"That crowd was damn crazy… but not as crazy as the one back at TakeOver: Brooklyn." Amanda responded as she and Finn were about to leave Full Sail University, the tapings for October 15th and 22nd having already been pre taped and both having put in requests for two weeks off.
And they had needed them, Finn could see that Amanda was starting to show signs of sleep deprivation because of all the stress around her… and he wasn't the only one who noticed, Dianne had too.
"I wonder… why she doesn't talk about her sister." Amanda replied.
"She mentioned her once or twice but… you're right, beyond the name and a couple of the regular details, she's never really said anything." Finn responded, the two heading over to the car and shivering slightly as the evening had set in an early autumn chill.
"Barely October, it's normally mild this time of year." Amanda said as Finn grabbed his leather jacket and put it on her once their things were in the car, the two getting into it and closing the doors before buckling up and Finn starting the car. "The only other relative she mentioned is an uncle…" She replied as they left the parking lot and headed towards the airport, We Don't Need Another Hero by Tina Turner playing on the radio.
"Yeah, I remember that. She mentioned he was the one there for her after her father passed, I assume his brother." Finn said in response.
"It might've been the girls growing up without their dad that caused the rift… I don't remember Dianne mentioning a mother." Amanda responded as they heard a car horn blare at them and Amanda turning around. "Get off the fucking road if you're so impatient, you dickbag!" She shouted at the driver behind them before turning back to Finn, who tried not to laugh.
"Sounds almost like the drivers back home." Finn responded behind his slightly parted fingers before putting his right hand back on the steering wheel.
"Did they try to run you off the road?" Amanda asked.
"England and Ireland drivers… let's just say the majority of them don't know how to turn their head left and then right before they pull out of a T junction." Finn answered.
"I remember once a few years ago that one nearly clipped me in Manchester and then got out and tried to stab Dean when he helped me up and demanded an apology from the driver. Dean got pissed and snapped the driver's right arm." Amanda replied.
"You had to bail Dean out, didn't you?" Finn asked.
"He… had to bail me out because the cop didn't believe us and I took the nightstick and bashed the cruiser's windshield in." Amanda explained, Finn looking at her in a mix of shock and disbelief. "What? I told you I can be destructive at times." She said casually.
"I didn't expect you to do it to the law as well. I'm having second thoughts about knowing ya, lass, that's quite crazy." Finn responded, joking midway through.
"There's been worse done in this business, don't tell me you behaved all the time in Japan when you were Prince Devitt." Amanda replied as the two laughed.
"Luke's been telling you things again, hasn't he?" Finn questioned.
"Well, some of what you did in that time. He also mentioned another friend who gets a bit crazy, Tama Tonga." Amanda answered as they reached the airport.
"I had to take Tama's car keys when he had gotten drunk… he swung at me, I ducked… and he accidentally hit an officer." Finn explained after parking the car and turning it off, Amanda trying not to laugh.
"Did he try to run for it after?" Amanda asked after they unbuckled themselves, Finn resting his right hand on her left thigh.
"Like the cat and the dog, they were." Finn answered as he looked at her.
"Cops will chase anyone down, they had to taze Roman once… and get him to explain how both he and I had lost our clothes." Amanda responded, leaning in slightly… before both jumped as they heard a knock on the passenger window and saw Dianne.
"So you prefer your car to your room, hey? A bit hotter, but a bit cramped for space." Dianne joked once they looked at her.
Amanda and Finn got out and got their things, following Dianne to where Enzo was.
"Hey, Enzo." Amanda replied, Enzo seeing that hers and Finn's faces were a light red.
"Caught with your pants down, hey?" Enzo questioned with a humored smile.
Amanda lightly shoved him before they headed into the airport… when all four were on the plane, Amanda glanced at her phone to see a text from John.
'You get home okay?'
'Heading out of town for two weeks, catching the last flight out for the night.' Amanda responded.
'Well stay safe then, rest as much as you can. And behave!' John replied, Amanda knowing the last bit was a joke and rolling her eyes with a small smile.
"Behave… he's acting like we'll get in trouble, there are times he still treats me like I'm 16." Amanda said as she switched her phone into airplane mode and leaned against Finn as he put his left arm around her and she rested her head on his shoulder.
"Enzo, what are you doing?" Dianne asked as Enzo tried to see over the seats a few rows back. "They're not gonna get all hot and heavy on an airplane." She said, getting Enzo to sit back down.
"I'm just curious is all. Like over you and your sister, and why you never speak about her." Enzo responded, looking at her.
"Yeah, well… the answer to both is quite simple. The less known, probably the better." Dianne said in response.
"True." Enzo replied as the plane's engine started up.
Once they were in the sky, Finn looked over and saw that Amanda was asleep before he pulled the blanket closer to her and kissed her on her forehead before closing his eyes… only for them to snap open when he felt something hit his head and picked it up before looking at Enzo.
"Really, Enzo?" Finn asked after setting the Trojan condom aside, Amanda's eyes now half open as Dianne slapped Enzo upside his head.
"Is he throwing things again?" Amanda replied sleepily.
"Worse than accusation, he thinks we wouldn't be prepared if something were to go down." Finn answered, motioning to the condom which he put on the small table mounted to the back of the seat in front.
"Crazy fool he is." Amanda muttered as they fell back into sleep, unaware of what awaited them.