11/17/14, WWE Performance Centre…

"Just because I won't be cleared to wrestle for another few weeks doesn't mean I can't strengthen my arms again… and you know that Konnor and Viktor apologized for injuring my kidney. And why are you hovering over me, aren't you supposed to be getting ready for Thanksgiving?" Amanda said after putting the 10 pound barbells back and stretching her arms, Randy seeing the outline of the stitches on her back through her shirt.

"You know it won't be the same without you, Alanna misses you… and I've been wanting to ask…" Randy starts to say, trailing off but Amanda knew where he was going.

"You're on the fence about my friendship with Finn, aren't ya?" Amanda questioned, knowing that look. "You think after the 13 years you've known my family that I wouldn't recognise that concerned look? I know you're worried, Randy."

"Aw, isn't this cute."

Both looked, seeing Alexa.

"We don't have a sparring session today, I'm just trying to build my strength back up." Amanda responded, trying to keep a fight from starting and Alexa could see that.

"Go rest." Randy said, him and Amanda hugging before she left and he turned to Alexa. "I was fucked up mentally for a long time and took it out on her in horrible, traumatizing ways but she and I both grew up and I still care about her."

"Then keep her away from Balor." Alexa replied snarkily.

"They're good for each other and his blood is the reason she's still alive after that madness on NXT. Or are you with your sense of entitlement just jealous that you're not in the spotlight yet, little miss Bliss?" Randy said, Alexa narrowing her eyes at him in anger.

Amanda was leaned against the wall in the hallway… and yelped slightly when she felt the waistband of her yoga leggings hit her, turned and saw Finn smirking playfully.

"Good one…" Amanda said, Finn letting the smirk fall when he saw that she wasn't as energetic as she was earlier and rested his right hand on her left shoulder. "Lexa tried to start some stupid fight… you ever feel like some people are just crazy without an explanation as to why?" She asked.

"Quite simple… it's not Darth Vader, it's Diva Vader." Finn joked, trying to cheer her up a bit as well as giving a serious answer.

Amanda laughed before the two hugged, letting herself calm down.

"You always have a way to make me feel better…" Amanda said quietly as Finn's right hand gently rubbed up and down her back.

"And I know what'll make you feel a lot better…" Finn whispered before they let go and Amanda went to go grab her things.

Amanda found herself in front of the locker room at the Performance Centre and pushed the door open.

It was cracked open but enough for her to see… immediately, she took off and the door closed, Seth and Zahra pulling their shirts back on.

"Oh damn! Stay here!" Seth said, rushing out of the locker room and finding Amanda as she reached the South hallway and grabbed her by her right arm.

"Get off of me!" Amanda snapped, shoving Seth back. "I was in the damn hospital and you didn't stop by to see me! I called you repeatedly because Leighla showed up and said she hadn't heard from you in days like I haven't! How do you think she's gonna react when she finds out that you're cheating on her?!" She said.

"You were gonna rat me out?!" Seth demanded.

"Well you clearly don't intend on telling your fiancee that you're a two timing bastard!" Amanda responded, dialing Leighla's number which infuriated Seth.

Seth tried to snatch her phone away but Amanda grabbed him by his arm and he lost it and hit her, Seth backing up in shock when he saw blood trailing down her face.

"Mandy, I-" Seth started to say, Amanda shoving her way past him and into the locker room. She grabbed her things and walked outside, where Finn was and saw the blood, running to her.

"Mandy, what happened?!" Finn asked, pressing a paper towel to her mouth.

"I'll explain it later…" Amanda responded…

Present time…

It wasn't so much the rain that woke her up at 5 in the morning so much as the migraine that showed no signs of budging. Amanda didn't even attempt to stand up as her vision blurred, Finn stirring around.

His eyes opened and he ran the fingers on his right hand through her hair and massaged her scalp, Amanda trying to open her mouth.

"Shh… it's okay. Just rest up, lass." Finn whispered, Amanda giving into the comfort of his touch as he was now using his left hand to lightly massage her back.

But he knew she was gonna need some medicine to take the searing ache away for good.

Finn stood up after kissing Amanda on her forehead and headed to the medicine cabinet in the bathroom, returning with an Aleve gelcap and grabbing a bottle of water out of the mini fridge. Helping Amanda sit up, he put the pill in her hand and she put it in her mouth, swallowing it after the now open bottle of water was handed to her.

Closing the bottle and setting it down, Amanda let Finn help her stretch back out and felt him lie down next to her. She looked up at him with sleepy eyes and he ran his fingers through her hair again as he held her.

But neither had any idea how crazy things would get.

2/16/15, Amway Centre…

"Where the hell have you been hiding lately, why are you distancing yourself from me?!" Seth demanded after finding Amanda.

"You're one to talk! These past few months before you crawled into my bed while drunk, you've treated me like we barely know each other… and you might not care but that hurts me, Seth. You put your little fuckbuddy or whatever Zahra is to you now over our friendship!" Amanda responded, Seth slamming the Money In The Bank briefcase down in rage and muttering a familiar name under his breath… but Amanda heard it. "Finn 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." 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' or has it already happened?! And how is that so different from me and Zahra?!" Seth said.

The next thing Seth received was a slap across the face and touched his hand to his mouth, blood trailing down it.

"I don't even know why the hell I bother trying anymore… I really hope you're happy with your new life, Mr. Money In The Bank because there's clearly no place for me in it." Amanda said in a low angered tone before she left him there in the hallway.

Amanda closed the door to her locker room and sat down on the couch, putting her head in her hands… it wasn't long before the door opened and Finn walked into the locker room and over to her, Amanda looking at him and the two hugging.

They let go and he sat down on the couch, Amanda resting her head on Finn's right shoulder as he kept his right arm around her.

And he knew that she just couldn't deal with Seth's craziness anymore.