As she sauntered into the small restaurant, she caught sight of several WWE superstars already inside - including Edge and Stephanie, who were seated at a table for two, seemingly pretty chummy.

The redhead bit her lip, wondering why she should suddenly feel a twinge of jealousy when the tall Canadian had told her just last night what his intentions toward the brunette were.

"Hey!  Lita, over here!"

She turned her head to her right and spotted Trish Stratus waving.  The pretty petite blonde was sitting at a table with her boyfriend Jeff - the redhead's best friend.

Casting one last longing glance in Edge's direction, the high-flying diva made a beeline for the table occupied by Trish and the younger Hardy brother.

"Hey, Li," the rainbow-haired man said with a smile.  "We've been waiting for you all morning."

"You have?"

"Yeah," the Canadian woman replied for him.  "Lita, I hope you don't mind, but I told Jeff how upset you were last night...We were thinking - how about you come out with us tonight?"

The redhead stared at the blonde diva with wide eyes, then glanced over at the young man on her other side.  She put up both hands as she spoke.

"Oh, no...I couldn't do that.  I told you last night, Trish - I don't want to impose."

"It's no imposition," Jeff insisted, grabbing her left hand.

"Yes, it is," Lita stated.  "Besides, I already have a date for Valentine's Day."

"You do?"

"Yeah," the redhead replied, meeting Trish's warm brown eyes.  She noticed the little blonde suddenly glance questioningly toward Edge, where he sat with Stephanie McMahon, for a split second.

"Yeah - Chris Jericho and I are going to be Valentines."

"Jericho??" the blonde woman asked with surprise, her face registering the same emotion.

Lita thought she detected the slightest little flicker of disappointment cross the Canadian's features, and she wondered why.

"Right...Neither of us had a date, so Chris asked me if we could go out - strictly as friends, of course."

"Oh...well, that explains that mystery," Trish said.  "I honestly can't picture you and Jerky as anything romantic together."

"Me neither," Lita admitted.  "I mean, he's a nice, sweet and caring guy - and you gotta love that sense of humor - but I just never thought of him in that way...You know?"

"Sure..."

The redhead thought, Not to mention, I'm already madly in love with another long-haired blond man... She sighed and glanced back over at Edge, whom she hadn't once noticed look her way.  Damn it - it seemed she would never get a chance with him.

A waitress came by to take Lita's order, and she decided on the western omelet with home fries - a fitting meal for brunch.

*

Over at their own table, Edge and Stephanie were discussing what the blond man would do to surprise the redhead later on.

"She's looking this way again..." the brunette said softly over her coffee cup.  She tried to keep her blue eyes fixed to the Canadian's face, as though to not be obvious about watching Lita watching them.

"Really?  That's the fourth time you've said that already."

"Well, that's because it's the fourth time she's done it," came the nearly whispered response.  Stephanie smiled knowingly.  "I'm telling you, Edge - she really likes you."

"Maybe she's just looking over at two friends and wants to say hello," the blond said.  He still couldn't get it in his head that the stunningly beautiful redhead would ever be interested in him in any way other than a friendship sense.

"Oh, you're deluding yourself..." the woman sitting across from him said, rolling her eyes.  "God, you men are all alike.  But anyway, what do you want to get her for later on?"

Edge shifted his green gaze down to his fingers, which held his own coffee cup.  "I dunno...some flowers, obviously."  Then, looking up and meeting the brunette's eyes, he asked, "How about roses?  A dozen of them?"

Stephanie's small smile became a full-fledged grin.  "That's perfect - we like that sort of thing, you know.  It'll be great - a dozen roses will make her feel so special..."

The blond man smirked at the young woman, as he could think of at least a dozen other ways to make a woman feel special, but he didn't mention any of this to her.

"Okay, that's a start...So, you're going to show up where she is and have me on your arm, and-"

"What?  You never said anything about-"

"Edge, don't worry...The idea here is to surprise her," Stephanie reminded him.  "So, if we pretend I'm your date, she'll be doubly surprised."

The Canadian blinked, wondering if this new turn of events would possibly ruin all the plans he and Lita had discussed the previous night.  If Chris saw Stephanie on his arm...

"Ahh...we have number five," the brunette suddenly announced in a hushed voice.  She smiled at him.  "This is all gonna work like a charm..."