**Later**:
A half hour later Roman and Seth arrived at the station, both were nervous; especially considering Ford wanted to see the both of them fired and the fact that Seth had secretly destroyed evidence. As they walked into the building Roman remembered how nervous Dean was, he was more nervous than Roman! He was glad Dean had Paige with him, he really didn't want Dean to be alone knowing how freaked out he was.
Roman's thoughts were interrupted by Ford calling to them, he met them halfway, he looked pissed, Roman and Seth looked at each other smiling.
"You two Jokers think you're real funny don't you?" Ford questioned.
"I don't know about you Rome, but I think we're pretty damn funny!" Seth answered smiling, as he looked at Roman.
"I think we're hilarious actually Seth!" Roman added, as he looked at Seth smiling.
"How cute, you two idiots have jokes!" Ford said angrily.
"I'd watch what you say Ford!" Roman warned.
"Or what big man? You going to beat me up?" Ford taunted smiling.
"Easy Ro, he's not worth it! I know what you're trying to do Ford, and it won't work!" Seth said smiling.
"Really? And what is it I'm trying to do exactly?" Ford asked.
"It's obvious you've got nothing on Ro, which means his suspension will be lifted and you'll be left looking like the incompetent one!" Seth answered smiling.
"Is that right, you little two-toned freak? Listen good Rollins, I know something about this case is off and I know you have everything to do with it!"
"Prove it!" Seth said smiling smugly. "You have nothing me Ford!"
"Not yet I don't, but believe me I will find it and when I do you'll spend the rest of your pathetic life rotting in a jail cell!" Ford said angrily, as he stood toe to toe with Seth.
"That's enough Ford! You need to back the hell up and leave my brother alone! Like Seth said, you've got nothing on us and that pisses you off because we're finally going to show everyone what we've always known, you're nothing but a loser!" Roman said angrily.
"Why don't you shut me up Reigns? Oh, that's right, you can't because you let your little partner do all your fighting for you!" Ford taunted.
"I fight my own battles Ford, keep running your mouth and you'll..."
"Agents Reigns, Rollins and Ford, they're ready for you now!" A young Officer spoke from behind them, breaking up the almost fight.
"Showtime ladies!" Ford said, as he walked away smiling.
Roman and Seth followed him into a large meeting room where the three heads of the bureau Special Agents Ben Reed, Richard Clark and Rachel Anderson sat. Seeing them talking to Ford made both Seth and Roman nervous; yeah Ford was an ass, but he could do his well!
"Ah, Agents Reigns and Rollins, it's good to see you both!" Reed greeted them smiling, as they all shook hands.
"Thank you sir!" Seth replied smiling.
"Agent Reigns, Ford told us about your kidnapping, how are you feeling?" Anderson asked, as they all sat down.
"I'm well, thank you!" Roman answered.
"Agent Rollins, we also heard it was you who saved Agent Reigns! Congratulations on a job well done!" Clark added smiling.
"Thank you sir!" Seth replied.
"Alright, everyone knows why we're here, so let's get down to business! Agent Ford, we'd like to hear from you first about your findings. Then we'll have Agent Rollins speak, and finally Agent Reigns, you will have a chance to say what you'd like. Once we have heard from all of you, we'll go over everything and come up with our decision! Does everyone understand?" Reed asked, all three men nodded smiling. "Good, Agent Ford, the floor is yours!"
Two hours later Roman paced the now empty room nervously, while Seth sat watching him quietly. The meeting didn't go like they were expecting; Ford had done his job well, he held nothing back, bringing up every little thing he could think of! He made sure as he talked he brought up things like their lack of arrests in the case, Roman's two kidnappings and he even brought up Roman's past actions in another case, where he had been kidnapped then as well! Every word out of his mouth was something bad about both Roman and Seth. It took every ounce of will power Roman and Seth had not to beat the hell out of Ford! When it was Seth's turn to speak, he had answers to every question asked, and was able to explain their actions for everything Ford brought up. When Roman spoke, he too had answers and reasons for everything, and reminded their bosses of his and Seth's past history with the bureau.
When everything had been presented and everyone spoke, it was time for their bosses to decide Roman's fate, so they left the room, followed seconds later by Ford. Seth felt horrible, he was the reason Roman was in this mess, it was because of him, his brother was being treated like he was a criminal! He only hoped that when this was all over and done with that their friendship remained the same; he knew he couldn't handle it if he lost Roman! Roman stopped pacing and looked over at Seth, he must have sensed something was wrong with Seth, he sat across from him and spoke.
"Stop it Two-Tones!"
"Stop what?" Seth asked.
"Blaming yourself." Roman said gently.
"I can't! Dammit Ro, if I hadn't been so damn stupid and gone to you first, this wouldn't be happening right now!" Seth said upset.
"If I hadn't given you a reason to do this, I wouldn't be here right now! Seth, look whatever happens we'll be okay! We'll still be brothers, nothing will change that I promise! If I lose my job; like I told D, it's fine, I'll just get a new one!" Roman said gently, as he smiled.
"I love you Ro!"
"I love you too Seth!" Roman said hugging him.
As the hug ended Ford returned, followed seconds later by Agents Reed, Clark and Anderson. After everyone sat down, Seth and Roman waited nervously for the answer, neither could tell by the Agents expressions what was going to happen.
"Agent Reigns, after hearing all the evidence from Agent Ford, and hearing from Agent Rollins and yourself, as well as taking into account your past with the bureau, we've come to a decision!"
TBC...
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Family Secrets
FanfictionFifth Book in the Ambreigns series! Continuing on from 'Return To Me', Dean, Roman, Seth and Paige believe they've finally gotten their happily ever after. Roman returns to work, but Ford isn't finished with them yet and convinces their bosses to le...