He spent the rest of his first day in his office, familiarizing himself with how things were run or in the exam room seeing patients. He ate the lunch he had packed in his office feeling overwhelmed by everything and not wanting to run into Dr. Reigns again. He had felt something for the handsome doctor, something he hadn't felt since he was a teenager, He had almost forgotten what it had felt like to be attracted to someone, to desire someone. Maybe he was just too nervous and he hadn't been aroused by Dr. Reigns, he had just been overwhelmed by the new people and environment he was in. Nevertheless he decided that it would be for the best to avoid Dr. Reigns as much as possible.


It was time to go home and he packed some files and papers he wanted to go over into his bag and took off his doctor's coat. He put on his regular jacket and wore his messenger bag across his body and went out into the hall. He tried to get away before anyone saw him but he saw Nikki in front of the reception desk talking to another woman.

"Seth, get over here, I need to introduce you to someone." Nikki said waving him over. "This is the other nurse on duty today, Becky Lynch." she said gesturing to a pretty, tan woman with long orange hair.

"Hello." he said, shaking her hand. "I'm Seth Rollins."

"Good ta meet ya, Seth." she said with an Irish accent. "It's nice ta finally have a replacement for Charlotte."

"Oh." Nikki exclaimed excitedly. "Chris, come meet the new doctor."

He turned to the hallway and saw Dr. Reigns walking with an older man with dirty blonde hair that he assumed was Dr. Jericho. He avoided looking at Dr. Reigns as they walked up to the group.

Dr. Jericho stuck his hand out to him. "Chris Jericho, pleased to meet you."

He took his hand. "Seth Rollins."

"I'm surprised we're only meeting now." Chris said, scratching his head. "It's a small office."

"I stayed in my office when I wasn't seeing patients trying to familiarize myself with the way things are run here." he said nervously, feeling everyone looking at him.

"That's good." Chris said. "Don't be a stranger though, we're pretty casual and friendly around here, the job can be difficult at times and we try to keep the environment as relaxing as possible."

He nodded with a smile and everyone moved into the elevator to leave. He was stuck standing next to Dr. Reigns and he felt very self-conscious being so near to him. He fidgeted with the strap of his messenger bag until the elevator got to the ground floor. Everyone said goodbye to each other and went in their separate directions. He and Dr. Reigns were the last to leave the elevator.

"Seth." Dr. Reigns said facing him with a smile. "Do you need a ride home?"

He glanced at him quickly before lowering his eyes again. "No thank you Dr. Reigns." he said, wanting to leave as quickly as possible. "I live only a few minutes away from here."

Dr. Reigns nodded. "Okay. But please call me Roman."

"Okay." he said softly.

Roman gently lifted his chin so they were looking in each other's eyes. "See you tomorrow Seth."

Roman dropped his hand and walked towards the exit.

He stood there in shock at what just happened. He swore that he could feel his skin tingling where Roman had touched him and he knew without a doubt that he was blushing.

He walked home quickly, needing to come to grips with everything that had happened today. He felt mentally and physically exhausted and he didn't even want to cook for himself, so he stopped off at a cafe and got a grilled chicken salad. He went home and changed into sweats and a t-shirt and sat down in front of the TV with his dinner.

He ate, looked over his files and went to sleep, trying hard not to think about his reaction to Roman.


He had a fitful sleep and woke up early so he stopped for coffee on the way to work. As soon as the elevator opened onto his floor, he was greeted by a smiling Becky.

"Good mornin' Seth." Becky said waving cutely at him.

He smiled genuinely at her. "Good morning Becky."

"We should have lunch together if you're free." she said looking over their schedules for the day. "It looks like we're both free at noon."

"Sounds good." he said, waving as he walked to his office.


Before he knew it, lunch time had arrived and he went off to meet Becky. He liked Becky, she was warm, friendly and fun to be around. He wanted to make friends and he thought she might be one. He honestly felt more comfortable having a female friend. He was still nervous and antsy around men after what happened in the past and he was trying his hardest to let the past be and make some friends. He hadn't had a friend since he was seventeen years old and that had been a disaster, but he was willing to try again, to be close to someone again.

He went into the lounge and saw Becky there waiting for him with her packed lunch. He smiled and sat down across the table from her and they both started eating. They chatted about their lives for a few minutes before Roman came in with his lunch.

"Hey guys." Roman said, putting his lunch down on the table. "Is this a private lunch or can I eat with you?"

"Of course ya can Romie." Becky said, smiling. "The more the merrier."

Roman smiled and sat down next to Becky and across from Seth.

Seth felt his eyes on him and he concentrated on eating his lunch. Becky and Roman started a conversation and he joined in whenever they asked him a question but he mostly stayed silent and tried his hardest not to look at Roman.

When his lunch break was over, he went back to work, seeing patients and doing paperwork until it was time to go home.

As he left his office, Roman walked out of his and they met in the hall. They walked together towards the elevator and waved goodbye to Nikki and Becky.


"So." Nikki started. "How long do you think it will take until they hook up?"

"Honestly, I think it'll take a while." Becky said, gathering her things up. "Seth seems pretty shy."

"Maybe, but Roman's so hot, I don't think he will be able to resist him for long." Nikki said grabbing her purse and walking towards the elevators.

"We'll just have to find a way to get them talking." Chris said joining them at the elevator. "Roman will do the rest. I've never seen him so interested in a guy before."

Nikki nodded. "You can see it all over Seth's face whenever he sees Roman that he's interested too."

"You shoulda been in the lounge with them today." Becky said, pushing the down arrow on the elevator. "You could cut the sexual tension with a knife."

"This is so exciting." Nikki said. "Like our own personal soap opera."


Seth and Roman rode down in the elevator in silence. He tried to stand as far away from Roman as he could and he just hoped Roman didn't notice. When the doors opened, it took everything in him not to just run for the door and all the way home.

He walked out of the elevator and felt a hand grab his arm. He jumped and pulled his arm away.

"Do you have a problem with me Seth?" Roman asked, concern flashing in his eyes. "You seem more comfortable with everyone else than with me."

He looked away. "Of course I don't have a problem with you. I'm just uncomfortable around new people."

Roman stepped back into his field of vision. "Are you sure that's it? Because if I did anything wrong, I'd like to know about it."

He sighed. "You haven't done anything wrong. It's just the way I am."

Roman nodded. "Okay, I believe you. I hope we will become friends soon. You seem like a great guy."

"Thanks." he said, uncomfortable. "See you tomorrow." He turned and walked away from Roman, his heart racing as fast as his legs wanted to.