Roman, Lili and Tyler were waiting for the elevator. Dean sighed nervously and decided not to approach them. Now he could see the consequences of his last lie. Dean remembered the fateful text he'd sent Roman the night before and his response.

"Roman, I've been trying to figure out how to tell you this and I know I'm a coward for not doing it in person. I've received an offer I can't refuse. A job offer in other country and the opportunity to do something great with my life. I want to thank you for all that we lived together and the good times we spent and beg your forgiveness for not being able to say goodbye in person. This is very hard for me, but I know it must be harder for you. I'll leave in a few days. Sorry, I never meant to hurt you."

Five minutes later Roman replied:

"All this sounds like pure lies to me. In these times there are many ways to keep in touch, if you really want to. I would never stop you from taking a big job opportunity but telling me that you can't even say goodbye to me is cruel."

Dean didn't answer the message. He just turned off the phone and tried to sleep. It was difficult, at 4 am he gave up, picked up the phone and turned it on. There were 10 messages from Roman.

"Jon, please, at least you could answer the phone."

"You could at least give me an honest explanation of what's going on. I could help if you have any problems. "

"Tell me what really happens. I will understand your reasons if you only tell me."

"Am I so unimportant to you that I'm not even worthy to see you face to face to speak about this?"

Several more messages from Roman, all begging for an explanation that Jon would not give. Until the last message arrived.

"I love you."

And that was like a stab in his heart. Dean felt warm tears rolling down his cheeks. What the hell was he doing? Roman deserved a face-to-face explanation. But Dean knew better that if he saw Roman one more time, he wouldn't be able to say goodbye. He would end up sleeping with him and it would be even worse. Leave him after using his body once more.

Dean answered that last message: "Roman, I'm sorry if this hurts you but I need to tell you the truth. All this thing between us was a big mistake. Good bye, Roman. I hope you can forgive me. I'm so sorry."

Then he turned off the phone and threw it against the wall, tearing it apart as he cried knowing that he had done great harm to the person he loved. If one day Roman discovered the truth, he would never forgive him.

"Dean!" Lili greeted him.

The ohioan had no choice but to approach them. Roman wore sunglasses, there was no way to see his eyes. But Dean knew better, Roman was trying to mask his pain

"Good morning, Lili, Tyler and... Roman," Dean said softly.

"Good morning, Dean." Roman's voice sounded flat, without emotion.

Tyler smiled nervously, in a silent apology on behalf of his friend. Roman was being sharp with his neighbor. But Dean understood the situation perfectly. Roman was hurt and obviously didn't want to talk with anyone. And although, Dean was the one to blame for all this mess, the ohioan also felt hurt. But he had to get rid of Jon before things got even worse.

Roman took Lili in his car and there was no further interaction between them. Tyler wasn't going to accompany them, rather he stood looking at Dean.

"You like Roman a lot, don't you?" Tyler said quietly.

Really denying it was useless, "You're right, I really like Roman. But it's all gone so bad between us." Dean said trying to stay calm.

Tyler smiled amiably, "Listen, Roman is going through a very bad time now. The fact that you have taken our side with the problem we had with Tony speaks well of you. Lili adores you and I honestly like you a lot. Just give Roman some time, I'll talk to him and Lili and I will help you."

Dean tried to smile. The truth was he felt like shit. As the worst scum on earth for being the cause of Roman's suffering.

"Thank you very much, Tyler. I'm sorry about Tony." Dean said, trying to breathe properly.

"What happened with Tony is not your fault," Tyler said sadly, "You're different from him and I think it'll do Roman good to get close to you. But you must promise that you won't break his heart, okay? Roman is a good man, he deserves someone who really loves him and doesn't disappear from his life."

"I would never hurt him," Dean assured him.

What a big lie. He had already hurt him.

Tyler said goodbye and left in his car. Dean stood in the parking lot, motionless. And once again he let the tears come out of his eyes. He felt like the worst crap. Life wouldn't be enough to repair the damage he just did to the man he loved. All this mess could have been avoided by telling the truth and now it was too late. Now the truth was the worst of the choices. The truth would only hurt Roman even more.

Dean was selfish. He had broken Roman's heart for his own benefit.

"But I'm going to repair your heart, Roman. That way I will repair my mistake." Dean tried to convince himself.

...

"The campaign is perfect." Nikki Bella was happy with the results.

"We are going to design a new clothing line. It will be male underwear." Brie happily announced, "I'm also happy with this campaign, if it gives us good results. We will hire you to help us with the promotion of the male underwear too."

Regal smiled contentedly, "Then we'll soon have to start with the men's campaign, because the success of your new line is assured."

"Now we want to see the photos of the models you have for the women's underwear campaign." Nikki asked.

"Dean, the photos." Regal told his assistant.

But Dean's mind was elsewhere.

"Dean!" Regal shouted, not caring that he was in front of his clients, "I'm tired of your carelessness. Miss Bella needs those photos."

Dean looked at the women somewhat embarrassed. He apologized and went to look for the photos. He didn't even remember where he has left the entire portfolio.

Regal was fuming. Dean knew well that he would be severely humiliated by this carelessness.

...

By night Tyler and Roman were at the The Golden Truth. He would soon start their work shift.

Tyler and Johnny were trying to cheer Roman up. The Samoan was totally numb. Lili had been worried, but Roman only told her that he felt ill that he would go to the doctor. Tyler had immediately noticed the change in Roman and after much insisting the Samoan had confessed the truth.

"Someone hiding his face can't be trusted," Johnny was angry, "Maybe it was all a lie. Maybe he was just ashamed that other people saw him with you."

Roman gaze was lost and empty.

"Truth or lie, it doesn't matter anymore. His phone is disconnected. And to be honest I was so stupid that besides his name I know nothing of him. No addresses, no other way to contact. I can't believe that I trusted so blindly in someone I don't even know. If I ever see him without a mask, I would never recognize him."

Tyler hugged Roman, "I think someone cursed us. Everything has turned out so bad."

"But at least you have Johnny," Roman told Tyler.

"Don't pressure Ty, Roman," Johnny said softly.

Tyler looked at Johnny and silemntly thanked him, "And you have Dean, Romie."

"Dean?" Johnny was curious.

"He's his neighbor and he's crazy about Romie. The poor guy has it so bad for Rome that he can't even hide it." Tyler said as if nothing.

"And what do we know about Dean?" Johnny asked.

"He's very handsome. He works in an advertising company. He lives in the same building as Roman. We know his face and Lili adores him." Tyler said hoping to see some reaction on his friend.

"We know where he lives and his face. He's the one." Johnny said as if this were the most obvious thing in the world.

Roman was thoughtful. He loved Jon and yet he felt stupidly drawn to Dean. So much so that his mind associated them both. Jon had definitely screwed up his reasoning. Anyway he wasn't going to think about approaching anyone else.

"Fandango to the stage!" Dustin's voice was heard calling Johnny.

...

Dean was at his house trying to sleep. His day had been shit. From the fact of feeling like crap for what he had done. Even Regal treating him like garbage because of the carelessness in his work. Everything in his life was so bad. These mistakes he had made were so dumb and despite that, he committed one after another. Every time he was doing worse than the last one.

He gave up the idea of sleeping and put on soft shorts and a white T-shirt and went to watch TV in his living room. Then he heard the elevator. He immediately ran to the door of his apartment and opened it. On leaving, he ran into Roman who was walking to his apartment.

"Ro... Roman," Dean said nervously.

Roman looked at Dean apologetically. "I'm sorry to have ignored you in the morning. No matter how bad I feel, I shouldn't have been rude to you."

Dean wanted to cry. "We can talk for a moment, please?"

Roman was sitting in the living room couch while Dean made some tea. The ohioan needed to reassure Roman and reassure himself. Soon they were both sitting on the couch.

"Remember I told you we couldn't get close because there was someone in my life?" Roman said with deep sadness. "There is no one now."

Dean put his hands to his face. He couldn't believe that he was comforting Roman for the damage he himself had inflicted on him.

"That guy's an idiot." Dean said and thought: Well, he is. A total asshole.

"The idiot is me, Dean. Everyone is right. Regal is right. I'm just a whore. Who could ever love me?" Roman spoke bitterly.

I love you... Dean thought.

"Regal is a jerk," Dean said remembering the horrible day he had. "Roman, I'm so sorry this man broke your heart."

"Doesn't matter. It's not hapening again. I don't want any more of this crap. Everything always ends the same. Look at what happened to Tyler. In the end we will never have a serious relationship, marriage, much less a family and a happy ending. But at least I have Lili." Roman was so sad.

"You deserve a happy ending and someone who really loves you," Dean said firmly.

"Until he realizes he's making a mistake and anything can be better than a whore." Roman was angry as well as sad.

Dean couldn't help the tears. Roman's pain made him suffer too, especially since he was the cause of that pain. The ohioan couldn't restrain himself and hugged Roman tightly. The Samoan was so drained that he couldn't push him away and only surrendered.

Shortly after Roman was crying.

"Now how do I get rid of the love I feel for him?" Roman said between sobs.

Dean was crying too. Almost twenty minutes passed until they both broke free. Both with puffy red eyes.

Roman didn't understand why Dean was so affected by his pain. But the gesture touched him.

"Why are you crying?" Roman wanted to know.

"I told you I admire you. That I care about you and that I like you very much. I feel empathy for you." Dean said quietly.

Besides, I feel guilty...

"Thank you, Dean," Roman said staring at his neighbor's face.

"I'd like to help you, Roman," Dean said softly.

"Help me with what?" Roman was intrigued.

"To get rid of the love you feel for him," Dean said.

The next thing that happened was both kissing softly on the couch. Roman needed to feel that someone cared for him, to feel that there was someone there for him and Dean needed to feel that he had not lost the man he loved. Both felt the connection that united them and gave themselves to that kiss.

It was messy, desperate and sad. But it was just as beautiful as the first kiss they got in Dean's car.

Roman was the one who separated from Dean, "We can't do this. Is not correct."

"Why not?" Dean panted.

"Because it's not fair to you. I don't think I can match your feelings now and besides you... you're going to realize that it's not worth exposing yourself for a whore like me and you're going to run away." Roman said with a huge sadness in his gray gems.

"No Roman, that won't happen. There's nobody or anything in this world to make me run away from you," Dean assured him.

I swear on my life that I won't run from you again. I won't hurt you again.

"I would like to believe you..."

Dean put his fingers on Roman's lips, "I know... I know you can't trust now. I don't know anything about the person you were with... but maybe, just maybe it was rushing things which led to the failure of your previous relationship. I won't rush anything between us."

Dean grabbed Roman's face with both hands and their gazes met. The ohioan smiled at him tenderly and Dean kissed Roman's forehead.

"I will wait for you and you will check for yourself that this time won't be a mistake. We can be friends, you can come to me when you're sad, alone or you need help." Dean said staring at the gray gems, "Also when you're happy or you need company. Like good friends. I'll wait for you."

Roman smiled at him. Dean felt his heart beating faster. He had managed to get a smile from Roman.

"I can't believe I almost lost you for being spiteful. It's amazing but so far you're the best thing that ever happened to me. And I thought that was Jon." Roman said with a sad smile.

I know, Roman... I remember.

Dean and Roman held each other for a long time, until Roman fell asleep. Dean didn't have the heart to wake him. But Lili couldn't be alone and the nanny would be angry. Dean laid Roman in the couch. Luckily it was a sofa bed. Dean just extended it and went for blankets and a pillow. Apparently because of everything that had happened between them the day before, Roman just like Dean had not been able to sleep properly and was now soundly asleep.

Roman's cell phone was on the coffee table and began to ring softly. Dean saw the ID and it was Tyler. He decided to answer.

"Omg Romie. Emma is worried that you won't go home and she needs to go. Lili can't be alone." Tyler sounded frightened.

"I'm Dean. Roman, he... he's not feeling good and he told me some things. He's asleep on my couch." Dean didn't know how to explain this.

"Hey. Then he's okay," Tyler corrected himself, "Well at least he's safe. Don't worry. I go to the apartment to take care of Lili, don't wake him up. Let him rest. Take good care of him please."

"Of course." Dean said and hung up.

Dean went for more pillows and laid next to Roman. How he had missed feeling the warmth of his body. Roman in the midst of his numbness drew Dean against his body and finally both could fall asleep properly.

…

At dawn Roman felt the warmth of a body beside his and the thin waist he loved to tighten between his large arms.

The... thin... waist... but...

Roman opened his eyes and saw the unruly mane of auburn colored hair on his chest. He remembered what had happened last night, and he was frightened to remember that he had not gone for his daughter.

"Roman what's going on?" Dean said, still half asleep.

"Lili... what kind of father am I?" Roman gave a worried look.

"You're the best father in the world, Ro." Dean tried to open his eyes, "Tyler knows you're here and he's with Lili."

Roman sighed in relief. Then he could pay attention to the scene before his eyes. Dean was opening his drowsy eyes, the bright blue eyes were visible in the middle of the messy mop that was Dean's hair. The ohioan smiled at Roman and his lovely dimples showed. Roman smiled at the sight.

"I don't want you to think I'm taking advantage of you..." Roman said softly.

"Don't do it. We just slept innocently. Mmm it felt so good. I don't want to get up," Dean said lazily.

Roman smiled tenderly and brushed the hair out of the ohioan's eyes. "Thank you very much, Dean. I wouldn't have liked to break in front of Lili and how I felt last night, it would have been impossible for me to hide it."

Dean crawled until his face was next to Roman's. "That's what friends are for. And as for what I said, I hold it. I'll wait for you. I know you are attracted to me but you have fears and doubts. I'll wait for you Roman, it'll be worth it."

Roman stroked Dean's hair and they looked at each other with tenderness. Dean kissed Roman gently, it was barely a peak.

"Dean..." Roman scolded him with tenderness.

"It's just a friendly kiss. Come on, we have to get up, I have to work and you have to go for Lili," Dean said playfully. "Although I would really like to spend the rest of the day like this."

...

Roman went to his apartment soon after. When he arrived he found Tyler awake.

"Lili is having breakfast." Tyler smiled.

"Sorry for getting you out of your house last night." Roman said to his friend.

"Hey, don't apologize. Lili is my niece and you're like my brother." Tyler shook his head, "So you looked for comfort in Dean?"

"Don't look at me like that." Roman warned, "Nothing happened. We just slept together. And when I say sleep, I mean sleep, literally."

Tyler smiled, "Oh my God. Your neighbor is so crazy about you that he only slept with you as a good boy. I consider you a brother and everything... but Roman you are very hot and taking into account that Dean is, as I said, crazy for you. It must have been torture to have to sleep and just sleep."

"Dean is amazing. Although I said the same thing about Jon." Roman said sadly.

"Is not the same. You know who Dean is, where he lives and what he does." Tyler defended the ohioan.

"What worries me is that I think I already know why I'm attracted to him." Roman told his friend.

"Because he is handsome, maybe?" Tyler said as if this was obvious.

"Not only that. Dean reminds me a lot of Jon." Roman admitted.

Tyler rolled his eyes, "Please Romie, I beg you not to tell Dean that. The poor man already has enough to look like a teenager with and unrequited crush. It would be horrible if you tell him that he attracts you because he reminds you of your ex."

"There are obvious differences, but the ways he kisses and even his body feels the same." Roman said and at that moment realized he had talked a lot.

"You kissed." Tyler grinned from ear to ear.

"Yes and is not the first time. I really like him a lot but I don't want to confuse him and use him just because he reminds me of Jon." Roman said something worried.

"He's not Jon and that's all that counts. It doesn't matter if they both look alike in some things. Although from what you told me Jon has dark hair and dark eyes." Tyler said, "No matter what, you should not tell Dean about this, he could feel bad."

"I know they are not the same person. That's why I need to be sure about this thing going on with Dean before I hurt him or hurt myself again." Roman stated.

I posted a new ambreigns multichapter, called "Into The Valley Of Death" is a bit weird. If you can, take a look to see if you like it.

Back to history. Dean finally got rid of Jon but the price was break Roman's heart. Oh Dean! Every time he does worse things, but at the same time he does good things. Roman is confused and angry and above all hurt. And Dean wants to solve all this mess, even if he was the one who created it.

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