Chapter 5
A.N. I just wanted to say that I don't own any of these characters at all.
Vince McMahon does and this disclaimer is for all chapters following this
one.
"Stephanie." Chris yelled. Suddenly a strong pair of arms wrapped around Stephanie and caught her before she could hit the ground. Hunter looked up at Jericho who had worry written all over his face. Stephanie had been thrown into a world of unconscienceness. "Jericho I think that maybe you should go. Give you both some time to cool off I'll take care of her, don't worry." Hunter said. Jericho came down the stairs trying to check on Stephanie but Hunter wouldn't let him touch her. "Just go Jericho." He said. Jericho looked on sadly but left nonetheless.
Hunter went and put Stephanie back into the bed. "How many times can you pass out in one day?" He thought out loud. He didn't leave her side until she woke up again a little over 10 minutes later. "Chris?" She called out weakly. "No sweetie it's me." Hunter said. "Hunter?" She asked. "Yeah. You had quite the fall there princess." He said. "Stupid stairs." She mumbled. "Hey now, I'm not the one who decided she wanted a three story house." Hunter said, checking her temperature. "Yeah. Thank god that you didn't want all the stairs together." Stephanie said, sitting up. "Thank god that I was there to catch you when I did." Hunter said. "I can barely remember what happened. Hunter.did.did Chris push me?" Stephanie asked. Hunter thought for a moment. "I could lie to her, get her all mad at Jericho." He thought to himself. "Chris.Chris and you were fighting about something. You tried to go down the stairs and he must've set you off or something cause you turned around sharply, he was right behind you, you lost your footing and fell." Hunter sighed. "Oh." She looked away sadly. "You guys having problems already?" Hunter asked. "Yeah, I guess we are." Stephanie said. "Well I told him to give you both some time to cool off. I'll bring you to the arena tomorrow. Until then, looks like your stuck with me." Hunter said. "You make it sound as if it's a bad thing." Stephanie said. "When you belong to another man, for me it is." Hunter said softly and seriously. Stephanie looked at him ruefully. They locked eyes. "I can't do this again." She whispered. "Fall in love with me again." Hunter pleaded. Stephanie looked away. When she looked back his eyes were filled with so much emotion. Suddenly she found herself making love to her ex-husband on their bed. (I know that I just made her look like a major whore but I wrote this a while ago and just got it all back from a disk crash. Now I see that I made some major mistakes but I'm going along with them anyway. They don't hurt anyone.)
Later that afternoon Stephanie and Hunter were lying in bed. "I've really gotten myself into it now haven't I?" She asked. "It's your choice. I'll support you no matter what. I want you to be happy." Hunter said. "God Hunter I want to be with you but I don't want history to repeat itself again. And the only person that would take me under his wing was Chris. I don't think that I could just leave him like that." Stephanie said. "Well I would make the choice for you if I could but I'm afraid that if I do then Chris wouldn't be getting a fair chance in the option." Hunter tried to joke to ease Stephanie. It worked little.
"I lied to you to get you to stay with me. You were going to leave me, and would have if it hadn't been for that lie. Then all hell breaks loose and we fight and separate. Then you give me hell with the divorce papers. Then I fall for my worst enemy turned savior and not even a month later I fall back in love with my ex-husband. What the hell am I supposed to do?" She asked no one in particular. "This isn't easy on me you know?" Hunter said. "It's not easy on any of us." Stephanie said, sitting up and clutching the sheets to her. "God I really am a slut aren't I?" She asked. "Because you slept with your ex-husband behind your lover's back?" Hunter asked. Stephanie turned and gave him a stern look. He put his hands up in defense. "Hey now, no need to get hostile baby." He said. A blank look crossed Stephanie's face. "That's what Edge said before we left." She said in a soft voice to herself. "To you?" Hunter asked. "No to Chris." Stephanie said. "He's really overprotective of you isn't he?" Hunter asked. A smile crossed Stephanie's face.
"Yeah. But it's only for the best. He's so in love and we know how that is. The first time I realized I was in love with you I didn't want a girl near you. That's how he is. Edge and I are only best friends. There was a point where I thought that maybe it was heading towards something more but it's always been about whom can out-drink whom; not who can get the other into bed first. Jericho's not used to having a girl whose best friend's with a guy." Stephanie said. "You used to think that you and Edge could develop anything more than friendship?" Hunter asked. "Yeah, once upon a time, but not anymore. Chris is jealous that Edge and I are friends. He thinks that Edge likes me. He's afraid of loosing me. And.I don't want to loose him either." Stephanie said, choking back tears. Hunter looked down. He had never seen her this passionate about something since he had met her. "You must really be in love with him." He said. Stephanie wiped the tears off of her face. "I do, god do I ever. If you would have told me that I was going to be in a love triangle with my husband who told me that we were through and my worst enemy 4 months back, I would never have believed you. I would have called you a liar. Then possibly even slapped you for suggesting such a thing." Stephanie said.
Hunter chuckled softly. Stephanie turned to look at him. They locked eyes and Stephanie sighed. "I just wish it would be easier than this." She said. She then looked away, unable to look at him any longer, him being a constant reminder of the fact that she had just betrayed Jericho.
"Stephanie." Chris yelled. Suddenly a strong pair of arms wrapped around Stephanie and caught her before she could hit the ground. Hunter looked up at Jericho who had worry written all over his face. Stephanie had been thrown into a world of unconscienceness. "Jericho I think that maybe you should go. Give you both some time to cool off I'll take care of her, don't worry." Hunter said. Jericho came down the stairs trying to check on Stephanie but Hunter wouldn't let him touch her. "Just go Jericho." He said. Jericho looked on sadly but left nonetheless.
Hunter went and put Stephanie back into the bed. "How many times can you pass out in one day?" He thought out loud. He didn't leave her side until she woke up again a little over 10 minutes later. "Chris?" She called out weakly. "No sweetie it's me." Hunter said. "Hunter?" She asked. "Yeah. You had quite the fall there princess." He said. "Stupid stairs." She mumbled. "Hey now, I'm not the one who decided she wanted a three story house." Hunter said, checking her temperature. "Yeah. Thank god that you didn't want all the stairs together." Stephanie said, sitting up. "Thank god that I was there to catch you when I did." Hunter said. "I can barely remember what happened. Hunter.did.did Chris push me?" Stephanie asked. Hunter thought for a moment. "I could lie to her, get her all mad at Jericho." He thought to himself. "Chris.Chris and you were fighting about something. You tried to go down the stairs and he must've set you off or something cause you turned around sharply, he was right behind you, you lost your footing and fell." Hunter sighed. "Oh." She looked away sadly. "You guys having problems already?" Hunter asked. "Yeah, I guess we are." Stephanie said. "Well I told him to give you both some time to cool off. I'll bring you to the arena tomorrow. Until then, looks like your stuck with me." Hunter said. "You make it sound as if it's a bad thing." Stephanie said. "When you belong to another man, for me it is." Hunter said softly and seriously. Stephanie looked at him ruefully. They locked eyes. "I can't do this again." She whispered. "Fall in love with me again." Hunter pleaded. Stephanie looked away. When she looked back his eyes were filled with so much emotion. Suddenly she found herself making love to her ex-husband on their bed. (I know that I just made her look like a major whore but I wrote this a while ago and just got it all back from a disk crash. Now I see that I made some major mistakes but I'm going along with them anyway. They don't hurt anyone.)
Later that afternoon Stephanie and Hunter were lying in bed. "I've really gotten myself into it now haven't I?" She asked. "It's your choice. I'll support you no matter what. I want you to be happy." Hunter said. "God Hunter I want to be with you but I don't want history to repeat itself again. And the only person that would take me under his wing was Chris. I don't think that I could just leave him like that." Stephanie said. "Well I would make the choice for you if I could but I'm afraid that if I do then Chris wouldn't be getting a fair chance in the option." Hunter tried to joke to ease Stephanie. It worked little.
"I lied to you to get you to stay with me. You were going to leave me, and would have if it hadn't been for that lie. Then all hell breaks loose and we fight and separate. Then you give me hell with the divorce papers. Then I fall for my worst enemy turned savior and not even a month later I fall back in love with my ex-husband. What the hell am I supposed to do?" She asked no one in particular. "This isn't easy on me you know?" Hunter said. "It's not easy on any of us." Stephanie said, sitting up and clutching the sheets to her. "God I really am a slut aren't I?" She asked. "Because you slept with your ex-husband behind your lover's back?" Hunter asked. Stephanie turned and gave him a stern look. He put his hands up in defense. "Hey now, no need to get hostile baby." He said. A blank look crossed Stephanie's face. "That's what Edge said before we left." She said in a soft voice to herself. "To you?" Hunter asked. "No to Chris." Stephanie said. "He's really overprotective of you isn't he?" Hunter asked. A smile crossed Stephanie's face.
"Yeah. But it's only for the best. He's so in love and we know how that is. The first time I realized I was in love with you I didn't want a girl near you. That's how he is. Edge and I are only best friends. There was a point where I thought that maybe it was heading towards something more but it's always been about whom can out-drink whom; not who can get the other into bed first. Jericho's not used to having a girl whose best friend's with a guy." Stephanie said. "You used to think that you and Edge could develop anything more than friendship?" Hunter asked. "Yeah, once upon a time, but not anymore. Chris is jealous that Edge and I are friends. He thinks that Edge likes me. He's afraid of loosing me. And.I don't want to loose him either." Stephanie said, choking back tears. Hunter looked down. He had never seen her this passionate about something since he had met her. "You must really be in love with him." He said. Stephanie wiped the tears off of her face. "I do, god do I ever. If you would have told me that I was going to be in a love triangle with my husband who told me that we were through and my worst enemy 4 months back, I would never have believed you. I would have called you a liar. Then possibly even slapped you for suggesting such a thing." Stephanie said.
Hunter chuckled softly. Stephanie turned to look at him. They locked eyes and Stephanie sighed. "I just wish it would be easier than this." She said. She then looked away, unable to look at him any longer, him being a constant reminder of the fact that she had just betrayed Jericho.