This is the final episode. Thank you very much for your support of this little story. Everyone knows how much I love to write smut lmao, so there's smut in this chapter. More notes at the end of the episode.

Dean started laughing. "Only you can be so foolish to think that I need a knight in shining armor to defend my honor. The damsel in distress is the singer."

"Then you're going to be the dead one." Sheamus smirked.

They all pointed their weapons at Dean and Roman took advantage of the fact that the attention was on the Ohioan and he speared Sheamus. Dean threw himself against one of the hit men. The New Day and even Finn, were fighting against the others.

Seth ran away from Sheamus watching how Dean and Roman were teaming to defeat the criminals. To his surprise, he saw Finn beating up another of the thugs. Seth was impressed.

Finn approached Seth very worried. "Are you hurt?"

Seth was wide-eyed. Despite the obviousness of this whole situation, Finn was not complaining, he was only genuinely concerned.

"No, the fall was nothing serious." Seth brought his hands to his boyfriend's face, he had a bruise on one of his cheeks. "But you are."

"That doesn't matter, Sethie, I just want you to be fine and we both get out of here and forget everything that happened in this town. I don't care, Seth, I just want to get out of here, with you." Finn was being honest.

Seth sighed. "Finn... I..."

"I know that maybe you already made your choice and maybe I won't like it." Finn looked at him with sadness. "But I want you to know that I'm always going to choose you, Seth, no matter how many mistakes you make and how many times you get away."

"Nobody has ever done that for me." Seth admitted in a very low voice.

"I'm glad to know that at least you're aware that I'm the only one."

Dean held out his hand to help Roman get up from the ground. Roman took it and they both laughed.

"We are a great tag team, aren't we, Big Dog?" Dean smiled.

"The best. I think I could do this with you forever." At that moment Roman realized what he had said.

"Forever?" Dean stopped laughing. "Don't say that in front of the singer, I don't want him throwing a tantrum against me, now that I heard you say you're going to go back together."

Roman looked at Dean with such intensity that the auburn-haired man felt like his gaze was burning his soul. The Samoan opened his mouth trying to say something and it was obvious that Dean was eager to hear whatever he was going to say. The tension felt in the air.

"Hey, cute dimples." Xavier approached Dean, interrupting the tense moment. "That was incredible."

Roman looked at the floor and Dean almost rolled his eyes. The Ohioan shook his head at Roman's attitude.

"You're not that bad either." Dean smiled at Xavier.

"I'm very impressed and since you said that this would be my lucky night, even it's already dawning, I think we should go back to the town and I'll invite you to breakfast so we can get to know each other better." Xavier was not subtle.

Dean looked at Roman as if waiting for him to say something. The Samoan looked at him intensely but didn't say a word. Only a fool would not notice what was going on between them and Xavier was no fool. But none said anything.

Dean closed his eyes in disappointment at Roman's muteness. "I'd love to go out with you, Xavier. Let's get out of here, can't wait to collect my money and go on my way."

They all returned to The New Day's vehicle in the deepest silence.

…

When arriving at the town it was already morning, Jimmy and Jay with the rest of the police of the town were waiting for them, they escorted them to the police station. The fans were piled around applauding that Seth had been rescued and chanting his name.

With some difficulty they managed to leave the fans outside the precinct and entered.

"I knew you would make it, Uce." Jimmy patted Roman's back.

One of the musicians from the band approached Finn and handed him an envelope. Finn approached Roman.

"Here is the money agreed to rescue Seth." Finn handed the envelope to Roman. "Despite our differences, you managed to get Seth out of there and I am very grateful, he is very important to me."

"Balor, you must sign the part since you made the complaint." Jay indicated.

Reluctantly Finn moved away from them. Seth approached Roman.

"Roman, let's just forget everything and everyone, we don't owe explanations to anyone. Let's go away from here where we can start again, this time we can do things well. I love you and you know that you still love me." Seth pleaded.

"In something you're right, I still love you, but I don't know if the thing that ties me to you is just the longing of being what we once were. The memories of being the man that I was when we were together. I don't even know if I want to be that man again or if what I really want is to take a risk and be someone different." Roman said with all the sincerity he could muster. "You said it, to change is to evolve, and I don't know if, even if I want to, I can be the same."

Seth nodded. "I understand your doubts, and although it hurts me to admit it, I understand why you say all this... But I still believe in our love and I'll be waiting for you in my hotel room, it's the number 23. I will have everything ready, so that we can flee together, under the conditions that you want, I know that you will come to me."

Roman and Seth looked at each other with sadness for brief moments.

Dean approached them. "I don't want to interrupt your romance but I want my part of the money. I have to leave this town."

Roman sighed and handed the envelope with the money to Dean.

"Am I supposed to take my part?" Dean opened the envelope.

"All the money is yours, Dean." Roman said softly. "None of this was for money. I didn't rescue Seth for money and I certainly didn't live all those moments with you for money. You can ask my cousins if I ever did anything for the people I love just for money."

"People you love?" Dean was puzzled. "But what the hell are you saying?"

Roman didn't want to explain himself. He walked to the door to go away from both men and both followed him.

When leaving the precinct, Seth's fans had moved away since the Lobos were outside the police station. There was Baron Corbin himself accompanied by a huge group of his henchmen, on the bikes that had survived the fire and other vehicles.

Baron smirked. "I just want finally put an end to this problem. Roman, you took something that belongs to me and you have to pay for it. That's why I came to make a deal: You and I against each other. If you win, I'll leave your beloved Seth Rollins alone. If I win I'll bury you under the marquee that has Seth's pic on it."

Seth was scared. "Roman, please don't ... please do what I proposed. If you accept, you will only make Baron kill you. And don't think that I will leave this town without you, that won't happen. I left you once and I won't do it again, no matter if my life is in danger. I will only leave this town with you by my side."

"I think Seth is right." Dean said. "Most likely, Baron''s deal is a trap, the Lobos control this little town because they're a bigger group than the police. You'd better get away from here... with him."

Roman didn't answer any of the men, rather he looked at Corbin. "That's it, you're against me and you'll leave us alone?"

"So is." Baron indicated to his men that they should retire. "I'll wait for you at sunset under the bridge on the Second Avenue, if you don't show up, we're going to set this damn city on fire and then I'll go for Seth."

Baron and his men left the place.

Jimmy and Jay left the police station.

"Roman, this is ridiculous, don't fall on his games." Jay asked.

"Defeat Baron in front of all his gang and let them lose respect for him will destroy the Lobos from their bases and it will be the only way they leave me and all of you alone." Roman said firmly.

Jimmy looked at Roman with deep concern. "If you show up, I'm sure they'll kill you. They're treacherous, it would be best if you left town now, Uce."

…

Dean was drinking a beer in Naomi's restaurant. He saw Roman walking towards him.

"I thought you had a date with Xavier." Roman sat next to him.

"He's nice but he's not my type." Dean gulped his beer.

"And what is your type?" Roman was too close.

"The 3 ts: tall, tan and thick. I also have a kink for tribal tattoos." Dean was trying to be snarky but his face betrayed him, he was pissed.

"Dean I..."

"No." Dean stopped Roman. "Don't say anything, at least not before going to your date with Seth. You should go with him because the stubborn singer won't leave without you."

"What if I don't want to go with him?" Roman muttered.

And with this Dean snapped. "You can't keep doing this to me! You keep giving me mixed signals!"

"It's not mixed signals, it's just that I'm scared." Roman explained desperately.

"You are scared of being left with nothing!" Dean looked at Roman angrily. "You know you can't trust Seth so you want to make sure that good ole Dean would be waiting for you in case things go wrong. You know what, Big Dog? You and Seth deserve each other. The singer is doing the same with Finn, the idiot businessman and I are no more than the back-up plan."

Roman looked at Dean wide eyed. Dean was so angry, he paid for his beer and walked to the exit, Roman followed him.

"What are you going to do?" Roman grabbed his arm.

"I'm not your safety net in case the singer throws you off the fucking rope. Go with him and good luck because you're going to need it!" Dean said angrily.

"That's not what you feel." Roman tightened the grip on the auburn-haired man.

"You don't know what I feel! You don't even know what you feel!" Dean pushed him away, freeing himself from the grip.

Roman pushed Dean against the wall, trapping him in the alley outside the restaurant. Then he smashed his lips against the younger man's.

It was a rough kiss because Dean was trying to break free. For a moment the Ohioan returned the kiss and both were devouring each other's mouth, as if it were the last time they could share a kiss.

But Dean broke the kiss. "Weak ass kiss..."

This time it was Dean who pushed Roman against the wall and kissed him, Roman had to admit that Dean taking control was fucking sexy. The Ohioan was taking his breath away.

Their wet lips fighting for dominance, their tongues rubbing eliciting all sorts of sensations. Roman let himself be dominated by Dean as they both kissed passionately outside the restaurant.

Eventually the kiss ended.

"Go with him, Big Dog. It's the only way to solve this. It's the best thing for you and for him." Dean pushed Roman.

"And what about you?" Roman asked.

"I have twenty thousand dollars, I'll be fine." However, Dean's voice didn't seem happy to have all that money.

The street brawler ran away from the place, leaving Roman there full of doubts and fears.

"What the hell was that?" Naomi was open-mouthed watching everything. "I followed you because I thought you were fighting with him."

"It's complicated to explain." Roman admitted. "But he's right. I can't keep being an indecisive asshole."

…

Roman arrived at Seth's apartment, the singer opened the door and looked at him with joy. He embraced him immediately. Roman returned the hug. Roman held Seth for a long time.

Seth smiled at him, it was obvious that he was full of hope.

"I know that I don't deserve another chance, but you should know that if you give it to me, I won't waste it."

And for the first time, Roman was certain that Seth was being honest. And this happened in the worst of scenarios. Seth had to leave, while Baron had control of the Lobos, Seth could not be in town.

"Let's go Roman, I'm afraid that Baron will kill you. I'm afraid he'll come for me and do the horrible things that he threatened me to do to when he had me kidnapped." Seth approached Roman and put his hand on the taller man's face, looking at him with love. "But with you I feel safe, let's go now."

"You're right, prepare your things we should go now." Roman proposed. "I'll go call my cousins to tell them I'm leaving."

Seth thought he would cry. "You won't regret it! This is the best decision in these circumstances."

"This is something I must do, Sethie." Roman smiled and looked at Seth tenderly.

Both men went to the train station. The place was depressing like almost all that town and was full of sad memories.

"A year ago it was me who left and if I could change all that I would, but it's impossible. The only thing I can promise is that I won't do it again, I won't leave again." Seth guided Roman inside the train that was almost empty, there he clung tightly to Roman.

"And I know you're telling the truth. I know you won't leave me this time." Roman held Seth in his arms as the train ignited. "Seth, a year ago I saw the man I loved leaving from my side and I did nothing to stop him. I won't do that again."

Seth smiled at him and wrapped his arms around Roman's neck, crashing his lips against the taller man's. It was a desperate kiss, almost a plea. Roman closed his eyes and kissed him tenderly. Seth moaned in the kiss but before he could deepen it, he felt a blow on his head.

"Ro... man..." Seth managed to say before fainting.

Roman held him gently. "Forgive me, Sethie, but I must go for Baron. That's the only way to be free. I had to do this to you because it's the only way you leave this place and be safe in case I can't defeat him."

In that moment, Finn appeared. "When you called me to tell me to come for him, I thought I wouldn't do it."

"But here you are and that speaks volumes." Roman admitted.

"Seth is going to be very disappointed when he wakes up." Finn muttered.

"He will get over it." Roman indicated.

"I wish you luck." Finn said taking Seth in his arms.

"I know we had a lot of problems, but I really admire you, nobody has loved this little bastard like you have." Roman admitted.

"And nobody has loved you like this little bastard does. When he realizes what just happened, he'll come back to town." Finn admitted with sadness.

"We will solve that later. I must survive first." Roman walked away, getting off the train at the first stop.

Roman bought a ticket back to town.

"Go fast," the seller indicated. "Everyone knows that the Lobos are isolating the town, in a couple of hours nobody will be able to enter or leave."

Roman grunted.

…

Jimmy, Jay and the other twenty cops in town were armed waiting for the Lobos. Naomi was close.

"You must go back to town, things will get ugly." Jimmy warned Naomi.

"I know that's why I'm here. I have a plan B." She said with confidence.

"Plan B?" Jay asked.

Naomi just shrugged.

Baron accompanied by Kevin who had a bandage on his leg, arrived at the agreed place.

"Get out of here, Baron. There will be no fight, Roman is not there." Jay warned, pointing his shotgun at both men. "If you take another step, we'll put you in jail."

The other cops all pointed their shotguns. Naomi started to back away.

Baron smirked. "You won't."

Kevin whistled and behind them appeared at least a hundred men on motorcycles, all armed. The men surrounded the policemen. Naomi ran back to town.

Almost instantly Roman appeared in Finn's car, the one they had buried near the old motorcycle factory.

"I am here, Baron." Roman growled.

"Uce, our plan didn't work." Jay admitted. "I hope yours does."

Jay ordered the troop to retreat.

"Kick his ass, Uce." Jimmy patted Roman's shoulder.

"I prepared something special." Baron went for some baseball bats he had on his motorcycle. He threw one at Roman.

And before Roman could react he threw himself at the Samoan.

Both men fought with the bats. Baron was being a savage, trying to hit Roman with the bat. Roman was mostly defending himself, after all, Roman was a fist fighter, but he had to improvise. Baron had cornered Roman against one of the pillars of the bridge, he was going to hit him but Roman kicked him in the stomach.

Now it was Roman who was attacking Baron with the bat and the Lone Wolf could only defend himself. Roman used all his strength and cornered Baron against a row of motorcycles of his henchmen, Baron fell on his back releasing the bat while the bikes fell like dominoes.

Baron was lost, Roman could strike one last blow but he didn't. The Samoan released the bat.

"You're defeated, Baron. Leave us alone."

Baron rose to his feet enraged and threw himself at Roman. The Samoan fell to the ground and had to cover himself because Baron was punching him non-stop. Roman was bleeding from the mouth.

At that time Naomi returned accompanied by the entire town, men and women. All armed with shotguns, pistols and even brooms and knives.

"After killing you, I will rape the singer until he asks to die and then I will do the same with your new lover." Baron said while trying to chock Roman.

Baron's words did the trick and Roman felt he was losing control. The Samoan led his hands to Baron's face and squeezed him with such strength that the leader of the lobos had to let go.

Roman tried to breathe as he launched himself at Baron, spearing him against the fallen bikes. This hurt the leader of the Wolves and Roman began to punch him in the face until Baron was bleeding. Shortly after Baron was unconscious, his face bleeding profusely over the pile of motorcycles.

Roman stood up very angry. "Your boss promised to leave us alone if he was defeated, he's defeated now. Get the fuck out of here!"

The Lobos were going to take their weapons but the whole town commanded by Naomi raked theirs. All of them pointed towards the now small group of criminals. The Lobos had no choice but to pick up Baron and leave town.

…

"They are incredible, uh?" Finn told to one of the musicians from The Hounds of Justice. "I'm going to swim in money."

They were in a new concert. They had agreed a final presentation to collect funds to equip the police department. It was something Seth had wanted to do for his city.

The audience was screaming like crazy: "NEW DAY ROCKS! NEW DAY ROCKS!"

"They have them eating from the palm of their hand." Finn could almost count the money he would make with these guys.

Meanwhile at the backstage of the concert. Roman and Seth were watching the performance of The New Day. People were hysterical for them, it was amazing how they loved these guys with just one concert.

"You must do everything possible to earn Finn's trust." Roman said to Seth.

"I don't care about anything, anymore." Seth said with sadness.

"It's not true, you care about your music. You love this and you've risked and lost too much to get your dream, you can't give up now. You're very talented, Sethie, you'll travel to many places and meet a lot of interesting people. You'll be fine." Roman said longingly.

"And what will you do?" Seth pouted.

"Once, I made the mistake of letting go of the love of my life and, out of pride, I didn't go after him. In the end when I tried to cling to the memory of what was and couldn't be and it was not enough, it was not the same." Roman looked at Seth with empathy. "I won't make that mistake again."

"You're going to do for him what you didn't do for me..." Seth said with a deep sadness.

"Finn did for you, what you wouldn't have done for me." Roman stated, "I know he's angry and he wants to release you when your contract is over, but you still have time, Seth. It would be horrible if you let someone like him escape because you're still clinging to a past that won't come back."

"Then it's the goodbye." Seth was trying to hold back tears.

"It was the good bye in the moment you left, but now at least we both know." Roman smiled at him. "But that doesn't mean that you're less important to me, if you ever need me, I'll be there for your, just tell my cousins."

Roman kissed Seth's forehead and left without looking back.

...

"Twenty thousand dollars, the Big Dog gave them to me so they belong to me. A beautiful new car... Finders keepers, so it belongs to me too." Dean was talking to himself. "Now I have everything that belongs to me, I'm leaving."

Dean was trying to start the car despite not having the keys. His head stuck in the panel. He was under the bridge of Second Avenue and the place was desert, the whole city was in the new concert and as the inhabitants had learned to defend themselves, the Lobos had disappeared.

"That's not everything that belongs to you..."

Upon hearing that voice, Dean raised his head, hitting his forehead in the process.

"Roman?" Dean was genuinely puzzled.

Roman showed him the car keys. "I stole them from Finn recently. I don't think he gets mad because he's going to make a lot of money with The New Day."

"You're right, the keys belong to me." Dean tried to feign disinterest.

The auburn-haired man grabbed the keys but Roman didn't let go.

"I wasn't speaking about the keys and you know it." Roman looked at Dean intently.

"What were you speak about then?" Dean cocked an eyebrow.

"Me." Roman said with all the honesty he could muster.

"I don't need a knight in shining armor." Dean pulled the keys hard and took them from Roman.

"I know." Roman approached Dean until he cornered him against the car.

Dean was still doubtful and that was obvious. "What do you want, Roman?"

"I want a partner, someone with whom I can kick some butt and save mine when I get into trouble, just as I will save his. Someone to share the nomad and anonymous life I chose to live." Roman brought his lips to Dean's. "Someone to let me follow him to the nomad life he chose. Someone who will allow me to show him that I will never leave him and that I trust that he will never leave me."

Dean was motionless like a rock. It was obvious that he was full of doubts, fears and also distrusted Roman.

The Samoan put his hand on Dean's face. "Someone who can love me the way I love him, without wanting to change me and that let me love him just the same way."

Dean was so wide eyed. He breathed erratically. "Did you say, love?"

"I know it's hurried but I felt it, I felt it when I saw you and that's why I was so attracted to you. I felt it when we kissed in the bar and with everything you said or did, I was so smitten. But I didn't want to admit it because I was afraid to get deeply involved with someone and especially because everything was happening so fast. Because you came to my life as a hurricane and it was so unexpected and I didn't know what to do." Roman now caressed Dean's hair. "And part of me was still clinging to the past, I had not loved anyone before Seth and I refused to do it again, Seth was everything I knew, but all this experience helped me know that I couldn't keep denying what was happened between us... That I had fallen in love with you in this fast and unexpected way, and even though I'm still scared, I want to take the risk because I know it will be worth it."

And Dean knew that Roman was being honest. He was there spilling his heart at risk of being rejected.

"I don't know... I..." Dean was so nervous.

"I just hope I didn't lose my chance for being an indecisive asshole." Roman was almost resigned. "But if it's like that, I want you to know that I'm going to go after you. I'm going to fight for what we have until you have no doubts, because I don't have them at all."

There was a long silence between them, it was obvious that Dean was thinking about all this. Roman felt the agony of uncertainty, Dean had the future of both in his hands.

"How did you find me?" Dean was curious.

"It was easy to find info about a handsome guy with a very expensive red car." Roman explained.

Dean sighed.

"You're an indecisive asshole, Roman Reigns and you don't deserve a chance..." Dean said with resentment. Roman looked at him with sadness, thinking that Dean was going to reject him and it was then that Dean smiled like never before. "But now you're my indecisive asshole and I'll give you a chance. Just don't make me regret it"

Roman grabbed Dean by the waist and slammed his lips against the younger man's. Dean was responsive as always, both had waited so long for this. The flirting, the undeniable chemistry, the fact that they made a great team.

And all the sensations that that kiss woke up in both. The sweetness, the warmth, the passion and the love that they could feel in the softness of the other's lips, was the answer they needed to clear any doubt.

Both moaned, surrendering completely in that kiss that made them feel whole and free. They just stopped kissing when they needed to breathe.

Roman smiled and hugged Dean tightly. "I was so afraid of losing you."

"If you behave. You'll have me forever." Dean said with conviction.

Roman kissed Dean's forehead. "Then I will. You're stuck with me Ambrose, I'm also here for the long run, that's my thing."

"Then get on that damn car before I regret this decision." Dean urged Roman.

Both entered the car and shortly after both were naked. Dean was sucking Roman's cock.

"Dean," Roman said between moans. "This car doesn't have a hood and we are in the middle of the street."

"Street that is deserted because everyone is at the concert." Dean let go of Roman's cock. "Also, if you plan to follow me, you should get used to this because I'm a damn flaunter."

"And I wouldn't want it any other way. The things I'm going to make to you baby boy. You're going to enjoy it a lot." Roman grunted as he watched Dean straddling his lap and beginning to ride his cock.

"Start now, Big Dog." Dean buried himself in Roman's manhood.

Shortly after the auburn-haired man was riding Roman's cock. The Samoan was in heaven feeling the tightness of the younger man, seeing his manhood appearing and disappearing in that tight ass.

"So amazing." Dean was panting, matching the heavy thrusts.

"You're pretty amazing too." Roman was a mess of hair and sweat.

Both were sweaty, moving their hips quickly, so close to ecstasy. Roman watched with adoration how the youngest man was completely surrendered to the moment, making him feel in the top of the world. Their chemistry was beyond physical and Roman was going to risk everything for him.

Both men held hands and Dean felt he was about to cum.

"Do you know something Big Dog?" Dean looked at Roman intensely. "I also tried to deny it, but I can't do it anymore. I love you too."

And that was all. Roman grinned widely, both accelerated the thrusts and came together in ecstasy, moaning the other's name.

Soon after, they were dressed and clean, holding each other in the car with the moon as a witness. Roman caressed with love the hair of the younger man.

"I'd like to be like this forever, but we should go." Dean smiled.

"Where we will go?" Roman asked.

"Nowhere." Dean said with confidence.

Roman smiled. "Then let's going nowhere, nowhere is amazing if we're together."

Dean smiled dimples in full display. "You and me we're goin' nowhere slowly and we've gotta get away from the past. There's nothin' wrong with goin' nowhere, baby. But we should be goin' nowhere fast."

Dean took the steering wheel and both men left town in the middle of the night.

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