The week went far too fast, Seth wasn't ready to say goodbye to Melissa. He knew she missed Charlie and felt a little guilty about being away from him for so long. They were flying out from the same airport, Seth would spend the next few weeks overseas with the WWE and then he would be with Melissa and Charlie for Christmas. And apparently, so would Dean.

He held her close and tried to ignore the lump in his throat, "I love you, babe. I'm really going to miss you."

She looked up at him and smiled sadly, "I love you too, Seth. I can't believe it, I never thought I'd be able to fall in love again."

He knew he had to let her go, she couldn't afford to miss her flight. He gave her one last kiss, a long deep passionate kiss that would have to last them both for the next three weeks. She broke the embrace and walked towards her gate, he knew she was holding back her tears. She was trying to be strong, she knew it would kill him to see her crying. She was always worrying more about his feelings than hers.

Seth stood there long after he couldn't see Melissa anymore. He finally stuffed his hands in his pockets and stomped over to where he was supposed to meet the rest of the roster. He put his headphones on and blasted his iPod scowling at everyone he passed. Even Dean was smart enough not to try to talk to him.

Being overseas made it almost impossible to talk with Melissa. They kept in touch mostly by text messages with a few quick phone calls squeezed in whenever they both had a spare minute. But video chats just didn't work out very often. It sucked, the only time Seth wasn't pissed off was when he was in the ring or in the gym.

He was pouting in their hotel room when Dean came running in with half a dozen shopping bags. "I got it! I got the whole series of figures for Charlie! I even found a kickass ring. Man, I can't wait to see the kid's face!" Dean started trying to put all the toys in his suitcase without damaging the boxes, "How awesome is Melissa? I've never been so excited for a holiday before. Shit, I didn't get her anything yet. What should I get her? Yo, what did you get her?"

Seth lost it, what the hell, Melissa was his woman, this was their first Christmas together and Dean had to invite himself to the party. "What the fuck is up with you and her anyway?"

Dean looked shocked, "What's the big deal, Rollins?! We are just friends."

"You keep your fucking hands off my woman, Ambrose. Or else..."

"Or else what? Whattaya gonna do about it? You are acting like a dick."

Just then Roman walked in looked at his two best friends and sighed, "Listen assholes, I'm not breaking up another fight between you two." Seth stormed out of the room, making sure to shove Dean on his way out, he had no idea where he was going and he didn't really care, he just had to clear his head.

Roman looked at Dean, "What did you do this time?"

Dean shrugged, "I got no idea man, he's been impossible since Melissa left. Wanna see the toys I got for Charlie?"

A few hours later Seth was sitting at the hotel bar nursing his second beer. What the hell was wrong with him? He knew there was nothing going on between Melissa and Dean and there never would be. So why did their friendship piss him off so much?

"You weren't answering your phone," Roman said as he sat down next to him at the bar and ordered a beer.

"The only person I want to talk to is Melissa."

"Seth, you knew it was going to be like this when you started dating her."

Seth nodded and took a swig of his beer, "I knew it would be rough, but I had no idea it would hurt this much. I haven't even seen her face since I left her at the airport."

"I hate to say this, but Dean is right, you are acting like a dick." The two men sat in silence as they finished their beers. Seth picked up the tab, to apologize for being a dick. "There is a jewelry store a few miles from here that has good recommendations from the hotel staff. I need to get Christmas gifts for my girls, wanna join me?"

Seth nodded, "Lets grab some food on the way." He had some gifts for Melissa, but he still needed something big. Maybe Dean was right, not about him being a dick, but about it being the best Christmas ever.