Disclaimer: I don't own any of the people mentioned in this story, I'm just
"borrowing" them.
A/N: This idea is totally mine, made up of almost nothing. However, the set- up on chapters is like the TV show, 24. Each chapter will represent one hour in one day. BTW, as Jericho would say, "I'm soorry!!" for the lack of updates, hopefully more will be up sooner!
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1:00-2:00 AM
**1:00** "Hello?" Chris asked as he picked up the phone. Stephanie looked at him as he talked. She couldn't help but notice how good he looked with his hair down. Chris held up his index finger at her, to indicate he would be a minute or two. She nodded and began to look around the room.
She got up and wandered around to look at the various pictures that he had hung up on the wall. Many contained him with his parents on various occasions. She was surprised at all of the pictures of other wrestlers he had on his wall as well.
Many included him laughing with other superstars such as The Rock or Stone Cold Steve Austin, which on-camera were his worst enemies. She looked at the different belts that he had displayed on a bookshelf. He had only dedicated two shelves to the belts; the others were crammed full of books by Stephen King and other various authors.
She peeked into his office, where he had every single wrestling figure ever released displayed on various shelves, right alongside every magazine cover he'd ever appeared on. There was a notebook and a pen on the desk, and Steph figured that he was writing his own novel. She heard him saying his goodbyes, so she walked into the living room again and sat down next to him.
**1:17** "OK, mom, I will. Thanks for calling. Bye," he said, and hung up the phone.
"What was your mom calling for?" she asked curiously.
"She calls me every night, if I don't call her first," he said.
"I wish my mom and I were more like that," she said. Chris just smiled. Then the phone rang again. Chris climbed over the couch to pick it up.
"Hello?"
"Where's Stephanie?" Hunter growled. Chris covered the mouthpiece of the phone with his hand.
**1:20** "It's Hunter, do you want to talk to him?" Chris asked her. Steph looked surprised that he would ask her about something before acting on impulse.
"I probably should." she said, hearing Hunter yelling on the other end.
"I asked if you wanted to, not if you had to," Chris said. Steph looked at him again.
"No, I don't want to talk to him," she said. Chris smiled.
"OK," he said, then started to talk to Hunter again. "I'm sorry, ape-nose, but she is currently unavailable, please try back when you actually have a life," he finished, then hung up.
**1:24** "I can't believe you just did that!!" she yelled while laughing uncontrollably. Chris just shrugged.
"He was bothering you, so I just helped out; it's not that funny," he said, while trying to keep from laughing himself.
"OK, so are you ready to play truth or dare?" Chris sighed.
"I suppose so," he mumbled.
"You ask first," she insisted.
"OK, truth or dare?" Chris asked, mentally trying to believe that he WAS NOT playing truth or dare.
"Dare," Stephanie said confidently. Chris scratched his chin thoughtfully.
"Hmmmmm, I dare you to.....kiss me!!" he shouted. Steph looked somewhat surprised when she heard his dare, but tried to show no reaction.
"OK," she started.
"Hey, I wasn't finished!! You have to French kiss me." Steph rolled her eyes as Chris leaned back against the couch.
"Whatever.." she mumbled as she pulled him in for a kiss. The kiss ended up being a long one, and it sent electricity shots down both their spines. The phone was ringing again, but neither heard it.
Finally, the kiss was broken and they returned to their spots in the chair and couch.
"Truth or dare?" she asked him.
"Truth," he answered, remembering the last time that he had inadvertly walked in on a game of truth or dare, and answered 'dare'.
"OK....Are you really in love with me?" she asked. Chris closed his eyes. This situation was worse than the last one.
"...I like you, yeah, but"
"No, I asked if you loved me," she said. Chris glared at her.
"...Yes, alright. YES!!! I'll admit it, I'm in love with you!!" he shouted. Steph started to giggle. "NOW what?!?!" he asked. He had just told the woman he loved that he loved her and she was laughing at him?
**1:40** "It's not you!! I just didn't believe that it was true!! I'm flattered, Chris really," Steph said, trying to cheer him up, while also trying to restrain her laughter.
A few minutes later, they both decided to quit Truth or Dare, and just sit for a while.
"I suppose 'ole ape-nose finally gave it a rest eh?" Chris said as the silence began.
"He's never going to give up getting me back. He's probably making his way over here right now, as we speak," Steph said sadly.
"Why do you stay with him Steph?" she sighed.
"Because if I'd leave him, I'd get hurt," she said.
"Is he holding you against your will?" "Somewhat," she admitted. Silence endured again.
**1:45** "You're not going back to him," Chris said, suddenly.
"What? Chris, I have-"
"You don't have to do anything that you don't want to do. It's a little thing called 'freedom'," Chris said.
"So what am I supposed to do? Stay here with you?"
"Not necessarily, just get away from him," Chris finished and then stared at her to see what her decision would be.
She looked at his face to see that he was dead serious about her leaving Hunter.
**1:47** "What about our jobs?" she asked him.
"I'll be your bodyguard," he said resolutely.
"Really? Against Hunter? Sorry Chris, but I don't think you could handle him."
"Oh really? Well let's find out, shall we?"
"How?" Steph asked, getting agitated. Both their tempers were flaring at the other for even arguing about this.
"You said that he's probably on his way over, right?"
"Yeah, so what?"
"Well, we unlock the door and leave it open just a crack, and then we'll be in the kitchen kissing, making it look like-"
"Like we were having an affair so he gets angry at you, and I get off the hook of the marriage," Steph finished for him.
"Exactly. So, are you game?" Chris asked, secretly hoping that his plan would work.
"Sure, what do I have to do?"
"Well...."
**1:53** Hunter pulled into the driveway of the not-so-great suburban home. He shifted the car into park and got out of the car. He slowly walked towards the front door, making his footsteps very quiet, so as to sneak up on them. He quickly felt the knife in his front pocket and patted it, to make sure that it was still there.
He looked at the front door to see that it was open just a hair. Hunter smiled. Things were going his way after all. He crept inside ever so quietly and made his way inside the house. He heard some talking in the direction of the living room, so he headed that way.
"So where is he?"
"I dunno, but I doubt if he's looking for me." Steph walked towards Chris. They both smiled. So far, it was going great. If they could just keep up the act until Hunter came in the room.....
Hunter couldn't believe what he was hearing. His wife and Chris Irvine actually talked? Especially after what she'd done to him last night.. "All the more reason to finish this job," he thought. Hunter walked to the doorway of the kitchen to see Stephanie walking towards Chris, who was just wearing some jeans. His blood boiled when he thought of what they had been doing behind his back.
It was time to finish them off.
**1:57** "YOU!!!" Hunter screamed. Chris whirled around and looked surprised. Steph ran into the other room. He'd get her later.
Hunter lunged at Chris, who quickly ducked and began to punch him. Chris had gotten the upper hand quickly in the fight, which surprised Hunter and took him off guard.
Steph soon returned to the kitchen with what she had left with.
A skillet.
She saw the two men and tried to aim for Hunter. She ran at him with the pan, but he ducked, and she knocked Chris out cold with it.
**1:59** "No!!!" she screamed, as she dropped the skillet to the floor.
"Thanks, baby," Hunter said, as he pulled the knife from his pocket, and began to walk towards her with it. Steph picked up the skillet and ran into the living room with it, Hunter was hot on her heels.
**2:00** A scream sounded as the clock struck two.
A/N: This idea is totally mine, made up of almost nothing. However, the set- up on chapters is like the TV show, 24. Each chapter will represent one hour in one day. BTW, as Jericho would say, "I'm soorry!!" for the lack of updates, hopefully more will be up sooner!
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1:00-2:00 AM
**1:00** "Hello?" Chris asked as he picked up the phone. Stephanie looked at him as he talked. She couldn't help but notice how good he looked with his hair down. Chris held up his index finger at her, to indicate he would be a minute or two. She nodded and began to look around the room.
She got up and wandered around to look at the various pictures that he had hung up on the wall. Many contained him with his parents on various occasions. She was surprised at all of the pictures of other wrestlers he had on his wall as well.
Many included him laughing with other superstars such as The Rock or Stone Cold Steve Austin, which on-camera were his worst enemies. She looked at the different belts that he had displayed on a bookshelf. He had only dedicated two shelves to the belts; the others were crammed full of books by Stephen King and other various authors.
She peeked into his office, where he had every single wrestling figure ever released displayed on various shelves, right alongside every magazine cover he'd ever appeared on. There was a notebook and a pen on the desk, and Steph figured that he was writing his own novel. She heard him saying his goodbyes, so she walked into the living room again and sat down next to him.
**1:17** "OK, mom, I will. Thanks for calling. Bye," he said, and hung up the phone.
"What was your mom calling for?" she asked curiously.
"She calls me every night, if I don't call her first," he said.
"I wish my mom and I were more like that," she said. Chris just smiled. Then the phone rang again. Chris climbed over the couch to pick it up.
"Hello?"
"Where's Stephanie?" Hunter growled. Chris covered the mouthpiece of the phone with his hand.
**1:20** "It's Hunter, do you want to talk to him?" Chris asked her. Steph looked surprised that he would ask her about something before acting on impulse.
"I probably should." she said, hearing Hunter yelling on the other end.
"I asked if you wanted to, not if you had to," Chris said. Steph looked at him again.
"No, I don't want to talk to him," she said. Chris smiled.
"OK," he said, then started to talk to Hunter again. "I'm sorry, ape-nose, but she is currently unavailable, please try back when you actually have a life," he finished, then hung up.
**1:24** "I can't believe you just did that!!" she yelled while laughing uncontrollably. Chris just shrugged.
"He was bothering you, so I just helped out; it's not that funny," he said, while trying to keep from laughing himself.
"OK, so are you ready to play truth or dare?" Chris sighed.
"I suppose so," he mumbled.
"You ask first," she insisted.
"OK, truth or dare?" Chris asked, mentally trying to believe that he WAS NOT playing truth or dare.
"Dare," Stephanie said confidently. Chris scratched his chin thoughtfully.
"Hmmmmm, I dare you to.....kiss me!!" he shouted. Steph looked somewhat surprised when she heard his dare, but tried to show no reaction.
"OK," she started.
"Hey, I wasn't finished!! You have to French kiss me." Steph rolled her eyes as Chris leaned back against the couch.
"Whatever.." she mumbled as she pulled him in for a kiss. The kiss ended up being a long one, and it sent electricity shots down both their spines. The phone was ringing again, but neither heard it.
Finally, the kiss was broken and they returned to their spots in the chair and couch.
"Truth or dare?" she asked him.
"Truth," he answered, remembering the last time that he had inadvertly walked in on a game of truth or dare, and answered 'dare'.
"OK....Are you really in love with me?" she asked. Chris closed his eyes. This situation was worse than the last one.
"...I like you, yeah, but"
"No, I asked if you loved me," she said. Chris glared at her.
"...Yes, alright. YES!!! I'll admit it, I'm in love with you!!" he shouted. Steph started to giggle. "NOW what?!?!" he asked. He had just told the woman he loved that he loved her and she was laughing at him?
**1:40** "It's not you!! I just didn't believe that it was true!! I'm flattered, Chris really," Steph said, trying to cheer him up, while also trying to restrain her laughter.
A few minutes later, they both decided to quit Truth or Dare, and just sit for a while.
"I suppose 'ole ape-nose finally gave it a rest eh?" Chris said as the silence began.
"He's never going to give up getting me back. He's probably making his way over here right now, as we speak," Steph said sadly.
"Why do you stay with him Steph?" she sighed.
"Because if I'd leave him, I'd get hurt," she said.
"Is he holding you against your will?" "Somewhat," she admitted. Silence endured again.
**1:45** "You're not going back to him," Chris said, suddenly.
"What? Chris, I have-"
"You don't have to do anything that you don't want to do. It's a little thing called 'freedom'," Chris said.
"So what am I supposed to do? Stay here with you?"
"Not necessarily, just get away from him," Chris finished and then stared at her to see what her decision would be.
She looked at his face to see that he was dead serious about her leaving Hunter.
**1:47** "What about our jobs?" she asked him.
"I'll be your bodyguard," he said resolutely.
"Really? Against Hunter? Sorry Chris, but I don't think you could handle him."
"Oh really? Well let's find out, shall we?"
"How?" Steph asked, getting agitated. Both their tempers were flaring at the other for even arguing about this.
"You said that he's probably on his way over, right?"
"Yeah, so what?"
"Well, we unlock the door and leave it open just a crack, and then we'll be in the kitchen kissing, making it look like-"
"Like we were having an affair so he gets angry at you, and I get off the hook of the marriage," Steph finished for him.
"Exactly. So, are you game?" Chris asked, secretly hoping that his plan would work.
"Sure, what do I have to do?"
"Well...."
**1:53** Hunter pulled into the driveway of the not-so-great suburban home. He shifted the car into park and got out of the car. He slowly walked towards the front door, making his footsteps very quiet, so as to sneak up on them. He quickly felt the knife in his front pocket and patted it, to make sure that it was still there.
He looked at the front door to see that it was open just a hair. Hunter smiled. Things were going his way after all. He crept inside ever so quietly and made his way inside the house. He heard some talking in the direction of the living room, so he headed that way.
"So where is he?"
"I dunno, but I doubt if he's looking for me." Steph walked towards Chris. They both smiled. So far, it was going great. If they could just keep up the act until Hunter came in the room.....
Hunter couldn't believe what he was hearing. His wife and Chris Irvine actually talked? Especially after what she'd done to him last night.. "All the more reason to finish this job," he thought. Hunter walked to the doorway of the kitchen to see Stephanie walking towards Chris, who was just wearing some jeans. His blood boiled when he thought of what they had been doing behind his back.
It was time to finish them off.
**1:57** "YOU!!!" Hunter screamed. Chris whirled around and looked surprised. Steph ran into the other room. He'd get her later.
Hunter lunged at Chris, who quickly ducked and began to punch him. Chris had gotten the upper hand quickly in the fight, which surprised Hunter and took him off guard.
Steph soon returned to the kitchen with what she had left with.
A skillet.
She saw the two men and tried to aim for Hunter. She ran at him with the pan, but he ducked, and she knocked Chris out cold with it.
**1:59** "No!!!" she screamed, as she dropped the skillet to the floor.
"Thanks, baby," Hunter said, as he pulled the knife from his pocket, and began to walk towards her with it. Steph picked up the skillet and ran into the living room with it, Hunter was hot on her heels.
**2:00** A scream sounded as the clock struck two.
