There Goes My Life
Chapter 28- Only Time Will Tell
2 Months Later
McMahon Household
Stephanie started feeling nauseous and ran to her bedroom bathroom. After throwing up, Stephanie sat on the floor and ran her fingers through her hair. Stephanie wanted to believe that the nauseous feeling was coming from a stomach bug but her past and her fear is screaming at her otherwise. Stephanie picked up her phone and called Stacy. "Hello" said Stacy tiredly. "Stacy, I really need your help! How soon can you make it over here?" said Stephanie scared out her mind. "A.s.a.p.! Why, what is wrong?" asked Stacy worried. "I haven't had sex in a while and I ended up slipping up with Paul a few months back. I know I didn't tell you before but I didn't want anyone to find out. Especially, since I am with Andrew now" Said Stephanie as she tried to hold back tears. "Well, then why are you telling me now?" asked Stacy confused as to why Stephanie chose all of a sudden to tell her the news. "Because I think I am paying for this 'slip up' in the worst way possible. I think I might be pregnant again" said Stephanie as she ran her fingers through her hair again. Stacy couldn't believe what her friend had just told her. "Are you sure? What makes you think that?" asked Stacy. "I am nauseous, period is late and I had sex. Those are all the symptoms of me screwing my life up!" said Stephanie as she got off the floor and walked into her room. "Stephanie, can I be honest with you? I think you and Paul should get back together because if you keep ending up in his bed over and over again, there must be something still there. I know you might still like Andrew, heck you might even love him, but you are in love with Paul and you should just let his past go! Especially if you expect him to!" said Stacy as she grabbed her jacket and keys and headed out the door. "I don't think that would be fair to Andrew to give up on him like that and he has been doing so well. We are getting along great and our 3 month anniversary is coming up! I just don't know what to do anymore!" said Stephanie as she looked at herself in the mirror. "Ok! But do you think it would be fair for Andrew, if he hears that you are not sleeping with him but you are having some other guy's baby! Or that even though you are giving him another chance, you really aren't because you keep ending up in your ex's bed. You broke up with Paul because he cheated on you, but you are doing the same thing with Andrew! You of all people should now understand Paul's point of view when he cheated on you now!" said Stacy. Stephanie nodded and was about to reply when she heard her daughter's cries. "I have to go, Stacy! I think Paul is downstairs with Aurora. I will see you when you get here" said Stephanie as she hung up her phone.
Stephanie headed downstairs and smiled when she saw her 6 month little girl and Paul playing on her couch. "Hi, everybody! Paul, what are you doing here?" asked Stephanie as she sat next to him. Paul looked at her and smiled. "I might have to end my time with her early, unless you are ok with me taking her on my date tonight" said Paul. Stephanie was taken aback by the word "date" and was kind of shocked to say the least. Linda saw her daughter's facial expression and reaction so she excused herself from the living room. "How long have you been dating?" asked Stephanie. Paul shrugged his shoulders. "Over a month in a half now, I mean, since I realized that you are not thinking about getting back together with me, I made the decision to move on with another girl. I already told her I have a daughter and that I am cool with her mother, so she has no problem with you or Aurora. A.J just wants to meet Aurora tonight, but I told her I have to talk to you first. So what do you say?" asked Paul with a smile. Stephanie didn't know what to say. Either "Hey, can't you see I still love you and not only that but I might be pregnant with your kid again!" Or "Go ahead and date again! I don't want to hold you back anymore"! One will break her heart to say but the other one will probably break Paul's heart. Paul waited for Stephanie to answer but he saw she was in conflict with something. He switched Aurora around on his lap and put her down in her walker. Stephanie watched Paul with Aurora and wished she could get her family back again but she kept putting others feelings in front of her own. "Paul, you can take her! That way A.J will be able to get a chance to see what it would be like to add a baby in her life" said Stephanie with a small smile. "Are you sure, because I don't want to take Aurora without agreeing first like we agreed" said Paul as he looked into Stephanie's eyes and saw she was unsure about something. "Yes, I am sure! I was even thinking about letting Andrew meet Aurora since we have been going so well" said Stephanie with a smile. Paul smiled at her and nodded. "Ok, then we are cool with everything and everything is going great! I am happy for you and Andrew by the way. I'm going to be honest and say I actually thought you and Andrew were not going to work out" said Paul with a smirk. Stephanie looked at him and smiled. "And…why did you think that?" asked Stephanie with a smirk. Paul shrugged his shoulders and replied. "I don't know…I guess I just thought, or had high hopes that you would come back to me somehow. I still miss what we had Steph. I know it's over now and I understand you need a break and a chance to start a new life but I still…deep down…still waiting for that one day when you are going to realize that we are meant to be and even though we both made mistakes, nobody is perfect but we are perfect for each other" said Paul as he watched Aurora move around in her walker. Stephanie stared at Paul as he talked and tears began to fill her eyes. Stephanie reached up to caress Paul's cheek and replied. "Paul!" said Stephanie to get Paul's attention. Paul looked at her and felt this feeling in his heart telling him to kiss her. Paul leaned in and as soon as their lips were about to meet, the heard someone call Stephanie's name. Stephanie jumped as she recognized the voice. "Andrew!" said Stephanie in shock as Andrew stood behind the couch and looked at her in sadness and anger. "I came in with Stacy. She told me you might be a little emotional today, but she didn't tell me why or over whom! Is this your way of giving me another chance?! Huh! Sleeping with your ex-boyfriend while playing with my emotions as if they were a game! I thought we were doing great, but I guess I was wrong. Oh and here is the stupid flowers I wanted to give you as an early anniversary present (Said Andrew as he threw them at her) I guess I am not and will never be as good as Paul!" said Andrew as he began to walk away. Stephanie ran over to Andrew and stood in front of him so he could face her. "Andrew, please don't be angry. Paul and I were just talking and one thing led to another and…" Andrew interrupted her. "And what?! A magnet drew your lips together! You expect me to believe there wasn't any feelings in what was about to happen! You still love Paul and I was just your rebound. It's funny cause all this time I thought Paul was your rebound from me, seeing as though he came so quickly after. But now I realize that Paul was the one you wanted all along. Was this relationship real or was it an evil scheme to make Paul jealous?" screamed Andrew at Stephanie. Stephanie began to cry and shook her head no. Paul wanted to jump in and punch Andrew in the face for making Stephanie cry, but he knew where Andrew was coming from and he knew it wasn't his place to jump in. Aurora started to get scared with all the screaming and began to cry. Paul picked Aurora up and headed for the stairs. "I'm about to take Aurora upstairs away from all this" said Paul as he turned away. "Why do that Paulie! Seeing as though you and her are just as much as a part of THIS as any. If Aurora didn't exist, Stephanie would've never had any reason to keep in touch with you after you guys broke up. It is because of that little brat, that I will never get a real chance with Stephanie!" screamed Andrew as he pointed at Aurora. Paul let his anger take over him and replied. "Correction! If it wasn't for Aurora, Stephanie and I might have probably never broken up! If it wasn't for Aurora, Stephanie might have not even given you a second glance! And finally, you did have a REAL chance with Stephanie and you blew it when you thought with your dick and not the little brain you have!" Andrew got in Paul's face and replied. "I thought with my dick, huh! Says the man holding the product of his dick's juice that her mommy happily swallowed in and therefore there came Aurora Rose! Congrats you are the product of a slut and an asshole. Hopefully you don't grow up to be one!" screamed Andrew as he patted Aurora's head. Paul nodded and placed Aurora down by her toys downstairs. Paul then walked back over to Andrew (who had a smirk on his face) and gave him a hard punch to his face. Andrew was blindsided and feel down. Paul went to kick him and Andrew countered and knocked Paul down. They began fighting on the floor as Stephanie watched in tears. Stacy came from upstairs with Linda and noticed the commotion downstairs. Linda called Vince to come help. Vince ran downstairs and tried to push the man apart. Linda went and picked up Aurora who began screaming louder than ever. Stacy walked over to Stephanie and comforted her. "WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU GUYS! YOU COME INTO MY HOME AND DISRUPT MY PEACE AND NOT ONLY THAT BUT SCARE MY GRANDDAUGHTER! YOUR DAUGHTER!" screamed Vince as he pointed at Paul. "DO YOU BOYS HAVE ANY SENSE WHATSOEVER? I WANT YOU BOTH OUT OF MY HOUSE AND NEVER RETURN HERE AGAIN FOR ANY REASON! AND I MEAN ANY! NO STEPHANIE, NO AURORA, NOT EVEN IF YOU LEFT A VALUABLE HEIRLOOM HERE AND YOU NEED IT FOR YOUR RELATIVE'S FUNERAL! YOU BETTER FIND ANOTHER WAY TO GET IT CAUSE I AM TIRED OF STEPHANIE CAUSING ALL THIS CHAOS IN OUR HOME!" screamed Vince as he looked at Stephanie. "Stephanie, I think it's time you leave and I don't mean leave for a minute, more like leave for a while! You have been causing too much stress to this family lately and I don't think your mother and I can handle any more for much longer" said Vince as he walked towards his daughter. Stephanie stared in shock at her father. Was her father really kicking her out and at this time none the less? "Daddy, please don't do this! I will change, I will stop whatever I am doing just please don't kick me out now! Please Daddy! I need you! I need Mom! Just please don't do this!" cried Stephanie. "Why not Steph! Give me one good reason to keep you in our home any longer!" said Vince with a stern look on his face. "Daddy, it's because…it's because" Stephanie couldn't get her words out as she was too much in tears. Stacy interrupted and said what she thought Stephanie was going to tell her parents. "Stephanie might be pregnant again!" screamed Stacy as everyone looked at her in shock. Paul felt air go out of him as he looked at Stephanie. Stephanie stared at Stacy in shock and anger. Stacy was confused and then realized that wasn't what she was going to say. "So, again you are knocked up! Well that cuts it! Stephanie get out! Pack your bags and do not come back! I am about to leave for a while and when I come back; I want you and Aurora out of my house! GOODBYE!" screamed Vince as he stormed out the house. Stephanie broke down and cried on the floor as everybody looked around in shock at what just happened.