She was feeling great - ecstatic, even.  Thanks to Shane, she'd finally gotten the chance to meet Adam Copeland.  She was reminded of why she'd always considered him the best brother in the whole wide world...

Now, she was on her way to meet up with Adam at his locker room.  The tall blond Canadian had told her to stop by about twenty minutes after his evening's match had ended - that would give him enough time to be showered and dressed by the time she arrived.

Stephanie still couldn't keep the smile off her face as she arrived at the locker room.  Raising her hand to knock, she waited, and a moment later, Dave Heath opened the door, a grin on his own face as he peered out at her.

"Well, as I live and breath..." the fanged man said.  "So, it's true...Adam hasn't completely flipped his lid..."

The brunette arched a brow in slight amusement, the small smile still playing at her lips.

"Yeah, that's right..." another voice spoke, and it sent pleasant ripples down Stephanie's spine.  A few seconds later, Adam appeared directly behind his friend.  He grinned as he caught her gaze, and Stephanie thought she could detect a sparkle in his green eyes.

And boy, did he take her breath away... She thought that Adam Copeland was the most gorgeous man she'd ever laid her eyes on.  And to think he'd actually taken enough of an interest in her to invite her here, to spend time with her.

Then, Stephanie wondered why she'd had those thoughts.  She was, after all, the daughter of extreme wealth - not to mention, she thought of herself as attractive, and certainly eligible.  Why wouldn't Adam Copeland want to see her?

"Well, I guess I'll be going quietly now..." Dave announced as Stephanie entered the room at Adam's invitation.  He smiled, glancing from her to the tall blond man before leaving.

"So..." Adam began as soon as his friend had closed the door behind him.  "Alone at last..."  He cocked his head as he regarded the young woman.  "How did you like my match?  I mean...What did you think of it?"

The brunette gazed at him, her lips parting slightly as she recalled the Canadian's in-ring action.  Earlier that night, he'd competed in a one-on-one match against D'Lo Brown.

"It was really good..." she answered.  "Too bad Gangrel had to come in and interfere, though..."

The blond man chuckled.  "Yeah...Oh well.  At least I'll get to kick his ass next week on Sunday Night Heat..."  He winked.

Stephanie felt as though she were melting at the gesture.  Oh, if only he could know and feel the things he was doing to her, the effects he was having on her... At the very least, he would probably be surprised - maybe flattered, too.

There was a brief, though not uncomfortable moment of silence, then Adam smiled almost bashfully.

"I...err...was wondering...Err...if you're not too busy or anything..." he began, meeting the pretty brunette's blue eyes.  "Maybe we can go out sometime?"

Stephanie's face brightened as she smiled at him, and she could feel the blush creeping into her cheeks.  She hoped that, somehow, he wouldn't notice.

"Yes..." she spoke.  "Yes, I'd really like that..."

"Great..." the blond man said, and the truth was, he wanted to just reach over and gather the brunette into his arms - or do a jig of joy right here, in front of her - and make a total fool of himself in the process.

Instead, he remained standing in his spot and didn't do either.

"So...when would you like to go out?"

"Um...Any time, I guess..." Stephanie responded, as she really didn't have to think about it.  "Anytime is fine for me..."

"Awesome," Adam grinned.  "How about I pick you up at your house on our next day off - Saturday, is it?"

"Yes, yes - it's Saturday when we have our next day off..."

"Good..."  The blond man winked again.

Stephanie grinned back at him, but suddenly, she was a little less excited about their upcoming date.  Her mother would certainly not be a problem - or see a problem with her going out with Adam.  But somehow, she knew her father would be an entirely different story...