Three weeks ago...
Jeff drove carefully, him and Beth hearing Amanda quietly sing Bring On The Rain by Jodi Messina and smiling… they both agreed that their surrogate sister had a gorgeous voice but that wrestling was her true career.
Stopped at the tattoo shop owned by longtime friend Shannon Moore, Jeff helped both his wife, who was 5 ½ pregnant with a little girl they decided to name Lynnette, and Amanda out of the car as Bria and Danny kicked, having been woken up.
"Won't take long, I promise." Jeff says as all three walked into the shop, dodging the North Carolina rain.
Shannon and Amanda hugged and the blonde haired man jumped back when he felt the two tiny sets of feet after resting his right hand on Amanda's stomach.
"Whoa! Those are definitely future wrestlers, kiddo." Shannon says, lowering his hand to his side.
Amanda and Beth sat down as Shannon started Jeff's tattoo, Beth smiling as Amanda watched the vibrant purple color go into Jeff's skin in fascination… it was a sibling love, it made her happy that she, Jeff and their children had strong people in their lives.
"After the little ones are born, how about another tattoo?" Shannon asks, motioning to Amanda's angel wings and I gconai Agus Deo tattoos after finishing Jeff's.
"I might just stick with two for a while, Shan." Amanda says, Shannon nodding and kissing her on her forehead.
Present time, American Airlines Arena in Miami, Monday Night Raw…
"Getting close to night time, they'll be crazier." Amanda says, rubbing her stomach as the babies or as affectionately nicknamed, the second gen demons, kicked like no tomorrow during their mother's video chat with Brie and Birdie.
"Hey honey, can you give me and Auntie Mandy a minute to talk?" Brie asks.
"Alright, Mama." Birdie says, her and Brie hugging and Birdie going to find Josie and Daniel.
"What's on your mind?" Brie asks after turning back to Amanda.
"I want to do a photoshoot like you did back when you were pregnant with Birdie." Amanda says, Brie smiling from ear to ear.
"Mandy, that's amazing! What do you have in mind?" Brie says excitedly.
"Well, I want it to be done at the Benoit house since the backyard is amazingly beautiful. What was it like when you took your pictures?" Amanda says.
"It was a bit cold that day but worth it. I'm glad you picked that house." Brie says, Amanda smiling too… and fidgeting a bit when Bria's tiny feet hit her ribcage, Brie laughing slightly. "They'll do that a lot, Birdie was the same way and so is Ethan." She says, rubbing her stomach as Ethan kicked as a sign that he was hungry.
Both heard a knock at the door, said their goodbyes and ended the video chat, Amanda standing up carefully and readjusting her light blue sleeveless maternity blouse before setting her tablet aside and answering the door.
"I haven't seen you in forever!" Amanda says as she and Sami Callahan hugged for a few minutes, Amanda closing the door as Sami rested his right hand on Amanda's stomach and felt the twins moving.
"Those two are crazy ones, just like Natia said." Sami says.
"I still can't believe that Natia and Enzo are getting married." Amanda says, remembering the shock and joy she felt when she saw a Sapphire ring on Natia's ring finger.
"That was a shock. Joe freak out?" Sami says.
"Surprisingly, he was calm about it. So what brought you here?" Amanda says as the two sat down and watched Finn and Dean's tag match against The Young Bucks.
"Catching up with old friends… things are changing so quickly." Sami says.
After the match that saw Finn and Dean victorious, everyone was relaxing and Amanda and Finn were looking up body painters and photographers after eating dinner.
There was a company not too far from the house…
Next Tuesday…
In separate rooms, the newlyweds were waiting for the painting to be finished as Amanda readjusted the top she had on over her bigger than normal and slightly sore bust.
On the left side of her back was an angel wing, a demon wing on the right and paintings of how she imagined the twins to look like painted on her stomach as the twins were asleep and the kicking was calmer.
The photographer was loving the photo shoot of the couple and the newlyweds were smiling too, the forest near the house as a perfect backdrop for the photos.
The last one of the photos was of them holding each other, their foreheads pressed together and smiling as their hands were on Amanda's stomach, Bria responding to the touch by kicking as if she were saying "Danny and I love you, Mommy and Daddy. We can't wait to meet you."
With the paint washed off after the photoshoot was finished and both in pajamas as nighttime was approaching, Amanda and Finn were on the couch after eating and she was leaned against him, his arms wrapped around her and their hands resting on her stomach as their son and daughter moved around.
"Think they're fighting in there?" Finn asks.
"I hope not… but we know they'll fight when they get older. All siblings do. But like all siblings, these two will patch things up quickly." Amanda says before the two kissed… and heard the front door open, looked and saw Enzo and Natia.
"Any ideas as when the photos will be put on Facebook, you two?" Enzo asks.
"Just be patient, Enzo. Can't rush things." Natia says as the two kissed when Enzo snaked his arms around her.
"How long do you want to bet that it'll be them with a kid on the way next, love?" Finn asks as his right hand rubbed across Amanda's ribcage when she flinched, indicating that one or both of the twins cracked a rib.
"Honeymoon baby, like our little ones." Amanda says as the two kissed.
They were a crazy blended family… but that was how they preferred it to be.