November 3rd 2008, WWE Raw, St. Pete Times Forum…

"Nothing from her?" Phil asked, Ashley glancing from where Amanda was to him.

"Not a word… she's taking it really hard." Ashley responded.

"Go talk to her… she's your oldest friend." Phil replied before he left to go talk to Kofi, Ashley going to Amanda.

"Hey. You didn't show up at my Halloween party." Ashley responded.

"Yeah. There's a reason I didn't." Amanda replied, not looking up from the script and Ashley knowing that she was still hurt over what happened back on the 23rd of last month.

"Mandy, I didn't mean it." Ashley responded, Amanda looking at her.

"You don't feel any remorse for how you and your fuckbuddy treated me so those words you just spoke to me are empty!" Amanda replied after she stood up. "The only time you speak the truth to me is when you're drunk or high, just like the night you were out of your mind on Hydrocodone! So no, Ashley Hardy, I have no reason to believe that you're in any way remorseful and if you ever get your head screwed back on straight, you'll know where to find me!" She responded.

The youngest Women's Champion picked her title and script up and left the area, going into her locker room… and slamming the door, which startled Phil and her seeing him further incensed her.

"Can't I just catch a fucking break for once?! Kick rocks, you jerk bastard!" Amanda yelled, Phil standing up.

"Mandy, just calm down." Phil responded.

"You stuck your cock in Ashley while she was drugged, Phil, and I know you don't drink and stayed away from the punch so you were fucking stone cold sober that night! Then both of you tore into me for not waiting and said that no one wants me around!" Amanda replied.

"I'm not here about that. Who's Yukie Yoshihiro?" Phil responded, Amanda turning back to him.

"How do you even know that name?!" Amanda questioned.

"Who is she?" Phil replied.

"She's an old friend of mine, I got back in touch with her three years ago after she and her mother found Tajiri. What concern is it of yours? I have a life outside of the wrestling industry, that isn't wrong to do so." Amanda responded.

"And what if I tell your father what you're up to?" Phil replied.

"I doubt you'll live long enough to once Matt and Jeff hunt you down." Amanda responded, Phil narrowing his eyes at her as he knew what she meant by that.

"You wouldn't dare, bitch!" Phil threatened.

"No? Try me because Ashley's kicked me aside one too many times and you're not throwing Yukie to the law for something that Hiro brought on himself by abusing his family!" Amanda replied, opening the door and Phil storming off.

Amanda slammed the door closed and leaned against the wall, glancing at everything around her and grabbed her IPhone 3G before dialing Yukie's number.

"Hey you." Yukie responded.

"Hey, Sis." Amanda replied.

"Stress?" Yukie asked.

"Phil somehow found out about you and tried to blackmail me by threatening to call my dad. All because he just wants to keep his sleazy one night stand with Ash a secret." Amanda explained.

"Actually about that… did you know that your father paid me to stay the hell away from you? I mean, I still have it, but I didn't want to take bribes. And you should call the police if it wasn't consensual. Does Ash know the difference?" Yukie responded.

"The punch was drugged but when I busted a baseball bat over his head, all she seemed to care about was that I had interrupted them." Amanda explained, covering her mouth to muffle a cough.

"You okay?" Yukie asked.

"Yeah, just got a cold that won't let go. New doctor that WWE hired said that the coughing lingers even after the rest of the symptoms are gone." Amanda responded.

"Why don't you take a break from being on the road and away from Ash and Phil for once? You're more than welcome to stay at our place for a while." Yukie suggested.

"I'll be okay, I don't want you catching whatever this is. I'll call you back later." Amanda responded before they hung up and she looked at the script.

She had a habit of working herself too hard, something that would be hard to break…

Present time, December 14th 2018…

She was exhausted… and Finn saw that Amanda wouldn't close her eyes.

"Darlin', you are gonna work yourself to death at this point." Finn responded as he wrapped a blanket around Amanda.

"We've got the pay per view to get ready for, Yukie's gonna bring Ronan with her." Amanda responded.

"It wouldn't hurt for you to get some rest. I know me and you have spoiled Ronan so many times, but you need to take a break." Finn explained.

"Okay but just for a few minutes. What about you, are you sure you're feeling better?" Amanda replied before they kissed.

"Don't worry, Love, I'll be alright. It's you who needs rest, not me." Finn responded.

Amanda nodded, stretching out and closing her eyes… and Finn checked his IPhone X when it chimed, seeing a text from Yukie.

'On our way to California. How's Mandy?'

'Sleeping now. She's been exhausted lately, can hardly keep her eyes open.' Finn replied.

'She must've been working hard again. I'm starting to get worried.' Yukie responded.

'I am too. At first, I thought she had caught the same cold I had gotten rid of but she's not feverish, sneezing, coughing or showing any cold symptoms.' Finn responded.

'Hopefully she'll feel more energetic after some sleep.' Yukie replied.

Finn heard a knock at the door, noticing that Amanda didn't even stir… and he stood up, walking to the door and opening it to see Seth.

"I didn't know she was sleeping, I'll come back later." Seth replied quietly.

"Did you and Ash fight again?" Finn asked before Seth reached into his jacket and retrieved the Rose Quartz ring he had put on Ashley's finger in October.

"More like we're done with everything." Seth responded.

"Damn. I'm sorry, I wish I knew what's gotten into her. She blew up at Mandy a few days ago and they fought, it left Mandy all upset." Finn replied.

"Is Mandy trying to make the transition from wrestler to commentator?" Seth asked.

"Where'd you hear that?" Finn responded.

"Everyone has been running their mouths about Mandy everyday." Seth explained.

"Well they need to stop." Finn replied.

"You know they won't. I hope she feels better soon." Seth responded before he left, Finn closing the door and going back to the king sized bed… and stretching out on it, brushing Amanda's shoulder length hair back.

He knew Seth was right when Seth had said that they wouldn't stop.