Seth walked through the airport in Milwaukee pulling a small suitcase behind him. He hadn't checked any luggage as he didn't plan to stay long. He headed for the exit and as he walked towards baggage claim he saw a slim figure in jeans, a leather jacket, and a beanie hat holding a sign that said: Colby Lopez. Seth couldn't help but smile as he walked up to him. "Dean you're too much." He said as he hugged Dean.

"I thought you wouldn't recognize me since we haven't seen each other in over a year." He said with a large smile. "You check any luggage?"

"Nah. I'm only going to be here a couple of days." They walked out of the airport and took a cab to Punk and AJ's home. They got out and Seth adjusted his hood out of habit. He always felt like someone was watching him. Maybe it was from his time with the Wyatt family. Dean didn't notice as he knocked on the door.

AJ opened the door and led them in. "I'm going to walk Larry and let you guys talk." She said going to 9+6get the leash and soon left.

Dean and Seth walked into the living room. The TV was on, so Dean turned it off.

"How are you doing," Seth said as he sat in an armchair.

"Fine," Dean said. "I haven't hurt my ankle in over a year. Amazing considering, I broke it 4 times from what Antonio said."

"Cesaro?" Seth said with a scowl.

"Yeah," Dean said not noticing the scowl. "He's a good friend. I don't see him as much because I work in Florida and he's on the road. How's Ring of Honor?"

"It's good even though the Bullet Club keeps attacking me. I think they are determined to prove they are better than the Shield was. I've got the Motor City Machineguns backing me up though."

Dean didn't respond right away. "Speaking of the Bullet Club, WWE's got both AJ Styles and Finn Balor. There's talk they want Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows, but since I work in NXT, it could just be rumors."

"WWE and Ring of Honor are being invaded by the Bullet Club. Who would have thought?" Seth said.

"Too bad the Shield is no longer together to take them down." Dean said.

Seth looked away uncomfortably. He knew this was going to come up. He had just hoped it could be like old times before they got into the difficult stuff. Thankfully he had talked to Punk before he left Philadelphia so he knew what Punk and Cesaro had told Dean regarding 2004. He just hoped he didn't slip up and say the wrong thing.

"We've all moved on," Seth said. "I heard Roman won the Royal Rumble and he's on his way to winning the title. I'm back in a promotion I love, and you're happy in NXT." He thought for a moment. "You're happy in NXT, aren't you?"

"Yeah. If I can't wrestle, at least I can help others get ready for the main roster. Dr. Andrews said my ankle's looking good and that I might be able to have the rod removed from my ankle in a year. He still won't clear me to wrestle."

"Probably a good idea," Seth said.

"Seth what happened to the Shield?" Dean said tired of the small talk.

"I don't know if it was one specific thing," Seth said. "We were constantly fighting and you broke your ankle twice. It was just too much. Roman and I left WWE and you stayed in WWE for a while before taking a job with NXT."

"You ever coming back to WWE?" Dean asked as he fiddled with the beanie hat that was in his hand.

"Probably not. I'd rather be in ROH. I don't think I could ever come back to WWE."

"Is it because of me? Paul Heyman said I was the reason the Shield broke up."

"He said that?" Figures Seth thought. He didn't trust Heyman to say anything that was true. Even though he supposed in a way their need to protect Dean was the reason the Shield broke up. He couldn't tell Dean that though.

"Yeah he said it was because of my ankle and that I was starting a lot of fights. That I was a hothead who had to prove I wasn't the weak link of the Shield."

"I hate Heyman." Seth admitted. "What he said was kind of true. I mean you were trying to show you weren't the weak link but you were definitely not the reason the Shield broke up. I think Roman and I felt guilty that your career was over."

"Wasn't it over after the Shield broke up? I broke it a third time while training to get back in the ring?"

Did he miss that detail? Did Punk mention that? He didn't think the former WWE wrestler would intentionally hide something. "Well I think maybe we realized it before you did." Seth quickly covered. "2014 was a bad year. You're lucky you don't remember it. I wish I was that lucky."

"It sucks missing a year of your life." Dean said. "I have to depend on second hand information. There's stuff I still don't understand. I hate hockey. I mean before I didn't watch it but it was because I didn't care for it. Now I hate it."

The hockey thing. Seth thought closing his eyes. That never left. He didn't know what exactly happened in New Jersey but he knew that hockey had sort of been a trigger for Dean. There was so much he didn't know about the first-time Evolution grabbed Dean. He was sure he didn't want to know, and was glad that Dean didn't remember.

"I'm not much of a fan of hockey myself," Seth finally said. "Give me a good baseball or football game any day."

The front door opened and AJ and Larry returned. "You guys okay?" she asked.

"Fine." Dean said.

"Yeah fine," Seth said. He wished it really was fine. Nothing was going to be fine again.