Seth sat down next to Roman with a grin on his face. He didn't say anything. He just kept grinning at his older friend.

"Alright, spit it out," Roman said.
"Jaelyn's coming," Seth said.
"Jaelyn, Jaelyn," Roman pretended not to remember her. "Do I know her?"
"Oh, come on!" Seth playfully pushed Roman. "You were all over her at the party a few months ago. You were hoping to go home with her that night."

Roman remembered clearly. Jaelyn Millman was a friend of Seth. They had met back in the days when they both were signed with Ring Of Honor. They had kept in contact over the years. They both lived in Davenport so it was easy to grow a friendship for them. There was a huge party thrown in Davenport one night. Everyone showed up from near and far. Not just wrestlers. Everyone who wanted to party with the city.

Roman and Jaelyn had never met before that party but there was an instant connection. Roman had always shook his head at the phrase that sparks were flying until that moment. He finally understood what it meant. One look at the woman with her hair dyed bright red and orange, and he just knew. Her beautiful, bottle green eyes were just the cherry on top to complete her.

"I was hoping," Roman sighed. "But you seem to forget how that night ended. She vanished like a ghost."

They had been talking all night. Roman had stuck with non-alcoholic drinks, and he was happy to see she did the same. If he was lucky enough to go home with her, he wanted them both to be sober. Hours into the party he and Seth went to the bathroom. When they came back, she was gone. Seth had tried calling her but she didn't pick up. She had left the party without saying goodbye. Despite only having known her for hours, it still hurt Roman.

"I've asked her several times why she left. She always just says she was tired," Seth said.
"It doesn't matter," Roman said.
"It does. I could see it. We could all see it that night," Seth said.
"All you saw was me making a fool out of myself. She clearly didn't like me as much as I liked her," Roman said.

Seth gave up on convincing Roman. He was sure Jaelyn felt the exact same way as Roman had that night. He couldn't explain why she had left. He felt like she was lying when she said she was tired. It wasn't like her to just disappear from a party without saying goodbye.

"Are you not the least curious why she's coming here?" Seth asked.
"You're gonna tell me anyway," Roman smirked.
"She got signed here," Seth said.
"Really?" Roman asked.
"She's debuting tonight," Seth grinned. "Surprise!"

Roman had no clue how to react. He had thought about her a lot more than he cared to admit since that night. She didn't owe him anything, not even an explanation. She hadn't made him any promises that night. Still he felt hurt, and at the same time he wanted to see her. Seth's phone beeping brought Roman's focus back on Seth as Seth read the text.

"She's here," Seth stood up. "I'll go get her."
"I'll come along," Roman stood up too.
"Of course you will," Seth chuckled.

They both walked down to the main gate where she stood waiting. Roman's heart skipped a beat when he saw her. She was dressed down in a pair of blue jeans and a black sweater. Her fiery red and orange hair was put in a ponytail. She still looked just as beautiful as he remembered. She looked nervously at him before giving Seth a hug.

"Welcome to the big league, kiddo," Seth said.
"Thank you," Jaelyn said. "Hi, Roman."
"Hi, Jaelyn," Roman said.

Before Roman could stop himself, he went in for a hug. She stiffened for a split second before hugging him back. Something seemed different about her than at the party. She had been so open back then. She seemed more closed now.

"Okay, let me show you to the locker room," Seth said. "Who are you debuting against?"
"Alexa," Jaelyn said.
"Damn, you're gonna get your ass kicked," Seth laughed.
"I'm counting on it," Jaelyn said. "But you know me. I don't back down from a fight."

As if Jaelyn coming to WWE wasn't a big enough surprise for Roman, Seth had another one in store later that night. After the show Roman wasn't surprised to find Jaelyn would be driving with them. The surprise was that she apparently was sharing a room with them as well. Roman looked from Jaelyn to Seth as they both walked into the hotel room and put down their bags.

"She's staying with us?" Roman asked.
"You didn't tell him?" Jaelyn asked.
"Surprise again," Seth tried. "It must have slipped my mind."
"Right. Common mistake. I often forget to tell women when I make my male friends sleep in the same room as them," Roman said.
"Should I go downstairs and ask for another room?" Jaelyn asked.
"No, I'm not mad. Just surprised," Roman said.
"I made sure to book a room with three beds," Seth said.

Seth pulled his t-shirt off and wrinkled his nose at the stench coming from his armpits.

"I stink. I'll take a shower," Seth said.
"Leave the door open," Jaelyn said.

Seth and Roman both looked at her confused. Jaelyn seemed embarrassed and turned to her suitcase.

"I'm just kidding," Jaelyn said.
"Sure," Seth said.

Seth looked at Roman and shrugged his shoulders. He wasn't sure what was up with Jaelyn. He walked out in the bathroom and closed the door. He wasn't about to take a shower with the door open. Jaelyn's request had been weird to him.

"Are you okay?" Roman asked.
"I'm fine," Jaelyn answered.

She found her pyjamas in her suitcase and stood back up. She didn't change her clothes though. It was clear she was waiting for Seth to be done in the bathroom.

"Why did you leave the party?" He asked.
"Wow, diving right in," she said. "I was tired."
"You could have said goodbye," he said.
"What is it to you?" She asked.
"I like you. I'm not gonna lie about that. I'm sure Seth has been teasing you as much as he's been teasing me," he scratched the back of his head. "I don't know. I just thought there was something there. It felt like you wanted me as much as I wanted you, and then you disappeared. Apparently I read into it wrong, and for that I apologize."

He sighed, sat down on his bed and pulled his boots off.

"It still would have been nice if you at least had told me goodbye," he said.
"You weren't wrong," she said lowly.

He looked up from his feet and into her eyes.

"So why did you leave?" He asked.
"I don't know. For a while I thought it was you," she said.
"Me what? I don't follow," he said.
"I don't remember," she said.
"You don't remember what?" He stood up. "What happened that night, Jaelyn?"

She hurried to the bathroom door and tried the handle. Of course it was locked. She started pounding away on the door as if she was scared. Roman stood there and couldn't make any sense of what she was doing.

"Seth!" Jaelyn yelled. "Open the door!"
"In a minute!" Seth yelled back.
"Open the fucking door now!" Jaelyn screamed.

Seth ran from the shower, grabbed a towel on the way to cover his crotch, and opened the door. He looked out at Roman confused. By the way Jaelyn had screamed, Seth thought Roman had been choking or something.

"What's going on?" Seth asked.
"I need to pee," Jaelyn said.
"That fucking bad?" Seth asked annoyed.
"Just move," Jaelyn said.

Jaelyn pushed her way out in the bathroom and slammed the door in Seth's face. The water kept running on the other side so the men could only assume she jumped into the shower herself.

"What the hell happened between you?" Seth asked.
"I don't know," Roman looked just as confused as Seth felt. "I honestly don't know."
"Well, something must have happened," Seth said.
"I asked her why she left the party, and she got all weird. She was talking about something she thought I had done, and I don't recall doing anything wrong. Then she talked about not remembering," Roman said.

Seth sighed, dropped the towel and found a pair of clean boxers in his suitcase.

"She's been acting weird for a while," Seth said. "We used to share everything but something's wrong and she won't let me in. She got released from her contract with Ring Of Honor by her own request. I know she's been getting therapy but I don't know why."
"You need to talk to her," Roman said. "I mean, really talk to her."
"I know. She's been getting better. I see my friend coming back. I just don't know why she left in the first place," Seth said. "I'll try and talk to her tomorrow when she's calmed down."