Chapter One
Joshua Uso (Jey) was sitting quietly on the couch, watching Monday night Raw. He soon felt a pull at his chest as he wished he was there right now. The doctors said he would be out six months because of his shoulder injury. He had done the surgery and was now home recuperating. Therapy would beg in in a few weeks but for the meantime the silence and being home all day was starting to get to him. All he could think about was hitting a wall right at the peak of his career with his brother Jonathan (Jimmy). And now Jonathan had to sit on the bench with him.
Damnit..he sighed as once again he was slipping into his depression over the situation. Joshua knew part of it was his own doing; he had a previous injury that he should have taken better care of but his impulsiveness got the best of him once again. He wanted to be a part of that match regardless of being hurt and willingly made the decision to compete. One wrong move and here he was, sulking on his couch and feeling like a loser. The ringing of his cellphone forced him out of his thoughts as he realized it was a text from Brie. She was checking up on him as she had been for the last few days. The Bellas had been good friends of theirs for a few years now and Brie had become somewhat the voice of reason for him. She was always coaching him on decisions, giving love advice, training with him and acted like a big sister when he needed her. When he was done responding he realized that he had numerous unseen messages and calls. Was I that out of it? He thought as he looked over the messages and stopped as he found one from his best friend Roya.
"Oh shit, Roya" Joshua smiled as the thought of her started to fill his mind. Roya Rodriguez was a childhood friend of him and Jonathan. Their families were close friends and they practically grew up together. Her father left when they were seven years old, so to help her mom, their mom took care of Roya while she worked long hours, she was practically like a sister to them. Except Joshua had been in love with her since they were teenagers. She was the first girl he fell in love with and accidentally his first kiss. But because they were such good friends he never knew how to express his true feelings for her.
"She is going to rip me a new one," he groaned as he read her texts. She was pissed about him hurting himself. Just a few weeks ago they were talking about his original injury and how she felt that he should request to sit out a few matches. She was such a worrier and scolded them for any injuries. She needed to understand that they were professional wrestlers and this was a part of the job. But that didn't stop Roya from being the mother hen of the group. Joshua actually missed seeing her every day. When they started to pursue wrestling seven years ago, it was around the same time Roya went to school to become a realtor. With each of them taking steps towards their careers, it became harder for them to see each other as much as they used to. They would talk a lot and try to visit each other but with them on the road so much, it became harder to keep in touch like they used to. Just as he was about to respond to her, he heard the front door open.
"Hey man, what's up?" Joshua greeted
"Your ass as you're about to get an earful." Jonathan laughed as he held the door open for someone. To Joshua's surprise a tiny Dominican walked in and looked like she could rip his head off
"You goddamn idiot! I called and messaged you all day and you can't respond? I told you to be careful; you were hurt and needed to take it easy. But no, you have to be a big headed ass and go jumping off shit only to hurt yourself even more. Damnit Josh! Josh? Are you even listening to me?" Roya complained as she dropped her bag on the floor. He was listening but after a few words it was like time slowed around him. It had been so long since he saw her in person that seeing her stand right in front of him was making it hard to focus on her lecture. She was beautiful; medium length wavy brown and blonde ombre hair, smooth caramel skin, light brown eyes and a body for days. He remembered when they were kids, Jon beat up some punk that bullied her and called her Chunky Roro. If only that asshole could see her now. It took everything in him not to bite his lip as his eyes wandered over her rare and back up to her breast. Roya developed at an early age and had D cups since sophomore year of high school. Plus she has always been thick as hell.
"JOSH!" Roya yelled as she was standing right in front of him now with her hands on her hips
"Sorry about that, I have been out of it lately." he commented as he stood up and hugged her. Standing next to his 6'2 frame, her mere 5'1 was nothing. It felt right hugging her, like all of his worries disappeared.
"Don't scare me like that; I left work and got on the first thing smoking to be out here. Plus I took two weeks off from work to help around the house. God knows you two probably need it, you nasties." She replied as she hugged him back
"Ro, you didn't have to do that." Joshua stated surprised by her actions.
"I told her it wasn't necessary, but you already know when she is determined, there is no changing her mind." Jonathan commented
"You damn right." Roya stated proudly, "So I will be helping you two around the house and helping Josh get to recovery. And from the looks of things I came just in time," she looked around the house with a judging smirk. Fixing her glasses, she then shook her head, "No wonder you two get no ass."
"Hey, you watch your tongue Ro. We get all the ladies, if you must know." Jonathan said
"Where they at though?" she laughed pretending to search for these ladies he spoke of.
"Still a charming asshole, I see." Joshua commented
"It compliments my beauty and brains." Roya smiled as she went to pick up her bags but Jonathan took them from her and started putting her stuff in the guest room.
"I really appreciate this Ro." Joshua said as he hugged her tightly again, "I don't start therapy for a week so just chill out for now. You just got here and we haven't seen you in a long time."
"So what you're saying is I should break out the shot glasses?" Jonathan interrupted as he made his way back onto the living room. Roya and Joshua smiled, the three were notorious for drinking together. Joshua had a flashback to Roya's twenty first birthday, since she turned twenty one before them, they had her buy a load of bottles then they got some friends together and went through all of the bottle easily. It was a long night and a painful morning. So many things happened that night.
"Actually, do you have wine?" Roya asked
"Oh shit, look at you trying to be classy."Jonathan commented
"Well Darren has cultured me." she replied, the guys stopped whatever they were doing and looked at her with the judging eyes she definitely did not miss.
"What the hell is a "Darren" and why have I never heard of him?" Joshua asked suspect of this Darren already
"Darren is... my boyfriend." Roya replied with a sigh. She knew this was only the beginning of a long conversation with them, every time she had a boyfriend they scared him off like two crazy big brothers. It was damn near impossible to have a boyfriend in high school or college. Every relationship had to be behind their backs or they would make the guy's life a living hell.
"For how long?" Jonathan asked as he poured her a glass of wine
"About four months." Roya replied
"Four months? Ro, I just spoke to you two days ago and this is the FIRST time either of us is hearing about "Darren"like what the hell bruh?" Jonathan commented slightly annoyed
"This is why I don't tell you guys about my boyfriends, you make it a bigger issue than it actually is. Then if he is deemed "unworthy", you scare him off. Which mind you is what always happens." she stated as she walked over to the counter and took a sip of the wine.
"Bull, some guys were cool. Like Austin, we were cool with Austin."Joshua defended
"Austin was gay, he realized he was gay when he didn't want to sleep with me. Of course you would be okay with him, he never wanted to touch me." she downed her wine and tapped the glass for a refill.
"Look, let's focus on the issue at hand. Tell us about Darren. We don't know him and honestly I admit we can be a bit "harsh" on guys but as grown adults, I have realized the error in our ways. I genuinely want to know about the man that has Ro's heart." Jonathan replied as he poured her more wine. Roya was wryer about telling them about him but she gave them the benefit of the doubt.
"Well, we work for the same realtor company and started dating after a month of getting to know each other. He is sweet, smart, funny and shows he loves me a lot." Roya stated
"Last name?" Joshua asked
"Wilson." she replied, "Why?"
"Nothing." Joshua said as he proceeded to facebook search for him. When he found the one that was a "friend" on Roya's list, he began his investigation.
"Did you just search for him?" Roya asked wide eyed
"...Maybe." Joshua replied
"See this is the shit I'm talking about." she commented
"Fine. I'm sorry. I will respect your judgement and give Darren a chance." Joshua said as he put his cellphone back in his pocket.
"That's all I ask. I'm a big girl and you guys will have a chance to met him in a few days. He is coming down to show a house so I figured you both might as well meet him. But DON'T make me regret this decision." Roya warned
"Yes ma'am." the twins replied
"Now I am going to change and get settled in my room. Perhaps we watch a movie or something." she suggested
"I'm down for that." Jonathan said as Joshua nodded
"Awesome." she smiled then headed to the guest room. Jonathan waited until she was out of sight before giving Joshua the "look". Joshua knew that look all too well. Jonathan was skeptical of Darren as well. Most of the boyfriends Roya picked tended to be hidden assholes. Despite their natural mistrust of them, there was many they had been right about.
"She is half right so I'm willing to give "Darren" a chance. But if he ends up being a shithead I'm powerbombing his ass." Jonathan stated
"Agreed." Joshua said as he pulled out his phone and went back to his investigation on Darren. He was extremely protective of her and knew it came off very aggressive but he couldn't help it. He loved Roya and deep down maybe it was really because of jealousy. Every guy that she dated was a threat he and he didn't take threats lightly. Joshua understood it was stupid to be jealous; it just proved how much he loved her as more than just a "sister" figure.
"You okay bro?" Jonathan took him out of his thoughts
"Yeah, just...hopefully he is not an asshole." Joshua replied
"Better not be." Jonathan commented, unknowing to Joshua, Jonathan was feeling the exact same way. He wanted Roya and any man that was her "boyfriend" made his stomach turn. He knew she had every right to date whoever she wanted and any man could fall head over heels for her. But he wanted her to be his and it was a pain in the ass that he didn't know how to express that without the fear of her rejecting him. They had all been friends for so long that Jonathan wondered if she could ever look at him that way. What if she just saw him as the "big annoying brother" and not as a "man" she wanted. He sighed then proceeded to head upstairs to his room to change. While passing the guest room, he peeked in and saw Roya sitting on the bed texting someone. She looked somewhat distressed as she was typing fast. Slowly knocking on the door he got her attention,
"You okay, Ro?" Jonathan asked
"Yeah,...I was just responding to some texts that I missed." she smiled. He knew better, she was hiding something but he didn't want to pry into it as they had just finished having a conversation about them pretty much being over protective.
"Well if you have an issue with something, just let me know, okay? I'm headed to change and be back down so we can all definitely finish catching. I'll even break open the fancy wine for you." he smiled
"Thanks Jon." she commented as he headed up to his room. Roya sighed as she turned back to her phone and saw that Darren had sent another angry text. He was pissed she was staying with Jon and Josh, he thought she was going to stay in a hotel. Despite how many times she had explained how close they were, he believed she would cheat on him. She was tired of having to defend herself but also felt guilty because he was half right. She was in love with the twins, but had long put the idea of ever being with either of them in the back of her mind. She loved them equally and could never choose between them. Plus it wouldn't be worth ruining such a long friendship over her selfish wants.
"I'm done with this." Roya sighed as she tossed her phone on the bed and proceeded to change into some leggings and a red t-shirt. Putting her hair into a little bun she then went back out to the living room to see what the guys were up to.