October 2018.
"Good morning my boys." Roman smiled as he leaned down giving DayAnna's growing baby bump a soft kiss. "I can't wait to meet you my sons."
"Good morning to you too." DayAnna smiled watching Roman talking to her belly.
"I didn't mean to wake you." He smiled looking up at his wife.
"It's alright. I was gonna have to get up to pee again any way." DayAnna giggled. "But I see how I rate I don't even get the first good morning any more or a kiss for that matter." She teased.
"Good morning my beautiful wife." He said leaning into kiss her his hand resting on her belly.
"There that's better but I think you owe me." She smiled into the kiss.
"Oh I do huh? What do I own you?" Roman grinned wiggling his eye brows and moving his hips.
"Not that." DayAnna chuckled.
"That's not what you were saying last night? I had you screaming my name." He stated all cocky.
"That you did my hunky husband. But actually I am really hungry so you owe me breakfast." She smiled slowly sitting up.
"I think I can handle that. Are you still craving an omelet?" He asked getting out of bed as he was moving a little slower.
"Yes with extra cheese and sausage." She smiled watching her husband.
Over the last month he had been over working himself not only for the WWE but at home as well. DayAnna would ask how he was doing and it was always the same conversation he was fine just tired. DayAnna wasn't convinced as it seemed he was getting more sluggish.
"A little cheese extra veggies and turkey sausage and a bowl of fruit." Roman corrected as he winked at her.
"Sounds perfect but not that whole wheat toast it taste like cardboard." She giggled.
"Deal." He smiled leaning in to kiss her again before he went down stairs.
Once she knew he was down in the kitchen DayAnna reached for her phone she knew this wasn't the best wife move but she needed to do something. She took a deep breathe before hit the call button.
"McMahon." Shane answered.
"Hey Shane it's Day how are you?" DayAnna asked.
"Day I am doing well. Just heading into the office." He said with a chuckle.
DayAnna glanced at the time it was 10 am on a Thursday.
"Running a little late today?" She teased.
"Yeah Day we'll go with that." Shane said.
"You went golfing didn't you?" DayAnna asked as she slowly started to get out of bed sitting on the edge rubbing her belly.
"Damn it. Can't fool you how did you know?" Shane asked.
"Just a guess and the weather is usually warm in New York and I know you. You want to get in as many golf games as possible before winter." She said.
"You know me well Day. I miss you up here ya know that?" He said with a smiled. "How are you doing?"
"I am doing well just getting bigger by the minute." She said looking down at her belly.
"Day you still look beautiful and I told you that during SummerSlam." Shane reminded.
"Thanks but I've gotten bigger since then." She said.
"Day what's wrong?" Shane asked.
"What makes you think anything is wrong?"
"I know you better than you think I do. I can tell by your voice what's going on?"
"Shane I am about do something horrible and not very wife like. But I need a favor and you can't say it came from me please?" She asked.
"Of course anything?"
"I am not sure when Roman is suppose to get a physical for WWE or blood work. But can you have them do it as soon as possible? If it comes from the Doctor Roman wont question it." DayAnna said.
"I can talk to my Dad and make sure all three Shield guys get it done with in the next week. But Day I have to ask why?" Shane asked.
"I don't know Shane it's just a feeling I have. He's just been really tired and sluggish. I think he's over working himself but I just don't want him to over work and get burnt out before the boys get here." DayAnna said. "So you will do this for me?"
"Of course DayAnna I would do anything for you. You know that but I have to say I am sure Roman is fine." Shane reassured her.
"Thank you Shane I owe you." DayAnna said as they finished their conversation she hung up the phone.
DayAnna slowly got up and stretched a little bit before heading down stairs. She got to the kitchen and wrapped her arms around Roman kissing his back shoulder.
"Hmm smell so good." She smiled.
"Just in time it's almost done." He smiled as he slide her omelet on to the plate along with her toast and jam.
"You are so good to me." She smiled. "This looks delicious."
"It's the least I can do. I mean you are growing our sons." Roman smiled as he put his breakfast on his plate as the sat down and started eating.
"I feel like they are running out of room already. I mean I'm only 6 months pregnant and I feel huge I don't even want to think about what the next three months is gonna be like." DayAnna joked rubbing her belly.
"You look amazing and I know they are bonding in there." Roman smiled staring at his beautiful wife. "I think we should name our boys."
"I've been thinking about their names too. But nothing seems to click with me. We agreed on no rhyming names. What are you thinking?" DayAnna asked taking another bite of her food.
"Did you want to do the same letter?"
"I don't know? Is that cheesy too? What name to do like?" DayAnna asked.
"For a boy I really always like Matthew Leati." He said.
"Matthew Leati Anoai." DayAnna said. "I love it."
"So which one gets that name?" Roman asked.
"How about we wait until we meet them. Let's have the names picked out. Once we see them maybe we'll just know." DayAnna smiled.
"That's what my mom told me the other day." He chuckled.
"She told me that too. We have one little boy's name now we just need another one." She said thinking.
"Maddox?" She asked.
Roman made a face as she laughed.
"I guess that's a no on that name." She said looking at her phone at the names she had already liked.
"Colton?" Roman said this time it was DayAnna's turn to make a face.
"Nope on that one." He chuckled. "Hayden or Wyatt?"
"I like Hayden. Hayden Joe?" DayAnna said.
"Joe?" Roman smiled.
"Yes baby boy number two needs to share is Daddy's middle name since his brother has a family name too." She smiled.
"Thank you baby girl." Roman smiled leaning in to kiss her.
"But ..." She giggled into the kiss. "I reserve the right to change his first name if it doesn't fit when I see him deal?"
"Deal." Roman smiled kissing his wife.
One Week Later.
"DayAnna it looks great in here." Mark one of the VIP coordinators said coming into the room.
"Thanks. I got all the bags set up and I have 4 super stars scheduled to come in for the VIP session." DayAnna said making sure the photo back drop was all set.
"Who did you get?" Mark asked.
"The Riot squad said they would come in, Dolph and Zack Ryder." DayAnna smiled.
"Awesome. So Riot squad counts as one?" Mark chuckled.
"I counted them as one. Nattie mentioned stopping in as well if she had time so they would make the four." She smiled.
"That's awesome. I know we have over 50 people for this VIP." He said looking over the list.
"Wow that's a lot has their always been a lot of interest in these? I mean it seems over the last few months things have been picking up?" DayAnna said.
"It has I mean I guess they think it's a better deal for the price." Mark said.
DayAnna nodded as she looked around the room as it was ready for the event to start in a few hours. When DayAnna noticed Max the security guard Roman hand picked to be by DayAnna's side during VIP/Charity events. Not that she needed it but when it came to dealing with fans Roman said it wouldn't hurt to have a body guard and even more so now that she was pregnant.
"Hey Max. You sir are a few hours early." She giggled.
"I know Roman asked me to come find you. Said it was important and he needed you in the trainers room." He stated.
"OK did he say what it was about?" DayAnna asked.
"No sorry just that he needed to see you as soon as possible."
DayAnna nodded as Max walked with her to the trainers room. When she opened the door she saw Dr. Amann and a two other trainers standing there as Roman was sitting on the examine table.
"What's going on?" DayAnna asked nervously reaching for Roman's hand as she looked at him and the Doctor. As Roman nodded to the Doctor as he squeezed Day's hand.
"DayAnna as I was explaining to Roman something was off with the blood test we did last week so we asked him to do another one." Dr. Amann said.
"Why didn't you tell me something was off the first blood test?" DayAnna asked Roman.
"Because I didn't think it was anything serious they asked me to do another one so Friday I had them take my blood again." Roman said.
DayAnna squeezed his hand a little harder as she turned her attention back to Dr. Amann.
"Roman your white blood cell count is elevated." Dr. Amann explained. "We could sit here and speculate what this means but with what we know about your history. It's more than likely that your leukemia is back." He explained further.
Roman didn't say anything he just looked at the Doctor then at DayAnna and closed his eyes.
"What … what do you mean back? Leukemia is a cancer right? I don't understand what you mean?"
"Yes DayAnna it's a blood cancer." Dr. Amann asked.
"Are you sure that's what this is? I mean you said you had him take two blood tests."
"We are fairly certain this is what it is. We are asking that Roman follows up with an oncologist but we're certain that it's Leukemia."
DayAnna felt her chest tighten as she looked at her husband she could see it in his eyes he was devastated at this news as well. She was trying to be strong for him but her reality just came crashing down. Dr. Amann left the room to give them a minute for several minutes nothing was said Roman just pulled her close to him holding her never wanting to let her go. He tried to shield her from the truth since the day they met. His truth was he had been living with this since the age of 22 but had been in remission for the last 11 years. Roman still couldn't bring himself to say anything as he held his pregnant wife close to him.
"I love you Roman." DayAnna whispered as she felt his arms tighten around her.
"I love you too Day."
The next several hours were a blur for Roman and DayAnna. They finished the conversation with the WWE medical team and then Roman went in to talk to Vince and Hunter. DayAnna talked with Stephanie about taking time off with Roman. Stephanie told her to take as much time as needed she understood she needed to be with her husband. It was decided that Roman would be making a statement to the WWE Universe. He wasn't totally sure this was how he wanted to let the news come out but after a private conversation with DayAnna Roman new this was the only way. He wanted it to come straight from him and maybe just maybe he could help others.
The show opened as Roman was walking to the ring wearing his street clothes the Universal title over his shoulder. DayAnna stood backstage near the gorilla position watching the screen with Seth , Dean , Shane and Stephanie. No one back stage said anything it was unusually quiet as they all watched the monitor.
"I feel like, I feel like I owe everybody an apology. For months maybe even a full year I've come out here and spoke as Roman Reigns and I said a lot of things ya know. I said I'd be here every single week. I said I would be a fighting champion. I said I was going to be consistent and I said I was gonna be a work horse. But that's all lies. That's a lie because the reality is my real name is Roman Joseph Anoai and I've been living with Leukemia for 11 years." Roman stated as he was addressing the live crowd.
DayAnna was trying to hold it together but she couldn't as tears filled her eyes. She noticed everyone's attention on the screen and on Roman where is should be as Shane came over and gently grabbed her hand not saying a word as they continued to listen to Roman.
"And unfortunately it's back. Because the Leukemia is back I can not fulfill my role. I can't be a that fighting champion and I'm gonna have to relinquish the Universal championship. I am not gonna lie I will take every prayer you can send my way but I am not looking for sympathy. I am not looking for you to feel bad for me because I have faith. When I was 22 years old I was diagnosed with this and very quickly I was able to put it in remission. But I am not gonna lie that was the hardest time in my life. I didn't have a job. I didn't have any money. I didn't have a home. Football was done with me. But you want to know who gave me a chance? The team that gave me chance was the WWE. And when I finally made it to the main roster and I was on the road they put me in front of all of you. The WWE universe and to be honest ya'll have made my dreams come true. And it didn't matter if you cheered me, it didn't matter if you booed me. You've always reacted to me and that is the most important thing and for that I have to say thank you so much. But I want to make one thing clear by no means is this a retirement speech. Because after I am done whooping Leukemias ass once again I am coming back home. And when I do it's not just gonna be about titles and being on top no. It's about a purpose. I am coming back because I want show all of you, the whole world. I wanna show my family, my friends, my children and my wife that when life throws a curve ball at me I am the type of man that will stand in that batters box. I will crowd the plate. I will choke up and I will swing for the fences every single time. Because I will beat this and I will be back. So you will see me very very soon. Once again thank you so much God Bless you and I love you. Believe that." Roman said as he looked at the crowd before setting the title down in the middle of the ring.
DayAnna couldn't control her tears as her husband stood in the ring at his most vulnerable. She still didn't know how to process this as she watched the screen. She felt Seth and Dean pull her into a hug and whisper things to her but she didn't understand what they were saying not because she couldn't hear them but because her mind was else where. As they let her go they noticed Roman coming down the ramp so both his Shield brothers who were also in tears met him on the stage. Pulling him into a hug for several moments.
"I can't lose him Shane. I can't." DayAnna cried. Shane had never seen her like this before as he pulled her into a hug. She felt numb and wouldn't take her eyes off the screen as it was focused in on the members of the Shield hugging one another.
Roman took a deep breath and he put his first out. Both Seth and Dean joining him in one of the most emotional symbols of excellence in their history.
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