-May-
Amaya was coming up on two months. She watched WrestleMania from Punk's home in Chicago. He was planning on selling it once he and AJ got married, but postponed it for her. She rubbed her small bump and covered her legs with a blanket. Phil walked over to her with popcorn. Larry jumped up beside him. They were getting ready to watch Extreme Rules.
"I think I need a dog", she said, her hand rubbing the top of Larry's head.
When she stopped, he would push his head into her hand to get her to scratch it again.
"Yeah, you can have someone to talk to while AJ and I are away", Punk said.
"Speaking of that, why aren't you there? Its Extreme Rules", she said, placing popcorn in her mouth.
"Didn't have a match. I'm not going to be hanging around backstage waiting for them to magically give me one. Besides, they've been pissing me off lately", he said.
"Because of me?", she asked.
"Partly, but don't blame yourself", he said.
Amaya nodded.
"AJ went", she pointed out.
"Yes, but AJ has a title shot coming up. She has to be there or they'll take it from her", he reminded.
She nodded.
"Do you miss it?", he asked.
"Sometimes and then I wake up and see this tiny thing poking out of me and I don't. It honestly looks like I'm bloated", she smiled.
He chuckled.
"Do you miss him?", he asked softly.
"I don't think I'll ever stop missing him", she replied honestly.
"Same goes for him, just saying", he said.
She looked over at Phil and he wiggled his brow.
"By the way, Ambrose wants you to answer your damn phone. His words not mine", he said.
She still hadn't answered any of their calls or texts. She was talking to Paige though. AJ had to go to Tampa for work and Amaya had gone with her.
A little sun won't kill you
Her sister had said. They had run into Paige and they got to talking. She had noticed Amaya's growing belly and after what happened, the news got to NXT. Paige, promised not to say anything as long as Amaya kept in touch with her about the baby.
"Why don't you answer his calls? I thought you two were all buddy buddy", he said.
"I'm embarrassed", she replied softly.
"You shouldn't be. You're human, you made a mistake. He doesn't hide from it and you shouldn't either.", Phil said.
"I'm just not ready", she said.
He nodded.
"Little bug comes first", Punk said, placing his hand on her bump.
The ppv started and they watched.
"Hopefully aunt April gets a match little one", Amaya said.
"Daddy has one", Phil said.
Amaya raised a brow at him and he laughed.
"Its true. Mommy even got him a title shot", Phil said.
"Alright", Amaya rolled her eyes.
The guys were getting dressed when Hunter came over to them.
"Your matches have been turned into title matches", Hunter announced.
"What?", all three asked.
He nodded and cleared his throat.
"Amaya, set this up for you three. I talked to Vince and he agreed this is a good idea. So, you can thank Amaya", Hunter said.
Stephanie had laid into him after he and Vince released Amaya without talking to her first. Stephanie was very fond of her.
"She mentioned something, but didn't say anything else about it", Dean said.
Hunter nodded.
"Congratulations boys, make her proud", Hunter said, glancing at Roman.
Roman kept his eyes on his feet. Hunter wanted to tell him countless times that Amaya was expecting his child, but if she didn't tell him then it meant she didn't want him to know. It also wasn't his place to tell him, it was her secret. He nodded and walked away. Dean slapped Roman's back.
"Come on brother, put on the best show you can for her. She's watching, I know she is", Dean said.
Roman lifted his head and nodded, fixing himself. He was going to make her proud of him, even if it was for just a fleeting second. Dean's match was first, Roman and Seth walked him out before making their way to the back to watch from a monitor.
Amaya smiled as she watched each of them win titles. Dean the US title and Roman and Seth taking the tag titles.
"You should congratulate them", Phil said.
Her smile fell. He leaned into her stomach.
"Daddy won bug", he whispered to the baby.
Amaya looked from her bump to the screen where Roman was. After all the matches, Phil put on the backstage interviews with the winners. The Shield all stood together and talked about how much they deserved the win. Roman took the mic from Renee.
"We also need to thank Maya Lee", he said.
Punk came running back to the living room, his jaw dropping open.
"Did he just", Amaya shushed him.
"We love you Maya and we miss you, this was for you. We hope we made you proud baby girl", he said.
Dean and Seth nodded.
"Daddy is not going to be happy when he gets home", Phil said.
He was talking about Roman's dad. Amaya rubbed her bump as Phil walked back into the kitchen.
"That was daddy", she whispered.
She grabbed her phone.
The guys had showered and changed. Walking out, April caught up to them.
"Amaya wanted me to tell you guys congratulations. She's proud of you", April said.
April hadn't talked to them since everything happened. She ignored them and they stayed out of her way.
"Why doesn't she answer my texts or calls? I just want to see how she is", Dean said.
She sighed.
"I don't ask, but she has her reason", April said, before leaving.
Roman sighed.
"She moved you know", Dean said suddenly.
Roman looked at him.
"I figured if she wasn't answering my calls or texts, then I'll show up at her door. She doesn't live there anymore, April and Phil do but not her", Dean said.
Roman swallowed and looked down. He couldn't look anyone in the eyes anymore. This was all his fault and he felt it was better if he just stayed silent.
"Roman, I'm not blaming you. I just thought you should know. That way you don't go looking for her, only to come up empty handed", Dean said.
Roman nodded.
When he got back to the hotel, his family was waiting for him. His mom hugged him.
"I'm so proud of you", she said.
"You did good", his dad said.
Valerie got close to him and smiled, placing her hand on his arm. She really was pregnant.
"Thanks everyone", he said, before going over to his daughter who was coloring.
He sat beside her and started coloring. He didn't want to sit around with them and celebrate, especially not after what his dad and Valerie did. He didn't talk to Val unless it had to do with the kids. He went over to see his mom, but ignored any attempts from his dad.
"You won daddy", Autumn said.
He smiled and nodded.
"I did, Amaya helped me", he said softly to her.
Autumn smiled.
"Where is she? How come she doesn't come and visit? Why isn't she on tv anymore?", she asked.
"I don't know babe, but I miss her too", he said.
Valerie rolled her eyes and rubbed her small bump. The last time Roman had smiled at her was when they saw the ultrasound of their new baby, but as quick as it appeared, it was gone.
"I say we go out to dinner to celebrate", his sister had suggested.
"You can all go, I don't feel like it", Roman announced without taking his eyes off his drawing.
"Roman", his dad said.
"Don't start. You got what you wanted, now just let me be", Roman said, before standing and kissing the top of his little girl's head and walking into his connecting room.
Valerie followed.
"I can't believe you thanked her for you winning this title. She had nothing to do with it", Valerie snapped.
He turned on his heels.
"She had everything to do with it. She asked for this match for us and they gave it to us because of her. So yes Val, I had to thank her and even if she had absolutely nothing to do with it, I would still thank her", he replied.
"I'm trying here Roman, but you aren't", she sighed.
"I told you, I don't love you anymore. I appreciate you as the mother of my kids, but this, you and I, it was done a long time ago. Even before Amaya, we were done and you know it", he said, before stomping into the bathroom to get away from her.
It felt like he had a huge weight on his shoulders and no matter how much he tried to remove it, it just kept adding on. He even had a panic attack in the locker room once. It disappeared for an instant when he found out Amaya wanted the titles on them. He smiled. He missed her and he found himself daydreaming more often than he wanted to admit.
Say we got pregnant and we had a boy. What would you name him?
He had asked when they were in New Jersey moving her in.
She smiled. Joe.
She had said. He smiled.
And if we had a girl?
She asked him.
I always liked the name Malia. That was going to be Autumn's name, but Valerie didn't like it
He told her.
I like Malia
What about you?
He had asked.
Trina, it's my mom's name, but I like Malia way more
She had said.
Someone knocked on the bathroom door and he sighed.
"I just need a second Valerie", Roman shouted.
"Its not Valerie", his mom said.
He stood and opened the door. The room was empty except for his mom.
"I'm sorry mom, I didn't mean to yell at you", he said.
"This state your in son, its not healthy. You walk around here like a zombie, like someone set you on autopilot. I'm worried about you", she said.
"What's not healthy is staying with someone who doesn't make me happy. This isn't healthy for Autumn either or this new baby", Roman said.
"You really do love this other woman", his mom sounded surprised.
He looked her in the eyes.
"More than anyone and I lost her", he said sadly.
He sat down and rubbed his face. He was on the verge of breaking, it was only a matter of time. His mom thought it was just lust, just a simple affair, but seeing her son now. She knew it wasn't.
"Your dad's been wanting to talk to you", she said.
"I don't want to hear it. He's just going to lie some more. He promised me mom, that he would leave Amaya alone if I left her alone. I did, I broke it off and he went back on his promise", Roman said.
"And I've yelled at him for it. He understands what he did was wrong", his mom said.
"Mom just please, I want to be alone", he responded.
She nodded. She kissed the top of his head.
"I love you", she whispered to him.
"Love you too", he replied.
