"So", he replied.
"My sister seems to have gotten attached to you. She sees something in you, I don't know what. My dad told me you took a liking to her too, obviously all my sisters are beautiful.", she said.
"We are more alike than you think", he replied.
"Oh, I know. I see it.", Melina said.
"So, is this where you try to bribe me to stay away from her, because no amount of money is worth that.", he said.
She smirked.
"I don't bribe, I threaten, and then act", she replied.
Roman shifted in his seat.
"But that's not why I asked you here. I just want to know your intentions. Is this for my dad's seat? Money? Power?", she shrugged.
"Love", he replied.
That caught her off guard.
"I'm not saying I feel that now, but I can see it happening. She is the first woman who has caught my eye…", she cut him off.
"So you're a virgin?", she asked.
"What? No. I was going to say, in a long time. I had a few high school girlfriends, but they wouldn't be able to handle this life. There was a woman, but all she wanted was what I could give her", he replied.
She nodded.
"My sister, she closes herself off a lot. Mostly because we hardly spent anytime out of this house. Unless its to kill someone.", she said.
"Trust me, I know", he said.
"Don't break her heart, and don't make me regret letting you near her", she said.
"I'm more afraid of her hurting me, physically and emotionally", he said.
Melina laughed and shrugged.
"Yeah, it could happen.", she said.
He chuckled before standing.
"Did she tell you about paintballing tomorrow?", she asked, also standing.
He nodded.
"Make sure you guys wear something you can get dirty in", she said.
"Its going to hurt, isn't it?", he asked.
"Maybe, but that's the fun part", she smirked.
He chuckled before walking out. Veronica stood when she saw him.
"What happened?", she asked.
"She just wanted to see how serious I was about you, and I am serious. I hope you are too.", he said.
"I don't know what that means, I have never dated anyone. Well if you count Kenny, but that was more sexual than anything else", she said.
"Don't remind me you slept with him", he said.
"He was too submissive", she shrugged.
He laughed. He touched her cheek gently.
"What are you doing?", she asked.
He smiled.
"Showing you affection, get use to it", he replied.
"I should get to bed, early start tomorrow", she said, moving away from his hand and making her way to her room.
"Goodnight", he called out.
She stopped and faced him.
"Night", she replied.
The next morning, they got up and made their way down. Dressed in black pants and white t-shirts.
"Morning", Bayley said, she had on some olive green cargo pants along with a black long sleeved shirt.
"Sit, eat", Nikki said, serving herself.
She was dressed similar to Bayley, expect her outfit was a red shirt. Brie was in all black. Veronica had on a white shirt.
"Bacon", Veronica said, eating a bit before cutting off a small piece for Sadie.
"Don't feed her table food", Melina said.
"She likes it", Veronica replied.
"Doesn't matter, she can get sick", her sister said.
"I don't give her a lot, just every once in awhile", Veronica replied.
This seemed so normal to the guys. You would have thought they weren't Sicarias. Just normal sisters eating breakfast.
"Where's your dad?", Dean asked.
"Working, his job is never ending", Brie replied.
The guys served themselves and ate.
"So, about this party tomorrow. How dressy do we have to be?", Seth asked.
"Usually its slacks with button up shirts.", Bayley answered.
"We can do that", Dean replied, mouth full.
Melina swatted the back of his head, making Seth and Roman laughed.
"Don't talk with food in your mouth", she said.
Dean glared at her.
"He's use to it, my mom does the same thing to him", Roman said.
Dean stuck his tongue out at Roman.
"How long have you known each other?", Nikki asked.
"Seth since high school. Then Dean came along a year or two later. They're like my brothers, I trust them with my life", Roman replied.
The women nodded.
"How do your families handle what you do for a living? Assuming they know", Melina asked.
"Um, my mom died when I was a kid. I don't know my dad and my step dad was an asshole, he died in a fire", Seth said.
Roman shifted in his seat and Veronica noticed. She raised a brow.
"Mine, they abandoned me on my grandmother's doorstep. She took care of me until she died, then I wandered into Reigns territory.", Dean said.
Roman smiled.
"He loved us too much to leave us", Seth said.
Dean rolled his eyes.
"Think what you want", Dean mumbled.
Seth chuckled.
Roman excused himself to the restroom before leaving, when he got out, Veronica stood there. Arms crossed over her chest.
"What's the deal with Seth and his step dad?", she asked.
Before he could lie, she let her arms fall.
"And don't lie to me", she added.
"I killed him", he whispered.
She didn't seem fazed by it. Of course she wasn't.
"Why?", she asked.
"He was beating up on Seth. When I started working for my dad, I started pulling away from him. It was better and safer. I saw him come to school one morning, he had gotten the crap beat out of him.", he said.
He sighed and found Seth down the hall in deep conversation with Bayley.
"When I asked him who did it, he didn't want to answer. I wouldn't drop it. He finally told me and I wasn't going to leave him there. No matter who my family was, it was a way better environment for him. Even if he decided to leave to go to college. My parents would have helped him", he said.
She nodded.
"Does he know?", she asked.
"I believe so, but he never asked me for details", he replied.
She lifted her hand and touched his cheek gently. He smiled.
"Affection", he whispered.
"I'm trying", she replied.
"It's a good start", he nodded.
"Vans are here", Melina called out.
Dean noticed Baron and Andrade coming too.
"Will he be safe without you?", he asked.
They chuckled.
"Who do you think trained us", Andrade replied.
Getting to the space. The guys were surprised how big the course was.
"Wow. This is crazy", Seth said.
"It was our training course before actually letting us go out", Bayley said with a smile.
Melina nodded.
"So, are we doing this as individuals or teams?", Dean asked.
"That's right, we have enough for teams now", Veronica said.
"Alright", Melina nodded.
Andrade placed his arm around his wife. She removed it and smirked.
"That's not fair and you know it", she said to him.
The guys looked confused.
"See, Melina and Andrade have the best record out of all of us, never been shot either", Veronica explained.
They nodded.
"So, I will choose the teams", Melina said.
She pointed to Nikki.
"You will team with Ambrose", Melina said.
Nikki nodded and high fived with Dean. Baron looked at him.
"Hands to yourself", he warned Dean.
Dean held his hands up as Nikki kissed her husband.
"Brie with Seth", Melina continued.
He went to stand beside her.
Bayley with Baron", Melina said.
Melina smiled at Roman.
"And you are with me, leaving Andrade with Veronica", Melina finished.
"Not fair. Andrade is good", Nikki pouted.
"Don't doubt my ability, we got this", Dean said.
"Rules?", Seth asked.
"Nothing below the waist or above the thighs, I want children. Rib and back shots are okay. No heads. Baron.", Melina said.
Baron chuckled.
"It was an accident", he replied.
"Chest are bonus", Melina finished.
"Each team has a color paint, so we'll know who has more points at the end.", Bayley added.
"And like we've said, Melina and Andrade have never been shot", Nikki said.
"Time limit will be set for an hour. At the end, we meet at the tables and start counting. Good luck", Melina said.
They each had their own starting point. Andrade lifted the air horn, letting them know it started. They each hit the timer they had to keep track.
"You better be good", Melina said.
Roman chuckled.
Once their alarms went off, they met at the tables. Brie counted the paint on every person. Making the points in a notebook.
"Mel", Brie said.
She looked over.
"You've been shot", Brie said, pointing out the paint.
Melina looked, her side was in fact blue. She looked towards Veronica and Andrade, who were smirking.
"Told you I got her", Veronica said.
Andrade handed her ten dollars.
"Brat", Melina mumbled with a smirk.
"You guys do this all the time?", Roman asked.
They nodded. He smiled, he hoped he was around for more of these moments. He enjoyed them and he knew his brothers did too. Speaking of brothers, he noticed Dean had disappeared, and so did Brie.
He sent a look to Seth, who read his mind and looked around. He sighed.
Brie and Dean had escaped to the barn. During paintball, she had shot him and somehow he found that completely attractive. Before she could leave, he had pulled her in and kissed her. Now they were in one of the empty stalls, making out and moaning.
"Your sister is going to kill me", he panted against her neck.
She giggled.
"Which one?", she asked.
He smirked before gently biting her neck. She moaned, pressing herself closer to him.