Stay With Me (Roman Reigns)

9.

Last night my family met Roman and even though I had some nerves before it, they vanished as soon as they actually started talking. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Everyone got along very well. They got to know each other and what's better, they approve. They thought I had a good one and they were right. But if I knew my uncle at all, I knew that he wasn't letting his guard down that quick. Not after what he had to rescue me from the last time I was in a relationship. He would probably always be on the fence. But he did think that Roman was a good guy and that he made me very happy which he does. I was very happy with Roman.

I finished getting dressed in the morning after I'd had my shower. I'd done my hair and my makeup. I didn't know what I was gonna do today but I felt good and wanted to look good. So I'd went with black skinny jeans with rips in the knees, a white tank top, black leather jacket and black pointed ankle boots. I looked in the mirror as I made sure everything was perfect and then there was a knock on the door. I walked out of the bathroom and opened the main door before smiling. Roman. "Hello beautiful." he said.

I chuckled. "You are too much sometimes." I said.

"I know." he said as he walked into the room. I shut the door behind him before turning my attention to him. "So, last night when I met your family, it kind of sparked something." I looked at him. Oh no. Was it a bad experience for him? Did he change his mind about being with me? I had no idea what he was talking about. He sat down on the end of the bed but I stayed standing in front of him. "All this time we've been spending together, it's been amazing and I wouldn't change anything about it for the world. I know your background and I think you are so strong for taking the steps that you have. You've taken my feelings into account when you've made decisions and even though it's not necessary for you to do that, you have and it's just made me feel things." He smiled. Oh my god. He was gonna say it. He got up and stepped closer to me before brushing a piece of hair out of my face. "I love you." And he said it. I wasn't even ready to hear it much less say it back.

"I don't know what to say." I said. I hadn't told any guy that I loved them willingly. I was forced to say those words last time and they had no meaning behind them every single time. But those three words, they needed that meaning and I just didn't know if I felt it at the same level he did.

"You don't have to say anything." he said. "If you're not ready to say it, I completely understand. We've only been together a little over a month and it's okay if you're not ready to say it back. But I just needed you to hear that from me. I needed you to know that I'm in this for the long haul. I want everything with you. And I have fallen deeply in love with you in such a short time." I felt a tear roll down my cheek and he wiped it away. "I didn't mean to make you cry."

I shook my head. "It's just, I've never heard that before and feel the genuine meaning behind it." I took a deep breath. "I don't know if I'm ready for that. I don't know if I can even bring myself to say it. You have been a lot of firsts for me, Roman. And sometimes I don't even know how to handle it. But I do know this, I would not be where I'm at right now if it wasn't for you. So you have to know that I feel it. I'm just not ready to say it."

"That's okay." he said. "You don't have to. I feel it every single time I'm with you. The words, at the end of the day, aren't what show it. It's your actions and the way you are and I can feel it. So you take your time. There is no rush. Okay?" I nodded and then he pulled me into him and held me close. "The only thing I want you to know is that I'm in love with you Katie Goldberg. And it's a great feeling." I smiled to myself. This man loved me. He loved me and he wasn't afraid to let me know it either. Even though I wasn't ready to hear it, it felt amazing to know that I was loved by someone other than my family.

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Monday Night Raw. I'd walked into the arena with Roman. He'd asked me to ride over with him tonight instead of the Bellas and I was happy to oblige. But that also meant that I rode over with his teammates, Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose. I mean, I guess if I was gonna be involved with Roman, I should start meeting the people in his life. And what better way to start than to meet the guys he hangs out with all the time? Hell, we all work together, yet this was the first time I was talking to them.