Disclaimer: Still not mine.. Sadly, this is true.

Spoilers/Summary: All in the previous chapters

Notes: Nothing that hasn't been said already.. And yes, things get happier in this chapter. Just have some patience and a little faith in me..

Thank You: To everyone who has reviewed!

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By the time the six had collected all of their belongings and reconvened, they still had no clue as to what they would be doing. Certainly yes, checking into the hotel was one thing on the agenda; but it was only 3:30. Lita was still in her pissy mood, John now walking with Jeff and Chris, while the redhead was between Victoria and Dawn a few steps ahead. Even the New Jersey native seemed to be on her toes around Lita, and to the others that wasn't a good sign. Of course, it wouldn't take a rocket scientist to see that Lita was jealous. As to her admitting to her jealousy, well.. Chris, Jeff, Victoria and Dawn weren't about to hold their breaths on it. But still, her unhappy mood seemed to spread slowly through the rest of them until no one was talking.

"So…" Dawn cleared her throat as they stopped at a corner, "What should we do after we check in?"

Chris shrugged, the blonde man rubbing the back of his neck in thought. "Well, it's not like I visit here regularly.."

"Jeff?" Victoria sent a questioning look to the man in question, "What else is there to do?"

He shrugged his shoulders, "There's plenty to do.. Jus' a matter of what."

Dawn rolled her eyes, "Details please?"

"Well, do ya wanna do 'touristy' stuff or relaxin' stuff or what?" Jeff jammed his hands in his back pockets, "I mean there is a lot to do here, but-"

"Li?" Dawn turned her attention to the redheaded woman, "What do you want to do?"

"Well, like Jeff mentioned already- there's the butterfly pavilion, there are at least two mini-golf places." The redhead chewed thoughtfully on her lower lip, "Plus there's the actual beach.. Or we could walk around aimlessly."

"Plus, there's a roller skatin' rink an' the Ripley's theatre.. " Jeff sent a curious look to them all, "It's 4-D with movin' seats an' all that."

"First things first though," Lita spoke up before anyone else could say a word. "We should check in at the hotel an' figure out where we are relative to everything.. Then plan from there. Plus, let's not forget dinner an-"

Dawn nodded, taking the redhead by the elbow as the crosswalk signal changed. "And lets not forget tonight's plans." The brunette woman beamed, "Because we are in Myrtle Beach, there must be some exciting night life.. Right?"

Jeff grinned, "Damn right 'bout that.. But we didn't get to do much last time we were here."

The New Jersey native raised an eyebrow in question, "So that settles it then.. We'll go to the hotel, check in then see what's what."

Chris rolled his eyes, "Which is what we were gonna do anyway." The blonde man shook his head, muttering under his breath about women who couldn't make up their minds. "We aren't gonna get to the hotel any faster if we just stand here."

Victoria exchanged a look with Dawn behind Lita's head; the two flanking her again as they continued to the parking garage.

"Li?" the raven haired woman enquired finally, "Is everything okay?"

Lita tossed her hair over her shoulder, replying breezily. "Of course it is." She raised an eyebrow at the raven haired Diva, "Why shouldn't it be?"

Dawn regarded her skeptically, "Oh I don't know.. Maybe because you went from zero to bitch in about ten seconds?"

The redhead waved it off, "Bullshit Dawn, I'm fine.. See?"

Jeff shook his head when Dawn sent a questioning look back, mouthing for the brunette to not press the issue further.

"So," Chris began when the Diva's were out of hearing range, "What crawled up Li's ass and died?"

The Cameron native rolled his shoulders, "I can't really say dude.. I mean, one minute she was okay an' then the next-"

"She got all hostile." John finished abruptly. "She claims there ain't a thing wrong, but-"

"It's quite obvious there is," Chris finished with a knowing nod. "So, what happened?"

Jeff shrugged, sweeping his hair from his face. "Can't say.."

"John?"

The West Newbury native smiled wryly, "I got a feelin' that it has to do with that blonde woman.. When Li an' I were waitin' earlier for the roller coaster, this blonde gets all up in my face.."

The blonde man had the decency to look shocked, "That doesn't explain how-"

"We managed to get rid of her.. Or so we thought." John sent a look ahead to the three Diva's, "We ran into her again when we were waitin' for that other ride.. Blondie got all up in my face again an'-"

"She kissed him." Dawn finished as she dropped back to join the three, "That's what happened."

John made a face, "You got perfect hearin' or somethin' when it concerns gossip?"

The brunette Diva huffed, "It's not gossip, it's fact. When that little gutter slut showed up, Li clammed up."

Chris nodded slowly, "So she's jealous.."

John held up his hands, "You said it bro, not me."

The New Jersey native rolled her eyes, "Well duh she's jealous. And that probably bothers her more than she cares to admit."

Jeff shook his head at the three, "I'm gonna catch up with them two.. See if I can't get Li to talk to me."

Dawn all but beamed, "Thanks Jeff."

The Cameron native rolled his eyes, dodging quickly to avoid an approaching car as he dashed across the street to catch up with Victoria and Lita.

"There's nothing wrong Jeff.." the redheaded woman began as he wedged between them. "So don't even try an'-"

"Nu uh," Jeff shook his head, "Li-Li there is somethin' botherin' ya and I ain't leavin' ya alone till ya tell me."

Lita smiled thinly, "Trust me Jeffrey, there's nothing wrong.. An' if there was, I wouldn't want to talk about it, so lets just drop the subject."

Jeff inwardly sighed, "Li-"

"Jeff, stop." Lita rolled her shoulders, a hand coming upwards to brush her hair back from her forehead. "I do not feel like talking about it right now."

……..

The Cameron native scowled, pouting playfully at the redheaded woman to no avail. So, rather than press the issue and potentially push her further into her inner temple of doom and gloom; he left the subject alone. For now. He would just wait until the time was right. Conversation picked up though, the topic drifting between Lillian and Shawn's wedding to the next Diva's photo shoot. They continued to talk until they reached the parking garage where both cars were waiting. Jeff happily retrieved the car keys to his beloved corvette, yanking Chris by the arm and practically tossing him in the passengers seat. In turn, Dawn brought out the keys to Lita's car, shoving Victoria into the passengers seat before Lita had a chance to move.

"Y'all did get two hotel rooms, right?" Lita peered between the two Diva's. "Right?"

Dawn rolled her eyes, "Yes Li, we got two hotel rooms, right next to each other. Connecting doors or whatever."

The redhead rolled her eyes right back, "I could care less about a connecting door Dawn."

Victoria peered curiously at the redhead, "So what is there to do in Myrtle as far as nightlife goes?"

Lita shrugged, toying absently with a strand of hair. "Like Jeff said there is plenty to do.." her expression darkened momentarily, "An' like Jeff said, the last time we were here we didn't get a chance to do much."

Dawn raised an eyebrow via the rear view mirror. "What happened?"

"I told you, remember?" Lita replied tersely, "Matt and I did nothing but fight, Trish wasn't talking to Jeff at all. Me an' Jeff wanted to go out, Matt an' Trish wanted to stay in, it was just a really shitty weekend."

"Oh," was the brunette Diva's reply. "Well we'll just have to make up for it, with this trip."

The redhead shrugged, "Whatever.. I don't really wanna think about it right now."

"Then we won't," Victoria stated before Dawn could utter a word. "We'll talk about.. Upcoming stuff."

John raised an eyebrow, "Such as?"

The raven haired woman shrugged, "Such as meet and greets or whatever.. I have one scheduled soon with Chris and Christian."

Dawn pursed her lips, following the corvette into the hotel parking garage. "I've got one with Eddie and Torrie soon."

"I have an inter-promotional one." Lita mentioned absently. "But I forgot who it's with."

The West Newbury native cleared his throat, "That wouldn't happen to be a two day thing would it?"

"I believe so.. Something about an appearance for a charity event in the morning, then an-"

"Autograph session all afternoon.. The next day is reversed." John finished for her. "Yeah, that's the one I'm scheduled for."

The redhead merely nodded, "Well it should be fun right? I mean those charity events always are.."

"Sure," the brown haired man shrugged, "So long as you ain't all pissy at me, I'm sure it'll be fun."

Dawn grimaced, preparing herself for Lita's verbal outrage as she parked.

"Well, as long as I have no reason to be 'pissy' with you, we won't have a problem."

John rolled his eyes, "If I knew what I did for you to get all pissy with me then-"

"Not important." She cut him off, unbuckling her seatbelt. "So, let's just drop the subject."

Dawn and Victoria shook their heads, the three watching on as Lita exited the vehicle.

"Did I breathe wrong?"

Dawn shot him a pointed look, "John- that was really stupid. Bringing up earlier when you know full well that's what's pissing her off."

"How the hell am I supposed to know, if she won't talk to me?"

The brunette Diva shook her head as she gathered the bags from the trunk. "She's jealous and she's having a hard time admitting to it. That's all."

John shook his head as the three finally exited the vehicle, "But earlier she got jealous an' she said she had no reason to be jealous.. Somethin' along the lines of 'since we aren't together I have no reason to be jealous'."

"You're dense." Dawn stated bluntly, "Just give her some time to cool off and I'm sure she'll be fine."

"But it wasn't like I took that woman's phone number."

"Li doesn't know that," Dawn reminded him evenly, the three setting off slightly behind the others. "Neither does Jeff for that matter.. And as it stands right now? Jeff's the best chance of getting her to talk."

"Alright," the West Newbury native re-arranged the stuffed animals in his possession. "I'll just back off then."

"Okay.." Jeff sent a look the three behind him, "I'll go take care of check in, since I made the reservations."

"I'll go up with you," Victoria offered then, "That way I can get the keycard to our hotel room."

…….

Jeff nodded, the two making their way to the counter while John, Lita, Dawn and Chris arranged themselves in the lobby. Dawn struck up conversation with Lita at least, Chris and John branching into their own conversation while they waited. And when Jeff and Victoria returned with keycards in hand, the four departed their seats. Dawn handed off one of the bags that contained spare clothing for the guys, while John handed off the stuffed animals in his arms. They split momentarily in the hallway to drop their stuff off in the hotel rooms; a knock at the adjoining door signaling the time to leave. Dawn flopped onto the bed she had claimed for herself, Lita and Jeff arranging themselves on the floor while they discussed what else they would do. As it were, they decided on roller skating first, then a game of mini-golf before they explored the area for dinner. And if they were all still up for it, they'd head back to the hotel to change first before heading out to taste the local nightlife. That all decided, they left the hotel; the car arrangements the same only with Lita driving her own vehicle with Dawn in the passengers seat. The redhead purposely avoided conversation on the way to the roller skating rink, instead turning up the radio so loudly that it prevented any conversation.

"Alright, who's gonna be my human pillow?" Dawn queried as they entered the skating rink. "Because the last time someone dragged me to one of these stupid places, I fell on my ass.. A lot."

Lita snorted, "Don't even think it Dawn.. Last time we went ice skating? I fell more than you because of you."

John shook his head, "I don't think so either.. I saw what happened to Eddie when ya used him for a human pillow."

"Oh grow up you two," Chris rolled his eyes, making a sweeping bow to the brunette. "I'll be your pillow."

Dawn curtsied, "Why thank you good sir."

Lita rolled her eyes, handing over her shoes for a pair of skates. "An' you say I'm wierd?"

"That's because you are," Jeff stated with a smirk, "Lighten up an' live a little Li, you have no one breathin' down your neck."

"On the contrary," the redhead sent the rental clerk a smile before she turned back to her long time friend. "Dawn is here."

"Whatever," Dawn rolled her eyes, waiting until John and Jeff had gotten their skates before she handed over her shoes. "I'm not that bad."

John and Lita snorted in unison, the two settling on a bench with Jeff to lace their skates.

"Woman- yes you are."

Dawn stuck out her tongue at the two, settling opposite them with Victoria and Chris to lace up her own skates.

Jeff merely shook his head at the three, offering a hand to the raven haired Diva once his skates were tied. "You up for a spin?"

Victoria accepted his hand warily, "I haven't done this in awhile."

Jeff smiled sheepishly, "That's alright .. 'Cos I haven't either.. We'll make fools outta ourselves together."

Victoria chuckled softly, the two skating clumsily over the carpeting before they reached the entrance to the actual rink.

Chris stood on his skates with confidence, "Madame.." he offered his arm to the brunette Diva, "If you're ready."

Dawn rolled her eyes, slipping a hand over the crook of his elbow. "I'm trusting you, that you won't let me fall."

"Relax," the blonde man scoffed as they skated over the carpeting, "Hockey is my life after wrestling and music.. You'll be fine."

Dawn merely shrugged, waving over her shoulder to the two remaining as she and Chris joined the throng of chubby children and teenagers.

"If I didn't know better, I'd say-"

"They did." Lita rolled her eyes, rising awkwardly from the bench. "We're with Dawn, remember?"

John shook his head as he rose from the bench. "So are you actually gonna talk to me or are you gonna ignore me?"

She feigned indifference, "I'm still making up my mind."

The West Newbury native raised an eyebrow, the two standing near the entry way. "Well if you wanna talk to me, you'll hafta catch up with me first." He smirked as he stepped out, "An I bet you can't do that."

The redheaded Diva snorted as she stepped onto the rink, "We'll see about that, now won't we."

Dawn and Chris watched on as John took off, the two circling the rink at a leisurely pace. The brunette Diva could only shake her head as Lita ducked beneath the joined arms of Victoria and Jeff in order to catch up.

"You know you can't beat me," Lita informed the West Newbury native rather smugly, "So you might as well give up."

"No chance woman." John scoffed, the redhead slightly further than him. "You said that at the bowlin' alley an' look at what happened."

Lita shook her head, "That was just luck.."

"Luck, my ass." The West Newbury native grinned as he caught up with her, "I beat ya fair an' square.. Jus' like I'm about to do now."

The redheaded woman snorted, "I don't think so Cena." Her arm snaked outwards, fingertips just grasping his shirt sleeve. "You're gonna loose." Lita informed him with a smirk as she pushed off, a wave sent over her shoulder as she passed by him again.

"Cheater," John eyed the Sanford resident, "How do you know I'm not just bein' nice?"

Lita rolled her eyes, sparing a glance over her shoulder. "Face the facts John- you're about to get beat."

He scoffed, pushing off a nearby wall to gain a bit of extra speed; he grasped the hem of her shirt. "Correction- you're the one who's about to lose."

Lita swatted at his hand, sending him a glare when he wouldn't let go. "Who's cheatin' now?"

John cracked a lopsided grin, "I ain't cheatin'.. you did it first."

"Oh and that's just so mature," she quipped sarcastically, "If I jump off a building, would you?"

"That's different," he informed her matter of factly, his grip finally easing from her shirt. "If it was a burnin' building I wouldn't have a choice, would I?"

She merely shook her head, a soft chuckle escaping her then. "So I guess this is another tie, hmm? Since you cheated when you know I had you beat."

The West Newbury native raised an eyebrow, "Woman- you were the one who cheated 'cos you knew I was 'bout to win."

"You just keep thinking that." She patted his arm condescendingly, noting then that Jeff and Victoria were at one of the air hockey tables. "I think I'm gonna take a breather."

"Now, now.." he caught a hold of her wrist, just as she was preparing to leave the rink. "I asked ya before to pick one mood.."

She raised an eyebrow, opening her mouth to retort when he held up his free hand.

"I'm gonna ask ya to pick this mood. You ain't bitchy, you ain't snappin' at me, an' we're actually talkin' to each other."

Lita sighed over dramatically, gently prying his hand from her wrist. "For sake of the fact that I really don't feel like dealin' with Dawn breathin' down my neck.. Fine, you win."

John shook his head, taking her hand in his as they rejoined the crowd of skaters. "Alright.. So, since you are talkin' to me now-"

"Unless you want my skate shoved where the sun don't shine, I suggest you shut up." Lita smiled, though her eyes glinted with warning. "Please.. You want this happy mood, then don't bring it up."

He held up his free hand in defense, "Sorry for tryin' to figure out why you got all pissy with me earlier."

She rolled her eyes, "If it was really that big of a deal, I would've said something. But it's not, so it really doesn't matter."

John nodded, one of the rare slower songs blaring through the speakers then. He took a moment then, noting that Dawn and Chris weren't too far behind them while Jeff and Victoria were out on the rink again.

"I didn't take her phone number."

Lita blinked, "What?"

"That blonde.. She offered me her phone number, but I didn't take it."

"Oh," the redhead rolled her shoulders, "Not that I really care or anything.. But why didn't you?"

He half shrugged, "Didn't want it.. An' besides, there's someone I was supposed to call, but haven't had the chance yet."

She nodded again, not wanting to know who it was he was referring to. "Well that's good."

He nodded in turn, the two falling silent as they continued to skate. Behind them, Dawn beamed happily, the brunette thoroughly satisfied with the change in mood from the redheaded woman. Granted she hadn't been able to hear the conversation between John and Lita, but at least Lita wasn't being so bitchy. The New Jersey native hoped that this mood would continue, not just for John's sake, but for sake of her own sanity. Whatever the case though, the six stayed another hour before deciding it was time to head to the mini-golf course. And this time, Victoria was the chosen passenger in the corvette; Dawn swiping Lita's car keys once they got to the parking lot. In turn, the brunette tossed the keys to Chris, taking the passengers seat for herself. John and Lita only rolled their eyes at their friends not so subtle antics; all occupants of the car falling into a comfortable silence as they followed the corvette.