"Ouch." Kurt said dully. Steph just stared and shook her head. Maybe ignoring her cell phone call from Vince wasn't such a good idea. Steph slowly sat opposite of Kurt. "Why?" Kurt's head sunk. Hearing the hurt in her voice was unbearable. He sighed and shrugged. "I--it was stupid." "It was beyond stupid, Kurt." He nodded slightly. "I know…Steph…I love you. You know that…and I guess…desperate people do desperate things--damnit!" He started over. "Steph, I wanted you. I wanted you more than anything. And for the life of me…you never really saw what was standing right in front of you. And Lita--" "Bite your tongue. I don't ever want to hear her name again. Kurt, you knew I loved you--just…not like *that*. Was it too much to ask that you accept what you had…I mean…for God sakes! We made lov--we had sex. And this is how you repay me?" He knelt down in front of her. His fingers barely touching hers. "Don't you see? That's when I knew. I knew I couldn't do it to you anymore. I tried to get out but Li--…she…I fell for her mind games. But when I found out the baby was mine…I had to tell you." "I know Kurt. I was there, remember? I heard it all." She moved her hand away and put it in her lap. He held a pained look in his eyes. "I know…I'm so sorry Steph. Im so sorry. I know there is no way to make up for it. No way to get you to even look at me the way you did before. I fucked up. Big time. And there's nothing I can do to make it right. You were my best friend and I betrayed you." Steph breathed out. Her eyes searched his and she saw his sincerity. "I hate you for what you did. Because I was away from Chris when I didn't have to be…but a part of me knows you were naïve enough to fall for *her* bait." "Steph, you know how I feel about you. I never set out to intentionally hurt you. I know you won't be able to forgive me…hell, even I wouldn't forgive me…" He trailed off and looked at Steph. She looked into his eyes. The crazy part of it was, she wanted so bad to tell him to forget it and forgive him. She looked away, disgusted with the idea. She felt his hand carefully take hers. She looked from his hand to his face. She didn't want to admit it, but she missed her best friend.
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They were just staring at each other. And the son of a bitch was holding her hand. Chris dropped his bag. "What the fuck is this?" Steph pulled her hand away from Kurt and stood. "Chris!" Kurt stood as well, his eyes locked with Chris's. "I guess you don't take a warning seriously, do you Angle?" Chris commented. Steph quickly walked in between them. "No, Chris. I needed to talk to him--it's about his match tonight. I had to do it. No one else has the authority." "Oh, well I sure as hell would love for *you* to hold my hand when you're telling me how I'm gonna job to some no-name rookie." Kurt took a threatening step forward. Steph instinctively moved directly in front of Chris. "Kurt…we're done now…you can go." Kurt nodded, his eyes still on Chris. "Yeah, okay…I'll see ya around Steph." As soon as he was out of the room Chris slammed the door. "See ya around? Do I even wanna fucking know?" "Christopher! Don't you even start with this possessive cave man shit. This is *my* job. And yeah, in the future Im gonna have to talk to Kurt, Edge, and anyone else you don't like." "How can you even talk to him--after what happened?" "What a stupid question!" Chris was a bit taken aback. She continued. "You have no room to pass judgment! You've been with the little twit he conspired with. Frankly, you're one in the same." "What in the hell? Steph I never 'conspired' against you--" "No you only made a baby with her that broke our engagement and my heart." Chris was baffled. "Why are we having this conversation? I just wanted to know why you were talking with Kurt…I thought you were pissed at him…I know I am." Steph backed down and sighed. She pulled Chris to her. "I'm sorry…I am mad at him…I'm mad that he fell for *her* tricks…and Im disappointed in him. And Im taking it out on you. Sorry." Chris kissed her forehead, a tinge on annoyance still in his voice. "Its okay, babe. I was just…seeing you two in here…" She nodded against his chest. "Don't worry sweety. Everything will be fine. I love you. Remember that." He smiled. "I know…" His eyes drifted to the door…"Im the main event for tonight right…?" "Mmmmhmmm…" "And we already taped our promos, right?" "Yeah." Chris lowered his mouth to her ear. "Does that door have a lock?" Steph's eyes slowly opened and a smile tugged at the corner of her mouth. "Why Christopher Jericho! You're not suggesting what I think you are…" Chris let his tongue do the talking as he ran it along her neck. He chuckled. Steph laughed softly and moved her face to his and kissed him. She grabbed him by his shirt and pulled him onto the leather couch that they would soon christen. As Chris's mouth slanted over Stephanie's, he wondered how he was able to stay away from her so long. Thank God he wouldn't have to anymore. They never locked the door.
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Lita played with dolls. A red haired, a blonde haired, and a brown haired doll. She sat in a plastic chair and propped the dolls in front of her. Dr. Leo Charleston…he was her new doctor. He was doing his daily evaluation. "Now Lita, tell me…which doll is your favorite?" Lita lifted the blonde haired doll. "This one." She admitted in a child like voice. "Good. Good." He leaned forward a bit. "Now…which one is your least favorite." Lita shifted in her chair. "I…like them all." Leo frowned. "Are you sure? You don't…hate one doll?" His eyes fell on the neglected brown haired doll. Lita played with the other two and smiled as she had them dance. "Nope." Leo lifted a small bowl from behind his back. "I'll tell you what. If you tell me which one you like the least, I'll give you any candy you want." "N--" Lita looked at the candy and hesitated. An innocent smile played on her lips. She pointed at the brown haired doll and happily took out a lollipop. "Very good! We're making progress." Lita unwrapped the lollipop and smiled as he continued talking. "…and what makes the brown-haired doll so bad?" Lita looked up at Leo from under her long lashes. She slowly brought the lollipop to her lips. She made a point of having her tongue slowly go around it before taking it into her mouth and out again, her eyes never leaving Leo. She licked the side of it and spoke, her child-ish voice gone. "Because she can *never* fuck the way I do. Not even close." Her eyes seductively went from Leo's eyes, to his lips. Leo swallowed and cleared his throat. Lita slid her tongue along the lollipop again under Leo's obvious gaze. She smiled as she put it in her mouth. This was gonna be too easy.
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They were just staring at each other. And the son of a bitch was holding her hand. Chris dropped his bag. "What the fuck is this?" Steph pulled her hand away from Kurt and stood. "Chris!" Kurt stood as well, his eyes locked with Chris's. "I guess you don't take a warning seriously, do you Angle?" Chris commented. Steph quickly walked in between them. "No, Chris. I needed to talk to him--it's about his match tonight. I had to do it. No one else has the authority." "Oh, well I sure as hell would love for *you* to hold my hand when you're telling me how I'm gonna job to some no-name rookie." Kurt took a threatening step forward. Steph instinctively moved directly in front of Chris. "Kurt…we're done now…you can go." Kurt nodded, his eyes still on Chris. "Yeah, okay…I'll see ya around Steph." As soon as he was out of the room Chris slammed the door. "See ya around? Do I even wanna fucking know?" "Christopher! Don't you even start with this possessive cave man shit. This is *my* job. And yeah, in the future Im gonna have to talk to Kurt, Edge, and anyone else you don't like." "How can you even talk to him--after what happened?" "What a stupid question!" Chris was a bit taken aback. She continued. "You have no room to pass judgment! You've been with the little twit he conspired with. Frankly, you're one in the same." "What in the hell? Steph I never 'conspired' against you--" "No you only made a baby with her that broke our engagement and my heart." Chris was baffled. "Why are we having this conversation? I just wanted to know why you were talking with Kurt…I thought you were pissed at him…I know I am." Steph backed down and sighed. She pulled Chris to her. "I'm sorry…I am mad at him…I'm mad that he fell for *her* tricks…and Im disappointed in him. And Im taking it out on you. Sorry." Chris kissed her forehead, a tinge on annoyance still in his voice. "Its okay, babe. I was just…seeing you two in here…" She nodded against his chest. "Don't worry sweety. Everything will be fine. I love you. Remember that." He smiled. "I know…" His eyes drifted to the door…"Im the main event for tonight right…?" "Mmmmhmmm…" "And we already taped our promos, right?" "Yeah." Chris lowered his mouth to her ear. "Does that door have a lock?" Steph's eyes slowly opened and a smile tugged at the corner of her mouth. "Why Christopher Jericho! You're not suggesting what I think you are…" Chris let his tongue do the talking as he ran it along her neck. He chuckled. Steph laughed softly and moved her face to his and kissed him. She grabbed him by his shirt and pulled him onto the leather couch that they would soon christen. As Chris's mouth slanted over Stephanie's, he wondered how he was able to stay away from her so long. Thank God he wouldn't have to anymore. They never locked the door.
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Lita played with dolls. A red haired, a blonde haired, and a brown haired doll. She sat in a plastic chair and propped the dolls in front of her. Dr. Leo Charleston…he was her new doctor. He was doing his daily evaluation. "Now Lita, tell me…which doll is your favorite?" Lita lifted the blonde haired doll. "This one." She admitted in a child like voice. "Good. Good." He leaned forward a bit. "Now…which one is your least favorite." Lita shifted in her chair. "I…like them all." Leo frowned. "Are you sure? You don't…hate one doll?" His eyes fell on the neglected brown haired doll. Lita played with the other two and smiled as she had them dance. "Nope." Leo lifted a small bowl from behind his back. "I'll tell you what. If you tell me which one you like the least, I'll give you any candy you want." "N--" Lita looked at the candy and hesitated. An innocent smile played on her lips. She pointed at the brown haired doll and happily took out a lollipop. "Very good! We're making progress." Lita unwrapped the lollipop and smiled as he continued talking. "…and what makes the brown-haired doll so bad?" Lita looked up at Leo from under her long lashes. She slowly brought the lollipop to her lips. She made a point of having her tongue slowly go around it before taking it into her mouth and out again, her eyes never leaving Leo. She licked the side of it and spoke, her child-ish voice gone. "Because she can *never* fuck the way I do. Not even close." Her eyes seductively went from Leo's eyes, to his lips. Leo swallowed and cleared his throat. Lita slid her tongue along the lollipop again under Leo's obvious gaze. She smiled as she put it in her mouth. This was gonna be too easy.