I Can't Live Without You
Chapter 5
You know, this story is doing a lot better than I thought it would be. Thanks goes out to all who have reviewed so far. Sorry that it took so long to get the next chapter out but my computer is giving us trouble. It connects to the Internet then it looses the connection over and over again. It gets tiring and lately I haven't been trying all that much to get on. So sorry about the wait, but it was only one day. Did ya'll see what happened on Monday? I loved that but it leaves me with one question. Why does Triple H care so much about Eric and Stephanie? I mean, yeah he thinks that Steph is influencing Eric, but he was that same way with Jericho when asked "Is Eric giving Stephanie a little 3 minute warning of his own?" Sorry if that wasn't fully correct. Anyway, hope ya'll like this chapter. Don't forget to review.
Stephanie smiled. Things were going great. RAW's ratings were right up there with Smackdown!'s and her and Eric were seeing each other almost every night. He wouldn't talk to her about the threats however, she knew that it was one of the superstars. About what, she still didn't know, but it had to be one of the big stars if Eric was nervous about it. It took a lot to get him nervous about something.
Her and Eric had yet to take their relationship to the next level. A kiss here and kiss there, little ones, not like the one that they had shared on Halloween. The first night and the ones following it had been nothing but talk. She had left him in her office when she had to go take care of a star or go see what someone needed. Angle and Benoit had left her alone for the past two days and she was wondering if something was up. They hadn't left her alone for any peace and quite since they started fighting again and now, out of the blue, they leave her alone. Brock had visited her frequently, if not having a reason to, making up a problem or something or other. She wondered if it was suck up to the boss year.
Suddenly the door to her office opened and it wasn't Eric, it wasn't Brock and it wasn't either Angle or Benoit. "What the hell do you think you're doing here?" Stephanie demanded, getting out of her chair ready to call for security if need be. "Steph, Steph, Steph. Is that any way to treat your ex-husband?" Hunter asked. "No but it's the prefect way to treat a jackass who doesn't belong on your show." Stephanie said. Hunter chuckled. He pulled the chair that was across from her desk out and sat down, then motioned for her to do the same. She sat reluctantly. "So where's Ric?" She asked. Hunter shook his head. "I haven't a clue my dear." He said. Stephanie rolled her eyes. "Look I don't have time for your childish games. Say what you want and get out." Stephanie said. "Anything I want?" Hunter asked. "Anything at all." Stephanie sighed. "Well I have more of a favor to ask you. I want you to tell Eric that he better start treating me with a little more respect. I bring a lot to that show and he knows it. He treats everyone else like shit, and I'm not going to take it." Hunter said. Stephanie smirked. "First of all I can't tell him you know that. We aren't allowed to see each other. Secondly, why would you want me to tell him? Give me one good reason why I should help you." She said. Hunter's smile dropped. "Don't play stupid with me Stephanie. It doesn't work anymore. I know that you're screwing him. And I know that he'll listen to you. As to why you should help me, you own me." He said. "I don't owe you anything. You were rewarded with me getting thrown out of my own company. I am not screwing Eric and I won't help you." Stephanie said. She stood up. "Now you can get up and leave, or I will have security throw you out." She said. Hunter stood up. "I'll leave when I'm ready to. Until then I think that I'll just make myself at home." Hunter said. He got up out of the chair he was sitting in and went over to her couch and sat down. He grabbed the clicker off of the armrest and pulled his legs up over the couch. "And don't think of calling security because I've already paid them off." He added. Stephanie looked at him incredulously. "You just can't find good guards these days can you?" He asked, as he clicked on the television and proceeded in watching Smackdown!.
"Hunter, you are such a"
"A charming, intelligent, dashing, good looking, World Champion?" He cut in.
"No, a pain in the ass bastard who wont be World Champion for long." Stephanie finished her previous sentence. Hunter shook his head. "Whatever you say dear." He said. "Quit calling me that." Stephanie snapped. Just then Kurt burst into the room. He stopped when he saw Hunter lying on the couch watching Smackdown!. "What is he doing here?" He asked. "Oh haven't you heard? Stephanie and I are back together for the time being." Hunter said. Kurt looked at Stephanie disbelievingly. Stephanie shook her head. "The jackass won't leave. What do you need?" She asked. "Change my match tonight. Instead of me going against Edge, let me and Edge go against Benoit and whoever." Kurt asked. I can't do that, Edge and Mysterio are partners." Stephanie said. "Just this once? Please?" Kurt begged. "Fine. But I don't want Benoit coming in here in 5 minutes complaining about it." Stephanie said. Kurt smiled. "I'll make sure he doesn't. Thanks Steph, I owe you." Kurt said. Then he left throwing a glare at Hunter. Hunter just raised his eyebrows.
Stephanie sighed and shook Hunter's look off. She went and sat back down at her desk. "Your wasting your time here Hunter." She said. "Oh I never waist time when I'm with you." Hunter said sarcastically. Stephanie dropped her head to her desk, drowning out Hunter's chuckle at her actions. "Its going to be long night." She thought.
Later that night Stephanie was just about to kill herself. Hunter was proving how obnoxious he could be and it wasn't helping her headache. "Hunter, speaking of screwing people what in hell made you put on a mask to screw a mannequin?" Stephanie asked. Hunter smiled. He turned his head to look at her. "Took you all night to come up with that one?" He asked. "You're getting off subject." Stephanie said. "That, my dear, is none of your business." Hunter said. "Ooh struck a nerve did I?" Stephanie questioned. Hunter rolled his eyes. "You know Hunter, they are gonna kick us out of here in a little bit and I have paperwork to do so if you don't mind I'm going to the hotel. You can stay here as long as you want." Stephanie said. Hunter faked a yawn. "Yeah I'm getting pretty tired myself." He got up off of the couch. Shut the T.V. off and grabbed her keys off of her desk. "What do you think you're doing?" She asked. Hunter stared at her blankly. "Were going to out room so we can sleep and you finish your work." He said, like it was nothing new to him. "Oh no your not, I am going to my hotel room, you are out of luck." Stephanie said. Hunter shook his head. "No my dear I am not. You may have been able to kick me out in our previous fights but not now. You're stuck with me tonight." Hunter said. Stephanie couldn't believe what she was hearing.
She couldn't believe what she was feeling either as Hunter picked her up, threw her over his shoulder, grabbed her briefcase and set out to her car. "Hunter put me down!" She yelled. Various superstars looked on confusingly as Hunter walked down the halls with their boss thrown over his shoulder. He was aware that a camera was following them so he wouldn't be surprised when it showed up on RAW the following Monday. Oh but Eric would be. And that was exactly how he wanted it to be.
There ya go. Sorry if these are a little short but I've been working on this for like 2 hours. Hope you like it. Don't forget to review. Thanks!
You know, this story is doing a lot better than I thought it would be. Thanks goes out to all who have reviewed so far. Sorry that it took so long to get the next chapter out but my computer is giving us trouble. It connects to the Internet then it looses the connection over and over again. It gets tiring and lately I haven't been trying all that much to get on. So sorry about the wait, but it was only one day. Did ya'll see what happened on Monday? I loved that but it leaves me with one question. Why does Triple H care so much about Eric and Stephanie? I mean, yeah he thinks that Steph is influencing Eric, but he was that same way with Jericho when asked "Is Eric giving Stephanie a little 3 minute warning of his own?" Sorry if that wasn't fully correct. Anyway, hope ya'll like this chapter. Don't forget to review.
Stephanie smiled. Things were going great. RAW's ratings were right up there with Smackdown!'s and her and Eric were seeing each other almost every night. He wouldn't talk to her about the threats however, she knew that it was one of the superstars. About what, she still didn't know, but it had to be one of the big stars if Eric was nervous about it. It took a lot to get him nervous about something.
Her and Eric had yet to take their relationship to the next level. A kiss here and kiss there, little ones, not like the one that they had shared on Halloween. The first night and the ones following it had been nothing but talk. She had left him in her office when she had to go take care of a star or go see what someone needed. Angle and Benoit had left her alone for the past two days and she was wondering if something was up. They hadn't left her alone for any peace and quite since they started fighting again and now, out of the blue, they leave her alone. Brock had visited her frequently, if not having a reason to, making up a problem or something or other. She wondered if it was suck up to the boss year.
Suddenly the door to her office opened and it wasn't Eric, it wasn't Brock and it wasn't either Angle or Benoit. "What the hell do you think you're doing here?" Stephanie demanded, getting out of her chair ready to call for security if need be. "Steph, Steph, Steph. Is that any way to treat your ex-husband?" Hunter asked. "No but it's the prefect way to treat a jackass who doesn't belong on your show." Stephanie said. Hunter chuckled. He pulled the chair that was across from her desk out and sat down, then motioned for her to do the same. She sat reluctantly. "So where's Ric?" She asked. Hunter shook his head. "I haven't a clue my dear." He said. Stephanie rolled her eyes. "Look I don't have time for your childish games. Say what you want and get out." Stephanie said. "Anything I want?" Hunter asked. "Anything at all." Stephanie sighed. "Well I have more of a favor to ask you. I want you to tell Eric that he better start treating me with a little more respect. I bring a lot to that show and he knows it. He treats everyone else like shit, and I'm not going to take it." Hunter said. Stephanie smirked. "First of all I can't tell him you know that. We aren't allowed to see each other. Secondly, why would you want me to tell him? Give me one good reason why I should help you." She said. Hunter's smile dropped. "Don't play stupid with me Stephanie. It doesn't work anymore. I know that you're screwing him. And I know that he'll listen to you. As to why you should help me, you own me." He said. "I don't owe you anything. You were rewarded with me getting thrown out of my own company. I am not screwing Eric and I won't help you." Stephanie said. She stood up. "Now you can get up and leave, or I will have security throw you out." She said. Hunter stood up. "I'll leave when I'm ready to. Until then I think that I'll just make myself at home." Hunter said. He got up out of the chair he was sitting in and went over to her couch and sat down. He grabbed the clicker off of the armrest and pulled his legs up over the couch. "And don't think of calling security because I've already paid them off." He added. Stephanie looked at him incredulously. "You just can't find good guards these days can you?" He asked, as he clicked on the television and proceeded in watching Smackdown!.
"Hunter, you are such a"
"A charming, intelligent, dashing, good looking, World Champion?" He cut in.
"No, a pain in the ass bastard who wont be World Champion for long." Stephanie finished her previous sentence. Hunter shook his head. "Whatever you say dear." He said. "Quit calling me that." Stephanie snapped. Just then Kurt burst into the room. He stopped when he saw Hunter lying on the couch watching Smackdown!. "What is he doing here?" He asked. "Oh haven't you heard? Stephanie and I are back together for the time being." Hunter said. Kurt looked at Stephanie disbelievingly. Stephanie shook her head. "The jackass won't leave. What do you need?" She asked. "Change my match tonight. Instead of me going against Edge, let me and Edge go against Benoit and whoever." Kurt asked. I can't do that, Edge and Mysterio are partners." Stephanie said. "Just this once? Please?" Kurt begged. "Fine. But I don't want Benoit coming in here in 5 minutes complaining about it." Stephanie said. Kurt smiled. "I'll make sure he doesn't. Thanks Steph, I owe you." Kurt said. Then he left throwing a glare at Hunter. Hunter just raised his eyebrows.
Stephanie sighed and shook Hunter's look off. She went and sat back down at her desk. "Your wasting your time here Hunter." She said. "Oh I never waist time when I'm with you." Hunter said sarcastically. Stephanie dropped her head to her desk, drowning out Hunter's chuckle at her actions. "Its going to be long night." She thought.
Later that night Stephanie was just about to kill herself. Hunter was proving how obnoxious he could be and it wasn't helping her headache. "Hunter, speaking of screwing people what in hell made you put on a mask to screw a mannequin?" Stephanie asked. Hunter smiled. He turned his head to look at her. "Took you all night to come up with that one?" He asked. "You're getting off subject." Stephanie said. "That, my dear, is none of your business." Hunter said. "Ooh struck a nerve did I?" Stephanie questioned. Hunter rolled his eyes. "You know Hunter, they are gonna kick us out of here in a little bit and I have paperwork to do so if you don't mind I'm going to the hotel. You can stay here as long as you want." Stephanie said. Hunter faked a yawn. "Yeah I'm getting pretty tired myself." He got up off of the couch. Shut the T.V. off and grabbed her keys off of her desk. "What do you think you're doing?" She asked. Hunter stared at her blankly. "Were going to out room so we can sleep and you finish your work." He said, like it was nothing new to him. "Oh no your not, I am going to my hotel room, you are out of luck." Stephanie said. Hunter shook his head. "No my dear I am not. You may have been able to kick me out in our previous fights but not now. You're stuck with me tonight." Hunter said. Stephanie couldn't believe what she was hearing.
She couldn't believe what she was feeling either as Hunter picked her up, threw her over his shoulder, grabbed her briefcase and set out to her car. "Hunter put me down!" She yelled. Various superstars looked on confusingly as Hunter walked down the halls with their boss thrown over his shoulder. He was aware that a camera was following them so he wouldn't be surprised when it showed up on RAW the following Monday. Oh but Eric would be. And that was exactly how he wanted it to be.
There ya go. Sorry if these are a little short but I've been working on this for like 2 hours. Hope you like it. Don't forget to review. Thanks!