Seth had texted Roman and asked him if he could meet him at a local coffee shop in the city they were currently in for RAW. He briefly explained in the text that it was about Jessica. Seth was still completely pissed that Roman walked out like that but the damage was already done. He had to break the news to the Samoan so he could arrange Jessica's funeral. He had to let him know what his plans were.
He waited at the coffee shop, sipping his cup as he waited. Seth wasn't so sure how he was going to break it to him but he knew he had to. That was his fiancée after all. Finally after a couple of minutes, Roman walked through the door.
As Roman approached his stable mate, he could see that Seth hadn't slept. The Samoan swallowed hard as he sat down across from him. "What's up? I figured you would have stayed in Florida with Jessica and your son."
"Right now isn't the time for bullshitting Roman. Jessica didn't make it. She passed away giving birth!" Seth didn't want to blur it out like that but he had to let it out somehow. He could feel a lump in his throat Ns his eyes begin to water. "I'm a single father now." He shook his head.
Roman there completely dumbfounded and saddened. His fiancée had passed away and he wasn't there. He had driven his daughter away from her as well. Roman's heart pounded loud against his chest, the tears rolling down his cheeks. No matter how cruel Jessica had been, she didn't deserve to die. Now, he had no idea how to break it to his daughter. She was going to be heartbroken. "I-I can't believe it." Roman whispered. He banged his fists on the table loudly which caused everyone to stare. He didn't care though.
"just a heads up, I'm going to talk to Vince, Stephanie, and Triple H. The Shield needs to split as soon as possible." He could see Roman's eyes immediately snap up when he mentioned the break up. "Things between you and I will never be the same. Things between you and Dean won't be the same either."
"Dean?" Roman asked confused. What did he have to do with this?
"Dammit, I forgot. You have no clue." Seth took a deep breath. "You can ask Dean about that later. The point is, The Shield behind the camera can't survive anymore turmoil. Besides that, I need time off for Jessica's funeral and so I could take care of my son. At least until I find a long term solution. The last thing I ask from you is your help with Jessica's funeral. I know you still love her despite everything, and, I love her too."
Roman's jaw ticked at Seth's confession but right now was not the time. Their professional and personal lives were about to take a drastic turn. Jessica was gone, Seth was now a single father, no more Shield. No more friendship, no more brotherhood...no more Shield. Roman cleared his throat. "Of course I'll help with the funeral." He rubbed his face and wiped the tears away. He couldn't believe all this was happening.
"I know we will never be the brothers that we were before. I just hope that our friendship isn't completely gone. I know I hurt you but I never did it intentionally." Seth explained as much he could. He was losing his brother. If anything, they would only go back to being friends. Nothing more. If their connection had any chance of surviving, friends was all that could be fulfilled in the future.
Dean had no idea that everything had come crushing down. Telling him what happened would be so difficult. Inside the locker room, he was putting on his ring gear. He heard the door open and turned around to see Roman and Seth walk in. He immediately noticed the body language. Something was wrong.
"We need to talk." Roman said very seriously.
Authors Note: Sorry for the short chapter but it was interesting, right? Your thoughts? REVIEW.