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Dawn Marie cowered back, her gaze seemingly riveted to the bright emerald green eyes of her former boyfriend.
"Where is Christian?" Edge demanded for the third straight time. He was burning with anger but tried to reign it in for the sake of Lita and this diner.
The redhead stood by with her hand to her hip, her hazel eyes boring into the brunette as she glared at her. She noticed Dawn Marie squirming and felt glad for it. After all the hell she and her husband had put Adam through, she deserved to be made to feel like the victim.
"Do you really want *me* to answer his question, Dawn?" she snapped. She wasn't certain that Christian was still at Lincoln Memorial Hospital, but if he *was*, then damn it, Edge was going to find him there.
Dawn Marie's brown eyes were wide as she looked at the redhead. They darted back and forth from one of them to the other.
The man who'd been waiting at Dawn's table had gotten up and left. Whether because he was fed up or scared, or both, Lita didn't know. And quite frankly, at the moment, she didn't care.
"Is there a problem here?" a new female voice asked. It belonged to Stephanie McMahon, the manager looking none too happy as she stared from Dawn Marie to Lita to the blond man who'd appeared in the kitchen earlier.
Lita glanced quickly over at Edge. She definitely didn't want there to be any trouble here - and certainly not for *him*. He'd already been through more than enough.
"No, Stephanie," she replied when no one else would. "Everything is just fine."
Although the brunette didn't look convinced, she nodded.
"All right... In that case, you ladies better get back to work on the double."
Lita nodded as she started to straighten out the apron she wore over her uniform.
Despite the situation and the uneasiness that now hung thickly in the air, Adam was reluctant to leave. At the same time, he didn't want to cause Lita to get in any trouble and possibly put her job in jeopardy. Lord knew, there had already been problems for the redhead earlier, thanks to Torrie Wilson.
"I'll see you later," he said, his gaze fixed fondly on Lita. He wanted in the worst way to give her a kiss, but it didn't feel right to do so in front of her boss.
She nodded.
"I'll call you later," she promised. Her heart was in her eyes as she watched him make his way for the door. The tall blond man gazed back at her once from over his shoulder before stepping out - and the redhead felt her heart melting. How could Dawn Marie have ever hardened her own heart against such a man so as to do what she'd done?
Once Adam had left, Lita turned back to where the other waitress had been, her eyes narrowing.
Not surprisingly, Dawn had already disappeared.