Stephanie looked at the note again and read the words silently:
Dear Steph,
Ive been dying to spend time with you. Meet me at Marliano's at noon for lunch.
Steph sighed and touched the note lovingly. Chris always knew how to be romantic. "You're on time--I knew you'd be." Steph's smile froze slightly. "Edge?!…What are you doing here?" Edge sat across from Steph and put his hands on the small café table. He smiled. "I asked you to meet me here--Why do you look shocked?" Steph lifted the note and spoke. "Oh, I just didn't know who it was from…" Edge frowned comically. "Didn't I sign my name?" He looked at the note and shrugged nonchalantly. "Hmmm…guess not. Oh well." Steph sipped her water. "Well…um, tell me. What's on your mind." Edge leaned back in his chair. "You." Steph choked slightly on her water but quickly recovered. "Oh…how so?" He looked at her for a minute. "Lots of ways…and situations." Steph cocked her eyebrow. "Im assuming this is work related…" "Then you assume wrong." Edge smiled. Steph leaned forward. "Edge…Im with Chris. And I don't have any intention of being unfaithful to him." Edge leaned forward. "I wouldn't dream of it." He drawled out. "Okay, good…" "I still remember what you taste like." Steph stopped and her mind flashed to there kiss at 6 sins. "That was along time ago…" "Not that long ago if you remember it." His eyes flicked to her lips then her eyes. "I know you remember." He said quietly. "You remember how my lips touched yours. And how my tongue--" "Alright. This conversation is over." Edge stood and smiled. "I agree." He walked behind Steph and leaned to her ear. "Y'know, when I want something, I can be very persistent." He caught her lobe gently with his teeth before walking away. Steph closed her eyes for a moment. She took a sip of her water and took out her cell phone. She got his voice mail. "Hi, honey. Just calling in to see how you're doin--" "Good, you're here." Steph looked up at Kurt. "…doing. Ill talk to you later." She said hurriedly and hung up the phone. "Kurt…she said slowly…what are you doing here?" Kurt lifted the note off the table. "I asked you to meet me here…" Steph furrowed her brow and turned around. Edge was gone by now. She looked back at Kurt, confused. He sighed. "I didn't sign the note…cause I thought if I did, you wouldn't come." Steph nodded. "Well, you're right." Kurt lowered his head and sat in the seat that Edge occupied only moments before. He opened his mouth to speak but stopped when Steph lifted her hand. "Kurt…what you did…it was incredibly stupid. On so, so many levels. You ruined a perfectly good friendship and nearly destroyed my relationship with Chris. And that's practically unforgivable." Kurt's shoulders drooped. "…But, I know, also, how manipulative Lita was…is. I know now what's she's capable of. And you being…you, I can see how you coulda been sucked into that. That's why…I want to start over…" Kurt's head snapped up, surprised. She continued. "I'm not saying we're going to be even remotely closer to how we once were. Im not even saying that we'll be able to have a conversation where I wont think about what you did. What I am saying is, that I willing to *try* and start over. That's all. Im not guaranteeing anything." Kurt smiled the 1st genuine smile he'd had in a long time. "Steph…you don't know what this means to me." He stood happily and looked at Steph. "Starting over is all the chance I need. I wont let you down." Before Steph could react he gave her a quick peck on the cheek and left the restaurant.
*****
Chris happily held a crumpled note in his hand. "Meet me at Marliano's" he scoffed. Who in the did Edge think he was. "Speak of the fucker." He muttered. Edge walked into the hotel lobby w/ what Chris decided was a pathetic smirk on his face. Chris cut him off before he got on the elevator. He threw the crumpled note at him. "Stay the hell away from Stephanie" He said quietly. Edge picked up the crumpled paper, opened it, and silently read. He chuckled to himself. "Stay away from Steph." He mocked. Edge leaned back on his heels. Chris moved his face in front of Edge's. "That's right. Stay the fuck away from her. Because if I ever find out about you meeting her anywhere--trying to see her outside anything business related, Ill chop your balls off and make you eat them." Edge's smile grew wider. He saluted. "Sure thing Sgt. Irving. No need to get so *testy*…" Edge laughed, "Get it? Testy--ahem…anyways…," He looked at his watch, "Im late for my afternoon nap." He stepped inside the already ajar elevator. As it was closing he spoke. "Hey Irving? Two words. Anger Management." He winked and the doors shut. Chris rolled his eyes. That dumb fuck always managed to rub him the wrong way. Chris took out his cellphone and checked his voicemail. "Hi, honey…" Chris smiled at the sound of Steph's voice. "…calling in to see how you're doin--" "Good, you're here." The smile dropped from Chris's face. "…doing. Ill talk to you later." Chris quietly put up his cell phone. He popped his neck and smiled angrily. This was really not his day.
**A/N, I just wanted to say that all of your replies to my story mean so much to me--thank you!**
Dear Steph,
Ive been dying to spend time with you. Meet me at Marliano's at noon for lunch.
Steph sighed and touched the note lovingly. Chris always knew how to be romantic. "You're on time--I knew you'd be." Steph's smile froze slightly. "Edge?!…What are you doing here?" Edge sat across from Steph and put his hands on the small café table. He smiled. "I asked you to meet me here--Why do you look shocked?" Steph lifted the note and spoke. "Oh, I just didn't know who it was from…" Edge frowned comically. "Didn't I sign my name?" He looked at the note and shrugged nonchalantly. "Hmmm…guess not. Oh well." Steph sipped her water. "Well…um, tell me. What's on your mind." Edge leaned back in his chair. "You." Steph choked slightly on her water but quickly recovered. "Oh…how so?" He looked at her for a minute. "Lots of ways…and situations." Steph cocked her eyebrow. "Im assuming this is work related…" "Then you assume wrong." Edge smiled. Steph leaned forward. "Edge…Im with Chris. And I don't have any intention of being unfaithful to him." Edge leaned forward. "I wouldn't dream of it." He drawled out. "Okay, good…" "I still remember what you taste like." Steph stopped and her mind flashed to there kiss at 6 sins. "That was along time ago…" "Not that long ago if you remember it." His eyes flicked to her lips then her eyes. "I know you remember." He said quietly. "You remember how my lips touched yours. And how my tongue--" "Alright. This conversation is over." Edge stood and smiled. "I agree." He walked behind Steph and leaned to her ear. "Y'know, when I want something, I can be very persistent." He caught her lobe gently with his teeth before walking away. Steph closed her eyes for a moment. She took a sip of her water and took out her cell phone. She got his voice mail. "Hi, honey. Just calling in to see how you're doin--" "Good, you're here." Steph looked up at Kurt. "…doing. Ill talk to you later." She said hurriedly and hung up the phone. "Kurt…she said slowly…what are you doing here?" Kurt lifted the note off the table. "I asked you to meet me here…" Steph furrowed her brow and turned around. Edge was gone by now. She looked back at Kurt, confused. He sighed. "I didn't sign the note…cause I thought if I did, you wouldn't come." Steph nodded. "Well, you're right." Kurt lowered his head and sat in the seat that Edge occupied only moments before. He opened his mouth to speak but stopped when Steph lifted her hand. "Kurt…what you did…it was incredibly stupid. On so, so many levels. You ruined a perfectly good friendship and nearly destroyed my relationship with Chris. And that's practically unforgivable." Kurt's shoulders drooped. "…But, I know, also, how manipulative Lita was…is. I know now what's she's capable of. And you being…you, I can see how you coulda been sucked into that. That's why…I want to start over…" Kurt's head snapped up, surprised. She continued. "I'm not saying we're going to be even remotely closer to how we once were. Im not even saying that we'll be able to have a conversation where I wont think about what you did. What I am saying is, that I willing to *try* and start over. That's all. Im not guaranteeing anything." Kurt smiled the 1st genuine smile he'd had in a long time. "Steph…you don't know what this means to me." He stood happily and looked at Steph. "Starting over is all the chance I need. I wont let you down." Before Steph could react he gave her a quick peck on the cheek and left the restaurant.
*****
Chris happily held a crumpled note in his hand. "Meet me at Marliano's" he scoffed. Who in the did Edge think he was. "Speak of the fucker." He muttered. Edge walked into the hotel lobby w/ what Chris decided was a pathetic smirk on his face. Chris cut him off before he got on the elevator. He threw the crumpled note at him. "Stay the hell away from Stephanie" He said quietly. Edge picked up the crumpled paper, opened it, and silently read. He chuckled to himself. "Stay away from Steph." He mocked. Edge leaned back on his heels. Chris moved his face in front of Edge's. "That's right. Stay the fuck away from her. Because if I ever find out about you meeting her anywhere--trying to see her outside anything business related, Ill chop your balls off and make you eat them." Edge's smile grew wider. He saluted. "Sure thing Sgt. Irving. No need to get so *testy*…" Edge laughed, "Get it? Testy--ahem…anyways…," He looked at his watch, "Im late for my afternoon nap." He stepped inside the already ajar elevator. As it was closing he spoke. "Hey Irving? Two words. Anger Management." He winked and the doors shut. Chris rolled his eyes. That dumb fuck always managed to rub him the wrong way. Chris took out his cellphone and checked his voicemail. "Hi, honey…" Chris smiled at the sound of Steph's voice. "…calling in to see how you're doin--" "Good, you're here." The smile dropped from Chris's face. "…doing. Ill talk to you later." Chris quietly put up his cell phone. He popped his neck and smiled angrily. This was really not his day.
**A/N, I just wanted to say that all of your replies to my story mean so much to me--thank you!**