Alexa Bliss wanted to question Seth Rollins. She wanted to know why he hadn't been honest to Dean Ambrose the way that he had been months before. Why he never made it known to her that he knew of their fling. Alexa thought perhaps it was out of respect, not wanting to make her think he was judging her for her past love life decisions. She thought of every possible answer because she feared the alternative the most: Seth was hellbent on keeping them a secret. But as she sat side by side next to him while they waited for their flight to Brooklyn, feeling his hand on hers, Alexa couldn't find it in herself to bring up that topic.
"Are you suuuuure you don't want another coffee?" Alexa rolled her eyes at Seth's playful tone of voice, clearly picking fun at her obsession with Starbucks. It had became a tradition between them for Seth to always bring her a coffee before a RAW or a PPV, which he had failed to do so for the first time this past Monday. So he was determined to make it up to her. "I'm sure. I'm trying to sleep on the plane, you know how aggy plane rides get me."
"So that means you won't be sleepy when we get to the hotel?" Seth was acting strangely out of character, his tone wasn't letting Alexa figure out whether he was being serious or joking. The duo hadn't spoken about sex since they first started talking again, Seth fighting first to regain her trust after single handedly destroying it. This topic in particular was one Alexa didn't know how to address with Seth, it wasn't because she was like some giddy teenager when it came to it. She had no problem with no strings attached, but it was a different thing when feelings were involved. Alexa's memory flashed back to 2015, when right after she finally had caved in and had sex with Seth, she finds out about his cheating. Seth used to fight until the death that it wasn't truly considering cheating since they hadn't slapped the official on the relationship yet, but with the years he accepted his wrongs. The fact she gave him a second chance three years later still surprises the blonde and their friends.
Alexa's silence kind of freaked Seth out, realizing maybe they still weren't there yet. So he followed his words with a laugh. "Lex, I'm just joking. I'm sorry if it freaked you out with a sex reference."
"I'm not some prude either, Rollins."
"Oh, I know that. From what I can still remember-" Seth's side with met with Alexa's elbow, making him wince. "Where are you growing these pantalones from suddenly? Before you ask, Nikki taught me some spanish."
"Now that you mention Nicole, you're rooming with her this weekend. All thanks to yours truly!" This news brought some happiness to Alexa, not remembering when was the last time she spent quality time with her favorite twin. She was afraid she'd be in a hotel room alone since Pete was flying in and was most likely spending every moment with Sasha. "Now you truly earned some points, Rollins. I was scared shitless I was gonna third wheel Sasha and Pete."
Seth chuckled, warming up as he felt Alexa's head softly rest on his shoulder. "How are they by the way? I haven't seen Dunne around in a good while." The blonde struggled to answer this, not knowing how much Sasha would want out in the open about the rough patch they've been going through. But hey, Seth was good at keeping secrets, wasn't he? He was still managing at keeping them one.
"Well, you basically just said the main problem. Pete has been taking bookings non stop, Sasha is lucky if she even sees him more than twice a month. The announcement of NXT UK got her hopeful but it keeps looking like it'll be run in the UK anyways, making Pete visiting even less possible. I just, feel so bad for her. But you know Sasha, she won't let a soul see her sad over a relationship again." A soul that wasn't Alexa or Ember, that is. Sasha was human after all, she needed to vent to someone. It wasn't frequently, but was done when needed to. "I just want her to be happy."
Seth found himself listening to Alexa's words while he played with the strings of her hoodie. "We all do, one person more in particular." Seth knew he didn't have to clearly state who he spoke about, Alexa knowing very well who was referring to. "Let's not. I honestly can't believe Finn hasn't gotten over Sasha. I mean, their relationship was the best until he got injured and pushed every single person away. Luckily he's been respectful of her and Pete, except that one night we all went out."
"Oh man, thank god Pete wasn't there. We also prohibited Finn from crossing liquor again after that. But hey, that was the night Roman and Ember made it official! Andddddd you gave me a second chance. So it wasn't all that bad!" Alexa playfully rolled her eyes at Seth's change of direction, remembering the events clearly. "It's nice, ya know? Roman and Ember have each other, you and I got us. And Dean—"
Alexa stiffened at the mention of Dean Ambrose, seemingly snapping out of whatever trance she had let herself be in with the man beside her. This was the first time they'd spoken about him since his return. "Yeah… what about Dean? He never patched things up with Renee again?" The blonde tried her best to keep her tone as uninterested as possible, realizing Seth had taken notice of how she stiffened.
"Nah, that ship sunk the moment they called it quits. So with Dean it's all out in the open. Finn and I joked around with him that we'd try to hook him up with one of the newer Mae Young Classic girls. Of course, Ambrose declined the offer but we may still pull some strings." Alexa pursed her lips together as she took in all this information. Dean hadn't lied to her, he truly wasn't looking for a rebound anymore, which only confused the girl even more. Alexa wanted to question Seth more, why he hadn't told someone he considered to be a brother, about his unofficial relationship with her? Was he testing Dean? Was he testing her? Or was it all just a dead end.
"Plus, he mentioned he already has his eyes set on someone. Asshole wouldn't say who though." Alexa literally thanked the heavens she still had her head on Seth's shoulders, facing forward, so he couldn't see her shocked facial expression. Nah, no. It couldn't be her despite his weird behavior around her on Monday. No, Alexa refused to believe this much less entertain the idea. "Who do you think it could be? Any of the newer girls? Liv Morgan? Mandy Rose? Dude got some weird kink with blondes."
Alexa licked the dryness off her lips, digging her head more into Seth's shoulders to try to hide her thinkative face. He sure as hell does. It dawns on her that Seth's options may actually have some validity behind them. It was just unrealistic to her for Dean Ambrose to wait around for 8 months and return just to continue to be interested in her. She was clearly initially just a rebound to him, which she doesn't have any hard feelings for. They both just wanted to have some fun back then, never getting around to it completely. That probably explains the tension between them and why Alexa can't seem to control her heartbeat around the man.
Alexa decided to play dumb next, in attempts to finally get answers from Seth. "Does he? I mean, I know Renee is blonde, but what other blonde do you know of that he, um, talked to?" She placed the trap and now it was up to Seth to be honest or not. Lifting her head up from his shoulder, Alexa gave Seth a calm facial expression, who seemed unbothered. Man, he was good.
"I— no. But he's my bestfriend, he tells me stuff like that, Lex. Do you know of someone?" Alexa stopped herself from rolling her eyes, of course he'd try to switch this up on her. She contemplated her options quickly, wanting to just come clean but was also bothered that she always had to be the one taking the fall. Why couldn't he just be blunt for once? Taking a deep breath in, she simply shrugged at this question. "I don't know, he used to be kinda flirtatious around me. Could've meant anything though."
Before Seth could respond to her answer, the speaker announced that their flight would be boarding soon and to make their way to the gate. Seth didn't know whether or not to be mad that Alexa hadn't been honest: he knew the two had something going on before his injury. But the way that he knew that was what prevented him from being mad. He hadn't been honest with Dean, he hadn't been honest with the entire locker room except their inner group.
Alexa grew a bit anxious at Seth's silence, fearing he had grown angry at her vague answer but pushed it aside when she remembered his lack of honesty as well. "That doesn't bother you, right?"
"Huh? No, of course not. Not one bit."
Roman, Ember, Dean, and Finn arrived in Brooklyn early Friday morning. Dean and Finn had coincidentally booked the same flight as Roman and Ember, all of them pitching in for a rental car in which they all rode in at the moment. Three out of the four wrestlers were trying their best to stay awake, each taking a drink out of a Monster. Meanwhile, Ambrose had missed the feeling of being on the road that it was enough to keep him energized.
"So Ambrose, have ya' caught up with everyone yet?" Finn sat besides Dean in the backseat, Roman driving and Ember in the passenger seat. Dean simply shrugged, "I mean, you guys are really the one people I give a shit about catching up with. That reminds me, Ro, I told Sasha we gotta go out for drinks soon. Oh shit, Brie and Nikki are coming up here also right? We gotta plan something." Ember chuckled at Dean's enthusiasm, happy that the two have broken the ice so quickly. She wanted to be on good terms with all the people Roman cared about and so far she was succeeding. "Let's do it after Takeover? Only if you guys are willing to go hungover to Summerslam. I say it's better than showing up that way at Axxess."
"Takeover it is, then. Although I'm sure Dean here doesn't mind whichever date, wouldn't the first time my dude shows up hungover someplace." Everyone burst into laughter as Dean leaned towards the driver's seat and decked Roman, who cursed loudly, followed by a laugh and promised to get him back for that. "I didn't lie man! Anyways, so it's gonna be all of us, Nikki and Brie, gotta invite Aleister cause it's the only time we're all at the same place and he'll probably bring Vega, Sasha… which would most likely include Dunne."
Finn tried his absolute best to act like all he didn't notice all eyes land on him, but failed. Rolling his eyes, he gave them a reassuring look. "C'mon, I ain't gonna go on sum' drunken crusade. I've seen em' together before, not a problem for me." Roman and Ember shared a look, both telling each other to just take Finn's word for it and hope for the best. "Who else we missing? Shit, Rollins and Alexa, of course. They're already here since last night though right?"
Both Finn and Dean grew confused, looking at each other to confirm that they were wondering the same thing. "What? Rollins didn't fly with us cause he has some media to do that got in the way. We're legit rooming with him."
"Dunno, man. Probably had it early today?" Roman had legit been caught off guard, only thinking he'd have to put some front for Balor. He'd never bothered to ask Seth if he had told Dean about him and Alexa, he just thought it was a given. Ambrose did the same with him before, they were bestfriends. He's gonna have to have a talk with them both soon enough, especially Seth. The Samoan grew annoyed at Seth's urge of keeping him and Alexa private, he understood at first, but now he just didn't get why. Roman gave Ember a "help me" look, in which she quickly understood. "Most likely. Alexa is rooming with Nikki, she probably wanted her here earlier to go on some shopping spree or something. Y'all know how our favorite twin is."
The men in the backseat weren't entirely convinced but just shrugged, not wanting to pursue the topic even more. "Alright then, I'll set up tha' groupchat lads, letting em' know the plan."
Moments later, the four wrestlers arrived at their hotel from the weekend. Finn and Ember went ahead, offering to check in since they were both rooming with the respective Shield members. Roman took advantage of his moment alone with Dean, determined to resolve his confusion. Walking towards the trunk of the rental car, Roman couldn't help but laugh at Dean's priceless reaction to how much luggage Ember had brought with her."
"Dude, holy shit. How much shit does one have to fit into five suitcases? We're here for 5 days, that's easily like at least two suitcases." Both men started to load the luggage onto the cart one of the hotel workers had brought them, Dean playfully acting exhausted after each one they dropped into it. "I never know if you're just messing around or you're still this clueless. Those women are troopers, they don't play around with big pay per view weekends. Didn't Renee-" Roman paused once he noticed Dean cringe, dropping his own suitcases down a bit harsher than the others.
"Wow, sorry dude. Thought you said the mention of her didn't bother you?"
"It didn't. It's just ever since I got back people keep asking about her and I, like, it's been almost a year. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to put together it ain't happening again. The guys kept nagging about it at Waffle House, especially Seth. Dude is like hellbent on playing matchmaker for me. First with Renee then offered with some new girl from the Mae Young Classic. He acts like he's dating someone." Dean's last words resonated with Roman the most, mentally picturing himself slapping Seth for keeping Alexa a secret from their best friend, out of all the people. But also for the fact it just kept looking like Seth's own insecurity was beginning to act up. Was he really afraid of Dean's return and what it could mean for himself and Alexa? All Roman knew was that it was a short fling that never really went anywhere, Seth couldn't be that jealous. Nothing could come between their brotherhood, Roman always made sure of that.
"Plus, I already got my eye on someone. No need for that matchmaking shit for me." Okay, now Roman was irritated. Do his best friends tell him anything anymore? "You've been back for three days, who the hell could've caught your eye that quick?"
"Who said it was someone from the past three days? Let's just say, it's some business I left unfinished." Roman would be lying if he said he didn't want to facepalm so hard at Dean's words, literally not believing his luck. He knew he could just break the secret right there and then and maybe he should've, but it wasn't Roman's place to do so. He'd always been there to clean up after Seth's messes and this just wasn't one he was willing to do for him. Besides, nothing was gonna come out this. He was gonna make Seth be truthful to Dean and then they'll all just enjoy their weekend in Brooklyn. It's gonna be a peaceful, good one, Roman thought.
"Ay, Deano! Got the keys, lad. Seth's picked his up last night. Em and Ro ain't in the same floor as us but I think we're right across from Lex and Nikki's room."
Roman truly spoke too soon.
AUTHORS NOTE: ahhhh so here is the second update! I kinda got more excited to keep writing this so let's see how it goes. Already seeing shades of how complicated Seth/Alexa/Dean is gonna be and all I can say is that it ain't gonna get any less of that. I also introduced a little bit of a side plot between Sasha/Pete/Finn cause of course I love angst.
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