A/N: You guys rock with the reviews, and because of it I went crazy and wrote the next two and a half chapters. This is the first of them. It may have been a mistake to write so much at one time but I couldn't help it, the thoughts just kept coming so I went with it. Hope it didn't hurt the story too much. Anyway, as always, let me know what you think.

Chapter 11

When Lita arrived back to her hotel she opened the door to find sitting next to the bed a dozen red roses and again a single white flower. There would be no secret this time as to who sent them. As Lita approached the table where they rested she looked first for a card. Seeing one sticking out from the top she grabbed it immediately and started to read.

Glad there's no more secrets. I really am sorry for being such a jerk and I hope this will convince you I really am an okay guy. Love, Shane.

Lita read the note and couldn't help but to laugh to herself. All this time she thought Shane McMahon was nothing more than a pompous dickhead, and now this. He really was starting to grow on her.

It had been a long night for Lita, so after putting the flowers in water Lita lay back in her bed and stared at the ceiling. She longed to have John lying next to her with his arms wrapped tightly around her body. As the thought carried her away, another thought stole into her mind. A thought that not only surprised her, but scared her as well. What would it be like to kiss Shane McMahon?

Shaking her head to clear her mind Lita laughed to herself and then fell asleep.

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The following day, John waited in the hotel lobby for a car to bring him and Lita back to the airport and head back to New York. While standing there he saw Shane McMahon talking on his cell phone.

Just the sight of him got his blood boiling, but he refused to let it ruin the high he was feeling from the night before with Lita. He chose instead to just ignore him, but unfortunately that didn't last long. As soon as Shane was done talking on his cell phone, he approached John.

"Hey Cena, how you feeling this morning?" Shane asked mockingly, knowing full well that John would be hurting from the beating he took in the ring the night before.

"Actually pretty damn good boss, and you?" John asked with a smile on his face that he knew would get under Shane's skin.

The temptation to confront Shane about the flowers was almost over whelming now.

"I'm good as always. By the way, sorry about the booking last night, but those Spirit Squad kids are something aren't they? Just so full of enthusiasm." Shane replied. "Well, see you next week. Make sure you take care of yourself, I'm thinking cage match for the next Raw." Shane said with a grin on his face as he walked away.

"Yo Shane." John called out.

He hated McMahon and wanted to make sure Shane knew that he had his eye on him when it came to Lita.

"Lita's been through a lot. She doesn't need more drama. You understand me?" John said, his eyes cutting through Shane like a knife.

Shane smiled and laughed beneath his breath. He walked up to John and stared down at him.

"Don't be jealous Cena. You know and I know I always get what I want, and if it's Lita I want, then just let it be. You want to fight me on this one, then may the best man win. Just remember, as long as you are a part of the WWE, I own you. I suggest you stay out of my way." Shane said and then walked off.

Shane knew his words were killing John. It was exactly what he wanted when he started with the whole Lita thing. For the past year, John proved that he was no mama's boy, he could take hit after hit in the ring. That's why the fans and Stephanie McMahon loved him so much. He just never gives up. But Shane felt if he could break him emotionally, then he could prove to his sister that John Cena was nothing but trouble and bad for back stage morale. The fact that Lita was drawn into the middle of this was no concern of his. The fact that Lita could end up having her heart broke was no concern of his either. She'd been just as vindictive to Matt when she cheated on him with Edge. What goes around comes around. The wrestling industry was no place for the weak of heart, and if John or Lita didn't like it they could both leave.

As John watched Shane get into his limo he clenched his fist. Lita's soft touch to his shoulder was the only thing that kept him from running through the lobby doors and kick the living hell out of Shane.

"You ready to go?" Lita asked.

John turned to Lita, the anger still written on his face. Lita noticed it right away.

"John, are you okay?" Lita asked.

"No. Shane McMahon is an asshole Lita and if you think otherwise you're as messed up as he is." John spat out without even thinking.

Lita couldn't believe the harshness in his words. The fact that John would take his anger out on her pissed her off more than anything. His jealousy was starting to wear on her quickly. It was almost the same way Matt started acting when his insecurities took over and that was the beginning of the end for both of them. Lita refused to deal with the same thing all over again.

"Fuck you John Cena." She said and then stormed off without another word.

John cursed himself. Not only had he given Shane exactly what he wanted, but he had now managed to make the one woman he cared about the most hate him.

"Nice going numb nuts." He said to himself and then found the nearest wall and punched it as hard as he could regardless of who was watching.

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As Lita sat in her seat on the plane ride home, she listened to her headphones avoiding any and all conversation all. The words of Lifehouse's "Everything" penetrated through her brain.

How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you.

Can you tell me how could it be any better than this?

It was less than 24 hours ago that these words would have suited the moment she had with John in that rented Ford Explorer, but that moment was now destroyed by John's stupid tantrum. Lita wondered if she would ever find the love she needed.

Suddenly, she felt the buzzing from her cell phone. She pulled the phone from her hip and read the message.

"Want some company tonight?"

Lita DID want company tonight, a nice bottle of red wine would do the trick she thought to herself. As for men, she simply wasn't in the mood to deal with any man right now. So as soon as the plane landed, Lita erased the message without even bothering to read who it was from. She didn't care. But before she could stow the phone back into her pocket, she received another call.

"Hello?"

"Hey Lita, its Shane. Did you get my message?" Lita rolled her eyes. Poor Shane, how was he to know Lita was on an I hate men kick right now.

"Yes I got it, but I'd really just like to get back to my apartment and spend some time by myself." Lita explained.

"Come on, no one likes to be alone. I know you'll find this hard to believe, but if there's something on your mind I'm a good listener. Give me at least a chance to show you I'm more than just about work. It's the least you can do for a guy who's already spent hundreds of dollars on you." Shane pleaded. Using the sweetest voice he could possibly muster.

Lita rolled her eyes again. The old guilt trip thing always seemed to work with her. Shane already had proven from their previous meeting that he could stand alone in a room with a woman without jumping her bones, and Lita supposed even further, that 'no' was not an option for Shane. He was a McMahon after all.

"Not like you can't afford a few hundred bucks Shane but okay. Bring some red wine if you don't mind, and I want you gone before ten." Lita demanded. She knew some ground rules would have to be laid out otherwise Shane would probably take liberties not welcomed by her at all.

"Ten. No problem. I should have you nice and liquored up by nine." Shane said laughing to himself.

"Nice Shane. Just when I think you're a halfway decent guy you come up with crap like that." Lita replied not amused at all by the comment.

"Kidding, I was kidding. Whatever you want baby doll. Outside of work, you make the rules." Shane said.

As Lita hung up the phone she wandered just what the hell she had done. Maybe it was her little way of getting back at John. She would prove that Shane was not the man John thought he was and moreover, prove that John's jealousy would make her actually desire a guy like Shane even more.