"Dean?"
"Its uh not an engagement ring. What did he call it? A promise ring. Roman suggested it because i'm always making my promises that are for you and telling them to him."
"You didn't have to do this Dean."
Dean just shook his head as he took the very simple ring out of the box. It was a plain silver band with writing that Ana couldn't make out.
"I can tell you everyday that i will always protect you. That we're strong and we can get through anything. But in our line of work we can't guarantee that we'll always be next to each other. So this is to help remind us."
Ana actually had tears in her eyes as she nodded. This was a side of Dean that she rarely got to see and it warmed her heart. Smiling, Dean put the ring on her right hand ring finger so no one confused it with an engagement ring.
Looking at the ring, Ana smiled more. "I won't give up."
"We don't give up." Ana noticed Dean had a ring on his finger as well.
"Was it Romans idea for you to get one as well?"
"Actually he kinda forced that one."
Ana laughed and wiped the tears away. "I love it. Its very thoughtful and i'll cherish this."
Pulling Ana into a hug, Dean kissed her head. He was happy the night was going good. He was uncertain how the day would go after the talk this morning.
"Now stop crying darlin. You'll make me cry and i'm an ugly crier."
"I bet you are Deano."
"You're not supposed to agree with me."
"Sorry my daddy always told me not to lie."
"Oh are we going back to that now? Need i remind that the last time you said that you were lying?"
Ana shrugged and giggled. "Those are tiny unimportant details."
"Someone's Definitely tiny And unimportant." Dean smirked as Ana gasped.
"You have 3 seconds Ambrose. I suggest you run."
"Ooh i'm so scared."
Ana started counting to three. Right before she got to three Dean took off running, Ana close behind him.
"Come on midge! Use those stumpy legs!"
Using all the stuff Seth and Roman taught her, Ana practically pounced on Dean knocking him to the ground.
"Damn darlin! Are you a wrestler or a football player?"
"You can blame Ro."
"Of course."
"You started it."
"Look at the position it got me in."
"Still creepy."
Laying next to Dean they both started looking at the stars. "You know i wanted to be astronomer."
"You wanted to study stars?"
"Mhm. Not having many friends growing up I found that stars helped me not feel as lonely."
"What made you decide to be a wrestler?"
"I love the stars. But i think i like the mystery about them. Plus i'm an adrenaline junky."
Dean glanced at Ana in admiration. She just keeps getting more and more interesting. But sadly that caused Dean's insecurities to rise.
"What about you Dean? I don't know much about you before Ambrose and Moxley."
"Its not that interesting darlin."
"You don't have to tell me everything. Just whatever your comfortable with."
Dean sighed. Accepting Moxley was one thing. But the way he was raised was a different story. Feeling the ring on his finger gave him slight courage.
"I grew up in the bad side of Cincinnati. My dad wasn't in my life much. My mom worked more than we do now just to support me. But that wasn't enough."
Rolling onto her stomach Ana laid her head on her arms. "Thank you for sharing Dean. Is your mum still around?"
"Yeah. When i got enough money from wrestling i moved her to the nice part of Cincinnati."
"I bet she's proud of you."
"Honestly I wouldn't know. I'm so busy that I hardly head out to see her. Don really like being in that place unless i have to be."
"How long has it been since you've seen her?"
Dean was quiet for a moment. "Almost five years."
"how about on your next break you go see her? I'm sure she'd love to see you."
"I don't know Ana."
"I'm sure one of the guys would go with you. Or i can go if you need me to."
"I'll think about it darlin."
They laid in silence. So much happened tonight. Not just with them talking about everything that was wrong. But tonight they learned more about each other. Being alike in many ways they each understand and appreciate the slow pace of the relationship.
Dean was thankful to Roman for pushing him and giving him the advice he needed. When he suggested the date earlier today he wasn't expecting to give Ana a promise ring. Dean was definitely surprised when he found one that was engraved with their promise to each other.
While Ana on the other hand Ana didn't know what the day was gonna hold for her and Dean. She had it in her head that they weren't gonna last the day. Thankfully they were able to talk through everything. She was definitely ecstatic about the date. This was their first official date and she couldn't have asked for anything better.
Then there was the promise ring. When he pulled out the little box Ana couldn't breathe. She didn't know what to think. She knew that it was to early for marriage so she was definitely hoping it wasn't that. Everything he said was super sweet and it helped her accept the fact she was in love with this man.