September 19th 2016...

Quiet was driving her and Finn crazy as they stayed there, holding each other… aside from the occasional claps of thunder, kisses and rain drops, it was quiet.

"It's just the storm… it'll blow over, it's okay." Finn whispered, his right hand rubbing up and down Amanda's back as they kissed.

The atmosphere became comforting to the two...until it wasn't anymore when knocks as loud as the thunder sounded on their door and Finn pulled his arms off of Amanda after another kiss and pulled his boxers and jeans on before walking over and answering the door.

"What happened to you?!" Devan demanded after the door to Amanda and Finn's hotel room opened and Devan saw Amanda with a split lip, black eye and bandaged nose after she sat up and wrapped and tied the navy bed sheet around her naked frame.

"Case of mistaken identity and assault by an idiot... I've dealt with worse, Devan." Amanda explained after standing up, Finn letting Devan in and closing the door.

"Amanda, you're hurt! No one has the right to do that to you, mistaken identity or not! Hell, it's not even right to hurt ourselves-" Devan responded.

"You harm yourself! You cover it up but you still do it!" Amanda snapped angrily, Devan looking at her in alarm as it was the same voice she used for her Demon Mistress persona, an octave lower and slightly dark, definitely not the softness he was used to.

But Amanda's expression softened and she held out her left hand, unclenching it. "And I know how you feel because I've done it before, Devan… it's not easy to admit when we need help, I've told you that when I saw you on that bench." Amanda responded as her voice resumed its normal gentleness, Devan lightly tracing his fingers over the scar… the scar that looked to be around the same time as the…

And then Devan figured it out, why the small woman seemed to go somewhere else in her mind when summer rolled around.

"It all crashed down on you… Mandy, why didn't you say anything before?" Devan replied.

"Admitting it made me feel damaged… because I could never escape what I did to myself…" Amanda responded, Devan pulling her into his arms and the two embracing each other.

Little by little, Amanda was opening up about it… and Devan and Finn were hoping she'd find some sense of peace with her past.

Devan eventually left and Amanda and Finn curled back up in their bed when she untangled the bed sheet from her.

"I'm sorry… I never wanted you to see that side of me, Finn." Amanda explained, Finn lightly cupping his hand under her jaw and tilting her up to meet his eyes.

"It's okay… I love you for who you are and that includes that side of you, Mandy. No matter what happens." Finn responded, the two kissing before pressing their foreheads together.

He wasn't afraid of her past, he wasn't running… and Amanda knew in that moment, Finn would never leave her…

Present time, November 4th 2016...

Amanda had just dozed off when she felt a hand resting on her back, opened her eyes and saw John. The two siblings hugged, Amanda with tears spilling out of her eyes and John rubbing his hand up and down her back.

"It's okay sis. It's okay." John responded softly, kissing Amanda on her forehead.

It was like triggers were going off in her mind… this storyline was creeping her out, plaguing her normally peaceful sleep with maddening nightmares.

John and Amanda let go… and he saw the look in her eyes.

"They're worried but Nikki and I've convinced them to stay where they are." John replied, knowing that Amanda's mind was wandering to where Brie and Daniel were mentally.

John left Amanda and Finn to talk… and Amanda's phone chimed and she saw the text from Hunter.

'It's on the news, are you okay, kiddo?!'

'Yes, just a bit shaken up.' Amanda replied.

'Okay… also, I heard from the higher ups, they approved your idea.'

'Awesome. The fans will see a new me on Monday, I guarantee it.' Amanda responded, Finn knowing from the small smile that she was starting to ease up from the hurt she was feeling.

Discharged from the hospital after receiving the clearance from the doctors, Amanda and the others stopped at a nearby Walgreens and picked up what was needed.

Amanda's perspective, A half hour later…

I look at myself in the mirror after rinsing the excess dye out, my chestnut brown curly hair now a bluish black color before smiling… much better now, I'm feeling like myself.

Heading out of the bathroom after changing into a pair of grey flannel pajama pants and a black racerback tank top, I see Finn look up… before he stands up, rests his hands on my hips and pulls me close to him before smashing our lips together.

"Boy, be careful with her!" We both hear, look and see Sheamus, Cesaro, Devan, Katherine and Rey, Sheamus and Cesaro heavily drunk and Devan, Katherine and Rey looking at us.

"I really didn't know what to do when they showed up at my room so… I brought them here. Have you dealt with drunks before?" Devan replied.

"Yeah… both of us have." Finn explained, guiding a now growling Sheamus to the couch.

"Off me, boyo… go paw your Demon Mistress, tie her up to the headboard, whip her and make her beg for more punishment! Because as she said, when it's from you… it feels so damn good!" Sheamus slurred with a drunken laugh as I nearly drop Claudio while helping him sit down, my face going a scarlet red as I remember… the last hotel that Finn and I stayed at, we decided to experiment after watching Fifty Shades Of Grey and Sheamus and Cesaro were in the next room.

Katherine starts laughing like crazy while Rey, who looks like he has steam coming out of his ears, levels a glare at Finn.

"Is it just drunk talk or have you been being rough with kiddo?!" Rey growled.

Oh, boy… there's gotta be a day where I'm not called kiddo anymore.

But in Rey's eyes, I'll always be kiddo… that's how it's always been.

Finn's perspective…

With everyone else settled down and asleep, I curled up in the bed and lightly rub my left hand up and down Mandy's right side as she slept peacefully.

Resting my right hand on her left hand, I lightly rubbed my thumb over her ring finger before kissing her forehead and holding her.

I'm getting older, I want to settle down in the near future.

And I want it to be with her.