Summary: When Amy Dumas' husband dies in an accident, she gets a second
chance at a first love.
Rating: PG-13 (adult situations)
Disclaimer: I own no one... except for Evonne.
Chapter Four
"Amy?" Stephanie shouted. She had a box in her hands from Evonne's room that she had finished packing and was standing in the hallway of Amy's house with it.
Amy poked her head out of her bedroom that was farther down. "Yeah?"
Stephanie showed her the box in her hand. "Evonne's stuffed animals... Where do I put the box?"
Giggling Amy pointed to the floor. "Just set it on the floor. I told Evonne that they didn't need to be packed up, but she just had to." She walked back into her bedroom.
Since Evonne was at Matt's house, Amy was getting more boxes packed. It also gave her an excuse to not tell Matt yet about him being Evonne's real father. She really needed to talk to someone first about it. Someone to tell her that she needed to tell Matt... someone to tell her that telling would be a good idea. The only there with her now was Stephanie, Shane's sister, Evonne's aunt. And Amy didn't know if she should tell Stephanie... She knew if she did, she still have Linda and Vince to deal with and Amy knew those two would be disappointed in her.
"This box is heavy, she has a lot of animals," Stephanie said as she put the box on the carpeted floor. She began to feel tired and sat down on the floor next to the box.
"Yep," Amy said from inside the room. "Her daddy spoils her... always giving her stuffed animals and little gifts."
Stephanie mumbled as she opened the box and looked through it. She laughed at some of the things Evonne had packed in there. Pulling out several Barbie dolls; Stephanie looked at them all weirdly. Out of the twelve that Evonne packed, five of them had some sort of deformity.
Amy walked out of the room and sat on the floor in the hallway next to Stephanie. "These three," she said pointing to three dolls with short hair and men's clothes on, "are makeshift Ken dolls. She cut their hair to get her point across that she needed a real one."
Stephanie laughed. "And you got her a Ken doll?"
"Yep, I got her one and then Shane got her one," Amy said. She held up the other two Barbie dolls: one with no hands and the other with no feet. "Evonne has a nasty habit of chewing on Barbie dolls when watching television..."
Stephanie laughed harder than before. "Oh my." Reaching back into the box, she pulled out a small stuffed Hello Kitty doll; then set it on the floor.
Amy picked up the Hello Kitty doll and lightly ran her fingers over it. Matt gave it to Evonne when she was first born. Evonne is still very attached to it. "I remember when her daddy gave this to her. The first night we brought her home, she wrapped her little hands around it and clutched it harm. She slept with it every night."
"I don't remember Shane giving Evonne that... I remember Matt giving it to her," Stephanie said.
Her face dropped at what she said. Amy just hoped that Stephanie didn't press it any further. "Umm..."
Stephanie took the doll from Amy hands and stared at Amy's reaction to what she said. "Amy, is there anything you want to tell me?" She put it back in the box.
"Steph... promise me you won't tell anyone what I'm about to tell you," Amy said. She really need to talk to someone about Matt being Evonne's father and figured since Stephanie would probably pester her later; now would be a good time to say something.
She nodded her head in agreement.
"Three weeks before I married Shane, I slept with Matt. I didn't find out I was pregnant until afterwards. I told Shane... so he knew... but Matt still doesn't," Amy said as she looked at Stephanie's unchanged reaction. "Are you okay? You don't seem to care or anything."
"I already knew," Stephanie said. She moved closer to Amy.
"How?" she asked as the tears started to slowly run down her cheeks. "Did Shane tell you?"
Stephanie shook her head no. "I could tell. I asked Shane once, and he got mad and told me to stay out of you guys business." She opened her arms and Amy went to them and cried.
"He loved her so much, like she was really his," Amy sobbed.
"Yeah, he did," Stephanie agreed. "He's a great man."
"I miss him," she said.
Stephanie held her as she cried. "Are you going to tell Matt soon? He deserves to know, Amy."
As her crying stopped, Amy looked at her. "I know he does. I just don't want to lose his friendship. He'll be so mad with me..."
Stephanie chuckled. "That's an understatement. Matt will be pissed... among other feelings."
Amy looked at Stephanie weird. "What other feelings?" she asked as she wiped her cheeks.
"You know," she said, "he loves you Amy. Matt has always loved you."
"No, Matt doesn't love me... we're friends," Amy said as she shook her head.
"Keep telling yourself that," Stephanie said.
"It's true..."
"Okay," Stephanie said, "if it's true, then why did you sleep with Matt a couple of weeks before your wedding to another man? And don't say you were drunk... because it's not a valid excuse."
Amy stood from her spot on the floor. "You know, Stephanie, I don't have to hear this." She walked into her bedroom.
Stephanie stood and followed her. "I love Shane, he's my brother. But I like to think of you as my best friend, Amy, because I don't have any of those. So, that means I can see and tell stuff about you that no one else can... not Shane and not Matt." She crossed her arms over her chest as she watched Amy move about the room packing things in various boxes.
"Stephanie I think of you as a best friend too. I just don't want to talk about this," Amy said as she walked into the bathroom that adjoined the bedroom.
Stephanie walked further into the room and stood in the bathroom's doorway as Amy checked a variety of cabinets and drawers to see if she left anything. "I know why."
Amy rolled her eyes as she turned to look at her. "Please tell me why then."
"Because deep down you love Matt," Stephanie said looking at Amy. "He's your soul mate... not Shane and you don't want to face that reality."
Rating: PG-13 (adult situations)
Disclaimer: I own no one... except for Evonne.
Chapter Four
"Amy?" Stephanie shouted. She had a box in her hands from Evonne's room that she had finished packing and was standing in the hallway of Amy's house with it.
Amy poked her head out of her bedroom that was farther down. "Yeah?"
Stephanie showed her the box in her hand. "Evonne's stuffed animals... Where do I put the box?"
Giggling Amy pointed to the floor. "Just set it on the floor. I told Evonne that they didn't need to be packed up, but she just had to." She walked back into her bedroom.
Since Evonne was at Matt's house, Amy was getting more boxes packed. It also gave her an excuse to not tell Matt yet about him being Evonne's real father. She really needed to talk to someone first about it. Someone to tell her that she needed to tell Matt... someone to tell her that telling would be a good idea. The only there with her now was Stephanie, Shane's sister, Evonne's aunt. And Amy didn't know if she should tell Stephanie... She knew if she did, she still have Linda and Vince to deal with and Amy knew those two would be disappointed in her.
"This box is heavy, she has a lot of animals," Stephanie said as she put the box on the carpeted floor. She began to feel tired and sat down on the floor next to the box.
"Yep," Amy said from inside the room. "Her daddy spoils her... always giving her stuffed animals and little gifts."
Stephanie mumbled as she opened the box and looked through it. She laughed at some of the things Evonne had packed in there. Pulling out several Barbie dolls; Stephanie looked at them all weirdly. Out of the twelve that Evonne packed, five of them had some sort of deformity.
Amy walked out of the room and sat on the floor in the hallway next to Stephanie. "These three," she said pointing to three dolls with short hair and men's clothes on, "are makeshift Ken dolls. She cut their hair to get her point across that she needed a real one."
Stephanie laughed. "And you got her a Ken doll?"
"Yep, I got her one and then Shane got her one," Amy said. She held up the other two Barbie dolls: one with no hands and the other with no feet. "Evonne has a nasty habit of chewing on Barbie dolls when watching television..."
Stephanie laughed harder than before. "Oh my." Reaching back into the box, she pulled out a small stuffed Hello Kitty doll; then set it on the floor.
Amy picked up the Hello Kitty doll and lightly ran her fingers over it. Matt gave it to Evonne when she was first born. Evonne is still very attached to it. "I remember when her daddy gave this to her. The first night we brought her home, she wrapped her little hands around it and clutched it harm. She slept with it every night."
"I don't remember Shane giving Evonne that... I remember Matt giving it to her," Stephanie said.
Her face dropped at what she said. Amy just hoped that Stephanie didn't press it any further. "Umm..."
Stephanie took the doll from Amy hands and stared at Amy's reaction to what she said. "Amy, is there anything you want to tell me?" She put it back in the box.
"Steph... promise me you won't tell anyone what I'm about to tell you," Amy said. She really need to talk to someone about Matt being Evonne's father and figured since Stephanie would probably pester her later; now would be a good time to say something.
She nodded her head in agreement.
"Three weeks before I married Shane, I slept with Matt. I didn't find out I was pregnant until afterwards. I told Shane... so he knew... but Matt still doesn't," Amy said as she looked at Stephanie's unchanged reaction. "Are you okay? You don't seem to care or anything."
"I already knew," Stephanie said. She moved closer to Amy.
"How?" she asked as the tears started to slowly run down her cheeks. "Did Shane tell you?"
Stephanie shook her head no. "I could tell. I asked Shane once, and he got mad and told me to stay out of you guys business." She opened her arms and Amy went to them and cried.
"He loved her so much, like she was really his," Amy sobbed.
"Yeah, he did," Stephanie agreed. "He's a great man."
"I miss him," she said.
Stephanie held her as she cried. "Are you going to tell Matt soon? He deserves to know, Amy."
As her crying stopped, Amy looked at her. "I know he does. I just don't want to lose his friendship. He'll be so mad with me..."
Stephanie chuckled. "That's an understatement. Matt will be pissed... among other feelings."
Amy looked at Stephanie weird. "What other feelings?" she asked as she wiped her cheeks.
"You know," she said, "he loves you Amy. Matt has always loved you."
"No, Matt doesn't love me... we're friends," Amy said as she shook her head.
"Keep telling yourself that," Stephanie said.
"It's true..."
"Okay," Stephanie said, "if it's true, then why did you sleep with Matt a couple of weeks before your wedding to another man? And don't say you were drunk... because it's not a valid excuse."
Amy stood from her spot on the floor. "You know, Stephanie, I don't have to hear this." She walked into her bedroom.
Stephanie stood and followed her. "I love Shane, he's my brother. But I like to think of you as my best friend, Amy, because I don't have any of those. So, that means I can see and tell stuff about you that no one else can... not Shane and not Matt." She crossed her arms over her chest as she watched Amy move about the room packing things in various boxes.
"Stephanie I think of you as a best friend too. I just don't want to talk about this," Amy said as she walked into the bathroom that adjoined the bedroom.
Stephanie walked further into the room and stood in the bathroom's doorway as Amy checked a variety of cabinets and drawers to see if she left anything. "I know why."
Amy rolled her eyes as she turned to look at her. "Please tell me why then."
"Because deep down you love Matt," Stephanie said looking at Amy. "He's your soul mate... not Shane and you don't want to face that reality."
