A/N: I do not own the WWE, I only own Katy West. This chapter really breaks down Roman's internal struggle. We finally get to see what he is dealing with. I hope you guys enjoy this chapter! I love you guys!
Katy slipped on an over sized beige knitted sweater as she finished up her morning bathroom routines. Today was the first day she will actually be home alone without Roman by her side. She must admit, the feeling was very strange. She is always used to waking up with the sound of the pan sizzling in the kitchen along with his manly humming. It was honestly a sound she grew to call her peace, her comfort, and her happiness because it made his presence known.
She sighed as she pulled her hair up into a messy top bun before walking out of the rather large luxury bathroom. Roman had left early in the morning to pick up her last prescription of antibiotics, and also to see Dean for a little bit. Katy didn't mind him seeing his brother because she knew the WWE roster has returned to the United States, and her herself misses her goth best friend.
Kates walked over on the marble floors of the master bedroom before seating herself on the plush bed. The softness conforming to her body as it embraced her. It was moments like this where all she thought about was him. It was such a foreign feeling. Caring for someone as much as she does right now was something bizarre in its own considering she was never shown true affection. Images and flashbacks of their date running through her mind as she smiled to herself, a strong red tinge flushing her cheeks. "Is it love?" She asked herself, or just infatuation, but as she was questioning herself, her phone went off.
"Hello?" Katy said as she grabbed the cell phone on the last ring.
"Hello love bug! I thought you wouldn't be up by now, but I thought I would give you a try either way." Paige said with her strong English accent on the other end. Just the sound of her voice made Kates smile.
"No, I just finished showering. I miss you a lot, won't lie." She said as she sat up from the bed.
"Good because I am outside. Mind opening up?" Paige said catching Katy by surprise. Of course Paige would be the type to show up unannounced.
Kates laughed aloud as she sprung up from the bed, and rushed over to the two huge brown doors down the spiral stairs. She opened it up causing the doors to swing open with a gust of wind entering into the warmth of the house. Paige stood there with her arms spread open as she held a huge grin.
"Of course you would just show up!" She shouted loudly as she ran into Paige's welcoming arms. The two divas embracing each other with sisterly love being shared.
"Duh, who tells people they are coming over anymore?" Paige asked as she looked down to the rather tinier diva.
"Normal people.." Katy said as she giggled, still in shock to see Paige. It wasn't that long ago since the two have seen each other, but it was enough time for the two of them to miss each others company a lot considering they are so used to one another.
"Exactly." The goth said as she welcomed herself into the foreign house. Paige has never seen Roman's house, and truthfully she was always curious to see how the Samoan lived.
"Wow.. this man lives…"
"I know.. its pretty luxurious.." Katy said as she looked up to the tall ceiling that held a huge glistening chandelier. "It took a while for me to get comfortable in it." She continued as she took some time to admire the paintings on the wall along with Paige.
"I can see why… damn, but enough of looking at random colored lines on a canvas. I want to hear all about you miss!" Paige shouted making Katy jump as she realized how every single painting on the wall held a similarity, almost like it came from the same artist.
"What about me?" Katy asked curiously. She has not told anything about Roman to Paige other than that the two of them have been getting along. She doesn't even know what her and Roman are since they never even labeled each other.
"I see you are fancying the Roman Reigns." She said as she wiggled her eyebrow over to Katy making her blush.
"No.. we are just good friends.." She said as she tried to lie to her best friend.
"My English ass. Look at you! You look like a cherry woman, and lets be honest. Who can live with this man for that long and not see him more than a friend." Paige explained as the two walked further into the large house.
After finding a comfortable spot in the living room, the two divas settled down. The smell of lavender slowly rising as Katy lit an aromatherapy candle to set the mood.
"I mean.. yeah I may sorta like him.." She said as she tried to bite back a smile.
"Ha! I knew it!" Paige said as she did herself a victory dance on the couch. Kate's rolled her dark grey orbs as she laughed. Her best friend was so corny at times.
"So I am guessing he ended it with Jamie?" Paige asked as she ended her dance soon after.
Katy instantly looked away from Paige, and out the window. It was like the whole idea of Jamie went out the window when it was just Roman and her. It was as if the two of them lived in a little bubble of happiness, that she forgot about reality completely.
"Katy..." Paige said as she was worried that her best friend curved the whole red light of Roman being soon to be married.
"I don't know if he did.." She said softly as she started to fidget with the long sleeves of her warm sweater.
Paige sighed as she ran a hand through her jet black hair. "So your just going to act like the whole problem of him cheating on her with you never happened? Because I know for a fact how much that effected you Kates.. please don't place yourself to be the other woman." Paige said softly, not wanting to upset Katy.
"I didn't forget." She said as she finally turned back over to Paige. "I just don't want to talk about it.. that's all.." She said as she tried to push the whole situation to the side. Truthfully, Kates never wanted to touch the topic again because she was scared that when it came to her or Jamie, Roman would choose Jamie. She has everything. Beautiful figure, face, and even the confidence that sky rockets her whole entire image even more. Kates bit her lips as she tried to blink away the tears. The thought of loosing Roman, her only source of true happiness, was enough to have her cry.
"Hey… Kates.. I didn't mean to make you cry love bug.." Paige said softly as she got up, and walked over to her best friend.
Katy smiled as she felt a tear stream down her face. She wiped it off before giggling to Paige who was already caressing Kate's smaller body in hers.
"I am fine… can we just go do something fun. I barely got out of this house.." She said as she tried to focus on something else other than Roman and Jamie.
"I don't know why you would want to leave a house like this, but yes we can. How about we head out to the mall? Just do some girl shopping?" Paige suggested as she rubbed Kate's shoulder soothingly.
"Please.." Katy responded.
Roman spotted his best friend Dean who was sporting his signature leather jacket, dark blue jeans, and black boots as he sat at the bar. Roman walked over and took a seat next to his brother causing Dean to look over as he took a sip of his Jack Daniels.
"My man." Roman said as he placed a brotherly squeeze on Dean's shoulder. The two of them have missed each other a lot. It was the first time ever where the distance between them was more than a few hotel rooms.
"I can't believe I am saying this, but I missed your Samoan ass." Dean blurted as he stretched out with his care free personality.
Roman chuckled as he smiled. That was Dean for you, little to no emotion with the most blunt responses. "I missed your lunatic ass too brother." He said before calling over the bartender who eagerly walked her way over to take his order.
"Jack Daniels." Roman said before turning his attention back to Dean.
"So whats up? How was the ladies down there?" He asked as he knew for a fact Dean could not stay a day in a foreign country without sampling the females.
Dean chuckled as he looked over to Roman. "Surprisingly I was not really that entertained by the women except for the English one I traveled with. I never knew Paige had a nice ass like that." Dean said bluntly as he remembered the day where Paige walked around the hotel lobby in her bikini as the divas headed to the pool.
"You didn't.." Roman said as he was astonished by Dean. He never was one to mix business with pleasure.
"No, I didn't have sex with her.. although, if given the time of day." He said as he licked his lips tasting the remains of alcohol on it.
Roman shook his head before laughing. "So go after her bro." Roman said as he pictured the lunatic and the goth together, it wasn't a bad duo, maybe a weird one, but not bad.
"I can't fuck my co-worker. That will screw up my work." He said as he tapped his fingers lightly on the bar table.
"Not have sex with her. Just get to know her, take her out." Roman suggested, but Dean was never really one to woo with dates. It was something rare on his part.
"We will see, but enough about me. How was your ass playing nurse?" Dean asked as he leaned back on the table.
Roman gave a lopsided smirk as he thought about his "patient". There was something most definitely budding for Katy, and he was more than obsessed with her.
"Uh-oh. I know that look." Dean said as he chuckled. "Someone was having fun on the job." Dean said as he nudged Roman.
"Nah man. I didn't have sex with her or anything…. Katy is just amazing.. she really is." He said as he spoke highly of the beautiful woman. The images of her face leaving his mind in a fog.
"You need to get your shit together bro. You still are with Jamie, and also.. did you tell her about..-" He was cut off.
"No, I didn't tell her about Liz." He said sternly as if that was not even an option as of now.
"Alright man." Dean said as he threw his hands up in defeat. "What about the Jamie situation?" He asked trying to brush over the topic of Liz.
"I don't know right now. I mean yes, I am still in contact with her so she won't go insane. I just don't know how to end it without her loosing it. Man, I just don't want her to do something stupid.." He said as he thought of Jamie ending up like Liz. Just the idea made his stomach go in knots.
Dean exhaled hard. Jamie was in love with Roman, but there were moments when Jamie loved the money more, but either way, if Roman was to leave her, he had no idea how she would react.
"I can talk to her bro." Dean said as he offered some help.
"Nah. I can't do that to her. I will figure something out.. just right now is not the right time." Roman said before finishing up his glass.
Dean nodded as he felt a bit of sorrow for his brother. Roman was in a very tight position, and it was hard to watch because there was so much for him to worry about. Dean could tell Roman has strong feelings for Katy, and he doesn't blame him. She is an amazing woman, but Jamie is still there, and he still cares for her too.
"You got it man. Just let me know what your going to do, in the meantime, lets get something to eat. I am starving." Dean said before placing a tip for the bartender. Roman nodded before getting up easily even though there was a jigsaw puzzle in his head.
Katy ended up cutting the mall day to an early end due to Roman and her making plans for dinner at home tonight at 7:30 PM. The grey haired diva walked up the pathway with tons of shopping bags at hand to the large doors that were awaiting her entrance. She unlocked the doors with the key that Roman copied for her just in case she decided to go out and he wasn't there to open the door. Katy was hoping to see the house well lit with the smell of dinner being made, but sadly, all the lights were out. She sighed as she dropped the bags on the marble floors. The silence of the house causing a chill to go up her spine, she never liked the feeling of being alone anymore. She just clung to his presence, and without having him around felt strange.
Kates walked up the stairs as she decided to take a quick nap since she was a little drained from all the trying on of clothes, but as she walked down the hall, she came across the one room she never went into. The door of it was different from the rest except the master room because it had double doors. Katy walked up toward the door she has never entered into, and felt as if she was doing something wrong to even enter it, but her curiosity got the best of her.
She turned the golden knob making the heavy brown door open slightly. The lights of the room were off completely, but the huge glass doors that was the entrance to a balcony sent the moonlight in. Katy walked into the room further before switching on a lamp that was standing next to the door, instantly the room was bright, and she could see everything.
"Wow.." She said aloud as she saw the frames of all the photos of Roman when he was younger on the walls. Some with his family, and even one with him and Dean when they were rookies. She smiled as she walked deeper into the spacious room which seemed to be an office. She turned to the left to see a book shelf dedicated to his craft, wrestling. There was his Superstar of the year trophy, titles, and a bunch of memorabilia of the greats. It warmed her heart to see just how much Roman loved what he did for a living.
As Katy continued to search around the room, she came across the giant desk in the middle of it. It was similar to one a principal would use. She knew that going through it would probably be the limit of invading someones privacy, so she decided to just check the balcony's view, but as she passed the desk, her eyes instantly pinpointed a framed photo.
It wasn't like the other frames in the room, this one held an elegance with its gold plates around it, but what captured Katy's attention was the picture of the woman. She was drop dead stunning, with an angelic look to her that made her lost in a trance. Her iced orbs starring at the camera as her long blonde hair flew in the wind. Katy walked closer to it as she realized this wasn't an ordinary photo. The white rose laid out in front of it being symbolic that this woman meant something way more than just a friend, and Katy was just dumbfounded.
She picked up the frame, and looked at the image closer. She couldn't help the chills she got down her spine as she looked at the woman. There was a feeling of sadness radiating from her even though her brilliant smile was clearly visible. It was like she could of sensed it. Kates was so confused, and above all scared. Who was this beautiful being, and why does Roman have a photo of her, and not even Jamie on the desk?
What also bothered Katy was how naturally beautiful she was. She wasn't like Jamie who was mainly false beauty, and that made Kates insecure. She could never be as beautiful as the woman in the picture.
"Kates, sorry I am late babygirl!" She heard coming from downstairs making her jump. Kates quickly placed the photo back, before turning off the lights, and rushing out. Her heart rate went through the roof as she heard the footsteps of Roman coming up the swirling staircase.
Just as she forgot that the room to the office was the only door that was not open, Roman already was in view of her from the opposite side of the hall. Both of them starring at each other as it was clear that she has came out of the office.
Katy could instantly see the change of his facial expression almost like he was in shock, but it was also mixed with anger.
"What are you doing?" Roman asked as he could see that there was something different. Katy went into the office, and that was the only place that he kept everything of Elizabeth in. For some strange reason a feeling of anger attacked him. He felt his protectiveness for Elizabeth pour into him.
"I just…" Katy said as she was going to come up with a lie, but she had enough. She was not going to lie to him. She was not going to cover up how she felt, or what she saw. This was a place she lived in for the time being, and if anything, having a photo of a woman that Kate's didn't even know existed was enough for her to be infuriated. "There was a photo. A photo of a woman on your desk.." She said as she looked up into Roman's eyes bravely.
Roman raised an eyebrow. His anger blinding him of the fact that Katy was clueless of who Elizabeth was. "And?" He asked as he crossed his arms over.
"Excuse me? You have a photo of some woman I never even once heard you speak about, and you mean to tell me 'excuse me'?" She asked as she placed a hand on her hip. All the worse possibilities running through her mind. What if he was cheating on Jamie and herself with this person.
"Why do I need to explain who she is to you?" He asked. Elizabeth was the one and only subject Roman never once liked to touch base on, ever.
Katy stood silent as she felt those words sting at her. Her eyes beginning to water as she swallowed back her tears, a choking feeling building up in her throat. "Maybe because…." Just as Katy was going to admit her strong feelings, she held herself back. "Never mind.. your right. You don't need to explain anything to me.. I was just a guest living in here anyways." She said as she shook her head as she laughed. This whole situation showed where her place mat was. Roman was not hers, and that was very clear.
"Your right." Roman said as he did not even acknowledge what he was saying. His anger speaking for him.
Katy felt her tear fall this time. Her anger getting to her as she clenched her fist. She felt so dumb, embarrassed, and betrayed. To have Roman just stand there, and say such hurtful things to her killed her to the core. She choked as she sped walked right past Roman, and down the stairs. Her tears streaming quickly as she sobbed.
Roman looked down to the floor as he heard the tears of Katy. For some reason he couldn't move to stop her. The hold of his past keeping him anchored in the same position.
Katy walked straight down the steps, and could see her vision clouding. With every step she wished for her to hear his voice telling her to stop, but as she got closer and closer to the door, she felt her hope lessen.
Her face fully red, and her heart shattered into pieces as she opened the house door. She slammed the door loudly as she stood outside unable to continue. She collapsed on her knees as she cried with her hands to her face.
Roman heard the door slam as he felt his heart break. Once again, he lost her. He clenched his fist as he exhaled hard. The silence of the house becoming his own worse enemy. The Samoan roared as he felt a tear slip his eyes. He punched the painting that was framed on the wall causing the glass to shatter everywhere. As he looked at the broken reflection he saw himself, crying, crying for a woman other than Elizabeth. He shook his head as he read the name of the signature on the art work to read "Elizabeth Farron". Instantly he sank down the wall as he felt tears stream as he silently broke down. For once in his life, the Samoan was lost.
A/N: This was a very sad chapter.. Clearly Roman is stuck on his past. Do you think his past will continue to keep him from growing with Katy? Should he confess out his story to Katy? Please leave a review to this chapter. I honestly love reading what you guys think, and it truthfully makes my day. I love you guys so much, and thankful for all who support this story. Fav, follow and review. Thank you so much for reading! XOXO.