January 28th 2018…
"Put 20 on the following, Matt Hardy, Seth Rollins, Finn Balor and Randy Orton!" Ashley said.
"Why Mandy's ex as the last one?" TJ asked.
"Well I wasn't planning to but I changed my mind." Ashley said, before handing some 20 dollar bills over to TJ.
"New Day, Miz, Corbin and John Cena, 20 bucks." Bo said.
"Alright, alright. Hang on." TJ said before writing it all down on the whiteboard. "Who's next?"
"Kofi, Rusev, Nakamura and Adam Cole, 40 bucks." Jeff responded.
"Oohh, Jeff's getting big with his money." TJ said.
"50 on Apollo, Heath and Roman." Brigitte responded.
"There we go. Now any bets for the women's match?" TJ responded.
"Mandy, Kairi, Ember and Asuka, 50." Ashley replied.
"Mandy had to be pulled from the match, she underwent some kind of procedure a few days back." Brigette explained.
"Alright cut Mandy out." Ashley replied.
"Put Beth Phoenix in?" TJ asked.
"Nah probably should watch my money anyway." Ashley answered.
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida by Iron Butterfly played through Amanda's rose gold earbuds as she walked by… and noticed the cracked open door.
She pushed it open but no one noticed yet.
"Put me down for Sasha Banks, Mandy Rose, and Ruby Riott, 40 bucks. Same with Baron, Rhyno, Slater and Bray." Bo replied.
"Like I said the last time, Rose ain't trained enough to…" Brigette responded before she noticed Amanda, who closed out IHeartRadio and put her earbuds in her pocket.
"Hey, Mandy." TJ replied frantically before shoving the whiteboard behind his back.
"I can still see the names on it." Amanda replied.
"I told you to use your phone, dumbass." Ashley responded.
"Yes we are making bets but there's no money involved." TJ replied.
"Bullshit, TJ, I see the dollar signs too." Amanda responded.
"Okay we've got a Rumble Pool going on, who cares?" Bo said.
"Chill, Bo, don't take that attitude with her." Ashley responded.
"Do you know the real reason she's out of this year's match? She had her birth control implant removed." Bo replied, Ashley turning to Amanda with a startled look.
"You what?!" Ashley asked.
"He's right. I did but I wanted to be the one to tell you, which is why I was looking for you." Amanda explained.
"I thought you were gonna try to win since I couldn't compete." Ashley replied.
"I'm getting older, Ash. Finn and I, we decided it's time to start trying." Amanda responded.
"You are not that old." Ashley replied.
"I'm not gonna get into a fight with you right now. Enjoy your betting." Amanda responded before she left.
"You didn't have to be so hard on her, Ash." Jeff responded.
"Yeah well there is a window and now I'm jumping through it." Ashley said before she left.
Jeff and TJ went off after her, hoping to talk her down…
Present time…
"Bo spilled it before I could tell her… then her entire demeanour changed." Amanda responded as she and Finn held each other.
"It would be a bit to take in, she was told she wouldn't be medically cleared to compete and she was excited to compete. Now she's finding out we are planning to try." Finn replied.
"It if were just about that, I'd understand… the look in her eyes, she was acting like I was abandoning her." Amanda replied, Finn resting his right hand on her face.
"She'll come around she just needs time." Finn responded.
The two kissed at the same time TJ and Jeff walked in.
"Well it's official The Phoenix is entering at number 18." TJ explained.
"She wasn't cleared to!" Amanda responded.
"Well you know what she's like. She could be chopped in half and she'll still crawl down." Jeff replied.
"Stubborn worse than Seth." Finn replied.
"Damn right." Jeff responded before Amanda unzipped her Balor Club hoodie and slipped it off… and Seth walked by, seeing the stitches.
"The hell did he do to you?!" Seth demanded.
"Cool off, alright? She had her birth control implant removed, Mandy and I are going to start trying for a family." Finn explained, which further angered Seth.
"You made a promise to Ashley when she hurt her hand and now you just spat on it!" Seth seethed.
"First off, no promises were made! Second, that was the only opening the clinic had for months!" Amanda responded.
"You did promise her, I know you did!" Seth yelled.
"Back off, alright?! They made their choice!" Jeff responded, Seth turning to him.
"And you better wanna pray your sister doesn't find out because she'll jump into the spot that was Mandy's." Seth replied.
"First her, now you're acting like Mandy and I fucked everything up!" Finn responded angrily.
"Well you just couldn't wait couldn't ya?! It's not like you guys are 40!" Seth replied angrily before he left.
"What's his deal?" TJ asked.
"He's been an ass since Dean got injured." Amanda replied.
"And Ash is just being a bitch." Jeff muttered.
"Jeff-" TJ started to say.
"TJ, I'm not siding with her after how she was to Mandy! It was cruel and unnecessary!" Jeff responded.
"I know but still that's your sister." TJ said.
"Mandy's my sister too." Jeff responded.
"I meant she's your blood sister!" TJ replied.
"She was out of line, TJ! She's treating me like I'm abandoning her!" Amanda replied.
"Well you have to explain things to her!" TJ said before he left.
"If Bo had kept his fucking mouth shut, I would've been able to." Amanda muttered, Finn lightly rubbing her back.
"Let's just get through tonight." Finn replied.
Amanda nodded before they kissed, Jeff and Amanda hugging before Jeff walked away and Finn closed the door.
Jeff found Matt… and saw a red mark on his face.
"Ash just slapped the hell outta me." Matt responded.
"You tried to talk sense into her?" Jeff asked.
"Yeah… she acted like Mandy was never family." Matt responded.
"Mandy and Finn want a family, that's their choice. No one has any right to tell them otherwise." Jeff replied.
"Hopefully Ash will be eliminated quickly." Matt said.
"She wouldn't be." Jeff responded.
"You think she'll pull what Austin did to Bret in 97?" Matt asked.
"More likely will leap from to the top rope onto the barrier to save herself." Jeff answered.
"True." Matt responded before they left.
They knew they were in for a long night.
