I Can't Live Without You
Chapter 3
Hey everyone, glad that you like it. I'd like to thank Tanfalath, Flesh-N- Bone, and Michelle. But I would like to say this to Michelle. This is an Eric/Stephanie story. Its just gonna go through a lot of obstacles to get there. The mysterious person will not be Hunter or HHH, as we all know him. I was thinking more along the lines of Brock Lesnar because of what happened when he cornered Stephanie, but now I'm not sure. I don't know enough of Rey Mysterio to make him the person either. I don't think he would do something like that either but.this is fanfiction.
Kurt Angle walked down the hall to Stephanie's office. He had heard about the whole isolating Smackdown! and RAW. He also had seen the kiss that had gone on between Stephanie and Eric last week. He knocked on the office door and waiting to be allowed to come in. When he did step in, she was on her cell.
"I have to go, I'll call you later." She said. Then she snapped her cell shut. "Is there something I can do for you Mr. Big Olympic baby." She asked referring to the games that he and Beniot were playing. Kurt frowned. "I guess I deserved that." He said, head down. Stephanie's straight face turned into a soft smile. "What is it Kurt?" She asked. Kurt lifted his head. "So is this meeting about you and Eric?" He asked. "No, there is no 'me and Eric'. This is about isolating the two shows. Questions need answered, although is really isn't all that hard to figure out. I put Eric up to a challenge. I gave him no choice. It is going to be exactly the same except there will be allowed no "mingling" with the other super stars and Eric and I aren't allowed to see each other. Simple as that." Stephanie said. Kurt sighed and sat down in a chair across from her on the other side of the desk that she was sitting at. "You like him." He stated. Stephanie shook her head. "No I don't. What happened, happened, it meant nothing." She said. Kurt got up and leaned over her desk. "Good because he doesn't deserve you anyway. Stick to your own roster sweetie." He said, the kissed her on the forehead. "I'll see you at the meeting." Were his last words as he walked out of her office.
Stephanie smiled as she watched him leave her office. He wasn't that bad looking, she noted, after getting his hair shaved off and it was not coming back. He was a real sweetheart too, but then again he had always been like that with her. He still liked her and wasn't doing anything to get over it. And for some reason that didn't bother her like it should have.
*~* In the meeting *~*
"I know that you all have questions as to why this is happening. I will answer them for you but I would like to say that this is your big chance, you are finally getting a chance to show Vince what you are without the RAW competition. This is a challenge to you as well as us General Managers. So don't go thinking that it's for the worse. Now if any of you still have questions I'll answer them now." Stephanie said. Hands were raised all through out the room. "What is going on between you and Eric boss? You know that just didn't look right holmes." Eddie said. "Nothing is going on between me and Eric. What you saw was a little Trick or Treat prank and it meant nothing." Stephanie said. "Then why are you isolating us from his show?" Benoit asked slyly. "Because she's the General Manager and she can do whatever the hell she wants to." Kurt said. He was leaning on the wall, out of his ring attire and in a pair of blue jeans and a black wife beater. Benoit turned towards him. "Was I asking you jackass?" He asked. "You're upsetting Stephanie." Kurt retorted. Stephanie sighed. "Thank you Kurt." She said sarcastically. "Look, if any of you have a problem with it then you can come to me personally. If you don't, then you need to go out there and finish the rest of the show." Stephanie finished. Everyone got up and most left to go finish with their matches. Others who were done for the night left for their hotels.
Stephanie sighed and put her head in her hands. Kurt walked up to the podium and put a reassuring hand on her back. "Hey, don't stress yourself out over it Steph. They will all come around, there just scared of the challenge. We've never gotten one so big before. Well they haven't I'd have to say that challenging you ex-husband for you was a challenge. My ego still hurts cause of that one." Kurt said. Stephanie smiled and lifted her head to look at him. He just stood there smiling back at her. "You're such a great friend. It means a lot to me that you stayed here with me Kurt." She said. His smile faltered a bit, but stayed on. A friend was all he was to her. How hard did he have to work to change that?
Someone walking back into the room interrupted them. Benoit walked down the middle isle, a big grin on his face. "Well, well, well what do we have here? Still trying to get into the boss' pants are we Angle?" He asked. Stephanie's smile turned into a frown. "Benoit I've had enough of your two's constant bickering. Knock it off, your grown men. Get over yourselves." She said. Kurt just smiled back at Benoit. Benoit's smile faltered. "Steph, sweetheart, your so naïve." He was up leaning over the podium looking her directly in her eyes, while Kurt looked on disapprovingly now. "Why would you want to be with Kurt here? Your roster's full of real men, why do you want to waste your time with a worthless excuse for a man?" He asked. Stephanie smiled and leaned forward so she was face to face with him now. "Because why you 'real men' are busy trying to show off to the boss and see whose the better man, the sorry excuses for men, are busy spending time with the boss physically showing us who the better man really is."
With that she got up and walked off towards her office. Benoit straightened his body and snapped his head towards Kurt who was trying to stifle a chuckle. "Bye, Mr. Real Man." Kurt said. Then he turned to follow Stephanie, leaving Benoit there, not believing what he had just heard from his boss' mouth. He wasn't to good at 'flirting' as they called it. But she had put him in his place and he know found that he was back at square one.
There ya go, chapter 3. Looks like Eric isn't the only one who likes Stephanie. Looks like Benoit and Kurt are after her too. This could prove to be interesting. Don't forget to review people. Thanks!
Hey everyone, glad that you like it. I'd like to thank Tanfalath, Flesh-N- Bone, and Michelle. But I would like to say this to Michelle. This is an Eric/Stephanie story. Its just gonna go through a lot of obstacles to get there. The mysterious person will not be Hunter or HHH, as we all know him. I was thinking more along the lines of Brock Lesnar because of what happened when he cornered Stephanie, but now I'm not sure. I don't know enough of Rey Mysterio to make him the person either. I don't think he would do something like that either but.this is fanfiction.
Kurt Angle walked down the hall to Stephanie's office. He had heard about the whole isolating Smackdown! and RAW. He also had seen the kiss that had gone on between Stephanie and Eric last week. He knocked on the office door and waiting to be allowed to come in. When he did step in, she was on her cell.
"I have to go, I'll call you later." She said. Then she snapped her cell shut. "Is there something I can do for you Mr. Big Olympic baby." She asked referring to the games that he and Beniot were playing. Kurt frowned. "I guess I deserved that." He said, head down. Stephanie's straight face turned into a soft smile. "What is it Kurt?" She asked. Kurt lifted his head. "So is this meeting about you and Eric?" He asked. "No, there is no 'me and Eric'. This is about isolating the two shows. Questions need answered, although is really isn't all that hard to figure out. I put Eric up to a challenge. I gave him no choice. It is going to be exactly the same except there will be allowed no "mingling" with the other super stars and Eric and I aren't allowed to see each other. Simple as that." Stephanie said. Kurt sighed and sat down in a chair across from her on the other side of the desk that she was sitting at. "You like him." He stated. Stephanie shook her head. "No I don't. What happened, happened, it meant nothing." She said. Kurt got up and leaned over her desk. "Good because he doesn't deserve you anyway. Stick to your own roster sweetie." He said, the kissed her on the forehead. "I'll see you at the meeting." Were his last words as he walked out of her office.
Stephanie smiled as she watched him leave her office. He wasn't that bad looking, she noted, after getting his hair shaved off and it was not coming back. He was a real sweetheart too, but then again he had always been like that with her. He still liked her and wasn't doing anything to get over it. And for some reason that didn't bother her like it should have.
*~* In the meeting *~*
"I know that you all have questions as to why this is happening. I will answer them for you but I would like to say that this is your big chance, you are finally getting a chance to show Vince what you are without the RAW competition. This is a challenge to you as well as us General Managers. So don't go thinking that it's for the worse. Now if any of you still have questions I'll answer them now." Stephanie said. Hands were raised all through out the room. "What is going on between you and Eric boss? You know that just didn't look right holmes." Eddie said. "Nothing is going on between me and Eric. What you saw was a little Trick or Treat prank and it meant nothing." Stephanie said. "Then why are you isolating us from his show?" Benoit asked slyly. "Because she's the General Manager and she can do whatever the hell she wants to." Kurt said. He was leaning on the wall, out of his ring attire and in a pair of blue jeans and a black wife beater. Benoit turned towards him. "Was I asking you jackass?" He asked. "You're upsetting Stephanie." Kurt retorted. Stephanie sighed. "Thank you Kurt." She said sarcastically. "Look, if any of you have a problem with it then you can come to me personally. If you don't, then you need to go out there and finish the rest of the show." Stephanie finished. Everyone got up and most left to go finish with their matches. Others who were done for the night left for their hotels.
Stephanie sighed and put her head in her hands. Kurt walked up to the podium and put a reassuring hand on her back. "Hey, don't stress yourself out over it Steph. They will all come around, there just scared of the challenge. We've never gotten one so big before. Well they haven't I'd have to say that challenging you ex-husband for you was a challenge. My ego still hurts cause of that one." Kurt said. Stephanie smiled and lifted her head to look at him. He just stood there smiling back at her. "You're such a great friend. It means a lot to me that you stayed here with me Kurt." She said. His smile faltered a bit, but stayed on. A friend was all he was to her. How hard did he have to work to change that?
Someone walking back into the room interrupted them. Benoit walked down the middle isle, a big grin on his face. "Well, well, well what do we have here? Still trying to get into the boss' pants are we Angle?" He asked. Stephanie's smile turned into a frown. "Benoit I've had enough of your two's constant bickering. Knock it off, your grown men. Get over yourselves." She said. Kurt just smiled back at Benoit. Benoit's smile faltered. "Steph, sweetheart, your so naïve." He was up leaning over the podium looking her directly in her eyes, while Kurt looked on disapprovingly now. "Why would you want to be with Kurt here? Your roster's full of real men, why do you want to waste your time with a worthless excuse for a man?" He asked. Stephanie smiled and leaned forward so she was face to face with him now. "Because why you 'real men' are busy trying to show off to the boss and see whose the better man, the sorry excuses for men, are busy spending time with the boss physically showing us who the better man really is."
With that she got up and walked off towards her office. Benoit straightened his body and snapped his head towards Kurt who was trying to stifle a chuckle. "Bye, Mr. Real Man." Kurt said. Then he turned to follow Stephanie, leaving Benoit there, not believing what he had just heard from his boss' mouth. He wasn't to good at 'flirting' as they called it. But she had put him in his place and he know found that he was back at square one.
There ya go, chapter 3. Looks like Eric isn't the only one who likes Stephanie. Looks like Benoit and Kurt are after her too. This could prove to be interesting. Don't forget to review people. Thanks!