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Lita hastily returned to her locker room after exchanging quick words with Matt. After what had happened out there in the arena, she needed to assure him of a few things, yet she couldn't help the somewhat awkward feelings that ran through her.
The redhead sighed uneasily, still shocked over everything that had transpired mere moments earlier. She couldn't believe it, didn't know why she'd never seen it coming. And when the elder Hardy brother had kissed her, she had been completely caught off guard. It was overwhelming. She was only relieved that Matt had understood and not pressed her. She didn't know if she would have been able to explain the truth to him. Certainly, he wouldn't understand, and it would have caused quite a stir, to say the least. And, in the worst case scenario, the man would have sought Edge and tried to beat him senseless.
Lita was pleasantly surprised and relieved alike when she entered the women's locker room to find it empty. Thank goodness. The last thing she wanted or needed at the moment was to be hounded by the other divas, questioned as to why she didn't reciprocate Matt's kiss. However, she knew deep down that, even if she *didn't* have a boyfriend already, she still would've turned the elder Hardy Boy down. Just as she'd told him on the ramp when she'd stopped him, she didn't think of him in that way. To her, both Matt and Jeff were like brothers.
She nearly jumped in shock, thoroughly startled as a hand suddenly reached out for her from behind, gently gripping her elbow. And then she calmed down a bit as she whirled around to see who was there, but then her eyes widened in surprise again.
"What... what are you *doing* in here?" she asked in a loud whisper, her gaze traveling to the locker room door. If any of the other divas were to happen in here and catch him with her...
Edge merely gazed down at her, his green eyes sparkling as he grinned brightly at her. It seemed as though he were at the moment incapable of managing anything else but that big smile. And then, he tugged her gently but firmly to him and lowered his head to hers, crushing her lips with his own.
Lita stiffened for just the briefest of seconds, as she was terrified of them being walked in on and thus being found out, but then she noticeably relaxed in his arms and responded, kissing him back ardently. She propped herself up on her tiptoes, her arms encircling his neck as she tilted her head a bit more to welcome him more. She whimpered slightly as she felt his tongue penetrate deeply into her mouth, and the blond man pressed her back up against the row of lockers behind her and she felt herself go completely weak in the knees.
A moment later, she pulled back as common sense prevailed. She gazed up into his passion-filled face, a smile still present there, and her eyes again traveled quickly over to the door.
"Edge...?"
"It's okay," he replied calmly. "I locked it." His grin widened even more, and butterflies started up in her stomach. Half of her felt excited by this, but the other half was terrified. What were they going to do if one of the other divas came back here?
"But... b-but-"
"Shh," the tall blond man said, cutting off her protests with a wave of his hand. He edged closer to her again, wanting nothing more than to hold her soft, curvaceous body against him. Heck, he wanted a lot more than that. He knew *exactly* what he wanted to do with her. "I saw what happened out there, Lita."
The redhead's eyes widened, and she shook her head, suddenly more uneasy than ever. "Oh, Edge, that wasn't what it-"
A chuckle issuing from him stopped her, and he wrapped his arms around her waist, his breath warm as he lowered his head to press a kiss to her forehead.
"I love you," he said softly. "And thank you for what you did out there."
She gazed up at him tenderly, her heart swelling. The expression on his face was so sweet, she couldn't prevent the soft smile that graced her lips despite the situation. Yet she managed to push aside all her fears of the other divas returning and wanting to get in this room.
"Why are you thanking me?" she questioned, her gaze fixed on his beautiful green eyes that drank her in so gently, so tenderly. "I *love* you, Edge - *you*, and no one else. I would never betray you." When his grin only grew wider and he didn't say a word, she drew his head down to hers and kissed him fiercely, and finally, she got more of a reaction out of him. The blond man nearly growled as he kissed her back, feeling her warm hands on the waistband of his tight leather pants.
It looked like the other divas were going to have to wait awhile if they wanted their stuff...