WWE Fastlane 2015, after six man tag…

"Hey… that was great out there." Seth heard, seeing Amanda… she reached out to hug him but stopped when he lightly pressed his fingers into her collarbone. "Okay, that's not like you at all… what's going on here, Seth?" The 24 year old diva said, confused.

"Nothing." Seth answered and turned to leave… he reached the edge of the hallway when he heard "You know, I'm getting really sick of this, Rollins!" and turned back, walking to Amanda.

"What did you just say to me?!" Seth demanded.

"Lately, you've treated me like we barely know each other… and you might not care but that hurts me, Seth. What did I do wrong, why don't you want anything to do with me anymore?" Amanda responded, Seth slamming the Money In The Bank briefcase down in rage and muttering a name under his breath… but Amanda heard it. "He 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'!" Seth said.

Amanda closed her hazel eyes for a split second and slapped Seth, attempting to hit him again… only to be stopped and see her old friend Joey Mercury.

"Both of you calm down." Joey said, trying to keep the peace between the two.

"Joey, stay outta this!" Seth snapped at him.

Amanda carefully pulled her hand away and walked off, Joey turning to Seth.

"That was low, even for you! Mandy is a damn loyal friend, you idiot! And now you just want to kick her to the side because she's found the kind of happiness she hasn't had in years?!" Joey said.

"The second I get my loyal friend back, I'll rethink it!" Seth responded before leaving.

Down the hallway, Amanda pulled her hood of her Balor Club hoodie over her head, wanting to just disappear entirely.

This was a lot different than NXT but for Finn, it was a good way to learn, watching the main roster matches in person.

He stopped for a few seconds when he heard sniffling… the parts of chestnut hair sticking out from the hoodie the small woman was wearing was a dead giveaway to him. But in the few months he had known Amanda, he had never seen her this upset and walked over, crouching down and resting his hands on her knees.

Amanda looked up, brushing her tears away.

"I feel so stupid… I thought that Seth and I had hit a rough patch in our friendship but that we'd fix it…" Amanda said, her voice croaky. "Why did I even bother trying? He just keeps pushing me away… I called him out on it and things went to hell." She said, Finn pulling her into his arms… out of instinct, her arms wrapped around him and her head rested on his left shoulder.

"He's the one who's stupid, not you. He doesn't see what this does to you." Finn whispered before he picked Amanda up off the floor and took her to where her locker room was, putting her on the couch.

"I was also gonna talk to him about tomorrow night's event… I don't think I can go through with the scripted part, I just…" Amanda said, trailing off as she curled her legs up a bit so Finn could sit down. "It wouldn't be the first time in this business that it's happened, storyline relationships turning real off camera… he's acting like I betrayed him." She said quietly, Finn wrapping his arm around her shoulders after she sat up. "I'm just… I'm gonna go tell Hunter what happened and about everything…"

Amanda started to stand up but stopped when Finn's left hand wrapped around her right wrist.

"Whatever happens… between you and me or anyone else, it's none of Seth's business… there's nothing he can do but mouth off about it like a jealous little child." Finn said.

"Who's gonna believe him anyway?... he needs to get his own life together." Amanda responded, starting to feel calmer.

"Exactly, and we're far from the only ones who know that." Finn said, Amanda sitting down again. "Times like these… are when we find out who our true friends and companions are."

"The ones who don't run at the first sign of trouble… who are honest the first time we ask for it and us being honest with them…" Amanda whispered as they held each other…

Present time, August 26th 2015…

Dean opened his eyes a few hours later to see Seth glaring at him, arms folded.

"Oh don't give me that look, Rollins." Dean muttered as he sat up, rubbing his head.

"Gargano told me what you said last night." Seth responded.

"When the hell did I speak to Johnny Gargano? I don't remember a damn thing from after 11 last night." Dean replied.

"Sometime before 6am… he said that you suggested that me and Mandy should fuck and get the tension out of our system." Seth answered, Dean sitting up.

"Damn me and my mouth. Have you found her and talked to her yet?" Dean responded.

"No and I don't know how to this time." Seth replied.

"Neither do I." Dean said.

At the same time in hers and Finn's room, Amanda had the radio on.

Oh, life is bigger
It's bigger
Than you and you are not me

The lengths that I will go to
The distance in your eyes
Oh no, I've said too much
I set it up

That's me in the corner
That's me in the spotlight
Losing my religion
Trying to keep up with you

And I don't know if I can do it
Oh no, I've said too much
I haven't said enough

I thought that I heard you laughing
I thought that I heard you sing
I think I thought I saw you try

Every whisper
Of every waking hour
I'm choosing my confessions
Trying to keep an eye on you

Like a hurt lost and blinded fool, fool
Oh no, I've said too much

I set it up

Consider this
Consider this
The hint of the century

Consider this
The slip that brought me
To my knees failed

What if all these fantasies
Come flailing around
Now I've said too much

I thought that I heard you laughing
I thought that I heard you sing
I think I thought I saw you try

But that was just a dream
That was just a dream

That's me in the corner
That's me in the spotlight
Losing my religion
Trying to keep up with you

And I don't know if I can do it
Oh no, I've said too much
I haven't said enough

I thought that I heard you laughing
I thought that I heard you sing
I think I thought I saw you try

But that was just a dream
try, cry
why try?

That was just a dream, just a dream, just a dream
Dream

"Mandy?" Finn responded after wrapping his arms around her waist, Amanda leaning against him.

She wasn't sure whether she wanted to talk to the guys or strangle them.