Even Though
[Rollins/Heyman]
They weren't a very attractive couple and they surely weren't perfect but they worked. For them. Seth was a young eager man with ambition and Heyman was seasoned enough to know how to direct that ambition. They worked. Rollins wasn't too big on hanging out late either so he wasn't a stress on his older counterpart. Paul wasn't too old that he didn't like to have a good time in exotic locations every once in a while, catering to the adventurous side of his boyfriend. They weren't perfect but they worked. For the most part.
There was only one real wedge between them that was too obvious to avoid.
Brock Lesnar. Paul's bodyguard. Paul's client. Paul's might-as-well-be son.
Like a third wheel or a too close best friend, Brock took Heyman whenever he wanted to. It wasn't like Rollins had any legitimate claim on Paul anyway. He was his boyfriend—and mostly behind closed doors. It wasn't a public affair; Dean and Roman knew. And maybe Vince. It was hard hiding anything from Mr. McMahon. Either way, he didn't have the past with Heyman like Lesnar did so as much as Paul denied it, Brock had priority over Seth.
"Why does he have a key to the apartment?"
"Why can't it just be us tonight?"
"Why do you always choose to do stuff with him over me?"
He knew his jealousy tinted questioning drove the already-stressed Heyman up the wall but it killed him inside. He dreaded the sound of Brock's key in the lock on weekends alone with his boyfriend. He dreaded all the cancelled plans that gave way for radio interviews where the advocate to the beast was needed. He dreaded not having a warm body next to him in bed because Brock needed a wingman at some place or another. Seth couldn't help but feel neglected with Brock around, but he couldn't walk away from Paul. For all the issues they had, he couldn't overlook the good things and there were so many. He stayed for those moments where he knew Heyman was the one for him. He stayed because they just...worked.
"Me and you and the Bahamas for Christmas?"
Seth laughed excitedly at the offer. "Just us?"
"Just us. No business. No phone calls. Just you and me running away for a week."
Rollins scratched his beard in thought, his mind already made up honestly. "No business, no phone calls...no clients?"
Paul smirked his time, fully aware of Seth's implication and this time his sentiments were similar. "No clients. They can get in the way of a good thing sometimes, don't you agree?"
This one is actually fro a friend of mine because this is her pairing and i'm a sucker for the unusual, gives you so much room to play! :) Anyway, Onward!