"So you dumped Jessica huh?"
"Yes, dumped, sent away, the whole nine yards."
"But how did you figure this all out?" Stephanie asked as she lay in Chris's arms later that evening.
"Well, you know I must've been a complete idiot because I didn't realize that I have loved you for so long."
"You must've been," she laughed.
"I kissed you that first time, the night of Hunter's anniversary, because I wanted to. Because I had fallen for you. I just didn't realize that I had."
"I didn't know either. I didn't know that I loved you until Jessica came back into your life."
"I'm sorry I seemed to ignore you for a while there."
"You didn't ignore me, you were just embroiled in what you thought was the greatest thing to ever happen to you."
"You're the greatest thing that's ever happened to me," Chris said, leaning down to kiss her.
He couldn't believe how right this felt. He knew it had always felt good with Stephanie. But he never thought it would feel so perfect, and so at home. It was like he was right where he was supposed to be. That Stephanie's arms had been made for him.
"And you me."
"So you have to put your engagement ring back on," he told her, grabbing her left hand.
"I know, I'll put it on later."
"No, you won't."
She looked up at him confused, "What do you mean I won't?"
"I'll be putting it on your finger later," he smiled.
"Oh."
"I think you deserve a better proposal than the one I originally gave you."
"Why is that? Because you basically said that you wanted to marry me because it was the convenient thing to do?"
"Yeah, but it's different now. Now I want a life with you because I love you."
"So we'll definitely be having those kids?"
"You can bet on it," he said, getting up and slipping some boxers on.
"Where you off to cowboy?"
"Just you wait right here."
She laughed, "Ok."
Chris ran out into the hallway and down to Stephanie's dark room. He let himself inside and went to the corner. Sure enough, her ring and their picture were still there. He had a sneaking suspicion that she was going to be subtle and give him back her ring by just leaving it there. Luckily she wasn't going anywhere.
He picked up the ring and looked at it again. He really had picked it out because he knew Stephanie would love it. And now he realized he picked it because he himself loved Stephanie and wanted to marry her and give her beautiful things. He left the room and went back to Stephanie's room.
Stephanie sat up, wrapping the sheet around her bare upper body. Chris kneeled by the side of the bed and looked up at her. He held the ring out in his hand and smiled warmly. She blushed and looked down.
"Stephanie McMahon, you came into my life at a time when I didn't want anyone in my life. But you made my life better than I ever could've imagined."
Stephanie laughed and looked down, embarrassed. He continued his little proposal.
"And now that I've taken my head out of my ass and realized I love you, will you marry me?"
She grinned, "Of course I will."
"Yes!" he exclaimed, causing her to bust out laughing.
He took her left hand and slipped the ring onto her finger. Then he jumped on the bed and pinned Stephanie underneath him. He started kissing her deeply. She wove her fingers into his hair and he could feel her newly reinstated engagement ring against his scalp.
"I love the ring."
"I thought you would."
"So now we really have to tell our parents," she whispered.
"I know. Because this time it's for real right?"
"Yes, unless you have other unfinished business with any of your ex- girlfriends."
"No, I don't think so. You aren't mourning anyone else are you?"
"No, not anyone."
"Good, so I think we're really free to be together then," he joked.
"I guess so."
"You know that picture of us, the one from the porch?" he said.
"Yeah," she answered, kissing him, "What about it?"
"At your last show I overheard two people saying that they could tell we were in love. I dismissed it at the time, but I guess they were right huh?"
"I guess so. How come it took us forever and a day to figure it out."
"We're idiots?" he suggested.
"Or just blind to the truth."
"Thank goodness we're not that anymore."
They resumed kissing and stayed in bed the rest of the night. They didn't realize just how much they had become accustomed to each other's presences. Chris hadn't felt comfortable sharing a bed with Jessica, but it was completely different with Stephanie. It was always completely different with Stephanie. She made him feel so good.
The next morning Chris woke up and just watched Stephanie sleep. He couldn't believe that he had almost let her slip away. He was a huge dolt for not seeing any of this sooner. He could've lost Stephanie. That thought sent goose bumps along the back of his neck. That thought scared him, losing Stephanie, he didn't even want to think it. He guessed that's what made her different from Jessica. Despite the fact that he was devastated when Jessica left, picturing Stephanie leaving brought absolute terror to his mind. It was a scary feeling.
He took Stephanie lightly into his arms and held her against him. He didn't want to ever let her go. She was so dear to him. She woke up and looked at him, smiling hazily, still in that state between sleep and awake.
"Morning," she whispered.
"Stephanie, don't ever leave me ok," he whispered back.
"I'm not going anywhere," she said seriously.
"Promise me that."
"I promise, but why?"
"I just don't want to lose you."
"That's impossible."
"You swear?"
"I swear Chris, where is this coming from?"
"I just don't think I could take losing you."
"Chris, I don't even hang out with other people, there's no way you can lose me, I'm not Jessica."
"I guess not. I love you."
"I love you too."
"Yes, dumped, sent away, the whole nine yards."
"But how did you figure this all out?" Stephanie asked as she lay in Chris's arms later that evening.
"Well, you know I must've been a complete idiot because I didn't realize that I have loved you for so long."
"You must've been," she laughed.
"I kissed you that first time, the night of Hunter's anniversary, because I wanted to. Because I had fallen for you. I just didn't realize that I had."
"I didn't know either. I didn't know that I loved you until Jessica came back into your life."
"I'm sorry I seemed to ignore you for a while there."
"You didn't ignore me, you were just embroiled in what you thought was the greatest thing to ever happen to you."
"You're the greatest thing that's ever happened to me," Chris said, leaning down to kiss her.
He couldn't believe how right this felt. He knew it had always felt good with Stephanie. But he never thought it would feel so perfect, and so at home. It was like he was right where he was supposed to be. That Stephanie's arms had been made for him.
"And you me."
"So you have to put your engagement ring back on," he told her, grabbing her left hand.
"I know, I'll put it on later."
"No, you won't."
She looked up at him confused, "What do you mean I won't?"
"I'll be putting it on your finger later," he smiled.
"Oh."
"I think you deserve a better proposal than the one I originally gave you."
"Why is that? Because you basically said that you wanted to marry me because it was the convenient thing to do?"
"Yeah, but it's different now. Now I want a life with you because I love you."
"So we'll definitely be having those kids?"
"You can bet on it," he said, getting up and slipping some boxers on.
"Where you off to cowboy?"
"Just you wait right here."
She laughed, "Ok."
Chris ran out into the hallway and down to Stephanie's dark room. He let himself inside and went to the corner. Sure enough, her ring and their picture were still there. He had a sneaking suspicion that she was going to be subtle and give him back her ring by just leaving it there. Luckily she wasn't going anywhere.
He picked up the ring and looked at it again. He really had picked it out because he knew Stephanie would love it. And now he realized he picked it because he himself loved Stephanie and wanted to marry her and give her beautiful things. He left the room and went back to Stephanie's room.
Stephanie sat up, wrapping the sheet around her bare upper body. Chris kneeled by the side of the bed and looked up at her. He held the ring out in his hand and smiled warmly. She blushed and looked down.
"Stephanie McMahon, you came into my life at a time when I didn't want anyone in my life. But you made my life better than I ever could've imagined."
Stephanie laughed and looked down, embarrassed. He continued his little proposal.
"And now that I've taken my head out of my ass and realized I love you, will you marry me?"
She grinned, "Of course I will."
"Yes!" he exclaimed, causing her to bust out laughing.
He took her left hand and slipped the ring onto her finger. Then he jumped on the bed and pinned Stephanie underneath him. He started kissing her deeply. She wove her fingers into his hair and he could feel her newly reinstated engagement ring against his scalp.
"I love the ring."
"I thought you would."
"So now we really have to tell our parents," she whispered.
"I know. Because this time it's for real right?"
"Yes, unless you have other unfinished business with any of your ex- girlfriends."
"No, I don't think so. You aren't mourning anyone else are you?"
"No, not anyone."
"Good, so I think we're really free to be together then," he joked.
"I guess so."
"You know that picture of us, the one from the porch?" he said.
"Yeah," she answered, kissing him, "What about it?"
"At your last show I overheard two people saying that they could tell we were in love. I dismissed it at the time, but I guess they were right huh?"
"I guess so. How come it took us forever and a day to figure it out."
"We're idiots?" he suggested.
"Or just blind to the truth."
"Thank goodness we're not that anymore."
They resumed kissing and stayed in bed the rest of the night. They didn't realize just how much they had become accustomed to each other's presences. Chris hadn't felt comfortable sharing a bed with Jessica, but it was completely different with Stephanie. It was always completely different with Stephanie. She made him feel so good.
The next morning Chris woke up and just watched Stephanie sleep. He couldn't believe that he had almost let her slip away. He was a huge dolt for not seeing any of this sooner. He could've lost Stephanie. That thought sent goose bumps along the back of his neck. That thought scared him, losing Stephanie, he didn't even want to think it. He guessed that's what made her different from Jessica. Despite the fact that he was devastated when Jessica left, picturing Stephanie leaving brought absolute terror to his mind. It was a scary feeling.
He took Stephanie lightly into his arms and held her against him. He didn't want to ever let her go. She was so dear to him. She woke up and looked at him, smiling hazily, still in that state between sleep and awake.
"Morning," she whispered.
"Stephanie, don't ever leave me ok," he whispered back.
"I'm not going anywhere," she said seriously.
"Promise me that."
"I promise, but why?"
"I just don't want to lose you."
"That's impossible."
"You swear?"
"I swear Chris, where is this coming from?"
"I just don't think I could take losing you."
"Chris, I don't even hang out with other people, there's no way you can lose me, I'm not Jessica."
"I guess not. I love you."
"I love you too."
