**Thank you to everyone who reviewed, I'm sorry that this chapter took so
long, but I just finished the other story I was writing and I've been
having a bit of writer's block, but I'm working on it, promise!**
Steph and Marissa slowly walked to Linda's office. Steph was dreading what was about to happen. They walked in to find Linda and Vince talking. Vince smiled at the site of his daughter and daughter-in-law. "Girls, how are you doing?"
"Fine, and you sir?" Marissa said to him.
"Pretty good thanks." Vince said with a smile. He turned to Steph, "I'm glad that you're ok. Your mom explained to me what happened after the last show."
Steph smiled weakly, "Thanks, most of the effects have warn away now."
"So what is it you wanted to talk to me about Steph?" Vince asked in a concerned tone.
"Well dad, I am seeing someone." Steph said slowly.
"Seeing someone how?" He asked, looking into her eyes.
"Well, he asked me out Christmas eve and I said yes." Steph started to say when she seen Vince opening his mouth to say something. "He comes from a good, strong family upbringing, he's a gentleman in every sense of the word." Steph added quickly.
"I see.When do I get to meet this person?" He asked slowly.
"You already know him." Marissa said quietly.
Linda looked over at her and shook her head no. Marissa's smile faded and she looked down to the floor.
"What does she mean I already know him? Steph you're not back with Paul are you?" Vince said starting to get agitated. He hated head games and Steph's beating around the bush was not sitting well with him.
"Dad, it's Matt. Matt Hardy is who asked me out and I said yes. I spent Christmas with him and his family." Steph blurted out.
"Matt HARDY?!?" Vince exclaimed.
Steph stood her ground, "Yes dad, Matt Hardy. He has been nothing but wonderful to me. He saved me the night I got jumped, instead of flying out to be with his family, he stayed by my bed until I woke up. Then he stayed with me until I regained my sight, then when the doctor told me that I couldn't be alone because of my concussion, he invited me to his family's get together."
Vince shifted in his seat, "I see. Well, it sounds like you are pretty confident in this relationship venture."
Steph nodded, "Yes dad I am."
"Well, all I can say then is I want you kids to be damn careful." Vince started to say when Steph chimed in.
"We're not going to tell anyone besides family about our relationship for now, we're going to take it slow and steady and really just get comfortable with each other and enjoy each other's company."
"Alright. Well we have an employee relations meeting at the end of the week so I'm going to need you on board. We have a few disciplinary things to go over." Vince said looking at her with a peculiar face. "And I'm going to need you to remain neutral."
"What's that supposed to mean?" Steph asked defensively, "Just because Matt is friends with someone doesn't mean that I'm not going to punish them if needed. Look at the who Paul used to hang out with, namely Scott Hall."
"I know, but this isn't a friend Steph." Vince said gathering his things.
"What do you mean?" Steph asked nervously. She had an idea that she knew what it was going to be about.
"Steph, I know that you have a good head on your shoulders, and you would never purposely leak information, so I'm trusting you with this. We're cracking down on Jeff's tardiness. If he's late again, we're releasing him. I've had it." Vince said to her. "I have a meeting to get to. Have a good day ladies." He said tipping his head to them and he left.
Steph sighed. She knew that Jeff had it coming sooner or later. She wondered if Matt knew about all the trouble Jeff got into on the Raw side.
"That wasn't so bad now was it?" Linda said giving Steph a light hug.
"He took it better than I thought he would." Steph said honestly.
"Your dad's meeting lets out in an hour and then we can go to dinner. I'll make reservations." Linda said sitting down behind her desk.
"Steph and I will go change and we'll meet you here." Marissa said pulling Steph's arm and leading her out of Linda's office.
"What was all that?" Steph said taking her arm back from Marissa's grasp.
"How do you tell Jeff that if he doesn't shape up he's fired? How do you think Matt will react?" Marissa asked quietly.
"Gee, seeing as how I'm not dad, I'm not the one to tell Jeff that. I just have to be present in the meeting along with J.R. and I think Matt will be fine. He knows how his brother is." Steph said sternly. Sometimes Marissa could be so annoying. She loved her to death, but there were times she acted like a high school prep.
"Oh." Marissa said quietly. "Well, is Matt in town? Maybe we could get him to come tonight too."
"No, he went home for a few days. Him and Jeff were going on some camping excursion with Amy and Beth. He'll be back out in a couple days." Steph replied. "But I was thinking how nice it would be if he was here."
"I think that you guys will do just fine. From last night, I get the feeling that Matt has a very good head on his shoulders and that he'll treat you like a queen!" Marissa said with a smile.
"I just hope that everything goes ok. You know how rough it can be to be the new one involved in the McMahon family." Steph said to her.
Marissa thought back to how it was in the beginning, "Yes, I sure do. And you're daddy's little girl."
Steph moaned and shook her head. She knew that it was going to be tough on Matt, but if he survived the beginning, then their relationship had the potential to withstand anything.
**Sorry so short, but I had to get something out here. I promise to work on this one more. Please continue to read and review and feel free to share your ideas!!**
Steph and Marissa slowly walked to Linda's office. Steph was dreading what was about to happen. They walked in to find Linda and Vince talking. Vince smiled at the site of his daughter and daughter-in-law. "Girls, how are you doing?"
"Fine, and you sir?" Marissa said to him.
"Pretty good thanks." Vince said with a smile. He turned to Steph, "I'm glad that you're ok. Your mom explained to me what happened after the last show."
Steph smiled weakly, "Thanks, most of the effects have warn away now."
"So what is it you wanted to talk to me about Steph?" Vince asked in a concerned tone.
"Well dad, I am seeing someone." Steph said slowly.
"Seeing someone how?" He asked, looking into her eyes.
"Well, he asked me out Christmas eve and I said yes." Steph started to say when she seen Vince opening his mouth to say something. "He comes from a good, strong family upbringing, he's a gentleman in every sense of the word." Steph added quickly.
"I see.When do I get to meet this person?" He asked slowly.
"You already know him." Marissa said quietly.
Linda looked over at her and shook her head no. Marissa's smile faded and she looked down to the floor.
"What does she mean I already know him? Steph you're not back with Paul are you?" Vince said starting to get agitated. He hated head games and Steph's beating around the bush was not sitting well with him.
"Dad, it's Matt. Matt Hardy is who asked me out and I said yes. I spent Christmas with him and his family." Steph blurted out.
"Matt HARDY?!?" Vince exclaimed.
Steph stood her ground, "Yes dad, Matt Hardy. He has been nothing but wonderful to me. He saved me the night I got jumped, instead of flying out to be with his family, he stayed by my bed until I woke up. Then he stayed with me until I regained my sight, then when the doctor told me that I couldn't be alone because of my concussion, he invited me to his family's get together."
Vince shifted in his seat, "I see. Well, it sounds like you are pretty confident in this relationship venture."
Steph nodded, "Yes dad I am."
"Well, all I can say then is I want you kids to be damn careful." Vince started to say when Steph chimed in.
"We're not going to tell anyone besides family about our relationship for now, we're going to take it slow and steady and really just get comfortable with each other and enjoy each other's company."
"Alright. Well we have an employee relations meeting at the end of the week so I'm going to need you on board. We have a few disciplinary things to go over." Vince said looking at her with a peculiar face. "And I'm going to need you to remain neutral."
"What's that supposed to mean?" Steph asked defensively, "Just because Matt is friends with someone doesn't mean that I'm not going to punish them if needed. Look at the who Paul used to hang out with, namely Scott Hall."
"I know, but this isn't a friend Steph." Vince said gathering his things.
"What do you mean?" Steph asked nervously. She had an idea that she knew what it was going to be about.
"Steph, I know that you have a good head on your shoulders, and you would never purposely leak information, so I'm trusting you with this. We're cracking down on Jeff's tardiness. If he's late again, we're releasing him. I've had it." Vince said to her. "I have a meeting to get to. Have a good day ladies." He said tipping his head to them and he left.
Steph sighed. She knew that Jeff had it coming sooner or later. She wondered if Matt knew about all the trouble Jeff got into on the Raw side.
"That wasn't so bad now was it?" Linda said giving Steph a light hug.
"He took it better than I thought he would." Steph said honestly.
"Your dad's meeting lets out in an hour and then we can go to dinner. I'll make reservations." Linda said sitting down behind her desk.
"Steph and I will go change and we'll meet you here." Marissa said pulling Steph's arm and leading her out of Linda's office.
"What was all that?" Steph said taking her arm back from Marissa's grasp.
"How do you tell Jeff that if he doesn't shape up he's fired? How do you think Matt will react?" Marissa asked quietly.
"Gee, seeing as how I'm not dad, I'm not the one to tell Jeff that. I just have to be present in the meeting along with J.R. and I think Matt will be fine. He knows how his brother is." Steph said sternly. Sometimes Marissa could be so annoying. She loved her to death, but there were times she acted like a high school prep.
"Oh." Marissa said quietly. "Well, is Matt in town? Maybe we could get him to come tonight too."
"No, he went home for a few days. Him and Jeff were going on some camping excursion with Amy and Beth. He'll be back out in a couple days." Steph replied. "But I was thinking how nice it would be if he was here."
"I think that you guys will do just fine. From last night, I get the feeling that Matt has a very good head on his shoulders and that he'll treat you like a queen!" Marissa said with a smile.
"I just hope that everything goes ok. You know how rough it can be to be the new one involved in the McMahon family." Steph said to her.
Marissa thought back to how it was in the beginning, "Yes, I sure do. And you're daddy's little girl."
Steph moaned and shook her head. She knew that it was going to be tough on Matt, but if he survived the beginning, then their relationship had the potential to withstand anything.
**Sorry so short, but I had to get something out here. I promise to work on this one more. Please continue to read and review and feel free to share your ideas!!**