Chapter 10
"Chris!" the man calls across the street making Chris look around him for the voice, he sees where it had come from. He lets go of Steph's hand and checks for traffic before jogging across the road.
"Well, well, well if it isn't Jason Deton" Chris laughs hugging him and patting him on the back.
"In the flesh, what are you doing here!?" Jason laughs as they walk back across the road, being careful not to slip on the ice. It was getting close to Christmas now and of course Canadian weather lived up to its tradition and covered the place with thick snow and sheets of ice.
"I've been staying with my parents for a while now" Chris replies, it was too long a story to go into now and it was way to cold to stand around telling his old friend everything that had gone on, but there was one thing he wanted to make sure Jason knew "Jay, this is my girlfriend Stephanie" Chris beamed, he loved how that sounded.
"Pleased to meet you Stephanie, I'm a big fan," Jason says laughing and shaking her hand best he could through their gloves.
"I've known Jason and his family since before I can remember, we went to school together when we were younger" Chris explains to Steph who smiles blankly at the man she only now knew as Jason.
"So big shot wrestling star huh Chris" Jason laughs punching Chris lightly in the arm, Chris just laughs and nods his head. Yet more he'd have to explain later, he missed wrestling more than anything and it killed him to even watch what was going on. Vince had found Steph gone and had assumed she'd gone back to him, they hadn't seen Vince since. He rang a few times a week to check that she was still there and that she was safe, or maybe to check they hadn't eloped and got married in Las Vegas or something! He'd covered up their absence well Chris thought, Vince kept playing the same bit of footage from his last match on every show they had and explaining that Chris had torn something. Maybe his quad like Paul had done, he hadn't really paid any attention to find out what it was he had torn. As for Stephanie, she was away on business signing new talent and looking for the WWE's newest and best stars of the future. If only the fans knew where she really was, or where he really was for that matter. Living together in Canada with Chris's parents, as a couple. It made Chris laugh to just think of their reaction if the fans ever found out.
"Do you wanna come back with us and have a drink or something? We've got a lot of catching up to do" Chris says writing his name in the snow on the bonnet of a parked car.
"Yeah sure that would be great" Jason agrees as they start walking home "So how long have you guys been seeing each other, I could have sworn you guys hated each other"
"He swept me off my feet" Stephanie smiles linking her arm with Chris's as they walk.
"It's been a few months now, it's a long story I'll have to explain to you over a drink or two!" Chris laughs putting his arm around Steph, he could tell she was already feeling the cold. She wasn't yet used to such cold weather even though they were both kitted out in thick jackets and snow outfits. They reach the house, Chris turns the handle and slips his boots off and leaves them just inside the front door, Steph and Jason do the same and follow him in.
"We're back!" Steph shouts to no one in particular in the house, she'd really become one of the family since she'd come back and his parents loved her to bits, shame her parents didn't feel the same about him.
"We've brought someone to see you mom," Chris shouts as he hears his mom coming down the stairs.
"Jason Deton!" she laughs running from the stairs and hugging him "I haven't seen you for a while, where've you been hiding yourself?" she hugs him again before taking their coats and hanging them up.
"I've been around, I just caught up with Chris and Steph outside and they invited me for a drink" Jason says, they walk into the lounge and sit down. Chris's dad is sitting reading the paper in his chair.
"Jason." Ted nods over his paper not taking his eyes off of it, Jason smiles. He knew Ted was winding him up; he'd done it ever since he was a kid.
"Mr. Irvine." Jason nods back with a grin on his face.
"So who's up for some pool then" Chris grabs some drinks from the kitchen and heads downstairs, he puts them in the fridge as the other two walk downstairs.
"You guys don't want to play pool against me, I'll have you both beaten within a matter of minutes" Steph laughs; Chris wraps his arm around her waist and pulls her over to him.
"Is that a challenge Ms. McMahon?" Chris smiles smugly at her.
"Your damn right that's a challenge Jericho" Steph laughs kissing him on the cheek and pushing him away, she grabs a cue and starts setting up the table.
"You are gunna get your ass whooped Chris" Jason laughs getting himself a drink.
"Have faith Jason" Chris says as he takes the break and sends the balls spinning across the table, a red slips into the left hand corner pocket "I guess that means I'm red then" Chris smiles confidently, he wasn't gunna be beaten by Steph!
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"I don't believe this, she's cheating!" Chris groans putting his head down on the pool table on his crossed arms.
"That's three games she's beaten you now Chris, maybe making it best out of five wasn't the best of idea after she'd beaten you best out of three!" Jason laughs; Steph walks over to Chris and puts her arms around him.
"I told you I'd beat you, it doesn't matter if it's best out of five, or best out of a hundred" Steph whispers In his ear.
"You cheated" Chris whines picking her up and sitting her on the pool table.
"No I didn't, don't be such a poor loser" Steph wraps her legs around his waist to he cant move.
"Guys I better go, I'm supposed to be doing family stuff this evening. Thanks for the drink and for letting me see Chris finally get what he deserved, his ass whooped at pool!" Chris lifts Steph down and the three of them head upstairs. "Bye Mrs. Irvine, see ya Ted!" Jason laughs sticking his head round the lounge door.
"Bye Jason" Ted laughs waving to him.
"Come by and see us soon" Chris's mom says giving him a hug. Jason gets his coat and boots and puts them on before heading to the door.
"It was very nice to meet you Steph, see you around Chris. Give ma a call next time your nearby!" Jason says hugging Chris and Steph "Thanks again for the drink"
"Sure thing, see you later" Chris says walking with Jason down the drive, he sees him off before running back inside and closing the door "It's cold!" Chris shouts shivering from being outside for even that short amount of time.
"Shouldn't have gone out in just that then should you," Steph says rubbing his arms trying to warm him up.
"Chris, there's a phone call for you!" Ted shouts from the lounge "It's Vince" Chris looks at Steph, she just shrugs her shoulders. Chris walks into the lounge and takes the phone.
"Hello.Yeah this is Chris" He didn't sound too mad, but then can you really tell from just a 'Hello is this Chris' his heart was in his mouth right now, what if Vince was angry or was sending someone to get Stephanie and take her home?
"Chris!" the man calls across the street making Chris look around him for the voice, he sees where it had come from. He lets go of Steph's hand and checks for traffic before jogging across the road.
"Well, well, well if it isn't Jason Deton" Chris laughs hugging him and patting him on the back.
"In the flesh, what are you doing here!?" Jason laughs as they walk back across the road, being careful not to slip on the ice. It was getting close to Christmas now and of course Canadian weather lived up to its tradition and covered the place with thick snow and sheets of ice.
"I've been staying with my parents for a while now" Chris replies, it was too long a story to go into now and it was way to cold to stand around telling his old friend everything that had gone on, but there was one thing he wanted to make sure Jason knew "Jay, this is my girlfriend Stephanie" Chris beamed, he loved how that sounded.
"Pleased to meet you Stephanie, I'm a big fan," Jason says laughing and shaking her hand best he could through their gloves.
"I've known Jason and his family since before I can remember, we went to school together when we were younger" Chris explains to Steph who smiles blankly at the man she only now knew as Jason.
"So big shot wrestling star huh Chris" Jason laughs punching Chris lightly in the arm, Chris just laughs and nods his head. Yet more he'd have to explain later, he missed wrestling more than anything and it killed him to even watch what was going on. Vince had found Steph gone and had assumed she'd gone back to him, they hadn't seen Vince since. He rang a few times a week to check that she was still there and that she was safe, or maybe to check they hadn't eloped and got married in Las Vegas or something! He'd covered up their absence well Chris thought, Vince kept playing the same bit of footage from his last match on every show they had and explaining that Chris had torn something. Maybe his quad like Paul had done, he hadn't really paid any attention to find out what it was he had torn. As for Stephanie, she was away on business signing new talent and looking for the WWE's newest and best stars of the future. If only the fans knew where she really was, or where he really was for that matter. Living together in Canada with Chris's parents, as a couple. It made Chris laugh to just think of their reaction if the fans ever found out.
"Do you wanna come back with us and have a drink or something? We've got a lot of catching up to do" Chris says writing his name in the snow on the bonnet of a parked car.
"Yeah sure that would be great" Jason agrees as they start walking home "So how long have you guys been seeing each other, I could have sworn you guys hated each other"
"He swept me off my feet" Stephanie smiles linking her arm with Chris's as they walk.
"It's been a few months now, it's a long story I'll have to explain to you over a drink or two!" Chris laughs putting his arm around Steph, he could tell she was already feeling the cold. She wasn't yet used to such cold weather even though they were both kitted out in thick jackets and snow outfits. They reach the house, Chris turns the handle and slips his boots off and leaves them just inside the front door, Steph and Jason do the same and follow him in.
"We're back!" Steph shouts to no one in particular in the house, she'd really become one of the family since she'd come back and his parents loved her to bits, shame her parents didn't feel the same about him.
"We've brought someone to see you mom," Chris shouts as he hears his mom coming down the stairs.
"Jason Deton!" she laughs running from the stairs and hugging him "I haven't seen you for a while, where've you been hiding yourself?" she hugs him again before taking their coats and hanging them up.
"I've been around, I just caught up with Chris and Steph outside and they invited me for a drink" Jason says, they walk into the lounge and sit down. Chris's dad is sitting reading the paper in his chair.
"Jason." Ted nods over his paper not taking his eyes off of it, Jason smiles. He knew Ted was winding him up; he'd done it ever since he was a kid.
"Mr. Irvine." Jason nods back with a grin on his face.
"So who's up for some pool then" Chris grabs some drinks from the kitchen and heads downstairs, he puts them in the fridge as the other two walk downstairs.
"You guys don't want to play pool against me, I'll have you both beaten within a matter of minutes" Steph laughs; Chris wraps his arm around her waist and pulls her over to him.
"Is that a challenge Ms. McMahon?" Chris smiles smugly at her.
"Your damn right that's a challenge Jericho" Steph laughs kissing him on the cheek and pushing him away, she grabs a cue and starts setting up the table.
"You are gunna get your ass whooped Chris" Jason laughs getting himself a drink.
"Have faith Jason" Chris says as he takes the break and sends the balls spinning across the table, a red slips into the left hand corner pocket "I guess that means I'm red then" Chris smiles confidently, he wasn't gunna be beaten by Steph!
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"I don't believe this, she's cheating!" Chris groans putting his head down on the pool table on his crossed arms.
"That's three games she's beaten you now Chris, maybe making it best out of five wasn't the best of idea after she'd beaten you best out of three!" Jason laughs; Steph walks over to Chris and puts her arms around him.
"I told you I'd beat you, it doesn't matter if it's best out of five, or best out of a hundred" Steph whispers In his ear.
"You cheated" Chris whines picking her up and sitting her on the pool table.
"No I didn't, don't be such a poor loser" Steph wraps her legs around his waist to he cant move.
"Guys I better go, I'm supposed to be doing family stuff this evening. Thanks for the drink and for letting me see Chris finally get what he deserved, his ass whooped at pool!" Chris lifts Steph down and the three of them head upstairs. "Bye Mrs. Irvine, see ya Ted!" Jason laughs sticking his head round the lounge door.
"Bye Jason" Ted laughs waving to him.
"Come by and see us soon" Chris's mom says giving him a hug. Jason gets his coat and boots and puts them on before heading to the door.
"It was very nice to meet you Steph, see you around Chris. Give ma a call next time your nearby!" Jason says hugging Chris and Steph "Thanks again for the drink"
"Sure thing, see you later" Chris says walking with Jason down the drive, he sees him off before running back inside and closing the door "It's cold!" Chris shouts shivering from being outside for even that short amount of time.
"Shouldn't have gone out in just that then should you," Steph says rubbing his arms trying to warm him up.
"Chris, there's a phone call for you!" Ted shouts from the lounge "It's Vince" Chris looks at Steph, she just shrugs her shoulders. Chris walks into the lounge and takes the phone.
"Hello.Yeah this is Chris" He didn't sound too mad, but then can you really tell from just a 'Hello is this Chris' his heart was in his mouth right now, what if Vince was angry or was sending someone to get Stephanie and take her home?
