Seth and Dean, left alone and too easily distracted by all the noise, kept talking about unimportant and wrestling-unrelated things rather than discussing actual upcoming Raw and their role in it. They could always argue saying that it would be pointless since Roman was not there to hear them, therefore they would need to repeat everything they would come up with during his absence.
They somehow got so interested in the topic of their discussion that Roman surprised them by his presence. But although he managed to pull them out of the conversation, he didn't speak. He ignored Seth – he had nothing to tell him – but he kept staring at Dean, giving him this uncomfortable and hateful look, showing his dominance and causing Dean to look weaker then he actually was. He used this look often in the ring when he needed to prove his leadership in the stable or to intimidate his opponents. Now he didn't really have to do either, but he found this attitude useful in the current situation.
"So I guess you have found out what I've done," Dean assumed by simple glance at Roman's widened nostrils that made him look like a bull right before attack.
"Yes. And unless you fix it, you're in a big trouble," he warned him authoritatively.
"Well if you remember, I offered to go and talk to Renee, but you were the one to stop me."
"I still agree with my decision. You can't do this over and over again. You mess up and then you use your charm or whatever to make that person forgive you. Words are not enough. Maybe it'd work out for you one more time, but you're gonna screw up again eventually; we can count on that," he made a remark to which Seth reacted with a smile, which he tried to hide by looking down.
"I'm not gonna –" Dean wanted to defend himself, but Roman wouldn't let him.
"You are," he insisted, and his tone was very persuasive. "Now, please, let me finish. What you need to do is a lot more than trying to explain to her why you acted the way you did. If you do that, I'm pretty sure she'll turn away the moment you open your mouth. Of course, you can apologize to her verbally, but please, and I cannot stress this enough, prepare your speech ahead. No improvising, or it'll go terribly wrong. But the most important part is taking action. You have to do something. You have to prove her that you are her friend and you stand beside her, no matter what she does or what decision she makes."
"But –" Dean found a pause to protest.
"No but!" Roman wouldn't allow him to say anything. "There's no other option. You swallow your pride and apologize, big time."
"Are you seriously ordering me what to do?"
"Well, from what I've heard, you did the same thing with Renee," he reminded him. "If you thought that was okay, I don't see why it would be a problem now," he explained authoritatively.
Unlike Dean and Roman, Seth was quiet; he did not interfere with the conversation those two were having. It was none of his business, at least not officially. And moreover, he didn't feel the need to say anything because Roman had everything under control. Seth was enjoying him acting like a big boss and giving orders to Dean who was like a little child whose toy was being taken away. Dean had to know that Roman was right, Dean probably felt it the same way, but when Roman openly confronted him about it and told him his opinion, Dean couldn't show any weakness. He had to protest, it was in his nature to do so. It fascinated Seth to see it, and it was even more interesting since he knew all the facts. He realized that Renee probably told Roman the truth; he could imagine how insistent Roman could be when he wanted to know something so badly, and also Roman was accurate about the facts so he had to have received all the information. The only thing Seth didn't know was the main topic of the discussion. Since Renee hasn't talked to Seth for a couple of days, he lost track and now he was sort of lost in trying to figure out what was going on this time. What was the catalyst, he wondered. Of course, he couldn't ask the guys, at least not Dean. Maybe he could talk to Roman though after this was over. Or Renee, in case she finally decides to stop ignoring him.
Dean was urged to say I hate when you're right to Roman but he successfully fought it away. Instead, he started thinking what could be that special gesture that would help him make Renee forgive him. The more he was thinking about his last conversation with her, the more he saw how inappropriate his behavior was. He was being a jerk indeed. He had no right to tell her what to do and he completely forgot that it must have been hard on her to deal with her feelings and try to make them go away. He believed that she did her best to stop her emotions and go numb, but she couldn't deal with it by herself. And to make things even worse, Dean, instead of helping her, put her under pressure and acted judgmentally about it although it certainly wasn't her fault. She wouldn't try to "get" those feelings, they simply happened.
"I get it," Dean declared. "I fucked up and now I need to repair what's broken," he spoke as an idea was starting to shape in his mind.
"That's right," Roman confirmed. "But remember –"
"No empty words," Dean finished instead of him. "No words at all. That's the ideal version, right?" he turned to Roman to get his opinion.
"Well, I didn't say th–"
"I know," Dean interrupted him again. "But when I don't say anything, I cannot screw up again, now, can I?" It sounded like a challenge, but Dean didn't mean to actually try and see if it were possible. He honestly believed that it would work that way.
Seth got interested in Dean's plan. He certainly sounded like he had a plan, but he wouldn't tell them. Nobody could see what it was that he intended to do. But Seth hoped it wouldn't end in disaster. For everybody's sake, his deepest wish was for Dean to succeed. He didn't want to see Dean and Renee fighting or ignoring each other. He wanted them to make up and, even though he really wished for them to get together, it wasn't possible at the moment, but they could still be friends and enjoy each other's presence rather than hope not to bump into each other and have only forced formal conversations in their workplace.
"So what is it that you're gonna do?" Roman wanted to know.
"Oh, you'll see," Dean kept it a secret. "But I can promise you I'll take your advice," he emphasized as he didn't want to use the word order and make it look like he was just obeying Roman's commands. "I'll keep the bullshit level stabilized," he promised and smiled, "and under control by not saying anything."
"You're just gonna apologize without actually saying anything?" Roman wondered since it sounded like a joke to him. He didn't believe Dean could manage to do that.
"Yes. She'll forgive me without me saying sorry," he presented his vision of the plan to Roman and finally Seth who both guys seemed to have forgetten about. "No words mean nothing to get mad about," Dean continued. "Instead, I'll make her love me."