The Raven woke to the sound of a steady heart beat and to a warm body underneath her. Her cheek rested on his chest and one of her arms was draped around his waist. A smile graced her face as she remembered the events of last night, she was now the girlfriend of Seth Rollins and he was her boyfriend. She opened her eyes and looked up at him, he was still asleep. She turned a little in his arms so she could get a better look at him. His hair was frizzy and wild across the pillow. His facial features were soft and relaxed as he slept, by far his best feature were his eyelashes, they were thick and long as they laid against his cheeks. His mouth was slightly parted as he snored softly. He looked so peaceful and handsome, she could lay there and stare at him for hours. With her finger tips, she tenderly caressed his beard. For moment, she wondered what he would look like if he didn't have a beard.
Suddenly, Seth inhaled deeply, at the same time stretching out his entire body, like a cat. He opened his eyes and smiled as he saw The Raven starring at him. His arm going around her waist to bring her closer to him, he then kissed her on the forehead. "Good morning. How long have you been up?", he asked.
"Good Morning, just few minutes.", she replied. "So, what do you want to do today?"
"What time is it?" , he asked.
The Raven turned to look at the clock behind her on the nightstand. "Its going to be 8 o'clock."
"I will have to get going soon."
"Why?", The Raven whined.
Seth grinned at her response, "I forgot to tell you last night, Roman is going to be having a party around noon. I promised him I would help him get everything ready. Dean is going to be there with Rene and Roman of course with his fiancé Maya. I think his cousins the Usos, Naomi and Cameron will there and some other people. I want you to come."
"I see.", said The Raven as she sat up, Seth followed suit. "What's wrong?", he asked
"Well I don't get along with the Divas. I don't want to cause a scene.", she said with concern.
"Raven we are not at work. People act differently outside of work. Plus I will be there with you."
"Do you think Roman would mind?", she asked as she looked at him anxiously, running her hand up and down his bicep.
"Your my girlfriend, of course he wouldn't?", he said reassuringly.
She smiled as he called her his girlfriend. Suddenly, their stomachs growled, they had went to bed without eating any dinner last night.
"I could make us some breakfast before you leave."
"I wish I had brought some clothes, so I could change and shower here, that way I could spend more time with you."
"Well, I have pair of jeans I think that will fit you and a shirt.", she offered.
"Why would you have men's clothing?", he asked sternly. The Raven stopped stroking his bicep. She was taken aback by the harshness she heard in his voice. "Don't tell me you are the jealous type."
"I don't know. Do I have a reason to be jealous?", he asked sharply.
"Seth, my brother stayed a couple of weeks ago and he left some of his things.", She said defensively.
"Oh", Seth did not mean to sound so stern but it was simple things like this that he had allowed his other girlfriends to get away with, things he should have questioned but did not because he was in love and trusted them. But if he wanted it to work with The Raven he was going to have to trust her.
The Raven was biting the bottom of her lip nervously as she stared at Seth with uneasiness. "Seth is it a good idea for us to be girlfriend and boyfriend. I mean I know Danielle and Elizabeth cheated on you and most, no all of my friends at work are men. Is that going to be a problem for you?"
"No Raven I won't let it be, I promise. I am sorry.", he said as he caressed her cheek with the back of his hand. "How about we promise each other something?"
"What?"
"If we get bored of each other or change our minds about us or decided that we want to be with someone else that we let the other know. That we have enough respect for the other and don't lead the other person on or play games."
She was stun by this, she had not realized how Danielle's and Elizabeth's infidelities had effected Seth. She understood now that being in a relationship was just has hard for Seth as it was for her, but he was willing to take a chance on her. He was afraid she would repeat the pattern of his other 2 girlfriends and she was afraid of not just losing him as boyfriend but permanently.
She lean in and gave him a peck on his lips, "I would never do anything like that to you, but I promise if anything changes I will let you know."
"I promise the same.", he said as he gently grasped her by the chin and brought her lips closer to his, as he kissed her softly. When he ended the kiss he asked, "How about breakfast?". His stomach started growling again. She laughed a little, "I have bacon, sausage and eggs."
"Sounds good."
The Raven gave Seth one more peck on the lips before rolling out of bed to go make them both some breakfast.
The Raven had arrived at Roman's place at about 1:30, she was nerves and had hoped to make a good impress. Dean and Roman were Seth's best friends and team members, they spent a lot of time together on and off the road, she knew it would be important to Seth that they got along. She walked up to the door, before she knocked, she looked at her reflection in the window, she had decided to wear a pair of snug fitting black jeans and an eggshell short sleeve blouse with a large black bow in the front with black boots. She left her hair down and wear minimal make-up. She could hear the music and people talking from inside, before she could knock, Seth had opened the door. He was wearing blue jeans with a t-shirt of one of his favorite bands and he had his two toned hair tied back in a neat pony tail. "About time you got here.", he grinned at her, kissing her on the cheek and giving her a hug, which she gladly accepted. He took her jacket and purse and put them in the closet. "Come on, I want to introduce you to some of the guys."
Roman's house was very large, there was at 20 or more people there, most were in the living room drinking, talking or listening to the music. Others were outside on the covered patio, where Roman and Dean were playing pool with Jimmy Uso and Dolph Ziggler.
"Hi Rave!" Dolph said as he came up to The Raven and gave her a hug. "Hi Dolph," she said as he return his hug. "Good to see you. Its been a while. How have you been?"
"Great thanks! Didn't know you knew these jokers.", he said teasingly as he pointed to Roman and Dean.
"I am actually here with Seth."
"Yeah, this beautiful lady agreed to be my girlfriend.", he said. The Raven blushed at his compliment.
"Well congrats guys. You make a cute couple." said Dolph
The Raven looked behind Dolph to see Roman and Dean starring at them with a surprised look on their faces and then there was that look. The look The Raven often saw on the faces of many of her family members, when she would go home to visit her grandfather and uncle. The look that told her she was fucking up her life and their disapproval of everything she did and was. She took a step closer to Seth and reached out for his hand, she needed the reassurance of his presences. She raised her chin a little higher, keeping her smile plastered to her face and looked right at Roman and Dean. She didn't care what they thought of her, the only person's opinion that matter was Seth's. She had told him everything and he still wanted her and that was all that really mattered.
After a few pleasantries with Roman and Dean, Seth introduced her to some of his other friends. The Raven relaxed a little, they didn't seem to have an opinion of her and were genuinely pleased that Seth had found someone to make him happy. Seth and The Raven talked and joked with his friends, she was having a good time.
Seth was glad The Raven was having a good time. She seemed nervous at first but soon relaxed. He liked her outgoingness, she could easy hold a conversation and discuss a variety of subjects. He stayed by her side, he could see the other divas starring at her but none bothered to approach her except Naomi. She and The Raven were currently discussing their experiences when they first started with the WWE.
The Raven was surprised Naomi was speaking to her, even though Naomi started with the WWE, as her reign as Diva's Champion came to an end, it seemed all newbies were told to avoid her. Their background was similar when it came to wrestling, it kinda just happened it was not something they had planned on doing as a career. The Raven thought Naomi was very friendly and charming.
"I can't believe he made her his girlfriend!", Dean said with exasperation. Dean was in the kitchen with Rene, Roman and Maya. "Dean, they look good together and they really seem into each other.", Rene said.
"How could you let this happen, Roman?", Dean asked with irritation.
"Look Dean, he made his choice. It's not like I could stop him from going out with her. I mean I wish it was someone else he was interested in, but its her that he wants.", said Roman defensively.
"All she is going to do is hurt him. When she is done having her fun, she is just going to throw him to the curve. I can't believe this after everything we told him and warned him about her. I-", Dean was interrupted before he could finish his tirade.
"Oh really, and what exactly did you warn him about?", The Raven asked with malice, as she stood behind him. She had gone into the house to use the bathroom, when she heard Dean demanding to know why Roman had let Seth go out with her. She sensed their disapproval earlier but had hoped maybe it was just her nervousness.
Roman closed his eyes for a second as he softly said "Oh, shit." This did not look like it was going to go well he thought. As Dean immediately turned around, "What your eavesdropping on us?"
The Raven ignored his question and closed the gap between them, so they stood face to face and were only separated by inches. She stood with her feet apart and her hands behind her back as she looked up at him defiantly. "If you have something to say, why don't you say it to my face, Ambrose." She was not going to take this from him considering his reputation for partying and whoring around was far worse than hers.
"Leave him the hell alone, go sink your claws into someone else." By this time most of the party-goers in the house had stopped what they were doing and watch Dean and The Raven.
"Fuck you Ambrose! He is the one that asked me to be his girlfriend not the other way around."
"All you are going to do is hurt him. All your going to do is fuck him and when your done throw him to the side for your next conquest."
"I sorry, your mistaking me for YOU!" she said sarcastically.
"Well then I guess it takes one whore to know another.", Dean said with a smirk. The Raven was initially shocked by his words and then her rage took over and she slapped him hard across the face. She could see the anger in his eyes and the red hand print she left on his cheek. He looked like he was about to lunge at her when Roman wrapped his arms around Dean's chest and pulled him away as struggled. At the same time, Dolph grabbed The Raven by the waist and pulled her in the opposite direction. "Let go of me Dolph!", The Raven hissed. "Not until you calm down damn it."
"I just want to leave, please let me go.", she pleaded. The moment he released her, she went to the closet to retrieve your purse and jacket. She ran to her car, she was foolish to think she could do a relationship. She was not girlfriend material. Gone was the happiness and hope she felt from the morning. She jumped into her car and peeled out of there.
Seth had wondered what was taking The Raven so long to return from the bathroom. When he walked into the house, there was a crowd gathered in the kitchen. He could see Dean's face had a red hand print on it. "What happened?", he asked with concerned as looked for The Raven.
"Why don't you ask your girlfriend?", Rene said with disdain. As she gave Dean some ice for his face.
Seth heard the screeching of tires and ran to the front of the house to see the taillights of The Raven's car speeding away. He ran back into the house and grabbed the keys to Roman's car and went after her.
When she finally reached her apartment, The Raven unlocked the door and went straight to her room and threw herself across the bed and started to cry.
Seth was mad when he finally reached her apartment, on his drive he had called The Raven at least a dozen times but it kept going to her voice mail. He called Roman and ask what had happened. Roman hesitantly told him about how The Raven had over heard their conversation and how Dean and her got into words and why she slapped Dean. Dean then got on the phone and said he was sorry that it was said in the heat of the moment. Seth told Dean it was not him he had to apologize to but The Raven. He also told them he appreciated their concern but they had to butt out of his relationship with The Raven. He hung up the phone and again tried to call The Raven but it just went to her voice mail again.
He finally reached her apartment, the door was ajar. He walked in and locked the door behind him. He went toward her bedroom, he could hear her crying. She was laying across the bed with her forehead resting on her arm and her face buried in the blankets crying. He got on the bed, she was crying so much she didn't even notice he was there until he covered her body with his and hugged her.
"Seth, I changed my mind. I don't think we should do the relationship thing.", she said between sobs.
Seth turned her around, so she was laying on her back facing him. He wiped her tears away with his thumb. "Why?", he asked gently.
"Because you deserve a good girl, not someone with as many issues as I have. Someone with less sex partners than I have had. Someone you can be proud of.", she said with sadness.
"Raven, I have had the good girls and they have hurt me very badly. Besides, who wouldn't be proud of you, you stood up to Dean. Hell you even stood up to the WWE and refused to just hand your title over.", he said.
The Raven sat up on the bed as did Seth. "But Roman and Dean don't like me, they don't want us to be together."
"Who cares what they want, its what we want. I know I want you. Don't you want me?", he asked.
"Yes.", she whispered.
"Ok then that is all that matters. They are just worried about me, but I told them not to interfere with us again.", he said as he embraced her and she returned the hug.