Dire Warnings

A week later AJ was prepared to open her firm. She unlocked the doors on her first day and was still living on the high of her wedding and honeymoon. The wedding was small, Jenny and some of Punk's aunts and cousins, Maria, Cody and AJ even gave in and allowed Bonnie to attend. It was small and at home but it was perfect for them. They took off for their honeymoon and were only back yesterday.

Although she was sad the honeymoon was over she was anxious to get to work. She didn't have any clients yet but Punk spent a lot of their time off pumping her head up and telling her how great she would be at this. She nearly jumped out of her skin with excitement when she heard her office door open.

"Hi! Welcome-" She paused when she knew she recognized the man. "Mr. Brooks." AJ greeted warmly to Punk's father.

"April." Mike smiled and passed her flowers. "I heard you and my son got married. I wanted to give you these."

"Thank you." AJ smiled accepting. "They're beautiful." AJ placed the flowers on her desk and looked over her shoulder at him. "I'm sorry you didn't get an invite but the wedding was really small."

"I didn't expect an invite." Mike chuckled lightly. "That's not why I'm here."

"Oh, do you need a lawyer?" She asked proudly. "I'll give you the daughter in law discount which is free." She smiled.

"No, not here for legal services either." Mike smiled a bit. "I'm here about the Calderon family."

"Oh, what about them? They're not giving Phil or Bradford anymore trouble." AJ said folding her arms concerned.

"They might be planning it." Mike warned her. "They still come to my place and my night manager heard them talking about the cop they shot."

"What were they saying?" AJ asked worriedly.

"They were saying that they couldn't believe he didn't die." Mike told her. "And that they weren't done with him yet. They'd hit him where it hurts."

"What is that supposed to mean?" AJ asked terrified.

"I don't know. But I wanted to let him know but I know he won't want to see me." Mike told her.

"No, thank you for telling me." AJ said sincerely. "Is there anything else?"

"He didn't want to look obvious listening. That's all he heard." Mike told her and AJ nodded and felt her stomach turn.

"It's just they've been so quiet. Not a peep from any of them." AJ told Mike. "Why start up again?"

"Maybe they never stopped." Mike suggested with a shrug. "I don't really know and I know he wanted me to stay out of it but I can't ignore this."

"Ignore it." AJ insisted. "These men are so dangerous and not worth your life."

"He's my son." Mike reminded her. "Whether he likes it or not. I'm going to protect him."

"I'll talk to him and he'll know exactly what to do." AJ assured him. "He always knows what to do."

"They're very dangerous men." Mike reminded her. "They don't like cops and they really don't like cops who stick their noses into their business."

"This is my fault." AJ told Mike. "Bradford went to Phil because he knew Phil would help me for me. Then they broke in that night last year and threatened me and it just pissed Phil off more-"

"Phil has loved you his entire life." Mike informed her with a smirk. "Involving you was their mistake, not yours."

"He would have told me if something was going on with them." AJ said shaking her head. "He has no idea, I have to tell him."

"That's what I was hoping you'd do." Mike said to her. "And congratulations again."

"Thank you Mr. Brooks." AJ said walking him to the door.

"Please, call me Mike." He said to her. "I know he's not interested in getting to know me again or meeting his siblings-"

"He is." AJ told him. "At least about the siblings, he always asks about them to Jenny because she does still talk to you. Give him some time."

"I've got nothing but." Mike smirked and walked out of her office.

"What part of it's an emergency do you not understand?" AJ asked the uniformed officer who was sitting behind his desk.

"I already explained to you, Ms, Mendez-" He began and AJ cut him off.

"It's Brooks. Mrs. Mendez-Brooks. Brooks is my HUSBAND'S name. And my husband would want to be notified immediately if I showed up here with an emergency. His phone is off and I can't reach him." She told him annoyed.

"His in the middle of a raid. I can't just pull him out unless it's an emergency." He said to her and she glared at him.

"I just told you it's an emergency!" AJ yelled.

"You're standing here walking and talking without any sign of injury, you seem fine to me." He said with a forced smiled and she narrowed her eyes at him.

"I'll just go find him myself." AJ announced.

"Please, AJ." The officer groaned in annoyance now.

"I'm no longer Ms. Mendez?" AJ mocked.

"We've known each other a long time and I know you're being dramatic-" he began.

"I am not dramatic!" AJ defended.

"You are and this goes back before you were even dating him." The officer sighed. "Please just sit down."

"He could be in danger." AJ told him quietly.

"He's with a team of officers. He's fine." The officer told her. "I'll have him call you as soon as he gets back."

"You don't seem to understand this is a matter of life and death." AJ argued.

"What's life or death?" Punk asked behind her and AJ threw her arms around him. "I got all forty of your messages and ran out, what happened? Are you ok?" he asked pulling away.

"Dramatic." The officer mumbled under his breath.

"Phil." AJ said pulling him to the side. "You're in danger."

"Care to specify?" He asked her.

"Your father came to see me and told me the Calderon family are still going to his place and are discussing you-" She began.

"My father came to see you?" Punk asked angrily.

"That's not the point." AJ said shaking her head. "What he said was that Calderon said he wasn't done with you yet and would hit you where it hurts. He's going to try to kill you again!"

"Relax." Punk said walking her over to her desk and easing her into his seat.

"I can't relax." She said to him. "A very dangerous crime family is pissed at you. They've broken into our home before, they've shot you!"

"They're just talking big because they keep coming up short." Punk told her. "They know that my dad owns that place and they're just trying to scare him in hopes it will scare me."

"It scares me." She whispered and he had to laugh.

"Babe, it's fine." he told her. "Mike shouldn't have come to you with this to begin with."

"He's scared for you." AJ told him. "I don't blame him."

"No. He heard I got married and is trying to butt in." He told her. "Don't fall for it. I wouldn't be surprised if he made this shit up just to have a reason to talk to you."

"He wouldn't do that." AJ said to him.

"You don't know him." Punk reminded her. "Stop worrying about this. Go back to work."

"I can't just work knowing a dangerous crime family is out to get you." She said to him.

"You have to." He said simply. "Stop letting Mike get into your head. He wanted you to come down here to talk to me so I would be forced to contact him."

"You're wrong." AJ said to him. "He was being honest, I can tell! And there were a lot of easier ways to speak to you."

"Ape, please I have work to do. I ran out today thinking something was wrong with you." He said annoyed. "I'll talk to Mike."

"No you won't. I can tell when you're lying." She said to him. "That's fine. I'll take care of this." she told him and stood up and walked away.

Punk shook his head and sat down in his seat and that's when it hit him- what did she mean she'll take care of this? He jumped out of his seat and saw her walking out the station door and ran out after her.

"Ape!" He yelled jogging down the station steps and grabbing her arm. "What the hell did you mean by that?"

"I mean I'll go to your fathers place and talk to them." AJ told him and he glared at her.

"No you will not. You're a smart woman you know you don't just go and sit down with criminals and hope to reach a compromise." He said to her.

"You don't tell me what to do." AJ argued. "They seemed to like me when they were in the house! Maybe I can reason with them."

"Of course they liked you, you were wearing a bra and thong!" He yelled. "They put a goddamn knife to your throat. You stay the hell out of this. We've argued about this before, you leave the policing to me."

"You are going to ignore a threat because you don't want to think your father doesn't have awful intentions!" She yelled back.

"I'll look into it. ME, not you." He told her harshly. "You are an attorney, if I need a lawyer- I'll call you." he mocked.

"I'm also your wife." She scoffed.

"So go be a wife and sit at home and wait for me." He snapped and her eyes widened and he instantly regretted his words. He wasn't sexist but he did want to piss her off so much she would just go home. "Ape-"

"That is the most sexist thing I have ever heard you say." She said to him coldly.

"I didn't mean that- I just want you to go home and stay out of this." He said in a softer voice. "I promise I will look into this."

"I don't believe you." AJ said simply and turned around and walked away.

"Ape! Stay out of it!" He yelled after her but she kept walking.

Punk went by his fathers place and he wasn't there and neither were any members of the Calderon family. Punk pulled up outside his townhouse and called his father number and got his voice mail.

"You just couldn't stay out it. Don't ever approach my wife again in an attempt to scare her into a relationship with you. You've never taken an interest in my life before and I don't believe you want to know, I'm not sure what the fuck you're after but if you ever scare my wife like you did today we're going to have a big problem. For now on stay the fuck out of my life." He hissed then hung up the phone.

Punk walked into the house and Larry ran up to him and Punk petted him.

"Where's your mom? Still pissy?" He asked the dog.

"I am not pissy." AJ huffed leaning in the doorway of the kitchen with her arms folded and an angry face.

"You look it." He smirked.

"I'm worried." She said to him. "And you didn't even understand where I was coming from."

"I do." He said removing his jacket and tossing it onto the living room chair.

"Then you told me to sit at home. Who do you think I am? I am a sophisticated smart woman who graduated from law school at the top of my class." She reminded him and he nodded. "I won't let anyone belittle me-"

"I'm sorry." He said with a frown. "I just wanted to upset you so much that you would just go back to work."

"Well, it worked." She said to him. "And need I remind you I make a lot of money. I make more than you- you should be home cooking ME dinner."

"That is true." He smirked. "So you have a client?"

"Ok, so I WAS making more money." She defended quietly. "I just need to get my feet off the ground."

"It's not a race, Ape." He reminded her. "We're good with money."

"For now." She said to him. "Then what happens if these psychos come after you?"

"If I die, you'll be set for life." he reassured her and her face fell.

"I wasn't talking about money!" She yelled slapping his arm causing him to laugh. "I don't care about the money when it comes to your life!"

"Ape, I'm a trained professional I know my job and I know how to take care of myself. The last thing you should be worrying about is me." He assured her.

"Well, I'm never going to not worry." She said simply. "We both agreed it was odd they just backed off after failing to kill you."

"No we did not. You said that, I said if they kept pushing me they'd all be afraid of getting arrested." Punk reminded her.

"Something is wrong." AJ said to him. "I can feel it. They said they'll hit you where it hurts."

"I don't believe Mike." Punk said simply. "And if they did say something like that, hitting me where it hurts wouldn't be killing me- it would be going after you. So it's you you should be worried about, not me."

"They don't even know me." She huffed.

"You were engaged to Bradford, you were in the house when they broke in and they threatened you." He reminded her. "Also, we're married." he laughed a bit. "It's not much of a secret."

"It's you you're the talking about." AJ said and he walked her over to the couch.

"Ape, Mike will say or do anything to get back into my life. He's not a horrible guy but I just don't want anything to do with him." Punk explained. "He'll make up stories and lie. That's why he went to you and not directly to me."

"Maybe he came to me because you won't give him the time of day or take this seriously. At the end of the day you're still his son." She reminded him.

"He has his own kids." Punk said waving it off. "Let him focus his time and energy into them. I'm an adult and I've been keeping an eye on the Calderon's and I'm safe."

"You promise?" She asked.

"I swear." He laughed. "You upset yourself for no reason."

"It wasn't for no reason. We just got married and there's already someone trying to kill you." She sighed.

"I'm a cop, there's always going to be someone trying to kill me." He reminded her and she frowned. "You know my job, I've had it for years and I'm good at it. Stop making yourself sick over this."

"It's just everything has been so good for so many months. And I knew the Calderon's going into hiding was too good to be true." She told him.

"Relax, I've got this." he said then kissed her.

"Sex isn't going to make me feel better." She warned as he kissed her neck but she still pouted.

"Really? I doubt that." He said easing her so she was laying on the couch. "We were spoiled the last week in Hawaii." he told her as he tugged her panties down her legs from under her dress. "I could just roll over and be in you all day long. This is the longest we've gone without sex since we got married."

"I'm not in the mood." She said annoyed as Punk's head disappeared under her dress. "I just want- ah!" she gasped and smiled a bit. "That's good." She moaned suddenly and looked down and just saw his head bopping under her dress.

"It is." She heard Punk agree, but just barely as his mouth was occupied and he was still under her dress.

After nearly twenty minutes Punk reemerged from under his wife's dress and was sucking on his index finger as she panted on the couch with her legs still spread.

"You ok?" Punk asked amused as he suck on the tip of his thumb next to savior everything her body offered him.

"I want more." She moaned and he began to unbotton her dress.

"I need more." He said spreading her dress open but someone knocking at the door halted him.

"Who the hell is that?" AJ groaned sitting up and quickly buttoning her dress back up.

"Fuck." Punk snapped getting up and walking to the door. He looked back at AJ who nodded at him as she buttoned the last button on her dress. "Detective Henderson." Punk forced out.

"Detective Brooks." Henderson greeted. "Ms. Mendez." he greeted noticing she was standing behind Punk.

"Brooks." Punk corrected. "She's Mendez-Brooks now." He told him.

"Congratulations." Henderson smiled.

"You sent my wife flowers the day of our wedding, it's not like you didn't know." Punk said annoyed.

"Phil." AJ whispered and he let out an annoyed breath.

"I'm here on business. I wanted you to hear this from me in person, my team got the call-" Henderson began.

"Your father is Michael Brooks?" Henderson questioned and Punk shook his head in annoyance.

"That's what my birth certificate says." Punk forced out.

"There was an accident tonight. They're not sure he's going to make it." Henderson told him and AJ's face fell.

"What the hell do you mean?" AJ demanded to know. "I just saw him."

"He was mugged outside his casino and I guess he put up a fight. He was beaten very badly. They think he has brain damage." Henderson told them.

"Does his wife know?" Punk asked.

"She does. I had one of my guys pick her and the kids up." Henderson told him. "She wanted me to notify you. Thought I would do it personally. You should go down there, it doesn't look good."

"Give me five minutes." AJ said to Punk and she ran up the stairs.

"If you want me to sit with your wife while you go see your father-" Henderson began.

"Are you working with Calderon?" Punk asked bluntly.

"What?" Henderson laughed.

"It's just Mike was visiting my wife today and warned her about the Calderon's coming for me and now he's mugged and beaten nearly to death? You want to hang back with my wife? You've been hanging around my wife a lot actually." Punk noted. "Maybe you took her side against the those two rookies because you had bigger plans for her."

"I have no anger or ill will towards your wife or you for that matter." Henderson told him.

"There's something bigger going on and you and Calderon are part of it. I wasn't sure how it all fit but now I think I do." Punk said knowingly.

"I don't know what you're talking about." Henderson smiled and Punk smiled a bit himself.

"That's what I thought." Punk said to him. "If Mike doesn't make it and his kids have to grow up without a father I will not stop until I get you. I'll tie you to Calderon and his whole organization. I'll bring you all down."

"You're reaching, Detective." Henderson shrugged.

"Right." Punk forced out coldly.

"I'm ready." AJ said passing Punk his jacket.

"I'll give you two a ride." Henderson offered.

"You can go fuck yourself." Punk said simply as he took AJ's hand and walked to the elevator.

Henderson watched in amusement as they jumped onto the elevator. He pulled out his phone and dialed a number.

"Yea he's on his way." Henderson said to him. "Took the wife with him. He's onto us."