~*One Month Later*~
Chris held Stephanie's hand as they walked into the Evergreen Sanitarium. Getting this over with now was for the best. It was under the advice of his lawyer that he let Lita know, no matter how incompetent she was, that he was getting an annulment. So, should she be sane again, they would have an easier time in trial should she contest it. Steph wasn't aware of what the doctors were telling Chris. Being here…so close to her. She didn't want to remember that day--what she did. But she had to. She was a McMahon and she didn't hide from fear. Fear hid from her. Chris was led into a padded room. Chris closed the door behind him and looked at the pathetic heap that sat in the corner. Lita's red hair was tied back and she wore what looked like green scrubs. Lita slowly lifted her head. When she saw Chris she jumped up and squealed. She hugged him. "Chris! I knew you'd come! I just knew it! The said you wouldn't but I knew better!" She kissed his cheek and began to babble on about life in her new home and how great it was with all her new friends. Chris stood silently through it all, nodding occasionally.
When she was done Chris spoke monotone, keeping his eye contact to a minimum. "Lita…I wont be coming back to see you…ever. I'm getting an annulment--" Lita gasped and grabbed his hand. She put it on her belly, now noticeably pregnant. "It kicked! Our baby…" Chris felt her stomach move--the baby kicking, and he couldn't have taken his hand away faster if he touched a hot stove. Chris nodded again and cleared his throat. "I'm with Stephanie now." Lita's head went up immediately. "Stephanie? Chris…wha…?" A shock look crossed her face. For a split second, Chris thought he got a real reaction out of her. But when she smiled started talking about their baby and what to name it, he knew she was gone. "Lita," He said quietly. "I'm getting an annulment. Its over. Whatever sham of a marriage I had with you is over. It was a relationship based on lies. I never really loved you. Steph…she has my heart." Lita was giggling, carrying on a conversation with herself when Chris walked out the door and closed it behind him. As soon as it was shut, Lita's eyes hardened. Gone was her confused and giddy look. Her gaze was sharp. And not that of a diluted woman. "Stephanie…" She whispered harshly.
*****
Steph stood when she saw Chris. "How did it go?" Chris took her hand and kissed it. He sighed. "It…went." She nodded, accepting that he didn't want to talk about it. They walked hand in hand towards the exit. Chris stopped suddenly. He turned to Steph and spoke. "Stephy…you know…" He paused and began again. "You're my heart. You always have been…some people…they're lucky to find someone who keeps them happy for the rest of their lives. But it's rare when they actually connect with their soul mate. Like I have…or think I have…Steph, you're my soul mate. I can feel it in every fiber of my being. I love you. I love you and I just want you to know that nothing will ever tear us apart again." Steph looked at Chris through glassy eyes. A tear escaped her eye and she sighed. "Oh Christopher." She wrapped her arms around him and whispered. "I love you. I love you so much." He smiled and held her at arms length. "And c'mon, we've had enough trouble for 2 life times. Its gotta be smooth sailing from now on." He kissed her temple and they walked out of Evergreen Sanitarium.
Chris held Stephanie's hand as they walked into the Evergreen Sanitarium. Getting this over with now was for the best. It was under the advice of his lawyer that he let Lita know, no matter how incompetent she was, that he was getting an annulment. So, should she be sane again, they would have an easier time in trial should she contest it. Steph wasn't aware of what the doctors were telling Chris. Being here…so close to her. She didn't want to remember that day--what she did. But she had to. She was a McMahon and she didn't hide from fear. Fear hid from her. Chris was led into a padded room. Chris closed the door behind him and looked at the pathetic heap that sat in the corner. Lita's red hair was tied back and she wore what looked like green scrubs. Lita slowly lifted her head. When she saw Chris she jumped up and squealed. She hugged him. "Chris! I knew you'd come! I just knew it! The said you wouldn't but I knew better!" She kissed his cheek and began to babble on about life in her new home and how great it was with all her new friends. Chris stood silently through it all, nodding occasionally.
When she was done Chris spoke monotone, keeping his eye contact to a minimum. "Lita…I wont be coming back to see you…ever. I'm getting an annulment--" Lita gasped and grabbed his hand. She put it on her belly, now noticeably pregnant. "It kicked! Our baby…" Chris felt her stomach move--the baby kicking, and he couldn't have taken his hand away faster if he touched a hot stove. Chris nodded again and cleared his throat. "I'm with Stephanie now." Lita's head went up immediately. "Stephanie? Chris…wha…?" A shock look crossed her face. For a split second, Chris thought he got a real reaction out of her. But when she smiled started talking about their baby and what to name it, he knew she was gone. "Lita," He said quietly. "I'm getting an annulment. Its over. Whatever sham of a marriage I had with you is over. It was a relationship based on lies. I never really loved you. Steph…she has my heart." Lita was giggling, carrying on a conversation with herself when Chris walked out the door and closed it behind him. As soon as it was shut, Lita's eyes hardened. Gone was her confused and giddy look. Her gaze was sharp. And not that of a diluted woman. "Stephanie…" She whispered harshly.
*****
Steph stood when she saw Chris. "How did it go?" Chris took her hand and kissed it. He sighed. "It…went." She nodded, accepting that he didn't want to talk about it. They walked hand in hand towards the exit. Chris stopped suddenly. He turned to Steph and spoke. "Stephy…you know…" He paused and began again. "You're my heart. You always have been…some people…they're lucky to find someone who keeps them happy for the rest of their lives. But it's rare when they actually connect with their soul mate. Like I have…or think I have…Steph, you're my soul mate. I can feel it in every fiber of my being. I love you. I love you and I just want you to know that nothing will ever tear us apart again." Steph looked at Chris through glassy eyes. A tear escaped her eye and she sighed. "Oh Christopher." She wrapped her arms around him and whispered. "I love you. I love you so much." He smiled and held her at arms length. "And c'mon, we've had enough trouble for 2 life times. Its gotta be smooth sailing from now on." He kissed her temple and they walked out of Evergreen Sanitarium.