Once they dropped off Amara, his mom told him what happened at one of the stores.
"Are you sure?", Roman asked his mom.
She nodded.
"I heard it clear as day. She called out for Max", she said.
Roman looked from his mom to his daughter. He nodded.
"I think she maybe saw someone who looked like her and when she realized it wasn't Max, she went into the bathroom to cry.", Patricia said.
"I'll talk to her", Roman said sadly.
"If you need anything son, I know we aren't on good terms right now", he stopped his mom.
"Max would be really angry with me if I continued to push you away. I'm sorry mom. I just", she touched his cheek lightly.
"I know", she said.
"See you for Sunday dinner", Roman said.
His mom smiled and nodded. He closed the door as soon as she drove away. Walking over to his daughter, he sat beside her.
"So, grandma told me you saw someone who looked like mommy", Roman started.
Amara looked at him.
"I'm not allowed to tell you", Amara said.
She was going to leave, but he stopped her.
"Baby, what does that mean? Who told you not to tell me?", he asked.
She tried to pull away from him.
"Amara", he said.
"I can't daddy, I can't", she said, finally getting free and running up to her room.
He watched her go. He grabbed his phone and called Brie first.
"Hello", she answered.
"Hey, my mom told me Amara called out for Max today", he said.
"She did. Poor thing. We didn't want to mention it to her because we didn't want to upset her more. We figured it would be better if you spoke with her", Brie said.
Roman knew it wasn't Brie who told his daughter not to say anything. She wouldn't have reacted that way.
"Do you know if Nikki or your mom told Amara not to tell me?", he asked.
"No. We were all there when we agreed that we should tell you. Amara needs to talk to someone and you're her dad. Whatever you feel needs to happen is up to you", Brie said.
"Yeah", he said softly.
"Why?", Brie asked.
"I asked Amara about it and she freaked. Said she wasn't allowed to talk about it", Roman said.
"Strange", Brie said.
"I don't know what to do. If she doesn't talk to me, how do I know how to help her", Roman said.
"Let her know that it's safe to talk to you. Maybe she's just worried that you won't believe her. Let her know it's ok if she confused someone for Max.", Brie said.
"Yeah. I'll try again after dinner. Thanks Brie, for everything", Roman said.
"Anytime", Brie said.
He set his phone down and went to make dinner. He was going to give his daughter a few minutes to calm down. Raiden was down for his nap right now.
Baron walked back over to them.
"Alright, so it turns out that the bomb in the plane was in fact Andrade's work", Baron said.
The printer was finished and Hunter posted the picture of the burned plane part onto the board. You could barely make out the luchador mask.
"That's it", Max said.
She found Del Rio's file and the photos of other bombs. She turned them to Hunter and Baron.
"His signature", she said.
"You think Lana knows about this?", Baron asked.
"I doubt it. She just took over a part of Mexico. If she found out Jason was working with Andrade, the next in line for boss, she would flip", Max said.
Baron smirked.
"Then I say we burst both of their bubbles.", Baron said.
"What are you thinking?", Max asked.
"Send these photos of Jason with Andrade and Zelina to Lana. We follow Almas and Vega, Lana is sure to follow to get her revenge on them. We'll keep eyes on Jason as well", Baron said.
"Kill three birds with one stone", Hunter said.
Baron nodded. Max chuckled.
"And here I thought you were just muscle", Max teased.
"Haha", Baron said, rolling his eyes.
Hunter laughed.
"Send those photos to Sami and have them send them to Lana.", Hunter said.
"On it", Baron said.
"Tell him to leave a message with the photos", Max said.
"What message?", Baron asked.
Max wrote it down and handed it to him. He read it, smirked, and nodded.
After dinner, Roman took his son a bath. He laid him down and he fell right to sleep. He walked into his daughter's room and sat on her bed.
"Did you have fun today with your grandmas and aunts?", he asked.
She nodded with a smile.
"Yeah, and they helped me find a lot of good outfits for when I start school, and shoes", she said.
He smiled. His daughter was young, but so smart. He was sure she got that from her mom. He took her little hand.
"I know you miss mommy, Mara. I miss her too. I'm not going to force you to tell me what happened today, but I would like for you to trust me. I won't ever tell your secrets to anyone. Daddy's honor", he said.
She smiled.
"I love you and if you need to talk, I will always be here for you", he said.
She wanted to tell her dad, she really did. If only to stop him from being so sad, but she couldn't. Her mom said there were dangerous people and she promised she would keep her dad and brother safe.
"I'm sleepy", she said.
He nodded and tucked her in more. He kissed the side of her head.
"Goodnight my bug", he whispered.
"Goodnight daddy, I love you too", she whispered.
Max watched from her laptop. She knew her daughter wouldn't say anything to him. She followed Roman through the house, he stopped buying beer and she was glad. He sat with a photo of them, his finger gliding over the glass.
"If I could trade places with you, I would. Amara needs you. I don't know what to do to help her. Does that make me a bad father?", he whispered to the photo.
He chuckled.
"I know what you would say. No Ro, it doesn't. I'm going to try my hardest to raise her the way I know you would want me too. No pressure, right", he laughed softly.
He wasn't crying as much anymore. She laid down and watched him, listening to what he was saying.
"I miss you so much my love", he whispered, before pressing a kiss to the glass covered photo.
Two months later, Lana finally took the bait Sami had sent out. They knew it would be awhile since she was in hiding.
"Its safe to say she's not happy", Sami said.
"Was it the burned bodies that were found that gave it away", Max said.
Sami chuckled. Lana had some of Almas men killed and burned. Hung from a tree for the world and Andrade to see.
"She's pissed", Baron said.
"Almas and Vega aren't going to be happy either. Those were their people", Max pointed out.
"That's not our problem. They can kill each other for all I care", Baron said.
"Agreed", Max said.
"That leaves us Jason", Alexa said.
"I say we surprise the fucker. Show up in his office", Max said.
"He would shit his pants", Sami said laughing.
Jason quickly made his way to his office. His phone had been ringing like crazy. Lana never letting up. Closing the door behind him, he answered.
"What?", he growled.
"What the fuck are you doing with Almas and Vega? Are you plotting against me? That's not a good look on you Jordan", Lana said.
"What are you talking about?", Jason asked.
"Check your text messages", she said.
He did and he swallowed. The photos of him with Andrade and Zelina. He put the phone back on his ear.
"You think I would work with them? Seriously? I didn't do all this to sink so low, Lana", he said.
"Then explain what you were doing with them", she shouted.
He had to pull the phone away from his ear.
"I'm trying to find out what they are planning and the only way to do that is to make them think that I'm working with them. You would be happy to know they want you gone and they want me to join them in planning it. Once I know how they plan to do it, we can stop it and kill them. You'll still have Mexico", Jason said.
"Don't bullshit me, Jordan", Lana said.
"I wouldn't dream of it.", Jason said.
Lana hung up on him.
"Is there a problem?", Kevin Nash asked.
She turned to look at them.
"No. We are still on for the plan.", she said.
Scott Hall nodded.
"Good. Give us a few weeks to get what we need and the man power to do it. We hope you aren't in a hurry", Scott said.
"Just don't get caught", Lana said.
"We aren't as stupid as Lesnar", Kevin replied.
"I hope not", Lana said before leaving.
Getting in her car. Drew looked over at her.
"Where too?", he asked.
"I feel like paying Max's husband a little visit", she said.
He nodded.
"And what do we do about Jason?", Jinder asked.
"He's out, but we aren't going to let him know that just yet though", Lana said.
Jinder nodded.
Roman checked on his kids before going to his room. He stopped and turned. Lana smiled at him.
"Hello again", she said.
"What the fuck", he said.
"Oh please, don't act like it wasn't you", she said.
He was confused.
"What?", he asked.
"You posted those photos. You wanted me to see them. You hate Jason Jordan just as much as I do. The Enemy Of My Enemy is my friend, I got the message", she said.
"I have no idea what photos you are referring too, or any message", he said.
She nodded. He was telling the truth.
"Well, then, I guess I'll take my leave", she said.
She stood and walked closer to him. He was going to step up to her.
"I wouldn't", Drew said from behind him, gun to the back of his head.
Lana smirked.
"I wouldn't want your kids to lose another parent, now would we", she said.
Roman balled up his hands.
"Thought so", she said.
She walked towards his bedroom door.
"Oh and, you've got eyes. Camera", Lana said, pointing towards it.
Roman didn't see anything.
"Have a good night", she said before leaving.
Roman went towards the direction she pointed. In fact there was a small camera. He pulled it and stepped on it. Looking around, wondering where else a camera was hidden. Hearing a few cars pull in, Alexa burst through his front door.
"Where is she?", she asked, gun drawn.
"She left. Looks like your little cameras didn't work", Roman said, dropping more at her feet.
She exhaled. Putting her gun away.
"We had guys outside of your home. She got the upper hand", Alexa said.
"Are they dead?", Roman asked.
"No. They are going to have killer headaches though", Alexa said.
Roman nodded.
"I can explained the cameras", she said.
He met her eyes.
"Daddy?", he heard Amara call to him.
"Let me check on my kids first", he said.
Alexa nodded.