The next morning Seth woke up feeling refreshed. He hadn't gotten much sleep the night before plus traveling and the concert really wore him out. He was barely able to finish his pizza before falling asleep. He looked over to the bed beside his and saw that Roman was still sleeping. Since the alarm was going to go off soon, he decided to get up and claim the bathroom first. He walked past Roman's bed and looked down at him. He was laying down on his back with his long black hair fanned out on the pillow and one arm placed above his head. He looked both beautiful and adorable at the same time and Seth didn't even know how that was possible. With a sigh Seth continued on to the bathroom.
By the time he finished brushing his teeth and fixing his hair in a ponytail, the alarm went off and when he went out, Roman was siting on the edge of the bed.
"Good morning." Seth said as he walked to his bag.
"Morning." Roman said as he walked to the bathroom.
Seth dressed while Roman was in the bathroom and he flopped back down on his bed and texted the band to see if they were ready for breakfast.
Roman came out fully dressed and they packed up their stuff and went to the bus. Everyone seemed to be in a good mood and breakfast was spent telling Roman embarrassing stories about Seth. Roman was still chuckling when they got back on the bus.
"Laugh it up big man." Seth said with a pout. "I'll call Jojo and get all your embarrassing stories."
Roman shook his head with a smile and sat down next to Xavier on the couch. Since the next concert was further away, they would spend the day and night on the bus and arrive at the next venue tomorrow afternoon.
They decided to have a 2K16 tournament and it was Xavier vs. Roman in the first round and Seth vs. Dolph in the second. Since Dean sucked at video games he was appointed the cheerleader for both teams. Roman beat Xavier 3 matches to 1 and Seth beat Dolph 4 matches to 2.
"It's you and me now baby." Seth said with a smirk. "How about we make this more interesting?"
Roman raised his eyebrow in question. "What do you have in mind?"
"Loser gives the winner a blow job." Seth said smiling.
"You're on!" Roman said with a smirk of his own.
The rest of the band laughed as the match got underway. It was close, needing a tie breaker which Roman won with a Superman Punch.
Roman stood up and grabbed Seth's hand. "Time to pay up, Baby Boy." He said as he pulled Seth along to the bedroom. Roman noticed Seth blush as he heard the band cheering for them.
Roman lay down on the bed as Seth locked the door behind them.
Roman looked at Seth and saw him look nervously away. "Why did you make a bet that you knew I wouldn't take you up on?"
Seth sat down with his back against the headboard. "Because the band knows I have a high sex drive and would expect me to do something like that."
"Oh." Roman said as he grabbed his tablet. "Guess I'll do some research on the next venue."
"Okay, I'll work on some songs." Seth said as he got his lyric book.
They worked in comfortable silence for an hour and decided it was time to return to the band.
Seth took his shirt off, turned it inside out and put it back on and messed up his and Roman's hair.
"We're too quiet in here so we need to sell it to the others that we were fooling around." Seth said as he rubbed his lips to make them red.
"We should just tell them that you're a screamer so I gag you to keep you quiet." Roman teased.
"No we will not!" Seth said indignantly. "And I am not a screamer."
"That's only because you haven't been with me yet." Roman said with a wink as he unlocked the door and left the room, leaving Seth with his mouth hanging open in shock.
The rest of the afternoon was spent playing a friendly game of poker with Dean complaining that they weren't using real money. Seth was quiet and distracted during the game, and ended up losing most of his chips. It was just starting to get dark when they stopped to have dinner. Roman held Seth's hand again as they walked into the restaurant. The restaurant only had booths, so Roman and Seth sat in one while the rest of the band sat in another.
Seth was still lost in thought when the waitress came to take their order so Roman ordered for both of them. Seth couldn't stop thinking about what Roman said in the bedroom, especially the 'yet' part. He couldn't figure out if Roman wanted him or was just teasing him, worse, he didn't know which he really wanted. He was very attracted to Roman and when they first met, Seth wanted him, but now he wanted him as a person not just some one to sleep with. Roman was so kind and sweet, a real gentleman and he was sexy and flirty, everything Seth admired in a person. He suddenly worried that he might be falling for Roman.
After their food arrived, Roman couldn't take the silence anymore. "What's wrong?" he said as he put his hand on top of Seth's.
"Nothing, just got a lot on my mind." Seth said as he started playing with his fork.
"I'm a good listener if you ever want to talk or anything." Roman said.
"Thanks." Seth said as he took a drink of his beer. "But I'm good."
"Okay, but I mean it." Roman said as he saw Seth drinking his beer steadily. "Anything you want to talk about. I'm all ears."
They finished their meals and got back on the bus to continue the drive.
"Come with me to call Jojo." Roman said to Seth. "Now that she's talked to you once, she'll probably want to again."
Seth nodded and followed Roman to the bedroom.
Seth sat on the bed and watched Roman's face light up when Jojo answered the phone. He loved her so much that it was obvious to Seth that Roman was meant to be a father. Seth had never seen children in his future, thanks to his parents working all the time, he didn't have a clue how to be a good parent. He couldn't get his hopes up for anything with Roman, Seth wasn't a good role model for a child and his daughter was obviously a priority for Roman.
"Just like I said, she wants to talk to you." Roman said as he handed his phone over to Seth.
"Hi, Sweetie. How are you." Seth said as he put his ear to the phone.
"Good, Sethie." she said brimming with excitement. "Daddy said that you are driving in a huge bus that has beds, a bathroom and a kitchen. Can I come with you next time? It sounds so fun."
Seth didn't know how to answer that and he glanced at Roman. "Uh, you'll have to see what your Daddy says about that."
"That means yes!" she practically yelled into the phone. "He's a sucker for my puppy dog eyes."
Seth laughed at that and said "I should give the phone back to your Daddy now, Sweetie. Goodnight."
"Goodnight Sethie." She said.
Seth handed the phone over to Roman and he talked for a few more minutes before hanging up.
"So, Sethie." Roman said with a smirk on his face. "Jojo wants us to send her a selfie."
"Don't call me Sethie. Only she gets to call me that." Seth said with a scowl.
"Okay, Baby Boy." Roman said as he held his camera phone up and pointed towards them. "Get ready to say cheese."
Seth tensed up as Roman put his arm around him in a friendly way and smiled into the camera. Roman quickly sent the picture to his daughter and put his phone away.
"I think I'll send in my daily report now." Roman said as he pulled out his tablet.
"Take your time." Seth said as he moved to the door. "I'm gonna go see what the guys are up to."
Seth left without looking back so he never saw the disappointment in Roman's eyes.
