"Ooh, ouch! That'll lay anyone out! How is she still…" Booker T says after Amanda was superkicked by Karl Anderson… she was still conscious but it wasn't unconsciousness that had them worried.
Amanda had tears of pain trailing down her face, blood seeping through her fingers and part of her right incisor lodged in her right middle finger. Even as Finn tried to calm her down, Amanda was still freaked out and Karl was in a panic, which had also driven Luke and Seth into a panic and Alexa into a frightened screaming frenzy.
"Guys, I'm so sorry!" Karl says, trying to help Amanda up but she backed away and buried her face into Finn's shoulder as he held her and Seth screamed at Alexa to shut up, Luke running up the ramp and back into the ring with a washcloth from Corey, who also followed them.
"She's frightened now, she'll calm down." Finn says, hiding his own anger towards Karl as he picked the small 26 year old diva up into his arms.
In the backstage area, Amanda felt her red earbuds being placed into her ears and heard Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix start to play at a low volume as Seth found the first aid kit and set it down next to Finn after opening it.
"Just as a distraction, love." Finn says as Amanda cringed a bit when the part of her tooth was removed from her finger but thankfully, the wound wasn't deep enough to need stitches.
Once it was cleaned up and bandaged, Amanda pointed to her chipped tooth as Finn placed an ice pack to her mouth.
"Yeah, Karl couldn't stop himself in time… still, that was damn wrong." Finn says, Amanda lightly squeezing his right hand with her left one after the dried blood and tears were wiped away.
"It's not the first time I've been kicked or punched in the face… it always seems to hurt worse though." Amanda says, her soft voice now with a slight lisp because of the chipped tooth as Corey walked in.
"Hey… how's she holding up?" Corey asks, Aries on commentary for him.
"Sore and shaken but okay." Finn says, Amanda looking at Corey after taking her earbuds out and turning Pandora off… and Corey walking over, lightly placing his right hand under Amanda's jaw and carefully examining Amanda's mouth after she set the ice aside.
"Ouch… losing teeth fucking hurts. I know I talk a lot of trash about you on commentary but I don't like that this happened to you and I hope you feel better soon." Corey says, Amanda and Finn a bit startled… but then Amanda turned to Corey, her hazel eyes showing a look that accepted what he said as truthful.
"Thank you, Corey..." Amanda says, putting the ice back on her mouth as Karl and Luke walked in, Karl with tears of his own falling.
Amanda stopped Finn from standing up, stood up herself after once again setting the ice down and Karl snapped his eyes shut and braced himself for a slap, backhand, punch or Amanda's sharp nails scratching at his face like she sometimes did whenever someone hurt her… instead, he opened his eyes as Amanda lightly rested her hand on his right arm after she brushed his tears away.
"You're not mad? It's okay, I'd understand it… for fuck's sake, I hurt you." Karl says.
"Sore? Yes. Mad? No. It was an accident, Karl. In this line of work, that happens a lot." Amanda says, Karl examining her carefully.
"Did you hit your head again?" Karl asks, Amanda lightly shoving him before the two hugged.
Amanda glanced in the mirror after they let go, her eyes closing for a few seconds before she saw Chris Benoit glance at her, a comforting smile on his face.
"Hold strong, little one… it can be fixed." Chris says before disappearing.
'Yeah… it can.' Amanda thought after a few seconds.
But right now, exhaustion was setting in… Amanda and Finn hugged after the others left and kissed gently before she headed off to the shower.
Amanda closed the door and stripped down, scrubbing her makeup off before stepping into the shower and turning it on… it wasn't too long before Finn joined her, himself also naked and the two kissed as their arms wrapped around each other.
What was needed now was comfort… and Finn knew exactly how to calm Amanda's nerves.