9/12/17…
Down in the hotel bar, Enzo was downing shots and talking drunkenly to Cedric Alexander.
"I still can't believe that the pint sized devil hit me so hard." Enzo slurred, Cedric getting him to lower the glass of whiskey.
"Pal, ease up on the liquor. You think more clearly when you're sober." Cedric said.
"I've just… got more than just the incident to think about at once is all. There's personal problems at the same time…" Enzo replied, letting go of the glass after placing it back down.
"Yeah, Liv kind of implied it on her Instagram account." Cedric responded, Enzo looking at him.
"She did?... putting it basically… I'm stuck between Liv, my partner of quite a while now… or this girl who's just… amazing. And she deserves way better than she's had in the past." Enzo replied, not naming Dianne as he wanted to keep her protected from angry others, at least for the time being while he was trying to make his decision.
"Well, you've got to fix it soon cause the Divas locker room is in an uproar and Mandy's name has already been assumed as your lady." Cedric said, Enzo spitting out the whiskey and his eyes widening in shock.
"Are you fucking serious?!" Enzo asked.
"Yeah… and you can probably guess who started that one off." Cedric answered.
"Damn, that Alexa is such a bitch." Enzo muttered before both saw Alexa nearby… and Enzo smirked and tossing another shot, Alexa shrieking in fright as it hit her Sorry Not Sorry shirt. "Whoops, too much to drink tonight!" He howled as Cedric laughed uncontrollably, Alexa storming over to them.
"You think you're funny, do ya?! What about when I start spreading the word a bit, shall we see what happens when Finn knows that you and Amanda have been shagging behind his back?!" Alexa shouted.
"Except it ain't true… I see Mandy as a little sister and I pissed her off royally and I'm sorry I did so, deeply sorry. But she and Finn? Well let me lay it out for you. Marriage, kids, grandkids… need I go on? So go scurry your little biscuit butt back to your table, eh wannabe Harley Quinn?" Enzo responded.
Alexa stormed off, Cedric and Enzo looking at each other.
"How does Murphy put up with her?" Cedric asked quietly.
"I have no idea." Enzo whispered before heading up towards the elevator.
And he truly had no idea how right he was about Amanda and Finn…
Present time…
In the backstage area, Amanda caught up with the security guards escorting Enzo out.
"Mrs. Balor, we need to hand him over to the police." The woman explained.
"I know, I just… I just want to talk to him." Amanda responded.
The guards reluctantly left and now that Enzo was stood closer to Amanda, he could see the rings on her left ring finger and the protruding belly under her shirt as she rested her left hand on it.
"So you went and got married and got pregnant… and you didn't call to tell me?" Enzo questioned.
"I tried calling you but you changed your number. Even left messages on your accounts but you never answered back. Enzo, you can be angry, you can be upset, you can call me a coward for not telling you but you wouldn't give me the chance to tell you… but just take a minute and feel this." Amanda responded before she gently took Enzo's right hand and rested it below her left one… and Enzo jumped when he felt a tiny foot kick against it.
And Enzo took his hand away from her as tears welled up in his eyes… and he heard Amanda muffle a cry.
"Don't… don't you dare start." Enzo responded after looking back at her.
"What part of I tried my best is not getting through to you, Enzo?! I really did but you just kept ignoring me!" Amanda replied as tears ran down their faces as Finn and Dianne reached them and Finn held Amanda in his arms to comfort her… and Dianne narrowed her eyes at Enzo.
"What is wrong with you, upsetting Mandy? You cut yourself off from all of us, don't blame her!" Dianne replied angrily, Enzo turning to her.
"I didn't mean to… whatever ended up happening I didn't mean to cause harm, I need to get some quiet. Need to think." Enzo responded, glancing at the others midway.
"We know you didn't mean to harm us." Amanda replied after she calmed down.
"Which is what Mandy was trying to explain. You didn't have to make her cry." Finn responded.
"I know… I'm gonna go clear my mind. I'm sorry." Enzo replied before he left, Finn helping Amanda sit down before Dianne quickly left.
"I thought that if I saw him again that we'd talk, not make each other cry." Amanda responded as Finn sat down and wrapped his arms around her as Dianne returned with an open bottle of Dasani and Amanda sipped it.
"I think he really just needs to clear his mind, love." Finn replied before he lightly rubbed Amanda's belly and Liam kicked against his hand. "See, this little man doesn't want his Mommy upset either." He responded.
"He's right, Mandy, you need to stay calm." Dianne replied.
Enzo eventually sat down when he reached a beach… a beach he used to take his dog Frank to, tears welling up in his eyes as he thought about his recently lost four legged furry companion.
But looking up, he saw someone half washed up on the beach and ran to her… he grabbed her out of the ocean, turned her onto her back and started CPR to get her breathing again.
The woman coughed and Enzo gently turned her onto her side, rubbing her back as she spit up the water… her eyes opened as Enzo gently helped her sit up.
"You're okay… you're okay." Enzo responded as he took his jacket off and put it on her to keep her warm before picking her up and taking her to the car, putting her in it.
He drove her to his home, took her into the living room and the woman looked around.
"Where… where am I?" The woman questioned.
"You're in a place where you're safe… you scared me out there." Enzo explained as he wrapped a blanket around her to keep her warm.
She was about the same height and build as Amanda was before Amanda got pregnant… the woman also had similar features to Dianne.
"I… this isn't…" The woman looked down at her arms, Enzo unable to see what had captured her attention about them as she also ran her fingers down the side of her face. "I'm… dry?"
"Yeah. Better for you to warm up that way.'' Enzo responded.
"No, I…" She replied, trying to stand up off the couch but Enzo stopping her as she needed to rest. "I should be dead…"
"Well thankfully you're alive. You almost drowned." Enzo explained.
"Drowned? Where am I, what city?" She questioned.
"Los Angeles." Enzo answered as he lightly brushed the woman's light blonde hair back… and she saw that the sun was just starting to set.
She saw pictures of Enzo and Frank… and looked from them to Enzo.
"You lost him recently…" She replied.
"Frank was sick… couldn't let him suffer." Enzo responded before he brushed his tears away and went to go get the woman some clothes that Liv never came by to pick up.
Back at the arena, Baron was talking strategy with the team and Lio Rush saw that Amanda and Finn were talking amongst themselves… and Lio turned to Baron.
"I don't know what's gotten into her but something's wrong." Lio whispered, Baron seeing that Amanda had been crying.
The Acting GM knew something was weighing on Amanda's mind if she couldn't go out there and act like she was okay.