Come See About Me

Second Chance

(Seth P.O.V)

I opened the door to The Shield's locker room, which of course, I shared with my two brothers. I stepped in as quietly as I could so they wouldn't know I was in here just yet. I just knew that both Roman and Dean would be waiting to hear all about how it went with congratulating Paige. It didn't really go as I had planned... So, to save myself from embarrassment, I figured it was best to just avoid them. I took a good look around the room, seeing neither one of them in sight. I did hear the shower running in the back, so one of them had to be in the shower! "Yes!" I quietly cheered to myself as the coast seemed to be quite clear.

I lightly tip-toed across the room and opened up my luggage to retrieve my Shield vest. Once I got it, I was just about to turn around and leave, but that's when Roman had cleared his throat from behind me and I jumped in fear. "Holy shit, Roman! Geez!" I yelled out as my heart raced. "When did you come in here?!" "I walked in when you were tip-toeing across the room." Roman answered me. "You seemed like you were sneaking, so I thought you were about to---" "TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES! TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES!" We both heard Dean singing the theme song to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in the shower, which caused Roman to laugh and I shook my head. "I thought you were about to prank Dean while he's in the shower. I was gonna join you--- until I saw that you were just getting your vest. What for?" He asked me.

"Oh, some crew guy told me that they needed me for a photoshoot tonight. They want me in my vest, so I needed to come get it." I explained to him. "You were sneaking your own vest?" Roman raised in eyebrow. "No, no, no! Uh... I just... uh..." I couldn't think of anything else to say, so it was best for me to just tell him the truth. "Okay, truth is... I thought you and Dean were both in here waiting to hear from me about how things went with Paige. The coast was clear out here, but the shower was running, so I got the vest as quietly as I could. That's why it seemed like I was sneaking, but it was useless because you walked right in after me and caught me anyway." After I told Roman the truth, he bursted out in laughter. The feeling of embarrassment that I was trying so hard to avoid had finally smacked me in the face.

"Seth, you are somethin' else, man. You really are." Roman shook his head at me as he chuckled. "So, I'm guessin' things ain't really go too well with congratulating Paige, huh?" He asked. "Not well at all. I froze up again, but I still managed to speak up. I was finally about to say it, then I got cut off." "Cut off? What happened?" "Some member of the backstage crew hurried her, Mandy, and Sonya off for an interview with Renee--- just as I was finally about to congratulate her." I shook my head as I reminisced about catching Paige's eye in that split second right before she turned the corner. "I need a different plan and I need one now."

"Didn't you say you they wanted you for a photoshoot tonight?" Roman asked and I nodded my head. "Yeah, why?" "Do you know what kind of photoshoot it's for or no?" "I believe it's a shoot where current Superstars pose with old Championship Titles of the past. Sounds like a pretty badass shoot to me. No wonder they want me to be apart of it." I grinned as Roman shook his head at my cockiness. "Yeah sure, man. Whatever you say. But--- you said you needed a different plan, right?" "Yeah? You got any ideas?" I asked him. "Lucky for you, Paige is doing that same shoot." Roman said and my eyes widened. "What? She is?! Wait--- how do you know?" "I saw her heading to the shoot on my way here. She was holding the old school Women's Championship in her hands... So, that pretty much explains why she had it.... In other words, this is another chance for you, brotha'!" Roman patted me on my shoulder as I had a confident smirk on my face. "Go shoot your shot!"

With that, I ran out of the locker room as quickly as I could. I was already a tad bit late, so I was in a rush to make it back to the set. But--- I had Paige on my mind and another chance to see her again! So, that made me run a lot faster than I actually needed to. I had to catch her before it was too late. We were literally doing the same photoshoot, at the same place, at the same time... Fate had to be on my side tonight. This was a second opportunity and it would NOT be wasted this time around. I thanked my lucky stars as I made it back onto the set for the photoshoot--- and there she was. Roman was right. She had the old school Women's Championship in her hands and posed with it as the flash of the camera went off.