Bryan Sang sat at a bar, twirling his wedding ring on the counter, a half empty whiskey bottle next to him. He took another swig from the bottle and watched the ring spin on the counter… until he put the ring in his pocket.
"Marriage troubles?"
Bryan turned around, seeing 25 year old Amanda.
"There will be trouble I can tell you that." Bryan said.
"You know… it's better to speak to someone about it than to…" Amanda responded as she sat down, Bryan seeing her cringe slightly and keep her legs together. "Get sauced in a bar." She replied.
"Someone rocked your world hard huh?" Bryan asked before taking another swig.
"I wish…" Amanda responded… and Bryan turned fully to her.
He had known Amanda since she was 17… but there was still so much he didn't know about her.
"Tell me kiddo. Trust me it can't be worse than me." Bryan said.
"Endometriosis pain." Amanda answered, Bryan seeing her fight tears. "Yeah… hurts like hell. It makes me doubt that I'll ever be a Mom. And I've wanted to for so long." She explained, Bryan putting his left arm around her.
"You and I are in the same boat now… well, sort of. Just found from the doc that I ain't got any swimmers." Bryan said.
"Process it first… but tell Lara. She loves you so much, she'll stand by your side no matter what, Bryan." Amanda replied, Bryan kissing her on her forehead.
"Thanks kiddo but I'm scared to tell her. We've been trying for 4 years and knowing my luck she get divorced and leave me for a guy that can give her something I can't." Bryan said.
"I sometimes think that about Nikki and John… it's not that neither have the capability, it's that he doesn't want kids and she does." Amanda responded, Bryan turning to the bartender.
"Red wine for the lady." Bryan responded, the bartender pouring a glass and handing it to Amanda, who sipped it. "I think he's scared of being a bad dad or not watching them grow up."
"We are on the road a lot… Shawn retired because he didn't want to miss out on his children growing up anymore than he already had." Amanda replied.
"When Kota's parents divorced, Terry retired so he could be the best single father to his daughter. He gave up his chance on getting on WWE just to support his little girl." Bryan said.
"She's his baby… and he made the better decision to put her first." Amanda responded as they drank before asking for refills.
It was when they were still drinking and talking that neither paid attention to Seth walking into the bar.
"I swear, he's grown up before I knew it. Cameron's already learning how to drive ATVs." Amanda responded with a slightly intoxicated laugh as Bryan had his left hand on her right arm.
And Seth would've brushed it off were it not for Bryan's ring finger being bare.
"You know… we should get going. I've got to get back to Finn." Amanda replied as Bryan helped her steady herself before they headed outside and he hailed a cab.
The two got in and Seth texted Dakota.
'Your cousin the cheating type?'
'Which one, the tall one or the devil?'
'Bryan! His wedding finger is bare and I just caught him leaving a bar with Mandy!' Seth replied.
'Oh you fucking asshole! Bryan loves Lara more than anything in this world. You accuse him of cheating again and I'll hunt you down!'
Seth put his phone in his pocket and left.
At the hotel, Amanda and Bryan got out of the elevator.
"I'm good, I can make it back to the room. You need me to call Luke or Kota?" Amanda replied, having sobered up a bit before they hugged.
"I'll be alright, Tiny." Bryan responded before they let go and left in separate directions.
Amanda headed into room 535, Finn seeing her and smiling as she closed the door… but he could see that she had been crying a bit.
"Hey… what happened, Darlin'?" Finn asked after walking over, pulling Amanda into his arms.
"I found Bryan drinking at about 2, his wedding ring off… what he told me was heartbreaking. He and Lara haven't had any luck on having kids… that was after I told him that I hadn't had any luck trying in the past and told him why." Amanda answered as they looked at each other.
"That explains why you didn't call me, you had a bit too much to drink." Finn responded.
"And I spill a lot of secrets when I've been drinking, secrets that I don't even remember keeping… I just… I feel really bad because they'd be amazing parents." Amanda replied as Finn helped her pull her leather jacket off before helping her sit down and grabbing a Gatorade from the fridge before opening it and handing it to Amanda, who drank it slowly. "I just hope he tells her the truth…" She replied after finishing the Gatorade and throwing the empty bottle away.
"He will. Go get into something comfortable, I'll order some pizza." Finn responded before he helped her up and they hugged.
"You're the best kind of man a girl could ever ask for, Finn." Amanda replied as they looked at each other, the tiny brunette standing on her tiptoes and kissing him on his jaw before they let go and she grabbed what she needed before heading into the restroom.
Once Amanda was more clear headed, she wrapped a towel around her and stepped out of the shower before drying off with the second towel… she pulled on a pair of red satin hiphugger panties before pulling on a pair of fuzzy red Mickey Mouse pajama pants and a slightly oversized white racerback tank top.
Applying some antiperspirant, she let it dry before closing the bottle and lowering her arms… she set the bottle aside before rubbing some Salon Selectives Curl Control cream through her shoulder length hair and scrunched it before washing her hands with the tropical scented body wash.
With the bottles closed, she set them aside and headed back into the room before she and Finn ate and watched Pretty Woman.
Amanda felt herself calming down fully as she rested her head on Finn's right shoulder, his arm around her back.
