Chapter Twelve

"We have to hurry if we want to beat the traffic." Stephanie stated. She stood by as Kurt loaded luggage into the black Cadillac Escalade rubbing her noticeably extended abdomen. It was a beautiful sunny day in an exclusive suburban community in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.

"Almost all packed up…Where's Andy?" Kurt asked after tossing the last piece of luggage into the back of the SUV.

Stephanie looked around from where she stood for her and Kurt's four year old son. Both the driveway and front yard were empty. Andrew Vincent Angle was a very curious little boy who always liked to wander off.

"Andrew!" Stephanie yelled wearing a look of concern as Kurt approached her.

"It's okay, it's okay. He's probably just in the back yard. I'll go get him." Kurt said placing a hand on his wife's shoulder.

"No, I'm going to look for him too…He could be out in the street…A car could hit him."

An adorable little brown hair blue eyed boy crotched in the near by bushes. He giggled silently watching his mommy look for him.

Stephanie began started in the direction of the street but was suddenly stopped dead in her tracks as her child jumped out in front of her.

"Boo!" Andy shouted at his mother.

"Andrew Vincent Angle! How many times have I told you not to wander away from mommy! Huh!" Stephanie yelled taking him by his arm.

"I didn't go anywhere. I was right here…I wanted to jump out and surprise you…"Andy said through teary eyes. His mother's harsh and worried tone of voice had startled him.

Stephanie looked down at her little child. She gently wiped away his tears with her hand before picking him up. Steph strained just a bit picking up her son. She was eight months pregnant and at times felt like it was hard enough simply carrying her own weight around.

"He's okay, Steph. Honey, he's fine. You just scared him."

Stephanie didn't want to scare her little boy. She was always very over protective of him. When she had become pregnant with him, Steph had promised herself that she would keep her new child safe. She was determined not to make the same mistake with Andrew as she did with her first child…her little girl, Adriana.

"Want me to put him in the Escalade?" Angle offered holding his muscular arms out for their son.

"No, it's okay…I'll put him in."

Steph didn't want to let their son go. She would be lying if she said she didn't think about how lucking she was to be blessed with another child. Stephanie ran her fingers through Andy's brown locks as she made her way back to the SUV.

"Okay, let's make sure you're buckled in real good." Steph said to her son as she held him into his booster car seat.

"We're going to see Grandpa Vince and Grandma Linda now?" Andy asked looking up at his mother with his amazing sparkling blue eyes.

"Yup…and we're staying the whole week so you can play with your big cousins, Declan and Kenny."

"You don't have meetings, Mommy?" Andrew asked before grabbing his handheld gaming system that sat in the seat next to him.

"Nope, I took the whole week off so I could be with my three favorite guys." Steph replied kissing her son's forehead.

"Who's your three favorite guys?" Andrew shouted out as Steph was about to close the door.

"You, Daddy, and Grandpa Vince of course."

Andrew let out a laugh as she started up his brand new Game Boy and the car door slammed shut. Kurt smirked, approaching his pregnant wife.

"Ready to go honey? Need anything else before we go?" Kurt asked putting his arms around Steph; bringing her close so that he felt Stephy's belly pressing against his own torso.

"I'm fine. We're going to have to stop in about a half an hour anyway because Andy's going to have to go to the bathroom."

"Too many liquids…" Kurt chuckled before giving his wife a peck on the lips.

"No…If he doesn't drink a substantial amount of juice or water, he could get dehydrated."

"Mommy! Daddy! I wanna go! I wanna go to Connecticut!" Andrew shouted out from inside the running Escalade.

"Yeah, I guess we better load up." Kurt said before giving Stephanie another quick kiss. He then opened up the passenger door for his pregnant wife and helped her in.

"Let's burn rubber, Daddy." Andrew said to his father as he got into the driver seat.

"Alright, here we go." Kurt announced as the Escalade backed out of the driveway. Stephanie took a moment to gaze at her beautiful luxury home that her and Kurt had built together before they had Andrew. The home was somewhat different than her previous home in New Hampshire. It wasn't as modern and favored more of a traditional style layout.

"Let's hope we beat the traffic." Kurt muttered taking the ramp onto the highway.

"It's a nice day to travel." Stephanie said, her left hand playing with two rings on a gold chain she wore around her neck- her wedding ring, since her fingers had gotten puffy because of the pregnancy, and her late husband's wedding band. Steph's right hand lay draped on her tummy which was frequently getting kicked by her unborn child.

"Yeah, it is a nice day. I'm glad we could plan this family trip. We're always so busy."

Kurt glanced over at Stephanie who met his gaze. He then held out his hand to Stephanie. She smiled and without hesitation, removed her hand from the necklace and placed it in Kurt's.

Stephanie looked over her shoulder at Andrew who was busy playing his handheld Game Boy. Kurt had been a genius to buy it for the trip. While the portable gaming system was not cheap, it was worth its weight in gold keeping their rambunctious four year old quiet.

"Mommy! I won!" Andy shouted enthusiastically holding the small gaming system in the air for his mother to see the screen.

"Good job Andy!" Steph replied matching her child's level of excitement. He beamed at her, so happy that she was proud of his accomplishment.

"Nice job, son." Kurt said continuing to gaze at his wife as he held her hand in his.

This was it. Stephanie, once again, had a wonderful family that loved her. She had made it through the worst ordeal of her life; Losing everything that she treasured. Stephanie didn't know if she could have had the will to live if it wasn't for her family and friends. Paul and Adriana had been her whole world and in one unexpected visit in the night, they were gone.

Stephanie knew that she was not just a survivor of a tragedy. Steph had come to realize just how important the ones you love really are. She learned how important the little things, like hugging her child or being kissed by her husband, were actually things that if taken away would drastically change a person's life. It was the whole experience of losing her first child and first true love that made Stephanie even more appreciative for what she now had. After all her praying and hoping, God had listened to her. She had a new blossoming health family.

Stephanie focused deep into Kurt's loving bonnie blue eyes. There was no doubt in Steph's mind that he loved her. Some say that the eyes are the window into a person's soul…When Stephanie looked into Kurt's eyes, she saw the man she now wanted to spend the rest of her life with. Just like she had known Paul…Stephanie knew Kurt. He was the man who had always been there for her. It had to be fate. Stephanie McMahon was meant to be happy after all; If not as Stephanie McMahon-Levesque, then as Stephanie McMahon-Angle. Life was moving on; changing and reshaping Stephanie's views on life's experiences. She graciously welcomed changed…For the first time in five years, Stephanie felt like her old self….Sublimely happy.

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Author's Notes: I would like to take this time to thank everyone for taking the time to read this fic. I really hoped you all have enjoyed reading it as much as I've enjoyed writing it. Please to check out my past fics as well as the future fics I put on Thank you.