November 1999
My name is Stephanie Marie McMahon and today I’m marrying Andrew Martin in front of millions of people on national TV. My parents own the World Wrestling Federation, which he wrestles in as Test. We are getting married on the Monday night show, Raw is War. I don’t really think that I’m ready to get married but it is what my parents want so I am. I walk out to the ring with my dad. Andrew and the attendants are already there. The preacher asks if anyone has any reason why we should not be married and no one says anything. Then as Andrew is about to say his vows, Hunter Hearst Helmsley’s entrance theme starts. He is one of my dad’s fiercest opponents and had already been told that only family and those with invitations could be down at ringside. He tells my dad that he remembers this and that he should watch this video. It shows Triple H driving a car in Las Vegas and then pulling into a drive-thru wedding chapel. When it shows the bride, everyone gasps at the sight of me unconscious in the passenger seat. Hunter then goes on to explain that I can’t marry Andrew because I already married him. Andrew takes off running after him and I just stand there sobbing and repeating two things, "I hate you" and "I’m sorry. I didn’t know." I leave the arena with my parents and go back to our hotel room still in shock.
***
One Month Later
Armageddon
Tonight my dad is facing Triple H in a no holds barred match. If he wins, my marriage to Hunter is annulled but if Hunter wins, we stay married and he gets a title shot. In the weeks leading up to this match, I gave Andrew his ring back and he told me he didn’t know if he could forgive me even though I was unconscious during the ceremony. The match is almost over and my dad has Hunter backed into a corner with a sledgehammer poised to hit him. I jump over the railing and slide into the ring motioning to my dad to let me hit him. I get the sledgehammer and raise it above my head. Hunter pleads with me not to hit him and I can’t do it. Hunter takes that opportunity to grab the sledgehammer and hit my dad with it. Hunter beats my dad and we celebrate his victory. I know what you are thinking. How could I turn on my dad like that. The answer is simple it is payback for him having me kidnapped by the Undertaker just so he could screw Stone Cold Steve Austin. Hunter and I made a deal shortly before the show began. This relationship will be purely professional. I get my revenge and he gets his title shot. We will only play lovey-dovey for the cameras. I mean how bad could it be?
***
A Few Months Later (February)
My life is hell. I think as Hunter is yelling at me again because something didn’t go his way on Raw. He suddenly grabs me by the upper part of my arms and starts shaking me violently.
"You’re not listening to me," he yells.
"Yes I am," I stammer.
"Well I don’t think you are and you know what the punishment for that is," he says as he grabs his WWF title and drags me toward the bed.
He makes me lay on my stomach on the bed and then uses his title to spank me. The tight leather pants I’m wearing make the pain almost unbearable. But I know if I scream, the blows will only get harder. Somehow, I manage to stifle the screams as tears stream down my face. When he finishes, I quickly wipe the tears away before he can see them.
As I stand up he says, "I’m done with you for tonight."
"Ok then I’m going for a walk."
He grabs my bag and throws the few things I had unpacked into it. Then he thrusts it into my arms.
"Find somewhere else to stay. I don’t want to see your ugly ass face until tomorrow."
I quickly walk out the door as I say a silent prayer in which I thank God for allowing me to get away from him for awhile. I walk to the elevator and go down to the lobby. I find the softest chair there, set my bag down beside it, and sit down. I flinch as a pain shoots through my backside. I pull my legs up and bury my face in them so that I’m in a tuck position. I start crying and rocking a little bit.
About five minutes later I hear a soft voice ask, "Excuse me miss are you alright?"
"Go away," I mumble without raising my head.
"I won’t go away until I know that you are alright," the voice says.
I raise my head just far enough to see over the tops of my knees. To my surprise, I see one of the WWF’s superstars, Chris Jericho, standing there.
"Please Chris for your own good just go away," I mumble.
"What do you mean for my own good and how do you know me?" he asks and gently touches my arm where Hunter had grabbed me earlier.
I flinch, let out a hiss of pain, and jerk my head up. He just stares at me for a minute with his mouth open in shock.
"Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley," he says still not quite believing what he sees.
"Thank you so much for reminding me of the worst decision I’ve ever made."
"And what might that be?"
"Helping Hunter and staying married to him."
"Ok whatever you say. Why are you sitting down here crying instead of being in your room with him?"
"He kicked me out again which means I had better go see if I can get a room."
"I heard the front desk tell someone earlier that there are no more rooms available. You are more than welcome to stay in my room though."
"Are you sure? I mean if Hunter finds out you could be a dead man."
"Yes I’m sure. I can’t leave a lady in distress all by herself. Besides I’m on a different floor."
He reaches down and grabs my bag. Then he pulls me to my feet and we go over to the elevator. We got on the elevator and go to his floor. We walk into his room and he sets my bag by the bed.
"So why did your loving husband kick you out?"
"Loving my ass. There is not a loving bone in his body. He is a monster. I hate him and his precious title."
"What do you mean that he is a monster and why do you hate his title?"
"I guess the easiest way would be just to show you," I reply turning my back to him.
I quickly unfasten my pants and pull them and my panties down slightly below my butt to show him the maze of welts and bruises both old and new. I hear a gasp and a few muttered curses. I then pull my pants back up and turn around.
"So now you know why I think he is a monster."
"I agree with you. Does this happen often?"
"Only when something doesn’t go his way which is almost every night."
"How can anyone do this to another person?"
"I don’t know. This was just supposed to be a business relationship. I get a little well deserved revenge on my dad and he gets his title shot. We were just supposed to act all lovey-dovey in front of the camera and he was supposed to leave me alone behind the scenes. He wasn’t supposed to control my life and use me as his whipping post. He picks out everything I wear; tells me how to act, what to say, and how to fix my make-up and hair; and makes me sleep on the couch or floor when he doesn’t kick me out," I say tearfully.
"Shh no more of that," he whispers as he wipes my tears away.
"Thanks for letting me stay here."
"No problem. Anytime you need somewhere to stay you come and find me."
"I will and I hate to ask you this but do you have something I can sleep in cause all I have are the slinky numbers that Hunter picks out for me."
"Sure do."
He rummages around on his bag and pulls out a pair of boxers and a t-shirt.
"Here you go."
I take them from him and go into the bathroom. I change quickly and come out. I go over and kiss him on the cheek and then climb into bed. He goes into the bathroom and changes. When he comes out, he slides into bed next to me and pulls me into his arms. Then he kisses me on the forehead and falls asleep. I snuggle up to him and fall asleep myself. I wake up early and change into a Hunter approved outfit. I lovingly fold Chris’s t-shirt and boxers and slip them into my bag. I want to keep part of him close to me. I think that maybe it will give me some extra strength to get through my time with Hunter knowing that I can go to Chris for help and to talk to. I go over to the still sleeping Chris and kiss him on the cheek. I leave him a note with my cell phone number on it and quietly slip out of the room. I leave my bag at the front desk and go to the hotel restaurant for breakfast. I am happier now than I have been in a long time because I finally have a real friend again.
***
King of the Ring 2000 (June)
I have been so happy the last four months. I still get the brunt of Hunter’s anger and get kicked out of the room almost every night. However every time I get kicked out I go to see Chris and we are plotting to get me away from Hunter. After about a month of being almost constant roomies, we figured out that we were head over heels for each other. The most we have ever done though is kiss. I am grateful in a way to Hunter because if it wasn’t for him I would be "happily" married to Andrew and I would never have got to know Chris like I do. I realize now that I was only infatuated with Andrew and that what I feel for Chris is a million times stronger. I am so excited about tonight because I get to kiss Chris in front of the world. I have to pretend I don’t like it because in our plan we are making everyone think we hate each other. He calls me things like a trash bag ho and I interfere in his matches making him lose some. This keeps Hunter from finding out about us and our plans. I go out there during Chris’s match with Kurt Angle. I get in the ring to supposedly interfere and Chris grabs me and "forces" a kiss on me. I roll out of the ring and act disgusted with the kiss as that annoying egomaniac Kurt gets the pin on Chris. I get back to the locker room to find my dad pacing and ranting about the gall that "asshole" had in kissing his daughter. I give a mental sigh of relief at finding out that they bought it. It has been hard thing of stuff to fool my dad since he and my brother, Shane, teamed up with Hunter, DX, and I. I go down to the ring with Hunter, my dad, and Shane for their six-man tag match against the Rock, Kane, and Undertaker. The Rock pins my dad and gets the title. Hunter is extremely pissed and I know he will make me pay dearly for my dad’s actions. When we get back to the hotel room, I start packing my bag. He tells me to go and I think that maybe he just wants to be alone and won’t hurt me. I start walking toward the door and suddenly I feel something hit me hard across the back. I fall to my knees and turn my head slightly. I see Hunter standing there holding a kendo stick. He hits me again sending me face down onto the carpet. He hits me with it repeatedly and then finally throws it down beside me.
"Maybe that will teach you to keep your old man away from my title. Now go change and get you ass out of here."
I scramble up and go into the bathroom and put on a pair of sweatpants and a long-sleeve shirt. I come out and grab my bag. Then I quickly leave. Once outside I pull my hair up into a large hat and put some sunglasses on. I start down the hall toward the elevator so I can get to Chris’s room.
***
Meanwhile
Chris is in his room waiting for me. He knows that after losing the title Hunter will definitely kick me out. There is a knock on the door and he practically flies across the room to answer it. He opens the door to reveal Matt and Jeff Hardy standing there.
"Hey man you should see Blackman. He is yelling about someone stealing his kendo stick," Jeff says as he and Matt push themselves past Chris and enter the room.
Chris just smiles and shakes his head.
"Why don’t you come out and party with us?" Matt asks.
"Na I don’t feel like partying."
"Ok what is going on? For the last four months, you have been acting weird. You won’t party with us and you always get a double room but have no roomie," Jeff states.
"Actually I have a roommate almost every night and she should be here soon."
"She!" Matt and Jeff exclaim together.
"Yes she."
As if on cue, I knock on the door at that particular time. Matt and Jeff sit on the beds and Chris answers the door. I come in and walk over to my bed. I drop my bag beside it and give a sigh of relief that Matt and Jeff don’t seem to recognize me.
"Hey Jeff get off her bed," Chris tells the Hardy that is perched there.
"Oh alright," he grumbles and goes over to sit by Matt.
I sit down on the bed and start taking off my shoe as I ask, "Hey what was Blackman grumbling about?"
"Someone stole his kendo stick," Chris answers.
"That would be Triple H."
"How do you know?" Matt asks.
"I saw him with it."
"Maybe he took it to use to keep Stephanie in line since he lost his title," Jeff laughs.
I finish taking off my shoe and throw it at his head.
"Hey what was that for?" he asks angrily.
"Your stupid comment. I warn you if you make another like it I won’t miss that time."
"Steph calm down," Chris says gently.
"No I will not calm down. He has no right to make comments about things he knows nothing about," I yell while taking my hat and sunglasses off.
Matt and Jeff just sit there staring at me in shock until Matt manages to get out, "What do you mean by things he knows nothing about?"
"This," I reply while turning around a lifting up the back of my shirt
so they can see the marks left by the kendo stick.
I hear a round of gasps and muttered curses as they see the damage. I pull my shirt back down and turn around. They have looks of pure horror on their faces. I sit back down on the bed and Chris sits behind me pulling me back against his chest. Jeff mumbles an apology for what he said.
"Why do you act like you hate each other?" Matt asks.
"To keep people from getting suspicious about us and to totally shock everyone when our plan is finished," I reply.
"What are your plans?" Jeff asks.
"Sorry can’t tell you that. They are only for us to know," Chris says.
"Well on that note I guess we’ll leave you to scheme and plan," Matt says while walking to the door and pulling Jeff behind him.
They leave the room leaving me and Chris by ourselves. I give a sigh of relief and turn to face Chris. I lay my head on his shoulder and tears start flowing. He holds me and whispers soothing words while smoothing my hair back. When I finally stop crying, I look up at him and he brushes the last few tears from my cheeks.
"Everything’s okay now. You’re with me and I won’t let anything happen to you."
"I know it’s just that the look on his face scared me. It was a look of pure rage and no control. I’m afraid something will happen and I’ll lose you."
"Shh. Nothing anyone could ever do would make us lose each other. It will all be over with soon and then you will never have to see him again."
"I guess we had better get into bed."
"Yeah I think you are right Miss McMahon."
We change into our pjs and I climb into bed. He climbs in next to me and pulls me into his arms. I sigh contentedly and snuggle up to him. I look up and gaze into his eyes which are staring adoringly at me.
"I love you, Chrissy," I mummer using my nickname for him.
"I love you, too, my sweet angel."
We go to sleep holding each other with contented looks on our faces. Once I am free of Triple H, my life will be perfect because I will be free to be with the one I love.
***
Fully Loaded 2000 (July)
Thanks to some careful maneuvering by me and Chris, Hunter will face him in a one-on-one match tonight. Our new commissioner, Mick Foley, made the provision that if any member of DX comes down to ringside during the match Hunter will never get another title shot again. Thankfully, I’m still able to go down to ringside because our plan depends on me being there. I go down to ringside with Hunter and I’m giddy just knowing that this will be the last time I have to go anywhere with him. I watch the match with great interest while pretending to root for Hunter. Hunter irish whips Chris into the ref and I see my opportunity to act while the ref is down. I grab a chair and slide into the ring. Hunter pulls Chris in front of him so I can deliver the blow he believes I intend to give Chris. Just as Chris is ducking and I’m about to lay Hunter out, Mick slides into the ring and grabs the chair away from me. Hunter drops Chris and pushes me behind him. Them he gets in Mick’s face and starts yelling at him. I’m about ready to kill Mick. Chris and I have been working on this plan for five months and he is about to ruin it. Then I get a great idea. I drop down on one knee and bring my arm up as hard as I can between Hunter’s legs. He turns around and has a shocked look on his face that mirrors the one on Mick’s face. Mick and I slide out of the ring as Chris grabs Hunter. I shake the ref just as Hunter is receiving the double powerbomb. He comes around as Chris gets the pin. 1-2-3. It’s all over. I’m free at last. The ref raises Chris’s hand and Hunter rolls out of the ring. He starts walking towards me with a murderous look in his eyes and I start backing away. Chris comes up behind him with a chair and nails him in the back. He then yells something to Hunter about the fact that he will never be able to hurt me again. About this time, DX is coming down the ramp. Chris helps me over the security barrier and we exit quickly through the crowd. We get out to the parking lot and find APA waiting for us at the limo that Hunter and I came in. The four of us jump in the limo and it takes off. Chris explains to me that he had hired APA earlier to be my new bodyguards. We go to the closest police station where I file charges against Hunter for the beatings and then we go shopping so that I can get some new clothes. I buy things that Hunter would never let me wear such as baggy jeans and oversized t-shirts. Then we go back to the hotel and head to our room after Chris tells Farooq and Bradshaw where to meet us tomorrow. We get to the room and I set my bags down with a sigh because for the first time in seven months I don’t have to worry about the repercussions of something not going Hunter’s way. We go to bed and I instantly fall asleep dreaming about what the future holds for me and Chris.
***
The Next Night
(Before Raw)
Tonight the cops are going to arrest Hunter but I asked them if I could get Hunter to sign the annulment papers first. They agreed because like me they thought it would be next to impossible for me to get him to sign the papers after he was arrested. He just arrived along with Roaddogg, X-Pac, and Tori. I go down to the parking lot with Chris, APA, and several cops.
"Want do you want?" Hunter snarls.
"All I want is for you to sign these annulment papers," I reply.
"Why in the hell should I do that?"
"All that was between us was a business deal and the deal is over now. So do the decent thing and sign the papers."
"Fine," he agrees, grabs the papers out of my hand, and signs them.
"Thank you," I say as I take the papers back.
"Well since you have no more business with me, I’ll be going now."
"Oh no. Not so fast. My business with you is done but I believe these gentlemen have some business with you," I reply pointing to the cops.
"Yes we do," one of the cops says as he gets his cuffs out.
The cop then putts the cuffs on him and starts reading him his rights. The other cops have to restrain X-Pac and Roaddogg while Hunter is being put into the patrol car. The cop leaves with Hunter and the others release X-Pac and Roaddogg. Chris and I leave closely followed by APA. We go to our locker room. Chris and I go inside and they guard the door. A few minutes later, Bradshaw opens the door and tells us that DX wants to see us. We tell him to let them in. Roaddogg, X-Pac, and Tori enter the room and X-Pac walks towards me glaring. I shrink back and Chris steps in front of me.
Tori grabs X-Pac’s arm and says, "Calm down Sean. I’m sure they have a good explanation for what happened."
"What kind of explanation could they have for what they did to Hunter? I mean what in the hell did they have him arrested for?" X-Pac bites out.
"He’s a monster and he is getting just what he deserves," Chris shouts.
"What in the hell is that supposed to mean. I’ve known him for years and he is not a monster," X-Pac shouts back.
"Well what kind of human being does this?" I ask turning around and pulling up my shirt so they can see the marks from the beatings I had received courtesy of Hunter.
"But Hunter wouldn’t do that and besides it sounded like a happy relationship to us almost every night," Roaddogg stammers.
"Hunter did do this and just for the record he kicked me out almost every night," I reply.
"She’s right. She has stayed with me almost every night for the past five months and before that she would get her own room," Chris tells them.
"I guess you never got to know the real Hunter," I say.
"I can’t believe he could hide something like that from us," Roaddogg mumbles.
"I’m sorry we didn’t know before. We could have stopped this long before now," Tori says.
"It’s ok, none of this is your fault. There was nothing that you could have done. Besides it all worked out in the end," I tell her.
"Yeah I guess you’re right. We had better get going to get ready for tonight," she says and then walks out pulling X-Pac and Roaddogg behind her.
A few of the other wrestlers cone by to see us. Then Chris goes out for his match against Kurt Angle. I stay in the locker room with APA guarding the door. Chris is paranoid about something happening to me. During the match, Farooq opens the door and tells me that my mother is there to see me. I tell him to let her in and I’m so nervous about seeing her. While I was with Hunter, he made me do and say stuff to her that killed me inside. When she walks in, I run to her and throw my arms around her neck.
"Oh mom, I missed you so much," I say tearfully.
"Why did you do what you did?" she asks calmly.
"I thought it would be a good way to get some revenge on dad. It was only supposed to last until Hunter got his title back but then he started controlling my every action and I couldn’t get away. I don’t know what I would have done if Chris hadn’t found me in the lobby of one of the hotels crying my eyes out after a Raw in February. He would let me stay with him whenever Hunter kicked me out and we came up with this plan together."
"How did Hunter control you that much?"
"He beat me momma. Most of the time he used his title but after he lost it at King of the Ring he started using a kendo stick."
"Oh my poor baby. I’ll kill that bastard for hurting you."
"It’s okay. The police arrested him earlier today and he should be spending about ten to twenty years in prison. I also got him to sign annulment papers before they arrested him. So, in about two weeks my marriage to him will never have existed. When that happens, I’m going to ask Chris to marry me."
"Are you sure that you want to jump from one marriage to another so suddenly?"
"My marriage to Hunter wasn’t a real marriage. It was business pure and simple. Besides I know that Chris is the one for me. My feeling for him are a million times stronger than the ones I had for Andrew."
"In that case, I wish you nothing but happiness."
"Thank you momma."
We hug and about that time, Chris walks in. He smiles and walks over to us. My mom shakes his hand and then pulls him into a hug.
When she releases him, she says, "Thank you for helping my baby get away from that monster."
"I would move heaven and earth to help her and make sure she is happy," he tells her.
"Yes, I think you would. Take care of her for me."
"I will ma’am."
My mom smiles and nods her head. Then she walks out the door. I hug Chris and all feels right with the world.
***
Two weeks later
I just got a letter from the state of Nevada saying that my marriage to Hunter has officially been annulled. I’m so excited and I run to show it to Chris. He reads the letter and smiles. Then he picks me up and spins me around.
"That’s great babe. I’m glad you are completely free of him now. What do you want to do to celebrate?"
"Well first I have a question to ask you."
"Shoot."
I get down on one knee and say, "Christopher Jericho will you marry me?"
"Of course I will," he says and pulls me up into a kiss.
"So what do you think of celebrating by going to Las Vegas and getting married tonight?"
"I would love to but are you sure?"
"Yes. You pack our bags while I call mom and tell her you said yes and to meet us at the airport. We can take the company jet."
"She knew you were going to ask me?"
"I told her the night after Fully Loaded."
"Ok. I’ll go pack."
He walks off to pack and I call my mom. She agrees to meet us at the airport and then tells me to call the airport and tell them that we will be using the plane to fly to Las Vegas. We hang up and I call the airport. After I hang up with them, I go to find Chris. He is finished packing except for a dress for me to wear when we get married. I go over to the closet and pull out a garment bag containing a dress that I had bought the week before for this occasion. We head to the airport and meet my mom there. When we land in Las Vegas, we go to a hotel and get a two-bedroom penthouse. My mom helps me get ready in one bedroom and Chris gets ready in the other. My dress is white satin and has spaghetti straps. The bodice fits tight and the skirt flares out. My mom pulls my hair up into a coiffure and I put a white satin hooded cape on to hide my dress from Chris until the ceremony. We walk into the living room and find Chris standing there. We all go downstairs and head to the chapel in the lobby. We get in fairly quickly and my mom walks me down the aisle. Chris looks like he is going to faint until we get to the end of the aisle and my mom hands me over to him. We look into each others eyes and I can see a love in his eyes that mirrors what I feel. The wedding is over quickly and we head back upstairs. We get up to the room and my mom starts packing her bag. When she is done, she comes into the living room.
"Ok this room is paid for until Sunday and I told the pilot that you would be staying here until then. There is a present for you in the bedroom. My flight leaves in about an hour so I had better go. Oh one more thing. I ordered room service for you two so enjoy," she says and then breezes out the door leaving us standing there with our mouths hanging open.
"Well I think that your mom took care of everything."
"Yeah so lets go open our present."
We run into the bedroom and find a box laying on the bed. I open it and start laughing. I pull out the white lace teddy and show it to Chris.
"Your mother has great taste."
"Tell me about it."
I lean over to kiss him and we hear a knocking at the door. We walk into the living room and Chris goes over to answer the door. It is room service. He wheels the cart into the room and pushes the door closed with his foot. There is a bottle of champagne and bowl of strawberries. Chris brings the bowl of strawberries, the champagne, and two glasses over to the couch. We sit down and he pours the champagne. Then we proceed to feed each other the strawberries and sip the champagne while stealing kisses every once and a while. When we are done, he picks me up and carries me into the bedroom. Once in there, I slide out of his arms, grab the teddy, and then go into the bathroom to change. I change quickly and go back out into the bedroom. Chris looks at me and then grabs me and pulls me into a deep kiss. I moan and then start pulling his shirt off. I get his shirt off and then start caressing his chest and back. Then I push him back onto the bed and pull his pants off him. He peels my teddy off inch by inch kissing each spot that he exposes. When he removes the teddy, he comes back up and starts kissing and suckling my breasts. I start begging him to take me and after what seems like an eternity he slips his boxers off and slips between my thighs. I flinch at the pain when he takes my virginity but then gasp at the exquisite pleasure that is spiraling through me. He starts moving slowly and then gradually increases speed until our world explodes with glorious pleasure. I sigh contentedly and snuggle closer to Chris instantly falling asleep. I dream about the wonderful future I know we will have.
***
Epilogue
My dad and brother accept my marriage to Chris when they finally start believing what a monster Hunter is. Hunter is sentenced to twenty years with the possibility for parole after ten. We never see him again after the trial. Chris and I have two beautiful daughters and we all live happily ever after just like in the fairy tales. I thank God daily for bringing Chris, my savior and my husband, into my life.
THE END
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