Sorry for the delay, life I tell ya lol. Here's the next chapter enjoy my lovelies. Shout out goes to GingerFate thank you so much for the cover photo, I love and appreciate it so much. Please grab a few tissues guys…

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Roman helped Dean clear the table while Maddie was off in the shower, it was the least he could do since Dean cooked. Roman was heading home tonight to finish up some things for work even though it was his night to stay over. When Roman placed the last dish in the sink he was met with arms wrapping themselves around him, followed by feathered kisses along his jawline.

He returned the affection circling his arms around a slender waist staring into crystal blue eyes as he captured the owner's lips with his. Skillfully Roman worked his way into Dean's mouth feeling it give away as his tongue slipped in the warm cavern finding its prize. Dean turned his head to deepen the kiss as his fingers found their way into Roman's hair, lightly pulling on the silk locks he loved so much.

A soft moan escaped from Dean's mouth as Roman's expert hands traveled along his body, touching him in all the right places. "Do you really have to leave baby?" Dean asked softly, nipping at Roman's lips feeling the Samoan pull away before things got too heated between them. "If I didn't have that presentation to give then I would stay I'll make it up to you and Maddie, promise." He replied kissing the tip of Dean's nose seeing the disappointment on his boyfriend's face.

Dean shook his head in understanding playing with the bottom of Roman's dress shirt he had open before looking up at him. "How would you feel about us living together…the three of us that is?" He asked hesitantly chewing on his bottom lip waiting for the Samoans response.

Roman smiled as he gave Dean a few more passionate kisses, resting his forehead upon the smaller man's head. "I would love for you and Maddie to come live with me babe, we could find a place close to her school if you want." He told Dean just as Maddie came up to them freshly showered with a brush in her hand. "Daddy will you brush my hair for me?" She asked hopping onto the stool as Dean took the brush from her.

When Dean finished brushing Maddie's hair she hopped off the chair to give him a goodnight hug and kiss. She turned to Roman giving him a hug as she rambled out that she loved him before taking off to her room. Roman was stunned momentarily asking Dean if he heard what he thought he heard.

Dean answered Roman seeing his boyfriends face light up as his eyes became glossy. "I'm such a sap." Roman chuckled out as Dean cupped his face stroking his cheek. "Yea but your my sap though." He informed the Samoan who rolled his eyes before making his way to the door grabbing his things while Dean opened it for him.

"I love you." Roman told Dean as he attempted to hug him with his hands full somehow managing to succeed.

The auburn haired man gave the Samoan a final kiss goodnight, whispering that he loved him as well on his lips. Dean watched as Roman walked down the stairs to his car before shutting and locking the door behind him.

Dean went to check in on Maddie finding his daughter fast asleep, he shut her door before heading into the living room to see what was on TV. It would kill some time till he heard from Roman letting him know that he had made it home safely.

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Two figures watched from the parking lot as they saw the big Samoan get into his vehicle. They watched the brake lights flash before seeing the car back up and head out of the complex. They waited a few minutes making sure that the man wasn't coming back; according to the info they were giving the Samoan normally stayed the night. The two men slipped on their gloves making sure they wouldn't leave any finger prints behind before slipping on the black ski mask. They waited a few more additional minutes just to make sure the big man wasn't coming back to mess up their plan.

They surveyed the parking lot making sure the coast was clear for them before they got out of the truck. When the two men reached the stairs they saw the security lights around the building that needed to go. "Take that one and I'll get the other one." The man with a British accent whispered to his partner.

When the lights were off they quietly made their way up the stairs towards the off white door, judging by the lock it could be easily kicked in. The stocky built one signaled that he was going to kick open the door, he gave a count of three on his fingers as his foot connected with the wooden door.

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Dean jumped from his seat seeing two figures in ski mask enter his apartment. "Go find the little brat." He heard one of the men say in a thick Irish accent seeing the tall one taking off toward Maddie's room. Dean tackled the man to the floor wailing on him as he felt a thick arm wrap around his throat pulling him off the man, dragging him back towards the living room area.

Maddie jumped from her bed when her door was kicked open, she screamed as a large man entered coming straight for her. She yelled as the man grabbed her from her bed and thrashed around in the man's arms clocking him hard in his nose which forced him to release her. She took off running in the living room seeing her dad fighting off another man in a ski mask.

She watched as Dean punched the man a few times in his gut against the wall before tossing him to the ground staring at her. "Maddie get out of here now!" Her dad yelled to her as the man got back up tackling him to the ground. "Daddy!" She screamed running towards them jumping on the man's back distracting him allowing Dean to get up. Maddie tried to lock her arms around the man's throat but couldn't he was too big for her so she proceeded to claw at his eyes.

The man yelled an obscenity as he threw the little girl off of him causing her to yelp as he called for Wade who came stumbling in holding his bleeding nose. "That little shit broke my nose." He stated all nasally trying to breathe properly. Maddie attempted to reach her dad but was stopped as strong arms lifted her up on to a shoulder. She kicked her legs while pounding her fists on the guys back in attempt to break free of the hold.

Dean yelled for the man to let his daughter go but only got a laugh in return as the stocky man made his way to the door. Dean scrambled to the door grabbing the bat he had hidden behind it blocking the man from leaving. He swung the bat at the man's ribs careful not to hit Maddie as a yell erupted from the man, forcing him to drop Maddie hard on her hands as he grabbed his side. "Maddie go now please princess." Dean pleaded to his daughter seeing her shake her head no at him. "I'm not leaving you daddy."

Wade made his over to Sheamus helping him stand up. "Enough of this shit!" The Brit said clearly frustrated pulling out a black thin retractable night stick making his way over to them. Maddie saw her dad's phone on the ground and grabbed it, quickly calling 911 as she felt her dad push her out of harm's way dropping the phone as he fought with the other man.

Maddie screamed when the masked man hit Dean across his head, watching as her dad fall straight down on to the glass table hearing it break. Tears found their way down her face as she called for her dad to get up her cries going unanswered. She saw the tall man coming for her as she scooted away her hand coming across the bat. She gripped the wooden handle as she pulled herself up with it wincing as she felt pain in her wrist.

The brit laughed at her as did the other man who was limping to the door "Get her Wade and let's get the hell out of here, we've stayed to long as is." The man named Wade turned his attention back at the little girl before him. "What do you expect to do with that bat love hmm?"

Maddie waited till the man was close enough before she swung the bat connecting with the man's knee hearing him cry out in pain as he fell to the ground grabbing his knee. Sirens were heard in the distance as the bigger man made his way over to the man on the ground, helping him up both of them forgetting about her as they made their way out the door.

Maddie made her way to her dad dragging the bat behind her as she collapsed next to him crying. She cradled her dad's head in her lap crying harder as she felt a warm stickiness on her hands, seeing a dark spot on the side of his head. She heard footsteps coming up the stairs and quickly picked up the bat ready to protect her dad but saw two officers make their way into the apartment towards her.

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Roman just finished up his presentation when he heard his phone going off on the kitchen counter. Figuring it was Dean he picked up the phone not bothering to look at the number. "I'm sorry for not calling you babe, but I'm all yours now just finished up." He said through a smile only to have it wiped away as a woman informed him that Dean was brought in along with a child to the hospital. Roman felt his stomach drop as he fought to keep his dinner down. He asked if they were okay but the women on the line was limited on the information telling him he needed to come up to the hospital.

Roman found himself on autopilot as he grabbed his keys running out the door not bothering to lock it. He drove over the speed limit not caring if he got a ticket or not, Dean and Maddie were the only things on his mind at the moment. He called his sister asking her to meet him at the hospital when she could relaying to her the information he was given.

Roman pulled up to the first parking spot he could find, running into the ER telling the front desk that he got a call and gave the lady the info he had. Roman watched as the women made a call nodding her head before hanging up the phone. "Someone's on their way sir." She advised him giving him a sympathetic smile as she answered another call.

Roman saw two officers coming through the double doors dread filling him as they approached. "This way sir." He heard one of the officers tell him as he obeyed following them through the double doors down a hallway where he saw Maddie knees to her chest sitting with a woman.

"Maddie." Roman called out to her rushing towards the little girl seeing her wrist bandage as she ran to him crying. He dropped to one knee as she collided into him; wrapping her arms around him as she buried her head into his neck and cried. "Shh…it's okay baby girl I got you." He told her kissing her head, rubbing circles on her back as he held her against him. Maddie trembled in Roman's arms as she sobbed harder wrapping her legs around him as he stood up with her. He rocked Maddie side to side as he stroked the back of her head trying to soothe her the best he could.

He saw the police officers look at the woman who was with Maddie before looking at him. "What's your relationship with the victim." One of the men asked while the other opened his notebook pen ready. "I'm Dean's boyfriend; now you answer my question what happened?" He saw the glare the officer gave him but ignored it as he heard Maddie sniffling now, her head coming into his view. "Two guys attacked daddy and they tried to take me but he wouldn't let them. I tried to protect daddy but then one of them hit him in his head. I yelled for daddy to wake up but he wouldn't he just laid there."

The officers asked Maddie more questions regarding the men she was able to give them first names but nothing more except their height and accents. She told the officers they were wearing mask as she went into more details about the attack.

Roman let out a ragged breath as he held Maddie tightly against him as she began crying again. He told Maddie how proud he was of her for being so brave and trying to protect Dean. Roman let his own tears fall not caring what the officers thought of him then. "Can you think of anyone who might have had a vendetta against the victim?"

One name came to Roman's mind "Sierra." He blurted out as the officer with the notebook wrote the name down. "She's made it very clear to us in the past that she doesn't want Dean to have custody of Maddie because of me." He told them seeing them nod as they talked amongst themselves. "Sir we believe that this break in wasn't just random granted the info that you just told us and what the child has said." Roman looked at the officers waiting for them to continue. "Nothing was taking from the house and the child's room door was kicked opened, we believe that the two suspects were after the child."

The Samoan felt his blood boil knowing that Sierra had something to do with Dean being in the hospital and the attempted kidnapping of Maddie. 'That bitch is going to pay.' Roman thought as he continued to rock the little girl in his arms.

The woman that was sitting with Maddie cleared her throat getting Roman's attention. "I'm afraid the child will need to come with me sir till we can find a place to put her temporarily till her father recovers." She advised him looking at the officers just as Maddie whined clinging to Roman then. "No! Don't let them take me please Roman I wanna stay with you." She sobbed as Roman wrapped his arms around her protectively taking a few steps away from them.

"You're not taking my baby girl from me you understand, I don't care what you say she is staying with me." He warned the women who took a step back as the officers stepped up. "Sir we can do this the easy way or hard way up to you." Maddie cried harder pleading with them to let her stay with him. Roman felt his heart breaking hearing Maddie like this he knew Dean wouldn't want her in the system.

"Your not going anywhere Maddie except home with me okay." He assured her as he looked at the trio before him. "We have paperwork stating that if anything happens to Dean that I'd be her guardian, so unless you want a scene I suggest you back the fuck off and leave us be." He growled out towards them.

After a few tense minutes he was given a card from the officers and the women from cps advising him that he had to show proof in twenty four hours or else he would lose Maddie.

As soon as Roman took a seat with the little girl still holding on to him like an anchor, he was greeted by a Dr. who introduced herself as Gail to him. She advised the Samoan that Dean was finishing up the last of his scans and that she wanted to check Maddie out, specifically her wrist.

Roman followed the women to a small exam room where he sat Maddie down on a small table combing her hair out of her face with his fingers. Her tear streaked face and puffy eyes bout broke his heart again as he watched the Dr. examine her small wrist. He saw Maddie winced when the Dr. pushed her wrist back before turning it side to side. "Seems you have a small sprang sweetheart."

She looked over at Roman giving him a warm smile. "I'm going to wrap her wrist to secure it and give her something for the pain and inflammation; it will also help her sleep as well." She informed him as he nodded his head in understanding.

When Maddie's wrist was properly bandage up and she'd taken the meds he carried the little girl back into the hallway sitting down in the chair waiting for word on Dean. He heard light snoring in his ear and looked down seeing that Maddie was fast asleep. He carefully unzipped his hoodie taking it off without waking her and covering her up with it as we reclined back in the chair his eyes drifting shut as well.

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Roman awoke to someone shaking him awake and saw that it was his sister who ran a hand over Maddie's back. "This is not a place for her Roman; you should let me take her home." The Samoan frowned knowing that his sister was right as he saw the sleeping eight year old still knocked out. "The Dr. gave her some meds earlier for her wrist it's sprang." He told Christina as he stood making sure not to wake Maddie up, making his way with her to the exit. When they reached his sister's car he gently placed Maddie in the backseat buckling her in.

Christina saw the worry on Roman's face as he shut the door hesitant to let the handle go as she placed her hand over his. "Come here." She told him bringing him in for a hug, feeling as her brother squeezed her tight as her shirt became damp. "Dean's going to be alright Roman, were going to find out who did this okay." She assured him cupping his face in her hands wiping the stray tears away.

Roman nodded as he felt her hug him again. "I should be going Joey is waiting on us." She told him breaking the embrace opening the car door. "Call me if she asks for me I don't care what time it is." He told her shutting her car door as she started the vehicle waving bye before pulling out the parking spot.

Roman walked down the hallway seeing the Dr. from earlier waiting for him, she advised the Samoan that Dean was now in a room resting and that he was able to see him now. The Dr. told Roman that Dean had sustained a severe concussion along with some major contusions. She assured him that Dean would make a full recovery but would be severely sore for the next few days or so. Roman let out a sigh of relief out hearing the news that Dean would be okay. After a few more minutes of talking with the Dr. regarding Maddie he made his way into his boyfriend's room seeing that Dean was sleeping from the pain meds they had given him.

Roman pulled up a chair next to the bed taking the smaller man's hand in his, placing a kiss on the back of Dean's hand before placing it against his cheek. "I'm so sorry babe, I promise to find out who did this and make sure they pay." Roman softly told his boyfriend seeing his brows furrow before relaxing again.

Despite the heavy bandage around Dean's head it didn't take away from his boyish good looks that Roman found adorable on him. A yawn escaped from the Samoan as he rubbed his eyes seeing that it was late into the night, he laid his head on the small space the bed provided. He knew he would have a creak in his neck when he woke but he didn't care as his eyes grew heavy till all he saw was the back of his eyelids.

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So next chapter is explosive that's all I can say you do not mess with Roman's family….. Until then, also I'll try not to take so long on updating this time..