"Hello, Trish," she said with a smile.  "What can I do for you?"

"Actually, it's not what you can do for me, Stephanie..."  The blonde began to explain what had just happened in the women's locker room and what she had in mind.

"Well," the brunette said as she clasped her hands together on the desktop, "I can certainly relate to Lita...I'm not looking all that much forward to Valentine's Day this year, either - not since what Hunter did."  She grew annoyed as she recalled how badly her then-husband had humiliated her on national television - in front of millions of people.  She'd only told him that little white lie about being pregnant because he'd left her no other choice.  Without a doubt, Hunter would have left her a long time before he had if she'd not made him believe they were expecting a baby...  She shook her head, willing the bitter memories from her mind.

"Okay," Stephanie said as she regained her composure.  "I'll see what I can do.  Lita's a good friend, so I'll be happy to help."

"Thanks," Trish said with a smile.  "Boy, is she going to be surprised...That is, if this works."

"Oh, it'll work," the brunette said with a confident wink.  "It's so obvious that he's crazy about her."

The petite diva gave a little snort.  "Obvious to just about everyone but Lita, you mean."

"Well...yeah..."

*

"This is gonna be one hell of a Valentine's Day," Christian said with a grin as he tucked away some chocolates and a small gray teddy bear into his bag.

Edge smirked at the other man.  "You didn't care much for it last year."  It was true.  Up until a few months ago, his younger brother had never had what could be called a serious, long-term relationship.  On the contrary, Christian had been notorious for dating a different girl a week.  It was hard to believe that any woman had actually managed to snag his heart - but one had.

"So, are you taking Molly anywhere special tomorrow night?" Test asked as he sat down to put on his wrestling boots.

"Yeah...I noticed this classy-looking Italian restaurant about a mile away.  I remembered the name and got the phone number in the white pages - got us a reservation for a late supper."

"Cool, man...I'm taking Stacy out dancing.  She loves that," the bigger man said with a grin.

"Oh, for crying out loud..." Edge muttered as he stood up and walked across the room.  "There - now you two can yak all you want without having me between you."  The tall blond man raked a hand through his long hair, looking around for a beat as if trying to decide something, then went to the door and stepped out of the locker room.

"What's with him?" Test asked, pointing a thumb in the direction of where the other man had just disappeared, arching an eyebrow.

"Ahh, he's just a little down because he doesn't have anyone to spend Valentine's Day with," the shorter man replied.  "I hate seeing him like this...I know he can be a real pain in the ass sometimes, but he's my brother, and I love him, damn it," Christian continued.

The other man in the room, who had remained silent, listened to all of this as his back was turned.

And then, Chris Jericho made up his mind and slipped from the room, unnoticed by the other two.