This current storyline with 'The Shield' is killing me. I really like how Dean is being the old Moxley…dude, that wife-beater and those jeans last night though…jeez. That ruined me!

And laaaaaaaadies, Roman is in the MITB ladder match for the titles. How awesome is that? Ahhh fangirling hard*

I'm not too happy about the way they are treating Seth. Although they made it look like he's going to be the star from now on, they make him look weak by letting him run away from Dean and have him and Bray help each other…

Well, enough of my boring blabla I just hope that all three will remain main eventers. These three guys are simply amazing.

Now enjoy & review (and forgive me for not posting a chapter last week…I was sooo busy at work) !

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Chapter 12: The evolution of a certain someone

Karolina looked up at Roman with lust-filled eyes, her breathing shallow, her heart beating fast in her chest. The way his fingers were circling her clit while his greyish eyes were looking deep into hers was making her whole body shiver in excitement.

"I want you now...I want you deep inside of me," she panted while softly and slowly stroking his throbbing length, her legs automatically spreading wider apart when he started moving so that he was now hovering over her.

"Do you want me to fuck you? Do you want me to make this sweet pussy of yours mine?" he whispered into her ear, licking her earlobe seductively and breathing heavily so that her whole body was covered in goosebumps.

"God yes...," she moaned out loud, his dirty talk always having an indescribable effect on her that made her even wetter than she already was.

Roman grabbed both of her legs and pushed her ankles onto his shoulders, careful not to be too rough with her as he didn't want to hurt their baby. But all he needed right now was to be deep inside of her. He wanted to fill her to the hilt, make her scream his name and coat his dick with her juices. A week without being buried inside of her was way too long for his taste.

"Here we go, babygirl," he said through gritted teeth, gently placing his hard erection at her entrance before in one fell swoop entering her until he was balls deep in.

But what happened then was exactly what he had been afraid of. It was something that had been haunting him since that day he erupted all over her face without really wanting it.

He came.

"FUCK," he shouted angrily, startling Karo so much that she yelped, her eyes wide open in shock.

She had no idea what had just happened, only realizing what had occurred the moment he slid out of her, his seed dripping out of her wet core, down her inner thighs.

He quickly let go of her legs, making them fall back onto the bed in disregard, his Samoan temper taking over, making him forget what was right or wrong.

Without saying another word he quickly exited the bedroom, leaving behind a dumbfounded and astonished Karolina who quite frankly didn't know what to do. Should she follow him and talk to him? Or should she leave him alone and give him some space? What in the hell was wrong anyways? She had absolutely no idea why this was happening to them. This was the second time Roman had reached his orgasm out of nowhere and she had no explanation as to why. Then again, it quite frankly didn't even bother her that much. Things like that happened to millions of men all around the world. Maybe it was her fault. Maybe she pushed him too much, expected too much from him.

With a sigh she carefully sat up, taking a couple of tissues from her bedside table to clean up the mess in between her legs before grabbing her robe that was hanging on a hook on the door so that she could go out in search of her husband who clearly needed her support. Or so she thought...

When she saw that the light in the bathroom was switched on, she knew that he must have been in there. That was exactly where she expected him to be as he always needed to splash some cold water into his face to cool down his bad temper. It was one of his habits.

When she tried opening the door, she was surprised to realize that he had locked it. He normally never locked the bathroom door, whether he was taking a shower or taking care of any other business. So seeing him hide in there was definitely a statement.

"Roman, would you let me in please?" she asked quietly after knocking on the door twice, not wanting to wake their daughter that was sleeping just a few doors away. "Roman?"

She started worrying when he didn't answer, the silence in the room making her feel very uneasy. Was he shutting her out now? He who always wanted to talk things through was now bottling things up himself?

She knocked again. Once, twice.

Still nothing.

"Open the fucking door now," she scoffed, banging on the door a little louder this time, her impatience eventually taking over.

She gasped when he fiercely opened the bathroom door, so forcefully that it almost bounced against the wall, but he stopped it just in time, not wanting to cause too much drama.

"What do you want, Karolina?" he asked furiously, glaring at her with anger reflecting in his normally beautiful grey eyes.

She was taken aback by his bad temper, hating it when he once against lost his cool, his Samoan temperament shining through.

"How about we talk about this?" she more stated then asked, pointing her thumb backwards into the direction of their bedroom where another 'one minute man' incident had happened just a few minutes ago.

"What is there left to talk about? Actions speak louder than words, not only in a positive way," he hissed, wanting to close the door in her face but she was quick enough to step in between, pushing the door open and entering the bathroom in determination.

"Roman...please...," she sighed, running a hand over her face tiredly, not wanting to fight with him because of something so trivial.

"Please what? What do you expect from me now? Act as if everything's ok?" he snapped, bending down to look for some boxer briefs in the dryer, his well-toned ass impressing Karo more and more each time she looked at it, immediately making her horny again. But that definitely had to wait now.

"Everything IS fine," she replied, emphasizing the word 'is' in order to convince him that this wasn't a big deal to her.

"Oh yeah...everything is perfectly fine. So fine that I can't even satisfy my woman's needs because I'm not able to fucking perform," he scoffed, throwing several towels out of the dryer before finally finding some underwear he could put on.

"Why are you making such a big deal out of it? I'm okay...I swear," she said, not really done with her sentence but Roman cut her off immediately.

"Of course you are. 'Cause the minute I'm outta the house, you take your fucking vibrator and get off yourself," he countered, grabbing his hair tightly and putting it into a loose ponytail before splashing some cold water into his face, trying to retain his composure.

"God, it's just sex, Ro," she said with a sigh, rolling her eyes at him annoyed, letting him know that she was having none of his shit by calling him 'Ro'. Something he didn't necessarily like.

"It's just sex? How can you say that just like that? You're a fucking sex addict at the moment," he replied with another curse, not even meaning that in a negative way as it simply was the truth and they both knew it.

"Not having sex won't kill me, you know? Besides, you know you make me feel good with your hands and tongue just as much," she said with a mischievous smirk on her face, hoping she would be able to calm him down a little but it was to no avail. "Roman...what is it? Is there anything you wanna talk about? Anything bothering you?"

Roman sighed heavily while looking into the mirror, the dark bags under his eyes giving away that he was not only tired but extremely exhausted as well. Everywhere he went he needed to give his everything. He wanted to make everyone happy: his wife, his daughter, his family and friends but also the higher ups of the WWE, his fans...simply everyone. It just wasn't possible though.

"I'm at the end of my rope, Karolina," he admitted softly, turning around so that he could face her properly, immediately feeling guilty for being responsible for the sad look on her face. He really shouldn't have snapped at her like that.

"But why?" she asked quietly, her voice almost a whisper.

He watched as she slowly and cautiously made her way over to him, not sure what to do or what to say. He extended his hands to her, his actions letting her know that it was safe to come closer to him, although she knew he would never hurt her in any way.

"I think I'm putting myself under too much pressure. I'm feeling like some kind of robot that functions automatically. I'm working so hard to be in the title run again while at the same time trying to be there for you and Leni. Don't get me wrong, you know I love you both with all my heart and I enjoy spending every second of my free time with you but I feel as if I can't do this much longer. I need a break. I need a week off or something. But how the fuck do I explain this to Hunter? I can't show any kind of weakness," he mumbled, immediately breaking the eye contact to her.

He hated to admit that he was losing his strength. He was the strong one in everybody's eyes. Roman was known to handle it all. He didn't need any breaks, he didn't need anybody's help. He did it all on his own. But the fact was that he was just a human being after all. And right now he was simply exhausted.

"You should have told me, baby," she said after swallowing hard, tears forming in her eyes as guilt washed over her. "I would have given you more time to yourself. Leni and I could have stayed somewhere else and..."

"Have you lost your mind?" he asked after cutting her off instantly. "You're my saving grace, woman. You're the one that puts my mind at ease. You're the one I need to help me calm down. Being without you and Leni is what's killing me the most while I'm on the road."

"But...I...I always make you work around here as well. You barely get any sleep when you're coming home, Leni is all over you when you're here and then your crazy, pregnant wife is always horny, expecting you to satisfy her needs when all you need is some rest," she mumbled, wrapping her arms around Roman's neck gently, sighing when he placed a sweet kiss onto her lips.

"You know I'm always in for a lovemaking session but I'm afraid my dick can't handle it right now," he said after swallowing hard, even blushing after once again realizing that he wasn't able to perform. "Do you have any idea how horrible it feels for a man to go through this? I don't even feel man enough right now."

Karo honestly couldn't even begin to understand how he was feeling deep inside. Roman was a proud man. Not being able to make love to his wife and make her reach her peak was a slap in the face to him. He doubted himself and his masculinity. It already was the second time he came before things even got really started and he was more than just a little ashamed.

"Sometimes you're more man than I can handle," she said with a giggle, trying to lighten the mood a little and this time it seemed she succeeded as a deep chuckle escaped his lips.

"At least you think it's funny," he replied with a weak smile on his face, finally able to look into her eyes again. "My pride is really hurt right now, you know? Lemme at least make it up to you..."

And with that he went down on his knees, opening her robe slowly before eventually letting his tongue slide over her lips, parting them with two of his fingers only to suck her clit into his mouth, licking it furiously.

He could only hope that next time he would be able to perform again. But nothing was for sure... Maybe this time he needed Dean's and Seth's advice. As embarrassing as it was for him to admit that.

...

"Wow, that's the first time in a looong time that I was actually able to eat a full meal without having the need to throw up," Shannon said while rubbing her belly, making everybody at the table around her laugh.

This had been the first time since Shannon's surgery that all of their friends had once again reunited to go out to a restaurant to enjoy each other's company without one of them having to prepare dinner or having to clean up the mess afterwards. It was especially refreshing for Shannon as Dean for once did not pamper her like he had all these past weeks. As much as she appreciated his concern, she was incredibly annoyed by his overprotectiveness and that more than just once resulted in them yelling at each other for no reason in particular.

"And that's the first time in a while that I'm still hungry after having a full meal," Karo stated with a sigh, sticking out her tongue at her friends when they all continued laughing. She wasn't joking. Not at all. This was some serious business for her.

"You'll get some ice cream later, babygirl," Roman promised with a smile, rubbing her swollen belly gently before kissing her temple softly, knowing that at the moment she was craving for some Ben & Jerry's. The sheer smell of Nutella actually made her sick to her stomach this time around.

"YAY," Seth said loudly, clapping his hands excitedly when Roman mentioned ice cream, making the Samoan raise an eyebrow at his younger friend curiously. "What? Can't I be excited for ice cream too? Jeez, you're such a party pooper."

"Daddy, can I too have ice cream? You said I can have some after we...," Leni started speaking but was instantly cut off by her dad who quickly kissed her tiny lips to shut her up.

"You'll get anything you want, munchkin. But you still need to keep our little secret, you hear me?" he whispered into her ear, looking at her expectantly and smiling at her warmly when she nodded her head in understanding.

"Can I have some ice cream as well?" Dylan asked this time, pouting when he once again had the feeling that Leni got everything she wanted just by batting her eyelashes at his Uncle Roman. She was such a princess sometimes.

"Yeah...what about me? Can I have ice cream as well?" Seth joined in, also pouting as he couldn't cross his arms in front of his chest since he had Joan on his lap while Maxine was carrying Hayley.

"Maxine, I had no idea you popped out triplets instead of twins," Dean groaned while rolling his eyes, growling when Seth threw a napkin at him. "Somebody needs to get spanked."

"I DO," Karo immediately shouted, her eyes wide open in shock when she realized that she had really said that out loud, the confused looks on their children's faces making everybody laugh.

"Mommy, were you a bad girl? Only bad girls get spankings," Leni said in an innocent manner, not understanding why her mother wanted to get this kind of punishment voluntarily.

"Your mommy is always a bad...ouch, what was that for, woman?" Dean asked when Shannon swatted his arm, rubbing the spot where he had been hit to ease the pain. His girlfriend definitely didn't hit like a girl.

"There are kids around, Ambrose," she said through gritted teeth as she didn't want the kids to hear her, giving both Dylan and Leni a fake smile afterwards.

"Ambrose...," Dylan chuckled, Leni quickly joining him as she started giggling, both of them continuously calling Dean by his last name now.

"Great...see what you've done there," Dean growled, looking at Shannon annoyed while the kids were still laughing at him.

"Can I have some lemonade, Ambrose?" Dylan asked, trying to high five Leni but they both missed, making them chuckle even harder.

"These kids will be the death of me one day," he mumbled to himself, letting his forehead hit the table in front of him over and over again. He was so done already and the day wasn't even over yet. Ohhhh no, not at all.

...

"The sun is setting already. Shouldn't we all head back home again?" Shannon asked rather confused, surprised that they all were talking a long walk on the beach when they could easily sit in one of their backyards with a couple of cold beers and, for Karo, some water.

"Stop complaining, toots. Don't you enjoy a romantic walk on the beach?" Dean asked, not really looking at her but glancing at Roman sideways, noticing that his Samoan buddy was grinning to himself.

"Yeah...it's really romantic with just the two of us, Dean," she said while frowning at him, pointing to their friends who were walking either next to them or in front of them.

"Don't be such a wimp. We all know you're fantasizing about having sex with Roman. Hey big man, mind holding my woman's hand as well? She might feel more cherished then," Dean said, chuckling when Shannon slapped the back of his head angrily, even blushing slightly when Roman wiggled his eyebrows at her.

"And I wanna have sex with Vin Diesel," Karo moaned, once again completely forgetting that there were people around who could hear her. Thankfully the kids were playing hide and seek, completely out of earshot.

"Horny bitch," Seth mumbled, yelping when this time it was him getting swatted by his wife. "Damn...why would you hit me like that? That shit hurt."

"Because you just called your best friend a horny bitch. Watch your mouth, mister," she admonished him, shaking her head in disbelief about her husband's choice of words, thankful that her little girls did not understand just yet what they were talking about.

They all immediately looked at Dean when he cleared his throat loudly, exactly knowing what this little sign meant for them. It was their cue. They looked in front of them, seeing the rock where they had hid all of the utensils they would need right now.

Shannon watched in confusion as Roman, Karolina, Seth, Maxine and the kids walked on while Dean stopped her dead in her tracks by grabbing her by the wrist, a frown on her beautiful face. She looked back and forth between her friends and her boyfriend, not really sure what was going on when they disappeared behind a big rock.

"Dean, what the fuck is going on?" she asked dumbfounded, her heart beating fast in her chest when she saw the insecure look on Dean's face. Something she had barely ever seen when she looked at him.

He just looked at her without saying another word, his eyes looking into hers deeply, thousands of thoughts running through his mind. He had planned this with Roman for weeks now. He had practised it in front of the mirror over and over again. And now here he was, at a loss of words.

The beeping of his cell phone brought him back to reality. He pulled it out of his pocket, not surprised to see that it was a text from Roman saying 'Get yourself together and do it already dumbass'.

"I don't really know how I can express my feelings to you. You know I'm not the kind of guy that talks about his feelings much. It's just not my thing. But you deserve this. You deserve all this sappy, romantic bullshit women are craving for and I'm giving you just that," Dean started nervously, taking both of her hands into his before licking his suddenly very dry lips, sighing heavily. "I have seen and met great beauties in my life and have also learned how I could gaze at them just once and walk away. But with you, everything has changed. I know I've fucked up the first time we met, but that's just how I was back then. I so badly wanted to get rid of you but I simply couldn't. I was thinking about you 24/7 and it quite frankly pissed me off big time. When this asshole Gavin got in my way, I finally realized that I wanted and needed you in my life. I knew you belonged to me, that I had to have you. I can honestly say that you're the first ever woman I knew I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. I know things are difficult with me sometimes. We both have a hot temper...we're both stubborn as fuck. But as much as we fight, we always find our way back to each other and that's all that matters. Well, time has passed, and I have discovered new things about a new me. You have truly changed me. Still, I'm fucking scared because I'm growing a deep feeling inside my heart that I just can't explain. I not only just love you, Shannon, I'm in love with you. It took me years to finally tell you that. And until today I have a hard time showing you just how much you mean to me. I'm sorry for being a heartless asshole, I'm sorry for being an ignorant, selfish bastard. But never forget that you're my whole world. When you told me you were pregnant with Dylan, I reacted in the worst way possible. But what did you do? You forgave me. And you've given me the best gift a woman can give to a man. You gave me Dylan. I know we still need to learn to accept our fate of not having any more children, but as I said...if this is what you really want, then we'll find a way. We will always find a way…a solution. We just need to stick together, no matter what. Forever."

That was the very word their friends had been waiting for. Together they reappeared from behind the rock, each adult having one child on their arm while holding lit sparklers.

When Shannon looked back to Dean, she noticed in shock that he kneeled down in front of her on one knee, still holding one of her hands.

"I'm sincerely sorry for being such a cheesy, lame boyfriend right now, but I once again want you to know how much I love you. You're the one I want to spend the rest of my life with. You're the love of my life, the mother of my beautiful son and the most amazing woman I've ever met in my life...," he said, almost stuttering, before turning his attention to the four kids that were now standing next to him with their best friends close by – except for Joan and Hayley who still needed to be held by their parents.

Shannon gasped when she noticed that they were all wearing light pink t-shirts with deep purple words printed on them. She read each word separately, over and over again, not believing her eyes. Was she dreaming? Was this really true?

Joan: Will

Hayley: you

Leni: marry

Dylan: me?

She looked back and forth between the kids and Dean, the tears that she had been trying to suppress so hard now finally escaping her eyes, streaming down her face.

She watched as Dean gave their son a nod with his head, silently asking him to come over to them. With a huge smile on his face, the little boy closed the distance to his parents, stuffing his tiny hand into the pockets of his pants before revealing a black velvet box and handing it over to his father with a chuckle.

"Shannon O'Brien, I will ask you this now...and I will only ask you once, so think hard about your answer," he said quietly, his voice almost a whisper. He looked up at her with hopeful eyes, swallowing hard before finally popping the question of all questions. "Will you marry me?"