Title: How Love Works

Chapter 11: Broken Hearted

     The next morning Stephanie stirred in bed starting to wake up. She felt two arms wrapped around her waist. She turned her head and came face to face with a sleeping Paul. She smiled at the way he slept, he looked like a little baby boy. She closed her eyes and everything came running back to her.

*~*~Flashback~*~*

"Hi" Stephanie said, and Paul stepped aside and let her in.

"Look I'm sorry about what I sa……" Paul started but was cut off when Stephanie walked over to him.

"I love you too, I always have." Stephanie stated then kissed Paul.

     Stephanie's cell phone rang. She picked it up and saw it was Randy.

"Are you going to answer it?" Paul asked

"No." Stephanie said then kissed Paul again, while turning her phone off.

     Nothing happened except for kissing, because Steph was seeing Randy. Before anything else could happen with her and Paul she knew she had to break it off with Randy.

*~*~End of flashback~*~*

     Stephanie opened her eyes and saw Paul's eyes watching her. He smiled at her and she smiled back. They both lied there when Paul said something.

"Steph, where does this put us?" He asked a bit nervous.

"I don't know, I don't want to do anything else until I break it off with Randy." Steph said turning her body so she was facing Paul.

"When will that be?" Paul asked again.

"I don't know, I don't want to hurt him." Steph said.

     There was a long pause between the two after Steph said she didn't want to hurt Randy.

"Steph I think you should go now." Paul said regretting what he was going to say next.

"Now, why?" Steph asked a little confused.

"I can't see you until you're done with Randy." Paul said not looking Steph in the eye.

"Fine." Steph said upset.

     She got out of the bed and put her shoes back on. She looked at Paul once more then left the hotel room. She pulled out her cell phone real quick and called Trish.

"Trish here." Trish said in a good mood.

"Hey Trish its Steph." Stephanie said.

"Hey what do you need?" Trish asked.

"Did Randy call you last night looking for me?" Stephanie stated.

"No he didn't why?" Trish asked knowing that Stephanie went with Paul last night.

"I'll tell you later. If he does call tell him I stayed with you o.k." Steph said.

"Alright I will." Trish said with a smile.

"I got to go bye Trish." Stephanie said then hung up.

     Stephanie fixed her hair and took her hotel key out and unlocked the door. When she walked in she saw Randy sleeping. She went over to the sliding glass window and out on to the balcony. She looked at everyone walking on the street when she felt two arms wrap around her waist.

"Where were you last night?" Randy asked.

"I was…" Steph started thinking about what to say. "I was at Trish's hotel. After I talked with her I was too tired to come her, so I crashed their."

"Oh. Um Steph I have been meaning to tell you something." Randy said uneasily.

"What?" Steph asked turning to face him.

"I know we have only been going out for three days but it feels like we have been going out for years." Randy said.

"What are you getting at Randy?" Steph asked hoping he didn't say those three little words she already heard from the one she truly loved.

"I love you." Randy said.

     Stephanie stood there letting what Randy just told her sink in. She didn't want to hurt him, or make him think she cheated on him. So she said something she soon would regret.

"I love you too." Steph said with a smile.

     Randy kissed Steph and led her back inside. Steph was to into Randy with him talking she didn't even notice the man she truly loved was standing on the next balcony. Paul walked back inside his hotel room broken hearted.

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