Stay With Me (Roman Reigns)

8.

I woke up in the morning by turning over in the bed and bumping into Roman. Of course, he was already awake and smiling at me. Not sure how long he'd been doing that but it was nice to wake up to that smile. "Good morning." Roman said.

I smiled. "Morning." I replied. I turned to look at him.

"How do you feel?" he asked.

"Exhilarated." I said. "I feel amazing. Thank you for being gentle."

"Of course." he said. He brushed some hair out of my face and then smiled more. "Last night was amazing."

"It was." I said. "You know, I thought I'd feel more anxiety in the middle of it but I just felt more alive. I felt like I really connected with you emotionally. And I just felt like I was on cloud nine. I don't know why I waited so long to do that. You were so good."

He chuckled. "Well, I mean, I guess I can't argue with that." he said. "But you know, you were pretty great too." I smiled. "I'm gonna go take a shower and then I'll go make us some of my famous pancakes."

I chuckled. "Okay." I said. I kissed him once and then he got up and walked into the bathroom. As soon as I heard the shower running, I threw on Roman's black t-shirt. I grabbed my phone off the night stand, walked out to the terrace and dialed Taryn's number. She answered on the third ring.

"Katie. Hey." she said. She sounded tired.

"Hey. I'm sorry. Did I wake you?" I asked.

"Kind of." she said. "What's up?"

"I did it." I said. "I had sex with Roman."

"Shut up." She definitely sounded more awake now. "Well, how was it?"

"It was amazing." I said. "I don't know. I've been thinking about it since our talk at home and I just felt like I needed to do it and I did. And I'm glad I did."

"Wow." she said. "I can't believe you actually did it. You've really come a long way. How are you feeling emotionally? I mean, were you okay through it all?"

"Surprisingly, yeah." I said. "He was such a gentleman. He was constantly making sure I was okay with it and he just helped me through it. As surprising as it to hear me say this, I actually enjoyed it."

"Well, I would hope so." she said. "So, do you think you're over everything then?"

"I don't know if I'm completely over it all. It just isn't bothering me as much anymore." I said. "Taryn, Roman makes me feel like I can do anything. Like I'm a person and not a victim. He's kind and gentle and patient. Roman is probably the best thing in my life right now."

"I'm really glad to hear that." she said. "So when do we get to meet him?"

"I don't know about that." I said. "I mean, we've only been together for probably three weeks, maybe a month. I just don't know if I'm ready to take that step yet."

"Well, whenever we do get to meet him, I can't wait. And I'm really glad to hear that you're so happy. It's been a long time coming." she said. "I guess you just needed wrestling to heal you a little bit before you found him."

"I guess so." I said. "God, Taryn, I just can't believe how amazing he is. It's so new. I mean, I've never heard someone give me so many compliments and tell me how lucky they are to have me. It's an amazing feeling. And I get to feel that. After everything, when I thought that maybe I just didn't deserve to be happy, he was there. And he brought me up. I'm so thankful."

"Well, so am I." she said. "You tell Roman that he's got my approval."

I chuckled. "Okay." I said. "I'll call you later. I love you."