"Baby?" A sleepy Dean said as he woke up in bed, and noticed Roman wasn't laying next to him. His blue eyes searched the room, but he couldn't find his samoan man anywhere. His bare feet hit the floor as he sat up with a stretch. "Roman babe?" Dean called out to him again, this time while he slipped on his boxers. Roman was probably making breakfast. Dean thought to himself. He got up and walked into the living room, releasing a small yawn and rubbing some hair on his stomach. Once he got there he saw his boyfriend sitting on his couch with his hands firmly behind his back. It was kinda like Roman was hiding something. Dean still smiled as he saw him though, after all there is nothing better than Roman in the mornings.

"Hey gorgeous. You didn't hear me calling you?" Dean asked as he leaned down and gave Roman a kiss to his lips. The light kiss was returned by Roman and then Dean plopped down on the couch right next to him.

"I heard you. I just wanted you to find me here instead." Roman replied. "Because... i have something for you." Roman brought his hands back around, and in his hands lied a gift. Dean's eyes looked down at the velvet box in Roman's hands and almost immediately.. Dean felt like he couldn't breathe. The box was shaped like the ones you see in movies where you get surprise proposed to and that scared Dean to the point where his palms were already sweaty and all the saliva in his mouth seemed to exasperate. Fuck.. what was this?

"I know tomorrow is your birthday and not today but, I couldn't resist giving you part one, of your three part gift." Roman held out the box for Dean to take and reluctantly, Dean took it. Nervously he held the box in his hands.. trying to figure out what it could possibly be? They have only been dating a little over eight months now.. Roman wasn't trying to.. propose was he? Dean didn't know if he was ready for that. He couldn't even say he loved him when Roman said it two months ago. If this was what Dean thought it could be.. if he said no.. he would lose Roman forever. And that scared him just as much as a proposal would. Fuck. Please don't let this be an engagement ring.. Dean thought to himself.

"Open it babe." Roman told him a little too excitedly.

"Are you sure babe? I mean... I can always open it tomorrow..." Dean tried handing it back to Roman but Roman wouldn't take it. He insisted on Dean opening it, and even though Dean was scared.. he couldn't deny that look on Roman's face right now. That smile that said I'm here for you. I need you. I love you. Dean's weariness was kept at bay as he looked at Roman. His breath was permanently caught in his throat as his pale, shaky hands opened up the box...

But it wasn't at all what Dean thought it was gonna be.

"A key?" Dean's lips curved into a fast smile as he took the golden key out of the box and held it in his hands, "Roman.. is this.."

"A key to my place? Yes." Roman smiled along with him. "I know that this might make you nervous Deano. But just hear me out? You already stay here five days a week, you wear all my clothes, I wear yours. We sleep together, we wake up together, you go to internship from here and Seth always calls me asking why you're not home and it's always because you're here with me. I know you're weird about commitment, but I also know that you love me, the way i love you. And even though you can't say it yet... I want us to move forward in our relationship. I want you to live with me." Roman bit his lip, "You don't have to say yes right now, Dean.. but-"

"Yes." Dean said, cutting Roman off. He was scared of a lot of things. That was true. But moving in with Roman wasn't one of them. They practically lived together already and Dean was more than happy to be with Roman all the time. He couldn't tell Roman he loved him, but he could show him he wanted to be with him in the only way he knew how.

"Wait.. yes? Yes you'll move in?" Roman was extremely overjoyed. He couldn't believe Dean said yes! His heart was fluttering, the birds were singing... Roman was so happy.

"Yes you idiot. I'll move in with you." Dean put the box and key down on the coffee table and then started to crawl on top of Roman. "Today." He kissed him. "Tomorrow." Dean kissed him again, this time nipping at his lips before giving him a full kiss. "And everyday after."

Roman smiled triumphantly, wrapping Dean up in his arms. "Happy Birthday Deano." Roman told him with a kiss.

"I love you, Roman." Dean thought to himself.

xxx

Three months later

"Knock knock." Seth said ironically as he entered Dean's office. His friend smiles at him in return, then focuses back on work. Seth's sole purpose for coming to see Dean was because Renee had called him and told Seth that Dean wasn't doing well. The past couple of months Seth has been busy; his relationship with Randy was getting more serious by the day and his work was becoming hectic since his kids were almost ready to take regents. But he was willing to table everything for now, just to make sure his best friend in the entire world was okay. "I brought lunch." Seth said in a sing-song tone. He held up the bag full of Thai food and then came to sit across from Dean.

"I'm not really hungry. I got three cases that need my full attention but feel free." Dean was type-type-typing on his computer, focusing on whatever was in the file he had on his desk. Seth took out his pad-thai and a fork, and started to eat it. Dean barely looked up at Seth from his computer, he was nose deep in work, and Seth could tell that he was trying to focus. He was staring at Dean intensely, looking deep into his eyes. There was a certain sadness hidden in them that he was sure Dean couldn't see himself. He was so far in denial about this Roman thing, and he probably wouldn't admit it but Seth knew better. He knew that his bestie was hurting, he just wished there was a way he could fix it all, and have him be okay again.

"Why are you staring at me?" Dean asked as he looked up from his computer.

"I was.. just looking into your eyes." Seth said in return.

"Why?" Dean's blues kept shifting from his computer screen back to Seth. He didn't understand what game Seth was trying to play right now, but he knew he wasn't up for it.

"I was trying to see if you knew how sad you look." After Seth had said the words Dean stopped typing. The numb wall Dean had built around his heart in Roman's absence felt like it was cracking. Seth could always see through him. He hated that about him. He wanted to just run away now, or maybe even kick Seth out but what good would it do? He was just saying what Dean was afraid to say out loud. He was sad, depressed, felt betrayed but he wouldn't show it. He couldn't, not for anyone... right?

"I'm not sad.." Dean began to lie to his best friend.
"Yes you are." Seth told him simply.
"No. I'm not."
"Yes, you are."
"Seth. Stop it."

"Nope." Seth smiled at his best friend, placing his container of food down on Dean's desk. "Do you think I'm an idiot? Or that we became friends yesterday? I know you and Roman called it quits for good. He told me about a month ago. And I also know that you're not okay with this." He reached over to put his hand on top of Dean's. "I'm your best friend Dean. You don't have to hide anything from me."

Dean pulled his hand out from under Seth's slowly. He shook his head, and tried to keep it together, even though he was slowly falling apart. "I show up for work, I do my job, I have a great home and I'm marrying a great girl who happens to be pregnant with my baby." Dean let out a gasp as sad blue eyes met brown. "What else could I possibly want?"

"Roman?" Seth said quietly. As soon as he said it, he regretted it because Dean was staring at him, blue eyes filling with up with tears. He let out a shutter-whimper combination then wiped the tear before it fell down his pale cheek.

"He chose Cody." Dean cried in this voice that was so small it was almost pathetic. "Cody Rhodes.. over me." The young lawyer stood up and walked to his window. Seth's eyes followed Dean as he looked out at the beauty below him. "Even if i wanted him... even if i was willing to.." Dean shook the thought away, "Roman made it clear that it's too late for us."

Seth stood up and walked over to Dean's side. They both stood there, looking out the window now. "You know what i think?" Seth spoke softly, "I think you need some cheering up." Seth rubbed his back softly and that's when Dean turned his head to look at him.

"Cheering up?" Dean laughed wiping away more tears. "Yeah, cause that's gonna fix the fact that I can't be with the man I love because Renee is pregnant with my child."

"No it won't. But it sure as hell beats moping around your office thinking about him!" Seth turned Dean around and held onto his shoulders. "I'm taking you out tonight, to Bella. It's the hottest gay club out right now. There will be hot guys, drinks and they even have a karaoke machine!"

"Seth.. I don't know.." Dean was reluctant but he knew Seth wouldn't take no for an answer.

"C'mon Dean. Meet me halfway here." He pouted at his best friend and Dean just rolled his eyes. He could never resist that pout. "A night out, with you and me. Having fun, getting your mind off the shitstorm that is your life. That doesn't sound fun to you?"

"Ugh fine." Dean said, giving into Seth.

"Yes!" Seth shook Dean triumphantly and then smiled, slapping his chest. "Now, all we need to do is find you something to wear." He pulled on Dean's arm and then picked up his satchel, before opening Dean's office door.

"C'mon. We can go to my place. This suit is sexy but.. not as hot as you're gonna look once I'm done with you."

Renee had a big problem. A huge one actually. You see, she was supposed to be five months pregnant with Dean's bundle of joy, but she wasn't showing. Because she wasn't at all pregnant and since she was completely new to this fake pregnancy thing, she didn't know what her options were. Her prada heels clicked on the ground, as she exited her Mercedes-Benz in front of Doctor Michaels clinic. She entered the building walking straight pass his assistant Alexa.

"Hey!" Alexa got up and ran after her. "You can't go in there!" The tiny blond shouted at Renee.

"I need to speak to Dr. Michaels it's urgent." Renee held onto the door and was about to open it when Alexa slammed it back closed and stood in front of the door.

"I said.. you cannot go in." She pushed Renee away from the door gently, "He's with a client!" Alexa was lying, Dr. Michaels was free but he was eating lunch and he asked not to be disturbed by anyone.

"Out of my way strawberry shortcake. I need to talk to him. It's urgent." Renee then pushed Alexa straight to the floor. The assistant fell down on her ass, and that's when Renee made her move. She entered the room and locked the door behind her. "Dr. Michaels?" Renee came in and moved to sit in the free chair that was in the room. "We have a problem."

"We do?" Dr . Michaels stopped eating and looked at her curiously. "What might this problem be?"

"Is it not obvious? I'm supposed to be breaching my fifth month of pregnancy yet I'm not at all showing? Soon people are gonna find out that I'm not pregnant and then Dean will leave me! I need your help. I need a plan, we need to figure out how to gradually make me look pregnant in the next month or something!"

Dr. Michaels just sighed, shaking his head. "Miss Young.. Renee. I have expressed to you many times over why this was a bad idea. You didn't think it through and now you're scrambling for a solution to a mess you've made and tried to involve me in. But this is where it stops."

"What?" Renee said, outraged at him. "You can't stop. You knows what happens if you stop- I'll sue you for medical malpractice!" She threatened.

"I've actually giving that a lot of thought and while originally my assistant is at fault for all of this, I'll take the blame. If you want to sue me go ahead. If you want to slander my name, go ahead. My job is not worth my integrity or my soul which I stupidly sold out to you."

"Dr. Michaels... please.." Renee was begging now. She put her hand on his and he just pulled it away.

"From here on out.. you're on your own." Dr. Michaels told her seriously.

"You're going to regret this." She said with the squint of her eye. Renee picked up her purse and then stormed out of the office.

"What's she gonna do now?" Alexa asked her boss when she came into his office.

"Dive deeper into the lie." Dr. Michaels sighed. "I wish I could help." He patted Alexa on the shoulder then walked out of his office.

"Me too." Alexa said sadly.

"This music is unbearably loud." Dean said as he followed Seth into the crowd. They were at Bella, the newest gay night club in town. Guys were staring Dean down and of course Dean noticed them but he wasn't really looking back. Seth just brought Dean there to help him feel better about his and Roman's breakup and even though he was in Seth's tightest clothes, Dean still kinda felt... out of place. "Can we sit down somewhere?" He had to yell over the music and Seth just laughed at him, connecting their hands and shaking his head.

"Dean, the only place to sit is the VIP section. You're a lawyer and I'm a school teacher. Do either of those jobs scream VIP to you?" Seth whispered it in Dean's ear. He was right, he and Seth didn't exactly shout VIP from any standpoint. "Just relax okay? Dance with me." Seth pulled Dean into him and they started to dance together to the upbeat pop-remix of a Kesha song Dean couldn't quite remember the name of. Seth was biting his lip while looking at his friend, trying to loosen Dean up a bit.

"Stop looking at me like that, you look like you wanna fuck." Dean practically shouted to Seth over the music.

"You act like it would be the first time we've had sex." Seth winked at him and Dean just rolled his eyes in return. He didn't want to open up that can of worms. The young teacher turned around in his arms then rolled his hips onto Dean's. He held onto Seth's waist as he danced with him and oddly enough.. Dean was staring to have a good time. He loosened up and started grinding with Seth without a care in the world when..

"Cody?" Roman was at this stupid club for Cody's birthday. Cody told Roman he was tired of movie nights and staying in, so he convinced Roman to come to Bella with him. Roman wasn't the type of guy who enjoyed clubs, or having to dress up just to impress everyone for one night, but it was Cody's birthday and he made him a promise. However, Roman lost Cody in the sea of gay guys and go-go dancers. He was looking everywhere for his boyfriend when his gray eyes took in a sight.

Right across the crowded room was Dean dancing with Seth. He was smiling and laughing and just looked so generally happy. Roman was breathless; seeing Dean here out of all places... he was most definitely moving on. Roman was trying to force himself to look away and just go find Cody, but he and Dean locked eyes and in that moment.. the lights of the club seemed to dim and shine only on Roman and Dean. The party goers faded into gray, and the music wasn't as loud. The sound of Roman's heartbeat was all the chef could hear, the sinking seashell noise that fluctuates when whenever he was around.. Dean. Roman eyes stayed on him for a second before he looked away. He couldn't breathe, everything felt fuzzy. He needed air. Roman looked at Dean one more time before he pushed pass a few people to leave the club.

"Ro?" Dean whispered. The music was loud enough that Seth couldn't hear. Dean's heart was on overdrive as they looked at each other. It was practically running it's on marathon now as he saw Roman running out of the club. "Seth.. I'm going to get us some drinks. I'll be back okay?" Dean yells loud enough for Seth to hear and then the tight hold on his hips is released as Dean storms through the crowd, running towards the exit.

He ran out the front, scuffing Seth's nice shoes as he looked to see which way Roman could've went. Dean looked down both sides of the street before he just went with his gut. To the right, Dean said to himself. And then he ran, he ran fast to go find Roman. He ran fast to just see if he could possibly find him- to tell himself he wasn't seeing things. That it was real.

He was real.

Dean walked three blocks and nothing. He felt like such an idiot. Whoever that was, wasn't Roman and if it was, he was long gone. Dean was ready to give up and call it a night when he saw a guy standing on the corner in front of a closed coffee shop. His arms were folded in front of him and he was pacing. Back and forth, back and forth.

"Ro?" Dean shouted from across the street. Roman looked at him, and it was like his whole body froze in time. Dean dodged two cars who were honking at him profusely just so he could get to Roman. "Roman." Dean was finally standing in front of him. Roman didn't look okay. His eyes were red, and puffy like he was fighting tears. The same tears Dean was trying to fight this afternoon in his office.

"Hi." Dean said, softly smiling at him. It was like years went past instead of months, cause seeing Roman now was like looking at him for the first time. He wanted to just wipe every tear off his beautiful face, or just touch him like he used too. But he fought back his intuition, and settled for watching him cry.

"Hi." Roman said back, looking at Dean for only a second before focusing on the ground again.

"I thought it was you." Dean smile was as wide as Texas as he moved in closer. "I saw you in the club, and then you just left. I had to come and find you." Roman felt Dean come towards him and he as he moved closer, Roman moved back. Making sure to keep space between them.

"What do you want Dean?" Roman asked, his puffy gray eyes staring daggers at him. "Why did you follow me?"

"That's a.. loaded question." Dean laughed by himself, noticing that Roman still was crossing his arms and his face still held the same stern expression. "If i said i wanted you, you'd punish me for it. If i said i just wanted to see how you've been.. you'd think i was lying."

"I.." Roman shook his head, hating that Dean was making him feel this way. Like he was the bad guy in all of this. Roman ended it for both their sakes. He wished Dean understood that. "Wanna know how I've been?" Roman yelled at him, "Fine. I've been good... great actually. My work is great, and Cody's great too. We went to Cali and when I came back, it was like everything was a fresh start for me. Everything was going so well until.." Roman looked at him, deciding not to finish that sentence.

"Until you saw me right?" Dean finished the damn sentence for him. "Because I'm the party pooper right? If everything is so damn great with Cody why did you see me and you run out of a club? Do you actually hate me that much?" Dean was starting to get angry, Roman always knew just how to hurt him.

"Dean i can never hate you." Roman moved forward a little into Dean's space. "It's just.. nothing between us has changed. We're living two different lives now. I can't keep holding on and waiting forever for you. You have a fiancé and a baby. All I have.. is my cake shop and my love for you. So yes, i ran out of that club because seeing you makes me upset. Because I can't get rid of five years worth of feelings in three months. And.." Roman stopped himself. Dean looked up at that moment with a glimmer of hope in his baby blues.

"And?" Dean said waiting to hear what else Roman had to say. "And what Roman?"

"And still miss you." Roman closed his eyes as the words came out of his mouth. He couldn't look at Dean, he couldn't stand there and wait for Dean to tell him he broke his heart and he hated him. Even though Roman knew it was coming.

"... I miss you too." Dean replied instead.

"You do?" Roman had let the tears all freely now.
"I do." Dean couldn't lie. He watched Roman cry at his admission and it took everything in him not to comfort Roman right fucking now.

"Dean.." Roman moved even closer to him, and suddenly found himself in Dean's arms. He didn't even fight it. Truthfully he didn't want too. Dean had that look on his face, and his eyes told Roman everything he needed to know. The young lawyer grabbed his sides and squeezed, running his hands down his back. It stopped right near the curve of his ass and that's when Roman said.. "Dean we..

"Shut up Roman." Dean told him with authority. "Don't you dare say another word." Dean hands skirted up, then pulled on the back of Roman's head and brought him in closer to his lips. Roman shivered in anticipation of what was about to happen. He licked his lips and Dean smirked, biting his own. Roman's eyes closed and they both leaned in closer when...

DING!

Their phones went off at the same time. They pull apart to see what it could possibly be; for Roman it was a text from Cody asking where the hell he was, and from Dean it was a phone call from a blocked number. Dean contemplated on just ignoring it, but as Roman started to text Cody back he decided to just answer it.

"Hello? Who's this?" Dean said while looking at Roman.

"The baby you're having isn't real." The voice was deep on the other line

"What?" Dean laughed, "Is this some kind of joke?"

"The baby.. it is not real." The voice said again. Before Dean got a chance to ask anymore questions...

the person hung up.

A/N: Uh oh. -Melle