Chapter 1
"No, Kurt.."
"Shh!"
"We can't keep.."
"SHH!" She went quiet, her eyes searching his. God she felt so guilty. She loved Hunter, god she did, but he..he was different.
"This isn't very olympic, Kurt."
"I don't think you said that last night babe." She thought back blissfully about the night before. Yes, she wasn't complaining all too much..but STILL!
"I don't know if I can--" she was cut off by him kissing her, and she sighed, dazed.
"Don't know if you can what, Steph?"
"What if Hunter finds out..?"
"Screw him then. Not literally, I mean.." She couldn't help but giggle. "He beats you anyway." He did have a point. "A man like that doesn't deserve your beautiful and wonderful body *and* mind."
"You're such a sweet talker." she murmured, kissing him, obviously warming up to him again.
If they only saw the person standing in the shadows, grinning with evil intent, watching the show in silent amusement before disappearing into the darkness.
***
"Where the fuck is she?" Hunter grumbled. Sean shrugged.
"She said she was getting us water."
"Well the fucking water table isn't that far away dumbass."
"Well excuse me." Sean replied to his pissy friend. Suddenly a knock at the door sounded.
"Come on in." Instead of Stephanie, Jericho came in. Hunter sprang up, his eyes blazing at the young Canadian man. "What do YOU want?"
"Eh, got some piece of info that might interest you buddy."
"I ain't your buddy, now spill it or leave."
"Well, I happened to notice your wife and Kurt getting a little bit close to each other. Dunno if that's OK with you but.."
"WHAT?!"
"Heh, I thought you might wanna know..."
"Where is she?" He explained the directions to him. "Now you stay with Sean so I know you're not up to something.." Chris shrugged and sat down. Hunter opened the door and ran out.
"So you're really for real?"
"No, I'm lying." Chris smirked. He waited a minute or two then stood up when Sean wasn't watching. He picked up a chair and smashed it against his head. The young man crumpled to the ground, and Chris left, whistling happily.
***
"What the FUCK are you doing?!"
"HUNTER!"
"You little slut.."
"I'm so sorry.."
"I bet you're sorry..get over here you little jackass.."
"HUNTER NO!" Kurt scrambled away, leaving Stephanie alone to face Hunter. He loomed over her and grabbed her, pulling her up. By that time she had her clothing on.
"I'm gonna make sure you don't ever do that again.." his voice was low and dangerous.
Chris watched in horror as he beat her. He couldn't help but think how this was his fault. But then, she was a slut and sleeping around..but no one deserved it. Chris had morals and he knew it wasn't moral to beat women like slaves. All it took was one swift hit with a chair. He fell to the ground, Stephanie landing with him.
"I'm gonna regret this..." he mumbled to himself, pulling her from him and lugging her up. "Man I can't wait to wake up from this nightmare.." He quickly ran off, into the darkness with her. Hunter got up, holding his head. He knew she was gone, but by god he was gonna make the bitch pay.
***
"Keep still." There was no ounce of caring in Chris's voice as he saw Stephanie stir. She looked at him fearfully and did what he asked. He carefully bandaged the huge scratch on her head. "There." He stood upright, looking down on her, his eyes void of emotion. "You can do whatever now. Go back to him, get killed, go to Kurt..I don't give a shit. I did my good deed."
She sat up, her head throbbing. "Why did you help me?"
"Because I'm the one who sent you to the wolves in the first place. I just never figured he hit you." He said, not even looking at her. "Now like I said..I helped you, and now you are free to get going.."
"I know..I know you think I've been doing all the stuff to you voluntarily Chris.."
"Oh, so you're not? Your evil twin is doing it?" he asked sarcastically.
"He's been making me do it, Chris. I don't love him at all any more but he beats me until I decide to stay so I could get away from it.."
"Why should I believe you?" his tone was flat and lifeless.
"Why shouldn't you?"
"Look at me you little bitch!" he blew up. He pulled his shirt up showing his bandaged ribs and then pointed to his equally bandaged head. "You and your boyfriend and his friends did this to me and now you expect me to believe you?"
"I'm sorry. I don't know how to change it. But I know I can't..you've got to let me stay here, just for one night. That's all I ask." Chris looked at her, with her pleading face, and sighed.
"I swear if this is one of your schemes I'll kill you myself. Now take the other bed. I'm going to sleep." he gruffly laid down on the other bed, switching the light off. Maybe in the morning he'd find out this was all some terrible dream brought upon him by something..maybe he was hammered on a drink or something.
But Stephanie knew this was no dream..and she knew Hunter was going to be after her. She curled up under the covers and held back any tears that were threatening to spill out. What had she done? Why was she so stupid to go along with mauling Chris? She silently wondered if that moment she lost her final person she can trust in, as loud as he was.
***
Chris awoke, hearing soft crying. He sat up, his eyes moving to the bed next to him. She was crying, though she was muffling her tears as much as she could. God, Chris felt a twang of pity for her, but that didn't last long.
"You only brought it on yourself. Maybe Shane will take you in." he suggested, not really caring however about what happened to her.
"No..Chris Benoit..he's on Hunter's side. Everyone is. Either that or they hate me too."
"Oh no, who'd ever hate you?"
"Listen, I know you hate me but god can't you give me the benefit of the doubt?"
"Where is there to doubt? You've attacked me numerous times and kicked me in the balls too many times to take."
"After you put me in a lip lock in front of the whole nation.."
"Yeah and that was an embarrassing scene. I wish I never did that. Who knows what nasty disease I could have." Chris knew he shouldn't have said that. Stephanie stood up to him, shoving him back into the bed.
"So you think I'm just some slut that sleeps around, huh? Well let me bring you up to date. I was happily going to be married to Andrew, or Test last summer. Then, Hunter comes along and decides to drug me and marry me himself. This begins a nasty spiral into me turning my back on my dad, then joining and all. Then I met Kurt. Kurt was just like Andrew, sweet, funny, smart..I started liking him from the beginning and since I was married to an abusive husband I had to go around dating Kurt secretly. Now I found out he's an ass like the rest of them. So what was I supposed to do, Chris? Hunter has been controlling me since the day that lady signed my death warrant known as a marriage license. So before you go around calling people sluts I'd think about what they went through you jackass." Chris was speechless. "Now if you think I'm lying then you have one hell of a problem."
"I--" Chris didn't know what to say. He had always thought..it was always as if..god, what she just said was a bombshell.
"That's what I thought. You didn't know, did you?" he shook his head. "No one did, expect Sean, Jesse, and Hunter."
"How do I know.." Stephanie responded by turning and raising her shirt. At first Chris was going to cry out in anger at her actions but he soon understood what she was doing. A huge bruise was seen on her backside. It was awful looking.
"He did that to you..?" Chris asked, dumbfounded.
"Well I didn't do it to myself." she rolled her shirt down and looked at him. "Do you understand now? Why I had to go along?"
"I guess so. But.."
"I don't expect you to like me Chris but you're the only one I can trust. Please..please help me." Chris studied her, and for some reason he just knew she was being sincere.
"OK, fine...but just until you find someone else." Chris reluctantly agreed, standing up. She smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck, hugging him. He didn't hug back but sighed. He wasn't going to show any real emotion yet. "Just remember this is a complete business partnership and nothing else."
"Right." she nodded. She extended a hand, and he looked at it, sighed, and shook it.
"You've got yourself a deal Ms. McMahon." he purposely left the other part of her name out and he thought she looked glad he did.
And Chris sighed, wondering if this wasn't the biggest mistake in his entire career.
"No, Kurt.."
"Shh!"
"We can't keep.."
"SHH!" She went quiet, her eyes searching his. God she felt so guilty. She loved Hunter, god she did, but he..he was different.
"This isn't very olympic, Kurt."
"I don't think you said that last night babe." She thought back blissfully about the night before. Yes, she wasn't complaining all too much..but STILL!
"I don't know if I can--" she was cut off by him kissing her, and she sighed, dazed.
"Don't know if you can what, Steph?"
"What if Hunter finds out..?"
"Screw him then. Not literally, I mean.." She couldn't help but giggle. "He beats you anyway." He did have a point. "A man like that doesn't deserve your beautiful and wonderful body *and* mind."
"You're such a sweet talker." she murmured, kissing him, obviously warming up to him again.
If they only saw the person standing in the shadows, grinning with evil intent, watching the show in silent amusement before disappearing into the darkness.
***
"Where the fuck is she?" Hunter grumbled. Sean shrugged.
"She said she was getting us water."
"Well the fucking water table isn't that far away dumbass."
"Well excuse me." Sean replied to his pissy friend. Suddenly a knock at the door sounded.
"Come on in." Instead of Stephanie, Jericho came in. Hunter sprang up, his eyes blazing at the young Canadian man. "What do YOU want?"
"Eh, got some piece of info that might interest you buddy."
"I ain't your buddy, now spill it or leave."
"Well, I happened to notice your wife and Kurt getting a little bit close to each other. Dunno if that's OK with you but.."
"WHAT?!"
"Heh, I thought you might wanna know..."
"Where is she?" He explained the directions to him. "Now you stay with Sean so I know you're not up to something.." Chris shrugged and sat down. Hunter opened the door and ran out.
"So you're really for real?"
"No, I'm lying." Chris smirked. He waited a minute or two then stood up when Sean wasn't watching. He picked up a chair and smashed it against his head. The young man crumpled to the ground, and Chris left, whistling happily.
***
"What the FUCK are you doing?!"
"HUNTER!"
"You little slut.."
"I'm so sorry.."
"I bet you're sorry..get over here you little jackass.."
"HUNTER NO!" Kurt scrambled away, leaving Stephanie alone to face Hunter. He loomed over her and grabbed her, pulling her up. By that time she had her clothing on.
"I'm gonna make sure you don't ever do that again.." his voice was low and dangerous.
Chris watched in horror as he beat her. He couldn't help but think how this was his fault. But then, she was a slut and sleeping around..but no one deserved it. Chris had morals and he knew it wasn't moral to beat women like slaves. All it took was one swift hit with a chair. He fell to the ground, Stephanie landing with him.
"I'm gonna regret this..." he mumbled to himself, pulling her from him and lugging her up. "Man I can't wait to wake up from this nightmare.." He quickly ran off, into the darkness with her. Hunter got up, holding his head. He knew she was gone, but by god he was gonna make the bitch pay.
***
"Keep still." There was no ounce of caring in Chris's voice as he saw Stephanie stir. She looked at him fearfully and did what he asked. He carefully bandaged the huge scratch on her head. "There." He stood upright, looking down on her, his eyes void of emotion. "You can do whatever now. Go back to him, get killed, go to Kurt..I don't give a shit. I did my good deed."
She sat up, her head throbbing. "Why did you help me?"
"Because I'm the one who sent you to the wolves in the first place. I just never figured he hit you." He said, not even looking at her. "Now like I said..I helped you, and now you are free to get going.."
"I know..I know you think I've been doing all the stuff to you voluntarily Chris.."
"Oh, so you're not? Your evil twin is doing it?" he asked sarcastically.
"He's been making me do it, Chris. I don't love him at all any more but he beats me until I decide to stay so I could get away from it.."
"Why should I believe you?" his tone was flat and lifeless.
"Why shouldn't you?"
"Look at me you little bitch!" he blew up. He pulled his shirt up showing his bandaged ribs and then pointed to his equally bandaged head. "You and your boyfriend and his friends did this to me and now you expect me to believe you?"
"I'm sorry. I don't know how to change it. But I know I can't..you've got to let me stay here, just for one night. That's all I ask." Chris looked at her, with her pleading face, and sighed.
"I swear if this is one of your schemes I'll kill you myself. Now take the other bed. I'm going to sleep." he gruffly laid down on the other bed, switching the light off. Maybe in the morning he'd find out this was all some terrible dream brought upon him by something..maybe he was hammered on a drink or something.
But Stephanie knew this was no dream..and she knew Hunter was going to be after her. She curled up under the covers and held back any tears that were threatening to spill out. What had she done? Why was she so stupid to go along with mauling Chris? She silently wondered if that moment she lost her final person she can trust in, as loud as he was.
***
Chris awoke, hearing soft crying. He sat up, his eyes moving to the bed next to him. She was crying, though she was muffling her tears as much as she could. God, Chris felt a twang of pity for her, but that didn't last long.
"You only brought it on yourself. Maybe Shane will take you in." he suggested, not really caring however about what happened to her.
"No..Chris Benoit..he's on Hunter's side. Everyone is. Either that or they hate me too."
"Oh no, who'd ever hate you?"
"Listen, I know you hate me but god can't you give me the benefit of the doubt?"
"Where is there to doubt? You've attacked me numerous times and kicked me in the balls too many times to take."
"After you put me in a lip lock in front of the whole nation.."
"Yeah and that was an embarrassing scene. I wish I never did that. Who knows what nasty disease I could have." Chris knew he shouldn't have said that. Stephanie stood up to him, shoving him back into the bed.
"So you think I'm just some slut that sleeps around, huh? Well let me bring you up to date. I was happily going to be married to Andrew, or Test last summer. Then, Hunter comes along and decides to drug me and marry me himself. This begins a nasty spiral into me turning my back on my dad, then joining and all. Then I met Kurt. Kurt was just like Andrew, sweet, funny, smart..I started liking him from the beginning and since I was married to an abusive husband I had to go around dating Kurt secretly. Now I found out he's an ass like the rest of them. So what was I supposed to do, Chris? Hunter has been controlling me since the day that lady signed my death warrant known as a marriage license. So before you go around calling people sluts I'd think about what they went through you jackass." Chris was speechless. "Now if you think I'm lying then you have one hell of a problem."
"I--" Chris didn't know what to say. He had always thought..it was always as if..god, what she just said was a bombshell.
"That's what I thought. You didn't know, did you?" he shook his head. "No one did, expect Sean, Jesse, and Hunter."
"How do I know.." Stephanie responded by turning and raising her shirt. At first Chris was going to cry out in anger at her actions but he soon understood what she was doing. A huge bruise was seen on her backside. It was awful looking.
"He did that to you..?" Chris asked, dumbfounded.
"Well I didn't do it to myself." she rolled her shirt down and looked at him. "Do you understand now? Why I had to go along?"
"I guess so. But.."
"I don't expect you to like me Chris but you're the only one I can trust. Please..please help me." Chris studied her, and for some reason he just knew she was being sincere.
"OK, fine...but just until you find someone else." Chris reluctantly agreed, standing up. She smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck, hugging him. He didn't hug back but sighed. He wasn't going to show any real emotion yet. "Just remember this is a complete business partnership and nothing else."
"Right." she nodded. She extended a hand, and he looked at it, sighed, and shook it.
"You've got yourself a deal Ms. McMahon." he purposely left the other part of her name out and he thought she looked glad he did.
And Chris sighed, wondering if this wasn't the biggest mistake in his entire career.