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Smackdown, March 26, 2021
Edge laughed as Roman brought up the incident that took place earlier between him and Daniel Bryan. "I don't know, I mean I just couldn't believe that this midget, this annoying little yes man was trying to worm his way into our WrestleMania match, it's unbelievable."
Sure they laughed about it, but inside Edge was beyond livid about it, this was supposed to be about him and Roman, and their match at WrestleMania, but Daniel Bryan decided that it was unfair that the fans were getting a match that they've wanted for years, i was complete bullshit.
Edge didn't spend 10 years training and working incredibly hard to get back in that ring and back to the main event of WrestleMania just for some vegan midget to stick his nose right up in the middle of it and basically be handed the main event, just thinking about it made him more and more angry.
"No i know, I mean, if you think it'll give you more of a chance to win, go for it." Roman smirked.
Yeah- wait what?
"Uh excuse me?" Edge raised his eyebrows with amusement, now where was this going? "I'm just saying, Daniel Bryan or no Daniel Bryan, I'd still kick your ass." Roman crowded against Edge, getting right in his personal space.
Edge huffed out a laugh, did this youngun really think he could beat him? Edge was really dumbfounded at this point, he knew Roman Reigns, he respected Roman Reigns, but he knows that he can beat Roman Reigns, and he intends to that at WrestleMania.
Daniel Bryan willing.
"I don't think so Tribal Chief, but nice try." Edge patted his shoulder but was shocked when Roman grabbed his hand and squeezed it, he swore he could feel the temperature in his body going up.
"I guess we'll find out in due time huh?" Roman and Edge looked each other with cheeky smiles on their faces, they truly knew each other like no one else did.
"Hey Uce I was wondering-" Jey Uso came barging into his door with a very worried looking Paul Heyman rushing after him.
Roman sighed and ran a hand down his face, how many times did he have to tell people to stop coming into this dressing room unannounced?
"I-I tried to tell him Chief." Paul stuttered, but Roman was having none of it. "EVERYBODY OUT!" He yelled, startling everybody in the room, and having them scurrying out quickly.
Well, everybody except for Edge.
"Trouble in paradise?" Edge snickered, clearly amused by the whole situation, his arms crossed over each other. "Yeah, he still has a lot to learn, but I'm working on it." Roman sighed and shook his head.
"Maybe you could work on something else?" Edge's voice got low as he crowded against Roman with a toothy grin, at this point he's teasing Roman and he's loving it.
"You'd like that wouldn't you huh? Well too bad, I'm not that easy." Roman smiles- a dangerous thing, and Edge loved danger. Roman sat in his big brown leather chair and gave Edge a seething smirk, almost challenging him.
"You can't handle me Edge, trust me on that, I could give you pleasure that would ruin you for any other guy, and we both know that's Christian." Edge instantly tensed up as Roman brought up his significant other who he ironically forgot about until this moment, and suddenly he felt really guilty.
Roman snickered at Edge's reaction and sat back satisfied. "What's wrong? Cat got your tongue?" Edge had initially came in there to talk over promos and spots for next weeks Smackdown, but what occurred was much more interesting.
Edge shook his head and went to leave. "Think about it Edge, I could rock your world, if you give me a chance."
And for weeks all he could think about were Roman's parting words, he didn't want to, but he just couldn't help it, and it certainly didn't help that he and Roman were both on Smackdown, and he swore that for the longest time he could feel Roman's eyes burning holes in the back of his head.
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As Edge approached the big brown doors that led into Roman's office, he felt himself break into a cold sweat, what was he doing here?
"Yeah I just need to-" Paul walked up to Roman's door, stopping short when he noticed Edge pacing in front of it, kind of like a caged animal, it definitely made him weary.
"Um... Sir?" Paul slowly approached a focused Edge, careful not to get too close. Edge quickly turned to Paul, he's usually more focused, but something about Roman had him feeling out of control.
"I want to see Roman, now." Paul wasn't really left with much of a choice when it came to Edge, it was either let Edge into Roman's dressing room and later face the wrath of the Head of The Table, or risk being speared out of his own body, it was a lose - lose situation.
"Sure, absolutely." Paul opened the door for Edge, making sure not to get in his way again. As Edge entered the room, he couldn't notice how neat everything looked, the floors were freshly waxed, the air smelled fresh, anything for the Universal champ right?
"It takes a lot of balls to come in here like this." Roman spoke abruptly, walking out of his private bathroom, (bastard) and goodness gracious he looked divine, his hair was in a neat bun like Edge himself, he looked crisp in his head of the table merch, and he just looked so damn handsome.
"Well I must have pretty big balls then." Edge countered, stepping closer to the younger man, Roman had him possessed, he was like a completely different person from a few months ago.
"I'm assuming you've thought about what I said." Roman crossed his arms over one another, smug as ever, he knew he had Edge in the palm of his hand, and that the older man was very close to cracking.
"Yeah, i have, and I don't know what to say Roman, I really don't, I'm confused and I don't know what to feel." Edge admitted, he hated how he felt, especially because he already had someone, and he wasn't being fair to them.
"Well then allow me to guide you on how you feel." Roman stepped closer to Edge, and instantly he felt the temperature of his body rise, he hadn't felt like this since a few months ago when Roman whispered distinctive words in his ear, and Roman being that close to him made him sweat, made him heated.
And now he was close.
Edge looked him up and down, the air was thick around them and it made him dizzy, he was always so focused, but Roman intimidated him, made him feel things he had never felt before, not from his current lover, Christian, or his past lovers, Hunter and Randy.
"I know you feel what I feel Edge, you can't deny it, when we wrestled at WrestleMania a few weeks back, I felt it there, and I know you did too." Roman's voice was low and smooth, and Edge couldn't help but fall into him.
It was almost slow motion as their lips finally connected, weeks of pent up emotion, years of "what if?" months of doubt was being taken out on each other, and it felt damn good.
Overcome with dread, Edge hastily pulled back, panting harshly, his mouth puckered and swollen, which matched Roman's.
This was wrong, he was cheating on his partner, he felt so ashamed, felt so bad.
And he liked it.
As quickly as they separated, Edge pulled Roman close by his shirt, attaching their lips harder and pulling him closer by his broad shoulders.
Edge wanted more, he wanted more of this man, and he was going to take it even if it killed him. "Thought you were confused." Roman said between rough kisses. Edge made a small noise and undid the bun in the back of Roman's head, making his hair fall like a waterfall.
"Shut up." Edge said, sitting on Roman's office-like desk and pulled Roman in between his legs, Roman said that Edge couldn't handle him, well they were about to figure that out amongst themselves.