Pieces

AJ was looking fearfully at John and crying quietly since she was still gagged. John didn't saw a word and just watched her with almost sympathetic eyes.

"I'm not going to hurt you." John assured her quietly and she just cried and looked down and saw her feet were also tied to the chair she was in.

"AJ please." He sighed standing up and walked towards her.

AJ froze and flinched when John approached her. He moved his hands to the cloth wrapped around her mouth and looked down at her.

"Don't scream. If you scream I'm going to put this back on you." He warned her. "You're going to be quiet aren't you?" she just nodded fearfully.

John slowly untied the cloth and AJ let out a breath as she watched John move around the room carefully.

"Just so you know when Phil finds my body he'll kill you." AJ threatened and John eyed her like she was crazy.

"AJ-" he began.

"He will." She warned him sternly. "You won't just being killing his girlfriend but also his child." she sobbed. "He will kill you and make it painful!"

"Shhh." John hissed and the door opened.

"Everything ok Agent?" a man in a suit asked, also sporting a badge.

"Yea, yea we're good." John told him and waved him out. "AJ you have it all wrong."

"What the hell is going on?" AJ demanded.

"After the last time I saw you I turned myself into the Feds." John informed her.

"No way." She said shaking her head.

"Yes way." He insisted. "I've been working with the Feds on tracking Jake Miller and burying the Levesque family. I've spent the last few months with the Levesque's tracking Jake Miller all the while reporting back to the Feds."

"What?" She asked in shocked.

"Paul Levesque wanted Jake Miller silenced since Jake was being protected by Levesque when I got him out of the hospital." John began. "Jake has the power of burying the entire family unfortunately for Levesque, Miller could care less about his organization we both know what Jake really wants."

"Me." AJ answered and John nodded.

"I tracked Jake to New York and then he headed back into different parts of Jersey." John told her. "He has been very difficult to find but I've been on him thanks to Levesque who clearly has eyes and ears everywhere."

"So you were using the Levesque's to help you find Jake?" AJ asked him and he nodded.

"Exactly." he said to her. "I was 'undercover' so to speak."

"And you're working with the FBI again? After everything?" she asked him.

"I'm going to do my time." John said to her. "I want to. Obviously I got a lighter deal and once this is all over my badge is gone at least for the time being."

"You're only get suspended for what you did?" AJ asked him.

"Bringing down one of the biggest crime family's and the most disgusting serial killers of our time has some perks." John said to her. "I did make sure you got your house back."

"That was you?" she asked him.

"I pulled some strings made the money look dirty had the Feds tell Punk." John said to her. "It was sort of a piece offering."

"Why am I tied to a chair?" AJ asked him. "I'm very pregnant and uncomfortable."

"I didn't want you running off or worse, attacking me." He admitted honestly.

"Why am I even here?" She asked him.

"Jake Miller is back in town and he's looking for you." John told her. "I got the tip last night and had to move fast."

"You knocked me out?" she asked not remembering.

"Chloroformed and don't worry it won't hurt the baby." He promised.

"I need to talk to Phil." AJ said to him.

"No." John said simply.

"He's going to freak out." AJ warned him.

"When Punk knew you were with the FBI before he found you regardless and it drew attention to where you were." John told her.

"No you drew attention to where I was by being a rat." AJ reminded him coldly.

"He knows Jake is back in town." John informed her. "He needs to find Jake not you."

"He won't be thinking clearly." AJ argued shaking her head. "He'll be thinking about me and the baby and he'll get hurt."

"No he'll be determined." John said to her. "I also can't risk Punk letting slip that I have any part of this. We still haven't arrested Levesque."

"He's going to think Jake killed me." She argued. "You can't let him think that!"

"This is another reason you're in the chair." John said to her.

"You know I'll run right to him." She said to him and again he nodded.

"I'm not going to lie to you AJ you're still in town, he's still close but for the sake of Punk and your child you need to be patient and cooperate with us." John said to her.

"I want a different agent." AJ said looking away.

"I understand that." John said to her.

"I also have to use the bathroom." She added. "And if you're going to keep me tied up like a criminal be prepared to untie me a lot because the baby is laying on my bladder."

"We're going to untie you because you're not going anywhere." he said to her. "No windows in the room and the bathroom has no window either."

"I'm the victim yet I'm imprisoned." She scoffed.

"It'll be over by the end of the night." John promised her.

Punk was still at the hardware shop and Heath the owner and a few uniformed officers were there as well.

"I put a camera in after April was held up the first time." Heath said rewinding the footage on the small screen.

"Just speed it up." Punk insisted. "We don't have time."

"Is it true Jake Miller is back?" Heath asked him.

"I'm running out of time and patience." Punk warned Heath as he ignored his question.

"Here." Heath hit play and Punk narrowed his eyes at the small screen.

It wasn't the best footage but a man walked into the shop while AJ was in the back and he was wearing a baseball cap and hiding his face from the camera the entire time. Just by the build and height Punk knew it wasn't Jake. Jake was over 6ft tall and this man was barely that and was bulkier while Jake was paper thin.

"It wasn't him." Punk muttered as he watched the man hide down the aisle and surprised AJ from behind with a rag over her mouth and she fell into his arms. "Woah, woah rewind and pause it." Punk said catching a glimpse of the face.

In the briefest of seconds the man in the cap looked directly at the camera and even though it was grainy Punk would recognize John Cena anywhere.

"Son of a bitch." he whispered.

"Is that Johnny Cena?" Heath asked him.

"Sure looks like it." Punk said to him.

"He carried her out the backdoor I don't have any cameras there." Heath told him.

"Thanks." Punk said to him.

Punk was back at the station as was Shawn who was making calls and trying to follow up on Jake Miller leads.

"John is working with Miller!" Punk hissed. "He carried AJ right out of the shop."

"Well what the hell is Jake Miller doing running around town than? What is he looking for?" Shawn asked him.

"I thought you heard from one of your guys that Levesque took both of them out." Punk argued.

"I heard wrong clearly." Shawn said to him simply.

"How are you not freaking out?" Punk asked with a frustrated laugh. "AJ is missing!"

"There's a lot going on Punk." Shawn reminded him. "One task at a time-"

"AJ is priority." Punk argued.

"I know but finding Jake will help us." Shawn said to him.

"No, finding John will fucking help us since he's the one who knocked her out and dragged her out of her job!" Punk yelled.

"Did you get a look at what John was driving?" Shawn asked him.

"No." Punk told him.

"Has anyone seen him?" Shawn asked him.

"No and I asked every shop and house the area." Punk said to him. "He was wearing a cap it would be hard to recognize him. Maybe we should check out the motel." He suggested.

"Already went there and two uniformed officers are sitting on the place as well." Shawn told him.

"Where's the FBI?" Punk asked him. "The two guys they've been looking for for months are here in town and we could use the backup."

"They're in route probably by morning." Shawn told him.

"We don't have that kind of time." Punk argued. "AJ doesn't have that kind of time- my kid doesn't have that kind of time!"

"We'll find her but we can't just walk around the streets screaming out her name." Shawn said to him.

"Detective Brooks there's activity at your house." Officer Daniels shouted as he pressed a phone to his ear. "Your alarm is going off."

"This seems almost too easy." Shawn said grabbing his gun as he followed Punk out of the station.

Punk, Shawn and a swarm of other officers arrived at his place. Half entered through the backdoor and Punk, Shawn and a few others entered through the front door. Punk crept up the stairs and heard noise coming from AJ's old bedroom that was now the nursery that was very slowly being put together. Punk pushed the door open and there was Jake Miller sitting in the reclining chair.

"She's having a baby?" Jake asked sadly looking up at Punk. Punk didn't lower his gun because Jake may have looked sad and broken but he was clutching a huge butcher knife.

"She is." Punk confirmed.

"With you?" Jake asked and Punk nodded. "I thought it'd be me."

"Why don't you drop that knife and put your hands on the top of your head because you have nowhere to run." Punk informed him holding the gun tightly and willing to shoot.

"Where is she? I have to see her." Jake told him looking up at Punk with tears in his eyes.

"She's not here." Punk said to him.

"Did he get her?" Jake asked him.

"Who?" Punk asked.

"They're going to get you." Jake told him. "And to get you they'll go threw her to do so. She's going to die regardless."
"What do you know?" Punk asked him.

"Nothing that I plan on sharing." Jake said simply. "You have it all and I want it."

"We can talk about it down at the station." Punk said to him.

"Ok." Jake said not making a move to get up from the chair.

"Are you really going to make this difficult?" Punk asked him.

"No." Jake said slowly standing.

"Drop the knife." He said nodding towards the weapon in his left hand. "I will shoot you."

"Sure thing Phillip." Jake said dropping the knife.

Punk made the mistake of watching the knife drop and taking his eyes off of Jake for those few seconds because in a flash Punk heard a sound and a burning sensation in his stomach. He looked down and saw blood on his shirt and realized he had been shot. Ten years as a cop and he had never been shot. Punk fell back to the floor and more shots rang out.

"Don't move." he hears Shawn say as he pressed his palms to Punk's wound.

"It doesn't even hurt." Punk said to him and Shawn's face dropped.

"Get me a bus!" Shawn shouted back at the officers. "Don't move."

"I need to find AJ." Punk said to him. "Ask Miller."

"He's not much help anymore." Shawn said looking over to the man who was sure was dead. His eyes were wide, his chest wasn't moving and he had bullet hole in his head.

"He knows stuff." Punk insisted.

"Ok I'll talk to him just relax." Shawn said to him.

"You'll look for her right?" Punk asked.

"Promise." Shawn said to him and with that Punk closed his eyes.

AJ was playing with a hand held video game given to her by one of the Agents since she had nothing to do. She was untied from the chair and given food and drinks as well but she wasn't being very nice. She was hormonal, tired and wanted to go home or at least call Phil.

"Good news." John announced walking into her room.

"You've been fired?" she asked with a smile.

"Cute." John smirked. "But no Jake Miller is dead."

"Seriously?" AJ asked him and he nodded.

"Shot and killed by Shawn." John told her.

"Oh thank god." She said relieved. "I can go now, right?"

"Yea about that-" he started.

"You will not keep me here any longer." She warned him. "You have no legal right!"

"You can go April." John assured her then frowned. "But there's something you should know."

"You can tell me everything after I speak to Phil." She said to him and held her phone out. "Give me my phone."

"April he's in the hospital." John told her.

"What happened?" She asked.

"Jake shot him." John informed her and she almost fell to the floor but he caught her. "He's alive, he's in surgery."

"He was shot?" She asked horrified.

"I'll take you to the hospital. His mother is already on the way." John told her.

"Is he-" AJ started as John helped her out of the room.

"He's alive right now." John told her.

"Right now?" She asked horrified.

"For right now yes." John said to her. "Come on."

When AJ arrived at the hospital she sat with a clearly traumatized Shawn who was still covered in his partners blood. His mother hadn't arrived yet and the clock was moving very slow. It seems like time was moving backwards as AJ waited to hear from the doctor. But as the hours passed and no word AJ grew more and more anxious until finally the doctor walked over to her and Shawn and informed her gently that Punk did not make it through surgery...