Black Boots

"How did you know?" AJ asked immediately.

"Malia talks." Punk said, "Told me she was where the policemen go today whilst I was putting her to bed." He said, "Why the hell were you going to the cops? And why the hell did you take Malia with you?" He asked her as she stood up and ran her hands through her hair.

"I just have friends there, that's all." AJ shrugged.

"Don't lie to me." Punk stood up, "What's going on? Whatever it is, you have to tell me." He said in a serious tone.

"Someone was in the house last night." AJ said, "I heard a noise downstairs so I went and checked it out. There was nobody there, so I just poured myself a glass of water and went to go back upstairs and then… someone attacked me from behind." AJ said, "That's when I blacked out. They must have left through the back door." She said as Punk sighed and ran his hand through his hair.

"Why wouldn't you tell me?" Punk asked, "AJ, this is serious." He said.

"And that's why I went to the police." AJ said.

"You should have told me first!" Punk said angrily, "You can't lie to me about something like that."

"I didn't want to worry you." She said nervously. She didn't want to fight with him, but she knew he had a right to get angry, "I'm getting alarms and cameras fitted to be on the safe side." She said.

"Why didn't you wake me when you heard a noise?" Punk asked her as she just shrugged, "Dammit, AJ. This isn't a game."

"I didn't say it was!" AJ yelled angrily, "I don't need protecting." She told him.

"What? Because you held up so tough on your own last night, didn't you?" He said, "Anything could have happened to you, don't you realise that?" He said, "Do you have any idea what I'd do without you?" He asked, "You can't handle something like that on your own."

"I have the police helping me."

"Fuck the police." Punk spat angrily, "They aren't gonna be sleeping next to you every night, I do that." Punk said, "Don't lie to me, Ape. Don't lie to me ever again." He said seriously as AJ looked up at him, "What?" Punk said.

"My ex is a police officer. I went to him." AJ said as Punk placed his hands on his hips and laughed a little.

"You're kidding, right?" He said, "You don't come to me and tell me about this, but you go to your ex?"

"He's a cop. That's why I went."

"And I'm your boyfriend, April!" Punk yelled, "Why didn't you want to tell me?"

"I don't know! I was embarrassed, scared… I knew you'd get angry and start accusing Tommy or Hank when… we don't even know if it was one of them. I wanted to deal with it on my own. I didn't want to worry you." She argued.

"This ex of yours…" Punk began, practically ignoring everything she said, "How long were you with him?"

"What does it matter?" AJ sighed with exhaustion.

"It matters." Punk said bluntly.

"Three years." AJ said, "We were engaged. He was-"

"You have got to be kidding me." Punk laughed as he ran his hand up and down his stubbly chin, "You were gonna marry the guy?"

"Yes, I was. But he turned out to be a jerk." AJ said, "He put his work before me. He was barely ever home. It wasn't a good relationship and I wasn't happy. Not like I am with you." She said.

"It didn't think to cross your mind at some point, that you were engaged before?" Punk asked her.

"I didn't think it mattered." AJ said, "It doesn't matter. It's you I'm with now. It's you I love."

"Why'd you go to him?" Punk asked, "What's the deal? Are you two still friends?" Punk asked folding his arms.

"No. I haven't seen him since we split up." AJ said, "He isn't a bad person." She made herself clear, "I went to him because he knows what he's doing."

"Fucking hell, AJ. It doesn't take a genius to fit some alarms and cameras in a house, and tell you to be careful." Punk said, "I could have done all that."

"I know you could have, but I didn't want you stressing over it. I know you're having a hard time with thinking about Tommy and Hank. I didn't want to stress you even more." She said.

"So what did this guy have to say when you saw him? You tell him you had a boyfriend? Or did that slip your mind?"

"I told him." AJ batted her eyes at him, "He didn't say anything. I asked him to fit some alarms and cameras and that was it. Then I left." AJ said, "You don't have to be angry with me."

"I'm trying." Punk told her bluntly, "I just don't get why you wouldn't tell me."

"You'd have gotten angry. You'd go out all guns blazing trying to find out who it was, and you'd get yourself in trouble. I don't want that." She said, "It was probably just a home intruder who panicked and looked for a quick exit."

"A home intruder who never took anything from your house?" Punk questioned, "This is serious, AJ. Did you tell this ex of yours why you wanted the alarms and cameras fitted?"

"No." AJ said, "I know I should have told you. About everything. About last night, about Daryl… but… it doesn't make a difference to our relationship."

"It does." Punk said, "You lying to me. That's a big thing." Punk said, "I don't lie to you."

"Don't brand me as a liar." AJ said, "I didn't tell you because I didn't want you to worry."

"You can't say that and expect me to just brush it off. Like you were doing me a favour." Punk shook his head, "Doesn't work that way."

"You have a right to be mad." AJ nodded, "I just didn't know how to tell you. It never really crossed my mind because I'm in a relationship right now that… makes me forget about everything else. It's just you I think of. I only went to Daryl because he's a cop." She said.

"Yeah? Well cops are useless." Punk spat, "It's those kinds of guys that look down on me."

"They don't." AJ shook her head.

"Trust me, they do." Punk said, unfolding his arms and looking across at her, "So you don't remember anything from last night?" Punk asked, "You didn't see anyone?"

"No. I checked all downstairs and I didn't see anything, so I poured myself a glass of water and then someone hit me from behind." AJ said as Punk grunted just thinking about it. Whoever it was better hoped he didn't catch them out.

"And you didn't tell your ex this?" Punk asked, anger seething through his mouth everytime he mentioned the word ex.

"No." AJ said, "I just told him there was some break ins close to me, and I wanted some cameras and alarms fitted to be on the safe side." AJ said.

"Because you know if you were to tell them about Tommy or Hank, then someone is gonna get really hurt." He said, "Hank hates a snitch. And there's one thing he hates more than a snitch, and that's cops." Punk said.

"I didn't say anything." AJ said, "Phil, please. Don't be mad."

"I'm not mad." Punk shook his head.

"Well can you tell your face that." AJ said.

"What if it was Tommy or Hank? I can't just do nothing." Punk shook his head.

"You have to." AJ said, "Putting the alarms and cameras in will be a good thing."

"You should have just woke me up last night." Punk said.

"I don't like being protected. I spent three years with a cop who snooped around my business the entire time and never let me live my life properly."

"This isn't living your life this is someone breaking into your house and attacking you. I think you need to be a little more concerned." Punk shook his head, "I don't care if you don't want protected. I'm gonna protect you anyway, whether you like it or not." He said bluntly as she just smiled.

"I didn't mean to piss you off." She frowned, walking in closer towards him, "There isn't anything between me and Daryl. You don't need to worry." She promised him, "I only have eyes for you." She said. And she really meant that.

"It's not that. I just… I don't know why you'd go to him instead of telling me what happened." Punk sighed.

"I just spoke to him about fitting the alarms." AJ said, "I didn't tell him anything else and I don't plan to."

"How long were you engaged for?" Punk asked.

"A few months." AJ said, "It was then when I realised I really didn't want to marry him."

"Why'd you say yes?" Punk asked, "If you knew you didn't want to marry him?"

"I thought maybe I'd feel different. I thought I'd adapt to the idea and it'd be amazing. It would feel amazing. But it didn't. He was too busy with work. I barely even seen him." She said, "And I didn't love him. Not like how I love you." She told him as he just nodded.

"Babe, you can't lie to me about things like that. Lie to me about when you get off work, or showering without me, or liking my cubs hat and my beanies." He said, "Don't lie to me about being attacked by someone in your kitchen through the night." He said.

"I won't. I promise." AJ nodded, "Did Malia really tell you?"

"Yeah." Punk nodded, "I asked her if she had a good day, and what she got up to and she told me." Punk said, "I always tell her never to keep secrets from me, even if someone tells her to. Anyone could say anything to her… do anything to her, and tell her it's a secret, and she can't tell me." Punk said, "The world is a cruel place. I wanna make sure she tells me everything."

"You're right to do that." AJ nodded.

"Comes in handy." Punk nodded, "Am I hard to talk to?" He asked her curiously, "Is that why you didn't want to tell me?"

"No. Not at all." AJ said, "I just knew you'd be angry and you'd want to find out who it was." AJ said.

"Well I'm only human." Punk shrugged.

"We can't just blame Tommy and Hank. They've minded their business these past few months. It looks like they're leaving us be, which makes me think it might have just been a burglar who messed up and didn't get anything they were looking for." AJ said.

"I wanna stay with you every night." Punk said, "To make sure no one comes in again. I mean, this must be a professional, because I locked the doors last night." He remembered, "Tommy and Hank aren't smart enough to unlock a locked door." He said.

"Stay with me then." She nodded, looking up at him. She knew she should have told him, and his protection did mean the world to her. She didn't know what she was thinking, "Move in with me." She said as Punk looked down at her, "You and Malia. Move in." She nodded.

"Seriously?" Punk said as AJ nodded.

"Yeah." AJ nodded, "You're right. No cameras or alarms will compare to the protection you give me." She said, "Move in with me." She nodded, "What's stopping us?"

"Are you sure?" Punk smiled as AJ nodded.

"Yeah. I don't wanna be with anyone else." AJ said, "You know that, right?"

"I know." Punk nodded, "I didn't doubt you. I just don't want you to hide things from me." Punk said, "I mean… if you think you can put up with my shit all the time, then yeah… I'll move in." Punk nodded with a smile, "But don't hide things from me. We can get to the bottom of this together." He said as AJ nodded.

"I promise." AJ smiled, wrapping her arms around his neck, "Do you forgive me?" She asked with a frown. She knew she was in the wrong for lying, but she felt she had a good enough reason. But he was right, they could work at this together.

"You really wanna live with me?" He asked with amazement as she laughed, "You aren't just saying this because you think I'm mad with you? Are you?" He questioned.

"No, of course I'm not. I was gonna say last night, but we fell asleep pretty quickly. I've been thinking about it the past few weeks." She said as he smiled.

"Malia is gonna love this." Punk said, "She loves your house." He said as AJ smiled.

"What about Shadow and Marie? Do they love it?" She asked, looking over at Shadow lying half out of his bed. The puppy was growing fast and was getting extremely playful and mischievous. Marie was still as elegant as ever, and was no doubt fast asleep in beside Malia.

"I'm pretty sure they do." Punk chuckled.

"Good." AJ nodded, "It's settled then." She smiled as he nodded, leaning down and pressing his lips against hers.

The kiss got deep pretty quickly, and before AJ knew it, she was being picked up and taken into the bedroom, the door closing behind them as Punk placed her in the centre of the bed, stripping off his t-shirt before towering over her and kissing her sweetly.

"Oh God." AJ moaned, feeling him squeeze her breasts through her t-shirt, wanting more of a skin contact she took her own t-shirt off and sat up to unclasp her bra, throwing it away and lying back down, taking him with her as his lips met against hers again, feeling her take his hand, lowering it down and into her jeans and panties as he smirked.

"Mmm… feel how wet I am." She whispered as he chuckled against her neck and kissed in at the sweet skin, occasionally tugging on her ear lobe, all the while his hand was in her panties, palming her and spreading her folds to stroke her sensitive nub.

"Shit… you are wet." He smirked, kissing down her body, kissing over her breasts, taking a minute to use his mouth on the sensitive flesh, swirling his tongue around her nipples whilst she arched her back and moaned with satisfaction. He could always make her feel like no other man could. When they were together, when their bodies were together, things just worked and flowed together so well. There was no love and trust quite like theirs.

He kissed down her body, until he got to the top of her jeans, unbuckling them and pulling them down her legs along with her panties as she smirked and propped herself up on her elbows to watch as he settled between her legs, diving head first and using his tongue between her folds as she collapsed back on the bed.

"Oh God! That feels so good, baby." AJ moaned, running her hand through his hair, arching her hips up against his mouth as he ate her like she was his last meal, just like he did everytime he was between her legs.

She was on cloud nine and her whole body was pulsing with pleasure under his touch.

Meanwhile across town, Tommy was sitting in Hank's office in the underground train station, sitting on the couch whilst Hank sat at his desk, two men walking into the office suddenly.

"Your nephew's girl, she was at the police." One of the men said as Hank looked up from his desk, "We saw her this morning."

"You sure it was her?" Hank asked as Tommy stood up.

"Yeah, it was her. She had the little girl." The other goon said as Hank leaned back in his chair.

"Ok, boys. Thanks for letting me know." Hank nodded, waving them away as they left the room as Tommy walked over to his desk.

"She's gone to the police?" Tommy raised his eyebrows.

"We have to get rid of her." Hank shrugged, "She's too pure for this kind of stuff." He shook his head.

"What do you mean get rid of?" Tommy asked.

"I mean… get rid of her." Hank shrugged, pausing and looking over to the toilet door in the room, "Rachel!" He yelled, watching the toilet door open, Rachel walking out and straightening her jacket, "Go with Tommy and fish out who Phil's girl has been talking to." He said as Rachel nodded, following Tommy out the door.

"Wait." Rachel paused, "My lace." She shook her head, crouching down and tying the white laces of her black boots.

"Oh, and Rachel." Hank said as Rachel looked over at him, "Try not fuck it up and attack her from behind this time. Yeah?" He said as Rachel just scowled and stood up straight.

"C'mon." Tommy grunted impatiently, walking out the door as Rachel followed and closed the door behind her, Hank sitting back on his chair with a smile.

"Right there, baby… oh, I'm so close." AJ moaned, circling her arms around her boyfriend's neck whilst he thrusted into her later that night after endless hours of making love and showing each other all the affection.

"Me too." Punk grunted, "Fuck, April." He groaned, quickening his thrusts whilst her legs circled around him, leaning down and capturing her lips with his roughly.

"That's it!" AJ moaned, parting from the kiss, "Phil, baby I'm gonna cum…"

"Cum for me." Punk nodded, "Let go, baby." He said, kissing her neck sweetly as she clenched around him, dragging her nails down his back as he groaned.

"Fuck!" AJ trembled as her body shook as Punk eventually came after her.

"Shit, April." Punk groaned as he spilled himself inside her, collapsing over her in a heap, pulling out of her as she smirked with satisfaction, rolling them over suddenly as Punk looked up at her in almost a daze, still fuelling from his release, watching her as she began to kiss down his chest, "Ape, what-"

"Shh." AJ hummed, kissing along specific tattoos as he smiled.

"Are you ever satisfied?" He asked with laughter, but in response all he seen was her getting lost down his body, not being able to help smile to himself. He couldn't believe how insanely in love he was with this girl. Even when he was mad, he just couldn't be, he loved her too much.

A/N: Lots going on. REVIEW and let me know what you think.