The next day, Roman picked up Noah like clock work. Diana sighed when she saw him. He had decided on giving Diana the rest of yesterday to calm down.
"He is still my son", he said to her.
She let him in. Noah ran over to him.
"Hey buddy, ready to go?", he asked.
Noah nodded.
"You said we were going to talk about something yesterday", Noah said.
Roman looked at Diana.
"I know kid, I had to work overtime. We will tonight, I promise", Roman said.
Noah nodded.
"I have practice today. Can you make it dad?", Noah asked.
"I wouldn't miss it", Roman replied.
Noah hugged Diana before walking out.
"I'll see you D", Roman said.
Diana nodded.
During work, Diana had noticed Dean was making sure the place was spotless.
"What's up with you? Flavor of the week coming by?", she asked.
He laughed.
"You know I don't bring them around work or my place", he said.
"My bad", she smiled.
He smirked. Getting the idea to possibly make Diana jealous.
"Actually, Roman is bringing someone by", Dean said.
He watched as those words sunk in.
"Oh. Who?", she asked.
He smirked.
"I'm not sure, but he said it was important", Dean shrugged.
"Work, important? Or date, important?", she asked.
"I don't know. I guess we'll be finding out when he comes", Dean said.
Roman watched as the expensive car pulled into the driveway. He was going to show them the house he was building for Diana. Then take whoever this person was to lunch at Dean's to discuss his deal.
The door opened and a woman walked out. She smiled at him.
"You must be Roman Reigns", she said.
He nodded and held his hand out.
"I'm Zelina Vega", she introduced.
"Its nice to meet you Miss Vega and thank you for coming down", he said.
"Of course. I have heard nothing but good things about you. My boss really wants you to say yes to his company", she said.
He smiled.
"He and everyone back at the office send their condolences on the loss of your brother in law", she said.
"Thank you, although he wasn't really my brother in law. He was my best friend since elementary school and he did feel like a brother. He was my son's uncle", Roman said.
She nodded.
"So, where should we start?", she asked.
He gestured for her to walk in. Explaining every detail to the house, small to big.
"Wow, who may I ask are you building it for? Can I meet them?", she asked.
He chuckled and rubbed his stubbly cheek.
"Its actually me. Well, I had it made for my", he stopped, licking his lips.
"Your baby mama?", she offered.
"Something like that", he said.
"He's been in love with her since High School. Hasn't had the balls to ask her out", Randy mentioned on his way to finish the bathroom.
Roman chuckled and shook his head. Zelina smirked.
"Business meeting dude", Roman called after him.
"Just filling her in on the rest of the story, she doesn't need to be confused about your weird relationship with Diana", Randy called back.
Zelina looked up at Roman with a smile.
"She must be some girl", Zelina said.
"She's special", Roman smiled softly.
"Well, she's a lucky girl", Zelina said.
Showing her the rest of the house. Walking out front, they got in her car and she drove them to town. He pointed out which buildings needed upgrades and that they were willing to pay good money to have them renovated.
"A lot of the guys, before I started, had to work several hours out of town. I know because I use to work for the same company. I made a deal with the contractor, he lends me a few men and we use his company name", Roman said.
Zelina nodded.
"Do you have his sales from this year?", she asked.
She needed to know how much money he was bringing in for this man.
"Yes I do and as soon as we get to the restaurant, I can show you", he said.
"Sounds good", she replied.
Diana watched as Roman arrived with a beautiful woman behind him.
"This is it. It's been around a few years. The old owner actually sold it to one of my best friends and he's been wanting to upgrade it here and there", Roman explained.
Zelina nodded. Roman was very aware of Diana watching them, even though she tried to make it look like she wasn't. They sat down in her section and she sighed. She didn't know if this was business for him or a date. Maybe both.
Dean nudged her.
"Go on", he said.
She grabbed her little book and walked over.
"Hi, can I start you off with a drink?", Diana asked with the best smile she could form at the moment.
"You already know what I get", Roman said, without looking at her.
She had deserved that. She looked at the woman.
"I'll take a cherry Pepsi, please", the woman said.
Diana nodded.
"Are you ready to order or do you need a few minutes?", Diana asked.
"My usual", he responded.
Zelina looked up at her.
"What do you recommend?", she asked.
"I love the fajitas, they're Braun's specialty, and you are in luck that he's the cook at the moment", Diana said.
Zelina laughed softly.
"You laugh, but you haven't tried Elias's fajitas. All salt all day", Diana said.
Roman chuckled. Zelina nodded.
"I'll take your word for it. Bring on those fajitas", Zelina said.
"You got it", Diana said.
She left them to put the order in. She filled the drinks. Zelina noticed the way Roman was looking at the waitress.
"Is that her?", she asked.
He looked at Zelina. He blushed a bit at being caught.
"That's her", he replied.
"She's cute. She's the reason you want to work from home. I can see why. Anyone man can scoop her up", Zelina said.
He cleared his throat.
"She's not the only reason. My son is the biggest one of all. He was born and raised here and both sets of grandparents are here. Whenever I imagined having a family and raising them, it was here.", he said.
Zelina nodded.
"How old is your son?", she asked.
"Nine, his name's Noah", Roman said.
"Wait, but that means you were what, still in high school", she said.
"I had just graduated when we found out. She was still in high school, we made it work with a newborn. Our families were also a big help", he said.
"Wow. That's amazing", she said.
Diana came back over and set down the drinks.
"Thank you, Diana", Zelina said, reading her name tag.
"Of course", Diana said.
Zelina held her hand out to her.
"Zelina Vega, McMahon Enterprises", she introduced herself.
Diana forced a smile. He had actually done it. He was taking the job. That was quick.
"If you two need anything, let me know", Diana said, before walking away.
While they ate, Roman showed her the increase in money he made for his dad and his business. He also showed her some designs he made for possible buildings in Boston he was hired to draw.
"This is all amazing, Roman. You have a talent for seeing not just the big pictures, but the small", Zelina said.
"Thank you", he replied.
"Usually we don't have our architects working away from New York. We've only done that once", Zelina explained.
He nodded.
"But my company also doesn't want to see you get away and land in the competitions hands.", she said.
"So, I can work from home?", he asked.
She smiled and nodded.
"Yes. They sent me to sit down and meet you, and instantly I knew you were a good person. You have great family values, which we love. If you had said you wanted to stay for any other reason, we wouldn't have offered you the job", Zelina said.
"Thank you, so much. You really don't understand how much this means to me and my family", he said, shaking her hand.
"Of course. Also, your girl was right about these fajitas. So good, I might need to order some more before I leave town tomorrow", she said.
"Ask Dean for Braun, because trust me, like Diana said, Elias adds too much salt. He's better at singing and writing songs than he is a cook", Roman said.
Zelina laughed. Roman walked over to pay for the bill while Zelina went to the restroom. He was going to show her where he wanted to open his own place for McMahon Enterprises.
Diana took his card.
"Babe, can we talk later?", he asked.
She met his eyes.
"Yeah", she said softly.
He nodded.