When Steph walked into the hotel room, her eyes instantly fell on Chris. He was laying quietly on the bed, his hands behind his head. Steph smiled and put down her bags. "Hey sweetie." "Hey" He said in a monotone voice. His eyes stared dully at the ceiling. "How was your day?" He asked between gritted teeth. Steph obliviously curled up beside him and put her head on his shoulder. Her hand went to his chest and she casually traced the Fozzy logo on his shirt. "Oh, I had a few meetings with marketing…" She paused. "I also had lunch at Marliano's…Edge was there." She instantly felt Chris tense. "Edge huh?" "Yeah…it was nothing really…" His mind spun…he had the note…how…? As if he wasn't pissed enough. No wonder that dumb blonde fuck was smiling at him like that. "…and that's about it." Chris nodded. "So meetings and Edge?" Steph nodded. "Yup. And now you." Steph propped her head up on her elbow before leaning down and kissing him. Chris kissed her for a moment, then went cold. Steph pulled away and tilted her head. "…s'matter?" Chris shrugged and looked at Steph. "I guess you just *forgot* to mention that you saw Kurt…" Steph's heart did a little flip flop. Her instinct was to lie--deny anything Chris said until she was blue in the face. "I didn't want to upset you." She said quietly. "Well…I am upset." He slipped out of the bed and stood by the window. "Y'know…its beyond me--how you can still talk to Kurt…much less look at him after he did." "He's sorry…" She whispered. Chris whirled around. "And that makes it okay? All of his lies and betrayal are forgiven since he said he was sorry." Steph looked away. He continued, "Funny how I fucking apologized to you for what I did and you sure as hell didn't take me back as fast as you did Kurt." Steph looked at him, her eyes blazing. "Don't you fucking dare." She said, pointing at him. "Don't you even dare." Chris smiled sadistically. "Why not, *Stephy*? I mean, the circumstances aren't that different. I mean, Kurt and I were both deceived by the evil that is Lita. We both fucked her. We both love you…Pretty similar, if you ask me." Steph walked angrily in front of him. "No, they are not even remotely the same. And the fact that you would bring up that bullshit is pathetic. You're grasping at straws, Jericho." "You're in denial, McMahon." Steph shook her head. "Christopher, stop this right now. I'm sorry I didn't report to you about every person I encounter during the day." She said sarcastically. "Don't you even think about making me the bad guy, Steph. *You* deliberately held that from me. You had no God damned intention of ever bringing this up." "Damn straight. I don't even know how you know--you know what, I don't care. This isn't worth fighting over." Steph began to walk away when Chris grabbed her by her shoulders and turned her angrily to him. "This sure fucking is. Are you going to leave me for him? Hmmm? Like I said, things arent much different between Kurt and I and I can see how'd you'd fucking leave me for that prick." Steph yelled in his face. "God, you're so fucking blind! I cant even compare these two situations because I don't love Kurt like a love you!" Steph broke down. "I don't love him like I love you, Christopher." Chris's grip on her immediately loosened. Steph's legs collapsed from under her. Chris caught her and slid to the floor with her. Chris's eyes were wide with shock. He felt like such a jackass. His hand ran over Steph's hair. "Babe…Im so sorry…I didn't mean to blowup like that." Steph clung to his shirt. "Why do you do this, Chris? Have you no faith in me?" "Sweetie, no--" "Don't try and spin this, Chris. Don't say you don't trust them…because if you just had faith in me, you wouldn't have to worry…" Chris rested his forehead against Steph's. "Stephanie, Im so sorry. It's just…sometimes, I don't know how I ever got you back in my life…Im constantly looking over my shoulder…waiting for someone to take you away." Steph cupped his face. "Shhhh. No one can ever do that. A love like ours…that's forever." Her lips gently brushed against his. Chris closed his eyes and softly sighed into her kiss. His hands went behind her neck and he pulled her closer. Steph moved into his lap and deepened the kiss. She shivered and put her hands around his neck. Their passion built steadily as Chris moved his kisses to her neck and collarbone. He whispered into her ear and lifted her into his arms towards the bed. He carefully put her in the center of the soft pillows and comforters and looked down at her. Her tears were nearly dried but he ached inside for making her cry. He quickly discarded his Fozzy shirt and leaned down to kiss her. His mouth sought hers with everything he had inside him. Steph bit her lip as Chris slowly unbuttoned her black shirt. Steph's fingers leisurely ran along his shoulders as he moved to kissed her stomach. Steph moved under him. "I love you, Christopher." Chris smiled as his tongue traced a circle around her belly button. "I love you too, Princess."
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The heartbeat filled the room. Kurt stared, stunned. Lita stared quietly at him. He was freaking out, of that she was sure. Kurt moved to speak then stopped. He walked around the room then stood at the foot of the bed. Lita's OB-GYN seemed to find it amusing. "That's your baby, Mr. Angle. Im sorry the mother of the child cant mentally join in on your joy." Lita rolled her eyes. But when she turned towards her, Lita masked her face with a vacant, spaced out look. The woman shook her head and put away her supplies. Ill give you a moment before we take her back to the ward. Kurt nodded, looking at Lita's belly. As soon the door was shut Lita turned back to Kurt. "Are you going to hyperventilate?" Kurt looked at her face, then her stomach again. His hand gently reached out and touched her exposed belly. Lita sighed. "Go ahead, don't bother asking." Yet, there was no annoyance in her eyes as she watched him. "This baby…it sure as hell wasn't created outta love…but Ill make up for that, I promise." He kissed her tummy and stood straight, realizing he was getting a bit sentimental. "You didn't have to come, y'know…" Kurt sat beside Lita. "I know…but I want to be involved. Regardless of how loony his mother is…" Lita laughed. "Me? Loony? Nahhhh." They laughed together for a moment before giving in into that uncomfortable silence. Kurt cleared his throat. "Um…I'll be back in a few days…Wednesday, maybe." Lita looked away, acting disinterested. "Yeah, okay. Whatever." Kurt shook his head and sighed. His finger barely touched her stomach before moving away. "So…um, yeah. Bye." Lita looked at him for a moment, and then stared at her abdomen. "Bye." Kurt walked out of the room. He missed his kid already. The crazy part of him wished he had Lita with him just so he could be w/ their baby all the time. "Real crazy" He reminded himself.