A/N:

First of all I am so sorry it took me so long to update. But I have the perfect excuse!

I was on a little Wrestling roadtrip the past 5 days and saw the WWE 3 times.

It was awesome and I got home with tons of great memories. I saw all three Shield members, Roman even twice, live in action.

And I met my muse in person. :)

So if this isn't the perfect excuse I don't know.

As for this story. You know I usually don't address reviews in detail. But…there are people who don't want this to turn into an Ambrolleigns fiction. They say Roman and Dean are so perfect together. That means you doubt me and my writing skills to make you feel that adding Seth is the perfect choice.

That is fine. If you feel like this drop out of this story now. You had a pretty good ending with chapter 25 and you can easily stop reading now. No problem. No hard feelings. It's fine.

Everyone else who believes in me thank you for sticking around. Enjoy this long chapter!


Chapter 29 – Missing pieces

Later that night, after taking a shower to wash off the smells of the restaurant Dean and Roman lay in bed, Roman spooning Dean from behind, one large hand resting on Dean's flat abs. They were pretending to fall asleep for half an hour, but dean fidgeted. His legs were restless and his fingers brushed over the mattress. He was doing some thinking and Roman let him. He ran small circles with his thumb on Dean's naked skin and did some thinking himself.

Dean was the one who finally cracked. He turned in Romans embrace and Roman felt a pair of serious blue eyes on himself even though it was dark.

"What are we going to do Roman? Are we really considering taking Seth as a partner? What if it is wrong? What if we ruin us in the process?" Dean's voice was full of worry and Roman gladly let Dean take the side of doubt. He would argue against him.

"What if we don't act on it and somewhere down the line we lose ourselves in doubt? What if there is that constant itch, the urge to find out what if? And what if someone would give in to that itch? I am not saying that it is going to be easy, on the contrary. But...Seth...he..." Roman shook his head. He had never told Dean about his dream. The one where he lost him.

Roman felt a warm hand tracing the outlines of his beard in the most delicate fashion.

"Tell me Rome." Dean softly urged sensing the big guy was holding back.

Roman sighed heavily and turned on his back, slowly sitting up until he could lean his back against the headboard. He pulled Dean close so he could rest his messy head on Romans abs and then he started to run his fingers through Deans auburn strands.

"When you were in the hospital, that night we found you, I had a dream. It left me scared senseless and I never told you any details. In that dream you died and there was nothing I could do about it. Nothing. You just passed away and left me heartbroken." Roman paused to clear his throat and Dean squeezed his hip gently.

"I went out on that motorcycle trip, I told you about that. And I met a guy who made my stomach flutter again. He had an uncanny resemblance to Seth and I never even met the guy before. Ever since that dream and after meeting Seth I knew the kid was important somehow. The way he fit in? So naturally?"

He felt Dean nod his head in silence.

"That is why I think we should give it a try. I would never have acted on it if Seth hadn't admitted to being gay. I don't seduce straight guys. But now...Dean I am attracted to the kid, always have been and now that I know there is a chance for something here, I want to act on it. I want to give this a chance."

Roman felt Dean raise his head and sit next to him. The short haired guy searched for Romans hand and when he found it he squeezed it and placed it in his lap.

"I am surprised you are the wild one in this." Dean smirked and felt Roman make a face.

"Seth was the kid that saved me back at my first day on the streets. He made an impression on me and he reminded me of you somehow. The way he cared about other people. He was chased but he spotted me and threw me some bread. Just like that. He is a good boy and I am attracted to him as well. When you accused me of touching him though you should have considered that I am a touchy person. Just think of Nikki. So me touching Seth was not entirely sexual all the time. I can relate to the feelings you have, a door opened today, possibilities present themselves now. We could try this or we don't. It is a risk for us I agree. But think about Seth. He would lose everything if this goes south. I want him to go to college, study architecture, become someone. I want to support him no matter how this turns out. We have to set something up before we do anything. I want his college tuition secured before we start to think with our dicks. And he needs to know that no matter what he decides he can go to college. Roman if we do this, I want him as a third partner, not just an easy fuck buddy. I want him to be an equal."

Dean felt Romans lips on his temple. "I am proud to be married to you, you know that? You have such a big heart, and you put someone else welfare above your own. You always did that. With your mom, with me, now with Seth. We will set something up for him, agreed. The money is his, no questions asked. But do you really want to go the next step? I feel you hesitating yet you are itching for it."

"Seth he is...I like to be around him. When I touch him...it tingles just like with you. But I am also afraid that we lose each other in this Roman and that is something I wouldn't want. I love you. I could live my life with only you and die a happy man."

Dean started to fidget with Romans hand.

"But you could die in perfect bliss if we add a piece to this puzzle of us we didn't know we were missing. I am not a spiritual person but I guess the universe is trying to tell us something. My dream, the way you first met Seth...Dean I don't take unnecessary risks. I took one with you though and look how it turned out. Maybe we need to jump into the deep end and figure this out as we go because Seth makes us whole. We thought he was like a kid we were missing. But what if we have been wrong and what if he is the other half of us. A pair of three..."

Roman felt Dean chuckle.

"If you pay your bills that way and bend the numbers in your favor like that...Are you sure Rome? Completely sure? Because then I take your hand and jump in with you. God knows the kid drives me wild sometimes…"

"We leave it up to him. On the college trip...we stay somewhere for the night and leave him to decide to try this or not. If it doesn't work no one is hurt and it happened on the trip and we can forget about it. If it does work he is in..."

"Do you think he bottoms? I mean I would love to..." Dean squeezed Romans cock through his boxer shorts and was pleasantly surprised that Roman was already a step ahead of him and half erect.

"Are you asking me to bottom?" Romans voice was low because of his arousal and Dean's soft caress through the fabric.

"Would you?"

"If I don't have to move I say go ahead."

Roman felt Dean move away. He heard something drop from the nightstand, a curse from Dean and finally the light being switched on.

When Dean turned around with some lube and a condom their eyes met.

"Tell me you are sure!" Dean urged Roman and the big guy knew he wasn't asking about his choice to bottom.

"I don't know how it will turn out, there are no guarantees. But baby, we should try it. I feel it in my heart."

Dean bit his lower lip and nodded. He dropped out of his shorts as did Roman and the Samoan helped him to apply the condom and the lube.

When Roman laid down on his back his eyes on Deans face and Dean pushed into him Dean whispered. "Then I am in as well." Roman grinned and slapped Dean's ass which just drove his husband wild.


A couple days later…

"Are we there yet?"

"How long do we have to drive?"

Roman rolled his eyes and gripped the steering wheel harder. For over an hour Dean and Seth took turns asking him when they would be at their destination. Surprisingly...or really not...Dean was even whinier than Seth.

"Gps says 10 minutes so shut up." Roman informed them after a short glance at his gps.

Roman had thought up ways to ditch the whiny bunch for over half an hour now. He could leave them at a gas station. Those two sugar junkies could walk in there to get some snacks and he could just drive off. Or he could cuff them, put tape over their mouths and put them into the trunk. Well, that didn't work in his 4x4 the trunk was in the cabin. He finally decided to give it up and enjoy those two dorks instead.

They were on their way to the first college they would visit so Seth could check it out. It was over five hours away from New York and they would stay overnight. After that fateful day a little while ago Dean and Roman had talked and they had agreed on some stuff. Stuff Seth would learn about tonight.

"Oh look, there is a sign already!" Seth bounced up and down in the backseat and shortly after that Roman found a parking space and the young man jumped out before the car completely stopped.

Roman and Dean shared a look.

"Are you sure about this?" Dean grabbed Romans hand and drew small circles on it with his thumb.

"It is a perfect parking space." Roman told him earnestly and Dean rolled his eyes which made Roman chuckle.

"I am sure Dean." he told him finally and bend over to claim Deans lip for an intense kiss. When Seth opened the passenger door annoyed to inform them they had an audience they separated, Dean smiling lazily at the four girls in front of their car who stared at them. He climbed out.

"That ass is all mine ladies." He informed them cockily and they blushed and left.

"You are embarrassing. Walk five steps behind me." Seth told them and trotted off.

"Yes master." Dean called after him and when Seth angrily pushed his hands in his jacket pocket he knew the younger man was blushing.

Roman grabbed his hand and squeezed it hard a reminder to behave for Seth sake

"What if he chooses this college? He would be gone. I don't like the idea of that. We could force him to go to Columbia. Right?"

Roman knew Dean was anxious about this. More than he let on to. He cared deeply for Seth maybe even felt more for him.

The big guy didn't doubt Deans love for him. It was written clearly on his face whenever they looked at each other. But over the past few weeks the bond with Seth had grown into something more. Roman felt it clear as day. It was the reason he had opened a window in his heart as well to explore if he could feel the same for the teenager. When he took Seth to get his tattoo he had felt the spark. The trust the other put in him the ability to soothe him.

He felt like Seth was the missing piece of a puzzle. A puzzle he had considered solved after meeting Dean. But now he was willing to put the piece in. Try it. Yes it was risky. He was afraid to lose Dean or Seth or both. But he was at a point that if they didn't try this he knew they would regret it later. Maybe not tomorrow. Maybe not in a year. But later. And then someone would stray to find that missing piece elsewhere. Search that fragment they had let slip through their fingers. And he would not let this happen. That's why he would give this a try. It was a bold move. He was married to a man which was in some eyes a deep affront still. And now they wanted to add another guy into the picture. That was downright crazy. But he seemed to have a knack for crazy. Wasn't it crazy to take a homeless man in and give him a job? Fall in love with him? It had turned out well for him. He was married to the guy now. They owned a successful restaurant. He had written a bestselling cook book. So why not try this as well?

"You are staring at his ass."

Dean pulled Roman out of his thoughts effectively.

"Was not." Roman tried to defend himself half-heartedly.

"Were, too. Are you trying to figure out if he can take it?" Dean looked bluntly at Romans crotch.

"As if you were not thinking about it." Roman grabbed a handful of Dean's shaggy hair and pulled his lips to his own not caring about the looks they were getting.

"I created a monster." Dean chuckled once he could breathe again. Roman had been shy before and pda's were not his thing. Now he claimed Dean out in the open not giving a damn about anyone.

"Let's tune it down for Seth sake. We may not care but he doesn't have to deal with being labelled a faggot."

Romans eyes widened. Sometimes Dean was so thoughtful it surprised Roman.

"I am letting go of this hand then but I do it for Seth and not because I give a damn about some narrow minded fools." Roman declared and dropped Dean's hand.

They followed Seth through the campus stopping here and there and Seth talked to some people. After two hours the three men plopped back down in the car.

"I have three numbers." Seth announced browsing through his phone.

"Five. One male though." Dean declared. "How many do you have Ro?"

"11. 8 girls of the same sorority. Two professors and one quarterback."

"Slut." Dean and Seth said in union. Seth saw that both Dean and Roman started to delete every number in their phones.

"That part of your marriage?"

"Yup. We flirt, we look but we delete the numbers afterwards. We have what we want." Dean told Seth as Roman backed out of the parking lot. Seth heart dropped a little. They had what they wanted. Yes. He could see that in the little gestures they made and in the big declarations of love. They had no room for him.

Dean noticed the quietness on the backseat and smirked. Oh the ki...Seth was in for a wild night if he agreed to it.

Seth gloomy mood disappeared when Roman stopped the car in front of a little cabin off of the main road.

"We will stay here tonight." he announced and Seth climbed out of the car excited to check the place out.

"He is the only puppy that manages to open a car door. Think we should activate the child protection in the door?" Dean asked his husband. They were still sitting in the car, doors closed.

When Roman didn't reply Dean got serious.

"Look we don't need to do this. It is a stupid idea in the first place. He is still so young. We are happy. We are, right?" Deans voice had become worrisome when Roman didn't speak or react.

When his big strong husband turned to him finally a look of determination on his face Dean swallowed hard.

When Romans big paws grabbed his face in earnest his heart dropped and not in a good way.

"Promise me...just promise me that no matter what happens...that we stay together Dean. I want this as much as you do but if it doesn't work out I don't want to lose both of you in the end."

"You won't get rid of me Ro. Never. This can be something good. We realized we like that little fucker at the same time and now we try to make it work. Nothing is final in life. It is ever changing I should know that. We already live past any of the rules society dictates on us. So what if we take Seth into our bed as well? As long as we are all on the same page about it. And adding something to our relationship doesn't mean we love each other less. It means we love and know each other in and out. Because you have no idea how much I love you Ro. But when you call him kid one more time I will kick your ass."

Needy lips met needy lips and Roman felt the love among them. He was a little afraid that a third guy could mess up this connection but Dean was right. Maybe it would make it even stronger.

"Where is the little fuck anyways?" Dean breathed hard after they parted and looked around for the energetic two toned man.

"Guess he found the key..." Roman announced nodding towards the open front door.

Roman and Dean walked into the cabin as well and found Seth panting on the big bed in the master bed room.

"First come first serve right?" he giggled obviously proud he had the master bedroom for himself.

Roman had to turn around to hide a smirk because if things worked out tonight they would spend the night all three of them in that bed.

"Get the bags." Dean just told Seth and looked at his wild hair when he got up still breathing hard.

"Tell me you just jumped on the bed..."

Seth got really close to Dean and smirked. "Wouldn't you like to know?"

Laughing he ran out to get their stuff.

Later that night Dean stopped the car in front of a nice restaurant. Seth quickly noted that it was a seafood restaurant. The theme was maritim and there was even a tank with living lobsters inside. He pressed his nose against the glass watching the red animals crawl around.

"I am not sure I can eat them." he told his friends doubtful.

Dean squeezed his neck gently and Seth had to suppress a shudder feeling the warm skin of Dean's strong hand on his delicate neck. Soft met hard, strong met weak. What a delicate mixture. Seth knew he would grow into his body. He was still lean almost lanky but after being with Dean and Roman for 9 month, getting food regularly and going to the gym he saw his body change. A recent growth spurt had brought him up to a good 6'1 still smaller than both Dean and Roman but he was happy with it. But as it is Dean loomed behind him, strength radiating from his body and Seth loved the differences they represented.

He was so lost into his thoughts that he almost didn't hear Dean say:" You should hear their shells when you break them up. Delicious."

Seth turned and saw the smirk on Dean's lips. He stepped away from the contact and turned to Roman instead.

"I don't have to eat them, do I?" He was no gourmet like them. He liked food. Liked to eat it. But he was a miserable cook and not even Deans endless patience had done anything to improve his skills.

"You don't have to do anything you don't like tonight Seth." Roman told him in that deep, patient voice of his. Seth couldn't shake the feeling though that Romans words had a deeper meaning. Lost again in thoughts he trotted after them as they were lead to a secluded table with two benches. Dean steered him into the bench first until he sat down next to him while Roman took the bench across from them.

A waiter brought the menus and Roman got to order the wine for himself and Dean and a water for Seth.

Seth heard Dean and Roman softly argue about the menus. It was really kind of relaxing. Their voices, the banter between them. Finally they decided on a meal and Seth as well and they chatted about the college for a bit until Seth glanced at Dean's wineglass. They let him have a sip every now and then to try it, he didn't like it most of the time. Dean let him have a beer but he wasn't really fond of it either. Living on the streets with an addiction or a fondness for drugs or alcohol that was a true downward spiral so he never dipped into alcohol much. Dean didn't either after he came to the same conclusion. Now he enjoyed a glass of wine with Roman every now and then or a beer. But tonight with his restless mind Seth longed for a little sip of wine to quiet his thoughts. Roman swatted his hand away though.

"Not tonight. I want you sober."

Seth glanced up. "For what? So I can drive you home?"

"Something like that." Dean grinned.

Their food came and both older men eyed Seth choice. Oysters. They knew he probably just wanted to proof something to them. Like…that he could eat seafood.

Dean tasted his fish and made a face.

"There is certainly something missing. I should…" Roman placed his hand and Deans.

"Don't baby. Not tonight. Just enjoy the food." Dean melted under the touch, Seth could clearly see it. He wanted something like that someday. A lover who could calm him down by a simple touch.

After dinner Roman and Dean shared a look and Dean nodded slightly and leaned back giving Roman the stage.

"Seth. First of all we want you to know that we will support you through college no matter what happens. Tonight, tomorrow or next year. The money is already put away and you can finish college with it. I want to get this off the table. It is your money. No matter what. We will never have children we need to put through college and we would like to help you become the man you are supposed to be. We can't save everyone but we can help you. And we want that. No strings attached."

Seth became nervous and had the urge to bite his fingernails but he couldn't in this nice restaurant so he bit his lower lip instead.

"Okay. Thank you. What is this all about?" His brown eyes darted between Roman and Dean to come back to Roman who obviously was the one leading this conversation.

"Dean and I...in the past couple of month or so...we developed feelings for you. We never gave much thought to them because you were straight to us and we would not corrupt someone. When you came out to us we both needed to address those feelings. And we came to a conclusion. If you want, and you can back out any time, if you want we would like to give this.." Roman pointed to the three of them, "a try. We don't know if it can work but we want to try it. As a whole. A threesome. Us three together. Not separately. We can if you want, try it tonight. See how it works out. If it doesn't we can file it away under what happens on this trip stays on this trip. Seth first and foremost you are our friend. No hard feelings if it doesn't work out or you say no. We will still support you and you can still stay with us. But if for some miraculous reason this works we want to make it exclusive. No fucking around. We can be all three together with each other but no one else. We want this as a partnership."

Roman inhaled and looked at Dean who kept silent watching Seth.

The young man was a bundle of nerves but he didn't care if it showed. His leg whipped up and down under the table until he felt a big warm hand clamping down on it. Dean. Then he felt a strong leg brush against his to ease him out of the nervous habit. Roman. They worked as a team without even talking. To his amazement Deans hand kept still right above his knee and Romans leg lay still against his after a couple of soft brushes.

"I am the one with the nervous habits. Don't copy me." Dean said quietly right next to him. They still waited for his answer but he felt like his tongue was taped to his gum. He couldn't speak. The way they touched him. So innocently yet letting him know full well what they hoped his answer would be. He adjusted his sitting position because boy he was hard and his erection pressed painfully against his skinny jeans. Damn them. Plus even before the proposal he had felt heady and horny.

He studied his empty plate. Before there had been 6 oysters. Oh hell...

"Are oysters really an aphrodisiac?" he asked the two chefs and Roman hid his mouth behind his hands while Dean somehow managed to remain serious.

"They are." Suddenly the innocent placed hand landed on Seth groin and the teenager jumped up and bounced his knees hard against the table making so much noise that half the restaurant looked at them.

"Your answer." Dean growled when Seth tried to push past him away from the table.

"Yes. Yes. God. Just don't touch me again or I will explode." Dean let him pass but slapped his behind which made him yelp. Seth hurried outside while Roman and Dean remained seated a little longer.

"We shouldn't have pushed the oysters on him. He is a teenager. He is hard 23 hrs a day anyway." Roman mused while he collected his stuff.

"But it is fun. Remember the one time I slipped you viagra? It was hilarious."

"It was painful after hour 3 and nothing helped. You missed all that because you were passed out by then after taking advantage of me."

Dean put his arm around Romans waist while they walked to the counter not willing to wait for the waitress.

"Do you feel violated?" Dean nibbled Romans ear.

"I felt like a fuck toy." Roman felt Dean's chuckle on his skin.

"But that is what you are. And my eye candy I can parade around."

"If I wouldn't know that you love me I would feel offended right now."

Roman passed his credit card to the waitress ignoring her inquiringly looks and her blush.

"If we end up in jail because of PDAs who will take care of the ...Seth tonight?" Roman mumbled when he felt Dean's hands near his crotch.

"Spoil sport. Did I tell you I had two oysters while you were in the bathroom?"

Roman rolled his eyes and after taking his credit card back with a smile he grabbed Deans neck and steered him out of the restaurant.

"I like it when you get all bossy." Dean told him while trying to wiggle out of the grasp. It wasn't hard it didn't hurt he could have easily stepped away but he liked Romans firm hand on his neck and the friction his wiggles created.

Seth leaned against the car his arms crossed over his chest eyeing the two of them.

"You drive." Roman announced and pushed the car keys into Deans hand.

"Why meeee?" he whined while he eyed Seth hips.

"Because you wouldn't keep your hands to yourself and Seth would explode on the spot." Roman replied loud enough for Seth to hear and blush nodding.

"But you can?" Dean asked Roman who just looked at him like Of course.

Mumbling something under his breath Dean climbed behind the wheel while Seth climbed behind him in the seat and Roman rode shotgun.

Seth was a pack of nerves and at a red light Dean turned around.

"If you kick the front seat one more time there will be punishment."

"Sorry." Seth began to bite his nails instead until he felt Romans hand on his right arm pulling it away from his mouth. The Samoan turned around to him as far as he could and studied him.

"This is not your first time, right? Don't lie to me Seth."

Dean looked at Roman quickly. Was that the case why Seth was so nervous? But he had said that he was gay. Oh damn. He could be gay but still never...

"No. It has been a while but I have done this before. Just never with guys I liked so much. I don't want to disappoint you."

Romans gaze softened. "You will not disappoint us. So we take it slow. No problem Seth. Relax."

Romans thumb drew circles on his arm and it relaxed him. For a moment Dean took his right hand off of the steering wheel and squeezed Seth hand as well.

Somehow they managed to get to their cabin and Dean unlocked the front door. He stood to the right, Roman to the left. Seth stood in the middle eyeing the open door.

"Last chance to back out Seth. You cross this threshold you are in. Again, if you decide against doing this, there are no hard feelings. We are still your friends." Dean told Seth.

Seth looked at him for a long while and then he turned towards Roman, looking at him as well.

He inhaled a bunch of air and crossed the doorway. Without turning around and in a very small voice he asked: "Are you coming?"

"Not yet but I suppose we will shortly." Roman replied chuckling as he grabbed Dean's hand and pulled him inside as well, closing the door with his foot.