Another day, another chapter.

Bit of progression and character interaction here. Let's read, shall we?

The song mentioned in this chapter is Cry To Me by Solomon Burke. I chose this after watching Dirty Dancing for the millionth time and realising it's a great song for somewhat intimate moment.

This chapter is named after 'Vegas Girl' by Conor Maynard.

Lily Watson's Point of View

"Lily! Don't run too far," shouted Seth. "Don't go where I can't see you."

I sighed from my position about ten metres in front of him and turned to face him, my hands on my hips. "Seth, I'm twenty five years old, not even my dad speaks to me like that."

"Yeah, Rollins," Roman said. "She's fine. She's just excited, leave her be."

And I was. I was beyond excited, I was fucking ecstatic! The sun was shining in the perfect blue sky, and the four of us were currently walking down the Las Vegas strip, taking in every sight and sound our bodies could handle.

It was so busy but so wonderful. I'd never been here before, which was surprising considering I'd travelled the world with John and Nikki. But Vegas had never been a stop on any of our trips. I'd seen it on the TV, and The Hangover was one of my favourite movies, so to actually experience Vegas in the flesh was a once in a lifetime moment for me. It was as wonderful as anything I could have imagined.

I could not keep the grin off my face as I took in each and every hotel. Caesar's Palace, The Bellagio, The Venetian, all of them. Everything I'd seen in TV and film was here before me and I was loving every minute.

It was fun seeing the guys in something other than their special-ops gear too. That in itself was an enjoyable experience. The heat meant black was not a good choice, so they opted for t-shirts paired with either some jeans or some shorts, Roman and Seth tying their hair back in a low bun. I'd opted for a summer dress that I'd brought earlier that morning.

Seth sighed as I ran ahead, Dean coming with me. For a guy who lived in this place, he was almost as excited as I was.

"Fine. At least Dean is with her I guess," I faintly heard Seth say.

"Come on!" I yelled from ahead. "You guys are too slow!"

"Yeah," added Dean. "You tell the girl she can come out into the city and then go at a turtle's pace. Not cool!"

"This was Roman's idea, not mine," Rollins reminded us, letting out a nervous breath.

I frowned, Ambrose and I making our way back to him. "Listen, are you okay? You seem distracted."

"Course I'm distracted!" Seth said. "We're out in public, and The Authority could be round any corner, ready to pounce. It worries me is all."

I sighed and took his hand in mine as I walked alongside him, squeezing it in reassurance. I could have sworn he blushed, but it was hard to tell with his facial hair. It was probably just the heat. "Look how busy it is, Seth. Would they honestly do anything in a place with so many people?"

"Maybe…" he muttered.

"No they wouldn't. One wrong move and the police would be here within seconds. They wouldn't have a chance. Like you said yourself, it's hiding in plain sight."

"She's right," Dean added. "They wouldn't dare try anything. Plus we can't bring Lily all the way to Vegas and lock her in my apartment the whole time. That's just mean, Roman would be jealous it wasn't his place instead."

The Samoan went to punch him playfully, but Dean avoided it, running off ahead.

"Get back here, you son of a bitch," Roman yelled, chasing after him, Seth and I chuckling at their fight.

"See?" I said. "Everyone is having fun, and you should too. Be alert by all means, I welcome it! But try to join in as well."

He nodded, a smile gracing his lips as he saw Dean and Roman ahead, the long haired man holding the short haired man in a headlock, rubbing his head with his knuckles. "Alright. For you, and only you. Not because those two idiots told me too."

"Then that's enough for me," I smiled as we caught the others up.

Out of all three men, Seth had been the most vigilant, the most concerned, and the most reluctant to do anything remotely exposing. I totally understood why, especially after how easily they'd driven us from the cabin, but this concerned side meant his fun and open side became more reserved. I missed the Seth who made me laugh and had a good time.

I knew my attempts to run away had really set him back, and he'd hardly kept me out of his sight since I'd returned. But he could not live his whole life with eyes in the back of his head in case The Authority showed up. Of course we were in major danger, none of us had forgotten that. But Seth took it to an extreme, refusing to do anything remotely exciting.

This morning had only been proof of this…

"No!" Seth yelled. "It's out of the question."

"Why not?" Roman asked. "It's only for the day."

Roman's attempts to let me see the Vegas strip were not going well. I had stayed in my bedroom whilst The Shield argued it out in the living area.

"Because in case you had forgotten, there's an entire fucking organisation out there looking for her! They want her hurt or they want her dead. I am not letting her out there for the entire world to see."

"They're probably miles away from here," Roman reasoned. "Besides, what can they do to her in a busy place like this?"

"I don't care," Seth shouted. "I am not prepared to expose her like that. We almost lost her once, I will not let that happen again."

"So what are we supposed to do? Keep her locked up in here like a caged animal?" Roman asked.

"Yes," Seth replied matter-of-factly. "It's better than risking her out there."

"Listen, The Authority were the ones who locked her up and refused to let her out. Like hell am I gonna do the same. If she wants to go out then I'm taking her out. Triple H kept her prisoner, I'm not gonna let Seth Rollins do the same!"

My eyes widened.

Hearing them argue broke my heart, and I knew Roman's words were a step too far. I opened the door and rushed from the bedroom, seeing the two of them facing off, nose to nose, jaws tense and hands fisted at their sides. I didn't like it, not one bit. I couldn't have my boys arguing over something so stupid and petty. We had to stay united, we had to be a strong team.

The anger dissipated somewhat when they saw I had entered the room, and they broke apart.

"You okay, Lily?" Roman asked me.

I shook my head. "No, especially whilst you guys are fighting. Look, if it's such a big deal, I'll stay in the apartment. I just thought it'd be nice for the four of us to go out somewhere and enjoy ourselves. After everything that's happened, we deserve to go out and have fun." I approached Seth. "But if you think I should just stay here, then I'll stay."

Seth rubbed the back of his head. "Lily, look I'm not doing this to be spiteful. I just… I worry about you."

"And I worry about you," I replied. "You have been so wound up and on edge lately, it's not healthy. A trip out will do us all good. We could do with a little fun. So let's go, let's enjoy ourselves, even if it is just for a day. And the second you sense any danger, we'll leave and come straight back, I promise."

He looked at me thoughtfully, thinking about my words.

"I agree with the lady," came Dean's voice as he left the bathroom, a towel around his waist whilst he rubbed his wet hair with another. Man, the guy was built! I couldn't resist looking if I was honest. I was a woman after all. "We have spent too long hiding, let's go out and be normal for once. Plus I haven't played the slots in a long time. I'm feeling lucky."

Seth looked at the three of us silently, deliberating our reasons. He finally nodded, caving in. "Fine. I don't like it but we'll go. But the second something is up, we come right back home. No questions asked."

"Deal!" we all agreed.

So the fact that we were simply out and about in public was a massive step for the guy. His concern and worry was touching, and I was thankful he had that mindset, but I knew we all needed to loosen him up and have some fun. That's when Dean had an idea.

"Anyone in the mood for a drink and a dance?" he asked. "There's an amazing bar a few blocks away."

Roman smirked. He looked rather pleased with Ambrose's words. "That is the best thing I've heard all day."

"We should let loose, play some pool and have a drink. There's good music there too," Dean added.

"I could go for that," Seth smiled. I squeezed his hand, glad that he was letting go a little. And I agreed; a drink, a dance and some pool sounded like a lot of fun. We had all been so tense lately, what with my failed escape attempt and the raid on the cabin. We hadn't actually had any real fun. And I knew we all needed this, Seth especially.

The bar was only a few blocks down the road. It seemed more like a club really, a massive dance floor in the middle of the room, filled with dancing people. A large bar stood along the far wall, several tables and booths dotted around, four large pool tables stood on the right side of the room. A lot of 50s jazz and 60s rock and roll music blared out from a DJ on the right side of the room, the atmosphere of the place electric. It felt incredibly vintage and old fashioned and cool.

I liked it already!

"This place looks awesome!" Roman shouted over the music.

"Told ya," grinned, Dean. "I always come here."

We headed over to the bar to order drinks. The guys had beers whilst I chose a vodka and coke, it was my favourite. I admired the dancers as the barman prepared our drinks. Everyone was so happy, each with a smile on their faces. It had been forever since I'd had a proper dance and I knew I wanted to get on the dance floor before the end of the day.

Dean handed me my drink as we all made our way over to one of the vacant pool tables. The lunatic had a twinkle in his eye.

"What's that look for, Dean?" I queried with an amused smile.

"Pool tournament," he said. "Winner stays on. Overall loser has to buy the next round of drinks and takeout tonight."

"You're on!" we all agreed. The first match was between Dean and I, and I can admit I lost terribly. I potted only one stripped ball in the time it took Dean to pot all the solid colors and the black ball.

"You got lucky, Ambrose," I moaned, throwing my cue to the floor like a child. "It's just this heat getting to me. I let you win."

Dean laughed. "You live in fucking Florida! Such a poor loser. Come on, Reigns, time to take you down next."

"You wish," Roman said as he racked the balls up again. "Fucking bring it. I'll wipe the floor with your losing ass."

I rolled my eyes, letting them trash-talk. They started their match as I sat down at a table beside Seth. "I don't know which of them is worse," I laughed, turning to look at him. He wasn't looking at me and he wasn't looking at the others, he was scanning the room, his hand straining tightly on his beer bottle. I sighed. He wasn't enjoying himself at all, he was completely on edge, completely alert to everything but us. "Seth, did you hear me?"

"Huh?" he turned to look at me. "Uh… no, did you say something?"

I frowned. "Seth, you need to relax. Come on, we're fine."

I heard Dean shout in annoyance in the background as Roman potted two balls in a row.

"The music is just a little loud, it's hard to hear if anything or anyone is coming," he noted. "I'm just keeping vigilant."

Right, I've had enough of this! He is going to have some fucking fun!

And I knew just how I'd manage that.

I stood up, my hands on my hips, glaring down at him. "As noble and brave as this is, today is about us having fun!" I held out my hand. "Look, we are going to have a dance, and damn it! You will enjoy yourself, Seth Rollins!"

He stared at me with wide eyes and simply grabbed my hand, knowing better than to answer me back whilst in this mood. I grinned widely as he stood.

"Guys, Lily and I are gonna go dance I guess," he said to the others. Roman frowned a little, but they agreed regardless. We headed over to the dance floor whilst they finished their game.

I was willing to do anything to get Seth to enjoy himself. He was becoming overly protective. And whilst I totally got it, we had said today was all about fun. So I'd make sure Seth Rollins loosened up or I'd fucking die trying!

'Cry To Me' by Solomon Burke came on and I started to sway to the music, but he just stood there uncomfortably, not looking at me. I took his hands in mine and began to move him gently, opening him up a little. He began to move his feet a little to the song playing, stepping a little closer to me. I was glad he was taking the encouragement. It was a start.

"That's it, Seth. You're getting it!" I smiled as he twirled me around, a faint grin on his lips.

"I'm not the best dancer," he commented as I started to move my hips in time with the music.

"Neither am I," I explained. "But it's about having a good time, not how you look. Everyone else in here is dancing, they aren't judging you. Just let loose."

He smiled then, twirling me a second time and pulling me flush against him, his hands on my hips, causing me to gasp. "Okay, for you. I'll have fun for you." He tipped me back a bit, making me giggle, moving his body in time to mine.

"That's all I ask," I said as we swayed slowly, my arms snaking around the back of his neck, my fingers playing with his bun at the nape of his neck. "See? Isn't this fun? Just move your hips with the music."

"It is actually," he said, our hips moving in time with each other. "I'm glad you made me do it. You always seem to bring out the best in me, Lily…"

His brown eyes looked down into my blue ones, a look passing between us, a heat moving from one to the other. He brushed his nose over mine as he looked down over me, his breath warm and delicious on my face. His hands tightened on my hips as he moved us, Seth finally taking the lead in the dance.

I didn't know what was happening between us, but the look he gave me wasn't one a friend gives to another. It was one that showed he wanted… more.

I let out a shaky breath.

He twirled me again, pulling me closer till my back was flush against his chest, my ass moving against his crotch to the music. his hands on my waist. It was intimate, close, almost sexual… and that's when I looked across to see Roman watching us intently, his jaw tense, his hands balled into fists at his side. My heart dropped and I felt it again.

Guilt.

I didn't know why, but seeing Roman watch me dance with another man was almost like a betrayal, like I'd been disloyal to the man who protected me at night and kept the bad dreams away. I had no hold over Roman and he had no hold over me. We weren't a couple, we weren't in love, we weren't anything.

So why did it almost felt like cheating, like dancing so intimately with Seth was wrong?

And I knew it was because a part of me wanted my dance partner to be the Samoan.

He stared across the room, his grey eyes sad and confused, almost hurt as he watched us.

I couldn't stop that feeling in the pit of my stomach, the one that told me I should not be doing what I was. The one that told me what I was doing was wrong. I silently thanked god when the song drew to an end and I parted from Seth, offering him a smile.

"Bathroom," was all I said as I ran for the ladies restroom, not looking back at either man. I got to a sink, splashing cold water on my face as soon as I got in there, needing to calm down. I looked at myself in the mirror, a thousand thoughts running through my head.

Why wouldn't the guilt go away?

Why did Seth give me that look?

Why did Roman give me that look?

Why did it hurt me so much to see Roman like that?

Why couldn't the Samoan have danced with me like that?

"Ugh!" I cried, splashing more water on my face, knowing I needed to rationalise my thoughts to give them meaning.

But I knew exactly what was wrong, why dancing with Seth had made me feel so guilty, why seeing Roman so hurt had effected me so much, why I wanted nothing more than to run back to him right now and kiss that sad and confused look from his face.

It finally dawned on me why I felt this way.

I liked Roman Reigns…

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