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"Thoughts are in italics"

"Lita's Dilemma (6/7)"

Sitting in her hotel room for the night after RAW, Lita was just numbly sitting there thinking about what had just transpired at the arena earlier in the night. Jericho had gotten so mad at Snitsky that he had let it slip to the entire wrestling world that he was the true father of her unborn baby. Now the entire wrestling world knew. It was all over the locker rooms as she walked back to her own after the segment, all over the internet. None of her friends knew, not even her parents knew who the father was. But now they knew thanks to Chris Jericho and his big, mouth. Not that she didn't want them to know, she just wished it wouldn't have been on national television. She had already screened many calls on her cell phone from overly anxious friends wanting to know if it was true. She had no other choice than to tell them, "Yes, it was the truth. Jericho is the father of my baby". She got many the collective shocks from female friends and "You want me to kick his ass for you" from male friends, to whom she graciously said, "No, thank you. I would like the father of my baby in one piece and there for the birth." But not one damn peep from Jericho himself. After getting backstage and behind the curtain he had fended off all attempts at talk and went straight to his locker room and gathered his belongings and hauled ass out of there. With not one word of apology, remorse, or even love for Lita. Who the hell knew where he was right now? He was probably off at some bar somewhere drowning his sorrows in a bottle of Jack Daniels or something.

Getting sick of waiting around for Chris and knowing that they needed to talk. Lita grabbed up her cell phone and dialed Jericho's number. She got sent straight to his voicemail, "Hey, this is the King of Bling-Bling and I can't answer my phone right now. So leave your name and number and I might get back to you. Later, Assclown." Beep: "Chris, this is Li. I don't know where you are or what you're doing right now. But we need to seriously talk. After what happened on RAW tonight, everybody keeps calling me and asking me if it's true and I tell them yeah. You might want to call your parents and talk to them too. I know mine have called and chewed me out about the way they found out who was the father of their grandchild, but I got it smoothed over. But Chris I'm worried about you. I don't know where you are. You have got me scared. So please just call and let me know that you are alright. OK. Bye", Lita all but sobbed into the phone.

But on the other side of town. There was a barstool that Chris Jericho is sitting on, nursing a beer that is still nearly full. This bar was near the arena and Chris came here as soon as he flew out those arena doors. He needed to think and just didn't think the hotel room would suffice. He needed to think about the situation he was in with Lita and why he had said what he had said on RAW tonight to Snitsky. Now the whole world knew about him being the father. He didn't even think about how all this went down tonight would affect his role in the company or the storyline. McMahon was probably pretty pissed with him about now for breaking script and blurting out the truth before it was time to do it. "And what about Lita? What does she think about all this? She probably hates me about now, doesn't want to see or talk to me for awhile. I bet. God what am I going to do. I have messed up things so bad. Fuck what is wrong with me?". But while Jericho was sitting there wallowing in his own world of self-pity, he never noticed the recognizable figure that had come over and sat down beside him.

"So I hear your going to be a daddy?"

Pulling himself up out of his drunken haze he said, "Ain't none of your business. So go screw yourself buddy..". Just as he uttered the last word he swung his head around to notice the person sitting beside him, Trish Stratus!

"What do you want Stratus? I don't have time for your shit. So say whatever little snide remarks you want right now and then be on your way.", Chris said.

"I am not here to say any snide remarks. I just came in here to get a drink and I saw you here at the bar drowning your sorrows. Shouldn't you be with Lita right now?"

"I am here drowning my sorrows. My sorrows are Lita. They are all about her. She is the reason I'm here drinking. Oh, and my big mouth too.", Jericho laughed at that last bit said.

"I didn't even know you two were seeing each other. So why is she the reason you're here, huh?".

"We weren't really seeing each other really. We just sort of fell into, if you can believe it. It happened a little over a year ago. We both were single and lonely and looking for some physical companionship. So we started sleeping with each other. You know on the nights we both were at the house shows. And after a couple of weeks we just started staying in each others hotel rooms the whole night. We would talk for hours with each other and eat, watch movies on the hotel televisions. The after a couple of months we started getting more brave and venturing out of the hotel room and going places together. It was great. It was all great. Hell, the sex was great too. But when we would have to leave each other and go home. I would miss the hell out of her. I just couldn't get enough of her. The way she smiled or laughed. The way she smelled. You know how bad it got, it got so bad that I went out and bought the perfume she wears and kept it at my house. So when I would start missing her I would just go spray some and it would smell like her and that would help for a bit. But it never did cure my need for her. I just couldn't get enough of her. It was about 6 months ago I finally figured out that I was in love with her. I knew that I couldn't tell her because I was afraid that she wouldn't want to be with me anymore. So I just kept my mouth shut about how I fell for her and was content with what I had with her. S I just kept acting like the same old, arrogant Chris Jericho.".

Taken aback by all the heartfelt words of love that Jericho had just said about Lita. Trish just sat for a few seconds before speaking. "Damn, Chris that was beautiful. I didn't know you had that with her. Have you told her all this?".

"Yes..no. Not in so many words."

"Well, then what is the problem if you have sorta told her?", Trish asked.

"I asked her to marry me. And she said no."

"I sure if she said no she has her reasons for why", said Trish

"Yeah, she has her reasons. She said she didn't want to get married just because she was pregnant. She didn't want to marry me for the wrong reasons. Even though I told her I didn't propose just because she was pregnant, but because I loved her."

After pondering what Jericho had just said to her for a few minutes Trish finally spoke up, "Well, Chris it's pretty clear to me what you gotta do."

"And what is that Stratus?"

"You gotta go to Lita and make her see that you really want to marry her because you are desperately in love with her and apologize for your big mouth also."

"You know I think that is about the smartest words I have ever heard come out of your mouth. I think I'm going to catch a cab back to the hotel and talk to Lita and see what happens. Thanks for listening to me Trish.", Chris said.

"Your welcome Chris. Now go get her", said Trish. "Because Lord only knows I regret screwing up my chance with you, Chris. But you got a better shot with a better woman who will treat you good and I hope you're happy."

It was after 1AM by now and she still hadn't heard from Chris. Lita was worried sick. Had something happened to Chris? Where was he at? Was he even still in the city? All these questions and more were running through Lita's mind, when she heard a knock at the door. Lita walked over to the door and opened it and came face to face with a disheveled looking Chris.

Lita threw her arms around Chris's neck and started crying in earnest into his chest. "Oh, God Chris. I was so worried. I didn't know where you were and I was so scared. I thought you were hurt or even worse or that you might have just left town altogether. I know we didn't leave on the best of terms the last time we talked, but I am so sorry. I don't want you to be mad at me. I love you! Please Chris don't be angry with me. I'm so sorry". Lita sobbed into Chris's shirt.

Chris clenched his eyes shut at the words Lita was saying to him. He pushed is way into the hotel room enough to shut the door, so no onlookers could walk by and see into the room and see him and Lita like this. Deciding that he needed to sit down before his knees gave out; Chris picked Lita up and carried her bride-style to the bed so they both could lay down. Laying Lita down on the bed, Chris lay down beside her. He pulled a few strands of hair off her face to reveal a face marred by streaks of tears and runny mascara.

"I bet I don't look like a beautiful, Diva right now do I?", Lita asked with a little laughter to her voice.

"Yes, you do Red. You are beautiful no matter what you look like. You are the most beautiful woman in the world to me. And you have nothing to be sorry for, so quit saying that, kay. It's me who should be saying sorry."

"Chris, why should you be saying sorry?"

"For what happened on Raw last night. For me opening my big mouth and letting the whole world know the truth about our baby. The truth shouldn't have come out like that. For running off on you like that after the segment was over and for having you have to field all those questions afterwards by yourself. You shouldn't have had to go through that by yourself. I should have been there for you. And also for blowing up at you about the marriage proposal. You have your views and opinions about that and I'm sorry for getting angry about it. I'm sorry for everything, Li. I love you so much it hurts.", Chris said as he sobbed into Lita's neck.

Lita lifted her head off of Chris's chest so she could look into Chris's baby-blue eyes when she spoke, "Chris you too have nothing to be sorry for. Sure I would like to have told our parents and friends in person, but hey they would have to have found out eventually. But I did alright with the fielding of questions. But I was alright. I was just worried about you. And the marriage deal..I just don't know what to say about that. I just.. I don't know."

"I know what you mean. I was just at a bar nursing a beer thinking about us and how much good you have brought into my life within the last year and how much my life has changed. Before we got together, I was a lonely, pathetic ass of a man, who was a jerk to his friends and didn't give a shit about anything. Especially about having a woman in his life. But then we started just sleeping together and I thought this is all I need just a good fuck right now and I'll be good. Don't get me wrong, you were a good fuck. But then you started to get to me. You know when we talk to each other with for hours on end about just anything. That's when I started thinking; well I could friends with this girl. But then you just went and shocked me again and I saw you in a whole new light. We would spend all our free time together when we were around each other at the house shows, RAWS, and the PPV's and we would go places with each other away from the arenas and away from work. That's when I knew for sure I was falling in love with you. When you weren't around I would miss you like crazy. I would miss your laugh, your smile, hell I would miss everything about. I couldn't wait to get back out on the road so I could see you. You are my everything Li. I am so hopelessly, desperately fucking in love with you!", Chris said.

"Oh, god Chris. I didn't know you felt that way about me. I knew you loved me but I didn't know it was that deep. That's exactly how I feel about you. That is exactly what would happen to me with you. But why didn't you ever tell me?"

"I was afraid if I told you, that you would be scared off and you wouldn't want to be with me anymore. You know the typical male insecurity bit."

"Chris you could never scare me away. I love you too much. But if you don't mind me asking where have you been for the past 3 hours?", Lita asked.

"Well like I said just a few minutes ago. I was at a bar and nursing a beer and someone came and talked some sense into me and told me I should come and talk to you."

"And who said you should come and talk to me?

"Trish Stratus", Chris said.

Lita whipped her head around to stare at Jericho with eyes of fury, "Do what? What the hell was that bitch doing there? You let me get my hands on her. I'll rip those fake boobs right off her chest. That damn slut!", Lita yelled.

"Now Lita, baby, calm down. She wasn't there doing anything. She just came in and sat down and started talking to me and I poured my heart out to her. She told me to come and talk to you and here I am. ", Chris said like it was the most obvious answer in the world.

"Oh, ok. That is just so unlike Stratus. I would have never thought she would talk with someone like that, you know help them out with a problem."

"I know but she did. But maybe she is trying to turn over a new leaf over something.", Chris said.

"Well anyways enough about her. We have better things to think about and talk about. I was thinking maybe you could ask me a certain question again and maybe see if you get a different answer this time around, huh?"

"Oh, so you think I should ask you a certain question again and see if maybe if I get a different answer. Is that what you are suggesting Miss Lita?", Chris asked making a move to sit up with his back against the headboard, pulling Lita to sit in his lap.

"Yes, I do Jerky."

"Hey now watch it with the names. Miss Extreme!"

That garnered him a sharp blow of an elbow to his ribs by Lita, "OWW, now that hurt. Watch the merchandise baby. I really do want to see our baby born."

Turning his handsome facial features serious once again, "I know I don't have a ring and I am sorry for that, but I will get you one and you can pick out whatever you want, OK?"

"OK", Lita said.

"So, Lita will you do me the honor of making me the happiest man in the world. Will you marry me?"

With a bright, beaming smile gracing her beautiful face Lita said, "Yes, I will Chris."

Their lips touched each other's in a poignant, sweet kiss to seal the deal.

TBC