Friday morning, Seth was having coffee downstairs when Damien approached him.
"Leave us." Damien said.
Everyone left the room as Damien sat down with Seth.
"Good morning, Sir." Seth greeted him.
Damien looked over at Seth and smiled.
"You make my daughter very happy." Damien told him.
Seth examined Damien's demeanor and couldn't help but notice a change in his attitude.
"I wanted to give you this before but with all that happened at dinner the other night I didn't really have an opportunity." Damien said.
"Give me what?" Seth asked curiously as he took a sip of his coffee.
Damien pulled out a ring and sat in on the table. Seth froze for a moment and stared at the ring.
"This is the ring your father gave your mother." Damien told him.
"You want me to propose?" Seth asked in surprise.
"I certainly wouldn't mind it. But no, I am not telling you to do anything, son. I am giving you my blessing." Damien told him.
"To marry your daughter?" Seth asked as looked up at him.
"Yes. I mean unless you don't want to-." Damien began to say.
"I do. I do want to marry your daughter." Seth blurted out.
Damien looked over at Seth and let out a smile.
"If I could marry her tomorrow, I would.. but I'm not sure she's ready. I mean after everything that happened with Finn.. and we haven't even been together that long.. I can just hear all of her reasons for turning me down in my head." Seth laughed.
"Maybe I underestimated how well you know my daughter.." Damien said as he smiled to himself.
"Why? Do you know something?" Seth asked him.
"Take the ring, Seth. Whatever you decide to do with it is your choice. But know that I would be honored to have you as a son." Damien told him.
Seth looked over at Damien as his eyes filled with tears.
"And I would be honored to be your son." Seth said as he leaned over and shared a hug with him.
Joe walked into the room and saw Damien and Seth hugging.
"Are you guys crying?" Joe asked.
"No." Seth said as he wiped the tears from his eyes.
Damien laughed and looked up at Joe.
"Is Zelina still upstairs?" Damien asked him.
"Yes, Sir. Ricochet is with her now." Joe said.
Damien nodded and took a sip of his coffee. Joe looked over at the ring on the table and widened his eyes.
"Is that an engagement ring?" Joe asked.
Seth quickly grabbed the ring off the table and put it in his pocket.
"Are you gonna propose?" Joe asked.
Seth looked up at Joe and took a deep breath.
"I don't think she's ready." Seth said.
Joe looked down at Damien and saw the smile on his face.
"I can try to talk to her if you want." Joe said.
"Really?" Seth asked.
"Well she tells her friend Kenny more than she tells me but I can try to get something out of her." Joe said.
"Thank you man, that'd mean a lot." Seth said as he tried to hug him.
"I didn't say you could hug me." Joe said.
"Right." Seth said as he backed up awkwardly.
Upstairs, Ricochet had brought Zelina a cup of coffee in bed.
"Are you my maid now?" Zelina asked him.
"I'm just here to look out for you." Ricochet told her.
"I'm not going to hide from the Samoan Lords. If they want me on the streets then that's just what I have to do." Zelina told him.
"You really want to go back on the streets? You don't mind being forced to have sex with men for money?" Ricochet asked as he sat down on the bed.
"They own me, okay? There is nothing I can do about that." Zelina said.
Ricochet looked into her eyes and let out a sigh.
"You know people accept what they think they deserve in life." He said suddenly.
"What?" She asked him.
"Is this what you think you deserve? You think you deserve to be someone's property?" Ricochet asked her.
Zelina looked up at him and took a deep breath.
"I think.. I'm hungry." She told him.
"What?" He asked.
"I'm hungry. Go get me breakfast." Zelina said.
Ricochet looked up at her in disbelief.
"I guess I'll be right back." He said as he walked out of the room.
On the Southside, Roman and Renee had gone to Dean and Becky's for breakfast.
"So.. We've been meaning to talk to you, Dean." Roman tried to say.
Dean looked up at Roman in confusion.
"About what?" He asked curiously.
Nora saw that Roman was concentrated on his conversation with Dean so she thought it was the perfect opportunity to steal his wallet. Just as she reached over Becky stopped her.
"Don't even think about it.' Becky said as she grabbed her hand.
Nora rolled her eyes and went back to eating her breakfast.
Renee looked over and saw that Roman was at a loss for words.
"We're dating." Renee blurted out.
Dean looked at them for a minute in disbelief.
"You two as in Roman and Renee? As in my best friend and my ex-wife?" Dean asked.
"Yeah." Roman said.
"Please tell me you guys weren't together while she was in Mexico. Because if you guys have been together this entire time-." Dean began to say.
"No. We've only been together for a few days." Roman assured him.
Dean took a deep breath and looked over at Becky.
"Okay then. It's all good." Dean said.
"Really?" Roman asked.
"If you guys are happy then I'm happy." Dean said as he smiled over at them.
"Thanks man." Roman said.
Renee looked over at Dean and let out a slight smile.
"That reminds me.. I invited Seth to the cookout this weekend." Dean said suddenly.
Roman and Renee stopped eating and stared at Dean in disbelief.
Roman looked over at Renee and got an uneasy feeling in his stomach.
"Why would you invite him? I mean here of all places?" Roman asked.
"I ran into him at the diner and he seemed.. different." Dean told them.
"Different how?" Renee asked curiously.
"Better, I guess.." Dean said.
"Good luck telling Sasha." Roman said.
"I'm going to tell her." Becky said.
Renee looked over at Becky with concern.
"Theth!" Nora said as she held up Roman's wallet.
"Hey, give me that." Roman said.
"I got ten!"Nora told everyone.
Becky looked over at her and laughed.
On the Southside, Carmella waked out on the terrace to find Sasha drinking a cup of coffee.
"Hey, princess." Carmella said as she stood next to her.
"That's the most you've said to me in days." Sasha told her.
Carmella looked over at Sasha and let out a sigh.
"I don't know what I'm supposed to say." Carmella told her.
"You weren't supposed to find out like that." Sasha said as she looked out at the view.
"About which part?" Carmella asked her.
"All of it." Sasha said.
Carmella took a sip of her coffee and thought to herself for a moment.
"So are you her mistress or something?" Carmella asked suddenly.
Sasha looked over at Carmella uncomfortably.
"What?" She asked.
"You and Alexa.. You're sleeping with her aren't you?" Carmella asked.
"It's complicated." Sasha told her.
"Because she was your sisters girlfriend? Or because she's a heartless bitch?" Carmella asked.
"Don't talk about her like that." Sasha said.
Carmella looked up at Sasha in confusion.
"She's been through a lot." Sasha tried to explain.
"And that gives her the right to kill people?" Carmella asked.
"No but-." Sasha began to say.
"But what? Are you really trying to make excuses for her right now?" Carmella asked.
"It's not that simple." Sasha said.
Carmella laughed to herself and shook her head.
"You deserve better. That seems pretty simple to me." Carmella said before walking away.
Sasha watched with tears in her eyes as Carmella walked back inside.
Down the street, Candice was having coffee with Adam.
"So you've been in love with this guy for years and he just keeps blowing you off?" Adam asked her.
"Well he has this new job and his father just died so he is dealing with a lot." Candice said.
"That still doesn't sound like a good enough reason to stand you up. I mean why lead you on like that?" Adam asked.
"I don't know.." Candice said unfortunately.
Adam looked across the table at her and could tell that she was hurt.
"It's his loss." Adam said as he grabbed her hand from across the table.
On the Westside, Bayley walked outside and brought Joe a cup of coffee.
"So you and Rollins.. how's that going?" Joe asked her awkwardly.
"Fine." Bayley said as she smiled to herself.
"It seems like you guys are getting kind of serious." Joe said.
Bayley looked over at him curiously.
"I think so.." Bayley said slowly.
"You ever think about marrying him?" Joe asked.
"What?" Bayley asked in surprise.
"Huh?" Joe said in confusion with himself.
"Why would you ask me that?" Bayley asked him.
"I'm.. uh.. just curious." Joe said.
"Did my father put you up to this?" Bayley asked.
"What?" Joe asked her.
"I'm going to get out of the car now." Bayley told him.
Joe sat there for a moment and thought to himself as Bayley walked back into her building.
"Well.. I tried." He said to himself.
Inside, Kenny was looking through wedding magazines when Bayley walked into the apartment.
"Hey there, best woman." Kenny said.
"Any luck on the flowers?" Bayley asked as she sat down next to him on the floor.
"Not yet." Kenny said.
He looked over at Bayley and she let out a sigh.
"Joe just asked me if I want to marry Seth." Bayley said.
"Whoa. Why would he ask you that?" Kenny laughed.
"My father probably put him up to it." Bayley said.
"But do you? Think about marrying him?" Kenny asked her.
Bayley looked over at Kenny and let out a smile.
"Of course I do. I have never felt this way with anyone before." Bayley said.
"What about with Finn?" Kenny asked her.
"I can't even compare Seth to Finn. With Seth.. everything is so perfect. I'm crazy about him." Bayley said with a smile on her face.
"You would really marry him?" Kenny asked curiously.
"In a heart beat." Bayley said.
"Wow. You guys have only known each other for a few months.." Kenny told her.
"I know and that's why he can't know that I feel this way. I mean if even heard me say the word marriage he'd probably run for the fences." Bayley said.
"I'm surprised you're not running. I honestly thought you would have gotten spooked off by now." Kenny said.
"Me too.. but he does something to me, Kenny. I don't how to explain it." Bayley said as she began to blush.
"You're really in love with him, huh?" Kenny asked.
"I am." Bayley told him.
Kenny looked over at Bayley and smiled at her.
On the Southside, Renee and Roman were babysitting Nora while Dean and Becky went out for the night. They got hot dogs from Rafael's food truck like old times and took a walk around the Southside.
"I feel like we haven't been out together for weeks." Becky said.
"Not since we took in Nora." Dean said.
"It's going to be even crazier when the baby comes." Becky told him.
"We'll make it work, babe. We always do." Dean said as he grabbed her hands.
Becky looked over at him and smiled.
"Are you sure you're okay with Roman and Renee dating? Because if you're not I totally understand." Becky said.
"No.. I'm fine with it. I just don't want her to hurt him, you know?" Dean asked.
"Yeah.. I get it." Becky told him.
"And what about you? I know we already talked about me inviting Seth but if you're not comfortable with it then-." Dean began to say.
"I'm okay with it. I mean you guys were all friends before I came along.. But I think I'm more worried about him you know? Coming to our house and seeing us and our life together.. I just don't want to rub it in his face." Becky said.
"We're not rubbing anything in his face. We didn't do anything wrong here, Becks." Dean told her.
"I just wish we hadn't dragged him along in all of this. He didn't deserve any of that." Becky said.
"Yeah.. He kind of did." Dean said.
"Dean!" Becky said as she let out a laugh.
"What? He's done his fair share of fucked up shit. I think little bit of heart break was only fair." Dean joked.
"You're unbelievable." Becky laughed.
"Unbelievable in bed." Dean to her.
Becky stopped walking and pushed him up against a building.
"That is very true." She said as she leaned in and kissed him on the lips.
That night on the Eastside, Bayley snuck upstairs to meet with Seth before dinner.
"Hi, handsome." Bayley said as she greeted him with a kiss.
Seth grabbed her waist and looked into her eyes.
"Hey, beautiful." He said as he let out a smile.
Bayley looked up at him and thought about her conversation with Kenny. Seth felt a warmth in his heart as he admired how amazing she looked in white.
"I'm staying here tonight, right?" Bayley asked him.
"Definitely." Seth said as he tucked her hair behind her ear.
Bayley smiled up at him as he took her hand and spun her around. She let out a playful laugh as he pulled her in close.
"Dean invited me to this thing tomorrow night." Seth told her.
"Are you going?" Bayley asked in surprise.
"I wasn't going to go.. But I think I changed my mind." Seth said.
"That's amazing, babe." She told him.
"Will you go with me?" He asked her.
Bayley looked up at him and smiled.
"Of course, I'll go." She told him.
"Sasha will be there.. and Renee.. and Becky.." Seth said.
"So what you're saying is I'm going to be the only girl there that you haven't slept with?" Bayley joked.
Seth threw his head back and broke out into laughter.
"What about the guys.. have you slept with any of them?" Bayley joked.
She watched curiously as Seth thought to himself for a second.
"Seth!" Bayley yelled in shock.
"I'm just messing with you. I haven't slept with any of them." Seth told her.
She looked up at him and laughed.
"Although, Jimmy and I did kiss once on a dare in high school." Seth said.
"Good to know." Bayley laughed.
Seth looked down at her and took a deep breath.
"If you go with me tomorrow night.. you might learn some things about me that you won't like." Seth told her.
Bayley looked into his eyes and put her hand on his cheek.
"How about after dinner you and me talk? I want you tell me everything." Bayley said.
"Everything?" He asked her with reluctance.
"Everything." Bayley told him.
Seth looked down at her and let out a sigh.
"Okay.. But if you decide to break up with me after then I'm blaming you for making me talk." Seth joked.
"That's sounds fair." Bayley laughed.
On the Southside, Sasha was meeting Alexa at their house. Johnny and Adam guarded the front door while Roderick, Bobby, and Kyle guarded the back.
"Sasha, are you really not going to talk to me?" Alexa asked her.
"You are literally forcing me to be here with you." Sasha said.
"We made a deal." Alexa said.
Sasha looked over at Alexa as her eyes filled with tears.
"I don't even know who you anymore." Sasha told her.
"You know me, Sasha.." Alexa said as she walked over to her.
"No.. not anymore." Sasha said as she backed away from her.
"Maybe I have changed.. But me loving you, that is the one thing that will never change." Alexa told her.
Sasha looked into Alexa's eyes and felt a sharp pain in her chest.
"Then leave the Northside." Sasha blurted out.
"What?" Alexa asked her.
"If you really love me like you say you do then leave the Northside. Divorce Miz and move into this house with me. If you want to be with me then just do it. Let's be together." Sasha told her.
"You can't honestly expect me to give everything up for you, Sasha." Alexa said.
Sasha looked at Alexa with disappointment as a tear fell from her face.
"Then stop telling me that you love me. If you can't sacrifice anything then you clearly don't mean it." Sasha said.
"You do realize that you are the one that left, right? You are the one that told me to marry Miz!" Alexa yelled at her.
"Because I thought it was what you wanted!" Sasha yelled furiously.
"Well it's not!" Alexa shouted.
"Then what do you want, Lexi?" Sasha asked her.
"I want you." Alexa said with tears in her eyes.
Sasha and Alexa both stood there in silence for a moment as they looked into each other's eyes. Suddenly, they both leaned forward and pressed their lips against each others. Alexa lead Sasha down on the hard living room floor. She pinned Sasha's arms to the floor as she leaned down and kissed her again. Sasha let out a small moan as Alexa began to kiss her neck. Alexa slid her hand between Sasha's legs and began to finger her.
"Fuck." Sasha let out as her eyes fixated on the burning fireplace.
Outside, Johnny looked over at Adam curiously.
"It got really quiet in there. Should we go check on them?" Johnny asked.
"They're fine." Adam assured him.
"Are sure? Because they were just yelling then-." Johnny began to say.
"They're fucking." Adam told him.
Johnny froze for a moment as he stared at Adam in disbelief.
"Uh.. What?" He asked.
"They are fucking each other. That's why it got quiet." Adam said.
Johnny suddenly heard moaning coming from inside. He looked down at the ground as his head began to spin.
Inside, Alexa had just finished on Sasha. She slipped off her dress as Sasha now pinned her to the floor.
"You're a fucking goddess." Sasha said as she looked into her eyes.
Alexa let out a slight smile as Sasha leaned down and licked her breasts. She let out playful laugh as Sasha teased her. She made her way down to Alexa's waist and bowed her head between her legs. Alexa let out a whimper as Sasha began to go down on her.
"Goddamn, girl." Alexa said.
She ran her fingers through Sasha's hair as she guided her on her womanhood.
"Right there." Alexa told her.
Sasha grabbed onto Alexa's waist as held her down as she started squirming around.
"Oh!" Alexa cried out.
Her mouth let out large gasp as she began to scream in pleasure.
"OH MY GOD! Fuck! Yes! Yes! YES!" Alexa cried out as she reached an orgasm.
Sasha looked up at her and let out a smirk as she wiped off her lips.
"Get up here." Alexa ordered her.
Sasha pushed her hair back and straddled herself over Alexa's face. Alexa put her hands on Sasha's thighs as she held her down. Sasha let her head fall back as she began to ride Alexa's face.
"Oh! Fuck." Sasha said under her breath.
Outside, Johnny looked over at Adam awkwardly.
"You don't bring head phones for this or anything?" Johnny asked him.
"Nope." Adam said.
Johnny smiled awkwardly and tried to block out the screams of pleasure coming from inside the house.
A few streets over, Dean and Becky returned home to find Roman and Renee passed out on the couch while Norah raided their wallets.
"How long have they been asleep?" Becky asked Nora.
"Long enough." She said with a smirk on her face.
"How much did you get?" Dean asked her.
"Two hundred cash, credit card, and condom." Nora told him.
"Nice work, baby girl!" Dean said as he gave her a high five.
Becky looked down at them and let out a laugh.
"This is not normal." She said to herself.
Dean walked over and handed Nora a sharpie.
"Here you go, Nora. Just get Roman, okay? Renee will get pissed." Dean told her.
Nora smiled and crawled up on the couch. Becky watched is disbelief as Nora began to draw on Roman's face. Dean looked over at Becky as she let out a smile and bit her bottom lip.
"I love you." He whispered in her ear.
"Always." She said as she rested her head on his shoulder.
They both stood their for a moment feeling nothing but happiness as they watched Nora draw on Roman's face.
After another awkward dinner on the Eastside, Bayley got in the car with Kenny and Kota. They drove her around the block and dropped her back off at her father's house after Finn had left. Inside, Ricochet had just brought Zelina a plate from dinner since she refused to join everyone downstairs. Bayley ran upstairs and walked into Seth's room. She grabbed his sweatshirt and walked into the bathroom to change. Seth was already in bed waiting for her when she came out of the bathroom.
"Are you sure you want to do this?" He asked her.
Bayley jumped in bed and made herself comfortable.
"Tell me everything." She told him.
Seth looked over at her with hesitance, knowing that once he did this she may never speak to him again. Bayley laid across his chest and he put his arm around her.
"Okay.. I guess we'll start with Renee." He said.
"No. Before that.. Start with Dean and Roman." She told him.
"Okay." Seth said as he smiled down at her.
After hours of talking, Seth and Bayley were both in tears as they laid together in bed.
"Is that everything?" Bayley asked as she sat up and faced him.
"Pretty much." He told her.
"Thank you.. For telling me all of that." She said as she looked into his eyes.
"There are to things I didn't tell you." Seth said.
"What are they?" Bayley asked him.
"I can't tell you.. not yet." Seth said.
"Don't tell me you shot JFK." Bayley joked.
"No.. It's nothing like that." Seth laughed.
"Then what is it?" Bayley asked him curiously.
"They are both about you.. And I promise I will tell you when I can, but right now it's not really my place." Seth told her.
Bayley looked at him for a moment and wrapped her arms around his neck.
"I trust you. Whatever it is, I'm sure you have your reasons." She told him.
"You do?" He asked her in surprise.
"Of course." She said.
Seth leaned in and kissed her slowly.
"Are you sure you don't wanna run?" Seth asked her.
"I'm not going anywhere" Bayley assured him.
The next morning, Bayley threw on a a pair of leggings and followed Seth downstairs for a cup of coffee. Since it was so nice outside they walked into the back yard and sat down on the bench. Seth put his arm around Bayley as she curled up next to him.
"I'm never going to get over how cute your hair looks in the morning." Bayley told him.
Seth laughed and took a sip of his coffee.
"Are you nervous about tonight?" She asked him.
"Very." Seth told her.
"Do we need like a signal or something if you need saving?" Bayley asked him.
"Um.. How about I cross my fingers? If I'm in a jam I'll cross my fingers." Seth said.
"Then I'll come to your rescue." Bayley added.
"My hero." Seth laughed.
Inside, Zelina finally came out of her room for a cup of coffee. When she walked into the dining room she happened to look out the window.
"So much for Finn's little angel." Zelina said to herself as she saw Bayley lean up and kiss Seth on the lips.
On the Southside, Becky walked into the bar with Nora and made her way upstairs.
"Good morning, everyone." She said as she put Nora down.
"You're hear awfully early." Carmella said.
"I came to talk to Sasha." Becky said.
"She's out on the terrace." Jimmy told her.
"Okay, thanks. And hide your wallets." Becky said as she walked outside.
Nora looked up at Jimmy and smiled.
"Why is she looking at me like that?" Jimmy asked.
Carmella laughed as Nora backed away from Jimmy slowly.
Outside, Becky walked up to Sasha and took a deep breath.
"What are you doing here?" Sasha asked her.
"Seth is coming to dinner tonight." Becky said suddenly.
Sasha laughed and looked over at Becky.
"Are you joking?" She asked.
"No. Dean invited him." Becky said.
"Okay.. Now I know you're fuckin' with me." Sasha laughed.
"He's really coming." Becky told her.
The smile on Sasha's face quickly faded away.
"Why would he invite him?" Sasha asked seriously.
"Dean thinks he's changed." Becky said.
"Bullshit." Sasha said.
"Look, Sasha.. If I've learned anything over these past few years it's that people aren't around forever. Life's too short to hold grudges." Becky told her.
"What does Renee think of this?" Sasha asked.
"She's seems okay with it." Becky said.
Sasha shook her head and looked up at Becky.
"No matter how hard I try.. I just can't out run my past can I?" Sasha asked.
Becky looked over at Sasha with sympathy.
"I just wanted to let you know that he would be there.. I've gotta get going. Nora wants me to show her how to slash tires." Becky said as she began to walk away.
Inside, Jimmy was still keeping an eye on Nora when Becky walked back inside.
"Mama!" She yelled as she ran into her arms.
Becky picked her up and laughed at her.
"I had my eye on her. She didn't do a damn thing." Jimmy said proudly.
"Sure about that?" Becky asked as she pulled Jimmy wallet out of Nora's pull up.
He watched in confusion as Becky threw his wallet back to him.
"How the hell?" Jimmy asked himself.
Nora looked back at Jimmy and smirked as Becky walked out the door with her.
"Did y'all see that? She lookin' at me she gonna kill me!" Jimmy told Carmella.
Carmella looked over at him and laughed.
"She ain't gonna kill me is she?" He asked seriously.
That night on the Southside, Joe pulled up to Dean and Becky's house with Seth and Bayley in the back seat.
"I'll be right out here." Joe told them.
"Seth's with me. I don't need a security guard." Bayley told him.
"Your father's orders." Joe told her.
Seth took a deep breath and followed Bayley out of the car.
"Are you ready?" Bayley asked him.
"Not at all." He said nervously.
Bayley grabbed his hand and lead the way towards the house.
Inside, Roman and Renee were cooking side dishes while everyone else was outside. Dean was cooking on the grill while Nora sat in the yard with a knife and an old tire. Jimmy was watching her with skepticism while Naomi and Becky talked at the picnic table with Sasha and Carmella. When the doorbell rang, Roman walked down the hall and answered the door.
"Seth." Roman said awkwardly.
"Hi, man. It's nice to see you." He said.
Roman stared at him for a minute, trying his best to stay calm.
"This is my girlfriend, Bayley." He introduced them.
"It's nice to meet you." Roman said as they shook hands.
Seth gripped tightly onto Bayley's hand as he began to sweat.
"Come on in." Roman said.
Bayley and Seth walked inside and followed Roman into the kitchen. Renee looked up from cooking to find Seth standing there with Bayley.
"Hey. How are you?" Renee asked politely.
"I'm doing good actually." Seth told her.
"That's great." Renee said as she smiled over at him.
"I'm Bayley." She introduced herself.
"Right. You're live across the hall from us." Renee said.
Renee shook her hand awkwardly as she fake a smile. Roman watched the interaction and felt like he needed to say something.
"Renee and I are dating now." Roman blurted out.
Renee looked over at him in disbelief.
"Wow. I definitely didn't see that one coming." Seth laughed.
"I'm sorry, you weren't supposed to find out like that." Renee apologized for Roman.
"No, it's okay. I'm glad you two are together." Seth said.
"You are?" Roman and Renee asked at the same time.
"Of course. You both deserve to be happy." Seth told them.
Bayley smiled over at Seth proudly as Roman and Renee looked at each other in confusion.
"Is everyone outside?" Seth asked as he looked out the window.
"Yeah, they are all out there." Roman told him.
"Okay, wish me luck." Seth laughed as he and Bayley walked outside, still holding hands.
As soon as Seth walked into the backyard everyone looked up at him. Dean looked over and made eye contact with Bayley.
"Shit." Dean said to himself.
Becky stood up and walked over to Seth.
"I'm glad you came." She told him.
Seth looked into Becky's eyes and felt a sharp pain in his chest. Bayley looked down and saw that his fingers were crossed.
"It's nice to finally meet you, Becky. I'm Bayley, Seth's girlfriend." She introduced yourself.
"Bayley?" Becky asked as she looked back at Dean.
Dean walked over in a bit of a panic.
"You're Damien Clark's daughter?" Becky asked.
Everyone looked up at Bayley with concern as Carmella froze in fear.
"How did you know that?" Seth asked.
"Dean told me." Becky said.
"How would Dean know?" Seth asked Bayley.
"Okay.. of all the things I thought would go wrong tonight this was not one of them." Dean tried to joke.
Seth looked at Bayley with confusion.
"Do you two know each other?" Seth asked uncomfortably.
"I used to work at the daycare Nora went to and I tried to help her mother out from time to time. Dean came by the apartment and asked me a few questions about Alicia." Bayley told him.
"She's the one that told me to give you another chance." Dean told him.
Seth looked over at Bayley and let out a sigh of relief.
"Sorry.. I think I just have a bit of PTSD when it comes to you and my girlfriends." Seth joked.
"Ditto." Dean laughed.
Seth looked over and saw Carmella sitting at the picnic table.
"Wait. Isn't she supposed to be dead?" Seth asked in confusion.
"It's a long story." Becky told him.
Dean looked up at Bayley with concern.
"Don't worry, man. She doesn't get involved in her father's work. We're not going to say anything." Seth assured him.
Naomi got up and greeted Seth with a hug.
"Hey, Seth. It's nice to see you." She told him.
"You too." He said with a smile on his face.
Jimmy walked over and shook Seth's hand.
"You haven't fucked my girlfriend yet so I think we're all good." Jimmy told him.
Seth looked at him curiously, not sure if he should laugh.
The only person left at the party to greet Seth was Sasha and it seemed like everyone knew that. She stood up and walked over to him.
"Sasha." Seth said.
"Is this your latest victim?" Sasha asked as she looked over at Bayley.
"I'm not-." Bayley tried to say.
"How did the two of you meet?" Sasha asked rudely.
"It's a long story." Seth said.
"I'm sure it is." Sasha said.
"Sasha." Becky tried to stop her.
"I honestly don't know why anyone here thinks you deserve a second chance, because you don't. You don't deserve anything." Sasha told him.
"I.. Um.." Seth tried to say.
"What? Are you going to apologize now? I mean after everything you've done to me.. to everyone here.. The only thing you deserve is a slow and painful death." Sasha told him.
Bayley looked over at Seth and saw that he was hurt by what Sasha was saying.
"Damn. That's cold." Jimmy said.
"You're probably right." Seth told her.
"No, you're not." Bayley said suddenly.
Sasha looked over at Bayley in frustration.
"Excuse me?" She asked.
"Look I get that he has done some pretty messed up things but-." Bayley began to say.
"You don't know the half of it sweetheart. Does she even know the real you?" Sasha asked Seth.
"I do actually." Bayley began to say.
Everyone looked around with intrigue as Bayley stepped up to Sasha.
"I know exactly who he is. And let me tell you something, sweetheart.. he is an amazing man that deserves nothing but happiness. I understand that he has done a lot of things wrong in his life just like I know that he has hurt a lot of you.. Like really badly.. But that doesn't mean he should be condemned for the rest of his life. I mean are you honestly going to tell me you haven't done things in your life that you regret?" Bayley asked Sasha.
Seth looked over awkwardly as Sasha's face turned red with rage.
"Who he was then and who he is now are two completely different people. You have know right to judge him for who he was when he has been working his ass off to become a better man. He regrets everything he's done to all of you and I know he would take it all back if he could.. But he can't. So either get over it or get over yourself." Bayley told her.
A tear fell down Sasha's face as she stormed off inside.
Dean looked at Bayley and let out a slight smile.
"I couldn't have said it any better myself." Dean said.
Seth looked over as Bayley smiled back at him.
"Thank you." He whispered to him.
"You're my man, I've got your back." She told him.
Carmella had ran into the house after Sasha. She was in the bathroom crying to herself when Carmella walked in.
"Are you okay?" Carmella asked her.
"No. I'm not okay." Sasha said from the floor.
Carmella sat down next to her.
"Come here." Carmella said as she rested Sasha's head on her shoulder.
"It's not fair." Sasha said with a crack in his voice.
"Him getting a second chance?" Carmella asked.
"No.. That he changed.. for someone else." Sasha said with tears in her eyes.
Carmella looked down at Sasha and ran her fingers through her hair.
Later that night, everyone was talking outside. Bayley had gone in to get a drink when she looked out the window and saw Seth playing with Nora.
"You know it works better if you put a jacket or something up to the tire then put the knife through it." Seth told her.
Dean walked out of the bathroom and saw Bayley in the kitchen.
"I thought you said you had a boyfriend?" Dean asked her.
"What?" She asked as she turned around.
"That night at your apartment, I asked if you were fucking him and you said you had a boyfriend." Dean said as we walked closer to her.
"It's not what you think." Bayley tried to tell him.
"So Seth didn't steal you away from this boyfriend of yours?" Dean asked her.
She looked up at Dean and hesitated.
"My boyfriend cheated on me." Bayley told him.
"Oh, shit. I'm sorry." Dean said as he suddenly started to feel guilty for drilling her.
"It's okay. I ended up with the right guy in the end." Bayley said.
Dean watched as she she smiled out at Seth.
"You were right, you know." Dean told her.
"About what?" She asked.
"He has changed." Dean said.
Bayley looked over at him and let out a smile.
"I'm guessing you have something to do with that?" Dean asked her.
"No. He did that on his own." She said.
"I honestly doubt that." Dean told her.
Bayley let out a small laugh and began to walk outside.
"Hey.. be careful with him, okay?" Dean said.
Bayley looked back at Dean and took a deep breathe.
"I'm sorry but I really don't need you of all people to look out for me, Dean." Bayley told him.
"You're right. I shouldn't have said anything." Dean told her.
"No, you really shouldn't have." Bayley said seriously.
Dean looked over at her shamefully as Seth walked inside.
"Hey, guys. What are you talking about?" He asked.
"Dean was just telling me about Nora." Bayley said.
Dean looked over at Seth and nodded in approval.
"She's out there practicing slashing tires. You must be proud." Seth joked.
"Oh I am, believe me." Dena laughed.
Seth looked around for a second.
"Did Sasha come in here? I was going to try to talk to her." Seth said.
"She's upstairs in the bathroom." Dean told him.
"I'll be right back." Seth told Bayley.
Dean put his head down as Seth walked past him. He glanced up awkwardly as Bayley walked back outside.
Upstairs, Seth approached the bathroom to find Sasha still sitting on the floor with Carmella.
"Can I talk to you for a minute?" Seth asked her.
Sasha looked up at him as Carmella stood up and got in his face.
"I don't think that's a good idea." Carmella said.
"It's okay." Sasha told her.
Carmella looked back at Sasha for assurance before leaving the room. Seth walked in cautiously and sat down next to Sasha on the floor.
"You're an ass, you know that?" She asked him.
"I do know that." He said.
Sasha looked over at him and shook her head.
"I was there for you, Seth.. I stuck by your side no matter what. Even when you were in love with another girl, I was there for you. I gave you everything and it meant nothing to you." Sasha told him.
"It didn't mean nothing to me, Sasha. I cared about you, I really did. Hell, I still do. But what we had.. it wasn't healthy." Seth told her.
"I just don't get it.." Sasha began to say.
"What don't you get?" He asked her.
"What's so great about her? Why is she worth changing for?" Sasha asked him.
"Sasha." Seth said.
"No, I really want to know. Was I just never going to be enough for you, Seth?" Sasha asked him.
Seth stood up and got ready to leave the room.
"Unless you haven't actually changed." Sasha said she stood up behind him.
Seth stopped and looked over at her. Sasha walked towards him and pressed her lips against his. For a moment, Seth forgot about everything that had happened in the past year. He forgot about Bayley and he forgot about the engagement ring in his pocket.
Sasha wrapped her arms around his neck as he leaned in to the kiss. Just as Sasha reached for his belt buckle Seth pulled away.
"No." He said.
Sasha looked up at him in confusion.
"I can't do this, Sasha." Seth told her.
"Why not?" She asked in annoyance.
"Because I'm in love with her." Seth said before he walked away.
Sasha stood in the doorway as tears began to fill her eyes again.
Downstairs, Seth rushed outside and found Bayley.
"Can we get out of here?" Seth asked her.
Bayley looked up at him and could tell something was wrong.
"Whatever you want." Bayley told him.
After they said their goodbyes, Dean watched skeptically as Bayley took Seth's hand and walked out of the house.
"I actually like her. I didn't want to.. But I do." Becky said.
Dean looked over at Becky and let out a slight smile.
"Yeah, she's great." He said.
Outside Seth stopped on the sidewalk as Bayley walked up behind him.
"Is everything okay?" Bayley asked him.
Seth looked down at her with tears in his eyes.
"I kissed Sasha." He admitted.
Bayley looked up at him seriously for a moment.
"What do you mean you kissed her?" She asked.
"I just wanted to talk to her and explain things but she kissed me and I didn't stop her right away.. When she reached for my pants I just freaked out and-." Seth tried to explain.
"It's okay." Bayley told him.
"What?" He asked in surprise.
"All you did was kiss?" Bayley asked him.
"Yes but-." Seth began to say.
"You stopped it and you are telling me about it right now.. I'm proud of you." Bayley told him.
"You're not mad?" Seth asked her.
"Come with me." Bayley told him.
She grabbed his hand and they got into the back of their car. Seth looked over at Bayley in confusion as Joe pulled over a few streets over.
"What are we doing here?" Seth asked as they got out of the car.
They walked up the side walk to Seth's old house and Bayley pulled out a key.
"Wait. Why do you have a key to the house?" Seth asked her.
"Because I bought it." Bayley said as they walked inside.
"You what?" Seth asked in confusion.
"I thought we could renovate it in our free time." Bayley told him.
"Why would you buy this house though?" Seth asked her.
"Because you have a lot of memories here.. And this is exactly the kind of home I've always wanted. And maybe once we get it fixed up we could move in." Bayley told him.
Seth looked over at her and smiled.
"Are you asking me to move in with you?" Seth asked her.
"At some point.. yes." Bayley told him.
"I'd love to." Seth told her.
Bayley walked up to him and pressed her lips against his.
"She may have kissed you but I bought you a house." Bayley joked.
"You win." Seth told her.
Bayley walked over and grabbed a record out of another room.
"What's that?" Seth asked her.
She walked out and placed the record on an old record player she had on the floor. Seth watched her with curiosity as the song "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" began to play.
"You didn't." He said with a smile on his face.
"I did." Bayley said as she walked over and took his hand.
You're just too good to be true
They began to dance in the empty house as Joe waited outside in the car.
I can't take my eyes off you
Seth spun her around as she let out a playful laugh.
You'd be like heaven to touch
He pulled her in closed and kissed her slowly as his heart grew warm.
I wanna hold you so much
Bayley couldn't help but let out a smile as he tilted her backwards.
At long last love has arrived
And I thank God I'm alive
You're just too good to be true
Can't take my eyes off you
On the Eastside, Damien was taking a late night walk out by the garden when someone walked out of the woods.
"Is someone there?" Damien asked.
"Hello sweetheart." Anna said as she approached him.
"You shouldn't be here." Damien told her.
"Why?" Because my daughter thinks I am dead?" Anna asked him.
"That's exactly why." Damien told her.
Anna looked over at him let out a vindictive smile.
"I've been keeping an eye on our little girl and it seems she's been keeping the wrong kind of company." Anna said.
"You need to stay away from her." Damien said.
"Or what?" Anna asked.
"I'll tell her what kind of person you really are." Damien said.
"Now.. now, Damien. Don't get ahead of yourself. I'm just here to make sure you are taking care of our baby." Anna told him.
"I am." Damien assured her.
"You need to keep her away from Seth Rollins." Anna told him.
"She is a grown woman, Anna. She can do what she wants." Damien told her.
"He is not right for our baby girl. Either you get rid of him or I will." Anna said before walking away.
Damien stood there for a moment, frozen in disbelief. He ran back inside and called Cody downstairs.
"What's going on, Sir?" Cody asked.
"I need you to get everyone back here. Call detective Kingston and I need to speak with Alexa Bliss." Damien told him.
"Alexa Bliss?" Cody asked in confusion.
"We are going to need her and her men." Damien said.
"Why? What's going on?" Cody asked him.
Damien looked up at Cody with fear in his eyes.
"My wife has returned to Greenville. If we don't get ahead of this, a lot of people are going to die." Damien told him.
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