Eric pulled away from Stephanie, looking at her for a moment. 'She kissed me' he thought to himself over and over again, 'I wasn't the one who made the move this time, it was her,' there a look of shock on his face and confusion, "Steph, what was ..."
"Eric, I'm sorry, that was out of line," she apologized.
Eric walked up to her and touched her face gently, "I don't see how that could be out of line at all Steph..," he leaned in to kiss her, but this time she pulled away.
"Okay, enough of the confusing bullshit princess, what is it? You like me or you don't like me? You can't just pull away, change the subject, or say you hate me every time something doesn't go as you planned! I never planned for this! You think I did? You think I wanted to fall in love with you?," Eric started showing his true colors Stephanie knew all along.
"Eric, this is way too complicated. You're older then me and .. Vince would kill you," she stated honestly.
Eric took her by the hand and brought her closer to him, "I don't care what your father thinks, if you haven't noticed. And if you don't remember correctly, he was the one who ended your career as the GM of Smackdown! So why should you care if your father finds out? If I were you I would've used me to get him back for what he did to you."
Stephanie smiled, that was a very good idea, but she wouldn't do that, not again. She admitted to herself she did love Hunter, but in the beginning, she had used him just to piss off her father, this wouldn't be any different.
Eric looked Stephanie over as she thought about what to do next, she finally sighed then said, "Eric, I'm not exactly the best person to be in a relationship with. If you haven't talked to Hunter enough, believe me, I make people miserable and hate me in the end. I'm unlucky in relationships," she threw her arms down on her sides as if she just gave up. "It's best you don't get involved with me."
Eric walked up to her and wrapped his arms around her, holding her firmly. Stephanie let out a soft sigh, it was nice being comforted for once instead of being the person who comforts everyone else. Even if it was a bit awkward for them to be hugging. They both felt that very weird, nervous feeling in the pit of their stomachs, neither of them knowing what they were doing.
Stephanie broke the embrace slowly, Eric kissed her sweetly, but this time she didn't kiss back. Stephanie pulled away and looked down, trying to think of why she felt so bad for being with him, even if it was for a few moments.
Eric just looked at her and then their surroundings, realizing they were still in Shawn Michael's dressing room. "Maybe we should go back to the office," he said suggestively. "You know, where Shawn Michaels is less likely to walk right in and kick my ass."
Stephanie half smiled and considered saying she was going to wait for Shawn in his locker room, but instead she agreed silently and followed him to their office. Eric opened the door for her as she entered and placed her hands on her hips, walking around the room trying to figure out what to do next.
Eric had ideas of his own, he quickly shut the door behind him and slowly locked it. Stephanie's eyebrow arched up, realizing Eric was going to try and seduce her.
"Eric, I don't think this would be very professional.." she began to back up a little until her backside hit his desk, a soft bump resulting in it.
Eric walked over to her slowly and rested his hands on her hips, he started to kiss her neck slowly and seductively. Stephanie let out a soft moan, "Mmm, oh Eric.."
She felt Eric's hands roam up her stomach to her breasts, feeling them firmly. He gently removed her shirt above her head, exposing her white patterned bra. "Victoria's Secret?," he smirked, an eyebrow raising up.
"Number one customer," she pointed to herself proudly.
Eric took off his jacket and started unbuttoning his shirt. Steph watched and admired the fact that a man his age had such nice style. Black clothes were always a bit of a turn on for her, maybe it just looked good on men, she didn't know, but it looked damn good on him.
Eric started removing her skirt slowly, admiring every inch of her body as he slid the skirt off. His eyes wandering over her entire figure. Stephanie tried not to look embarrassed, but she realized the only man she had ever undressed for was her ex husband, she didn't know how Eric would react to her curvy figure.
Eric's reaction showed up quite a while ago, a very large bulge appeared in his dark blue jeans that Stephanie hadn't noticed until now. A big smile spread across her face, "Wow..Eric..." She smiled then slowly continued getting undressed for him, removing her bra, then her matching panties.
Eric led her down onto the couch after removing all of his clothing, he made love to her slowly and sweetly, making sure to please her as much as possible. They had both hoped the superstars in their locker rooms wouldn't hear the moaning and heavy breathing coming from their office.
Finally RAW was over, Stephanie and Eric laid on the couch and fell into a deep slumber, awaiting the next morning.
8:30am
Eric woke up slowly, yawning and stretching as he sat up. He looked around and noticed Stephanie was gone. "Shit." He cursed to himself, wondering why she would leave him, and part of him wondering what time she decided to sneak out. Stephanie then walked into the office, Eric turned and looked at her, with a concerned expression on his face.
"Where'd you go?," he asked.
Stephanie walked over to him, wearing just a RAW T-shirt, sitting down on the couch, "I'm sorry Eric, I left something in Shawn's locker room so I went back to get it, I thought I could get back before you woke up."
Eric looked at her, "What was it?," he asked.
Stephanie opened her hand and revealed a small silver ring in her palm. Eric gave her a suspicious look for a minute, wondering who she received that from and for what.
"It was a gift from a friend, I'd hate to lose it," her smile became a frown as she realized how disappointed Eric was to wake up without her by his side.
Eric decided not to make a big deal about it, "Well, I think I'm going to get dressed and head back to my hotel room." He stood up and walked toward the pile of clothes on the floor, picking them up piece by piece and putting them on.
Stephanie couldn't help but feel worried, "Did I say something wrong?"
Eric pulled on his jacket as he looked at her with an awkward smile, "No, no nothing's wrong at all...."
Stephanie swallowed hard, "So this is how you treat women after you sleep with them," she folded her arms, trying to hold back any emotions other then anger.
Eric walked over to her and looked her up and down, 'that RAW shirt looks very good on her...' he thought to himself, "Stephanie, let's not do this okay?"
Stephanie turned toward him sharply, "Do what Eric? I'm only pointing out the obvious! I'm not some whore you can screw with any time you want."
Eric held back from lashing out at her and instead took a few deep breaths, "Stephanie, you aren't like other women to me," he began.
Stephanie cut him off, "That's right, I'm not, cause I'm the boss's daughter, right? Is that how I'm so different Eric?"
Eric tried to think of the right thing to say, he was never good at flattering women. "It's not that, it's not that at all. Look, I'm not good at this whole.. "relationship" thing, but I do know that I haven't felt this way about anyone."
Stephanie uncrossed her arms and walked toward Eric, "Anyone?," she asked curiously.
"Ever since I meet you Stephanie, you were my match. Strong, assertive, competitive, aggressive.." he locked eyes with her, "You're everything I've wanted in a woman."
Stephanie was shocked, she had never heard any words come out of his mouth toward her other then something witty, selfish, or sexist. But now he was acting differently, she couldn't help but ask herself the question she'd be wondering since the night before.
"Do you love me?," she heard herself say it. It came out before she could stop herself from speaking those words.
Eric looked down, away from her. Stephanie nodded to herself, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to ask such a ridiculous question when I already know the answer."
Stephanie walked over to her clothes and began putting them on as she found them, "Have you seen my underwear?"
Eric sighed then looked around, he bent over and picked up her white thong with his two fingers, dangling them and raising his eyebrows, "look familiar?," he smirked.
Stephanie rushed over, trying to grab them from him. Eric kept pulling back, as if he was playing a game with her, trying to make the moment less awkward.
Stephanie sneered, "Give them back Eric, give them back right now!," she demanded.
Eric chuckled to himself then lowered it to Stephanie's eye level, she snatched it back and glared before she slipped them on. Stephanie continued getting dressed, not noticing Eric watching her dress.
She looked up and shot him a dirty look, "what are you still doing here? I thought you were leaving."
Eric sighed, "Stephanie, what did you think my answer would be to the question you asked me a few minutes ago?"
Stephanie pulled her hair up into a pony tail as she spoke, "When I asked you if you loved me?," Eric nodded as to say 'yes', "Well, I knew you'd say no because you don't love anyone, well, except for yourself."
Eric was shocked this time, "excuse me? I don't love myself...," he laughed a little, thinking she was being sarcastic.
"Yes Eric, you do. You don't even love your own family. I saw what you did to Eugene, that was horrible. Putting him in a match you knew he was going to lose...You only care about yourself Eric, I was stupid for believing you could ever feel anything-"
Eric had heard enough, he walked up to Stephanie and kissed her sweetly, putting his arms tightly around her. Stephanie moaned as he kissed her, his hands running up and down her back, comforting her.
Stephanie broke the kiss and looked in his eyes, Eric didn't have to say anything. She knew he loved her, he just couldn't say it. He let her go slowly and gave her a peck on the lips then headed for the door, turning back and smiling at her. "I'll see you Monday night Stephanie." With a wink and that grin she recognized so well, everything just stood still for that moment, and it all made sense.
Authors Notes: I really enjoyed writing this chapter. And I can't thank ALL of you for reviewing. I can't say how flattered and thankful I am for your reviews. I love writing Eric/Steph stories, but every time I write em I get a little worried that people would be grossed out, or think that my pairing is weird. But with all the reviews and supporters of Eric and Stephanie as an item (and individually) I can write more stories and know there will be fans who like the pairing and I'll be even more motivated to write plenty more! THANK YOU for your support!
"Eric, I'm sorry, that was out of line," she apologized.
Eric walked up to her and touched her face gently, "I don't see how that could be out of line at all Steph..," he leaned in to kiss her, but this time she pulled away.
"Okay, enough of the confusing bullshit princess, what is it? You like me or you don't like me? You can't just pull away, change the subject, or say you hate me every time something doesn't go as you planned! I never planned for this! You think I did? You think I wanted to fall in love with you?," Eric started showing his true colors Stephanie knew all along.
"Eric, this is way too complicated. You're older then me and .. Vince would kill you," she stated honestly.
Eric took her by the hand and brought her closer to him, "I don't care what your father thinks, if you haven't noticed. And if you don't remember correctly, he was the one who ended your career as the GM of Smackdown! So why should you care if your father finds out? If I were you I would've used me to get him back for what he did to you."
Stephanie smiled, that was a very good idea, but she wouldn't do that, not again. She admitted to herself she did love Hunter, but in the beginning, she had used him just to piss off her father, this wouldn't be any different.
Eric looked Stephanie over as she thought about what to do next, she finally sighed then said, "Eric, I'm not exactly the best person to be in a relationship with. If you haven't talked to Hunter enough, believe me, I make people miserable and hate me in the end. I'm unlucky in relationships," she threw her arms down on her sides as if she just gave up. "It's best you don't get involved with me."
Eric walked up to her and wrapped his arms around her, holding her firmly. Stephanie let out a soft sigh, it was nice being comforted for once instead of being the person who comforts everyone else. Even if it was a bit awkward for them to be hugging. They both felt that very weird, nervous feeling in the pit of their stomachs, neither of them knowing what they were doing.
Stephanie broke the embrace slowly, Eric kissed her sweetly, but this time she didn't kiss back. Stephanie pulled away and looked down, trying to think of why she felt so bad for being with him, even if it was for a few moments.
Eric just looked at her and then their surroundings, realizing they were still in Shawn Michael's dressing room. "Maybe we should go back to the office," he said suggestively. "You know, where Shawn Michaels is less likely to walk right in and kick my ass."
Stephanie half smiled and considered saying she was going to wait for Shawn in his locker room, but instead she agreed silently and followed him to their office. Eric opened the door for her as she entered and placed her hands on her hips, walking around the room trying to figure out what to do next.
Eric had ideas of his own, he quickly shut the door behind him and slowly locked it. Stephanie's eyebrow arched up, realizing Eric was going to try and seduce her.
"Eric, I don't think this would be very professional.." she began to back up a little until her backside hit his desk, a soft bump resulting in it.
Eric walked over to her slowly and rested his hands on her hips, he started to kiss her neck slowly and seductively. Stephanie let out a soft moan, "Mmm, oh Eric.."
She felt Eric's hands roam up her stomach to her breasts, feeling them firmly. He gently removed her shirt above her head, exposing her white patterned bra. "Victoria's Secret?," he smirked, an eyebrow raising up.
"Number one customer," she pointed to herself proudly.
Eric took off his jacket and started unbuttoning his shirt. Steph watched and admired the fact that a man his age had such nice style. Black clothes were always a bit of a turn on for her, maybe it just looked good on men, she didn't know, but it looked damn good on him.
Eric started removing her skirt slowly, admiring every inch of her body as he slid the skirt off. His eyes wandering over her entire figure. Stephanie tried not to look embarrassed, but she realized the only man she had ever undressed for was her ex husband, she didn't know how Eric would react to her curvy figure.
Eric's reaction showed up quite a while ago, a very large bulge appeared in his dark blue jeans that Stephanie hadn't noticed until now. A big smile spread across her face, "Wow..Eric..." She smiled then slowly continued getting undressed for him, removing her bra, then her matching panties.
Eric led her down onto the couch after removing all of his clothing, he made love to her slowly and sweetly, making sure to please her as much as possible. They had both hoped the superstars in their locker rooms wouldn't hear the moaning and heavy breathing coming from their office.
Finally RAW was over, Stephanie and Eric laid on the couch and fell into a deep slumber, awaiting the next morning.
8:30am
Eric woke up slowly, yawning and stretching as he sat up. He looked around and noticed Stephanie was gone. "Shit." He cursed to himself, wondering why she would leave him, and part of him wondering what time she decided to sneak out. Stephanie then walked into the office, Eric turned and looked at her, with a concerned expression on his face.
"Where'd you go?," he asked.
Stephanie walked over to him, wearing just a RAW T-shirt, sitting down on the couch, "I'm sorry Eric, I left something in Shawn's locker room so I went back to get it, I thought I could get back before you woke up."
Eric looked at her, "What was it?," he asked.
Stephanie opened her hand and revealed a small silver ring in her palm. Eric gave her a suspicious look for a minute, wondering who she received that from and for what.
"It was a gift from a friend, I'd hate to lose it," her smile became a frown as she realized how disappointed Eric was to wake up without her by his side.
Eric decided not to make a big deal about it, "Well, I think I'm going to get dressed and head back to my hotel room." He stood up and walked toward the pile of clothes on the floor, picking them up piece by piece and putting them on.
Stephanie couldn't help but feel worried, "Did I say something wrong?"
Eric pulled on his jacket as he looked at her with an awkward smile, "No, no nothing's wrong at all...."
Stephanie swallowed hard, "So this is how you treat women after you sleep with them," she folded her arms, trying to hold back any emotions other then anger.
Eric walked over to her and looked her up and down, 'that RAW shirt looks very good on her...' he thought to himself, "Stephanie, let's not do this okay?"
Stephanie turned toward him sharply, "Do what Eric? I'm only pointing out the obvious! I'm not some whore you can screw with any time you want."
Eric held back from lashing out at her and instead took a few deep breaths, "Stephanie, you aren't like other women to me," he began.
Stephanie cut him off, "That's right, I'm not, cause I'm the boss's daughter, right? Is that how I'm so different Eric?"
Eric tried to think of the right thing to say, he was never good at flattering women. "It's not that, it's not that at all. Look, I'm not good at this whole.. "relationship" thing, but I do know that I haven't felt this way about anyone."
Stephanie uncrossed her arms and walked toward Eric, "Anyone?," she asked curiously.
"Ever since I meet you Stephanie, you were my match. Strong, assertive, competitive, aggressive.." he locked eyes with her, "You're everything I've wanted in a woman."
Stephanie was shocked, she had never heard any words come out of his mouth toward her other then something witty, selfish, or sexist. But now he was acting differently, she couldn't help but ask herself the question she'd be wondering since the night before.
"Do you love me?," she heard herself say it. It came out before she could stop herself from speaking those words.
Eric looked down, away from her. Stephanie nodded to herself, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to ask such a ridiculous question when I already know the answer."
Stephanie walked over to her clothes and began putting them on as she found them, "Have you seen my underwear?"
Eric sighed then looked around, he bent over and picked up her white thong with his two fingers, dangling them and raising his eyebrows, "look familiar?," he smirked.
Stephanie rushed over, trying to grab them from him. Eric kept pulling back, as if he was playing a game with her, trying to make the moment less awkward.
Stephanie sneered, "Give them back Eric, give them back right now!," she demanded.
Eric chuckled to himself then lowered it to Stephanie's eye level, she snatched it back and glared before she slipped them on. Stephanie continued getting dressed, not noticing Eric watching her dress.
She looked up and shot him a dirty look, "what are you still doing here? I thought you were leaving."
Eric sighed, "Stephanie, what did you think my answer would be to the question you asked me a few minutes ago?"
Stephanie pulled her hair up into a pony tail as she spoke, "When I asked you if you loved me?," Eric nodded as to say 'yes', "Well, I knew you'd say no because you don't love anyone, well, except for yourself."
Eric was shocked this time, "excuse me? I don't love myself...," he laughed a little, thinking she was being sarcastic.
"Yes Eric, you do. You don't even love your own family. I saw what you did to Eugene, that was horrible. Putting him in a match you knew he was going to lose...You only care about yourself Eric, I was stupid for believing you could ever feel anything-"
Eric had heard enough, he walked up to Stephanie and kissed her sweetly, putting his arms tightly around her. Stephanie moaned as he kissed her, his hands running up and down her back, comforting her.
Stephanie broke the kiss and looked in his eyes, Eric didn't have to say anything. She knew he loved her, he just couldn't say it. He let her go slowly and gave her a peck on the lips then headed for the door, turning back and smiling at her. "I'll see you Monday night Stephanie." With a wink and that grin she recognized so well, everything just stood still for that moment, and it all made sense.
Authors Notes: I really enjoyed writing this chapter. And I can't thank ALL of you for reviewing. I can't say how flattered and thankful I am for your reviews. I love writing Eric/Steph stories, but every time I write em I get a little worried that people would be grossed out, or think that my pairing is weird. But with all the reviews and supporters of Eric and Stephanie as an item (and individually) I can write more stories and know there will be fans who like the pairing and I'll be even more motivated to write plenty more! THANK YOU for your support!
