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By the time that Steph got to the airport, she was mad all over again that Trish would think that all it took was a little crying to get Steph's friendship back. "What does she think, she can walk all over me and then I'll just tell her that it's ok? What am I stupid?"

She met Linda at the gate. "Mom, I'm really glad you made it, I really need to sort everything out with you."

"Ok honey, do you want to go somewhere?"

"Let's go somewhere to eat." Steph answered.

"Sounds good, have you been keeping your stress level down?" Linda asked.

"I've been trying to. I'll tell you all about it."

They arrived at a small café and Stephanie laid it all on the line, told her everything about going away with Paul and holding hands and snuggling and then with Brock and Trish. She then got to the details. "Brock told me that he didn't go all the way, that Trish climbed on him and he stopped her. But then Trish told me no, he was on top first then she was on top, she came and then he stopped. Why did he lie to my about that?" Steph questioned.

"Honey, as far as him lying to you about how far he went with her is a little besides the point at this place in the game. He was honest with you, he stopped, and maybe he didn't realize that she came, or maybe he didn't want to hurt you by telling you that he brought another woman to climax? At this point, I think you might be taking the little details to seriously. What you need to figure out is who do you love, Brock or Paul?" Linda reasoned with her distraught daughter.

"Brock or Paul? What do you mean? I didn't cheat on Brock with Paul, so where are you going with that question?" Steph asked, but with a little bit of a questioning tone in her voice. Almost like she got caught with her hand in the cookie jar.

"Stephanie, I'm your mom, you can be honest with me. I can almost guess that you are still in love with Paul. I see the way you two are when you're getting along, and if you were holding hands and cuddling, then in a way you were cheating on Brock, not with lust but with your heart. You're allowing Paul to be the lover of your heart at this point while the rest of you is with Brock. I know that at this point, you're hurt and when you found out, you turned to Paul, but you need to sit down and figure out what YOU want. Do you want to talk with Brock, try to work everything out, regain trust in him and start your family with him? Or do you want to tell Brock that it's completely over and go back to your ex-husband who you divorced for doing the exact same thing?" Linda questioned intensely. "I know that trying to piece together your life after your spouse cheats is not an easy task. It's one thing if it's just impacting you and him, but in this case, it's impacting you, him and your unborn child."

"Mom, you seem to have a lot of knowledge in this, did Dad ever cheat on you, in real life?" Steph asked inquisitvely.

"Well, this stays between you and I and I don't want you to resent him, but he did once. It was a one night thing, and it was a little while after you were born, and he was always gone with the company and I stayed behind, taking care of the business aspect and raising you two and he wound up having a one-night stand. He flew home the next morning crying and begging for my forgiveness. He said that he had never felt so dirty and repulsed in his life and he wasn't ready to give up his family. So we sat down and discussed our relationship and we came to the conclusion that we weren't ready to break up our family. And he's never been unfaithful since." Linda confessed.

"Wow, I just don't see dad doing that. But if you forgave him and he's never done it since, then why would I hold it against him? I know that Paul and I divorced over it, but we had other problems too. Mom, you're right, I do love Paul, and a part of me will always love Paul, but the love of my life right now is Brock. I would really like to give him another chance."

"Then that's your decision, honey it's up to you and it's up to him." Linda advised. "You guys need to sit down and work it out. Tell him exactly how you feel and let him tell you exactly how he feels. Don't interject when he's telling you and don't let him interject when you're telling him. The both of you need to be completely honest about everything. About Trish, about Nicole, about Paul and about your new family, you need to discuss it all. If there's something that you don't agree on, try to compromise, if you can't then you need to go from there. But I strongly urge you to think heavily before you make your decision no matter what it is. I'm not saying that it's ok to cheat, and I'm not saying it's ok to forgive. What I'm saying is that the two of you need to listen to your hearts."

Stephanie hugged her mom, "You always have the best advice, I don't know what I would do without you. But I have one other problem"

Linda hugged her back, "What's that honey?"

"Trish Stratus. I don't trust her, and she thinks that I'm taking her apology and letting bygones be bygones, but I don't trust her with Brock."

"Well, that's something you need to talk to Brock about. It's not always that you don't trust her but that you don't trust him or vice versa. There are a lot of issues that the two of you need to discuss and work out in order for the two of you to be successful. Also, do not push Paul on him. I know that the two of you are finding friendship, but if Brock knows that you still have feelings for him, that's going to make Brock feel very insecure. So be easy on him." Linda explained to Steph.

"You're right, I haven't been equally fair. I need to be understanding of everything Brock is feeling. Not just what I want to understand. Mom, I need to go to Minnesota, I have a relationship to save!" Steph said with a smile. "Mom, I love him, I really love him. He makes me happy, and he makes me feel complete. He is more country and I'm more city and together, we're paradise."

Linda laughed, "Now that's what I want to hear, now go get him honey. But do be careful, I hate to say it, but there's always a chance that Trish isn't going to give up so easy or that maybe Brock does have feelings for Trish. Just be careful with your heart."

Steph gave Linda another hug, "I will, thanks for everything, I feel a lot better now. Do you want to come with to Minnesota?"

"No, I'll take a ride to the airport though, I have the jet waiting there. Do you want to fly there?" Linda offered.

Steph shook her head, "No, I need to drive. I need to clear my head and the best way to do that is to drive."

So Steph drove Linda to the airport and Stephanie headed out to Minnesota to surprise Brock.

**Well, please read and review! Let me know what you think. Steph is headed to see Brock and tell her that she loves him and wants them to stay together and be a family, but will Brock want that? And what does Trish have up her sleeve? Are her intentions real or is she planning something even bigger? And will Paul and Brock forge a friendship? We'll see!**