Roman was ready. He'd been preparing for this Rumble for the last couple of weeks. He was ready to go through all thirty men to retain his title. He walked into the arena decently early. Not many of the other talent was here yet, just the production people. Roman nodded politely to a couple of them, as he strode through. He'd arrived alone after getting done at the gym this morning and having a promotional shoot yesterday. Before that, he'd been watching old Royal Rumbles to try to pick up some strategies.
He pushed open the door and had to press himself against the wall as he saw a black blur race past him. He looked over to see what the hell that just was. He caught sight of Dean, with Becky riding on his back, sprinting down the halls. He heard Becky call out a quick 'sorry' at him from his friend's back, before she goes back to cheering him on and laughing in delight. Roman stares off at the corner where they disappeared behind. Since when was Dean early? And since when did Dean get close to anyone else, especially someone as different as Becky Lynch?
Roman walked down the opposite way that they had gone, adjusting his title on his shoulder. He had been preoccupied with Sheamus and the Authority recently. He hadn't even really talked to Dean very much since Survivor Series. It had to have happened between then and now, but what could bring two people like that together in such a short span of time. Roman knew Dean didn't like physical contact from people that he wasn't close to, unless it was fighting, and Dean didn't really get close to many people, especially not this fast.
He hugs the wall again as Dean and Becky come around for another loop. Becky still has a bright smile on her face, but this time he catches Dean's face. It is somewhere between focused and happy. Roman guesses this is what Dean is doing for a warm-up, but he can tell Dean is having fun as well. Dean likes to make the people that he is close to happy, so hearing Becky giggling and cheering him on must be really encouraging to Dean.
Roman smiles softly and shakes his head. He's happy for Dean; he looks really comfortable with this girl. Roman is almost tempted to stop them and learn how that whole friendship started. They could also be dating, he thinks, but as he moves his arm his eyes catch on the title. He doesn't have time for this; he has to go get ready. Dean might be coming for his title anyway.