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Chapter Ten

Wrestlemania, the grandest stage of them all, and Bayley is here. Okay, so she isn't wrestling, but she gets to be out there with Emma when she does. And then she gets to see Roman in the main event. She beams at that thought. Roman is in the main event. She'd give anything to be with him, but she knows she can't. There's too much going on around him, especially with his family here.

Bayley walks into the Diva's locker room and smiles when she sees Emma. "Hey," she says as she approaches her best friend.

Emma smiles. "Hey," she responds. "You look like you have something on your mind."

Bayley shrugs. "Guess I kinda do." She sits down, letting out a soft breath. "I just wish I could be with Roman right now."

"Why can't you?"

"His family is here. Plus they're doing some show or something so camera are following him everywhere."

"I'm sure he'd want to see you though. Everyone knows that you two are friends."

"It's different now though." Bayley blushes. "I can't look at him as just a friend anymore. There's that thing about him now that…"

"You're falling for him."

Bayley simply nods. "Yeah, I am. He's perfect."

"Okay, so I'm not trying to ruin anything. But you two will likely fight."

"I know that."

"But it's not going to be like it was with Adrian."

"I know that too." Bayley smiles. "I trust Roman."

"And you should."

"Enough about that. How are you doing?"

"Trying to make myself believe that this is real." Emma shrugs. "I'm nervous, scared, excited. Ask me again when I'm going out there though."

"You're going to be amazing."

"I'm glad you're going to be out there with me. Not sure I could do it on my own."

The show has been amazing. Bayley still can't believe she's here. And she got to be ringside for Emma's match. It was an amazing feeling; she could only imagine how Emma felt the entire time. The only thing that could make this night better would be seeing Roman. She knows this is for the best. She doesn't want to get in the way of anything.

She stands with several of the others as the main event begins. She's nervous. She never knew it could be possible to be this nervous for a match that she has nothing to do with. She chews on her bottom lip as she watches Roman get suplexed. This isn't a good start; not against Lesner. She flinches when another suplex is hit. "Come on, Roman," she whispers.

Her heart sinks when the match ends. How could this happen? Why did it have to be tonight? Bayley watches as Roman finally sits up in the middle of the ring. It's a scene that's all too familiar; she remembers this scene a mere nine months ago. The camera pans in on Roman and Bayley hates that she can't comfort him right now.

Bayley stands out of sight and watches Roman as he holds Liliana and hugs his mom. She'd give anything to be the one hugging him right now but knows that can't happen. She chews on her bottom lip as she watches Roman take a step back. He smiles down at his mom. Bayley loves that anyone can see how much he loves his mom. He nods at something Patricia says.

After standing there for another moment, Bayley finally turns away and heads back toward the Diva's locker room. She steps inside and smiles at Emma. "How's Dean?" she asks.

Emma shrugs. "Okay," she answers. "He's not really saying much. But the doctor released him so it must not be too bad, right?"

Bayley nods. "Yes. If it was worse, they wouldn't have. I'm surprised you aren't with him now."

The blonde grins. "I came to get my bag and find you before I went back to him."

"Well go." She jumps a little when there's a knock on the door. "God, that scared me."

Emma laughs softly. "Come in." She smiles when she sees Dean step in. "Hey."

"Hey back," Dean says. He waves at Bayley. "Roman's looking for you."

Bayley frowns at him. "What do you mean he's looking for me?"

"Exactly what I said." Dean grins. "Don't sound so surprised. He wants to see you. He should be back at the locker room now."

"Okay." She frowns even more as she looks at Emma, not entirely surprised when the blonde motions for the door. "I'll see you two later." When she arrives at the door she knows goes to the room Roman is using, she stops. What if he really didn't want to see her? She frowns at her own thought. Dean wouldn't tell her Roman wanted to see her if he really didn't. "Grow up, Bayley." She finally knocks on the door.

"Come in," Roman calls out.

Bayley takes a deep breath before pushing the door open and stepping inside. She sees Roman sitting across the room, with his family around as well. She wants to turn and run when she sees his family. She shouldn't be here right now.

"Hey," Roman says with a smile.

"Hi," Bayley responds. She licks her lips nervously as she watches him. "I um…"

"Come over here."

She chews on her bottom lip as she walks over. She should have ran while she could. She shouldn't be here right now. When she reaches Roman, she stops and watches him closely. He slides his hands to her thighs before dropping his forehead to her stomach. She's surprised by the action, but it doesn't stop her from resting a hand on his bare shoulder as she slides her fingers through his loose hair.

"I'm glad you're here," he says softly.

"I wouldn't have missed it."

"No…" He rubs her legs. "I mean in here. I'm glad you came here." He pulls back enough to look up at her. "Thank you."

"Roman…"

"I can see how terrified you are right now. And I don't know if it's because of what happened to me out there or if it's because my family is here, but I could see that you wanted to run the moment you walked in."

She nods slowly. "I don't belong in here."

"Yes you do."

"Roman…"

"I want you here."

She smiles at that. "I'm sorry about the match."

He shakes his head. "Don't be." He leans into her hand when she moves it to cup his cheek.

Bayley jumps a little when she feels someone hug her legs. She looks down to find Liliana smiling up at her. "Well, hi there."

"Did you see Daddy's match?"

"I did. I watched it with Emma."

"It was scary, but I didn't cry."

Roman grins at that. "That's because Grandma did enough for the two of you."

"Joseph," Patricia says.

"Try and deny it." He smiles over at his mom.

"Daddy cried too," Liliana says in a loud whisper.

Bayley smiles. "Did he?"

"Liliana, you don't need to announce that to the world," Roman says. He looks at Patricia when she walks over. "Looks like Grandma's ready to head back to the hotel."

Patricia nods. "We are." She leans down, giving Roman yet another kiss and hug. "I'm so proud of you."

"Thank you, Mom." He smiles at her before looking at Liliana again. "All right, I will see you guys when I get back to the hotel. Liliana, listen to Grandma and Papa."

"I will."

Bayley watches as everyone leaves before looking at Roman once again. "I'll go so you can shower."

Roman shakes his head and takes her hand. "Don't leave." He tugs her closer, pulling her down enough to kiss her.

She gasps a little but immediately relaxes. She rests her hands on the sides of his neck as he deepens the kiss. She could definitely get used to this. In fact, she's pretty much used to it. The feelings she gets with Roman is something she knows is special. She pulls back after a moment and smiles at him.

"Been waiting all day to do that," Roman says softly. "You kept avoiding me."

"I didn't want to be in the way."

He chuckles. "Were you scared of my family?"

She nods. "A little." She shrugs. "I guess more nervous. This is their time with you."

"Bayley, you need to understand that I want to see you every chance I get." He rests a hand on her thigh. "I don't care what's going on or where we are. You do not need avoid me. Even if you just want to keep it strictly platonic in public, I want to be able to see you. Got it?"

She smiles at him. "Got it."