Disclaimer I don't own Dean Ambrose or any other WWE characters in this story. I only own Vanessa, and the plot.
A/N: Okay, so I left you for about a month, and I'm very sorry for that. Things have been crazy with life right now, and honestly I haven't had time to try to even think about anything. I hope you enjoy my comeback.
"You say what if I hurt you, what if I leave you. What if I find somebody else and I don't need you." -Kane Brown ft Lauren Alaina
"Hey."
"Hi."
Dean smiled as he leaned down to kiss Vanessa's lips before sliding into the bed beside her. He quietly put his lips against the skin on the back of her shoulder and read the script pitch for their next storyline that she was working on. The idea of breaking The Shield up had been dancing over in her mind for a while now, but she had yet to find something that she was content with. Due to their current story just starting the end wouldn't be for another several months, if not a year. If she pitched it well enough for the company to roll with it, she'd be the only current Diva in control of where her next storyline was going to go. It was something she took very seriously because most of the time the writers didn't come to the Superstars or Divas asking where their story should take them next. Normally they'd just hand you something, and you had the choice to either go with it or move on.
"How do you feel about it?" She questioned, looking back at him. "I mean it is partly your storyline, so you can be honest if you think it's horrible."
"It's not horrible. It looks...okay to me." He replied, instantly regretting his choice of words as soon as they came out.
"Just okay?" She questioned, as her fingers came to a stop.
He drew in a deep breath as he closed the lap top, forcing her to look over at him. He knew better than anyone how hard she had worked on things for The Shield, and how hard she worked on getting them together as a group. Of course she wasn't going to settle with okay as a good result for how they were going to fall apart. If anyone was the biggest Shield fan girl, it was none other than Vanessa herself.
"It's really good Ness." He replied.
"But there's something missing." She shot back. "Something they won't see coming. Only, I don't know what it is."
He watched as she flipped the laptop open again and studied the screen. Her fingers grazed across a few keys before she deleted them in a matter of moments. It didn't take long for her to drop her shoulders in defeat, and for her to let out a deep sigh.
"How about instead of Roman, you be the one who turns?" He questioned.
"It's a good idea, but it's not believable." She stated, looking back at him then to the laptop.
"Are you sure? I mean, you're the glue who holds us together." He replied. "No one would see it coming if you took us out."
"But, it would make no sense for me to take you out." She responded. "It's clear to the fans how much I love you, and...I might have this really awesome power couple storyline I'm working on for us if they'll take it."
"Oh?" He questioned slowly kissing her lips a few times before pulling away from her. "Wait, what do you mean you might?"
She nodded her head as she closed the laptop once more an placed it on the bed between their legs. After what took place between the two of them a few days ago, he already figured that they were considering each other a couple. Clearly that wasn't the case in Vanessa's mind.
"I wasn't going to pitch it until I talked to you." She stated, moving her finger over the inside of his hand. "I didn't want to jump without looking first, mostly because I have this constant fear of losing you."
"Why are you scared of losing me?" He questioned. "I'm not going anywhere anytime soon. Hell, if I have it my way, I'm not going anywhere ever."
"I know, but..." She started, then stopped.
"But...?" He questioned, hoping to urge her statement a little farther.
"What if we don't work out?" She asked. "What if six months down the road, I'm totally in love with you, and you can't stand me or your hopelessly in love with someone else?"
"The only person I'm hopelessly in love with it you." He replied.
"I know but...what if?" She asked.
"It's not going to happen." He replied. "You're it for me. I wouldn't have held on to these feelings for you for so long if I didn't know you were."
She softly put her hand on the side of his face as smiled as she took his hand in the other. She didn't have to say anything for him to know how hearing him say that made her feel inside, even if she knew he couldn't tell her that the future was going to work out exactly the way he was planning on it to.
"Okay...what if you want to take things farther and I don't?" She questioned.
"Is this your way of saying you don't want to take things farther with me?" He asked. "That you're content with just being my girlfriend for the rest of your life 'cause my love, I'm more than okay with that."
"No, believe me, I'd marry you in a heartbeat. I'm just saying...that's part of the reason why Liam and I didn't work out." She stated. "I'm losing more than just a boyfriend if this doesn't work. Hint to why I'm so afraid to jump without looking."
"Trust me Babe, you can jump without looking." He replied.
"Thank God, 'cause this storyline is going to be amazing." She stated, straightening up her upper body so she could get a better look at him. "It'll be like FCW all over again, only this time there's nothing stopping me from kissing those lips when the camera stops rolling."
He softly smiled before she kissed him and went on telling him about the story line she had been dreaming up. It almost made him wish that their current storyline was nearing it's end so they could start it. Things between them were going well. Maybe a little too well, but he didn't want to think about it because thinking about it too long only lead to one thing. He simply wanted to enjoy this new adventure in their life, and see where it took them. He no longer had to worry about Liam getting in the middle of their relationship, or move with any kind of caution when it came to being with her. He could go as fast or as slow as he wanted, because her part of her heart belonged to him now. No more what ifs.
A/N: In the next chapter I'm going to be doing a bit of a time jump. Probably about 3 or 4 months into their new relationship because I don't have enough material to keep writing chapters with if I don't. Don't worry, I'm not about to end this any time soon, but I also don't want you to think that some rocky waters aren't ahead for these two. (What kind of Dean/Vanessa story would it be if there wasn't a little bit of rocky waters?!) Let me know what you think about this chapter!
