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Two Weeks Later
Steph was heading into the arena quickly. She was running late and she wanted to sneak up on Matt. Over the last couple weeks, Steph's head had been in the clouds. Matt and Steph were growing closer and closer every day. Jeff and her had even started to get along and Steph was crazy about Matt's dad Gil.
Paul and Steph got together every Raw for lunch, but she still didn't tell him about Matt. If he was to find out he would do everything in his power to make his life hell. Matt knew that Steph and Paul were trying to be friends, and he didn't mind. He trusted Stephanie with his heart.
Steph found Matt stretching in the hallway and was going to sneak up on him when from behind her she heard Shane's voice calling her name "STEPH! Where have you been?"
Matt stood up and seen her and smiled. She winked at him and turned to face Shane, "I'm running late. What's up?"
"Come on and I'll walk ya to the creative meeting." Shane said with a smile. "We need to talk."
Steph looked at Matt, "I'll call ya."
He nodded and went back to stretching.
"Steph, you'll never guess what I did today." Shane said to her.
"You're right, what did you do today?" She replied.
"I had Marissa served with divorce papers." He said quietly.
"What?!? When did all of this happen? What did you find out?" Steph exclaimed.
"Well, I happened to come home a day early last week and found her in bed with another guy. We got into a huge fight, and I had grounds to file for divorce." Shane replied.
Steph hugged him, "I'm so sorry that things didn't work out for you and Marissa."
"I'm ok. Rebounds never work. So, once the divorce is final, Becky and I can work on getting back to what we used to be if not something better." Shane said with a big smile.
Steph hugged him again, "I'm so glad that you're happy and that you're handling this in a responsible manner."
"Speaking of responsible manner, what's this I hear about you and Paul spending considerable amounts of time together?" Shane asked her.
Steph shot him an evil look, "Shane, Paul and I have lunch together once a week at the Raw tapings. That's it. Every now and then he calls me, but usually not unless he has a question about something."
"But now that Paul is becoming a part of Smackdown's creative team, what are you going to do if he wants to go out to lunch with you when Matt does?" Shane quizzed her. "I think you're going to have to break down and tell him."
Steph nodded, " I know, I know."
Shane and Steph walked down the hall talking about the matches they were plotting for the show when they heard Brian "Spanky" Kendrick hollering her name.
Steph turned around, "What's up Spanky?"
"Where's your man at? He owes me a soda." Spanky asked.
"Excuse me?" Steph shot back. She was totally caught off guard. She didn't mean to sound snotty, but she couldn't believe he was asking her about Matt and referring to him as "her man" backstage. Shane stood beside her snickering.
"Your man, he lost a bet to me now he owes me a soda. Do you know where he is?" He repeated himself.
Steph regained her composure, "I'll tell you where he is if you tell me how you know that we're together."
"Oh that's simple, Shannon told me. So.where's he at?" Spanky replied with a smile. He was totally oblivious to the fact that no one was supposed to know.
"Shannon told you? Do you know how Shannon found out?" Steph asked.
"Jeff probably told him, they're best friends." Spanky answered quickly.
"Matt's in the hall around the corner down there stretching out." Steph replied. "Before you go, have you told anyone about Matt and I?"
Spanky thought for a moment, "No, I don't think so. Why?"
"Because no one is supposed to know." Steph responded quickly.
"Oh, my bad. Don't worry, you're secret is safe with me." And with that he took off to find Matt.
Steph whipped around to see Shane snickering, "You shut up."
"I'll bet you the whole Smackdown locker room knows." Shane said holding his hand out.
"Shut up." Steph shot back. And the two walked into the creative meeting.
After the meeting, Vince asked Steph to stay and talk to him. Steph took a deep breath and walked over to him. "God Shane's right, everyone knows." She thought to herself. "What's up dad?"
"Tomorrow is a Raw brand house show that I was supposed to supervise, but I'm unable to make it. I'm putting the show in your hands. If anything goes wrong, you take care of it there, on the spot. I'll call to see how you're doing, but it's all on you to make sure everything goes right. Can you handle that?" Vince said to her.
"Yes sir I can." Steph replied with a smile. Normally Vince only trusted Shane to do this, but he finally trusted her enough to let her do it.
"Alright, here's the plane ticket. Good luck." Vince said to Steph.
Steph took it and smiled, she couldn't believe it. She was going to do everything in her power to make it a success. She had to go tell Matt all about it!
**Uh-oh, what's going to happen tomorrow night? Good or bad? What will Steph say to Matt about Spanky and Shannon knowing? Does everyone know? Please continue to read and review!**
Two Weeks Later
Steph was heading into the arena quickly. She was running late and she wanted to sneak up on Matt. Over the last couple weeks, Steph's head had been in the clouds. Matt and Steph were growing closer and closer every day. Jeff and her had even started to get along and Steph was crazy about Matt's dad Gil.
Paul and Steph got together every Raw for lunch, but she still didn't tell him about Matt. If he was to find out he would do everything in his power to make his life hell. Matt knew that Steph and Paul were trying to be friends, and he didn't mind. He trusted Stephanie with his heart.
Steph found Matt stretching in the hallway and was going to sneak up on him when from behind her she heard Shane's voice calling her name "STEPH! Where have you been?"
Matt stood up and seen her and smiled. She winked at him and turned to face Shane, "I'm running late. What's up?"
"Come on and I'll walk ya to the creative meeting." Shane said with a smile. "We need to talk."
Steph looked at Matt, "I'll call ya."
He nodded and went back to stretching.
"Steph, you'll never guess what I did today." Shane said to her.
"You're right, what did you do today?" She replied.
"I had Marissa served with divorce papers." He said quietly.
"What?!? When did all of this happen? What did you find out?" Steph exclaimed.
"Well, I happened to come home a day early last week and found her in bed with another guy. We got into a huge fight, and I had grounds to file for divorce." Shane replied.
Steph hugged him, "I'm so sorry that things didn't work out for you and Marissa."
"I'm ok. Rebounds never work. So, once the divorce is final, Becky and I can work on getting back to what we used to be if not something better." Shane said with a big smile.
Steph hugged him again, "I'm so glad that you're happy and that you're handling this in a responsible manner."
"Speaking of responsible manner, what's this I hear about you and Paul spending considerable amounts of time together?" Shane asked her.
Steph shot him an evil look, "Shane, Paul and I have lunch together once a week at the Raw tapings. That's it. Every now and then he calls me, but usually not unless he has a question about something."
"But now that Paul is becoming a part of Smackdown's creative team, what are you going to do if he wants to go out to lunch with you when Matt does?" Shane quizzed her. "I think you're going to have to break down and tell him."
Steph nodded, " I know, I know."
Shane and Steph walked down the hall talking about the matches they were plotting for the show when they heard Brian "Spanky" Kendrick hollering her name.
Steph turned around, "What's up Spanky?"
"Where's your man at? He owes me a soda." Spanky asked.
"Excuse me?" Steph shot back. She was totally caught off guard. She didn't mean to sound snotty, but she couldn't believe he was asking her about Matt and referring to him as "her man" backstage. Shane stood beside her snickering.
"Your man, he lost a bet to me now he owes me a soda. Do you know where he is?" He repeated himself.
Steph regained her composure, "I'll tell you where he is if you tell me how you know that we're together."
"Oh that's simple, Shannon told me. So.where's he at?" Spanky replied with a smile. He was totally oblivious to the fact that no one was supposed to know.
"Shannon told you? Do you know how Shannon found out?" Steph asked.
"Jeff probably told him, they're best friends." Spanky answered quickly.
"Matt's in the hall around the corner down there stretching out." Steph replied. "Before you go, have you told anyone about Matt and I?"
Spanky thought for a moment, "No, I don't think so. Why?"
"Because no one is supposed to know." Steph responded quickly.
"Oh, my bad. Don't worry, you're secret is safe with me." And with that he took off to find Matt.
Steph whipped around to see Shane snickering, "You shut up."
"I'll bet you the whole Smackdown locker room knows." Shane said holding his hand out.
"Shut up." Steph shot back. And the two walked into the creative meeting.
After the meeting, Vince asked Steph to stay and talk to him. Steph took a deep breath and walked over to him. "God Shane's right, everyone knows." She thought to herself. "What's up dad?"
"Tomorrow is a Raw brand house show that I was supposed to supervise, but I'm unable to make it. I'm putting the show in your hands. If anything goes wrong, you take care of it there, on the spot. I'll call to see how you're doing, but it's all on you to make sure everything goes right. Can you handle that?" Vince said to her.
"Yes sir I can." Steph replied with a smile. Normally Vince only trusted Shane to do this, but he finally trusted her enough to let her do it.
"Alright, here's the plane ticket. Good luck." Vince said to Steph.
Steph took it and smiled, she couldn't believe it. She was going to do everything in her power to make it a success. She had to go tell Matt all about it!
**Uh-oh, what's going to happen tomorrow night? Good or bad? What will Steph say to Matt about Spanky and Shannon knowing? Does everyone know? Please continue to read and review!**