Three weeks later..

It had bee a weeks since Bayley spoke with Dean. The night at Mandy's party was the last she saw of him. Bayley has only spoke with Roman over the phone. Sasha and Finn have visited a few times.
It was a Tuesday night and Bayley was was in her room looking through some of her mother's things when she heard a noise on her balcony.

"Seth is that you?" Bayley asked as she whipped a tear from her eye.

"Yeah it's me." Seth said.

"Come in." Bayley invited him without looking his way.

"Here's your assignments for this week." Seth said.

"Okay, thanks." Bayley said.l as she continued looking through her mother's things.

"Bayley I've been coming here for two weeks to drop your assignments off. All you have to say is thank you? You don't want to talk?" Seth asked.

"I don't have anything to say." Bayley said.

"Is this really all about Dean?" Seth asked.

"He lies to me. You lied to me." Bayley said.

"It wasn't my place to tell you." Seth said.

"So why did you?" Bayley asked as she rose to her feet.

"I had to." Seth said.

"Have you heard from him?" Bayley asked.

"No." Seth said.

"He didn't even come to get his things you know." Bayley said.

"He didn't?" Seth asked.

"I'm sorry I have been so rude to you. This ain't your fault." Bayley said.

"It's fine. If you need someone to take trout on I'm here and if you want someone to talk to I'm here for that too." Seth said.

"Thank you Seth." Bayley said as she gave him a hug.

"Your father has been asking about you." Seth said.

"I know. Maria keeps telling me to call him." Bayley said.

"You know James and Finn are like a thing now?" Seth asked.

"James?" Bayley asked.

"I know, crazy right." Seth said.

"Tell me more." Bayley said as she invited Seth on her bed.

"Becky and Nikki are dating now." Seth said.

"I thought Becky didn't date?" Bayley asked.

"Me either." Seth said.

"What else?" Bayley asked.

"Sasha has been acting kind of weird, I don't know what's going on with her." Seth said.

"Roman says him and Paige has a fight?" Bayley asked.

"Apparently Paige thinks Mandy has a thing for Roman." Seth said.

"Mandy? Wow. I'm missing a lot here at home." Bayley said.

"I miss you." Seth said.

"I know. I just need some time before I go back." Bayley said.

"It has been three weeks Bayley, what are you waiting for?" Seth asked.

"I don't know." Bayley said.

"Do you want to go to homecoming with me?" Seth asked.

"What?" Bayley asked.

"As friends. To get your mind off of things." Seth said.

"Seth." Bayley said.

"I know, I'm sorry." Seth said.

"Maybe." Bayley said.

"Really?" Seth asked.

"I'll let you know." Bayley said.

"What if you came to school tomorrow?" Seth asked.

"Give me a ride?" Bayley asked.

"If that's what you want." Seth said with a smile on his face.

The next morning Sasha and Becky were making out in Sasha's car.

"Okay we have to stop. Nikki will be here any minute." Becky said.

"Fine." Sasha said as she fixed her hair.

Sasha and Becky got out of the car as Paige and Roman approached them.

"Morning." Roman said as Seth pulled up on his motorcycle.

"Is that Bayley?" Becky asked.

Everyone watches as Seth helped Bayley off his bike.

"You're here!" Roman said as he greeted her with a hug.

"Seth made me." Bayley joked.

"I'm glad you're back girl." Sasha said.

"Bayley is that you?" Nikki asked as she greeted Becky with a kiss.

"Where's Finn?" Bayley asked.

"Probably making out with James somewhere." Roman said.

After school Seth skipped practice to drop Bayley off at home.

"That wasn't so bad was it?" Seth asked.

"Thank you Seth, I'm glad I went today." Bayley said as she handed him his helmet.

"I just want to you be happy." Seth said.

"You should inside for dinner." Bayley said.

"No, I couldn't." Seth said.

"Come on.." Bayley said as she walked into the house.

Seth sighed and followed Bayley. Mari had just finished setting the table.

"Who is joining us this evening?" Maria asked.

"Seth." He said as he shook her hand. "It's nice to see you again mam."

"Seth? A friend of your fathers I believe?" Maria asked.

"Yes." Bayley said as they took a seat.

"So you are also friends with Dean?" Maria asked.

"I was, yes." Seth said.

"You wouldn't happen to know where he is would you?" Maria asked.

"No. I haven't seen him in awhile." Seth said.

"That's too bad." Maria said.

"Maria can we just eat dinner?" Bayley asked in aggravation.

"Of course bonita." Maria said.

At Roman's house Paige, Sami, and Alexa were hanging out.

"We should all go to homecoming together. Like rent a limo and everything."Roman said.

"That'd be awesome!" Alexa said.

"Who all would be going?" Paige asked.

"Us four, Becky, Nikki, and Finn and James." Roman said.

"What about Sasha, Bayley, and Seth?" Paige asked.

"I don't know about them yet." Roman said.

"So no one has heard from Dean?" Alexa asked.

"Nope." Roman said.

"I can't believe he would just disappear like that." Alexa said.

"And to do that to Bayley.." Sami said.

"Bayley?" Alexa asked.

Roman looked at Sami in confusion.

"I just thought there was something going on with them." Sami said.

"No man. Bayley would have told me." Roman said.

"That whole scene at the party was kid of weird though. Bayley was in tears." Paige said.

"Because they are friends, she was upset." Roman said.

"Are you seriously that delusional? Something definitely happened with them." Alexa said.

"You guys don't know what you are talking about." Roman said.

Roman took a drink of his beer and everyone sat in an awkward silence.

Outside of Finn's house Sasha and Becky were making out in Sasha's car.

"We have to find a new place to do this." Becky said.

"I don't know I kind of like doing it in a car, it feels so scandalous." Sasha said.

"A few of us are getting a limo for homecoming. I know you don't have a date but you can still come with us." Becky said.

"Who said I didn't have a date?" Sasha said.

"I just assumed-." Becky began to said.

"Carmella asked me to go." Sasha said.

"Oh." Becky said.

"You're not jealous are you?" Sasha asked.

"What? No. I'm with Nikki. I'm glad you are going with someone." Becky said.

"Because I'm sure I will be dancing and grinding all over her. If you want me to keep it oh let me know." Sasha said.

"We are just messing around Sasha, nothing serious. You are free to do what you want with who you want." Becky said.

Sasha tolled her eyes and got out of the car.

At Bayley's house everyone was finishing dinner.

"Thank you Maria, dinner was amazing." Seth said as he walked to the door.

"Seth wait." Bayley said as she stopped him at the door.

"Yes." Bayley said.

"What?" Seth asked.

"I will go to homecoming with you." Bayley said.

"You will?" Seth asked.

"As friends." Bayley said.

"Of course." Seth said.

Bayley smiled as Seth walked out of the house.

"He seemed nice." Maria said.

"He is isn't he?" Bayley asked before walking upstairs.

Bayley still had a slight smile on her face as she thought of Seth. She walked into her room and shut the door.

"Bayley." A man said from her balcony.

He walked into her room.

"Dean?" Bayley asked.

"I just want to talk." Dean said.

"Then talk." Bayley said.

"After that first night at your house my father reached out. I didn't know who you were until he told me." Dean said.

"So you have known basically this whole time?" Bayley asked.

"When he found out I was crashing here he asked me to get close to you and to Marco." Dean said.

"So this was all just a game to you?" Bayley asked.

"Bayley I swear to you, what we had was real." Dean said. "As soon as I realized how I felt about you I told my father I wanted out."

"But you you're not out." Bayley said.

"Because your father found out who I was. He asked me to keep an eye on you in case there was any retaliation for Big Jon's murder." Dean said.

"That's why you took me shooting?" Bayley asked.

"No. You're father has no idea about that. I did that because I wanted you to be safe." Dean said.

"Go on." Bayley said.

"Marco didn't know I have in contact with my father until recently. But I didn't tell your father the whole story." Dean said.

"So you are working for your father." Bayley said.

"I am working for you Bayley." Dean said.

"I don't understand." Bayley said.

"My father is going to go after you and the only way I can protect you is from the inside." Dean said.

"You are telling me that you are doing this for me?" Bayley asked.

"I am." Dean said.

"Why couldn't you just tell me? Why not tell my father?" Bayley asked.

"Because I don't know who I can trust." Dean said.

"You can trust me." Bayley said.

"I know that now." Dean said. "I'm not asking you to forgive me but I just want you to know that I'm sorry. I want you to know that I really love you, that I still love you."

Bayley watched as Dean walked closer to her. She tried not to look at him but her grabbed her face and opened his eyes into hers.

"Dean." Bayley said as leaned in and kissed her.

Bayley's heart felt like all the weight had been lifted.

"I'm sorry." Dean said.

"Why are you doing this to me?" Bayley asked as a tear fell from her eye.

"I never meant to fall in love with you." Dean said.

"Stay with me tonight." Bayley said.

"Are you sure?" Dean asked.

"I just want you to hold me." Bayley said.

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