TNA Victory Road 2011…

"I really hope this helps him, you being here." Beth said as Amanda held the sleeping Ruby Hardy in her arms.

"I hope so too." Amanda replied, the newborn laughing in her sleep and making both smile. "Such a cutie she is… I hope I have a child like her someday." She said, Beth smiling.

Alone about a few minutes before Jeff's match, 20 year old Amanda checked on him… and Jeff dropped the bong in shock.

"Mandy! Hey, sweetie!" Jeff exclaimed, managing to stand up and trying to hug his surrogate sister but Amanda stopped him.

"Jeff, you promised you weren't doing bullshit like this anymore." Amanda said quietly, feeling like Jeff had lied to her.

"It's a one off, chill out." Jeff responded, trying to leave but Amanda stopped him.

"You're not going out there like this, Jeffrey Nero! No way in hell!" Amanda replied, trying to lead him to the restroom so she could run his head under cold water but was shoved into the wall, which busted her head open.

"Shut up! You were fucked up too, Mandy Rose! And now you suddenly expect me to believe you're some innocent girl with all the bullshit you pulled?!" Jeff yelled, Amanda touching the top of her head and pulling her hand back, seeing blood.

Jeff stormed past her in his drugged up state… and Amanda, unable to control her emotions anymore, put her hands to her face and sobbed. It wasn't until she felt one hand on her shoulder and a washcloth pressed to her wound that she lowered her hands and saw Aleister Black.

"Please don't tell anyone about this…" Amanda said hoarsely, Aleister nodding and picking her up into his arms.

After she was stitched up, the two watched the 89 second match and Aleister rested his hand on Amanda's back, rubbing it as tears fell again.

Aleister had never seen anyone a mix of disappointed and betrayed like he had with the small woman to his right. Both looked up, seeing Sting and a now sober Jeff… and Sting whipped around and punched Jeff in the face when he saw the tense look in Amanda's eyes.

"You need to get yourself straightened out because if you ever hurt her again, I will snap your fucking neck!" Sting growled, grabbing Jeff by his throat… but letting go when he saw a flash of snowy white nail polish and saw Amanda.

Sting let Jeff go and Jeff left.

And it was later when Amanda was heading to the door that Aleister caught up to her.

"I know we just met tonight… but I was wondering if you weren't up to anything, would you like to hang out with me for a bit?" Aleister asked, Amanda smiling slightly and nodding.

"Lead the way." Amanda answered before they left, the two getting into Aleister's car and heading out into the city…

Present time…

Enzo turned and was right into the path of Braun, who threw him down and caused Enzo to collide back first with his own microphone… as Braun continued the scripted beating, he stopped when he heard footsteps and saw Amanda, now cleaned off and in her regular clothes, crouch down to Enzo.

"I don't get this, the Demon Mistress was beating Enzo down last week and then she turns around and saves him?!" Corey responded as scripted to.

"Friends have their disagreements, it doesn't stop them from wanting to protect each other." Michael replied as Amanda wrapped her right arm around Enzo's back and helped him stand up, Enzo resting his left arm around her shoulders before giving her a quick kiss on the side of her head.

"That or it shows how quickly people can go from sane to off their rockers." Corey responded, glancing briefly at him but soon back at the events taking place.

"Mandy has always been one of the few sane ones in this business, Corey." Booker T replied as Amanda helped Enzo to the back… only for them to stop and turn around when Braun grabbed the dropped microphone and turned his attention to them.

"Some things don't change, it would seem… or do they?" Braun responded before dropping the microphone and Amanda helping Enzo to the back.

"What was Corey's problem out there?" Enzo asked as Amanda helped him sit down.

"He bought into the lies, the fucking prick." Amanda responded, muttering the last part as she checked Enzo over for wounds but he stopped her and tried to stand up. "Oh no you don't, your ass is staying still until you're able to walk without limping!" She replied, Enzo not letting her stop him before Finn, Dianne and Dr. Amann reached them.

"I really don't have a choice, do I?" Enzo chuckled, trying to joke around before he was helped to the trainer's room.

To their relief, Enzo would be okay and nothing was broken… but Amanda could no longer fight it and leaned against Finn, who held her.

A few weeks later…

Amanda absentmindedly ran her fingers through her shoulder length hair, which was once again its natural color as she looked through the calendar on her phone and tapped her snowy white nails on her left hand against the desk.

Sure enough, she was three weeks late with none of the usual indicators… and thought back, knowing that the only time she and Finn didn't use protection was late September, just after the No Mercy pay per view.

Amanda saw a text on her phone, sent from Aleister.

'Are you alright, kid? You looked really pale earlier.'

'Yeah, just stressed.' Amanda replied, not wanting anyone to know until she confirmed it.

Amanda returned to the hotel with a few tests and took them… she paced back and forth after taking them, time feeling like it was dragging on.

She looked out at the desert skyline, lost in her thoughts… and then the timer went off, Amanda turning and lightly hitting the button before she looked at the tests.

The first one read Positive, the second had two lines and the third had a plus sign in its screen… and then she heard the door open and close before Finn walked over and wrapped his arms around her waist.

But the second he opened his mouth to speak, he saw the tests… and looked at Amanda with a smile before they kissed, Finn's right hand resting on Amanda's stomach and her left hand resting on his right hand.

In that moment, the rest of their worries faded away.