"Fuck! Why now?!" CM Punk muttered before slamming the hood of the broken down dark blue 1980 Dodge Camaro down in frustration and looked around the area he was in… Orlando.
This place brought back good memories, one being Wrestlemania 24… he found it hard to believe that was 9 years ago, it felt like yesterday, sometimes.
Punk wondered if one of his old friends still lived in the Orlando area… he approached an apartment that was a slightly faded shade of white with blue trim on the edges of the roof and knocked on the door as the unusually cold March weather nipped at him… but Florida could be unpredictable with weather.
It was almost 10 at night, the residents of the apartment could be getting ready to go to sleep. Punk could tell that two people lived here, seeing their shadows on the closed curtains because of the dimmed lights.
One was small and he could tell it was female and the second one, Punk knew was a guy… from how close they were standing, he knew they were kissing and holding each other in a romantic manner.
He hated disturbing anyone late at night but he needed help with his car…
Finn and Amanda groaned as a knock at the door sounded, both in their pajamas and ready to call it a night.
"Maybe Sami's car battery stalled again… he does live across the street." Amanda says as they kiss and let go, Amanda going to make her usual cup of green tea as Finn opened the door.
"Sorry to trouble you but my car broke down."
Amanda froze when she heard that voice… last time she had talked to CM Punk, it wasn't really a talk… it was more of a yelling match that consisted of him blaming her and her brother as well as Vince McMahon for his failed wrestling career and Amanda yelling that she didn't even know why Punk was yelling at her after trying to talk Punk down didn't work.
"It's alright, lad. Cars just stall sometimes." Finn says, Punk glancing into the kitchen and seeing Amanda. At first, he didn't recognise her… last time he saw Amanda, her curly hair fell to the middle of her back. It was at her shoulders now and Punk saw a tattoo in between her shoulder blades that read I gconai Agus Deo, which Punk knew was Irish for Always And Forever.
From the looks of it, it was recently done too.
"No one else is that tiny, Amanda." Punk says after recognising her, Amanda turning around.
"Oh, right, you two knew each other back when you worked together in WWE." Finn says as Amanda joins them.
"Yeah… Punk and I haven't spoken since the 2014 Royal Rumble." Amanda says, Punk seeing a tattoo on Finn's right forearm that read Mo gra, which translated to My love.
'So they're together? Three years and Amanda completely changes.' Punk thought. The baby faced Amanda that Punk remembered wouldn't have gotten a tattoo… she liked them, sketched a few drawings of some in an art book, even had a few favorites... but Amanda hated needles.
"I'll go help him with the car, love." Finn says after pulling on some socks, shoes and a jacket before grabbing a flashlight, him and Amanda kissing before Finn walked outside and closed the door, flipping the flashlight on and followed Punk to the Dodge, opening the hood and inspecting the engine.
"I was headed back to the hotel when the damn thing gave out." Punk says.
"I know a mechanic who can fix it." Finn says.
"Thanks, man. I've had this car since I was 21 and its held up for so long. Can't bring myself to get rid of it." Punk says.
"Some things aren't easy to let go of sometimes." Finn says, helping Punk move the car into the driveway as Finn's Nissan Altima was in the garage.
Finn and Punk walked back into the house after Punk grabbed his duffel bag and called the hotel, cancelling his reserved room before calling his wife and telling her what happened.
"Guest room's the second room on the left upstairs." Amanda says, Punk nodding before walking upstairs as Finn sat next to Amanda after pulling his jacket, socks and shoes off.
"You gonna be okay with…" Finn says.
"Punk and I had our problems but… I can't let him stay out in the cold." Amanda says as Finn wraps an arm around her and the two kiss before getting up and walking upstairs to their room.
Punk glanced at an old photo of him and Amanda from their OVW years before changing into his pajamas before settling into bed himself, closing his eyes.
He was going to try to make tomorrow less awkward between him and Amanda… she was like family to him at one time and he wanted that again.