Over the next couple weeks, Stephanie began to feel right at home at the
shows. She had gotten used to the traveling that they had to do all the
time. She had also joined the writing team, where Chris had told her she
worked before. She fell into step easily with them, and had been working
hard.
She had also fallen into a routine at home as well. She and Chris got along so well, and he was definitely her best friend. She also found herself more and more attracted to him as the days passed. He hadn't kissed her since the day she had re-joined WWE, and she was slightly disappointed by that. Maybe she could do something to show him it was ok if he wanted to kiss her.
She had no trouble making friends either, everyone was so nice, and accepted her. They tried to make her feel right at home in the company. Everyone tried to include her, and remind her of what she once was.
"Hey Chris," Stephanie said as she walked into their dressing room.
"Hey Stephanie, where have you been?" he asked grinning.
"Oh, I just had a meeting, and then I was talking to Rob for a while."
"Oh, were you?" Chris said, his voice controlled, trying to stifle the sarcasm in his voice.
"Yeah, he's such a funny guy don't you think?"
"Yeah, he's a real great guy."
"I think so too. So are you ready for tonight?"
"Yeah, I have a match against Eddy Guerrero tonight."
"Sounds like fun, I'm sure you'll be great."
"You think?"
"I know. I've seen you in action, you're one of the best. At least in my opinion."
"Thanks, that means a lot," Chris said sincerely, "Oh, I was going to meet with Eddy before the match, so I'm going to go over there. And Regan is with your dad so I'm going to go get her too."
"Ok, bring her back here, I'll watch her while you're with Eddy."
"Ok, bye," Chris said, turning to leave.
"Hey wait," Stephanie said walking over to him.
"What?"
"See you later," she said kissing his cheek.
"Yeah, bye."
Stephanie went and sat on the couch after he left. She couldn't understand why Chris didn't respond to anything she did. Was he not attracted to her, but he had been married to her, and for all intents and purposes, still was. Was she different from how she used to be so much, that he didn't like her anymore?
Maybe she needed to do something romantic for him to get a clue. Maybe they could go out on a date or something. Anything to get him to notice her. Now, she just had to find someone to baby-sit Regan, so that her and Chris could have a night alone. She got off the couch and left the room hoping to find someone who could baby-sit for tomorrow night.
First she went to her father's office. She had been spending a lot of time with her family, and she felt pretty comfortable around them. It was weird not being able to recall anything about your own family, but they still treated her as if she did have a memory. She was glad that she could bond with them, despite her lack of memory.
"Knock, knock," Stephanie said to the slightly ajar door.
"Stephanie, come in," Vince said, as Stephanie walked in. Regan was sitting on the desk watching while Vince worked.
"Hi Mama," Regan said happily.
"Hey there sweetie, what are you doing?"
"Watching Gampa work."
"Was there something you wanted Stephanie?"
"Yes, Dad, I was wondering if you were busy tomorrow night?"
"I'm sorry Princess, but I have my weekly meeting with JR about the talent. Why do you ask?"
"Oh, I just wanted to go out with Chris, and needed someone to baby-sit."
"Again, I'm sorry."
"It's ok, I'm sure I'll find someone else. Don't tell him though I want it to be a surprise. Thanks anyway. Regan did you want to come with me, or you can wait for Daddy?"
"I come with you," Regan said, letting Vince help her off the desk. She ran to Stephanie, and grabbed her hand.
"Bye Dad," Stephanie said as she and Regan walked out.
"Bye Stephanie, bye Regan."
They walked down the hallway, and Stephanie saw Kurt standing by the gorilla, and decided to see if he could baby-sit. She knew that Kurt wouldn't mind, he loved Regan as if she were his own daughter.
"Kurt," Stephanie called out. Kurt turned to her and smiled.
"Stephanie, hey, what's up?" he said as he walked over.
"Um, I was wondering if you wanted to baby-sit for this adorable little girl tomorrow night after the show?" Stephanie said persuasively.
"I would really love to Stephanie, really, but I'm catching the red eye to go home, it's my mom's birthday."
"Oh, no it's ok, Kurt, I understand."
"I'm really sorry Steph."
"Don't apologize, I'm sure there's someone who has no life and can baby- sit," Stephanie said laughing, "Come on Regan."
"I stay with Kurt?" Regan asked.
"Um, Kurt is it ok if Regan hangs out with you for a while?"
"Yeah, sure, come on little girl," Kurt said taking Regan's hand.
"I'll see you later," Stephanie said bending to kiss Regan.
Stephanie walked back to her locker room, and she ran into RVD. She decided to ask him and see if he could possibly baby-sit. He had been a really good friend the past couple of weeks, and the only person she felt like she could open up to about her feelings for Chris.
"Rob," Stephanie said grinning.
"Steph, how are you?"
"I'm great, I was wondering if you would do me a really huge favor."
"Depends on what it is," Rob said laughing.
"Nothing like that. I wanted to know if you could baby-sit tomorrow night."
"What for?"
"I want to go out with Chris, just the two of us," Stephanie said smiling.
Chris happened to be walking down the corridor, when he turned the corner and saw Stephanie and RVD talking. He quickly slid back behind the wall, and though he knew he shouldn't, he couldn't help but eavesdrop on their conversation.
"Really?"
"Yeah, I want it to be just us together," Stephanie said, dreamily.
"Sounds cool."
"I hope it will be."
"And Chris doesn't have a problem with this?"
"No, why should he?"
"Well, with Regan and everything."
"No, of course not."
"So tomorrow night right?"
"Yeah, tomorrow night after the show."
"Yeah, I can do it. Would it be all night?"
"No, not all night, probably until 1 or 2, but not all night."
"Oh, cause I could do it all night if you wanted."
"No, that's ok, and can you keep it a secret?"
"Ok, cool," Rob said nodding.
"Thank you so much Rob," Stephanie said hugging him.
Chris leaned against the wall, and breathed deeply. It seemed that Stephanie had just made a date with RVD. The love of his life, his wife, had just made a date with another man. Who was he kidding? That wasn't really his Stephanie, she didn't even know she loved him. She was falling for someone else, and his heart broke as he realized he was losing her all over again.
But this time he was losing her to another man.
She had also fallen into a routine at home as well. She and Chris got along so well, and he was definitely her best friend. She also found herself more and more attracted to him as the days passed. He hadn't kissed her since the day she had re-joined WWE, and she was slightly disappointed by that. Maybe she could do something to show him it was ok if he wanted to kiss her.
She had no trouble making friends either, everyone was so nice, and accepted her. They tried to make her feel right at home in the company. Everyone tried to include her, and remind her of what she once was.
"Hey Chris," Stephanie said as she walked into their dressing room.
"Hey Stephanie, where have you been?" he asked grinning.
"Oh, I just had a meeting, and then I was talking to Rob for a while."
"Oh, were you?" Chris said, his voice controlled, trying to stifle the sarcasm in his voice.
"Yeah, he's such a funny guy don't you think?"
"Yeah, he's a real great guy."
"I think so too. So are you ready for tonight?"
"Yeah, I have a match against Eddy Guerrero tonight."
"Sounds like fun, I'm sure you'll be great."
"You think?"
"I know. I've seen you in action, you're one of the best. At least in my opinion."
"Thanks, that means a lot," Chris said sincerely, "Oh, I was going to meet with Eddy before the match, so I'm going to go over there. And Regan is with your dad so I'm going to go get her too."
"Ok, bring her back here, I'll watch her while you're with Eddy."
"Ok, bye," Chris said, turning to leave.
"Hey wait," Stephanie said walking over to him.
"What?"
"See you later," she said kissing his cheek.
"Yeah, bye."
Stephanie went and sat on the couch after he left. She couldn't understand why Chris didn't respond to anything she did. Was he not attracted to her, but he had been married to her, and for all intents and purposes, still was. Was she different from how she used to be so much, that he didn't like her anymore?
Maybe she needed to do something romantic for him to get a clue. Maybe they could go out on a date or something. Anything to get him to notice her. Now, she just had to find someone to baby-sit Regan, so that her and Chris could have a night alone. She got off the couch and left the room hoping to find someone who could baby-sit for tomorrow night.
First she went to her father's office. She had been spending a lot of time with her family, and she felt pretty comfortable around them. It was weird not being able to recall anything about your own family, but they still treated her as if she did have a memory. She was glad that she could bond with them, despite her lack of memory.
"Knock, knock," Stephanie said to the slightly ajar door.
"Stephanie, come in," Vince said, as Stephanie walked in. Regan was sitting on the desk watching while Vince worked.
"Hi Mama," Regan said happily.
"Hey there sweetie, what are you doing?"
"Watching Gampa work."
"Was there something you wanted Stephanie?"
"Yes, Dad, I was wondering if you were busy tomorrow night?"
"I'm sorry Princess, but I have my weekly meeting with JR about the talent. Why do you ask?"
"Oh, I just wanted to go out with Chris, and needed someone to baby-sit."
"Again, I'm sorry."
"It's ok, I'm sure I'll find someone else. Don't tell him though I want it to be a surprise. Thanks anyway. Regan did you want to come with me, or you can wait for Daddy?"
"I come with you," Regan said, letting Vince help her off the desk. She ran to Stephanie, and grabbed her hand.
"Bye Dad," Stephanie said as she and Regan walked out.
"Bye Stephanie, bye Regan."
They walked down the hallway, and Stephanie saw Kurt standing by the gorilla, and decided to see if he could baby-sit. She knew that Kurt wouldn't mind, he loved Regan as if she were his own daughter.
"Kurt," Stephanie called out. Kurt turned to her and smiled.
"Stephanie, hey, what's up?" he said as he walked over.
"Um, I was wondering if you wanted to baby-sit for this adorable little girl tomorrow night after the show?" Stephanie said persuasively.
"I would really love to Stephanie, really, but I'm catching the red eye to go home, it's my mom's birthday."
"Oh, no it's ok, Kurt, I understand."
"I'm really sorry Steph."
"Don't apologize, I'm sure there's someone who has no life and can baby- sit," Stephanie said laughing, "Come on Regan."
"I stay with Kurt?" Regan asked.
"Um, Kurt is it ok if Regan hangs out with you for a while?"
"Yeah, sure, come on little girl," Kurt said taking Regan's hand.
"I'll see you later," Stephanie said bending to kiss Regan.
Stephanie walked back to her locker room, and she ran into RVD. She decided to ask him and see if he could possibly baby-sit. He had been a really good friend the past couple of weeks, and the only person she felt like she could open up to about her feelings for Chris.
"Rob," Stephanie said grinning.
"Steph, how are you?"
"I'm great, I was wondering if you would do me a really huge favor."
"Depends on what it is," Rob said laughing.
"Nothing like that. I wanted to know if you could baby-sit tomorrow night."
"What for?"
"I want to go out with Chris, just the two of us," Stephanie said smiling.
Chris happened to be walking down the corridor, when he turned the corner and saw Stephanie and RVD talking. He quickly slid back behind the wall, and though he knew he shouldn't, he couldn't help but eavesdrop on their conversation.
"Really?"
"Yeah, I want it to be just us together," Stephanie said, dreamily.
"Sounds cool."
"I hope it will be."
"And Chris doesn't have a problem with this?"
"No, why should he?"
"Well, with Regan and everything."
"No, of course not."
"So tomorrow night right?"
"Yeah, tomorrow night after the show."
"Yeah, I can do it. Would it be all night?"
"No, not all night, probably until 1 or 2, but not all night."
"Oh, cause I could do it all night if you wanted."
"No, that's ok, and can you keep it a secret?"
"Ok, cool," Rob said nodding.
"Thank you so much Rob," Stephanie said hugging him.
Chris leaned against the wall, and breathed deeply. It seemed that Stephanie had just made a date with RVD. The love of his life, his wife, had just made a date with another man. Who was he kidding? That wasn't really his Stephanie, she didn't even know she loved him. She was falling for someone else, and his heart broke as he realized he was losing her all over again.
But this time he was losing her to another man.