Lily stared at the car ceiling, feeling the bumpy ride under her back as she laid down on the backseat. With her earpods in place, she was trying her best to drown out the conversation going on in the front between Finn and Cathy. Apparently they were back together again. However they weren't 100% judging by the coded arguments they'd have every now and then during the trip.

Lily felt the car stop and when she sat up, they were in front of a gas station. Cathy got out and Finn turned around in his seat.

"Do you want anything out of the store? I can call Cathy to get it," Finn asked and Lily wordlessly shook her head. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing," she said, not looking at him.

"Something's wrong, I can tell," he said with a note of concern in his voice. He reached out and placed his hand on her bare knee. "You miss Della and Marina, don't you?"

"Well, yeah," Lily nodded. That was partially true since those two were moved to Smackdown now that their feud with Sasha and Bayley ended. It was also better to admit to that than say that Cathy made her uncomfortable.

"Hey, you still have me, right?" he smiled.

"For now…" Lily quietly replied, glancing out the window at Cathy walking out of the store holding a bag filled with snacks.

"Alright, the gas isn't going to pump itself," he said, sliding out of the car.

When Cathy got back into the car, she pulled the visor mirror down and refreshed her lipstick. Without looking at Lily she began speaking. "So, you've been traveling with Fergal for a while now, huh?"

"I wouldn't call a few weeks a while but yeah…"

"Has he mentioned any other girls?"

"No, he doesn't really talk about his personal life. He doesn't even talk about you," Lily replied, cringing after she said it. She didn't mean it like that but what she said could easily be interpreted as shade.

Apparently it didn't phase Cathy because she continued with the interrogation. "Have you seen any girls backstage coming onto him?"

"No, I haven't but I don't really pay attention to him once we arrive at the arena. We pretty much go our separate ways until the show ends," which was the truth.

Finally, Cathy turned around to face her, her brown eyes piercing Lily. "Has he ever tried to come on to you."

"Not yet. I mean, no," Lily cleared her throat.

"Okay, good. I'm sure your father wouldn't approve of that," Cathy smiled before turning back around. There was something in Cathy's voice that sounded threatening but Lily wasn't sure if that was the case or if she just imagined it.

Finn hung the pump up and got back into the car. "Lilith, we're in Toronto tonight but if we were in Montreal and the Nattie storyline didn't get derailed this would've been the perfect place to do the reveal."

Lily smiled, remembering one of her father's legendary promos. "I already know. Who's my daddy, Montreal?"

"Yeah," Finn laughed. "Imagine the heat."

They checked into their hotel first and then Finn drove to the arena at around 5. Lily went around to the trunk to get her duffel bag but Finn almost knocked her over trying to carry it for her. That action did not go unnoticed by Cathy. The look of pure annoyance on her face was priceless. If looks could kill, Lily would have been dead in the parking lot.

As always her first stop was Hunter's office. She wondered what her plans going forward were. Her storyline with Nattie was sidelined for now and she'd beaten all three members of the Riott Squad clean so there was no business left there. Now what?

"Hey, do I have a match tonight?"

"Not on Raw," Hunter shook his head. "Tonight is kind of stacked but I'm putting you in a match on Main Event against Ember. Main Event tapes before Raw so you may want to start getting dressed."

"Okay, Thanks."

When Lily made it to the locker room she sat in a quiet corner alone, changing into her gear and mentally preparing herself for her match. Ember walked over briefly to discuss a few spots but that was it. With her head down, Lily browsed her Twitter mentions until she felt a body settle beside her. Nattie.

"Just because D & M are gone doesn't mean you have to isolate yourself," Nattie said. "You seem young and I know you're doing this because of shyness and you don't really know anyone yet. I understand that but to others it may come across as rude and standoffish. I've been here a long time and I've seen girls kicked out of the locker room for that and not welcomed back until they learned some respect."

"I'm sorry. It's not that I'm isolating myself but I don't want to get my feelings hurt trying to talk to women who don't seem to like me," Lily shrugged.

"Don't like you? Did anyone in here personally tell you that they didn't like you?" Nattie questioned. "Look at this from our point of view. We get along for the most part but we're still competitive and we're all fighting for a spot. Boom, here comes this new girl out of nowhere being thrown into the locker room with absolutely no explanation. Of course we were confused and a little cautious. Heck, I'm still curious about who you are and how you got here but it's not my place to question management. So get your stuff together and come sit with the rest of us."

Lily followed Nattie's veteran advice accordingly. None of the other girls really had much to say to her besides speaking and small talk. They were preoccupied with Trish's apparent presence backstage tonight. When she looked up at the TV monitor, Main Event was starting. The first match was No Way Jose vs Tyler Breeze.

"I think it's about time we start walking," Ember said.

"Okay, I'm right behind you," Lily replied, standing in front of the mirror for a final look at herself.

By the time Lily stepped out of the locker room, Ember was out of sight so she had to make the journey alone. On her way, she spotted one of her idols. The Trish Stratus. Trish was in conversation with Elias as Lily walked forward. Trish turned to look at Lily and Lily was frozen, too starstruck to speak.

"I'll see you out there later, Elias," Trish said, dismissing him. She looked so poised, so confident, so professional...everything Lily hoped to become here in her time with WWE. Lily was very intimidated by her but Trish seemed warm and open. "I know who you are."

"Really? Wow. I've only been on Raw for a few weeks so to have a legend like yourself be familiar with me is crazy!"

"No, I know baby Lily Hickenbottom when I see her. You were never backstage but your mom sure was and she had plenty of pictures," Trish revealed and Lily gasped in panic. "Relax, this is our secret."

"Lily?" one of the backstage personnel members called. "We need you to gorilla now!"

Lily looked at the monitor and No Way Jose was celebrating his victory which meant she and Ember were up next.

They both worked hard during their match but there wasn't much reaction from the crowd other than chanting for one or the other. People were still filing in or grabbing food before Raw started.

When Lily walked out of gorilla, Dolph was standing there. McIntyre wasn't too far behind and Roman was wetting his hair so she assumed they would all be in the opening segment.

Dolph separated from them, smirking as he approached her. "I don't think we've been introduced yet."

Finn sighed, listening to Cathy's ranting.

"Are you attracted to her?"

"She's attractive," Finn shrugged.

"That much is obvious but I'm asking are you attracted to her?" she pressed.

"No," he lied to keep down confusion.

Cathy seemed satisfied by the answer, her body visibly relaxed. "Lily on the other hand. Is she attracted to you?"

Finn felt his eyes beginning to cross. "I have no idea and if she is, so what? She's a teenager, I'm sure teens are attracted to any guy giving them extended eye contact! We haven't been back together a full 72 hours yet and here we go with the insecurity."

Cathy scoffed, storming off. When she made it to the corner, she paused and looked back at him. "Guess you were right about the extended eye contact thing."

Finn walked forward, wondering what Cathy was referring to. Once he hit the corner, he spotted Dolph talking to someone who appeared to be Lily. Dolph's back was to Finn and covering Lily so he couldn't really see her. Moving closer, he saw that she didn't look very comfortable.

"From what I've seen so far you're really good. Let's not even talk about your look," Dolph whistled. "That match you had out there was great but it was wasted on a D list show. I'm a vet around here so I can make sure you're on Raw every Monday."

Finn cleared his throat. "Are you alright, Lilith?"

"What do you mean is she alright? Of course she's alright," Dolph said to Finn before turning back to Lily. "Aren't you, Lilith?"

"It's Lily, and I really want to get back to the locker room like I've been telling you for the last five minutes," she replied, walking around Dolph.

"I'm only going to say this one," Finn began, stepping up to Dolph. "Stay away from her."

"Or what?" Dolph challenged, narrowing his eyes.

Finn chuckled. "Give it a little while, you'll find out."

Roman's theme played and he went out to cut a promo only for Braun to interrupt. Dolph and McIntyre followed and finally Baron went out which prompted Finn's match tonight.

The crowd was very pro-Finn as always. They had a decent match and finally Finn went for the Coup de Grace, but Baron moved and hit him with the chair. The ref called for the bell, but Baron said he forgot to mention that the match was no DQ. Baron had the match restarted, hit Finn in the back with a chair, then hit End of Days. 1...2...3.

When Finn made it back to the locker room, he showered and started dressing. When he picked up his phone he noticed a missed call and text from Shawn.

Shawn: Tomorrow you two leave the country for Lily's first international tour. I know things don't get wild like they did back in my day thanks to camera phones but I still don't want you to let her out of your sight.

Finn: I'm on it sir.

Shawn: I'll be there next Monday for my role in this Hunter vs Taker feud.

Finn: Alright, see you then.

The tour began in London. Before the show started, Finn took Lily on a walk around to see the sights and sounds of England. After the show was over, he offered to take her to a pub a short distance from their hotel...until he remembered that she was underage so he went with some of the guys instead. Technically she was old enough to drink in London but he was sticking to Lily's American law.

Their next stop was Osaka, Japan. He did the same actions as the day before, touring her around while she took snaps of everything. They went to a restaurant where she ate too much and ended up getting sick mid-match. As soon as she hit the curtains she threw up in a cup sitting on one of the tables in gorilla.

Their last stop was Shanghai, China. Lily thought that it was crazy to think that she'd never been outside of Texas and here she was traveling the world.

"Hello?" Lily answered when her phone rung.

"What are you doing?" Shawn asked.

"A better question is what are you doing?" she looked at the time on her phone screen. "Dad, it's 2:16 PM here which means it's 3:16 AM in San Antonio."

"I was just checking on you. Your mom didn't want me to be overbearing calling you every night so I waited until the end," he replied.

"Everything has been going fine. The fans have been very excited to see us. I haven't had a bad encounter yet. Everyone is getting along and stuff. It's been great," Lily explained.

"Okay, good. I'll check on you tomorrow. Later today for me, actually," Shawn replied. "Love you."

"Love you, too, Dad."

A few hours later, Lily waited in line to board the bus that would transport the Superstars to Shanghai's Mercedes Benz-Arena for tonight's show. She followed Finn on but he went straight to the back where the men were sitting. She didn't feel comfortable going back there and she thought he deserved some boy time after running around with her all week.

Lily looked at the row she was standing beside. Alexa was by the window seat and a bag was beside her in the empty seat. "Is anyone sitting here?"

"No, but I like to keep my bag near me," Alexa replied, turning her head to look out the window.

Lily walked further until she reached Sasha. There was also a bag in the seat beside her. "I guess your bag needs a seat too?"

"Nah, I was actually saving this seat for Bayley but she's taking too long," Sasha said, removing the bag and placing it into her lap. "You can sit."

"Thanks," Lily replied, taking the seat. She was getting ready to put her earpods in when Sasha started talking.

"She's shook..."

"Who?"

"Really?" Sasha tilted her head. "Who else?"

"Oh, why do you think so?"

"Notice the top three women of WWE today. Ronda, Charlotte, Alexa. What do they all have in common?" Sasha asked. "You have that same thing. Ronda won't be here forever which means Alexa is still going to be Raw's top girl for near future. Her spot was basically secure until out of nowhere, they pull another petite blonde out of their ass. I don't know how you are on the mic yet but you're already better in the ring and you're actually willing to take bumps. All you need to do is schedule some time off to get implants and you'll be ready for your first year long title run."

"How do you feel about Charlotte?"

"Charlotte is very good and I respect her but at the end of the day she's...a Flair,"

"Oh," Lily nodded knowing that in a little while Sasha may come to think she's very good and respect her but would still think of her as...a Michaels.

Tonight's match was a 5 on 5 tag. Sasha, Bayley, Nattie, Ronda and Lily vs Ruby, Liv, Sara, Alexa and Alicia.

The match was pretty much a clusterfuck but the fans seemed to be enjoying it. Ronda was in the ring which caused Alexa to avoid being tagged. Ronda eventually became 'annoyed' and tagged in Lily.

Alexa immediately hit Lily with an elbow to the face. Lily made a comeback, flattening Alexa with a shining wizard. While Alexa was down, Lily went to the top rope. Meanwhile, Alexa recovered, getting up and coming to the turnbuckle.

Lily wasn't stable yet, her knees shaking as she tried to get her balance. She was trying to communicate this with Alexa without it being obvious. She started hissing "no, not yet" through her teeth but it was too late, Alexa yanked her down and she landed bad on her feet. Lily immediately felt her ankle buckle. She balled herself up on the canvas and grabbed it. The ref came over and it was obvious that she wasn't selling. He threw up an X to signal that she was injured and Lily was helped to the back.

Finn's match took place earlier in the show so he was fully dressed and waiting when she was walked behind the curtain. He followed her into the trainer's area.

"I have to call your dad," he said, digging in his pockets for his phone.

"No you don't. It was 3 AM there when he called earlier. It's still early there so I'm sure he's tired and I don't want to worry him," Lily shook her head. "I'm sure when he wakes up at an appropriate time and checks the dirt sheets he'll see it."

"I can't let that happen because then it'll look like I'm not doing my job," Finn stated.

"Your job?" Lily raised a brow before it hit her.

"Shit," he cursed under his breath.

"So you being nice to me, taking up for me and looking out for me has all been a job?" she angrily spat.

"Lilith, I-

"Get out!" she yelled. He opened his mouth to say something but she interrupted, throwing a bottle of rubbing alcohol at his head. He ducked but still didn't move. "I said, GET OUT!"

After the medical examination finished, it was concluded that it was just a sprain and she'd be fine in a few days.

"You'll need this," the trainer said, giving her a crutch.

They loaded on the bus and this time Alexa moved her bag and offered Lily a seat. Alexa was quiet for the first few minutes of the ride. "Are you okay?"

"Yes, it's just a sprain," Lily replied.

"I'm sorry," Alexa apologized. "I thought I heard you trying to say something but the crowd was so loud I couldn't understand it. You were near your tag partners so I just figured you were saying something to them."

"Yeah, I admit I wasn't very clear so I don't blame you. Thankfully, it's nothing serious. It's going to take a lot more than that to get rid of me," Lily chuckled.

When Lily made it to her room, she soaked herself in a tub of hot water. The swelling went down a little. She hobbled back to her bed and dressed in a t-shirt and panties. She saw that she had a missed call from her father. Finn apparently fulfilled his job duty. She couldn't believe him! Foolishly, she thought he liked her but everything that has happened between them thus far has only been a task completed by a Shawn Michaels' mark.

Della: Marina and I just saw the video. Can't tell if it's your foot or leg. It's not broken is it?

Lily: Neither. It's my ankle. Just a sprain.

Della: Oh, you'll live to wrestle another day.

Lily: That's what I'm hoping.

Lily heard a knock on her door. She groaned knowing that she'd have to get up again in order to answer it. When she hopped to the door on one foot, she looked through the peephole. There was no one there. She heard the knock again and noticed the connecting door in her room for the first time. She moved to it and opened it. Finn stood shirtless on the other side holding an ice pack.

Lily rolled her eyes. "Let me guess, getting a room next to mine is part of your job as well?"

"Just let me explain, Lilith," he pleaded.

"Go ahead," she folded her arms but didn't step aside to invite him in.

He sighed. "I'm not trying to stand here and you're in no condition to stand here, either."

"Fine," she moved aside, struggling to keep pressure off of her foot. He grabbed her arm but she jerked away which almost made her fall.

"Stubborn little girl," he said, picking her up bridal style and carried her to the bed.

"You were saying," Lily prompted, scooting backwards until her back hit the headboard.

"Earlier tonight you asked me a series of questions and I'm going to go ahead and answer before you kick me out again," he laughed. "The way I originally treated you had absolutely nothing to do with Shawn. I treated you the way I did because I saw how talented you were and something about you drew me in. Me taking up for you didn't have anything to do with Shawn either. Della and Marina are witnesses to the fact that I'd planned to look out for you before Shawn became a factor. I didn't have this 'job' until after I called him the day I trained you."

"I'm sorry I reacted that way. I was kind of hurt because I thought..." she trailed off, hissing when he laid the cold pack on her ankle.

"You thought what?"

"Nothing, it's stupid," she shook her head. Lily was aware of him moving the ice pack up and down her ankle and foot. "I thought maybe…"

"Maybe what?" Finn removed the pack and suddenly began massaging her foot with a strong touch.

They both sat there in relative silence for a moment, an obvious tension building between them. Lily had never experienced a moment quite like this. As a teen, she had boyfriends but she hadn't experienced such closeness with a boy as she was having now. A boy. Finn was far from a boy. She noticed his bicep ripple while he rubbed her foot.

"Maybe what?" he repeated.

"That maybe we had some sort of connection going on," she finally said. He didn't say anything and she felt hurt. She smiled it off. "I know right? Like I said, stupid."

Without a response, Finn leaned up and kissed her. It took Lily a moment to realize what was going on and when she did, she didn't know how to react. She'd kiss boys before but most of those kisses were inexperienced and hurried while stabbing their tongues down her throat. This one was slow and soft. Her thoughts were racing. 'My breath?! Oh, wait, I brushed before I got in the tub. Will he think I'm a bad kisser?' That thought reminded her...she needed to kiss him back. Lily tentatively and shyly kissed him back the best she could.

Finn trailed a line of kisses down her neck, taking time to suck in certain spots. He pulled her t-shirt over her head and reached behind her back to unhook her bra to free her breast. Her nipples hardened in response to the cool air. They hardened further when he dipped his head to take one in his mouth. If anyone heard her breathing without seeing what was transpiring, they'd swear someone was hyperventilating or having a heart attack...maybe she was. Finn rolled his tongue over her nipple in his mouth and began to suck on it slowly, dragging it into his mouth. Eventually he kissed a path over to the other.

He pushed her down to lay flat on the pillow whilst still connected to her nipple. He disconnected, sitting back on his heels. The first thing she noticed was the extra large bulge denting his pajama pants. She thought about the 'rumor' the girls mentioned to her on Day 1. When she looked at his face, he was creeper smiling at her reaction.

When Finn reached for her panties, she whimpered. He withdrew his hand. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing, but can we go slow? You're obviously well endowed and I'm...a virgin," she blushed, embarrassed.

Finn reached for her shirt, forcing it back over her head as he grumbled to himself.

"What?" Lily sat up on her elbows. "What's wrong?"

He shook his head. "Many things but let's run them down. First, I'm way to old for you. Second, your father trusted me to keep other guys away and there I was one satin piece of fabric away from having sex with you. Third, I'm trying to work things out with Cathy again."

"Let me run them back now. First, age is nothing but a number. Second, my father doesn't have to know unless you call and report that too. Third, keyword: again. How many times do you have to work it out before you realize it's not going to work?" she asked him. "Also, it seems like finding out that I was a virgin is what snapped you out of it. I just turned 18, my father is strict, overbearing Shawn Michaels and I freaked out when you accidentally touched my vag. I think it was safe to assume that my hymen was still intact."

"You make some good points but it's not up for discussion," Finn replied, pulling her sheets back and moving her under them.

"You don't have to tuck me in like I'm a child!"

"You are, in comparison to me at least."

"That didn't stop you five minutes ago," she muttered.

"Bad judgment on my part," he admitted, laying on top of the sheet.

"What are you doing?"

"Waiting here with you until you fall asleep..."

Lily yawned, smiling to herself. "I bet none of that was in your job description."

The next morning, they boarded the flight home. Finn sat beside her. Neither of them said a word the entire 16 hour flight from Shanghai to Columbus, Ohio for Raw. The silence wasn't awkward. It was blissful and comforting. It felt right. Thanks to last night, the energy had changed between them and they both knew it.

He carried her bags through the airport. The only thing she held was her crutch and her phone.

"Hey, my dad has made it and he wants to have lunch with us in his hotel room," Lily said reading her phone.

"Cool, but you might want to take care of your neck," he snickered.

"My neck?" Lily stopped, accessing her front facing camera. She gasped looking at dark pink hickies decorating her neck. He was still walking but he looked back at her with a smirk. No matter. This was nothing concealer couldn't fix.

When they made it to Shawn's hotel room, Hunter was also seated at the four person table. Lily felt awkward walking side by side with Finn after what happened.

Her ankle still hurt but she tried not to let it show because she knew Shawn would worry himself to death. She hissed as she put pressure on it.

Finn seemed to notice, greeting them to distract them from Lily's stride. "Mornin'!"

"You two had fun on tour?" Hunter asked.

"No," Lily quickly blurted.

"I thought you said everything was going great?" Shawn's brow knitted.

"It was but my injury kind of ruined the experience as a whole," Lily cleaned it up.

"You two getting along well?" Hunter questioned.

"Yes!" Lily said.

"She's not giving you any trouble is she?" Shawn inquired.

"Shawn, I have to tell you something. I didn't want to tell you but I think it's best that you know. I actually had to think long and hard about whether I wanted to come clean about this or not. I can't chaperone Lily anymore," Finn paused, sighing. Lily's heart leapt, she felt her legs shaking. "I can't take it anymore. I have to endure her teenage rantings, every time we pass Sephora she wants to stop and then there's her obsessive gushing over Justin Bieber."

"That sounds about right," Shawn chuckled. "Except you're behind on what's hip to the youngsters. Apparently Bieber is out, Shawn Mendes is in."

"This guy knows," Lily laughed.

Shawn tried not to obsessively watch his daughter tonight. It was hard but he knew he had to let her go. Her injury was enough to make him want to put her on the first flight back to San Antonio but he knew she wasn't going for that after she fought so hard to get here. The only thing he took comfort in was knowing that it wasn't serious.

His biggest concern now was men. He saw the way the boys watched and whispered about her whenever she walked in a room. Hell, she was beautiful, why wouldn't they notice? Her being this young, it would be easy for someone to take advantage of her but that's what Finn was there for. To step up where Shawn couldn't...at least not now.

Shawn went out for his segment and the response he got made him miss doing this every Monday but this was Lily's time now. Personally, he felt Ric was more overbearing than he was and if Ric could take a backseat for Ashley, so could he. Shawn knew he was critical and harsh when he spoke to her about her matches but he was just preparing her. Once Michaels gets added to her name, the fans are going to grade her 100 times worse than they would other performers. She was going to have to work 100 times harder to prove herself and live up to the Michaels name.

After the show was over, he hugged his daughter goodbye. He wanted her to leave with him but that wasn't possible at this point. It made him sad to see his little girl walk away from him without looking back.

Finn joined her. Lily was still limping and he put his arm around her shoulder to help her. That was fine but there was something about the way she tenderly slid her arm around his back that startled Shawn. Everything from their talking, laughing and body language resembled a couple but Shawn knew not. Finn wouldn't betray him.

Shawn shrugged it off as fatherly paranoia.