A/N: Thank you so, so, so much for all the positive reviews everyone! It felt really good to see all the nice things all of you had to say! Thank you! Enjoy chapter two! - Melly.


Chapter Two: Just Gotta Loosen Up


Looking down at Seth, Roman kept the eye contact as he noticed the two-toned wrestler start to fidget a little. "What? Does being this close to me while pinned up against a wall make you nervous?" Roman chuckled lightly, one of his arms resting above Seth's head against the wall while his other hand rested freely at his side.

The large Samoan brushed his lips across Seth's, and the sound of Seth gasping softly encouraged him. It gave Roman the courage he needed to show Seth how he really felt. How he had felt for months. How he had been keeping it all bottled up inside. He deepened the kiss, not wanting to fight his feelings for the smaller whimpering man who stood in front of him.

"Roman," Seth breathed, trying his very to keep his cool. He stood on his tippy toes, kissing Roman again as he nibbled his lower lip. "Roman," he breathed again, the emotion clear in his voice.

"Hm?" Roman responded, his eyes closed as he let out a slow breath. It was a breath that he had been holding for a while. He wasn't sure if Seth would find him to be a good kisser. After all, this was a whole new thing for the Samoan. Kissing the person who stabbed you in the back, as well as kissing a guy.

Roman rested his forehead against Seth's, his eyes still closed. He almost jumped at the feeling of his face being taken into the hands of the highflyer that stood before him, but then Seth's lips shyly brushed against his own, and Roman relaxed in an instant. He could tell that Seth had to stretch up just a little in order to reach him, and he couldn't stop the small smile from crossing his lips. Seth was so small.

"Wanna get out of here?" Roman mumbled, opening his eyes to see Seth's chocolate brown eyes looking at him. They were full of mixed emotions. Innocence, guilt, sorrow, regret. He knew Rollins was sorry, and he didn't need him to say those two words anymore. Not only that, but he didn't want to hear them.

"Yeah," Seth said, his voice just as quiet as Roman's. His heart was still racing a mile per minute. Roman was still so close to him, and the Iowa native could smell Roman's cologne. He looked into Roman's grey eyes, chewing down on his lower lip. He was trying to decide if he should kiss Roman again. He needed to, it was the feeling he got in the pit of his stomach whenever his lips brushed against Roman's. The fire that burned inside of him, rushing through every single one of his veins. "Ro, I'm-"

Roman hushed Seth with a kiss. "Shut up, would you? You talk way too much sometimes."

Seth broke the kiss and paused to catch his breath, glancing up at Roman with innocent chocolate eyes. "Can we go back to your hotel room, Ro?"

Roman looked at Seth, trying to read exactly what he wanted. "You wanna go back to my hotel room already?" He asked, forcing Seth to look at him.

Seth's cheeks reddened already. "Was that too soon…? I just...I don't know…" He pulled away from Roman a little, suddenly feeling stupid.

Roman studied Seth's face. "Too soon for what?" Roman mumbled softly as he titled Seth's chin up, forcing the highflyer to look at him.

Seth tried to look away, but couldn't with Roman's hand on his chin. "Too soon for that...intimacy…" he mumbled, feeling his cheeks heat up.

Roman smiled warmly, "just a little," he said quietly. "But we could go for a walk along the shoreline. If you want. If you're okay with being in public with me...in that way, I mean."

Seth's eyes widened a little in spite of himself. "In public?" he whispered, the thought frightening him a little bit. This was all so very new.

"Yeah," Roman answered. "Its 11:30 at night, Seth. A doubt that anyone will really be around at the beach this time of night anyways. You don't have to hold my hand if you don't want to, Seth. We could just chat and catch up. It's been months since we spoke anyways,"

"Of course I want to hold yours," Seth murmured, suddenly very embarrassed. It was stupid of him to be so shy. No one would see them. And how many times had he dreamt of holding Roman's hand?

"Why are you so shy, hm?" Roman murmured softly.

"This is just so new…" Seth mumbled, looking at the floor.

"We don't have to do this, Seth. We can stop all of this right now if that's what you want."

"No!" Seth said quickly, a hand shooting out and gripping the fabric of Roman's shirt. "I don't want to stop…"

"Relax, I'm just trying to see what it is you want, Seth. Alright?" He walked over to where his bag was, throwing it over his shoulder.

"Okay," Seth said quietly, grabbing his own bag. Stop being such an idiot, Seth.

Roman walked out to where his rental car was parked. He took Seth's bag from the two-toned man, and placed it in the back. Then he got into the driver seat. "So, hotel?" He asked.

Seth hopped into the passenger seat and nodded, buckling his seatbelt while struggling to keep a straight face.

Roman drove to the hotel room, getting the two of them a room. He made sure to get one with two beds. Once he had walked into the room, he took the one closest to the window.

Seth dropped his bag on the other bed, feeling very nervous. "I'm gonna go take a shower," he told Roman, and then he spun on his heel and quickly made his way into the bathroom. He closed the door and turned the water on hot, and then he stripped off his clothes and stepped under the warm flow of the water. He hoped that it would help relieve some of his tension and nervousness.

"Okay," Roman said more to himself than to Seth, he was starting to think that this was a bad idea.

Seth let the hot water pound against his skin, his mind and heart racing. He hadn't known what to do or say, so he had raced to the shower. He knew he was going to have to say something eventually though. Finishing his shower routine, he shut the water off and got out. He dried himself off a little and then wrapped a towel around his waist, leaving his hair down and damp. He opened the bathroom door and stepped out into the room, his heart pounding harder.

Roman tried his best not to look at him. Maybe it was better off that way. The large Samoan walked past Seth without a word, their shoulders brushing. He went into the bathroom, closing the door behind him.

Seth felt his stomach lurch. He had done something wrong. Roman was clearly regretting this relationship that had only barely begun. Maybe it was better this way. He grabbed a handful of clothes from his suitcase, not even caring if they clashed, and threw them on. Then he yanked back the sheets on his bed and crawled into them, yanking them up over his head. He lay there in a cocoon of darkness, and cursed the wetness on his cheeks.

Roman came out of the bathroom shirtless and in a pair of his own sweatpants. A heavy sigh left his lips as he looked at the bed where Seth lay. "I guess that I'm going to go for a walk." He mumbled.

A soft whimpering noise escaped his mouth despite of himself, and he curled into himself even more, the tears falling faster. Idiot…

Roman sighed. "Seth, are you not going to say anything at all? I'm trying here."

"I just don't know..."

Roman raked a hand through his hair. "What do you want from me, Seth? I asked you to go to the beach with me, and you turned me down. I don't know what the hell is going to make you happy."

Seth slowly pulled the blankets down so that he was peeking over them at Roman. "You make me happy…" he mumbled.

"Tell me what you want!" Roman exclaimed.

"I just want to be with you," Seth responded, sitting up. "I want to hang out with you and just be happy with you."

"Well I don't know what you want me to do, I offered you two things. You took neither of those offers."

"How about a movie or something?" Seth offered. Hurt flashed briefly in his brown eyes. "Why are you being so cold to me…?"

Roman sighed softly, raking a hand through his long black hair. "I just don't want you to hurt me. I want this, Seth. I want you. But you're not sure about any of this, and I get it. That's cool. It's not for everyone. But you've already hurt me once, and I don't want that shit again."

Seth sighed softly. "Roman, don't you get it? I want this too. I want you. That's why I'm so upset. I'm just afraid of messing it up somehow. And I know I hurt you. I know. Trust me. I'm really sorry for that. I'll prove myself to you, I promise. I won't mess this up anymore. Ever again."

Roman's eyes avoided Seth's brown ones. "Maybe you already have," Roman said quietly, looking down at the ground as he kicked at a stain that was on the carpet of the hotel room floor.

Seth's breath caught in his throat. "Wh-What are you saying?"

"Show me that you want this. Right now." Roman demanded.

Seth got up and walked over to Roman. He reached up and took the Samoan's face in his hands before crushing his lips to his.

Roman kissed him back slowly, trying to hard to show him how he felt.

Seth kissed him harder, almost desperately. He didn't want this to all come crashing down before it had even begun.

Roman looked into his eyes, trying to read him. "Are you sure this is for you?"

Seth looked back at him and nodded. "I'm sure."

Roman nodded. "Let's watch a movie."

The two-toned highflyer went and sat on the edge of one of the beds before smiling sweetly at Roman. "You pick the movie."

Chuckling softly, Roman shook his head. "No, that's alright, Seth. You can pick the movie. You're the more….sensitive one out of the two of us, anyways." He said.

Seth picked up the remote and flipped through Netflix, frowning slightly. He had no idea what to choose for them to watch.

"Pick your favorite," Roman mumbled with a smile.

Seth studied the screen, chewing his lip lightly as he thought. He decided to go with his favorite TV series LOST.

"I've never seen this." Roman said, "is it good?"

"Yes!" Seth basically screamed. "Roman. We are going to binge watch this whole series!"

Laughing, Roman wrapped his arms around Rollins small frame as he nodded his head. "Your hair is so damaged, Seth. You need to fix that," he grinned. "I like the whole...two-toned thing with you."

"You do?" Seth asked, glancing up at him. "I thought about growing it out, to be honest...but if you like it…"

Roman couldn't help but laugh a little. "Seth, you're so...shy, it's kinda cute. Yes, I like it. But Seth, I like you."

"You...like me?" Seth's eyes lit up, and happiness spread across his face instantly. "I like you too."

Roman brushed his lips behind Seth's ear. "Yes, Seth. I like you," he whispered into the highflyer's ear.

A little shiver ran down Seth's spine at the feel of Roman's lips at his ear. "Yeah?" he whispered, one of his hands finding Roman's thigh. "Why don't you show me?"

Roman brushed Seth's hair to the side so it was out of the way of his neck. Placing soft kisses there he whispered, "I could say the same to you, Seth."

A soft whimper escaped Seth's lips when he felt Roman kiss his neck. "I'd rather you show me, Rome..." he breathed.

Sucking on the sensitive skin that was a part of his neck, Roman felt a rush of excitement ran through his body when he heard Seth whimper softly. "What is it, hm?" He whispered.

"You just….your touch, Ro. You don't understand what is does to me. It's like a fire making it's way through each inch of my body, burning me. It's the most amazing...wonderful feeling I have ever…" Seth trailed off, shaking his head. He was starting to ramble. "I'm sorry, Rome. Sometimes I start talking and I just can't shut up," he said, laughing nervously.

"I've noticed," Roman said brushing his thumb over Seth's cheek as he looked into Seth's big brown eyes. They really were full of such innocence. "You have such an innocence to you," Roman murmured.

Seth swore under his breath as he felt a light blush cover his cheeks. "I'm just me," he said with a lazy shrug of his left shoulder.

"I know," Roman replied softly, as he leaned forward, brushing his own lips against Seth's softly. "Relax, baby boy. You're so tense," he whispered into his ear before placing a gentle kiss behind it. "I won't do anything that makes you uncomfortable," he promised.

Seth kissed Roman back, unable to stop the soft whimper that left his body. Roman just made him feel so incredible, it was unbelievable. "Ro…" he breathed. "God…."

Chuckling lightly, Roman placed a soft kiss on Seth's lips before taking the Iowa native back into his arms. "Let's watch that movie, hm?" He smiled.


A/N: There's chapter two! Chapter three will be up shortly! Maybe sometime this weekend! Thank you everyone! - Melly.