A/N: Surprises in this chapter. :)
In the backstage area, it was all sinking in… Amanda and the other women had, for the first time, wrestled in a country where the laws concerning women had been downright criminal for decades.
Finn had proposed to her and Finn was Intercontinental Champion now… as Amanda looked at the ring on her finger, she smiled.
'Things are going the right way, I can feel it.' Amanda thought… and then she felt Finn's arms wrap around her shoulders, relaxing after noticing the scent of his Irish Spring soap.
"I am so proud of you, love." Finn responded before they kissed.
"I'm proud of you, Finn… I'm proud of us. You're champion again, me and the other women here got to make history… life is about progress and we're going the right way." Amanda replied.
The door opened and the two heard "You're damn right it is." before seeing…
"Enzo?!" Amanda exclaimed before running over and her and newly rehired Enzo Amore hugged tightly.
"I'm back, kiddo, everything's going the right way." Enzo responded before they let go and he saw the ring before smiling at Finn. "You, my friend, are gonna have a hell of a bachelor party!" He replied before they high fived each other.
"Yes but one request. No strippers." Finn responded.
"You have my word… besides, if Seth ever proposes to Ashley, I'll save the strippers for…" Enzo replied, trailing off when he saw the look on Amanda's face.
But just as she was about to speak up, all three heard the crash and turned to the Tv… the cage wall was broken off and both were on the floor.
And that was when Hunter, back in his suit, tie and shoes, headed out there and picked up the Universal Championship and a microphone.
"That's enough of this! I am declaring the Universal Championship vacant as of this moment! Brock, you once again signed with the company but it's not gonna be on your own terms anymore and if you miss even one event, you will! Be! FIRED!" Hunter responded, shouting the last word before setting the microphone down and walking off with the Universal Championship.
Brock was livid but still pulled Roman up to his feet.
"I guess I pushed the office too far this time." Brock responded before he helped Roman to the back.
"I think I did too." Roman replied.
In the backstage area, Amanda sat down and Finn sat next to her while Enzo sat across from Amanda… it was clear that she was shocked at what had just happened.
"Championship… the Universal Championship…" Amanda managed to say as Finn rubbed his right hand up and down her back. "Were they gonna do that the entire time, were they just using Brock as a placeholder?" She asked.
But before Finn could answer Amanda, a knock sounded at their door… Amanda stood up and walked over, opening it and seeing Seth.
"Can we talk?" Seth asked. Amanda looked back to Finn and Enzo before she followed Seth and the two reached a neighboring hallway. "Do you think… maybe you shouldn't marry him?"
"I hope that wasn't a serious question because no matter how much you hate it, it's happening." Amanda responded, crossing her right leg over her left. "Ash and I are family, Seth… as long as you have her, I'm your family too. But Finn and I are each other's future and that's not gonna change." She replied before she left.
Amanda found Brock cooling off and clearing his head and decided to head back to the locker room.
"Amanda Rose Cena, stop right there." Brock spoke up, Amanda turning to him. "Congratulations, kiddo." He responded before the two hugged for a few seconds.
At the hotel later that night, Amanda and Finn were alone in their room and in the bed, fully naked with music on and the headboard hitting the wall and increasing in speed.
Crashing down from their respective adrenaline rushes, Finn carefully removed himself from Amanda and held her in his arms before they kissed.
As her right leg entwined with his left one, the two held each other and drifted off into sleep after whispering "I love you.".
When everyone was in Albany for the May 21st episode of Raw, Amanda read through the script and knew that with Enzo back, there would be a lot of tension… and it wasn't long before she heard an argument and walked towards where it was echoing from.
"How do I know something wasn't going on between you two in NXT, huh?!" Liv demanded.
"Because that was scripted, Liv! You know damn well it was!" Carmella responded, Amanda walking into the nearby room.
"Okay Miss Realest Chick In The Room and Miss Princess Of Staten Island, can we save this for the show?!" Amanda asked through gritted teeth… right now, she was seriously questioning why Carmella was moved to Raw after the match at Backlash.
"What?! Enzo cheated on me with another chick, how do I know he didn't have this bitch on the side while we were still together?! And who decided to rehire him?!" Liv replied angrily.
"He found and knew a more decent and respectful woman. Don't be such a sore loser about it. As for who rehired him, I have no fucking idea but those charges were bullshit." Carmella responded, stepping aside to open the path to the door. "Get!"
Liv and Carmella left, Amanda closing the door to the General Manager's office before she sat down to try to counteract the dizziness.
'Are you trying to tell me something here?' Amanda thought… it would've been Chris's 48th and Nancy's 52nd birthdays.
Slowly, she stood up and headed down the hallway before reaching the medical closet… she grabbed three boxes and a small cup and headed to the ladies restroom.
With six tests on the countertop, the main door locked and the cup rinsed out and thrown away, Amanda waited until the timer went off… she turned all six up to where she could see the display screens and saw Positive 2-3 weeks in them… and jumped back and yelled out in surprise as Kevin banged his fist against the door.
"Mandy, we need a few guests for the Sami & Kevin show!" Kevin responded.
"Why me, you yutz? Why not Seth?" Amanda asked, Kevin noticing that she didn't swear at him this time.
"Hm that's not a bad idea." Sami said.
"We need four people… wait, is Ash here?" Kevin responded.
"Some of the SmackDown superstars are, she's here." Amanda explained, trailing off and glancing at the tests. "Don't even try it." She said, knowing Sami had to hold Kevin back from busting the door down.
As the two left to find Ashley, Kevin turned to Sami and asked, "Did Mandy's behavior seem strange back there?" and Sami thinking about it.
"She's probably just got a lot on her mind." Sami said.
"Yeah, you're right." Kevin responded before the two continued walking.