Disclaimers: I do not own any of these characters. This chapter gets the special privilege of having a song in it. I do not own the song Someday, the group Nickelback and their record company own it.
Author's Notes: Sorry about the lack of updates, school's been sucky lately and up until this past week there's been a lack of inspiration to write Chapter 4, which will be posted sometime next week. Please leave reviews, I love them very much and my muses thrive on feedback like it's the food pyramid.
Chapter 3 – Someday
"How am I possibly going to be able to do it that way? Every professional I've talked to says I need to go through the whole process under their guide and away from any temptations that would cause me to revert back to this destruction." Kurt argued, trying to get McMahon to see reason.
"We can't afford to lose you right now, things are crazy as it is. I don't see why you can't do this whole program here, it wouldn't be any less effective." McMahon said, not budging an inch on the issue of Angle taking time off at all.
"YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE ME??!! AT THIS RATE , IF I DON'T GET SOMETHING DONE YOU'RE GONNA LOSE ME ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. BETTER TO LOSE SOMEONE TEMPORARILY THAN TO LOSE THEM FOREVER. THIS IS MY FUCKIN' LIFE AT STAKE HERE AND YOU DON'T SEEM TO GIVE A DAMN. I NEED TO GET BETTER FOR MYSELF AND FOR MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY BOTH HERE AND AT HOME WHO CARE ABOUT ME, AND ME THEM!!" Kurt screamed in frustration, he just wasn't getting through at all and was slowly losing hope. "I GIVE UP!! YOU OBVIOUSLY DON'T CARE ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT WORK FOR YOU... GLAD YOUR KIDS DIDN'T GET THAT FROM YOU!" he said, walking out the door and slamming it behind him. That man just didn't understand how bad the situation really was.
Meanwhile, Stephanie was watching the mystery tape in total shock, she just couldn't believe what she was seeing on the screen. It was clear now that Paul was having an affair with one of the Diva Search contestants. As the tape went on, she grew more and more upset and depressed. The breaking point was when she watched as he told this girl how sexy she was and how no one would find out. Steph broke down and started crying, feeling just awful for not believing Kurt earlier when they were talking about the pictures.
'He was only trying to warn me and I didn't believe him at all. Hell, I even accused him of trying to ruin my life! What the hell kind of best friend does that??' she thought, lying on the couch still in tears.
A couple feet away, Mark Calloway was walking down the hall when he heard what appeared to be someone crying down the hall. Being the curious but caring person that he was, Mark decided to investigate. As he got closer, the crying started to sound very familiar and Mark knew exactly who it belonged to.
'Crap, this is not going to be good at all,' he thought, opening the door and walking inside.
Hearing the door open the woman sat up, wiping the tears from her eyes with the edge of a throw pillow.
"Now don't you think for a minute you're going to fool me into thinking you weren't just crying your eyes out over there a second ago. What's going on and who's ass do I have to kick for making you so upset like this?" Mark asked, sitting on the couch next to Stephanie.
"Oh I'm such an idiot, I didn't see what was right in front of me all along and now it's all screwed up. He tried to tell me about Paul, Kurt did, and I didn't believe him. I questioned his motive for bringing it up and now I've totally screwed everything up. My stupid suspicion and distrust might have just cost me my best friend here!" she told him, still very much upset.
A sigh escaped the Deadman's lips, he knew exactly what Stephanie was talking about. Hell, most everyone knew at least a small part of it.
"Who said I took what was said to heart Stephanie?" Both her and 'Taker looked up to see Kurt standing there in the doorway. After what was a brief moment of awkwardness, he came in and closed the door.
"Don't lie just to be nice Kurt. I know I fucked things up with us again so don't make excuses for my idiocy. I swear one of these days I'm gonna get it right." Steph said, looking at the floor.
Mark stood up and headed towards the door. "I'll let you two talk while I go make mincemeat out of Gonzo." he said on his way out. Once Mark was gone, an awkward silence hung over the room again.
"Did you not listen to what I told you earlier today? Protecting family is a completely normal response to something like this, especially when you're not ready to face it." Kurt told her, sitting down on one of the sofa chairs. "What made you believe me afterall?"
Stephanie pointed towards the TV and pressed 'Play', looking anywhere but at the screen or Kurt the entire time. Anger and disgust filled Kurt, enraged that anyone could cheat on someone they loved.
"That bastard has no idea how good he has it with you! He has more support from you than from the entire locker room at any point in time. Only a selfish, uncaring person would do this to someone they love." Kurt said, feeling even more hopeless about things. "Why do bad things have to happen to good people? Why can't people gain perspective on their actions & decisions and how they affect others?" Kurt rambled on, frustrations with his own situation starting to come out.
Stephanie looked at him, here eyes filled with sadness and worry. "What's gonna happen now? How is he gonna make sure I 'never find out'? I'm scared about what's going to happen between now and when I finally tell him that I know everything."
It was starting to get late so Paul walked back to the main part of the arena, looking for Michaels so they could go over the plans for tonight. On his journey, one Mark Calloway stopped him in the hall.
"What do you need 'Taker? I'm kinda lookin for my tag partner so I'm a bit busy right now." Mark cornered him against the wall, his hand with a firm grip around the arrogant bastard's neck.
"You listen here real good boy, 'cuse I ain't gonna tell you this again. If you hurt her with your lying, cheating ways, I can personally promise a meeting between me, you, and my fists. Are we clear on that Gonzo?" he growled, tightening the grip he had on Paul's neck. Paul quickly nodded yes, knowing fully well Mark wasn't kidding around.
Satisfied for now, Mark released the asshole and sent him falling to the ground.
"Glad to see we could come to an understanding here. I'll be watching, listening and talking with people from now on. Family looks out for family and I won't have you hurting any sister of mine." Mark warned as he turned around and walked away.
"What do you mean you're not confronting him yet? How much more is it gonna take before you come clean? When is enough, enough? Why prolong the inevitable when all it's gonna do is cause you and Aurora more pain?" Kurt yelled, trying to understand what he was being told by Stephanie. He just couldn't fathom why Stephanie was going to wait a while before calling her husband out on his affair.
"You just don't understand Kurt, these things just aren't that easy. I can't just go up to him and be like 'I know you're cheating, I have solid proof and I'm not gonna stand for it', it doesn't work like that. Letting him know isn't gonna accomplish anything since I can't leave him. It would only cause more trouble, especially knowing him." Steph tried to explain as Kurt just shook his head in disbelief
The words he just heard stung like no other ones could ever. How could she say there was no way to leave him? What kind of human being could possess such power and control over another? Kurt began to seethe inside as these thoughts and questions ran through his mind.
"So let me get this straight... you are staying with him. After all of this, you can't leave him for whatever reason that you won't tell me." Kurt said, his anger about to reach its peak and boil over.
"WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU STEPHANIE? YOU HAVE ALL THESE PEOPLE THAT WANT TO HELP YOU AND WHO CARE ABOUT YOU, YET SOMEHOW IT DOESN'T MATTER. HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO SPELL IT OUT BEFORE EVERYTHING IS CLEAR STEPH? I CARE ABOUT YOU!! YOU'RE ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS AND I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU GET HURT LIKE THIS! YOU ARE A GREAT PERSON AND DO NOT DESERVE TO BE TREATED LIKE CRAP, YET I CAN'T GET YOU TO BELIEVE IT YOURSELF." he screamed, not realizing that he was scaring Stephanie the whole time.
Steph was visibly shaken and frightened by all of this. Never before had she been yelled at by him like this and it was kinda scary to say the very least. Kurt saw her starting to back away and immediately felt guilty for yelling so much.
How the hell did we wind up like this?
Why weren't we able, to see the signs that we missed
And try to turn the tables?
"I'm sorry Steph, I didn't mean to yell at you like that. It was totally uncalled for and I hate that I scared you so much and made you even more upset than before." Kurt apologized, trying to make things better between them.
Steph looked at him, hurt and confused by everything that was going on. "You'll never know how much it does matter, not ever. That's the sad part about it all... you're the only one that won't know!" Steph told him, walking towards the door
Now the story's played out like this
Just like, a paperback novel
"Steph, don't leave! Let's talk about this, please!" Kurt pleaded, but it was of no use. Stephanie took one more look at her best friend, the hurt she was feeling easily seen in her eyes, before walking out the door. Realizing this may have been one of the last times he would see his good friend, Kurt broke down and let a few tears fall.
Let's rewrite an ending that fits
Instead of a Hollywood Horror
"I need to tell you something important ... and now I may never get the chance" he said aloud to the empty room, knowing his last opportunity to explain what was going on had been lost.
Author's Notes: Sorry this turned out to be so long, there was just too much to build up with the unveiling of the mystery tape. So, what did you think? Love it? Hate it? Want to suggest where the story should go from here?? Well then, leave a comment for me... as I said earlier, I do love them much and knowing people are enjoying the story gives me a huge boost of motivation when writing.