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**Also, I know that Marissa and Shane were high school sweethearts and
grew up together, but again, I had to mold her into what I needed her to
be. Hope no one minds!**
Steph arrived at Becky's apartment building and smiled. It had been a long time since she had been there, but it looked the exact same. She walked in and buzzed her apartment number.
Becky buzzed her in and Steph headed up the stairs to her apartment. She knocked on the door and waited.
Becky opened the door and smiled. "Hey girl!"
"Hi Becks!" Steph said smiling. They hugged and Becky invited her in.
"Wow, this place looks the same." Steph said smiling.
Becky laughed, "Yeah, I haven't changed it much. I like how it is, so why change it now? But if you want, I can give you a tour for old times sake."
"That'd be great." Steph exclaimed.
Becky walked her through the place. It was a large 2-bedroom apartment in a nice apartment building in Stamford, Connecticut. Along the hallway walls, Becky had decorated them with pictures of her family and friends. Steph found a 5x7 picture of Herself, with Shane and Becky sitting under a willow tree with the sun setting behind them. It was a beautiful photograph. Becky and Shane looked so happy there. Steph smiled and pointed to it, "That has got to be one of my favorite pictures ever."
Becky smiled, "Me too. It turned out so amazing, and to think that you're mom was just trying to waste the rest of the film in the camera so she could go have it one-hour developed."
"The place looks wonderful. I remember having many sleepovers here." Steph said fondly.
Becky laughed, "Those were the good ol' days weren't they?"
"They sure were. You all set?" Steph asked. "I was thinking we could pick up some coffee on our way."
"Sounds great." Becky said to her.
They grabbed their jackets and purses and locked up the place and headed out to the car. "Wow Steph, nice car." Becky quipped.
Steph smiled, "Thanks it's Shane's. I had to borrow it from him last night because I didn't drive."
The car was a 2003 silver BMW-5. Becky laughed, "It's Shane's?"
"Yeah, why?" Steph said unlocking the doors.
Becky pointed, "Well, there's my car. I just got it about a month ago."
Steph looked, and there was a 2003 silver BMW-5. "No way! You've got to be kidding me." Steph said laughing.
"Nope, that's my baby. I got it on a special weekend where they released a select number of them early." Becky said climbing in the car.
Steph shook her head, "God they were made to be together." She thought to herself as she climbed in. And they set off to Starbucks. Steph looked at Becky, "So tell me what you've been up to lately."
"Well, I'm a self-employed interior decorator." Becky said smiling. "And I love it. I've been working on my own for the last year. Before that, after we graduated college, I was working for the agency and then one day decided to look into what it would take to work for myself, and everything worked out for me."
Steph smiled, "Becky that's great. I'm glad everything is working out for you. I told you about myself already for the most part at the mall."
"But who is the guy you are with now, and what happened to Paul?" Becky asked.
"Well, where to begin." Steph began, "Paul and I broke up shortly after Thanksgiving. It had been coming for awhile, and I just couldn't take it anymore. All we ever did was fight, he was never around unless we had plans with dad, then he was always around. He cheated on me, but through all of the fights we had, he never once hit me." Steph let out a slight laugh, "It's funny because Shane never liked him. NEVER. He told me that I was making a big mistake by getting together with him. So, after we broke up we avoided each other as much as possible. On a professional level we're fine, but once it's a personal level, it's on. There are constant fights."
"Steph, I'm so sorry." Becky said empathetically.
"It's ok, I'm over him. There are times where it hurts, but I'm ok. I got attacked in New York and when I woke up in the hospital, I was blind, and all I could hear was a voice. It turned out that Matt found me and brought me to the hospital. He stayed with me instead of flying home to his family. Then because of my concussion I couldn't be alone, so Matt invited me home with him for the holiday. And Matt and I have been together ever since." Steph said with a smile.
"So what does Matt do for a living?" Becky asked.
"He's a wrestler." Steph replied pulling into Starbucks.
"Oh, so does he wrestle Paul?" Becky asked.
"No, Matt isn't that level of a wrestler. He used to be a part of the Hardy Boyz." Steph replied.
"Oh, I remember them, didn't they wrestle on ladders all of the time?" Becky asked.
"Yup, that's them." Steph responded.
The girls went in and grabbed their coffee and headed to the day spa.
"So, you didn't tell me about your love life." Steph said once they were situated for their massages.
"Oh that's easy, let me sum it up in one word." Becky said with a smile, "Non-existent. I haven't dated anyone in awhile. The last guy I dated was a complete disaster, so I've just been working and going home. But I have been thinking of buying a cat."
"I'm sorry to hear that it didn't work out." Steph said sympathetically.
"It's ok. There was no chemistry there whatsoever." Becky replied. "Would you mind if I asked you one question about someone? Just out of curiosity."
Steph smiled at her, "I'll tell you whatever you want to know, if you'll answer some questions along the way."
"Deal. How is he?" Becky asked simply.
"He's doing well. He's not on tv right now, but he is the president of New Media. He handles the website, some tv production, and all of the fun stuff." Steph replied. "He likes it a lot, and then every now and then we'll write him in for tv and he'll come do some crazy bump and then go back behind the scenes."
"That's good. I'm glad that he's happy doing what he's doing now." Becky said with a smile.
"Do you think about him a lot?" Steph asked gently.
"You know, I try not to, but I find that there are days that I can't get him out of my head. There are times where if something goes really well, I want to call him and tell him all about it, but then I realize that I'm a fool and then I go eat ice cream." Becky said to Steph. "I know it's been almost 4 years, but."
Steph cut her off, "But how do you tell your heart to stop loving someone."
"Yeah. I hope that you don't think that I'm a nut." Becky said sheepishly.
"Of course I don't. Hell, I wish that the two of you were together, I can't stand her." Steph said quietly to her.
Becky laughed, "Come on now, she's your sister-in-law."
"Oh, I have plenty of other names for her than that." Steph quipped. "But, out of curiosity, do you still have feelings for him?"
Becky frowned, "Unfortunately yes. Not like what they were, but I will always have a soft spot in my heart for him."
Steph nodded in acknowledgement, she didn't want to push the topic if Becky didn't want to talk about it, but she could tell that there was something dark in their past.
"So are you an auntie yet?" Becky asked.
"Good God no." Steph exclaimed a little harsher than she planned.
Becky looked at her surprised.
"I didn't mean it like that, I just mean that it would be disaster if Marissa was pregnant." Steph said to her.
"Is she that bad?" Becky asked.
"One day Shane went out to lunch one day. There was a temp working at the front desk, so when Marissa came to surprise Shane, they told her that he had went out to lunch. She asked with who, and the secretary replied with a woman dressed nicely. She went home, packed her clothes, and went to her parents' house. He came home, found a note saying that she knew what was going on and she was done. He called her and she cursed him out accusing him of cheating on her. It turns out that he was out to lunch with MOM." Steph recollected. "It took Shane calling mom on conference and without telling her why, had to ask her what the name of the restaurant they were at together for lunch was because he couldn't remember it and he wanted to take Marissa to it."
"You're kidding me." Becky said.
"Nope. She's an awful person, but she was fine until they got married. Now, if they were to ever get divorced, Marissa would take him for everything he has." Steph replied.
"Wow, I can't believe that." Becky said. She couldn't help but picture what it would have been like if her and Shane had stayed together. "Why did that fateful day ever have to happen?" She thought to herself.
Their massages were over, and Steph drove her back home and they talked about various other things. Steph pulled up in front of Becky's building and they hugged. "Becky, this was so much fun. We'll have to do this again when I'm in town."
"Definitely. And don't be a stranger. I still stay up late, and I'm usually around. But my cell phone is always on." Becky replied hugging her back.
Steph waved as Becky headed inside. Her mind was swimming as she headed back to Titan. "I have so many questions for Shane." She said to herself outloud.
**Well, what will Steph find out from Shane? What does Shane think of Becky? Next chapter is Lunch with Shane, and then the chapter after that is when Steph faces having to have an important meeting with Jeff. How will things go? Please continue to read and review!**
Steph arrived at Becky's apartment building and smiled. It had been a long time since she had been there, but it looked the exact same. She walked in and buzzed her apartment number.
Becky buzzed her in and Steph headed up the stairs to her apartment. She knocked on the door and waited.
Becky opened the door and smiled. "Hey girl!"
"Hi Becks!" Steph said smiling. They hugged and Becky invited her in.
"Wow, this place looks the same." Steph said smiling.
Becky laughed, "Yeah, I haven't changed it much. I like how it is, so why change it now? But if you want, I can give you a tour for old times sake."
"That'd be great." Steph exclaimed.
Becky walked her through the place. It was a large 2-bedroom apartment in a nice apartment building in Stamford, Connecticut. Along the hallway walls, Becky had decorated them with pictures of her family and friends. Steph found a 5x7 picture of Herself, with Shane and Becky sitting under a willow tree with the sun setting behind them. It was a beautiful photograph. Becky and Shane looked so happy there. Steph smiled and pointed to it, "That has got to be one of my favorite pictures ever."
Becky smiled, "Me too. It turned out so amazing, and to think that you're mom was just trying to waste the rest of the film in the camera so she could go have it one-hour developed."
"The place looks wonderful. I remember having many sleepovers here." Steph said fondly.
Becky laughed, "Those were the good ol' days weren't they?"
"They sure were. You all set?" Steph asked. "I was thinking we could pick up some coffee on our way."
"Sounds great." Becky said to her.
They grabbed their jackets and purses and locked up the place and headed out to the car. "Wow Steph, nice car." Becky quipped.
Steph smiled, "Thanks it's Shane's. I had to borrow it from him last night because I didn't drive."
The car was a 2003 silver BMW-5. Becky laughed, "It's Shane's?"
"Yeah, why?" Steph said unlocking the doors.
Becky pointed, "Well, there's my car. I just got it about a month ago."
Steph looked, and there was a 2003 silver BMW-5. "No way! You've got to be kidding me." Steph said laughing.
"Nope, that's my baby. I got it on a special weekend where they released a select number of them early." Becky said climbing in the car.
Steph shook her head, "God they were made to be together." She thought to herself as she climbed in. And they set off to Starbucks. Steph looked at Becky, "So tell me what you've been up to lately."
"Well, I'm a self-employed interior decorator." Becky said smiling. "And I love it. I've been working on my own for the last year. Before that, after we graduated college, I was working for the agency and then one day decided to look into what it would take to work for myself, and everything worked out for me."
Steph smiled, "Becky that's great. I'm glad everything is working out for you. I told you about myself already for the most part at the mall."
"But who is the guy you are with now, and what happened to Paul?" Becky asked.
"Well, where to begin." Steph began, "Paul and I broke up shortly after Thanksgiving. It had been coming for awhile, and I just couldn't take it anymore. All we ever did was fight, he was never around unless we had plans with dad, then he was always around. He cheated on me, but through all of the fights we had, he never once hit me." Steph let out a slight laugh, "It's funny because Shane never liked him. NEVER. He told me that I was making a big mistake by getting together with him. So, after we broke up we avoided each other as much as possible. On a professional level we're fine, but once it's a personal level, it's on. There are constant fights."
"Steph, I'm so sorry." Becky said empathetically.
"It's ok, I'm over him. There are times where it hurts, but I'm ok. I got attacked in New York and when I woke up in the hospital, I was blind, and all I could hear was a voice. It turned out that Matt found me and brought me to the hospital. He stayed with me instead of flying home to his family. Then because of my concussion I couldn't be alone, so Matt invited me home with him for the holiday. And Matt and I have been together ever since." Steph said with a smile.
"So what does Matt do for a living?" Becky asked.
"He's a wrestler." Steph replied pulling into Starbucks.
"Oh, so does he wrestle Paul?" Becky asked.
"No, Matt isn't that level of a wrestler. He used to be a part of the Hardy Boyz." Steph replied.
"Oh, I remember them, didn't they wrestle on ladders all of the time?" Becky asked.
"Yup, that's them." Steph responded.
The girls went in and grabbed their coffee and headed to the day spa.
"So, you didn't tell me about your love life." Steph said once they were situated for their massages.
"Oh that's easy, let me sum it up in one word." Becky said with a smile, "Non-existent. I haven't dated anyone in awhile. The last guy I dated was a complete disaster, so I've just been working and going home. But I have been thinking of buying a cat."
"I'm sorry to hear that it didn't work out." Steph said sympathetically.
"It's ok. There was no chemistry there whatsoever." Becky replied. "Would you mind if I asked you one question about someone? Just out of curiosity."
Steph smiled at her, "I'll tell you whatever you want to know, if you'll answer some questions along the way."
"Deal. How is he?" Becky asked simply.
"He's doing well. He's not on tv right now, but he is the president of New Media. He handles the website, some tv production, and all of the fun stuff." Steph replied. "He likes it a lot, and then every now and then we'll write him in for tv and he'll come do some crazy bump and then go back behind the scenes."
"That's good. I'm glad that he's happy doing what he's doing now." Becky said with a smile.
"Do you think about him a lot?" Steph asked gently.
"You know, I try not to, but I find that there are days that I can't get him out of my head. There are times where if something goes really well, I want to call him and tell him all about it, but then I realize that I'm a fool and then I go eat ice cream." Becky said to Steph. "I know it's been almost 4 years, but."
Steph cut her off, "But how do you tell your heart to stop loving someone."
"Yeah. I hope that you don't think that I'm a nut." Becky said sheepishly.
"Of course I don't. Hell, I wish that the two of you were together, I can't stand her." Steph said quietly to her.
Becky laughed, "Come on now, she's your sister-in-law."
"Oh, I have plenty of other names for her than that." Steph quipped. "But, out of curiosity, do you still have feelings for him?"
Becky frowned, "Unfortunately yes. Not like what they were, but I will always have a soft spot in my heart for him."
Steph nodded in acknowledgement, she didn't want to push the topic if Becky didn't want to talk about it, but she could tell that there was something dark in their past.
"So are you an auntie yet?" Becky asked.
"Good God no." Steph exclaimed a little harsher than she planned.
Becky looked at her surprised.
"I didn't mean it like that, I just mean that it would be disaster if Marissa was pregnant." Steph said to her.
"Is she that bad?" Becky asked.
"One day Shane went out to lunch one day. There was a temp working at the front desk, so when Marissa came to surprise Shane, they told her that he had went out to lunch. She asked with who, and the secretary replied with a woman dressed nicely. She went home, packed her clothes, and went to her parents' house. He came home, found a note saying that she knew what was going on and she was done. He called her and she cursed him out accusing him of cheating on her. It turns out that he was out to lunch with MOM." Steph recollected. "It took Shane calling mom on conference and without telling her why, had to ask her what the name of the restaurant they were at together for lunch was because he couldn't remember it and he wanted to take Marissa to it."
"You're kidding me." Becky said.
"Nope. She's an awful person, but she was fine until they got married. Now, if they were to ever get divorced, Marissa would take him for everything he has." Steph replied.
"Wow, I can't believe that." Becky said. She couldn't help but picture what it would have been like if her and Shane had stayed together. "Why did that fateful day ever have to happen?" She thought to herself.
Their massages were over, and Steph drove her back home and they talked about various other things. Steph pulled up in front of Becky's building and they hugged. "Becky, this was so much fun. We'll have to do this again when I'm in town."
"Definitely. And don't be a stranger. I still stay up late, and I'm usually around. But my cell phone is always on." Becky replied hugging her back.
Steph waved as Becky headed inside. Her mind was swimming as she headed back to Titan. "I have so many questions for Shane." She said to herself outloud.
**Well, what will Steph find out from Shane? What does Shane think of Becky? Next chapter is Lunch with Shane, and then the chapter after that is when Steph faces having to have an important meeting with Jeff. How will things go? Please continue to read and review!**