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Unexpected
Chapter Twenty One
It was almost three weeks after Mark arrived in New York City, and he was finally going home. He couldn't have been more thrilled.
Sydney, on the other hand, was nervous. She hadn't been home since August. She knew a lot about Stephanie, and hand even talked to her on the phone once, but she couldn't help but think that her father wasn't telling her something important about the woman. She guessed she would have to find out when she got there.
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The Calloway house was a flutter with activity. Everyone was excited, nervous or a little bit of both.
"Steph, where's my light purple shirt?" Savannah asked.
"Which light purple shirt?" Stephanie asked.
"The one with glittery stars on it," Savannah called.
"Did you check the laundry room?" Stephanie asked vaguely remembering washing it a few days ago.
"Aunt Stephie, braid my hair please," Jaden asked handing Stephanie a hair tie.
Stephanie didn't admit it to anyone but she really didn't mind the domestic stuff she had been doing. Maybe it was because this time around she wanted to do it.
"Look Steph you little Suzy home maker," Shane teased. "I thought you promised you wouldn't ever do that."
"I don't mind because I choose to. Besides I'm coming back after the baby's born and I'm catching Wrestlemania live," Stephanie told him.
"Are you sure you're ready to see Paul again?" Shane asked. "He's still probably pretty pissed at you, and so's Dad."
"Shane, Dad and Paul have run my life long enough. I'm going to do what I want. Mark and my other friends will be there," Stephanie told him.
"If they forgive you for losing contact with you," Shane pointed out.
"Shane you're going to be there," Stephanie pointed out. She needed to see her mother and get some advice. Her mother had been her confidant for as long as she could remember.
Things continued to be crazy for much of the morning. Shortly after lunch Stephanie said that she was going to go upstairs and take a nap, but demanded that she be woke up when Mark got home.
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It was about one thirty when Mark and Sydney arrived home. She took a deep breath and followed her father into the house. It was now or never.
"Dad," Savannah said as soon as the door opened.
"Baby girl," Mark greeted giving her a hug. Sierra came running at the sound of her father's voice.
"Daddy," she said clinging to her father's leg.
Mark picked the little girl up and gave her a long hug before putting her down again. He also noticed another little girl poking her head out of the living room.
"Where's Steph and Shane?" Mark asked.
"Shane's in the kitchen doing some work. Steph's upstairs sleeping. She wanted someone to wake her up when you got here," Savannah told him. "I'm going to take the girls outside."
Mark and Sydney both went upstairs. Sydney to put her stuff away, and Mark to wake Stephanie.
When Mark entered the room he didn't want to wake her up, but he knew he had to. "Steph, hon wake up," he said quietly sitting on the edge of the bed.
Stephanie let out a groan but opened her eyes at the sound of the familiar voice. She smiled when she saw Mark. "Hey stranger," She greeted getting up.
"Syd's downstairs, let's go see her," Mark said grabbing her hand.
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Downstairs Sydney waited nervously. Her sisters seemed to like the woman very much so she didn't think that there was to much to worry about. She hated this.
The last week had been unbearable anyway, but this was almost worse. She just wanted to get this over with. That's when she saw her dad and a very pregnant Stephanie McMahon. 'What a second,' she told herself, 'isn't she married?'
"Dad, I thought Stephanie was married," Sydney said.
"She's divorced," Mark said simply.
Sydney knew there was so much more to this story. She wanted to hear it now before she could jump to her own conclusions which were usually wrong anyway. "Okay, anything else that I should know before I draw any conclusions?"
Stephanie began telling her story before Mark could. She wanted to tell it because it was easier that way, and Sydney deserved to hear it first hand.
At the end as much as she wanted to find fault with the woman, Sydney couldn't. Not for that anyway. Sydney was still kind of freaked about the age thing though. Stephanie was only like seven years older than her. She didn't say anything yet, but she would if it became really freaky. If her father trusted the woman enough to leave Savannah and Sierra home with her and her sisters trusted her enough to stay here with she was someone worth giving the benefit of the doubt.
Sydney then went outside to play with her sisters.
"I think that went well," Stephanie said remembering herself at that age.
"It went well. She's not still in here screaming and yelling, so it can't be that bad," Mark reassured. "She's very much like me in that sense. If there's something she doesn't think is right then she'll tell you and won't let you forget.
"Guess what?" Stephanie said putting a grin on her face. She had to tell him now otherwise she would burst.
"What?" Mark asked.
"After Wrestlemania you will be on Raw," Stephanie said excitedly. She hoped that he would be thrilled.
"I completely forgot that I was returning at Wrestlemania. Thanks Steph for the switch to Raw. Don't be to upset if I kick Paul's ass a couple times. I swear I won't hurt him to bad, just rough him up a little bit," Mark said. He remembered how much he was actually looking forward to returning and he couldn't help but to be excited.
"Fine, but if you put him out of action then someone's going to have to hurt you," Stephanie told him. "I'm so happy that you're back."
"I'm glad to be back. What are we going to do about the girls until the end of the school year?" Mark asked. Stephanie smiled that he had just said we instead of I. The thought had just dawned on him.
"We'll figure something out," Stephanie told him. "I could say with them. I'm pretty much useless until the baby is born."
"What would the fun of that be? I won't be here to scare the living hell out of Savannah's next boyfriend," Mark said.
"Hey I can be pretty scary myself. What would you like for dinner?" Stephanie asked. This seemed so natural. "I'm going to be at Wrestlemania. It's a McMahon tradition for all of us to be there, and I have some bridges to rebuild."
"Just be careful," Mark said knowing how her father and Paul had always tried to control her.
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Shane saw his and heard the conversation between his sister and Mark. He smiled. He couldn't believe that they were the only ones that couldn't see that they were destined to be together. Or did they? They seemed pretty comfortable together and Mark had just referred to his girls as their girls indirectly. Maybe they knew more than everyone thought.
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Unexpected
Chapter Twenty One
It was almost three weeks after Mark arrived in New York City, and he was finally going home. He couldn't have been more thrilled.
Sydney, on the other hand, was nervous. She hadn't been home since August. She knew a lot about Stephanie, and hand even talked to her on the phone once, but she couldn't help but think that her father wasn't telling her something important about the woman. She guessed she would have to find out when she got there.
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The Calloway house was a flutter with activity. Everyone was excited, nervous or a little bit of both.
"Steph, where's my light purple shirt?" Savannah asked.
"Which light purple shirt?" Stephanie asked.
"The one with glittery stars on it," Savannah called.
"Did you check the laundry room?" Stephanie asked vaguely remembering washing it a few days ago.
"Aunt Stephie, braid my hair please," Jaden asked handing Stephanie a hair tie.
Stephanie didn't admit it to anyone but she really didn't mind the domestic stuff she had been doing. Maybe it was because this time around she wanted to do it.
"Look Steph you little Suzy home maker," Shane teased. "I thought you promised you wouldn't ever do that."
"I don't mind because I choose to. Besides I'm coming back after the baby's born and I'm catching Wrestlemania live," Stephanie told him.
"Are you sure you're ready to see Paul again?" Shane asked. "He's still probably pretty pissed at you, and so's Dad."
"Shane, Dad and Paul have run my life long enough. I'm going to do what I want. Mark and my other friends will be there," Stephanie told him.
"If they forgive you for losing contact with you," Shane pointed out.
"Shane you're going to be there," Stephanie pointed out. She needed to see her mother and get some advice. Her mother had been her confidant for as long as she could remember.
Things continued to be crazy for much of the morning. Shortly after lunch Stephanie said that she was going to go upstairs and take a nap, but demanded that she be woke up when Mark got home.
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It was about one thirty when Mark and Sydney arrived home. She took a deep breath and followed her father into the house. It was now or never.
"Dad," Savannah said as soon as the door opened.
"Baby girl," Mark greeted giving her a hug. Sierra came running at the sound of her father's voice.
"Daddy," she said clinging to her father's leg.
Mark picked the little girl up and gave her a long hug before putting her down again. He also noticed another little girl poking her head out of the living room.
"Where's Steph and Shane?" Mark asked.
"Shane's in the kitchen doing some work. Steph's upstairs sleeping. She wanted someone to wake her up when you got here," Savannah told him. "I'm going to take the girls outside."
Mark and Sydney both went upstairs. Sydney to put her stuff away, and Mark to wake Stephanie.
When Mark entered the room he didn't want to wake her up, but he knew he had to. "Steph, hon wake up," he said quietly sitting on the edge of the bed.
Stephanie let out a groan but opened her eyes at the sound of the familiar voice. She smiled when she saw Mark. "Hey stranger," She greeted getting up.
"Syd's downstairs, let's go see her," Mark said grabbing her hand.
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Downstairs Sydney waited nervously. Her sisters seemed to like the woman very much so she didn't think that there was to much to worry about. She hated this.
The last week had been unbearable anyway, but this was almost worse. She just wanted to get this over with. That's when she saw her dad and a very pregnant Stephanie McMahon. 'What a second,' she told herself, 'isn't she married?'
"Dad, I thought Stephanie was married," Sydney said.
"She's divorced," Mark said simply.
Sydney knew there was so much more to this story. She wanted to hear it now before she could jump to her own conclusions which were usually wrong anyway. "Okay, anything else that I should know before I draw any conclusions?"
Stephanie began telling her story before Mark could. She wanted to tell it because it was easier that way, and Sydney deserved to hear it first hand.
At the end as much as she wanted to find fault with the woman, Sydney couldn't. Not for that anyway. Sydney was still kind of freaked about the age thing though. Stephanie was only like seven years older than her. She didn't say anything yet, but she would if it became really freaky. If her father trusted the woman enough to leave Savannah and Sierra home with her and her sisters trusted her enough to stay here with she was someone worth giving the benefit of the doubt.
Sydney then went outside to play with her sisters.
"I think that went well," Stephanie said remembering herself at that age.
"It went well. She's not still in here screaming and yelling, so it can't be that bad," Mark reassured. "She's very much like me in that sense. If there's something she doesn't think is right then she'll tell you and won't let you forget.
"Guess what?" Stephanie said putting a grin on her face. She had to tell him now otherwise she would burst.
"What?" Mark asked.
"After Wrestlemania you will be on Raw," Stephanie said excitedly. She hoped that he would be thrilled.
"I completely forgot that I was returning at Wrestlemania. Thanks Steph for the switch to Raw. Don't be to upset if I kick Paul's ass a couple times. I swear I won't hurt him to bad, just rough him up a little bit," Mark said. He remembered how much he was actually looking forward to returning and he couldn't help but to be excited.
"Fine, but if you put him out of action then someone's going to have to hurt you," Stephanie told him. "I'm so happy that you're back."
"I'm glad to be back. What are we going to do about the girls until the end of the school year?" Mark asked. Stephanie smiled that he had just said we instead of I. The thought had just dawned on him.
"We'll figure something out," Stephanie told him. "I could say with them. I'm pretty much useless until the baby is born."
"What would the fun of that be? I won't be here to scare the living hell out of Savannah's next boyfriend," Mark said.
"Hey I can be pretty scary myself. What would you like for dinner?" Stephanie asked. This seemed so natural. "I'm going to be at Wrestlemania. It's a McMahon tradition for all of us to be there, and I have some bridges to rebuild."
"Just be careful," Mark said knowing how her father and Paul had always tried to control her.
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Shane saw his and heard the conversation between his sister and Mark. He smiled. He couldn't believe that they were the only ones that couldn't see that they were destined to be together. Or did they? They seemed pretty comfortable together and Mark had just referred to his girls as their girls indirectly. Maybe they knew more than everyone thought.
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