Roman's POV

I open my eyes slowly as I felt my phone buzz in my pocket.

I slowly take one arm from around Naomi and reach into my pocket to grab my phone. I take it out and see three messages.

Nikki: roman, where are you guys? Are you ok? Is Naomi ok? She won't answer her phone... I'm soooooooo sorry about Brie.

Dean: alright, Nikki's freaking out so freakin answer your phone. You guys are alright right? I'm not interrupting anything... Right? .... It was a joke, don't cuss me out. Just answer your phone.

Hunter: dude coach is wondering where you are. Are you really gonna skip practice before a game? He's not gonna be happy about that... Everyone's wondering where you guys are.

I groan slightly and look at the clock on my phone. 3:56 pm.

Wow. I hadn't meant for us to stay in here for the rest of the school day. I hadn't even meant to fall asleep, but I felt strangely comfortable back here with her.

I sigh and text Nikki and Dean, telling them where we were. I would go to practice later on, before it ended anyways. We always had shorter practices on game days so we could rest before the game.

I turn my phone back off and and wrap my hand back around Naomi. I look at her sleeping figure in my arms and I got the weird feeling in my stomach. I found myself getting the feeling a lot more when I was around her.

'It's because you like her you dumbass,' I think to myself, 'Just except it. You, Roman Reigns, are in freaking love with her.'

I shake the thought from my head. I wasn't in love with Naomi... I just... Well I don't know honestly. I like her, in a way...

'Stop lying to yourself,' I think to myself again, 'this is the girl. And other people want your girl...'

I feel myself getting pissed just thinking about it. Randy wants the same thing I do. Randy always gets what he wants without a second thought. Well there was no way in hell I was going to just let him take her...

I felt a tad bit ashamed for thinking about my friend like that, but I couldn't help it. I... Like her, a lot. I'm not saying that I want us to date... I just don't want her dating other people, ever.

"Mine," I mumble as I hold her tighter to me. I scold myself for being so possessive. I was seriously confused. My mind always thought two different things, my actions always acted bipolar with her, and my heart just didn't know what was going on so it just stayed there and hurt like hell every time I screwed up.

Why'd it have to be her? Ever since I remember, we've basically hated each other. We were never 'best friends', we were more like 'frenemies'. I mean we basically hate each other, but we have each others backs.

But now, I didn't know how I felt about her. It's like all the feelings of dislike for her vanished somewhere back at that party... Now every time I was around her, I wanted her closer to me. I wanted her to talk to me. I wanted her to want nobody else but me...

'You need to stop being a dick to her,' I think to myself, 'she has literally given you everything, and you treat her like crap...'

I sigh as I look at her again. You could still see the tear stains on her cheeks from earlier, but God, she was beautiful. When she cried earlier, I felt like everything in me just kinda broke in half then shattered into a million pieces. I honestly never want to see her that upset again. Scratch that, I never wanted to see her she'd another tear, I never wanted to see her frown, I never wanted to see her get angry.

'Will you just love her already?!' I shout at myself, 'You're being a idiot! YOU love HER. But she might not like you. So work your ass off to make her feel the same way, damnit!'

I sigh then kiss her temple and close my eyes again, but quickly open them again when I hear a tapping noise.

I look at the window next to the door and see Nikki, Dean, Seth, and Paige standing there. Dean motioned for me to roll the window down.

I slowly take my hand from around Naomi and prayed that the window wouldn't make too much noise and wake her up.

"Dude-" Dean said fairly loud but I 'shh' her.

"She's still sleeping. Talk quieter." I tell him.

"Oh my gosh," Paige said and covered her mouth with her hand.

I raise a eyebrow at her, "What?"

"Um, nothing," She says calmly, "I just think it's sweet that you respect her sleeping."

"Um ok..." I say, unsure of what really to say about the situation.

Seth shook his head, "You two are alright right? I mean you left and didn't come to any classes. Then you would answer your phones."

I nod, "Yeah, we were here the whole time. We both fell asleep. She was upset, but she calmed down."

"You two been here the whole time?" Nikki asked, "Sleeping? Just like that?"

"Why so many questions," I ask her with a raised eyebrow.

She smirked, "That's one of my best friends Roman, I can ask as many questions as I like."

I roll my eyes, "Fine. But yes to all three of your questions."

"Um," Paige said, "So what Brie said... Um, was true?"

I sigh but reluctantly nod. I couldn't just lie to them, I mean they already knew... I could trust the people out of anyone. I knew they wouldn't tell or spread rumors.

"There's really only one more thing I need to know," Paige said, "Do you have feelings for her?"

I was about to answer but Naomi shifted slightly and I just stop to look at her as she found a new position to sleep in. I smile slightly. She had wrapped one arm around me and wrapped her around me as well.

"Do me a favor," I heard Paige say, "Don't answer that question. This is answer enough."

I sigh and continue to look at her. Everything was just so complicated.

"Where are the others?" I ask them.

"AJ and Punk left to go get something to eat before the game, Steph's at Volleyball practice, Hunter and.. Uh Randy are at Football practice." Dean told me.

I scrunch my noes at Randy's name but shake my head and clear the thought.

"Do you think she in the position for even cheering tonight?" I ask Nikki.

She shook her head, "I already told Coach Chattam that she wasn't cheering tonight. I still have to come up here and cheer but I plan on taking her home."

I nod, "You should then. I gotta get ready to head to practice."

Nikki nods, "I'll pull the car around so we don't have to walk all the way over there." Then she walks off.

Dean looks at me, "Everything alright?"

I shrug slightly, "As well as I can be. Brie is really pushing it. How did she even know?"

"You know Brie," Paige said, "She know everything and anything... There's no telling what she knows."

Dean raised a eyebrow, "You didn't tell her anything about us right Seth?"

Seth rolled his eyes, "I may have been stupid, but I wasn't that stupid."

Dean shrugged, "Just checking. I kinda figured you weren't that stupid too. Just average stupid."

Seth rolls his eyes again, "Thanks Dean."

"You are very welcome," Dean says as Nikki pulls into the parking spot next to our car.

"Alright," Nikki said while getting out the car, "You wanna wake her up?"

I shake my head, "I think I can get her in the car without waking her up. Dean, open the door for me."

Dean does as I asked and I slowly shift Naomi into a bridal style position.

I slowly get out of the car Paige opens Nikki's car door for me to put her in.

I set her in the passenger seat then reach across her to buckle in her seatbelt.

"Roman," I hear her mumble slightly and see her eyes open slowly as I back way.

I hush her then kiss her forehead, "Go back to sleep."

She groaned but she closed her eyes and returned back to sleep again.

I close her door and turn around to see the others standing there looking at me.

"What?" I ask them.

Paige shook her head, "Um nothing... I may or not be trying to think of a ship name..."

I raise a eyebrow, "A what?"

Nikki laughed slightly as she walked around to the drivers side, "Nothing. I'll see you guys at the game later alright? Bye!"

"Bye Nikki," We all said as she backed out and drove out of the parking lot.

I sigh, "I gotta get to practice. There probably already just about done by this point."

Dean looks at me, "Don't do anything stupid."

"What's that suppose to mean?" I ask him.

"Randy..." Seth said trailing off.

'Damn it...' I think to myself. I really wasn't in the mood for seeing him...

"I'll try," I say to them as I make my way to the football field, "I'll see you guys later."

"Bye!" They all shout at me.

It take me about five minutes to get to the field, and once I get there I see that they aren't there, meaning there probably all in the locker room. I sigh and begin to make my way there.

I reach the gym then go inside. Some of the cheerleaders were practicing on the gym floor and it only made me think of Naomi. I sigh as I make my way into the locker room.

As soon at I step into the locker room everyone got quite and stared at me, it was obvious that they all knew about what happened and It was really about enough to piss me off, but I stayed quite as I walked over to my own locker, which just so happened to be in same area as Randy's, but he wasn't there at the moment.

"Where've you been?" Hunter asked walking up to me, "Coach is pissed."

"You ain't lyin," Big E said, "Like if we even let Lanson score a touchdown tonight he's gonna throw a fit."

I shrug, "I was out."

Hunter sighs, "You alright?"

I nod and sigh, "Yeah I'm good."

"Is my bag over here?" I hear Randy's voice say as he rounded the corner. He stopped when he saw me.

If it was possible, the locker room was even more quite that it was before.

He glares at me but stays quite as he walks over to his locker.

"Well," Xavier mumbled, "isn't this just a lovely afternoon."

I roll my eyes, I wasn't really sure weather he was trying to lighten the mood or start drama between us.

Randy mumbled something, but I kept quite. I wasn't going to start any crap, as long as he didn't.

Randy walks past me and bumps my shoulder. Honestly it was highly childish but it was enough to piss me off.

"Watch where the fuck you're going Ortan." I say to him and he stops walking and turns around and glares at me.

"Tell me something Reigns," Randy said dangerously while getting closer to me, "Did this happen before or after I told you I was interested in her?"

I stay quite and he glares harder at me.

"You gonna answer me today, Reigns?" He asks.

"After." I say while glaring back at him.

"Why the hell would you do that?!" He shouted at me.

"It was a accident Randy." I say to him.

"You don't just 'accidentally' have sex sigh someone Roman!" He shouted at me again.

"We were drunk!" I shout back at him, "It was at the party! We didn't know till the next damn morning!"

He stays quite but glares at me.

"Was that the only time?" Randy asked while taking deep breath.

'He'll know if your lying...' I think to myself. Randy and I had known each other for a while, we know each other fairly well. He can easily pick out when I'm lying and I could do him the same.

I sigh, "No,"

"So," he said while walking closer to me, "You did it the first time. Then when back and did it again? All while knowing that I actually liked her?!"

"I get it Randy!" I shout at him, "You like her. Well what if I do too?!"

"I'm not sure what pissing me off more!" He shouted at me, "The fact that you went behind my back and did that, or the fact that I fucking asked you if you had any feelings for her and you told me no!"

"I didn't have any feelings for her!" I shout at him then try to calm myself down, "I didn't have feelings for her. But that was then... This is now."

"That's bullshit!" He shouts at me.

I fume, "You wanna know what bullshit to me?! The fact that you'll want to be with another girl about a week after her. You don't want her that bad!"

"You can tell me how the fuck I feel about her!" He shouts getting in my face.

"I never said I could!" I yell at him, "But you can't just sit over here and get mad at me for this shit! I want exactly what you want, but instead of staying behind, I did something about it!"

"You don't just do that Roman!" He shouted then shoved me. I didn't even stumble back but it made me mad.

"I can do what I want!" I say while shoving him back.

He glares at me then shove me and my back hit the lockers. I felt something sharp scratch my back and it hurt like hell.

"Randy cut it out!" Hunter yelled.

"It won't matter when she chooses me over you anyway," Randy said while glaring at me.

Suddenly the pain in my back is the last thing on my mind. I glare at him then tackle him to the floor. I hit him but he blocked most of them and it was only making me angrier.

I feel several hands try to grab me and eventually someone was able to pull me off and I wasn't too happy about it.

"Let me go!" I shout, as Randy tries to get up and leap at me but Kofi and Hunter hold him back.

"Hell no," I hear Paul say and I struggle against his grip.

"Let me go!" Randy shouted several times. He was able to break away from there grip and almost reached me, but they grabbed him. But not before kicking me in the jaw. I'm pretty sure it was a accident, he was swinging his feet wildly when they grabbed him again, but it was enough to make me furious.

I fight my way out of Paul's grip and tackle Randy to the ground again. I punched his dead in the eyes and wasn't really able to get anymore punched in before being dragged off again.

This time Randy doesn't try to get up, he just rolls over and holds his eye.

I could slowly fell the pain coming back to my back and I was bleeding in my mouth from the kick to the jaw. I spit it out of the floor and try to wipe the nasty taste away.

"Ortan!" I hear Coach Jacks shout, "Reigns! Get in my office Now!"

'Great!' I think to myself, 'fucking great!'

I groan but angrily make my way to his office. Randy follows not too far behind me. Once were in his office he slams the door shut.

"First of all," he shouted at me, "Where the hell have you been?!"

I groan, "I had business I had to take care of."

"You don't just skip practice Reigns!" He shouted at me, "Especially the practice before the game!"

I sigh, "Yes, sir."

"Now," he said, "Explain to me what the hell I just saw! Why in the world are you two fighting like children?!"

We both stay quite. I look over at Randy and see that his eye was pretty swollen.

'Funny,' I think to myself, 'I don't feel to guilty about that...'

"We just had a disagreement, sir." Randy said with a sigh.

"That wasn't just a disagreement Ortan!" He shouted at him, "Both of you listen to me. When your in here, in the this locker room and on that field, your family. Do you understand? Nothing but family. And family doesn't fight family. I am highly disappointed in you two."

I look at the ground. Hearing that he was disappointed didn't make me feel too great. Coach Jacks was kinda like another dad... It's makes you feel weird when they say that, like just yell at me instead.

He sighs, "For a punishment. I want you to decide on something."

We both look at him.

"One of you will not be playing tonight." He said to us, "I'm not going to choose. You two work it out."

"Come on coach!" I say.

"Can you please come up with another punishment?" Randy pleads.

Coach shook his head, "No, now decide, before I make both of you unable to play."

I groan and sink down in the chair. I wanted to play tonight, I really did... But something told me that Randy and I were just going to argue again and that would interfere with the game...

I sigh, "Randy can play."

Randy looks at me and so does coach.

"Are you sure?" coach asked me and I nodded.

He nods, "I hope you boys will learn your lesson. Now out my office."

We both stand up and walk out the office.

I walk back over to my locker and grab a back of clothes that needed to be washed.

"What's going on?" Hunter asked.

"I'm not playing tonight." I say to him.

There were a lot of 'what's' and 'why'.

"I'm just not playing." I tell them, "You guys are gonna do just fine. Kofi, you know how to cover my position. You guys can survive for one game."

"I can't believe you can't play..." Big E said.

I give him a small smile, "Just kick some ass for me tonight, alright? I gotta go, I'll see you guys later."

They all say there goodbyes as I walk out the locker room. Before I walk out, I catch Randy looking at me, but I don't stop. I wasn't interested in speaking with him at the moment.

Once I made it out the locker room, I walk back out to the parking lot, but pull out my phone to text Dean before I do so.

Roman: hey, I can't play tonight, dont ask why. Can Nikki drop you guys off after the game?

A few seconds later I get a response.

Dean: did you get into a fight. Don't answer that question😑😑😑 and yeah she'll be able to drop us off. You need us to come home with you?

Roman: no, I'm good. Just enjoy the game, it's still about an hour before it starts, but you don't need to come with me.

Dean: alright, I took the keys out of the ignition for you, I put them right under the tire. I figured no one would touch them... And if they did... Well we're screwed. See ya later Rome.

I shake my head but smile at the text. I make my way to the car, and sure enough, the keys were right where Dean had said they were going to be.

I grab them then get in the car and drive back home. I really just wanted to rest now.

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I try to get comfortable on the couch. I was laying on my stomach because my back hurt like hell.

It's been about an hour since I left the school and I know that the game had started by now. I kinda wanted to go and watch, but then again, I would rather be playing, so it's best if I stay away.

I hear my phone buzz and i reach over to the coffee table to grab it. I was surprised to see a text from Naomi.

Naomi: hey, I know you probably won't get this message till later on tonight, but I just wanted to say thank you for earlier today. Good luck tonight. 🏈

I smile slightly at the text and respond to her.

Roman: I'm not playing tonight and don't mention it.

A few minutes later she responds.

Naomi: why aren't you playing?

Roman: cause I don't want too😶

Naomi: we both know that a lie. You wouldn't miss a game of your life depended on it. 😕

Roman: didn't you hear? I hate football now 😱😱😱

Naomi: oh woooooooowwww 😒😆

Roman: it's true 😂

Naomi: #liar

Roman: I'm a very truthful person 😂

Naomi: boy bye😂👐👐. You keep distracting me from my task

Roman: what task.

Naomi: cooking. And if you keep texting me then I'm gonna burn the food 🍔🍕🍖🍟

Roman: your gonna burn the food because your a bad cook, not because I distracted you 😏😂

Naomi: I AM A GREAT COOK THANK YOU VERY MUCH! 😡😡😏😂

Roman: sure you are😂

Naomi: don't believe me?

Roman: not really Fatu.

I don't get a response for a minute so I set my phone back down on the table and watch the TV. It buzzes a couple minutes later.

Naomi: then come over and have dinner.

I read the text over again. I was a little shocked that she was inviting me over to her house.

Roman: really

Naomi: yep.

Roman: alright, what time?

Naomi: just come on over, it'll be ready by the time you get here. You remember how to get to my house.

I think for a moment, I've dropped Naomi off at her house a couple times before. I think I remember where it was.

Roman: yeah I remember. I'll be there in 20 mins. See you then.

I turn my phone off and wince as I get off the couch. My back is making me
miserable, what the hell scraped by back?

I shake my head at the thought and grab my keys and turn the TV off.

I walk out to the car then get in and drive off down the road.

It had been a long time since I've been over in the area Naomi lived in, but I still remember how to get there.

About fifteen minutes later I reach her house and park in the yard.

I look in the mirror and fix my hair before getting out and going to the door.

I knock and wait a couple minutes. About a minute later, Naomi opens the door.

She smirks, "I see you have a pretty good memory. It's been forever since you've been around here."

I laugh, "I have a good memory."

She laughs, "Well come on in. I'm just fixed the plates."

"Thanks," I say as I walk past her.

"Daddy," she said as she walked over to a man sitting in a chair and I follow her, "This is Roman, he's a friend of mine. He's gonna eat dinner with us tonight."

He looks at me and smiles, then sticks out his hand for me to shake and I do, "How ya doing Roman?"

"Good, Mr.Fatu," I say as I shake his hand.

"Is my dad around?" He said with a laugh, "Please, call me Tevin."

"Roman," Naomi said, "Come help me get the plates."

I nod as I follow her into the kitchen. She walks over to a drawer and pulls out a fork then looks at me.

"Come here," she said with a smirk.

"Are you gonna try to stab me?" I ask with a laugh.

"Not at this moment," she said with a small laugh.

I smile then walk over to her. She points to one of the three plates and hands me the fork. Each plate had chicken, green beans, potato salad, and a piece of bread on it.

"Try it." She said to me.

"Did you poison it?" I ask smirking at her.

"No." She said with a groan, but she was still smiling, "Just try it!"

I smile and then cut a small piece of the chicken and took at bite of it and chew

'Never insult her cooking again...' I think to myself as I swallowed. Honestly, it was the best thing I've had, like ever.

"Well?" She asks with a smirk, "It's good isn't it?"

I look at her and try not to smile, "It was horrible."

"Your such a liar!" She shouted with a laugh as she hit me in my shoulder.

"I'm just kidding," I say to her with a laugh, "It's actually really really good. This is coming from a person who loves to eat, so it's a compliment."

"Come on," she says to me, "We can eat in the living room with my Dad."

We walk back into the living room and her dad was watching highlights of 49ners game.

"Here you go daddy," Naomi said as she handed him his plate and fork, then sat on the couch with me.

"Thank you sweetheart," he said to her.

We all stay quite and enjoy the food and watch the TV for a little while.

"You like football Roman?" Tevin asked me.

I nod, "Yes sir, I actually play."

He raised a eyebrow, "You didn't have to play tonight."

"I couldn't," I say to him.

"And why is that anyway?" Naomi asked me.

"For my own reasons," I say to her with a small laugh.

"Don't let me find out the real reason." She says while smirking at me.

"It's never good when a woman said that," Tevin said to me with a laugh, "So what's your favorite professional football team?"

"Well I know they've never been to the Super Bowl," I say to him, "But I'm a pretty big Texans fan."

"Oh!" Naomi said with a laugh, "You basically just insulted him!"

"Why?" I ask with a laugh.

"Cowboys nation." He said to me with a laugh.

I laugh again, "Is it bad that I'm a Greenbay fan too?"

"This is not a good first impression," He said to me while laughing, "But who do you think should have won the last super bowl."

I smile, "Patriots rightfully won."

"I told you!" Naomi shouted with a laugh, "Someone agrees with me! It was a interception dad! They won fair and square!"

"They probably deflated the ball again!" He shouted laughing.

We laugh and continue to discuss sport more, basically talking about each and every team. Tevin was a really cool guy, I enjoyed talking to him.

He laughed again, "Well we'll see about J.J Watts can do this year, but I don't know about them going to the Super Bowl. Well I think I'm about to head off to bed, but you can stay for as long as you like Roman."

He stands up and grabs a cane.

"You need help Daddy?" Naomi asked him.

He shook his head, "I'm fine, sweet pea. And it was nice meeting you Roman. Have a good night."

I smile at him, "You too sir."

I turn to Naomi after he left the room, "Your dad's cool."

She laughs, "He can be sometimes. I hadn't realized we've been talking for that long. It's last nine."

I smile and try to stand up but wince and fall back down.

"What's wrong?" She asks.

"I hurt my back." I tell her but not telling her how.

"Let me see." She said while lifting up the back of my shirt.

"Good grief Roman," She said to me, "There are marks everywhere! What did you do to yourself."

I sigh, "I kinda got into a fight."

"With who?" She asks.

I sigh again, "Randy..."

"What?!" She practically shouted, then hit me on my back and it caused me to shout.

"Ouch!" I say and slightly glare at her.

"You don't just go off and fight people Roman!" She said to me, "Especially not friends. Did you hurt him too?"

"I kinda gave him a black eye," I tell her, "So we're even."

She groans, "Boys! Good Grief. Follow me."

I stand up and follow her down the hallway and into a room which I'm guessing is hers.

"Sit on the bed," she says to me, "I'll be right back."

I do as she said and sat down. When she left I picked up a picture and looked at it. It was a picture of her and another person who looked just like her.

"Who's this?" I ask as she comes back in the room.

"That," she said as she lifted up the back of my shirt and applied something that kinda stung, "Is my momma, she's beautiful isn't she."

I nod, I know what had happen to her mom and I know she didn't talk about her to us much.

"She looks a lot like you." I said to her.

She laughed, "She's prettier."

"You're pretty too." I mumble to myself.

"You say something?" She asked me.

"Nothing," I say.

"Alright, I'm all done." She said to me as she put my shirt back down. "It may hurt a little bit more, but tit should help."

I smile and stand up, "Thanks."

She smiles, "I'll walk you to your car."

We walk out of the house and outside to the porch.

She looked up at the sky and smiled, "You see that star?"

I look up and see the star she was looking at, "Yep."

"Well, that ones my mom," She said with a laugh, "Don't think I'm crazy. But I think it's her."

I smile at her, "It's bright. Just like her daughter is."

She game me a small smile.

We stay quite for a minute.

"Roman," she asked me, "What are we?"

I think about it for a minute, "I really don't know..."

"Will we ever know?" She asked.

I shrug, "Maybe."

She gives me another small smile, "I think it's about time for you to go. It's late and the game is just about over."

I smile at her, "Yeah, I'm goodnight."

I head out to the car, but stop.

"What?" I hear her ask.

I walk back to her and give her a quick kiss. I couldn't help it. My feelings may be all mixed up, but I liked kissing her a lot.

"Goodnight." I say as I look her in her eyes.

She gives me a small smile and waves to me as I walk out to my car.

I get in and drove out down the road.

'Roman," I think to myself, 'Just admit your in love with the girl...'

"Damn it," I mumble to myself, "Roman, you love her..."

I wanted to cuss myself out for saying that. But why should I? I needed to accept the truth. I'm

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