Roman Reigns, now cancer free, is back! While reclaiming his yard he finds some new faces. He unknowingly has more in common with one than he thinks. Enter female Superstar, Robyn.
Even when life laid them bare, they still remain. Two survivors fin...
This was supposed to be posted Friday but life happens...
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Robyn was sleeping peacefully until a knock interrupted. It wasn't loud or booming but enough to flip her eyes open in surprise. The first thing she looked at was her phone, squinting her eyes against the brightness of the screen. 4:30 AM. Who? What? Why?
Apparently she didn't respond fast enough because the knocking picked up in sound. Groaning, she rolled out of bed onto her feet and waddled to the door. She peered through the peephole and felt safe enough to open it when she saw Joe on the other side.
"I missed you," the hug told her so much more than his 3 words conveyed; it was tighter than usual, almost clingy but still, she melted into him, feeling warm and at peace.
"I missed you, too," she replied softly as her hands roamed his shoulders and upper back. "What are you doing here?"
"You told me to pick you up early Thursday morning..."
"By early I meant 9, 9:30ish," she clarified.
"And if I came at that time, it would take us over an hour to get back home so 11. I don't want to waste any time with you today so get your shoes," he said.
"Just my shoes? Can I at least brush my teeth, shower, run a comb through my hair and put some clothes on first? Geez," laughing, she took a step back to reveal herself in just an oversized t-shirt.
"Well, since I want to make a stop, I guess we can spare 15 to 20 minutes," he decided.
She took 25 after dozing off for 5 as she got dressed. Then they were off to the car. At around 6, he pulled them into the empty parking lot of a diner. "Is this place even open?"
"Yeah, employees park around back. We're just the first customers I guess," he explained. They went inside, ordered breakfast and then waited in a booth.
When she looked at him across from her, she found him staring. "Joe, stop looking at me like that?"
"Like what?" he asked, seeming to not realize what he was doing.
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"Like that?" she blushed, feeling a sudden pang of shyness.
"Sorry, I'm just happy to see you after being separated for the last few days especially considering the situation," he replied. "Have you told anyone yet?"
"I don't know how you broke the news to your family but I sat there Monday night after you left trying to find an easy method that didn't involve bluntly saying, 'the cancer is back' but that was impossible," she sighed. "Like, it's already difficult for me to deal with and I wasn't ready for the reactions of others. Anyway, I finally built up enough courage to call my parents who were devastated. The next morning I went ahead and contacted Vince and Stephanie because obviously they deserve to know before everyone else."
