Chapter 11
"What did he say?" Steph asks as Chris finally hangs up the phone, she hadn't been able to understand what they had been talking about through Chris's side of the conversation. He hadn't said a lot. "Chris what did he say?"
"He wants us to go back, he wants us to go back to America" Chris says sitting down at the kitchen table, Steph sits down opposite him and takes his hands in hers.
"Is it all sorted out then?" Chris knew her thoughts had changed since she'd come back to Canada with him, she didn't want to go back to her dad as much as she had done. She wasn't home sick anymore and wanted to stay with him, they were happy where they were but what was going on back In Greenwich was still at the back of their minds.
"I'm not sure, I think it's ok though. Your dad said that Jimmy has been arrested after he beat somebody up in his club or something.. Do you want to go back?" Chris asks looking up at her.
"Not really, I want to be with you and if going back means I cant then I don't ever want to go back" Steph sighs, Chris pulls her hand up to his face and kisses it softly "But I'm going to get you your job back, it's not fair that you lost it because of me. You're a brilliant wrestler and people love you, you don't deserve to have lost all that for me"
"I don't care, I love wrestling and it was my life but I've got you now, you're my life. I don't need it anymore" Chris says, he wanted his job back yeah but Steph was right. Going back could mean they'd loose each other.
"No, this isn't something you can throw away Chris! I wont let you, we're going to go back, we're going to get your job back and your going to propose to me!" Steph says suddenly ".Well, if you want to" she whispers turning red from embarrassment, she hadn't meant to blurt that out.
"You want me to ask you to marry me?" Chris asks smiling to himself.
"Of course I do" Steph says smiling at him.
"Then I will, we'll go back, get my job back and then I'll propose to you and we'll get married" Chris says getting up and putting the phone back, he pulls Steph up and wraps his arms around her.
"Deal" Steph laughs holding onto him tightly.
"I'll go explain to my mom and dad. Steph, this is going to be really hard for us but we'll be ok wont we" Chris asks looking for support.
"Of course we'll be ok, nothings going to stop you and me Jericho" Steph laughs before going off to get some of her things, she guessed they'd be leaving as soon as they could. Chris couldn't help smile to himself, she still managed to squeeze calling him Jericho into a few sentences every now and then.
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"We'll miss you two being around you know" she sighed as Chris and Stephanie put the last of their bags into the boot of the cab that was waiting for them.
"I know mom and we'll miss you guys too but we'll be back soon, we've got a lot to sort out and we cant do it from here" Chris says as his mom pulls him into a hug trying hard not to cry. They'd lived with them for nearly three months and she was going to miss having them there.
"You bring her back with a ring on her finger" she sobs as her and Stephanie hug each other.
"So, I guess I'll be seeing you around then son" His dad says holding out his hand to him.
"Yeah, I guess you will dad" Chris says shaking his dads hand before hugging him, Steph says goodbye to his dad and his mom again before climbing into the back of the cab, Chris gets In next to her as they cab drives away.
"Steph, I've been thinking. What if we were to go back as a couple, but people didn't know" Chris asks, he'd been thinking about it a lot. People didn't have to know about them, not until everything had calmed down and he'd gotten his job back.
"What you mean sneaking around?" Steph leans against him as he puts his arm around her.
"I know that's what it sounds like but it'll only be for a little while you know, just till we've sorted everything out" Chris hoped she'd agree to this.
"I know what you mean and I'm ok with it. We'll tell my dad we split up and that we don't want any of the other superstars to know that we were ever together and then we carry on like before" Steph laughs
"But we wont hate each other" Chris says kissing her on the cheek and wrapping his other arm round her tightly, she leans her head against his chest as he rests his head on top of hers.
"Nope we dont, I love you" Steph whispers tucking her head under his chin, Chris strokes her hair as he looks out of the window. It was going to be fine, he knew it would be. He couldn't let what he had slip away and there was no way in hell he was going to loose her now.
"What did he say?" Steph asks as Chris finally hangs up the phone, she hadn't been able to understand what they had been talking about through Chris's side of the conversation. He hadn't said a lot. "Chris what did he say?"
"He wants us to go back, he wants us to go back to America" Chris says sitting down at the kitchen table, Steph sits down opposite him and takes his hands in hers.
"Is it all sorted out then?" Chris knew her thoughts had changed since she'd come back to Canada with him, she didn't want to go back to her dad as much as she had done. She wasn't home sick anymore and wanted to stay with him, they were happy where they were but what was going on back In Greenwich was still at the back of their minds.
"I'm not sure, I think it's ok though. Your dad said that Jimmy has been arrested after he beat somebody up in his club or something.. Do you want to go back?" Chris asks looking up at her.
"Not really, I want to be with you and if going back means I cant then I don't ever want to go back" Steph sighs, Chris pulls her hand up to his face and kisses it softly "But I'm going to get you your job back, it's not fair that you lost it because of me. You're a brilliant wrestler and people love you, you don't deserve to have lost all that for me"
"I don't care, I love wrestling and it was my life but I've got you now, you're my life. I don't need it anymore" Chris says, he wanted his job back yeah but Steph was right. Going back could mean they'd loose each other.
"No, this isn't something you can throw away Chris! I wont let you, we're going to go back, we're going to get your job back and your going to propose to me!" Steph says suddenly ".Well, if you want to" she whispers turning red from embarrassment, she hadn't meant to blurt that out.
"You want me to ask you to marry me?" Chris asks smiling to himself.
"Of course I do" Steph says smiling at him.
"Then I will, we'll go back, get my job back and then I'll propose to you and we'll get married" Chris says getting up and putting the phone back, he pulls Steph up and wraps his arms around her.
"Deal" Steph laughs holding onto him tightly.
"I'll go explain to my mom and dad. Steph, this is going to be really hard for us but we'll be ok wont we" Chris asks looking for support.
"Of course we'll be ok, nothings going to stop you and me Jericho" Steph laughs before going off to get some of her things, she guessed they'd be leaving as soon as they could. Chris couldn't help smile to himself, she still managed to squeeze calling him Jericho into a few sentences every now and then.
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"We'll miss you two being around you know" she sighed as Chris and Stephanie put the last of their bags into the boot of the cab that was waiting for them.
"I know mom and we'll miss you guys too but we'll be back soon, we've got a lot to sort out and we cant do it from here" Chris says as his mom pulls him into a hug trying hard not to cry. They'd lived with them for nearly three months and she was going to miss having them there.
"You bring her back with a ring on her finger" she sobs as her and Stephanie hug each other.
"So, I guess I'll be seeing you around then son" His dad says holding out his hand to him.
"Yeah, I guess you will dad" Chris says shaking his dads hand before hugging him, Steph says goodbye to his dad and his mom again before climbing into the back of the cab, Chris gets In next to her as they cab drives away.
"Steph, I've been thinking. What if we were to go back as a couple, but people didn't know" Chris asks, he'd been thinking about it a lot. People didn't have to know about them, not until everything had calmed down and he'd gotten his job back.
"What you mean sneaking around?" Steph leans against him as he puts his arm around her.
"I know that's what it sounds like but it'll only be for a little while you know, just till we've sorted everything out" Chris hoped she'd agree to this.
"I know what you mean and I'm ok with it. We'll tell my dad we split up and that we don't want any of the other superstars to know that we were ever together and then we carry on like before" Steph laughs
"But we wont hate each other" Chris says kissing her on the cheek and wrapping his other arm round her tightly, she leans her head against his chest as he rests his head on top of hers.
"Nope we dont, I love you" Steph whispers tucking her head under his chin, Chris strokes her hair as he looks out of the window. It was going to be fine, he knew it would be. He couldn't let what he had slip away and there was no way in hell he was going to loose her now.
