Thank you AttitudeEraChick for your review. I had completely forgot about that kiss too until I was watching some old videos of Stephanie and Triple H! I had no idea about Joanie saying that on twitter and yeah that was really surprising. Anyway here is the new chapter and I hope you enjoy it!

Stephanie opened her eyes and she winced at the throbbing pain in her head, it took her a moment to remember the events from last night. She remembered drinking at a bar where she seen Paul and Shawn and sat down with them but after that was blank. Stephanie sat up in the bed as she heard laughter coming from the next room and started to panic. What had she done last night? Had she gone home with someone? She felt her already queasy stomach churn at the thought. God how could she be so irresponsible like that? Especially when she had Aiden to worry about. Thankfully earlier that day before what was supposed to be a date, Linda had showed up at her house to visit and Aiden wanted to go home with her for the night. But still she should have never got drunk, that was a stupid mistake especially over some stupid guy.

Stephanie threw the blankets off of her and stood up to head in the direction of the sound of laughter not sure of what else to do. She had to come out at some point, she just hoped she didn't do anything too bad. When she made it into the living room she squinted at the light and looked around to find Shawn and Paul sitting on a couch talking. She should have probably felt relieved but all she could feel was scared about what she could have said to Paul while she was drunk.

"She's awake" Shawn said to Paul nodding his head in her direction.

"Are you okay?" Paul asked looking at her with a concerned expression.

"Not really" she replied walking over to the chair beside of the couch and sitting down.

"Here" Paul said holding out a bottle of water to her. She took the water from him and took a drink from it.

"Did I do or say anything…weird?" Stephanie asked staring at the bottle of water. She couldn't look him in the eyes afraid of knowing the answer.

"Nothing too weird" Paul laughed and she looked at him feeling relief wash over her.

"You were pretty funny" Shawn piped in as Paul looked over at him. He must have given Shawn an evil look because she watched Shawn shrug his shoulders at him. Stephanie groaned before sitting the bottle of water on the table and then put her face in her hands feeling embarrassed.

"I've got to get home" Stephanie said raising her head and standing up quickly. She made her way back into the bedroom she came from earlier and flipped on the light looking for her shoes and purse. It only took a moment to spot her shoes and she sat down on the edge of the bed and started slipping them on. Once her shoes were on she grabbed her purse sitting on the nightstand and headed out of the room. Stephanie made it back into the living room searching through her purse for her cellphone and once she fished it out she looked up to see Paul slipping his jacket on.

"Are you ready?" Paul asked grabbing the keys to his car.

"You don't have to take me. I was going to call a cab" Stephanie replied feeling nervous. She wasn't sure if Paul taking her home was a good idea. What if he wanted to come inside of her house?

"I can drive you home Steph. It's no problem really"

"Just make sure she doesn't try to get into someone else's car again" Shawn said and laughed making her flush with embarrassment.

"Fine. Let's just go" Stephanie replied and hurried to the front door. Tonight was completely embarrassing and she wasn't sure if she wanted to hear any more about what she did. The most important part was that it seemed she hadn't mentioned Aiden to them.

Stepping into the elevator and pushing the button to the lobby Stephanie and Paul stood quietly until they reached their destination. When they made it outside Stephanie wrapped her arms around herself feeling the cold night air and shivered. She had forgotten her jacket in Kelsi's car because she was in a hurry thinking she was late for her date. What an idiot she had felt like when he never showed. It just reminded her of why she usually blew off these guys that tried asking her out or the ones Shane had tried setting her up with.

"Here" Paul said stopping in the middle of the parking lot and slipping off his jacket and slipped it on to her shoulders.

"Thanks" Stephanie smiled at him. At least he was being a gentleman towards her for some reason. Although she didn't dwell on the reasons as they started walking towards his car all she could feel was gratitude towards him. He had taken care of her and he hadn't gone out of his way to make her feel embarrassed about things she could have possibly done last night.

Paul walked over to the passenger side once they reached the car and opened the door for her. When she got in he shut the door behind her and she put her seatbelt on waiting for him to join her. She couldn't wait to get home and go back to sleep for a while longer before she had to pick Aiden up later. Hopefully by then she wouldn't feel as bad as she did now but even if she didn't she was just going to have to suck it up. It was her very stupid decision to drink in the first place and she would have to deal with the consequences.

"You will have to give me directions" Paul said joining her in the car. Stephanie nodded her head as he started the car and she told him where to turn as they headed out of the parking lot. Stephanie stared out the window as they made their way down the road trying to recall anything about last night but nothing new was coming to her. Part of her didn't want to remember but it was also bugging her that a chunk of time was missing for her.

"Are you okay?" Paul asked when she sighed.

"It's just bugging me that I don't know what I said or did last night"

"You really didn't do much. As Shawn mentioned you tried unlocking someone's car with your keys, which I have by the way. You tried talking in the car on the way to my apartment but I couldn't understand a word from Shawn's awful singing. When we got to my apartment you went in and dropped a picture I had and then I tried to get you in bed- "

"Oh my God. We didn't…" Stephanie trailed off feeling like she might be sick. That was most definitely her last time drinking. If her headache wasn't already kicking her ass she would probably try kicking her own self in the ass.

"No we did not. You wrapped your arms around my neck and implied that was what I was trying to do" Paul replied shaking his head "Do you really think that badly of me?"

"I want to, sometimes" Stephanie replied honestly. She couldn't help it after he left her pregnant and alone for Joanie without a word and the first thing he wanted after finding out they had to work together was for Joanie or Vince to never find out what happened. But then there was those times like tonight where she seen him in a new perspective. It was all starting to become confusing for her to figure out who he really was. Was he that asshole that just left her or was he actually a caring guy?

"I'm really not that type of guy Steph. I wish you could see that. I know that what I did back then was a really shitty thing to do but I was really stupid back then"

"It still happened" Stephanie replied softly.

"I know" Paul replied with remorse in his voice as they turned on to the street she lived on. She pointed out her house when they got closer and she could feel her pulse picking up which in turn made her head feel worse. Paul turned into her driveway and shut off the car and opened his door and she panicked more hopefully she could find a reason to not invite him in. Stephanie got out of the car and started walking up the driveway to her house feeling like she might throw up.

"Nice house" Paul said when they reached her front door and reached in his pocket and pulled out her keys. "Here you go"

"Thanks" Stephanie replied taking the keys from him and turning to unlock her door.

"Steph"

"Yeah?" Stephanie asked turning back around to face him after getting the door unlocked. She really hoped he wasn't about to ask to be invited in.

"Don't worry about that guy. He was very stupid to stand you up. There is a lot of guys out there who would be lucky to have such a beautiful and intelligent woman as you in their life" Stephanie couldn't help but feel her heart melt a little at the words even though he was one of the guys in her life that had left her.

"Thank you Paul and thanks for taking care of me last night" Stephanie replied with a small smile feeling the gratitude from earlier once again and he returned her smile before leaning in towards her. She felt her heart race and closed her eyes on instinct waiting for his lips to reach hers but after a moment she felt his lips press gently on her cheek. Feeling somewhat disappointed she opened her eyes as his lips left her cheek.

"You're welcome" Paul replied "Goodnight"

"Goodnight" Stephanie replied as he turned and walked back to his car. She opened the door and flipped on the light feeling stupid thinking he was going to kiss her. But what scared her more was that she thought she might have wanted him to. What the hell was wrong with her?

Paul opened the door to his apartment to see Shawn still up and sitting on the couch watching tv and he turned to look at Paul and shook his head.

"What?" Paul asked confused walking into the living room and tossing his keys on the table.

"There is nothing going on, bullshit" Shawn replied shaking his head.

"There isn't" Paul said sitting down on the couch beside of him.

"Sure. Where is your jacket?" Shawn asked as Paul realized he forgot to get it back from Stephanie.

"Stephanie has it" Paul replied and Shawn wiggled his eyebrows. "Not because of what you are thinking. She didn't have a jacket so I let her wear mine. I forgot to get it back"

"I'm sure it's laying in her bedroom floor" Shawn joked and Paul hit him lightly on the arm. "Hey I was kidding"

"You are as bad as Joanie. Expect I don't have to hear bitching about it"

"Speaking of Joanie…"

"What?"

"You left your cellphone here and it started ringing so I answered it without thinking and it was her"

"What did she want?" Paul asked trying to stop his heart from racing whenever her name was mentioned. He wished his feelings for her would just go away but he knew it was going to take time.

"She didn't say. She just asked me to have you call her back"

"Well that is not happening" Paul replied getting up from the couch. Why couldn't she just leave him alone? He didn't know what else to do to get it through her head that it was over. They couldn't be friends so if that is what she was expecting then she was wrong. He wouldn't be able to get over her if he didn't completely cut her out of his life.

"I told her that but you know Joanie" Shawn said with a shrug.

"Yeah I do. Which means that it isn't going to be that easy to get rid of her." Of course. He wondered why she had even given her key back to him to begin with if she wasn't giving up but he knew it was too easy. So she must have something else up her sleeve but what that was he had no idea.

"I do not envy you. Trying to get rid of one woman while chasing after another one that doesn't particularly like you. It has to be tough being you" Shawn chuckled and Paul narrowed his eyes at him.

"You are my best friend but if you keep up with that shit I'm seriously going to hurt you" Paul replied before walking off to his room. At this moment all he wanted to do was go to sleep and forget all about Joanie and the world at the moment.

Stripping his clothes off and hitting the light switch he crawled into his bed pulling the blanket over him. Paul rolled over to his side facing the spot Stephanie had been earlier. He could still softly smell the scent of her perfume when he inhaled which made him start thinking about what Shawn had said earlier that night. What if he right? He couldn't help but notice that when he was around Stephanie lately that she made him forget about Joanie and he didn't seem to hurt as much. Paul sighed and rolled over to lay on his back trying to forget about it. Stephanie was just his friend and that was all she would ever be and maybe in time when he was over Joanie he would find someone new.

Later that day Paul arrived at the arena feeling nervous knowing that Joanie was going to be there. She had tried calling him again later that day but he ignored it but he knew he couldn't avoid her forever. He had a feeling that he would probably be seeing her later that night because when Joanie was determined she wouldn't just give up. After he made it to his door he slipped in and shut the door dropping his duffel bag next to the couch. Usually he was excited about being here and getting to wrestle but Joanie had killed that as of late. Thank God he wasn't in any storylines with her anymore that would force them to be in contact. The only time he had to see her was when she showed up at his dressing room door knocking or when he passed her in the halls.

Paul walked back to his door opening it and looking out to see if he seen Joanie anywhere. He didn't really want to stay locked up in his dressing room all night and he needed to get something to drink. After looking around and not seeing her he decided to go get something to drink. He nodded to some of the wrestlers he talked to occasionally as he headed down the hallway but before he made it to his destination he froze. Stephanie was standing and talking outside her dressing room to the guy he seen her talking to at her car last week which would be the guy that stood her up. What the hell? He clenched and unclenched his fists feeling something familiar rise in his chest before he made himself start moving again to go grab the drink he came for. Did she just forgive the guy that easily? She couldn't have possibly forgot last night where she got drunk over that asshole and he was the one that took care of her all night.

"Paul" he heard his name called softly behind him. Fuck. Apparently this was just not his night.

"What?" Paul asked irritated and turned around to face Joanie.

"I need to talk to you"

"I don't want to talk to you. Didn't you get the hint when I didn't call you back last night or answer you this morning?" Paul asked almost shouting. Joanie stood there for a moment before tears started streaming down her face and he felt bad for a moment before he remembered what she had been putting him through since she cheated. Maybe he shouldn't have taken his anger over what he had just saw on her but she was the next person he was angry at and it just kind of came out. All he knew was he needed to get away from there and cool down so he walked off leaving her crying. He felt bad but there was no reason to stand there and make everything worse because he was already angry.

Paul walked back to his dressing room and opened then slammed the door behind him. He went over the couch and sat down opening the bottle of water he grabbed before Joanie interrupted him. After taking a drink he sat the water on the table and ran his hands through his hair and concentrated on his breathing trying to calm down. But he was interrupted with a knock on the door which made him irritated. It better not be Joanie, there was just no way he could deal with her right now before he completely lost his temper. Getting up and walking over to the door he gripped the doorknob and turned it to see Stephanie standing at his door.

"I heard your door slam all the way from my dressing room- "

"Awww you took time from your boyfriend to check on me?" Paul asked sarcastically with the anger still in his voice.

"What the hell?" Stephanie asked as he walked back into his dressing room.

"Funny that was my thought when I saw you with him. Did you just forget about last night?" Paul asked turning around to look at her. She stepped into his room and shut the door behind her.

"It was a misunderstanding"

"How in the hell was it a misunderstanding?" Paul asked crossing his arms and waited impatiently for her to explain.

"Well it's really none of your business but just so you know he tried calling me but my phone was on silent so I missed the call. His mom got in an accident and he went to the hospital" Stephanie explained as he scoffed and shook his head.

"That's the excuse?"

"It's not an excuse Paul"

"Sure. I've heard some of the guys I used to hang around with give the same excuses. Usually it was because they were in the middle of getting- "

"I don't want to know! I know he's telling the truth" Stephanie replied her voice rising to meet his.

"How do you know?"

"Why do you care? You're acting…"

"What?" Paul asked after she trailed off and looked at the floor.

"Jealous" Stephanie replied finally looking back up into his eyes. He laughed and she narrowed her eyes at him.

"I'm not jealous" but as soon as he said it he knew it was a lie. He couldn't help but feel that when he seen them together. It scared him because why would he be jealous when he was still in the process of getting over Joanie? Fucking Shawn putting these ideas in his head. That had to be it.

"Then I have no idea what your problem is" Stephanie replied turning around and heading for the door.

"I don't know Steph. Maybe it was because I was the one who took care of you last night" Paul said and she turned back around.

"I didn't ask you to"

"No but if I would have left you God knows where you would have ended up"

"And I'm grateful to you for that. What? Do you want something in return for it?" Stephanie asked with anger still in her voice.

"No. I just don't understand why you just disregard what happened with him and just let it go like it was nothing"

"Because….at least he called" Stephanie replied before opening the door and shutting it behind her leaving the sting of her words with him.

After Paul's match he packed up his wrestling gear quickly wanting to catch Stephanie before she left to apologize for his anger from earlier. Even though he was still kind of hurt over her comment before she left but maybe he deserved it. As he was zipping up his duffel bag he heard a knock on his door. Maybe he didn't have to try to catch with her after all, maybe she felt as bad as he did. He went over to the door and opened it but it wasn't Stephanie this time, it was Joanie. Great now he probably wouldn't get to talk to Stephanie.

"What now Joanie?" Paul asked in a defeated tone.

"Can I come in?" Joanie asked and he debated for a moment on if he should let her. "Please?"

"Fine" Paul replied walking back into his dressing room and sitting down on the couch. "What is it?"

"I know what I did was- "

"I don't want to hear it Joanie" Paul replied shaking his head as she sat down on the couch beside of him. "We aren't getting back together no matter how much you apologize"

"Paul..." Joanie trailed off taking his hand and immediately pulled it back. He wasn't going to let her toy with him.

"I'm leaving Joanie. You just have to accept this and move on" Paul replied picking up his duffel bag and started heading for the door.

"I think I might be pregnant"

Stephanie drove home still feeling irritated from Paul's behavior earlier. She really had no idea what had got into him but she hoped her comment to him before she left had some effect on him. It wasn't what she meant to say at first but her anger got the best of her. Especially after he laughed in her face about him acting jealous even though she knew that wasn't true. At least Jake had been there to calm her down afterwards even though she was now having doubts about the reason he stood her up because of Paul. But she decided to try and ignore it considering Shane had confirmed what Jake said to be true because after he couldn't get a hold of her last night he called Shane and was distraught over his mom. She believed Shane so she decided to give Jake another chance and they decided to go on a date sometime over the weekend. For now, she just wanted to get back to Aiden and forget about everyone else.

She pulled into her driveway and parked the car. After shutting the engine off she got out and walked to her house feeling less irritated than before.

"Hey" Kelsi greeted her as she stepped in the house.

"Hey is he asleep?" Stephanie asked when she looked around and didn't see Aiden.

"Yeah he was exhausted"

"I was looking forward to seeing him. I had such an awful night" Stephanie replied sitting down at the kitchen table where Kelsi was sitting doing crossword puzzles.

"Why? What happened?" Kelsi asked looking up at her with concern.

"Paul" Stephanie said with a roll of eyes.

"Uh oh"

"He completely blew up at me because I was talking to Jake after he stood me up last night. When I told him why he said it was just an excuse"

"Someone's jealous" Kelsi said with a smile.

"No he isn't. He made that perfectly clear"

"Do you really think he would admit to being jealous Stephanie?" Kelsi asked arching her brow.

"Probably not but I still don't think that is it. I just feel so stupid" Stephanie replied running her hand through her hair.

"Why do you feel stupid?"

"Just forget I said anything" Stephanie replied shaking her head feeling embarrassed.

"Steph I'm your best friend. I'm here to listen so just spit it out" Kelsi said with a laugh.

"Okay. Really early this morning after Paul walked me to the door he went to kiss my cheek and I thought he was going to kiss me. I feel stupid because I think I might have wanted him to and after tonight I was reminded that he is an asshole"

"You shouldn't feel stupid about that. I can't believe you didn't tell me sooner. Do you have feelings for him again Steph?" Kelsi asked staring at her.

"I don't think I do. Trust me after tonight he's an asshole that isn't worth my time. I just thought he was different when he took care of me and was actually nice and I think I was caught up in being grateful to him. But obviously that was a one-time thing"

"I'm sorry Steph. At least you have Jake" Kelsi replied with a smile.

Kelsi was right at least she did have Jake that is if he didn't stand her up again. Why was her love life so complicated?