Alexa Bliss sat alone in catering, enjoying a red velvet cupcake as part of one of her cheat days from her usual diet. Kicking off RAW and finishing her program before the end of the first hour had its perks, such as packing up early and being able to enjoy some snacks. She would've been out of the arena by now since her work was done, but Sasha's match had been booked second to last, making Alexa have to wait for her road buddy to pack up. Normally she'd have some company in the form of Seth Rollins: but he'd been held up all night that Alexa hadn't even caught a glimpse of the man.

"Someone's lonely. What a strange sight." Alexa laughed as she took a crumb from the cupcake before her, shaking her head playfully as Ember Moon appeared and took a seat in front of her. Sliding her the rest of the red velvet her way, Ember debated whether to take it or not, ultimately shrugging and taking it. "You without a certain Samoan besides you is a strange sight also. He still selling that pepper spray injury or something?"

"He filmed some online segment for it like 20 minutes ago, he's probably packing up his stuff and making sure everyone in the locker room is good. That's what I get for dating the locker room leader, we're always the last ones to leave." Ember tried to add some sort of annoyance in her voice to sell her words but she couldn't. Dating Roman Reigns had been one of the best decisions in her life and she liked everything that came with him, the good and the complicated. Across from her, Alexa smiled at the sight of Ember trying not to gush over her boyfriend. Alexa had been able to witness the start of that relationship, rooting for them since Ember bumped into Roman while they were on their way to their locker room. It didn't take long for them to go public with their relationship, Roman and Ember arriving together hand in hand everywhere they went. Nobody questioned it, they just sent the couple nods and smiles.

If only that had been the case for her, Alexa thought.

"Or maybe he ran into Seth, heard he just got here." Ember noticed Alexa was deep in thought, not having to think twice on what had invaded the blonde's focus. Feeling a bit of guilt rushing through her at mentioning his name, it was soon replaced with frustration. Ember avoided the topic of Seth Rollins and Alexa Bliss with Roman, not very keen of the idea of inserting themselves into someone else's business, even if they were two of their best friends. Maybe that's why. Or perhaps because the entire situation ticked her off.

The only ones who even knew Bliss and Rollins had some casual thing going on was their inner circle: Roman, Ember, Sasha, Pete, Aleister, and Nikki. At first, they all understood the need for secrecy. The overexposure was what ruined Alexa and Seth the first time they tried to push their relationship forward three years ago. That and also the fact Rollins couldn't settle down. But they were both different people now, both have matured so much. You'd think they'd be ready to go public or at least give hints about their casual dating but nothing yet. Ember and Sasha soon realized it wasn't a mutual agreement, noticing the rising annoyance in Alexa whenever the topic was referenced. It was hard for them to confront either of the two, not wanting to cause a rift between them or their individual friendships. But seeing Alexa this way as the days went by was becoming too much of a usual thing for Ember's liking, making her want to do something about it. At least talk about it.

"Huh, he didn't text me back when I asked him to." Alexa concluded maybe it was because of his segment, wanting to dedicate his focus on that. For the most part, she was right. She knew she was. Seth usually never purposely ignored her, despite anything he'd never mistreated her ever since they started things up again. Alexa just longed for the right of being able to at least ask for where he was without raising suspicions but that was too much to ask for apparently. He wasn't her boyfriend, she couldn't patrol what he was able to do.

Ember sighed, crumbling up the cupcake wrapper in her right hand. "Lex, you know I love you both and want nothing more than you two to figure shit out and walk hand in hand like some cliche power couple. But man, I can't stand seeing you like this over some guy that can't seem to commit even though he's shown so many signs of changing. It doesn't make sense and it also doesn't make you happy. You deserve someone who would yell out to the world that you're theirs, I know that Seth knows there's a whole ass line of people waiting to be able to do that."

Alexa lifted her gaze from her hands to look up at Ember, who held a look of impatience. Trying to figure out how to respond to her friend, who spoke nothing less of what she had already been thinking about, the conversation came to halt as Seth's theme music was heard through the television in catering. As if it was on cue, the door swung open to reveal Roman Reigns, who rushed to the table where the two girls sat.

"Oh man, you guys have gotta watch this." Leaning down to place a kiss on Ember's cheek, Roman took the seat next to the girls. Alexa was taken back by his outburst of excitement, giving Ember a confused look, receiving a shrug in response.

Seth wasted no time to do what everyone in the audience were begging him to reveal. Alexa barely had any time to process what was coming next after Seth confidently muttered out the nickname, Lunatic Fringe, feeling her eyes widen at the sight of the returning man of the hour.

"Holy shit." The blonde didn't mean for those words to be heard out loud, immediately feeling her face warm up when Roman and Ember turned to her.

"Holy shit is right. It looks like new Dean ate old Dean. Did you give him your workout or something?" Roman laughed at Ember's words, turning to the television once again to watch the brawl enfold. "Nah honey, that's all his own routine. He kept telling me about it vaguely, but I didn't expect this dude to show up like this. I'm proud, I'm gonna take credit and say this is my influence."

Alexa's eyes followed Dean Ambrose, blinking hard to try to make sure her eyes weren't just messing with her. He looked completely different from the last time she saw him. It made her heartbeat fasten. Not that she didn't like the look, she did. A lot. Enough to make her mind recall back to the events of just a little before he suffered his injury, feeling a smile tug at the edges of her lips as memories of their conversations came to her. But once Seth's figure came into the camera shot on the television, Alexa snapped out of her stance and stood up from her chair.

"Yo, Bliss? You good?"

"Uh, yeah. I just gotta go, you know, look for Sasha. I'm trying to avoid traffic back to the hotel." Gathering up her belongings, Alexa tried to avoid eye contact with the couple and television before her. She knew she was acting like a complete fool, earning her some wtf looks from other co workers present in the catering room, but she didn't care. All she wanted to do was find her best friend and pressure her into telling what the hell to do or how to react to what was going inside her mind.

"Alright then. Tell her to call me by the way, we gotta book our flights to Brooklyn!" With a small nod and wave, Alexa exited through the door without saying another word, leaving Roman and Ember with nothing but confusion.


Alexa had found Sasha within five minutes after she left catering, packed and ready to leave the arena, which they would've done had Alexa ordered their rental car in time. So now she stood inside besides the door that led them to the parking lot alone, Sasha going back to catering to try to grab a bite of food and facetime her boyfriend, Pete Dunne, before their car arrived.

Throwing her head back, the blonde let out a deep sigh. She so wasn't planning on Dean's return— if that was Dean, being tonight. She wasn't planning on whatever the hell was going on in her mind. She frowned, trying to come to a conclusion. It was totally normal to be attracted to another man while being in an unlabeled relationship, right? It was human nature. It wasn't cheating, there was nobody to be cheating on. Plus, it's not like it just came out of nowhere. Alexa always found the man attractive, she knew it was a mutual feeling, or at least it once was. She'd never know where their fling would've led to, his injury taking him out of her life for about nine months now. Alexa hadn't bothered to think about it, she hated thinking about what ifs. But now he was back and she wasn't sure if she could manage seeing him, at least not tonight.

"Hey you." From the corner of her eye, Alexa watched as Seth Rollins approached her. He wore a huge, but apologetic smile that made her want to force one onto her lips as well. He was clearly still dwelling in the bliss of the amazing closing segment, but still harbored some guilt over keeping Alexa in the dark. He knew he should've at least just replied.

"Hey you back." Seth would've stolen a kiss from the blonde to greet her but with the amount of their co workers going back and forth as they prepared to leave made it all too risky. Instead, he settled with quickly brushing his fingertips down her face, smiling a bit when Alexa closed her eyes to take in his touch. "I'm sorry I was MIA all day."

Shaking her head slightly to dismiss his apology. "Don't worry about it, it's not like you have any duty to keep me updated. You were jet lagged and probably given the script and the news about Ambrose returning last minute. I wouldn't be able to fit in a reply in there either." Alexa was expecting for her to be the one whose expression changed at the mention of the man of the hour, but she didn't, which she was quite impressed by herself. Seth was a different story, his cheeky smile reducing to a weak one at hearing Alexa's words. She frowned, not understanding where the sudden change of mood was coming from. Half of her wanted to press more on the issue, while the other was pushing her to change the subject. The latter it is.

"Buuuuuuuut… I was gonna ask you if didn't wanna grab something to eat after we got to our hotel?" Alexa knew it was probably a long shot but she needed some time alone with Seth. Not only because she missed him but she really needed him to get her mind off things and remind her of what matters. Her beautiful smile was almost enough to make Seth forget about the plans he already had, but the sound of Kevin Owens and Finn Balor approached the duo snapped him out of his daze. Straightening his posture, Seth tried to ignore the loud sigh Alexa let out beside him as she quickly covered it up with a smile.

"Hey man! You ready to head out to Waffle House? Finn here keeps bitching' about how hungry he is." Kevin and Finn hadn't seen Alexa, Seth's tall figure blocking her until he turned around to face them. "Oh shit, sup Lex! I don't assume you wanna join us also? We don't mind, it's kinda a packed car but you take up like, no space."

Tugging on the strings of her hoodie, Alexa politely shook her head. "Appreciate the offer, guys. I'm good. Seems more like a boys night, wouldn't wanna intrude. Maybe I'll convince Sasha to order something and stay up for a movie marathon or something. But I'll keep this offer in my mind the next time!" The men returned the same warm, polite smile her way, walking through the arena's door after they urged Seth to hurry up. Once they were out of sight again, Seth let his guard down and turned to look into the smaller woman's eyes. "You know what? Let me ditch the guys, I owe you one tonight. I'll make up some excuse-"

"No, no, no. It's okay, go with them. I'm no one to start cutting into your time with your friends, anyways. Plus, Sasha and I are already waiting on our rental car to get here. Maybe we can squeeze something in once we arrive at Brooklyn?" Her words sparked an idea in Seth's mind. "Have you booked your flight yet for Brooklyn? Please tell me you haven't and if you have I'm gonna have to bribe Sasha into switching."

Alexa let out a small laugh as she responded to his question with a simple 'no', making him clap his hands together in excitement. "Hell yeah. Alright, I'll book a flight and our rooms. Squeeze in a lunch or dinner in there. Got it?"

"I don't think you're really asking me, it's more like you're telling me. So, you got it, Rollins. Don't back out on me last minute though. Now, go! Kev and Finn are gonna have your head if you keep them waiting." Motioning for him to get going, Seth picked up his bags from the floor. Alexa noticed him take a look at their surroundings and once he realized the coast was clear, leaned down to steal a kiss from her. This had only recently became a casual thing between them, a stolen kiss from here and there while they were at work. Alexa couldn't deny that at first the secrecy fueled just how much more fantastic the kiss was, but now she also couldn't deny she wanted to be able to do this whenever and wherever they were.

We can't all have what we want, she guessed.

As they broke away, Seth softly told her that he would text her later, going through the exit seconds later. Leaning towards the wall behind her, Alexa tried to distract herself with her phone, trying not to think about how weird the kiss had felt. The usual butterflies were still there, but not as strong as before. No, not tonight, she is so not frying her brain with this situation. All the five foot woman wanted to do was for her rental car and Sasha to show up.

"I would've guessed for someone who opened the show, they would have been long gone by now." Alexa didn't have to look up from her phone to know who that voice belonged to, feeling her heartbeat speed up, making her want to curse. Locking her phone and sliding it into her pocket, Alexa kept her back to the wall, crossing her hands across her chest in attempts to look chill as Dean Ambrose came closer to where she stood. As he did just that, Alexa began to remember just how taller he was than her. Sure, basically everyone was, but Dean completely towered over her. If before his injury he did, with the extra muscle he's packed on, doubled the difference now. She tried her best to not make it obvious how her eyes lingered, noticing how his tight fitted black shirt complimented his new look. Alexa was so distracted with her own actions that she didn't notice Ambrose mimicking them. He fought the smile threatening to form in his lips, taking in how beautiful she looked even just casually. Her hair was straightened, he always liked it that way.

"Unless you stuck around to see the closing segment. Not gonna lie Bliss, I'd feel pretty special." Dean had changed a lot in the past nine months but one thing that certainly remained, or even heightened, was his charm. It was almost enough to make Alexa not overthink his words, almost. She quickly realized they could have a double meaning: had Seth told Dean about them? Did Dean ever tell him about their short lived "could have been"? Alexa pushed the questions aside, it wasn't like she was gonna blurt them out and ask him anyways. Instead, she responded to his witty charm with an eye roll and an innocent smirk. "If that's what helps you sleep at night, then sure."

Dean bit his lip, trying to hold back a laugh, but ultimately failed. Toning down his signature charm a notch, he gave the woman before him a sincere gaze. "Hey, I'm sorry for going MIA these past months. I didn't really know to handle all the… sympathetic messages I was getting. I've never been all that good with all that shit in general. First time getting injured and sidelined for months also, you weren't the only one I went ghost on. Buuuuuuut, you're the only one who's getting an apology from me for it. We were in the middle of that whole-"

"Don't worry about it, seriously. All that matters is that you're back in that ring and looking healthier than ever." Alexa was a bit afraid that he wouldn't take lightly being interrupted as he expressed some remorse, something he wasn't known for. The fear soon diminished, Dean nodding sincerely in response of her words. Alexa was taken back, deciding to further on the conversation to terrority she perhaps shouldn't touch. But her curiosity was getting the best of her. "And yeah, we were in the middle of… I guess the talking stage? But eh, maybe it was just some rebound for you. Which is okay, no hard feelings."

Rebound. That was a word Dean heard a lot right before he was sidelined, he expected it though. Coming out of a two year relationship with Renee Young, that ended before either of them just ended up hating one another, Dean was weary about starting anything serious with anyone for a while also. He wouldn't be able to deny that when he first made a move on Alexa Bliss the only intention he had was to have some fun. It helped that he had always been insanely attracted to her, never doing anything about it before because he wasn't single and one of his best friend's had tried something with her as well. Dean knew Alexa had the latter repercussion at first, had it not been for them both being a bit tipsy at the bar they ran into one another during a get together maybe they wouldn't have ever engaged in anything flirtatious.

"You know, I thought the same thing at first. Hell, Roman and Seth kept telling me maybe it was all just some rebound," The mention of Seth made Alexa furrow her eyebrows together, surprised that Dean had told either one of them about whatever they could call their brief fling. What shocked her more was that Seth had never mentioned having knowledge of that, making her feel a bit more suspicious now that she knew Seth had pushed the rebound idea so hard on Dean. "Should've never told Seth, but I was just trying to ease my own conscience, make sure he didn't mind despite the stint between you guys. He'd do the same." But he hasn't.

"So, I guess you came to the conclusion that it was?" Alexa didn't know why she was asking that, why did she care? Curiosity killed the cat, her mother always urged her. She guessed she'd be disappointed. Alexa snapped out of her deep thought, feeling Dean's eyes over her. "You know, I had. But now that I'm right here, standing in front of ya, been single for a fair amount of time… I'm not so sure anymore." Dean knew she wasn't gonna answer him, she couldn't. He always found it amusing how different she was to her onscreen persona, you'd never think Alexa Bliss would turn into a flustering mess under some tension. Following his gut, Dean began to close the gap between them, taking notice at how Alexa's breathing became louder and louder. He wasn't gonna do anything, and he should probably make that obvious so she could calm her nerves, but he hadn't been this close to her in months. He quite frankly thought he deserved to savor this proximity a bit more longer. Their height difference only became more visible when Dean placed his muscular arm above her head on the wall, Alexa not having it in her to even look up at him cause they would just bring their closeness to its peak. She hadn't felt her stomach doing flips like this since Seth Rollins himself did this to her for the first time.

"Lex!" The voice that echoed through the halls was the needle that burst the bubble that Dean Ambrose and Alexa Bliss had been in, making Alexa begin to regain her composure and Dean slowly remove his hand from the wall. "Our car is here! Come on, let's the hell out of- Oh, shit. Sup, Ambrose! Congrats on the return." Sasha Banks approached them, hiding whatever true reaction she had to seeing the two conversing and instead fist bumped the man in front of her. Alexa tried to avoid any eye contact with either of two, moving her suitcase in a way to give Sasha a hint.

"Thanks, Banks. We gotta catch up, maybe you and I can convince Roman to go out for some drinks. Man is so whipped, happy for him though." Watching him pick up his own bags he had placed on the floor before he started talking to Alexa moments ago, Alexa immediately moved her eyes away from him and kept them fixated on her best friend. No way she was gonna give him that satisfaction of catching her. "I miss him and third wheeling isn't the best since my man ain't here most of the time either, but anything for that big Samoan bear to be happy."

"Damn right. Well, I gotta go and probably catch up with some of the boys at some waffle house. See you girls in Brooklyn." Giving them both a small wave, Dean made his way out of the building, Alexa not knowing whether he paid her one last glance. Hearing the door shut behind him, Alexa let out the loudest sigh of relief, earning her a look from Sasha. It took the purple haired woman about ten seconds to put it together, grinning like an idiot once she did.

"Alexa fucking Bliss, I'm shook."

"Don't, please, shush. My brain cells can't take anymore tonight. Can we please leave and get a pint of damn ice cream now?"


Helloooo I is back. I've actually had so many unfinished stories started but y'all know how the writers block goes. But let's see where this goes! So it's obviously a Dean/Alexa/Seth main storyline, and some side couples so far are Sasha/Pete and Ember/Roman. Updates for this may be a bit slow, just going with the flow.

Feedback would be so appreciated *insert heart emoji here*