All Figured Out

Punk crouched down at Joni's bedside later on that night, watching her as she slept peacefully, brushing his hand through her hair, tucking it behind her ears to keep it from her angel like face. And he smiled.

"You're mine." He whispered, "You're all mine." He said, kissing her head softly, wishing to just crouch down here all night and watch her as she slept.

AJ was right. There shouldn't have been any miscommunication. Kirin shouldn't have sent that over a letter. He was glad Al had it sorted before he had time to worry himself sick. And he couldn't describe how glad he was that Joni was all his. She was his daughter. Nothing could change that.

Meanwhile downstairs Al was still with AJ who was relatively pissed that Punk had been put through such horror. Their house showed his true anger. How much his daughter meant to him. The more and more she heard about this Kirin girl, she was getting more and more angrier.

"She might be dead, and that's a shame. But that isn't something you write in a letter." AJ said, facing Al in the kitchen who nodded.

"Oh, I know." Al said, "But she didn't want to visit him in prison to tell him. She didn't know what it would do to him." He said as AJ just shook her head.

"He deserves to be happy. He doesn't deserve to be brought up with this anymore." She shook her head, "What do you think about Joey?" She asked curiously.

"Well… he never done me wrong. I treated him like one of my own like I did with all of them. As far as I know him and Punk were like brothers. I mean, he chose him over his own sister."

"But then got him sent down to prison and ran?" AJ said, "I don't know, it just… none of it seems right."

"You've been hanging around Dean Ambrose for too long. He thinks Joey has something to do with Punk going down." He said as AJ nodded.

"I agree with Dean. I think it's all too suspicious. And now this… a letter from his sister saying that Punk might not even be the father? I thought she loved Punk, if so why would she cheat on him?" AJ asked, trying to put her detective, probation officer head on. Of course all she wanted was for Punk to be ok, and to be happy.

"They were on and off." Al said, "Took breaks here and there." He said, "Could have happened. Punk wasn't a saint in the relationship either." He said.

"It just feels like a lot of loose ends haven't been tied up." She said, "And he's unhappy."

"No he isn't." Al shook his head, "You'd know when Punk is unhappy. In fact… he's never been happier. You've made him happy like I've never seen before." He said as AJ smiled down to the ground, "He's a tough boy. Always has been. If Kirin is dead, well that's a loose end pretty much tied up anyway. But what happens with Punk and Joey is up to Punk." Al shrugged.

"And what if she isn't dead?" AJ asked.

"Well then she'll stay gone. Trust me, she does not want Joni, and as long as Punk stays with Joni she won't come near him." He said as AJ just nodded.

"Do you think I should just stay out of it? I'm trying to help him but it's like he's trying to avoid everything." AJ said.

"Punk does that. He avoids his problems." Al said, "Just give him some time. He's probably still over the place from second guessing Joni as his. He'll come round and all you can do is be there for him." He said as AJ just nodded and turned away, running her hand through her hair, "Are you ok, darlin'?" Al asked calmly as AJ just nodded.

"Yeah. Yeah I'm fine." AJ nodded, "I just… don't say anything to Punk." She began.

"I've got tired from hearing that from the women in his life." Al said, "What is it?" He asked.

"This guy has been harassing me at work. I'm scared incase he does something to either get me fired or get Punk put back in prison."

"A jealous ex?" Al assumed.

"No. I mean… he asked me out a few years ago, but I said no and nothing more came to it. Ever since I've got with Punk he just can't leave me alone. He's pretending he's being a friend but I worried he's gonna do something stupid."

"And how is he gonna get you fired or Punk put down to prison again? Those things can't just magically happen." Al said, "Don't worry, sweetheart."

"I know but he could do anything." AJ said, "Should I say to Punk?" She asked.

"Maybe give him some space just now, but of course, tell him. Hell… tell your boss." Al said, "If it's some form of harassment he could get fired." Al said, "Or I can just have Punk, Enzo, Seth and Dean to visit him one day." He winked to her as she smiled a little.

"It's tempting." AJ laughed as Al smiled, "Thank you." She nodded to him as he smiled.

"I better go." Al said, "Let me know if you need anything, tell Punk he has tomorrow off. I got the park covered. And tell him not to worry. Joni is 99.9% Brooks." He said, "Make sure he tidies this place up too. Always had a bad temper." He said as AJ laughed, watching Al head off down the hall and out the house.

She couldn't believe Punk had been made to believe for a few hours that there was a chance Joni wasn't even his daughter. Obviously it was something they could forget now but that was messing with someone's feelings and emotions and she hated it. It seemed like nothing good could come from Kirin or Joey for that matter.

She headed on through to the living room where everything was mostly cleaned up. Just a few things were still knocked over and broken. She would have gotten more mad if it wasn't for the circumstances. She just wished he'd taken his anger out some place else and not their home. But she couldn't blame him for being so upset and angry.

She knelt down on the floor in the living room and picked up the frame she had sitting on her window ledge of her and Carmella. It was in their college days and one of AJ's favourite pictures of them. Carmella had got it for her birthday one year and it was the only framed picture she had up. Wasn't like she had siblings or parents to frame everywhere.

She realised there was a huge crack in the frame and sighed, running her hand through her hair and unscrewing the frame to get the picture out, jumping suddenly as she heard Punk come through the living room door.

"Hey." He said softly, looking over at her kneeling down holding the picture as he realised the frame had been damaged by him. He felt awful for losing his temper like this, but he couldn't help it. He promised he would replace everything.

"Is she ok?" AJ asked as Punk nodded.

"She's still just fast asleep." Punk said, walking over to her, "I'm really sorry about all of this." He said, crouching down to her as she just shook her head.

"It doesn't matter." She said, "You had a right to be angry."

"But I didn't have a right to do this." He said, "I just… couldn't bare it if she wasn't mine."

"I know." AJ nodded, "But you don't have to worry about that now. Just forget about it." She said.

"You know I love you, right?" He said, taking her chin between his thumb and index finger, looking in her eyes, "You're the reason I'm managing to let all this shit go. It's only you I want. You and Joni. Us three. That's all I want." He said as she smiled.

"I want that too. But I feel like you still have things you need to sort out. You can't keep going on thinking what if Kirin is or isn't dead. You need to find out for definite if she's dead or alive. And you need to sort whatever it is out with Joey, otherwise we can never just concentrate on us. Something is always gonna come up." She said to him as he nodded.

"I know. I know, I'm gonna sort it." He promised her, "I'll figure out if she's dead or not, and I'll sort things out with Joey." He told her, "That's a promise." He said.

"Well Al told me there that he's given you tomorrow off. He also told me to tell you to not worry, Joni is all yours." She said as he smiled.

"I don't know what I would have done if she wasn't mine." Punk stood up straight, taking her hand and helping her up to her feet.

"I'm sure you would have still loved her." AJ said, "And taken care of her." She said as he nodded.

"I would have. It just would have been harder." He admitted, looking down at her. She had the patience of a saint and she was still here. He'd never been so undeserving of such a wonderful person.

"We would have dealt with it." She said, wrapping her arms around his neck as he smiled.

"No, what you mean is… you would have talked me around and been able to calm me down, and you'd convince me it'd all be alright." He said as she smiled.

"Something like that." AJ said. It was on the tip of her tongue to tell him about Chris, but he leaned down and pressed his lips against hers, and she knew it'd have to wait. It wasn't like she was in trouble or was hurt, she just didn't know what to do. She wouldn't be harassed by one of her work colleagues. Especially a jealous one who spoke trash about her boyfriend.

He carried her upstairs and had her clothes off her in a flash, settling in between her legs in their bed comfortably, knowing this would be the only way to have him completely zone out of everything that had just taken place. Not that he had anything to worry about now, but just the initial shock of it all.

"You ok?" He asked, looking down at her as she nodded, feeling him slide into her gently, rolling her head back with pleasure as he leaned forward to kiss her neck. Everytime they were like this, Punk just couldn't help think how he could never part from her. Never.

"Oh, Phil… that feels so good." She moaned as he kissed her neck. It wasn't like their usual rough energetic intimacy. It was slow and tender the way AJ actually liked, despite seeming wild every other night of the week.

"Yeah?" Punk kissed her neck and up her jaw to her lips where he kissed deeply, thrusting into her hard but slow, "You feel amazing." He gasped, leaning back up, placing his hands at either side of her head whilst he thrust into her.

"I love you." She whispered, cupping his cheeks and bringing his face back down to her so she could kiss him whilst he thrust into her.

"I love you too." Punk mumbled against her mouth.

The next day AJ was fixing up the living room. Punk had gone out early before she even woke up and bought in a new coffee table and mirror, along with another frame for her to put the picture of her and Carmella in. She told him not to worry about anything else, she could fix it all up.

He was no away out with Joni to get ice-cream. Joni was extremely upset AJ wasn't joining them but she insisted they both go as she felt Punk needed some one on one time with her. She was finishing off tidying the living room anyway and putting it back to normal.

She assumed that it was Carmella at the front door around an hour after Punk had left, so she headed out of the living room and opened up the front door to see Joey standing, watching him take his cap off politely and nod to her.

"AJ? Right?" He said as AJ nodded.

"Yeah." AJ said, "Punk isn't in. He's out with Joni." She said quickly.

"You don't mind on me waiting on him coming back, do you?" He asked her, already walking into the house as AJ just shook her head and closed the door over.

"Not at all." She said politely, watching him stroll his way into the kitchen.

"This is a nice place you got." He said, "I didn't know probation officers were loaded with cash." He said.

"You'd be surprised." AJ said, "Can I get you anything?" She asked as he shook his head.

"No. I'm good thanks." Joey said, "I gotta say… I'm surprised Punk managed to actually win over a classy woman." He said as AJ just turned to look at the floor, "Certainly a few steps forward from my sister."

"Yeah, about that… you really don't know where she is? Or if she's dead or alive?" She asked as he just shrugged.

"No idea." Joey said, "I'm on Punk's side here, AJ. I know what my sister done was shit. But she was better to walk away than stay. She done the right thing for herself and for Joni." He said.

"It's none of my business really." AJ said, "I just want Punk to be ok, and happy. And right now, with you back he isn't."

"We'll work things out. You think this is the first time we've fell out?"

"No." AJ said, "But I know this is the first time you got him sent to prison for four years." She batted back.

"Classy." He looked her up and down, "With an opinion." He said, "Bet you Punk told you to stay away from me, didn't he?" He smiled a little.

"As a matter of fact, he did." She said, "You think you're really gonna waltz on back into his life and expect everything to be the same as it was before."

"What would you know about what it was like before?" He said, his casual and calm voice turning hasty, "You know nothing. You're just some chick he's been fucking. Probably desperate when he came out of prison and you were the first chick he seen." He grumbled as AJ laughed.

"I live with him. I've been with him for more than half a year." She said, "I've helped him more in half a year than you have in your entire life." She spat as he just glared at her.

"I don't think I'm gonna like you." He admitted, "You think you have it all figured out." He said.

"I know you know where Kirin is." She spat, "And I know she isn't dead."

"Ok, sweetheart." Joey nodded.

"You're hiding something. So if you care about Punk like you say you do, then you will tell him everything you know. So that maybe we can all move on." She said, "I had my boss check things out, she has friends… Kirin is not dead."

"Then where is she?" Joey laughed, "Because wherever it is, is news to me too." He said.

"She got the transplant." AJ said, "And she's in Chicago."

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