Make A Wish - (Roman Reigns)

Chapter 22

I'm getting ready to rush the next 3 chapters out (this one wasn't supposed to be finished and posted until next week). I have a project that I really need  to get done before the end of the year and that's where my focus has to  be in order to complete it so there will *probably* be another chapter  tomorrow and possibly another Friday before a short break. Don't worry,  I'm going to leave you with something good. 🙃 Then, I'll return with a  XMas chapter. After that, I'll get back on track.

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"How  was the Smackdown leg of the tour?" Ricochet inquired inside of her  condo early Tuesday morning. Both fresh off of their respective two week  European tours.

"Great, what about Raw?"

"Looooonnnngggg," he replied.

"Same," she nodded. "They get their money's worth out of me during live event tag matches because I'm exhausted."

"Can't tell. You look amazing," he complimented. There didn't seem to be any hard feelings on his end.

"Thanks..."

"You're  practically glowing. Why didn't you look like this when you were with  me?" he said before catching himself when she gave him a look. "Wait,  no, I don't mean you looked bad or anything. There's like a different  aura about you that I can't put my finger on. Why is that?"

"I have no idea," she shrugged with a coy smile.

Trevor  looked around. They stood surrounded by boxes on the floor. She'd  already started packing before they all left for the tour and had been  finishing up every since they arrived back Monday morning. In the mess,  she'd discovered some things that he'd left behind and made a phonecall  which is what brought him there Tuesday morning when he landed. "So,  where are you going?"

"Tampa..."

"What's in Tampa?" he raised a brow. "And why so sudden? This is a nice setup you have here."

"I'm looking for a new beginning," she replied, which was technically true. She noticed the frown on his face. "What?"

"Orlando  has a much better food scene, better laid back nightlife. Better  entertainment. Tampa's downtown area is also dead after 5 PM. Our  downtown scene here is more energetic, communal, and walkable compared  to Tampa. Everyone bitches about traffic here but I feel Tampa traffic  is much worse. I just don't get it. Seems like a downgrade to me," was  his flabbergasted response.

"Oh, I didn't know all of that," Tampa  probably wouldn't have been her first choice if Joe didn't have kids.  The only reason he ended up there was because at the time of his  signing, WWE's developmental system was still FCW, located in Tampa.  That's where he settled and never left. "I guess I'll have to see for  myself. I'm not letting this place go yet so if I don't like it there, I  can always come back."

"This is a lot of stuff. Do you need help because I don't really have anything to do today," he offered.

"No!"  she blurted quickly. "A few friends of mine will be here soon to help  plus after such a looooooonnngggg tour and Raw last night you should be  getting your rest."

"Well good luck with everything," he hugged her.

"Thanks," she walked him over to the door and waved behind him before closing it.

"He stayed a little too long for my liking," Roman grumbled, rounding the corner.

"Of  course he did, you wanted me to put the man's stuff outside of my door  in the hallway and tell him that I wasn't here..." she laughed. "I love  how jealous you get when I even mention his name but if you did the  right thing in the first place, he wouldn't have been in the picture at  all. Anyway, that's the past and our future is much brighter so let's  continue to move forward."