Hunter just stared at Stephanie as if she'd suddenly grown a second head or something of that sort before he broke into a rare smile. He took Stephanie's hand in his own, and began talking. "Stephanie, I never doubted the fact that I loved you. I never stopped loving you once. I just figured that since you were married to Chris, you loved him." Hunter finished with a half-hearted shrug.

Stephanie's azure eyes shadowed over, and she chuckled dryly, before speaking again. "Love Chris Jericho? Are you kidding? The day I love that man is the day my dad stops loving my mom. He hurts me, Hunter. Not just emotionally, but physically too. He calls me names, and he beats me. I still have welts and bruises to show it.." She smiled wryly and continued. "Heaven knows I probably deserve it, what, with all the pain I've caused other people, all the lives I ruined. Our baby's, to be exact." She ruefully finished, tears quickly filling her eyes. "I'm so sorry, Hunter. I never meant too. I didn't even know. I swear I didn't. If I'd known, I wouldn't have came to ringside, I would've stayed at the hotel, as far away from Rhyno as I could get. I'm so sorry." "Stephanie, listen to me. You don't deserve Chris' abuse, no matter what you think. Yes, you have broken many hearts, but you've also always been a wonderful person. Yes, I was upset when I found out that our baby was dead before it had a chance to live, but like you said, you didn't know, so I don't hold it against you."

"Why did I let you go in the first place?" Stephanie mused out loud, more to herself than Hunter. He quickly checked his watch, and the time had passed by quickly, and he was going to be late for dinner. He kissed Stephanie quickly on the cheek, and then promised to meet her again the next day, after he talked to Stacy.



A/N: Hey everyone who bothered to read this! I'm currently working on the next chappy and Hunter's gonna leave Stacy.bye bye to my original couple! Thanks for all the sexy reviews.. Is this story really that good? It came from my mind so y'all should be running right now! Ya know what? I want to lick Benji's cheek.ya know, the guy from Good Charlotte? Well thanks for the reviews and keep them coming and I will let you play Blue's Clues with me and Benji. Oh yea for all the legal beagles out there I don't own Steph or Stace or Chris or Hunter. P.S., Nicole, I made Chris an asshole just for you! LOL