Chapter 21

Seth and Jericho made their way back to the hotel after an early morning run on Wednesday morning.

" Hey, I got those dvds that you were asking about." Jericho said to Seth as they got on the elevator. " They're in my room."

" Cool man. Thanks." Seth wiped the sweat away from his brow as Chris pressed the button for the floor. Seth really appreciated Jericho. Not only was he a mentor to him but he was also his friend.

When the elevator doors opened and they got out, Seth realized that it was on the same floor that he had followed Dean to on Saturday. Seth felt uneasy as he walked down the corridor with Jericho. His mind was running furiously. Hoping to God that it wasn't Jericho's room that Dean had gone into.

Chris stopped outside his room door and slid his room card through the lock. Seth fearfully brought his eyes up to the number on the door. 516. Rollins pressed his mouth into a tight line as he felt his heart fall through his body.

" Hey man, you alright?" Chris looked at him concerned.

Seth found his voice to speak. " Yeah man, I'm cool."

" I hope you don't mind me saying but you don't look too good. Your face looks pale." Chris was studying his face intently.

Seth shrugged his shoulders pretending to shake it off. " Nah, I'm good. Probably just a bit dehydrated."

Chris nodded his head. "Ok." He went inside his room and took some dvds from off the coffee table and handed them to Seth.

Seth took the dvds and passed them around in his hands a bit. There were so many things that he wanted to ask Chris but he didn't know how to.

Chris noticed Seth's nervousness. " Is something wrong?"

Seth shook his head. Looked up at Chris and then back at his hands. " Nah. It's just..." His voice trailed off.

Rollins stared at Chris. He was forty two years old but he looked like a guy in his mid thirties. He was handsome and smart and easy to get along with. Seth could see why Dean would like him but why now after all they've been through?

" Are you seeing someone?" He blurted it out. It was blunt. A bit brutal but he had to know.

The question caught Chris off guard to say the least. He looked at Seth trying to figure him out. He really didn't know how to answer it.

Chris ran his hand through his spikey blond hair. " Kinda." Seth just looked at him. He exhaled audibly as he continued. " I mean I'm not really sure what to call it but yeah, I guess I am." Jericho didn't want to be the one to tell Seth that it was Dean. He felt it would be better if it came from Dean himself.

Seth nodded his slowly and looked at the ground. It was carpeted in a dull beige colour that Seth didn't particularly care for.

" Well that's cool man." Seth didn't look up at him as he spoke. He wanted to ask him if it was Dean but he just couldn't. He just couldn't handle confirmation of Dean's betrayl just yet.

" Well see you around." Seth headed to the elevator without turning around to look at Chris. He didn't want him to see the tears that were starting form in his large brown eyes.

As soon as Roman saw Seth walking through the door he knew something was wrong.

" What happened?" Seth collapsed against Roman's chest and he embraced him, holding him close.

Through muffled sobs Seth told him everything that he knew. He felt Roman's grip tighten around him.

" He played us Rome. I can't believe that he did that."

Reigns kissed him on top of his forehead brushing his hair off his face. " We don't know that for sure." He didn't fully believe it but he hated when Seth was upset.

" I can feel it." Seth sobbed. Roman applied more pressure to his grip as he held his boyfriend. He hoped to beyond belief that Seth was wrong.

An hour later they were packing their bags before they headed to the airport and back home to Florida. Dean walked in to the room and started putting together his things as well. When they were all finished they pulled the luggage into the main part of the hotel room. Roman then spoke to Dean.

" I hope you don't mind but I think you have a middle seat."

Dean figgitted with the handle bar of his language before responding. " Ummm. I'm not going back to Florida." The time was now. He couldn't avoid the situation any longer. All he could do was let the cards fall where they may.

Roman and Seth exchanged a look. Roman came over and stood in front of Dean. Eye to eye. Blue to grey. " What do you mean by you're not going back to Florida?"

Dean mustered up his courage and looked straight into Roman's face as he spoke. " A friend invited me to stay with them for a couple of days."

Roman pretended to be considering his reply. " A friend, huh? Does this friend have a name?"

Dean broke eye contact and looked around, laughing a bit. " What is this? An interrogation?"

Roman shrugged his shoulders and put his hands in his front jeans pocket. " No it's a simple question. Why don't you just tell us who you're staying with?"

Dean grabbed the handle bar of his suitcase and tried to maneouver it around Reigns. " I don't need this. I'm a grown adult. I can do whatever I want."

" It's Jericho isn't it?" Seth's voice stopped Dean dead in his tracks. He slowly turned around and looked at him. He was standing next to Roman.

" Did he tell you that?" Jericho must have mentioned it to Seth. How else would he have known?

But Seth shook his head. " No. I followed you on Saturday night."

" What?" The anger in Dean's voice was apparent. His blue eyes blazed indignantly as he stared at Seth. " Who the fuck gave you the right to follow me?"

" I had to know why you were acting so strange lately." Seth pleaded with Ambrose. " You didn't want to spend time with us anymore."

" So you followed me? Fuck! Can't a guy have some alone time? What the fuck is wrong with you?"

" Hey! Don't you speak to him like that." Roman stepped in between Seth and Dean.

" Oh of course. Mr. White Knight steps in to protect his boyfriend. God forbid that he fights his own battles." Dean snided.

" What the hell is wrong with you man? " Roman folded his arms and furrowed his brow at Dean. " Why the hell are you going out with Jericho?"

" Why?" Dean dropped his hands dramatically to his sides. " Why? Well look at it." He pointed at Roman and Seth. " It's always the two of you against me. I'm always the outsider."

" That's not true," Roman countered.

" Yes it is. Even now you're taking his side over mine."

" That's because you're acting like an ass."

" Oh am I?" Dean brushed his messy auburn locks out of his face. " You two are always against me."

" No we're not!" Roman looked at him increduously. " The point is here, what are you doing with Jericho?"

" Well Roman, you're not the only one around here who gets to have a boyfriend." Dean's words stung both Seth and Roman.

" Is that what this is about? You feel left out because of me and Seth's relationship?" Roman stared at him with his mouth agape. " Newsflash. We keep trying to include you but you've kept on pushing us away."

" So you just want me to be a third wheel?" Dean glanced between Seth and Roman.

Roman shook his head. He was tired arguing with Dean. " I didn't say that. I said that we wanted you to be with us."

But Dean shook his head at Roman's words. " Three's a crowd Roman."

" Well that didn't stop you when you were forcing yourself between Seth and me!" Roman's grey eyes had lighted up. He was livid. Dean was pushing all of his buttons.

" Do you have any idea what you did to us?" Roman was yelling now. He didn't care who heard him. " You nearly broke us up for good when we found out about each other."

Roman step closer to Dean until he was right in front of him. Mere inches apart. He dropped his voice back down to normal speaking level.

" You know what your problem is?"

Dean gritted his teeth as he responded. " No. Why don't you tell me?"

" This." Roman grabbed at Dean's crotch. Squeezing his penis and balls tightly through the jeans. It was painful but Dean tried not show how much it was affecting him. His pride wouldn't allow it.

Roman squeezed Dean's family jewels even tighter. " This is all you think about. This is all you care about. You don't care about who you are hurting as long as you get your dick wet." Roman's eyes bored deep into Dean as he spoke. " You don't care about us. You only care about yourself."

Reigns released his hold on Dean's groin and stepped back. Dean released an involuntary groan as he felt the blood rushing back in. They didn't think that he cared about them. He did though. In his own sick twisted way he did love them. That part wasn't a lie. But as he looked from Roman to Seth he knew that he had gone to far. Seth's eyes were watery. Roman was looking at him with scorn. He had to go. Readjusting himself properly in his pants. He grabbed the handle bar of his suitcase. He opened the door and pulled it out behind him and headed down the corridor to the elevator.

A/N: Hi guys, sorry for the lack of updates this week. My laptop was literally falling apart on me, so I got a new one yesterday so we should be back to our regular updates. Once again I must thank you guys for all of your wonderful reviews and encouragement. It really does mean a lot when I get feedback from you guys.