here and out of the cold. He watches as Steph gets up, she walks out in front of him and sits down between his legs, grabbing his arms and wrapping them around herself. She leans back against him. "You alright Stephy?" Chris asks leaning his head down and resting his cheek against hers. Steph just nods her head, he knew she wasn't. Maybe she was scared, homesick probably. He hoped Vince would sort everything out soon, for Steph's sake.
They had stopped about 50 miles from the nearest motel, Chris knew Stephanie was tired and that she wouldn't be able to stay awake for much longer on the back of the bike. He had pulled in at the side of the road in a very secluded away and he had pushed the bike down into the trees a little bit so they could be hidden. They had bought a couple of blankets with them that they had bought at the bike shop, they weren't very thick and the closer they got to the Canadian boarder the colder it was getting. Chris had given up his blanket so Stephanie would be warm enough, he didn't want to have to have her sleep outside where it was less safe so he had said he would stay up and watch over her while she got some sleep. Stephanie couldn't sleep; she lay with the blankets over her in the grass watching Chris out of the corner of her eye. He was leaning up against a tree with his arms wrapped around his legs as he hunched himself up. He was shivering for the cold she could see, even though they both had two layers of clothes on it was still very cold this early in the morning. Stephanie sits up and looks over at him; he gives her a weak smile. She walks over to him and sits down with him wrapping the blankets around themselves.
"Your freezing" Stephanie whispers touching his face with her hands, he was icy cold to the touch "Here, the grounds cold and making it worse, this'll help" Steph lays one of their blankets out on the grass and beckons Chris over to it. He moves onto it like she tells him to and lays down as she pulls the blanket over them.
"Thanks, I should be used to this cold by now" Chris yawns, he was tired. He wanted to stay awake and make sure that nobody saw them or got near Steph but the traveling and little sleep was catching up on him. Chris closes his eyes, knowing that he'd probably fall asleep but his body wouldn't let him keep them open anymore. He feels Steph cuddle up to him at his side laying her arm across him placing her hand on his chest. He puts his arm around her pulling her in even closer to him; he opens his eyes and looks at her. She puts her head on him and looks back at him.
"What are you looking at?" Steph asks brushing the hair out of his eyes and running her finger down his face. Would she mind if I grabbed her right now and kissed her again? Chris thought to himself.
"Nothing" Chris whispers back to her placing his hand on hers before kissing it. "Sleep well Princess" Chris smiles at her as she buries her head into his shoulder; he strokes her hair softly and kisses the top of her head before closing his eyes again. No matter how tired he was he knew it was going to be hard to sleep, he had too much racing through his mind. When he'd kissed her, she'd defiantly kissed him back right? Yeah she had, maybe she did like him then and just didn't let on. The way she had been acting around him ever since, well forever made Chris think. He knew he liked her and kissing her, even for that short while was the best thing he'd ever done in his life. But then why would she, a McMahon ever want to be with him. It had been a little bit awkward ever since he'd kissed her, that was until she approached him and now he was lying there with her in his arms. It felt too good; he was supposed to hate her!
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"You ready, it's getting dark. We should go" Chris pushes the bike back up onto the road as Steph follows him; he climbs onto the bike and waits for her.
"Yeah I'm ready" Steph sighs, she didn't know how much more of this kind of like she could take. Chris had promised her a nice proper bed and that she could have a long hot bath as soon as they got to Canada. Steph climbs up on the back behind him and wraps her arms tightly around him after putting on her helmet, she watches him as he pulls on his and kick's the bike into life.
"Ready?" he yells turning to face her putting his gloved hand over hers, she nods her head yes. He puts his hand back on the bike as they set off again. Chris knew they weren't far from the boarder now and he knew plenty of people they could stay with all over Canada if they didn't get to a hotel by the morning. Would it be awkward making Steph stay with him and his parents? They weren't far away and they had a cabin in the forest near their home where they could stay. He'd have to ask her if she minded, as they approached the boarder Chris did a check through his mind. Did they have everything they'd need to get over the boarder.yeah he couldn't think of anything they didn't have. Proof of ID etc..
"How long is this gunna take?" Steph whines leaning against the bike as they wait to cross the boarder. The traffic is pretty bad and the queue's long.
"It won't be long now," Chris says walking over to her and putting his arm lightly around her waist, she puts her head on his shoulder as they wait. "Would you mind if we stayed with my family for a few days? It's just they have a little cabin a few miles from their house and we could stay there. It's totally out of the way and no one would find you there"
"Yeah that sounds fine, I wouldn't mind meeting the mother who had to bring up such a brat like you" Steph laughs putting her arm around him too.
"Oh thanks a lot, I've already had the pleasure of meeting your family! At least my parents wont hit you with stuff like your dad does" Chris takes his arm from around her and stretches "My back is killing me" he moans trying to work the pain out of his back.
"Aww come here" Steph moves her hand from his waist and slips it under his shirt. She runs her hand up his back making him shiver, he couldn't handle her touching him like this and it was starting to have an effect on him. Steph starts rubbing his back lightly running her fingers up and down his spine. "You like that?"
"More than you could ever know" Chris says hoping she wont notice how flustered he's got since she put her hands on him. Steph moves her other arm around and puts it on his stomach as she continues to massage his shoulders. "Steph, maybe you should stop now," Chris says, really not wanting her to stop but he knew he'd do something stupid if she didn't.
"Shhh, I'm making your back feel better" Steph whispers in his ear, was it suddenly really hot outside or was it just him.
"I'm gunna go see what's holding us up, I'll only be a minute" Chris pulls away from her, she nods her head as he walks off up the road a bit not really seeing what was happening but he needed to get away from her, she was driving him insane. Chris pulls his jacket on and zips it up tightly to his neck and shoves his hands in the pockets as he walks, he notices a pay phone at the side of the road. His cell had lost all signal ages ago and maybe it would be a good idea to call his parents before they turned up. He glances at his watch; they should be still up he thought to himself. He fumbled in his pocket for some loose coins and slipped them into the machine and dials up his parent's number.
"Hey mom it's Chris, I've got a bit of time off and I'm headed your way" Chris starts, how was Vince going to explain his and Steph's absence from TV? "I'm bringing a friend with me too..yeah I'll explain later. We should be with you in a few hours...you sure that's ok?..can we stay in the cabin?...thanks mom, see you in a while" Chris hangs up the phone and decides to head back to Steph.
"How much longer to you think we'll be?" Steph asks as he arrives back at the bike, he sits down at the side of the road next to her.
"A while yet, it's pretty blocked up. But I've seen it worse than this. I called my parents, they're expecting us in a few hours" Chris starts rubbing his hands together trying to warm them up. He couldn't wait to get out of here and out of the cold. He watches as Steph gets up, she walks out in front of him and sits down between his legs, grabbing his arms and wrapping them around herself. She leans back against him. "You alright Stephy?" Chris asks leaning his head down and resting his cheek against hers. Steph just nods her head, he knew she wasn't. Maybe she was scared, homesick probably. He hoped Vince would sort everything out soon, for Steph's sake.
