It was about five in the morning when she woke up she didn't remember how she got to her room, but she was almost sure that the events from the last night was just a bad dream. Her whole body was hurting but she didn't look at herself in the mirror so she didn't see the newly forming black eye or bruises on her face and body from where Mark and his friends had beat and tried to rape her. She always took a shower first thing in the morning to wake up, she was completely unaware of the man that fell asleep on her couch. She would normally sing in the shower, but she didn't feel like singing. She took a fifteen minute shower, the warm water felt good on her aching body. Roman was sleeping comfortable on her couch when the sound of running water and the smell of green apple shampoo woke him up. Once Melody got out of the shower she then noticed she black eye and the bruises all over her body. Before she could even think about how she got them she heard movement coming from her living room. She was curious yet concerned about what she was hearing. Roman woke up and started stretching, Melody wrapped a towel around herself and went to investigate. Roman had his back turned as he was stretching so when Melody first saw him she screamed and ran to get something to defend her home from this intruder. The closest thing she had was a broom, she grabbed it and was ready to fight to protect her home. When Roman turned around to face her he saw her coming at him with the broom and grabbed at it before she hit him with it.
"Woah woah easy!"
Melody instantly dropped the broom once she realized it was him.
"Roman?"
"Yeah it's me..."
Her mouth dropped open as she realized what had happened.
"Last night wasn't a dream was it?"
Roman looked at her once she dropped the broom.
"No."
Roman was slightly embarrassed and tried to look away from her. That was when Melody remembered that she had a towel wrapped around her body. Her hair was dripping wet and now she was embarrassed.
"Um... I'm sorry for thinking you were an intruder and attacking you."
"Don't worry about it. It's fine."
"Excuse me for a moment... I need to go change. We'll talk then ok?"
"Ok."
They were both blushing because of this awkward situation, but Melody was more embarrassed. Now that she remembered what happened the night before she realized that this was the second time that Roman had almost seen her completely naked and they hardly knew each other. At least this time she was covered up a bit better. She changed into a long t-shirt that covered up and a pair of jeans. She dried her hair for a while and brushed it before decided to put it up in a ponytail. She wasn't sure if Roman would still be there when she got done because of their awkward encounter, but he was listening to music when she came out. Now it was about five thirty in the morning so it was still dark outside. It was weird that Melody felt uncomfortable in her own home, but she didn't know what to think about someone else being in her home. She walked into the living room and sat in a chair across from Roman. Once he saw her come in he turned off his music, took out his headphone from his ears and looked at her. She was a short girl, probably not much taller than five foot, she had curves in all the right places, he had to look at her face again or he would start thinking dirty thoughts. He noticed that she had bruises all over her neck and face and her black eye. He chose to ignore that because bruises were only temporary. Her hair was dark brown, but lighter than his own hair. Her eyes matched her hair, he knew that if he kept looking at her eyes that he would get lost in them. He knew he would probably have to explain to her why he stayed at her house. He didn't have a good excuse, it was just late that night and he didn't want to go to a hotel. It was quiet for a moment, they were both waiting to see who would speak first, Melody decided to speak first.
"So last night wasn't a dream... last night really happened. I'm sorry I was so much trouble... I really had no idea what was going to happen."
"Don't apologize, it wasn't your fault. I knew something wasn't right because you were fine when I first came in and then about thirty minutes later you were sick and tired. Alcohol doesn't really work that fast. From the looks of it, you were drinking water."
"Yeah, I don't drink alcoholic beverages."
"So yeah I think your boss and his friends put something in your water when you weren't looking so they could take advantage of you when you didn't feel well. You wouldn't feel like fighting so they thought they would be taking advantage of you when you can't defend yourself. I wasn't about to let that happen. When I saw what those guys tried to do to you it pissed me off. They're really lucky I just knocked them out and didn't kill them. You might not remember everything, but I brought you home."
"I must have fell asleep in the car, but I woke up in my bed. Sorry... you must have carried me in. Not that I'm not excited to see you, but what are you doing here?"
"Well first of all I wanted to make sure that you were safe and that nothing else happened, but also it was twelve thirty in the morning and I didn't really feel like checking into a hotel... so I hope you don't mind, but I stayed here last night."
"No... I don't mind at all, especially since you saved me. I really can't thank you enough. I just wish I would have known earlier so I wouldn't have embarrassed myself in front of you."
"Don't worry about it. I was just going to stay overnight to make sure that your were ok and then I would leave. I guess I can go to a gym to work out for a while."
"Well... you don't have to rush off. It is still early... let me cook you something to eat."
"You don't have to do that."
"I know I don't have to, but I want to. Please stay for breakfast, I'll fix you whatever you want."
Roman smiled at her and agreed.
"Ok... I'll stay a little longer."
"Also... I was hoping that we could properly meet each other. My name is Melody Shores."
Roman smiles and holds out his hand for her to shake.
"I'm Roman Reigns."
Once they shook hands it was like both of them felt something. Melody smiled at this. She couldn't believe that Roman Reigns had stayed at her house and is now eating breakfast with her.
"So what would you like to eat?"
"It doesn't matter to me. I'm not picky, I'll eat anything. Whatever you want to fix is fine."
"Ok... I always just have a hard time deciding between bacon and eggs or pancakes and sausage."
"Bacon and eggs sounds good."
Melody smiled and agreed.
"Ok Bacon and eggs it is then."
It was quiet for a while between them for a few minutes, the only sound that could be heard was the sound of bacon frying. Once the food was done they sat down beside each other at a table. Melody made bacon, eggs, and toast, she decided to drink milk, and Roman went with orange juice. Melody had turned on some music to kill the silence in the room. It was starting to get lighter outside, but the sun had not come up yet. She didn't look at him because she felt like his eyes were on her, which they were. She had been quiet for a while, he really enjoyed the breakfast and decided to thank her for it.
"Thank you for fixing me breakfast. You're an amazing cook."
She looked at him and met his gray-blue eyes, she smiled at him and hoped he didn't notice her blushing.
"Thanks... I'm glad you enjoyed it."
It was quiet between them for a few seconds until Roman spoke to her again. He wanted to know more about her.
"So... why don't you tell me a little bit about yourself."
"Well... there isn't really anything you need to know about me. As you know by now... I'm a fan of WWE, and a fan of yours. Other than that, there isn't really anything special about me."
She looked down at the floor to avoid him. He shook his head.
"Why do you do that?"
She still didn't look at him.
"Do what?"
"Look at me..."
She looked at him, but almost broke into tears. She felt completely worthless, she didn't really give him a first good impression. He probably wouldn't say it, but when he found her he probably thought she was a slut.
"Why do you put yourself down like that?"
"I don't know."
"That's not a good answer. Why do you put yourself down?"
Melody couldn't help but start to cry now. She didn't look at him when she spoke.
"Because... I feel completely worthless."
"Why?"
"Because... I couldn't pay to go to a University and my mom thinks I'm a worthless slut for working at a bar. After last night... you probably agree, but I didn't want this to happen... any of this."
She was crying now and Roman knew it. He came over to her, pulled her up from her chair and pulled her into a tight hug. She cried into his chest as he tried to calm her down.
"You're not a slut, and you're not worthless. I can't believe your mom would even say something like that to you, or that your would even believe her. So you didn't make it to a University, that doesn't mean you're worthless. I do have to know one thing Melody."
She wiped the tears from her eyes and looked up at him.
"What?"
"Not that it's really any of my business, but why would you work at a bar in the first place?"
She was now breathing at a normal rate and she had calmed down and stopped crying. This was when he let her go.
"If you want a good job these days, no one will hire you unless you have a degree. I'm twenty four years old and I dropped out of college... only because I couldn't pay for it. Believe me... I'm not exactly proud of working in a bar, but I was desperate to sing in front of anyone and I was paid good. Until last night there were never any issues with my boss. I guess from now on I'll have to either watch what I drink, or not drink anything at all."
"Wait... You're seriously thinking about going back?"
"I have to... I'm under a contract. I have to work there for at least another six months before I can quit."
"Contract or not I don't think you should go back. I think you can do so much better than working at a bar."
"You really think so?"
"Yeah, you may not see it, but I think you've got lots of talent and I think you can do better than working at a bar."
"Well I'm glad you think that... I do at least have an Associates degree... I wanted to become a singer or maybe even a music teacher, but they won't hire me unless I have a Bachelor's or Master's degree."
"You don't need a degree to be a singer. Little kids become famous these days on the internet by singing on Youtube."
"Yeah, but that's the easy way. Anyone can post a video to Youtube, but I don't want to take the easy way out. I actually get really nervous when I sing on stage at the bar. Everyone tells me I always do a good job, but I can't help but get nervous with lots of people staring at me."
"Then that means you care about what you're doing. Believe it or not I still get nervous when my entrance music hits."
"You do?"
"Yeah, but my nerves turns to excitement when I hear the roar of those crowds. Positive reactions, negative reactions it doesn't matter. I get pumped up when I hear the roar of the crowd. I get nervous because you never know what is going to happen out there. But if you're nervous that means you care about what you're doing."
They were interrupted when Roman's phone started ringing.
"Excuse me for just a minute Melody, It's Dean Ambrose."
Melody sits down quietly as Roman walks out the door to talk to Dean.
"Hey Roman, what's going on? You didn't come back to the hotel last night. I came back to see if you were at the bar I dropped you off at but you weren't there."
"Yeah I left last night. Something crazy happened last night. I don't know if I should tell you because the girl I met might get mad."
"Woah did you sleep with someone last night?"
"No... but I ended up saving the girl. She was in trouble."
"Right... Sure. Dude if you slept with her just say so."
Roman started getting mad at this.
"I didn't sleep with her!"
Dean laughed on the other line.
"Ok ok fine you didn't sleep with her. Just chill man. Who am I to say what you did or didn't do? Anyway... Seth and I were going to a gym and I thought I'd call and check up with you to see what's up? Are you going to meet us there?"
"Yeah I'll meet you there. Just give me a few minutes."
"Alright... see you later Bro."
"Ok. Bye Dean."
Roman hung up the phone and went back inside.
"Sorry Melody that was Dean... he was wanting to know where I was last night and he wanted to know if I was coming to the gym. I told him I was, but it would be a few minutes."
Melody felt sad about this. Roman was really the only guy to tell her that she was worth something and now she was sad now that he was leaving. Was this it for them, would they ever see each other again?
"Oh... ok. Thanks again... for everything Roman."
"Well hang on Melody... you're making this sound like goodbye, or that we're never going to see each other again."
"I was thinking that was what you wanted."
"No... you're nice to talk to. I was hoping we could stay in touch."
Melody had a big smile on her face, but was having a hard time believing this.
"Wait... are you asking me for my phone number?"
He smiled at her shyness.
"I am... unless you don't want to talk to me anymore."
She laughed and grabbed a piece of paper.
"Well ok. Sure you can have my number."
He smiled and folded up the piece of paper and put it in his pocket.
"While I'm still here I might as well give you my number."
He wrote it down and handed it to her.
"Here...just in case you ever need a friend to talk to."
She smiled at the word friend and gave him a quick hug before he left.
"Thanks Roman."
"Sure thing. So we'll stay in touch?"
"Yes definitely. Hopefully next time you're in Orlando for WWE I'll get to see you at Raw or Smackdown."
"I'll make sure to look for you in the crowd."
They smiled at each other and hugged one last time before he went out the door. Once he was gone Melody felt sad because she enjoyed his company, but now she could call him anytime. Maybe she meant something to him if he wanted to keep in touch with her. He had been so nice since the moment they met and hoped that they would be able to see each other again soon. It was like she could still feel him hugging her, she was so much smaller compared to him. He could wrap his arms completely around her. Just the thought of being in his arms again made her heart race. Roman felt the same way about her, she was so small that he could hold her in his arms when he hugged her. He gave her his number so she could have a friend to talk to, but already he was wondering if maybe they could be something more.
(To be continued. Comments?)