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Lita was actually anxious and excited as she added his screen name to her Yahoo! Messenger buddy list. DevilsFan1030... There it was. And, much to her further excitement, sure enough, he was currently online.
She bit her lip, her heart racing as she stared at the little yellow smiley face beside his name on her list. Wow, she was actually nervous about the anticipation of messaging him. Should she do it? Or maybe she should send him an email first? Or perhaps, she should just contact him on Singles Web first, and let him know she was interested? Damn it, she didn't know what to do. She couldn't believe she felt so much anxiety just at contacting a total stranger in the cyber world.
Finally, letting out a softly held breath, she made up her mind. The redhead clicked on the name DevilsFan1030 and a little window came up. Her gaze intensely focused on it, she typed in a greeting - a simple "Hi" - and before she had a chance to change her mind, she clicked 'send.'
There... that was it. Over and done with... There was no going back now, and the only thing she could do now was wait for a response. Either he would respond, or he wouldn't. She wasn't going to dwell on either option.
-- Hello.
Lita blinked in surprise. He'd responded, and it hadn't taken more than a few seconds, at that. She felt a small half-smile cocking her lips and started to type again, although she was unsure as to what to say, how to begin. However, before she had the chance, he sent her another message.
-- PunkRed75, huh? Do I know you?
Her heart thudded in her chest as she stared at his question. Then, she spoke aloud as though he could actually hear her.
"No, I don't think so." She typed her response as she spoke it, then hit 'send.' And then, immediately afterward, she explained that she'd seen him on Singles Web. She considered saying she'd found him intriguing, but thought better of it. Why was it that she was so bashful just talking to some guy online who she'd probably never meet, or at least not meet for a really long time? It wasn't as though he could see her.
-- Ahh, ok. Sorry there's no picture up there.
She laughed softly at the mention of a lack of a photo and typed her response.
"It's ok. I don't mind. Besides, I like the idea of imagining what you look like."
The redheaded diva groaned aloud the second after she clicked 'send.' What the heck was he going to think of her now, for saying that?! Oh, lord...
-- LOL! Well, I bet you're beautiful.
Lita felt herself blushing bright red as she read his next message. Why was it she was feeling so bashful? Again, she had to remind herself that the man couldn't see her. She felt sort of bad as she typed out her response to his sweet comment.
"Not really. To tell the truth, I'm more of a tomboy. I'm usually seen as one of the guys."
She could see that he was typing a response, and it took awhile to get to her. She waited with baited breath. He was probably going to say he was looking for more of a Playboy bunny type or something. Oh, well. So much for that.
-- Oh, come on - I'm sure you're gorgeous. But I've been told I'm good-looking, but I've never thought much about my looks. In fact, people think my best friend and I are brothers, but I usually tell them I'm ugly, but I'm not *that* ugly! LOL!
The young woman laughed softly out loud to herself, but somehow, she couldn't picture this guy as being ugly. He was so nice to her, she was enjoying herself. She supposed, however, the next thing he was going to do was ask her for a picture.
-- So, what's your name? Or is it too soon to ask you that?
Lita found herself momentarily thrown off. It was strange that she hadn't expected such a question... Actually, stupid was a better word for it. Of course he was bound to ask that sooner or later, but she wished it had been *later*. Well, maybe she could give him a fake name. But... She shook her head, not liking that idea. She didn't want to be deceptive. After all, what if she were to meet him someday?
The redhead bit her lip as she continued to stare thoughtfully at the monitor, when suddenly an idea struck her. She could give him her *middle* name! It wasn't her first, but at least she wouldn't be totally lying to him. Finally, she started typing again.
"You can call me Chris. That's short for Christine. What's yours?"
She sat there and waited with anticipation, her breath held as she saw that it said he was typing a response. She really wondered what he looked like and was still surprised that he, being a man, hadn't asked her for a picture yet. Lord knew, males were such visual creatures. And then...
-- I'm Joe.
Well, at least now she had a name for him. For some reason, she'd been expecting some sort of more exotic name, though she didn't know why. She laughed it off. And only then did she suddenly notice the time. A few minutes to three in the morning. Damn it, she needed some sleep. After all, she had to get up around eight to travel to the next city with the WWF.
"I really enjoyed talking with you, Joe. :-) But I really need to get some sleep because I have to wake up early in the morning."
-- No problem. And I enjoyed talking to you, too, Chris. :-D Maybe we can do it again soon?
Lita smiled as she typed her reply.
"I'd really like that. I'll ttyl. Goodnight!"
Edge grinned as he read her final message for the night. He leaned forward to type his response. Damn, but she sounded so cute.
-- Sweet dreams, Chris. Night! :-)