Miss You At All

Punk was back in New Jersey the previous night and already down at the station the next morning. He even beat Shawn there who was just coming back after his accident.

"Holy crap." Shawn whistled. "I didn't even know you were back."

"John found us last night." Punk said looking at his computer screen.

"Where's April?" Shawn asked.

"I was going to ask you that." Punk said to him and Shawn frowned. "John cuffed her and had her taken out of the room."

"That idiot." Shawn muttered.

"I need you to try to get them to give up her location." Punk whispered. "The Captain is already working on it but he doesn't think he'll get much."

"Then I won't either." Shawn said to him.

"I promised I'd be there with her." Punk said to him. "I at least want to make sure she's ok. I just need to hear her say the words and I can focus on what Cena wants me to do."

"What does Cena have you doing?" Shawn asked curiously.

"He wants me to bait Jake Miller." Punk said to him. "But I can't-"

"No way." Shawn said sternly.

"It's not a big deal." Punk said to him.

"I'm not letting my partner lay down for a deranged killer." Shawn argued. "And don't say you'll be armed because so was I and I still ended up in the hospital. And believe me kid I've been doing this a lot longer than you so don't think you'd end up any different."

"If it means getting this guy then so be it." Punk shrugged. "So what if I get a few scratches."

"A few scratches? You think that's all he'll give you after taking his beloved April away from him?" Shawn mocked. "You saw what he did to Bryan and he wants to do that to you. This guy is smarter than you give him credit for."

"I'd rather bait him than have AJ to do it and I know you'd prefer it too." Punk argued.

"I'd prefer that neither of you got anywhere near him." Shawn said to him. "Because now it's gotten to the point that I not only want you safe because you're my partner and I'd hate to have to get to know a new one." he started off mockingly, but he had truly grown fond of Punk over these last few months. "But now I need to keep you in one piece for April because I promised her after her mother was killed that Jake Miller would never hurt her or anyone else she loves again."

"Woah." Punk laughed. "We're just friends."

"Yea? You two stayed up all of those nights playing board games and gossiping?" Shawn asked seriously. "Actually let me ask you something else- what did you do when you got in today?"

"I went home and changed, stopped at the vet to check on Charger and came here." Punk said to him.

"Didn't sleep? Didn't shower? Went to check on your 'friends' dog then came right here to try to get in touch with your 'friend'?" Shawn asked amused.

"Alright." Punk sighed. "I like her it's fucking obvious, happy? Now can you help me track her down?"

"Sure." Shawn said happy he got his answers. He turned in his chair and turned on his computer. "I've got some friends in Virginia I can make some calls."

"Thank you." Punk said relieved. "You should have seen how they treated her and dragged her right out of there- kicking, screaming, crying and not even dressed."

"Why wasn't she dressed?" Shawn teased. "Doing 'friendship' things?"

"Shut up." Punk groaned. "Oh fuck." he said to himself.

"Yea I was kidding I already kinda figured-" Shawn began.

"Not that." Punk said annoyed reaching into his pocket. "I slipped AJ my pre-paid phone in to her bag."

"Call it." Shawn encouraged but Punk was already dialing.

"Hello?" Punk asked anxiously as the phone stopped ringing.

"Hello." A male voice greeted and Punk rolled his eyes. "I thought I said no contact." John said to him coolly.

"Where is she?" Punk asked.

"You sound like a broken record." John noted. "She's fine and I caught her about to make a phone call. I presume it was to you."

"Just put her on the phone." Punk sighed giving in. "Let me talk to her."

"She's occupied." John said to him.

"Occupied with what?" Punk scoffed.

"Nothing that concerns you. She's in with her new guards getting better acquainted so she'll feel comfortable." John stated.

"Oh fuck that." Punk mocked.

"Don't worry they won't get as acquainted with them as she did with you." John assured him sarcastically.

"You think those kind of jokes are fucking funny?" Punk hissed into the phone.

"I laughed." John chuckled. "Just relax and get back to work." he then hung up on him.

"I'm going to punch him in the face." Punk said to Shawn.

"Didn't John fly in with you?" Shawn asked.

"Yea." Punk said to him. "And he said he caught her with the phone- she's here or damn close."

"That's a helpful clue." Shawn noted.

"I just don't get why I can't even fucking talk to her." He said annoyed. "I promised her she'd be home for Christmas."

"That's six days." Shawn whistled.

"I plan on keeping my word." Punk said seriously.

"Well let's get looking." Shawn said to him.

AJ wasn't moved to a motel or a hotel for that matter but instead a small safe house. She was less happy about that actually she just wanted to be back with Punk. She hated these new Agents, she hated John and if she couldn't be with Punk she wanted to be back home.

"You have to eat." an Agent insisted as he walked into her bedroom holding a plate of food.

"Not hungry." She remarked coldly as she read her book.

"Am I going to have to take your book away from you?" The Agent asked annoyed.

"Is this prison?" She shot at him. "And if you touch my book I'll start screaming."

"I have never been around such a miserable woman before." The agent groaned. "I mean we're doing this to protect you, do you think any of us want to be here?"

"Great we both agree that we don't want to be here so let me call my friend and he'll come get me." AJ said anxiously closing her book.

"Not happening." He said with a sign. "So at least try to eat." he said passing her the food and she reluctantly accepted it.

"How old are you anyway? You look like you're 18." she mocked.

"28" the man corrected. "I'm Agent Kevin Baker. You can call me Kevin."

"Sure." she shrugged. "Can I borrow your phone Kevin?"

"Nope." he said and she rolled her eyes.

"How far am I from home?" She asked and again he ignored her. "Do you really think this is fair to me?"

"Honestly? No." He agreed. "But I have orders to give. I'll happily keep you company."

"I don't want company." She grumbled under her breath.

"Are you sure?" he asked. "I can play poker."

"I guess." AJ said as the Agent grabbed a deck of card and sat on the bed with her.

"Strip poker." he said dealing the cards.

"Excuse me?" she asked with a laugh.

"Come on." he laughed as he finished dealing the cards.

"No you can leave." AJ said getting off the bed.

"What's your problem?" He asked with a laugh. "This is the sort thing you're into isn't it?"

"No." AJ said shaking her head.

"Is it that tattoos?" Kevin questioned. "Does that do it for you?"

"I want you to leave." She demanded opened her door.

"Fine." he sighed walking to the door. "Eat though because I'd hate to have to tie you up and force you." He joked then she slammed the door after him and rested her back against it since she didn't have a lock on her door. She slid down the door as her eyes teared up and thought of Punk.

Days passed and Punk couldn't lead on either AJ or Jake Miller. It was also getting closer to his Christmas promise to AJ and he was starting to realize she wouldn't be home for it. After endless hours at work Punk was forced out of the station and headed over towards the vet to check in on Charger again.

"Do you want to take him home with you? I'm sure April wouldn't mind." the vet offered to Punk.

"Nah I won't be around during the days so much." Punk said to her as he scratched Charger's belly.

"He misses her." the vet noted.

"He's not the only one." Punk whispered under his breath.

"I'm going to be heading out for the evening someone always comes in at 2 to check in on the animals, do you mind locking up?" she asked him.

"Seriously?" Punk asked with a laugh. "This really isn't Chicago."

"Huh?" she asked.

"No go ahead I want to hang out with Charger a little longer anyway." Punk said to her.

"Have a good night." She said grabbing her jacket and purse and leaving.

"You want to go for a walk?" he asked Charger but he just didn't seem lively and Punk knew why, he missed AJ terribly. "Yea I feel the same way Charge." he groaned.

"Imagine how I feel." a voice announced.

Punk stood up slowly when he heard the voice but his back was to the strange man, he reached for his gun but he felt a gun to the back of his own head.

"Don't." the deranged voice warned and pulled Punk's gun out of his holster.

"Jake?" Punk asked.

"That's right." the voice confirmed. Punk felt the gun pressure and slowly turned around to face the man. "I don't believe we've been properly introduced."

"I know all about you." Punk said eyeing the man who he couldn't rush due to the weapon in his hand.

"And I you." Jake said to him. "Where is she?"

"I don't know." Punk responded honestly.

"You've been with her." Jake noted. "You've been inside of her."

"I have." Punk confirmed. "Feds took her."

"You know where she is." Jake said angrily.

"I don't." Punk corrected. "I've been looking for her though." he remained casual and boarder line friendly with the man capable of killing him on the spot. "You can help me if you want."

"Help you get your hands on her?" Jake scoffed.

"She's a friend." Punk noted. "She doesn't have feelings for me."

"She doesn't?" he asked.

"No." Punk said dramatically. "She's just not into me."

"I could have saved you the trouble and told you she wasn't your type from the beginning." Jake said to him. "April is a beautiful and smart woman who needs a man of intelligence to challenge and stimulate her mind and body. You didn't even make it passed your first year of college."

"You've done your homework." Punk grinned.

"You're not up to par with April." Jake added.

"Right." Punk gritted out.

"I need to find her." He said to him.

"I'm sure you do." Punk said slowly looking at the gun in his hand.

"But first you'll pay for your sins." he said to him.

"What sins have I committed?" Punk asked him.

"Touching what doesn't belong to you." Jake said to him. "Did you not hear the stories? What I do to those who dare get in-between me and April?"

"Killing her mother." Punk whistled. "You really showed her how much you loved her by doing that."

"It was meant to show her how far I'd be willing to go for her." Jake said to him. "I killed her mother if you think I won't kill a cop you're insane. Your usefulness to me expired the minute you told me you didn't know where she was and now you'll never be able to put your tattooed covered fingers on her again." Punk for the first time wasn't sure what to do but thankfully he had a few moments because Charger did as his namesake and well, charged the man.

"Fuck!" Jake yelled as Chargers teeth sunk into his arm causing him to drop the gun.

"That a boy!" Punk cheered picking up the gun and grabbing back his own. He whistled and the dog released Jake. "Well I guess this is the end for you." Punk said pointing the gun at Jake and standing over him. "Jake Miller you have the right to-" he stopped mid sentence as he felt a knife cut right through his leg.

"Ahh fuck!" Punk screamed. He hadn't even realized Jake had a knife on him as it stuck out of his ankle and Jake quickly came to his feet and ran. Punk fired shots after the fleeing man but the pain in his ankle was too strong for him to move. Charger on the other hand tried to chase after him but Punk figured when he heard Charger barking that Jake had run out the door and left Charger locked inside. "Fucking psycho piece of shit." he hissed pulling the knife out of his ankle and grabbing a towel to pressure on wound to stop the bleeding.

John walked into the ER where Punk's ankle was being wrapped and knew he was going to face his wrath.

"Great job." Punk noted sarcastically. "Baiting me was brilliant if only you were fucking there!"

"You didn't tell us where you'd be going." John noted. "How's the ankle?"

"It's fine." Punk groaned.

"We're just going to have to smoke him out." John shrugged.

"What?" Punk asked annoyed. "Everything you're thinking just stop and do the opposite because you're a fucking idiot and nothing ever works."

"Do you want to see her?" John asked and his head shot up.

"Are you messing with me?" Punk asked him.

"I think it would be safer to have you under protection as well." John said to him.

"I'm not going under protection." Punk scoffed.

"Then I guess you're not going to see April." John shrugged. "Shame."

"Shame?" Punk asked.

"She's not adjusting." John noted. "She hasn't eaten, she's giving the guards a hard time."

"She doesn't like being treated like a prisoner when she's the victim. Can't say I blame her." Punk said to him. "Let me see her and talk to her but I won't stay. If you give me a few hours with her I assure you she'll be a perfect prisoner for you." He remarked sarcastically.

"Fine." John said to him. "If we leave now we'll make it before she goes to bed."

"We have to make a stop first." Punk said to him.

"Where?" John asked.

"I'm bringing Charger. He'll lift her spirits." Punk said to him and he nodded.

"Fine." John agreed. "But let's get moving."

When Punk and John approached the house they could hear arguing and Charge was already tense hearing AJ.

"Give me a minute." John said pulling his gun.

"I'm a cop too." Punk hissed reaching for his own gun.

"Yea with a limp." John spat.

"A limp because of the incompetence of the FBI." Punk whispered back at him.

"Just stay out here." John said slowly opening the door but Punk was right behind him.

"It's fine." John said putting his gun away. "What's this?" he asked his Agent and April.

"He's a disgusting pig!" AJ yelled pointing at Kevin.

"She's a bitch!" Kevin yelled.

"Woah." John said walking towards them.

"I was only-" she started but when she saw her dog Charger running to her she fell to her knees. "Charger!" she squealed as the dog kissed her face. "Oh Charger I've missed you." she said as the dog crawled over her and continued to kiss her.

"Surprise." John smirked.

"Best surprise ever." she said happily then looked up and saw Punk. "Ok second best surprise ever." she said jumping to her feet and running into his waiting arms.

"Hi AJ." He grinned holding her tightly.

"Is it over?" she asked pulling away with hopeful eyes. "Did you get him?"

"No." Punk frowned and her face fell.

"Detective Brooks just wanted to bring Charger by and talk to you." John said to him.

"Can we do that in private?" she asked glaring at Kevin.

"Sure." John said to him. "Come on." he said nodding for the younger agent to follow him out.

"What's going on?" Punk asked once they were out the door.

"I've missed you." she announced happily.

"No with him." Punk clarified. "We thought you were in trouble you were yelling so loud."

"I don't like that agent." She said disgusted as Charger scratched at her leg for attention. "Does Charger get to stay?"

"Yea." Punk said watching her play with the dog. "John told me you're not eating, you're being difficult-"

"I hate it here Phil." she said annoyed. "They treat me like a prisoner!"

"How so?" he asked.

"It's not important." She said shaking her head.

"AJ talk to me." He insisted.

"I don't want to talk Phil." she said standing up.

"AJ what's happening?" he asked her.

"The Agents are rude." She said to him. "They keep trying to force me into eating food that I don't even like! That's why I'm not eating. And the one I was arguing with makes the most inappropriate jokes I have ever had said to me."

"What's his name?" Punk asked.

"Kevin something." she mumbled. "I don't want to talk about him I want to talk to you."

"I'm sorry I didn't keep my Christmas promise." he said looking down at her face and gently lifting her chin so she was looking up at him.

"It's going to be Christmas Eve in a few minutes and if you stick around I won't be spending Christmas alone." She noted. "It's not about being home for the holidays I just didn't want to spend another Christmas alone."

"Maybe John will take pity on me and let me spend Christmas with you." Punk smirked. "I don't think I want to be home alone either. Even though Shawn did invite me to his place."

"You should go." She encouraged. "Shawn's Christmas parties are legendary."

"I wouldn't have a good time knowing you were here alone." She said to him.

"I wouldn't be alone." she said to him. "I have Charger and Agent Asshole."

"I'll talk to John about that." Punk said to her. "It's bad enough you're here against your will but I don't want you uncomfortable on top of that."

"How much time do you think we have until John gets back?" she asked him as he laced his fingers with hers.

"I'd say a good thirty minutes." he said with a sly grin.

"Thirty?" she asked and he nodded as she reached up and gently kissed him.

"Plenty of time. If they come back in I'll just kick them out." Punk assured her and she deepened the kiss.

AJ pulled his face down low as he wrapped his arm around her waist and Charger began to bark.

"You'll get her for good after this." Punk scolded the dog. "This is my time don't be selfish." AJ giggled at the comment. "Where is your room?"

"It's down the hall." she said grabbing his hand and leading him down the hall. She turned her head and saw him limping. "What happened?" she asked as she opened her bedroom door.

"Nothing I twisted it." he said closing her door. "No lock?"

"No." She said annoyed.

Punk pulled his jacket off and grabbed AJ and pressed her against his chilly body. Punk was back to kissing AJ and when she jumped into his arms he hissed in pain slightly as all of her weight was on him and his ankle. She quickly pulled away and jumped down out of his arms.

"What happened?" she asked bending over and lifted his jeans slightly. "There's blood!"

"It's not important." Punk said pulling her attention back to his face.

"It is important you're in pain!" she argued lifted his jeans again to look at it. "Where you cut?"

"AJ please I am in pain but not in my ankle." he groaned.

"Tell me the truth." She said looking up at him.

"I got stabbed, ok?" He said to her. "Now let's get-"

"By Jake?" she asked. "How could you not find that important enough to tell me!"
"It's fine AJ. I needed a few stitches." Punk said to her. "I didn't tell you because I didn't want you to know that I let him get away."

"You let him get away after stabbing you? You think I'd judge you for that?" she asked him hurtfully.

"Charger saved my life actually." Punk admitted. "He was waiting for me at the Vets where I had been going every night to check in on Charger. He surprised me and he probably needs a lot more stitches than I needed thanks to Charger."

"I'm so sorry." she cried.

"Don't be ok." he said quickly. "It's ok. It's just my ankle."

"Phil I-" she started.

"Baby please." he cooed. "We don't have a lot of time. I don't want to spend this limited talking about that guy."

"Are you sure you're ok?" She sniffled looking down at the bandaged ankle.

"Yes." he assured her lifting her head so she was looking in his eyes.

Punk kissed her sweetly and backed her into the bed until they both fell onto it. Punk was eager and removed her t-shirt and bra. He was quick to kiss in-between her breasts and his mouth slid over to her left nipple and placed open mouth kisses over it and sucked gently. He looked up and saw AJ was crying a little and frowned.

"AJ." he said sadly.

"I'm sorry you got hurt." she sobbed and he kissed her cheek.

"I'm not hurt." he assured her. "I'm cut."

"He's going to kill you like he did my mother." She cried. "The only other person in my life who has tried to protect me besides her is you and he's going to kill you for that."

"He's not going to." he said kissing her cheek still, trying to stop her tears.

"I couldn't stand it if he-" she started.

"He won't." he assured her.
"Don't stop." She said sniffling.

"AJ I can't do this if you're crying." He said to her.

"I'm ok." she said stopping her tears.

"And so am I." He said to her and she gave him a weak smile.

AJ grabbed his face and kissed him. AJ's hand moved to the bottom of his t-shirt and pulled it over his head only briefly breaking the kiss to fully remove it. They were now both bare from the waist up and they were making out like teenagers. Punk's erection was growing and AJ could feel it poking into her stomach and that reminded her that she wanted more than kissing. Her fingers moved to his jeans and unbuttoned them and ran down the zipper. He never stopped kissing her even when she tugged his jeans down slightly and began to stroke him lovingly.

Punk kicked off his jeans and boxers the rest of the way and finally began to tug her pants down her thin thighs and legs and his hand was palming her slowly as she continued to kiss him. Their tongues were dueling and they were touching each other in just the right ways. His fingers were glistening from her body's juice as she waited for him to push this along. Two of his thick digits slipped in between her folds and oh, how he had missed that feeling of being in her body. His kissed continued as he pulled his fingers out of her and placed his arms under her knees and spread her as far as she could go.

Punk was inside of her in a few seconds and he didn't make a move as the contact caused her to gasp. Her mouth was open but nothing was coming out so he took advantage and ran his tongue over her slightly parted lips and bit and tugged on her bottom lip. His hips began to move and his chest was pressed into hers so he was as close as possible to her. He wasn't sure how comfortable she was in this position but she wasn't complaining. He still kissed her and the fact that he could he feel himself inside of her against his own stomach since she was so skinny only aroused him more. He wasn't sure he'd last but he decided right then and there he'd extend this 'brief' trip for a few more days.

AJ felt her stomach begin to tighten after a few minutes and she was tearing again but not from fear but absolute pleasure. Her arms moved to wrap around his neck and she pulled from the kiss as she cried out loudly. "Yes!" she screamed as her orgasm was so close she could almost taste it.

"So fucking perfect." he groaned as he buried his face against the side of hers in her hair. "Fuck AJ." he growled as she clenched over him. "That's so fucking good baby."

AJ took a mental note of him calling her 'baby' twice and would bring it up later but right now she needed her release and thanks to Punk it was coming sooner rather than later. Punk's thrusts were still slow but they were getting harder and harder until she finally came. Punk kept pushing into her spread and open body and a moment later he came as well. Punk released her legs but she couldn't even feel them anymore.

"How is it always better?" Punk asked her as his head rested over her breast as he caught his breath. "I mean it just always gets better."

"That was so good." AJ said breathing heavy and he kissed he lifted his head to look at her. He kissed her lips again and was still inside of her as he deepened the kiss. "Can you please stay for Christmas?"

"Yes." He said in-between the kiss.

"Can we do this again?" she teased.

"Fuck yea." he promised.

"Phil." she warned as his lips slipped and were at her neck now. She was arching slightly as he began to nibble there. "Phil don't start something you can't finish."

"I'm getting hard again." he warned her. "I'll finish."

Punk quickly sat up without leaving her body or parting his lips from her skin and he was sitting up with her now in his lap. His hands roamed her back and his hips were already moving as she dropped her head back and began to breathe heavily. Punk was leaving wet opened mouth kissed directly down the middle of her throat as he hips began to move with his. Her nails were dug into his shoulders as she cried out repeatedly. Charger began to bark and that's when they realized they weren't alone anymore.

"Fuck." Punk hissed picking up his pace. "You have to stay really quiet." he warned her.

"Phil I can't." she cried dropping her head so her forehead was resting against his. "You're just so good."

"I know." he said trying not to sound smug. "They'll come in here and check on you just-"

"God Phil!" She cried out as he hit into her perfectly.

Punk's fingers threaded into her hair and he covered her mouth with his to quiet her cries. His hips now moved so fast AJ came almost instantly and she screamed into his kiss. Punk moved his lips away from hers and her head fell onto his shoulder as he pushed into her until he came a few minutes later. He laid her back down in the bed and carefully pulled out of her.

"Don't go." She said rolling onto her side watching as he quickly got dressed.

"I'm not." he said to her zipping his jeans up. "At least not until after Christmas."

"Phil there's blood on the floor." AJ frowned looking at her white sheets that now had blood.

"It's bleeding through a little not a big deal." he said looking at his ankle.

AJ jumped out of the bed and grabbed her robe and tied it around her body.

"Just wait here."

"Where are you going?" he asked watching her walk to the door.

"Just sit there." she said to him.

The minute she stepped outside both Kevin and John were looking at her.

"I need the first aid kit." she said to them.

"What did you do to him?" Kevin laughed.

"Get her the kit." John ordered glaring at him.

"You didn't mention Jake stabbing him." AJ said to John.

"It only just happened." John said to her.

"Here." Kevin said passing her the kit.

"He's staying for a little his ankle is bad and it's Christmas." She informed them.

"I figured as much." John said to her. "Kevin will be here with you two if you need anything."

"Phil will love that." AJ said shooting Kevin a glare then walking back into her room only this time Charger snuck in with her as well.