Stay With Me (Roman Reigns)

12.

Roman and I had gone back on the road. We'd taken uncle Bill's advice and we carried on living our lives. We spent the last four days at my house, taking it easy, not going anywhere, just enjoying each other. I put what I was going through on the back burner for now, as hard as it was, because I needed to stay sane. I couldn't let him win. I couldn't let him weasel his way back into my head. I had more important things to look forward to. Such as, this coming Sunday at Payback, I had a title match against Alicia Fox. As if I hadn't faced her enough. But that wasn't all. I had my amazing boyfriend to look to. I loved spending time with him. I loved being with him and surprisingly, this whole situation hasn't made it difficult to be intimate with him. It felt just right. Of course, Roman hasn't been pushing it. He kind of backed off a little and let me take the lead on it which wasn't hard at all. Just looking at him did it for me and I knew it would be okay for me to be with him.

I sat in the locker room as all three members of The Shield got ready for their contract signing tonight. Their match against Evolution was also this Sunday and I could not wait to see it. And this entire time I've been sitting here, I've been told by Dean and Seth, as well, that they would protect me against Dakota. I knew it was only a matter of time before Roman told them. They were his best friends and he would need people to vent to. I was okay with it. As long as it didn't get around. The last thing I needed was for everyone to know what was happening in my personal life. Especially the fans. I didn't want them knowing. They needed to see me the way I was in the ring. They didn't need to see me as some weak, pathetic, vulnerable girl who had a lot of issues.

The first segment was Stephanie and Hunter in the ring sending a message to Daniel Bryan and The Shield through Brad Maddox. They'd beat the hell out of him and then fired him. After that, the show went on like normal. There were matches, segments and promos. But I wasn't paying much attention. Not until I heard Alicia Fox's music. I looked at the monitor as Alicia made her way down to the ring. She was facing Emma tonight and I was gonna be watching this match very closely.

As soon as Emma made it to the ring, they started the match. It was back and forth for a bit but then Emma rolled Alicia up and got the pin. After that Alicia started throwing a fit. She was crazy. Roman stood next to me as I watched the TV. "You doing okay?" he asked.

I looked at him and smiled. "You don't have to keep asking me that." I said. "I'm not gonna break."

"I know." he said. "It's just that, I don't know what's going on in your head and I don't want you to pull away from me."

I turned to face him. "I'm not. I promise." I said. He just looked at me. I sighed as I set my hands on his arms. "Look, I'm not silently suffering, if that's what you're worried about. I'm not pulling away from you. I'm okay. I'm scared about all of this but I'm okay and when I'm not I'll tell you. I promise."

"I just hate the thought of someone hurting you. Since we found out your ex is out, it's all I've been thinking about and it hurts." he said.

I didn't know what to say. I just wrapped my arms around him and laid my head on his chest while he held me close. It felt nice to have someone who was this worried about me. I was protected. It was all I ever wanted.

******

I sat in the locker room while the guys got ready for their contract signing for the match at Payback against Evolution. It was a No Holds Barred Tag Team Elimination Match. I couldn't wait to watch that match. It was gonna be a good one.

Michael Cole stood in the middle of the ring next to the table and announced that it was time for the contract signing. The Shield's music hit and they walked out through the crowd. Roman was so hot. Business mode. It was the greatest thing I'd ever seen in my life. I mean I, equally, loved his soft side too, but this side just made it so much more difficult to resist him at all.