Chapter 8
"You have to eat something son" Ted says, it had been nearly three days since Vince had taken Steph with him and Chris's parents were starting to worry about him. He hadn't eaten since she left and he hadn't even left the house or the basement. He just lay on his bed awake, not sleeping. Sometimes they heard him crying but other times he was silent. They didn't know what to do, he wouldn't eat no matter what they said and he wasn't sleeping either.
"I'm not hungry" Chris mumbles rolling over onto his side hoping they'd go away and leave him alone. His parents had never seen him as upset as this before, they'd seen him unhappy about things but never like this. Chris sighs as he hears them walk away and upstairs, he missed her so much.
"Chris, there's a call for you" his mom shouts down the stairs, he doesn't answer. He didn't want to speak to anyone at the moment, he just wanted everyone to leave him alone ".You might like to take this call, it's Steph" she says walking down with the phone in her hand. He still doesn't say anything; he wants to talk to her so badly but doesn't know what to say. "Chris, you should talk to her. It'll make you feel better, I'll leave it on the side here and you can talk to her if you'd like" his mom tells Steph what's she's doing and puts the phone down next to his bed. "She's having just as bad a time as you are honey," she whispers before walking back off upstairs. Chris rolls over onto his side and stares at the phone; just knowing she was on the other end made his heart jump. He reaches for the phone and holds it to his ear.
"I miss you," he croaks as he sits up on the bed and clutches the phone tightly.
"I miss you too" her soft voice says from the other end "My dad's gone out for a while so I wanted to call you" she sounded so far away, he could hardly hear her and had to strain his ears.
"I love you" Chris whispers, matching the level of her voice.
"I love you too and that's why you have to promise me something Chris and I mean it" Steph says her voice suddenly sounding firm and serious.
"Of course, anything" he says sitting back on the bed and pulling his knees up to his chest.
"You have to start eating and sleeping right, your mom told me. I miss you so much too but making yourself ill isn't going to make it better. I promise we'll be together soon and I want you to be well when I see you, I want you to be like you always are when I see you. The Chris I love, do you promise?" He doesn't say anything, just thinks about what she's said "..Chris do you promise?" she asks again waiting for his reply.
"I promise" he sighs, she was right. It wasn't making it any better, he would eat and he would try to sleep like she and his parents wanted. "When will I see you?"
"Soon, I promise. Chris I have to go, my dad's just got home.I love you and I'll see you sooner than you expect" Steph says, Chris couldn't help but notice that edge in her voice like she was planning something.
"What do you mean sooner than I expect?" Chris asks excitedly ".Steph?" she'd hung up the phone, Chris sighs and hangs up. He never got to say goodbye properly. What had she meant he'd see her sooner than he expected, she was definitely up to something, but then since when was a McMahon not up to something! Chris puts the phone down on the side next to the bed again and walks into the bathroom, he looks at his reflection in the mirror. He hardly recognized the figure he saw staring back at him, it was pale and had a sad look in their eyes. Chris takes a shower, has a shave and picks out some clean clothes. He gets dresses quickly and pulls his hair pack before walking upstairs; he walks into the kitchen where his parents are quietly talking. Obviously about him.
"Can I have something to eat?" Chris asks, as they look up at him surprised to see him, he sits down at the table.
"Of course you can, in fact I'll get your dad to get you a pizza. I know how much you love pizza" his mom smiles at him, he couldn't help notice how relived she looked. He had certainly made them worry about him. A few minutes later a huge pizza with everything on but anchovies was delivered to the house, his dad pays the man and brings it into the kitchen for him and sets it down on the table in front of him.
"I'm starving, do you guys want any?" Chris asks halfway through a slice already.
"No you eat it" his dad laughs watching as his son makes his way quickly through and extra large pizza, chicken wings, garlic bread, spare ribs and onion rings. "Just don't choke," he laughs.
Chris spent the rest of the evening with his parents and Blaze, watching TV after completely stuffing himself till he thought he was going to explode.
"You alright sweetie?" His mom asks looking over to him lying on the couch, he looks up at her and smiles and nods his head.
"Yeah I feel much better now, it still hurts.a lot but I'm gunna be ok" he says lying back again and glancing at the TV. "Mom, is it stupid for me to love her so soon?" he asks looking up at her again.
"No of course it's not, your father and I always did have our doubts that you two actually hated each other. Why would you two have spent so much time paying attention to each other and taking time to insult each other? If you really hated her and she you then you would have kept away from each other surely" she laughs.
"Yeah I guess so, I do love her you know" he sighs, he really did. He knew it was stupid but she made him feel great all the time and he just wanted to be with her all the time protecting her from anything bad, making her laugh and smile, making her happy and safe. He wanted to spend the rest of his life with her no matter what it took.
"We know you do son," His dad says, Chris had known all his life. It's what parents do best, they know everything! You can't hide anything from your parents.
"I think I'm gunna be sick!" Chris laughs clutching his stomach "Don't ever let me eat like that again, I need to keep in good shape" he yawns, that was the other thing he'd promised. He hadn't realized how tired he actually was; he sits up picking up blaze under one arm. "I'm going to go to bed now, I'm really tired"
"Ok, see you tomorrow" His mom says getting up and hugging him, he hugs her back tightly before pulling away and smiling. He walks out of the room with his dog still under his arm and walks down to the basement. He was sure if it wasn't for him lifting over 200 pound men every week he wouldn't be able to carry Blaze, ever since he'd asked his parents to look after his dog when he was on the road the thing had put on a lot of weight. All the dog treats they kept feeding him, not to mention all the scraps from their plates. He puts him down and goes to get ready for bed before climbing in and quickly falling asleep. She was of course the last thing he thought of before finally slipping into a deep sleep and she would probably be the first thing he thought of when he opened his eyes. He knew he'd see her soon, 'sooner than he thought'.
"You have to eat something son" Ted says, it had been nearly three days since Vince had taken Steph with him and Chris's parents were starting to worry about him. He hadn't eaten since she left and he hadn't even left the house or the basement. He just lay on his bed awake, not sleeping. Sometimes they heard him crying but other times he was silent. They didn't know what to do, he wouldn't eat no matter what they said and he wasn't sleeping either.
"I'm not hungry" Chris mumbles rolling over onto his side hoping they'd go away and leave him alone. His parents had never seen him as upset as this before, they'd seen him unhappy about things but never like this. Chris sighs as he hears them walk away and upstairs, he missed her so much.
"Chris, there's a call for you" his mom shouts down the stairs, he doesn't answer. He didn't want to speak to anyone at the moment, he just wanted everyone to leave him alone ".You might like to take this call, it's Steph" she says walking down with the phone in her hand. He still doesn't say anything; he wants to talk to her so badly but doesn't know what to say. "Chris, you should talk to her. It'll make you feel better, I'll leave it on the side here and you can talk to her if you'd like" his mom tells Steph what's she's doing and puts the phone down next to his bed. "She's having just as bad a time as you are honey," she whispers before walking back off upstairs. Chris rolls over onto his side and stares at the phone; just knowing she was on the other end made his heart jump. He reaches for the phone and holds it to his ear.
"I miss you," he croaks as he sits up on the bed and clutches the phone tightly.
"I miss you too" her soft voice says from the other end "My dad's gone out for a while so I wanted to call you" she sounded so far away, he could hardly hear her and had to strain his ears.
"I love you" Chris whispers, matching the level of her voice.
"I love you too and that's why you have to promise me something Chris and I mean it" Steph says her voice suddenly sounding firm and serious.
"Of course, anything" he says sitting back on the bed and pulling his knees up to his chest.
"You have to start eating and sleeping right, your mom told me. I miss you so much too but making yourself ill isn't going to make it better. I promise we'll be together soon and I want you to be well when I see you, I want you to be like you always are when I see you. The Chris I love, do you promise?" He doesn't say anything, just thinks about what she's said "..Chris do you promise?" she asks again waiting for his reply.
"I promise" he sighs, she was right. It wasn't making it any better, he would eat and he would try to sleep like she and his parents wanted. "When will I see you?"
"Soon, I promise. Chris I have to go, my dad's just got home.I love you and I'll see you sooner than you expect" Steph says, Chris couldn't help but notice that edge in her voice like she was planning something.
"What do you mean sooner than I expect?" Chris asks excitedly ".Steph?" she'd hung up the phone, Chris sighs and hangs up. He never got to say goodbye properly. What had she meant he'd see her sooner than he expected, she was definitely up to something, but then since when was a McMahon not up to something! Chris puts the phone down on the side next to the bed again and walks into the bathroom, he looks at his reflection in the mirror. He hardly recognized the figure he saw staring back at him, it was pale and had a sad look in their eyes. Chris takes a shower, has a shave and picks out some clean clothes. He gets dresses quickly and pulls his hair pack before walking upstairs; he walks into the kitchen where his parents are quietly talking. Obviously about him.
"Can I have something to eat?" Chris asks, as they look up at him surprised to see him, he sits down at the table.
"Of course you can, in fact I'll get your dad to get you a pizza. I know how much you love pizza" his mom smiles at him, he couldn't help notice how relived she looked. He had certainly made them worry about him. A few minutes later a huge pizza with everything on but anchovies was delivered to the house, his dad pays the man and brings it into the kitchen for him and sets it down on the table in front of him.
"I'm starving, do you guys want any?" Chris asks halfway through a slice already.
"No you eat it" his dad laughs watching as his son makes his way quickly through and extra large pizza, chicken wings, garlic bread, spare ribs and onion rings. "Just don't choke," he laughs.
Chris spent the rest of the evening with his parents and Blaze, watching TV after completely stuffing himself till he thought he was going to explode.
"You alright sweetie?" His mom asks looking over to him lying on the couch, he looks up at her and smiles and nods his head.
"Yeah I feel much better now, it still hurts.a lot but I'm gunna be ok" he says lying back again and glancing at the TV. "Mom, is it stupid for me to love her so soon?" he asks looking up at her again.
"No of course it's not, your father and I always did have our doubts that you two actually hated each other. Why would you two have spent so much time paying attention to each other and taking time to insult each other? If you really hated her and she you then you would have kept away from each other surely" she laughs.
"Yeah I guess so, I do love her you know" he sighs, he really did. He knew it was stupid but she made him feel great all the time and he just wanted to be with her all the time protecting her from anything bad, making her laugh and smile, making her happy and safe. He wanted to spend the rest of his life with her no matter what it took.
"We know you do son," His dad says, Chris had known all his life. It's what parents do best, they know everything! You can't hide anything from your parents.
"I think I'm gunna be sick!" Chris laughs clutching his stomach "Don't ever let me eat like that again, I need to keep in good shape" he yawns, that was the other thing he'd promised. He hadn't realized how tired he actually was; he sits up picking up blaze under one arm. "I'm going to go to bed now, I'm really tired"
"Ok, see you tomorrow" His mom says getting up and hugging him, he hugs her back tightly before pulling away and smiling. He walks out of the room with his dog still under his arm and walks down to the basement. He was sure if it wasn't for him lifting over 200 pound men every week he wouldn't be able to carry Blaze, ever since he'd asked his parents to look after his dog when he was on the road the thing had put on a lot of weight. All the dog treats they kept feeding him, not to mention all the scraps from their plates. He puts him down and goes to get ready for bed before climbing in and quickly falling asleep. She was of course the last thing he thought of before finally slipping into a deep sleep and she would probably be the first thing he thought of when he opened his eyes. He knew he'd see her soon, 'sooner than he thought'.
