"Hey Amber," Roman said as he went to stand next to her in the bar.
"Hey Roman," she said.
"What are you drinking?" He asked.
"Just coke," she answered.
"You're not drinking today either?" He asked.
"You know I rarely touch a drink," she answered.
The bartender approached them and looked at Roman.
"A beer, please," he said.
Once he had gotten his beer, he turned towards Amber again.
"Why is it that you never drink?" He asked.
"I just don't feel like it. I prefer staying clearheaded instead of ending up going home with someone I would never have laid eyes on in a sober state of mind," she answered.
"Auch. Sounds like you've been burned bad before," he said and chuckled.
"Something like that," she said.
"Anyway, you wanna come join the rest of us at the table?" He asked.
She looked over his shoulder towards the table where several others were sitting and drinking.
"Maybe later," she answered and smiled.
"You know where to find us," he said and walked back to the table.
He sat down next to Seth.
"How is little miss boring?" Seth asked.
"Don't be an idiot," Roman said.
"But she is boring," Seth said.
"I don't think she is. Just because someone doesn't like to get drunk doesn't make them boring. And since when have you adopted the girls' stupid nickname for her?" Roman said.
"It's kind of hard not to when you hear it all the time, plus she is still boring," Seth answered.
"Well, just remember how much she's done for you, for all of us. She never says no even though she's Stephanie's assistent and not ours," Roman said.
They both looked at her as she was standing in the bar, her hand constantly on her glass of coke. They watched a man walk up to her and started talking with her.
"Oh, looks like someone finds her interesting for once," Seth said.
"Ha, good luck to the jerk," Roman said and chuckled, thinking about the short conversation he had just had with her.
"Hello, my name is Thomas. May I buy you a drink?" The man next to her asked.
"No thanks, I don't drink," she answered.
"Okay, may I ask for your name then," he asked.
"Amber," she answered.
"What a pretty name. Well, hello there Amber. May I buy you a soda then?" He asked.
"Maybe later when I'm done with this one," she answered.
"Gotta hit the men's room," Roman said and stood up.
He went to do his business and walked out of the bathroom again. Chris Jericho was standing there and they started talking for a little while. When the conversation was finally done, he walked back to the table and sat down. His eyes went to the bar but she wasn't standing there anymore.
"Where's Amber?" He asked.
"I don't know," Seth answered.
He looked around and saw her and the man from before on their way out of the door. Something was wrong. She could barely stand and the man was more or less carrying her.
"Fuck, she needs help," Roman said loud and was fast at his feet.
Both Seth and Dean turned their heads to see Roman hurry towards the door and they decided to follow him.
"What's going on here?" Roman asked as he came outside and saw the man dragging Amber with him.
"It's my girlfriend. She's gotten too much to drink so I'm taking her home," the man answered.
Roman couldn't believe his own ears.
"That's funny. I've worked with her for a long time and I've never heard a word about you. Besides, she doesn't drink," he said.
He felt an anger unlike any other. Seth and Dean felt it too. It didn't matter how boring they might find her. This wasn't right. The man looked nervously at them. He pushed Amber forward into Roman and took off running. Roman caught her as Dean and Seth sprinted after him.
"Oh Amber, what have you gotten yourself into?" He asked the unconscious woman in his arms.
Seth and Dean came back shortly after.
"Damn, he could run fast," Dean said short of breath.
"It doesn't matter. What matters is that he didn't get what he wanted," Roman said.
Seth and Dean nodded.
"Go find out who she's riding along with. Get her things. We're taking her home to the mansion," Roman said and lifted her up.
"She's riding with Bayley," Dean said and went inside to find her.
Seth walked with Roman to the car.
"Are you sure this is a good idea? Can't we just leave her with Bayley?" Seth asked.
"Look at her. She's gone. Bayley won't be able to carry her," Roman answered.
"But why do we have to be babysitters?" Seth pouted.
"You know what, Seth, sometimes you are just a straight up idiot," Roman said.
He unlocked the car and laid her down on the backseat.
"Get in there with her," he said to Seth.
"Fine," Seth said.
He crawled in on the backseat and placed her head in his lap. He wasn't about to admit it out loud but he felt for her right in that moment. Dean came few minutes later with her bag.
"Where do we put her?" Dean asked as Roman was getting her out of the car.
"In one of the bedrooms with a combined bathroom. That way it will be easier on her when she wakes up confused without any clue where she is," Roman answered.
He carried her inside and up the stairs towards the bedrooms. Dean followed with her bag and Seth came along as well. Roman laid her down on the bed. Dean put her bag on the floor where she would be able to see it when she woke up.
"Poor girl," Roman said and brushed away her hair from her face. "I can't help but wonder what would have happened if I hadn't gotten back when I did.
"But you did. She's safe now," Dean said.
"Yeah, she's fine. Let her sleep it off and we'll send her on her merry way tomorrow," Seth said.
"No, we won't. We're keeping her for a couple of days. Everyone is coming for our party the day after tomorrow anyway so she can be a part of that too," Roman said.
"But she's boring," Seth said.
"You don't have to dance with her," Roman said.
They left the room. He left the door open so they could check on her if it was needed. They went to their separate rooms and went to bed. Seth was tossing and turning, not able to fall asleep. He felt annoyed about the whole situation. He got out of bed and walked to the room she was sleeping in. He stood in the doorway and looked at her for a while before walking back to his own room again.
