Disclaimer: Things haven't changed since the last thing I posted. Vince still won't return my phone calls, so I don't own anything.
Unexpected
Chapter Twenty Two
Stephanie was nervous about everything that was going on. She was again in Madison Square Garden for the extravaganza that always was Wrestlemania. She as going to be in the same building as Paul and her father for the first time in months. This wasn't going to result in good things.
"Stephie, you'll be fine," Mark soothed. He grabbed her and before entering the building.
"Thanks, Mark," Stephanie responded.
"Steph please stay away from you father and Paul unless someone is with you," Mark said. He was going to worry but maybe this way he wouldn't worry so much.
"I have no intention on going near my father with or without anyone. Paul is another story. I need to finish up some business on my terms," Stephanie told him.
Mark knew on her own terms meant by herself. He admired that about her even with the adversity she'd faced recently. "Be careful, Stephie, be careful," Mark muttered barely audible.
Shortly after they entered the building and dumped their stuff in Mark's locker room the pair split up. Stephanie knew there was no better time to start than now.
Mark was trying to get in the zone it had been nearly four months since he stepped into a ring, and about three since he even thought about it.
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Stephanie decided that she would talk to Kurt first. She'd kept in touch with him the longest. She walked to his door and nervously knocked. She hoped that he didn't hate her.
She saw the look of surprise on Kurt's face. She didn't know if it was her presence, the fact that she was pregnant or both. 'Most likely both,' Stephanie told herself.
"Hi, Steph," he managed to spit out.
"Hey Kurt, long time no see," Stephanie said.
"Yeah," Kurt said.
"Let's find a quiet place to talk," Stephanie suggested.
"Are you sure Paul's not going to be pissed?" Kurt asked. The last time they talked she was in tears because of him.
"Who cares what Paul thinks?" Stephanie asked. "There's no Paul and I anymore."
Kurt had a lot of questions. "We can get some food and come back and talk," Kurt suggested.
Stephanie agreed. When they returned to Kurt's locker room, she began to tell him almost everything. She felt so good being able to talk to someone aside from Mark. She needed some variety. Kurt just listened to his one time best friend. He couldn't believe what she'd been through. He wanted to kill Paul and Vince simultaneously. He wasn't sure it was possible but thought it was worth attempting, until he promised not to do something stupid.
Stephanie spent the next hour or so telling her friends she was sorry and asking for forgiveness. She felt better knowing she had at least a few friends.
Eventually the time came. Stephanie knew she didn't want to do this alone, but she had to. It was time to confront Paul. She wanted to damn him to hell but she couldn't.
She got to the Evolution locker room and nervously knocked on the door. She had to do this. Paul opened the door. Initially she wasn't sure if it was a good or bad thing. She quickly decided it was a bad thing. He was still very angry.
"Look, Paul, I don't want to fight," Stephanie told him quickly and as calmly as she could manage. "I just want you to sign something saying you don't want any parental rights to our baby, when you realize this baby is ours."
"I wouldn't try to claim to be the father of your child," Paul said with hatred in his eyes.
"Then prove it by signing the papers, or we could do a DNA test and prove it then make you sign the papers," Stephanie told him.
"To do the DNA test you'd have to have a sample of my DNA," Paul pointed out.
"I can't believe you are gullible enough to continue to believe my father's lies. Do you want to know the truth or do you want to continue to live in your fantasy world? I'm sorry that the truth doesn't fit into your perfect little world, but I can't help that," Stephanie told him. Her temper was beginning to rise.
"The truth is you're a lieing, conniving, whore," Paul spat angrily. "You think a few pretty words will make everything better, but it won't."
"I don't want you Paul. I've moved on. I have a little baby inside me that deserved to have a father. You aren't willing to be that father. You know when I told you about the doctor appointment it was because I thought the baby might bring us back together. I wanted us to be a family. I was wrong, because even then my heart was with someone else. You never let me hear my side of the story. I don't even know who my father claimed that I slept with," Stephanie told him.
"The fact that you're with him now proves the rumors true."
"I never slept with Mark. I didn't even stay with him until after we were divorced. The only person I slept with while we were married was you. I don't know what would possess you to think otherwise. I don't even know why I'm wasting my breath."
"Steph don't leave," Paul said softening a little.
"No, Paul. You've controlled me long enough. If I were to go back with you it would only happen again."
"What if I want a DNA test?" Paul asked.
"Then I'll let you. You still wont get to see the baby though. I'll fight with everything I have to keep my baby from you."
"You were the one who wanted a DNA test; now you don't. What do you want Steph?"
"I only wanted to prove you were the father. You can sign the papers now and never have to deal with it again. The issue would be closed. You obviously don't want anything to do with the baby. I believe you said 'I never want any thing to do with your sorry ass or your baby again' last time we talked. Just a few minutes ago I was a 'lieing, conniving whore'."
"Steph I said those things out of anger. I was angry at you and when I saw you here my anger returned. If the baby is ours why can't we stay together and raise him or her?"
"Now who's playing games?" Stephanie asked. "You're right a few pretty words will not fix this. If you don't have any intention of signing these papers, I'll be on my way."
Down the hall Stephanie took a deep breath. She'd confronted him without yelling or screaming or anything. She felt proud of herself. Now was the tricky part, she had to find her mother without running into her father.
It took a while but she got to have the much needed conversation with her mother. She needed reassurance she was doing the right thing. Stephanie was surprised when Linda told her she wished she had the courage to get Shane and Stephanie out from Vince's thumb . Stephanie told her mom it wasn't courage, she had Shane and Mark everyday. She would still be with Paul if it weren't for them. She reminded her mother that she had a lot more support than she ever did. Vince did the same thing to Linda that Paul did to Stephanie.
Linda and Stephanie had a longer conversation than they had in a long time. Stephanie felt so happy about it. She missed her mother more than anything else. Now hopefully, if her father didn't say anything against it she would be able to have more frequent conversations with her mother.
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Look, look it's another chapter.
Unexpected
Chapter Twenty Two
Stephanie was nervous about everything that was going on. She was again in Madison Square Garden for the extravaganza that always was Wrestlemania. She as going to be in the same building as Paul and her father for the first time in months. This wasn't going to result in good things.
"Stephie, you'll be fine," Mark soothed. He grabbed her and before entering the building.
"Thanks, Mark," Stephanie responded.
"Steph please stay away from you father and Paul unless someone is with you," Mark said. He was going to worry but maybe this way he wouldn't worry so much.
"I have no intention on going near my father with or without anyone. Paul is another story. I need to finish up some business on my terms," Stephanie told him.
Mark knew on her own terms meant by herself. He admired that about her even with the adversity she'd faced recently. "Be careful, Stephie, be careful," Mark muttered barely audible.
Shortly after they entered the building and dumped their stuff in Mark's locker room the pair split up. Stephanie knew there was no better time to start than now.
Mark was trying to get in the zone it had been nearly four months since he stepped into a ring, and about three since he even thought about it.
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Stephanie decided that she would talk to Kurt first. She'd kept in touch with him the longest. She walked to his door and nervously knocked. She hoped that he didn't hate her.
She saw the look of surprise on Kurt's face. She didn't know if it was her presence, the fact that she was pregnant or both. 'Most likely both,' Stephanie told herself.
"Hi, Steph," he managed to spit out.
"Hey Kurt, long time no see," Stephanie said.
"Yeah," Kurt said.
"Let's find a quiet place to talk," Stephanie suggested.
"Are you sure Paul's not going to be pissed?" Kurt asked. The last time they talked she was in tears because of him.
"Who cares what Paul thinks?" Stephanie asked. "There's no Paul and I anymore."
Kurt had a lot of questions. "We can get some food and come back and talk," Kurt suggested.
Stephanie agreed. When they returned to Kurt's locker room, she began to tell him almost everything. She felt so good being able to talk to someone aside from Mark. She needed some variety. Kurt just listened to his one time best friend. He couldn't believe what she'd been through. He wanted to kill Paul and Vince simultaneously. He wasn't sure it was possible but thought it was worth attempting, until he promised not to do something stupid.
Stephanie spent the next hour or so telling her friends she was sorry and asking for forgiveness. She felt better knowing she had at least a few friends.
Eventually the time came. Stephanie knew she didn't want to do this alone, but she had to. It was time to confront Paul. She wanted to damn him to hell but she couldn't.
She got to the Evolution locker room and nervously knocked on the door. She had to do this. Paul opened the door. Initially she wasn't sure if it was a good or bad thing. She quickly decided it was a bad thing. He was still very angry.
"Look, Paul, I don't want to fight," Stephanie told him quickly and as calmly as she could manage. "I just want you to sign something saying you don't want any parental rights to our baby, when you realize this baby is ours."
"I wouldn't try to claim to be the father of your child," Paul said with hatred in his eyes.
"Then prove it by signing the papers, or we could do a DNA test and prove it then make you sign the papers," Stephanie told him.
"To do the DNA test you'd have to have a sample of my DNA," Paul pointed out.
"I can't believe you are gullible enough to continue to believe my father's lies. Do you want to know the truth or do you want to continue to live in your fantasy world? I'm sorry that the truth doesn't fit into your perfect little world, but I can't help that," Stephanie told him. Her temper was beginning to rise.
"The truth is you're a lieing, conniving, whore," Paul spat angrily. "You think a few pretty words will make everything better, but it won't."
"I don't want you Paul. I've moved on. I have a little baby inside me that deserved to have a father. You aren't willing to be that father. You know when I told you about the doctor appointment it was because I thought the baby might bring us back together. I wanted us to be a family. I was wrong, because even then my heart was with someone else. You never let me hear my side of the story. I don't even know who my father claimed that I slept with," Stephanie told him.
"The fact that you're with him now proves the rumors true."
"I never slept with Mark. I didn't even stay with him until after we were divorced. The only person I slept with while we were married was you. I don't know what would possess you to think otherwise. I don't even know why I'm wasting my breath."
"Steph don't leave," Paul said softening a little.
"No, Paul. You've controlled me long enough. If I were to go back with you it would only happen again."
"What if I want a DNA test?" Paul asked.
"Then I'll let you. You still wont get to see the baby though. I'll fight with everything I have to keep my baby from you."
"You were the one who wanted a DNA test; now you don't. What do you want Steph?"
"I only wanted to prove you were the father. You can sign the papers now and never have to deal with it again. The issue would be closed. You obviously don't want anything to do with the baby. I believe you said 'I never want any thing to do with your sorry ass or your baby again' last time we talked. Just a few minutes ago I was a 'lieing, conniving whore'."
"Steph I said those things out of anger. I was angry at you and when I saw you here my anger returned. If the baby is ours why can't we stay together and raise him or her?"
"Now who's playing games?" Stephanie asked. "You're right a few pretty words will not fix this. If you don't have any intention of signing these papers, I'll be on my way."
Down the hall Stephanie took a deep breath. She'd confronted him without yelling or screaming or anything. She felt proud of herself. Now was the tricky part, she had to find her mother without running into her father.
It took a while but she got to have the much needed conversation with her mother. She needed reassurance she was doing the right thing. Stephanie was surprised when Linda told her she wished she had the courage to get Shane and Stephanie out from Vince's thumb . Stephanie told her mom it wasn't courage, she had Shane and Mark everyday. She would still be with Paul if it weren't for them. She reminded her mother that she had a lot more support than she ever did. Vince did the same thing to Linda that Paul did to Stephanie.
Linda and Stephanie had a longer conversation than they had in a long time. Stephanie felt so happy about it. She missed her mother more than anything else. Now hopefully, if her father didn't say anything against it she would be able to have more frequent conversations with her mother.
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Look, look it's another chapter.