Amaya flew out to Japan with Matt Bloom, to talk to some of these new recruits. They all had matches that day and they were going to stick around to watch them before talking to them. Roman had called her and asked her where she was. She excuses herself and Matt nodded.
"I can't hear you baby", he shouted into the phone.
She moved away a bit from the crowd.
"Sorry, Hunter wanted me to check out some new recruits for NXT and I said yes. I'm in Japan", she said.
"That's crazy Yaya, but you must be doing something right if they trust you enough to send you there and look at talent", he said.
"Tell me about it. I'm just really trying to not mess this up. If I pick the wrong guys or women", she was nervous.
"You won't sweetheart, you've got an eye for talent", he said.
She smiled.
"I miss you, I'll be back before SmackDown", she said.
He smiled on his end.
"I miss you too", he replied.
"I love you and if it's not too late on your end, I'll call you", she said.
"I love you too", he replied.
He sighed. He didn't know what his father was up too and honestly, he didn't want to find out. He was more afraid that it had to do with hurting Amaya.
"So, have you decided?", Dean asked.
He had told Dean everything. He looked down at his hands.
"Yes", Roman replied softly.
"You're staying with Valerie, aren't you", Dean said.
"She's pregnant again Dean and my dad, everyone in my family is just so disappointed in me. Valerie is threatening to take my babies away and I'm afraid she's going to get full custody. I work five days a week, sometimes more. No judge is going to give me shared custody if I'm not home", he explained.
"You don't know that", Dean said.
"And I'm not willing to find out. These are my kids and I won't let my unborn child think I'm a deadbeat. I won't let Autumn think that I just abandoned her. I don't want them to grow up blaming Amaya for all of this, because this is all on me", Roman said.
"What about Amaya?", Dean asked.
"I love her so much, more than I ever did Valerie. I've tried living without her, you've seen that. I thought that this time apart I would be able to come up with something, but they all end the same way. I either lose the love of my life or my kids", he said.
"You know what she would want you to do", Dean said.
Roman nodded.
"I know, it's why I haven't said anything to her. She'll tell me to choose my kids", Roman said, rubbing his eyes.
"And she won't be the other woman for the rest of her life", Dean said.
Roman nodded.
"And I would never want to make her feel that way for the rest of her life.", Roman said softly.
Dean nodded. He stood and grabbed his jacket.
"I'll be right back, I need to do something", Dean said.
Roman nodded. Dean made his way towards the elevators. He clicked the floor number he needed and waited for the elevator to stop. When he did, he walked out and made his way towards her room. He cleared his throat before knocking. Brie answered.
"Hey Dean, come on in", she said.
"Is um, Cena here?", he asked quietly.
Brie smiled and shook her head no.
"Just Seth, Nikki, and I", she said.
He nodded and walked in behind her. They were getting ready to watch a movie. Nikki stood as soon as she saw Dean.
"Dean, John will be back any second now and", he stopped her.
"I love you Nicole, more than I've ever loved anyone. I might not have the big house, fancy cars, or I'm not able to buy you expensive things but there's one thing I can give you and that's me. It might never be enough, but we won't know unless we try", Dean said.
Nikki realized what he was doing.
"I don't want to be the other man and only see you when he's not around. I want you all to myself, I can make you happy, I'll make sure of that. I just need a chance to prove it.", he said.
She bit her lip.
"I'm only going to offer this one time and one time only. If I walk out that door and you don't come after me, we are done. I can't take watching you with him, it hurts too much and I don't know how much longer I can go without wanting to tear his face off. Pick me. Stay with me.", he said.
Brie and Seth watched from the corner silently. Even though both of them wanted to scream at her to pick Dean. Dean took a step back. She opened her mouth, but couldn't seem to find the words she needed. He took another step back. His heart hammering in his chest.
"Nik?", he whispered, before taking another step.
Her tears fell as he took another step. Their door opened and John walked in. He stopped beside Dean, looking him up and down before looking at Nikki.
"What's going on here?", he asked.
He noticed Nikki's wet cheeks.
"What's wrong Nicole?", John asked, walking over to her and setting his hands on her arms.
Before she could answer him, Dean spoke.
"Nothing. She knows what she wants and what she's losing. I need to go, Rome and I are getting a late dinner", Dean said softly.
He opened the door and looked back. Nikki was looking at him, while John wiped her cheeks. He swallowed before walking out. Once the door closed behind him, he waited, hoping she would come after him.
"Come on baby", he whispered to no one.
He closed his eyes before making his way to the elevator. They were done.
After the show, they showed Amaya and Matt to the back. Running into one of the guys whose name is on the list.
"Hello", he smiled.
She returned it. Matt leaned into her.
"I'll let you handle this one", he whispered, before leaving her alone.
Matt usually did all the talking and she listening, nodding her head when she needed too. He was so much smoother at this than she was. Growing nervous as soon as Matt walked away.
"Hi, Finn Balor?", she asked.
He nodded, still shaking her hand. He looked down at their hands and chuckled.
"May I have my hand back?", he asked.
"Oh, I'm sorry", she said blushing.
"Its ok. Do we know each other?", he asked.
"No, but I know you. Hunter sent me to come and talk to you", she said.
"I know who you are too and I've already said no to the developmental deal. I'm just not ready", he said.
"But this is a big opportunity for you. How can you just say no?", she asked confused.
He smiled.
"It is a big opportunity, trust me, it kills me to turn it down, but I still have so much to do here. So much left to accomplish. Hopefully some time down the road, you'll be back and asking me to sign and hopefully, I'll be ready.", he said.
She nodded.
"I can respect that and I'll make sure I'm coming back here and asking you again", she said.
He smiled.
"Have you talked to anyone else?", he asked.
"Yeah, you were my last", she sighed.
"When do you return home?", he asked.
Tomorrow night", she replied.
He nodded.
"How about a tour tomorrow? That is, if you aren't busy", he said.
"Not busy", she smiled.
He nodded and they exchanged numbers, planning to meet up.
"Have a good night", he said.
She waved before leaving. Matt joined her.
"You're suppose to be getting recruits, not finding a date", Matt said smirking.
She laughed and shook her head.
"Not a date", she said.
The next day they met up. He showed her around and told her a few stories. He also told her about his home.
"The next time I go, I'm taking you with me. You'll love it", he said.
"That's not going to be for a long while. You said no to the deal", she said.
He smiled and nodded.
"That's true. So, how about when I do say yes, we plan that trip", he said.
"Sounds like a plan", she nodded.
"So your father in law isn't going to do anything till WrestleMania?", Kasey asked her.
"Yeah", Valerie said.
"That's not right. Why let her have her moment? She doesn't deserve one.", Kasey said.
"You make a point", Valerie said.
She stood and grabbed the folder with the photos. Handing Kasey the usb drive that held the videos.
"I need you to do something for me", Valerie said.
"Again?", Kasey whined.
"I need you to create a fake wrestling account and spread these and post the videos", Valerie said.
"Are you crazy?", Kasey asked.
"Delete the account after three hours, by then someone will have copies and continue to spread them", Valerie said.
Kasey sighed but nodded.
"I'm going to talk to my father in law", Valerie said.