email: tempest@thatbitch.com
disclaimer: I don't own any characters recognizable from the WWFE. Vince owns them, of course.
author notes: This fic is dedicated to Sassy Lil Scorpio. I don't plan on making this a long series. 10 chapters at the most, but I see it ending in the next 2 or 3 chapters. It wasn't originally suppose to be a series. It was suppose to be a one shot deal. Since I plan on this being so short, I'm going to finish it before I update my other stories. It shouldn't take too long.
*denotes thought*

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4.

It had been 2 weeks since Lita had told him that she loved him. For all it was worth, he was still on an emotional high from it. Everytime she said she loved him, he tingled all over. After that night, their bond to each other strengthen. He still felt bad about keeping it a secret from his fellow alliance members, especially Chuck. Chuck was his best friend these days. In reality, he felt safer telling Chuck things than he had his own best friend. It was harder to pry a secret out of Chuck than to pry a fat man out of spandex. That was another of the many things he liked about Chuck. Chuck was loyal, trustworthy, and an all around good guy. He didn't say much, but when he did it was uniquely Chuck.

He was wondering if he should tell Chuck about what he had going with Lita. Knowing Chuck, he already knew. Chuck observed things, but never said anything. He had once told Sean that he didn't like to go to people and tell them he knew about such and such. That was like invading someone's privacy. Instead he waited til they came to him, and if they never did, he never said anything about what he knew. Sean guessed that was fair enough. He probably saw the way Sean's eyes soften when he saw Lita in the hallway, or the way he sometimes stared at the door to the Team Extreme dressing room door, hoping to catch just a glance of her. It was sad, Sean knew it, but he was in love. It was hard having something as exciting as this going on in your life and no one to tell. Well, he had told one person, his mother. But mothers didn't count. He thought back on that phone conversation.

"Mom, I think I might have found 'the one', and I'm not talking about Billy Gunn." Sean had said laughing.

Him and his mother always referred to the woman who would claim his mind, body, and soul as 'the one'. He didn't quite remember when it started. He believed it was in high school when he first fell in love. He had told his mother that he had found the one. They referred to that girl as the one for several weeks. Sometimes when she called, his mother would say, "Sean, it's 'the one' on the phone." or "I don't think this is 'the one'." The phrase just kind of stuck. There had been plenty of women in his life, who he thought could have been 'the one', but they all fell short. None of them had captured his heart like Lita had.

"Haha, not Billy Gunn. You've always had an odd sense of humor, son. You definitely get that from you father's side of the family." His mother chuckled into the phone. "So back to you finding 'the one', I thought you said the same thing about that Kiebler girl."

His mother was referring to that brief stint where him and Stacy were dating before Stasiak. It turned into a brother/sister type relationship. She had a tendency to be bratty. He could understand that though. She was still young, very young. He looked after her like a sister being that she was the youngest member in the Alliance. Come to think of it, she was the youngest member of any federation there period. He felt it was his civil duty, as well as the other members of the WCW, to watch after her.

"God, no. I never said she was 'the one', mom." Sean said wrinking up his nose. "She's like the kid sister I'm glad you didn't have."

"I could have sworn you did, but if you didn't my mistake. So, who is she?" His mother asked full of curiousity.

"Well, you know that girl who's walks out with the Hardy's?" He said impishly.

"You mean that pretty red head who wears her underwear over her pants." His mother grew silent for a moment. "Lita, I think her name is."

"Yeah. Me and her - "

"Wait Sean, doesn't she date the older Hardy boy, Mark? Mike? No wait, it's Mitch."

"Mitch?! What in the world? Matt, mom. His name is Matt." Sean laughed.

"Oh, how do you expect me to remember all these new sets of names. Since this Invasion started, I've been struggling to keep up with who's who. What's the other one's name? Jack? John?"

"Jeff. I'm starting to think I get my weird sene of humor from you." Sean said still laughing.

"My sense of humor is not weird. Anyway, back to the original question before I was so rudely interrupted, isn't she with the older one...Matt. See I remembered." His mother said in a teasing overly dramatic tone.

"They're somewhat together." He admitted.

"What is somewhat?" His mother quizzed.

Sean then proceeded to tell his mother all about how he had helped Lita and how they became lovers. He told her about the fears they had telling their respective teams about their relationships. His mother listened carefully, interjecting her thoughts here and there. That's what he loved about his mother, he could tell her anything. She always tried to be supportive and helpful.

"Ahh, young love." His mother said when he finished. "Sean, I still don't think you two should be having a physical relationship. You should wait until she breaks up with Matt to go to that level. You should keep being just her friend and keep loving her until she's free."

"Maybe, you're right."

"I am right, son. I've been in this game 20 plus years longer than you. And be careful, Sean. If this other boy is as crazy as you say he is, watch yourself. Try to talk her into breaking things off with him, sooner. The longer she waits, the worse it will get. Call me soon, and let me know what's going on between you and my future daughter-in-law. You will have to bring her to the house soon, so I can meet her."

His mother always had sound advice for him. He still contemplated whether to tell Chuck what was going on or not. He would tell him, eventually. He wanted to tell him before it leaked. Backstage was like a little community, you couldn't keep anything secret for long. They had been lucky to be undiscovered this long. Gossip spread like wildfire backstage. When something happened, it didn't take long for all the federations to find out. Maybe, he'd tell Chuck that day about it. He just had to find the perfect oppurtunity when they weren't around anyone.

"Sean, I'm going to catch something to eat before the show. If I see another rice cake, I swear I'm going AWOL. Want to come?" Chuck asked.

"Sure, what did you have in mind?" Sean said wondering if God was reading his mind.

"Nothing fancy. I saw an In and Out down the street."

"Sounds like a plan to me." Sean said pulling that wretched Stone Cold Steve Austin shirt on. "I don't know why he makes us wear these damn shirts. It's either this or the WCW shirt. What's up with that, as our friend The Hurricane would say?"

"I wouldn't mind getting my hands on one of those Undertaker or Kane shirts." Chuck said. Sean raised an eyebrow at him. "What? I have a deep newfound respect for those men."

The two men walked out of the Alliance locker room. Sean smiled when he saw Team Extreme heading their way. He saw Matt scowl at him. Nothing unusual, Matt scowled at him whenever he saw him. Lita was looking at him intently. She smiled at him a little.

"Do they ever go anywhere alone?" Chuck asked.

"I believe so. I think once the show is over, they part ways."

"Hmph, could have fooled me. I thought they were adjoined at the hip."

Sean moved over a little and bumped into Lita as they were trying to pass. She stumbled and he caught her arm. Mission accomplished.

"Oh, I am so sorry, Lita." Sean said.

"No harm done." Lita replied.

"Get your hands off of her." Matt hissed.

"It was an accident." Sean said calmly.

Matt pushed Sean. Sean pushed Matt back. Jeff jumped between the two. Maybe, intentionally bumping into Lita hadn't been the brightest of ideas, but he couldn't resist. It was just so tempting. She didn't say anything. She just held a crooked smile as Matt became livid.

"It was an accident, Matt. He said he was sorry." Jeff said trying to avoid a fight.

"I don't want to see you ever looking at her again. When you see her coming, you'd better turn the other way. or so help me God, I will hurt you. Don't even let her name slip out of your mouth, or I'm going to be on your ass like white on rice." Matt spat at Sean.

"Calm down and take that stick out your ass." Chuck said furrowing up his eyebrows. "It was an accident. Get over it, move on."

Matt and Sean exchanged glances. Matt grabbed Lita by her arm.

"C'mon Lita. I don't want you associating with this trash." Matt said.

Lita snatched her arm away from Matt. "Like I said, no harm done. I'm fine, and I'm capable of walking on my own."

Lita huffed down the hallway with Jeff hot on her heels. Sean silently cheered for Lita. She was starting to stand up for herself. He was proud of her. She had told him that he sparked confidence in her. She said that he made her realize that she was not someone's practice dummy. It felt good hearing that from her.

"Another time, another place, O'Haire. Just remember my warning." Matt threatened and walked away in the direction Lita and Jeff had disappeared.

"Talk about paranoid, come on let's get out of here." Chuck said shaking his head. "Before Elder Hardy comes back and has another tantrum."

Chuck and Sean went on their way. Sean tried to think of the best way to tell Chuck about him and Lita. He guessed the best way to get it out was to just say it. There was no need to beat around the bush. They ordered their food and sat at a table near the entrance.

"I am going to enjoy this." Chuck said before taking a bite of his burger.

"I'm in love with Lita." Sean blurted out.

Chuck dropped his burger and started coughing. Sean hit him on his back. Chuck frantically grabbed for his drink. He pulled the lid off and took big gulps of it. He put a hand dramatically on his chest and took deep breaths. Maybe, just saying it hadn't been a good idea.

"Are you okay, Chuck?" Sean asked with concern edging his voice.

"Yeah. I was surprised. I figured you had a little crush on her. I didn't expect this. So, that explains the little fiasco in the hallway."

"Wait, it gets better - " Sean started.

"Wait, let me get a refill. In case I start choking, again." Chuck said interrupting Sean.

"She loves me back." Sean continued ignoring Chuck's joke.

"How can she... love...you... No Sean, you two are not.." Chuck said slowly. "So, that's where you've disappeared to lately. You two are having an affair right under everyone's noses."

"Yeah, but I wanted to tell someone. I knew I could trust you. How do you feel about it."

"I don't know what to say, really. I mean if she makes you happy, then who am I to say it's wrong?"

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Lita huffed back into their locker room. Matt was just being plain stupid. She didn't really think it was an accident on Sean's part, but still Matt was overreacting as usual. Matt stormed into the dressing. He was still ranting and raving about what happened.

"I can not believe his nerve. I have a good mind to -"

Lita walked back towards the door she was going to sit there and listen to the ravings of a lunatic.

"Where are you going?" Matt called after her.

"To find Molly and Jackie." Lita called over her shoulder.

Jackie and Molly were the only two people she associated herself with, besides Sean, these days. They were the only people who believed her when she told them what Matt had done. They were the only people who knew about her and Sean. She could trust them not to go flapping their mouths all over the federation. She remembered when she had told them about her and Sean. She had started out by telling them what happened that night between her and Matt. Jackie had been absolutely outraged when she told them about that. And in the true fashion of Molly, Molly had cried.

"I can't believe he did that to you. He has to be one sorry motherfucker to hit a goddamn woman like that." Jackie said angrily. "Too bad you hold all these reserves about hitting him back because I don't. I'd kick his ass all the way back to North Carolina."

"Jackie don't forget, violence begets violence." Molly said teary-eyed.

"That right his violence is going to beget my violence when I put these first across his head." Jackie said holding up her fists.

Lita listened to the exchange between the two. Lita loved them like they were here sisters. She loved Jackie's loudmouth, tough as nails, trashtalking attitude. And she loved Molly's innocent, sweet as apple pie, gee-golly demeanor.

"But something good came out of it." Lita added to the conversation.

"What good can come out of ass whooping?" Jackie retorted.

"Sean O'Haire."

"You mean that cute little WCW guy with the brown spiky hair."

"That would be the one." Lita said laughing at how Jackie called everyone 'little' when she was barely 5'2. Well, Jackie did have a BIG attitude that made her seem more intimidating than some of the biggest wrestlers.

"He's so pretty." Molly said.

"Pretty?!" Jackie and Lita said in unison.

"Yeah, that's what I meant." Molly said puffing up. "He reminds me of that Xmen chracter. The pretty blue one."

"Beast?" Lita said shocked as Jackie went into fits of laughter.

"Nooooo, the one with the pointy tail. That disappeared. Night crawler."

"Molly, girl." Jackie said drawing out the girl. "You've got some imagination."

"Well, he does." Molly said.

"Anyway, give up the dirty details." Jackie demanded.

Lita smiled at the memory. Tonight, Sean was taking her on a moonlit picnic in a nearby park. She had never been on a moonlit picnic. She wondered where he was getting everything to do something like that. He told her not to worry about it. He had everything taken care of. She found Jackie and Molly. They chatted a little. Molly gave them the play by play about what was happening with her and Spike, Jackie talked about a certain Al Snow, and Lita told them about what Sean had in store for her.

"Am I the only one here who doesn't have a significant other?" Jackie asked.

"Al." Molly responded.

"That's a signifcant crush!" Jackie exclaimed. "He doesn't even know I'm alive."

"Is this Jackie I hear talking?" Lita asked laughing.

"Yeah, and if word of this gets out. I'm punching you both in the mouth." Jackie said with an evil glare.

"Hey, you know what is said between us, doesn't go any further than us." Molly said.

"Right." Amy agreed. "I think you should talk to him."

"No, I can't." Jackie said terrified.

"Geez, Jackie. Are you scared?" Molly asked.

"I'm not scared of nothing."

"Then, talk to him." Lita encouraged as Molly nodded in agreement.

"I don't know you guys." Jackie said.

They ended up talking Jackie into talking to Al. What was the worse that could happen? He could either say he liked her or he didn't. And if he didn't Molly said she knew someone who had a crush on her.

"Who?!" Jackie and Lita demanded before they parted.

"I don't know if I should tell you. Crash told me he would frog me-" Molly stopped short when she realized she had told. "Oops. It's not Crash... Please don't tell him I told you. He would never forgive me."

"Don't worry. You're secret is safe with us." Lita assured her. "Crash and Jackie. Has a nice ring to it? Doesn't it Jackie."

"Hmph." Jackie snorted.

The women parted ways before the show. Jackie promised to tell them what happened if she did it. Lita's mind stayed on Sean throughout the show. Even when she fought Ivory, her mind was on Sean. She beat Ivory easily that night. She seemed to be so full of energy. When the show was over, she disappeared as usual. She met Sean in a dark corner of the parking lot. They were becoming a little more relaxed with their meetings. She got into the car with Sean. He told her about Chuck, and she told him about Molly and Jackie.

"Well, at least, we have some allies." He commented happily.

They went to the park. Sean pulled a blanket and a basket out of the backseat. It was beautiful out. The night sky was clear and full of stars. The moon was full and round. They walked a little ways and then he had spread the blanket out. He took two candles out of the basket and lit them. He brought out a thermos.

"It's not much, just a couple of sandwiches. I can't cook for anything. So, I went to a deli." He said embarrassed. "There's fruit, chips, pickles, carrot stick. There's apple juice in the thermos."

She could see him blushing a little under the dim light. She sat beside him and put an arm around him and kissed him on the cheek. No one had ever done anything like this for her before. It touched her heart. She felt her eyes begin to sting. She was so sentimental.

"It's perfect." She said softly.

"You're perfect." He said kissing her again.

He ran his hands through her hair staring into her eyes. The food was forgotten as the fell into each other's embrace. His touch was like torture. It made her feel so good. Every kiss drove her mad. When his hands moved over her body, he made her feel like she was the most beautiful woman in the world. She was addicted to him. He didn't know what he did to her heart. They made love right there for God and the whole word to see.

"Tell me, you'll never hurt me." Lita said when it was all over.

"I'll never hurt you." Sean promised and he meant it with ever fiber of his being.

When they left the park, Sean suggested they go get dessert. They went to a ice cream shoppe. They were unaware of the two figures that were heading down the sidewalk opposite of them.

"Wasn't that Lita and Sean O'Haire?" Trish asked Jeff.

"No."

"But -"

"No, it wasn't them now come on." Jeff said pulling Trish on.

Trish took his explanation and continued to walk on with him forgetting all about what she saw. Jeff knew in his heart it was Lita, but he wasn't going to tell Matt. He knew that Lita and Matt had been going through some rough times. That didn't justify her cheating, but it could be a reason why she did it. Besides, he always promised himself that he would stay out of his brothers affairs. He only hope that Trish wouldn't tell everyone about what they saw. He knew his brother well. If Matt caught wind of this, he would literally hurt her. Maybe, even worse.