A/N: Sorry it has taken so long for me to update this but I have had a lot going on. I hope you enjoy.

Roman's POV

I sat there in my seat staring at Ara as she laid there with her eyes closed. She was a complicated woman full of surprises and pain in the past. Pain that she relived when she talked about it. She looked tired, haggard even. And I knew deep down that whatever pain she was hiding, she'd have to talk about it eventually to truly let it go. I saw Memphis come running up to her, his blue eyes shining as he got close and looked at her. She was the only thing other than wrestling that made her look genuinely happy, that made her look at ease. He put his little hand on her shoulder and she jumped awake, ready to strike at any moment. I walked over and grabbed her arm, making her look at me.

"It's okay. It's only Memphis." I said as I looked between her and the small boy. She nodded.

"What is it honey?" She asked, her demeanor softening as she looked at him.

"Rain mama." She nodded softly and picked him up holding him close. I watched her as she rocked him until he went back to sleep. She got up and put him in a bunk. She smiled at the back of the bus when she saw her sister and Dean involved in some deep conversation. She came and sat down in front of me and looked out the window at the rain, not saying anything for what felt like an eternity.

"Bad Dream?" I asked after a while. She turned to look at me and nodded slightly.

"You could say that. And just so you know, I wasn't going to hit him. I would have realized it was him."

I nodded and we fell silent again.

"He always get this freaked out about storms?" She turned to me and nodded softly.

"We both do. But storms are a part of life aren't they?" I smiled slightly and nodded.

"Yeah, I guess they are. But the sun comes out after the rain. I mean it can't rain all the time now can it?" She looked at me.

"You sound like some kind of weird greeting card. And like you've seen the movie the Crow one too many times." I laughed.

"Just trying to make a point. Everyone goes through storms in their lives. It's what we do when the sun is shining that counts." I reached across the table and took her hand. "And those people who were there to hold the umbrella for you." She looked at me for a minute before she pulled her hand away.

"I'll keep that in mind." She said. We didn't say anything else as we finished the ride to the next city. I kept looking over at her, wondering what kind of storm she'd been through and wondering if she'd fully come through it. I wasn't going to press the issue. Wasn't going to pry or force her hand. She'd talk when she's ready. I looked up as my phone rang and I answered it.

"Hey Hunter, what's up?"

"Steph and I have an idea for you guys when you get back to the arena. So when you get into town, have the driver bring you here."

"Alright. We'll be there." I said as I hung up and looked at Seth, Dean and Ara. "That was Hunter. He said he and Steph have an idea for us when we get to the next city."

"Wonder what they've cooked up for us next." Dean said.

"We'll find out in about ten minutes." I replied as I looked at Ara.

"I'm sure whatever it is, it'll be bad ass." Seth replied. We all turned to look at him. "What?" Just then Memphis came walking out of the bunk rubbing his eyes. "Oh, right sorry." Ara smiled and picked Memphis up.

"It's alright. Just try to watch if from now on okay?" Seth nodded. We arrived at the arena and headed to Hunter's office anxious to find out what he had in store of us now.

"Glad you guys could make it." Hunter said as we all walked in. "We have a great idea."

"And that would be?" I asked.

"A romantic storyline between Ara and one of you." He said. "We think it would give the group greater credibility." I looked at Ara and the others and then looked at Hunter.

"Which one of us did you have in mind?"

"You actually." I looked over at Ara who hadn't said anything. "We think you would be the most believeable." I could tell that she was mulling it over, trying to decide how she felt about the idea.

"We'll do it." I said. She turned to look at me.

"Great. You start in a few weeks." I nodded and we walked out of the office.

"So you speak for all of us now? Make decisions for me and my career?" Ara asked.

"We were going to have to do it anyway. We might as well just go with it." I said. She sighed and stormed off back toward the bus.

"Your first lover's spat. How cute." Dean said laughing. Seth laughed too and I looked over at them. "This is going to be awesome. I mean epic." I didn't say anything else as I too walked off toward the bus to get ready for the show. I didn't know what was going to come of this but I hoped she would be okay with whatever happened.