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"Are you at least going to talk to me today?" Roman asks me as we are getting ready for our gender reveal party, I do my best to ignore him. "I know you're not happy about it but this is my career too," he says. "I have waited for this opportunity all my life I'm not happy about it either but I don't want to give up this job, Hayden, you know that."
"Roman, he's black mailing you and he's manipulating you, he is going to use this contract and use his lawyer against you and everything you say. He could say anything is mistreatment and that's the problem and now you're telling me I can't write my book?"
"My lawyer advised me that it's not a good idea for you to write your book about what happened with Mack due to the contract and due to my job," he says. "I'm sorry, Hayden."
"Do you think what he's doing is okay, Roman? It's just like Georgia Tech all over again. He is in control, using his power against you. He's pretty much untouchable because YOU signed the contract he can do anything, say anything and you can't do anything about it because then it gets portrayed as unfair treatment towards him. He's free to go out and rape another girl and there's NOTHING you can do about it because he has you by the balls."
"Hayden, you wanted me to forgive him and I did, I wasn't expecting him to come up with some bullshit contract."
"Oh, so you agree the contract is bullshit?" I ask him. "Because it is bullshit. He is just manipulating you, that's what rapists do, they manipulate and make everyone think they're the victim. He is a narcissistic asshole," I say trying to keep my anger down. Roman came home and told me about his sit down with Mack when he arrived home yesterday, I wasn't impressed. He told me about the stipulations it's just Mack throwing his weight around and trying to control the situation putting Roman in a difficult position.
"I never said it wasn't bullshit, Hayden, because it is bullshit. It's all bullshit, Mack is an egotistical, manipulating asshole," he says.
"Yet you choose to work with him? You can't wait for another head coach position to open up? I mean honestly I think you're doing amazing with the Saints," I say, "Maybe you should stick it out with the Saints until something else becomes available," I suggest.
"So now you want me to stick with the Saints and wait for another job?" he asks.
"That would probably be the wisest decision," I say. "I just think you and Mack working together is like oil and water, then you have to walk on eggshells. I'm looking out for you, I don't want you to lose your job or you to lose money because you say one wrong thing to Mack. I would love to see you coach the Steelers but I just don't think all of this is worth it," I say.
"I hear you but today I don't want to fight about this, I don't want to talk about this. Today I want to find out the sex of our babies, that's the most important thing so can we just get along for the gender reveal party and put this away to talk about later?"
"I guess," I say.
"Why are you wearing pink?" he asks looking at my pink tank top with black leggings.
"The same reason why you have on that blue shirt," I say, "because I think and want the babies to be girls."
"I think they're boys," he says, "and are you sure this is accurate, this blood test thing?"
"For the most part they are 95% accurate," I say.
"So there's a 5% chance that the tests are wrong?" he asks.
"Yes, but it's unlikely," I say.
"I hope we aren't the 5%," he says, "because this is important."
"We will wait to buy things until the gender is confirmed on an ultrasound, does that make you feel better?" I ask.
"It would make me feel better if we just waited until the ultrasound to confirm the sex of the babies."
"Shea, did the blood test and it told her she was having a boy and she had a boy," I say, "I would say it's pretty accurate."
"We'll see," he says, "and I am glad Shea changed her mind about the fireworks reveal. That seemed to be a little hard to do."
"I know, I can't wait to see what she has planned now," I say with a smile.
"Hopefully not destroying this gender reveal," he says with a smile.
"I don't think she would do that," I say.
"I don't know, she's vindictive enough to ruin this whole thing," he says.
"Just be optimistic and trust her, I don't think she's going to do anything to ruin this for us."
"We'll see," he says.
Later that afternoon we arrive across the street to Shea's house for our gender reveal party, we walk into the backyard to be greeted by family and close friends with a lot of them wearing either blue or pink. The backyard is decorated in a football theme, which I know makes Roman smile. It's only fitting that we do a football theme with football season starting, it being Roman's favorite thing in the world besides sex and the fact I am due around the Superbowl so I talked Shea into changing our theme into a football one. A poster says, Touchdowns or Tutus in blue and pink over a three tier cake the top layer blue with a football with the Saints logo on it with the word touchdowns, the second tier white that says or and the bottom tier pink with a tutu made from fondant that says tutus. On another table there is a poster asking which team you are on team girl or team boy and footballs with people's names under each team for their guesses. On the same table there's a Saints jersey with a Saints football and next to it a Saints cheerleading outfit with pom poms beside it and a whole table with food and drinks, Shea really came through. "I thought you were against a football theme?" he asks.
"I was at first but football is kind of our lives. It only makes sense for us to have a football theme gender reveal party," I smile at him.
"Thank-you, Baby," he says with an appreciative smile before giving me a hug and a soft kiss on the lips. "I love you baby."
"I love you too," I say with a smile as Shea comes up to us.
"So what do you think?" she asks with a smile, "Is everything up to your liking?"
"Shea, it's amazing," I say. "Thank-you so much."
"It's my pleasure," she smiles, "Roman," she says her smile fading.
"Shea," he says in return. I can feel the tension between the two of them. Their relationship has always had tension in it from when they were married and he cheated on her with me, till the day he told her we were moving to Pittsburgh. It's a strained relationship for sure but somehow we all make it work to co-parent the girls so that they can have the best life they deserve. "Any thoughts on moving to Pittsburgh?" he asks.
"Not today, Roman," I say rubbing his arm, "that's a discussion for another time. Today is about finding out if we are having girls or boys."
"We've got to talk about it some time," he says.
"Not today," I say, "thank-you, Shea," I smile at her.
"You're welcome," she says with a smile before walking away.
"You know we need to talk about this whole Pittsburgh thing," he says.
"I know but today isn't the day," I say.
"All right," he says, "I get it no more talking about the negative things today. Let's just enjoy this."
"Yes," I say with a smile as Nova comes running up to us dressed in pink. "Hey, Nova," I say with a smile.
"Hi, Hayden," she says with a smile and greeting me with a hug. "Daddy!" she says hugging him too.
"My little Nova Star," he says with a smile. "I missed you."
"I missed you too. What's Pittsburgh like?" she asks.
"It's interesting," I say, "I'm just getting used to everything. It's a big city, and a lot different than New Orleans."
"I can't wait to go!" she says with a smile.
"We'll talk about it another time," he says, "so I see you're on team girl?"
"Yes, I want baby sisters," she says with excitement, "that would be so much fun."
"For you maybe, not so much fun for Daddy," he says making me smile. "Why are you smiling?"
"No reason," I say with a shrug.
"Yeah okay," he says.
After eating some food and talking with a few family members and friends it's finally time for the moment we have been waiting for. "All right," says Shea, "It's the moment we've all been waiting for, the moment we find out if Roman and Hayden are having girls or boys." She hands Roman a football, "inside that football is blue or pink dust, you're going to kick the ball and it will explode releasing the pink or blue dust."
"I haven't punted a ball in years," says Roman.
"I know you haven't," she says. "But let's not act like you don't live for this," she says.
"Football is your life, Baby," I say rubbing his arm as he holds onto the football with a smile. "You got this."
"All right," he says as he goes into Coach Reigns mode, "Let's do this, let's find out if the Reigns twins are girls or if they are boys." I can hear the excitement in his voice as we move over to the side so he can kick the ball. Roman puts the football down on the ground in front of him. I stand out of harm's way as he moves back to kick the ball. I never saw Roman play football so I'm excited to see him actually kick the ball or as they call it punt the ball. Roman moves closer to the ball and kicks his foot out, he kicks the ball with all his might as it explodes exposing BLUE dust. "Hayden, we're having boys!" he says with excitement. "They are boys!"
He wraps me up in his arms, hugging me and kissing me, "Congratulations, Daddy, you got your boys," I say with a smile.
"I'm sorry that they aren't girls," he says.
"It doesn't matter," I smile, "to see you this happy makes me happy. We better start thinking of some boy names," I say with a smile before I kiss him again.
Later that evening Roman and I lie relaxing for our last night in our New Orleans home, preparing to head to Pittsburgh together in the morning. "You look so happy," I say as I am sitting on the couch.
"I am happy," he smiles as he sits down next to me. "I have wanted a son since Shea was pregnant with Kylynn but I didn't get a boy, I got another girl, then I wasn't sure I wanted to have any more kids but then you came along and changed it all. You came and changed my life. I know you're young, Hayden, but I love my life with you and I wouldn't want to live this life with anyone else but you. The moment I found out you were pregnant I hoped for a son and now you're giving me two sons. I would have been just as happy if they were girls because I created them with you. I know they came at a time when everything is crazy in life and we wanted to wait a little but God gave us these babies for a reason, for right now and I'm grateful for those two little boys, I am grateful for you. You're my entire life, and everything has evened itself out. I have two little girls and now we are going to have two little boys and I can't wait to meet them."
"Me either," I say as his cellphone starts to ring. "Ignore that," I say.
He looks at the number and says, "I am just going to take this. It will only take a minute."
"Fine," I say as he answers the phone.
"This is he," he says, "I am planning to head out to Pittsburgh tomorrow," he says, "Oh you want me to come there tomorrow? I mean that's great," he says getting a smile on his face, "Of course, I would love to. I accept no matter what the conditions," he says. "Thank you so much," he says. "I will be there tomorrow!" he hangs up the phone. "So Hayden, there's been a change of plans," he says.
"Meaning what?" I ask.
"Meaning we aren't going to Pittsburgh anymore, we are going to San Francisco," he says.
"San Francisco?" I ask, "what do you mean?"
"That was the owner of the 49ers, their coach resigned and they asked me to fill in and take the spot of their coach and be the head coach of the 49ers!" he says.
"Oh my God! That's so awesome!" I say, "Congratulations!"
"This has been the best day of my life," he says, "I'm getting two sons with the woman I love the most in the world and I am getting my dream job as the head coach of the 49ers, Baby, life is working out for us."
*A/N: What did you think? What do you think on Hayden and Roman having boys? Are you excited for them? What do you think of Roman getting another head coaching job? is it wise to walk away from the Steelers? Should he have taken it? Please review and thank-you for reading.