January 12th 2019…

Amanda watched from the backstage area as Finn and Jordan's match continued… and felt a nail jab itself into her right shoulder, seeing Yukie.

"What is the meaning of this lie?!" Yukie responded, holding up a paper that contained DNA test results.

"This is the first time I'm seeing that paper… but it looks like Sumire finally decided to prove that you're not Hiro's daughter." Amanda replied as the momentary shock wore off.

"But… who is my real father?" Yukie asked.

"I'm hoping it's someone who's the complete opposite of Hiro. Beyond that, I have no way of knowing who exactly." Amanda explained.

"And I'm just supposed to believe those words? You've been hiding things for a long time. In fact, why aren't you out there in that ring? The script called for you to fight Charlotte tonight." Yukie responded.

"Well the reason is simple. I'm pregnant." Amanda replied, Yukie rolling her eyes at that.

"No, seriously, what's the real reason?" Yukie asked.

Amanda revealed an ultrasound picture, Yukie seeing her name on the back and Baby Balor below it.

"A little over 8 weeks…" Yukie responded.

"Found out yesterday." Amanda replied as she put the picture away but it was clear Yukie was angry… and Yukie slapped her.

"You couldn't keep them closed, could you?!" Yukie shouted.

"Why are you so angry?" Amanda asked, her right hand to her face.

"Just… no reason." Yukie responded as she looked away.

"You just slapped me across the face! Those words you shouted at me and you slapping me, Hiro did the same damn thing to you when you got home from college, didn't he?!" Amanda replied as tears ran down her face and Yukie looked back at her.

"Yeah, he did. But he minded his own business after that." Yukie responded before her own tears ran down her face. "I'm sorry." She cried quietly.

"No you're not, you're just saying that to make yourself feel better!" Amanda responded as her voice was breaking and Hunter ran to the women.

"But I'm really am. Why can't you trust me? Friends are supposed to trust each other and go through hard times, but I don't even see the friend in front of me anymore! She fucking changed after she left me all alone for me to die years ago!" Yukie yelled.

"I didn't leave you to die, you pushed me away! You wouldn't even talk to me well before I left!" Amanda replied.

"Look, let's just calm down here. Mandy, stress is not good for the baby." Hunter responded.

"Tell that to her, she slapped me!" Amanda replied, revealing the reddened left side of her face.

"Alright, fine. Go ahead. You've got what you wanted. I'll stay away from you for good, if that's what you want, Amanda. And don't even think about talking to me anymore." Yukie responded.

She stormed off and Hunter turned to Amanda.

"I thought telling her about the baby would make her happy…" Amanda replied quietly as Hunter held her.

"It didn't, but she'll calm down. You probably don't know exactly what happened to her." Hunter responded.

"I always said after I left home that I'd find a way to merge who I was with who I was turning into…" Amanda replied, Hunter brushing her tears away.

"Things will get better over time. It's not like she's really leaving you for good." Hunter explained.

Amanda nodded as Hunter examined her face, Hunter lightly touching the outer part of Amanda's left eye and Amanda flinching slightly.

"I know it hurts, but it will heal, kiddo." Hunter responded.

Amanda hoped that her badly fractured friendship with Yukie would too…

Present time…

Finn had walked into the trainer's office right after his match and saw that Amanda's face and left eye were bruising… and ran over and held her.

"What happened to you? Who hurt you while I was gone?" Finn asked.

"Turns out that Hiro was never Yukie's father… she accused me of forging a fake DNA test but once she realised the results were real, she had asked why I wasn't wrestling tonight." Amanda explained.

"You told her about the baby, thinking it'd calm her nerves." Finn responded.

"Denial hit her, then anger hit her and then she slapped me. She tried to apologise for the slap and yelling but I was so damn upset that I didn't believe it was genuine and that she was just saying it to make herself feel better. I don't know why I said that to her, that's not me." Amanda replied, Finn cradling her face in his hands.

"I know it wasn't you. But not believing Yukie when she apologized, really hurt her too. Hiro wouldn't believe Yukie too, and she did bad things to herself. I think you're too emotional when it comes to it, Love." Finn explained.

"Even more so nowadays…" Amanda responded before they kissed. "For a while back there, I was scared she'd go beyond slapping me but I wasn't scared for me. Our baby can't protect itself." She replied, Finn resting his right hand on her stomach.

"I know. But this is Yukie, she would never hit you. She just got scared after slapping you, because she never slapped anyone she loved like a sister. But not accepting what's going on around her, it caused her to feel hurt more like you." Finn responded.

"It did." Amanda replied.

"And I think you also flashed back to the hell you went through." Finn explained.

"I don't even see any similarities with Yukie and Randy. He would hurt me because it made him feel strong, she smacked me out of shock and anger." Amanda replied.

"Let's just give her space. Maybe she'll be better by the end of the week, Love. We know it takes her a few days." Finn responded.

Amanda nodded and Finn lightly pressed the ice pack back to her bruised face as Dr. Amann and Hunter guided a bleeding Charlotte in.

"She fucking bit me!" Charlotte yelled.

"Well, don't pull on her arm then! She didn't know who grabbed her or why!" Hunter responded.

"You two need to get your friend under control!" Charlotte retorted after turning to Amanda and Finn.

"Don't you dare raise your voice to me and my husband, you botox and silicone filled harpy!" Amanda snapped at her.

"Well, there's no need for you two to act so fucking protective and caring about one another, we all know your best friend already on the highway the hell next week!" Charlotte retorted.

"I honestly thought your mother raised you to not be such a brat, Ashley Elizabeth Fliehr, but clearly I was wrong." Amanda responded before Finn guided her to their locker room.

"Better?" Finn asked.

"She never used to be like that. I blame it on her thinking just because she's Ric's daughter that she can get away with anything." Amanda explained.

"I'm thinking the same way, Darlin'." Finn responded, before they kissed.

It was as Finn went to go clean off that Amanda thought back.