Chapter 2
"so Paul what do you and Steph talk about when you two are sitting up at the top of the ramp?" Joanie questioned him every night and never got any answers. "just make jokes to keep the smiles going, she frowns a lot without me joking around" he always kept his answers simple and short. "oh, did I see right that she kissed your neck tonight?" Joanie placed her hand against his neck her fingers cold sent shivers down his spine. "no you clearly saw wrong" Paul started the car and pulled out of the parking lot. He turned the radio up so he wouldn't have to hear her question him about Stephanie any longer. This had become a nightly routine she never accepted his answers so he decided it'd be better to let her answer her questions herself.
When they arrived at the hotel Stephanie was at the front desk fighting with the desk clerk. "I was suppose to have my own room not one room to share with a guy who isn't really my husband" Stephanie shouted as Paul approached them. "what seems to be the problem?" he asked calmly. "they gave us one room to share" Stephanie turned to him. "no problem I'll just share Joanie's room you take the suite that was suppose to be for us" he offered a solution she hadn't even thought of. "oh yeah that works" Stephanie smiled. The clerk handed them two sets of keys. "well have a good night" she smiled walking away leaving him standing there with Joanie. "well lets go get some sleep I'm exhausted I don't know about you" Joanie pulled her suitcase towards the elevator. Paul walked behind her silently, for a split second the thought of him sharing a room with Steph flashed in his head, they never had much interaction outside of work he wondered what she was like.
Stephanie set her bags down on the bed and that was when the loneliness set in. She wished she had someone she could love, who would love her in return but that wouldn't happen as long as she worked here. She flopped down on the bed grabbing the remote in the process. After flicking through the channels twice she realized there was nothing good on she gave up. Sighing she laid her head against the pillow for a few seconds before realizing she had to shower to get the makeup and hair spray out of her hair. Stephanie let her clothes drop to the bathroom floor and she stepped into the steaming shower. The hot water was a relief to her body. When she looked in the mirror after her shower she could no longer see Stephanie McMahon Helmsley she was back to being plain Stephanie McMahon.
She pulled on a tank top and a pair of shorts before she made herself comfortable in bed again. Unexpectedly there was a knock on her door. "who could this be" she muttered to herself as she approached the dark brown door. She unlatched the lock and with a twist of a knob she pulled it open. "figured you could use some company for a little bit" Amy Dumas better known as Lita entered the room followed by Trish Stratus. The three of them had become close friends since they started working for the WWE. "yeah being single sucks" Stephanie sighed as she closed the door behind them. "so what was up with that kiss between you and Triple H looked pretty real to me" Trish nudged her. Stephanie laughed "it wasn't between Triple H and me it was between Hunter and his wife" Stephanie objected not wanting to go into details about it. "so is he a good kisser? I would think he wouldn't be because he has a little problem that might get in the way if you get what I'm saying" Trish joked causing Stephanie to roll her eyes. "it was business it was for the show it wasn't real even if it looked real. It's acting Trish" Stephanie rambled on and it seemed like she was really trying to convince herself rather then convince Trish and Amy.
"why aren't you with Matt and Jeff tonight?" Stephanie turned to Amy. "they wanted a boys night for a little bit so I figured I'd come keep you company and this thing followed me" She pointed to Trish, the two of them didn't always see eye to eye about things. "well thanks I did need company it's lonely in here by myself" she added. "well the offer is still there, you can room with me and the Hardys" Amy reminded her. Stephanie shrugged her shoulders before she spoke "I don't know I mean we aren't really friends like I don't really know them and they see me as the boss you know" Stephanie knew it wouldn't be a good idea. "well you should give it a try one night it will be fun I promise you" Amy urged her. "we will see, so what do you girls want to do I don't want to just sit here lets go have a few drinks or something" She suggested walking over to her open suit case to find something suitable to wear.