"About friggen time your lazy ass shows up" Marek grinned from inside the ring at Black & Brave "Beginning to think Mr. WWE forgot about this little old place" Seth rolled his eyes hurling his duffel bag into the ring headed for Marek's head. "Shut up Brave I've been kind of busy" Seth muttered lifting Rhys in his arms gesturing towards him. He had on little green and black under armour shorts with a matching t-shirt and a tiny bears snapback. Marek rolled out of the ring giving Seth a quick hug before pulling back and scanning his eyes over Rhys. "Hey big guy" He said rubbing his thumb over Rhys's cheek "I'm your Uncle Marek" Rhys wearily eyed the man in front of him, he seemed friendly but adults were hard to trust. They were the ones who always hurt him.
"Can you say hi champ?" Seth murmured pressing his nose against Rhys's cheek. Whimpering Rhys pressed his face into the safety of his dad's neck. Marek grinned when Seth sighed heavily "He's a kid man and he has absolutely no clue who I am don't sweat it. Cale, does it to" Snapping the playpen together Seth sat Rhys down inside it just a few feet away from the ring. He laid his favorite toys inside and his blanket and stuffed toys, "I'll be right over here baby boy" He said softly kissing the top of his head. Seth worked with the guys in the ring, practising holds and different top rope maneuvers. Rhys played quietly in the playpen occasionally pressing his tiny face against the side of the playpen to watch his daddy move around. Just over an hour later Rhys grew fidgeting and hungry and began to whine from inside the playpen. Dropping down the from the apron Seth moved over to the playpen
"Finally had enough huh?" Seth smiled holding Rhys against his chest, his little fist pushed into his mouth he whimpered face pressed into his dad's chest. Rummaging through the backpack Seth pulled the bottle he had prepared earlier in the day. Checking that it was still warm Seth popped the lid laying Rhys in his arms and offering him the bottle. "There we go baby boy" Seth pulled a chair up to the ring and watched the guys practice while Rhys drank his bottle. "Very maternal Seth" one of the guys grinned from his place in the ring. "Oh shut up" He laughed resting Rhys against his shoulder rubbing his back. "When you goons have kids you'll get it" Marek nodded sat on the top turn buckle "It's true Cade changed my life"
Climbing into the ring Seth sat Rhys down onto the ground, watching his little eyes scan around him. He fumbled around with his dinosaur turning around on his knees and reaching for the edge of Seth's t-shirt. His little fists gripped the fabric trying to pull himself up as Seth rested his hand under his arm guiding him upright. His eyes wide Seth watched as his knees shook and Rhys stiffened them gripping tight to his shirt. Rhys could only walk with support gripping his dad's fingers so when he began to haul himself up Seth couldn't stop smiling. "You gonna walk for daddy huh? That's my boy take your time dad will catch you just give it a try" Rhys listened closely to his dad's words as his tiny foot took a small step, he waited a few seconds making sure he didn't fall before he moved his other foot. "That's it baby, you can do it" Seth said softly watching the concentration on his small face. Moving two small steps forward Rhys let one hand go and slowly let the other one drop from Seth's shirt. He stood less then a foot away from Seth but completely on his own balanced on his little feet.
The entire ring had grown quiet watching the toddler try and take his own steps. Marek couldn't help but grin at the proud expression on Seth's face as Rhys slowly moved. Taking another small step Rhys lost balanced and dropped onto his bum. His little brown eyes went wide as he waited for Seth to get angry, hit him and call him names like his foster parents had.
"What kind of useless brat can't walk you're a year old"
Seth scooped Rhys into his arms snuggling him against his chest, not noticing the slight flinch when he first lifted the toddler. "You did so good buddy" He whispered against the crown of his head pressing his lips to his soft brown hair. Rhys babbled happily gripping Seth's beard and pressing his face against his dad's cheek. His daddy wasn't mad he was proud of him.
After helping the guys train a bit more and cleaning up the academy Seth had drove home and unpacked the car and Rhys. He sat on his bathroom floor shirtless and in shorts as Rhys splashed and babbled happily in the bath tub. Seth had already washed Rhys and his hair and was letting him play for a bit before bed. His phone buzzed in his pocket screen flashing a facetime call from Dean and Renee. "Hey guys" He grinned tossing a rubber duck that had flew into his lap back in the tub. "Yo" Dean grinned his messy blonde hair in front of his eyes, Renee grinned at the screen curled into his lap. "What's up Rollins? He drawled flipping his hair out of the way. "Little man is having a bath after we spent the day at Black and Brave. He took a couple steps today" Seth grinned proudly.
"That's awesome" Dean boomed looking down at Renee who smiled up at him. "Lemme see em" Seth turned the screen to show Rhys's tiny face as his brown eyes looked up at the screen. Rhys squealed pointing at the screen and babbling at Renee and Dean causing his Uncle to grin even wider. "Hey big guy did you walk today? Big boy aren't ya" Rhys squealed happily again at the mention of his steps, Uncle Dean was proud to. "Hi Rhys Auntie misses you" Renee cooed watching as his little face lit up and he babbled. They chatted for a bit talking about work, Rhys and where Roman. Seth chewed his lip as Dean and Renee said their goodnights to Rhys who was sat in Seth's lap on the bathroom floor his hooded paw patrol towel wrapped around him. "Are you guys doing anything Tuesday the second night of the tour?"
Dean looked at Renee who shrugged and shook her head "Nah why? What do you need?" Seth looked down at Rhys who tugged the edge of his towel into his mouth and leaned against his chest. "I was hoping you'd take my boy for a few hours so I could take Sasha on a date" He mumbled. Renee squeaked happily punching Dean's shoulder who smirked at Seth through the screen. "You bet, did you ask her yet?" Seth shook his head "Good guess you need your phone then bye" and the screen went dark.
"Your Uncle's a dick" Seth muttered carrying Rhys into his room. Rhys fell asleep quickly snuggled into the safety of his dad's strong arms. Seth laid him down in his wooden crib covering him with his blanket and tucking his stuffed animals around him. Pressing his lips to his forehead he whispered "love you baby boy" Leaning against the kitchen counter Seth pressed the call button quickly before he lost his nerve. His stomach twisted painfully when her voice came through on the other end. "Seth hey!" She sounded so damn happy he could practically see her smile from here. "How's it going?" He asked softly tracing the pattern on the tile countertop. "Not bad bored, how are you? How's Rhys?" His heart thumped in his chest when she asked about Rhys, the fact that even cared to ask made him so damn happy. "I'm good spent the day training at the academy, Rhys spent the day there to. Even took a couple steps today" He couldn't help but boast a bit; he was so proud. "Awe that's awesome I bet he was so excited, proud Papa huh?" Seth laughed running his hand through his hair, he loved how easy she was to talk to. "He makes me proud just by breathing, so uh" He gulped it was now or never "Doing anything interesting Tuesday night?" He groaned banging his head against the cupboard. So, smooth.
"Absolutely nothing, I'm not exactly exciting. How about you?" Seth picked at the strings on his shorts choosing his words. "Hopefully taking a beautiful woman to dinner" He sighed when she paused was he always this bad at flirting? Maybe it was because it on the phone. "Will you go on a date with me?" God, he felt like a nervous teenager. A surprised giggle sounded on the other end and Seth thought he was about to be rejected. "Uh hell yes absolutely" She laughed "But I got to take off so can we set this up Monday" Seth nodded quickly then remembered she couldn't see him. "Yeah of course, see you Monday beautiful" He heard a sigh on the other end before she softly said "See ya Monday stud"
Hanging up the phone he punched the air happily and texted Dean quickly before he headed for bed.
She fucking said yes!
Sethie's going on a date! Any suggestions ;)
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