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Chapter Six
Paul stood in the driveway for a moment taking in the sight of the Angle home. He had been quick to jump in his Hummer the moment he got home from his flight back from Ohio. Stephanie told him to come by at noon but he was already there at eleven o'clock. What difference did an hour make? This was the first time that his ex-wife openly invited him to her new home to visit with her and their daughter. It was all he could think about since the moment he finished speaking with Steph yesterday. Levesque was determined to put his best foot forward going into this visit with his child and former wife.
Unlike the last time Paul approached the front door of the Angle household, he was wearing a smile and had a certain level of confidence. He knew that he had a reason for being at their house and best of all; Steph wanted him to be there. Levesque was also comfortable because he was sure that it would be Stephanie who would be answering the door after he rang the bell, so he did so without hesitation.
His smile along with his high spirits faded instantly when he saw Kurt Angle standing on the other side of the front door. Kurt was wearing a nice dress shirt and a pair of jeans and he was looking back at Paul for a moment before he spoke, breaking what was an awkward silence.
"Hey, you're an hour early. Come on in." Angle said stepping aside so that his wife's former husband could come into his house. His voice was surprisingly inviting and Paul gave a slight nod and came into the house.
Angle knew he was coming over? Paul had gotten the impression that this visit that he and Stephanie had agreed upon was between them only. Levesque had even liked the idea of Kurt not knowing about him coming over to visit. After all, it didn't concern Angle, so there was no reason for him to know about it. Why did Steph tell him? Did Steph lie to him on the phone? Was Kurt going to be there during his visit?
"Where's Stephanie?" Paul quickly asked while he followed Kurt down the hallway toward the kitchen. He was looking in all directions as he spoke. He caught sight of the few pictures that they had of both Aurora and their baby together hanging on the wall and even a few of the Angles themselves.
"She's putting the kids down for a nap. Can I get you something to drink?" Kurt said as soon as he walked into the kitchen with Paul trailing behind him.
"No." Levesque replied in a dull tone of voice as he plopped down in one of the chairs at the kitchen table.
Paul was no in no mood to make nice with Kurt Angle. Despite his polite perfect host façade, Levesque knew that this was just another attempt for Kurt to ruin his chances of connecting with Stephanie again. Just like on Monday when Kurt interrupted what was a tender hug between himself and his ex-wife. And now today, this visit was supposed to be a private one just between him, Steph, and their daughter. Angle had no business being there and he knew it. Him being nice and friendly was just to rub it all in.
It was Steph walking into the kitchen that caused a smile to slowly form on Paul's face. She looked gorgeous as always. She was wearing what looked like a comfortable outfit that perfectly showed of her great figure. She had lost weight since when they were married. Levesque thought that was odd since she just had a baby eleven months ago. His eyes scanned her face that wasn't made up but still looked perfect. He never had cared if she wore makeup or not, she was looked great to him. And her long flowing brown hair was pulled back in a neat ponytail. She flashed Paul a polite smile before making her way over to Kurt.
"The limo is here. I saw it when I was coming down the stairs." She told Kurt bringing her hands to his dress shirt as she fixed the collar on it which was a little twisted.
"Well I better take off." Kurt replied gazing lovingly at his wife before he placed his hands on either side of her hips and brought her closer to him. Angle's eyes darted quickly over to where Paul was still seated and then turned his attention back to his wife.
"Are you going to be okay?" Angle asked in a whisper bringing his forehead to hers. Paul was looking on in resentment. He knew the comment was because of him. As if Steph was in any danger being with him after Kurt left.
Steph let out a chuckle bringing her hands to her husband's face. She gave him a slight nod before laying a quick kiss upon his lips that made Paul hold his breath in. He couldn't help wish that it was him that Stephanie was giving her affection to. There was a time when he was, when she loved him exclusively.
"I'll have my cell on me. I love you."
"I love you too. Have a safe flight." Steph replied before giving him one more kiss.
"Thanks baby, I'll see you later tonight." Kurt replied removing himself from their embrace before grabbing his nearby luggage and exiting the house from the front door that Paul and entered from.
"Didn't we agree that you would come at noon?" Steph asked giving her ex-husband a puzzled look as soon as she heard the front door close.
"Yeah, well I came early. Did Angle know I was coming over here to visit you and Aurora?" Paul asked throwing his own question back at Steph who began cleaning off her baby's highchair.
"Yeah, he was fine with it. He wants Aurora to have time with you. And if she's most comfortable with you coming to the house, then that's fine." Steph explained as she began to scrub the highchair tray with the cloth that was already on it.
"I doubt he's fine with us spending time together. He just wants you to think that. He's a snake in the grass." Paul muttered causing Stephanie to roll her eyes.
"Kurt trusts me. He isn't paranoid like you were when we were married. Can we just leave my husband out of our discussion today? The reason I asked you to come in the afternoon is because Aurora would be finished with her nap and you could visit with her. That's why you are here." Steph told him as she finished cleaning the last spot of baby food off the high chair. She then brought the cloth to her kitchen sink and began rinsing it out.
"You know I'm not just here to see Aurora. You wanted to see me. Why else would you invite me over here when you're here and Kurt's off in Pittsburgh to pick up his kids? You don't have to be coy with me. You want me as much as I want you." Paul said in a sexy whisper as he approached his former wife and lovingly caressed her arm.
He wasn't holding anything back. It made no sense to Paul to tiptoe around his feelings for her. This was the first chance he had to tell her how he really felt since she married Angle. There were no obstacles between them that could get in the way of reconnecting and Levesque was going to take full advantage of this opportunity.
Steph smiled wide and let out a loud laugh before turning to look at the man that she had once believed was the love of her life. She found his views on how she felt about him comical. Paul was still being Paul. Everything was about him. Perhaps it was a mistake to invite him to the house. Maybe they should have met somewhere in public; though she could see the dangers in that as well. All Stephanie needed as an internet report spewing rumors of her cheating on her husband with her ex. As if going to the park or any other outing with her ex and her daughter would constitute affirmation of an affair.
"Paul, I think I'll be able to resist you." Steph said before letting out a few more strong chuckles.
"Yeah keep laughing about it. You're playing the same game of hard to get that you did in 1999. Well game on, Stephy." Levesque said with a smirk as he brought his hand to her face which Steph was quick to push away.
"This isn't a game. And I'm not leading you on, despite what your hell bent on fantasizing about. This isn't about us or you, Paul. You're here because Aurora needs to spend time with you. Don't get confused." Steph quickly replied getting in Paul's face as she spoke with sincerity.
"You may think you love, Angle but you don't. You're still in love with me. I can see it in your eyes every time I look into them. I know why you left me for him. I get it now. I understand how I was wrong and I'm ready to make it work this time. I never got a second chance. You were pregnant with his baby when you came back to me. I never got my chance to make it up to you. You've been married to this guy for almost a year now. Enough is enough and it's time for you to come home with me." Paul replied matching her tone.
"I don't know what else I can say to make you understand. Why is it so hard for you to believe that I could fall in love with someone else? Our marriage is over. I've moved on and you need to as well. You're a good looking guy. It shouldn't be hard for you to find company elsewhere. You sure had no problem doing so while we were still married." Stephanie said softly.
"I don't want to find company elsewhere. I haven't been with anyone since the divorce. I want to be true to you." Levesque professed causing Steph to shake her head.
"That's ironic. Only after we ended our marriage do you want to be faithful to me. That was all I wanted from you, Paul. For you to love me and our child…" She muttered, her eyes glassing over with tears.
Levesque inhaled sharply recognizing Stephanie's moment of weakness as an opportunity to make his move. His hazel eyes focused on her moist lips as he thought about the last time he had kissed them. It felt like it had been a life time but he could still remember her taste. He wet his lips quickly before he slowly began to lean in closing the space between their lips as he could see her eyes getting huge with disbelief. Andrew Vincent's could be heard from upstairs and at that moment, Steph quickly turned her head to cut off his advances before he was able to kiss her.
"The baby's awake." Stephanie announced stating the obvious as she quickly pushed Paul back and away from her before she left him standing there in the kitchen so she could run and tend to her youngest child.
"Little bastard…" Paul muttered under his breath the moment he was alone in the kitchen.
Levesque let out a long exhale. He couldn't believe how close he had gotten to kissing Stephanie. If it wasn't for that damn baby, she would have definitely kissed him. Who knows where that kiss would have led to? Now with the baby waking up, he knew he had lost his window of opportunity. It would be best to try and smooth things over with Steph when she returned. The interruption from that little brat probably caught her off guard and made her feel guilty about giving into her feelings for him.
"How's my little guy? Come to Mommy." Steph gushed as she approached Andrew who was standing in his crib hanging on to the rail. The sight of his mother caused the baby's crying to cease immediately. His wet mouth formed a smile while he held out his arms in preparation of his mother picking him up which she quickly did.
"Do you need to be changed? I think you do." Steph said carrying her son over to the nearby changing table.
"Mommy, baby brother's crying?" Aurora asked walking into the nursery while rubbing her eyes. The baby's crying must have woken her up from her nap.
"Yeah, he was crying because he woke up and needed his diaper changed. Hey, Aurora, guess what."
"What?" She replied getting up on a bench that was right by the changing table so she could see her brother being changed.
"Your daddy came to visit you today. He's down stairs. When I finish changing Andrew, we'll go downstairs and see him." Stephanie told her daughter as she quickly worked on changing her baby.
"Look at all this crap. Who dedicates an entire room to all their medals and trophies?" Paul said aloud when Steph walked into Kurt's trophy room with Andrew on her hip and Aurora following.
"Here's your daughter, Paul." Steph said not even bothering to acknowledge his comment about her husband's wrestling accomplishments that were displayed. Levesque had been so busy scrutinizing all of Kurt's awards that he didn't even notice that Aurora had entered the room with her.
"Hey baby girl, did that baby wake you up from your nap? Daddy came over to play and spend time with you." Paul said in a nice voice as he turned his attention to his daughter.
Aurora narrowed her eyes and then looked up at her mother to see if she was comfortable in his presence. She looked a bit confused. It was probably because Paul was referring to himself as her daddy when she thought of her daddy being Kurt. She didn't understand why this man was talking to her and in her house.
Steph thought it would be best if she moved everyone into the living room. She set Andrew down on the carpet floor with his toys. Aurora preferred being right by her little brother as Paul and Stephanie watched from the sofa.
"Hey, I'm sorry if you got uncomfortable earlier." Levesque said keeping his eye on his little girl as she made her baby brother stand up and walk across the room while holding her hand.
"Let's just forget it and concentrate on the kids. Aurora is great with Andy. She loves being a big sister. Andrew's still not all that steady on his feet but at least he's walking which is just fine since he'll be a year old next month." Steph commented changing the focus of their conversation to the children.
"What's that you've got there, Aurora?" Paul asked after he saw his child give her brother a plastic cup and spoon and herself one. She was starting to pretend to each something. He completely ignored Stephanie's comments about her second child.
"I'm having ice cream. Baby brother is too." The little girl answered back tipping her cup toward Levesque so that he could see the pretend ice cream in the cup, as if he would be able to really see it.
"Baby brother, you spilled your ice cream!" Aurora said in disapproval before letting out a giggle. Andrew had proceeded to take the cup his sister gave him and throw it across the room along with the plastic toy spoon.
"That ice cream looks really good. Will you fix me a cup?" Paul asked his daughter as he got off the sofa and sat down with her on the living room floor.
"Okay, what kind of ice cream do you want?" She asked holding her hands up flat and close to her shoulders.
"How about chocolate ice cream with fudge syrup?"
"Okay, do you want the sprinkles too? I have pink sprinkles…" Aurora replied smiling from ear to ear as her father played pretend with her.
"I don't know about pink sprinkles. How about green and black sprinkles? Those are Daddy's colors."
"Okay, I changed the colors and put them on." Aurora told him as she waved her hand over the cup and made a motion like she was sprinkling the topping on the imaginary ice cream.
"Oh thank you, it looks delicious. Does Mommy get an ice cream too?" Paul asked looking over at Steph who was sitting on the sofa smiling and watching her ex-husband interacting so nicely with their daughter.
"Yeah sure, Mommy, do you want some ice cream too?" Aurora asked sweetly holding up another plastic cup after she gave the one that had been in her hand to Paul.
"I would love some ice cream." Stephanie replied getting off the sofa and joining them on the living room floor.
"I put whip cream on your ice cream, Mommy." The child announced before she handed the cup over to her mother.
"Hey, why didn't I get any whipped cream on my ice cream?" Paul asked smiling big looking back and forth between Steph and Aurora.
"Here Daddy, here's your whipped cream." Steph said with a smile as she pretended to stick her finger in her ice cream and wipe the cream onto Paul's nose. This caused Aurora to burst out laughing.
"Mommy put the whip cream on your nose!" Aurora exclaimed with laughter crinkling her little nose up as her eyes squinted.
Andrew began to laugh as if to imitate his older half sister. He crawled into his mother's lap allowing her to hold him in her arms and watch the pretend play. Paul's eyes narrowed slightly as he noticed that Angle's baby crawling into Stephanie's arms caused her to turn her attention to him. She gave the baby a few kisses on his chubby cheek before looking back at Aurora with a smile. Watching Steph with the baby made Levesque want to divert h is eyes. The eleven month old definitely resembled his father and seeing Steph kissing on him nauseated Paul.
"Steph, doesn't that kid need to finish its nap?" Levesque asked trying to suggest that the baby be removed from his ex-wife's arms.
"No, he's fine. He'll take another one later today. Are you enjoying your ice cream, Daddy?" Steph asked putting the focus back on Aurora's make-believe game. She was continuing to call her ex-husband 'Daddy' hoping that Aurora would pick up on this.
"Yeah I am, Mommy, but I think I'm all full. Why don't you have the rest?" Paul replied as he proceeded to tip the cup upside down and place it on her head causing Aurora to howl with laughter.
The laughter was cut short when the sound of the front door opening and slamming closed was heard. Steph narrowed her eyes as she heard footsteps coming around from the kitchen close to the living room entrance. She wasn't expecting anyone to be visiting. Whoever it was, had to have a key because the house was locked up.
"Kurt?" Steph said aloud, her voice full of concern, as she saw her husband. He appeared to be upset about something. What was he doing back home? He was supposed to be flying to Pittsburgh to pick up his children. Angle didn't answer his wife. He opened the screen door to the back deck, walked out, and slammed it shut without even acknowledging her.
"Dadadada!" Andrew squealed aloud after seeing his daddy for only a moment. He grabbed the toy cup out of his mother's hands and brought it to his mouth to bite it.
"Daddy's home, but where did he go?" Aurora then asked putting her hands up as she strained her neck to try and see Angle who was on the back deck.
Levesque gave his ex-wife a look of distain after hearing his own child refer to Angle as her father yet again. This was a frustrating setback for him because the thought that he was finally connecting with his little girl again. She had been smiling and laughing with him just like she did as a baby. It was like he was getting his baby girl back. Angle showing back up ruined everything. What the hell was he doing back here already? He was supposed to be gone for the entire day.