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Trish glanced around quickly, making certain that they weren't within earshot. The two were several feet away, talking, and, thankfully, didn't seem aware of anything or anyone else. Good.
The little blonde hurried over to where Jeff was, the young man retrieving a candy bar from a nearby vending machine.
"Jeff!" she called in a loud whisper as she stood directly behind him. "I need to talk to you!"
The rainbow-haired man turned slowly, his green eyes sparkling merrily as he smiled at the Canadian woman.
"Do you? Well, you're not getting anything outta me, Trish."
"What? What are you talking about?" she asked, but the confusion on her face quickly made way for surprise and recognition. "Oh, my God... You *know* something."
Jeff shrugged.
"Maybe I do," he said vaguely. "Anyway, what'd you need to talk to me about?"
The little blonde smirked at his weak attempt at naivete. She knew Jeff Hardy, and knew him well.
"You're not very convincing at playing the oblivious role, Jeffy - so don't even bother. Anyway," she went on, looking back over toward Edge and Lita. She wanted to make absolute sure they were none the wiser. Edge would probably kill her if he knew she was talking to Jeff about this - but hell, he'd made her promise not to speak to *Lita* about it; he'd said *nothing* about her not talking to *Jeff*.
"Jeff, Edge is in love with Lita!" she exclaimed in a loud whisper.
"Huh?" came the reply. Now, it was the younger Hardy's turn to glance over toward their unassuming friends. Well, this was certainly interesting news - not that he hadn't suspected as much. He'd always seen more than a slight attraction between the tall blond man and the redhead. He smiled.
"Really?"
"Yes," Trish said. "He just told me, and get this - he doesn't want to go through with the annulment. But he thinks Lita will laugh at him if he tells her how he feels."
"Hmm... Interesting," Jeff said, then he shook his head. "Not gonna happen."
Trish arched a perfectly sculpted brow in question.
"What do you mean?"
"What do I mean? Trishy, we've got a match made in heaven here - because Lita is in love with Edge, too."
The tiny blonde's mouth flew open in pleasant surprise. A small, melodious laugh bubbled out of her, and then she squealed with delight, like a little girl.
"Oh, God, this is *so* sweet! Jeff, we have to do something to get them to stop this stupid annulment!"
Jeff nodded in agreement.
"That sounds just about right," he said. He glanced quickly back at their friends. At the moment, Edge was speaking on his cell phone, Lita beside him and eyeing him as though speculative. He wondered who the blond man had called and what was going on. But the way he figured it, they'd find out soon enough.
"Hey," Trish said, tearing her own gaze from their friends and back to the Hardy, "I have an idea..." Then, as
she got his attention again, she began explaining.