Title: Caught in the Middle

Author: Shantay

Email: PG-13

Content: Swearing, drama, references to sex…

Timeline: Let's take this back to a couple years ago. Before Lita/Kane. Lita's neck was never broken and she never left. But Matt and Jeff did split as a team. Jeff still left WWE and Matt went to Smackdown.

Summary: Chris could never have imagined being in love, let along with two women at the same time. Now, he's stuck trying to decide whether to break his girlfriend's heart or his other love. Chris, Trish, Lita, Christian, etc.

Disclaimer: I do not own any of these people…tear…

Distribution: Please just ask me first.

He couldn't stop looking at her. She was so beautiful. She looked so perfect lying there on the bed, the pure white sheets enveloping her. If you could even call those sheets pure anymore. Her fiery red hair contrasted perfectly with the white of the pillow cases. He didn't want to leave her. Not quite yet.

He approached the bed, still staring into her beautiful hazel eyes. He sat beside her and took hold of her hand, caressing it. His eyes scanned the lines of the golden-tanned skin that was not covered by the sheet. "I really don't wanna leave you baby. You know that right?"

She brought her other hand up and caressed his cheek. He loved the feel her soft hands gave. "I know honey. I wish you could stay with me. But you can't. This is the way things have to be, unless-"

"I already know what you're going to say. Let's just not get into that again right now."

He groaned and turned away from her, burying his head in his hands. She sat up behind him, holding the covers up on her with one hand and touching his back with the other. Her touch was so powerful to him. There was some energy that flowed through him every time she touched him. An energy he couldn't resist.

"I'm sorry sweetie. I know it's hard on you."

"Hard on me." He let out a harsh, sarcastic laugh. "What we've done is wrong. No ifs, ands, or buts about it." He noticed the silence. He turned and caught the hurt look in her eyes, although she was looking down. "I do love you. And I know this is just as hard on you as anyone. I'm sorry to put you through this. You don't know how much it means to me that you're here with me."

She gave him the best smile she could muster. "I couldn't leave you if I wanted to."

He leaned in and kissed her softly. He couldn't kiss her enough. The feel of her soft lips made his pain go away if only for a few moments. He pulled back and noticed how she kept her eyes closed for a little while longer, as though she were trying to prolong the moment.

He walked over to the dresser where his t-shirt was.

"So, she thinks you fell asleep in Christian's room last night?"

He nodded as he pulled the t-shirt over his head.

"And Christian's got you covered?"

"Yep. He always has my back." He loved the way she checked on him, making sure he had all ends tied. Pleased to have been reassured, she nodded. Silence filled the room again.

Looking around the room one last time to make sure he hadn't left anything, he made his way to the door and grabbed the doorknob.

"Wait."

He turned at the sound of the softly-spoken word.

"Can I have one more kiss before you go?"

He walked back over to the bed and leaned down, capturing her lips. He cupped her face in his hands, kissing her as though his life depended on it. She responded, entangling her fingers in his hair, pulling him closer. He let his tongue explore the areas he'd become so familiar with the night before. He tried to absorb as much of her taste as possible. Because he knew as well as she knew that this could be the last and only time they were together like this. It could be the last time he even touched her in that way.

They finally separated after what seemed like forever. He stared into her eyes, not wanting that moment to end. He wanted to be with her like that, in perfection, forever. But he knew it couldn't be that way. He broke eye contact with her, walking toward the door. He grabbed the doorknob once again and looked back at her one last time. The tears in her eyes killed him. Unable to take it anymore, he turned and left the room.

As soon as the door clicked, she threw the covers off of herself and ran into the bathroom.