Stephanie rushed off in the other direction, devastated by what she had
just seen. Hunter was flirting with Trish and she was powerless to stop
it. Hunter wouldn't even let her talk to her, how could she explain
herself. Now he was going off with Trish, who everyone knew was a slut.
Why would he do this to her?
She ran right into someone and looked up. Shane looked down at her and saw the haggard look on her face and frowned. Shane knew that look and he searched her face wondering what could possibly be the matter. Stephanie looked down when she saw him looking at her intently.
"Steph, baby girl, what's the matter?"
"Nothing," she said, shaking her head.
"Liar."
"I'm not!" she protested.
"Tell me," he prodded.
"Shane, it's nothing."
"Sure, I don't believe that, so you might as well tell me."
"It's Hunter....and Chris."
"What about them? They're teaming up, do you not like that storyline?"
"Do you think I'd be upset about a storyline?" she said sarcastically.
"Ok, so it's obviously something personal, care to share?"
"With you? No."
"Who else are you going to talk to?"
She thought about it for a moment, "Yeah, I don't really have anyone to talk to do I?"
"Nope, so I guess you're stuck with me then?" he grinned, then pulled her towards a dressing room, "Come on."
She followed him inside, then leaned against an opposite wall. Shane closed the door and looked at her, waiting for her to talk. She paused, trying to think of how to go about what she wanted to say. She didn't really want to break down in front of her brother.
"Hunter thinks I'm cheating on him," she finally said.
"What?!?" Shane said, shocked.
"I know, he's being completely nonsensical."
"What happened though?"
"He thinks Chris and I are sleeping together," she sighed.
"You aren't are you?"
"Shane!" she yelled, "What do you think?"
"I don't know, you and Chris are close, for all I know, you are sleeping together."
"Oh my God!" she exclaimed, "He's like my big brother for God's sakes!"
"Oh, so he's replaced me?" Shane asked.
"I see him more than you, but no, I'm not sleeping with him, nor have I ever. If I did, then it'd be like sleeping with-"
"DO NOT FINISH THAT SENTENCE!"
"I won't, but that's what it'd be like."
"So then what's the problem?"
"I went with Chris to the hospital and accidentally fell asleep there."
"Oh," Shane said.
"Oh? That's all you have to say? Oh!?!"
"Well, what do you want me to say?"
"Go talk to Hunter!" she yelled.
"Fine, fine!"
"And if he gets mean, then punch him," she said.
"God Steph, pushy aren't we?"
She scowled, "Shut up."
Shane got up and stuck his tongue out at her before leaving. He walked down the hallway towards Hunter's dressing room. He thought of ways to approach the situation. Being the angry big brother seemed a good way to go. Yeah, that's what he would go for.
He arrived at his dressing room and knocked on the door twice, very loudly. He then threw open the door in a show of bravado. Hunter and Trish looked up from the couch that they were sitting very closely on. Shane sent Trish a dirty look and then shot Hunter and even dirtier one.
"Do you mind man?" Hunter said snidely.
"What is going on in here?" Shane asked.
"None of your business," Hunter snapped.
"When it looks like you're going to be cheating on your wife, MY sister, than it sure as hell is my business," Shane retorted.
"We weren't doing anything," Trish said innocently, yet her hand was on Hunter's leg.
"Oh yeah Trish, like you aren't ready to spread your legs for him in two seconds."
"I resent that!" Trish said standing up.
"Resent all you want, but get your ass out of here while I talk to my brother in law," Shane said, folding his arms.
Trish stood up and gave Hunter a long gazing look before walking over to Shane. She gave him a smirk of self-confidence and licked her lips. As soon as she was gone and had closed the door behind her, Shane turned to Hunter.
"What the hell are you doing to my sister?"
"The same thing she's doing to me," Hunter said, leaning back against the couch.
"She hasn't done anything."
Hunter was out of his seat in a flash and in Shane's face, "Like hell she hasn't done anything. She fucking cheated on me."
"Did she say she was cheating on you?" Shane said, taking a step back to get some personal space between him and Hunter.
"No," Hunter said, "But I know she is. She's always with Jericho, touching him, and she spent the whole night by his bedside while he was hurt."
"Have you tried asking her to explain her actions?" Shane asked, "Because you know what, she probably has a very good explanation if you would just listen to her."
"I'm through with listening to her. This is just like last time, I should've known this would happen again."
"You are crazy man, she loves you, can't you see that!?!"
"Whatever Shane, just leave me the hell alone and tell her to do the same. Let her have Jericho for all I care."
Hunter stormed out of the room, tiring of the conversation already. He stalked down the hallway not looking where he was going. Stephanie saw him from the production table and ran over to him, hoping Shane had calmed him down by now.
Hunter had his hair in his face and only saw someone rushing up to him. Thinking it was Shane, he shoved them away hard. He hear a girl squeal and then the unmistakable sound of someone hitting the ground. He looked up ready to apologize and saw Stephanie on the ground, crying.
"Oh my God," Hunter muttered.
He went to help her up but she shrunk away from him, scared. She probably figured that he had hit her on purpose, but nothing could be further from the truth. She kept her back to the wall, looking up at him, tears streaming down her face. Suddenly all his hatred for her was gone, being replaced by hurt.
He held his hand out to her again, "It's ok, no tricks."
She took it and let him help her up, "Thanks."
"I didn't mean to push you, seriously," he told her.
She wiped her eyes, "It's ok."
"I thought you were someone else."
"Oh, who? Chris?"
Hunter cringed at the name, "No, your brother."
"Shane talked to you then?" she said hopefully.
"He did."
"Hunter, I'm so sorry, you have to believe me."
"Yeah, I'm sure you are Stephanie, but just go ok," he said, starting to walk away.
"Where are you going?" she called out.
"You don't need me around," he said, "I'm sure you're happier now. I'm not mad at you anymore Steph."
"Then we can get back together, you forgive me," she said, smiling.
"No, we can't," he said, turning around.
"But-but," she stammered, "I don't understand."
"You shouldn't have sent Shane to try to persuade me, I can't be persuaded. You and Chris be happy ok?"
"But Chris and I aren't together!" she screamed, causing people to turn their heads.
Hunter looked at her and opened his mouth to speak, "You aren't."
"No, I'm not."
He looked at her and smiled. She smiled back at him.
"We have a lot to talk about don't we?" he said.
"We do."
She ran right into someone and looked up. Shane looked down at her and saw the haggard look on her face and frowned. Shane knew that look and he searched her face wondering what could possibly be the matter. Stephanie looked down when she saw him looking at her intently.
"Steph, baby girl, what's the matter?"
"Nothing," she said, shaking her head.
"Liar."
"I'm not!" she protested.
"Tell me," he prodded.
"Shane, it's nothing."
"Sure, I don't believe that, so you might as well tell me."
"It's Hunter....and Chris."
"What about them? They're teaming up, do you not like that storyline?"
"Do you think I'd be upset about a storyline?" she said sarcastically.
"Ok, so it's obviously something personal, care to share?"
"With you? No."
"Who else are you going to talk to?"
She thought about it for a moment, "Yeah, I don't really have anyone to talk to do I?"
"Nope, so I guess you're stuck with me then?" he grinned, then pulled her towards a dressing room, "Come on."
She followed him inside, then leaned against an opposite wall. Shane closed the door and looked at her, waiting for her to talk. She paused, trying to think of how to go about what she wanted to say. She didn't really want to break down in front of her brother.
"Hunter thinks I'm cheating on him," she finally said.
"What?!?" Shane said, shocked.
"I know, he's being completely nonsensical."
"What happened though?"
"He thinks Chris and I are sleeping together," she sighed.
"You aren't are you?"
"Shane!" she yelled, "What do you think?"
"I don't know, you and Chris are close, for all I know, you are sleeping together."
"Oh my God!" she exclaimed, "He's like my big brother for God's sakes!"
"Oh, so he's replaced me?" Shane asked.
"I see him more than you, but no, I'm not sleeping with him, nor have I ever. If I did, then it'd be like sleeping with-"
"DO NOT FINISH THAT SENTENCE!"
"I won't, but that's what it'd be like."
"So then what's the problem?"
"I went with Chris to the hospital and accidentally fell asleep there."
"Oh," Shane said.
"Oh? That's all you have to say? Oh!?!"
"Well, what do you want me to say?"
"Go talk to Hunter!" she yelled.
"Fine, fine!"
"And if he gets mean, then punch him," she said.
"God Steph, pushy aren't we?"
She scowled, "Shut up."
Shane got up and stuck his tongue out at her before leaving. He walked down the hallway towards Hunter's dressing room. He thought of ways to approach the situation. Being the angry big brother seemed a good way to go. Yeah, that's what he would go for.
He arrived at his dressing room and knocked on the door twice, very loudly. He then threw open the door in a show of bravado. Hunter and Trish looked up from the couch that they were sitting very closely on. Shane sent Trish a dirty look and then shot Hunter and even dirtier one.
"Do you mind man?" Hunter said snidely.
"What is going on in here?" Shane asked.
"None of your business," Hunter snapped.
"When it looks like you're going to be cheating on your wife, MY sister, than it sure as hell is my business," Shane retorted.
"We weren't doing anything," Trish said innocently, yet her hand was on Hunter's leg.
"Oh yeah Trish, like you aren't ready to spread your legs for him in two seconds."
"I resent that!" Trish said standing up.
"Resent all you want, but get your ass out of here while I talk to my brother in law," Shane said, folding his arms.
Trish stood up and gave Hunter a long gazing look before walking over to Shane. She gave him a smirk of self-confidence and licked her lips. As soon as she was gone and had closed the door behind her, Shane turned to Hunter.
"What the hell are you doing to my sister?"
"The same thing she's doing to me," Hunter said, leaning back against the couch.
"She hasn't done anything."
Hunter was out of his seat in a flash and in Shane's face, "Like hell she hasn't done anything. She fucking cheated on me."
"Did she say she was cheating on you?" Shane said, taking a step back to get some personal space between him and Hunter.
"No," Hunter said, "But I know she is. She's always with Jericho, touching him, and she spent the whole night by his bedside while he was hurt."
"Have you tried asking her to explain her actions?" Shane asked, "Because you know what, she probably has a very good explanation if you would just listen to her."
"I'm through with listening to her. This is just like last time, I should've known this would happen again."
"You are crazy man, she loves you, can't you see that!?!"
"Whatever Shane, just leave me the hell alone and tell her to do the same. Let her have Jericho for all I care."
Hunter stormed out of the room, tiring of the conversation already. He stalked down the hallway not looking where he was going. Stephanie saw him from the production table and ran over to him, hoping Shane had calmed him down by now.
Hunter had his hair in his face and only saw someone rushing up to him. Thinking it was Shane, he shoved them away hard. He hear a girl squeal and then the unmistakable sound of someone hitting the ground. He looked up ready to apologize and saw Stephanie on the ground, crying.
"Oh my God," Hunter muttered.
He went to help her up but she shrunk away from him, scared. She probably figured that he had hit her on purpose, but nothing could be further from the truth. She kept her back to the wall, looking up at him, tears streaming down her face. Suddenly all his hatred for her was gone, being replaced by hurt.
He held his hand out to her again, "It's ok, no tricks."
She took it and let him help her up, "Thanks."
"I didn't mean to push you, seriously," he told her.
She wiped her eyes, "It's ok."
"I thought you were someone else."
"Oh, who? Chris?"
Hunter cringed at the name, "No, your brother."
"Shane talked to you then?" she said hopefully.
"He did."
"Hunter, I'm so sorry, you have to believe me."
"Yeah, I'm sure you are Stephanie, but just go ok," he said, starting to walk away.
"Where are you going?" she called out.
"You don't need me around," he said, "I'm sure you're happier now. I'm not mad at you anymore Steph."
"Then we can get back together, you forgive me," she said, smiling.
"No, we can't," he said, turning around.
"But-but," she stammered, "I don't understand."
"You shouldn't have sent Shane to try to persuade me, I can't be persuaded. You and Chris be happy ok?"
"But Chris and I aren't together!" she screamed, causing people to turn their heads.
Hunter looked at her and opened his mouth to speak, "You aren't."
"No, I'm not."
He looked at her and smiled. She smiled back at him.
"We have a lot to talk about don't we?" he said.
"We do."