Psychological Scars (Dean Ambrose Fanfic) Sequel to Ten Tonne Skeleton.

Stay with me - Part 14

The door opened and Seth appeared. His eyes were red and puffy. He had been crying.

"Dean, I-I'm so sorry, I don't know what I was thinking." Seth rushed out, feeling guilty for what he had done.

"Let's just talk about it." Dean commanded as he made his way into Seth's house and sat on the sofa.

"Okay, I just want to start off with I'm sorry. I know you're going through a lot right now and it was selfish for me to do that to you."

"Seth, listen okay? I know your sorry, you don't have to repeat your apologies. And yes you're right, I am going through a lot at the moment. I'm just not ready to dive into that sort of thing right now, y'know? It's too soon." Dean explained as Seth started to tear up again.

"It's okay, I get it." Seth smiled, trying to hold back his tears. He never wanted to hurt Dean, he was just madly in love.

"And." Dean started, sighing and wondering whether or not to continue his sentence. "I don't think I like you like that. You're my friend and I don't want that to change. I'm not in love with you anymore, Seth."

Seth burst out into tears as he heard the words that broke his heart a million times, all at once. He tried to contain his sobs and reply to Dean, but he didn't have the strength.

Dean sat there, awkwardly looking at Seth, not knowing what to do. Seth held his face in his hands as he cried. Dean had never seen his friend so upset, he felt bad for being the reason behind his friends sadness.

Eventually, Seth's sobs quietened into a small cry.

"I-I, I understand." Seth sniffed. "I'm sorry for p-putting you through that."

"It's okay, you didn't know how I felt." Dean tried to comfort Seth with words, but it didn't work very well. "Do you want me to leave?" Dean asked, feeling guilty for causing all of Seth's tears.

"No no, you have no where to go. The spare room is all yours until you find a place of your own." Seth replied. He wanted Dean to leave. Not because he was mean, but because he was too embarrassed to talk to him after what had just happened.

"Okay, I'm gonna head to bed then." Dean sighed, standing up and making his way to the spare bedroom where he instantly fell asleep. 

Seth waited until Dean had shut his bedroom door, before he started crying again. He felt so many emotions all at once, but he also felt numb. He had upset Dean. He had taken advantage of his friend when he was at his most vulnerable. And he felt guilty.

The guilt consumed his body as he sobbed, painfully. Why did he have to mess everything up? The sudden realization then hit him. Dean didn't love him. The one person he had loved with all of his heart for six years, no longer loved him back.

Seth had officially lost everything. 

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A few days had passed since the awkward encounter between Dean and Seth. Things weren't getting any better. Dean was still staying at his friends house, but he never saw Seth. Seth was always either at the gym or at the pub. He usually didn't come home until past midnight. Dean was worried about him.

Dean was currently sat in his favorite cafe with AJ, telling his friend about everything that had happened. AJ was shocked to hear the news. He didn't realize how much Seth loved Dean.

"So, do you think you'll ever date anyone again?" AJ asked, with an ounce of hope in his voice.

"Yeah, probably. I mean I know that not everyone is like Sami, since I've been with other people like you and Seth. But I still need some time before I'm comfortable to be in a relationship, y'know?"

"Of course, that's understandable. After everything you've been through, you need a break." AJ laughed. "But in all seriousness, I'm really proud of you. You got through that horrible relationship and you're working on yourself for once, which is really good. I know what it's like to be hurt mentally and physically by someone that you love and it's hard to recover."

"Thanks man, couldn't have done it without you, Roman and Seth though. If it weren't for you guys, I would still be with Sami." Dean sighed. "AJ, can I tell you about something?"

"Of course, man. Anything."

"I'm kind of scared to talk about it and you'll understand why after I tell you. I've been getting these letters from Sami."

"What?" AJ was shocked. "How? He's in prison."

"I know, but somehow he's been writing to me and he talks about stuff that I've done the day before I get the letter. He's watching me somehow. I don't know what to do." Dean's voice started to shake and he had a pleading look in his eyes.

"We'll get this sorted, okay? I'll call up the prison and make sure that Sami doesn't send any letters to you." AJ stated. "I want to make sure you're safe."

"Thanks AJ, but how does he know what I'm doing if he's in prison?" Dean asked.

"I don't know, man. Maybe he's got someone keeping an eye on you. I'll mention that to the police as well. Do you wanna go back to my hotel room and call the police now?" AJ asked.

"Yes please." Dean replied.

Once they got back to the hotel, Dean noticed that he had a text from an anonymous number.

'Hope you're enjoying your day with AJ. Me and little Sethie are having some fun of our own ;)'

Dean instantly panicked. What did that mean? Did Sami somehow have Seth with him?

AJ called the police as soon as he saw the text message. He told them about everything, especially the weird text message.

Dean tried to call Seth multiple times, but he got no reply. He called Roman to ask him if he had heard from Seth, but he said that he hadn't seen or talked to him for over a week.

The police arrived at AJ's hotel room and interviewed both men, before leaving. They told Dean that they would track the anonymous phone number and cut off all of Sami's communication rights. They also said that if Seth wasn't at home and didn't make an appearance within 48 hours, then they would send out a search party.

Everything was all happening too fast and Dean didn't know how to handle it.