Falling in love with a friend is a gamble. Sometimes it can lead to the best relationship of your life and sometimes it can destroy everything. Esme finds this out first hand when two of her best friends begin to fight over her affection. What she d...
"Has anyone ever told you how beautiful you look without make-up?"
Roman's comment completely threw Esme off what she was doing and she quickly turned bright red. She brought her hands up to her cheeks, attempting to cover up her embarrassment
''Are you blushing?'' Roman asked
''You're a mean man Roman Reigns''
''Why am I mean?'' Roman asked ''I'm only telling the truth''
''You're mean because you like to make me blush on purpose'' Esme complained
When Esme first began working for WWE she felt ugly compared to the other women in the locker room. She never felt good enough, pretty enough and as a result she isolated herself and that's when Roman took her under his wing and insisted she stayed with him and his brothers. She was reluctant at first, not wanting to intrude but the three of them seemed to enjoy having her around so she agreed and has been traveling with them ever since. Roman liked to tell her how beautiful she was, knowing all too well how much she judged and compared herself to everyone else.
"No I just like to remind you of your beauty every once in a while" Roman said casually
* * * Roman
"Esme. What do you say to us spending the day together?'' Seth asked as he came into the room, interrupting our moment
''That's depends on what you have in mind'' Esme replied
''We could go sightseeing?'' Seth suggested ''You could wear your new coat''
We were in the middle of a European tour and were in London for the next few days before we moved onto the next country.
''Alright'' Esme agreed
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Having the time to sight-see in WWE was a rare treat and Esme dressed up warm to brave the cold British weather. She couldn't help but look at coat in the reflection of the shop windows, she still couldn't believe Seth had bought it for her. It was one of the most expensive gifts she'd ever received and she wondered why. Her and Seth were like brother and sister and they bickered and fought like siblings, so for Seth to give her such a generous gift was unusual.
"Looking good" Seth commented as he took hold of Esme's hand
Seth had been very tactile with Esme all of a sudden, something that was also unusual. They'd push each other and play fight now and again but this kind of touch was different, it was affectionate.
"I don't wan't to lose you" Seth voiced as Esme looked at him with a confused expression "There's a lot of people around"
Seth was also acting very jealous and possessive whenever she was around Roman and she wanted to get to the bottom of what was happening.
"Why did you send me that text about you and Roman?" Esme asked
"What text?" Seth asked as he led them towards a café
"The one asking me who I liked more, you or Ro" Esme explained
"I was only wondering" Seth replied "I didn't mean anything by it"
They made there way into the café and sat down
"London is such a lovely city. Cold. But lovely" Esme commented as her the waitress approached them to take their orders"
"Still not as lovely as you though" Seth replied with a smile
"What's got into you lately?" Esme questioned
He reached across the table and took hold of her hand "I've actually been wanting to ask you something''
Esme looked down at there joined hands
''I like you and not in just a friendly way'' Seth revealed ''I'll understand if you say no but would you go out on a date with me sometime?''
Esme was shocked. Not once had she suspected that Seth liked her as more than just a friend. She'd never so much as thought of him that way ''Uh I-''
''I know it's a lot'' Seth added ''And you don't have to answer me right now. Just think about it''
Seth was an attractive man but Esme didn't see him that way. Seth was her annoying brother that she clashed with because they were the same age, just like Dean was her mischievous older brother that brought out the worst in her.
''Now I've made you uncomfortable'' Seth observed ''Look forget I said anything''
''No'' Esme argued ''It's just a shock. I mean we're not like that''
Esme was suddenly reminded of the conversation she had with Roman and wondered if she should take her own advice. If it was Roman asking her, she'd say yes without a second thought.
Their drinks arrived and Esme took a sip of her hot chocolate before adding a sachet of sugar to it "What if things don't work out and we end up hating each other?"
Seth looked up from his phone "I could never hate you Esme, no matter what happens"
Esme decided to take her own advice and take a leap of faith "Ok I'll go on a date with you"
* * * Roman
I wanted Esme to have a good time sightseeing but I was also worried that Seth might try something while they were gone. I could tell he was only perusing Esme because I liked her and i couldn't allow him to use her like that.
"Why are you sitting here in silence?" Dean asked as he appeared beside me
"Just thinking" I replied
"About Esme by any chance?'' Dean guessed "Have you even told her how you feel?"
"No"
"Then you can't be mad at Seth for shooting his shot" Dean had seen for himself how Seth had behaved around Esme
''I can if he's not doing it for the right reasons'' I argued ''This is just a game to him''
"This is going to sound harsh but you need to let her make her own mistakes'' Dean said ''Don't get me wrong, shes like a sister to me and I don't wanna see her get hurt but she's also an adult and she has to be allowed to make her own decisions"
I wasn't liking where this was going ''How can you say that?''
'"Because I'm thinking with my head and not my dick?" Dean suggested
Before I could argue any further, Seth and Esme came walking through the door hand-in-hand.
"I take it you two had fun?" Dean asked staring at their hands
"You could say that" Seth replied proudly as he wrapped a arm around her waist
"I'm gonna have a bath. I'm frozen" Esme said as she made her way to the bathroom
Seth sat down opposite me and turned the TV on at a ridiculously high volume. It was taking all the strength not to wipe that smug smile off his face
"Ro" Dean said as he disappeared into the kitchen area ''Help me out with something will ya''
I followed him and he shut the door behind me ''What do you need?"
"Nothing'' Dean replied ''I could just tell you were about to lose it in there''
''The smug bastard is enjoying this'' I complained
Dean caught my gaze ''Don't give him the satisfaction of reacting to him. That's obviously what he wants''
