Nikki sat back down and John smiled.

"What?", she asked as they set down their food.

"I didn't say anything", he said.

"But you want too, I know that look John", she said, finishing her wine.

The waiter poured her more. She thanked him and he left.

"Since when do you talk to Ambrose?", he asked.

"Um, since his best friend is dating my twin sister. Seth sometimes brings him along when I tag along, that way I have someone to talk with", she said, shrugging.

John nodded.

"But he doesn't talk. I mean, at least not to me. I'm sure he talks to Roman and Seth, but that's about it", he said.

"He talks to Brie and Amaya, Phil and AJ. He talks John", Nikki said, getting defensive of Dean.

"I guess he just doesn't like talking to me than right", John said.

Nikki shrugged.

"Have you tried getting to know him?", Nikki asked.

"I'm not going to stop what I'm doing to get to know him, I don't have time", John said.

"Well, he's a good guy and he's funny. You should try to get to know the new talent, they'll be here a long time", Nikki said.

"I guess", John said.

Dean got to Roman's floor and knocked on his door. When no one answered right away, he knocked again, but louder. Finally the door opened and Roman stood there, hair wet and towel wrapped around his waist.

"Where's the fire?", Roman asked.

Dean pushed his way in and looked around the room for any trace of Amaya. Roman sighed and closed the door.

"She's not here", Roman said.

Dean noticed the condom wrappers on the night stand. He put his hands on his hips.

"But she was", Dean said.

Roman swallowed.

"I'm not going to lie to you, yes she was. We made love twice and ate. AJ called and asked where she was, she left about twenty minutes ago", Roman said.

Dean nodded, disappointed in his friends.

"Just so you know, Nikki could hear you and she thinks Valerie was here. So if she or anyone else asks, Valerie didn't go to the show because she was feeling sick", Dean said.

Roman nodded.

"I'll see you Saturday", Dean said, before making his way towards the door.

"Dean", Roman stopped him.

"No Roman, you have someone waiting for you and you do this to her. Amaya is young and vulnerable, she doesn't deserve this because we both know, you aren't leaving Valerie. You aren't the only one to blame though, Amaya knows better. She might be young, but she's old enough to know this is wrong, but pushed all that aside to sleep with you", Dean said.

Dean opened the door.

"I love her Dean", Roman said.

He froze and turned to look at his friend. The expression on Roman's face let him know he meant it.

"I've fallen in love with her. I have been since I met her. She makes me feel different, she makes me laugh, I can't wait to see her and be around her. I miss her when I'm home, and I know that makes me an asshole because I have my daughter and Valerie there, but I do", Roman said.

"Roman...", Dean said.

"I'm going to figure all this out, just give me some time", Roman said.

Dean sighed and nodded.

"You know I would never say anything to anyone. I'm your friend and I've got your back, but you better figure this out before things get more complicated. Promise me Roman", Dean said.

"I promise", Roman said.

Dean nodded.

Amaya and April got back to the apartment, Phil was sitting on the couch with their dog.

"Hey you two", he said.

April went over to him and kissed him.

"Finished wrapping the gifts", he said.

"Thanks", AJ said, before walking towards her room.

Amaya set her bags in the guest room, this wasn't really hers. There were no personal photos, the dressers were empty, and so was the closet. She kept all her clothes in boxes and suitcases.

"Hey, want to grab something to eat before we wash and sleep?", AJ asked, smiling from the door way.

"Sure", Amaya said.

AJ nodded before walking into the room and setting her hand on the boxes.

"Why don't you unpack these? This is your room Smalls", AJ said.

Sometimes Amaya felt like a burden to her sister, interrupting her life with Phil. When April had gotten custody of Amaya, they had their own place. She had a home, a safe home. When April decided to move in with Phil, Amaya was living in Mexico, wrestling.

Phil didn't mind her moving in, he had told her several times.

"I ordered in", Phil shouted from the living room.

"Come on, put some sweats on and let's go sit in front of the tv and watch a movie", April said, walking out of the room.

Amaya nodded. She placed her dirty clothes in a basket, reminding herself to wash them later. Grabbing a pair of sweats from a box, she put them on. Her phone dinged.

I miss you already. I can't wait to see you this weekend baby-Roman

Amaya blushed and couldn't help the smile on her face.

Miss you too.-Amaya

Her phone started ringing and she answered.

"Hello", she answered, smiling.

"You have no idea how much I miss you. I wish we had more time together last night", he said softly.

"Me too baby", she said.

"Maybe one night we could room together. I want to keep you all night. I don't think I can only have you for two hours", he said.

She smiled.

"April isn't working this weekend, we can room together then", she said.

"Sounds good", he said.

She sat on the bed.

"What are you doing?", she asked.

"Just got out of the gym and thought about you. I've been thinking a lot about you lately", he said.

"I guess that's a good thing right", she said.

He laughed softly.

"Not when I can't touch you", he whispered.

She heard shuffling on his side.

"Hey, baby, I have to go", he said, sounding annoyed.

"Okay, see you soon", she said.

"I hope so", he said, before hanging up.

Someone knocked again.

"Roman?", Valerie asked.

"Yeah", he said.

"You alright?", she asked.

"Yes Val", he said, he flushed the toilet even if he didn't use it and washed his hands.

He opened the door and she looked up at him.

"Is everything okay? You've been quiet since coming home and you just look, distant", she said, crossing her arms over her chest.

He sighed.

"Yeah babe, just tired", he said.

She nodded and touched his cheek lightly. Her touch didn't effect him the way Amaya's did. He sent his girlfriend a small smile to ease her worry.

"Autumn asked me to tell you if you could pick her up from school today", she said.

"Yeah, I'll pick her up", he said.

She stood on her toes and kissed his cheek. She was aiming for his lips, but he tilted his head a bit. She noticed, but didn't say anything, blaming his exhaustion on it.

"I'm going to take a quick nap", he said.

"Okay, I'll wake you when you have to go and get Autumn", she said.

He nodded and walked down the hall to their room. He shut the door behind him and set his phone down to charge it. Making sure it locked so Valerie couldn't get in.

She couldn't see the text messages and photos Roman had taken of Amaya or the small video he had of him and her, kissing in bed, smiling at each other. He had made her laugh. Amaya knew he had the video, she had videos of him.

He laid back and thought about their night together.