Chapter 30- Give Your Heart A Break
Paul's Apartment
Stephanie sat on the bathroom stall anxious and in fear all at once. All she could hear was ticking and a loud beating. The beating was coming from her heart beating 10 miles an hour in her chest. That little white stick sat on that sink taunting her with every second that passed. How is it that for the second time in her life, that's little white stick and whatever it formed in that little white circle, had a big effect on her future? Stephanie sat up from the toilet and looked in the mirror. She took a deep breath and gripped the counters tightly as she rocked back and forward. She bit her lips as she tried to hide back her tears. She would think it would be easier the second time around but boy was she wrong. "DING" was heard from the timer, signaling her time is up. Another deep breath was taken before she closed her eyes and grabbed the stick. Silently praying in her head, Stephanie opened her eyes and gazed at the drawing on the stick. Tears started to fill her eyes as she saw what it read…
Paul waited outside the bathroom waiting on Stephanie to tell him the results. His heart was pounding and a million fears kept running in his head. He wonders if Stephanie was feeling like this plus 10x worst with the pregnancy test that announced Aurora?! Paul was about to just walk in and check the test himself before he saw Stephanie step out the bathroom with her head down. Paul stood motionless as he waited for Stephanie to speak. Stephanie looked up from the test and stared at Paul with tears in her eyes. Paul felt he knew the answer when he saw Stephanie. Paul began to get tears in his eyes too. Stephanie handed Paul the pregnancy test and stepped back to let him look at it. Paul took a deep breath and looked at the test. "Negative! Its negative!" said Paul as he got closer to Stephanie. Stephanie nodded and smiled. Paul ran his fingers through his hair and then stepped closer to Stephanie. Stephanie stared at Paul as he stepped closer to her. Next thing she knew she was in the air as Paul wrapped his arms around her and held her tight. Paul spun Stephanie around in his arms and then put her down. He then grabbed her face and kissed her deeply. Stephanie kissed back and then smiled at him. "Are you that happy, that I am not pregnant again? I can only imagine what your reaction would be to a positive test!" smiled Stephanie as she walked towards the living room. "Well, can you blame me, Stephanie? I know what having one baby feels like when you are a teenager! I don't want to know what it feels like to have a full house!" said Paul as he followed Stephanie and sat on the couch with her. "I understand you completely. Aurora is enough already and speaking of her…she should be getting up in a bit" said Stephanie as she leaned forward on the couch. Paul nodded and then looked down to his vibrating phone. He read the text and slapped his forehead. "Shi…I mean shoot!" said Paul as he stood up. "What's wrong, Paul?" asked Stephanie worried. "I forgot I had told A.J that we would reschedule our date to today. I need you to get Aurora ready while I go get ready!" said Paul as he paced the room. "Why do I need to get Aurora ready, if it is just a date between the two of you?" asked Stephanie confused. "Because Steph, that date was supposed to be a family outing 'type' thing. I wanted to make up for her not getting to meet Aurora the first time I told her she could. I don't want her to think you don't like her" said Paul as he looked at her. "Also, we need to stop the thing we have going on between us. I don't want to sound mean; I just don't want to screw this up like I did with you! I want a successful relationship at least one time in my life!" said Paul with a frown. Stephanie wrapped her arms around him and hugged him. "Our relationship wasn't that bad! Why do you think, I keep coming back!" asked Stephanie with a smirk. Paul smiled and then took a deep breath. He kissed her on her temple and then headed for the bathroom. "Stephanie, I love you and that will never change. I think you and A.J should get to know each other while I get Aurora ready. I think that would clear the awkwardness" said Paul as he closed the door to the bathroom without giving Stephanie time to reply. Stephanie stood there in shock. Before she could say anything, there was a knock on the door…
McMahon Household
VINCENT KENNEDY MCMAHON! YOU HAVE GONE TOO FAR! I WANT MY DAUGHTER BACK HERE AND I WANT HER NOW!" screamed Linda as she sat on the couch. Vince walked over towards her and got in her face. "Why should I give that little girl another chance? I have given her plenty of chances to learn how to keep her legs closed but she just don't know how to do that! I want to blame Paul, but now I see she is sleeping with Andrew too!" said Vince as he sat on the opposite couch. "What makes you think, Stephanie is or has slept with Andrew?" asked Linda curiously. "Stephanie said she might be pregnant! If Stephanie was with Andrew, at the time of this fiasco, then it's obvious who the father is!" said Vince. "Do you really think Paul would let Stephanie stay in his home if she was knocked up by another guy!" screamed Linda. "I really don't know, but Paul's facial expression when Stacy said the news, showed all that I needed to know and that is…he thinks the baby is Andrew's too! Stephanie had a longer relationship with Andrew than she did with Paul, so it wouldn't be a shocker if they did sleep together, seeing as though Stephanie likes to spread her legs now!" said Vince in disgust. "Vince, our daughter respects her body and I believe with all my heart that the supposed baby is Paul's. Stephanie might not even be pregnant. Stacy said so herself! It might just be a scare!" said Linda. "A scare! Stephanie shouldn't be doing anything to get anymore scares! I raised her better than that and look at her now. Laying down on her back like she is doing it for a prize!" said Vince with a frown. "We raised Stephanie to be better than that, yes! But did we teach her all we needed to, to avoid this issue! Think about it, Vince! We barely gave her "the talk" because we believed she wouldn't need it. The only talk we ever gave her was about the birds and the bees. The rest we just gave to her when she asked about it. If she asked about what she should do about Andrew, I would tell her to do what her heart tells her but to make sure she waits to give her all to someone until you feel they have earned it. I taught her to treasure herself as a box of gold and that if someone ever wanted to open her up, then they better try hard because you are not an easy gift to get into. Stephanie listened to what I said because even after a year, they still didn't sleep together" said Linda. "Yeah, but after two months, she slept with Paul! Not only did she sleep with him, she got knocked up by him too! Our daughter has changed into something we can't recognize or control. Paul has screwed her up for the worst!" said Vince with a snarl as he sat back on his chair. Linda shook her head and stood in front of him. "Vince, you have to understand that Stephanie wasn't that experienced when she had sex with Paul. Stephanie was only thinking with her feelings, not with her brain or with her hormones. I am not going to punish Stephanie for doing something that we did when we were her age. Shane even had girls over here, back and forth when he was Stephanie's age, so why is it that you praised him but treat Stephanie like she chose to be a prostitute for life or something!" said Linda as she stared at Vince. "I will tell you, Linda! Shane is a man! He could handle and protect himself from the pain. My daughter, my baby girl is just that…my baby. How could I stand to accept her ripping my heart out and growing up too fast? She went from my baby to a grown woman in the blink of an eye. I blame Paul, Andrew and all the other bastards that broke my daughter's heart at one point. Hell, I even blame myself sometimes. I just wish we could go back in time when Stephanie would look at me as the only guy in her world other than her brother. The time when I was Stephanie's hero and boys had cooties, but I know if I go back to that time, Aurora wouldn't exist and even though I have been an evil monster since the moment she was born, I still love my baby granddaughter! I just wish she would've come a few years later. I admit I overreacted yesterday, and I want to apologize. I will call Stephanie later and say the same to her. I just need some fresh air right now" said Vince in tears as he headed for the door. Linda nodded and waved goodbye and went upstairs to her room.
Paul's Apartment
"I was so looking forward to meeting you and Aurora!" said A.J as she sat on the couch next to Stephanie. Stephanie smiled at her. "That is very sweet and I am looking forward to getting to know you" smile Stephanie. "So…why do you have to stay here with Paul?" asked A.J curiously. "I got into a little trouble at home and Paul offered to take us in. Trust me, if it wasn't for Aurora, I would've stayed with my best friend, Stacy, but since I have my daughter, I wanted her to be with her father" said Stephanie. "I understand, so how is it being a teen mom? How was it finding out you were pregnant and how is it now? I want details!" said A.J curiously. Stephanie laughed and then replied. "I have to say that being a teen mom is hard work. I used to think it was the end of the world but now I think it's a gift. My daughter is amazing and I love her to death. I was scared out my mind when I found out my period was late. I suspected something was up but I tried to push it to the back of my head and blame it on the stomach virus going around. I probably would've done that for the entire nine months if my friends didn't comment on it too. When those little sticks showed a plus sign, pregnant and a blue line, I was done! I broke down and couldn't stop crying for days. That same day I had to tell Paul and my parents! Paul wasn't at all accepting of the pregnancy and my dad wasn't either. My mom and my brother were all I had and Paul's family. After a while, Paul and my dad grew on the idea of me having a baby and everything was great until relationship issues got in the way and drama. It seemed like the fairytale Paul and I had was a temporary dream come true. I just wish I would've known that before I lost my virginity to him" joked Stephanie as she sat back on the couch. A.J was stunned to hear what Stephanie just said. "Paul was your first?!" asked A.J shocked. Yeah! What type of fifteen year old did you think I was?" asked Stephanie with a smirk. "I didn't mean it like that! I am just shocked. Paul didn't tell me that detail. Was Paul a good first?" asked A.J. Stephanie nodded and blushed. "He was amazing actually. I couldn't have picked a better first. He was gentle, yet rough, passionate, yet lustful. I loved every minute of it. It hurt a bit at first but it was worth it!" said Stephanie with a smirk. A.J blushed and giggled too. "Have you and Paul slept together yet?" asked Stephanie curiously. A.J shook her head. "No, I want our first time to be special. I am not a virgin but I just don't want to end up doing Paul in the back of a car either! My first was Phil Brooks and he was great. We went out for 2 years but slept together after one. I fell in love with him and him with me. During our second year, he became more of a bros over hoes type guy. We argued about it one night and he attacked me. He smacked me, pulled my hair and slammed me into the wall. He was drunk and I could tell but I couldn't risk that happening to me again. He apologized for month's non-stop, but I couldn't take him back. We are still really good friends though. I love the guy! He is my best friend. He has been with me through thick and thin and I just wish that incident didn't happen so we could be the way we were. Now I am with Paul and he is great. I really like him and I see us going far. I just hope this one works out" smiled A.J. Stephanie smiled back at her. "I hope it works out for you too!" said Stephanie smiling on the outside but dying on the inside. Just as Stephanie was about to say something else, Paul walked out of his room with Aurora. "OMG, she is beautiful!" said A.J smiling. Stephanie giggled at how in awe A.J was over Aurora. "Can I hold her?" asked A.J while looking at Stephanie. Stephanie nodded and Paul handed Aurora over to A.J. Aurora began to frown until Stephanie began to play peek-a-boo with her. Aurora began to giggle and focused her attention on Stephanie. Paul sat down on the other side of A.J and watched her bounce Aurora on her knee while Stephanie played with her. He was really enjoying this beautiful moment between them. Stephanie stopped playing peek-a-boo and kissed Aurora on the top of her head. "Paul, I need to go see someone so I have to go. A.J, it was nice meeting you and I hope you enjoy Aurora's company. If she starts screaming, her teething ring is in her crib. Bye, Paul and bye baby girl. Mommy loves you!" said Stephanie as she grabbed her purse off the kitchen table and left the apartment.
Paul turned towards A.J and smiled at her. "How did meeting Stephanie go?" asked Paul curiously. "It was great! I found out some interesting things about her and she did the same with me" said A.J as she played with Aurora. "Did you like her?" asked Paul with a smile. "Yeah, I loved her! I just don't see how you could let her stay here though, knowing you are in a relationship! You are her first Paul! You both have a connection and not only that, but you both have a baby together! That makes your bond even stronger. Do you both sleep in the same bed? Please say no" said A.J with a frown. Paul nodded as he ran his fingers through his hair. "I didn't see anything wrong with it at the time! I'm sorry if that bothers you" said Paul as he looked A.J in the eyes. "Do you want to be with her or me, because I don't want to be a rebound girl? I want to be the girl you fall in love with! The one you want to have a life with!" said A.J as she began to tear up. "I know and I want you A.J! I promise you, you are not my rebound girl! I am going to be honest with you and tell you that Stephanie and I slept together last night on the couch. We were only fooling around and then things got a little too heated. We talked about it earlier this morning and realized it was wrong and we both should just cool down any feeling we had for each other. I know it won't be easy to just drop them but I promise you I will try my best!" said Paul as he held A.J's hand. Aurora watched the interaction between her father and A.J and began to fuss. Paul picked her up and snuggled her. He looked towards A.J and pleaded with his eyes for her to forgive him. "Promise me, you will never do it again! You and Stephanie will never have any more romantic interactions again, not even if you are joking. If Stephanie comes on to you, you have to kick her out because I know if you don't, you both will sleep together again! Deal!" said A.J as she looked at Paul sternly. Paul took a deep breath and then nodded as he kissed Aurora on the cheek. "I promise!" said Paul. He just hoped with all his heart he could keep it.
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