*Beep, beep beep* Both Kayla and Jeff groaned as the alarm roused them from their sleep. "Turn that damned thing off!" Kayla ordered as she covered her aching head with a pillow. When Jeff reached up and turned it off however she froze. What was Jeff Hardy doing in bed with her? Looking down Kayla was relieved to find herself fully clothed. "Jeff?" she asked slowly.

"Yeah?" he answered blearily sitting up and rubbing his eyes.

"What are you doing in bed with me?" Kayla asked peeking out from under the pillow.

"You asked me to stay." Jeff told her with a smile. "You were pretty trashed."

"Oh." Kayla nodded, slowly coming out from her hiding place and sitting up as well. "I don't remember much about the end of the night. I didn't do anything stupid did I?"

Jeff thought back to that kiss and sighed inwardly. She didn't remember. "No." he replied softly, "Nothing stupid."

"Good." She studied his face. "Is something wrong, Jeff?"

The younger Hardy shook his head. "No." He got out of bed. "Come on, we've got two hours to get everyone up and to work."

Jeff lead the way down the hall pausing to pound on Matt's door. "Time to get up you two!" He called. Hearing loud curses from the other side he moved on satisfied that Matt would get up for nothing more than smacking his brother in the head. Now he turned to the two sleeping men in their living room. "I'll wake Jericho and you can get Edge." Jeff smiled. "Jericho isn't known for being very friendly when he's hung over."

"Yo! Chris! Time to get up, buddy!" Jeff yelled in his ear ducking the arm that swatted at him.

Kayla winced but chuckled and turned to Edge who was somehow still out like a light. "Edge," she called more softly, brushing his hair back from his face, "wakey wakey, sweetheart." Kayla shook him until he moaned and opened his eyes. "Time to get up, handsome." She told him in response to his questioning gaze.

"What time is it?" Edge asked still not fully awake.

"It's noon." Kayla told him. "Time to get up."

"Ow!" They turned their heads to find Jeff sitting on the floor and Chris sitting in the chair with a cross but satisfied look on his face. Jeff smiled sheepishly from the floor. "He finally connected."

Matt and Lita emerged from the bedroom and smirked knowingly. "You'll never learn will you, Jeff?"

"Probably not." He agreed standing up, "Now we gotta hurry up and get ready." He paused and looked at Kayla, Edge, and Jericho. "Well, I'll hurry up and then help you three."

Jericho stood up. "I don't need your help, Skittles. I can get dress on my own thank you very much." With a cranky glare Chris headed towards the bathroom.

Kayla and Edge were still sitting on the couch leaning against each other to hold the other one up. Kayla laid her head on Edge's shoulder. "I'll move if you move."

With a lot of moaning and complaining they got to their feet Kayla moving off to the bedroom to get dressed and Edge accepting the cup of coffee Lita gave him and waiting for his turn in the bathroom.

A little over an hour later they were all dressed and ready to leave. Jeff turned to Kayla. "Are you gonna be okay tonight with a hangover?"

Kayla nodded. "I should be fine by then and besides I'm just gonna stand there and look good."

"She'll be fine." Lita assured him pushing Jeff towards the door. "Let's get going!"

Not long after they were at WWF Headquarters where Kayla was quickly whisked away to wardrobe. Since she was to be connected to Edge he was there to provide advice.

"If you're gonna be on my arm you gotta dress the part." Edge told her with a teasing voice.

"I think I can live up to the standard." Kayla returned with equal humor. When they were done Kayla was dressed in flared jeans, boots, a dangerously low cut white shirt, topped off with a leather duster and Edge's personal touch, sunglasses. Next she was sent off to makeup where Lita was already in the chair.

"Nervous?" Lita asked her?

"Scared to death." Kayla confirmed.

"Don't worry," Lita reassured her with a smile, "Once you're out there you'll be hooked. It's like a drug."

Kayla nodded but didn't say anything. Several hours later after a meeting with Vince, she stood with Edge backstage waiting to go down the ramp. "I'm gonna pee my pants." She confided.

Edge laughed. "You'll be fine." He gave her a cocky smile, "After all you're with me. What could go wrong?"

Kayla laughed and Edge tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. "That's my girl." He turned serious, "Just stay out of Test's way." He warned her. "He isn't likely to have forgotten about yesterday's little incident."

"I will." Kayla promised him. Kayla froze when Edge's music began to play.

"It's show time, Beautiful." Edge said taking her hand and tucking it in his arm. "Let's go."

Edge and Kayla stepped out on to the ramp and Kayla could hear the announcer's curious inquiries about just who the hell she was. Edge waved to the audience, flashing that killer smile and escorted Kayla down to the ring. Edge climbed into the ring and held the ropes for Kayla. He walked around the ring for a minute holding his belt high before handing it to the ref. Picking up the mike the Intercontinental Champion waited for the crowd to quiet down. "Tonight, before I kick Test's ass . . ." he paused as the crowd went wild, "I'd like to introduce a very close friend of mine, Kayla McIntyre!"

Kayla waved to the audience as Edge continued, "Kayla is the newest addition to the WWF family, so let's make her feel welcome okay?" Edge smiled as the crowd cheered welcoming Kayla. The introduction was cut short as Test's music began to play and he stalked down the ramp.

Edge motioned for Kayla to get out of the ring, which she did as quickly as possible. Test climbed into the ring, immediately sending a kiss Kayla's way. Kayla merely smiled sweetly and gave the dumb ox the double finger. The crowd cheered wildly as Test turned beet red.

Test made a move for Kayla but Edge ran at Test spearing him as the bell rang starting the match. The two men traded blows, each landing several moves on the other before Edge speared Test sending him into the turnbuckle stunning him and allowing Edge to get the pin.

Edge took his belt back from the ref and raised it again playing to the crowd and basking in the will applause and cheers. He was so busy entertaining the crowd that he didn't notice when Test got to his feet and retrieved a chair from outside the ring. He moved up behind Edge raising the chair above his head. Kayla called out Edge's name in warning but he couldn't hear her over the crowd.

Kayla scrambled into the ring and saying a quick prayer threw her small body into Test's large one sending them both to the ground. Kayla scrambled to her feet grabbed the chair and brought it down on Test's head with all her strength. She sighed in relief when he slumped unconscious to the matt.

Edge spun around and stared at the scene before him shocked. Shaking himself from his daze he walked up to Kayla raising her arm above her head as the crowd cheered. Together they walked back up the ramp leaving Test still unconscious in the ring.