Merry Punkmas

"Where is she?" Punk's mother Linda asked as she cooked in his kitchen and he sat on the couch with his dad watching TV.

"She's working I told you." Punk said not taking his eyes off of the TV. "She'll be here soon."

"I saw her on TV last night." Linda gleamed. "I thought she just wrote for the paper I didn't realize she was a reporter on TV."

"She just started that a week ago." Punk told her.

"She's adorable." Linda said as she moved around the kitchen. "Don't you agree Joe?" she asked his father.

"Adorable." Joe agreed keeping his eyes on the TV also.

"Don't you agree they'd have beautiful children?" Linda asked her husband and Punk looked over to her finally and glared at her.

"We've been dating a few months, children isn't even on our radar so relax." He warned his mother.

"I want grandchildren." Linda reminded him seriously. "And you and April would make the cutest kids!"

"It's all she's been talking about." Joe warned Punk.

"Not happening anytime soon so relax." Punk warned her. "She's still young."

"I noticed that." Joe said to him. "How old is she?"

"25." Punk told him.

"I was 23 when I had you." She reminded Punk.

"Not happening and don't bring this up to April." He warned her. "She's very nervous about meeting you."

"Why?" Linda asked.

"Yea, why? Did you tell her to be?" Joe asked.

"Of course not." Punk scoffed. "She's just a good girl like that."

"I can't believe you're dating a good girl." Linda grinned. "All the years of you bringing home girls who didn't know how to wear a belt to keep their pants up and had no respect for you or themselves."

"No problem with April with any of that. She one of the most respectable women you'll ever met and to be honest, she ignored everything I ask so she doesn't respect me that much." Punk told her honestly and Joe laughed.

"That's a keeper. You need someone who will challenge you." Joe told him.

"She challenges me alright." Punk groaned and at that moment there was a knock at his door.

"Hey." Punk greeted letting AJ inside.

"Sorry I'm late." She said as he leaned down to kiss her and she turned her head. "Your parents are here." She reminded him in a whisper.

"I can kiss you." He laughed.

"Is that her?" Linda asked.

"I'm nervous." She whispered as Punk pulled her inside.

"April." Linda smiled warmly and pulled her into a hug.

"Hi." AJ greeted with a nervous smile and hugging her back.

"You are even more beautiful in person." Linda said to her. "Isn't she Joe?"

"Very beautiful." Joe agreed standing up and shaking AJ's hand.

"Thank you. I'm excited to meet you both Mr & Mrs. Brooks." She told them.

"Joe and Linda." Linda corrected.

"I thought I was going to pick you up?" Punk asked helping AJ out of her jacket.

"The camera guy gave me a ride. He didn't want to but I just jumped in his car." She shrugged. "He still hates me though."

"You did break his camera." Punk reminded her. "And you refer to him as 'camera guy'."

"For the life of me I can't remember his name ever!" She cried out. "I wrote it on my hand today but I washed it off by accident." She sighed.

"I already like her." Joe smirked.

"I have your present." She told him. "When do I get mine?"

"Eager." Punk laughed. "Tomorrow morning."

"Lame." She scolded and walked over to the kitchen. "Can I help?"

"I'd love that." Linda smiled.

Christmas Eve dinner went amazing. Punk's parents were in love with AJ. AJ was nervous but as the night went on she was back to her normal dorky lovable self. For the first time in forever Punk felt fully complete. His parents were home visiting and he had a great girl who fit into his family and life perfectly. At the end of the night Punk and his father cleaned since the women did the cooking and they talked on the couch and every time Punk looked over both were smiling or giggling about something.

"I'm going to head in for the night." Linda announced.

"Me too." AJ said to them.

"Night." Punk said and Linda walked into the guest room and AJ into Punk's room.

"She's a good one." Joe told Punk seriously.

"Isn't she?" Punk agreed with a smirk.

"I mean it." Joe told him. "Girls like her come around once in a lifetime. Hold onto her. Good values, morals, smart, funny, respectful and most important she makes you smile. I've never seen you sit through a meal without looking at your phone once."

"You know how it is with work." Punk shrugged drying the dishes. Joe was a retired police officer so he understood Punk's job better than anyone.

"I do. Which is why you didn't look at your phone once impressed me. You can't let the job consume you or you'll go mad." Joe warned him. "She occupies you."

"She does." Punk snorted.

"I wouldn't have survived without your mother." Joe told her. "This girl has a fantastic head on her shoulders and unlike any of the other girls you used to bring home, she has depth. I couldn't have picked a better match for you myself."

"Marriage isn't happening." Punk warned him and Joe chuckled.

"I'm not your mother. I don't care if you get married and have kids today or twenty years from now." Joe assured him. "I just want you to be happy. Do not let work get in the middle of that."

"She was working a gang story." Punk confided. "I almost blew it with her."

"She's a smart girl, she can take care of herself." Joe reminded him. "Who picks up and moves to another state without a plane like she does and manages to settle down as quickly? She also survived a serial killer."

"Yea I know." Punk nodded. "You know how hard it was for me working the gang beat though."

"Yea I do. It's not easy for anyone but you had a big target on your back, being my kid and being such a loud mouth." Joe said seriously and Punk laughed. "Almost got yourself killed."

"Got Silver killed." Punk reminded him.

"That wasn't on you." Joe scolded. "Get that out of your head."

"April's articles really bought a lot of that back up for me." Punk admitted. "I think that's why I hated it the most."

"Does she tell you how to do your job?" Joe asked him.

"No. I'm sure she would if she could though, she's bossy." Punk admitted seriously and Joe cracked a smile.

"Don't tell her how to do her job. I raised you better than that." Joe reminded him and Punk smirked.

"You're right." Punk agreed.

Punk walked into his bedroom a half an hour later and his mouth dropped when he saw AJ on the floor looking at her laptop he got her for Christmas. He had it wrapped with a ribbon and it was all scattered over his floor.

"Don't be mad!" She pleaded smiling. "I couldn't resist! It was just there!"

"I had it in my closet, inside of a bag inside of a box." He scolded.

"I was only going to shake it a little bit but there was a small piece of paper missing so I just tore it a smidgen to make out what it was then it just got out of hand!" she defended as he closed the door and walked over to her. "I'm sorry!" She laughed as he picked her up and placed her on the bed. "I love it though!" She laughed.

"You are unbelievable" He couldn't help but laugh. "You are truly the most impatient woman I have ever met in my life."

"It's way to expensive you should take it back." She told him.

"I'm taking it back anyway because you ruined the surprise." He informed her and her face dropped.

"I was kidding! I want it!" She said reaching for it but he wrestled her onto the bed.

"What am I going to do with you?" he asked as he placed his arms on either side of her body and hovered over her.

"Don't take it back." She requested sticking her bottom lip out.

"That doesn't work on me." He laughed shaking his head.

"It's perfect. It's exactly what I needed." She said to him.

"That was the point." He said a little annoyed. "Of course it was meant to be a surprise. You know, for Christmas."

"I thought the flowers were my gift." She reasoned with a shrug. "But then your mom told me you got me the most amazing gift and I had to find it."

"Flowers?" he asked.

"The beautiful wild flowers you sent to me today." She smiled. "They brightened up my office, well Alan's office but I'll take them with me."

"I didn't send you flowers." He told her.

"Oh." She shrugged. "There was no card, nobody else knows exist, I assumed it was you."

"That's where you're wrong." He said to her. "Everyone knows who you are. The uniforms drool over you every time you walk into the station that we have to mop it up." He smirked kissing her. "And now that you're on TV everyone can see you."

"Don't remind him." She cringed covering her face with her hands.

"None of that." he said using one hand to push her hands away. "I love your face."

"I love your heart, your face is an added bonus." She grinned.

Punk leaned down and kissed her deeply, shocking her for a moment. His body was now crushing hers and her hand wandered to his crotch and began to massage him. He thrust his hips into her hand as he growled into the kisses.

"No." She said coming to her senses and turning her face from the kiss.

"Ape, no" He almost cried. "It's Christmas and since you opened your gift I should get to open mine." He said reaching for the hem of her shirt but she slapped his hand and he laughed.

"Your parents are across the hall." she whispered.

"So? They're not listening." He said to her reaching for her shirt again but she again slapped his hand. "You're ruining Christmas."

"Don't you feel weird about it? What if they walk in?" she asked still whispering and this time he went for her shirt and she didn't stop him, she didn't help him either as he removed it and left her laying in her bra and jeans.

"Walk in? We're two adults and they know not to do that." He said to her with ease and went for jeans next. "Just keep it low."

"Me?" She whispered harshly. "It's you!"

"It's not." he laughed.

"You're so loud that I'm not sure if I'm with a man or a grizzly bear sometimes" She still whispered.

"You bring out the animal in me." He shrugged unzipping her jeans. "But I'm not that loud." He snorted and she used her strength to push him over and onto his back and crawled on top of him.

Punk ran his hands over her torso, bra and partly removed jeans. She pulled his shirt off and then kissed a straight line down his stomach until she hit his jeans and tugged them down to his ankles.

"I'd like to test that theory." She said. She slowly licked her hand and placed her hand over his shaft and began to stroke him.

"Although this feels nice, I'm still not loud." He smirked smugly.

AJ placed her mouth over his tip and sucked gently then slid down to take all of him until he hit the back of her throat.

"That's good but-" he stopped when she removed her mouth and gripped him. Her mouth moved over another sensitive spot and he his eyes widened. "That's it Ape." He groaned.

He couldn't see anything but the top of her head barely as she played with the sensitivity in her mouth. Her hand was stroking him and he was biting on his bottom lip and rolling his eyes to the back of his head. Just a few more minutes in he could feel himself begin to stiffen more and more in her hand, he was going to come but he didn't want to this way. He sat up forcefully and picked her up and laid her on the bed.

AJ rolled onto her stomach and he tugged her jeans down just to her knees because he was so close and couldn't waste another second. He felt her entrance quick to make sure she was ready, which she was, then slid into her body. AJ grabbed his pillow and buried her face into it as he sat up on his knees and used his body's strength to push into her as hard as he could. She was crying out but straight into the pillow. He dropped his body over hers and continued to thrust his hips into her from the back and grabbed the headboard over their heads for more balance and strength.

Punk didn't even realize it but he was growling and grunting so loudly, AJ didn't even notice because she busy trying to keep her own voice down. He felt his release about to boil over and moved quicker until AJ came, he wanted her to go first and did thankfully. He pulled out of her and she tolled onto her back and he crawled over body and straddled over her face and lowered his shaft into her mouth that she accepted gleefully. He was barely in her mouth before he came into it and she didn't let him go until she took all he offered her.

"We were good." Punk said moving off of her.

"You were loud again." She sighed happily as she stretched out and Punk pulled off her jeans fully now and grabbed a pair of his basketball shorts and slid them up her lower half.

"Worth it." He smirked grabbing an old Rancid t-shirt and putting it over her head and helping her into it.

"Thank you." she smiled happily and rolled onto her side.

"Do you really like the laptop?" He asked getting into the bed naked.

"You need to put pants on." she laughed.

"I sleep naked." he shrugged.

"I love it." she smiled kissing his cheek. "You're the best."

"I love hearing that after sex." He teased. "Are you ok being here? Not home sick?"

"No." She told him without hesitation. "I'm in the City I call home with the man I love. I wouldn't want to spend the holiday any other way."

Early in the morning Punk's phone began to go off.

"No." AJ moaned into her pillow and Punk reached over to the bedside table that was next to her and grabbed his phone.

"Brooks." he answered in a sleepy voice. "Alright I'll be right there."

"No." She groaned grabbing his arm before he got out of bed.

"I have to. Christmas is a high crime day." he said grabbing his jeans.

"Oh my god, really?" She asked horrified and he nodded. "Wait for me." She said jumping out of the bed."

"It's five in the morning, you stay here with my parents." He told her but she continued to get dressed anyway.

"Phil I'll be getting called in regardless." She pointed out. "What are we talking here? Homicide?"

"I don't know Ape." He said throwing a t-shirt on now and opening his drawer for his gun and badge. "Stay here, I can't bring you with me- you know this."

"I just really wanted to spend Christmas with you." She frowned.

"You will. I won't be all day." He promised kissing her but she didn't even respond to it, it was the frist time him getting called into work truly disappointed her.

"Yes you will and what am I supposed to do with your parents?" She asked.

"Just hang out." he shrugged. "They're cool."

"I didn't even give you your present, open it first." She insisted walking over to her bag.

"I'll be back before Christmas is over." He halted her.

"Merry Christmas." She forced out and he kissed her.

"I guess." She muttered and he eyed her.

"Play with your new laptop." He smirked and her eyes lit up a bit. "Don't make me feel bad."

"You know I'd never guilt you about work ever- except Christmas." She sighed.

"It sucks but somebody has to catch the bad guys right?" he asked. "Batman never took Christmas off."

"He didn't have family to spend it with. But I get it." She sighed. "And I probably really will get called in."

"So wait to be called in." He said kissing the top of her head and leaving the bedroom.

Punk grabbed his jacket and zipped it up. He grabbed his keys and wallet but stopped when he saw his dad walk out of the bathroom.

"Off to work?" Joe questioned.

"Yea." He nodded. "Keep an eye on Ape for me?"

"She seems like a handful." Joe said seriously and Punk chuckled.

"You have no fucking idea." He said amused. "I don't know how long I'll be and April might get called in-"

"It happens every holiday." Joe reminded him. "I know the drill, we're not leaving for a few days anyway- be safe." Punk nodded and left. A minute after he did so AJ walked out of the bedroom.

"Did he leave?" AJ asked and Joe nodded. "He forgot his phone." She said slipping on her shoes.

"You'll be able to catch him." Joe said to her.

AJ took the stairs since she just missed Punk stepping on the elevator, he was outside the building when she caught up to him.

"Phil!" She yelled and he turned his head. "Your phone!" She yelled holding it up.

"You're a life savor." He said walking to her.

"Merry Christmas by the way." She said placing the phone in his hand. "I didn't say it upstairs."

"You did not." he smirked.

AJ wrapped her arms around his neck and lifted her into a kiss and spun her around and that's when he heard it and froze. AJ went completely limp in his arms. It was like she was instantly lifeless. He heard two guys arguing then yelling to run. Punk didn't even look up at them though as he unwrapped one arm from around AJ and looked at the palm of his hand covered in blood.

"Phil?" She asked softly looking at his hand. "You're hurt." She frowned.

"Don't move." He told her dropping to his knees and and laying her on the sidewalk. He rolled her onto her side and pushed the t-shirt he had placed on her last night up and saw blood pooling out of her small body.

"Phil." She whimpered.

"Shh. Don't talk." He said pulling off his own jacket quickly and pressing it to her wound. "Somebody call 911!" he yelled out.

"It doesn't even hurt." She told him.

"What did I say?" he asked frantically.

"Phil?" His father asked rushing outside.

"Call an ambulance." Punk told his father fearfully and he nodded and kneeled down next to AJ as well.

"Was I shot?" She asked Punk. She was in shock but so was he. He had never froze like this, not even when his partner was shot.

"I don't know." He lied pressing the jacket into her back.

"Ambulance is coming." Joe said pushing Punk aside.

"Dad-" Punk was about to argue.

"I got this." Joe told him sternly removing the jacket. "You feel anything sweetheart? Move your legs for me." AJ weakly moved her legs and everyone was relieved.

"It's really cold." She said quietly.

"Here." Joe said removing his own jacket and passing it to Punk to cover AJ with.

"Ambulance is on it's way." Punk told AJ brushing the hair out of her face.

"Ow!" She yelled out feeling Joe press on the wound harder.

"I have to do this, Phil is going to talk you." Joe said nodding to Punk.

"I'm tired." She said.

"No don't sleep." Punk said to her.

"Did you see who did this?" Joe asked.

"No." Punk said to him.

"Were they aiming for her?" Joe asked.

"I don't know!" he yelled at his father as he turned pale as well. In the distance they could hear the sirens and he was relieved. "Me." he said after thinking for a moment. "I was holding her and then the second I turned her she got hit- it was me they were aiming for."

"Good. I'd take a bullet for you any day." She said weakly with a faint smile.

"Stop." Punk said to her. "You're going to be ok."

"I know." She replied tiredly.

"Sassy, even when shot." Joe noted.

"I got you Hawks tickets." She told Punk.

"What?" He asked confused.

"For Christmas, VIP section." She told him.

"I can't wait to take you to the game." He said to her.

"They're for tomorrow." She frowned trying to stay awake.

"We'll go to another one." He promised.

"Take your dad." She instructed. "Or your mom."

"My mom hates hockey." Punk smirked.

The ambulance pulled up along with two police cars a second later.

"Detective Brooks?" Anderson asked stunned.

"Shot's came from over there." Punk pointed as he watched the EMT's work on AJ. "I think there were two of them, male, I didn't get a look or recognize the voices. They were aiming for me and got her by mistake. They took off on foot, I heard them running. They went East."

"You should-" Anderson began.

"I'm going to the hospital with April." Punk told him without even looking at him and jumped into the back of ambulance as they loaded AJ up into it.

A/N: Thanks for the reviews everybody! And don't worry she's not dead or in a coma or anything ;)