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Chapter Four

Stephanie sat with her father and the rest of the production team as they went over the final script for tonight's show. Vince was summarizing the main event of the show while everyone followed along with their own copy of the script.

"We go straight to our main event of the night, the tag team match of the Hardy Boyz facing Jack Swagger and Kurt Angle. Basically the guys are going to work out the planning of the match while highlighting Kurt and Jeff's current feud leading into Night of Champions pay-per-view this weekend. All of this will culminate with Kurt Angle taking a chair to the Hardy Boyz and putting the ankle lock on Jeff ending the match by DQ. Then we'll have Randy Orton get up from the commentary table, and RKO Angle before disposing over Swagger with ease. This attack of course is in retaliation from when Kurt gave him the finger earlier before the match. Jericho will show up on the stage looking on at Orton as the show goes off the air." Vince explained to the production group as the meeting was reaching the conclusion of the RAW script.

"Why did we decide to put Randy Orton on commentary during the match again?" A young member of the creative team asked speaking up after Vince finished speaking. He seemed a bit hesitant to ask.

"Orton knows that either Kurt Angle or Jeff Hardy could walk out of Night of Champions as the number one contender for the WWE championship. Of course Orton, being egotistical, believes he is going to win the title at the pay-per-view. It makes sense to have him scouting his potential challengers." Vince quickly replied allowing his glasses to slide down the bridge of his nose while he looked over at the young employee.

"I'm still not happy about you deciding to push Jeff Hardy." Steph told her father looking up from her copy of the script.

"Steph, we've already talked about this. Kurt volunteered to work with Jeff and give him a push at the pay-per-view. Kurt sees money in the match and so do I. I trust your husband and-"

"Just what the hell is going on here, Stephanie?" Paul hollered as he stormed into the conference room abruptly cutting off his former father-in-law.

"This is a production meeting. The question is, what are you doing here?" Vince replied. He didn't look very happy to see Levesque there at the arena. Since Paul was a SmackDown superstar, there was no reason for him to be at a RAW show.

"Whatever this is about, Paul, it can wait until after the meeting." Steph said quickly after her father's words.

"No, we need to address this right now!" Levesque yelled holding up Aurora's drawing.

Every member of the production team was silent and looking at each other. They were watching Paul with looks on their faces that suggested that they thought he was crazy. Many of them believed that the divorce from Stephanie was his undoing. At one time, Paul had all the backstage influence he wanted, when he used to sit among them during the production meetings every week, but now, he was like a stranger among them.

"Stephanie, would you just humor him and step outside to discuss whatever he wants. We're just going to wrap up the meeting." Vince asked his daughter after rolling his eyes at what he believed was a ridiculous interruption by Paul. He just wanted his daughter to make him leave so that things could continue on, business as usual.

Stephanie let out a slow exhale of air before she slowly rose from her seat at the head table. Reluctantly, she followed her ex-husband out of the conference room and stopped in the middle of the hallway once he did. She could only imagine what now had him in such a huff. It didn't take much. She was sick and tired of his childish tantrums. When she divorced him last year, Steph thought that she would never again have to be subjected to them; she was obviously wrong.

"Look at this picture our daughter drew! There's what she thinks her father looks like!" Levesque hollered pointing at the drawing to show Stephanie the evidence.

"Paul, it's a three year old's drawing, of course she isn't exactly a detailed artist. Is this what you pulled me out of the meeting for?"

"The drawing of her father doesn't have any hair." Paul quickly said trying to make his point in a roundabout way.

"So maybe she didn't include hair like she didn't include eyebrows or hands."

"I asked her where daddy's hair was since she gave you hair! And do you know what she said?" Levesque asked his ex-wife getting ready to make his point but seeing if Steph would approach the subject first.

"To save time, why don't you just tell me?" She asked impatiently looking back down the hall toward the conference room where her father was wrapping up the meeting without her.

"She said that her daddy doesn't have any hair." Paul said lowering his volume as he spoke with intensity looking directly at Stephanie who was still looking in the direction of the meeting and not even at him as he spoke. His words however caused her to look back at him before looking away.

"That doesn't surprise you does it? You and Angle brain washing my child into thinking that he is her father!" Paul said judging by Steph's reaction that she knew all about how Aurora was calling Kurt her daddy. The idea infuriated Paul and caused him to begin yelling again.

"No, no we're not!" Steph hollered back looking completely outraged by Paul's wild accusation of her influencing Aurora to call Kurt her father.

"Yes you are! Why else would she think that? Huh? Let me make this clear, I'm Daddy! I'm the only person on the face of this earth that Aurora should be calling Daddy!" Levesque screamed pointing his finger in Stephanie's face, much to her displeasure.

"Paul, we've been correcting her every single time she's called Kurt 'Daddy'." It just started happening after Kurt and I married last year and Andrew was born. Kurt has really stepped up with the role of stepfather and Aurora hears me refer to him as Daddy for the baby." Steph explained calmly. She was hoping that her civil tone of voice would have a calming effect on her ex-husband so that he would stop making a scene backstage.

"Oh so this isn't a new problem. Why didn't you make me aware of this before? I have a right to know about what's happening to my child!"

"Maybe if you would have made an effort to spend some time with her you would know about it; Then again, Paul, if you were being an active father, maybe she wouldn't be calling Kurt her daddy! Being a father is more than writing a support check every month! Maybe Aurora is calling Kurt 'Daddy' because he is more of a father to her than you are!" Steph said matching his intensity as she extended her neck, pointing her chin out toward him. She knew she was cutting him to the quick with her words, but sadly, they were true.

"You think I don't want to spend time with her? I want more than anything to spend more time with her! I requested to be moved to RAW so I could see her every single week! You're dad refuses to let me do that! So if there's anyone to blame it's him!"

"Oh bullshit! Don't pin this on my father! I told you before, you can come any weekend and visit your daughter! Just pick up the phone and call us and you can see her! I'm so sick of your narcissistic attitude! Everything is always about you! You're always the victim!"

"Oh right, and Angle is perfect and I'm this horrible person who sucked at being a husband and now a father! Fuck you!"

Stephanie's cruel words infuriated him. She was acting like it was entirely his fault that Aurora wasn't used to spending time with him anymore. How quickly she forgot that it was her who decided to leave him. If she would have never divorced him, then their daughter wouldn't be as confused as she was now. He knew he was a good father, his little girl loved being with him in her infancy.

"I didn't say that you were a terrible person. I married you and had a child with you so there has to be some good I saw in you. I'm just making you aware of the fact that you haven't made time to see Aurora this past year for whatever reason you want to give me. During that time, Kurt has fulfilled the role of father for her. Aurora doesn't remember when we were married and lived together. As you recall, she was just turning two when we finalized the divorce. You can't be mad at her for thinking that Kurt for her daddy." Stephanie explained in a normal tone of voice deciding not to continue the escalading argument. She could tell by the look on Paul's face that he was taken aback by her words. He closed his eyes for a moment and swallowed hard.

"And you and Angle are fine with letting her think that. This is another way for you to punish me. As if marrying Kurt Angle and giving him a son wasn't enough. Now you want to allow our daughter to forget me." He whispered under his breath, his voice was raspy as he seemed to be on the edge of losing his composure. Rarely did Paul ever cry, but it seemed like he was about to now.

"That's ridiculous, Paul. If you honestly feel that way then perhaps you should seek professional help." Steph replied looking directly into his sparkling hazel eyes. She couldn't believe what was coming out of his mouth. How could he think that she would try and turn Aurora against her own father? How could he think that her great life with Kurt was directly influenced by her dislike for him and how he treated her in the past?

Stephanie started to walk away from Levesque but stopped suddenly when she felt his hand on her arm. His grip, while abrupt, was gentle and he was pulling her back toward him to signal that the conversation between them wasn't yet over. Steph turned back to look at him. He was looking her directly in the eyes. His lips separated like he was about to say something but the words didn't come right out. Stephanie raised her eyebrows and continued to stare at him, waiting to hear just what it was he had to say to her.

"I'm still that same guy that you fell in love with all those years ago." Paul whispered moving toward her slowly yet with confidence.

"Paul, just stop…" She quickly replied putting her hand out to meet his clothed muscular chest so that he couldn't move any closer toward her.

"You're still the same Stephy, my Stephy…" Levesque muttered as he removed her hand from his chest and continued to move forward. Despite his ex-wife's detachment toward him, he still managed to take her into his arms for an embrace.

As soon as he had Steph in his arms, Paul allowed his nose to brush up against her long flowing hair. He breathed in deep and held the oh so familiar scent of his former wife's perfume. She smelled just like he remembered. God he missed her. He would have given anything for her to wrap her arms around him and hug him back instead of just passively allowing him to hold her in his arms. Why was she fighting her feelings for him? What was she afraid of?

Stephanie's eyes narrowed and she looked puzzled by the hug that came out of nowhere. She let out a quick breath of air as she patted him on the back awaiting for him to break his embrace but he didn't. It felt strange being in his arms again, part of her wanted to pull away but she decided to allow him to continue the hug until he decided to let her go.

"Steph, did I miss something? What's going on, honey?" Kurt asked looking a bit surprised by seeing his wife being hugged by her ex-husband. Steph had been facing his direction so he could see the look in her face and tell that she wasn't exactly comfortable with what was transpiring.

"No actually, babe, you're right on time. Paul is upset about something that we'll talk about later in private." Stephanie explained while she used the opportunity her husband's interruption gave her to step away from Paul and finally break from his embrace.

The moment Levesque no longer had her in his arms, he focused his attention on Kurt Angle. He was looking on at him, his eyes full of resentment. Why did Angle have to show up just when he felt like him and his former wife were reconnecting? At least his appearance allowed him to confront Kurt about Aurora.

"I'm Aurora's Daddy! Not you!" This was all that escaped Paul's mouth as he walked right up to Kurt just to say those five words. Angle looked like he was completely insane because of his outburst that seemed to him to come from out of nowhere.

"Who's disputing that?" Kurt asked as he watched Paul storm away.

"Just ignore him. I talked to him." Steph assured his husband as she approached him. "Where's the baby?"

"I put him down for a nap in the playpen near Aurora. So how did the hug fit into that talk?" Angle asked cocking his head slightly.

"He just hugged me out of nowhere. Why, seeing him hug me, did it make you jealous?" Steph asked with a slight smile and eyebrow raise as she moved closer to her husband.

"Oh yeah, insanely; these are the only arms you belong in. I don't want him touching you ever again." Kurt whispered with a slight smile as he ran his hand gently over his wife's face, caressing her as she closed her eyes. His loving touch caused Stephanie to take him into her arms for a passionate kiss.

Paul watched from where he stood up against the wall while further down the hallway. He looked crestfallen as he watched the Angles' exchange of affection and how Steph could just blow off his words like they meant nothing while she kissed on Kurt Angle. She looked to be care free while she wrapped her arms around Angle's thick neck, holding him tightly just like Paul had wished she had done to him only moments ago. Kurt's hands both started at her hips but his right hand slowly moved to her backside and squeezed it. This caused Steph to smile as she broke their kiss only for a moment before capturing his lips with hers once again.

Perhaps Angle knew he was watching. The kiss which Kurt had control of was deep and unbridled, not what someone would expect to be a public display of affection. Angle's passive aggressiveness was apparent in the way he was kissing her, just like that wave and cocky smirk in the parking lot after the divorce finalization. He was sending Paul the message that Stephanie was now with him…and only him.

Vince McMahon came strutting out of the conference room followed by all the production team members who quickly shuffled past him and down the hall. They did not notice what Vince had and that was Kurt and Stephanie still kissing in the hallway. Paul was sure that Vince would put an end to the Angles disgusting public display of affection for he was watching them for a good number of seconds.

"Another grandbaby on the way soon?" Vince asked in his voice in his big booming voice that he usually reserved for television. He then smiled big and gave his son-in-law a pat on the back.

Vince's words caused the kiss to come to an abrupt end. Steph's eyes widened as Kurt looked at her puzzled by Vince's odd behavior. What father was happy about seeing his daughter making out with her husband? Vince wasn't a normal father. By seeing Kurt and Steph showing affection, he immediately thought he was getting more grandchildren. But why was he being all cool toward Kurt Angle? Paul knew for sure that if Vince would have caught he and Stephanie kissing while they were married, he wouldn't have been so thrilled with seeing it. The favoritism Vince showed for Kurt Angle was nauseating. How thinks changed from the days after Angle left WWE for TNA. He heard McMahon call Kurt everything in the book for leaving WWE and now, after Kurt divorced his wife and was willing to come back to WWE, marry and procreate with Stephanie, he was once again Vince's golden boy.

Paul had seen enough. Before he was going to leave the arena, he wanted to see his daughter one more time. Aurora was still sitting at the table drawing but this time Andrew was lying in the playpen right by the table asleep. The three year old was constantly looking over at her younger sibling making sure he was still laying there since Kurt had told her to keep an eye on him.

"Hi sweetheart…" Paul said approaching his daughter with a kind smile on his face causing her to look up from her drawing.

"Shh, my baby brother's sleeping. You can't wake him up." Aurora explained in her best whisper so that Paul could hear her and be warned about the sleeping baby.

Paul rolled his eyes and looked over to where the sleeping eleven month old was laying. From where Paul was standing all he saw of the baby was his head. Paul let out a chuckle noticing the similarities of the baby's head shape and Kurt Angle's. The baby was definitely Angle's. Levesque didn't exactly like his daughter referring to Kurt's son as her 'baby brother'. The baby boy wasn't his and Steph's child like Aurora was, so therefore, the baby wasn't Aurora's sibling.

"Don't call it your brother, Aurora. It's not your brother. I'm going to go home now. You be a good girl. I love you." Paul whispered giving his daughter a quick kiss on top of her head.

"He is too my baby brother!" Aurora exclaimed aloud with her eyebrows furrowed right after Levesque walked away. Her sudden outburst caused Andrew to pop his head up off the playpen mat.