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Lita's pretty face wore a smile as she slipped through to hallway and to Edge, who waited for her in a deserted corridor. They'd made plans to meet in the location earlier in the night.
"Hey - Li!" the tall blond man called in a loud whisper. She looked good enough to just take right here, but they couldn't risk it - no matter how tempting and a turnon that would be.
"Baby..." The redhead instantly went to him, her arms going up and around his neck as their lips met. They'd had to be a little more careful, as Edge had gone to see her at the Hardys' locker room a week earlier, only to have Matt come in. He'd had to hide until the coast was clear and he'd had to sneak out. The blond man's locker room was a slightly better option, since Stephanie sometimes came to see Christian - she'd offered to take her boyfriend out of the room, giving Lita the chance to be alone with Edge - but they too had their problems, as Christian and Stephanie's relationship was still a secret. Therefore, their best bet at being alone was still their hotel room.
"Missed you," the blond man said, a soft smile on his handsome face as he gazed into her eyes.
"Aww... It's only been a couple of hours," the redhead quipped.
She was really, unbelievably happy. To think that, only a couple of short months ago, she had despised Edge. The tall Canadian had been so adorable after her mishap at Survivor Series. Following his match, and with help from Stephanie, he'd gone to see her - and he'd been absolutely frantic with worry.
She'd tried to calm him down, assure him that she was all right. But Edge hadn't shown any relief in his worry.
~~ "I'm fine, Edge - really, I am..."
"Damn it, Lita - you gave me such a scare," he replied, drawing her into his arms in a tight embrace. "I love you..."
I love you... The words reverberated in her head, her hazel eyes widening as she pulled back slightly to gaze into his own eyes.
Edge swallowed hard, looking nervous or even ashamed.
"I... I'm sor-"
"For what? Edge, I love you, too."
The tall blond man's face brightening with a happy smile.
That had been the first time they'd ever said those three little words to each other... And Lita couldn't have been happier. ~~
"See you back at our hotel room later," the redhead told her boyfriend with a wink.
"I'll be counting the seconds," he said.
Lita began to reluctantly back away, then blew a kiss to the blond man and waved.
Edge pretended to catch the blown kiss, then blew one of his own to her. He knew that if he'd witnessed Christian and Stephanie doing such a thing, he'd consider it corny. But he and Lita doing it was not corny, because it was them.
The redheaded diva made her way down the hallway, a small smile still intact on her face. In fact, she was so happy that even the pestersome voice that suddenly spoke out didn't bother her.
"Whoa, Lita... Girl, you look good... What's your rush?"
The redhead turned to see Dean Malenko behind her, the man's dark, beady eyes checking her out - in a very obvious way.
"Just on my way to the women's locker room, that's all." She wondered what was up, as the Radical never paid her this much attention before, much less hit on her.
Malenko took a step closer so that he was standing directly in front of her, his eyes slowly scanning up her body before meeting her own eyes.
Although now annoyed, Lita still had a tiny trace of a smile on her face, but, unconsciously, she crossed her arms over her chest. What was Dean's problem?
"You know, I know you're young and inexperienced - but a man like me... I can bring out the best in you, Lita..."
The redhead let out a sarcastic little laugh. Was Malenko kidding, or what?
"I know there's a lot you haven't seen or done - and I can show you all of it if you let me," the man said lecherously.
"Not really all that curious, Dean," she replied. Then, cocking her head, a clever retort came to her. "Dean, you seem a little bored... Tell me, are you right-handed or left-handed?"
The man arched a brow as such an odd question.
"Why?"
"I dunno, you seem a little tense... Look, why don't you go home and amuse yourself?" Lita spat, all traces of amusement gone.
Malenko's face looked shocked, but before he could respond, the rehdead felt a suddenly jolt of pain - the
door in front of which she'd been standing burst open, and it hit her right in the back of the head. Lita went
down in a heap, stars all around her as sparks of pain shot through her...