Rating: PG/G
Summary: Stephanie disappears after that disastrous 11 Feb 02 RAW and returns ten months later...and she�s not alone.
Type of fic: Story
Author�s notes: Okay, this idea ultimately came from my father when he basically said to me (regarding the events at the end of 11 February 2002 RAW), �They should put Steph out to pasture for nine months, and bring her back with Hunter�s baby�. Well, that, and my muses just wanted some Hunter-torture. Italicised paragraphs are flashbacks. (They might not show up in the posts, so I�ll let you guys know when it�s a flashback part, or if there�s a flashback part.)
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Prologue
She screamed as she watched the man the loved walk away from her. She screamed out all her anger, frustration, humiliation, and all of her pain.
She stopped, took a few quick breaths. And screamed.
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Ten months later�
�I need some advice.�
�Shoot.�
�I�m thinking about coming back.�
�Coming back�? You mean RAW and SmackDown?�
�Yeah.�
�Steph, are you sure you�re ready for this?�
�I�ve been thinking about it for awhile now, and yeah, I think it�s time.�
�Time for what exactly?�
�For me to come back.�
�And�?�
�And what?�
�Come on, I know you better than that.�
�This business is my life. Sooner or later you knew I was going to be back.�
�Yes, yes. I know. I�m just surprised that you�re coming back so soon.�
�Ten months isn�t exactly �soon�, Torrie. It�s nearly a year.�
�Well, if you feel that you�re truly ready for it��
�I am ready. I�ve thought hard about this, and it�s definitely time.�
�When will you be back exactly?�
�I was thinking the next RAW. It�s going to be Connecticut, so what better place to make my return?�
end part one.
