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Title: How Love Works

Chapter 9: Getting Answers

     The show had just ended, and Stephanie couldn't stop thinking about why Paul would do something like that. Especially to Randy. She thought they were friends. Stephanie was on a hunt for Paul. She wanted some answers for his actions as of late. While she was walking she ran into Amy.

"Hey watch where you're going." Amy said in a rude like way.

"Amy I'm sorry, but what's with the attitude?" Steph asked.

"Like you don't know." Amy said rolling her eyes

"I don't please tell me." Steph said looking her in the eyes.

"You are a man stealer." Amy said with fury in her eyes.

"What?" Stephanie asked getting upset.

"Yeah. You lied to me. Paul doesn't like me he likes you." Amy said on the verge of tears. "Why do you think we were at the same movie and at Tony's?"

"You're crazy Amy. He told me he liked you."

"Whatever. I don't believe you and as far as I am concerned we are not friends anymore." Amy said then walked off.

     Stephanie watched as Amy walked off. She just lost one of her friends, and who is to blame. 'The almighty Paul is to blame' Stephanie thought. She had to find Paul and ask him what was up with Amy and why he attacked Randy.

     Meanwhile Paul is in his locker room. He can't stop thing about Steph. The way she looked at him when she saw that Randy was a bloody mess. He hated seeing his best friend with the one thing he wanted most. Paul was pulled out of his thoughts when the door flew open.

"You could have knocked." Paul said standing up from the couch.

"I want answers and I want them now." A very mad Stephanie said slamming the door behind her.

"Answers to what?" Paul asked

"First off what did you do or say to Amy to make her hate me?"

"She hates you?" Paul asked confused.

"Yes what did you do?" Stephanie yelled.

"I told her I just wanted to be friends." Paul stated. "I never meant to hurt her."

     Paul didn't want to tell Steph the real reason because she would go crazy on him.

 
If she only knew
What I knew but couldn't say
If she could just see
The part of me that I hid away
If I could just hold her in my arms again
And just say I love you
But she's gone, maybe she'd stay
If she only knew

"O.k. then what the hell went on with you and Randy?" Stephanie said wanting every detail.

"No comment." Was all Paul could say at that moment.

If she could just feel
What I feel here in my heart
She'd know it was real
Pure and true right from the start
But I'm just a man who didn't understand
What she was going through
But she's gone away, maybe she'd stay 
If she only knew

"NO COMMENT!!!" Stephanie yelled.

"Yeah. If you want I will go say I am sorry." Paul said starting for the door.

"No I want a real reason why you kicked Randy's ass." Stephanie said staring in his eyes.

     Paul looked in Steph's eyes. He could see she was hurting. She was hurting because of him. He really wanted to tell her, but he couldn't. 'How did I let you slip away from me?' Paul thought.

And how, how did I let her get away
'Cause love, love is easy to feel
But the hardest thing to say
 
 

"Paul I want a real reason please." Stephanie said getting upset because he wasn't answering her.

"I was upset" Paul stated.

"Upset about what?" Steph asked. "What made you so upset that you had to take it out on my boyfriend?"

If she could just see 
What I see when I close my eyes
All that I dream
Surely she would realize
But like a fool I waited much too long
To let her know the truth
She's gone away, maybe she'd stay
If she only knew

"He has something I want. That is why I kicked his ass." Paul said holding back the tears.

"What does he have?" Steph asked. "I'm sure he can share if you ask."

"What he has that I want you can't share." Paul said.

"I'm confused." Steph said trying to figure out what he was trying to say.

"He has the one thing I love more than anything." Paul replied.

"Paul what does Randy have?" Stephanie asked fighting off the tears. She didn't know why she felt tears coming, but she had a feeling that this was leading to her.

"He has……" Paul said trailing off.

Tell me, tell me how
How did I let her get away (Tell me)
'Cause I guess that love
Love is so easy to feel
But the hardest thing to say

"He has what Paul?" Stephanie asked. "Tell me. You can tell me anything so just spit it out."

"I kicked Randy's ass because he has YOU. He took you away from me." Paul said walking out the door.

"Paul what is that supposed to mean?" Stephanie asked as some tears rolled down her face from his last words.

"Steph…I love you." Paul said in a hushed tone, and with that he closed the door leaving a very confused crying Stephanie in his locker room.

Is she only knew 
What I knew but could not say 
If she could just see
The part of me that I hid away
If I could just hold her in my arms again
And just say I love you
She's gone away, maybe she'd stay
If she only knew, if she only knew

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