Chapter 3 

"He loves you more than you realize." 

"You first," Roman said, opening the door for him. "It's your boyfriend, not mine, so you should get the honors of entering before me." 

"You make it sound like something really fancy," Seth chuckled, going into the room. "It's really not, I can tell you that right now. It's actually really sad." 

Roman closed the door behind him as he joined Seth at the foot of Dean's bed. "I know," he sighed. "I was trying to lighten the mood a little." 

Seth looked over at Roman, nodding slowly. "Thank you," he said lowly. 

At a time like this, Seth couldn't laugh and be happy. With Dean practically dying right before his eyes, there was nothing he found comedic. Unless Dean were to suddenly wake up, he couldn't even smile without feeling bad about it. 

Roman could see that Seth was hurting. He knew Seth wasn't the same without his lunatic fiancee and it bothered him to see Seth in so much pain. Roman couldn't do anything but be supportive of the two-toned man during such a rough time. 

"Why don't we sit beside him?" Roman suggested, grabbing Seth's forearm, leading him over to the chair closest to Dean, having him sit before taking the seat beside him. "Is he doing any better?" 

"He's been doing the same," Seth muttered, holding Dean's hand like usual, running his thumb across the top of it. "I don't know whether that's good or bad." 

"It could go either way," Roman said, Seth flinching at his comment. "But, by the way Dean looks, it seems like it's a very good thing." 

"I wish he'd make some progress," Seth breathed, trying to hold back his tears. Roman rubbed Seth's back, doing his best to be comforting. "I feel so bad for him. It's all my fault why it happened. I should be the one in that hospital bed right now, not him!"

"Seth, neither of you deserve to be injured," Roman snapped, catching his friends attention immediately. "What happened was an accident and I'm sure Dean knows that. You were supposed to go out there and do that in the first place and he already knew that. He was telling me about it." 

"R-Really?" Seth stammered, looking over at the raven haired man who nodded back at him. "Do you think he's mad at me? That maybe that's the reason he hasn't woken up yet?" 

"Dean can't decide whether or not he wants to wake up. His brain and body does that for him. So, no, I don't think that's the reason he hasn't woken up yet," Roman said, Seth wiping at his eyes. "I don't think he's mad at you. You didn't mean to actually hit him. I'm sure he understands." 

Seth hugged Roman with his free arm (his left), thanking him for his reassurance. Roman grinned, feeling accomplished because of his good deed. The things he told Seth were what he sincerely believed, so it's not like he was lying to the guy to make him feel better. 

The two-toned man let go of his pal, turning his attention to his lunatic fiancee in the bed in front of him. Dean was becoming paler each day, it worrying Seth a little bit. He wasn't sure if it was because Dean was getting worse or if it was because he wasn't receiving the nutrients and proteins he needs in order to stay healthy. 

 "Baby," Seth whispered, pressing his lips to the top of Dean's hand. "I love you so much. I hope you'll wake up soon and understand that what I did was never meant to turn out like this. My foot slipped when I came down on you. It's a mistake I won't ever forgive myself for." 

"But, it is one he'll forgive you for," Roman told him, listening to Seth sniffle. "Dean loves you with all of his heart, Seth. When he gave you that ring, he did it out of love and compassion. He doesn't let people in easily due to his past, so the fact that he's allowed you to get to know him as well as you do and that he wants to marry you shows that he sincerely loves you. With that being said, I'm sure he'd forgive you for just about anything you did to him." 

"Are you sure?" Seth asked, biting his lip as he looked at his resting fiancee. "He does have quite the temper, you know." 

"Oh, believe me, I know. He one got pissed off at me for something I did and punched me. Fractured my nose," Roman chuckled, Seth giving a small grin. 

"That's my baby!" Seth exclaimed, laughing. "He's always been like that to everyone...except for me." 

"Exactly my point, Seth," Roman informed him, the younger man staring at him. "If he loves someone, he's different with them. He doesn't get mad as easily and he certainly doesn't hit them because he doesn't like to see them hurt. If I rammed his head into a wall, for example, he'd get extremely pissed off and would push me to the floor and probably attack me until someone ripped him off of me. With you, he'd whine about his head hurting and be bugging you to kiss it and make it better. Maybe he'd walk away so he wouldn't end up hitting you, I don't know, but I do know that he's easier on you than with others." 

"I guess you're right." 

"I am right and you know it." 

Roman wasn't trying to sound rude in any way, but he needed Seth to understand that Dean had a major soft spot for his younger lover. 

Whenever Roman and Dean had time to chat, Dean was always talking about Seth and how proud he was of him and how he hoped to see Seth win the gold soon. He always had to mention Seth's charming good looks and how even looking at Seth turned him on so badly that one time, he had to go take a cold shower before his match. 

Dean made Roman promise him that he'd never tell Seth any of these things, which is why Roman kept it to himself, even though he desperately wanted to spill all of these secrets to Seth in order to make him feel better about the situation. 

The Samoan looked down at his watch, seeing how it was already getting late and they had to get up early the following morning to work out because of Monday Night Raw tomorrow night. 

"Is it time to go?" Seth questioned, not taking his eyes off of the man in the hospital bed. 

"Yeah. I'll wait in the hall for you." 

He said goodbye to Dean, wishing him all the best before leaving the room. 

Seth stood up, kissing Dean's forehead, moving down to his lips. He pulled away with a small smile. He let go of Dean's hand carefully, looking over his man to see that they had exchanged the oxygen mask for the tubes that go up your nose to give you air and medicine. 

"You're my entire world. Thank you for making me feel so special, I'll never forget what you've done for me. I love you so much, baby boy," Seth gushed, smooching Dean once more. "I love you." 

With that, he exited, joining Roman as they traveled back to their shared hotel room.