The Next Day: Battleground.

Karen and Charla were sitting up in the arena seats just talking watching Seth, Dean and Roman going over their main event match. Shane and Daniel Bryan were ring side as well because both commissioners and GM's would be ringside for tonight's match.

"It's so cool to watch them do this with no one else in the arena." Charla said with a smiled looking down at the ring.

"It really is awesome and you can hear the ring echo." Karen said as she glanced down towards Shane then at Roman as he was in the ring with Seth and Dean.

"So you and Shane huh?" Charla asked with a smiled.

"Yes. It's official I guess." She laughed. "That sounds so high school."

"You're happy?" Charla asked.

"So happy. Shane is just amazing. I hope I make him as happy as he makes me that is for sure." Karen said.

"You know we are friends and you can talk to be about anything." Charla said.

"Thank you that means a lot. I am glad we've become friends." Karen said.

"Me too. It's nice to have friends when you are on the road."

"Yes it really is." Karen smiled as she looked down and noticed that Roman was heading back stage. "Excuse me I am gonna to talk to Roman." Karen said as got up and went to locker room.

Karen took a deep breathe knowing she needed to just talk to him. She knocked on the door.

"Yeah?" She heard Roman say. As she opened the door and walked in. Roman was standing there getting out his in ring gear. "Hey baby girl." He smiled noticing it was her.

"Hey Roman. I don't want to bother you but can we talk please?" She asked.

"Of course. I have missed you so much. I wanted to call you so many times over the last month but I just I didn't know what to say. When all I should have said was I'm sorry Karen." Roman said pulling her into a hug.

"Roman? What do you have to be sorry for?" She asked sitting on the bench in the locker room.

"For a lot of things. Mostly for what I said to you. I should have shown you more respect than that. I know you aren't that type of person to sleep with someone to spite me. I shouldn't have said it. Just seeing you with Shane it made me jealous." He said honestly. "So I am sorry."

"You were jealous of Shane?" Karen asked.

"Yes. Karen I really like you and seeing him with his hands on you just made my Samoan blood boil. I shouldn't have hit him but I just reacted." He said.

"Thank you for saying sorry. Those words did hurt Roman. You know I've never been with anyone like that so it just broke my heart when you said that. But please listen to me. I am so sorry or everything. I wasn't fair to you. I couldn't open up to you the way I should have."

"What do you mean?" Roman asked as he was now sitting next to her as he softly placed his hand on her hers as she looked up at him.

"I should have been more open to you. I always felt like there was this wall I couldn't break down with you and that just wasn't fair to you. I think I lead you on and I didn't try hard enough when you told me Tayla was pregnant. I just used that to run from you and I guess I ran to Shane which isn't fair to you at all. So I am sorry. You are an amazing guy and I just want to thank you." She said.

"Hold on baby girl what do you mean you ran to Shane? Thank me? For what?" Roman asked her.

Karen took a deep breathe and squeezed Roman's hand.

"Shane came to my place when WWE was in Michigan last and we talked. He invited me to The Hamptons. We started dating Roman." She said.

"You aren't serious? Baby girl?" He said.

"That's why I needed to say I was sorry Roman. I like you I really do. You are an amazing but I just wasn't in love with you. I hope you understand what I am trying to say. I am out of my element here. I've never been in this situation before. But I know that I wasn't fair to you like I should have been. I opened up to Shane emotionally in a way I never did with you. I've told Shane things about my past that I've never told anyone before. I know we got to know each other and I told you things but I kept this wall up with you which like I said just wasn't fair to you at all. I want you to know that was all on me and my issues not you." Karen explained.

Roman looked at her. "You know you can talk to me about anything. I am sorry if you ever felt like you couldn't talk to me. Karen you said you needed time so I respected that. I wanted to call you but I just didn't know what to say. But now I find out that you've been hanging with Shane?"

Karen nodded. "I know it's a mess and a mess I never imagined myself in. But Roman I did tell you we weren't a couple any more. I mean maybe I gave up on us to quickly. But I just couldn't watch you go through all those things with another woman. I mean you are going to be a father Roman and I am so happy for you. I just couldn't be in the way of that." Karen said.

"It's a boy." He said softly.

"Awe really? You're going to have a son. He's gonna be just like you." Karen said. "But see you got to be with Tayla to find that out with out worrying about me."

Roman just nodded as he looked at Karen. "I just need you to explain something to me. Something I can't seem to figure out."

"Anything Roman." Karen said to him.

"How is you being with Shane and different that you being with me? He's divorced and has three kids. I will soon have a son?"

"You're right Roman. That has been brought to my attention he does have three kids and an ex wife. I mean he's been through all those moments before. So I don't have a good answer for you." She sniffled feeling tears in her eyes. "I wasn't fair to you or honest but the only answer I can give. He's not currently going through them. If I would have stayed with you I would have been ring side so to say to you going to all her doctors appointments and being there when she gives you that gift of a child your son. Then what happens? Do you move in with her and the baby do I watch? I just I am not strong enough to do that. So that is my burden not yours." She said.

"You wouldn't even want to try to work on us? Karen I feel in love with you. I know I didn't say it but I feel it. You are something special and I don't want to lose you." Roman said placing his hand on her face.

"Roman please don't say you love me. I wasn't honest with you when I should have been. I care about you too and I don't want to lose you as a friend. I am not saying this to hurt you in any way but I need to be honest I … I am falling in love with Shane." Karen said staring into Roman's eyes.

"You really are falling for Shane huh?" Roman said.

"I am. No one has ever made me feel the way he does. Roman I just want you to be happy. Maybe you and Tayla can work things out. Just know that I am sorry for everything. But I do want to thank you." She said.

"Yeah maybe." He said softly. "Wait thank me for what?" He asked.

"Roman because of you I have this new life. I have made so many great friends you included and I met Shane. I am getting a part of my life back. I don't know if that would have ever happened with out you. I hope we can still be friends." Karen said.

Roman didn't want to lose her as a friend. He cared about her and dare he say he loved her.

"Of course baby girl. I will always be here for you and I mean that. If you need anything I will always be here." He told her as he pulled her close to him and gave her a sweet soft kiss on the lips.

"Thank you Roman for just being you." She said as she then left the locker room.

Karen went to go look for Shane when she ran into Dean.

"Hey my little unicorn. You are still my unicorn right?" Dean asked raising his eye brows.

Karen couldn't help but giggle. She loved Dean he was like that unstable big brother.

"Yes I am still your little unicorn." She giggled.

"Good. You talked to Roman huh?" He said.

"How did you know." Karen asked.

"I just know babe. Also it looks like you have tears in your eyes. Everything OK?"

"Yes. I hope so." Karen said hugging Dean then going to find Shane.

Dean went into the locker room and saw Roman looking at his phone.

"Hey Uce." He said.

"Hey bro." Roman said not looking up from his phone. He was going back and forth on his phone between two photos. The ultrasound of his son and the photo of him and Karen the night of the Hall of Fame.

"Want to talk?"

"Watch out for her please." Roman stated to his friend.

"Karen?" Dean asked knowing that was who he was talking about as he glanced at his phone.

"Yes. You are going to be on Smackdown. You'll be around."

"So that's it? You're just gonna let Shane win?" Dean asked.

"She's not a prize to be won man. I do love her but maybe she is right. She shouldn't be second place. Maybe I need to try harder to make it work with Tayla for our son. Just maybe Shane does care about her and can give her a life I can't. I just worry he's using her. It will put my mind at ease to know you're looking out for her." Roman said.

"Uce you know I will. Wait it's a boy?" Dean asked patting his friends back.

"Yeah we found out a few weeks ago." Roman said with half a smile showing Dean the ultrasound photo on his phone.

"A little Uce. A grey little blog." Dean said looking at the photo.

"This is his head." Roman pointed. "And that's his well his little Uce." Roman pointed.

Dean squinted his eyes and looked at the photo. "Don't worry little dude it will get bigger." Dean said.

As it made Roman roll his eyes and chuckle.

"For real bro you're gonna be a dad that's awesome man." Dean said.

As Karen was walking towards catering when she saw Shane.

"Hey there you are brown eyes. I wondered where you ran off too." Shane said kissing her cheek.

"I needed to talk to Roman." She said.

"You were with Roman?" Shane asked a little annoyed.

"Yes. I needed to say I was sorry." She told him.

"Sorry? You have nothing to be sorry for." Shane said.

"That's not totally true. I needed to be honest with Roman. I needed to tell him how I was feeling. I like him but just as a friend. How I am with you now." Karen said.

"You told Roman that?" Shane said with a smirk.

"Yes I did. I told him we were still friends but my heart belongs to you." She smiled.

"Damn right you're my girl." Shane grinned pulling her close to him and kissing her.

WWE Battleground started Karen watched on the monitors with Stephanie as Shane sat with Paul, Vince and a few of the other producers.

"Are you excited for the main event?" Stephanie asked.

"Yes I am. Match of the night by far." Karen smiled.

"Still think Dean is gonna win?" She asked.

"Oh I know he's gonna win. Just makes sense he is gonna take the title to Smackdown live."

"I guess we'll have to see." Stephanie smiled. "So Shane said you hanging out in New York this week?"

"Yes. I am excited to see the boys again. They are amazing kids." Karen smiled.

Stephanie smiled. "They really are great. A little wild but what can you expect with three boys."

"Yeah well four if you count Shane." Karen giggled.

"Good point." Stephanie laughed. "He really is a big kid himself."

When the main event start Shane , Daniel Bryan , Stephanie and Mick Foley went down to be ring side. Then all three former members of the shield headed to the ring. Seth first , then Roman followed by the WWE champion Dean Ambrose.

Karen watched backstage with Charla on the monitor.

"Come on Seth." Charla said.

"Let's go Dean." Karen smiled.

"Oh it's like that?" Charla joked.

"Sorry team Blue."

"Team red." Charla smiled.

As they watched the match which was exactly that the match of the night. All three guys gave it their all their in ring chemistry was undeniable. Dean and Seth teamed up to take on Roman for part of the match which included double power bombing him through the announcers table.

Karen watched on and couldn't help but feel bad for Roman.

Dean and Seth battled it out for awhile between each other before Roman joined back in.

"Come on puppy." Charla said to the screen.

Seth did a turnbuckle power bomb on Roman. Who then super man punched and speared Seth and went for the cover.

"KICK OUT!" Charla said.

When Dean came into the ring and pulled Roman off Seth. Then went for the cover over Roman and the referee counted the 1, 2, 3.

"ANNNDDD STILL YOUR WWE CHAMPION DEAN AMBROSE!"

"YES! Team Blue still has the championship! Hell of a match Dean." Karen smiled as she couldn't help but laugh seeing how excited Shane was as he was running around the ring. Then got into the ring and hugged Dean making Karen's heart melt at their excitement They were soon joined by the entire Smackdown locker room.

Life was great right now Karen couldn't want to see where things were headed next.

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