Chris sat in his hotel room, cradling his head in his hands. He was replaying what happened over and over in his mind. Stephanie needing help, Triple H giving it to her, then whacking him with a chair so hard he knew that his brains were bouncing back and forth in his head. They still were. He heard a loud pounding and he groaned.
�Stop!�
�Chris, it�s me Lita.� She said as quietly as she could through the door. �I brought ice.�
Ice, he needed ice. He didn�t think about any of that when he came to in the ring. All he saw was referees surrounding him. There was no Hunter and there was no Stephanie. Stumbling blindly in the dark he made it to the door and fiddled with it for a moment before pulling it open. He squinted at the hallway light be smiled gratefully, taking the ice and placing it over his head.
�Thank you Lita.�
�You�re welcome.� She smiled. �I just wanted you to know��
�Got you.�
Lita gasped and jumped with her hand on her heart when she saw Matt and Jeff behind her with glares on their faces.
�What are you two doing here?� She asked.
�We knew you were up to something.� Matt said. �So we decided to follow you.�
�Do you think we really believed that �went to get ice� story?� Jeff asked.
�I did go to get ice.� Lita said placing her hands on her hips. �And I brought it back to�� She turned back around and Chris was no longer standing beside her. �Chris?� She called softly as she walked into the dark room.
He was lying on the bed on his side with the ice on his head and the pillow over the ice.
Matt flipped on the lights and Chris cried out before whimpering and adjusting his eyes to the brightness.
�What�s going on?� Matt asked. �You aren�t having an��
�If you say what I think you�re going to say I am going to��
�Stop.� Chris said quietly. �Please. My head is killing me and my heart is killing me too. If you�re going to fight��
�That�s what I came here to tell you.� Lita said as she knelt down on the floor beside him. �Chris, he had to drag her out of the ring. She didn�t want to leave you. She tried to help you but Hunter wouldn�t let her.�
�Would one of you please tell us what�s going on?� Matt asked.
Lita turned around quickly, her red hair flipping in the air. �Listen, impatient, Chris wasn�t working for the WCW he was working for the WWF undercover. Stephanie wanted to bring the WWF originals back and even some new prospects that�s why Chris said he defected but he really didn�t.�
Chris smiled sadly. �Triple H was an added bonus into the picture. We didn�t expect him back till after Survivor series. Which I�m suppose to be at in one weak and I can�t even stand up straight to pee.�
�Why didn�t you tell us?� Jeff asked. �You know we would�ve helped.�
�I know that.� Chris said. �But Stephanie didn�t want anyone else to know. She was afraid that if you guys found out and then Steve and Shane found out was going on that you guys would be hurt as well. Stephanie told Lita one night when I wasn�t around.�
�I was helping Stephanie.� Lita said. �She let me win the title belt tonight. I probably would have won it off of her anyway but she didn�t put up a fight and she made Chris stay in the back.� She looked over at Chris. �I also helped her when she came to me and asked me to help her wear your shirt in a sexy way. She wanted to look good for you, Chris.�
�Lita, please.� Chris said as he slowly sat up. �Stephanie and I were just friends and I had a feeling that she using me until her husband came back.�
�You can�t seriously believe that.� Lita said.
�She doesn�t need me anymore, Lita.� Chris sighed. �She has her husband to help her move back over to the WWF.�
�Hunter�s not going to want to go to the WWF.� Matt said. �With all the power that�s all his own.�
�It�s Stephanie.�
�It�s his.� Matt said. �He�s not going to let Stephanie run that like she has been. He�s going to be in charge and she�s going to take a backseat like she did before when he�s around. I hope she wakes up and��
�What? Comes back to me?� Chris said. �I doubt that. Thanks for the ice. I�m going to get to bed and see if this headache goes away tomorrow. I�ll see you guys for breakfast.�
�Are you sure you want to be alone tonight?� Lita asked.
�I need to be alone tonight.� Chris said.
Lita smiled sadly and she followed the Hardy�s out, closing the door quietly behind them. Chris flipped the light switch by his bed, turning the lights off in the room. He then laid back down and stared up at the ceiling. Over the past few weeks and month he felt himself growing closer and closer to Stephanie. He kept telling himself that she was a married women but still he flirted a little and she flirted right back. She was his friend, his partner, someone who stood by his side. Now that she was gone Chris somehow felt like he lost his other half.
Stephanie woke up and stared at the unfamiliar hotel room. This wasn�t the room that she and Chris rented. She sat up right in the bed and remembered where she was and whom she was with. Her husband was on the floor during his morning sit-ups. She forced a smile on her face and said good morning.
�Took you long enough to get up.� Hunter muttered as he panted.
�I�m not use to getting up this early in the morning.� Stephanie said as she slid out of bed and quickly grabbed her robe. Hunter convinced her into giving him a �welcome back� present that lasted well into the night last night. She was tired and naked and she really wanted a shower.
�Jericho get you into that habit?�
Stephanie felt like she had been punched in the gut. Chris. Chris was hurt. She needed to find out if he was alright. But how? Hunter was keeping a close eye on her and she knew that they had a meeting later with Shane today. Was there anyway she could get in contact with Lita?
�Hello?�
�What?�
�Where the hell were you?� Hunter asked as he stood up in his jogging shorts and Game over tee shirt.
�I�m still a little sleepy.� Stephanie waved him off. �What were you saying?�
�That I�m going for a jog, do you want to come?�
�No, I want to get a shower and maybe order some room service.�
�I guess he broke you out of the jogging thing too.� He said as he pulled on his shoes. �I�ll be back later. Be here, ready, so we�re not late for the meeting with Shane.�
She smiled sweetly; biting the sharp retort she had on her tongue. He then kissed her, full on the lips, holding her head with his strong hands. He wanted her again, she could feel it, she just hoped that he wanted his jog more.
�I�ll be back early.� He said with dark eyes as he tugged on her robe.
�Bye sweetie.� She waved as he headed out the door. She groaned and threw off her robe, quickly running to her suitcase and pulling things out. The first thing she came in contact with was her Jericho shirt, the second was her Jericho hat, and the third was a pair of Chris� pants that she stole because they matched the hat. She threw the outfit on and ran out of the hotel room barefoot and to the elevator. She was glad the hallway was empty or else someone would�ve thought that she was a crazy woman. She jumped in the elevator and pressed the floor that she was suppose to be staying on before Hunter returned, her oh so wonderful husband. Breathlessly she made her way down to the room that was just Chris�. She pounded on the door loudly, certain that she had woken up other wrestlers.
�Miss?�
Stephanie gasped and turned around to see a sweet, older cleaning lady smiling at her. �I didn�t mean to scare you miss but Mr. Jericho left.�
�Oh.� Stephanie said. �Do you know when he�ll be back?� Hopefully he just ran to get some breakfast and would return before Hunter did.
�He checked out, Miss.�
�Checked out? But check out isn�t for a few more hours.�
�I know.� The woman said. �But I was downstairs when he was leaving. It was in the early hours of the morning, around five, he had his things and he was looking mighty tired.�
�Did he say where he was going?�
�The airport.� The woman said. �That�s all I know.�
�Thank you.� Stephanie said as she ran back down towards the elevator and pressed another button. She then ran out and headed down the hall again, this time knocking more lightly because she knew that most of the WWF wrestlers stayed on this floor. She was embarrassed when a sleepy Jeff Hardy answered the door.
�Stephanie?�
�I need to see��
�Steph?� Lita asked from behind Jeff.
�He�s gone.� Stephanie said and before she knew it she was in tears. �Chris left.�
Chris buckled his seat belt as the light turned on and the flight attendant came over the system saying the plane was about to land. It was a quiet flight, not many passengers were at the airport at five in the morning trying to fly out of Boston. He had to get away though. He didn�t feel like getting up and facing everyone. He needed time and space and he knew the Hardy�s wouldn�t give that to him. The worst though would be walking downstairs into the hotel dining room for breakfast and seeing her with him. He couldn�t bare that. The betrayal was still too raw. He needed time to heal.
The plane landed and he took his time getting off, being one of the last ones. He didn�t want to be recognized right now. He just wanted to go and relax and take a few days off. He smiled when he saw him and shook his hand.
�Thanks for allowing me to stay.�
�Anytime.� Benoit said. �But don�t expect this to be free. I�ve got a lot of questions I need answered.�
Chris nodded. �Just give me a day or two. It was a rough night.�
Benoit slapped Chris� back. �I know.�
Chris smiled sadly as they headed out of the airport. Benoit had no idea.
