Working Life
"This is the sort of parenting thing I can never get used to." Punk admitted, sitting down in a crowd of people with his wife, unzipping his sweater as she turned to him.
"Are you nervous?" AJ laughed a little.
"I'm nervous for her." Punk nodded.
"She'll be fine." AJ smiled, "I'm so proud of her." AJ shook her head as Punk nodded.
"There's a lot of people here, what if she freaks out?" Punk asked her as AJ shook her head.
"Stop panicking." AJ shook her head, placing her hand on his thigh, "She's gonna be fine."
"How long is this on for?" Punk asked her, looking around the hall which began to fill, "When will she be on?" He asked, mumbling to himself as AJ just watched him.
"What are you gonna be like when she graduates? Or when she gets married? You can't even sit through a talent show." AJ smirked as Punk shook his head.
"Well one, she's not getting married and two, she'll be older when she graduates. She's six. I don't want her to be frightened up there."
"If she didn't want to do it, she wouldn't." AJ assured him, "She's been practising all week. She's excited." She nodded.
"I think Vivian was mad she couldn't come." Punk nodded.
"The school only gave us two tickets." AJ shrugged, "She got over it quickly once Coleen said she was ordering pizza." She said as Punk nodded, "Since you're leaving so early, maybe you should have stayed at home and got an early night. I could have videoed it." She nodded.
"Are you kidding? I wouldn't miss this for the world." He said as she smiled.
"Somehow I knew that." AJ nodded, "I wish I was… taking part in talent shows when I was six." She admitted truthfully. They both made it very clear that they wanted to give the girls the childhood they wished they both had, and parents they wished they had. AJ was so glad every day to see her babies smile and be happy, because at their age, she had already gone through so much and she couldn't imagine that being them. She was fiercely protective of their happiness.
"Honestly I think it makes it even more special. Obviously I'm not saying it's good, what me and you went through but… at least we know how important little things like this are." He nodded as she smiled.
"Couldn't agree more." AJ nodded, kissing his cheek, noticing his leg shaking as she smiled to herself. It was a nervous habit he had, "You're so sweet." She said, hugging him.
"Why is that?" Punk asked.
"I don't see any other dads as nervous as you." She smiled.
"She's never done anything like this before." Punk said.
"I know but she'll be fine." AJ smiled, "I thought I was bad." She giggled as Punk just shook his head.
They had to sit through a few kids performances as the show began. Punk wasn't paying much attention to them as he just thought about Raimy. He was nervous for her but confident that she was fearless enough to do something like this.
She eventually came on the stage and Punk smiled as she pushed the mic down to adjust to her height. AJ was right, she had been practising for a while and he knew she would smash it. She just seemed so little to be taking on something that not even some adults could do.
Raimy had written a poem to recite. Most of the kids were either singing or dancing, but she wasn't interested in that. She had the sweetest little voice as she took her time reciting every word perfectly like she had practised.
AJ kept her phone recording the entire thing, smiling tearfully as she watched her baby concentrate. She didn't rush, she was cool as a cucumber and barely phased by everyone looking at her. They were so proud.
Punk couldn't help himself, as soon as she finished he immediately stood up and yelled, "Hey, that's my girl!" He clapped as AJ stood up too.
"Woo!" AJ cheered as a few people turned around to look at how much noise the two of them were making. They weren't sure if it was normal to behave so loudly but they didn't care.
Raimy noticed them and smiled, waving to them, not embarrassed what so ever, just happy to see them. Punk smiled, blowing a kiss to her as she skipped off the stage.
"God, I love her." Punk shook his head happily, sitting back down as AJ smiled.
"She is amazing." AJ nodded in agreement. They were always going to be so proud.
"There's the star." AJ smiled, later on after the show as Raimy found them in the half empty hall where they waited on her, "Second place, baby. So good." AJ shook her head, crouching down and hugging her tightly.
"You guys were loud." Raimy giggled.
"We couldn't help it." Punk said, "That was the best thing I've ever seen." He said, crouching down and giving her a hug after AJ was done squeezing her, "And look, you got a medal too." He noticed as Raimy nodded.
"Did you have fun doing it?" AJ asked her.
"Yeah I did." Raimy nodded, "Was I good?" She asked them.
"So good." Punk said, "You were the most talented up there." He nodded as Raimy smiled.
"You were amazing." AJ nodded, "And I videoed it all so you can watch it and we can let Viv see it when we get home."
"I didn't miss out any words." Raimy smiled, happy with her performance, taking her father's hand as they walked out of the town hall and headed back to their car.
"You didn't. It was amazing." Punk nodded, "I could never get up in front of people like that." He said as Raimy smiled. She could always count on her parents to make her feel like she'd done a great job. No matter what she had actually done.
"I think we definitely need to stop and get ice-cream on the way home." AJ nodded as Raimy nodded.
"Yes please." Raimy smiled.
"What flavour are you gonna get?" Punk asked her, helping her into the car and strapping her in.
"Uh… I don't know." Raimy said, thinking about it, "I'll have to think about."
"Ok, baby. Have a think." Punk smiled, kissing her head and leaning out of the car, closing the door over and turning to AJ who smiled, "What?" He laughed.
"I'm just so proud of her." AJ shook her head as Punk nodded.
"Yeah, me too." Punk smiled, "You better phone Coleen and ask Viv if she wants some ice-cream."
"Oh, yeah. Or else she'll beat us." AJ nodded, getting into the car as Punk chuckled and nodded.
They eventually got home after going for ice-cream, and they celebrated Raimy's win together. Coleen and Vivian watched the video that AJ had taken before the girls were put to bed and Coleen left to go home.
"There you are, sweet wife." Punk smiled, walking into their bedroom where he saw her packing his bag for him.
"Hmm… now what could you possibly want from me?" AJ smiled over to him.
"Who says I want anything?" Punk gasped dramatically as she just shook her head.
"Because you only ever say sweet wife when you want something." AJ nodded.
"I do?" Punk questioned.
"Well, do you want something?" She asked him as he looked at her.
"Fancy doing some translating?" He grinned, pulling out a sheet of paper from behind his back as AJ rolled her eyes, "It's not my fault you're so wildly talented." He said as she took the paper from him, "It's Russian so… shouldn't take you long."
"Do you know how much translators make doing little translations like this?" AJ questioned.
"I pay you in babies, be quiet." Punk nodded as she smiled, "I told you I'd pack my things." He said.
"I know but you were putting the girls to bed and it was giving me the fear, I like you to be organised early." She said as he nodded.
"Well I can take over." Punk said as she nodded, walking around the bed and laying down on her side with the paper with the Russian she had to translate.
"Is this for your trip?" AJ asked.
"No, it's for the boys downstairs. Once you've finished it you can drop it in. Or I'll tell them to come by and get it." He said.
"It'll take me a quick second." AJ laughed.
"I know, I actually forgot to give you it." He admitted, "Lucky I remembered before I went away." He said.
"Well I'll drop it in tomorrow." AJ nodded, sitting the paper over on the bedside table beside her, "Do you have to go?" She sighed sadly as he nodded.
"I do, unfortunately." Punk said, packing his bag at the bottom of the bed, "It's just a couple of days."
"I'm just gonna tie you to the bed and then you can't go anywhere." She smiled.
"That wouldn't be a first." Punk shook his head as she smirked, taking her t-shirt off as he looked up at a glance. At first he thought she was just getting changed into pyjamas until she stayed laid out on the bed in her underwear, pulling her bra straps down as he scratched the back of his neck.
"Come on, I gotta pack." Punk sighed, trying not to look at her as he knew he would toss his bag to the side immediately.
"I know, I'm giving you some entertainment whilst you're packing." She smiled.
"I wouldn't call this entertainment." Punk said, watching as she tossed her bra over onto the floor, laying in the centre of the bed, hooking her fingers in her panties and lifting her legs up straight as she glided her panties up and off her legs, "You evil woman." Punk shook his head.
There was no way he could concentrate on folding up t-shirts into a bag when she was laying like that in front of him.
"How many t-shirts are you packing?" AJ smiled, parting her legs, running her hands down her body as she began touching herself and moaning quietly as Punk tossed his bag over onto the floor, climbing onto the bed and over her as she giggled, "You're weak, Mr Brooks."
"And you're evil." Punk nodded.
"I need some goodbye sex." AJ nosed his neck, "It's always the best."
"Every time it's like you think I'm going away for months." He laughed, leaning back and taking his t-shirt off.
"Well it feels like months." AJ frowned, cupping his face, "We really miss you here." She nodded.
"I know. I'll be back before you know it." He smiled, kissing her sweetly, trailing the kiss down to her neck as she smiled, closing her eyes as she felt him kiss down her body sweetly.
He kissed his way over her breasts, cupping them in his hands whilst he went further down, situating himself between her legs as her curved his arms around her thighs before burying his mouth between her folds.
She moaned immediately at the feeling, biting her lip and arching her back as he played with her clit and used his tongue around her. After seven years of marriage, there was absolutely no spark lost between them. It was still there and as heated as ever. In fact, she truly believed that having children had heightened her want and need for him. He was the one person in the world who truly knew her inside and out. Who knew her flaws, her past, her fears and worries, and he made her a better person.
"Mmm… baby." AJ moaned breathlessly, lacing her fingers through her own hair, feeling his mouth close around her, feasting on her like he wasn't going to eat again, "Fuck, that's so good." She gasped.
He didn't stop until she reached her orgasm, looking up at her as she got closer and closer, moaning louder and louder until she came, her back arching as her body went rigid.
"Fuck." AJ gasped, placing her hand on her forehead, sitting up and meeting his lips, tasting herself on his tongue as she smiled and turned around on her stomach.
Punk shimmied his jeans and boxers down, settling behind her, pulling her towards him by the hips as she smiled, feeling the tip of his length tease her entrance before piercing through her as she moaned out.
"Fuck." AJ moaned, balling the sheets in her fists as she felt him deep inside of her.
"Shit, baby." Punk moaned, cupping her ass cheeks, leaning forward and kissing down her spine as she smirked and shivered.
"You're so deep." AJ gasped, biting her lip as he began moving in and out of her from behind. She extended her arms out in front of her, burying her face into the sheets as he rocked her back and forth, feeling his hip bones crash against her ass as he pounded inside of her.
Punk leaned over her, continuing to thrust into her as he pushed her hair to the side and kissed her neck and down her shoulder.
"You're gonna make me cum." AJ moaned with satisfaction as he smiled.
"Good." He replied calmly whilst breathing heavily, kissing her neck whilst thrusting into her.
Having absence from one another, even just for a few days, was a really big deal for them.
Later that night after certain antics played out in the bedroom, AJ had fallen asleep, lying naked tangled in the sheets on her stomach whilst Punk packed his bag for real this time, smiling every now and then as he looked up at AJ.
He was proud of how far they had come, the life they had made for themselves, especially after all the horrible things that had happened, to AJ, to their life together. At one point he thought he'd never see her ever again and here they were in such a happy and content setting. He was grateful for every second spent with her.
He packed his bag up and sat it over by the door along with the other important things he would need like his computer, files, his passport. He then eventually got into bed, ignoring the fact he only had a few hours to catch some sleep before having to get up, but it didn't matter, because he'd spent the night loving his wife and he wouldn't trade that for absolutely anything.
He got under the sheets and watched as she opened her eyes a little, looking up at him.
"Go back to sleep." He said, cupping her cheek softly as she looked at him.
"Passport?" AJ mumbled.
"Check." Punk nodded quietly.
"Phone?" AJ asked.
"Check." He said.
"Computer, files, chargers and first aid?" She asked, shuffling closer to him and lying against him.
"Check. Check. Check. Check." Punk smiled, wrapping his arm around her as she trailed her finger down his chest.
"Call me when you get there." AJ said.
"Of course I will." Punk said, "I love you." He nodded, kissing her head as she closed her eyes.
"I love you too." She replied.