Renee plopped down on her couch, in complete boredom. As Jessica got closer to giving birth, Roman was coming to New York with her less. It sucked but she had gotten used to it. She understood that Roman needed to be there and that Jessica and that baby needed him as well. No matter what situation they were in, Renee could clearly see that Roman wanted to be a father to that baby; after all, it wasn't the baby's fault. The blonde would never get in the way of that so she would allow him to speak about it to her; despite the fact that it made her heart ache.
Sighing and getting more comfortable on the couch, Renee grabbed the TV remote and started flipping through the channels. Then, there was a knock on the door that interrupted her peaceful time. Groaning, she got up and walked to the door. Once she opened it, she almost thought she was seeing things. Was she going crazy? She could have sworn that Roman was standing there, holding his sleeping daughter in one arm while a couple suitcases in the other. "R-Roman? What's going on?"
"I'll explain everything, can we please come in?"
Renee nodded. "Yeah, umm go and take her to my bedroom so she'll be more comfortable if you want."
"Thanks." Roman walked down the hall and into her room; laying Janelle on the bed carefully. He walked back to the living room where Renee was placing the suitcases off the side of the couch.
"What the hell is going on Roman?"
"You better sit down." Roman sighed and pulled his long black hair into a ponytail. He sat down next to Renee, taking her hand in his and bringing it up to his lips so he could kiss it. Taking a long deep breath, Roman began to explain everything. Bye the time he was finished, Renee was just at a loss for words. Everything that he just told her seemed unreal.
"I...I can't believe they would do that to you. Especially Seth! It's just...so hard to believe." she shook her head. "Roman, Jessica could be dying right now, why are you here?"
"Jessica is nothing to me anymore. I know I lied to her too and practically, cheating on her as well, but sleeping with my best friend, my brother; that's a whole different level. She made me believe that was my baby the whole time. I was over here stressing about the whole situation and the baby wasn't even mine. I'm so angry with those two, I didn't even want to be under the same roof as them; no matter the circumstances so I left. I know it was wrong to take my daughter but...idk. I just needed to get out of there."
"Don't get mad at me but I don't think coming here was the smartest thing to do. She could die and you're over here...at the end of the day, that's your fiancee; you've known her since you were in college. She's the mother of you daughter. You're going to regret this..." Renee whispered.
"I understand that; believe me I do. I may regret it but...it almost felt natural for me to come to you. It may be wrong but it feels right to be here. God knows that if Jessica does pass, I'll regret leaving for the rest of my life. I came to you though so that makes it less horrible." Roman leaned in and kissed Renee's cheek softly. "Can we please stay here...until it's time to hit the road again?"
Renee bit her lip as she looked into those grey eyes. There were so many different emotions behind them. Regret, sadness, guilt, and much more. She still wasn't so sure about all of this but she couldn't deny him or his daughter. "Okay, you can stay here."
"Thank you baby." Roman kissed her lips passionately.
Renee kissed him back and ran her hands up and down his biceps; almost massaging them. "You take a nap yourself, you need it. I'll make something to eat meanwhile."
"Thank you...for everything. I love you." he pecked her lips and then walked to her bedroom.
Two hours later, Roman's eyelids opened just in time to see Janelle looking around the room confused. "Hey babygirl, you're awake."
"Daddy, where are we?" Janelle frowned.
"We're um, staying with a friend baby. You want to meet her? She's really nice."
"I guess so." Janelle shrugged and jumped off the bed. She instantly started jumping up and down. "I smell spagetti. Pleeeease tell me your friend made spagetti!"
Roman chuckled. "It sure smells like it. C'mon, let's go see." He grabbed his daughter hand and they walked out and into the kitchen. Renee immediately met them with a smile.
"Hey, you woke up just in time." she looked back and forth between them
"Yeah, sweetie, this is my friend Renee. Renee, this is my daughter Janelle."
"Hi Janelle it's nice to meet you." The blonde bent down and stuck her hand out. Janelle shook it instantly. "Would you like some Spagetti? Are you hungry?"
"Of course! Spagetti is my favorite food!"
Renee smiled and grabbed a couple plates, serving each of them a decent amount. While Roman placed them on the dinner table, Renee grabbed drinks. They soon sat down and ate.
"Mmm! Best spagetti I've ever tasted!" Janelle swung her feet happily. Roman and Renee could only smile at the adorable little girl. To both of them, being there together felt natural. Was that so wrong?
[With Seth]
"I'm deeply sorry Mr. Rollins." The nurse rubbed his back in support after handing him the newborn. Seth felt the tears burning in his eyes as he looked down at his son. He gained this angel but lost the love of his life. Jessica's heart was simply not strong enough. Through everything that happened, Seth had fallen in love with Jessica, but that was all over now. In a split second, he was now a single father of a baby boy, that he loved endlessly.