ATM: The Bonehead and the Brain – The Black Heart Diaries

After her movie with John Cena and the Rock becomes a Hollywood hit Sasha Banks pitches a web series called the Black Heart Diaries and offers Bayley the lead role based on her diary.

Chapter Twenty Three – Taming the Big Dog

The Sheraton, Brooklyn, New York City, NY, 10am EST

Roman sighed as the journey back to New York City reminded him why he didn't want to be there in the first place. The roster had a show scheduled at the Barclays Center on Friday so there was no avoiding it; he had to come back to the city he hated the most. He felt just like Sasha did, New York was full of bad memories, most of which he didn't want to have anymore.

Bianca Belair also didn't want to be in New York but not because of anything bad, because she was forced to spend time with Charlotte Flair which wasn't specifically a New York problem. It was more of a DX Inc problem. NXT never seemed better but she couldn't go back there, she was the Women's Champion and she had to represent the main brand now. Shayna Bazler was right, the main roster was awful, still she was going to fulfil her obligation to the Women's Division and represent the women as much as she could, in spite of what was going on between her and Charlotte Flair.

"I need a drive," Bianca said picking up her thunderbird car keys. The gems in her hair started to alight and God told her to invite Roman for a drive around the city. Roman was in the room next door. "Ask Roman if he wants to come for a ride?"

Seth was working out with Montez Ford so she would be spending time with Roman all by herself.
He was so unapproachable she couldn't imagine a worse idea.

"Okay God I'll do it," she said obediently and she found herself knocking on Roman's hotel room door a few minutes later.

"What do you want Braid?" Roman replied and Bianca took a deep breath.

"I thought you might wanna go for a ride in my new thunderbird," Bianca said with a smile and Roman looked at her surprised.

"You wanna hang out with me?" he said and he was very touched.

"Of course I do, why wouldn't I? You're the Big Dog right?" Belair replied enthusiastically.

Roman actually laughed in response and Belair couldn't believe it; he was actually being nice to her and it was clear to the Braided One that God was definitely up to something this morning.

As they drove over the Brooklyn Bridge to Manhattan Bianca found herself making great conversation. She told Roman about her childhood, about how she got into wrestling and how she met Montez Ford. Roman seemed genuinely interested in what she had to say and Bianca found herself smiling on purpose. It seemed that Seth's wish was coming true; Bianca and Roman were becoming friends. For the first time in weeks Bianca felt like she could be herself and relax with Roman and as far as she was concerned that could only be a good thing. Maybe she could finally get the bottom of what was bothering him about her hanging out with Seth.

As they crossed over into Manhattan Roman suddenly fell quiet. This was the part of New York where so much had happened before Bianca joined the main roster. The less she asked about it the better, she wanted to keep the good vibes going between her and Roman so she drove right through Manhattan and headed for the Hudson.

"I am not a city girl," Bianca explained. "We could go to Coney Island if you want, maybe take a stroll on the boardwalk, it's your call Roman, I just want you to know I'm really glad you came out with me today,"

Roman smiled but he was still quiet, "I am too Bianca. There's something I've been meaning to tell you for awhile but I think you already know that. That's why you invited me out this morning right?"

Bianca shook her head, "Roman I have no idea I just wanted to spend time with you. If there's something on your mind I'll listen but I don't have any ulterior motive for inviting you out this morning," she said honestly.

"I know, it took me awhile but I think Seth's right. You are totally trustworthy so I know I can tell you what happened between me and Sasha right here in New York City earlier this year," Roman said and Bianca felt her throat dry up.

"Something happened between you and Sasha?" she repeated.

"Yeah," Roman said and Bianca felt her heart race. Roman was about to tell her a secret.

"Let's go to Coney and get a hot dog," she said. "We can talk on the boardwalk,"

Coney Island seemed like the safest alternative, depending on what Roman was about to tell her, being behind the wheel didn't seem like a good idea either way. Hot dogs were way safer than steering wheels.

Nathan's, Coney Island, New York

Hayworth Helmsley had brokered a deal with Nathan's and Smart Dogs were now selling their product with the famous franchise offering customers a far healthier and smarter alternative. Business certainly picked up when Roman and Bianca showed up and they found themselves taking more selfies than they expected. When the crowd of fans finally dissipated, Bianca and Roman took their Smart Dogs and walked down the boardwalk by the water and Roman finally poured his heart out to Seth's Treasurer.

"Sasha and I slept together the night that Chyna drowned," Roman said. "I was dealing with some really heavy s*** and it was affecting how I felt about myself as a husband. My cancer experience gave me all these anxieties about how my wife felt about me as a husband. Our sex life changed and I thought she deserved better. Seth was seeing Mac and Sasha was the only person I could talk to about it since she was close to Seth and she knew what I was going through. The night Seth and Mac broke up we were together at the Enigmatic Hotel and she made me feel like I was the most important person in the world. I hadn't felt that way in months," Roman explained and Bianca nodded as they walked and talked, "She made me feel so good about myself as a man. We broke it off the next day and I told her I was sorry but that I needed what she gave me. She gave me my self-esteem back, she gave me my identity back, everything that I would normally get from Seth she gave me in one night. I told my wife what happened and we had a big fight about it but she forgave me real quick. I think she felt sorry for me because of the cancer, she didn't really see it as an affair but I did and I wanted to make sure Sasha was out of our lives as soon as possible,"

"And that's why you pushed Seth to start seeing her," Bianca said and Roman nodded.

"Yes and because she's an awesome person but I needed my wife to know that there was nothing going on between us. The sooner she started dating the better," Roman said. "It didn't occur to me that Seth was in Rebound City, I just wanted to uncomplicate my life, I never felt so bad about making someone else so happy but I really thought it would be best for everyone if Seth and Sasha got together,"

Bianca continued to listen without judgement. This was clearly what God wanted her to know but there was one question she had to ask before Roman continued.

"Why didn't you tell Seth that you slept with Sasha?" she asked him.

Roman sighed and pulled his hair out letting it blow in the morning wind and causing many women to drop their ice cream and their jaws at the same-time.

"I was planning to tell him, then the whole thing with Bayley happened and it just didn't seem right. How was I supposed to tell him that the woman he was now dating was the same woman I slept with a few nights before they got together? It would have seemed like I was giving Bayley justification for her actions and there was no way I was doing that. I stand by my decision Bianca, I think Seth and Sasha are a great couple," Roman said.

"He deserves to know the Truth about what happened between you and Sasha in New York," Bianca said. "If you don't tell him Roman, I will. I'm his Treasurer I can't keep something this big from him,"

"I'm mad at him E S T; I'm mad at him for not being there for me when I was having trouble with my wife and he had all these women throwing themselves at him. Now he's got you and I get pushed to the back just like before. If you tell him I slept with Sasha it'll push us even further apart and I think we're finally getting back to a place when we were inseparable. I want things to stay that way so please don't tell him that I slept with Sasha," Roman pleaded.

"Things are never going to be the way they were before Roman. Seth is in a whole different place in his life with all new people to worry about, even though I tell him not to. I will not lie to him for you, he knows something's up with you and as his Treasurer it is my duty to tell him the Truth about what happened between you and Sasha in New York," Bianca said firmly and Roman looked at her seriously.

"What if he holds it against her? What if they break up? I couldn't live with myself, I want Seth to be happy, all I've ever wanted for him was to have the best life he could possibly have. If you tell him what I did it could ruin everything. He's going to be a father Bianca, please be reasonable about this and keep your pretty little mouth shut!" Roman said firmly.

"Me keep my mouth shut? I think we both know that's impossible. I can't do that Roman, he's already been in the dark for too long and it is my job to bring light to everything unknown thing in his life," Bianca said.

"But what if he leaves her?" Roman said nervously.

"I can't speak to that all I know is that he has to know the Truth. I just hope he can handle it," Bianca said and Roman nodded.

"I hope so too," he said and Bianca squeezed his hand supportively and they continued to walk down the boardwalk respecting each other's decisions and celebrating the new bond they had just made as two people who both cared about Seth Rollins but in very different ways.