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Spoilers: None
Summary: When things start taking their toll on Lita, will one night be enough to help her forget? Or will she look back with regrets?
Notes: This may be a short series, this may be a long series. I haven't made up my mind yet. Anyway, I hope you enjoy, and please review.
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John sent a glance to the woman in the passengers seat, they had already been on the road for fifteen minutes; and in those fifteen minutes…the only words she had spoken were about what to buy from the store. As it were, there were now two grocery bags filled with soda, bottled water, chips, assorted candy , nail polish, two new tubes of lipstick, a hairbrush and a box of feminine products. Of course, the redheaded Diva left out the fact that she didn't need the tampons, but John didn't really need to know that…she had only requested them to see if he would buy them. At any rate, the two continued along one of the back roads; John making note of the trees and how they all looked the exact same. He was thankful then, that Lita was at least familiar with the area…otherwise they were screwed.
"So…" John sent a sideways glance to the redheaded woman, noting then that she must've changed when he was in the store. "Where are we goin' and where did you get the change of clothes?"
Lita swept her hair from her face, propping her elbow on the window. "I'm not really sure where we're going…cuz you just said you wanted to go for a drive…as for the change of clothes? This is Jeff Hardy's car; Jeff is one of my best friends and I never know when I might need another pair of clothes."
"Right…" John nodded slowly, shaking his head a touch as he turned his attention back to the road. "So, what is there to do in Sanford?"
Lita snorted, "Absolutely nothing…if you really wanted to do something, we should just head for Raleigh…but we said one hour and by the time we get to Raleigh, we won't have that much time to do anything so…"
"So we just keep drivin' until we pass by the 80th identical tree?"
"No, we keep driving until we pass by the 60th identical crick."
"Crick?" John snickered, resting an arm on the window. "I never knew your Southern roots showed so strong."
Lita shrugged, "Only when I'm home…and when I've been around that nutball Jeff for the past few days."
"It's cute."
Lita snorted disbelievingly, "Yeah I'm sure it is."
"So…if Sanford is so dead," John raised a brow, glancing quickly to the redhead. "What do you do for fun?"
"Oh the usual…Jeff and I go cow tipping every Thursday, we catch fish with our bare hands in the crick along the back of his property…" Lita rolled her eyes, "I know how to have fun…and who says I stay in Sanford on my days off? Shane's over in Raleigh and even if we don't drive over to bug him, I don't necessarily stay in North Carolina."
"Just askin'…" John rolled his eyes at the Diva. "You should come up to Boston sometime."
"Yeah…sure." Lita rolled her eyes, a hand fisting in the ends of her hair. "Just like I'll actually spend a weekend with Eddie in San Antonio, or with Rey in San Diego or with Dawn in Woodbrige or--"
"Alright, alright…I get the picture." A wry smirk crossed his face. "You need to let loose."
"Excuse me?"
"I'm serious…" John raised a brow, "When was the last time you just went anywhere…with the sole purpose of leavin' the world behind…an' no, now doesn't count cuz we're only goin' for an hour."
Lita blinked, "Since when do you care about my social life?"
"Whoever said I did?" John shrugged a touch, "I'm just sayin' ya know? Dawn always goes on an' on about the ruckus you two used to raise…I wanna know what happened to that woman."
"Maybe she grew up?" Lita snorted indifferently, "I still know how to have a good time."
"Prove it."
"You have got to be kidding…" Lita made a face, the redhead turning her attention to the window. "We're in the middle of nowhere and--"
"All the more reason," He stated with a smirk. "No one's around to see it…you can act as crazy as you want."
"This is stupid…"
"Well…think of something you've never done before." He shrugged again, leaning back a touch. "Come on Li…don't tell me you're scared."
Lita huffed, "I am not scared…"
"Then what's stopping you? Afraid the cows are gonna tell on you or something?"
Lita rolled her eyes, a wicked smirk crossing her face after a moment. "Alright…I thought of something…" She started evenly, shifting so that she was facing him.
"Okay…" John nodded, "That's a start." He glanced sideways, but quickly found himself doing a double take as Lita lifted her shirt to flash him.
"There…" Lita stated with a flip of her hair, "I've never flashed an almost stranger, who's friends with one of my closest friends, while sitting in the passengers seat of my best friend's car."
John blinked, shaking his head a moment. "So you're saying…you have flashed a stranger who's friends with one of your closest friends while sitting in the passengers seat of your best friend's car?"
Lita snorted, "No…I haven't done that either…but you aren't a stranger so don't ask for it again."
"Alright…" John sent another glance to the redhead, "What else haven't you done before?"
"I've never listened to Britney Spears on the radio…" The redheaded Diva scrunched up her nose. "But what about you? What haven't you not done before?"
John shrugged his shoulders, "I've listened to Britney Spears…it was my younger cousin, not me, alright?"
Lita smirked, "Yeah …sure it was." A coy smile crossed her features then, "Have you ever sung at the top of your lungs to Britney Spears?"
John winced, "No…but I don't intend on it anytime soon."
"Oh come on…" Lita teased easily, placing her hand very briefly on his thigh. "We're in the middle of nowhere…what are you afraid of?"
John made a face, "Do I have to?"
"Oh stop being such a baby," Lita stuck out her lower lip, languidly moving her hand. "Just once…"
He gulped uneasily…questioning why Jeff Hardy had a Britney Spear's CD in his car…and why Lita's hand was traveling over his thigh. "Just once…"
Lita grinned maniacally, clutching the CD in her hand. "Let's see…I think I'd like to hear…Baby One More Time."
John muttered softly under his breath, "You ain't gonna say anything are you?"
Lita batted her lashes innocently, "Of course I won't…besides, I can't get this on video tape so what's the point?"
John rolled his eyes, but complied with the task assigned none the less.
And no sooner had he started singing, did Lita collapse into a heap of giggles. She may not have had a camcorder, but she at least had a tape recorder. It was a secret, that only she and Jeff knew, a secret they had devised when they had trapped Matt in a similar situation. Only, Matt's humiliation had been at the hands of the Backstreet Boys…but still; Lita admitted that seeing John Cena singing Britney Spears for all he was worth, was quite an interesting sight.
John scowled as soon as the song ended, "Happy now?"
Lita snickered, "Just don't quit your day job…"
He raised a brow, "You dissin' my singin' skills?"
Lita shook her head, "No…not that per say…just stay away from bubblegum pop."
"Believe me, it ain't my standard so…"
"I'd seriously hope not."
John shrugged, sending a glance to the clock. "We've got another twenty minutes…"
The redhead nodded, sending a glance to him. "So…what now?"
"I dunno.." John shrugged, glancing idly to the woman next to him…more specifically the way her top was hugging her curves. "Are there any ponds or something around here?"
Lita blinked, "Why?"
"You ever gone skinny dippin' with a near stranger?"
Lita blanched momentarily, "On a dare…I was drunk and it was just…" She shook her head quickly, "Never mind, it's not important."
"Oh noo…" John shook his head, "You can't just leave me hangin' like that."
The redhead snorted, "I can so…all you asked was if I did it…you never asked with who."
"Fair enough…." John seemingly conceded, "Then have you ever gone…"
"Have you ever gone streaking through a corn field?"
"Can't say that I have…"
"Well there aren't any around here, soo…" Lita trailed off with a shrug, "I guess we could just head back."
"We could," He nodded then, "Or we could keep driving for another hour…"
Lita raised a brow, "Did you bring your cell?"
John blinked, "You didn't bring yours?"
The redhead shook her head in the negative, "It's sitting on the nightstand next to my bed."
"I left mine in my car…"
Lita nodded shortly, "Speaking of cars…we need to get gas…regardless of when we head back otherwise we'll be pushing this car back to my house."
"How far is the nearest gas station?"
"A few miles up the road," Lita shrugged nonchalantly, "Shouldn't be too far."
"Alright…" John trailed off in silence, keeping a wary eye on the gas meter. "I could be wrong…but I don't think we'll get there on fumes."
"Damn it." Lita frowned, "Jeff needs to fill the gas tank more often."
John snorted, "Well he probably wasn't expectin' for someone to steal his car."
"We didn't steal…we borrowed." Lita rolled her eyes, "I guess you should pull over somewhere."
"No, Li….I was hopin' that the car would grow wings and we could fly there."
"Oh just shut up and pull over."
John rolled his eyes, but soon enough, he pulled the car to the side of the road. "Now you say this gas station is a few miles up…is that city miles or country miles?"
"What difference does it make?" Lita questioned as she slipped her sandals back on. "A mile is a mile."
"It makes a difference is that mile is goin' uphill." John stated as he shut down the engine. "So, what is it?"
Lita frowned in thought, jamming her hands in her pockets. "About half a mile uphill…one mile straight."
John shook his head, unbuckling his seatbelt then. "I'll be on my way to the gas station then…one of us should stay here."
"Are you crazy?" Lita blinked disbelievingly, quickly unbuckling her seatbelt. "We might be in a small town, but I'm female and there are plenty of deranged psychos in this area."
"That makes me feel so much better Lita, really." John huffed, stepping out of the car. "I'm sure it won't take me long, just sit tight and keep the doors locked."
"It doesn't take that long for--"
"Then you go and I'll wait." John leaned back against the car, jamming his hands in his pockets. "Cuz, one of us should stay here."
"I'm not arguing that okay? It's just…what if something happens?"
John raised a brow, "Then I introduce them to my fist…that's what."
Lita's shoulders lifted slightly, "Alright…I'll go…if I get kidnapped and some psychopath kills me? Your ass is the first person my ghost comes back to haunt."
John placed a hand over his heart. "I'm touched Lita…really touched."
The redhead rolled her eyes, turning in the opposite direction to head for the gas station. And as she started to disappear from view, John got back inside the car…locking the doors for safety measures. After all, even if it really did come down to him having to kick someone's ass…he wasn't about to look like an open target. All the same, no sooner had he resettled in the driver's seat, did the skies start to open. He reclined the seat a touch, squinting his eyes to see through the rain that dropped violently from the skies.
Review Responses:
CNIBWM: Oh hush you, LoL. I can write a story without Randy present…it's rare, but I can write it! Thank you for the review!
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