Brock escorted Steph into the club and paid their cover charge.

"Hey, you didn't have to do that. I could have gotten it," Steph protested.

"Shh.I told you that I was going to cheer you up and that is what I'm planning on doing just that" Brock replied. Then Brock took Steph by the hand and walked her over to a table. "What would you like to drink?"

"I'll have a Long Island iced tea please," Steph answered with a smile. "I'm going to take your advice and loosen up tonight."

"You've got it." And she watched Brock go to the bar for the drinks. He couldn't believe that she drank Long Island iced teas, they made them really strong here.

Brock returned with her tea and a beer for himself. Steph took a drink and made a little face, "Wow, they know how to make a drink."

"Yeah, they don't fool around. That's why we don't drink during the week when we have to train the next day."

Steph giggled and took a big drink. Brock was amazed at how she was drinking, he expected her to be a sipper. She finished her drink before he finished his beer. "I'm going to go and get us refills." Steph replied when she noticed that he was watching her kind with a surprised look on his face.

Steph came back and plopped down a beer in front of Brock and she was already working on her second iced tea. "How about we go dance?"

Brock smiled "I'd love to,"

Steph and Brock made their way to the dance floor and began to dance. "Hella good" by No Doubt came on and Steph started to dance a little provcatively with Brock. He couldn't believe that quiet little Steph had such a wild side to her. By the middle of the song they were dancing pelvis to pelvis and grinding with each other. Brock and Steph seemed to be having a great time. They stayed out on the dance floor for a while then decided to go and sit down. Steph went and got them drinks and came back with not only their normal drinks but 2 shots also.

"Whoa, what are these?" Brock asked helping her set all of the drinks on the table.

"Oh just something to decorate with," Steph replied smiling. She picked her shot up, "To a wonderful night"

Brock picked his up "To a wonderful night"

They then both took their shots. Brock made a face "What was that?"

"Captain Morgan Parrot Bay" Steph replied. Then started drinking her 3rd iced tea. "You needed something more exciting than just beer."

Brock laughed and finished his beer. "Ok, I'll make you a deal, this time, I'll get a jack and coke, how's that?"

"Well, that's better." Steph giggled.

When Brock got back with his drink, she heard the beginning of "Dirrty" by Christina Aguilera. "We have to go dance!!" Steph excliamed. And drug him out to the floor.

Steph began to bump and grind all over Brock, and he began to dance with her. Brock couldn't believe what he was seeing. Steph was singing along and dancing with him almost like it was just him and her in the room. She was dancing so provocatively and was looking right in his eyes, some of the dances looked like they came from the video! He felt himself growing aroused by her.

After the song was over, he took her into his arms and she looked into his eyes and he leaned down and kissed her. She kissed him back and they he slipped his tongue slowly around hers. They stood there for a minute kissing when he pulled back and looked at her, "Do you want to get out of here?"

"Steph nodded, yeah, let's go."

Brock walked with Steph out to the truck and helped her in. They held hands on the way to Brock's apartment.

They reached the door and they were still kissing like two teenagers in love. Brock unlocked the door and they stumbled in. Brock turned on a light and Steph looked around. The place had lots of his wrestling memorabilia on the walls and then she seen a wall that looked like family pictures.

Brock whirled her around and pulled her into his arms and began kissing her again. He laid her down on the couch and they began to make out and explore each other. He started sliding his hand up her skirt when Steph pushed herself back a little bit.

When Brock looked at her, she had tears in her eyes. "What's wrong Steph? If I'm rushing you, or hurting you, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to" Brock asked with pure concearn.

Steph sniffled and stammered "It's..it's nothing, I'm ok." And she started towards him again when he stopped her.

"How about this, how about we."Brock started to say when Steph stopped him.

Steph started crying a little more and began rambling "I'm nervous because I haven't been with anyone besides Paul in almost 6 years and I don't know what you think of me, I don't know if you like me, or what, and I haven't been touched like this since the night Paul told me that he was seeing someone else and I would never be as good as she was and, and, and.." Steph started crying harder.

Brock reached over and held her, "Steph I'm so sorry that someone hurt you that bad, is that what you've been so upset about? How about we talk, we really don't know a whole lot about each other yet. We were probably rushing it a little."

Steph looked up at him kind of surprised, "That sounds really good Brock, thanks."

Brock gave her a hug, I'm going to go and make us some coffee and then we'll talk.

While Brock was making coffee, Steph got up and started to look at the pictures. She saw a lot of him with a blonde and a newborn baby. And a few were of just him and this blonde. "I wonder if that is his daughter's mom." Stephanie pondered. Some she guessed were his parents, and others she had no clue.

"Here you go," Brock said startling Steph.

"Thanks,"

"I see that you have found the picture wall, do you want me to tell you about it?"

"That would be nice."

So Brock went through and pointed out his friends, parents, and other family members but skipped over all of the pictures of him and the blonde, until the very end. "And this would be Nicole."

"Who's Nicole?" Steph asked slightly intrigued.

Brock sighed a little, "Nicole is Mya's mom. Her and I started seeing each other when I was in jr. college, and when I decided to move to Minnesota to go to the University she moved with me. We were together all through college, and then right before I graduated Nicole found out that she was pregnant. We had discussed having kids, but weren't planning on it that soon. Then I found out that I was headed to OVW for training and she said that she wouldn't move here with me. So, we did the long-distance thing and I went home once a month. I surprised her one time and when I got there, there was a vehicle in the driveway I didn't recognize, I went in and she was in bed with my best friend."

"Oh Brock, I'm so sorry." Steph said quietly.

"Thanks, she was still pregnant while she was fooling around with him. So then I questioned if the baby was even mine. But when the baby was born, you could tell she was mine. So then Nicole and I tried to patch things up, but all we did was fight and I didn't trust her and she didn't trust me. So we wound up breaking up completely a couple months ago. I haven't been with anyone since her." Brock went on, "So I understand where you're coming from."

Steph sipped her coffee, "I feel like I was a big, drunk fool tonight. I'm sorry if I made you uncomfortable. I don't know why it still bothers me, I'm over him, I know that I can move on, but."

"But it's still a little scary. Steph, I like you." Brock began cautiously, "I want you to know that I've had a really great time getting to know each other Steph."

"Brock, I've had a really great time also." Steph replied.

"And I would really like to get to know you even better, I don't know what you're feeling, but when we're together, I feel a spark between the two of us." Brock kept on.

"Steph blushed, "I would really like that. I like you also. And I know that it seems like I cry a lot about Paul, but I want you to know that I am over him. And I am ready to move on, it's just that little things.."

Brock interrupted her. "I know what you mean. When you see him, you think about how things were and then reality hits you in the face. I go through the same thing. We're both still reeling a little, but we're not letting it hold us down. So, how about we take this slow."

Steph smiled, "That sounds really good. If anyone asks, we'll say that we're dating, but we're not girlfriend/boyfriend yet."

Brock smiled back and held her hand, "That is the perfect way to phrase it."



**Sorry to end it abruptly, but I've gotta run and I wanted to get the new chapter up. Let me know what you think. Do you think that Steph will stay for the rest of the night, or will she go back to her hotel? What happens tomorrow when Steph has to answer to her family where she was all night and what happens when Brock has to tell his friends what happened on his outing with the "bosses' daughter?" Pls read and review!!!**

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