Two days ago, August 23rd 2015…
Sachael's head snapped up from the middle seat, startled to hear Amanda cussing.
"Are you alright, kiddo?" Sachael asked.
"A co-worker is being a jackass again." Amanda responded.
"Mandy, watch the mouth." Finn replied.
"You cuss too, mister!" Amanda responded, playfully swatting Finn's right shoulder… and a car horn blaring. "Wait for the fucking turn signal, asshole!" She yelled at the other driver, Sachael snickering.
"This is normal for her, right?" Sachael asked.
"She's venting out her stress, they won't let us swear on Tv most of the time." Finn explained as Amanda looked at her phone and saw a text from Seth.
'Tell Balor to watch his driving, he cut me off two traffic lights ago!'
Amanda rolled her eyes and Sachael saw the text.
"Ran into him a couple times I think. Is he always as short fused?" Sachael asked.
"He can be, especially when I don't spend as much time with him as I used to." Amanda answered, Sachael looking at Finn.
"He doesn't like you being around her, right?" Sachael questioned.
"Seth treats me like I stole Mandy from him." Finn replied as the traffic was moving again.
Sachael felt that jealousy couldn't just be the sole reason… and at the Barclays Centre, she found Seth and pulled him aside.
"What's on your mind?" Seth asked.
"A bit of advice, cut Mandy some slack and tell her why you're upset. No matter what choices she makes, they're hers to make and Finn has no bad intentions with her. You don't have to be short fused." Sachael explained.
"Short fused, what gave you that impression that I'm like that with her?" Seth responded.
"Claiming that Finn cut you off in traffic when he didn't." Sachael replied before she left.
And she was beginning to think Seth wasn't dealing with his anger in the right way…
Present time, August 25th 2015…
Policy Of Truth (Trancental Version) by Depeche Mode played through Amanda's rose gold earbuds as she tried to switch her mindset to the event… Sachael had left with Seth and Amanda knew she couldn't talk her out of it.
And then Amanda felt Finn's arms wrap around her waist, his head resting on her right shoulder as Amanda took her earbuds out before closing out YouTube Music and putting her phone and earbuds aside.
"You're stressing again…" Finn replied.
"I'm worried about Sachael…" Amanda responded.
"Worried that Seth will hurt her… and given how he's been lately, you have every right to be worried. Sachael's your older sister in every way that counts." Finn replied.
"And she's not herself now." Amanda responded as Finn lightly kissed her on the right side of her head and moved his hands to her shoulders and back after getting her to lie down, Finn massaging Amanda… and Amanda letting out a contented noise. "Lower, please?" She managed to ask, Finn moving his hands to her lower back and continuing with the massage… and he had to put himself on the couch to do so, bracing himself on his knees.
"You're all tensed up, Darlin'." Finn replied.
"I just hope he doesn't do anything stupid… he breaks her heart, I'll snap his neck." Amanda responded.
"Hopefully he won't mess up… he's already messed up twice with Leighla and Zahra." Finn replied.
"That's why I'm worried, Sachael is completely different from them." Amanda responded as Finn got her to turn to him and cradled her face in his hands.
But before he could speak again, the door was opened and Samoa Joe's eyes widened.
"Okay, lock the door if you two are gonna get hot and heavy!" Joe responded before he left, slamming the door… and Finn looked at Amanda, who was still underneath him.
"I guess this could be seen as a compromising position." Finn replied with a playful smirk, Amanda lightly swatting his right hip.
"We've gotta get ready for the taping, get off of me." Amanda responded.
"What if I don't want to?" Finn asked before he tickled Amanda and made her laugh.
And Amanda knew that Finn would always help her relax.
NXT Taping set to air September 9th 2015, Balor/Joe vs Lucha Dragons…
The collision was accidental as Sin Cara stood up, Finn immediately noticing that Amanda was down and checking on her.
"Mandy, you okay?!" Finn asked, his hands on her face and thumbs brushing back and forth as Amanda looked up at him.
"I'm alright, that just… startled me." Amanda responded as Finn helped her sit up and stand up, Finn resting his right hand on Amanda's face and his left hand on her back.
In the backstage area, Sachael and Dianne looked at each other.
"She's trying to hide an injury…" Sachael responded, seeing Amanda tense up and cringe when Finn touched her back.
"Doc, get over here!" Finn replied quietly, Dr. Amann reaching them and helping Amanda to the back… which left Joe in a 2 on 1 handicap match.
He had won though and reached the backstage area, only for Sachael to prevent him from reaching the trainer's office.
"Cool off before you go in there to check on her!" Sachael responded.
"Sachael, they left me out there!" Joe replied angrily.
"Finn decided that Mandy's health was more important, okay?! Calm your ass down, Joe!" Sachael responded.
Finn held onto Amanda's right hand as Dr. Amann examined her back… and when he touched her tailbone, she yelled out in pain and tried to hit him but Finn stopped her as Sachael ran in.
"Mandy, trying to hit a doctor won't help things." Sachael replied.
"I've dealt with worse, don't worry. Though I'm worried she might have a broken tailbone." Dr. Amann explained as Seth ran in.
"How is she?!" Seth asked.
"Too many people in here, Mandy's gonna feel crowded! Sachael, you can stay and I'm not going anywhere either so Seth, beat it!" Finn responded, Seth startled at that.
But not wanting to let Sachael see his temper, Seth walked into the hallway… and Finn lightly rubbed Amanda's upper back.
"Sorry if I seemed a little aggressive there, he tends to upset her and stress her out." Finn explained after turning to Sachael.
"A lot of your co-workers disagree with you two being around each other?" Sachael asked.
"Most are cautious about it, others get angry. The reason most are cautious is because my exes were assholes at times." Amanda explained, Sachael seeing part of the scar below her right shoulder blade as the rest was hidden by Amanda's tank top.
"Some people just don't know how to respect their significant other…" Sachael responded, her and Amanda hugging for a few seconds.
"After what happened earlier… are you alright?" Amanda asked once an ice pack was on her injured back.
"Well… sorta. Calmer but… I'm still between two minds. Fortunately, I think the other one is currently unconscious." Sachael answered, though Amanda could see she was still a bit unsteady on her feet. "Exam results came in… nerve shock to the lower body, most likely... because of his sudden move."
Amanda cringed slightly, Sachael lightly rubbing her right shoulder.
"You went through that… how old were you?" Sachael asked.
"16. I didn't know what the hell was happening to me." Amanda responded.
"Yeah… it does that." Sachael replied quietly, a flash of this 'second personality' coming through.
It was after being examined at an ER that they were back at the hotel… and Finn looked at Amanda, who was fighting sleep.
"Mind on too many things at once…" Finn responded.
"Even without me saying anything, you always know why I can't unwind. I want to call Immy and ask her for advice about what Sachael's feeling with both sides of her but Immy's probably sleeping now… wouldn't be right to wake her." Amanda replied with a tired smile as her right hand was in Finn's left one.
"I think she'll figure herself out. Given time, we all have to once or twice throughout life." Finn responded, looking past Amanda towards the window as it had started to lightly rain outside.
"Summer rain again…" Amanda replied, Finn readjusting the blankets over her and himself before their eyes closed.
Sachael hadn't expected Seth to find her but they had started talking… and his eyes widened.
"She was that young?!" Seth responded.
"Imagine my shock when I found out…" Sachael replied.
"No wonder she wasn't so mad at you for what happened, it would've made her a bit of a hypocrite." Seth responded, glancing up at the TV in the lounge as it was on a channel showing music videos for country music, just as background noise in the room.
"It was worry, Mandy has always put others before herself." Sachael replied as she started feeling sleepy.
"I think… a night's sleep will help you figure things out. I can tell you're still in a… mental battle." Seth said as he stood up, turning back to her once he had.
"Maybe that's why I… released myself to you. You know me already." Sachael replied before Seth helped her up.
Once they were in her room, Seth helped her into the bed after she got ready to go to sleep… and he decided to stay.
But neither had no idea what was waiting.