I don't any of the WWF superstars portrayed in this story.

RAW- Madison Square Garden

Lita stumbled down the hallway, holding her side. Stacy had pushed her off the turnbuckle when she had tried to hurricanrana D-von in an attempt to save Jeff during their tag match. She had hit the barricade...hard. Jeff had gone through a table and now she was trying to hide from the "Duchess of Dudleyville" and the Dudleys. Matt wasn't there, he was at home, recovering from a concussion, so she couldn't go to him. Trish was at WWF New York, so no help there.

Lita tried to hurry towards her locker room, but she could hear the Dudleys closing in behind her. The pain in her side was quickly starting to become unbearable and was slowing her down. Suddenly she slammed into someone. She looked up in terror, then shock. She pushed back from the person.

"Edge, I'm sorry. I have to go."

She tried to run, but he pulled her back.

"What are you running from?"

"The Dudleys! They got Jeff, they want me! I have to go!!"

She turned around and ran down the hallway, around a corner, and right into Buh-Buh Ray and D-Von. She could see Stacy smirking behind them. She backed away, about to turn and run, but Buh-Buh grabbed her arm.

"Please let me go!"

Lita usually would have thrown a punch, but now she was weak and outnumbered. She struggled, but when she looked up and saw that maniacal look in Buh-Buh Ray's eyes, she knew she had no chance. Then.....

WHAM!

Something knocked over Buh-Buh, then got up and went after D-Von. Stacy went for Lita, but Lita punched her in the nose and heard a satisfying crack. Stacy stumbled backwards, holding her nose. The Dudleys got up and grabbed Stacy, and they all ran off. Lita turned to face her rescuer.

"Edge? Why did you...I mean, Thank you."

"No problem."

Edge pushed back his hair and smiled at her.

"I, I have to go, I'll see you later.

Lita turned around and ran in the direction of her locker room, still stumbling from the pain in her side. Edge watched her, as if he wanted to call after her and tell her to wait.

Lita opened the door to her locker room, shut it, and leaned back against it. What had just happened? Well, she knew what had happened visibly, but what she had been thinking when she saw that Edge had come to her rescue was what scared her. When she saw him she had been relieved and grateful, but there was something else there.

"No this can't be happening, " she told herself, "this is Edge, the same guy who has tried to take you out with chair shits and hurt Matt and Jeff, even if he isn't teamed with Christian anymore and he's on this side. It doesn't change him, what happened, or anything."

She went into the bathroom, washed her face, then limped back into the room, changed, and went to find Jeff.

Jeff was being checked over when Lita found him. She helped him to his locker room, then told him what had happened. She left out the part about her thoughts on Edge. Jeff was surprised by Edge's actions as well. they decided not to dwell on it and Lita headed back to her locker room to get her stuff together.

As Lita helped Jeff out to the car, and tried to carry their bags, she heard footsteps running up behind them. Terrified that the Dudleys had come back, she let go of Jeff and whirled around, prepared to fight as long as she could. It was Edge.

"Hey, want some help?"

"Uh...sure. Thanks."

"Don't mention it."

Edge lifted up the bags and Lita helped Jeff and led the way to the car.

When Jeff was sitting in the front seat, and Jeff had put everything in the trunk and shut it, Lita went to thank him again.

"Listen Edge, I want to thank you for helping me and Jeff tonight and...."

Edge silenced her with a wave of his hand.

"It's no trouble at all. I'll see you at the hotel and if I don't, at Smackdown."

Edge walked off and Lita said good-bye softly.

As she got in the car she noticed the way Jeff was grinning.

"What's so funny?"

"You like Edge!" With that, Jeff burst into laughter.

"What?! No, I don't!! I was just thanking him for helping us!"

"I saw the way you looked at him. I saw you watching him as he walked away. You like him. I know you like him."

"Whatever."

Lita started the car and they drove to the hotel, listening to the radio, and talking about other subjects.