Dean looks at her like she's got two heads on her shoulders and she just keeps a serious face.
Dean: "How the hell do you do that?"
Roxy: "Do what, Jon?"
Dean: "How the hell do you get inside my head and pull my thoughts out like that? It's almost like you can read my mind and you know what I'm thinking before I even say it."
Roxy: "That's because 95% of the time I do know what you're going to say. I know how to read your body language and sometimes it speaks volumes and right now, your body language says vulnerable and open honesty. It also says you don't want the situation to get any worse then you already feel inside."
Dean: "You're right. I don't want the situation to get any worse than how I feel inside and right now I feel like shit inside."
Roxy: "So? Did you ever really want to stay friends outside of CZW? It's a simple explanation really."
Dean: "Yes. I wanted to remain friends outside of CZW. I wanted us to continue to see each other and talk on the phone even though we couldn't be physically together all the time."
Roxy: "But, I was out of sight and out of mind. So, it was easy for you to just forget about 4 years of our lives together and move on with Kenzie. Is that it?"
Dean: "No. That's not it at all. Yes, you were out of sight and out of mind. That much is true, but I never forgot about our 4 years together and I never forgot about how much I loved you and how much I still had feelings for you."
Roxy: "The hell if you didn't because if you still remembered how much you loved and wanted to be with me, you would've made an effort long before I showed up at the WWE to get in contact. If you still thought about us and how much you still cared for me you would've said something to Maddie in New Orleans as soon as you figured out who she and Jessica were and how you knew them."
Dean: "Did you still think about me four years later?"
Roxy: "Yes. I thought about you all the time. I watched you grow up and I missed you. I missed us and I missed my best friend. It was as if I had never even met you and I was watching you as a wrestling fan not your ex-girlfriend that you supposedly loved."
Dean: "The communication line works both ways. It's not just my responsibility to stay in contact with you. You knew the same people I do and you could've said something too. So, don't try to put this all on my head like I drove us apart. Yes, I left and went to Florida and yes, we weren't together 24/7 and I understand that you missed us and that you loved me and you wanted me back as your best friend again. Hell, I missed you as my best friend too, but there is one thing I am not and that's a telepath. I can't read your mind from hundreds of miles away and then just automatically go into search mode as soon as I see someone who mentions your name. I'm not some machine that can flip a switch."
She could see the emotion flashing in his eyes. He genuinely felt guilty for letting their friendship go. He ran his hands through his hair frustrated and looked like he was ready to either bust out in tears or punch the nearest wall as hard as he could just to prove he could.
Roxy: "I know, Jon. I'm not a machine or a telepath either and I am sorry I didn't make more of an effort to get in contact with you and I am sorry I didn't warn you before I descended upon the WWE and made you confront all these demons that I didn't realize we still had."
Dean: "I forgive you for that and I also forgive you for drifting away. I expected you to eventually pop up over at WWE. You're that damn good and I'd be an asshole not to realize that eventually you would make your in ring debut. As for the demons, there's always going to be some sort of demon or ghost hanging around somewhere ready to haunt or possess me. That's just how I live my life. If it wasn't an old girlfriend it would've been something else. I never told Kenzie about our history together. I just said you were an ex-girlfriend and left it at that. It was too hard to explain the details."
Roxy: "You don't have to worry about that anymore. It's all water under the bridge and I'm glad we had this talk."
Dean: "You know what, me too. I actually feel better now that I talked this out. Punching that heavy bag wasn't helping me any. I just felt my emotions boiling up worse."
Roxy: "Just promise me you won't try to just push your feelings away again. You have me in your life again and I am your friend as well as someone who loves you. You can talk to me any time day or night. I don't care how crazy the topic is or how emotional the subject."
Dean: "You're right. I do have you in my life again and we love each other. So, I will talk to you about everything all hours of the day and night even if I turn into a little bitch in your arms."
Roxy: "Especially if you turn into a little bitch in my arms. I don't consider a man showing me how he feels being a bitch. That makes you strong enough to know when you need someone to lean on and that in my eyes is sexy as hell."
