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Note: This is an extra update since we've reached 150 reviews... Ya'll are so fucking amazing! Really, I think I was almost in tears when I realized the number! I'm so glad for all of your thoughts and input! I hope you all enjoy this chapter! I will see you again on Friday! -JJ

For The Night

Roman lifted a photo up from the album and smiled at it, heart pounding in his chest at the memory. He leaned back in his chair, looking over him and Cody in it, both smiling at the camera, Roman's arm around Cody's shoulders. Cody was in a very expensive looking black tux while Roman was a less fancy dark grey suit with a blue tie. It had been Maryse and Mike's wedding.

He let out a small sigh, setting the picture down and rubbing his face gently. He had to tell Cody their memories, but that didn't make it any easier. He dropped his hands into his lap, unsure of where Cody even was. He hadn't talked to him much that morning before he had to rush to classes. He'd only been running late due to a very naughty, raunchy dream he'd had that had demanded his utmost attention that morning in the shower.

Easily, he moved around the pictures, taking out a few of him and Cody, making the decision that he would sit Cody down and tell him a few things the next day. It was getting too late to really do much anyway and he had classes the next morning and Cody had work. He went to put the photos away, standing just as the door opened and Cody stepped in. "Hey," he greeted, smiling just slightly.

"Hey, you going through photos?" Cody answered back, kicking his shoes off and pulling his light jacket off. He walked over, looking down at the photo in Roman's hand. "Hey, that's down at the pier isn't it?" He looked up to see Roman nodding. He looked down at the photo album, his eyes focusing on each photo, noticing that they were all of him and Roman. He tried not to feel hopeful that Roman wanted to share some of their past with him.

"I was pulling some out," Roman answered truthfully, setting the one in his hands down. "I don't really want to use these as reference points though." He neatly put the photos back and shut the cover. "If you want to know about who we were I won't keep it from you anymore, but you have to be patient with me."

Cody nodded, smiling wide. "Thank you," he breathed, grabbing Roman's hand and leading him into the living room. "You have time tonight for some questions?"

Roman felt his head nod without his permission. He sat down on the couch, Cody sitting next to him sideways on the couch, one leg pulled up in front of him. "What did you want to know?" he asked softly, heart already starting to pound. He'd left himself open for any kind of questions Cody had.

Cody took a moment to think. Normally, he would be full to the brim with questions he wanted answers to, but at the moment, with Roman's hand still in his, he felt content. He wasn't sure if he wanted to ruin that or not. He released Roman's hand, setting his own on his calf. "Will you let me run and grab something first?" he finally asked, feeling like he should share his dreams with Roman. He wanted to meet the other man in the middle as best as he could, knowing that these memories were hard on the Samoan man.

Roman nodded, unable to really say much. He was nervous, beyond nervous. He knew this conversation could lead in either direction. It could really pull them closer together, mending some of their broken relationship or it could easily rip the remaining bits to shreds.

Cody could feel his heart pounding as he sat back down, the notebook held tightly in his hands. "I need to know if these are real," he murmured, setting it in his lap. "I won't ask about too much tonight since we both have work in the morning."

Roman shook his head, thankful for Cody's thoughtfulness. "Where did you want to begin?" he asked quietly, sure that he could hear the waiver in his voice. He swallowed hard, watching as Cody flipped through the pages of his notebook, each page filled with words, some fully, others only partially.

Cody sat and thought, wondering where he wanted to start. He could still hear Seth's words echoing in his mind that there were things that only Roman knew. He suddenly shook his head, closing the book. They had plenty of time to actually sit back and discuss the details of memories he wanted to know. "Ya know what, forget these for right now. We had parties right?" he asked, perking up at the curious look on Roman's face.

"Yeah, we had some I guess," Roman answered, smiling slightly. He wasn't sure where Cody was going with his line of questioning, but he was thankful that it wasn't something serious at that moment. "Why? What are you thinking?"

Cody's lips turned up into a bright smile. "Halloween's right around the corner. Let's get everyone together for a Halloween Party. It'll be a lot of fun," he pushed, leaning forward. "We'll have candy and drinks and act like a bunch of kids for an entire night. C'mon, it'll loosen everyone up."

Roman let a smile rest on his lips, nodding before he thought. He felt his heart leap at the bright smile that spread across Cody's lips. He always had a problem telling the other man no. "So, do you want us to wear costumes too?" he asked, leaning against the cushions, really enjoying the light hearted conversation.

"Well, it depends on if you're going to want to swim or not. Do you want to fish costumes out of the pool?" Cody asked, almost laughing at the thoughtful look that graced Roman's handsome features. "Because, I'm not going out there if someone ends up naked. That's all on you."

Roman actually let out a laugh, relaxing a little further into the couch, smiling at the other man, eyes looking over the almost surprised face. It was at that moment that he realized that he'd really pushed Cody away since he'd told him the truth. He hadn't let Cody in to just be his friend, fearing that he wouldn't be able to handle the idea of them just being friends. It was nice to feel at ease there and not so anxious.

"You should laugh more often, you'll get wrinkly if you frown all the time," Cody chuckled, earning a good shove from the other man. "Oh, that's how it's going to be huh?" He leaped forward, grabbing Roman's shoulders and pulling him to the floor. He straddled the other man's chest, using all of his body to keep Roman pinned.

Roman only glared up at Cody, easily over powering him and pushing him to the side. A smirk broke through as he pinned Cody to the ground, his hands wrapped around Cody's wrists, his body half over Cody's to keep it on the floor. "I played football in college, and I have a good fifty pounds on you. You can't pin me," he said gently, trying to hold back the laughter building up in his gut at Cody's futile attempts at escaping.

Cody's eyes narrowed at the other man, finally giving up. "Not fair," he pouted, sitting up when Roman let him loose. He waited until Roman turned his back to him before he made his sneak attack, jumping up and clinging to Roman's back, his arms wrapped around the other man's neck. "Never underestimate the under dog!" he growled, legs wrapping tightly around Roman's waist. "Try and throw me off now!"

Roman twirled around, trying hard to reach for Cody on his back, finding that no matter how he moved, he just couldn't grasp the smaller male that was on him. He finally went to the floor, laying back on Cody, successfully squishing him. He rough housed with Cody for the better part of an hour, both covered in sweat before they gave up, both laughing.

"Now that, was fun," Cody said, leaning back against the front of the couch, his arms propped up behind him on the cushions. "What else did we do for fun? I know we didn't just stay home like old folks."

Roman shook his head, letting his damp hair loose. He shook it out before leaning back against the couch next to Cody, one knee pulled up for his hand to rest on. "Naw, we did a lot. We used to go to the boardwalk a lot. We'd hang out at the beach with Dean and Seth. We did spend a lot of time at the arcade though. I still don't know why I always let you talk me into going there. I used to lose my ass off all the time," he explained, finding that sharing the happier, more innocent memories only made him smile with happiness. "Maybe that's because you could never win at home."

Cody thought he heard a challenge in that comment. "You like video games?" he asked curiously, his head cocking to the side as he looked over. "I don't see you as the gaming type."

"Well, if you actually liked football, we could play together, but you like all those fighting games and I just suck at them," Roman retorted, looking over into sparkling blue eyes. "There's a type now? I musta missed the memo."

"I've just never seen you play, that's all," Cody murmured, looking down at his hands, finding that they were once again fiddling in his lap. He wondered why Roman had that kind of power over him.

"I haven't since the accident," Roman answered softly, turning his gaze away from the smaller male. "It's something we used to do together, it feels weird playing alone. The console's in the cabinet under the TV if you ever feel like playing. All the games are in there too." His head tilted down, his eyes resting on his sock clad feet.

Cody nodded, feeling a little awkward. He slid to the side, pressing his shoulder against Roman's. He told himself to ignore the way a bolt of lightening shot through him at the small touch. "You played football in college?" he asked softly, thinking a change of subject would do them some good. "I did wrestling in high school. I was going to do it in college but after I started working at the shop, I didn't want to do much else." He let out a small chuckle. "I'm sure you know all this already though."

"I don't mind hearing it again," Roman said, looking over with a smile. He really didn't mind it at all. He was enjoying the time him and Cody were spending together. He was almost dreading when they both had to separate so they could get some rest before work.

"So, he talked you into having a Halloween party?" Jay asked, leaning back against the cabinets with Roman, watching over the group of people around them, some in costumes, others not. "Good thing I never really get out my scrubs." He let out a little laugh, looking up into the smiling face of his friend. "You really okay with him being here with his boyfriend?"

Roman only shrugged. He'd been avoiding looking at Cody and Drew whenever they were together. He hadn't thought everything through when he'd agreed to the party. "It's fine. He wants me to start dating anyway," he muttered, taking a drink of the punch in his cup.

"You ready for that?" Jay asked, tipping his head to the side, looking up into the less than enthused face. "I mean, if I'm over stepping let me know."

Roman shook his head, giving a half shrug. "No, you're fine. I'm not completely ready but maybe it'll help. I still feel really awkward thinking about it," he confessed, looking down into the beautiful eyes. "So, you still single?"

"We've been through this Roman," Jay teased, chuckling loudly when Roman rolled his eyes. "Yeah, still single. Why?"

"Well, you see the bumble bee over there?" he asked, pointing across the room at the caramel colored skinned woman close to the front door. "She's been looking at you for about fifteen minutes. Her name's Ariane. She's pretty wild; but fun. She your type?"

Jay smiled, his eyes meeting hers. He could feel the little spark of interest between them. He already liked her, most women played hard to get, looking away once caught looking, Ariane on the other hand, she only smirked, almost challenging Jay to come over to her. "Hey, only one way to find out, right?" he joked, ribbing Roman with his elbow gently. "Wish me luck."

Roman only shook his head, watching as Jay walked over and fearlessly struck up a conversation with the woman. "Smooth Jay, smooth," he breathed, looking around his and Cody's house, taking in the people and their laughter. He saw Trinity and Jon dancing together, Jon dressed up as a Mummy, Trinity as Cleopatra. His gaze followed over others, Kofi and Damien completely out of costume, sure that they'd come right from the shop. There was Drew dressed up as William Wallace, real original, he thought and Cody was even dressed up as cop.

"Well, I got dumped," Brad said, sliding up to Roman, looking over at where Ariane and Jay were talking. "I hope he's got some nuts of steel, because she tore me apart." He looked up into the dark face, wondering why Roman hadn't dressed up for the party. He looked over his werewolf costume, almost laughing at the furry fingerless gloves. He must've been a sight bare-chested in a pair of ripped up jeans, a bushy tail handing on the back belt loop. He had brown and grey fur around his neck, wrists, and ankles, accentuating what he really was.

"Sorry to hear that. Jay'll learn though. He's pretty easy going," Roman said, looking down into the clear blue eyes. "There's other fish in the sea anyway, you'll find some lucky girl." He looked across the room, stopping, heart pounding when his grey eyes landed on Drew and Cody both close together. He turned his head, pushing the feeling of betrayal back.

"Hey Rome!"

Roman and Brad both looked over, a small brunette man walking over hurriedly, a tall blond trailing slowly behind him.

"I'm sorry we're running so late, Someone here didn't want to wait for me to get changed," Evan said quickly, smiling up into the handsome face. "I hope you don't mind that Jake wanted to bring Nick." He turned, the tall Olkie walking up with a frown. He leaned in, pressing a small kiss to the side of Evan's forehead.

Roman shrugged, smiling. "The more the merrier, right?" he asked, looking Evan up and down, trying not to laugh at the scarecrow costume Evan had decided on. "Good to see you Jake. How's Dibiase Corp?"

"It's not too bad. I get tired of Dibiase hounding me at the end of the week about reports that he sends me the day before, but other than that, it's okay," Jake explained, wrinkling his nose. It was an act, really he hated working at Dibiase Corp, but he couldn't find courage to tell that to his boyfriend, who was always so proud of him. He turned from the two, smiling when his blue eyes landed on the bleach blond that was making his way up, a skimpy stripper outfit hugging his delicious body.

Roman shared a quick look with Brad, both of them giving each other the same look of doubt as the bulky Oklahoma born male walked away, meeting him in the middle of the room. "Nick huh? What's he do? And please say he's not a Magic Mike kinda guy," he grumbled, an eye brow rising at the way Jake openly touched Nick. He'd never seen Jake ever be that open with Evan.

Evan shook his head. "Not really. He's a personal trainer. Him and Jake met at the gym one day. They became friends almost instantly," he explained, looking over his shoulder at the two, his voice a little downcast at the bright smile on Jake's lips. "So, anyway, how's things here? I haven't heard from you in forever."

Roman shrugged, looking down at the floor. "It's been fine," he muttered, those chocolate eyes looking at him curiously. "He's with Drew again, if you can't tell." He felt a warm hand on his forearm and he smiled softly. Even if him and Evan hadn't worked out as lovers, he had to admit that Evan was probably one of the most caring and gentle people he knew. "So, you have any single friends?"

Evan's eyes widened a little before sucking in a chuckle. "Well, I might have a few," he breathed, heart pounding. "Depends on what you're looking for really."

"You should know my type," Roman teased, enjoying the blush that rushed over the tanned cheeks of his ex. He let out a low laugh, completely missing the blue eyes on him from across the room.

Cody stood there, leaning heavily into Drew, heart pounding hard against his sternum at the way Evan and Roman interacted. His jaw was taut, his lips pursed together as his bright eyes focused on the way Evan easily pulled laugh after laugh from Roman, both talking happily together. His eyes narrowed on the shorter male, wanting him back off.

Drew looked down, following Cody's gaze to the two speaking. Inwardly, he sighed, knowing he was only fooling himself in thinking that Cody wouldn't be attracted to Roman again. He smiled softly, leaning in and pressing a kiss to Cody's cheek. He still wanted to hold onto Cody as long as he could. He'd be there as long as Cody wanted him.

Cody looked up, grey eyes looking over at him. He tugged Drew down into a full blown kiss, pulling back and casting a hidden glance to where Roman was standing. He could see the other man's jaw tighten as his eyes went back to the two men around him. He hated to admit that he was jealous and he was retaliating like a teenage girl, but something inside him refused to let it go. He blew out a soft sigh, reminding himself that he was the one that had told Roman to start dating again.

Seth couldn't help but smile, biting his lower lip as he looked over the other man. "You look good," he murmured, allowing Dean to pull him in closer, the front of their bodies pressed hard together as they swayed with the music. "Don't tell Roman, but I really have a thing for football uniforms."

Dean smirked, thrusting roughly into the man in front of him. "I don't think you're his type anyway," he teased, leaning in and stealing a kiss. "Now, you see, you're my type though." He felt Seth shiver in his arms, the sexual tension thick between them. "And you look pretty good in my work clothes. It makes it really hard to not peel them off of you."

Seth shivered, Dean's hands sliding down to cup his ass through the thick material of the dark blue coveralls. All teasing aside, he hadn't had much time to be alone with Dean trying to piece his apartment together and still keep up with work. He'd pushed most of Phil's words off since their last meeting, refusing the believe them. But even after everything, he still couldn't get over Phil's last comment.

He'll get tired of you after you open those long legs for him. Don't you realize that? He's just playing you like everyone else.

He bit his lower lip, wrapping his arms tight around the other man. He pushed his face into the strong neck, heart pounding as uncertainty filled him. He just wanted to shake those words off. It wasn't like Dean pushed to have sex with him, actually he hadn't really tried anything when they were together.

"You okay?" Dean asked after a moment of holding Seth, his hands sliding up to Seth's lower back, pulling back to look into the dark eyes. "Hey, it's a party, smile for me baby." He couldn't hold back the small smile when he saw Seth's lips turn up into a grin. "You're fucking cute."

Seth rolled his eyes, pulling back from Dean and leading him over to where Roman was standing with Evan and Brad. "Hey guys," he greeted, sliding right next to Roman, leaning heavily against him. "So handsome, why do you look so down at your own party?" He nudged Roman gently, glancing over at Dean.

Roman could only shake his head with a small smile when he looked down into the big chocolate eyes. "Nothing serious, promise. So you finally got him in a jersey?" he asked, looking Dean over, the tight white football pants hugging every bit of Dean, the blue and white football jersey cut to fit perfectly on the other man. He smirked at the blush on Seth's cheeks and the knowing look that Dean was shooting the two toned man.

Brad hid his smile as he took a drink of his spiked punch, watching as the two shared a look. He looked back over when Roman barely touched his arm. "What's up?" he asked, noticing that Evan was retreating into the small crowd to his boyfriend.

"I know this is a little awkward to ask, but will you flirt with me in front of Cody," Roman murmured lowly, his lips moving in close to Brad so that he was the only one to hear him. "I don't want him to see how much him and Drew bother me. I'll buy us lunch all next week."

"Sounds like you're bribing me," Brad whispered back, smiling wide. "Don't worry, I got this." He looked up, watching as Cody and the Scot walked closer, realizing that Roman only had him as an option. He smiled, Roman pulling back a bit.

"Having fun?" Cody asked, bumping shoulders with Seth playfully, looking over at Roman then to Brad. He kept his smile in place, letting his gaze run over the other male's lithe body, his torso sculpted. He felt a little insecure at that moment. Sure, he was in shape but he didn't have abs like the man in front of him.

"This is Brad," Roman introduced, grabbing Cody's attention. "He's my office mate at the University. He's been by a couple times before." He watched as Cody's smile was forced to stay into place as him and Brad shook hands.

Brad leaned in a little closer to Roman, his hand sliding into the bigger one. "I'm having a lot of fun here with Rome," he said, answering the first question that had been asked. "Who wouldn't with this guy?"

Cody felt his heart lurch, his smile faltering. He quickly caught it, a deep heat settling in his gut at Brad's hands on Roman. He moved just a little closer to Drew, wishing the jealousy he felt bubbling in him would just vanish. "So, you guys must be pretty close then, working together like that."

Brad nodded, trailing his hand up a muscled arm. "You could say that we're close," he teased, almost enjoying the torment that he saw running though Cody's darkened blue eyes. "We do spend a lot of time together in the office. Especially during midterms and finals."

Cody only nodded curtly, turning to Drew and leading him away. He only felt the want to punch the handsome man in the face. He looked over his shoulder, Brad looking up at Roman.

"You laid that on a little thick don't you think?" Roman asked, pulling back just slightly, his grey eyes meeting flippant blue ones. He chuckled at the way Brad smiled and shrugged.

"You asked me to flirt with you, I was just doing what I'm best at," Brad answered, feeling a little devious. He looked over at the other two males next to them, both a little less than enthused with his performance. "What? He asked me to, I'm just helping the man out."

Seth held up his hands in defense, looking up into Roman's averted eyes. "I hope you know what you're doing Rome, for your sake," he said, hooking his arm with Dean and leading him away into the party.

Roman groaned, shaking his head. "I'm going outside," he muttered, breaking all contact with Brad and walking out the sliding glass door to the backyard. He enjoyed the cool night air as it rushed against his warm skin when he stepped out onto the deck. He heard Brad follow him out, the door shutting behind him. "Thanks for that."

Brad only shrugged, walking over to where Roman was leaning heavily against the stucco wall. He leaned back against it as well, his shoulder touching Roman's arm, his arms crossed over his chest. "Nothing to thank me for, but Seth has a point. You really think acting like this is going to help you out in the long run?" he asked, looking up into the conflicted face.

"I doubt it, but it's better than brooding about them making out in the living room," Roman answered, looking down into the blue eyes of his co-worker. "I didn't mean to make you feel awkward in there. I just didn't have anyone else to ask on the fly."

Brad smirked, bumping into the bigger male. "Meh, what are friends for?" he asked, watching as Roman pushed off of the wall and turned to face him. "What...?" He stopped, Roman's strong arms resting on either side of him, trapping him. He swallowed hard, the handsome Samoan man closer to him than he'd ever been before.

"Don't worry, I'm not going to do anything, Cody's just walking this way," he murmured, looking down at their feet. "It's all for show." He looked up into the brightened face, sure that the blush that was on Brad's cheeks was from the alcohol he'd been drinking.

Brad heard the door open and without thinking, his hands dug into Roman's black, long sleeved shirt and pulled him closer, their lips crashing together in an awkward kiss. He was shocked that Roman's lips molded to his, the large hands moving to rest on his hips.

Roman didn't dare open his eyes, the shock still in full effect. He moved in a little closer, Brad gasping. His tongue slipped into the other man's mouth, tasting the sweet alcoholic punch still on his tongue. He shivered, enjoying the taste. He had to admit, that even though the kiss was completely empty, it was nice to feel lips against his again. He could feel the passion and want in Brad's movements, and the feeling of being wanted was overwhelming. He missed being kissed like that and he had to admit: Brad was a good kisser.

Brad felt his body shiver, his mouth being over taken by the Samoan. He'd always been the dominate one in any relationship, the one to be in control and at that moment he felt almost lost trying to keep up with the vigorous way Roman kissed him. In a way, he felt comfortable there, relinquishing all dominance to Roman, the fierce way Roman's tongue pushed along his, the way Roman's hard body kept him in place against the wall. He pulled back a moment later, almost panting as his half lidded blue eyes met lusty grey ones. "Um… wow…."

Roman nodded, looking over to the door, the shock in Cody's blue eyes making his heart hurt. He swallowed hard, heart leaping when he noticed the angry tears building up. He stepped back completely from Brad, knowing he'd hurt Cody more than he'd meant to.

Cody's eyes narrowed on the two, his jaw tightening as he turned back to the open door. "Sorry for interrupting," he growled, walking back in and slamming the door. He hurried past Seth and Dean, reaching Drew and grabbing his hand, leading him out the front door.

Seth watched with pursed lips, shaking his head. He closed his eyes, looking up to the sliding glass door, watching the guilty way Roman walked in, a very red Brad trailing behind him. He looked over at Dean, trying to contain his disapproval, noticing that the other man was on his phone. His curiosity peaked. "What's up?" he asked, taking the concerned face of the blond.

"Paige just text me. She was wondering if I could come pick her up from the shop," Dean answered, shoving his phone into his pocket. "I'm gonna go take her home. You think you'll want some company a little later tonight?"

Seth felt his cheeks burn at the implication. Of course he wanted the company. He nodded sheepishly, barely able to keep his eyes on the blue orbs ahead of him. "Want me to keep the door unlocked?" he asked gently, Dean wrapping him up in strong arms. "Don't be too late, or I'll fall asleep."

"Don't worry, I won't make you wait," Dean purred in Seth's ear, pulling back to give him a quick kiss. "Don't change either, I want to be the one to take my clothes off of you."

Seth only shivered.

(A/N): Welp, another chapter down. Seth and Dean are doing really well, and Roman and Cody were being friendly. But sneaky little Brad. So naughty. Well, what do you guys think? Roman's is doing what Cody wanted him to do, he's trying to move on and Cody's a bit jealous. Thoughts are appreciated! Onwards and upwards! Title is For The Night by 12 Stones.

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