Three days ago, November 17th 2016…
"Are you sure about this, what if it goes wrong?" Dean asked.
"I know it's a big risk Dean but Seth and I want some privacy, knowing that we're having a baby. Hunter will tell Mandy what we are planning and she'll try to stop us." Ashley explained.
"I can't believe I'm saying this, but what's the stunt?" Dean responded.
"You take me down first and you slam her shoulder first into a post, making it look real. She gets a shoulder injury and can't compete. We get a bit of privacy until we are ready to go public." Seth replied.
"Okay… but you've got to promise me that Mandy won't kill me. You know how she gets when someone hurts Ashley." Dean responded.
"Nah we're planning to put the blame on Corbin." Ashley replied.
"I still can't believe he's on Team SmackDown this Sunday." Dean muttered.
"Me either, he didn't earn it." Ashley responded after thinking it over.
And she was hoping this would work…
Present time, November 20th 2016…
The collision and following fall caught her attention and Amanda ran towards Ashley, checking on her as Finn and Dr. Amann to follow her as Seth, Roman and Dean ran towards them.
"Corbin…" Ashley responded, making it convincing that she was hurt… and Amanda looked up at Baron.
"Leave him to me, Sis." Amanda whispered.
It was in the backstage area that Seth, Ashley and Dean were in their locker room.
"I didn't like that murderous look in her eyes." Dean responded.
"She'll cool off." Seth replied.
"Or Corbin will end up in a body bag." Ashley said in response.
"Just one question when are you planning to tell your families about the baby?" Dean asked.
"We're planning to tell them at Christmas. We've just bought a nice big house up in Cameron and we're bringing the two families together for Christmas." Ashley explained.
"So that's why you want the time off to move in and get settled before Christmas." Dean said, Ashley nodding.
"I'm taking time off to help with her 'injury'." Seth responded.
It was at the same time that Amanda found Baron… and grabbed him by his blue SmackDown shirt and dropkicked him, which made Baron scream out as the blow caught him off guard.
He had a significant height advantage as Amanda was only 5'1" but he knew she was furious.
"You get off on hurting women, don't you?! It was bad enough when you harmed me in NXT but hurting Ashley is taking it too far!" Amanda replied angrily, Baron pulling himself up and trying to calm her.
"I didn't do anything!" Baron responded.
"Then who did?!" Amanda demanded.
"I don't know but it wasn't me I swear." Baron answered.
Amanda stepped back and Baron saw the look in her eyes.
"Son of a BITCH!" Amanda replied, yelling the last word.
Ashley, Seth and Dean looked up after hearing that.
"Corbin is in for it now." Ashley muttered.
"Ashley Louise, you lied to me!" Amanda yelled, Ashley's hazel eyes widening.
"Time to bail ship you two." Dean said, Ashley and Seth grabbing their duffle bags and leaving the locker room.
When Amanda reached it, Dean got her to stand still.
"Where are they, Dean?!" Amanda replied as Finn reached them.
"Seth took her to the ER, to get her shoulder checked out." Dean answered.
"Dean, that's a lie and you know it. Spill it before you choke on your teeth!" Amanda responded angrily, Finn pulling his girlfriend away from Dean.
"I'm telling you the truth, she got injured in the ring, don't you remember seeing it?" Dean said.
Finn guided Amanda away from Dean, the two in their locker room.
"Why would they do this? Why not tell us why they cooked this scheme up?" Amanda questioned herself as Finn lightly rubbed her back.
"Who knows? Let's find out and ask them." Finn replied.
"If we can catch them." Amanda responded before they grabbed their coats and things and left.
It was at the nearest hospital that they walked into the ER.
"Hi, can I help you two?" A young nurse asked.
"Have a woman and a man walked in here? She's 29, long raven hair and hazel eyes and he's 30, shoulder length raven hair and brown eyes." Amanda explained.
"Sorry but no one like that has come here tonight." The nurse responded.
"Well thanks anyway, Miss." Amanda responded before she and Finn left and got in their rented Equinox as the snowfall increased. "I would've felt it if she was in physical pain." She replied as they buckled up, closed and locked the doors and Finn started up the car and drove carefully through Toronto.
Ashley and Seth were out of Canada and Ashley looked behind them.
"I don't see the Equinox." Ashley responded after sitting still again and Seth seeing a text from Amanda on his phone.
'I threw my back out dropkicking Corbin and he said he didn't hurt her! Where are you two?!'
"She's trying to track us down." Seth responded.
"Just tell her we need some time to ourselves because we've gotta figure some shit out." Ashley said.
"Hey watch your mouth, young ears." Seth replied.
"Alright, sorry." Ashley responded as Seth texted Amanda.
After seeing the text, Amanda muttered "Fuckin liar." and Finn wrapped his arms around her shoulders, knowing that she said that about Seth.
"We'll figure out why they left, love." Finn responded as they looked at each other.
"I thought she could trust me with anything. I don't know, maybe I was wrong… maybe I really lost my place in her life, maybe I did something to upset her and Seth. And if I did, I didn't mean to." Amanda replied, Finn brushing Amanda's tears away.
"Maybe it's just one of those things she needs to open up with time." Finn responded.
"Yeah…" Amanda responded.
"Don't blame yourself, you didn't hurt her." Finn replied before they kissed. "You're a sweet, kind and loving person, you're a great sister to her." He responded.
"Then she just needs time." Amanda replied as they stretched out in the bed and Finn held her.
The two kissed and fell asleep… and both hoped that Ashley would come back.