A Dream Away Series

Author: PaulenaK

Email: toukalah@hotmail.com

Rating: PG

A Dream Away

Disclaimer: Vince McMahon owns everything WWE wise, song used is 'Dream of Me' from the 'Get Over It' soundtrack

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~Denotes song lyrics~

She couldn't sleep, thoughts of what had happened tonight still

playing on her mind. He had been hurt, and hurt badly... so bad he

had been rushed to the hospital... and she had been at his side

holding his hand, whispering soothing words in his ear as he lay

unconscious in the ambulance.

Thought's of how serious his injuries could be filled her mind leading

her to confess to his still form how much she cared for him, adored

him... loved him for so long from afar.

Tonight being the first time she had voiced her true feelings to him

hoping in some way that he would hear her, come back to her...

and dared she hope maybe love her back in return.

She had sat in the hospital waiting room till the early hours of the

morning, praying silently for him to wake up... and the joy she had

felt when the nurse had come to tell her that he was indeed conscious though very drowsy in his concussion.

He had looked so helpless in the stark white room, the sheets pulled

up under his chin, his long blonde hair fanned out over the hospital

pillows.

The happiness she felt at seeing him there knowing that he was

going to be okay shone through her eyes and smile and then he

looked up at her, his eyes glazing over as his hand reached out from

beneath the bed sheet to grasp hers, his fingers intertwining with her

own, drawing her closer to the bed.

Then everything changed, her heart shattering into a million pieces

when he whispered, "Lita."

She had left his hospital room not long after leaving Lita's name and

number at the nurses

station.

Lita was now on RAW so she probably wouldn't get the footage of

what had happened last night until sometime today and no matter

how much it hurt her, Lita was who he had called for... so Lita he

would get.

She didn't have to wait long before she saw the red head getting

off the elevator, her faithful best friend Jeff Hardy at her side.

She watched from her hiding place, saw the nurse looking in the

waiting room for her thankful now that she hadn't given the nurse

her real name. Not that that would have been a problem at the

time seeing as the nurse didn't know who her patient lying in the

hospital bed was.

A tear rolled down her cheek as she watched them enter Edge's

hospital room only moving from her hiding place once the door had

closed behind them. She forced herself not to look back as she

made her way to the elevator, silently whispering her goodbye to

the man she loved.

Now here she was sitting on the balcony of her hotel room with her

guitar in her hand, the one thing that brought her comfort during the

long nights when she couldn't sleep, nights like this one.

She closed her eyes allowing her fingers to strum over the strings as

she emptied her heart in song.

~Let me sleep...~

~...for when I sleep I dream that you are here...~

~...your mine... and all my fears are left behind~

~I float on air, the nitengale sings gentle lullabyes~

~So let me close my eyes...~

~...and sleep, a chance to dream~

~so I can see the face I long to touch...~

~...to kiss... for only dreams can bring me this~

~So let... the moon...~

~Shine softly on the boy I long to see~

~And maybe when he dreams...~

~...he'll dream of me~

~I hide beneath the clouds and whisper to the evening stars~

~They tell me love is just a dream away...~

~...dream away~

~So let... the moon...~

~Shine softly on the boy I long to see~

~And maybe when he dreams...~

~...he'll dream of me...~

She got up then, her tears running down her face as she walked the

few steps to the doorway, stopping only to look back out at the

coming dawn.

"I love you, Edge." Stephanie whispered before stepping inside her

room and closing the door.

Two balconies below her a man sat listening to her song, her

saddened words pulling at his heart strings so bad he longed to

know who the singer was.

Never had he heard so much emotion and depth in one piece of

music. Thankful now that he had accompanied his two friends when

they had gotten the message that Edge was in hospital, his friends

having gone straight there while he had looked for them a hotel

room, which was a task in itself considering it was early dawn, but

he had prevailed.

And hearing the girl put her heart into that song made it all the

more better, he envied the man whoever he was for evoking such

love from a woman.

His mind made up Chris Jericho looked out at the rising sun vowing

to find out who this mysterious woman was.

Dare You to Move

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AN: 2nd in the 'A Dream Away' series

~Denotes song lyrics~

~Welcome to the planet~

~Welcome to existence~

~Everyone’s here~

~Everybody's watching you now~

~Everybody waits for you now~

~What happens next~

She stood behind the curtain at the top of the ramp waiting for her

cue and watched as Edge introduced Lita to the fan's as his new

manager. As General Manager of Smack Down she was suppose to go down

there and welcome Lita to the smack down roster.

How she had made it through these past few weeks she would

never know, throwing herself into work with her main focus being

to get Lita to jump ship. It took a bit of negotiating behind the

scenes on her part but she had achieved it, although Jeff and Chris

deciding to follow in the red heads footsteps hadn't been in the plan

she wasn't about to say no, this way she got three for the price of

one.

He had burst into her office when he had found out sweeping her

up in his arms in gratitude, even going so far as to invite her out to

dinner with them to celebrate. She had declined of course, there

was no reason to make it even more harder then it was to be

around him... and putting herself in a position where she would

have to see Edge and Lita together was not something she would

willingly do.

But now her job, the fans, the writers all called for her to do just

that... closing her eyes as she mentally counted to ten, now was not

the time to be wearing her heart on her sleeve.

~I dare you to move~

~I dare you to lift yourself up off the floor~

~I dare you to move~

~Like today never happened~

~Today never happened before~

She stepped through the curtain and stood at the top of the ramp,

the crowd went wild as she was put in the spot light. All traces of

what she had been thinking backstage disappearing from her face

as like clock work she fell into character.

Down at ringside she could see the smiling faces of Edge and Lita

and forced her own smile to stay in place as they met her gaze.

She saw Edge move to the ropes opening them for her as she

climbed the steel steps, being very careful not to get too close to him

as she slipped through at once finding herself face to face with

Lita's out stretched hand.

The roar of the crowd deafened her as she looked down at Lita's

show of friendship the feeling she got from that small action freeing

her of any discomfort she may have had for this woman as she

accepted Lita's out stretched hand.

~Welcome to the fire~

~Welcome to resistance~

~The tension is here~

~Between who you are and who you could be~

~Between how it is and how it should be~

She was handed the mic and her voice sounded far away to her

ears as she welcomed Lita on behalf of everyone backstage,

ringside and out in the stands to the Smack Down roster, waiting

for the roar of the crowd to lesson before she went on to call the

two other crowd favourites who had joined along with Lita. Her

smile brightening her features as she looked out into the crowd, the

continual cheers alleviating the coldness that had formed inside her

as Jeff and Chris made their way down to the ring.

Allowing the four friends to greet each other she tentatively stepped

back to watch as they all embraced hoping the envy that crept up

inside her didn't outwardly show.

Lita had to be the luckiest woman she knew, yeah sure she had

money... but what good was money without friends who cared

about you... without Edge.

~I dare you to move~

~I dare you to lift yourself up off the floor~

~I dare you to move~

~Like today never happened~

~Today never happened~

Knowing her time in the ring was up she slipped back out of the ring

and slowly made her way up the ramp. Head down, barely seeing

or acknowledging anyone she passed in the hallway her whole

focus being on making it back to her office before the tears fell.

Once she was behind her closed office door she allowed herself to

feel, allowed herself to open up, allowed herself to just be Stephanie.

'This was a milestone' she told herself, 'a simple trial life had put in

front of her, she would conquer this.'

~Maybe redemption's a story to tell~

~Maybe forgiveness is right where you fell~

~Where can you run to escape from yourself~

~Where you gonna go~

~Salvation is here~

Edge walked with the others down the hallway towards their

locker room, Jericho was telling some tale about a girl he had heard

singing but Edge's mind couldn't keep focused on his friends story.

Knowing Jericho as he did there would be a new girl next week...

that is if he actually found out who this one was, Edge was sure his

friends interest only stemmed from the fact that she was a challenge

to him, something he wanted but couldn't have.

Thoughts of Stephanie entered his head then although he didn't

know why... she was one person he knew who 'did' have

everything she ever wanted.

"I'll go get us some drinks," Jeff offered once they were all back

inside their locker room.

Jericho got up with him. "I'll come with you, I don’t know how much

more of lovey and dovey I can take." He said motioning to Edge

and Lita with his thumb then quickly ducked as a towel went flying

over his head, the sound of his laughter reaching them even though

he had closed the door.

~I dare you to move~

~I dare you to lift yourself up off the floor~

~I dare you to move~

~Like today never happened~

~Today never happened before~

Edge sat down next to Lita on the bench and leaned back on the

closed lockers smiling down at her when she laid her head in his lap

and looked up at him.

"I wanted to thank you for being at the hospital with me." he began

absently running his fingers through her hair watching the emotions

play over her face at his ministrations.

"Anytime Edge... that’s what friends are for right? Besides when we

got that call from the hospital-"

"Call?" He cut in looking confused. "You mean you didn't ride with

me in the ambulance?"

Jeff and Chris stood beside the vending machine deciding on their

choices... so far they had four bottles of water, some peanut M&M's

and an extra large cherry ripe and were currently in an argument

over whether to get skittles or snakes when Chris heard the sound of

someone strumming a guitar.

Intrigued he stepped out into the hallway honing his ears in on the

sound, allowing his feet to guide him to where the music was coming

from. His legs nearly buckling beneath him as he heard the sweet

voice of his mystery woman, her voice again filled with so much

emotion.

He reached out to open the door when the name emblazoned on it

stopped him. 'It couldn't be' he thought as he lifted his fingers to run

them over the sign that read 'Stephanie McMahon - SDGM'

No One

AN: 3rd in the 'A Dream Away' series

~Denotes song lyrics~

~Well I can't ever really believe~

~No one was sent to get me~

~I feel like I'm being erased~

~No one got left here~

~Well I'm all... alone~

~No one was sent to get me~

~Well I'm all... alone~

~No one got left here~

~But I'm fine...~

~No one got left here~

~And I'm fine...~

~No one got left here~

His mind was on fire with questions, questions he knew Lita couldn't

answer... couldn't or wouldn't? He mentally admonished himself for

that thought. Lita would never hold out on him, they were more

than a couple... they were best friends and she loved him.

But why did he have these memories of a girl being in the

ambulance with him, whispering comforting words in his ear, words

of love and longing, he had felt safe there as if everything would be

okay as long as she was by his side... but if it wasn't Lita... then who?

'Today he would find out' he thought as he walked through the

doors of Mercy General, the hospital he had been taken too that

night.

He walked down the hospital hallways with thoughts of Lita on his

mind. He couldn't believe he was doing this behind her back, but the

feeling he got when he thought about who had been with him in

the ambulance was too strong for him to just leave it be. Maybe Lita

had been right in saying that maybe he had dreamed it all... he had

been knocked unconscious for nearly six hours... but his insides told

him she was more than just a guardian angel... she was his whole.

~I can't even breathe when I see~

~The pictures sent without you~

~Well I feel like I’m being erased~

~No one got left here~

~Well I'm all... alone~

~No one was sent to get me~

~Well I'm all... alone~

~No one got left here~

~But I'm fine...~

~No one got left here~

~and I'm fine...~

~No one got left here~

'Oh god... there she is...' he thought as she entered the hotel lobby,

her thoughts elsewhere as she fished around in her bag for

something.

'Breathe Jericho, breathe...' he mentally told himself as he watched

her. Ever since he had found out she was the mysterious woman

behind the voice he couldn't get her off his mind. Who would think?

That he Chris Jericho, the first Undisputed Champion of the WWE

would go all weak at the knee's at the sight of one Stephanie

McMahon.

"Hold the elevator!" 'What the hell was he doing?' his mind

screamed as he stepped inside the elevator sending her his most

charming smile as the doors slid closed.

She returned his smile but didn't say anything as she focused her

attention on watching the little lights above the doors light up as

they passed each floor.

"How's your day been?" 'God could he get any more

corny?'

"Fine... yours?"

"Fine." 'Okay you can stop grinning like an idiot.'

They lapsed into silence once more and a few seconds later the

elevator came to a stop, the doors sliding open.

He watched seeing everything in slow motion as she turned to him

with a little wave. "See you tonight." she said before stepping off the

elevator, every step she took taking her farther and farther away

from him.

His hands reached up to stop the doors from closing as he bolted

through the opening. "Steph!"

He saw her pause a confused look coming over her features as she

stood waiting for him, he jogged towards her coming to a stop a

few feet away.

"You... ah... you... wanna get coffee... sometime?"

~I'm so sick of this terrible instinct~

~It's so hard now~

~Just to find you~

~I'm so sick of this terrible instinct~

~It's so hard now~

~Just to find you~

Edge was sitting in the nurse’s lounge drinking coffee and signing

autographs as he chatted away with the nurse who had tended to

him that night.

"So I'm not dreaming..." his face took on a look of relief as his hopes

were confirmed by the nurse. "She's real?"

The nurse laughed as he suddenly jumped up pulling her up with

him and then proceeded to lead her in a waltz around the small

room.

"Do you remember her name?" he asked as he deposited her back

into her chair.

"I'm sorry, I don’t..." She said feeling more then seeing his

distress at her words. "But I only came on duty halfway through

your stay... this is against the rules but I could check in admin to see

who signed you in."

'To be young and in love.' She thought the memory of his smile

creeping back onto his face at her words imprinted on her mind as she left him.

~I'm so sick of this terrible instinct~

~I can only hold you~

~I'm so sick of this terrible instinct~

~I can only find you~

"Coffee?"

"Yeah... that is if you have time... I know being GM you must have

alot to do... and... I... so you wanna?" 'Perfect Jericho...' he thought

wishing the ground would open up and swallow him sometime in

the vicinity of... yesterday. 'I bet she's sorting through her refusal list

right now.'

"Coffee 'Coffee' or like a date coffee?"

'She sure wasn’t making this easy on him,' he thought to himself

before straightening his shoulders and expelling a deep breath he

hadn't realised he was holding.

"Ah... a date coffee?" 'Did he just squeak?' he cleared his throat. "I

mean... a... a date coffee."

"Oh."

~Well its fine~

~No one got left here~

~Well its fine~

~No one got left here~

~if it’s fine~

~then stay~

Edge read the form the nurse had brought back to him, his eyes

widening as he saw the name written in black pen.

"Stephanie."

~If it's fine~

~Then stay~

~I'll be fine~

~No one got left here~

~Well its fine~

~No one got left here~

"Oh?... was that a good oh or a bad oh?"

She mulled over his words in her mind. 'Maybe this was a good

thing...' she thought, 'another step in her battle of getting over Edge.'

After hearing Edge whisper Lita's name that night in the hospital she

had accepted that he was lost to her.

Chris smiled when she said the words he wanted to hear.

"I'd like to have coffee with you."

You

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AN: 4th in the 'A dream Away' series

~Denotes song lyrics~

~There's always something in the way~

~There's always something getting through~

~But it's not me~

~It's you, it's you~

~Sometimes ignorance rings true~

~But hope is not in what I know~

~It's not in me...me~

~It's in you, it's in you~

Stephanie looked happy as she stood there chatting away to

Jericho, happier then he had seen her in the last few weeks... hell Chris walked around with a permanent smile since he and

Stephanie had started dating, something which had thrown him for

a loop ever since he had found out.

He had arrived back from the hospital in a daze after talking with

the nurse who had tended to him that night, not really believing

that Stephanie had been with him, stayed with him, cared for him...

confessed her love for him, yet deep down he knew that it was true.

Realization hitting him like a mac truck as he watched her smile at

some witty comment from Chris. He had been too blind to see it then,

why hadn't he seen it?

Edge closed his eyes as her laughter floated around the room and

he wasn't prepared for the feelings the sound of her laughter

evoked in him, a painful expression coming to his face when he felt

the longing within himself for that sound to be directed at him.

"You okay?"

His eyes shot open when he heard Lita's voice beside him so lost in

his thoughts he had been oblivious to her entering the room.

"Edge?" her eyes followed his line of sight and she smiled. "Chris is so

happy now it's amazing the change in him... who would've thought

Stephanie would be the one to make the king of the world's heart

go all a flutter."

'Or mine.' Edge added silently but aloud he replied. "Yeah, who

would have guessed."

~It's all I know~

Lita looked down on him her eyes full of laughter and love. 'I love

you' she whispered.

'I love you too, Stephanie'

Edge awoke to a semi dark room to find once again it had all been

a dream as he turned his head to see the woman lying next to him.

Her red hair spilling over the pillows and across her face, he reached

out to tuck the wayward strands back behind her ear before

leaning forward to place a kiss on her cheek his whispered apology

going unnoticed to her as she slept.

~I find peace when I'm confused~

~I find hope when I'm let down~

~Not in me ... me~

~In you... it's in you~

~I hope to lose myself for good~

~I hope to find it in the end~

~Not in me ... me... in you~

~In you~

'I'm happy' she kept telling herself. 'Chris loves me, it shows in every

look he gives me, every smile he sends me... every time he touches his

lips to mine...' she gingerly turned from the balcony to stare at the

sleeping man in her bed. 'Then why do I still feel empty?'

It had been over a month now and though she felt warmth and

fondness for the man in her bed thoughts of another still haunted

her, drawing her from her slumber to seek the coolness and solitude

of the balcony and her guitar. Finding peace with her thoughts as

her fingers strummed a lingering melody up and out into the night

and every time her fingers stilled she silently pleaded to whoever

would listen to bring an end to her confusion and lustful notions.

She had made her bed now she had to lie in it. Lita was with Edge,

she was what made him happy.

She walked back inside setting her guitar down on a chair before

slipping back into bed, Chris's sleep filled form gently moulding

himself around her, his arm curving around her waist bringing her

closer to him before she felt his lips in her hair, whispers of 'I love you'

falling from his lips.

~It's all I know~

Chris loved her... that’s all she needed right?

"I know you do." she whispered in replied giving in to the warmth as

she slipped into slumber. 'I know you do.'

Learning to Breathe

Disclaimer: I own NOTHING. Everything WWE wise belongs to Vince McMahon. Song used is 'Learning to Breath' by Switchfoot.

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AN: 5th in the 'A dream Away' series

~Denotes song lyrics~

~Hello, good morning, how you do~

~What makes your risin' sun so new~

~I could use a fresh beginning too~

~All of my regrets are nothing new~

~So this is a way, that I say I need You~

~This is a way~

'I'm doing it... I'm really doing it...'

"Steph are you ready?"

"Huh?"

Vince smiled down at his only daughter. "It's time."

"Oh..."

His brow creased when he caught her wiping away a lone tear as it escaped her closed lids. "Steph... honey... are you sure this is what you want?"

'NO!' her mind screamed... but her expression showed nothing of her inner turmoil as she smiled up at her father. "Chris is a good man... and he loves me..."

Vince returned his daughters smile but his eyes dimmed somewhat as he realised she had not said that she was in love with the man she was about to marry.

~That I'm learning to breathe~

~I'm learning to crawl~

~I'm finding that you and you alone can break my fall~

~I'm living again, awake and alive~

~I'm dying to breathe in these abundant skies~

Stephanie smiled through her tears with each step they took down the aisle. This passed year with Chris had been passionate and so full of life, her love for the man standing at the alter smiling back at her had grown in abundance and she could fully admit that she loved him... because it was the truth.

She did love him she just wasn't in love with him.

But like all things she had learnt over the years... nothing comes without trying... and one year later she was ready to try.

~Hello, good morning, how you been~

~Yesterday left my head kicked in~

~I never, never thought that~

~I would fall like that~

~Never knew that I could hurt this bad~

She looked a vision coming down the aisle on her proud father's arm, her hair falling down around her face crowning in it tiny curls while the length of it cascaded down her bare back.

Her dress form fitting, clinging in all the right place's was held up by two thin pearl encrusted spaghetti straps, the silk seeming endless as it fell to the floor.

Behind her veil he saw her bright blue eyes full of tears, her eyes locked with his as they all awaited her approach.

His gaze fell to the woman who had preceded her and he shook his head to clear his thoughts as Lita smiled at him.

Edge hadn't realised his fists were clenched as he lifted one to the breast pocket of his vest feeling the outline of the ring he held in his pocket and chanced a look towards Chris who shuffled on his feet nervously beside him.

'This is really happening...'

~I'm learning to breathe~

~I'm learning to crawl~

~I'm finding that you and you alone can break my fall~

~I'm living again, awake and alive~

~I'm dying to breathe in these abundant skies~

~These abundant skies~

~Yeah, abundant skies, yeah~

He watched as the bride and groom stepped away from him and Lita to stand before the pastor. His mind a muddle of emotions at it took him back to that night his whole life had changed.

The ambulance ride and how he had felt secure and protected as if he were locked inside some air tight container where nothing bad could touch him.

He remembered that feeling more then anything else that night, more then awaking to find Lita by his bedside... and more so he remembered when he had stopped feeling that way... as soon as his eyes had opened.

And more then anything he wanted to feel that way again.

~This is a way that I say I need you~

~This is a way that I say I love you~

~This is a way that I say I'm yours~

~This is a way~

In his mind it all happened like a dream... like he was just an observer watching... hoping... seeing everyone as they all focused on him, heard the mumbled phrases that were whispered among the attendee's, saw the surprise and confusion in all their eyes... but none more so then his three friends standing before him as he looked directly into Stephanie's eyes and said the three words that would make or break him.

'I love you.'

Someday We’ll Know

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AN: Final in the 'A dream Away' series

~Denotes song lyrics~

~90 miles outside Chicago~

~Can't stop driving~

~I don't know why~

~So many questions~

~I need an answer~

~Two years later you're still on my mind~

~Whatever happened to Amelia Erhardt~

~Who holds the stars up in the sky~

~Is true love just once in a lifetime~

~Did the captain of the Titanic cry~

'I love you'

"I now pronounce you..."

'I love you'

"...man and wife."

His forehead creased... 'Man and wife? Stephanie no...' He turned his head away from the sight of his best friend sealing both there fate's as he leaned forward to kiss the woman who had promised to love and obey him till death they do part.

The physical pain he felt over whelming him so much he had to grab hold of the pew as he and Lita followed the newly weds out of the church towards there waiting limo.

The fake smile he had plastered to his face dissolving as soon as she had leaned up to kiss him as they prepared to leave. In that one moment he had closed his eyes and breathed in the scent of her fearing she would have to pull away first because he didn't think he had the strength too.

He was losing her... HAD lost her.

He remembered it like it was yesterday... in his mind he lived it over and over again always wondering what she would be doing at exactly that time... wondering if she ever thought of him as he did of her... always thinking about the what if's...

~Someday we'll know~

~If love can move a mountain~

~Someday we'll know~

~Why the sky is blue~

~Someday we'll know~

~Why I wasn't meant for you~

Lita stood at the back door of their home and watched her husband as he sat out on the deck and just stared out at nothing.

He had changed... there was something different about him and she was only just realising it. She couldn't pinpoint when exactly this change had occurred but deep down she knew it had sprouted from his time in hospital... the time he says an angel had sat by his side, held his hand... whispered to him... looked over him till she had arrived. From then on he had always had these closed off episodes where he just liked to be by himself... and she allowed him that time... she had known for along time that his wounds from that encounter weren’t just physical... and that his heart still wept, though for what she didn't know... and doubted she ever will.

He looked up then and saw her standing in the doorway and he smiled lovingly at her... he had said goodbye to Stephanie on the day of her wedding, wishing her luck with her marriage even as he felt the loss of never having her in his life as he wanted her... she was happy with Chris and her happiness was what mattered.

Lita was a beautiful caring woman... she was his rock, his hold on life... to the life they would make together.

~Does anybody know the way to Atlantis~

~Or what the wind says when she cries~

~I'm speeding by the place that I met you~

~For the 97th time..... tonight~

~I bought a ticket to the end of the rainbow~

~I watched the stars crash in the sea~

~If I could ask God just one question~

~Why aren't you here with me....tonight~

Stephanie loved the night sky, millions of twinkling stars that blanketed the darkness making it light up like a giant Christmas tree.

Knowing that somewhere out there 'He' too looked up at that same sky.

The scent of roses waffled up to her tickling her sense's, reminding her of a time far gone... a time when she knew a love so engulfing she thought she might die of want... yet now she knew of another love... a lasting love that she and Chris had forged together.

She still thought of 'Him,' not a day went by she didn't see his smile in her minds eye, didn't see the love and happiness in his expression whenever he looked at Lita... she smiled to herself, 'Those days are gone now and the past was just that... Past.'

She smiled warmly sensing his approach and a few moments later felt his presence as his arms slipped around her waist.

"Penny for your thoughts..."

Her smile turned into a grin, her own arms wrapping tenderly around herself overlapping his as she leaned back into him resting the back of her head on his shoulder.

"Mmmm... I was just thinking about the past... how one simple act can change your whole life..."

~Someday we'll know~

~Why Samson loved Delilah~

~One day I'll go~

~Dancing on the moon~

~Someday you'll know~

~That I was the one for you~

Chris smiled as her words took him back to the first time he had heard her sing. Even though he didn't know who she was at the time he did know that that was the exact time he had fallen in love with her.

He also knew deep down that at the time her heart had belonged to someone else... but he tried not to dwell on it even though it stayed there planted like a seed in the back of his mind.

She was right, that one night had changed him forever... changed all of them... Stephanie, Lita, Edge and himself... they're whole lives were altered and he liked to think for the best. His two best friends had found love in the arms of each other and he had found Stephanie.

He couldn’t help feeling a tiny bit of sadness for the man she sang about in her song, but what he did know was that man was now gone... and he, Chris Jericho, now held that place in her heart.

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