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Hayden:
I walk into the kitchen after waking up in Nova's bedroom. I quietly left the room not to wake her up but realize that Kylynn is already awake and in the kitchen with Roman as I walk in. "Good Morning, Beautiful," he says with a smile.
"Good morning," I smile back at him as I walk over to greet him with a soft kiss.
"I made you some coffee," he says handing me a cup. I take a sip of it and savor the taste of it. I am a coffee addict and I truly can't start my day without coffee. I thank him with a soft kiss on his unshaven jaw. I enjoy his stubble and his beard more than his baby face look. He looks good dressed in a pair of grey sweatpants hanging off his hips and no shirt showing off his abs and broad chest. He may not have the perfect 6 pack but I do appreciate the view of him standing in my kitchen with his hair pulled into a low messy bun. He is a sight for sore eyes. "How did you sleep?" he asks with amusement as he gives Ky her pancakes he took out of the microwave after cutting them up.
"Nova is like a ninja in her sleep, she's definitely a wild sleeper. I'm sorry I never made it back to you last night. I just fell asleep with her and I'm so sorry for ruining our night and not finishing what we started."
"Don't worry about it," he says. "I enjoyed the view of my girlfriend stepping up to be my daughter's rock when she had a nightmare and the view of my baby girl and my girlfriend cuddled up was a breath of fresh air. You're really stepping up into this role."
"I'm trying," I smile as I take a sip of my coffee.
"I love it," he says with a smile. "I talked to Shea this morning," he says. I let out a soft groan and he laughs softly. His smile just does things to me but that laugh is something else on a whole different level. For 33 the man is gorgeous and I feel like he is just going to get hotter the older he gets. "Relax, I talked to her about what you suggested last night you know the sit down. I agree I think that all three of us need to sit down and just talk. Obviously you're a part of my life and she's always going to be in my life because we share two girls together. I think the sit down is a good idea and I think it's the best way to go moving forward. And Shea agrees that we need to talk so we are going to go to her mom's house this afternoon and talk it out and establish a happy medium and I have to tell her we're moving to New Orleans."
"And for some reason I feel like that's not going to go very well. I don't think for one second she is going to allow you to move with the girls to New Orleans while she lives here in Atlanta. I don't think you can do that legally if you are sharing custody."
"Well, no," he says, "that's why I am going to buy her a house in New Orleans to live in so that we can continue on with this custody arrangement and visitation. I think she would like that."
"What makes you so sure that she's going to be willing to up and move to New Orleans for a man that cheated on her with one of his students and a man she is in the process of divorcing? Maybe she wants to stay in Atlanta."
"Are you worried about her coming to New Orleans with us?"
"Obviously she is no threat to me and I want the girls to have a good relationship with their mother. I don't think it's a bad idea I just think you're playing yourself if you think she's going to be willing to up and move to New Orleans for you."
"It's not for me, Hayden, it's for Nova and Ky it's not for me. I want to keep this arrangement going with her we agreed to it and I think it works well. Do you think she will really not want to move to New Orleans?" he asks.
"I think she's made it very clear to you how she feels about your love for football and how that love has come between you two so I don't see her being exactly thrilled with the idea to move to New Orleans because you got a coaching job for the Saints. I think she is probably going to get dramatic and cause some issues she is definitely going to fight you," I say honestly, "but then again you know Shea better than me so you can really be the only one that can answer that question."
"I guess," he says, "but it's worth a shot right?"
"I guess but I don't see any of this being pretty. I have had a couple run ins with Shea and the fact she even agreed to this sit down makes me wonder about it. You know I am not her favorite person and I can't imagine that you are either it's probably amusement for her," I say. "But I just want it all to be okay and I want things to be good between all of us for the girls."
"I agree," he says letting out a deep breath. "Come here," he says. I put my coffee down on the island and walk into his open arms. He wraps me up in his arms as I wrap my arms around him. I feel his lips on the top of my head. "Thank-you for trying, Hayden. I know none of this is easy for you and I thank you for trying."
"We've got to make it work somehow and if you're the only one trying it never will, "I say looking up into his dark brown eyes. He leans down and kisses my lips softly and passionately. "I owe you for last night," I smile.
"You don't owe me anything," he says with a smile. "But if you want to continue from last night we can certainly do that tonight after all it is a school night so the girls will be in bed early and we will be in bed early," he says with a smile.
"Hmm, I like that." I place my hands on his chest and look up at him as I rub his chest softly. "I want to take a vacation with you over my break from school, just you and me alone."
"That can be arranged maybe a birthday trip I mean you will be 22 soon so let me take you away for your birthday well a couple days after your birthday. I never met anyone born on Christmas Eve before."
I shrug and say, "well, it wasn't my choice because if it was I would certainly have chosen another day besides the 24th of December. Christmas time birthdays are the worst no matter how cool people think it is or was because it was not that fun. It was either Christmas or my birthday and let's just say there was a lot more Christmas than life celebrations."
"I'll make your birthday extra special this year," he promises.
"Just being with you will be special enough," I smile before he kisses my lips again with so much softness and passion. "I'm going to go take a shower and get ready to have this sit down with Shea." He nods before we share one more kiss before I make my way to our bedroom and into the master bathroom to take a shower.
Later that day Roman, the girls and I arrive at Shea's parents' house and when her mom opened the door I could tell she was less than thrilled to see Roman but even less thrilled to see me the woman that ruined their marriage but from what I have heard from Roman it was ruined before we even slept together that night after the bar. I honestly don't think I would change my choice if I could go back to that night. It was an amazing night for sure and one I will never forget. Shea's parents so gracefully took Nova and Ky out to spend the afternoon together doing some shopping and taking them out to lunch so that the three of us could have our privacy without interruptions. I am only trying to be the bigger person here and not be petty. I will tolerate Shea for the girls and maybe one day we could be friends but that day is a long way off but we do need to be civil to one another. As we sit down in her parents' living room I am reminded again how beautiful Shea truly is. She is the complete opposite of me and what I look like our personalities are different and our looks are very different. She's your typical blonde hair, blue eyed, toned and in shape woman she even dresses to impress with her blonde hair pulled up into a tight bun at the top of her head, a pair of tight distressed jeans and a black off the shoulder sweater. She's breathtakingly beautiful while I am dark haired, brown eyed not in shape at all with curves and a little bit of meat on my bones. Thankfully I chose one of my appealing outfits black leggings with a black cami, black and red flannel shirt open with a brown pair of Ugg boots with a black beanie on my head with my dark hair falling to my waist in the perfect curls. She makes me feel inferior that's for sure. "Relax," Roman whispers to me as we take a seat next to each other, "she's just trying to intimidate you and you have nothing to worry about I think you're far more beautiful than she is and I love everything about you including your curves," he whispers making me feel better. I don't know how he knew that's what I was thinking but I'm glad he did.
Shea offers us a glass of homemade sweet tea and to be polite we both accept the offer. "So you two wanted to have a sit down," she begins. "I think we discussed everything that needs to be discussed, Roman. You left me, we share custody and you're with the woman you cheated on me with what more needs to be discussed?"
"I for one feel like we need to all get along," I say. "I know I'm not your favorite person because of everything that happened with Roman and me. I apologize for that."
"You apologize for being a homewrecker?" she asks and then shrugs. "I'm sure you're not the first and I am sure you won't be the last. Roman can't be faithful."
"I don't think that's fair to say," says Roman. "Hayden is the only woman I ever slept with or was with behind your back, Shea. I apologized for it many times and I am not going to keep beating a dead horse apologizing for it. It's ridiculous. I can't change it, it happened and now it's time to move on and do what's best for the girls because through all of this they are the number one priority here for all of us. We all love them and we all want the best for them," he says. "Isn't that fair to say?"
"Of course Nova and Kylynn are my number 1 priority and I want the best for them. I love them so much and I want to see both of them grow up to be amazing and successful adults. Nova is already so smart and I see you inside of her every day with that determination. I know she's going to grow up to do something amazing and Kylynn too. They are the best thing to come from our relationship."
"I don't disagree," says Roman. "But to make them both successful and amazing we need to get along and work together. And I don't mean just you and me, Shea, I mean all three of us need to put our differences aside and work together. We need to forgive each other and move on so that we can work together for the girls to give them the best life possible. If we can't work together and we are working against each other then we can't give them the best. We don't have to be enemies," he says.
"Roman is right," I say, "I asked for this sit down because I don't want to be enemies, I don't want fight. Roman and I are living together and we are in a relationship how far that goes we don't know but I am hoping it's forever but I am going to be in their lives and I am going to have a big role in their lives. I love them both and I want to see them be just as amazing and successful as you both do. I want to have a positive relationship with them and a positive relationship with you. I'm not asking to be best friends or even friends right now but just to tolerate each other and get along for them. And I am in no way trying to take your place as their mother. I respect you as their mother and respect your relationship with them."
"Noble," she says, "were you thinking about that when you were fucking my husband behind my back? Or did you come to this epiphany lying in bed with my husband? I mean you strolled right on in and had no regrets when it came to sleeping with Roman. Do you even feel guilty for what you did?"
"I don't have anything to feel guilty about," I say, "and I am not going to let you treat me like shit. The fact is this, Roman and I are together it doesn't matter how it came to be but it happened and hopefully we get married one day but right now I am there in your girls' lives and I just want the best for them and not disrespect you."
She scoffs, "it's a little late to talk about disrespecting me isn't it? You know what Hayden, you're still young yet. You're still a baby and I can't just blame you. I know Roman is just as guilty as you are. After all he pursued you on many occasions and I can't say if I was in your position that I would have done anything differently than you did. He's rich and he's good looking but that's just details," she shrugs, "but he's a jerk. Everything is great for you two now and you're both happy but remember this, Hayden. If you get married to him you're going to be the sideline chick to his football. He loves football more than life and that includes you. He's obsessed with it. It's going to be weekends gone, late night practices so when you get pregnant with his kid and have his baby while attempting to raise my children and you spend your nights crying because you're doing it alone, you're waking up in the middle of the night with your kid and he's missing out on everything because of football you will see how much my life with him sucked. It's late nights and during the season don't even count on seeing him. And don't say he's not coaching because I am sure someone with his skills whether he slept with a student or not has another job lined up. I mean if he wants to have kids after all Nova and Ky were both surprises."
"Because you failed to inform me of you not taking your pill and you claim you didn't know an antibiotic would interfere with your pill," he says. "I wasn't ready to be a father when you got pregnant but we made it work. I love our girls and it's not fair to say I love football more than life because that's not true."
"That's what you believe," she says, "you on birth control, Hayden?"
"Not that it's your business or anything but yes I am and I don't plan to have a mishap with it as you did."
"Funny," she says.
"And how do you know I want to have kids of my own? I haven't even decided that. And if we do have a kid it won't be until much later in my life."
"You realize he's 33 and he isn't going to want a kid at 40," she says.
"Stop," says Roman, "it doesn't matter what Hayden and I want together but to make it clear I will do whatever I can to make her happy and give her everything she wants to be happy. We just want to be civil with you, Shea. I know you're upset but can we just move past this for the girls? Hayden is not a bad person and she's great with the girls and oddly enough as much as I wouldn't like it I think you two could be friends someday."
"We will see about that I am not happy about any of this, I'm not happy about what happened with you two but now you're together and I can't change that. I think that Hayden is going to be sorry for getting involved with you and I am finally free of it all. I can move on with my life and be happy just like you're happy but you're right the girls matter most and while Hayden is not my favorite person I do hear a lot about her from Nova and it sounds like she's amazing with her and Nova really likes her. I don't want to see Hayden as my enemy. I want to see her as a woman that is in love with my ex-husband and loves my children hoping for the best for them in their lives. I want to put it all behind us as well and move on. I am not saying Hayden will be my friend but I do respect her as a woman and for the relationship she is forming with my daughters. We can make this work and we can get along for the girls."
"Thank-you," says Roman. "And yes Nova really loves Hayden in fact last night Nova had a bad dream last night and she called for Hayden. Hayden went in talked to her and snuggled up with her and ended up falling asleep for her. She chose Hayden over me."
"She has been having nightmares lately," says Shea, "thank-you, Hayden."
"Don't thank me," I say. "I was just doing what any mother would do."
"You're not her mother," she snaps.
"I know! I'm just saying as a mother figure in her life that's what any of us would do."
"So now that we have agreed to actually work together and be civil with one another there is something else we need to talk about," says Roman.
"Let me guess, something with football?"
"Well, as you know I lost my job with Georgia Tech."
"You deserved that," she says, "and that will be the last jab at you for that but you truly did deserve to lose your job with them you broke the rules."
"Yes, I am aware and obviously I had to find work elsewhere and my work is going to take us to New Orleans as I am the new defensive coach for the team."
"Um what?" she asks. "I thought you just said your new job was taking you to New Orleans."
"Because I did," he says, "Hayden and I will be going to New Orleans after the beginning of the year to look for a house and we will be moving there in May shortly after Hayden gets out of college."
"If you think for one minute even a second that I am going to allow you to move out of Atlanta with MY daughters you're crazy. We have a court document that states our visitation. Are you going to bring them to me every Wednesday from New Orleans and pick them up from Atlanta every Sunday because if not then you better believe those girls are staying with me here in Atlanta."
"I was actually thinking you could move to New Orleans also you know so that we can keep the visitation schedule and the girls won't be too far away from either of us."
"So not only do you sleep with Hayden behind my back, leave me you also expect me to get up and leave Atlanta because YOU got a new job. Hayden is more versatile than me as she graduates school so she can start anywhere. Atlanta is my home and I have no interest in going to New Orleans. My family is here." I know she's angry and it's not my place to say anything but I don't know how I feel about moving to New Orleans either but I do support Roman and I knew this was a possibility of moving wherever in the US when he got a coaching job. I'm sure I can work anywhere and I don't know what Shea does for a living so it may not be as easy for her. "I fucking hate football! I hate your obsession with it and what it did to our lives."
"Shea," he says trying to calm the storm building but I don't even think that's possible.
"No, you don't get to tell me to uproot my entire life, leave my family for you. If we were married still that would be one thing but we're not and that was your decision. You don't get to ask me to move to New Orleans for you."
"Believe me I'm not asking for you," he says. "Honestly my life would probably be better if you stay here in Atlanta but I am asking for our girls for Nova and Ky. I am willing to buy you a house for you and the girls and your parents if they want to live with you if not I will buy them tickets to visit you whenever they want," he offers, "and I know it's difficult but I got a job and I need to take it. I am taking the opportunity this is so close to my dream and maybe one day I'll be a head coach but I have to take what I can get right now."
"Roman," she says, "you're asking too much. You're asking me to leave the place I grew up and the place that holds so many memories for me. I don't know if I can do it."
"Shea," he says, "I know it's hard but I don't want to move away with the girls or move away from the girls. I know what I am asking is crazy and you haven't really started anything just yet so why not? Why not make a fresh start in New Orleans and like I said I can buy you a house big enough so your parents can live with you or I can buy their plane tickets any time they want to visit."
"Roman, you piss me off so much," she says softening a little bit. "So damn much and you always have this is no exception. It has always been about you and what you wanted but when I am finally free shit is still all about you and what you want but I am willing to do this on one condition," she says.
"What's that?" he asks.
"I want tickets to every home game the Saints have," she says.
"I thought you hated football," he says.
"I do but my dad doesn't and suggesting a move to New Orleans to him might sound a little better if he has tickets to every home game they play seeing as he is a Saints fan despite being in Atlanta."
"That's a done deal," he says, "and I can get him into the locker room maybe once or twice a season," he says.
"Deal and you're sure about buying me a house."
He sighs and says, "I don't like it but yes I am going to buy you a house in New Orleans it's the least I can do after everything."
"It certainly is," she smiles and I am starting to think that maybe Shea had her own personal and selfish ambitions for being with Roman.
Later that night after such a fun afternoon with Shea we took the girls out to eat for dinner before we went to the grocery store so that we could actually have food at the apartment and then the girls were in bed early leaving Roman and I to go to bed early enough. "So today wasn't exactly terrible," he says massaging my shoulders. "At least she's on board to moving to New Orleans."
"For her own selfish ambitions of course, I mean if my ex-husband was promising to buy me a house and tickets to every home game for the Saints I would be more than willing to move too," I say.
"I know it's a high price to pay but I have the money to buy her the house and of course one of the luxuries with being a coach I can get tickets to any game I want you of course will have a pass to every game," he says.
"I don't care about that I just don't like that you need to buy her a house to get her to agree to moving to New Orleans. Is it always going to be like this?"
"No," he says. "Please don't be upset, Hayden," he says leaning down to kiss my neck softly. "Are you worried about Shea?"
"No not at all," I say, "it's just she brought up a lot of stuff that's really not her business like birth control and us having a kid. Telling me I am going to regret my choice to be with you."
"Don't listen to her. I meant what I said, anything you want I'm here to give it to you. We don't have to talk about having children or talk about being married in fact I really don't want to do much talking tonight," he says as his hands move down to my breasts. I let out a soft moan as he massages them softly kissing my neck, nibbling on it softly. "You are so tense, Hayden you need a break tonight."
"Roman," I moan softly as he continues his work. "I have to hand the video in tomorrow."
"Good," he says, "you should have weeks ago but I don't want to talk about that and it's only going to stress you out more. I want you to relax and enjoy tonight with me forget about Mack, the video, Shea, school forget all about it and just relax and enjoy tonight," he says taking his tongue over my neck as he continues to massage my breasts.
"Okay," I say with a soft smile. "On one condition since you are giving out deals today."
"Hmm?" he asks between the soft nibbles on my neck and the soft kisses.
"Give me control tonight," I say.
"Baby Girl," he says smiling against my neck. "Done deal." I smile and turn to face him. I kiss his lips softly and passionately before I lay soft kisses on his neck, sucking on it softly leaving my mark as I make my way down his chest, kissing every inch of his chest rubbing it softly with my hands, kissing my way down his body as he lies back on the bed. I trail soft kisses down his body, brushing over his abs and past his navel reaching the top of his briefs. I cup him in my hands through the fabric of his briefs, stroking him as he hardens in my hand. His breath getting deeper and heavier with each soft stroke, I pull down the waist band of his briefs, pulling them down freeing his harden cock already glistening with precum as I remove his briefs with his help. I take his cock in my hand, stroking it softly in my grip. "Hayden," he breathes as I stroke.
"Pretty impressive, Mr. Reigns," I say with a smile as I stroke him. "You really know how to rise to the occasion," I smile.
"Is that how we're playing it tonight, Baby? Because I am all for a little game playing."
"Oh, Mr. Reigns, I have no doubts that your presentation will be an A plus performance it never seems to let me down." I smile as I continue to stroke him as precum drips onto my hand.
"I am more interested in your presentation, Ms. Gonzalez-Castellano. I want to see what you're able to offer and the impression you leave on me."
"Ah," I say, "I always put forth my best and I am sure my presentation will leave you very pleased and satisfied," I say with a smile before taking my tongue over the tip of his cock, licking the glistened head. He hisses through his teeth. "I aim to please, Baby."
I take the broad crown of his cock into my mouth sucking it softly. "Fuck, Hayden," He says. "Always eager and ready to rise to any challenge." I take more of him into my mouth and he hisses again. His hands in my hair as I make love to him with my mouth, massaging him as I go, moans and groans of pleasure escape from his lips as I take his cock deeper into my mouth, sucking it harder, sucking nearly every inch of him. Pulling back and sliding him back in my mouth. He pulls my hair slightly as I continue making love to him. "Hayden, that's amazing! Perfect!" he breathes. I continue making love to him with my mouth. I feel him coming undone, losing his restraint as he thickens in my mouth. I hear him grunt and groan as my mouth fills with his semen as he explodes in my mouth, shooting hot semen over my tongue and into the back of my throat. I suck him till he's done, swallowing every bit of his semen before I remove my mouth from his cock.
"Impressed, Mr. Reigns?" I ask.
"Beyond," he says as I stand up to remove my t-shirt and my lace underwear. "But even more impressed with that beautiful body, the perfect curves, the extra flesh, you're beautiful. Come over here and impress me some more, Hayden."
"I'm just getting started," I say with a smile before I climb back into bed and straddle him. I take his cock in my hand stroking it softly before taking it over my clit, teasing myself and him as I stroke him along the outside of my sex. I place his cock at the entrance of my sex, my soakened sex before I lower myself onto him savoring every thick inch of him moaning softly as he fills me. He runs his hands up my thighs and up my body cupping my breasts, squeezing them softly as I start to move, gripping onto his shoulders as I ride him, taking every hard inch of him inside of me. The penetration deep, I take my time savoring the feel of him inside of me, I lay my body on top of his and keep moving whispering dirty thoughts and words into his ear as I make love to him. His thick cock hitting every soft spot inside of me as I move, I feel his hands on my ass as he guides me, having me pick up my pace. I can barely restrain my pleasure any longer, my insides coming apart as the passion tears through my body, hitting me like a tidal wave, my teeth sink into his shoulder as I come apart, hitting my release stifling the scream so I don't wake the girls. The heat of my release between us, making the movements slicker and him slide in and out of me easier. I feel him coming apart beneath me, his bruising fingertips on my thighs as he lets go, his teeth in my shoulder as he hits his climax as his semen bursts into me. His release so powerful semen seeps between us and onto my inner thigh. I ride him out until he's finished. I capture his lips and kiss him hard. "Impressed?"
"I'm going to marry you," he says with his voice hoarse. "You won't know when it's coming, but it's coming when you least expect it. I'm going to give you that ring you deserve and ask you to be my wife. After that, after tonight and the last few weeks there's no going back for me, Hayden. I think, no I know I am beyond impressed. I love you."
"I love you too," I say with a smile before kissing his lips. "I guess that means my performance was impressive?"
He lets out a soft laugh and says, "beyond anything I could ever dream."
*A/N: What did you think? Please review and let me know what your thoughts are. What did you think of the sit down with Shea? What did you think about Roman telling Hayden he is going to marry her? Thank-you for reading.