Last night…
"How did I get so lucky?" Seth asked as he finished his beer and watched Ashley dance.
"Time and patience… best two attributes in a person." Amanda responded as she sipped her red wine before letting out a squeal as Finn pulled her into his lap. "Well, hello to you too, my Demon King." She responded, her right arm around him as his arms wrapped around her waist.
"Seth, go dance with your lady. I'm gonna get my Demon Mistress back to the hotel." Finn replied as Amanda readjusted her white back off lace up mini dress.
"You sure?" Seth responded.
"Yeah, go… gotta limit myself." Amanda replied before she and Finn left as Seth started to dance with Ashley… and when they got outside, they saw Braun with an intoxicated Yuki over his right shoulder.
"Help me here, please!" Yuki slurred.
"I've got her. Go." Braun responded before they left.
"You really think we should've let Yuki drink so much? She's not much taller than Mandy." Ashley explained.
"She'll be okay." Seth responded before they kissed. "Hey, did Mandy seem a little off to you?" He asked.
"Off, how? Are you two fighting again or do you think she's thinking that you're gonna go off and start mistreating her?" Ashley replied as Holding Out For A Hero by Nothing But Thieves played.
"Second one. She seemed a little tense until she started to drink… but she's probably not used to you and me being together yet." Seth answered.
"It's gonna take time… I know you're still not used to her and Finn being close but things have changed, Seth. And we've gotta change with them." Ashley replied before they kissed again.
They remained unaware of their surroundings as they danced.
Out at a beach, Amanda and Finn were walking on the sand after Amanda took her shoes off and Finn had put his jacket on her.
"Been awhile since we've been here… California is beautiful but can get cold." Amanda said quietly.
"It can but you're right, it is beautiful here." Finn responded, his right arm linked into Amanda's left one…
Present time…
Morning should've been pleasant and they should've been woken up by the sunlight fluttering into their room.
Instead, they were woken up by…
"Son of a bitch!"
"Hey, some of us are trying to sleep it off! Shut the fuck up!"
"Can we go one morning without a fight?!"
"Yep… Seth and Yuki are at each others throats and woke Ace." Amanda muttered as Finn held her closer to him.
"Sounds about right… hope that we can all get it out of our systems before the upcoming UK tour." Finn responded, lightly rubbing his right hand up and down Amanda's back.
"It was no set up, you dick! She wouldn't resort to catty behavior!" Yuki yelled.
"Bullshit! You don't know Mandy like you think you do-" Seth shouted before he was dragged back into his and Ashley's room and the door was closed.
"Finally, some peace and quiet! That damn asshole always blames her for things!" Aestrid muttered, Yuki glancing at her tired roommate.
"Yes he does. He knows that Mandy wouldn't put up pics of him and Ash." Yuki responded, tying her long teal and purple hair into a ponytail.
"He knows that but still blames her… and they were getting along last night too. Didn't last long, it seems… but civility between them is rare nowadays." Aestrid replied.
"It is. Hell, Strowman is more civil to people than Rollins." Yuki responded.
"Yes he is. Kinder to Mandy too." Aestrid replied as she stood up.
At the same time, Ashley and Seth were still in their room.
"I'm telling you, she did it to get back at me! And I'm not letting her get away with it this time!" Seth responded angrily, Ashley forcing him to sit back down.
"I've known Mandy since she and I were kids, she's not the kind of person to betray someone's trust like that… and she knows what it's like to have her privacy invaded, you've given her hell and all she did was form a bond with Finn. He's never hurt her once, Seth… and he never will, they care too much about each other to ever cause pain… what's it gonna do to him, not mention everyone who cares about her, if you kill her?! Think before you act and then ask her, okay? There won't be any harm in doing that." Ashley replied, Seth nodding in agreement after he had calmed down.
In the hallway once they had gotten ready, Finn and Amanda met up with Seth, Ashley, Yuki and Aestrid.
"Did you take the pictures and upload them?" Seth questioned.
"No." Amanda responded, Finn's right hand resting on her lower back.
"You got your answer. Now stop accusing her of betraying you because she never betrayed you and this is just the latest in a long line of accusations… hell, I'm not surprised that you accused her of putting the pictures up, you just want someone to blame when something like that happens." Finn replied, Seth narrowing his eyes at him and Amanda and the others knowing that Finn was furious.
"Let's use the second elevator." Amanda responded, her and Finn heading into it and the doors closing.
"Way to chase her off, Rollins." Aestrid muttered sarcastically, smacking Seth on his right hand and Seth yelping in shock.
"Serves you right. Told you that Mandy wouldn't do that to anyone." Yuki replied before she and Aestrid went to the stairwell.
On the ride to the arena, All Apologies by Nirvana played as Amanda looked out the passenger side window… and Finn lightly rubbed his right hand along her left forearm, Amanda turning to him.
"You're awfully quiet, Darlin'." Finn responded.
"I feel like Seth is trying to cut me out of Ashley's life like Kyle tried to… you saw how quiet she was earlier, that's not like her and that worries me. I really thought things were changing for the better." Amanda replied as their fingers entwined.
"Maybe they will… but tell Ash how you're feeling about this when you feel ready to." Finn responded as People Are Strange by The Doors started to play.
And Amanda knew he was right.