Roman, Seth and Dean had been in the middle of a conversation. Seth and Roman were still talking but Dean had zoned out. His attention was somewhere else. On someone else. A face he hadn't seen in years and never thought he'd see again.

"Seth," he said lowly.

Seth didn't hear him and continued talking.

"Seth," Dean raised his voice a bit.
"What?" Seth felt annoyed to be interrupted.
"It's Gloria," Dean said.
"What? Where?" Seth snapped his head around.

And there she was. Her mahogany red hair hadn't gotten a touch of grey and her deep green eyes still had a dangerous way of drilling right into people's souls. Gloria Jeckles. One hell of a woman both Seth and Dean had been in love with. Also one hell of a woman that had broken their hearts multiple times.

"What the fuck is that whore doing here?" Seth hissed.
"I don't know but she's coming over," Dean said.

Roman watched his two friends almost acting like school boys. Never once had any of them told him about a Gloria, but with the way they were acting, clearly she wasn't just a casual high school friend. She was so much more. He watched the red haired woman walk over to them. She looked just as nervous as his friends were acting. Her focus was on them and she didn't notice Roman stare at her. She was a beautiful woman for sure. He just wasn't sure her personality matched her look.

"Hi guys," she looked anxious as she stopped and talked to them. "Long time, no see."
"Not long enough," Seth said.
"I deserved that," she said.
"That and so much more," he continued.
"Seth? Seriously?" Roman looked at his friend.

For the first time she achknowledged Roman. Her eyes seemed to swallow him whole and he lost his words. He wanted to greet her but nothing came out.

"Is there somewhere we can go and talk?" She looked back at Seth and Dean.
"Roman's our friend. Anything you got to say to us, you can say in front of him," Dean said.
"Fair enough," she cleared her throat. "I just wanna say that I'm sorry."
"You're sorry?" Seth let out a cold laugh.
"I put you guys through a lot of shit back in the days and you didn't deserve it," she said.
"Here comes the excuses," Seth said.
"No, no excuses. Nothing rectifies how I treated you. But I am sorry. I hope we can put the past behind us now that I work here," she said.
"You work here?" Dean asked.
"Yeah, backstage runner so we're bound to bump into each other every once in a while," she answered. "Anyway, that's all I wanted to say. I don't ask for forgiveness but I really am sorry."

She tried with a weak smile before walking away again.

"That fucking whore! If she thinks she can just walk in here like everything's fine..." Seth sneered.
"Seth, relax. It was years ago. We were all so young," Dean said.
"Really? Do I need to remind you of all the times she screwed you over?" Seth stared at Dean. "She fucked with us both, Dean. With our minds and our hearts."
"I know, I know," Dean sighed.
"Can I ask?" Roman looked confused.
"Locker room," Dean answered.

They walked to the locker room, away from any eyes or ears that might be lingering around for a good story. It was their story, their past, and they weren't gonna let anyone but Roman in.

"You know we grew up together," Dean said.
"Yeah," Roman said.
"We went to school with Gloria," Dean continued.
"We were both in love with her. She knew and she used it against us," Seth said.
"Used it?" Roman asked.
"She would constantly jump between us. Whenever she was with Seth, she would crawl into my bed and he'd get angry and jealous," Dean explained. "And vice versa."
"It was like she found joy in hurting us and watching us fight each other over her," Seth said. "And we danced after her pipe every fucking time."

Roman watched his two friends. There was a lot of unsolved emotions in this, that was for sure.

"But you were basically kids," he said.
"Meaning?" Seth stared at him.
"You've grown up now and so has she. She apologized. Maybe it's time to move on," Roman said.
"Fuck you, Roman! You weren't there! You don't know how she treated us!" Seth yelled.
"No, but I'm here now and I know what I just saw out there," he pointed his thumb over his shoulder at the door. "She was sorry and she meant it. Maybe give her the benefit of doubt."
"I don't owe her shit!" Seth yelled.

He jumped up and kicked the trash can across the room.

"Maybe Roman's right," Dean said.
"Not you too!" Seth sneered.
"It's been years, Seth. We can't hold a grudge all of our lives," Dean said.
"Just give her one chance," Roman said.
"Fine, fine," Seth held up his hands. "One chance for her to fuck us up again and you know she will. But I'll be a good boy for now."
"Great," Roman stood up with a smile. "Now I'll go fetch us some water."

He left the locker room. Sure he was going to get water but he also wanted to find her. Seth needed to get out of his high school head and see that the grown woman he had met today was nothing like back then. Maybe Roman could help both of them heal whatever parts of their hearts that might still be broken because of this woman.

"Roman, right?" She asked.

He looked up, surprised to find her there with a case of water in her hands. He had been looking for her but she had found him.

"Can I have three waters?" He asked.
"Of course," she answered.

She got them out of the plastic and handed them to him.

"Anything else?" She asked.
"Come out with us tonight," he said.
"No offence because you seem like a great guy but I don't think going out with you is the best idea," she said.
"That's why I said us and not me," he chuckled. "Me, Seth and Dean."
"They don't wanna see me," she said.
"Sure they do," he lied. "We just talked about it and agreed on asking you out with us tonight to clear the air and start over."
"Really? Well, if they want me to, then sure, let's go," she said.
"Great. I'm closing against Braun tonight and they're up earlier so they'll go ahead and grab us a table but if you're up for it, you and I can go there together. Wait for me after the show?" He asked.
"That sounds like a plan," she said. "Now I really gotta run before someone dehydrates."

He watched her run away, taking in her ass in those black jeans as she disappeared down the hall. With a grin on his face, he walked back to the locker room. He didn't tell Seth and Dean what he had done. He didn't want to give them a chance to back out. They were gonna be surprised when he showed up with her later on.