Diana noticed Roman watching them. He wanted to intervene in case Mrs. Rollins tried to do anything to Diana or Noah.
"Is this your son?", she asked.
Diana nodded.
"Yes, this is Noah", Diana said.
"He is so cute. Hello little one", she said to Noah.
Noah smiled.
"How old is he?", she asked.
"He's going to be one next month", Diana answered.
Mrs. Rollins stopped smiling. Maybe she shouldn't have answered. Does she know now?
"Mrs. Rollins?", Diana said, squeezing Noah to her side.
Roma noticed and quickly left the circle he was in. Reaching Diana.
"Everything okay?", he asked.
She handed him Noah.
"Hey buddy, you okay?", Roman asked his son.
Noah yawned and laid his head on his dad's shoulder. Mrs. Rollins kept her eyes on Noah before they looked at Diana again.
"You cheated on my son", she suddenly said.
"Mrs. Rollins", before Diana could get a word out, Seth's mom slapped Diana hard.
Brie and Carmella stepped in front of Diana.
"You little slut. I knew you didn't love my son. Sneaking around with his best friend", she shouted.
Everyone at the party was looking at them. Roman wrapped his free arm around Diana. She was holding her cheek.
"And to think, I actually thought you were the one for him. Maybe that's why he doesn't want to come back here. He didn't want to tell me how much of a whore you were, keeping your little secret for you", she said.
Patricia and Diana's mom stepped in front of Seth's mom.
"Don't you dare insult my daughter. You don't know anything about their situation.", Maria shouted.
"If you touch her again, I swear I will hurt you", Patricia said.
Diana sniffled into Roman's side.
"Don't listen to her", Roman whispered.
He kissed the top of her head. Seth's dad shook his head before taking his wife's arm and leaving. Both moms looked at her.
"You aren't any of those things that woman said. If only she knew the truth.", her mom said.
"I don't want to tell her. Not because she hit me, but because she never once told me Seth was in contact with her. He changed his number and she's seen me around town, she could have offered up his new number or something", Diana said, rubbing her cheek.
Patricia wiped her tears. Roman slowly released Diana and looked away. She was still thinking about Seth. He held onto Noah, before walking away to his son's room to lay him down. Diana had noticed the look on his face. She sighed, knowing why he had that look.
"Here, put some ice on it", Carmella said.
"Thanks", Diana said, placing the ice on her cheek.
Her dad approached her, along with Sika.
"We were out back when Dean told us what happened", Sika said.
"I can't believe she put her hands on you", her dad said, turning her head.
"Its fine. My moms handled it", Diana said, gesturing to Patricia and her mom.
Roman hadn't come back down.
"I should go check on Noah and help Roman put him to sleep", she said, excusing herself.
She made her way up the stairs and found Noah's room. Roman was rocking him and brushing their son's hair. He looked up at her.
"Is he fast asleep?", she asked.
He nodded.
"Can you lay him down and lets go for a walk", she said.
He nodded again. He stood and laid their son in his crib. He followed her out and she set the ice in the sink. She let her mom know that she and Roman were going for a walk. Her mom nodded. Roman helped her with her sweater before they walked out.
"Do you think those two will ever get together? I mean, a real relationship", Dean asked Victor.
"Man, I hope so", Victor replied.
Dean nodded.
"Me too", he said.
They walked in silence till they reached the park. He sat down in the swing and she pushed him.
"I know this is about Seth", she said.
He rolled his eyes.
"Its always about Seth", he mumbled.
"Can I explain or are you just going to stay mad at me all night?", she asked, still pushing him.
"Explain", he said.
She nodded.
"I was almost three months pregnant with Noah. He had changed his number and I felt so stupid for thinking that he would actually want to be in his son, I mean, Noah's life. I felt bad because you were about to take on a responsibility that wasn't yours to take care of in the first place. I wanted to give him a second chance, his last chance.", she said.
He decided not to interrupt. Nodding along to what she said.
"I saw her at the store a week later and she asked how I was feeling with the baby. I asked her how Seth was, that I hadn't heard from him. She said the last she heard was that he was fine and working on his album. I thought that he had removed everyone from this town out of his new life, including his parents. She just confirmed tonight that he didn't. He also didn't tell her that the baby was his. I didn't and don't want him back Rome.", she said, stopping the swing.
She wrapped her arms around his neck from behind. He leaned into her.
"You are a wonderful father to our son and I wouldn't trade you for anything. We both love you so much. Please don't ever leave us, we need you. I know that's me being selfish, but I don't care. I won't mention him ever again, I promise", she whispered.
He took her hand and pulled her in front of him. He patted his lap and she smiled. Sitting on his lap, he swung them slowly. She giggled. His arms wrapped around her waist.
"I would take that responsibility over and over again if it means I get Noah every time. Don't feel bad, I wanted to do this, remember.", he whispered to her.
She nodded.
"And I get the whole Seth thing. You felt betrayed and lied to by her. She should have said something to you. If Seth told her not to give you his new number, she should have been up front about that and not act dumb about it", he said.
She nodded again.
"And as for the baby, that kid is mine, not Seth's", he corrected.
"All yours", she replied.
"I love you both too and I am not going anywhere baby girl. Be as selfish as you want. Again back to Seth, we should be able to talk about him without feeling bad or making each other feel bad. He was a big part of both of our lives and that's all he will ever be in our stories we tell. A Friend", Roman said.
Diana smiled and nodded.
"Agreed", she said.
"Should we ever tell Noah?", he asked.
"I want to do what you want to do. If you never want him to know, then we don't tell him. Seth is never coming back anyway", she said.
"I'm just afraid Noah's somehow going to find out and he's going to be so pissed at us. He's going to run to Seth and the last thing I want is for Seth to deny him. I swear if he ever does that, I will fly down to L.A. and beat the shit out of him", Roman said.
Diana smiled.
"Then we tell Noah, but lets wait till he's old enough to understand. I want to be completely honest with him. I am not going to sugar coat anything to spare Seth", Diana said.
"Don't. Noah deserves the truth", Roman said.
She nodded.
"Then it's a deal. We tell him when he's, what, eighteen? This way he can decide on his own if he wants to search for Seth or not. He'll be old enough to do as he pleases, and understand what you did not just for him, but for me", she said.
Roman nodded.
"You think he'll hate me?", Roman asked.
"No. I think he's going to be really mad at the both of us for not saying anything sooner, but like I said, he'll understand why we did what we did", she said.
He nodded.
"And if Seth denies him. He'll know he can come home and we will be here with open arms to greet him.", she said.
Diana yawned. Roman chuckled.
"Lets get you home and to bed", he whispered.
She nodded. He helped her stand and he followed. Getting to his house, everyone had already left. Some of his aunts and cousins were still here.
"Diana, your parents left already. They said if you are going to stay with Noah, to just give them a ring to let them know", Patricia said.
Diana nodded. She looked at Roman.
"Mind if I stay the night with you?", she asked.
Roman swallowed nervously. It wasn't like they hadn't slept in the same bed before.
"I don't mind", he replied.
"Good, I'm going to call my mom real quick", she said.
He nodded and watched her walk up the stairs. His mom slapped the back of his head.
"Don't get any ideas", she said.
He chuckled and rubbed the back of his head.
"We've shared a bed before. After Noah was born", he said.
"I know and that's all this is going to be too. Just sharing a bed.", his mom said.
"I know mom", he said.
He went up stairs and found Diana in his room on the phone with her mom. She was in the middle of the bed sitting. She smiled at him. He closed the door behind him, checking the baby monitor. He removed his clothes and grabbed some sweats. Handing Diana a tshirt.
"Yes mom, I know. I'll be home tomorrow morning. Love you too", Diana said, before hanging up with her mom.
"Everything okay?", he asked, laying on his side.
"Yeah, she just wants me to stay away from Seth's parents for awhile. Avoid them at all costs, she said", Diana said.
"I agree with her", Roman said.
He watched as she removed her pants and shirt. Placing his over her head and letting it fall around her body. She removed her bra from underneath the shirt and set her clothes on the chair in the room. This wasn't awkward for them at all, it was normal and comfortable.
She laid beside him and rested her head on his chest. He rubbed her back.
"I really hope he doesn't wake up till late morning", she sighed.
He chuckled.
"You know little man is going to be up at two and then five. Always is", Roman said.
"Roman", she whispered.
"Yeah?", he asked.
"You know how we both sort of agreed that we weren't going to date anyone else", she said.
He swallowed. Was she about to tell him that she met someone?
"Yeah", he said softly.
"Does that mean we can both have sex still? I mean, with each other. We were doing it while I was pregnant and", she stopped, before sitting up.
Their eyes met.
"You want to continue that?", he asked.
"Only if you want too", she said.
"We don't have sex with anyone else, just each other. If you plan to date or I do, we need to tell each other and it stops. The sex, I mean.", he said.
"Agreed", she said.
He smiled and leaned over to her, kissing her. He moved closer to her body and moved his hand under her shirt. She moaned. Their bedroom door opened.
"Hey kids, how about you give me the baby monitor and", his mom stopped as they pulled apart.
"Mom", Roman was about to explain.
She lifted her hand to stop him.
"You are both old enough to do as you please and besides that, you already have a kid together. Please make sure you at least use protection. Roman you know where the condoms are", his mom said.
"Oh my god, mom, stop", Roman said.
Diana couldn't help but laugh softly.
"I love my grandson to death, but we really don't need another baby right now. I want you to finish school first, Diana and you Roman. As I was saying, I will be taking the baby monitor to let you two sleep in. I know its been awhile since you both have gotten more than four hours of sleep.", his mom said.
"Oh Mrs. Reigns, you really don't have too", Diana said.
"Sweetheart, please let me do this. Lets say it's an early Christmas gift to you both. Please sleep in. Besides, this house is full of women who will more than gladly take care of Noah.", she said.
"Thank you, Mrs. Reigns", Diana said.
She walked out and Roman kissed Diana.
"Let me go get those condoms", he whispered.
She giggled and nodded. She couldn't believe she had just made this arrangement with Roman. Truthfully if anyone asked, she would deny it, but she was starting to fall for him. She had a small crush on him before, but after everything they've been through together and spending so much time getting to know each other. She had fallen in love with him.
She couldn't tell him though. She was afraid he was going to freak out and leave like Seth did. He walked back into the room and locked his door before getting back into bed with her.