A few days later…

"I don't know why you insisted on doing this…" Amanda said as Finn and Alexa helped her with her things into the apartment across from the one Finn, Becky, Alexa, Bayley and Eva shared… but Amanda noticed tension between Bayley and Alexa.

"Well someone's gotta keep an eye on you after what happened. And you look damn tired, why don't you go rest?" Finn responded, Amanda nodding at him and Alexa, who smiled a friendly smile before Amanda headed into the room.

"She wouldn't set foot back in that place, would she?" Alexa asked.

"She was okay the first night… but when we went to check on her again, she looked like she hadn't slept at all." Finn answered before hearing familiar crying and going to check on his son. "Hey, buddy. You worried about Aunt Mandy too?" He said, Finn Jr nodding and babbling.

"She ain't holding up at all…" Becky said quietly.

"I can't believe AJ did that to her." Finn responded.

At the same time, Amanda was resting… until she heard a knock on the window and grabbed the crowbar she had hidden under her pillow, only to see it was Seth.

"Calm down, Mandy! It's alright." Seth replied after Amanda let him in.

"How the hell did you find me?" Amanda asked as the two kissed.

"Ran into Eva as she was picking up prenatal vitamins, she told me what the hell AJ did… I swear, I didn't know…" Seth explained, trailing off when he saw the look in Amanda's eyes. "Sweetheart, please don't be angry."

"He was the guy you… and Dean and Roman were working with? My old buddy AJ?" Amanda whispered in disbelief… before shoving Seth away as he tried to touch her.

Alexa's head snapped up when she heard "We're done, you lying asshole, get out!" before Seth brushed past Alexa and closed the door, Alexa going and checking on Amanda.

"Mandy?" Alexa asked, Amanda's response being a few sniffles as Alexa sat down and brushed the tears away from the brunette's bruised face. "Shh… it's okay, come here." She whispered, taking Amanda into her arms as Amanda started sobbing.

Amanda eventually wore herself out and Alexa saw her eyes close, Alexa stretching her out on the bed before she looked up and saw Becky.

"Poor lass… first, AJ hurts her and then Seth betrays her…" Becky said quietly, lightly rubbing her hand up and down Amanda's back.

At the same time, Seth stormed into the apartment that he shared with Dean and Roman. He slammed the door and headed straight to the whiskey in the fridge, unscrewing the cap and drinking it when Dean walked in and saw him.

"Breakup?" Dean asked.

"Yep… I lied to her. Mandy was there after the split from Carmella, I never told Mandy that I stopped seeing her as… as something to... and I lost her over all this." Seth answered before taking another swig from the bottle, nearly choking out sobs.

A few hours later, Amanda's perspective…

I wasn't sure when I fell asleep… but I don't remember falling asleep with the covers tucked around me. I look up, seeing Finn.

"Lexa told me what happened…" Finn said quietly, resting his left hand against my face for a few seconds and his thumb brushing against it.

Becky's so lucky, Finn is such a sweetheart… I would be lying if I said I hadn't thought about hooking up with him back in high school but I was a really shy girl.

Well, freshman year I was… until I met him.

"Hey, kid. Got a light?" I hear, turning and seeing a boy about 15 or 16.

"I don't smoke… and neither should you with those looks." I say, both of us smirking.

"I know, been trying to quit… damn, you are so tiny… mind if I call you by that nickname, Tiny?" He said as he eyed me.

"Long as I have something to call you by." I respond… what in the fucking hell has gotten into me? His accent… it's just…

"Finn…" He replied, extending his hand and me gripping it and shaking it… before he brought my hand up to his mouth and kissed it. "So you got a name, Tiny?"

"Amanda." I say before we headed off from the school and out into the city… what's one day of ditching gonna do, huh?

Finn and I ended up at the beach, finding a shady spot under the pier and sitting down on two lounge chairs he swiped for us.

"Native here?" Finn asked.

"Close… born in West Newbury, family and I moved here when I was about five. What about you?" I respond.

"Bray, County Wicklow… beautiful in Ireland but gets too cold at times. When we settled here, that's when I decided take every opportunity I can… because you never know when it'll be taken away from you." Finn answered, startlingly bright blue eyes looking into my hazel ones. "Damn, you are so damn cute…" He said quietly, making me blush.

"Finn!"

"Mandy!"

"Oh damn!" We both whisper, grab our backpacks and start to run…

"I remember that day… very well." Finn said as I sit up.

"Becky and John chasing us across the beach… and then somehow, the police got involved." I say, both of us laughing at the memory of the NYPD chasing us.

"And then later into that week, we snuck into that after hours club… I still don't remember how exactly we ended up under the highway without our damn clothes." Finn responded.

"We were just kids… without a care in the world, behaving normally. The only thing that meant anything to us back then was being around each other." I whisper before we both hear something in the hallway.

"Ordered some pizza since your fridge isn't stocked up yet… come on, one movie for old times sake, Tiny." Finn said, holding out his hand.

I grab onto it and stand up, us letting go and heading into the living room and Finn helping me sit down before going and answering the door. He pays the guy and sets the extra cheese and pepperoni pizza down on the table before going and getting some paper plates and cups.

I was more of a comfort to Seth than anything after he split with Carmella… I shouldn't be crying over him when his heart wasn't really in it.

It's halfway into Psycho that I start thinking back again…