Hi everyone! Just a quick note to tell you a little about myself. I have loved wrestling since I was a kid but due to financial problems I could not watch it as soon as I started high school. I have just gotten back into it about a year ago and I'm still as in love with it as I used to be! I've read a few stories on this site and really like it but I always hate the love triangles between Dean and Seth because if Seth has a girlfriend she's just kicked to the side! That's where the idea for this story came! I hope you guys enjoy it!
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters except for my OC's.
CHAPTER 1:
I walk through the building, most things about me different than they once were the last time I was here. The first thing being, I'm heartbroken. The second, I wasn't back as a wrestler. And the biggest thing of all, I was pregnant. Which was evident because I'm about 5 months and my bump was pretty much showing. That being evident from the looks of stares I was receiving. I could already hear what people are whispering.
Ever since Seth Rollins broke my heart, I'd left. I wasn't planning on it but then I fell pregnant and had to. Stephanie and Hunter understood what I as going through and backed me up. But I just couldn't keep my feet still. I had to be working. But, my doctor advised me to take a less stressful job as since pregnancy my BP was easily getting high and low, not good for the baby. So here I am, back as a hair stylist.
I didn't know what I would do if I ran into Seth. Duck and hide? But why should I? Seth did the worst thing possible! He fell in love with his best friend's girl. And while that did not have major repercussions on Dean and Ariana's relationship, it did on mine and his. Not to mention, it probably put a strain on his relationship with Dean. I had been watching RAW and Seth sided with the dark side. Figuratively and literally. He'd broken away from the Shield on TV and I'd heard rumors that he was best friends with Kane. Not a great combination may I add.
Also, did I mention Ariana happened to be my best friend? Yeah, that softened the blow (!) I had been ignoring her calls and messages. I don't exactly blame her, she was just herself. And she loves Dean. It was just my bad luck. I hadn't responded to any of her attempts to reach out to me because I wanted a break from this whole WWE thing and the people here.
I put my bag down next to a chair and get ready to start my new job. I go to the other side of the room and look out the window. It'll be different to when I was wrestling but, I think I can manage it. I sense someone come in and take a seat.
"Hi," I say to Ariana as I look at her reflection in the mirror from behind her.
"Iris?" questions Ariana and then turns around as if to see that I'm actually here. "Oh thank god!" she says, getting up and pulling me into a bone crushing hug. "Where the hell were you?" she questions but her curiosity dies when she feels my bump against her stomach. Pulling back, she looks down at my small bump. Instead of answering the unspoken awkward question I answer her earlier question.
"I took some time off," I tell her. I could tell she really wanted to bombard me with questions but she got the hint that I didn't want to talk about it so she left it.
"You're not here to wrestle are ya?" questions Ariana, her eyes fixed on my bump, as I chuckle and shake my head.
"I am a temporary hair stylist," I correct her as she gives me a smile. "So sit down whilst I make you look hotter," I say, noting how I needed to cover up the dark circles that Ariana had underneath her eyes. Ariana sits down and I get out my stuff to straighten her hair and calm her natural curls. She had longer hair compared to me but I like my short hair, it suits me. "How are you and Dean?" I ask her, not wanting to talk about myself at all.
"Great," says Ariana and then looks at me. I could tell she was about to apologize.
"I don't want to talk about it," I quickly say, avoiding her eyes and giving her hair my full attention. After a few minutes of silence I ask, "How's Roman? His hair still longer than mine?" which makes Ariana chuckle.
"He's alright," replies Ariana. "But…it's different," she then says as I let her go on, I could tell she needed my ears right now. "Since, you know, things haven't been the same. Dean, me, and Roman are still traveling around together but…they're both closed off to each other. There's still the joking and the teasing but it never lasts more than five seconds. I think they're both afraid the other is going to stab them in the back, I mean they trusted Seth and he…." she trails off as Iris curses her heart for beating so fast when Seth's name had been mentioned. Still, she couldn't believe Dean and Roman allowed Seth to come between them two. He hadn't come between her and Ariana.
"Maybe things will change," I suggest to her, having every faith in Roman and Dean to repair the cracks that were forming in their relationship. "And if not, I'm back. Maybe I can help out," I offer my services, knowing the guys will never deny me anything.
"That'd help a great deal," says Ariana with a smile. "You know we're going to have to talk about it eventually right?" she then asks me, looking at me with alert eyes.
"Yeah but we don't need to," I tell her, masking my face with a smile. "The only things you need to know are that I don't blame you and I'm fine," I say. I'm not fine, in fact I don't think I'll ever be fine but I wasn't going to let Ariana lose sleep over it.
"I'm really glad you came back," says Ariana, placing her hand on mine which was on her shoulder. "Will you come stay with us?" she then asks me with hopeful eyes.
"Do I have a choice?" I ask, trying to lighten the situation at which Ariana shakes her head.
"As soon as the guys find out you're back they're going to make sure you do anyway," says Ariana and for some reason I could see a look of hope on her face. The kind that means she truly believes everything will be fine for once.
"My stuff is in my car," I let her know. "There, all done!" I say in a chirpy voice and then quickly grab some foundation to cover up her dark circles. I go in front of her and start dabbing. "You haven't been sleeping," I state because I already know it's a fact and she can't deny it to me.
"How could I when my best friend was nowhere to be found?" says Ariana and this is exactly why I don't blame her. She never did anything intentionally and wouldn't do anything that could hurt me.
"I'm sorry," I tell her, knowing that I should have at least said something to her.
"I'm just glad you're back," says Ariana and then I step away as she gets up. "Ok, better go for my match. I'll see you later?" she says and I nod my head. Other divas come into the room and I start working on their hair as well. I get a few hellos and a few obvious stares at my bump but thank god no one asks me anything. Although, I can say for certain that they'll probably gossip about me.
Having done all the divas, I decided to take a walk around. I knew where Seth's locker room was so made sure to avoid it at all costs, I really don't want to see him. Mostly because I'm afraid. I'm afraid I'll forgive him for everything he's done to me in a heart beat, he just needs to say the word. I'm afraid he'll think less of me when he sees me. But mostly, I'm afraid that I won't see the love in his eyes I once thought I saw, I'll see his love for my best friend and I don't think I can handle it.
"Oh my god!" I hear two people say and know that it can only be the twins. They're the only divas I didn't see and its because they like to do their own hair. I turn around to greet them but then I'm met with another, "Oh my god!"
"Hey guys," I greet them knowing they're the only people that won't have a problem with asking me the question that's on everybody's mind.
"Oh my gosh, you're…" Nikki gestures to my bump.
"Whoa, who's the Father?" asks Brie shamelessly as Nikki bumps her with an elbow.
"Brie, I don't think she wants to talk about the Father considering he stomped all over her heart," says Nikki with a smile and through clenched teeth. Hello, I'm standing right here!
"Oh, right, yeah," says Brie and they both laugh to cover up the awkwardness.
"I have to go," I quickly say and turn around to leave, I didn't want to talk about the baby's father. It would just be too humiliating to discuss it. I really wished I hadn't bumped into them, they're going to go around spreading rumors now and I hate rumors. Still, life must go on. I lean against a giant box that probably has come equipment in it and sigh to myself. This is going to be ten times harder than I originally thought. I sigh and hear a clink. I look to see my watch has fell on the floor. Placing my hand on top the box, I bend down to pick it up. It had been doing that a lot recently but I refused to not wear my watch.
"Hey, stylist!" I hear his voice which makes me freeze. Nothing could have prepared me for this moment, hearing his voice has my heart beating rapidly. I can only assume my heart will burst when I actually see him. I knew I didn't want to get up but I couldn't just stay like this forever, especially with the extra weight hanging off of my stomach. With my watch in my hand, I get up and come face to face with the man who caused so much trouble in my life. His face becomes undone when he sees me, I guess I was the last person he expected to see. He still looks as handsome as ever. His hair fallen around his face and that beard was the exact same length as always. My favorite pass time was always having that beard rub against my skin.
"Yes?" I say, making sure my voice doesn't come out shaky. But his eyes aren't on me anymore, they're looking down. Thank god the box covers up my bump. Then what is he staring at? I realize he must be staring at my breasts. They'd grown considerable since the pregnancy and the tank top I wore really showed just how big they were. I couldn't help it though. My hormones were all over the place and I constantly got flushes of feeling too hot or too warm. Sometimes it felt like I was going through menopause. "Yes?" I say again, his eyes now boring into mine.
"Oh you found her," says a random crew member, standing besides Seth as he finally takes his eyes off of me. "Seth needs his hair doing," he says, walking away as I nod my head.
"I'll be right there," I say to him, one hand on my hip as I lean the other on this big box. My legs already feel like jelly and I can't stand the risk of falling over. Seth turns around to walk away and I curse myself for checking out his butt. The guy broke your heart Iris! This all started when you checked out his butt so don't even think about going there again! I walk off and go to Seth's locker room. I knock on the door.
"Come in," says Seth and I get in but quickly turn around to close the door. I use my bag to hide my bump and stand behind him, getting out my combs and stuff. I need it to make his hair wavy which is how he always wore it. I still found It hot, no doubt. I hope he doesn't make small talk, please don't make small talk. "I didn't know you were back," he says to me but I just ignore him and continue with my work. If I wanted to get Seth out of my heart, I couldn't be friendly with him ever again. I put my hands through his hair and try not to fall over at the cologne I can smell by being this close to him.
"All done," I say, having done it all completely in silence. I then bend over to put everything into my bag when I see Seth in front of me, picking up the bag for me. But as we both stand up his eyes widen at the sight of my pregnant self. So much for keeping it a secret! I take my bag off him and mutter a quick "Thanks," before leaving the room. He was the last person I was going to talk to this about. As I rush to go back to the dressing room I bump into Ariana.
"There you are!" exclaims Ariana, grabbing my hand. "I was looking everywhere for you. You ok?" she asks, looking at the expression on my face which was probably all nervousness.
"Yeah," I tell her and she leads me to the Shield's locker room. Dean and Roman were still together as the group and to me said they still trusted each other fine. "Where are the guys?" I ask her, taking a seat.
"Out for a promo," replies Ariana, gesturing to the screen which then shows the crowd cheer as the Shield's music comes on. Wait, wasn't Seth about to go on? As Ariana and I watch on, Seth comes out and saves Dean and Roman from Kane and Randy who were beating them both down. It was a surprise attack they hadn't seen coming. But why was Seth helping them? I could tell even Ariana was confused at what was going on. The trio beat down Kane and Randy till they retreat. Dean and Roman then look at Seth with murderous glares. Seth grabs a microphone. He apologizes for everything, admitting he thought what he was doing was right but realized it wasn't. When he's apologizing, there's this moment he looks at Dean and I know its him saying sorry for going after Ariana. Both Dean and Roman leave which I guess is a good sign for Seth. They didn't beat him to a pulp, then again they didn't exactly thank him either.
"Ari," I start, not knowing what to think of all this. "Was this supposed to happen?" I ask her.
"I-I don't think so," says Ariana, both of us just staring at the screen.
"I hope he didn't do it because he saw me," I say and then look at her as realization dawns on my face. "I had to do his hair before he went out and…now he's making amends?"
"I don't think its because of you," says Ariana, carefully thinking about it. "I've heard rumors for a couple of weeks that Seth was going to do something big. This probably is it," she says. "Maybe he's finally remorseful about everything," she adds on. I nod my head, still not sure what to think about it all. "Did he see your bump?" she questions as I silently nod my head. "Did he say anything?" she then asks me.
"I didn't give him a chance to, I ran it out of there like a lion," I tell her which makes her chuckle.
"A lion doesn't run away, it runs towards," corrects Ariana with an amused smirk on her face.
"Yeah, I was running towards…" I say, trying to come up with something. "You! And I nearly attacked you as well," I say which makes us both laugh. We look to the side where the door had opened. Dean, Roman and Seth were there. I immediately stand up and seeing me get up, so does Ariana. I think Seth's surprised to see me here, after all I got to know Roman and Dean through him. I can see Seth's eyes go towards my bump again, his face in deep thought. "Hey guys," I greet them with a friendly smile.
"Baby girl," says Roman, being the first to come over to me. He bends down and gives me a hug as I stand on my tiptoes, I will never get used to Roman being so damn tall. "Its great to see you again," he says and I nod my head. Its like everyone forgets Seth is in the room because Dean smiles at me, something he rarely does with Seth around anymore. At least that's what Ariana mentioned.
"Hot Mama," says Dean, I guess that's my new nickname. He comes over and hugs me, Seth standing at the door awkwardly. "Where've you been?" he asks me, genuinely concerned. Whilst dating Seth and Ariana dating Dean we got to know each others boyfriends and Roman. We were all very close, but then Seth messed it up.
"Around," I say as my eyes catch Seth's again. "Um, I better get going," I say and its obvious why I say that. "I'll see you guys later," I say, not being able to be around Seth at the moment. My heart just couldn't take it and if I was upset, my baby would be too.
"No, you're not going anywhere," says Dean adamantly. "He's leaving," he says, not even looking at Seth. Seth turns around and leaves, not saying a word. I think he was on his way to making amends with the guys but me being here has screwed it right up.
After Seth had left, the guys got ready to leave, agreeing with Ariana that I was going to be staying with them. I told them I'd meet them back at the hotel and grabbed my stuff, getting into my car. I sigh to myself. I guess that wasn't a bad day, I mean overall it didn't suck completely. I didn't want to run into Seth but I think I handled it well. I just hope I can keep my feelings in check. I start my car and drive to the hotel. Stephanie gave it to me and said by the end of today I'll be traveling comfortably. My guess is that I'll be on the Shield's bus. Which was fine, I really hated driving in this state. I don't think its safe, at all. Once I get to the hotel I see other superstars in the lobby, my bump still getting a few looks. I tried not to show any nervousness about it though. I then realize that I have no idea what room I'm mean to be in.
"Baby girl!" I hear Roman call and wave at him with a smile as he jogs over to me. "Allow me," he says, taking my bag off of me as he ushers me into en elevator. When we arrive onto the right floor, he goes to the room and opens the door, letting me go in first.
"You made it!" says Ariana, coming over and giving me a bug hug. "Whoa, I will have to get used to that," she then says as my hand automatically goes to my bump as I rub it.
"Why the fuck are you standing? Sit down," says Dean, grabbing my hand and making me sit down.
"Nice to see you haven't cut down on the curses," I say with a smile and Dean sends one my way too. "So, how've you guys been?" I ask, crossing my legs on the couch. They tell me everything that's been going on but obviously miss out everything to do with Seth.
"That reminds me, what are we going to do about the sleeping arrangements?" asks Dean, gesturing to me as he directs his question to Roman. "We only have two bedrooms and can't have her sleeping on the couch in this condition," he says, acting sweet for once. It was kind of scary if I do say so myself. "I guess I can sleep on the couch," he then comments.
"No, you have Ariana with you," says Roman, both men talking as if me and Ariana were hardly even there. "I'll sleep on the couch and she can take my room".
"How about you guys share a bed and we girls share a bed?" suggests Ariana, giving me a wink.
"I don't think so," says Dean, shaking his head.
"He's right, Iris wouldn't have enough room," says Roman as my mouth forms an 'o' shape. "Not that you're fat or anything but there's two of you and three of you in a bed? Not enough room. Lets go move her stuff in," he says, picking up my bags as he and Dean leave.
"What the fuck was that?" says Ariana out loud as I shrug my shoulders, not knowing myself.
"Beats me," I say and we both laugh. "They're acting like they need to make me comfortable to die or something," I then comment.
"Either way, I think its good," says Ariana as I give her a questioning look. "They haven't been in the same room for longer than half an hour in months!" she explains to me. "You're like a magnet, getting them to be in the same place," she then says.
"No, I'm not," I say, looking at the room they're in. "Their genuine care for me is a magnet," I say with a small smile on my face. I think everything might be just fine after all.
This is my first story so a review would be nice! :)