Praying for Daylight
Chapter 3
Description: She loved him, and he loved her...or so she thought. When he turns on her, who will Lita turn to? Based on RAW 1/9/2006.
Disclaimer: Never owned them. Never have, never will. Sigh.
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In the previous chapter...
"Li, sweetheart...you don't really expect the WWE Champion to stay with a diva who doesn't even wrestle, do you? Besides, it's only right. The perfect couple: Trish Stratus, the Women's Champion, and Edge, the WWE Champion. Together at last..." he smirked devilishly down at Trish's face, pulling her close for a kiss.
Lita didn't hear the rest. She was already running down the hallway, tears streaming down her cheeks.
As Lita ran through the hallways and past various locker rooms, she felt the stares from numerous stagehands as well as backstage workers. Ignoring them, she continued running until she found the room she was looking for. She reached out and knocked gently, trying to compose herself and catch her breath. A few moments later, John Cena opened the door, finding the redhead standing in his doorway with red-rimmed eyes and tears streaming down her cheeks.
Cena's immediate reaction was to pull the redhead into his room, closing the door lest someone pass by and wonder what was going on. He instinctively felt that whatever it was, it had something to do with the WWE Champion. He'd always hated Edge, not only because of the title, but because of the way he'd treated Lita recently. John knew that the couple had really been in love, but Adam's obsession withbeing "Mr. Money in the Bank"soon led him to ignore Lita. While she had loved Adam, Lita had been uncomfortable with the Live Sex segment andhad been forced to go through it because of the storyline. The various displays she and Edge put on were mainly ideas that had come from Edge himself. John knew that Lita hated having her relationship broadcast on national television; after all, she was a very private person and didn't like her personal relationships being publicized like that. But Edge had believed that the storylines would improve his standing among the fans, and had ignored Lita's pleas to keep their relationship private. But that wasn't his concern now...his primary concern nowwas to comfort the redhead.
"What's wrong, Red? You alrite?" John reached out with his thumb, gently wiping the redhead's tears away.
"A-Adam...H-he's been w..with Trish all this t-time..." Lita whimpered, barely able to get the words out through her tears.
John's eyes widened with shock, then narrowed with anger. How dare he? How dare Edge cheat on Lita--beautiful, talented, fiery Lita--with Trish Stratus, who'd slept her way through the roster? He reached out and pulled Lita close, wrapping his strong arms around her. She was so fragile, so sensitive, so different from the persona she gave off on television. Right now, she looked so vulnerable, so ready to shatter that he was almost afraid she would at any moment.
"Shhh...babygirl, don't cry."
"Is it something I did? Something I said? Am I just not pretty enough? Not good enough for him?"
"No, sweetheart...you're absolutely perfect. You're gorgeous, smart, sweet, spunky...you're way better than Trish. Adam is a jerk for even thinking twice about you."
"It hurts, John...it hurts so bad," Lita cried, her tears soaking Cena's jersey.
"I know, babygirl...I know." John whispered, holding her close and rubbing her back gently with her hands. After a few moments, he pulledback slightlyand looked down into her eyes...her lovely hazel eyes. "I'm here, Li...cry all you want, 'cause I'm here for you."
Lita smiled faintly, her hazel eyes locking with his blue ones. She looked at his jersey, biting her lip. "Your shirt's all tear-stained now, John...I'm sorry."
John chuckled, reaching a hand up to tuck a strand of her hair behind her ear. "That's alrite, hon...cry all you want. Just know...I'll always be here for you no matter what."
Lita buried her head against John's chest again as she felt a fresh torrent of tears come. "Th-thanks, John...th-thank you so much."
John kissed her forehead gently, rubbing his hand on her back soothingly. "No problem, Li...no problem at all."
Over her head, his eyes narrowed angrily.
Edge was going to pay.
Edge was going to pay, big time.
