Kurt couldn't believe what he was seeing. "Lita…" He said softly. She couldn't hear him now. Her eyes were angry and hard looking at Steph. Chris made a move to walk forward. "Move another step and Ill blow her pretty head off." Kurt's heart froze. What was happening? Then the last piece of the puzzle fit. His shoulders dropped. This wasn't some vacation for the 2 of them. This was a trip for vengeance. How could he have been so naïve?
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Steph never knew how she would feel when she was staring down the barrel of a gun--now she knew. She felt afraid. Not only for herself but for her family, friends, and most of all Chris. If Lita shot her Chris would literally kill her. She knew he would. And imagining him in prison for murder made her blood run cold. "Chris…Chris, stay away." She said shakily. Chris shook his head. She looked at him out of the corner of her eye. She pleaded with him silently. Lita's voice snapped her back. "Did you think I would just let you get away with it?" Steph shook her head. "He doesn't love you--" "Oh spare me. This isn't about Chris. This is beyond Chris. You ruined my life. You couldn't just leave me alone. You stuck your fucking nose where it didn't belong. You're one dumb bitch if you thought Id let you get away with that." She nodded. "Ive been waiting for this moment for so long." Lita moved closer. "So, which eye do you want the bullet to go through, Chris?" She laughed. "Do you think I can get both before she falls?"
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Kurt had to do something. "Lita…please don't do this…think about the baby…" He saw a slight change in Lita's gaze. "Shut the fuck up, Kurt. Thanks for the free trip to Italy--it was a blast." Kurt shook his head. "No--no it was more than that." Honestly, he didn't know if it was but he had to try…"Lita…Lita, I love you." Lita laughed coldly. "And what? Do you wanna 'nother medal? I didn't love you--I never loved you. I just knew you were stupid enough to fall for it." Kurt's heart fell to his feet. "Maybe you don't love me…but I love you. And I wouldn't take back this feeling for anything." He moved a few steps closer. "Move another step and the Princess is dead." Kurt continued to move slowly. "Kurt stop. I swear…" Steph looked at Chris frantically. "Stop, Angle!" Chris shouted. But Kurt didn't hear him. Going to Lita was like tunnel vision.
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Lita could see Kurt out of the corner of her eye. "S-stop Kurt…" Her voice wavered just enough for Kurt to here. Lita closed her eyes for a half second. Kurt was now in between the gun and Lita. She jumped slightly. She tightened her jaw. "Kurt. Enough with the hero act--of you think I wont shoot you to get to the Princess, you're mistaken…" "Kurt stared at her. "I don't want my daughter to be born in prison…" Lita blinked. "Who said anything about prison? Ill be long gone before anyone knows she's dead." "Like hell you will." Chris growled. When did he get closer to Steph? Lita laughed. "Um, who has the gun, doll." She could see the hesitance all on his face. She smiled with satisfaction. "That's right, Jericho. Me." She looked back at Kurt. "Now, if you'll excuse me…" She moved to get around Kurt. He blocked her path. Lita shook her head, annoyed. "Let me do this." She hissed. Kurt shook his head. "You know I can't." Lita lifted her head. "Well, then Ill have to go through you." She aimed the gun at his head. Steph gasped behind them. "No!" Kurt stared at Lita. He slowly raised his hand so she could see. He put his index finger on the barrel of the gun and guided it to his heart. "Go for it..." Lita's eyes went from his chest to his eyes. He moved forward, the gun was pressed against him. "…and tell our daughter I loved her…and I love you." Lita's heart jumped in her throat. She swallowed. She had to do this! This is what she'd been waiting for, for Christ's sakes. And no one, not even Kurt was gonna get in her way.
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The sound of a gunshot had the pigeons fly in a large mass into the air. The air was still and the Piazza was silent.
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Steph never knew how she would feel when she was staring down the barrel of a gun--now she knew. She felt afraid. Not only for herself but for her family, friends, and most of all Chris. If Lita shot her Chris would literally kill her. She knew he would. And imagining him in prison for murder made her blood run cold. "Chris…Chris, stay away." She said shakily. Chris shook his head. She looked at him out of the corner of her eye. She pleaded with him silently. Lita's voice snapped her back. "Did you think I would just let you get away with it?" Steph shook her head. "He doesn't love you--" "Oh spare me. This isn't about Chris. This is beyond Chris. You ruined my life. You couldn't just leave me alone. You stuck your fucking nose where it didn't belong. You're one dumb bitch if you thought Id let you get away with that." She nodded. "Ive been waiting for this moment for so long." Lita moved closer. "So, which eye do you want the bullet to go through, Chris?" She laughed. "Do you think I can get both before she falls?"
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Kurt had to do something. "Lita…please don't do this…think about the baby…" He saw a slight change in Lita's gaze. "Shut the fuck up, Kurt. Thanks for the free trip to Italy--it was a blast." Kurt shook his head. "No--no it was more than that." Honestly, he didn't know if it was but he had to try…"Lita…Lita, I love you." Lita laughed coldly. "And what? Do you wanna 'nother medal? I didn't love you--I never loved you. I just knew you were stupid enough to fall for it." Kurt's heart fell to his feet. "Maybe you don't love me…but I love you. And I wouldn't take back this feeling for anything." He moved a few steps closer. "Move another step and the Princess is dead." Kurt continued to move slowly. "Kurt stop. I swear…" Steph looked at Chris frantically. "Stop, Angle!" Chris shouted. But Kurt didn't hear him. Going to Lita was like tunnel vision.
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Lita could see Kurt out of the corner of her eye. "S-stop Kurt…" Her voice wavered just enough for Kurt to here. Lita closed her eyes for a half second. Kurt was now in between the gun and Lita. She jumped slightly. She tightened her jaw. "Kurt. Enough with the hero act--of you think I wont shoot you to get to the Princess, you're mistaken…" "Kurt stared at her. "I don't want my daughter to be born in prison…" Lita blinked. "Who said anything about prison? Ill be long gone before anyone knows she's dead." "Like hell you will." Chris growled. When did he get closer to Steph? Lita laughed. "Um, who has the gun, doll." She could see the hesitance all on his face. She smiled with satisfaction. "That's right, Jericho. Me." She looked back at Kurt. "Now, if you'll excuse me…" She moved to get around Kurt. He blocked her path. Lita shook her head, annoyed. "Let me do this." She hissed. Kurt shook his head. "You know I can't." Lita lifted her head. "Well, then Ill have to go through you." She aimed the gun at his head. Steph gasped behind them. "No!" Kurt stared at Lita. He slowly raised his hand so she could see. He put his index finger on the barrel of the gun and guided it to his heart. "Go for it..." Lita's eyes went from his chest to his eyes. He moved forward, the gun was pressed against him. "…and tell our daughter I loved her…and I love you." Lita's heart jumped in her throat. She swallowed. She had to do this! This is what she'd been waiting for, for Christ's sakes. And no one, not even Kurt was gonna get in her way.
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The sound of a gunshot had the pigeons fly in a large mass into the air. The air was still and the Piazza was silent.