Roman listened to his advice and stayed away from Randy and Seth all that week and the next. He had gotten Randy's phone number from Dean and called him up and apologized profusely, telling Randy how sorry he was and how much he admired him and explained that he was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Randy wasn't even really upset about it but accepted the apology to make Roman feel better and he encouraged Seth to forgive him as well.

"Things like this happen in the ring all the time Seth." Randy said, trying to talk sense into him. "You've been wrestling long enough to know that."

"Yeah, but I expected better from Roman." he said quietly. "He's always been so calm and level headed. I don't know what's gotten into him lately."

"You should go talk to him." Randy said. "Maybe there's something wrong and he could use his best friend. You shouldn't give up on friends so easily, especially when you're as close as the two of you are."

"I'll think about it." he said leaning against the wall. 'Maybe Randy's right, I should just get over the fact that we had sex and just be his friend. I do miss him.'

He hated seeing Roman in the hall, looking down at his feet or looking at him with the saddest expression he had ever seen. He could forgive Roman for what he did to Randy since Randy himself did. He didn't want his friendship to end just because they made the huge mistake of sleeping together, he would just have to make sure that it never happened again and things stayed strictly platonic between them from now on. Roman was probably just confused and lonely after the divorce and needed some comfort and physical affection. It was just a one and a half time thing that Roman probably regretted anyway, after all he had never mentioned it again. His mind made up, he went to have a long overdue conversation with Roman.

He'd noticed that Roman sometimes hung around after a show now instead of immediately going back to the hotel like he used to and that he would most likely be in catering or the locker room. He was showered and changed and walking down the hall when he saw Roman talking to someone near the locker room. As he got closer, he saw that it was Tyler Breeze and that they were talking with their heads kind of close.

He stopped and hid slightly and watched them talk. He saw Tyler put his hand on Roman's arm before running his hand down it and squeezing Roman's hand. He clenched his fists in anger as he watched Tyler walk off and Roman smile as he walked into the locker room.

He followed Roman and slammed the door shut behind him. Roman turned around in surprise.

"Are you fucking him?" he yelled.

"Who?" Roman asked in confusion.

"Breeze." he yelled angrily as he stepped closer. "Are you fucking him?"

"Don't be stupid, of course I'm not." Roman said going to grab his bag.

"But you want to be, don't you?" he yelled, jealousy running through him.

Roman sighed, "I'm not even going to answer that."

He grabbed Roman by the shirt, shaking him, "Was I just your consolation prize because you couldn't have him, or was I practice?"

Roman pulled Seth's hands off his shirt. "What do you care when you're fucking Orton?"

He pulled back in shock. "Randy and I are only friends."

"Yeah right, like you and I were friends." Roman said with a sneer. "Did you seduce him like you did me?"

He looked at Roman in disbelief. "I didn't seduce you, you bastard."

Roman rolled his eyes. "Yeah, so all the hugs, touching, caressing my chest and even blowing me kisses in the ring wasn't seduction?"

He couldn't believe what he was hearing. "That was friendship and joking around. Besides you started half of it yourself. How many times did you hug me, hold my hand or touch my hair!"

"My affections were innocent because you were my little brother." Roman said crossing his arms over his chest. "Was it or was it not you who straddled me and kissed me?"

He walked forward and pushed Roman back. "It just happened, I didn't plan anything."

"Like I'd believe that." Roman scoffed. "You even had lube stashed away nearby. Why would you have that when you were single?"

He huffed. "I forgot I even had it until that night. It was in my winter jacket that I hadn't worn since last year and I put it there to remember to throw it away."

Roman rolled his eyes.

"For someone who thought he was being seduced, you didn't do anything to stop it from happening." he said defensively. "You certainly were excited and it obviously wasn't your first time with a man, you weren't shy or anything."

Roman stepped right up into his face. "You're the only man I've been with!"

"That's totally a lie. You were way too good at it to be your first time." he said stepping back. "You barely even hurt me and you sucked cock like a pro."

Roman stepped closer again. "See, you just proved me right again. With my size, there's no way I wouldn't have hurt you unless you were used to taking it. How many men huh? How many cocks have you taken?"

He stepped forward and slapped Roman hard across the face with tears in his eyes. "I can't believe you. I can't believe I ever thought I loved you!"

Roman stilled and looked at Seth.

"Fuck this," he said turning around. "I'm done with you."

"Wait!" Roman said grabbing his arm and spinning him around. "You love me?"

He tried to tug his arm out of Roman's hold but Roman pulled him into a tight embrace.

"I love you too." Roman whispered in his ear.

His heart jumped at the words, but he couldn't believe it. "If you loved me, why didn't you even talk to me after we... you know?"

Roman let him go but kept a hold of his hand. "I was confused. I'd never been with a man before or even been attracted to one and suddenly I slept with my best friend." he explained quietly. "I couldn't figure out why I did it or why it felt so right. I needed time to think."

"Oh." he said still holding Roman's hand. "You should have just said you needed time to think. I would have understood because that's what I needed too. You hurt me when I woke up alone and you wouldn't talk to me."

"I'm sorry. I really didn't know what to do." Roman confessed. "I told Jimmy and Jey and got some advice over the holidays and I decided that I wanted a relationship with you, but I saw Orton hugging you and I thought you moved on."

He gasped. "Is that why you came to me in the shower, because you were jealous?"

Roman nodded slightly. "Yeah. I guess I wanted to show you what you'd be missing."

He shook his head. "Randy and I became friends during my time with The Authority. He's been having some personal problems and he confided in me. I was just trying to be a friend to him. Nothing ever happened between us. You were my first man, whether you believe it or not."

"I believe you." Roman held his hand tighter. "There's nothing between me and Tyler either."

"So everything that happened since Christmas was all because of a misunderstanding." he said in disbelief.

"I beat up Randy because I could tell you didn't want to be around me." Roman said sadly. "I thought he was stealing you away from me."

He smiled slightly at Roman. "I didn't want to be around you because I was getting too turned on. I didn't want to get hard in front of an audience and on TV."

Roman chuckled. "Having trouble controlling yourself are you?"

He blushed and lowered his head. "It's not my fault you're so sexy."

Roman grinned.

"Can you believe we just totally slut-shamed each other for no reason." he said shaking his head.

"You're reasoning was ridiculous though." Roman said laughing. "I was too good in bed so I had to have had sex with other men."

He looked away again. "You were so sweet and gentle and made me feel good. It was the best I ever had."

"It was pretty amazing." Roman said remembering that night. "But I think we can do better, don't you?"

He blushed and nodded.

Roman smiled and grabbed him by the belt and pulled him close. "So, does this mean we're going to be together?"

He put his arms around Roman's neck and pulled him in for a kiss. "I certainly hope so."