This chapter is proof that if you bother me enough I will update lol I have lost count of the amount of times and people that have bothered me for this chapter since I posted the last one so I hope you all enjoy it :) I also want to take a moment to say a massive thank you to everybody who reviewed the last chapter, it meant the world to me so thank you :)
Patricia was nervous as she keyed in Stephanie's cell phone number, she had a home phone number too but wasn't entirely sure whether she would be at home or even if she still lived at the same address so she decided to try the cell number just to see if it was still the same number.
As she listened to the phone ring she tried to put out of her mind all of the bad things that could come of this phone call and focus on the positives that could come out of it like gaining a grandson and maybe getting the woman she considered a second daughter back. As soon as the line was answered she wasn't expecting to be greeted with a long speech.
"For fucks sake, if I've told you once I've told you a hundred times. I'm never telling him, no matter how much I may still love him I simply cannot put myself or my son through the rejection. There, are you happy now?"
That was definitely not something she had expected to hear when she dialled the number and she was pretty sure Stephanie had no clue it was her on the other end but she decided to try her luck and see if she would talk to her, "hello Stephanie, long time no talk."
Hearing a voice on the other end of the phone that was not her Mom's was bad enough but hearing the voice of the Mother of the man she was in love with was definitely a major disaster and now she had to try and recover and bluff her way through it, "Patricia, it's lovely to hear from you."
Relaxing slightly at the vague friendliness in the tone Patricia let out the breath she had been holding in, "it's so nice to speak to you too Stephanie, it has been so long since we last spoke."
Laughing softly Stephanie wondered what she actually wanted, "it's got to be nearly four and a half years now since we spoke, since you know what happened."
Patricia frowned a little, "yeah. I guess you can understand that with him being my son I had to stay loyal to him no matter how much I loved you."
Sighing heavily Stephanie raked her fingers through her hair, what the hell was she meant to say to that? Taking a deep breath she briefly looked at Mikey who was still engrossed in his movie before she turned her attention back to the phone, "I can understand that, blood and family comes first before anything else."
As much as Stephanie wanted to tell Patricia that if she had taken the time to talk to Stephanie she may have a grandson in her life but she wasn't going to do that because she didn't want it to get back to Hunter.
Patricia could hear the distance in Stephanie's voice, it was like her mind had drifted somewhere else and she sounded almost wistful and that gave her even more hope that what she believed about Stephanie's son may be true. Deciding to take things tactfully she was going to start small, "so how are you doing?"
"I've been better. I'm so busy right now with my Dad being in hospital that I'm running the entire WWE and having to go back on the road and run the shows too so I'm really busy. How are you and Paul doing? How about Lynn?"
A small smile graced the lips of Patricia at the fact that she took the time to ask about her former in-laws, either Stephanie had completely turned over a new leaf or she wasn't the crazy bitch Hunter had thought she had turned in to. Sitting down on the couch Patricia relaxed, "I'm well, my husband has had a few health problems in recent years but he is doing a lot better these days and Lynn is doing just wonderfully thank you."
Stephanie had failed to see that Mikey's movie had finished or that he had climbed off of the couch and was now stood in front of her, that was until he tapped her on the leg, "Mommy, my movie's done."
Jumping a mile when she felt the hand on here leg she nearly ended up through the ceiling. Clutching her free hand to her chest she tried to slow down her breathing and her now racing heart.
Having not received a reply from his Mom Mikey patted her leg again and whined a little bit, "Moooommmmyyy."
Frowning Stephanie shook her head, "no whining, I heard you the first time. Mommy is on the phone right now but she will change your movie in a minute for you if you'd just sit back down please."
Looking up at her with his puppy dog eyes he pouted, "I sowwie. Luv you."
Smiling warmly at her son she leant forward and pressed a soft kiss to the top of his head, "Mommy loves you too."
Watching as her son walked back over the the couch where he had been sat and climbed back on she eventually turned her attention back to the phone not really caring that Patricia will have clearly overheard that she had a son because Hunter would tell her the truth anyway and she had probably gathered that from her opening speech meant for another person. Taking a deep breath she focussed on the phone, "I'm sorry about that Patricia, as you can imagine things are busy with a toddler around."
Shocked that Stephanie was being up front, open and honest with her she decided to try her luck, "oh wow. I had no idea you had a child or that you were married again."
Laughing dryly Stephanie shook her head as she moved to the edge of the couch, "oh I'm not married, it's just me and Mikey."
"Awww Mikey, that is such a cute name. How old is he?"
Stephanie paused mid-step as she walked towards the DVD player to change the movies over, was she honest with her or did she lie to her? If she was honest with her she may work out for herself that Hunter was the Father and did she really want that? Deciding to just bite the bullet and not lie to the woman she chewed her lip nervously, "thank you. He's three. I'd better go though, I've got to change this movie over for him and finish my work because this afternoon I'm taking some time out and taking him to the park. It was lovely to speak with you Patricia, take care and send my love to the family."
Stunned by Stephanie's openness Patricia nodded her head silently in understanding, "that's fine. It was lovely to speak with you, give Mikey a big hug and kiss from me for just being a little cutey and I might talk to you again sometime. Have fun this afternoon and don't work too hard."
Laughing softly Stephanie looked back at her laptop, "yeah that'll never happen. I'll be working my fingers to the bone until my Dad returns to work but at least somebody else will be running the shows for me from next week so the travelling will be one less thing I have to do. Anyway I'd better run, bye Patricia."
"Goodbye Stephanie."
Both women hung up the phone with Stephanie tossing her cell phone back on the couch before she turned her attention to the DVD player and started swapping the movies over for Mikey. As she was in the middle of swapping the DVD's over Mikey said, "who was that Mommy?"
Turning her head to look at him she rested back on her feet, "it was just an old friend of Mommy's, somebody she hasn't spoken too since before you were born."
"Do you miss 'em?"
Frowning a little she sighed softly, "a little baby boy but things happened and we drifted apart."
Looking thoughtfully for a second Mikey clearly pondered what his Mom had said, "well change it. Vat's what yous tell me when I don't like somefink."
Laughing softly she shook her head at him, "if only it was easy as that baby. Anyway I'm going to put this movie on and finish my work before we have lunch okay?"
Mikey nodded his head eagerly as he turned his full attention to the TV as Stephanie put the disk in the machine and it started to play.
Ending the call with Stephanie Patricia looked at the phone as she did the maths in her head.
Lynn had noticed how thoughtful her Mom looked and it made her slightly nervous, "what did she say Mom?"
Looking up at her daughter Patricia worked it all out, "put it this way, either Mikey, Stephanie's son, is also Hunter's or she got with someone really fast after she split with Hunter and had a child with them. If it was somebody else she's definitely not married to them."
Lynn looked at her Mom and then back at the door making sure Hunter wasn't around, "so what are you trying to say Mom? You think that we have a nephew and grandson out there that we've never met?"
Nodding her head as she looked at her daughter seriously because that was exactly what she meant, "exactly. Now the question is, how do we find out if we are right or if it was purely coincidence?"
