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Edge yowled and scrambled to cover his ears at the sound of Lita's scream. Damn it, he had a hangover, so she wasn't making it any better by screaming.
"What are you *doing* here?" she asked frantically, her eyes wide as she scanned him, immediately realizing he had to be as nude as she was under the blanket. "What are you doing in my bed?!"
The blond man momentarily forgot about the pounding in his head.
"I think it's *our* bed now..." He held up his left hand, showing the back of it to her along with the gold band on his finger. "Take a look at your own ring finger," he suggested cooly as her hazel eyes widened more.
The redhead did what he said, her jaw dropping in shock.
"Wh-what... What...?" She raised her gaze back up to meet his eyes, seemingly incapable of formulating the question in her mind.
"Apparently, we got married last night," he explained.
"*What*?!" It seemed as though this were the only word she was capable of getting out.
"I know it's crazy," Edge continued. "But it's true. I woke up and started having flashbacks about last night. We were out with Jeff and Trish, got drunk, and *more* than a little carried away."
"You can say *that* again!" the redhead cried, then ran both hands through her hair. In the process, she momentarily forgot about the blanket she'd been clutching against herself. Now, it slipped, and Edge was treated to the sight of her full breasts. He stared for a full moment, cocking his head to the side as he did, before Lita even realized, then snatched the blanket back, pressing it to her exposed bosom. Her face flushed a deep red.
"Oh, God..." she moaned. "I can't believe this." Then, meeting the blond man's gaze again, she softened. "I'm sorry, Edge... I don't mean any offense... You're my friend, but..." She shrugged one shoulder, a look of embarrassment again flooding her pretty face.
"Yeah, I know..." he agreed. "We're only friends, but we obviously went a little too far last night." And wasn't *that* an understatement. A 'little' too far was putting it very mildly. The two of them ending up in bed together was one thing, but getting *married*? It was insane!
Lita ducked her head, still embarrassed beyond belief - despite everything she knew she must have done with him the previous night. Then, peering up at him through a curtain of her red hair, she voiced the question on both their minds.
"What... what are we going to do, Edge?"
"Good question," the Canadian said. He was thoughtful and silent for a moment. "Get it annulled?"
The redhead blinked and nodded. Yeah, why hadn't *she* thought of that? But she knew the answer - it was because she was overwhelmed to such an extent that the obvious was eluding her. God, what an unbelievable mess this was!
"Okay..."
"I'm guessing there are tons of places to get it done," Edge said. "I mean, since this *is* Vegas, and no doubt a lot of people make the mistake *we* made."
She had no clue why, but for some reason, Edge calling their spontaneous marriage a 'mistake' hurt. She actually felt the slightest twinge at his words.
"I wonder if Jeff and Trish remember a thing from last night," the blond man wondered aloud. He suspected it were possible that those two had slept together as well - although he couldn't recall *them* getting married like he and Lita had.
He couldn't believe this... Not that he was repulsed by the redhead or anything - as far from it as possible. He thought she was gorgeous, and he'd always been more than a little attracted to her. And of course, before he would ever entertain the idea of being married to her, he would have liked to *date* her for awhile first.
Jeez... what a mess this all was. So much for dating, taking things slow and building a relationship. Not that any of the above had ever been discussed or even silently implied. He and Lita were friends. What really sucked was that, after this mishap, she would probably never consider dating him... He would be her ex-husband, for crying out loud! No - not even that... An annullment pretty much stated that a marriage had more or less never even happened.
He didn't understand *why*, but Edge was suddenly feeling a bit sad.