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Sean O'Haire sat down at a small empty table in the hotel's cafe and was grateful when a waitress approached him immediately, handing him a menu.

It had been a long night and he was famished.  He'd battled through a difficult match with Batista on RAW earlier and hadn't gotten the chance to eat beforehand.

Sean had already made a decision as to what to eat and had ordered when he suddenly spotted a figure in his peripheral vision...

The dark-haired man turned his head slightly in the direction of the entrance.  Dawn Marie... The beautiful brunette had just stepped into the cafe - alone, to Sean's surprise.

As he continued to watch her in a way he hoped was not too obvious, the young woman sat down at a small table nearby.  The same waitress that had taken his order handed her a menu, and Dawn appeared to be distracted a moment later as she flipped through it - sort of like she wasn't really reading it.

Sure enough, O'Haire's suspicions were confirmed when, a moment later, the brunette ordered just a cup of herbal tea.

The cafe was empty of diners except for Dawn Marie, O'Haire and a couple seated several tables away.  It was pretty quiet in the place.  Quiet enough that Sean was able to detect some soft sighs coming from the beautiful woman near him.

"Hey..." he called in a gently voice.  He wanted to remain low-key, as he sensed the diva was upset about something.  He wondered if it had anything to do with her boyfriend, who was surprisingly absent.  Sean thought that if he had this amazing woman in his life, he would never let her out of his sight...

And jeez, didn't he sound like quite the stalker...

Dawn Marie looked up abruptly, her lips parted in surprise, brown eyes slightly widened.

"Oh...hi, Sean," she said sheepishly.  "Sorry...I've just got a lot on my mind - that's why I didn't say hello..."  The brunette shut her mouth and glanced away.  She knew she was babbling, which was something she customarily did when she was nervous.  Likewise, she felt her face burning and knew she was blushing.  The man at the next table must think her a huge idiot by now...

"Hey, no problem," Sean replied as he offered her a smile.  "I just wanted to know if you would join me..."

Dawn Marie turned her head back in his direction, a feeling of surprise coursing through her at the man's words.  She hadn't been expecting that.

"Um..."  The diva considered the invitation, not knowing if she should join O'Haire.  On one hand, she would no longer be all alone if she moved over to his table.  On the other, if Test was to suddenly walk into this cafe, he'd be furious, as he was very jealous by nature - he might even start a fight with Sean.  But that was ridiculous.  Dawn knew Test wouldn't be stepping foot into this place - same as he wouldn't be returning to their hotel room at all that night.

Her mind made up, the brunette picked up her tea and moved over to Sean's table.  As she sat down across from the man, she didn't miss the warm smile he offered her.  Although she appreciated and even liked the attention, it made her feel uncomfortable.  For awhile now, Dawn Marie had actually been craving the attentions of a man - not just any man, but attention from someone as exceptionally handsome as Sean O'Haire would definitely be welcome.  And that scared her.

She hated the way she was currently feeling - so desperate... And lonely.  She was certain Test was cheating and had been doing so for the past couple of months.  As she'd told Lita, Stacy and Trish earlier that night, she would confront him on it.  The only question was when...

"Are you all right?" O'Haire asked.  He cocked his head a bit to one side as he regarded her with concern.

"Yeah...fine," Dawn lied.  She forced a smile for his benefit.

Sean nodded and didn't reply.  He knew something was up with this woman - and he intended to find out what...