Heaven Beside You

Chapter 1: What's On TV?

"Have a great vacation Christina and take plenty of pictures with Lani!" her coworker shouted as she was leaving the hospital. "Thanks Gracie, I will." Christina smiled walking out to the parking deck. "Got to go home and finish packing my things… I need to see if Brenna finished packing Noelani's stuff and I need to get all the stuff she wants to have signed. Yeah I think that's everything" she said to herself driving out of the parking lot. For the next week Christina and her daughter Noelani were going to follow the WWE around on tour. She had practically been saving up for this trip for the last year and a half. Noelani loved to watch wrestling, but Christina could care less about it. Her only concern was to keep her little girl happy. Her sister Brenna always picked Noelani up from school as Christina was a nurse working the 7 am to 7 pm shift. Christina sighed as she pulled into her driveway. "Hey, check it out Lani, mommy's home!" Brenna smiled at her niece. "Mamma, Mamma!" Noelani shouted nearly tackling her mother as she walked in the front door. "Well hi sweetie!" Christina grinned picking her daughter up into a hug. "How was school?" she said kissing her cheek. "It was really good. Do you know why school was good today, mamma?" Noelani smiled. "No baby, why was it so good today?" Christina chuckled glancing over at her sister. "School was good because, today was the last day and now we're out for summer!" Noelani giggled. Christina couldn't help but smile as she put her daughter back down. "Yeah, that's definitely your kid sis. She loves getting out of school just as much as you did!" Brenna teased. "Yes she does!" she laughed in agreement. "I made dinner for you guys. It was just something quick that can be finished tonight since you're leaving tomorrow." Brenna gestured towards the kitchen. "Oh, thank you so much. I'm starving right now!" Christina laughed. "You go ahead and take your shower. I'll get baby girl squared away with dinner. I also finished packing her stuff for the trip and I got your suitcase jumpstarted as well. Don't even think about taking out some of the clothes I put in there either. For love of all things holy, you're going to meet pro wrestlers that are good looking. You're single and good looking and your ass needs to flaunt it. You've been cooped up long enough!" Brenna said in a demanding tone. "…*sigh*…Yes mother…" Christina sneered. "I mean it Tina!" Brenna shouted from the bottom of the stairs.

After checking a few last minute emails Tina stripped down out her scrubs and walked into her bathroom. "I don't remember buying any wrestling t-shirts for myself…it must have been B. I she didn't want me to look like a total loser. Hell I don't even watch wrestling!" she mumbled to herself stepping in the shower. When she was done she wrapped herself in a large plush towel and popped out onto the bathmat. She ran her hand across the steamed up mirror to look at her face. "I guess it is time for me to try to get myself back out there" she sighed looking in the mirror at the tribal tattoo that covered the upper portion of her left arm. "Stupid girl…" she mumbled walking out of the bathroom. She slipped into a pair shorts and a tank top for her pajamas and added the last of her things into her suitcase for the trip. "Lani is gonna freak out when she finds out I got VIP access to meet some of the wrestlers" Christina gleamed. "Mamma, hurry you're missing the show!" Noelani's voice carried upstairs. Christina smiled at her daughter's excitement as she pulled her wet hair up into a bun. "I'll be down in a second sweet girl…" she replied. Tina rolled her suitcase to the top of the stairs and hauled it down with her. She parked it by the front door as she joined Lani and Brenna in the living room. "So, what's on TV?" she mused picking up her bowl of spaghetti. "Well you just missed the Hounds of Justice, mamma." Lani laughed rocking in her seat. "The Hounds of Justice… Is that seriously their name?" she said as her eyebrows furrowed. "Well, actually they're known as the Shield, but they call themselves the Hounds of Justice." Brenna clarified. "Oh well it looks like someone knows their stuff" Tina smirked. "Hey wait, that's the t-shirt I saw in my bag. Did you get that for me?" she inquired. "Uh, yeah I can't have you going to wrestling events with your daughter who is an avid fan by the way, looking totally misplaced" Brenna said cracking a smile. Noelani stretched and let out a low yawn. "Uh-oh, looks like a certain little girl is sleepy" Tina said running her hand through Lani's hair. "But mamma, I want to watch the main event between CM Punk and Ryback…" Lani whined. "Ok, sleepyhead" she chuckled taking her bowl into the kitchen to clean it. "Thanks for dinner B, it was amazing!" "No problem sis. I'm gonna head on home, I'm pretty sure Jacoby is waiting for me" Brenna smiled. "Alright I'll walk you out" Tina said putting her dishes away. Brenna kissed a now sleeping Noelani gently on the forehead before walking over to the front door. Christina slipped on a pair of flip-flops and walked her sister out to her car. "Brenna, I can't thank you enough for everything you and Jacoby do for us. Especially watching after Lani for me when I'm at work" Tina smiled pulling her sister into a tight squeeze. "Oh honey you're more than welcome. We love you two so much! Really quick, have you thought about reaching out to Lani's father yet? I mean I'm not saying you can't do this on your own, because obviously you are capable of that, but eventually she may ask you about him" Brenna shrugged. Tina let out a deep sigh, "I can't say it hasn't crossed my mind, but Roman and I ended six years ago. I don't even know where to find him now…" "Roman. As in the same Roman Reigns we saw on TV tonight?" Brenna thought to herself. "What is it, B?" Tina asked noticing the puzzled look on her sister's face. "Oh, nothing I was just thinking about something. Anyways, you girls have a safe trip and Jacoby and I will see you when you get back!" Brenna smiled getting into her car. Christina walked back and stood inside her front door as she waved goodbye to her sister.

Tina shut off the TV and picked Noelani up from the couch. On instinct Lani wrapped her arms around her mother's neck and continued to sleep on her shoulder. While holding her daughter she maneuvered around the kitchen making sure everything was turned off and did the same in the living before finally going upstairs. Tina gently laid Noelani down on her bed and tucked her in. She was sure to place Lani's stuffed baby giraffe next to her daughter before kissing her on the forehead. "Mamma loves you sweet girl…" she whispered before leaving Lani's room. Christina walked into her room and pushed her door up a bit before turning off the lights and crawling into bed herself. "WWE VIP access tomorrow at the Georgia World Congress Center and then we're off to Charleston for our first WWE live event. I guess I'm as excited as she is… It's too bad she doesn't know her father because I know he would love this as much as baby girl does" Tina sighed to herself before finally drifting off to sleep.

"You're pretty quiet tonight man, everything ok?" Seth questioned giving Roman a light nudge. "Yeah… I'm good" Roman responded pulling himself out of deep thought. "Well are we gonna sit here and wallow, or are we gonna go mingle with some ladies?" Dean jeered. "Shit, let's go boys" Roman shrugged pushing himself up from the bar. The club was loud and lights were flickering as Roman and his friends navigated their way through the crowd. He looked back to see Dean had deflected over to group of ladies to introduce himself and Seth was now dancing with short red headed woman. Roman shook his head in amusement before a soft voice called to him. "Wanna dance with me handsome?" he noticed a busty brunette woman asking him. He looked around the club at his friends enjoying themselves and thought to himself, "Why not? It's not like I have a girlfriend or anything. I deserve to have some fucking fun." He smirked at the bodacious woman, "Yeah sure, let's go" he said wrapping an arm around her waist. The next morning Roman woke up examining the strange woman lying next to him in his hotel room. He noticed she was still fully clothed. He rolled his eyes at the unknown woman in his bed and got out to go to the bathroom. This had become somewhat of a routine for him since becoming a WWE Superstar. Go out with his buddies, wake up naked with a strange woman still fully clothed in his bed. He ran his hands through his hair as he turned on the shower. Roman never got close to any woman when he and the boys were out. Every time he did consider getting to know another woman or even just getting laid, he thought of her face. All those unknown women that were in his hotel room every night, he never slept with them because the thought of her wouldn't let him do it. His frustration was starting to get the best of him.

"So you mean to tell me you didn't bone that chick last night Roman?" Dean mocked. "No. I didn't, well at least not like that. I did let her give me a handy though" Roman shrugged. "Dude, it's been what 6 years since your last serious relationship! What the hell is wrong you? At some point you need to have some actual sex!" Seth grumbled at him. "I have had sex, just not recently damn quit worrying about me" Roman huffed. "Look man you know we're here for you and while we may not have known Christina, obviously this girl was a one of a kind. If she really still means that much then, brother you need to find her" Seth said giving Roman a pat on the back. "Yeah, I'm with Rollins on this one" Dean added. "Thanks guys!" Roman sighed taking his seat at the table. "Alright, we're ready for them. You guys can open the doors." Dean motioned to the security crew that was there for signing session. As the crowd started to pour into the room, Seth leaned over to Roman and said "Plus look at this way, you might find Mrs. Right in the crowd today" with a smile on his face. Roman let out a small chuckle as he scanned over the crowd. "Is that…no it can't be her!" Roman thought to himself as his eyes settled on a tall and curvaceous woman who had long two toned hair that stopped at the middle of her back. Her skin was mocha and her smile could light up a room. She wore fitted skinny jeans with a Hounds of Justice tank top that gave little peeks at her midriff. She was standing with a beautiful little girl by her side that was also wearing a Shield t-shirt. Roman took one last observation of the beautiful woman standing in line when he noticed her tattoo. His breath hitched as he mumbled, "Christina…"