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It was a normal day in Tampa, Florida as Drew McIntyre and Seth Rollins spent another day at work at the pawn shop that they worked in. The two had met almost 10 years ago, and had become good friends over the years. They lived about 15 minutes away from each other, and had the same mutual friends. Seth Rollins stood at 6'1 and over 200 pounds, with black hair that reached his shoulders, that he had up in a bun, and a beard. Wearing a plain, black shirt with blue jeans, he was comfortable. Drew McIntyre stood at 6'5 and weighed 260 pounds, he was the much larger of the two. With long dark hair, in a neat ponytail, it helped to show his blue eyes. He, too, had a beard, but the two men didn't let it get out of control.

Drew had moved here to the States, from Scotland a year before meeting Seth. The man was one of the few people who had helped Drew when it came to finding a good place to work and a good neighborhood to live in, though he had changed jobs a few times since meeting him. They had become close over the years. The two men were doing some cleaning, while waiting for their dinner to arrive when they hear the door chime. Looking to see who it was, they see that it was two women who were coming in. Since Seth was the closest to the counter, he acknowledge them first.

"What can I do for you ladies, today?" He asks them.

"Well, I wanted to see if there was a possibility of something passing through this shop." The blonde woman says.

She was tall, standing at 5'9 and was slender, looking like a model with her short blonde hair. With bright blue eyes, and lips that had a pink tint to them, her face was clear and appeared youthful. Even in light blue scrubs and sneakers, she still looked attractive.

"What is that you're looking for?" Seth asks.

"It's a watch. There's a 'Live, Love, Hope' engraved on the back of it." The woman says. "It's silver, and where the hands are, it's blue. Looks like it could be too big for my wrist, but I always kept it in my bag, or my pocket. It was a gift from my brother over a year ago, it was pawned by someone without my knowledge. It would mean a lot to me to find it again."

"Let's take a look, over here." Seth says, as he goes to the part of the counter that held some watches.

Seth takes out one of the boards that held some watches, to show her. The woman that had came in with the blonde, stayed behind and was starting to look around. The shop wasn't big, but it had an amazing amount of customers that came in. There was a neon sign on the window, showing that it was open and there were some interesting things on display. From different types of watches, jewelry, pens, and the list went on. The woman that was now looking around, smiled at Drew when their eyes met and he went back to organizing one of the shelves that he had just finished cleaning.

Stealing another glance, Drew wanted to take as much of a look as he could at her. Standing at a petite, but curvy, 5'4, he had over a foot on her. She had long, brown hair that was thick and curly, and she had slightly tan skin. A grey sweater with a white shirt underneath, blue jeans and sneakers was all that she wore but as simple as it was, it showed her curves. As she got closer, he saw her lips shine with the lip gloss that she had applied a few minutes before entering the shop, and a scent that he had caught. Strawberries.

"Is there anything you're interested in?" Drew asks her, and her green eyes made their way to him.

"I just came in with my friend, so I'm looking around while I wait." She replies, and it's clear that she has an accent and isn't originally from the area.

Drew looked over at Seth who was still talking to her friend, as the woman in front of him took the opportunity to have her eyes linger on the man. "What's your name?"

"Alana." The woman says. "What's yours?"

"Drew." He responds, sticking out his hand. Her hand reaches his and his large hand covers hers. "Where are you from?"

"Scotland." She says. "And by the sound of your accent, is it safe to say that you are, too?"

"Absolutely. I picked up on that accent and I just had to know for sure." He says with a smile, and saw one of hers in return.

The man definitely peeked her interests, and that smile of his just added to it. They both shared the part of their home country that they were from and how long they had been in the United States. A few minutes later, they hear the voice coming the blonde woman, and he knew that they were going to leave. The woman gives him a smile and walks away to meet her friend. Before they leave, he calls out her name.

"What are you doing tomorrow night?" He asks.

Alana shrugs and looks over at her friend. "I don't have anything planned for tomorrow night. Why?"

"Well, Seth and I, we have these two friends who own a gym here in Tampa." Drew says. "They help kids stay out of trouble while helping them with homework and they teach them wrestling and football and a few other things. They have this thing tomorrow with them and they're inviting people to come watch them. Maybe if you'd like, we can meet there and maybe go out for drinks or something afterwards."

"You can come, too." Seth adds to the blonde who he learned is Vanessa.

Alana's green eyes met the blue eyes of the fellow Scot that stood in front of her. It was tempting, especially because it wasn't everyday that she met someone from her country.

"We'll be there." Vanessa says, with a smile on her face as she looks at her best friend. "Just let us know where and what time."

They exchanged numbers and the girls left, making their way back to Vanessa's black Range Rover. She was disappointed that she couldn't find the watch, but Seth would make sure that he kept an eye out for it in case in passed through the store at any point.

"So what's with the hot guy?" Asks the blonde.

"Nothing, but I just learned that he's from Scotland." She replies.

The two women had met in college, shortly after Alana had moved to the United States. They had become the best of friends and were even roommates at one point after graduating. It had been hard for Alana at times, because she would go through periods of being homesick and missing her family dearly. She didn't have any family here and Vanessa was the closest thing to family that she had, here in the States. Alana loved being here, though. She had made some friends along the way, that she knew would be in her life for many more years to come.

The following day, Drew and Seth were at the gym that Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns worked at. The building used to be abandoned for years until the two thought it was a good place to open up this gym. It was all concrete, with large black doors that led inside. The inside looked bigger than one would think it was, from the outside. There was the type of equipment that you would find in a gym, like weights, punching bags, bikes, medicine balls, and stuff of that nature. There was also two rings that was used for wrestling and even a little bit of boxing when they were able to get some of their good friends to come in for that, about two times a week. On the second floor of the gym, there was an area where they could practice some football and equipment needed for practicing. It wasn't as big as they would have liked, but it was better than nothing for being their first gym.

A separate part, to the right, was an area with long wooden tables and chairs. It was where the kids could go do their homework and study. That was the first thing that Roman and Dean had those kids do when they came in after school. They made sure to make that a priority for them before getting them started on everything else. It was a way to keep those kids out of trouble, and more focused on school. It's been going really well for them since they've opened, and little by little, it has been growing.

Dean had dirty blonde hair with blue eyes and stubble from having not shaved in a few days. He stood at 6'4 and almost 230 pounds, he was a big guy with muscles and helped with teaching wrestling. Roman on the other hand, was 6'3 and weighed in at 265 pounds. With a tattoo on his right arm that extended onto the right pec, and raven black hair that reached a little past his shoulders that he had up in a bun, he helped with football.

Tonight was for some of the kids that were going to be playing football. They would alternate between the sports, and tonight just happened to be for that. It didn't seem like a big thing, but it was something that showed the kids that there are people here that root for them and want to see them succeed. Especially with a friendly game of football because it meant that these kids were going to be staying off the streets and out of trouble.

"Thank you for coming out tonight, guys." Said Dean as he greeted Seth and Drew. He wore a black shirt and jeans, with sneakers, his usual attire.

"Thank you for letting us come." Seth replied, as they greeted each other. "It's great to see these kids doing something that keeps them off the streets."

Roman was right behind him in a grey shirt and jeans, and greeted them. The guys had become like family over the years and it was very welcomed by Drew. Their wives walked up and greeted the two men. Drew saw the happy looks in the eyes of Dean and Roman, as they held on them. Their eyes were just filled with love and joy and he thought about he probably wouldn't have that. At least for a while longer. There were just certain circumstances at the moment that kept it from happening. As the thought came up, he looked around trying to see a familiar face as the gym was filling up with parents and other kids to watch the football game.

"I'm sure she'll come." Said Seth as if reading my thoughts.

"Who's coming?" Asked Dean's wife, Renee.

"This girl that came into the shop yesterday, with her friend. The friend was asking about a watch and the girl that came in with her, caught his attention." Seth answers. "He invited her to come tonight, and I suggested that the friend come as well."

There was something about this woman that made him want to see her again, though he couldn't put a finger on what it was. He shouldn't get attached, though. He tried not to, especially when his last relationship had ended because of a job that he had at the time. It was a long and complicated story that he tried to avoid telling. Drew hasn't been in a relationship since, and he wasn't planning on it for a long while. He relaxed as he hung out with some familiar faces, while they waited for the game to start. Looking at his watch, he sighed and figured they weren't coming. But as he was about to go grab a seat, he saw a petite, 5'4 frame looking around. Walking towards her, their eyes met and she smiles at him, meeting him halfway.

"Hey, you made it." Drew says, and he wasn't sure whether to hug her or just keep his distance.

"I said I would." Alana says, taking him in with her eyes.

He wore a dark blue shirt, with jeans and black sneakers with his hair in a ponytail. The spicy, woodsy smell that she caught from him, filled her nostrils and she hoped that he wouldn't have noticed that she slightly moved closer to him. Though it was April, it was a bit on the warm side today, and so Alana decided on a light blue maxi dress, that had a thin, brown belt around her waist. Her curly hair was out, cascading down her back and lip gloss on. She wore her favorite perfume and her favorite bracelet, hoping that her effort in trying to look nice tonight, wouldn't go to waste.

"I was about to grab a seat. Would you like to sit together?" Drew asks.

"Sure." She says and follows him to the bleachers.

"Where's your friend, by the way? I thought she'd come by, with you." He says, as they find a spot.

Alana sighs and shrugs. "Vanessa went looking for your friend."

Drew chuckled deeply and looked over the woman sitting next to him. She sure looked beautiful, and she didn't even have to try, it seemed. And with those dimples on her, and those green eyes, he couldn't help but look.

"So what do you do? For work?" He asks.

"I'm a nurse. Pediatrics, more specifically the NICU. I started off in Internal Medicine though, until I got my Master's." Alana responds.

"Beautiful and smart." Drew says, then realizing he said it out loud. Looking over at her, he sees her smile and look down. "I'm sorry if I'm making you uncomfortable."

She shakes her head. "You're not. I don't get a lot of compliments. At least, ones that aren't laced with intentions of wanting to have sex."

Vanessa finally makes her way with Seth to catch a seat, with Renee and Dean coming up behind them. Alana was introduced to the two and Dean gave an approving nod. Drew ignored it and looked on as Roman thanked everyone for coming and a few minutes later, the game finally started. Drew looked over at the woman sitting next to him and took in her beauty. When they eyes met, she gave him a smile and her dimples quickly appeared.

"I don't bite, you know." She softly says, when she leans in. "You can talk to me, while watching the game if you want."

"You sure you don't bite?" Drew asks, wondering where that came from.

Alana looks up at him. "You want me to?"

They both laugh, but they relax seeing that they can both handle some humor. Even though it may have come across a little flirty. Or more. They weren't sure. What am I getting myself into? He thought. Drew swore he wouldn't get attached to anyone after his last relationship. But something about Alana just made him want more. Drew saw an innocence in her when he saw her looking around before seeing him. He wanted to know about her. As much as he could possibly learn. But could he do it without getting attached?