Dean walked up to Joey Mercury's office a couple of days later. It was a nice visit with Seth but something still felt so off. He stopped at the door ready to knock when he heard Joey on the phone.

"I'm not taking him," Joey was saying. "You know damn well why I won't let him in the building. He's his brother Hunter." Long pause. "Yeah I know the Wyatts have disappeared. How do I know he won't do something? He broke his freaking ankle! You said you would stay out of this. No, they haven't. I would know. just the two of them? That's not a reunion. Yeah I'm protecting him. someone's got to." There was a phone slam.

Dean tentatively knocked on the door wondering what that was all about.

"Come in," Joey called in a tired voice.

Dean opened the door and stepped inside.

"Oh, hey Dean." Joey said.

"What did Hunter want?" Dean asked as he took a seat in the seat he usually sat in when he was in Joey's office.

"He may be gone from this company but he keeps sticking his big nose in."

"He wants you to bring back Bo Dallas?"

"Yeah. I don't need a guy who intentionally injures another guy here. I have enough people here that do that without trying. How's Punk and AJ?" He asked changing the subject.

"They're doing okay. Punk's working hard with getting ready for UFC. I met with Seth."

"Oh?" Joey asked. "How'd that go? As far as I know you haven't talked to him in a year."

"It went okay. He didn't really seem to want to be friends again. I don't get it but whatever."

"That's too bad." Joey said. "So, here's what I have in mind for you this week."

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Roman stood in the doorway of the Performance Center. It was his day off, but he didn't usually go to the Performance Center. He always preferred spending his precious time off with his wife and daughter, but after the call he received from Seth the day before, he wanted to talk to Dean.

"Hey Roman," his cousin Nia Jax said as she came up to him. "Long time no see," she said before hugging him.

"Yeah," Roman said looking around her. "Is Dean here?"

"I think he's talking to Joey Mercury. His office…"

"Thanks, but I know where his office is. It was good seeing you Nia," he said before walking away.

He went up to Joey's office and knocked on the door.

"Come in," Joey called.

He opened the door and found Joey on the phone. Dean wasn't in the room. Joey smiled and held up one finger. "Sorry someone came into my office. I'll have to call you later. Actually yeah. Okay talk to you later." He hung up. "Roman long time no see. I heard you were back in the WWE. Congrats on winning the Royal Rumble."

"Thanks. Is Dean here?" He didn't want to deal with small talk with anyone today. He was on a mission of sorts.

"Yeah actually he is. He's in the weight room talking to Colin Cassidy."

"Thanks," Roman said and left the office. He walked to the weight room and found Dean sitting on a weight bench talking to Colin "Big Cass" Cassidy and Enzo Amore. Colin was lifting weights while Enzo was spotting.

He didn't know either man very well but he had heard they were a good tag team. Cass was very tall and Enzo had a mouth on him that rivaled Dean's.

"Hey Roman," Enzo called.

Dean turned around to look at him in surprise. He got up off of the weight bench and gave him a hug.

"Can we go somewhere and talk?" Roman asked eyeing the two men with suspicion. He didn't know them and at the moment, he didn't trust anyone.

"Sure. Cass, Enzo, I'll catch you guys later. We'll talk about your being called up soon." He said before leaving the weight room.

They walked out of the Performance Center and headed for Roman's car which was parked in a lone corner of the parking lot. "Roman I'm starting to think you're a bit paranoid." Dean said as he got into the car. Roman got in on the driver's side but didn't start the car.

"Seth told me he flew to Milwaukee to see you," Roman started.

"Yeah. We talked about the old days but he didn't really answer my question. My question is why did the Shield break up? he said there was fighting and I was constantly getting injured. But I want us all to be friends again."

"Dean that's just not going to happen. Seth's in ROH and you're here. I've got my match at WrestleMania. We just need to let the Shield end."

Dean turned to look him straight in the eye but Roman wouldn't look at him. "Roman I know you and I didn't get along at the end of 2013. But you always had my back, and you've never lied to me. Tell me what's really going on."

"I did."

"No, you didn't. You told me what Seth did. Tell me the truth Roman."

"I did," Roman said looking him in the eye this time. "We can't reform the Shield. It's done. Just let it go Dean. I have."

"Bullshit. If you did, why are you here?"

"To tell you to let it go. We're no longer friends Dean. You need to get that through your crazy mind. It's never happening Dean."

Dean's hands shook a little as he grabbed the door handle. "Well fine," he said as he opened the door. "Goodbye Roman." He said and got out of the car. He slammed the door and walked away. His hands reached into his jacket for the cigarette pack that wasn't there. He cursed as he turned around to look back at the car. He saw Roman was still there with his head against the steering wheel. He turned around not seeing that Roman was crying.

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Notes: Fic starts to go crazy next chapter.