Thanks for all of your reviews. Shout out to those of you who have been rocking with me since chapter 1! Here's chapter 13. Hope you enjoy it.
"Good job tonight you two. The crowd loves you guys together."
Trinity beamed at Stephanie McMahon's words. Tonight they wrestled together in a tag match against Zack Ryder and Emma. Her and Roman work so well together. Their styles are so different, yet they compliment each other so well. She secretly hoped that creative would keep them together for a while. For entertainment purposes only, of course.
"You have a meeting with Mark Carrano to go over your Wrestlemania week schedule. Keep this up and you might have some merch coming your way." Stephanie winked and walked away.
Trinity stood in front of Roman and grinned up at him. "They like us! They really like us!" She said playfully.
Roman chuckled. "Of course they do. You were great out there."
"Yeah, you were alright." she smirked back.
"You know what, I take it back. You were a little sloppy."
Trin feigned surprise and slapped his chest. He laughed and said, "Woman, quit abusing me before I call HR on you."
It was Trinity's turn to laugh as she rolled her eyes. "Are you ready to see Mark or what?"
"Are you done hitting me?"
She turned to walk away. "We'll see." Roman stared after her for a moment then shook his head and followed her.
Trinity poked her head inside of Marks office. "Hey, you wanted to see us?"
"Yes, have a seat. You guys are gonna be pretty busy for the next week and a half."
Roman sat down and said, "Aren't we always?"
Mark ignored Roman's comment and handed them a piece of paper. "Okay, so here's a list of all your appearances for Wrestlemania week. Since your WWE Champion you have to fly out a little bit earlier than everyone else. And since you, Trinity, are in a storyline with him you also have to fly out earlier."
They both looked over their schedule in front of them. 16 appearances in 8 days.
"I hope you guys actually like each other and aren't just acting for the cameras because you both have to be believable for every single appearance. Can you guys handle that?"
Roman looked at Trinity and she stared back. Questions apparent in both of their eyes. He didn't know if he could get through a week with Trinity by his side 24/7. He could barely handle 2 days without him doing something stupid. The look she was giving him wasn't helping either. She looks as if she knows that something might happen between them if they are left in a room long enough. After a moment, she broke their eye contact and nodded at Carrano.
"We'll be okay."
"Good. Pack your bags because your plane to Dallas leaves in the morning."
They left Mark's office feeling a little overwhelmed. "I guess this really happening, huh?"
"Yep, we're going to Wrestlemania."
Trinity's smile grew wider until she just couldn't contain her excitement. She squealed and wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him tightly. "I can't believe this is happening!"
Surprisingly, Roman wasn't caught off guard by her hug. He actually had the urge to hug her as soon as they left the office. They didn't embrace often, but when they did, neither of them wanted to retract.
"Am I interrupting something?"
The sound of Seth's voice made Trinity jump back so fast that she created her own breeze. He was watching them with a confused expression. Trinity took a moment to compose herself before plastering a smile on her face and approaching Seth. "Hey, babe." She kissed his cheek and gave him a quick hug. "We were just excited about Wrestlemania week. We just got our schedule."
"Huh, that is exciting." He said only glancing at Trin for a second before locking his gaze on Roman's.
It was like they were having a silent conversation with each other. Roman's arms were folded as he immediately became defensive. He didn't care for the look he was receiving from Seth.
"You ready to go, Trin?"
"Uh, yeah. Let me go get my things."
"Where you guys going?" Sasha appeared beside Roman.
"I'm taking my lady out to dinner." Seth draped his arm around Trinity's shoulders and gave Roman a small smirk.
"Cool. We were about to go eat too." She said motioning to Roman. His eyebrows rose and she just nodded and smiled.
"You are?" Trinity couldn't help the feeling she felt in her stomach. That shouldn't affect her like this.
He nodded and just said, "Yep."
"Well, you guys should join us. We were just gonna go to a local bar." Seth looked at Trinity as if he was trying to figure out what she was saying.
"No, that's okay. You guys have a lot of catching up to do. As do we." Sasha grabbed Roman's forearm and began to lead them away. "We'll see you guys later."
After they were out of earshot, Roman leaned down and whispered, "What are you doing?"
"Seth was being rude. Even though you deserve it, I didn't like it."
He stopped."What did I do?"
"Um, I don't know. Maybe slept with his girlfriend?" She rolled her eyes and continued walking.
Roman didn't respond because he knew she was right. He wasn't the greatest friend to Seth, but it was hard to be friends with the guy that's sleeping with the woman he has feelings for. Roman blew out a breath and shook the thought out of his head. He didn't want to deal with this right now. "Hey!" he called after Sasha. "Were you serious about that food?"
Trinity watched as Sasha and Roman walked away. She was so confused as to what was happening. She hated how her stomach was in knots and the fact that she had the urge to snatch Sasha away from Roman by her weave.
"What's going on, Trin?"
Her head snapped towards Seth as if she just remembered that he was standing there. "What?"
"I'm not blind, Trinity. I see the way he looks at you and I know he has feelings for you. It's stupidly obvious."
Trinity remained silent. She wasn't ready for this conversation.
"I don't give a damn if he likes you or not as long as he doesn't overstep his boundaries. The question I want to know is do you have feelings for him?"
This was it. This was her time to come clean about everything. She knew she had to be honest with him, but being honest with him meant that she had to be honest with herself.
"No. I don't."
The look of relief on his face made Trinity feel so disgusted with herself. She was such a coward. Seth pulled her in by the waist and landed his lips on top of hers. His kiss was soft and sweet like he was savoring the taste of her lips.
Seth's kisses always made her tingle. She didn't know if it was because of her feelings for him or if just because he was a good kisser. Either way, she knew that she'd rather be kissing than talking.
"Ew, get a room!" They broke their kiss to see Paige and Alicia walk past them with a disgusted look on their faces.
Seth rolled his eyes and grabbed her hand. "Let's go eat."
She smiled and nodded. Hopefully, food will help ease her guilt and make her feel better about herself. Yeah, that should work.
It was 7am on a Saturday morning and Trinity and Roman were boarding the plane to Dallas. They had an interview with a local news station at 11 then they had a autograph signing at 2. They ended up being able to sit next to each other which Roman was grateful for because he didn't really like talking to strangers that early in the morning.
They haven't said much to each other while boarding the plane. Trinity was still thinking about him and Sasha. It's not her place to feel jealous, but she couldn't help it. Roman was sitting next to the window and he wore his signature beanie with his headphones over his ears. His head rested on the the headrest and his eyes were closed. She knew he was awake because it always took him an hour to fall asleep. After a couple of minutes of being settled on the plane, Trinity spoke up.
"So... How was your night."
Roman opened one eye and lifted one side of his headphone off of his ear. Trinity noticed that the corner of his mouth lifted slightly like he knew she'd ask that eventually. "It was good. How was yours?"
"Mine was good too."
He closed his eye and and put his headphone back over his ear. "Good."
Trinity stared at him for a long time. Roman felt the heat of her stare, but he refused to open his eyes. He knew she wanted to know what he and Sasha did last night. He wouldn't say though. He'd rather let her think whatever she wanted because it was fun for him to think that Trinity might actually be jealous for whatever reason.
They day went by pretty fast. Their first interview was the standard news interview. They asked them the basic questions about Wrestlemainia and if they were ready for it. Most of the questions were directed towards Roman, but he always made sure to include Trinity which she appreciated.
At their autograph signing there were a lot of people who complimented their relationship and in-ring chemistry. There was one guy who asked Roman if he asked Trinity to marry him yet. When he said no, the guy responded by saying, "Dude, what? Yo, Naomi, if you want a real man who ain't too scared to commit, hit me up!" Roman had laughed at first, but after the 5th guy tried to hit on Trin, he began to get irritated. After a while he almost spoke up and got ready to give this guy a piece of his mind, but Trinity stopped him by resting her hand on his thigh. That motion alone was able to distract him for a little while.
The signing went longer than usual and they ended up not leaving til 8pm. On their way to the hotel, Roman got a call from Sasha.
"Hey, Goldilocks!"
"Why do people insist on giving me ridiculous nicknames?"
Sasha laughed. "How did everything go today? Were you able to control your hormones and everything?"
He rolled his eyes, but let out a little laugh. "Was there a reason for you calling me?"
"Okay, don't act like you don't like talking to me. But yes there is a reason. I need to ask for a favor."
"What is it?"
"I need you to be my date for the Hall of Fame."
"What? Isn't that breaking kayfabe or something?"
"I'm not sure... but I figured we should be good because Seth is taking Trin."
"He is?" Roman glanced quickly at Trinity who was staring right at him.
"Of course. They're dating remember?"
"Don't remind me. Look let me call you back later."
"So was that a yes?"
"Yes, Sasha, I'll take you."
"Yay! Okay, you can hang up. Just remember to keep it in your pants tonight!"
Roman hung up to the sound of Sasha laughing. Even though she teased him, he knew that she understood his situation and never judges him for real. She was a cool chick.
"I thought you said you and Sasha weren't close?" Her tone was more curious than accusatory, but it still held a little weight.
"What?"
"You said that you and Sasha weren't close?"
"We're not."
Trinity rolled her eyes. "The fact that she just called you out of the blue shows that you're lying."
Roman smirked and turned his entire body to face her. "Okay, maybe we are close. So what?"
She shrugged. She tried her best to act like she didn't care, but her body was still very tense. "I was just curious. You said you guys weren't close, but that wasn't true."
"Does it bother you?"
"Does what bother me?"
"The fact that me and Sasha are friends."
"It doesn't bother me that you guys are friends." She mumbled.
"Oh, I get it."
"Get what?" She said somewhat defensively.
Their driver pulled up to their hotel and opened their doors. Roman got out without finishing their conversation.
Trinity got out of the car more forcefully than she intended. She made it to the desk before Roman and told the concierge her name.
"Ah, yes. Here you are. You in room 412 with a Joe Anoa'i."
"What? I don't know a Joe-" Trinity's eyes widened. "You mean Roman Reigns?"
"Yes. It also says he goes by Roman Reigns."
"You have got to be kidding me."
"I'm sorry Ms. Mccray. That's what it says here in the reservations book."
"What's going on?" Roman approached the desk to stand next to Trin.
The concierge took a second to ogle him before answering his question. "Um, apparently we have made a mistake and it seems that you and she will be sharing a room during your stay."
"Which is completely absurd." Trinity said aloud.
Roman shook his head and smiled sweetly at the woman behind the desk. "Excuse her, she gets a little cranky when it's past her bedtime."
Trinity scowled and hit his arm. He seemed unfazed as he continue to speak with the concierge. "Your name is Lauren, correct." She nodded quickly as if she couldn't believe he knew her name. She was clearly wearing a name tag. "Look, I don't wanna cause any problems, but is there any way you can find one of us another room? I'd owe you one." Roman smiled his charming smile and Trinity could have thrown up at the way the woman was looking at him. She rolled her eyes and scoffed out loud.
"Well, sir, I wish I could give you what your asking for, but as you know this is Wrestlemania weekend. We're booked to the ceiling."
"That's alright, sweetheart. We'll be okay." He winked at her and went to grab his bags.
"Um, what? I'm still not okay with this."
Roman walked past her to the elevators and said, "Bummer."
Trinity didn't know the exact time Roman became the most irritating man in the world, but he sure 'nuff earned the honor.
They reached their room and Roman opened the door to let Trinity in first. Their room was pretty big. There was a large window with a beautiful view of the skyline and a king sized bed sitting in the middle of the space.
Trinity said nothing as she dropped her bags on the side of the bed and went to go brush her teeth in the bathroom. Roman took that time to call his daughter. He wanted to speak to her before he didn't have the time to.
"Hey, Daddy!"
"Hey, baby girl. Did your mom let you answer the phone?"
"Uh huh. I knew it was you."
"How'd you know it was me?"
"Your face was flashing on her phone, daddy, duh."
He chuckled. "Right. Well, I just wanted to tell you goodnight and I can't wait to see you in Dallas."
She yawned into the phone. "I can't wait to see you too! Mommy said that I can watch you beat people up."
"Yep, you sure can. It's past your bedtime, baby, I'll let you get some sleep."
"Okay, daddy, I love you."
"I love you too sweetheart. See you soon." Roman hung up his phone and placed it on bed beside him.
"Talking to another 'not so close' friend?"
Roman turned to see Trinity standing there in flannel shorts and a tank top. She wasn't looking at him, but at her phone.
Roman took a deep breath and stood up. "Okay, what's your problem?"
"What?" She said meeting his eyes.
"You heard me. What's your problem? Why are you acting like this?"
"I'm not acting like anything."
"Yeah, you are. Ever since my phone call in that car, you seem very irritated by everything. What are you not saying?"
"Fine." She dropped her phone and moved closer to him. "I think Sasha is too distracting."
Roman's eyebrows drew closer. "What the hell are you talking about?"
"I think that if you two get involved, she'll be distracting to you and we don't need that. Especially not right now."
"If this isn't the pot calling the kettle black."
"Excuse me?"
"You're the one in a relationship with a co-worker, not me."
"Yes, but Seth isn't distracting to me."
"Cut the bullshit, Trin. You know the real reason you don't want me with Sasha is because you don't want me with anyone."
Trinity rolled her eyes. "Get over yourself."
"Look me in the eyes and tell me that you're fine with me being with another woman."
She met his fierce eyes and tried to muster up the strength to tell him off, but she failed and looked away.
When she did that he knew that he was right. In a soft voice, he spoke. "You're selfish."
"What?"
"I said you're selfish. You can't have me and him, Trin! That's not fair. I'm not gonna sit here and keep pining after you hoping that one day you'll choose me. I'm not gonna watch you fall in love with someone while I'm over here thinking about what I could have done to make you want me. You can't keep me locked up in a room and only take me out when you want to play for while." He took a step closer so that they were now inches apart. "If you want me be a grown ass woman and tell me."
Trinity wanted to tell him. She did, but her head and her pride is keeping her words hostage. Roman made her nervous. She didn't know what to expect when being with him. He was constantly surprising her and that scared the hell out of her. Seth was different. He was predictable and easy. She could read him like a book. He was safe. She needed safe.
Trinity took a step back and looked away from Roman. He watched her for a moment before shaking his head and walking past her towards the bathroom.
Trinity felt 2 inches tall as she crawled into the bed and tucked herself under the covers. After a few minutes she heard Roman exit the bathroom. She looked up to see him standing in nothing but a pair of shorts and his hair in a ponytail. He ignored her heated gaze as her went to the opposite side of the bed and got in.
"What are you doing?"
"I'm going to sleep."
"You're not gonna take the couch?"
"Nope."
"Well, I'm not sleeping on the couch. I should get to take the bed this time."
"Before, you were my guest. Now, we're both sharing this room. This bed is half mine so I'm sleeping in it. Goodnight." With that he turned off the lights and closed his eyes.
Trinity couldn't believe that she was going to be sleeping in the same bed with this guy after everything that happened. How she got in this situation she'll never know, but something has got to happen soon.
I loved writing this chapter. I had so many ideas so that's why this ran a little long. Let me know how you feel about what's happening. Also, let know who who you guys want to win the titles at Wrestlemania. Roman or Seth/ Sasha or Naomi. Your opinions will affect the story. Thanks guys for the reviews!
