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Title: How Love Works
Chapter 12: I'm Sorry
Everyone was starting to show up at the arena. Stephanie and Randy walked in to the arena holding hands. Randy had a smile from ear to ear. He still couldn't believe Steph said she loved him, which he didn't know was a lie. Now Stephanie couldn't help but think of Paul and that Randy said he loved her. She looked at Randy and saw how happy he was. 'This is going to be hard.' She thought. She didn't want to hurt Randy. Stephanie looked around when her eyes drifted to Paul, who was coming up to them.
"What do you want?" Randy asked in a very unwelcome tone.
"I came to apologize to you about yesterday." Paul said not even paying any attention to Stephanie.
"You did?" Randy said and his tone started to change.
"Yeah, look I'm sorry. I just thought you had something I wanted, but it turns out you don't." Paul said putting out his hand.
"I forgive you." Randy said shaking his hand. "What did you think I had?"
"It's nothing, it doesn't mean anything to me anymore." Paul said. "Friends?"
"Yeah." Randy said.
"Well I'll see you around, I have some things I have to do." Paul said.
"O.k. bye." Randy said.
"Bye." Paul said and walked off.
Stephanie just stood there while Paul apologized to Randy. She was confused to why Paul did that. She knew she meant everything to him because he told her, but why did he say it doesn't mean anything to him anymore. She had to find out.
"Randy I'm going to go talk to Trish o.k." Stephanie said.
"O.k. I'll see you later." Randy said then kissed her goodbye.
Stephanie left in search of Trish. She found the women's locker room. She walked inside and saw Jackie Gayda and Nidia talking over their match. She also saw Stacy Keibler and Torrie Wilson sitting on the couch talking about something. She walked over to Dawn Marie who was lacing up her boots for her match.
"Hey Dawn do you know where Trish is?" Stephanie asked.
"Yeah she just left to get her hair and make-up done by Jan." Dawn said.
"Thanks. Good luck on your match." Steph said then left.
Stephanie walked to the section where Jan the stylist was. When she got there she saw Jan doing Trish's hair.
"Hey Trish." Stephanie said sitting in the chair next to Trish.
"Hey girl what's up?" Trish asked.
"I need to talk to you." Steph said.
"O.k. Jan could you come back in ten minutes?" Trish asked.
"O.k." Jan said then left.
"Tell me what happened with you and Paul." Trish said.
"Well I don't know what happened now." Steph said.
"What do you mean?" Trish asked.
"Well Randy and I were walking around the arena when Paul came up to us." Stephanie said then continued to tell Trish what the conversation was about.
"Well you have to talk to him if you want to know wheat he meant." Trish said.
"I know, but I have this feeling that I don't want to know." Steph said.
"Well if I were you I would go talk to Paul." Trish said.
"O.k. I think I'll go talk to him. Thanks Trish." Stephanie said.
Stephanie walked to Paul's dressing room and knocked. The door opened. Adam had opened the door. Paul was sharing a locker room with Chris Irvine and Adam Copeland.
"Hey Steph, can I help you?" Adam asked.
"Yeah is Paul here?" Steph asked.
"No he's not." Adam said.
"Do you know where he is?" Stephanie asked again.
"Actually no because I just got here, Chris might know." Adam said and let Steph in.
"Chris have you seen Paul?" Stephanie asked.
"Yeah he just left a minute ago to the Hardy's locker room." Chris said.
"Thanks Chris." Stephanie said then left.
Stephanie was walking around looking for the Hardy's locker room. When she was looking for the room she bumped into Amy.
"Look I'm sorry Amy for bumping in to you, but I really don't have time for a fight." Steph said.
"It's o.k. Steph. I was just looking for you." Amy said very happy.
"Oh well what you need." Steph asked.
"I don't need anything. I just wanted to say I'm sorry and thank you." Amy said giving Steph a hug.
"Sorry and Thank you for what?" Stephanie asked confused.
"Well Paul came to mine and the Hardy's locker room and asked me out. I wanted to say sorry for saying you were a man stealer and I wanted to say thank you for helping me and Paul get together." Amy said. "Well I am in a bit of a hurry my match is next, I hope we can still be friends." Amy said then left.
Stephanie just stood there shocked. Amy must have been messing with her. She had to know. So she went to her father. She came to his office and knocked.
"Come in." Vince said.
"Dad can you call Paul to your office I can't seem to find him." Stephanie said.
"Sure, but which Paul?" Vince asked.
"Paul Levesque." Stephanie said.
Vince got on the intercom and called for Paul. After five minutes Paul walked into Vince's office not even noticing Steph.
"Yes Mr. McMahon." Paul said.
"My daughter wishes to speak to you. She couldn't find you so she had me call you." Vince said.
Paul looked over and saw Stephanie standing there. She then walked out with him following her. Paul the started the conversation.
"Yes Ms. McMahon." Paul said.
"Don't call me that you know I don't like it." Stephanie said as they walked into an empty locker room.
"O.k. Ms. McMahon." Paul said again.
"Why the hell d you keep calling me Ms. McMahon when you know I hate it?" She
asked.
"Because I can." Paul said sitting down on a chair that was in the room.
"Whatever. I want an explanation from you." Stephanie said.
"About?" Paul asked.
"About what you said to Randy and why Amy is saying you asked her out." Steph said staring him in the eye.
"That's simple. I'll start with Amy. Amy is saying I asked her out because I did and I said I was sorry to Randy because I am sorry."
"O.k. so I don't mean anything to you?" Stephanie asked.
"You got that right." Paul said not caring she was on the verge of tears.
"But you said you loved me." Stephanie said now crying.
"Yeah and I was wrong." Paul said walking to the door.
"What is that supposed to mean?" Stephanie asked.
"It means other people can her you when your out on a balcony." Paul said twisting the door knob.
"What are you talking abo…." Stephanie couldn't finish her sentence as her eyes got really wide when she realized what Paul was talking about.
"Yeah Steph I said I loved you and you said I love you too Randy." Paul said then walked out of the room.
Stephanie sat there crying. She didn't want any of this to happen. She didn't want to hurt anyone. She was in a huge mess and she didn't know what to do.
"I'm sorry Paul." She said out loud while crying.
That is it for that chapter. Sorry it took a while to get it up. Please review.
~Citcat~
