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"Now, just remember what I told you..." Jericho spoke into his cell phone. As he listened to the response, he arched a brow and cast a glance halfway across the room at his cousin and her boyfriend. "Yeah, I'm sure...It'll be fine. Just remember what I taught you..."
Edge nudged Lita softly, and the two exchanged glances. The tall blond man knew the redhead was wondering the same thing he was - how was this particular chapter of the plan going to go? He certainly hoped it would go smoothly. The last time had been a little tricky, what with Shawn Michaels jumping in to attack Chris for giving Stacy a 'concussion.'
Now done with his phone call, the older of the two blond men folded the device and dropped it down on top of the duffel bag by his feet.
"Stacy's ready..." he announced. "I just hope she'll be okay doing this..."
"Well, you did teach her how to take it without getting hurt," Lita pointed out, her hazel eyes nonetheless filled with concern. Not only was she worried that this would turn out to be a disaster for them, she also feared the tall, slender blonde might get injured. Stacy was, after all, pretty frail in frame despite her height, as she didn't possess much muscle at all. And if the blonde did get hurt, Lita would blame only herself...
"Hey..." Edge spoke from beside her, and when she turned to face her boyfriend, he raised a hand tenderly to her face to caress her cheek. "It's going to be all right, baby...Don't worry..."
Lita nodded, a lump of emotion swelling up inside her throat, and she hoped she would be strong enough not to cry. The truth was, she was terrified of things going all haywire - and that they would never get back at that miserable bastard Test for what he'd done to her.
"You...you really think so?"
The tall blond man flinched slightly, as her voice was not possessive of the strength this woman typically displayed. On top of that, she also looked so uncertain, so fragile - especially in those large hazel eyes - almost like a lost, frightened little girl. It touched and even crushed Edge's heart.
"Yes, Li...I really think so..." he responded in a soft, even tone. He allowed his thumb to gently caress over her cheek once more before moving his hand to hers, giving it a gentle but firm squeeze.
"All right, then..." Jericho said, and the redhead and the tall blond
man both looked up, each appearing as though they'd forgotten he was even
there. "Looks like we're all set and ready..." He clapped his
hands together. "So...let's get this show on the road...