Something had been bothering Chris all night. He held Lita next to him. It was
something about Lita and something the doctor said. It wasn't until right before
Chris fell asleep it hit him. The doctor said it was normal for mothers to freak
out...but this wasn't Lita's first time being pregnant. And last time she had been
damned chirpy.
*****
Lita ran her fingers on the satin. "It's beautiful." She murmured. Chris and her
had been engaged for a week and he was already pressing to tie the knot. Lita
smiled. He wanted to marry her before the baby was born. "One month is long
enough for me to plan our wedding." She whispered. "Babe, is there anything
you like?" Chris called out. He was sitting on a chair made of wicker, bored
out of his mind. Lita frowned. "No. I don't like any of *this*. Let's go." Chris stood and she latched onto his arm. She made sure to look down at the sales woman before leaving. As they walked to the car, Lita spoke up. "Let's
announce our engagement...tonight!" Chris looked at her strangely as they got
in the car. "Tonight? Where? When?" He smiled. "I dont care--a bar, a
restaurant, whatever. I just want to shout it from the rooftops." Lita leaned
over and kissed Chris as he nodded. "Okay, tonight."
*****
Steph put on her lipstick and spoke. "Tell me why I'm going again?" "Because
you're a decent and forgiving girl." Kurt called out. Steph sighed. "Oh
yeah...what's the big deal anyways? Everyone already knows she's pregnant."
"Beats me." Kurt sat on the edge of Steph's bed as she was finishing getting
ready in the bathroom. He was eating chips and salsa. "Look at it this
way...you're peeling off the band aid slowly...wait...forget it." Steph made a
strange face, then smiled. Kurt always managed to cheer her up. Steph
smoothed her red thigh length dress. Since it was a Mexican restaurant they
were going to, Steph felt like going got a Latin theme. The dress sleeveless and
covered in red tassels. Steph patted her curly hair. She was gonna have fun
tonight if it was the last thing she did.
*****
Chris took a shot of tequila and cheered with Bradshaw. Lita laughed as she
looked on. Chris coughed--he felt like he just drank liquid fire. As he coughed,
Bradshaw patted his back. "Congrats, boy. You got your self quite a catch."
"Dont I know it." Chris sputtered. Lita leaned for her chair and kissed Chris.
"He better say that." Everyone around the table laughed. Lance Storm stood
and spoke. "Can I get everyone's attention?" The room feel silent and Lance
continued. "I'd like to make a toast. To Chris and Lita. May parenthood and
being married be all you expect it to be. Here here!" Everyone lifted their
beers, and Lita her soda. "Cheers"
~~
Steph stood in the door way with Kurt. She was frozen. Being married? It
suddenly dawned on her that this was an engagement party. Even from here,
Steph could see the rock glittering of Lita's finger. Steph felt Kurt's reassuring
grip on her hand. She squeezed it, silently thanking him. Chris's eyes flickered
towards the door and he instantly felt guilty. He tore his eyes from hers--from
her obvious pain and confusion. He couldn't help but notice how extremely
beautiful she looked tonight. Lita also noticed Steph and her smile brightened.
Nothing like twisting in the knife a little deeper. "Look guys," She said above
the noise, "Stephanie and Kurt are here." Everyone turned. Kurt's grip
tightened on hers and with his other hand, he waved and led Steph towards the
table. "Fashionably late as usual." Lita commented. Kurt laughed dryly.
"Yeah, I didnt know which shirt to wear." Lita smiled and held possessively to
Chris. Chris stared at his beer, trying to avoid looking at Steph. But when he
heard Edge's voice, it was instinct to look up at Steph. "Well, well. My
favorite person is here." Edge wormed his way between Kurt and Steph. "You
are looking smokin', let me tell you that." Steph smiled. "Thanks." Everyone
went back to talking. "Let's dance, Princess." Edge led her to the dance floor.
Kurt frowned. "Okay, I'll just talk to the tortilla chips."
*****
They'd been dancing over an hour. Being in a cramped little restaurant also
caused them to be slightly sweaty. Edge and Steph slowly danced to the music.
But her mind was spinning a mile a minute. She wanted, no she needed to get
her mind off of Chris. Off of Chris and Lita. Steph rested her head on his
shoulder. Their bodies were pressed against swaying in a slow rhythmic
fashion. Steph's eyes went fleetingly over to Chris and Lita. She was on
Chris's lap again, which was now quite the norm. Lita's eyes connected with
Steph's. A smile crept up to Lita's face. She turned Chris's chin towards her,
away from talking to Lance, and kissed him. And of course he was clueless
and responsive. Steph looked away, disgusted. Being here wasnt doing her
any good. She need a distraction. A damn good one. Her hands reached for
the front of Edge's collar and she pressed his surprised mouth to hers. He
wasn't surprised for long. His hands ran to the back of her neck and his teeth
raked over her lower lip. Steph smiled into their kiss and her mouth opened for
him. Edge's tongue eagerly explored Steph's mouth, something he'd been dying
to do for sometime now. Steph's hands ran through his hair and eagerly kissed
him. This was the distraction she needed.
Lita turned and saw Edge and Steph. She snorted. Someone is kissing up to
the boss. Chris turned and his smile froze. He jerked and was about to get up
before he caught himself. His balled his fists as his blood boiled. At that
moment he wanted to throw a brick at Edge's face.
*****
Steph moved her lips from Edge's and moved them to his ear. "Let's go to my
hotel room. Edge grinned and turned to her. "You lead the way." Steph
walked to the door when Kurt stepped in front of it, blocking their path.
"Steph, let's go." He said. Steph opened her mouth to speak when Edge did.
"Get out of the way, Kurt. Steph and I are in a hurry." Kurt smiled. "Oh, well,
let me just get out of your way, then." He said sarcastically. He stepped
forward. "You'll take Steph over my dead body." "Whats your problem, Angle? Jealous you ain't getting any?" "Edge..." Steph pleaded. Angle laughed. "Hardly. I'm just tired of a prick like you taking advantage people. And when you do it to my friend Steph, you're making it personal. "Whatever Kurt...get a life." Edge tried to pass him when Kurt pushed him back. Edge tripped back a few steps. "Let's see you try and get through me." Kurt warned quietly. Edge shrugged and smiled. "Okay." He reared back and punched Kurt in his jaw. Steph screamed and backed away. Kurt held his jaw for a moment before tackling Edge to the ground and punching him in his gut. Chris stood with the rest of the guys and ran towards Edge and Kurt. "You dumb fuck." Said Edge before spitting blood on Kurt. Kurt punched him in the face. "I'll show you dumb." Before he could make good on his threat, Bradshaw grabbed Kurt and Kane grabbed Edge. Edge smiled sadistically. Steph grabbed at Kurt. "Let's just go, Kurt. Let's go." Kurt's gaze shot daggers at Edge before taking Steph hand. "Sure. Let's go." "What in the fuck is going on here?" Yelled Chris. Edge looked at Lita and then the crowd. "Not a god damned thing. My fucking plans were ruined.
something about Lita and something the doctor said. It wasn't until right before
Chris fell asleep it hit him. The doctor said it was normal for mothers to freak
out...but this wasn't Lita's first time being pregnant. And last time she had been
damned chirpy.
*****
Lita ran her fingers on the satin. "It's beautiful." She murmured. Chris and her
had been engaged for a week and he was already pressing to tie the knot. Lita
smiled. He wanted to marry her before the baby was born. "One month is long
enough for me to plan our wedding." She whispered. "Babe, is there anything
you like?" Chris called out. He was sitting on a chair made of wicker, bored
out of his mind. Lita frowned. "No. I don't like any of *this*. Let's go." Chris stood and she latched onto his arm. She made sure to look down at the sales woman before leaving. As they walked to the car, Lita spoke up. "Let's
announce our engagement...tonight!" Chris looked at her strangely as they got
in the car. "Tonight? Where? When?" He smiled. "I dont care--a bar, a
restaurant, whatever. I just want to shout it from the rooftops." Lita leaned
over and kissed Chris as he nodded. "Okay, tonight."
*****
Steph put on her lipstick and spoke. "Tell me why I'm going again?" "Because
you're a decent and forgiving girl." Kurt called out. Steph sighed. "Oh
yeah...what's the big deal anyways? Everyone already knows she's pregnant."
"Beats me." Kurt sat on the edge of Steph's bed as she was finishing getting
ready in the bathroom. He was eating chips and salsa. "Look at it this
way...you're peeling off the band aid slowly...wait...forget it." Steph made a
strange face, then smiled. Kurt always managed to cheer her up. Steph
smoothed her red thigh length dress. Since it was a Mexican restaurant they
were going to, Steph felt like going got a Latin theme. The dress sleeveless and
covered in red tassels. Steph patted her curly hair. She was gonna have fun
tonight if it was the last thing she did.
*****
Chris took a shot of tequila and cheered with Bradshaw. Lita laughed as she
looked on. Chris coughed--he felt like he just drank liquid fire. As he coughed,
Bradshaw patted his back. "Congrats, boy. You got your self quite a catch."
"Dont I know it." Chris sputtered. Lita leaned for her chair and kissed Chris.
"He better say that." Everyone around the table laughed. Lance Storm stood
and spoke. "Can I get everyone's attention?" The room feel silent and Lance
continued. "I'd like to make a toast. To Chris and Lita. May parenthood and
being married be all you expect it to be. Here here!" Everyone lifted their
beers, and Lita her soda. "Cheers"
~~
Steph stood in the door way with Kurt. She was frozen. Being married? It
suddenly dawned on her that this was an engagement party. Even from here,
Steph could see the rock glittering of Lita's finger. Steph felt Kurt's reassuring
grip on her hand. She squeezed it, silently thanking him. Chris's eyes flickered
towards the door and he instantly felt guilty. He tore his eyes from hers--from
her obvious pain and confusion. He couldn't help but notice how extremely
beautiful she looked tonight. Lita also noticed Steph and her smile brightened.
Nothing like twisting in the knife a little deeper. "Look guys," She said above
the noise, "Stephanie and Kurt are here." Everyone turned. Kurt's grip
tightened on hers and with his other hand, he waved and led Steph towards the
table. "Fashionably late as usual." Lita commented. Kurt laughed dryly.
"Yeah, I didnt know which shirt to wear." Lita smiled and held possessively to
Chris. Chris stared at his beer, trying to avoid looking at Steph. But when he
heard Edge's voice, it was instinct to look up at Steph. "Well, well. My
favorite person is here." Edge wormed his way between Kurt and Steph. "You
are looking smokin', let me tell you that." Steph smiled. "Thanks." Everyone
went back to talking. "Let's dance, Princess." Edge led her to the dance floor.
Kurt frowned. "Okay, I'll just talk to the tortilla chips."
*****
They'd been dancing over an hour. Being in a cramped little restaurant also
caused them to be slightly sweaty. Edge and Steph slowly danced to the music.
But her mind was spinning a mile a minute. She wanted, no she needed to get
her mind off of Chris. Off of Chris and Lita. Steph rested her head on his
shoulder. Their bodies were pressed against swaying in a slow rhythmic
fashion. Steph's eyes went fleetingly over to Chris and Lita. She was on
Chris's lap again, which was now quite the norm. Lita's eyes connected with
Steph's. A smile crept up to Lita's face. She turned Chris's chin towards her,
away from talking to Lance, and kissed him. And of course he was clueless
and responsive. Steph looked away, disgusted. Being here wasnt doing her
any good. She need a distraction. A damn good one. Her hands reached for
the front of Edge's collar and she pressed his surprised mouth to hers. He
wasn't surprised for long. His hands ran to the back of her neck and his teeth
raked over her lower lip. Steph smiled into their kiss and her mouth opened for
him. Edge's tongue eagerly explored Steph's mouth, something he'd been dying
to do for sometime now. Steph's hands ran through his hair and eagerly kissed
him. This was the distraction she needed.
Lita turned and saw Edge and Steph. She snorted. Someone is kissing up to
the boss. Chris turned and his smile froze. He jerked and was about to get up
before he caught himself. His balled his fists as his blood boiled. At that
moment he wanted to throw a brick at Edge's face.
*****
Steph moved her lips from Edge's and moved them to his ear. "Let's go to my
hotel room. Edge grinned and turned to her. "You lead the way." Steph
walked to the door when Kurt stepped in front of it, blocking their path.
"Steph, let's go." He said. Steph opened her mouth to speak when Edge did.
"Get out of the way, Kurt. Steph and I are in a hurry." Kurt smiled. "Oh, well,
let me just get out of your way, then." He said sarcastically. He stepped
forward. "You'll take Steph over my dead body." "Whats your problem, Angle? Jealous you ain't getting any?" "Edge..." Steph pleaded. Angle laughed. "Hardly. I'm just tired of a prick like you taking advantage people. And when you do it to my friend Steph, you're making it personal. "Whatever Kurt...get a life." Edge tried to pass him when Kurt pushed him back. Edge tripped back a few steps. "Let's see you try and get through me." Kurt warned quietly. Edge shrugged and smiled. "Okay." He reared back and punched Kurt in his jaw. Steph screamed and backed away. Kurt held his jaw for a moment before tackling Edge to the ground and punching him in his gut. Chris stood with the rest of the guys and ran towards Edge and Kurt. "You dumb fuck." Said Edge before spitting blood on Kurt. Kurt punched him in the face. "I'll show you dumb." Before he could make good on his threat, Bradshaw grabbed Kurt and Kane grabbed Edge. Edge smiled sadistically. Steph grabbed at Kurt. "Let's just go, Kurt. Let's go." Kurt's gaze shot daggers at Edge before taking Steph hand. "Sure. Let's go." "What in the fuck is going on here?" Yelled Chris. Edge looked at Lita and then the crowd. "Not a god damned thing. My fucking plans were ruined.