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 falls in love with a guy her big brother can't stand, and another cunning diva is out to cause trouble.. Jeff/Lita pairing.
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: Please, please, please! Reviews are welcomed with open arms by me, and I would really like to see more! Come on people, let me know what you think. I love hearing from you. So let me know!
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"I can't believe you're actually saying this."
Jeff raked a hand through his newly dyed purple hair, and let a harsh sigh escape his lips. He stood in front of Lita; her head bowed and her shoulders slumped. He shook his head firmly as he looked up at her from the floor, his eyes disbelieving. "I don't understand why you're saying this."
Biting the inside of her cheek fiercely to keep herself from crying, Lita lifted her head to meet Jeff's glare. She steadied herself before speaking, knowing that she needed to sound and look convincing as she spoke to the youngest Hardy brother. If he had a trace of doubt about what she was saying, it wouldn't work. And she was relying on it to work. It had to - if she wanted to keep Jeff safe.
"Understand and believe it, Jeff." The redheaded diva shrugged slightly, taking on a casual appearance. "I don't think this can work out. The pressure of us having to sneak around and hide just to be together, the fact that we can't tell any of our friends about us in fear that it will somehow make it's way to Kurt... I don't want to do this anymore."
"So you're giving up?" Jeff's frown deepened as he continued to stare at the woman in front of him. "It's too hard to be with me, so you're just giving up?"
Lita nodded slowly, hoping that Jeff wouldn't notice how erratic her breaths had become. She was trying so hard to stand strong and tall in front of him, but she could feel her tough resolve slipping away with each word that he said.
Rubbing at his temple, Jeff's gaze fell to the floor as he processed what was happening in his mind. His brain whirled, trying to think of anything to say to Lita that would make her change her mind. "Why don't we just tell everyone about us? Why don't we stop screwing around with all this secrecy bullshit and just come out and tell everyone."
"You know we can't. If Kurt knew about our relationship, he'd make our lives hell. He'd hurt you, and he'd make it impossible for me to see you. At all." Lita swallowed down the burning sensation that rose to her throat. "It's better for everyone if we just break it off, Jeff."
Jeff took a step toward his girlfriend, and felt his heart plummet in his chest as she reacted by taking a step back, leaving the distance between them intact. Pushing the pain of his heart breaking aside, Jeff narrowed his eyes. "I refuse to accept it."
"You can't refuse --"
"I can, and that's exactly what I'm doing. I don't know what's come over you, Lita, but I know you can't possibly really want this. You can't possibly want to end what we have just because it's 'too hard' to keep it a secret. That's bullshit and I don't accept it."
Lita felt the tears well up in her eyes, simply unable to keep them down any longer. Her vision blurred with the moisture that clung to her eyelashes as she listened to Jeff speak. God, no. He can't do this. She had to end it. She couldn't let him do this...
Lowering his voice, Jeff stepped forward once more. This time, Lita did not move away. "You know as well as I do that we are meant to be together. We have this amazingly unique and strong bond between us that won't be broken simply due to it being too hard to keep." His gaze softening, Jeff reached out and ran his hand down Lita's arm slowly. "I love you Lita, and I know you love me. I don't know what you're thinking, but I am not going to give up on us that easily."
The redhead was suddenly aware that a tear had fallen from her eyes, and now made it's way down her cheek, leaving a shiny trail as it traced her cheek bone. She gasped sharply, taking in a deep breath of air. Jeff put his arms around the shaking woman and held her tightly, as she instinctively nestled her head in his chest. She let her tears fall, finding comfort in Jeff's embrace and the mere smell of him being near her.
Jeff smoothed her hair against her head, whispering in her ear. "It's alright, hon. It's alright." He cupped her face gently, looking her straight in the eyes. He searched her hazel orbs, taking in the droplets that clung to her lashes as she looked at him. "Are you okay?"
She nodded, pressing her lips together tightly. "I'm fine." She looked at him uncertainly, now worried about what he would think of her. "I'm sorry about that. I just... I don't know why..."
"Shhh." A gentle smile crept onto Jeff's face, and he tucked Lita's hair behind her ears. "It's okay. I understand that sometimes it kinda seems too much. The pressure, the secrecy, everything. But sweetie, that's why I'm here. If you ever get that feeling again - like the walls are closing in on you - come to me and we'll talk about it. We can get through anything as long as we're together."
Lita gave a tight smile, and Jeff planted a soft kiss on her forehead. "I have to go talk to Shane about our tag match tonight, okay? I'll be back soon." Jeff made his way to the door, smiling quickly at Lita before stepping into the arena corridor and closing the wooden door behind him.
Collapsing onto the couch behind her, Lita shut her eyes strictly, trying to keep the rising wave of emotions inside of her from erupting. She was torn between being extremely happy and being insanely upset. Jeff had said some of the sweetest things to her; and she now knew just how dedicated he was to their relationship and this made her overwhelmed with happiness. Then she remembered the reason why she had said all of that to Jeff in the first place, and realised that she had failed to do what she was supposed to. And that made her feel like hell.
Damn that manipulative she-devil Trish Stratus for putting her in this position to begin with. Damn her to hell.
As if on cue, the locker room door opened and the petite blonde diva stamped into the room, immediately turning to Lita, and placed her hands on her hips. One eyebrow raised, she looked down at Lita, an unreadable smirk sitting on her lips.
Lita glanced up at Trish, not particularly wanting to talk to the blonde canadian at the moment. "Yes?"
"I saw Jeff leave so I thought I'd come in and see how it went." Trish studied her manicured nails carefully, not even paying attention to the redhead at her feet. "He didn't look very upset about you breaking it off with him." She focused on Lita once again, a self-satisfied glow surrounding her.
"That's because I didn't break up with him."
Trish's smirk suddenly turned into a vicious scowl, and the blonde narrowed her eyes at Lita, her brow furrowing as she did so. "Why not?" Then as quickly as it appeared, the frown was gone, replaced with the same smirk. "Just remember what I said Lita. Kurt has no idea about you and Jeff at the moment. And I'm doing quite well at keeping it a secret. But if you don't leave Jeff soon, well, I don't know how much longer I can lie to Kurt."
The redheaded diva glared fiercely at Trish, growing sick at the condescending tone in her voice as she talked to her. Lita could tell by her voice that Trish thought that she was in control of the entire situation, and could ruin everything for them all. And the thing that made her sick was that it was true.
"I tried. I really tried. But he won't give me up." Lita gave a slight smile involuntarily as she thought about Jeff and his reaction. "He loves me too much, and he knows I love him too. Sorry Trish, but your plan won't work."
"Yes, it will."
"I just told you, it won't!" Lita stood from the couch, a fire burning inside of her as she stood in front of Trish. "You can't take Jeff away from me. No matter what you get me to say to him, he won't care. He'll fight to keep this relationship alive. He'll fight to keep me!"
A small frown marred Trish's pretty features, until they smoothed out into a smile. "You know what Lita? You're right. No matter what you say to Jeff, he'll fight to keep you. He won't let anything you say stop him from loving you."
Lita stared at Trish incredibly. Had she been wrong? Did this woman actually have some kind of sense left in her? Was she actually going to forget about this ridiculous plan to split her and Jeff apart? She waited anxiously for Trish to speak again.
"If Jeff won't accept it when you tell him you need to break up, maybe he'll just have to accept it when he sees that you really mean it."
"What?"
A smug look crossed onto the blonde diva's features, and she nodded to herself. Lita focused on her, a sick feeling growing in the pit of her stomach at Trish's words. "Trish, what do you mean? What do you mean when he 'sees'?"
Trish merely gave the redhead a smirk. "I have a brilliant idea. And Lita, you have to remember that you need to do this. For Jeff's sake. For your sake. Even for your brother's sake. Everyone's relying on you. You need to do what I tell you to, and you need to do it well."
Watching as Trish's smirk grew wider with each passing second, Lita felt her breath catch in her throat. She didn't like the look that was appearing on Trish's face, and wasn't sure that she wanted to know what she had planned.
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 falls in love with a guy her big brother can't stand, and another cunning diva is out to cause trouble.. Jeff/Lita pairing.
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: Please, please, please! Reviews are welcomed with open arms by me, and I would really like to see more! Come on people, let me know what you think. I love hearing from you. So let me know!
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"I can't believe you're actually saying this."
Jeff raked a hand through his newly dyed purple hair, and let a harsh sigh escape his lips. He stood in front of Lita; her head bowed and her shoulders slumped. He shook his head firmly as he looked up at her from the floor, his eyes disbelieving. "I don't understand why you're saying this."
Biting the inside of her cheek fiercely to keep herself from crying, Lita lifted her head to meet Jeff's glare. She steadied herself before speaking, knowing that she needed to sound and look convincing as she spoke to the youngest Hardy brother. If he had a trace of doubt about what she was saying, it wouldn't work. And she was relying on it to work. It had to - if she wanted to keep Jeff safe.
"Understand and believe it, Jeff." The redheaded diva shrugged slightly, taking on a casual appearance. "I don't think this can work out. The pressure of us having to sneak around and hide just to be together, the fact that we can't tell any of our friends about us in fear that it will somehow make it's way to Kurt... I don't want to do this anymore."
"So you're giving up?" Jeff's frown deepened as he continued to stare at the woman in front of him. "It's too hard to be with me, so you're just giving up?"
Lita nodded slowly, hoping that Jeff wouldn't notice how erratic her breaths had become. She was trying so hard to stand strong and tall in front of him, but she could feel her tough resolve slipping away with each word that he said.
Rubbing at his temple, Jeff's gaze fell to the floor as he processed what was happening in his mind. His brain whirled, trying to think of anything to say to Lita that would make her change her mind. "Why don't we just tell everyone about us? Why don't we stop screwing around with all this secrecy bullshit and just come out and tell everyone."
"You know we can't. If Kurt knew about our relationship, he'd make our lives hell. He'd hurt you, and he'd make it impossible for me to see you. At all." Lita swallowed down the burning sensation that rose to her throat. "It's better for everyone if we just break it off, Jeff."
Jeff took a step toward his girlfriend, and felt his heart plummet in his chest as she reacted by taking a step back, leaving the distance between them intact. Pushing the pain of his heart breaking aside, Jeff narrowed his eyes. "I refuse to accept it."
"You can't refuse --"
"I can, and that's exactly what I'm doing. I don't know what's come over you, Lita, but I know you can't possibly really want this. You can't possibly want to end what we have just because it's 'too hard' to keep it a secret. That's bullshit and I don't accept it."
Lita felt the tears well up in her eyes, simply unable to keep them down any longer. Her vision blurred with the moisture that clung to her eyelashes as she listened to Jeff speak. God, no. He can't do this. She had to end it. She couldn't let him do this...
Lowering his voice, Jeff stepped forward once more. This time, Lita did not move away. "You know as well as I do that we are meant to be together. We have this amazingly unique and strong bond between us that won't be broken simply due to it being too hard to keep." His gaze softening, Jeff reached out and ran his hand down Lita's arm slowly. "I love you Lita, and I know you love me. I don't know what you're thinking, but I am not going to give up on us that easily."
The redhead was suddenly aware that a tear had fallen from her eyes, and now made it's way down her cheek, leaving a shiny trail as it traced her cheek bone. She gasped sharply, taking in a deep breath of air. Jeff put his arms around the shaking woman and held her tightly, as she instinctively nestled her head in his chest. She let her tears fall, finding comfort in Jeff's embrace and the mere smell of him being near her.
Jeff smoothed her hair against her head, whispering in her ear. "It's alright, hon. It's alright." He cupped her face gently, looking her straight in the eyes. He searched her hazel orbs, taking in the droplets that clung to her lashes as she looked at him. "Are you okay?"
She nodded, pressing her lips together tightly. "I'm fine." She looked at him uncertainly, now worried about what he would think of her. "I'm sorry about that. I just... I don't know why..."
"Shhh." A gentle smile crept onto Jeff's face, and he tucked Lita's hair behind her ears. "It's okay. I understand that sometimes it kinda seems too much. The pressure, the secrecy, everything. But sweetie, that's why I'm here. If you ever get that feeling again - like the walls are closing in on you - come to me and we'll talk about it. We can get through anything as long as we're together."
Lita gave a tight smile, and Jeff planted a soft kiss on her forehead. "I have to go talk to Shane about our tag match tonight, okay? I'll be back soon." Jeff made his way to the door, smiling quickly at Lita before stepping into the arena corridor and closing the wooden door behind him.
Collapsing onto the couch behind her, Lita shut her eyes strictly, trying to keep the rising wave of emotions inside of her from erupting. She was torn between being extremely happy and being insanely upset. Jeff had said some of the sweetest things to her; and she now knew just how dedicated he was to their relationship and this made her overwhelmed with happiness. Then she remembered the reason why she had said all of that to Jeff in the first place, and realised that she had failed to do what she was supposed to. And that made her feel like hell.
Damn that manipulative she-devil Trish Stratus for putting her in this position to begin with. Damn her to hell.
As if on cue, the locker room door opened and the petite blonde diva stamped into the room, immediately turning to Lita, and placed her hands on her hips. One eyebrow raised, she looked down at Lita, an unreadable smirk sitting on her lips.
Lita glanced up at Trish, not particularly wanting to talk to the blonde canadian at the moment. "Yes?"
"I saw Jeff leave so I thought I'd come in and see how it went." Trish studied her manicured nails carefully, not even paying attention to the redhead at her feet. "He didn't look very upset about you breaking it off with him." She focused on Lita once again, a self-satisfied glow surrounding her.
"That's because I didn't break up with him."
Trish's smirk suddenly turned into a vicious scowl, and the blonde narrowed her eyes at Lita, her brow furrowing as she did so. "Why not?" Then as quickly as it appeared, the frown was gone, replaced with the same smirk. "Just remember what I said Lita. Kurt has no idea about you and Jeff at the moment. And I'm doing quite well at keeping it a secret. But if you don't leave Jeff soon, well, I don't know how much longer I can lie to Kurt."
The redheaded diva glared fiercely at Trish, growing sick at the condescending tone in her voice as she talked to her. Lita could tell by her voice that Trish thought that she was in control of the entire situation, and could ruin everything for them all. And the thing that made her sick was that it was true.
"I tried. I really tried. But he won't give me up." Lita gave a slight smile involuntarily as she thought about Jeff and his reaction. "He loves me too much, and he knows I love him too. Sorry Trish, but your plan won't work."
"Yes, it will."
"I just told you, it won't!" Lita stood from the couch, a fire burning inside of her as she stood in front of Trish. "You can't take Jeff away from me. No matter what you get me to say to him, he won't care. He'll fight to keep this relationship alive. He'll fight to keep me!"
A small frown marred Trish's pretty features, until they smoothed out into a smile. "You know what Lita? You're right. No matter what you say to Jeff, he'll fight to keep you. He won't let anything you say stop him from loving you."
Lita stared at Trish incredibly. Had she been wrong? Did this woman actually have some kind of sense left in her? Was she actually going to forget about this ridiculous plan to split her and Jeff apart? She waited anxiously for Trish to speak again.
"If Jeff won't accept it when you tell him you need to break up, maybe he'll just have to accept it when he sees that you really mean it."
"What?"
A smug look crossed onto the blonde diva's features, and she nodded to herself. Lita focused on her, a sick feeling growing in the pit of her stomach at Trish's words. "Trish, what do you mean? What do you mean when he 'sees'?"
Trish merely gave the redhead a smirk. "I have a brilliant idea. And Lita, you have to remember that you need to do this. For Jeff's sake. For your sake. Even for your brother's sake. Everyone's relying on you. You need to do what I tell you to, and you need to do it well."
Watching as Trish's smirk grew wider with each passing second, Lita felt her breath catch in her throat. She didn't like the look that was appearing on Trish's face, and wasn't sure that she wanted to know what she had planned.