Brooklyn, NY. August 20th. 2018.
It was the final night at the Barclay's center and Roman was ready to catch the first red eye back home. He could use a few days off. After defeating Brock Lesnar the night before, Roman defeated Finn Balor on the Raw following SummerSlam. He was tired, but more important, he couldn't be around Rylie anymore; it hurt too bad.
After seeing her at the hotel bar one night with her sister, Roman fell apart on the inside, watching her completely ignore him and the six years they shared. He'd already checked out of the hotel and would catch the first flight out.
The door to his locker room opened and there she was. Her olive skin glistened from the dewey summer night, in her lacy white crop, and denim shorts. He bit his lip seeing her flat tummy exposed.
She took a ragged breath and closed the locker room door. He stood instinctively, almost expecting her to run yet again. This time, however, she stayed. He took a step closer and stopped, as if he was testing his boundaries. When she didn't flinch he was finally able to release the breath he hadn't realized he'd been holding since she walked in.
"Ry…" he began, but she put her hand up to stop him.
"When you left… you broke me. My world had fallen apart. I didn't know what to do. So I threw myself into work… to forget about you. And yeah, I might've done some stupid shit… but there you were, ya know? Almost stuck in the back of my fucking head."
He looked at her unsure as she walked up to him. In her gladiator flats she looked up at him, her grey eyes drowning him.
"I love you." She said sweetly and he smiled for what felt like the first time since he'd seen her on the runway. Hw picked her up and she instinctively wrapped her long legs around his waist. He backed up and sat them on the bench, as she straddled him. The two continued kissing for a minute before needed to take a breath. Roman rested his head against hers and smiled, keeping his eyes closed.
"Come home?" he pleaded. "I need you." His voice was desperate as she she pulled back to look him in the eyes. She nodded happily as a tear ran down her face.
He wiped it away before kissing her again, short and sweet this time.
"You're never getting rid of me this time Uce" she growled pulling him in for another passionate embrace.