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Chapter Seven

"He looks upset about something. I hope everything's okay, he's supposed to be on his way to the airport." Stephanie said aloud as she quickly got to her feet and left the living room with a concerned look on her face. She had put Andy on the floor with his sister, leaving them behind with Paul as he looked on.

Aurora got to her feet and watched tentatively as her mother too disappeared outside on the back deck once she went through the screen sliding door. The three year old mirrored her mother's concern as she slowly moved toward the door.

"Aurora, stay here with me." Paul told his daughter in somewhat of a commanding voice. While he was giving his child an order, it didn't sound mean, yet it was firm.

"No…" She quickly replied dismissing his words as she ventured to the screen sliding door, reached up, and opened it.

Paul scowled in disapproval getting to his feet. Angle's son was busy pushing everything off the main coffee table in the living room and he didn't even notice that he was being left alone while Levesque walked toward the back door. Where he was standing at the screen door, he could easily hear and see what was transpiring between Stephanie and Kurt.

"Kurt, what's wrong? Why are you not on your way to Pittsburgh?" Stephanie asked approaching her husband. She placed her hand on his back as he stood leaning over the wooden rail of the deck. He was looking off into their backyard, not even turning to look at his wife.

"I was on my way to the airport when I got a call from Karen…" Kurt muttered not blinking once as if he was in a trance.

"Are the kids okay?" Steph asked taking a stab at the reason Kurt was so upset. Aurora finally stopped when she was in sight of her mother. She sat down on the deck and began to play with a few of her toys that were there.

"Karen changed her mind about allowing me to take them for the rest of the week…" Angle muttered. His voice was a bit hoarse as he spoke like he was fighting back crying. Levesque let out a silent snicker where he stood, he was good seeing Angle upset for a change.

"What? Why? You are their father! What gives her the right to tell you when you can see your own children?" Steph asked getting angry after hearing what her husband's former wife told him.

"She told me that she still didn't want Kyra and Kody around you. She still believes the lie that Paul pissed into her ear about us." Kurt replied. His reason put a huge smile on Paul's face. Knowing that he was the direct cause of Kurt's continued problems with his ex-wife made his day.

"Didn't you explain to her that we didn't get together until after your marriage to her was over? Karen had been nothing but nice to me, I would have never gotten involved with you if you were still with her. Does she know that?"

"I've tried explaining it all to her but she doesn't believe me. She finds it too coincidental that after Paul tells her we had an affair, I end up getting you pregnant and marrying you." Angle explained finally turning around to face his wife.

"Would it help if I called and talked to her?" Steph asked slightly turning her head to the side as she asked her husband. She wanted to do anything she could to help him see his children.

"I doubt it. She doesn't want me in the kids' lives. All she cares about is that million dollar alimony check and the child support every month." Angle said in a dull whisper before pausing for a moment to keep it together before he continued.

"What upsets me the most is when I think about what the kids think; Kody's only going to be three in October but Kyra, she probably thinks I don't care enough to see her and her brother…" Kurt said as a single tear ran down his face which he quickly wiped away before covering his sparkling green eyes with his hand.

Steph's face contorted as she looked upon her husband with empathy. Seeing the man she loved so upset really broke her heart. She knew how much his two children meant to him and hated to think that Karen's dislike for her was the reason why she was keeping his children from him. She quickly moved forward with her arms extended and took Angle into her arms for a loving embrace.

"Kyra knows you love her and Kody. You're a terrific father. Our baby loves you and so does my Aurora. Don't let Karen get to you. We all have made our mistakes in the past but you've learned from yours and you're a better person now then you were when you were with her." Steph whispered to him in between the few tender kisses she gave to his lips.

By this time, the smug smile that had been plastered on Paul's face was gone as he watched his former wife lovingly tending to Kurt Angle. She sounded so caring and loving when she spoke to him. She was so understanding and comforting. Why didn't she treat him like that? Why hadn't Stephanie seen the transformation he had during the time they had been apart. Paul had changed for the better and learned from his mistakes but she didn't see that.

"We can't undo what happened in the past. If Karen chooses to believe that lie then that's her problem." Stephanie added while she ran her fingertips down the side of his face to his jaw.

"I wouldn't change a thing. Falling in love with you was worth it all. I love you Stephy."

Paul rolled his eyes. He couldn't believe she was falling for Angle's corny lines. Could the guy be anymore cliché? Levesque had professed his love for here earlier in the kitchen and she had laughed at him thinking he's pathetic. Angle now does it in a way that had no creative thought or spontaneity and she smiles.

"I love you too." Steph replied smiling big as their eyes locked. Angle began to slowly move in for a kiss. Jealous anger began to build inside of Paul as he watched Stephanie meet Angle's lips with hers when he only leaned in half way.

It took Paul every ounce of self control that he had not to introduce his fist to Angle's face. Every single muscle in his body was tense while he watched the Angles' kiss turn passionate with Kurt's tongue slivering into Steph's mouth like a snake which Stephanie met with hers. This kiss was meant for him. He would have gotten it if it wasn't for that annoying baby crying that made Steph feel guilty about her love for him. Paul knew he needed to get her focus off of Angle and their kiss. Perhaps it was time to extend them the same courtesy.

Levesque slowly retreated from the screen door and went back into the living room. He saw that Andrew had climbed onto the sofa and was now standing on it with his hands grasping the back of it to keep himself steady. Paul sat down next to where the baby was standing. Andy's face changed from indifferent to a happy smile. The eleven month old let out a few lines of gibberish from his wet smiling mouth as he bounced a little bit on the sofa. Levesque's eyes darted to the living room entrances at both sides of the room. He was making sure that no one was around. Stephanie and Kurt were both still out on the back deck with Aurora. In one quick motion Paul used his hand to push the baby backward. The baby fell from the sofa and landed on his back, hitting his head on the carpet floor with a thud. Andrew let out a strong wail that made his whole body shake. Just like Paul knew it would, it caused Stephanie to stop kissing Kurt and come running in to tend to her crying baby.

"The kid took a header right off the sofa. He's a little clumsy I guess." Levesque commented nonchalantly as Steph scooped up her crying child into her arms. Angle walked in with Aurora following behind. He too was worried about his son.

"He fell off the sofa. Kurt, do you think he's okay?" Steph asked turning to her husband so that he could check the crying baby for injury.

"Yeah, he's okay. I think he just scared himself." Kurt replied cupping the back of his son's head with his hand while Stephanie examined the baby for any forming bruises. Andy finally began to settle down finding comfort in his mother's arms.

"What happened to baby brother? He fell down? Mommy, did he fall down? Mommy? Did Andy fall down and get hurted?" Aurora inquired tugging on her mother's pant leg to get her attention as she wondered by her little half brother had been crying.

"Your brother fell down and hurt himself. It was an accident but he's okay now." Stephanie replied answering her daughter as she rocked her son in her arms, rubbing his little back.

Angle's eyes focused on Levesque who was still sitting on the sofa with a bit of a smirk on his face while he watched Stephanie making over her young child. It didn't take Paul long to realize that Kurt was staring right at him. The two locked eyes; both of them giving each other a cold stare. Angle didn't say a word. It was like he knew that Paul was responsible for Andrew's fall. For him, it was too much of a coincidence that his son would fall off the sofa when Paul was the only one in the room with him.

Stephanie looked up and looked at her husband's face. She could then see the building tension between him and her ex-husband. She looked back and forth between the two of them a few times before deciding to open her mouth and speak.

"Paul, we've had an eventful day here, I think it would be best if we cut this visit short. You'll be seeing Aurora this weekend for the pay-per-view. I'll show you out." Steph said quickly, ready to get Paul out of the house and defuse the building tension.

"He can show himself out, Steph." Angle told his wife stopping her from going to lead Paul to the front door.

He took his wife's hand in his as soon as she walked back to him. Angle was still staring at Paul while he placed his arm around Steph bringing her closer to him. He was doing to him the exact same thing Paul had done to him when Levesque came home and found Angle visiting Stephanie. Just like Paul hadn't wanted his wife showing Angle out, now Kurt didn't want Stephanie, now his wife, showing him out.

"Bye princess. I'll see you thinks weekend." Paul told his three year old as he gave her a pat on the head before showing himself to the home's front door.

Levesque thought that maybe Stephanie would come and say goodbye to him as he slowly walked toward his Hummer that was still parked in the wide driveway. He was deliberately moving slower than usual trying to create an opportunity for her to come out and see him off. Sitting in the driver seat of the Hummer, Paul lowered his head in disappointment. She wasn't coming. He turned the ignition of the truck starting it up and then rolled the windows down.

"Paul wait! Don't leave!" Stephanie hollered as she ran bare foot out her front door, across her sidewalk, and right up to the Hummer.

He was all smiles happy that she was going to be seeing him off after all despite her husband telling her not to. It reminded him of the days when they were married and she would sometimes see him off in their driveway. Maybe he was going to get a goodbye kiss just like he would then.

"You forgot your wallet. It must have fallen out of your pocket when you were on the floor playing with Aurora. Didn't you notice it was missing?" Stephanie asked holding out his leather wallet for him to take.

"No, I guess I didn't…Thanks…" Paul muttered his voice showing his disappointment by the huge let down. She wasn't saying good bye to him after all. As good as he was feeling just a second ago when he thought she was going to profess her love for him, he now felt terrible seeing her stand there with one hand on her hip holding his wallet out for him to take with the other.

She nodded as he took his wallet. Once he had it, she quickly turned her back on him and began walking back toward her front door. Paul wanted to say something; anything to get her to turn around and come back to him. He didn't know what he could say. What was it going to take to let her know that he still was in love with her? She acted as if they never had almost shared a kiss earlier. Steph never even said goodbye to him. Paul just sat there and watched his former wife as she walked back up to her front porch, opened the door, and went back inside. It wasn't until he could no longer see her that he put the Hummer in reverse and slowly began to back out of the driveway.

Paul had thought that this visit with his daughter and ex-wife would actually allow him to become closer to them again and feel better about not being with them anymore but it had the opposite effect on him. He actually felt worse now. The precious small amount of time they spent together only reminded him of what he lost a year ago. Resigning to the fact that she was now Kurt Angle's wife and had a new life was not something that Paul was not going to do. There was no way he was going to simply sit back and allow the love of his life and his only child be taken away by another man. If Stephanie wanted to play hard to get, then he was going to make a play of his own.