Three weeks earlier…

Seth was walking around when he saw the filming crew… and saw what they were filming, one of the promos for the upcoming NXT TakeOver Respect pay per view.

Aestrid, who had been supervising, turned and saw him and how angered he was. Thinking to keep things controlled, she walked over and physically stopped him from charging over towards Finn and Amanda.

"It's work, back off!" Aestrid warned lowly, Seth leaving.

But it didn't mean that Amanda didn't notice.

It was later when Amanda readjusted her cropped leather bustier that Finn had walked into the locker room.

"Oh wow, now that's a change from your normal ring outfits." Finn said, walking over and lightly running the fingers on his left hand along Amanda's spine.

"Needed something different… I'll be back, okay?" Amanda responded before the two hugged and she left. It was a few minutes later that she found Seth.

"Mandy…" Seth said.

"Hey… that was great out there." Amanda replied… she reached out to hug him but stopped when he lightly pressed his fingers into her collarbone. "Okay, that's not like you… care to explain what's going on here, Seth?" The 25 year old diva said, confused.

"Nothing." Seth answered and turned to leave… he reached the edge of the hallway when he heard "You know, I'm getting really sick of this, Rollins!" and turned back, walking to Amanda.

"What did you just say to me?!" Seth demanded.

"Lately, you've treated me like we barely know each other… and you might not care but that hurts me, Seth. What did I do wrong, why don't you want anything to do with me anymore?" Amanda responded, Seth slamming the WWE Championship down in rage and muttering a name under his breath… but Amanda heard it. "He is my friend but the Demon King and Demon Mistress thing, it's just a storyline, Seth. Just like The Shield splitting apart was for the cameras, it shouldn't affect us backstage. Are you feeling threatened that you're losing me?" She said before he turned back to her.

"Well it does! Before we know it, you'll be in the same bed and room, you'll be walking out into the arena hand in hand, leg up and lips together and it will be far from 'just an act'!" Seth said.

Amanda snapped and hit Seth with a Northern Lights suplex before slamming her fists and forearms into Seth's back… and before he knew it, Seth was trapped in the Crippler Crossface before Amanda and Seth were pulled apart by Finn and Dean.

"That's enough outta the both of you!" Dean shouted, turning to Finn and Amanda. "Get her back to your locker room." He said, Finn doing so.

"What did ya do, suplex him?" Finn asked when they were in their locker room with the door closed and saw that Amanda was rubbing her lower back.

"Yep…" Amanda answered, Finn smirking.

"That's my girl." Finn responded before the two hugged tightly…

Present time…

Sunlight fluttered through the curtains, Amanda opening her eyes and seeing Finn.

"Still sore?" Finn asked.

"A bit… Enzo apologised but that still hurt. Still, it beats being thrown through a window like Chris Jericho was 15 years ago." Amanda answered, rubbing her sleepy eyes and stretching… and both hearing a crick in Amanda's spine, Finn knowing it was from the Northern Lights suplex that Amanda used against Murphy during the brawl because she didn't know who was running at her.

Murphy outsized Amanda by 10 inches and 118 pounds but Finn knew well that a person's size didn't discredit their strength.

"Think he's mad about me suplexing him? Or embarrassed more than mad?" Amanda asked as Finn lightly rubbed small circles into her back.

"Probably a mix of both." Finn answered.

Aestrid found Murphy in the lobby, Murphy looking at her.

"Where the hell is she?" Murphy asked.

"In caring and safe arms." Aestrid answered simply.

"That scrawny bitch suplexed me!" Murphy responded, Aestrid snickering.

"Never run right at someone half your size, you'll get fucked up. I tried to tell you, she's a hellcat at times." Aestrid said, Alexa storming over after hearing that.

"Problem?" Alexa responded.

"Well your boyfriend ran right at Mandy and ended up flat on his back. Damn well had it coming too." Aestrid answered, Alexa turning angrier.

"She attacked half of the male roster during that brawl!" Alexa responded, pointing to Tye, who had a dislocated shoulder, and then to Enzo, who's left wrist was in a splint, the two just being examples. "She's not a hellcat, she's a ball busting bitch!"

"She's staying strong in a male dominated business, proving her strengths! You should try that sometime!" Aestrid said.

At the same time, Seth was talking to Hunter and was furious.

"My decision stands, I'm booking her for the NXT Aftershock Festival! And don't even attempt to crash it, she needs time away from you!" Hunter said before Seth left, slamming the door.

Vizcaya Hotel, 10/22/15…

Amanda was opening her eyes on the chilly autumn morning… Hunter had pulled her off the SmackDown tapings two nights ago so she and Finn had left after Raw and had gone straight to Sacramento for the Aftershock Festival.

It wasn't until tomorrow but it was always nice to have time to settle into an area… and Amanda hadn't been to Sacramento in a long time.

Amanda stretched her legs and tried to move… but Finn's right arm was secured around her tightly and his left hand rested on her right hip.

Sometime in the middle of the night, Amanda had moved closer to Finn, who had clearly been willing to hold her… and unwilling to let go, both pressed so closely to each other that she could feel that his pajama pants were tightened between his legs.

'Damn it… what do I do, move or try to get him off?' Amanda thought, still half asleep as Finn had his face buried into the crook of her neck and his mouth on it and causing the heat between her legs to increase.

Finn was still mostly asleep when his head moved up to hers and their foreheads rested against each other's, Amanda biting on her lower lip to suppress a moan as she brought her hands up to rest them on both sides of his face and Finn lightly stroking her hair before lowering his right hand.

He turned it downward, drifting inside her pajama pants and lace and satin hiphugger panties and stroking her after whispering "Ladies first, love." in her right ear as Amanda ran her nails down his back after pulling his shirt off, Finn pulling on her hair for a few seconds… but they were interrupted.

"Have some decency, there are others in this place that are still sleeping! Take your batteries out, you damn energizer bunnies!" Emma yelled from across the hall.

"Told you he just uses her to get him off!" Carmella responded.

Amanda once again felt Finn's forehead pressed against hers.

And both were unsure as to where to take this between them now.