Seth Rollins opened the door to his hotel room and looked around the hallway, seeing no one.
"All clear." He whispered back into the room and Dakota walked out into the hallway.
"Remember not a single word to anyone or I'll be back with a knife." Dakota responded.
"You got it." Seth said.
Dakota snuck down the hallway and Seth turned to go back into the room, the early September morning making him want to go back to sleep, which he did.
But he was unaware that 25 year old Amanda saw them… the brunette wandered back into her room and closed the door, Finn noticing that his friend had gone quiet.
"What did you see?" Finn asked.
"Dakota sneaking out of Seth's room… now I don't know whether to smack him after all the hell he's given us or just cut him out of my life completely." Amanda explained, Finn standing up and walking over before wrapping his arms around the pajama clad woman, the two hugging.
"They both were more like drunk and weren't think straight." Finn responded as he stroked Amanda's disheveled chestnut hair.
"That's the same bullshit he yelled at me after assuming that you and I hooked up after NXT TakeOver Brooklyn…" Amanda replied as they let go, Finn reaching his hands up to her shoulders. "Why is it that he gives me hell for being around you and he just goes and does whatever he wants?" She asked quietly.
"I'll tell you one thing you can do, confront Dakota about it." Finn said.
"Just hoping she doesn't flip out on me." Amanda replied as they let go.
"She wouldn't flip at you, she'll flip out at Seth for telling someone. And there is nothing worse than having your ass handed to you by a woman. Happened to me when I pissed Becky off." Finn responded.
When they were ready for the day, Amanda headed into the lobby and let Finn and Bayley talk… she took a deep breath and approached Dakota.
But Dakota knew from the look on Amanda's face that Amanda knew.
"He told you, didn't he?!" Dakota snapped.
"No… I saw you leaving this morning." Amanda responded, Dakota taking a minute and getting Amanda to sit down.
"We were drunk and being stupid." Dakota muttered. "I don't remember any of it, it's all black."
"Been there… I was just 16 at the time." Amanda admitted, Dakota's eyes widening.
"Rough time?" Dakota asked.
"I was new to the business… and drunkenly asked what it was like, Randy didn't exactly take it gently with me at first but after, we took it easier." Amanda explained.
"At least you remember your first time, I don't. Yet another drunk one night stand." Dakota said, rubbing her head.
"We go through wild times in our lives." Amanda responded, Dakota laughing slightly.
"I don't think I've gotten out of those times yet." Dakota said.
At the Laredo Energy Arena, Amanda was looking through the script when she came across one of Seth's lines… and glanced up to see John, who could tell that he had inadvertently startled his little sister.
"Didn't mean to startle you." John said.
"It's alright. Just one of those days." Amanda responded as they hugged for a few seconds… and he saw that her nose was bruised from what he could guess was a mistimed shove into the turnbuckle at Saturday's live event.
"What happened?" John asked.
"Liv got a bit frustrated during our match and shoved me… I'm alright, John." Amanda responded.
"I'm referring to what happened today. What happened that turned it into one of those days?" John said.
"Seth and Dakota fucked like bunnies." Amanda whispered, John's eyes widening. "You better not tell anyone, got it?"
"So Seth and Dakota are now together?" John whispered back.
"It was just a one off… I want to scream and yell at him about how he's treated me and Finn when we're just friends." Amanda said, John once again pulling her into a hug… and the two unaware that Seth heard them.
"Goddamn that bitch." Seth growled before going and grabbing Dakota, dragging her down to the empty former Shield's locker room.
"What is this about? Round 2?" Dakota asked.
"You got on my case about telling someone but yet it gives you the right to tell Mandy?!" Seth demanded.
"I didn't tell her!" Dakota hissed, Seth grabbing her and pinning her up against the wall.
"Don't lie to me!" Seth said.
"She saw me leave!" Dakota responded, Seth letting her go. "Did you seriously think I would tell anyone?!"
"I'm sorry." Seth responded.
"Now if only you'd apologize to Mandy for how you've treated her for hanging around Finn." Dakota muttered. "And for the record." She said before grabbing Seth and bending back one of his fingers. "You touch me like that again and I'll do so much worse." She growled before leaving and bumping straight into Dean.
"Ah, crap." Dakota muttered.
"What were you doing in there?" Dean asked.
"Nothing." Dakota answered.
Dean nodded and let Dakota leave, Dean going and finding Roman.
"What's going on, Dean?" Roman asked as the two high fived each other.
"I think there's something up with Kota." Dean said.
"Same here but something also seems to be on Mandy's mind…" Roman responded.
"Think they got into a fight?" Dean asked.
"Let's find out, you talk to Kota and I'll talk to Mandy." Roman answered.
Dean nodded and the two headed to the locker rooms, Roman stopping in front of Amanda's and listening.
"I don't know what to do anymore, Finn… he drives me up the fucking wall over every little thing and gets all possessive." Amanda replied as Finn helped her tie her right ring boot and noticed how her right leg tensed up when he touched it… but he knew it was from the injury she suffered last year.
"I'll talk to him… settle this whole thing." Finn responded.
"Okay… just be careful with everything." Amanda replied as Finn kissed her on the side of her head and left… when Finn reached the locker room, he knocked on the door and Seth opened it before letting him in.
"I'll be blunt, you're driving Mandy crazy." Finn responded after Seth closed the door.
"What do you mean?" Seth asked.
"All the hell you've given her for her hanging around me. I'm not trying to split apart whatever friendship you two have left, I just think you need to treat her better and not be so damn possessive." Finn explained, Seth narrowing his eyes at him in anger.
"She told you, didn't she?!" Seth snapped.
"I was in the room when she saw Kota sneaking out… and Mandy felt like you were being hypocritical." Finn responded, dodging Seth's fist and Seth incidentally punching the locker.
"Hypocritical? We were both drunk!" Seth yelled.
"And I bet your next words are gonna be that you'll kill me if Mandy and I ever get closer." Finn said after keeping Seth from hitting him… but Seth punched him anyway, Finn responding with a punch of his own.
Amanda's and Roman's heads snapped up and they ran into the locker room, pulling the two apart.
"That's enough, both of you! He walked in here to talk, Seth, not fight!" Amanda shouted.
"Seem like he came to fight to me." Seth said.
"Mandy, get him out of here." Roman replied, Amanda guiding Finn out and the two heading to the trainer's office.