Sightseeing for Lita and Kurt seemed to consist of eateries and bathrooms. Kurt stood outside the ladies room. "Are you almost done in there?" Kurt asked. Lita came out. "Why yes." She kissed Kurt on his cheek. "Honey, thank you for putting up with me…I know Im not the easiest one to be around." Kurt put his arm around her as they walked down the cobblestone street. "You may not be the easiest…but I wouldn't wanna be anywhere else." Lita stopped and looked at him. She could see the sincerity in his blue eyes. "Neither would I." She grabbed his chin between her index finger and thumb. She got on her tiptoes and kissed him lightly. "Why are you so good to me?" She whispered. Kurt threaded his fingers through her hair. "Because I love you." Lita's eyes snapped open. "What?" She asked, genuinely shocked.
*****
Steph held a soft blanket in her arms. "An authentic Italian blanket." She hugged it and leaned over to Chris. "Thanks, baby." Steph gave him a quick peck. Chris flicked his finger over a one of Steph's dangling silver earrings. "Are you sure you like them?" Steph smiled. "Honey, I love them. You have great taste." She took his hand and they stopped in front of Piazza San Marco. "Wow" She breathed. She took Chris's hand. "Lets go check it out." Chris kissed her temple. "Let's."
*****
Lita stared at Kurt. She grabbed his hand. "C'mon." She led him into the center of the Piazza where it was unusually quiet. The fine Italian architecture lay before them on all sides of the square. Gray pigeons softly cooed as they walked along the stone ground pecking languidly. Lita stopped and turned to Kurt. "Run that by me again…" Kurt smiled and took both of her hands. "I love you, Lita. I have for a while now…" Lita looked away frantically…at the few couples sitting hand I hand at the tables and benches…at the pigeons. "I didn't say it to upset you." Kurt said softly. Lita looked up at him. "Don't love me, please." She practically pleaded. Kurt furrowed his brow slightly. "I didn't decide to love you…it just happened." Lita's vision began to blur with her tears. "Im messed up, Kurt…don't…" Kurt put his hands on either side of her face and looked deeply into her eyes. "Don't push me away. Okay?" He looked at her for a long moment and continued. "Ive tried to tell you so many times but it always seemed like we were getting interrupted. I cant keep it inside anymore. I love you. I don't know when it happened and I don't care. All I know is that I love you and I want to be with you…" He put his hand over her stomach. "With you and the child we made. That's all I want." He wiped her tears away with his thumb. "Tell me what you want…" Lita sniffed. "What do I want? I want to be happy…and…" She trailed off. "What?" "Right there…being happy…that's asking too much." She said softly. "Sweetie, its not. Really. Whatever is eating you inside…Lita, just let me in…" "Its not that easy. You don't know." "Then tell me!" "Kurt, I love you. But…" Kurt covered her mouth with two fingers. "No buts. Just leave it at that. You love me and I love you. We're just two people who love each other." He replaced his fingers with his lips and kissed her. Lita relaxed in his arms and for a brief moment, was content.
*****
"Christopher, just look at this place!" Steph breathed. She looked up, along with Chris at the great stone archways. "Im looking…" He said in wonder. They walked hand in hand in awe. "This is so beautiful." Chris stopped. "Oh, I gotta be fucking seeing things." Steph and Chris stared in shock at Lita and Kurt--kissing a few steps away.
*****
Kurt felt it first. Lita felt it an instant after. The feeling that they were being watched. They turned simultaneously. Kurt moved his head back a bit. "What the…" Steph looked daggers at Lita. Then to Kurt. "Is this a joke?" She said, incredulous. She tried to move closer but Chris put his hand in front of her. "How in the fuck did you get outta the psych ward?!" He looked at Kurt. "And why are the hell are you with her?" Lita put one hand over her stomach. "Im…the doctors said Im better now." Steph laughed coldly. "Oh, that's rich." "Really--" "Honey, you don't need to explain to them…" Chris moved quickly into Kurt's face. "Like hell you don't. Did you follow us here?" He grabbed Kurt roughly by his collar. "Chris!" Lita said frantically. Chris looked at Kurt and spoke. "Don't speak to me again or God help you, Ill--" Kurt punched him in the gut. "Don't you dare fucking threaten her, you son of a bitch!" Lita screamed and tried to move to break them apart but was intercepted by Steph. Steph grabbed her arm. "Don't you dare touch me fiancée." Lita yanked her arm away. "And if you touch me again, Ill rip your arm off." She said coldly.
*****
Chris speared Kurt to the floor and began to punch him in the face. Kurt flipped him over and onto his back. Kurt jumped up as soon as Chris did. They stared down each other. Kurt wiped the blood from his nose and Chris from his cheek. Then they locked up again like bulls.
*****
Steph yelled at Lita. "Of course you're here. You followed us. You pathetic bitch. Move on! You nearly kill me and then you have the gall…you're sick! And why Kurt is with you is beyond me." She moved to slap Lita but stopped short. "Cat got your tongue?" Lita asked, amused. "Chris…" Steph called softly. "Chris…" Kurt and Chris stopped…there was something in her voice. "Lita!" Kurt yelled. Lita shook her head and stared at Steph. Steph stood still, staring down the barrel of a gun.
*****
Steph held a soft blanket in her arms. "An authentic Italian blanket." She hugged it and leaned over to Chris. "Thanks, baby." Steph gave him a quick peck. Chris flicked his finger over a one of Steph's dangling silver earrings. "Are you sure you like them?" Steph smiled. "Honey, I love them. You have great taste." She took his hand and they stopped in front of Piazza San Marco. "Wow" She breathed. She took Chris's hand. "Lets go check it out." Chris kissed her temple. "Let's."
*****
Lita stared at Kurt. She grabbed his hand. "C'mon." She led him into the center of the Piazza where it was unusually quiet. The fine Italian architecture lay before them on all sides of the square. Gray pigeons softly cooed as they walked along the stone ground pecking languidly. Lita stopped and turned to Kurt. "Run that by me again…" Kurt smiled and took both of her hands. "I love you, Lita. I have for a while now…" Lita looked away frantically…at the few couples sitting hand I hand at the tables and benches…at the pigeons. "I didn't say it to upset you." Kurt said softly. Lita looked up at him. "Don't love me, please." She practically pleaded. Kurt furrowed his brow slightly. "I didn't decide to love you…it just happened." Lita's vision began to blur with her tears. "Im messed up, Kurt…don't…" Kurt put his hands on either side of her face and looked deeply into her eyes. "Don't push me away. Okay?" He looked at her for a long moment and continued. "Ive tried to tell you so many times but it always seemed like we were getting interrupted. I cant keep it inside anymore. I love you. I don't know when it happened and I don't care. All I know is that I love you and I want to be with you…" He put his hand over her stomach. "With you and the child we made. That's all I want." He wiped her tears away with his thumb. "Tell me what you want…" Lita sniffed. "What do I want? I want to be happy…and…" She trailed off. "What?" "Right there…being happy…that's asking too much." She said softly. "Sweetie, its not. Really. Whatever is eating you inside…Lita, just let me in…" "Its not that easy. You don't know." "Then tell me!" "Kurt, I love you. But…" Kurt covered her mouth with two fingers. "No buts. Just leave it at that. You love me and I love you. We're just two people who love each other." He replaced his fingers with his lips and kissed her. Lita relaxed in his arms and for a brief moment, was content.
*****
"Christopher, just look at this place!" Steph breathed. She looked up, along with Chris at the great stone archways. "Im looking…" He said in wonder. They walked hand in hand in awe. "This is so beautiful." Chris stopped. "Oh, I gotta be fucking seeing things." Steph and Chris stared in shock at Lita and Kurt--kissing a few steps away.
*****
Kurt felt it first. Lita felt it an instant after. The feeling that they were being watched. They turned simultaneously. Kurt moved his head back a bit. "What the…" Steph looked daggers at Lita. Then to Kurt. "Is this a joke?" She said, incredulous. She tried to move closer but Chris put his hand in front of her. "How in the fuck did you get outta the psych ward?!" He looked at Kurt. "And why are the hell are you with her?" Lita put one hand over her stomach. "Im…the doctors said Im better now." Steph laughed coldly. "Oh, that's rich." "Really--" "Honey, you don't need to explain to them…" Chris moved quickly into Kurt's face. "Like hell you don't. Did you follow us here?" He grabbed Kurt roughly by his collar. "Chris!" Lita said frantically. Chris looked at Kurt and spoke. "Don't speak to me again or God help you, Ill--" Kurt punched him in the gut. "Don't you dare fucking threaten her, you son of a bitch!" Lita screamed and tried to move to break them apart but was intercepted by Steph. Steph grabbed her arm. "Don't you dare touch me fiancée." Lita yanked her arm away. "And if you touch me again, Ill rip your arm off." She said coldly.
*****
Chris speared Kurt to the floor and began to punch him in the face. Kurt flipped him over and onto his back. Kurt jumped up as soon as Chris did. They stared down each other. Kurt wiped the blood from his nose and Chris from his cheek. Then they locked up again like bulls.
*****
Steph yelled at Lita. "Of course you're here. You followed us. You pathetic bitch. Move on! You nearly kill me and then you have the gall…you're sick! And why Kurt is with you is beyond me." She moved to slap Lita but stopped short. "Cat got your tongue?" Lita asked, amused. "Chris…" Steph called softly. "Chris…" Kurt and Chris stopped…there was something in her voice. "Lita!" Kurt yelled. Lita shook her head and stared at Steph. Steph stood still, staring down the barrel of a gun.