Roman strolled into the security office exactly ten minutes early, he clocked in and set off to find Dean. He was determined to get more information out of him about this guy he was supposed to prevent Dean from beating the hell out of and what the connection to Violet was. He found Dean in his office muttering profanities at his computer screen.
"Damn bro, this is something I never thought I'd see. Dean Ambrose putting in extra hours. You're the baddest man alive Ambrose!"
"Fuck you, you Samoan bastard!" He growled.
Roman double over laughing and folded his body into one of Dean's guest chairs. "This uniform is hideous. I mean, kaki cargo pants? Come on bro, no one will take us seriously when we are all dressed in kakis."
"I didn't pick them. Came from Administration. Deal with it."
"Well aren't we just a ray of sunshine this morning, Mr. Ambrose..."
Dean finally looked up from his computer screen and Roman could see how tired he was, "Sorry man, was up all night. Leslie was all worked up about this shit with our friend and her asshole ex."
Roman nodded his head, his friend looked like he had more to say. "First she wants me to find him and break every bone in his body, then she is too worried that I will lose my temper and kill him and go to jail and then she'll never have sex again. And then she is crying because Vi… I mean, her friend, is scared and will probably never trust another man again as long as she lives which means she will never have sex again unless she becomes a lesbian, which, I think is hot as hell, but I got slapped for stating that opinion."
"I would have slapped you for that comment too."
"What? I'd watch that… hell yeah, you can't say you wouldn't." Dean shook his head, "Roman, you are a boring man, I am not sure we can be friends anymore."
The two men were quiet for a while until Dean punched his desk, "The bastard is stalking her. Restraining order doesn't do shit."
"Alright, Ambrose, what can I do? Will I need my sniper rifle?"
Dean snorted, "No way. That's too good for this guy. He deserves to see it coming, to feel fear and pain. Beg for mercy."
Roman was speechless, he heard pure hate in his friend's voice. He would have to keep a close eye on this situation.
Violet was wiped out, she never really slept well at Leslie's place, their futon had a mattress that was paper thin and the guest bedroom faced the street so the outside light always seemed to shine right in her face. And of course, she had nightmares about Jake. She sighed and took another sip of her extra-large coffee, maybe she should have gotten that turbo shot. She heard Seth and Antonio chatting as they came in and tried to make herself look slightly human for the new guy's benefit.
"Look alive Vi! We gotta break in the new guy!" Seth hollered as he walked into their office area. The three of them would share an open office space, they each had their own desk separated by low cubicle walls. The lab had three areas for them to work and there was a large break area with a coffee pot, microwave, sink and a couple of tables.
Violet looked at Seth and shook her head, it really was a good thing they didn't have a dress code, and even better that whatever they wore was usually covered by an ugly lab coat anyway. Seth was wearing skin tight black jeans and yet another band tshirt. His beard was scruffy and his hair was a mess. "Jesus Seth, you need some hair care products or something…"
Seth used his cellphone screen to check out his reflection, "What? Its not that bad…"
Violet rolled her eyes, "I've seen neater looking homeless people… I have gel in my locker if you want. You may want to consider buying a razor though."
"Violet, you are just jealous of my stunning good looks."
She snorted and turned her attention to Antonio, at least he looked dressed for a work place, navy blue dress pants and a black polo shirt, both perfectly hugged his muscular body, now that would be a shame to cover up with a lab coat!
"Morning, Antonio. I grabbed you a spare lab coat and we have plenty of boxes of disposable gloves, I am assuming you'll wear an XL like Sasquatch over here," she said jerking her head in Seth's direction. "Eventually you will get a bunch of fancy lab coats with your name embroidered on them. I know, it's thrilling, isn't it?"
Just then AJ Lee stormed in and screamed at Violet to join her in her office. Violet sighed, just what she needed today. She grabbed her coffee and rolled her eyes at Seth, "May the Force be with you," he solemnly whispered.
AJ had a vendetta against her ever since she had to stoop beneath her pay level and fill in for Vi while she was in the hospital. It was just over a month and according to Seth it was a nightmare, she ranted and raved to anyone who would listen, the travesty of a management level person running lab samples and doing data entry, its not like she was asked to clean toilets. So now, AJ would yell and scream at Violet every chance she got, the fact that they had to go over her head to request a new chemist just made matters even worse.
"Good morning, boss" she said as she perched on the edge of the guest chair across from AJ's desk.
"It's up to you to train the new guy," AJ barked at her without even looking up from her computer, "Now get out of my office so I can get some work done." Violet shook her head and walked out. She was already planning on training Antonio with some help from Seth, she knew what needed to be done and didn't need to be told. She walked back into their shared office area and couldn't help but laugh at the looks on her coworkers faces, if Seth were a puppy, his tail would be between his legs! And poor Antonio, he would probably have nightmares about Ms. Lee tonight.
"Relax guys. She's not gonna leave her office today, besides, I'm in the number one slot on her shit list, no matter what happens, it will be my fault anyway." She sighed and thought for a minute about what needed to get done today. "Seth you show Antonio how to log in and set up the permit samples, I'll read the results from yesterday and do some data entry."
Seth nodded and headed towards the lab area, Violet shook her head and smiled when she heard him ask Antonio what kind of music he liked. Yeah, the three of them were going to get along just fine.
Violet stood up from her computer and stretched her stiff back and neck, she had been punching numbers into the database for almost 2 hours now. The boys were still hard at work in the lab area so she decided to take a tea break. She was still stretching out her neck when Ambrose appeared with his hot as hell new security guard. "Well, look, if it isn't my favorite nerd! What's shakin, Vi?"
Violet shook her head at Dean, "Not so loud! Boss lady is on the war path today." She rolled her eyes at him when he laughed, "Can you at least pretend that you are a professional?"
The tall man let out a chuckle and it was the sexiest thing Violet had ever heard, she felt waves of desire shooting through her stomach straight down to her lady parts. Dean rolled his eyes, oblivious to the effect his buddy had on her, "Well, I guess I should introduce you two… Violet, this is Roman Reigns, he's my new security expert. He'll be working on the emergency evacuation plans as well as doing the normal security rounds. Roman, this is Violet Miller, she's a nerd."
Roman shook hands with Violet and immediately noticed how soft her hand was and how small it looked inside his, he suddenly had this unexplainable urge to protect her. He smiled at her, "Well, I am sure 'Nerd' isn't your official job title."
Violet licked her suddenly parched lips and stuttered, quickly removing her hand from his and wrapping it back around her tea mug, "Umm, well, Uhh… No, actually, I'm the head chemist, but for meat heads like Ambrose here, nerd is much easier to understand."
Roman laughed again, damn, he liked this woman! "Meat head, ha, never heard a better description for this guy."
Dean smirked, "Well, since you two seem to be getting along so well, I'll leave you to it. Vi, can you give Roman a tour of the lab and go over the evac routes?" Violet nodded, "Good, go over the fire safety and chemical storage stuff too."
They all jumped when they heard AJ screaming profanities from her office and slamming her phone down. "Shit, you weren't kidding," Dean shuttered "I'm outta here, I've never been so scared of an anorexic twelve year old before." He walked out of the lab and winked at Roman, his plan worked, these two are perfect for each other, they just need to be pushed together in order to realize it. He couldn't wait to tell Leslie the way the sparks started flying as soon they shook hands, it was like something out of one her stupid chick movies!
Violet watched Dean strut out of the lab and shook her head, "Sometimes I wonder why I am friends with that guy."
Roman nodded, "I hear ya. Leslie is a saint!"
Violet laughed, "Tell me about it! Come on let me show you around the lab."
Roman grinned, that laugh was music to his ears. He turned to follow her out of the break room when he noticed how her ass filled out her pants and the way her hips swayed when she walked. He felt his cock twitch in his pants. Focus, Reigns, now is not the time. Stop staring at her ass. His phone buzzed in his pocket, he apologized to Violet and pulled it out, rolling his eyes when he read Dean's message: "Bro, you checking out her ass yet? You can thank me later!"
"Let me guess," Violet said, "with an eye roll like that, it can only mean that message is from Mr. Meat Head himself."
"Yeah, well, Mr. Meat Head can wait, let's get this lab tour started." He replied and directed his eyes anywhere except Violet's ass.
Violet, Leslie and Seth planned to meet up for drinks after work. They were sitting in their favorite bar at a booth in the corner and just put in their drink order, the girls got their usual frozen drinks and Seth ordered whatever beer was on tap tonight.
"Why couldn't we go out for dinner instead? I am starving. I would kill for a burger and fries right about now." Violet said.
"Oh come on, Vi," Leslie said, "You have plenty of lasagna at home from our weekend cooking marathon. But you can't make a pina colada like this place does!"
"Yeah, but, I need more than an orange slice and a couple of cherries to soak up all the alcohol."
"So, Vi, who is that big dude from security?" Seth interrupted
"Big?! He's fucking massive! I feel like a child standing next to him. His name is Roman. He'll be around at lot. Seems like he is reviewing all the evacuation plans."
"He wants in your pants big time," Seth said as their drinks came.
"No way," Violet shook her head and popped one of the maraschino cherries in her mouth.
"And why not, woman?" Leslie chimed in.
"First of all, I am OFF men, I am DONE. D.O.N.E. DONE! No more men for me," Violet said, "Secondly, look at that guy! I mean, he is like a god or something, why the hell would he be interested in me?"
Seth frowned at his friend, "Violet, you are too mean to yourself. You are beautiful."
"He's right, Vi," Leslie added "Besides, Roman isn't like that, he's a really good guy. Dean trusts him with his life."
"That doesn't mean he isn't a heartbreaker." Violet shook her head, "Don't get any ideas Leslie, do not even think about trying to fix us up!"
"Too late for that," Seth said nodding towards the door as Roman and Dean walked in. Leslie waved and the two men walked over.
Roman thought it was suspicious that Dean invited him out for drinks two nights in a row, but when he saw Leslie at the table with Violet and that other guy from the lab he knew for a fact that he was being set up. He was pretty sure he'd really enjoy getting to know Violet on a very intimate level, but he was also sure that she deserved better than a war damaged head case like him.
"Hey sexy," Dean said leaning over to give his woman a kiss. "Roman, you met Violet today, this is Seth, one of her fellow nerds."
"Hey, man, welcome to the nut house," Seth said
Dean squeezed into the booth next to his woman, leaving the only empty space next to Violet. Roman slid in next to her and tried not to squish her, she was so tiny and cute.
Violet scooted closer to Seth when Roman slid in next to her, having him near her made her heart race and her hands shake, she couldn't even pick up her drink, she was too scared that she would spill it. She almost wet herself when he put his arm across the back of the booth behind her. He wasn't touching her, but If she leaned back just right… Violet, stop it, just stop. No more men, remember?
Dean grinned at his woman when she squeezed his knee under the table, he accomplished two things tonight – he put Vi and Roman next to each other and he could scope out the bar to see if Jake was still stalking Vi. And, the added bonus of brownie points with his woman, tonight would be epic, if all went smoothly.