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Laura--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

July 10, 2006

Lexi walks out of the bathroom, noticing that Paul is not in the room. She shrugs and walks over to her bag, rummaging through it, pulling out her DX shirt and a pair of low riser jeans. She walks back into the bathroom and changes and when she comes back out, Paul and Shawn are sitting by the table, talking. Paul looks up and stares right into her eyes as she sits down on her bed.

"What?" Lexi asks, looking back and forth between the two.

"Nothing," Paul shrugs, rolling his eyes at her.

"Don't roll your eyes at me," Lexi states, placing her hands on her hips.

"What are you going to do about it?" Paul challenges and when Lexi says nothing, he smiles, "that's what I thought."

Lexi turns on her heels and walks out the door, slamming it shut. Shawn cringes and glances at Paul who's staring at the closed door.

"What happened between you two?" Shawn asks as Paul turns his attention back to him.

"Nothing," Paul grumbles, "she was just too big of a bitch."

"Something had to happen," Shawn persists.

"Let it go," Paul warns.

Shawn knows there's more than what Paul's not telling him, so he stands up, heading for the door.

"I'm going to go find Lexi," Shawn says, walking out of the room.

He heads down to the breakfast area and find's Lexi sitting alone in the corner, playing with her bagel. He sits down next to her and she looks up at him and smiles.

"Are you just going to rip that apart?" Shawn jokes, pointing to the bagel, "I don't think it can take much more."

Lexi pushes her plate away and sighs.

"Paul's such an asshole," Lexi states, "but then again, I've always known he was."

"What happened between you two?" Shawn questions.

Lexi looks up and Shawn can see the pain in her eyes.

"He left me," Lexi states softly, "for something better."

"Stephanie?" He finishes as she nods.

"I guess her offer was something he couldn't refuse," she says, "oh well, that's in the past."

Shawn watches as she looks down at her hands, hiding her sadness.

"If it helps any," Shawn speaks up, "I think he's regretting it."

She shrugs and sighs again. He grasps her hand and she looks up, smiling softly.

"I knew you had a softer side," Shawn jokes, causing her to giggle softly.

"Just don't tell anyone," Lexi warns, "speak of the devil, and he shall appear."

Shawn turns and notices Paul walking up to the two. He pulls up a chair and sits next to Lexi. She rolls her eyes and tries to ignore him.

"Mood swing over?" Paul mocks causing Lexi to glare at him, "guess not."

"Shove it Paul," Lexi hisses, "just leave me alone."

"But it's so fun teasing you," Paul smirks, "baby."

Shawn shakes his head as Paul walks up to the tables, looking at the food selection.

"He wants to play games, let the games begin," Lexi says causing Shawn to chuckle.

"This is going to be good."

…………………………….LATER THAT DAY………………………………..

Lexi walks out of the bathroom in a skimpy pink bikini causing Paul to trail off. Shawn hides his smile as Paul watches her every move.

"Where the hell are you going?" Paul demands as Lexi turns to him.

"Swimming," she answers simply, "there's my towel."

Lexi walks over to where Paul is sitting and leans forward so her cleavage is right in his face. She can hear him suck in a breath as she grabs her towel from the back of the chair. She smiles as she backs away, walking out of the room. Paul sits there for a moment before regaining his train of thought.

"Wait!" Paul exclaims, "she hates swimming!"

Paul runs out of the room with Shawn following. He pushes open the door to the outside pool area to find Lexi, stomach down, on a lounge chair, topless. A bunch of guys are staring at her as Paul storms up to her.

"Damn it Lex," Paul states angrily, "put your damn top back on."

She looks up amused. Paul grabs her towel and wraps it around her back, pulling it around her as she sits up.

"You couldn't see anything," Lexi replies as the guys in the pool groan, "see you ruined their fun."

"Shut up," Paul hisses as he tries to push her towards the building.

She stops and shoves him hard, causing him to fall into the pool, fully clothed. Shawn chuckles but stops when he sees Paul surface. Paul growls as he pulls himself out of the pool.

"You better run," Paul warns, "because when I catch you, I'll kill you."

Lexi backs away as Paul slowly stalks her. She turns around and dashes into the hotel. She reaches the elevator and as the doors start to close, Paul shoves his hand in between the doors stopping them. The doors shut behind him as she backs Lexi up against the wall. He stops inches from her as he grabs her arm roughly, pushing her back against the wall.

"Don't touch me!" Lexi states as Paul squeezes her arm hard, "ow!"

"I am going to kill you," Paul hisses, noticing how the towel has slipped, revealing the top of her breasts.

He looks back up into her eyes and he can see the fire in them. His lips crash against hers hard causing the towel to fall to the floor. He pulls her forward, her breasts crashing against his wet chest. He pulls away to see her glaring at him.

"I told you never to do that again," Lexi states, "you stupid son of a bitch."

"Can't control yourself?" Paul questions, amused, picking her towel up.

"Go back to your 'wife'" Lexi spits out causing Paul to groan.

"Let it go," Paul says, "you still haven't gotten over that?"

"Fuck you Paul," Lexi replies, "go get someone else pregnant."

Lexi slips past him, but he grabs her arm, pulling her back.

"Don't walk away from me," Paul states, "I'm not finished with you."

"I'm finishes with you though," Lexi shakes her head, "I have been for a long time."

"I don't think so," Paul challenges, "I did what I had to."

"To get more championships? To get more money? I'd love to know why YOU FIRED ME!"

"Maybe if you hadn't hit Steph, I wouldn't have had to!"

"Still sticking up for her huh? Damn it Paul, you broke my heart!" Lexi yells, fighting back the tears.

Paul sees something in her eyes he's never seen before…sadness. She rips her arm from his grasp, running out of the elevator. He stands there before following her into the room. She grabs her clothes and slams the bathroom door. She emerges, ready for tonight's Raw.

"Lexi," Paul says softly, grabbing her wrist, "I never meant to hurt you."

"Yeah, well, you did," Lexi states shortly as Shawn walks into the room.

"Ready?" Shawn asks, "Vince's match with Eugene just started."

Lexi nods and follows Shawn out of the room with Paul trailing behind. Shawn leans over and nudges Lexi.

"You ok?" Shawn questions, concern in his eyes.

Lexi waves her hand, ignoring the question. Her cell phone starts to ring and she looks down to see John Cena's cell number.

"Hey John," Lexi says as Paul rolls his eyes.

"Where the hell are you?" John demands, "they're picking apart Eugene!"

John proceeds to fill her in about what is going down. She hangs up and turns to Paul and Shawn.

"We need to get there, fast."

They speed over to the arena and arrive just as the Spirit Squad drags Eugene onto the announce table. Suddenly, their music hits causing Shane to jump down from the top rope. Lexi waves at the seven men.

"It's great for you to finally show up," Vince says, putting on a fake smile.

The three walk to the left side of the stage, causing Vince's smile to falter. Paul drapes his arm over Lexi's shoulders, smiling at Shawn.

"I can't see you all the way over there, move more to the right," Vince instructs.

They shrug and head all the way over to the right side. Vince tries to hold back his anger as he shakes his head.

"More towards the middle," Vince demands, looking up towards the ceiling.

They move to the middle and Vince smiles in satisfaction.

"Little brown cow!" Vince exclaims, causing Lexi to look back and forth between the two.

Nothing happens and Vince shouts 'Now damn it!' The three step forward as a large net drops behind them. Vince is too busy freaking out to notice Eugene back in the ring. He rolls up Vince and gets the three count. Paul bursts into laughter, falling down and rolling around. Shawn and Lexi chuckle as Paul composes himself.

"You know what?" Paul says, "if you're not down with that, we've got two words for you!"

The fans yell 'suck it' as Shawn bounces around Paul doing crotch chops. He stops in front of Paul as Paul raises his arms and Shawn does his pose. Lexi slides between their legs, waving at Vince. Shawn steps over Lexi, pulling her up in the process. They walk to the back, laughing.

"Lexi, wait!" A voice calls out, causing the three to turn around.

Eugene comes bouncing up to the trio, linking arms with Lexi.

"Hey Eugene!" Lexi says, smiling softly, " sorry we were late."

"Dat's ok," Eugene replies, "I won!"

Lexi nods as Paul turns to her.

"We're going down to Cena's locker room," Paul explains, "why don't you and Eugene go to our locker room."

Lexi rolls her eyes as the four split to their separate ways. Lexi pushes open the door as her and Eugene walk into the room.

"Oh no!" Eugene exclaims, "I forgot my jacket!"

He dashes out of the room causing her to chuckle. She sits down on the couch and picks up a magazine, flipping through it. The door opens causing Lexi to look up. Instead of Eugene, she sees Shane McMahon.

"Look it at what the cat dragged in," Lexi states, setting down the magazine, "can I help you?"

Shane pulls her up, gripping her arm hard.

"What the hell are you doing here?" He demands, "you fucking bitch!"

"Nice to see you too," Lexi says, wincing as he squeezes harder.

"You were to never come back," Shane hisses, "what the hell are you doing here?"

"Still pissed I chose Paul over you?" Lexi questions, "I see I made the right choice."

"But he still dumped your ass in the gutter after all," Shane retaliates, "right where you belong… in the gutter."

Lexi brings back her hand to slap him, but he grabs it with his free hand, slamming her into the wall, causing her to see stars. He smirks as she stumbles a little bit. He goes to slam her again but she elbows him in the face. He grabs his nose but as she tries to slip away, he slaps her in the face, causing her to fall to the ground.

"Fucking bitch," Shane mutters.

Suddenly, the door flies open and Paul flies into the room with Shawn close behind. Paul shoves Shane away from Lexi, bending down next to her. Paul sees the fear in her eyes and growls, standing up and shoving Shane towards the door.

"You have 30 seconds to get out of my sight," Paul warns, "1…2…30!"

Shane dashes out of the room and Paul turns back to Lexi. Shane is bent down next to her, her head buried in his shoulder.

"Lex, you ok?" Paul asks softly, kneeling down next to her.

"I'm fine," Lexi spits out, stumbling to her feet, "lets go!"

She storms out of the room and Paul sighs, following her. She turns down a hall and he grabs her arm, whirling her around.

"What!" Lexi demands, a few tears sliding down her cheek.

"It's ok to cry," Paul says softly, "I'm not going to think less of you. Just let it go."

Lexi lets out a sob as the tears flow freely. She buries her head in his chest, her body rocked with sobs. He wraps his arms around her, rocking back and forth.

"I was so scared," Lexi states in between sobs, "I haven't been treated like that since Eric."

"I know baby," Paul murmurs as Shawn watches on, "I'm so sorry."

Lexi looks up at him and Paul wipes away the stray tears with his thumb.

"Why are you sorry?" Lexi asks, not letting go of Paul's shirt.

"You should've never been treated like that," Paul answers, "you deserved better."

Lexi leans closer as they stare into each others eyes. Shawn clears his throat causing the two to look away.

"You ok doll?" Shawn asks, concerned.

"I'm doing better," Lexi answers truthfully.

"Come on, lets get out of here," Paul mumbles, grasping her hand in his.

They get in the car and drive back to the hotel where Lexi changes for bed, soon falling asleep with her head on Paul's lap.

"So what's the deal with this Eric guy?" Shawn asks softly, causing Paul to look up.

"The douche bag was dating her when we first met," Paul explains, "he beat the shit out of her whenever he had the chance."

Shawn shakes his head and stands up.

"I'm going to head off to bed," Shawn yawns, "night."

Shawn exits the room and Paul shifts so he is in a better position. Lexi's grip tightens on his shirt and Paul looks down at her.

"Don't leave me," Lexi mumbles sleepily.

"I'd never leave you," Paul replies.

"You did once," Lexi reminds him, her eyes remaining closed.

"I'll never leave you again."

Lexi drifts back into sleep as Paul watches over her.

-----------------------------------------------------------------There ya go, chapter 3! Hope ya'll enjoyed it. Sorry it took me so long but my computer crashed and it had the finished version, so I had to redo it, same with Unleash the Beast and Stay with me….but they'll be up soon. Please review!

Laura