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Chapter 38

Seth knew something was wrong. She was shut off and kept to herself the entire time. Her behavior reminded him of the woman he'd met six months ago in the same house. There had been a huge difference between the Scarlett he'd met back then and the Scarlett he'd come to know in Vegas. Right now, he was looking at the Scarlett he'd met six months ago.

"Something happened to her, Rome," Seth said once he got the Samoan alone. Roman had a frown on his face but agreed with him.

"I know. Maybe we should get Dean to talk to her," Roman suggested. Seth looked torn, wondering if it was the best to get Dean on the phone when she didn't look like she wanted to talk.

"Is that a good idea?" He inquired. Roman thought the idea over then nodded.

"Maybe he can get through to her better than we can," Roman said before fishing out his phone and dialing Dean's number. The call was answered after a couple of rings and Roman looked towards the door making sure Scarlett wasn't around and put him on speaker.

"What do you mean something's wrong? She was fine when Seth messaged me to tell me about her house being put on sale," Dean said sharply once they finished explaining to him.

"I know, Dean. But we went to the mall and when Seth and I got back from getting drinks she was behaving differently," Roman told him. They waited for a few seconds before Dean spoke again.

"I'll talk to her but Roman, I want that garage sale done by Friday and I want her here no later than Friday evening," Dean told them.

"That gives us the rest of today and tomorrow, Dean. That's not enough time," Seth said quickly.

"Make time. I want her with me Friday evening in Vegas. I don't care how it happens just make it happen," Dean growled at them before the line went dead. Seth looked at Roman and saw the cluelessness mirroring his own.

"How are we going to get the house and stuff sold tomorrow? And then get her to Vegas on time?" Roman asked. Silence fell over them as the two men pondered their options. To sell off a house that was out of the main city and sell the things in the garage sale in one day was impossible. It would require a lot of people to come out to them.

A light bulb clicked in his head and Seth's face split into a grin. He knew just what to do.

~oOo~

Scarlett had finished sorting everything that she would be putting up for sale by 4 PM and was cleaning out her closet when a knock came at her door. Roman stuck his head into the room and gave her a smile.

"Think you and I could get some time alone in the city today?" He asked. Scarlett wasn't in the mood. Keeping her mind busy had helped in quelling down the stabs of fear, worry, and panic. If she kept herself busy until Monday, she could then focus on talking to Phil and trying to get him to understand. There had to be a part of him that would listen to her, right?

"I've got work to do here," she said motioning towards the bed where she was building her small pile of clothes.

"Take a break. You've been working non-stop. Besides, it'll be just you and me. And a movie," Roman added. Scarlett stopped what she was doing. Movie was good. It would keep her distracted.

"I can do that," she answered. Roman beamed at her and Scarlett turned her back to him. Smiling seemed like an impossible task right now.

Twenty minutes later, she was sitting in the car with Roman as he drove them to the movie theater. Normally, she would've wondered why Seth hadn't tagged along but right now, it didn't matter to her. The name Isabelle was constantly being whispered into her ear over and over again. It didn't help that every time she would try to think of something else, her mind kept bringing her back to where she didn't want to be.

"You're going to enjoy the movie. It's an action one that Mike kept insisting I watch. Guess we'll see if it was as good as he said it was," Roman was saying. She focused her attention on him for as long as she could.

"Mike?" She inquired.

"Miz," he replied. Scarlett nodded and turned her gaze out the window. She failed to notice how Roman kept checking his phone every couple of minutes.

~oOo~

"Welcome! Pick whatever you want to take and I'll sign it for you as well as take a picture!" Seth said happily as he opened the doors to Scarlett's home. A crowd had formed outside and he was glad Roman and Scarlett had left when they had. He'd moved the stuff Scarlett had told him she wanted to keep into her room and locked the door so nobody got into it before he turned to the one tool that would help Roman and him get Scarlett to Dean on time.

Never had he appreciated social media in his life than he did at that moment. One tweet about him helping a friend in a garage sale and 'accidentally' sharing his location resulted in people showing up eager to attend the garage sale and get a chance to meet Seth Rollins.

"I love you!" A girl screamed as she threw her arms around him. Seth patted her back and she pulled away smiling brightly up at him wearing one of his shirts.

"Thank you, thank you. Would you like me to sign that shirt?" He asked. She nodded happily and handed him a marker for him to sign it with. He quickly signed and then turned his attention to the people that had picked up what they wanted. There was a huge line waiting for him and Seth sighed before he made a mental note to tell Dean that he owes him big time.

Two hours later and Seth's hand was hurting from signing things that ranged from shirts to pots, pans, a bed, and even a couple of pairs of breasts. They'd picked up a lot of things and Seth looked around to see half of the stuff that Scarlett wanted sold gone.

"I'm taking a five minute break folks, keep looking around and I'll be back to taking payments and signing!" He hollered before he headed to Scarlett's room and locked himself in quickly before anyone could follow. He quickly dialed Roman's number and waited for him to answer.

"Hello?"

"I've got half of the things gone and my hand is killing me. One more hour before I close it out for today," Seth said.

"Sure thing, Steph," Roman said. Seth pulled his phone back and glared at it before putting it to his ear again.

"Is that the best you could come up with?" He asked.

"I'll end the call so you can get back to Hunter and do what you have to do," Roman said, humor evident in his voice.

"Fuck you too," Seth said before ending the call. Taking a deep breath, Seth stepped out of the room and locked it behind him before, as Roman put it, doing what he had to do.

Yep. Dean owed him big time.

~oOo~

"So when are we going to go home?" Scarlett asked once Roman put his phone away. The movie had ended forty minutes ago and Roman had insisted to take her to the ice cream parlor not too far from the cinema.

"In an hour because we're going to head down to Riverwalk," he said. Scarlett raised her eyebrow at him.

"The Riverwalk? Why?" She asked. Roman grinned and slung an arm around her waist, tugging her to him.

"We'll take a walk and hope that we don't run into any fans," he responded, ducking his head slightly. She'd never spent time along with Roman before like this and Scarlett would be lying if she said it didn't help keep her mind off of certain things. He was fun to be around and she learned quite a lot about him and his family. Growing up in Florida, hesitancy to come to WWE because of his family background, and even how he met and befriended Seth and Dean. Listening to him talk was a good distraction and Scarlett let him do all the talking, occasionally asking him questions when she felt him slowing down to end the topic.

"You've been quiet," he said once they reached Franklin Street.

"I enjoy listening to you talk," she responded.

"But I feel like I'm talking extra today. What's up?" He asked. Scarlett knew why he was asking and she was impressed he hadn't asked earlier. Out of the three of them, he was the only one that liked to know the facts before making any decisions. Would he do the same for her if Phil did something that questioned his faith in her?

"Nothing…"

The hard look he gave her made her look away from him and turn to look at the river.

"I miss Dean," she sighed finally. It wasn't an outright lie, but it wasn't the whole truth either. She felt him give her a light squeeze and turned her gaze back to him.

"We'll get you back as soon as we can, I promise. I'm just really glad Dean's finally got someone that makes him happy," Roman said. It took everything in her to not push him away and scream at him that Phil would destroy Dean's happiness and it would all be her fault. The words were bubbling within her but she swallowed them, refusing to let them escape.

It was only a matter of time before they got back and she could explain to Dean the storm that Phil was hell bent on brewing in her life.

I know it's been awhile since I updated but I had to attend NXT TakeOver and Survivor Series so I was out of town. I got some free time today so here I am updating the fic with a new chapter. As always guys, leave me a Review if you can! I love hearing from you guys so don't be stingy with your Reviews!

That Goldberg/Lesnar match last night though...

- K.