TITLE: Best Kept Secrets.
AUTHOR: Cathie McMath.
EMAIL: penrithpanther_03@yahoo.com.au
RATING: I'll make it PG-13 for now. It'll probably stay that way.
CONTENT: Slight swearing, and the usual violence one comes to expect in WWE fics. ^_^
SUMMARY: Lita's big brother has issues with the guy she's in love with, and someone's out to cause trouble.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own anyone or anything related to the WWE. Vince McMahon does, and I'm very, very jealous.
DISTRIBUTION: Just email me first and let me know if you want it.
FEEDBACK: Reviews make me happy! Keep 'em coming!
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"WHAT?!"
Lita placed a finger over her lips, signalling for the other diva to be quiet. "Shhhh!" She hissed, glancing around the hotel lobby. The clerk, who was sitting at the reception counter, looked at both women with a brow raised in curiosity. Thankfully, no other WWE superstars were in the lobby, allowing Lita to turn her attention back to the brunette woman standing beside her.
"Dawn! Please! Can you keep your voice down?"
Dawn Marie stared at her friend with wide eyes as they walked towards the front doors of the hotel, making their way out into the street. They were headed to a nearby cafe` for breakfast before having to leave for the next city.
"I'm sorry Li. But you can't just give me information like that, and expect me to keep calm and quiet!" Dawn said excitedly, breaking into a huge grin.
Continuing on their way out the hotel doors, now onto the busy city street, Lita chewed the bottom of her lip shyly. "I know. It's pretty exciting, isn't it?"
"Pretty exciting?" Dawn chuckled, throwing her arms up in the air. "Sweetheart, it's wonderful news!"
Lita blushed, hooking her arm with her friends as they walked. "Yeah, it is pretty wonderful."
Dawn Marie patted Lita's arm gently. "You know, I have been waiting with baited breath for the day you two finally got together. I'm just glad it's finally happened."
"Really?" Lita turned to look at Dawn, a surprised look etched on her face. "You've been waiting for me and Jeff to get together?"
The brunette diva gave a wave of her hand, and rolled her eyes playfully. "Oh, please. I saw the sexual tension that was between the two of you the moment I met you both. And since then, it's only grown more and more. It's about time, I say."
Lita let out a small, embarrassed chuckle as the two women crossed the busy road quickly, still on their way to the cafe`. "So my feelings for Jeff have been that obvious this whole time?"
Dawn nodded quickly. "Uh huh." She paused. "But don't worry, Jeff's have been even more obvious."
"You knew that Jeff felt that way for me!?" Lita asked loudly, staring at her friend with an open mouth. "How long did you know?"
"Well, it was quite obvious, Lita. I can't believe you didn't see it yourself."
"Didn't see it.. I had no idea!" The redhead raked a hand through her hair, sighing in awe. "Everyone always used to say that I was like the sister Jeff never had..."
"They were too stupid to see that what Jeff felt for you was nothing like brotherly love." Dawn laughed, smiling at a young man that walked past them. She returned her attention back to Lita. "But you don't need to worry about that now, right?"
The two women ceased their conversation as they entered the cafe`, a waiter placing them at a table big enough to fit four people, and handing them their menus. Lita and Dawn Marie opened up the menus, and glanced at the breakfast selection.
"Is there anything I can get you ladies while you order? A drink, perhaps?" The waiter asked smoothly, smiling brightly at the women.
"I'll have a cappucino, thanks."
Lita looked up at him, placing her menu down. "Just a small glass of orange juice for me, thanks."
The waiter nodded, and walked towards the kitchen, leaving the two divas to continue their earlier conversation.
"So, as I was saying, you don't need to worry about any of that now, hon. You and Jeff are together! A couple! And might I add the cutest couple that the WWE has ever seen." Dawn Marie said with a slight smirk.
Lita laughed, the blush creeping up to her cheeks once again. "I don't know about that. I think Stacy and Test have the 'cutest couple' award won."
The brunette waggled a finger at her friend. "Don't be too sure of that! Now that they've got you and Jeff to compete with --"
"Who's competing with you and Jeff?"
Lita felt her entire body freeze. Her eyes grew wide at the sound of his voice, and her breaths came quick and fast. Heart pounding hard, stomach rolling, hands shaking. She didn't even need to turn around and see his face. She watched Dawn Marie look up at the man and give him a wide grin.
"Hey Kurt. Come here often?" Dawn greeted with a seductive smile, her head titled slightly to the side as she looked up at Lita's big brother.
"Morning Dawn." Kurt Angle grabbed a chair from an empty table nearby, and placed it next to Lita. "Hey you." He gave her a gentle kiss on the head as he sat down beside her, taking his sunglasses off. Placing them on the table, he looked to Lita. "So, who's competing with you and Jeff?"
"Stacy and Test." Dawn Marie replied nonchalantly, reading over the menu in her hands.
"Oh, really?" Kurt said, surprised. "Did Stacy do something to piss you off again?"
Before Lita could answer back, Dawn spoke again. "Oh, no. We're not talking about a match. We're talking about an award. See, Stacy and Test have pretty much got the award for cutest --"
"-- hair!" Lita broke in desperately, shooting a sharp glance at Dawn Marie. "Stacy and Test have the cutest hair award!" She laughed weakly.
Kurt raised one eyebrow at his sister, and then at the brunette sitting across the table. He then let out a loud chuckle. "Cutest .. hair.. award?"
Noticing the look that Lita was giving her, Dawn Marie nodded enthusiastically. "Oh, yeah! The cutest hair award is something that everybody wants to win!" She flicked her own dark hair over her shoulders. "I've been trying to win it ever since I arrived at the company!"
"Why haven't I heard of this before?" The Olympic Gold Medalist asked, looking to Lita.
"Well, it's.. it's um.. really, it's an award..." She struggled, unable to come up with a decent excuse for why Kurt wouldn't have heard of this 'award' before, especially seeing as he had been with the WWE for far longer than Dawn Marie had.
"It's an award that the divas came up with. They haven't told alot of the fellas, because, well, they're afraid you guys will laugh at them." Dawn shrugged casually.
"I can see why!" Kurt broke into a grin, laughing at both women. "Cutest hair award.."
Lita and Dawn looked at each other for a moment, and then began laughing themselves, until all three of them were laughing outrageously. Angle's laughter slowly died down, but Dawn and Lita kept giggling away.
"So, you and the younger Hardy are going for this award now?"
Immediately, the two women stopped laughing.
"Um, yeah." Lita nodded, smiling nervously. "You know, with my crazy red hair, and Jeff's crazy.. multicoloured hair.. I think we have a real chance!"
Kurt looked over at Dawn Marie, who was nodding and smiling in agreeance. "Can I ask one more question?"
Dawn looked over at Lita, and the back at Kurt. "Sure. Go ahead."
"If you've been trying to win the award.. by yourself.. since you joined the company," Kurt then turned to Lita, "then why do you need to enter with Jeff?"
Both women stuttered, "Um, oh.. well.."
Then Dawn Marie yelled out, "I got it!"
Both Lita and Kurt looked at her strangely. Lita rubbed her forehead. "Um, Dawn, care to explain?"
"I mean - I've been trying to win the award, but I couldn't because the rules state you need a partner." She shrugged once more. "And no one has the type of hair that I'd like to have as a partner, so.."
"There's RULES?" Kurt asked disbelievingly, his hands out turned questioningly.
Lita opened her mouth to reply, but he stopped her. "No, you know what? I don't want to know anymore." Shaking his head, Kurt got out of the chair.
"You're not going to stay and have breakfast with us?" Lita asked her brother, looking up at him.
"Nah. I was only walking past when I spotted you girls in the window." Angle gestured over to the other side of the street. "I'm actually supposed to meet Benoit at this mall over on the other side of the street."
Dawn Marie laughed softly. "You and Chris Benoit are going shopping?"
"For shoes!" Kurt stated defensively.
Lita chuckled. "Kurt, that doesn't sound any better."
"You know, running shoes!" He looked at the two women with an exasperated look on his face. "You two are hopeless."
Dawn and Lita smiled at each other. "We know."
"Alright, I'm going. I'll catch you girls at the airport later on, okay?" Kurt walked towards the cafe` doors, waving behind him.
"C ya Kurt!" Dawn Marie waved back, watching as he exited the cafe` and headed down the street.
Once he was out of sight, Lita groaned loudly and threw her head in her hands. "That was so close.."
"What was with all of that, Li?" Dawn Marie rubbed her head. "Now my head hurts from trying to think of all those excuses so quickly."
Lita looked back up at her friend. "I'm sorry, Dawn. But Kurt can't know about me and Jeff."
"Can't know.. why not?"
"You know how much my brother hates the Hardys? If he found out that Jeff and I were together.." The redheaded diva shook her head. "He doesn't even like me being with friends with them. Can you imagine if he found out?"
The waiter walked back over to their table, placing a glass of orange juice in front of Lita, and a cappucino in a mug in front of Dawn Marie. "You ladies ready to order now?"
"I'm not very hungry anymore.." Lita moaned, and Dawn turned to the waiter, smiling politely.
"Just give us a few more minutes, thanks." After the waiter had walked away, Dawn's smile slipped from her face. "So what? You and Jeff are just going to sneak around in secrecy?"
Lita's looked down, breathing in softly. She looked back up to her friend, her hazel eyes searching.
"You got a better idea?"
AUTHOR: Cathie McMath.
EMAIL: penrithpanther_03@yahoo.com.au
RATING: I'll make it PG-13 for now. It'll probably stay that way.
CONTENT: Slight swearing, and the usual violence one comes to expect in WWE fics. ^_^
SUMMARY: Lita's big brother has issues with the guy she's in love with, and someone's out to cause trouble.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own anyone or anything related to the WWE. Vince McMahon does, and I'm very, very jealous.
DISTRIBUTION: Just email me first and let me know if you want it.
FEEDBACK: Reviews make me happy! Keep 'em coming!
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"WHAT?!"
Lita placed a finger over her lips, signalling for the other diva to be quiet. "Shhhh!" She hissed, glancing around the hotel lobby. The clerk, who was sitting at the reception counter, looked at both women with a brow raised in curiosity. Thankfully, no other WWE superstars were in the lobby, allowing Lita to turn her attention back to the brunette woman standing beside her.
"Dawn! Please! Can you keep your voice down?"
Dawn Marie stared at her friend with wide eyes as they walked towards the front doors of the hotel, making their way out into the street. They were headed to a nearby cafe` for breakfast before having to leave for the next city.
"I'm sorry Li. But you can't just give me information like that, and expect me to keep calm and quiet!" Dawn said excitedly, breaking into a huge grin.
Continuing on their way out the hotel doors, now onto the busy city street, Lita chewed the bottom of her lip shyly. "I know. It's pretty exciting, isn't it?"
"Pretty exciting?" Dawn chuckled, throwing her arms up in the air. "Sweetheart, it's wonderful news!"
Lita blushed, hooking her arm with her friends as they walked. "Yeah, it is pretty wonderful."
Dawn Marie patted Lita's arm gently. "You know, I have been waiting with baited breath for the day you two finally got together. I'm just glad it's finally happened."
"Really?" Lita turned to look at Dawn, a surprised look etched on her face. "You've been waiting for me and Jeff to get together?"
The brunette diva gave a wave of her hand, and rolled her eyes playfully. "Oh, please. I saw the sexual tension that was between the two of you the moment I met you both. And since then, it's only grown more and more. It's about time, I say."
Lita let out a small, embarrassed chuckle as the two women crossed the busy road quickly, still on their way to the cafe`. "So my feelings for Jeff have been that obvious this whole time?"
Dawn nodded quickly. "Uh huh." She paused. "But don't worry, Jeff's have been even more obvious."
"You knew that Jeff felt that way for me!?" Lita asked loudly, staring at her friend with an open mouth. "How long did you know?"
"Well, it was quite obvious, Lita. I can't believe you didn't see it yourself."
"Didn't see it.. I had no idea!" The redhead raked a hand through her hair, sighing in awe. "Everyone always used to say that I was like the sister Jeff never had..."
"They were too stupid to see that what Jeff felt for you was nothing like brotherly love." Dawn laughed, smiling at a young man that walked past them. She returned her attention back to Lita. "But you don't need to worry about that now, right?"
The two women ceased their conversation as they entered the cafe`, a waiter placing them at a table big enough to fit four people, and handing them their menus. Lita and Dawn Marie opened up the menus, and glanced at the breakfast selection.
"Is there anything I can get you ladies while you order? A drink, perhaps?" The waiter asked smoothly, smiling brightly at the women.
"I'll have a cappucino, thanks."
Lita looked up at him, placing her menu down. "Just a small glass of orange juice for me, thanks."
The waiter nodded, and walked towards the kitchen, leaving the two divas to continue their earlier conversation.
"So, as I was saying, you don't need to worry about any of that now, hon. You and Jeff are together! A couple! And might I add the cutest couple that the WWE has ever seen." Dawn Marie said with a slight smirk.
Lita laughed, the blush creeping up to her cheeks once again. "I don't know about that. I think Stacy and Test have the 'cutest couple' award won."
The brunette waggled a finger at her friend. "Don't be too sure of that! Now that they've got you and Jeff to compete with --"
"Who's competing with you and Jeff?"
Lita felt her entire body freeze. Her eyes grew wide at the sound of his voice, and her breaths came quick and fast. Heart pounding hard, stomach rolling, hands shaking. She didn't even need to turn around and see his face. She watched Dawn Marie look up at the man and give him a wide grin.
"Hey Kurt. Come here often?" Dawn greeted with a seductive smile, her head titled slightly to the side as she looked up at Lita's big brother.
"Morning Dawn." Kurt Angle grabbed a chair from an empty table nearby, and placed it next to Lita. "Hey you." He gave her a gentle kiss on the head as he sat down beside her, taking his sunglasses off. Placing them on the table, he looked to Lita. "So, who's competing with you and Jeff?"
"Stacy and Test." Dawn Marie replied nonchalantly, reading over the menu in her hands.
"Oh, really?" Kurt said, surprised. "Did Stacy do something to piss you off again?"
Before Lita could answer back, Dawn spoke again. "Oh, no. We're not talking about a match. We're talking about an award. See, Stacy and Test have pretty much got the award for cutest --"
"-- hair!" Lita broke in desperately, shooting a sharp glance at Dawn Marie. "Stacy and Test have the cutest hair award!" She laughed weakly.
Kurt raised one eyebrow at his sister, and then at the brunette sitting across the table. He then let out a loud chuckle. "Cutest .. hair.. award?"
Noticing the look that Lita was giving her, Dawn Marie nodded enthusiastically. "Oh, yeah! The cutest hair award is something that everybody wants to win!" She flicked her own dark hair over her shoulders. "I've been trying to win it ever since I arrived at the company!"
"Why haven't I heard of this before?" The Olympic Gold Medalist asked, looking to Lita.
"Well, it's.. it's um.. really, it's an award..." She struggled, unable to come up with a decent excuse for why Kurt wouldn't have heard of this 'award' before, especially seeing as he had been with the WWE for far longer than Dawn Marie had.
"It's an award that the divas came up with. They haven't told alot of the fellas, because, well, they're afraid you guys will laugh at them." Dawn shrugged casually.
"I can see why!" Kurt broke into a grin, laughing at both women. "Cutest hair award.."
Lita and Dawn looked at each other for a moment, and then began laughing themselves, until all three of them were laughing outrageously. Angle's laughter slowly died down, but Dawn and Lita kept giggling away.
"So, you and the younger Hardy are going for this award now?"
Immediately, the two women stopped laughing.
"Um, yeah." Lita nodded, smiling nervously. "You know, with my crazy red hair, and Jeff's crazy.. multicoloured hair.. I think we have a real chance!"
Kurt looked over at Dawn Marie, who was nodding and smiling in agreeance. "Can I ask one more question?"
Dawn looked over at Lita, and the back at Kurt. "Sure. Go ahead."
"If you've been trying to win the award.. by yourself.. since you joined the company," Kurt then turned to Lita, "then why do you need to enter with Jeff?"
Both women stuttered, "Um, oh.. well.."
Then Dawn Marie yelled out, "I got it!"
Both Lita and Kurt looked at her strangely. Lita rubbed her forehead. "Um, Dawn, care to explain?"
"I mean - I've been trying to win the award, but I couldn't because the rules state you need a partner." She shrugged once more. "And no one has the type of hair that I'd like to have as a partner, so.."
"There's RULES?" Kurt asked disbelievingly, his hands out turned questioningly.
Lita opened her mouth to reply, but he stopped her. "No, you know what? I don't want to know anymore." Shaking his head, Kurt got out of the chair.
"You're not going to stay and have breakfast with us?" Lita asked her brother, looking up at him.
"Nah. I was only walking past when I spotted you girls in the window." Angle gestured over to the other side of the street. "I'm actually supposed to meet Benoit at this mall over on the other side of the street."
Dawn Marie laughed softly. "You and Chris Benoit are going shopping?"
"For shoes!" Kurt stated defensively.
Lita chuckled. "Kurt, that doesn't sound any better."
"You know, running shoes!" He looked at the two women with an exasperated look on his face. "You two are hopeless."
Dawn and Lita smiled at each other. "We know."
"Alright, I'm going. I'll catch you girls at the airport later on, okay?" Kurt walked towards the cafe` doors, waving behind him.
"C ya Kurt!" Dawn Marie waved back, watching as he exited the cafe` and headed down the street.
Once he was out of sight, Lita groaned loudly and threw her head in her hands. "That was so close.."
"What was with all of that, Li?" Dawn Marie rubbed her head. "Now my head hurts from trying to think of all those excuses so quickly."
Lita looked back up at her friend. "I'm sorry, Dawn. But Kurt can't know about me and Jeff."
"Can't know.. why not?"
"You know how much my brother hates the Hardys? If he found out that Jeff and I were together.." The redheaded diva shook her head. "He doesn't even like me being with friends with them. Can you imagine if he found out?"
The waiter walked back over to their table, placing a glass of orange juice in front of Lita, and a cappucino in a mug in front of Dawn Marie. "You ladies ready to order now?"
"I'm not very hungry anymore.." Lita moaned, and Dawn turned to the waiter, smiling politely.
"Just give us a few more minutes, thanks." After the waiter had walked away, Dawn's smile slipped from her face. "So what? You and Jeff are just going to sneak around in secrecy?"
Lita's looked down, breathing in softly. She looked back up to her friend, her hazel eyes searching.
"You got a better idea?"