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Chapter Eleven
Stephanie stood by and watched a trainer give Kurt a large ice pack to put on the back of his head and neck. There was a large deep purple and green bruise on the back of his head from where he whacked it into the concrete from that botched flip off the stage. Steph's hands were placed on her hips while she glared at her husband. An EMT informed him that he had a concussion and he was lucky that his neck was okay.
Steph went from being scared and crying to being pissed off the moment she heard that Kurt was going to be alright. There had been so many thoughts running through her head when she thought about the possibility that he was seriously hurt, but now that she knew that he just had a bad concussion, her thoughts drifted to his insistence that he would be fine during the match. He had lied to her.
"You promised me that you would be okay in your match with Jeff!" She hollered at Angle the moment the EMT and trainer stepped away from him.
"Steph, I'm fine. Please don't make a big deal out of this. It's not a big deal." Kurt replied while he sat on the examining table in the trainer's room. He was sitting there holding the ice pack to the back of his head. It hurt and the last thing he wanted to hear from his wife was about the botch.
"No Kurt, it is a big deal! Just because you get it in your head to do a stupid flip off the stage, you could have broke your neck for the sixth time! And where would that leave me and our son? Do you think I want to bury my husband, be a widow?" She yelled in a nagging voice that caused him to close his eyes and exhale.
Paul was standing by outside in the hallway. He could hear his ex-wife scolding Angle and it was like music to his ears. It was about time she got upset with him. That crying jag she had over him earlier was ridiculous. Maybe she was finally realizing that her new "perfect husband" wasn't so perfect. As Levesque stood there with a huge smile on his face, he kept glancing in each direction in the hallway just in case Vince or Shane showed up. He didn't want anyone to know that he was eavesdropping on the conversation between the Angles.
"What if you were paralyzed? I would have to be the one taking care of you! You would never get to pick up Andrew again or play with him! Did you ever stop to think about our family?"
"I knew I wasn't hurt that bad. Do you think I would have said to continue the match if I was seriously hurt?" Angle finally answered back in a mutter. He only glanced at Steph for a moment before looking straight ahead again. He was still feeling woozy from the concussion.
"You're forty years old! You don't need to be doing those kind of dangerous spots, especially with your injury history! I don't understand why you can't work safer by working lighter!"
"I don't work light in my matches! I only go at full pace! People come to our shows to see five star matches so that's what I give them and that's why I am respected as a wrestler by all of the fans and the boys in the back! This is who I am, Stephanie! You've known me since I signed my first contract with WWE so this all shouldn't be a surprise to you!" Kurt hollered back finally showing his frustration with his wife's nagging. It was bad enough that he was in pain, but getting his balls broken on top of that was just adding to the unpleasantness of the situation.
Stephanie eyes widened. She was someone taken off guard by her husband's outburst of anger toward her comments about her concern for him. Kurt was usually a very easy going guy. This was one the first time in a long time he had raised his voice at her. She couldn't believe that he would feel the need to yell at her when all she was doing was worrying about his safety. Tears began to well up on Steph's eyes causing their beautiful blue color to sparkle.
Paul was reveling in the fact that Kurt and Stephanie were arguing. The fact that they were having a disagreement only proved that the two of them were not the happy couple that Stephanie wanted him to think they were. This only proved that Steph belonged with him and not Angle. Perhaps him raising his voice to her will help her see that and she'll finally leave. Paul's delight in the situation was cut short when he saw Shane walk around the corner toward the training room. Levesque quickly walked on down the opposite site of the hall and around the corner out of sight from Stephanie's brother.
"I saw the match on the monitor! That match was awesome! Dad couldn't believe it! He would have come in here to say so himself but he's still in the gorilla position for the two main event matches. Kurt, you are so lucky that you're okay. Isn't he, Steph?" Shane said showing his enthusiasm for the performance Angle and Hardy put on. He was looking back and forth between his sister and brother-in-law.
"Where are my kids, Shane?" Steph asked wiping away a few escaping tears from under her eyes.
"I tucked them in on the bus when they fell asleep. I just came back here to congratulate Kurt." Shane replied as he watched his sister immediately start walking out of the room now that she knew where her two children were.
"Shit…" Kurt muttered before exhaling sharply and rubbing his eyes with his free hand. He knew that he had hurt his wife's feelings and that she was crying because of him.
"Is she okay?" Shane asked taking notice of his sister's behavior. He figured it was because she had been so worried about Kurt's injuries. He had seen her run out to the ring to check on him.
"She's upset with me right now." Kurt replied in a mutter through his hand that was still over his face.
"What is she on the rag?" Shane asked giving his brother-in-law a playful hit on the shoulder with his hand. He thought he would cheer Angle up by asking if it was that time of the month for his sister. Judging by the way Kurt was acting, he needed to lighten up and laugh.
"No, I don't think so." Kurt said not giving even a slight chuckle. He removed the hand from his face before he spoke again.
"I need to go talk with her."
Kurt went to hop off the edge of the examining table. The moment he tried to stand, he felt the room begin to spin. Being unsteady on his feet, he immediately sat back up on the trainer's table with the help of Shane who saw how off balance he was.
"It's the concussion. Just sit here for a while until you get your legs back under you." Shane told his brother-in-law. He was able to give him instruction on the matter because he himself had suffered a number of concussions over the years.
"Steph, are you okay?"
Stephanie heard the voice of her ex-husband as she was just about to walk out of the doors that led to the arena parking lot where her luxury bus was parked. She stopped and turned to face him. He was looking directly into her eyes while slowly walking up to her. Paul was waiting for her to reply.
"I'm fine." Steph finally said running her hands through her brown locks of hair. She looked away from his gaze, feeling a bit uncomfortable because she really didn't feel fine like she was telling him. Did he know that?
"Do you want to talk to me about it?" Levesque offered letting her know that he didn't believe her words. After all she had been his wife so he knew when something was troubling her. Perhaps this was the perfect opportunity for her to finally open up to him again.
"No, thank you. There really is nothing about my personal life that I need to discuss with you." Stephanie answered back quickly. She wasn't about to tell her ex-husband the details about her marriage.
"Why don't we talk about how Angle treats you? He puts his wrestling career before you and when you voice your concern about him he screams at you. Is that what you really want out of a husband, Steph?" Paul asked making his voice sound full of concern when really he was trying to make a point.
"Were you listening in when I was in the training room talking with my husband?" Steph asked looking suspiciously at Paul. He was obviously citing the conversation that just took place between her and Kurt. How else did he know about it if he wasn't listening in on them?
"I was walking by and heard him screaming at you. You don't deserve to be treated like that, Steph. Just say the word, I'll take you and Aurora home with me." Levesque told her allowing himself to suggest what he wanted most.
His proposal caused Stephanie to focus her eyes back on him. She looked very surprised by what he was asking her to do. She was also surprised by the fact that Paul would condemn Kurt so quickly for hollering at her when during their marriage he did his fair share of screaming. Steph couldn't help think back to the time in their marriage when Paul was having an affair and would be so hateful to her because he knew he was doing wrong. As a matter of fact, it wasn't until he lost it all that he was truly remorseful for his actions.
"Kurt and I had a disagreement. That happens in all marriages, including ours when we were married. I don't want to talk to you about my marriage. Aurora is the only thing in my life that you can be concerned about." Steph replied speaking clearly and wide eyed so that her ex new she was being completely serious and firm in her statements.
Well when can I see my daughter this week?" Paul asked quickly switching topics to the only one that Steph was obviously willing to speak about, their daughter.
"My wedding anniversary is on Wednesday. My parents will have Aurora along with my son for the day. You can work a time to come and visit with Aurora. Just call my mom. You know you won't have any trouble dealing with her." She instructed before she turned her back on him and began to walk toward the doors to the parking lot.
"Yeah well I'll see how my schedule shapes up first. I plan on asking Torrie Wilson out to dinner some time this week." Paul replied back in a loud voice so that he was sure Stephanie heard him. He kept his eyes on her and waited to see her reaction to the news.
It wasn't until Steph had walked through the doors and out into the parking lot that Paul's words finally sank in. She stopped for a brief moment and replayed the words in her mind. Did she hear him right? He was going to ask Torrie Wilson out to dinner? What brought that on? Wait, why did she care? Paul was a single man now and was free to play the field even if he was going to date a diva who was once a very close friend.
Angle finally felt well enough to leave the trainer's room. The main event had finished and Vince had immediately went up to him and hugged him for his job well done. Kurt let Vince's praises roll right off of him. His mind was more focused on going to his wife as he slowly walked out into the parking lot and into his luxury bus.
The bus was quiet, all the lights turned off except for Aurora's nightlight. It illuminated her small room just enough for Kurt to see her laying in bed asleep as he walked by. His and Stephanie's room was dark. He quickly entered it and flicked on his bedside lamp so that he had some light to get undressed by. Once the light was on, he looked over at Stephanie who was laying on her side turned away from him. He couldn't tell if she was awake or asleep.
Grabbing his t-shirt with both hands, he pulled it over his head and threw it in the small hamper near the crib. The sound of his son cooing softly made Angle approach the crib. There was his youngest child lying on his back and looking up at him. Steph had left him in only a diaper since it was mid summer. Kurt reached down into the crib and lovingly rubbed the baby's tummy causing Andy to smile and kick out with a playful squeal.
"Is the show over?" Steph asked aloud before she let out a few sniffles showing her congestion because she had been crying.
"Yeah it is." Kurt replied quickly pulling off his shorts before he gently got into bed. He waited until he turned out the bedside light before he continued.
"I'm sorry I yelled at you. My head was killing me and I took it out on you. I shouldn't have done that." Kurt said through the darkness as he scooted over to her side of the bed and lovingly caressed her arm with his hand.
There was a moment before Steph said anything. She let out a few more sniffles and shifted to her other side so that she was now facing her husband. She took his hand in hers before she spoke.
"I know you were upset. I was too. I just worry about you so much, Kurt. I don't know what I would do if something happened to you and when you put yourself in harms way like that, it forces me to think about all that can go wrong." Steph muttered as the tears began to flow again.
"I know, sweetheart. And sometimes I get caught up in the moment and I don't think about how what I do effects you. I'm selfish for that. You and my children are the most important things in my life." Kurt replied before he brought Steph's hand up to his lips and kissed it.
"And little Aurora, she's a part of you so I can't help but love her. I know Paul would never give up his parental rights but I would adopt her in a second. She deserves to have a loving father." Kurt confessed in a whisper as he felt Steph bring her hands up to his face.
"That's so sweet but you're right, Paul wouldn't want that. And I really want him and Aurora to have a father-daughter relationship. I told him that he could talk to mom about coming over to her and dad's during our anniversary. I know dad will be busy with work in his office. Mom still gets along great with Paul so there shouldn't be any problems."
"That sounds okay. Ah, shit." Kurt said in a wince causing Steph to sit up in bed and flick on the bedside lamp. Angle had sat up in bed and was holding the back of his head.
"Not only is my head killing me but my whole body aches. I think the adrenaline is finally wearing off." Kurt said through grit teeth. He swung his legs over to the side of the bed and sat there on the edge.
"Is there anything I can do?" Stephanie asked. Her voice was full of concern as she got behind her husband and began to massage his bare shoulders with her hands.
Kurt let out a soft moan and closed his eyes. He was trying to take his mind off the pain his body was in and put it on the soft kisses his wife was giving the side of his neck while she rubbed his shoulders. Angle loved when Stephanie tended to him. She was so much more caring than Karen had been.
"That feels great, baby…God I wish I could take something for the pain…" Kurt whispered sharing with his wife his thoughts. Because of his kicked pain killer addiction, Angle was no longer allowed to have any kind of prescription drugs to help block the pain. He had to work through it himself which wasn't always easy.
Stephanie allowed her hands to travel around to the front of her husband's chest so that she had her arms around his body. Using her finger tips, she traced the outline of his abs which were still extremely warm from his ring work earlier.
"Maybe I can give you something that will help make you feel better." Steph whispered seductively into his right ear. Her has slowly traveled down his hard flat stomach and grabbed hold of the bulge in his briefs.
"That sounds great, babe, but my whole body is killing me. I think I just want to take a hot shower and try and get some sleep." Kurt replied before he turned his head and caught Stephanie's lips with his. He gave her a quick kiss before removing her hands from his crotch so that he could get up.
"All right, whatever you think will help." Steph whispered, her voice showing some signs of disappointment.
She had already gotten herself turned on by exploring her lean and muscular husband with her hands. She was somewhat surprised that he was rejecting her proposal to make love. Usually Stephanie would only have to drop a small hint when she was in the mood and Kurt would be more than happy to satisfy her. Not to mention he had a decent sex drive himself. Kurt must have been in a lot of discomfort for him to opt to take a hot shower over making love to his wife.