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Chapter Three

Kurt and Stephanie arrived at the Chevrolet Centre mid day. Most of the wrestlers on the roster had yet to arrive but of course Vince McMahon was already well into his production duties with his cronies huddled around him as he barked out orders.

"It should be interesting to see if Paul is actually going to show up." Steph whispered into her husband's right ear as they walked together with both Aurora and their son. The three year old walked between them holding both of their hands while Steph carried baby Andy on her hip.

Steph chose not to tell Aurora that her father was coming to see her just in case he decided not to show up. She didn't want there to be any chance of her daughter being upset by his absence even though she knew the chances of that were pretty slim.

"I hope he does. He really needs to start spending more time with his little girl." Kurt replied aloud as he glanced down at Aurora who was happy and walking along with them.

"You never told me, what exactly did he say to you when you picked Aurora up last night? You told me he was pissed but about what?" Kurt then asked.

"Aurora, go take your crayons and paper over to that table over there and make mommy some pretty pictures." Steph instructed her daughter as she pointed the table and chairs out that were only a few feet away backstage.

"Okay." She replied taking her box of crayons and her sketch book before she ran off.

"It was just his usual bullshit." Stephanie finally told her husband once Aurora far enough away where she wouldn't hear her talk about Paul.

Steph didn't want to go into details for Kurt about Paul's comments last night because she knew it would upset him for no reason. With there being a chance that Levesque might show up, she didn't want any possibility of a confrontation. Kurt was an easy going guy most of the time, but if he ever felt provoked or challenged, he became a ruthless competitor no matter who he was in conflict with. Paul on the other hand, could be quite verbally confrontational at times but ultimately didn't want things to get physical if the guy he was fighting with would have the advantage in a fight, and Kurt would.

Angle took the cue that his wife didn't want to elaborate on the conversation she had with her ex husband judging by her pissed off demeanor. It wasn't the first time his wife had been rattled by Paul's uncooperative behavior since the beginning of the joint custody of Aurora. Kurt tried to stay out of the communication between Paul and Stephanie about Aurora because after all, she was their child, but at times he had to weigh in after seeing how negatively it was all effecting Steph. She was foremost his wife and her unhappiness made it his problem to address.

"Go to Daddy so Mommy can go to work." Steph said in a sweet voice to her eleven month old as she handed him over to Kurt. The baby smiled and babbled a bit after being passed to his father's arms.

"Do you want me to come and get you when we start the production meeting? Are you going to want to sit in on it?" Steph asked Kurt while she watched him interact with their son.

"No, I'm going to just keep my eye on Aurora and play with the baby. I'll sit in on the meeting next week." Angle replied before giving his wife a quick kiss on the lips. After the quick kiss, Steph smiled and touched her baby son's face once more before walking away to meet with her father before the meeting.

"Mama, mama…" Andy called out along with a string of gibberish all strung together like it was his own personal language. His little eyes were focused on his departing mother.

"Mommy's going to go work with grandpa. You're going to chill with Daddy." Kurt told his baby. He smiled as his words caused Andrew to place his hands on her face and smile. The baby then let out more short babbling sentences filled with inflection.

"Yeah? You don't say. That's very interesting, Andy." Kurt said with a chuckle as he pretended to understand the baby talk.

"Hey man, how's it going?"

Angle's attention was diverted from his eleven month old as Chris Irvine approached him. Irvine walked up in a fresh pressed suit much like the one Kurt himself was wearing. On Chris' shoulder draped the World Wrestling Entertainment championship that had 'Chris Jericho' on the name plate. The way Irvine carried himself with the title belt on him showed how much being champion again in the company meant to him.

"Hey Chris, are you enjoying your lengthy title reign?" Angle asked shifting his baby into his other arm.

"Absolutely, and I just wanted to thank you again for putting in a good word for me in the creative meetings and for convincing Vince that I could carry the ball for more than a month as WWE champion." Irvine replied shifting his title on his shoulder.

"Don't worry about it man. You deserve to be champion. A nice title reign for you is long overdue and I'm glad I had a hand in making that happen."

"I know I said this before but I just wanted to say it again. Your influence as the McMahons new son-in-law is really starting to turn this company around with righting all the wrongs that were done to bolster the over inflated ego of that ass clown, Levesque." Chris said speaking his mind freely about Paul Levesque now that he was no longer in the McMahon family.

"Thanks man, but can we kind of keep the talk about the guy to a minimum? I don't want anyone getting upset." Kurt said in a soft spoken voice as he moved his head, motioning in Aurora's direction.

As much as he agreed with what Chris was saying, he still cared about being careful about what was said in front of Aurora. While he too wasn't fond of Paul, she was still Aurora's father. He knew he didn't want any of Karen's friends saying disparaging things about him in front of his kids.

"Oh yeah, right, sorry. Hey, I'm loving the build up for the number one contender match between you and Jeff Hardy. I'm surprised Vince was willing to give him another push to the main event after his past drug problems."

"Well we all have our past problems, but Jeff is a really good worker and I know we'll have a five star match; I guaranteed Vince that. I have no problem giving Jeff the rub if it's going to fill seats and make us money." Kurt explained.

"See that's what I mean about you, you put the company first before putting yourself over."

"Well I already know how good I am and so does Vince. I want to use my talent to really help make some guys like I tried to do in TNA. I'm not like Steph's ex who constantly felt like he had to fear for his spot because he didn't really deserve to hold it to begin with." Angle said in a low voice causing Chris Irvine to nod in agreement with a smile.

"Yeah you've got that right." Irvine laughed.

"Kurt Angle, I just found out that we're tag team partners tonight going up against the Hardys. I just wanted to let you know that it will be an honor being in the ring with you." Jack "Swagger" Hager said extending his hand to Kurt.

"Thanks, I appreciate it. I'm glad you're excited about the match tonight." Kurt replied after a few seconds of silence. Chris looked like he was going to start laughing as he looked over at Angle as if to ask if this young guy was for real.

"Thank you so much for requesting to have me drafted to RAW after I lost the ECW title to Cage." Jack said his voice filled with enthusiasm and a touch of nervousness almost as if he wasn't a fellow WWE wrestler but just a large Kurt Angle fan.

"You're welcome, I'm still trying to push for Jay to come over to RAW or SmackDown. I know Adam really wants him on SmackDown with him."

"Listen, any pointers you could give me after our ring work together, I would really appreciate it. I'm ready to learn anything you want to teach me. I remember when you won your first WWE championship at No Mercy 2000 against The Rock. Your wife, Stephanie, was in your corner. Well she wasn't your wife at the time but she is now. I was eighteen years old when I saw it and-"

"Yeah I'd be happy to work with you sometime in the near future. I'm going to go sit with my stepdaughter now and watch her draw. We'll all meet later today to go over the match so I'll see you then." Kurt quickly replied cutting off what was starting to become a monologue tribute to him. While Kurt was appreciative of all the adulation Swagger wanted to give him, it was getting a bit annoying. Chris Irvine on the other hand, thought it was hilarious and was barely able to contain his laughter.

"Okay Mr. Angle. I'll talk to you later. Good looking kid by the way. Not that I think a baby would be good looking, I'm just saying that your son looks like he's healthy and is going to be a great future wrestler. That's all I'm saying. I'm not a pervert or anything." Jack babbled quickly correcting himself as he started to follow Kurt down the hall while Angle walked toward Aurora. Irvine was snickering behind Swagger's back.

"What are you drawing there, princess?" Kurt asked his stepdaughter taking a seat next to her at the table.

"It's a puppy. See?" Aurora answered back with a smile as she pointed at her abstract art that consisted of a few straight lines and some circles.

"Oh yeah I definitely see it. That's a real work of art." Angle replied with a smile before giving Aurora a quick kiss on the top of her head.

"See the puppy baby brother?" She asked with enthusiasm holding the drawing up close to Andrew's face causing him to squirm a bit in his father's arms.

"He likes it a lot. Did you draw that picture for him?"

"Yeah, it's a present for him. This is for him but I'm going to make Mommy a picture too." Aurora announced taking a blank sheet of computer paper from the stack her mother had given her. She picked the red crayon up from the large pile of crayola crayons that were scattered on the table out of the box.

Paul Levesque had been standing just down the hall watching his daughter interacting with Kurt Angle without either of them knowing. He could feel an overwhelming sense of anger begin to build inside. The anger was his pure jealousy of how happy Aurora looked while spending time with Angle. She was his child and yet, she acted like she wanted nothing to do with him when he tried spending time with her. Why was she choosing Kurt Angle, her mother's new husband, over her own flesh and blood father?

"Hi sweetheart, are you making a pretty picture?" Paul asked in a sweet voice as he finally approached his three year old daughter and Kurt.

"Hey Paul, here, why don't you sit and color with Aurora. You can have my seat." Kurt greeted him, ready to get up.

"I don't need your permission to spend time with my own child, Angle." Levesque barked back causing Kurt's eyes to narrow. He was surprised by Paul's hostility toward him when he was trying his best to be polite.

"I think you need a diaper change, little guy. You keep Daddy business when Mommy's at work, don't you?" Angle told baby Andy while getting to his feet.

"Good idea, go back to your tour bus that you and Stephanie had custom made and leave us alone." Levesque told Angle quickly taking a seat in the chair that Kurt had vacated.

"Aurora, I'll be back in a bit. I'm just going to change your brother on the bus. You spend time with your dad." Kurt told Aurora before he walked away with the baby.

"What are you drawing, sweetheart?" Paul asked watching as Aurora made deliberate lines and shapes on the paper like she knew exactly what she was creating as she drew it.

"It's me with mommy and daddy. Andrew is there too."

"You drew your daddy, huh? Where is Daddy on the paper?" He asked leaning over to get a good look at his little girl's masterpiece in progress.

"There…" Aurora pointed at one of the loosely drawn people made with a variety of ovals and circles. Despite her limited drawing skills at the age of three, she did include some detail like her and her mother's hair.

"Where's daddy's hair? I think you forgot it. Why would you give you and mommy hair and not Daddy?" Paul asked with a chuckle. He loved the fact that he was spending time with her daughter and interacting with her over her elementary artwork.

"Daddy doesn't have any hair!" Aurora exclaimed with a laugh thinking Paul was being very silly for thinking that hair was needed on the person she drew.

Levesque felt like all the air had been forced out of his body. It took him a few seconds to actually believe what he thought he heard from his daughter. Aurora believed that Kurt Angle was her father. Paul's first thought was to holler at his three year old and dispose of that drawing. He refrained from doing this. After all, it was not Aurora he should be upset with. Someone had to be telling her that Kurt was her daddy and it had to be Stephanie and Angle himself.