THE SWEET TASTE OF JUSTICE

Title: The sweet taste of justice

By: Tina619

Rating: NC-17, sexual content, adult themes, language,

Characters: Seth Rollins x OC, Roman Reigns x OC, Dean Ambrose x OC and many other WWE superstars

Summary: Now that Roman & Karolina as well as Dean & Shannon have found their happy-end, will Seth finally find his? Or will his past ruin things with Maxine before they even started? – Sequel to "Please protect me from injustice", "The eye of justice is always watching", "Will justice prevail?!" and "Justice has been served".

Disclaimer: I do not know or own any of the people in this story who are not born of my imagination. The characters of the WWE superstars are based off of their TV personas. I actually use their gimmick names and not their real-life names as this seems to be easier for everyone to read.

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Here I am with the first chapter for the sequel to:

"Please protect me from injustice" ( s/9046424/1/Please-protect-me-from-injustice),

"The eye of justice is always watching" ( s/9483245/1/The-eye-of-justice-is-always-watching)

"Will justice prevail?!" ( s/9572393/1/Will-justice-prevail) and "Justice has been served" ( s/9856895/1/Justice-has-been-served)

I hope you enjoy reading this as much as I love writing it. I can't believe I'm already starting the fourth story to this series. Who would have thought that back then? Wow!

Thanks so much for the support you've given me for the first four instalments of the series. I hope you stick with me through this one as well ;-)

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Chapter 1: Our journey continues

*Just arrived in Pensacola. Will be back for RAW on Monday, but who knows that better than you do? ;-) It was good talking to you last night, Maxi. Can't wait to see you again. Seth xx*

Seth hit the send button and finally shut off the engine of his rental car after parking it in front of Roman and Karo's house, a huge smile on his face. Leni was already one week old and he hadn't seen her or Dylan yet but he knew that it was about damn time.

The job of being the World Heavyweight Champion took its toll on him. Not only on his body but on his mind as well. He hardly had time for his friends or family, always being on the road and doing interviews or photo-shoots. Although he loved being on the top, he was happy that in two weeks he would lose his title to Dolph Ziggler at the next PPV. He wouldn't tell anyone though. Nobody would understand why he was thinking that way, maybe Roman would, but they weren't close enough to talk about something like this anymore.

Seth just hoped that with having less responsibility, he could finally move forward with Maxine. For months they had only been having coffee together, maybe even a dinner once or twice. He didn't know if it was because of his crazy schedule or because she wasn't as interested in him as he was in her. And he honestly was afraid of the answer.

"SETHIE!" Karolina yelled out of nowhere, interrupting this thoughts and bringing him back to reality.

His heart started beating fast in his chest when he saw her. Not because he was still in love with her, but because he had missed her. As a friend, nothing else.

He made his way out of his car as fast as he could so that he could catch her last minute, not expecting her to jump into his arms but he couldn't be happier about it.

"God, I missed you so much," she whispered into his ear, her legs wrapped around his waist while he was holding her close to his body.

"I missed you too, sweetheart," he mumbled, kissing her cheek softly before letting her down on her feet again gently. "Now look at you...where did that bump go?"

He caressed her stomach teasingly, chuckling when she slapped his hand away playfully.

"The bump is over there," she giggled, pointing at Leni who was in Roman's arms just a few feet away from them, the big Samoan leaning against the doorframe and watching the scene in front of him intently. "But I'm still fat though...ugh."

"Will she ever stop bitching about her weight, man?" Seth asked Roman when he finally reached the door, Karo's hand in his, something that was bothering Roman immensely.

"You know she won't," he replied while rolling his eyes theatrically, raising his free hand and making it into a fist, bumping it with Seth's. "It's good to see you again, champ."

"It's good to see you too, dude. And who's that little beauty right here?" he asked, catching a glimpse of Leni whose face was pressed against Roman's strong chest, enjoying her daddy's steady heartbeat which always made her sleep peacefully.

"Let's go inside and I'll introduce you to her. It's a little windy out here," Karo said, dragging her best friend into the house and letting Roman follow them closely.

She was so excited for Seth to finally meet their daughter. She wished he could have been there when she was born but understood that he had responsibilities and obligations he had to fulfil.

Roman somehow felt like a third wheel while he was watching how Seth and Karolina were interacting with each other but he finally had to get into his thick skull that they were just close friends. What more evidence did he need than their joint daughter in his arms?

"So, how was your trip? I bet landing here was a lot of fun. The storm here in Pensacola is crazy at the moment," Karo said with a chuckle, sitting down on the couch next to Seth who wasn't letting Roman and Leni out of sight.

"Same shit, different day. You know that flying is like a car ride for us, isn't it?" he more stated than asked, not really wanting to talk about flights or the weather. "So, can I finally see your daughter?"

"Yeah sure...thanks for the conversation, you idiot," she grumbled but quickly let out a giggle when Seth looked at her confused. "Roman, would you let Seth hold her?"

Roman just nodded his head and moved over so that he was in front of Seth, very cautiously placing his daughter in his friend's arms so that he was sure that she was safe.

"Please meet my beautiful daughter, Leni Elisha Reigns," Roman said proudly, looking at his daughter who immediately felt that she wasn't with her daddy anymore.

"Elisha?" Seth asked, looking at Roman and Karolina curiously.

"Yeah...we've been thinking a lot about giving her this second name but thought we should go for it. It's somehow equivalent to Joshua," she said quietly, her voice almost a whisper.

It had taken them a long time to finally decide that Leni would keep her brother alive by having his name, contemplating if this would be a burden for their daughter along the way but came to the conclusion that it would probably make her proud one day.

"Isn't it a male name though?" Seth wondered, looking at the little baby in his arms, a huge smile spreading across his face.

"It's unisex. Even if the bible says otherwise," Roman chuckled, sitting down in the armchair across from the couch.

"It's a beautiful name," their friend replied, his heart making a big jump when Leni opened her eyes to look at him. "And you are one beautiful little girl."

He couldn't believe how adorable she was. Her eyes were bright blue, her hair as dark as Roman's, even if there weren't a lot on her head yet. She had a little snub nose, just like Karo, and full lips just like her daddy.

"Guys...she's...amazing," he stuttered, trying to count her little fingers when she suddenly wrapped her hand around his index finger tightly. "Good job, Ro. I bet she has you wrapped around her little finger already."

"Damn right. He's putty in her hands," Karo giggled, earning a raised eyebrow from Roman as a consequence. "What? It's true...you do whatever she wants you to."

Seth smirked about their little bantering, feeling that there was so much love and happiness in this room that he couldn't help but be all emotional himself. "Hopefully I'll have such a wonderful daughter as well one day."

Roman and Karo just looked at each other confused, not knowing where this was coming from all of a sudden but it seemed that Seth still hadn't found his happily ever after just yet.

"Are things with this travel agent chick not looking good?" Roman asked curiously, knowing that it was in his best interest that his friend was tied.

"Her name is Maxine, Roman," Karo said annoyed, shaking her head in disbelief at her husband's 'I couldn't care less' behaviour.

"She's still keeping me on a long leash. We've been meeting occasionally over the last few months and I didn't even get a kiss yet," Seth whined, fascinated by the strength Leni already had as she was still holding his index finger.

"Don't wait to get one, take one," Roman simply said, continuing when Seth remained silent. "That's how I did it."

"Yeah right, you got into a fight and had a busted lip. I just felt sorry for you and let you kiss me," Karo said, yelping when her husband threw a pillow at her.

"So what...you wanted me to fuck you right then and there," he teased, laughing when she looked at him wide-eyed.

"Language, Mr Reigns," she admonished him, looking at their baby with a frown on her face.

Seth couldn't help but laugh about his friends, happy that they both were so in love with each other. He still felt guilty for once trying to destroy all of this but he was relieved that they let him back into their lives after everything that he had done to them.

Leni moved back and forth slightly, making funny noises and tensing up. Her little face was all red and both Karo and Roman knew what this meant.

"I hope you're not sensitive when it comes to nasty smells 'cause my daughter is just soiling her nappy in your arms," Karo giggled, almost cracking up laughing when she saw the shocked expression on Seth's face.

"Uhm...take her back!?" he asked no one in particular, being slightly uncomfortable in the situation he was in now.

"Let her finish her business, man. How would you feel if someone disturbed you in the bathroom?" Roman teased, loving the scene that was playing in front of him.

After just a couple more minutes, Leni seemed to be done and started relaxing again, closing her eyes tightly and smacking her lips, totally comfortable in her uncle's arms.

"She smells," Seth said as a matter of fact, surprised when the little girl turned her face to press it into his chest.

"Lemme change her diaper. Or do you wanna do it?" Roman asked while getting up, winking at Seth when he furiously shook his head no.

He stopped in front of his friend and wanted to get his daughter but was amazed when she grabbed Seth's shirt tightly, whimpering when he tried to take her away from Seth. And that was a first. Normally it was Roman who was her everything. She usually started crying when he let go of her or laid her down and now there was Seth taking his position? It was needless to see he was beyond mad.

"Leni, we really need to change your diaper, young lady. And I'm sure you're hungry as well," he mumbled, removing her tiny hands from Seth's shirt and gently taking her into his arms, not trying to let her crying get to him. "I'll be right back."

Both Karo and Seth stared after him, surprised that he was acting like a boy who had just been taken away his favourite toy.

"I think he's pissed that he's not her only favourite man anymore. Normally Leni sticks to females, you know," Karo tried to explain, shrugging her shoulders innocently and smiling at her best friend apologetically.

"Oh really? But is this her way of showing someone she likes them? By shitting her diapers while in their arms? Your daughter is acting strange," he laughed, getting swatted on his chest by her.

"What an act of love, isn't it?" she giggled, pinching his cheeks and kissing them before getting up. "Let me check on them real quick, okay? Why don't you call Dean and tell him you're here? He said they wanted to come over then."

Seth just nodded his head and watched her leave, knowing that she had to boost her man's ego or he would keep being a pussy for the rest of the day. He knew that Roman was a man with a lot of pride and that his daughter seemingly liked Seth more than she should didn't help matters.

Karo quietly made her way into Leni's room, watching Roman interacting with their daughter and talking to her quietly while he was changing her diaper.

"Pfft, first my wife, now my little munchkin? Can't his two-toned ass keep his damn hands to himself?" Roman mumbled, taking a few tissues and cleaning up little Leni who was just staring at the ceiling unimpressed.

Karo tried to choke down her laughter, finding it incredibly cute how Roman was jealous because of Seth for something so trivial. She made her way closer to the changing table, wrapping her arms around him from behind and placing a soft kiss in between his shoulder blades through the thin fabric of the skin-tight camouflage shirt he was wearing.

"You're the only one for her, baby," she whispered, giggling when he almost yelped, startled by her sudden appearance. "And the only one for me."

Roman just huffed, raising Leni's legs to place the diaper under her tiny little frame, hating that he was caught talking to himself.

"I don't like sharing my girls," he simply said, closing the nappy and buttoning her romper suit.

"You don't have to. Not in that way, at least. He's our friend, Roman. And he's her uncle... technically," she tried to reason but he seemingly didn't want to understand.

"And so is Dean, but she doesn't start crying when I take her away from him," he scoffed, picking up his little princess and placing her head on his shoulder so that she was now facing Karo.

"You love your daddy, don't you my angel?" she asked in a baby voice, kissing her daughter's forehead softly and laughing when she once again yawned.

"I'm acting like a fool, ain't I?" Roman asked when he turned around, sighing heavily when Karo nodded her head. "I'm sorry...I just...I don't know."

"And I don't know how many times I have to tell you that you don't have to worry about anything anymore," she groaned, massaging her temples. "I really would love to show you how much I love you but you know I can't right now."

He just nodded his head understanding, bending down slightly to place a sweet kiss onto her lips. "I'm sorry, babygirl."

"Don't be. Just do me one favour, ok? Go downstairs and bond with your friend again while I feed your daughter. It's important to him that you guys get along," she stated, taking Leni away from him to sit down in the rocking chair.

"You sure you don't need me here?" he asked hopefully, feeling slightly uneasy to spend some 'alone time' with Seth.

"I know you just wanna see my boobs. So nope, I don't need you here," she giggled, sticking out her tongue to him and shooing him away with her hands.

Defeated he made his way downstairs, feeling incredibly stupid for being jealous because of something a baby did. It's not like Leni knew what she was doing.

"Everything alright?" Seth asked when Roman entered the living room again, putting his cell phone back into his jeans pocket after having replied to another text message of Maxine.

"Yep...Karo's feeding her now," he answered, sitting down on the armchair again and taking a deep breath. "So...how are things going?"

Seth swallowed hard, feeling that Roman was somehow uncomfortable alone with him in one room.

"Roman, you really don't have to do this now. I understand if you don't...," he started but was immediately cut off.

"No, I wanna do this. It's about time we go back to where we've been years ago. I know most of this is my fault. I've been a dick to you and I'm sorry. I just can't help but feel...insecure at times," he admitted truthfully, licking his suddenly dry lips nervously.

"Look man, I'm not in love with Karo anymore, ok? I'm glad you guys are happy. I'm thrilled that you finally have a baby now. I sure as hell won't fuck this up again. You just need to give me a chance and let me make this up to you. Don't always question anything I do. When I hug her, it's nothing more than an act of friendship. You need to understand this, dude," Seth explained desperately, hoping that Roman would finally accept that he was indeed only trying to be the best friend he had been before he started having feelings for Karo back in the day.

"I try. I really do," Roman said, running a hand over his face tiredly, wanting to change the subject as soon as possible. "So...what's going on with you and Maxine?"

"As I said, she doesn't seem to give me a chance. I try really hard...I keep sending her text messages, call her whenever I can, and invite her to lunch or dinner or whatever, over and over again. She accepts at first but more than once cancelled on short notice," he complained, feeling like someone stabbed him into his chest with a knife.

"No sign of her wanting to go further with you? At all?" Roman asked, realizing that Seth really was head over heels with this woman, sincerely feeling sorry that he was being treated like this.

"I don't even have the balls to kiss her, man. I have the feeling she just wants to be friends. IF there is time to hang out, we listen to music, chat away...things friends do. She's the perfect fit for me but apparently she doesn't see it that way," he sighed, leaning back on the couch and looking at his friend sadly.

"Tell her," Roman simply said, crossing his arms behind his head and leaning back as well.

"What do you mean 'tell her'?" he asked suspiciously, frowning slightly.

"Tell her you like her, more than just that. What do you have to lose? You wanna know how she feels, right? Then go ask her. Don't waste your time with someone who doesn't feel the same way towards you. You deserve better than this," he explained, watching his friend intently.

"But what if she says..." he started but was instantly interrupted.

"What if she says she doesn't want you? Then you know where you're at with her. Then you don't need to work your ass off to get her. But hey, ever thought of the possibility that she might want you but is too afraid to make the next move? Women can be like that, Seth," he said, looking at him expectantly. "As soon as you leave and get back on the road, you're gonna talk to her."

Seth was about to answer when they were interrupted by the door bell, surprised to see that Roman didn't even get up to open it.

"It's only Dean. He has a key but started ringing the bell before he comes in as he constantly seems to catch us while having sex," he explained, chuckling when Seth looked at him confused.

"Here we are..." Dean said loudly when entering the room, looking to the right and left before continuing. "...bitches."

Shannon just shook her head in annoyance, hating when Dean kept cursing with their son being in earshot but she would never be able to change that.

"Dude, how's it? Haven't seen you in ages," Dean said, quickly walking over to Seth and embracing him quickly. "Looking good. Did you finally trim your beard again? You looked like a damn caveman."

Seth rolled his eyes and moved a little so that Shannon could sit down on the couch but Dean wouldn't be Dean if he didn't take the now empty seat first.

"Where's Karo at?" he asked Roman, not realizing that his girlfriend had to make a little detour to sit down on the other side of the couch.

"She's upstairs feeding Leni," he said as a matter of fact, moving forward to get a sip of his water.

"Oh well, I guess I need to see if she's alright," he said nonchalantly and was about to get up when Shannon grabbed him by the wrist, pulling him down again. "What? You don't want me to be a happy man, do you? I just wanna see some tits for a change, as you don't show me yours anymore."

Seth burst out laughing but immediately tried to choke it down as Dean looked at him angrily. "Is that so funny, huh? I wake up with a fucking woody each and every morning 'cause it's my son who gets the only action, not me."

"Dean, would you shut up for a minute? I'm not getting any either," Roman sighed, looking at Shannon apologetically.

"At least you got some over a week ago. I've been suffering for endless weeks," he whined, looking at Dylan whose face was close to his mommy's boobs, a content expression on his tiny little face.

"He's jealous of his own son," Shannon stated, rolling her eyes once again.

"I'm not. It's just a fucking fact that he..." he started but was stopped by Seth who shoved Dean slightly, trying to make him shut up before turning his attention to Shannon.

"Let him talk, sunshine. Would you mind introducing me to your son?" Seth whispered after kissing her cheek softly, not having had the chance to greet her properly.

"Sure," she said with a smile, happy to finally see Seth again. "Here you go."

She carefully handed her son over to her friend, watching in awe how natural it seemed for Seth to hold a baby.

"It looks as if you're doing this constantly," she said, moving a little closer to him to see how Dylan would react being in another man's arms.

"Well, my daughter seemingly has a crush on him already. So he's doing a good job," Karo said out of nowhere, quietly having entered the living room with Leni over her shoulder.

"Really? I bet Roman was thrilled," she teased, winking at the Samoan with a smirk on her face. "Well, anyways...Seth, meet my little devil Dylan...he's only my son when he's a good boy though," she grinned, caressing her son's hair softly.

"He's a handsome little man. Unlike Dean," Seth added quickly, thankful he had a baby in his arms or Dean probably would have attacked him. "I have to say he looks a lot like him though."

"Yeah, he's a spitting image of him...brownish hair, blue eyes...attitude. You name it," Shannon replied, yelping when Dean pinched her from the other side of the couch.

But it was Seth's yelp that caught everyone's attention. Dylan was tightly pulling on his beard with one hand while pushing his other against the man's nose, making everybody laugh.

"Ouch...stop laughing, goddammit. Help me somebody," he cried, trying to free himself from the little boy's grip but it was to no avail.

"Now that's my boy," Dean said, as always, giving Roman a high five while they were both laughing their asses off.

"I don't know what it is with our kids but they don't really like men too much," Shannon said while taking Dylan away from Seth, rescuing him from the pain her son was causing him.

"Well, consider your son not being my friend, Ambrose," Seth said offended, theatrically of course. "Leni is so much nicer."

"That's because she's a clingy little shit, just like Karo," Dean scoffed, raising his hands in defence when both Roman and Karo acted like they wanted to shoot him with an invisible gun.

"You know what, guys? We need to get together like this more often. I really miss my friends," Seth said, looking at them all, one after another.

"Well, get that chick and bring her around, dude. It's time you settle down as well," Roman said, nodding his head at Seth who exactly knew what he meant by that.

He had to get Maxine. He needed to know what she felt for him. And that was something he would find out. As soon as possible.

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He nervously made his way through the hallways of the Staples Center in Los Angeles the following Monday. After spending a few days with his best friends in Pensacola, he was back on the road and Monday Night RAW was just around the corner.

He had already texted Maxine that he had arrived, telling her that he urgently needed to talk to her and as soon as she had messaged him in which office she was sitting, he immediately made his way to find her.

He was more than just nervous, he was afraid. He didn't want to hear her say that she didn't want him. He finally allowed himself to have feelings for someone again, and he just hoped that this time that special someone would love him back. He knew he had fucked up more than once in his life, but he had the feeling that he finally deserved love and happiness as well.

And finally there it was, room 326, travel arrangements.

He took a deep breath and closed his eyes tightly for a brief moment, trying to retain his composure and thinking about what he wanted to tell her. He wouldn't tell her that he loved her. He didn't even know if he did. But he knew that she meant a lot to him already.

Knock knock

"Come in," she yelled, her voice music to his ears, making his heart beat even faster in his chest.

"Hey sweetheart. I hope I don't disturb," he said quietly, softly closing the door behind him and smiling when she shook her head no.

"Not at all. Take a seat," she replied, motioning to the chair in front of her desk while closing her laptop. "So, how was your trip to Florida? Did you have a good time?"

"Oh yes, it was amazing. You should have seen the babies. They're adorable. Maybe next time you can come around as well," Seth said, smiling brightly but the smile quickly faded when he saw how she weakly nodded her head, seemingly not comfortable with his suggestion.

There was an uncomfortable silence between them, both of them trying to find something to say but it seemed more difficult than it ever had, a tension in the room that was indescribable.

"Maxi, I need to talk to you about something," he blurted out, breaking the silence and feeling extremely insecure when she looked at him with a frown on her face, not a word escaping her lips. "Look, this has been going on for months now. You and me...having coffee, listening to music, going to dinner...stuff like that…"

He looked at her expectantly but she still remained silent, making it incredibly difficult for him to feel self-confident in front of her.

"I've been thinking a lot, you know? I try my best to spend time with you whenever I can, and I really enjoy it... but I can't shake off the feeling that this isn't mutual," he said quietly, closing his eyes and taking a deep breath. "There is one thing I need to ask you..."

He looked directly into her eyes, not being able to read her face which was killing him. But it was now or never. He needed to ask her, he needed to know.

"Are you even interested in me at all?"