SUBTITLE: BREAKING CHARACTER

CHAPTER 25

The next week seemed to drag on for Dean. He was excited to see Tweety and he'd be on his way after his match with Kane. Robin didn't know that Dean was leaving right after his match. He planned to surprise her when he rang her doorbell a lot earlier than she was expecting.

"Hey guys." Bret Hart walked into the locker room and everyone stood to shake his hand. This was an Old School Edition of Raw and there were a few Legends that were included in the show. There were still some times that Dean would laugh to himself about sitting backstage and talking to his childhood idol.

"Well,well,well….Dean Ambrose!" A familiar voice burst into the room as Dean had his back to the door while he was talking to Bret.

"Roddy Fucking Piper." Dean turned around remembering how he had his hands all over Robin at Wrestlemania.

"Where's that pretty little girlfriend of yours?" Roddy shifted his eyebrows up and down as he moved in closer to get in Dean's face. Roman sighed in the corner fearing this would be part 2 of their crazy showdown.

"Hold on, guys. I heard about some situation at Wrestlemania, but we're not gonna have that here tonight." Bret placed his hands on Dean and Roddy's shoulders. Both of them stood staring at each other in silence.

"Come on, Dean." Roman pulled his arm to get him to leave the locker room. "Keep your mind on your match. Just get it done so you can go see Robin."

"Robin! That was her name! Hmm…now that was a thick, chocolate milkshake!" Dean lunged at Piper and was able to grab his jacket. A group of people flooded into the locker room including Liv who was there with Seth and Jasmine who was still trying to cement her position as Dean's girl. Liv looked on as Seth and the other wrestlers tried to break them up. She would definitely have to tell Robin about this.

Jasmine came in and wrapped her arms around Dean after he was separated from Piper.

"Whoa, this isn't Robin!" Piper laughed and pointed at Jasmine who was now giving him her nastiest scowl. "You traded Robin for…this?! I knew I should've taken her at Wrestlemania!" Dean lunged towards Piper again as Jasmine stood back and barked orders for Dean to kill him. Olivia took out her phone several minutes ago and started recording the altercation and she was so glad she had! Robin would never believe this if she didn't see it with her own eyes. Seth couldn't hide his laughter at Roddy's comment which drew an eye roll from Jasmine. Olivia saw it and asked one of the production assistants to hold her phone.

"Bitch, who do you think you're rolling your eyes at?! Don't be mad because Dean downgraded with you. Everybody here knows that!" Jasmine thought about going after Olivia, but backed down remembering that she was Robin's friend. In order to avoid a second beat down, she squeezed her way through the door of the locker room amid all the commotion.

Things calmed down and Dean had his match with Kane and he was back in the locker room. He was putting his things in his bag when Roman came in and sat next to him.

"What's going on man? You ready to hop that flight to Philly?" Dean didn't seem happy. He was conflicted.

"Roman, I feel like I'm fucking this up." He ran his fingers through his disheveled hair and then rested his arms on his knees. Seth walked into the room and noticed the look on Dean's face.

"Hey, what's going on here? Don't you have a flight to catch?" He closed the door so they would have some privacy.

"I want Tweety so bad, but I don't know if I can do this again." Dean leaned back and stared at the ceiling. Roman started to feel awkward knowing he was part of the reason Dean had trust issues with Robin.

"I gotta go. My match starts soon. You and Robin will be cool. I'll see you on Thursday." Roman left the room after getting the side eye from Seth.

"Okay...I guess it's up to me to help." Seth stood up to close the door, but Bret Hart pushed it open.

"Hey Seth, Vince is looking for you." Seth patted Dean on the shoulder.

"I know it sounds like bullshit, but follow your heart, man. You and Robin can work this out. Text me when you land." Seth left the room and Bret just stood there eyeing Dean.

"Girl trouble?" Bret pulled up a chair and sat down across from Dean. "This wouldn't have anything to do with that situation with Piper, would it?"

"Piper's a dick!" Dean's straightforwardness made Bret laugh.

"Tell me how you really feel!"

"Sorry, Bret. I'm just going through something. I'll be fine." Bret put his hand on Dean's arm to block him from standing up and leaving.

"Listen, I've been around the block a few times and I'm very perceptive. Piper mentioned Robin, but that clearly wasn't the woman you were with earlier."

"No, Robin's not here." Dean kept his answers short. He didn't like to discuss his personal business.

"Gotcha. I'm assuming that…colorful young lady is your rebound chick." Dean shot a look at Bret to let him know he was on the right track. "But Robin is the one that got away…am I right so far?" Dean still kept quiet as Bret continued. "I know Robin has to be something special if you're willing to fight Piper over her." Both of the men laughed at how silly the situation was with Dean and Roddy.

"Piper needs to keep his mouth shut or he'll be extinct like the rest of the dinosaurs."

"Hey!" Bret tossed his hands up in protest.

"No offense, Bret." Dean gave a shrug before he continued to pack his things in order to make his flight.

"I don't know all the details and I don't need to know. All I'm saying is, don't get in your own way with the woman you love. With our lifestyle it's so easy to become blinded by the easy chicks in every city…"

"I didn't cheat on her! She cheated on me! With Roman!" Dean interrupted Bret and stood to leave thinking that would cease the conversation.

"She slept with Roman?!"

"Yes! The love of my life, slept with my best friend!" Dean slammed his bag down as he felt his emotional flood gates open. "How the hell can I trust her again? How do I know she won't turn around and fuck him again?!" Bret just sat and processed the information. "I've been going back and forth about her for MONTHS! I want her so bad it hurts! Then she shows up one day with this corny ass guy on her arm that I know isn't good enough for her, but what the hell can I say? She's not my girl!"

"How did you find out about her and Roman?" Bret's calm tone brought Dean out of his rage.

"She told me. I already knew, but she told me because she couldn't take it anymore."

"See! She told you, Dean! She could've kept it in and acted like everything was fine, but she loved you enough to tell you." Bret stood up and paced the locker room. "You might recall a situation I was in several years ago with a certain woman." Dean smirked to himself as he thought about Shawn Michael's comment about "Sunny Days" during his feud with Bret back in the 90s. "Yeah you remember…I didn't have the balls to tell my wife and she had to find out by accident. It killed her. I loved my wife with all my heart and I didn't have the guts to tell her about Sunny." It was Dean's turn to sit quietly and process the information.

"How did your marriage survive?"

"Well, it wasn't easy, but I made a promise to never hurt her again. That was the start. I never want to see cry like that EVER again. I knew I fucked up. She didn't have to take me back, but my life would've been ruined if she didn't. Honest to God, I've never even been tempted again. If something was wrong, I talked to her about it instead of cheating." Dean sighed and looked at the clock. He had to be at the airport in less than a half hour to make his flight."Hear her out. We all mess up! I got a feeling this one might be worth a second chance, kid."

"I gotta go, Bret." Dean turned around before leaving the room as he really thought about Bret's advice. "Thanks for the advice, man."

"Anytime, Dean." Dean jogged outside to the parking lot where he had a car waiting to get him to the airport.

"Hey man, there's a nice tip in it for you if you get me to the airport by 10." The driver sped out of the parking lot and onto the freeway. Dean didn't want to risk missing his flight. He had so much to discuss with Robin and he wanted to make sure they had all the time they needed.

**Sorry for the delay in updating the story. Roddy Piper is a reoccurring character in my story and he's one of my favorite wrestlers. RIP Roddy :) As always, reviews/comments are appreciated.