Arabella Dawson walked out of the meeting with creative and smiled to herself. It had long been the plan to put a diva in the midst of the Shield but no one had seemed to fit the bill until she'd been called up to the main roster. Now she was finally going to get her chance. She turned and looked back as the three men she'd be working with walked out of the office and called her name.

"Looks like you'll be with us from now on." Seth said. "It'll be awesome traveling with someone other than these two assholes." Ara laughed as Dean punched Seth in the shoulder.

"Like you're a picnic to travel with there Cruella." Dean said. He turned to Ara. "You've got some skills. Your evil and manipulative. You'll be a welcome addition. Stick with us sweetheart and we will make sure nothing happens to you."

She looked up at him with a smile on her face. "I'm more than capable of taking care of myself." She said. She looked briefly at the tallest of the three of them. He hadn't said a word. He just stood there staring at her, those beautiful blue eyes gazing at her, mesmerizing her and terrifying her at the same time. She pushed the arm that Dean had slipped around her shoulder off.

"I'll see you guys at the arena." She said as she quickly walked away.

She sighed to herself once she got in her car and drove back toward the hotel where her sister was waiting with her son Memphis. She didn't understand this strange attraction she had to Roman Reigns. Or the fear that attraction brought with it. She couldn't let herself fall for another man like him. A man that would only end up hurting her the same way Memphis' father had. He'd been a cruel man who had used her as his own personal punching bag before and after Memphis came along. It had only been when Memphis was six months old that she'd had the strength to pull away and finally be rid of him. Then with the help and encouragement of her sister, she'd decided to follow her dream and start the process of training to become a professional wrestler.

Now, a year and a half later, she'd been called up to the main roster and had just been handed the chance to prove to everyone what she could really do. That meant she'd be close to Roman and the rest of the guys, a fact that would have sent most any other diva packing back to the minor leagues. But not Ara. She liked their style and the way they operated. It wasn't that different from her in ring persona and she thought it would be a win-win for both of them.

XXXXXXX Later at the arena XXXXXXX

"And here is Ara with a spine buster to Natalya...here's the cover and 1,2,3...can you believe it? A huge win for Ara Dawson, her biggest so far. (The Shield's music hits) Oh what the hell are these guys doing here? The Shield has just come down to ringside and are now getting in the ring with Ara..." Michael Cole screamed into his headset.

Ara looked at the three of them as they walked up to the ring and climbed inside. The four of them stood there looking at each other for a minute, Ara with what appeared to be a look of fear on her face, the three of them with their game faces on. The facade only last a minute before Dean and Seth broke into a smile and Dean wrapped her in a hug. He pulled away and Seth hugged her next.

"What the...what the hell? Is...is Ara Dawson aligning herself with the Shield?" Cole asked as Seth got a microphone and smiled at them all.

"We'd like to introduce you to the newest member of the Shield." He said as he passed the microphone over to Roman. He looked back at the other three and smiled slightly.

"Believe in the Shield." He said as he dropped the microphone and the four of them stood there. They helped her out of the ring and they headed backstage through the crowd.

They all made their way back to the locker room and Ara stood there looking at the three of them. "From now on, you travel with us. You go get yourself prettied up and we'll drop our stuff back at the hotel and go out and celebrate how fucking awesome that just was." Dean said smiling. "You actually looked scared for a minute." She looked at him and smiled.

"It's called acting. You should try it some time." She said as she opened the door of the locker room. "But I'll have to pass on the celebration. I just want to go back to the hotel and rest."

"Alright, we'll take a rain check." Dean said. "You need a ride back to the hotel?"

"Nah, I'll catch a ride back." Ara said. "I'll see you guys later." She said as she disappeared into the locker room. Dean and Seth looked at Roman as he stood there looking at the locker room door.

"You alright man?" Roman looked at the two of them and nodded.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Why don't you guys go ahead. I'll make sure she gets back to the hotel." Dean looked at Seth with a smirk on his face and then nodded.

"Alright. We'll see ya later." He said as he and Seth walked away.

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Ara walked out of the locker room with Nattie and TJ who had agreed to give her a ride back. "Thanks for doing this."

"It's no problem." Nattie said. Nattie looked up as someone grabbed Ara's bag.

"You guys can go ahead. She's coming with me." Roman said. Nattie looked at Ara and Ara nodded slightly and Nattie and TJ walked away. She walked to the car with Roman and got in. The ride back to the hotel was quiet. She could feel him look over at her from time to time. She just kept staring straight ahead.

"Why are you so scared of me?" He asked finally as they pulled into the hotel and he turned off the car.

"Who says I am?" She said trying to keep the nervousness out of her voice and grabbed her bag. He stopped her, putting his hand on her wrist. She winced a little and her reaction didn't escape him. He saw the fear and the slight pain in her eyes and wondered she'd been through in the past. Wondered who had hurt her so badly she couldn't see what was right in front of her. He moved his hand off her wrist and grabbed her bag for her.

"I'm on the same floor. I'll walk you to your room." She didn't say anything else as they rode up the elevator to her room. She took her bag from him and was about to stick the key card in the door to open it when the door flew open and the little boy came running out.

"MAMA!" He said as he ran over and hugged her tightly. She smiled and hugged the small child. The boy then turned and noticed Roman standing there. He walked over and Roman knelt down in front of him.

"Hey little man, what's your name?"

"Memphis Lee Dawson." Roman smiled.

"It's nice to meet you."

"You work with mama?"

"Yeah I do. And I promise I'll take care of her okay?" Memphis smiled and hugged Roman. Roman smiled and got up off the floor. "You have a good night. I'll see you later little man." He said as he handed Arabella her bag and walked past her toward his own room. She ushered her son inside the room and looked in the direction Roman had gone with a slight smile on her face. She'd seen a different side of him. One she hadn't expected. And maybe, she thought to herself, just maybe...she'd been wrong to be afraid of him.