Casey woke up in the morning feeling groggy and the pounding of a headache. She rolled over in the bed and it took her a couple minutes to fully wake up. She started to replay the events of last night and she shot up in the bed once realizing how she was drunk at a bar. She looked around at her surroundings and noticed all the Blackhawks items on the walls and shelves which instantly told her where she ended up. She groaned as she plopped down on the bed. She placed a hand on her forehead as she tried to recollect the memories of how she got from the bar to here. She was coming up with nothing though and it was rather annoying.

She reached into her jean pocket and found her phone. She switched it on noticing she had twenty missed calls and so many text messages. She dialed the last miss call first and it picked up on the first ring.

"Oh my god Case where the hell have you been we've been so worried about you?" Seth questioned.

If there was one thing she could say about the Shield boys is that they did their best to take care of her and they worried when she attempted or went off the deep end. Casey answered, "Could you not shout so loud, I am currently suffering a massive hangover. I went to a bar last night and as you can tell I got really, really drunk. I am not sure much about last night. I haven't fit all the pieces together. I ended up in the last place I expected to be though, but I'm fine."

"Where are you? Want us to come get you?" Seth asked.

Casey smiled though he couldn't see it and replied, "You guys have a show I am off the card tonight so I will just see you on Friday."

Seth stated, "No way you're coming back with Dean and I tonight, we're going back to Vegas."

Casey spoke, "Really guys I will be fine." She could hear an exchange in the background and then a different voice came onto the phone she couldn't help but roll her eyes.

"You're coming with us so where do you want us to pick you up?" Dean stated.

She groaned and finally replied, "I will meet you guys in Vegas tomorrow. I can book my own flight and get there. Don't worry. Have a good show and I will see you soon."

Dean stated in a serious tone, "You better because you don't want me to come hunt you down."

Casey remarked, "Alright Dean goodbye. Bye Seth, bye Romie!" Casey shut her phone off and decided it was now time to face the music. She needed to fill in some blanks that happened last night and unfortunately there was only one man that was going to be able to. Ultimately the one she did not want to face.

She set her phone on the table and went to freshen up in the bathroom before making her way downstairs. She pulled her hair out of her pony tail and raked her hands through it, and then pulled it back into a tight pony tail. She finished up by washing her face getting rid of all the crud left over from last night on it.

She took a deep breath as she headed downstairs. She didn't see anyone downstairs and it was eerily quiet. She paused in the middle of the living room debating if she could go collect her stuff upstairs and be gone before anyone spotted her. Though that idea was short lived when the front door opened and Phil and AJ both walked through the door.

She looked like a deer caught in front of the headlights. Phil asked, "Are you trying to skip out on us? We brought donuts from the place down the street." She still stayed in her spot and shrugged at his question. "I'm not sure what's great for a hangover, but thought these might help and it looks like you need to eat. Are you eating on the road? AJ never sees you in catering."

Casey stated, "Trust me the guys make sure I eat."

AJ and Phil walked over to the breakfast bar and laid everything out. He walked over to her and handed her a coffee he was thankful she took it. "Oh the guys, well that's big of them."

Casey narrowed her eyes at him and asked, "What's that supposed to mean? They are the ones that are have been around protecting me and looking out for me while you have been on your sabbatical."

Phil pressed his lips together tightly as AJ watched on knowing this was just as hard on Phil. She also knew that Casey didn't fully understand all of it and she felt like she was abandoned she got that. They were both too stubborn to sit and talk about what they were really going through.

Phil questioned, "They look out for you? They protect you? Where the hell were they last night when you were almost taken advantage by a group of guys when you were drunk off your ass?"

Casey wore a hard expression to read Phil could see her jaw clenching it was something he did when he was getting ticked off and was holding in the temper. "I walked out on them last night. I told them not to follow me."

Phil stated, "If they really cared they wouldn't have listened to you."

Casey yelled, "Oh and you really care? You don't care about your fans, your hometown that you say you deeply appreciate and support, but when your hometown buys out an event you can't just show up to show them your support. They have all stuck by you week after week just holding out hope that you would come back to them. Then week after week they are thoroughly disappointed. Then after last night I imagine a lot of fans are just giving up. Paul Heyman comes out to your theme song. I mean what the hell is that? I know you watched the show, so why didn't you high tail it over here at that point and put that Paulrus in his place?"

Phil said, "They wouldn't have let me through the door hell they sent AJ home and she was supposed to be on the card last night."

"You're the great CM Punk I am sure you could have found a way in!" Casey exclaimed. She then looked over at AJ and said, "No offense to you AJ but I would have loved to be taken off the card last night then be subject to all the crap that went on last night." AJ just stayed quiet and nodded her head at Casey. While Casey shifted her eyes back to Phil. "People need you there."

Phil scoffed a laugh, "No one needs me there."

Casey was red in the face and the tears she was trying so hard to keep at bay just was getting so hard to keep in. "I need you! Don't I matter? Or am I just some girl that showed up eight months ago who happens to be related to you, but not someone you can be bothered with."

Phil ran a hand over his face and his expression softened as he looked at her. "You know that isn't true."

Casey asked, "Do I?" They stared at one another in complete silence before she turned and walked away heading back up the stairs to the room.

Phil sighed and looked back at AJ who gave him a grim expression. He took off up the stairs after her. The door was closed, he knocked softly before entering. She was on the floor leaning against the bed, with her arms wrapped around her legs, and knees pulled to her chest. Phil took a seat, beside her, on the floor. "Kiddo…"

She leaned her body to his and rested her head on his shoulder. She whispered, "It's been so hard with you gone."

Phil frowned at her words to him. He had been wondering about her since he walked out. He remembered when he first found out about his biological sister. It was something he never saw coming and he thought he'd never want ties to his biological side, but finding Casey she was the exception.

Flashback

Phil hadn't been sure how to wrap his head around things when his biological dad, Jake had shown up on his door step. Jake asked, "Can I come in?"

Phil had his arms crossed across his chest and said, "No."

Phil then attempted to close the door and Jake reached out to stop him. Before Phil could get a word in Jake stated, "Please I have information that you might want to be aware about."

Phil scoffed a laugh, "Really? What kind of information would I want from you?"

Jake said, "I would much rather talk about this inside than out here please."

AJ walked over and placed a hand on Phil's arm and said, "I think you should hear him out."

Phil groaned and opened the door back up allowing Jake to enter the house. If AJ wasn't here he would have been content on letting the door hit Jake on the way out. They walked into the living room and Jake and AJ took a seat, but Phil refused to sit down. He gave him a cold look that Jake knew he needed to just start. "A month or so ago I received a letter from an attorney's office."

Phil injected, "So how long are they trying to send you away for?"

Jake ignored his son and continued on,"It was a letter from a woman that I hadn't seen in twenty years. She recently passed away and it was in her will to let me know about a daughter I never knew I had."

Phil arched an eyebrow and shifted in the spot he was standing on. "You cheated on mom? Don't answer that I am not really surprised. So you are here to tell me I have a sister?"

Jake answered, "I am. I thought you would want to know I told Mike, but he didn't seem to care."

Phil stated, "Again I am not surprised. So where is this sister of mine?"

Jake replied, "I am not really sure. In the letter it talked about how she up and left her mother when she was in her teen years. I called around talked to some of the family friends. Her name is Casey Parker, and I guess home life wasn't all that great."

Phil questioned, "Are you trying to find her?"

Jake said, "No I am not sounds like the kid had enough of a bad childhood I don't need infect hers any worse."

Phil remarked, "How noble of you."

Jake laid down a folder and spoke, "This is the information I have on her and a most recent picture in case you wanted to find her or whatever. I just thought you should know." Jake stood from his seat.

Phil spoke, "Okay."

AJ stood also and said, "Thank you for letting us know." Jake looked at his son once more and knew he was not going to get a response anymore from him. He nodded at the young woman and then decided it was best that he left. Once Jake was out of the house AJ turned and looked at Phil who was now sitting on the couch looking at the contents in the folder. She looked at the picture of the young girl. "She looks like you." Phil nodded but spoke no words. "Are you going to try and find her?"

Phil shrugged his shoulders and said, "I don't know if I should sounds like she had a rough life maybe I should leave it be."

AJ answered, "Or you could find her and you could show her that even those who have had rough childhoods can come out on top. She has no one Phil and she just lost her mom. She probably thinks she's alone. She has you and you can introduce her to the family show the second chance at what a family should be is."

Phil smiled at her and then gave her a kiss on the cheek. "You always tell me exactly what I need to hear."

AJ smirked, "That's what I am here for." AJ pulled out her laptop and started a search.

Phil asked, "What are you doing?"

AJ replied, "Looking for the best private investigator." Phil was really grateful to have AJ in his life. She was always there when his life got crazy and always stood by him.

End of Flashback

The silence between Casey and him had finally gotten to a point where it was not awkward or tense, but relaxing. Phil asked, "What can I do to make it better?"

Casey answered, "Come back."

Phil took a deep breath and then moved so he could see her better. He said, "I would like nothing more than making it better for you. But coming back right now is not an option."

Casey stated, "Don't come back and wrestle just come back and be with me and AJ."

Phil gave her a small smile and replied, "Unfortunately it would be allowed to work that way." Phil could see the walls just building themselves back up. "You just got to hang in there a bit longer."

Casey said, "Or I could just stop and be here with you."

Phil shook his head no and stated, "Casey you worked hard for this, you can't just give it all up. If it wasn't for wrestling for either of us we never would have found another. Nor would we have found an outlet to surviving through all the crap we were put through. You're strong you can make it through this. You have been through so much already that the rest of this is just minuscule." He reached forward and pulled her into his arms giving her a tight hug.

AJ knocked on the door and smiled seeing the two of them in an embrace. "Was thinking maybe you guys want to go to a movie or something tonight?"

Phil stood up and helped Casey to her feet. "What do you say kiddo?"

Casey looked down for a moment and said, "Well I kind of told some friends I would meet them in Vegas."

Phil arched an eyebrow and questioned, "Vegas?" It took him a minute and then he put two and two together and looked at her like 'seriously' "Ambrose is not your friend. He's not a good guy Casey. He's crazy and dangerous. He's a stable mate right now. He's also under the Authority's thumb so anything they can use to keep you distracted."

Casey rolled her eyes and stated, "They don't know about you and I Phil. So it's not like the Authority are telling them to keep you and I apart. Especially when they don't even know that you and I are close enough I would be staying at your house."

AJ was worried whatever good terms the two had just came to was about to fall apart. Phil stated, "That maybe so, but don't underestimate Hunter." He paused for a moment and softened his expression. "Come on just come out with us tonight. We can go to karaoke I know you love that or go play some mini golf."

Casey cracked a smile and Phil knew he had her. "Okay fine I will hang out with you tonight and mini golf is definitely what I want, and a hot dog."

Phil said, "You got it kiddo, anything for you. We will leave you to get ready meet you downstairs in twenty minutes." Phil and AJ headed towards their room. Once inside he stated, "I am going to do anything in my power to keep her here." AJ hoped for Phil's sake that his idea worked.

The next morning Phil got up to see if Casey wanted to go for a run with him, but didn't find her in her room. He thought it was weird and headed downstairs, but found it also empty. He found a note on the countertop.

Overprotective pain in the butt brother,

I am sorry to just take off, but I know you wouldn't have let me leave. I am heading to Las Vegas I will text you once I land. Don't worry about me around dangerous men it's something I have unfortunately have grown accustomed to.

Hopefully see you soon,

Pain in the butt little sister

Phil crumbled the paper and mumbled, "Damn it."

AJ came down the stairs and asked, "What's wrong? Where's Casey?"

Phil said, "She's gone, she's gone probably half way to Vegas."

(AN: So what did you guys think? Got to see some Punk & Casey interaction. See all the emotions between the two. Plus get the start of their background.)