He watched them in absolute fury… the way they hugged and how the Demon King was spinning her around in his arms.
But his fury was scripted, Samoa Joe knew that… he couldn't remember a time he was ever mad at them, they were basically siblings to him.
Standing up, he reluctantly went through with the next part of the script… they were two of his closest friends after all, he didn't really want to hurt them.
Joe ran at them and ripped Amanda out of Finn's arms before tossing her to the mat and the Irishman into the steel cage wall, Amanda jumping up and kicking the backs of Joe's knees out.
"Good girl. I taught you well." Joe whispered as Amanda had locked in a leglock on him… before he pried her arms off and yanked her up easily, tossing her into the steel cage wall after a punch to the ribcage.
Unfortunately, both had a bit too much force as Finn's and Joe's eyes widened when they heard the sickening cracks. Amanda fell to the mat, her arms around her ribcage and her screaming in agony as Finn immediately rushed to the petite diva and tried to pry her arms away.
Amanda let out another scream that broke both their hearts, Joe snapping out of his shock and walking towards them.
"Mandy, I'm so sorry!" Joe says, trying to touch her but Amanda screamed at him as her alternative to yelling and Finn glared at Joe. "Finn, it was an accident!" He says.
"I heard her damn ribs break, Joe! So did you! All because of your actions, now back the fuck off before I shove my foot so far down your throat that they'll have to remove your vocal cords!" Finn growls, yelling the last part as he cradled Amanda close to him and did his best to soothe the crying brunette.
Amanda's eyes were snapped shut as Joe gave one more look that emphasized his regret and sorrow before leaving the ring area, Amanda taking slow and shallow breaths as it felt like a fire poker was lodged into her left side from all the screaming and deep breaths would make the pain increase to where she felt like she was strapped to the devil's table and being tortured.
Flashbacks to the horribly reminiscent chaos that happened at the TNA Awards in December 2006 flooded Joe's mind as he remembered Kurt shouting that it was personal before trapping the small brunette he had dragged out to the ramp with him into the ankle lock and breaking her ankle.
The small brunette that looked eerily similar to the one that Finn was holding in the ring as paramedics rushed past Joe and down to ringside.
His mind racing and instinct to protect her in overdrive, Finn's arms tightened around Amanda as the paramedics got into the ring, the frightened 25 year old diva hanging on tighter to the Irishman.
"Not again, please… no." Amanda cried softly, Finn knowing why she hated stretchers and ambulances.
Amanda was carefully placed onto it after the steel cage was raised… and Joe was in the back, trying to think straight.
"Fuck, fuck, fuck! What the hell is wrong with me?! That wasn't me out there, I love that girl to death, I would never hurt her!" Joe whispered, yelling the last part… and then he heard it.
"That girl you love to death? Long gone, replaced by that bitch!"
"What gives you the right to say that?! Amanda is loyal, caring, the best surrogate little sister anyone could ask for!" Joe shouted, an evil chuckle being the voice's response.
"If she's so loyal, where was she when I was Maxine and had been kicked out of what you all consider family?!"
And then he remembered….the dark haired woman he had seen earlier.
"Catrina…" Joe says.
Heavily sedated, the next thing Amanda remembered clearly was waking up in the ICU of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and seeing Finn by her side, her small right hand in between his own, much larger hands and him cleaned off and dressed in normal clothes as Amanda noticed the other people in the room… Karl Anderson, Luke Gallows and AJ Styles.
"Three cracked and two broken badly… and I called them." Finn says, the three carefully walking over.
"I thought you guys were in Japan…" Amanda says sleepily, AJ lightly brushing her hair back in a fatherly manner and Amanda feeling comforted by the familiar touch.
"Family before business with us, babydoll… always." AJ says.
"And those matches are from six months ago… AJ's joining you two in WWE and soon after that, so will Luke and I." Karl says, him and Amanda hugging before she and Luke hugged.
But Amanda wouldn't settle back into sleep yet. Heading to find some coffee for themselves, AJ, Luke and Karl left Amanda alone with Finn and Amanda looked at him.
He knew what that look meant… within seconds, Finn was stretched out on the bed and Amanda was on her unharmed right side and in his arms as her head rested on his shoulder and he placed a gentle kiss to her forehead, Amanda letting herself fall back into sleep.
Comfort was a very basic human need… and both knew that too well.