Stephanie's eyelids fluttered as the sun hit her face gently. She slowly began to open her eyes, realizing her drapes were partially open, she turned on her side, opposite of the drapes. Eric kept his arms around her protectively, he began stroking her hair gently then kissed her on the forehead.

"Steph, it's time to wake up." He smiled, starting to stroke her cheek.

Stephanie started sitting up a little, yawning. Eric sat up at the same time, looking at Stephanie with admiration.

She stretched a little then finally looked over at Eric. "Good morning." She yawned again.

"Good morning." He replied not so cheerfully. "We should get some breakfast downstairs." His stomach rumbled.

Stephanie smiled and agreed. "Sounds good." She looked around for any articles of clothing to put on but most of them were on the opposite side of the room. "Would you mind uh.." She made the turn around motion with her hand.

Eric chuckled. "There's nothing to be embarrassed about. We've had sex before. I've seen you naked, and believe me.. I'm not complaining." He grinned.

Stephanie didn't like any one seeing her in the morning, she was used to Hunter for so long she just didn't care at the time. But starting a new relationship with someone you haven't known that long would take some time to get used to.

Stephanie sighed then finally slipped out of bed, heading toward the closet to get a pair of dark blue jeans and a white t-shirt. Eric tried not to act interested but he couldn't help but watch her. He didn't think it was perverted or wrong to do so, it's not like he was watching her from another building with binoculars or anything creepy like that.

Eric started to gather up his pile of clothes and get dressed as well, if they were going to have breakfast downstairs it only went from 6am-9am, and at the moment it was 8:35. Stephanie walked over to Eric and handed him his jacket, "Might need this." She smirked. "Why don't you wear it?" He took it from her grasp then walked up behind her, putting it over her shoulders. He raised an eyebrow up as he looked at her in jeans, a white tee and his jacket. "Very sexy." He commented.

"One problem." She said as she removed it. "A lot of the RAW talent we have are staying at this hotel. They see us together and they'll start thinking things, and it would be even more awkward having your coat on me." She handed it back to him.

Eric sighed. "I guess your right." He took it back and put it on. "Well, I'm going to get some coffee, if your not coming with me, can I get you something?"

Stephanie half-smiled. "It's okay, I was about to check out anyways and catch my flight back home. I might get something on the way out though."

Eric put his hands in his coat pockets and looked down. "When will uh.." he paused then looked back up at her. "When will I get to see you next?"

Stephanie bit her lip for a moment and thought. "I don't know.. next week?" She shrugged.

"Why don't you come home with me? My flight leaves at 1pm." He suggested.

Stephanie contemplated the thought for a moment. She knew if she went home she'd be alone till next week's RAW. But seeing Eric every morning wasn't something she was so sure of. "I don't know, I'll have to think on it.."

Eric put on a fake smile so he didn't seem disappointed, even though it was obvious he was. "Well, I don't have any plans today..." He hinted.

"If you want to get something to eat I suggest going right now cause its 8:48." She smirked.

Eric nodded and took that as a hint. He headed for the door but turned around quickly, "If your not doing anything today, we could go see a movie or something.. You have my cell number." He hinted again. Stephanie just smiled coyly. "I know how to get a hold of you Eric..."

He nodded then opened the door and shut it behind him. Stephanie crossed her arms and looked around, she walked over to the chair by the desk and sat down, picking up the phone and calling room service. "Hello, Room Service? I'd like to order a cup of coffee, and some french toast." She sat back. "Okay. 30 minutes? Great. Thank you." She hung up.

Stephanie really considered Eric's proposal, she could go home with him and who knows? It could be a good experience if .. No. She laughed to herself. Don't even think about marriage. With Eric? Impossible. But staying with him for about a week didn't sound so bad.

An hour later after breakfast Stephanie called Eric's cell number. He quickly answered. "I knew you'd call. So, have you mind up your mind yet?" He was persistent.

Stephanie paced around her room completely unaware that Eric was on the elevator up to her room. "I made my decision."

He took out the extra key to her room and slid it into the door quietly and opening it. Stephanie turned toward him standing in her room and she hung up. "Very cute Eric." She smiled. Eric hung up his cell phone and put it back in his pocket, waiting for a decision.

"I'll go with you." She started. Eric grinned. "Great. I already have your ticket." He pulled out two tickets from his pocket. She laughed. "You've been planning this for a while haven't you? Very cleaver." She walked up to him and took her ticket. "For once I outsmarted a McMahon." He gloated. "You didn't outsmart me! You tricked me!" She hit him with the ticket playfully.

"But you didn't know I had planned this." He put his arm around her waist, bringing her in for a small peck on the lips. "This is going to be interesting."

"Indeed it is." She agreed.

Later, On The Flight

Stephanie relaxed comfortably in her first class sit right next to Eric. She didn't know why but he was really pushing it on showing affection at the airport. It made her not only slightly uncomfortable, but she was wondering why he was doing that now when they both agreed to keep their relationship private. Then again, it might seem a little awkward seeing the two of them sitting together on a flight to somewhere that didn't involve a business meeting. It was a good thing they didn't run into any of their fellow co-workers at the airport.

Eric put his hand on Stephanie's leg affectionately. Stephanie moved his hand calmly, looking out the window to see the dark clouds forming. "What's wrong Steph? You've been acting very awkward since we arrived at the airport." He pointed out.

Stephanie tried to think of some way to get herself out of this one. "I don't know what you mean. I'm fine." She insisted.

Eric gave her an awkward glance. "Is it because I saw you naked this morning?" He asked.

Stephanie glared. "Shhh! Someone might hear you!"

Eric sighed. "Look it's nothing I haven't seen before, you've been naked in front of me.." He thought back for a moment. "4 times. And you're still embarrassed? You have nothing to be embarrassed about, believe me." He smirked, putting his hand back on her leg.

Stephanie's face was turning red from not just embarrassment but anger as well. "Would you shut up?! I don't want anyone hearing about you seeing me naked or ..." She removed his hand from her leg again.

Eric cut her off. "You're embarrassed to be seen with me." He scowled.

Stephanie slouched back in her seat. "Eric, it's nothing personal against you. I just want to keep my private life private. I want us to keep our jobs, and if that means that no one knows about us, then it has to be that way."

Eric didn't know what to think. He knew that Stephanie wanted their relationship to be private, but this was ridiculous. She wouldn't let him touch her in public, not even hand her anything or help her with her baggage. It almost hurt as much as when she kicked him in the testicles 3 years ago when she set him up in his own arena! Stephanie was a very cleaver woman, and he knew she was doing this for a reason, but why?

"Eric, I'm really sorry. I'm just... I'm a little moody that's all.." She insisted, putting her hand over his. "I just don't want anyone to find out about us cause then Vince would probably do something drastic."

Eric knew right now wouldn't be a good time for him to tell her what he'd been wanting to for the longest time. He let his hand entangle with hers as he laid back and fell asleep for the next hour.
45 minutes later

"Ladies and Gentleman we will be landing shortly, if you look to the left you will see....." The pilot talked through the intercom to the passengers. Eric opened his eyes slowly and stretched, looking over at Stephanie as she slept. He smiled and reached out to touch her cheek gently, but instead pulled back and just watched her sleep. He wasn't sure how their week together would go, but he only hoped for the best.
Authors Notes: I know that chapter was pretty sappy, but I had to put Eric and Steph somewhere other then in a hotel and at the arena! I hope everyone liked this chapter, it took a while for me to write. Those who are wondering what Stephanie's problem is, you'll find out in the next chapter. By the way, has anyone seen any recent pictures of Stephanie lately from this year? She's lost a lot of weight, she looks really good, but even before she looked gorgeous as always. If you want to see pictures of her you can go to this site called Innocent But Deadly. Thanks for the reviews!