Moving On

"Check you out." AJ grinned whilst sitting up in bed, taking Punk's new badge from him whilst he stripped, "Feel any different being a sergeant now?" She smiled. She was incredibly happy for him getting his own promotion. He worked extremely hard and deserved it completely. And she knew it meant a lot to him, not to mention the up in the pay cheque.

"Not really." Punk shrugged modestly, getting into bed beside her as she handed the badge to him which he sat on the night stand beside him, "I heard you turned down captain." Punk raised his eyebrows with confusion, "What's going through your head?"

"I love being a detective. That's what I wanted to do." AJ shrugged, "Walter knew that. And plus… I can't take on being captain when I'm gonna be huge soon, and then I'm gonne have a baby." She shook her head.

"It's not gonna ruin your life, Ape." Punk reminded her, "What do you think everyone else does?" He asked.

"Everyone else isn't obsessed with their job like I am. Women probably love getting pregnant so they can take maternity leave." She laughed to herself, "I don't think Walter wants me out on the field."

"You're not going out on the field, April." Punk shook his head, "There's being stubborn then there's just being stupid. I don't even agree with you going to sit in your office all day. That'll fry your brain." He said, "What's the harm in taking some time off to have the baby?"

"So they can send in a placement detective who is better than me, who they end up keeping on and then telling me they have to let me go?" AJ said as Punk rolled his eyes.

"Who is gonna be better than you?" Punk turned to her as she smiled to herself, "C'mon. They won't just drop you. Walter has a ton of respect for you. For what you've done."

"I know." AJ nodded, "But what am I gonna do with my time? Say I take my maternity leave when I get to… five months pregnant. That's four months of just… sitting around doing nothing."

"You'll find stuff to do. Ace will keep you busy. You wanna keep learning how to cook, right? You can relax, that's the main thing. You've not got to do that for a long period of time." He said.

"Or I could just take my maternity leave at eight month pregnant." She wondered to herself as Punk rolled his eyes.

"Please just cooperate with me." Punk said, "I love you and I want to support whatever you decide to do, but spending the entire span of your pregnancy in that warm, stuffy office, isn't good for you. It was barely good for you when you weren't pregnant." He said as AJ sighed. She knew he was right. She was just stubborn.

"I know it's not good for me." AJ nodded, "Maybe I'm just don't wanna put my mind entirely on the baby." She admitted.

"Why not?" Punk asked her.

"Well it's scary, isn't it?" AJ sighed, placing her hand on her stomach, "What if I can't be a good mom? I-I don't know what a good mom does." She admitted.

"April, you are gonna be the best mom ever." Punk told her honestly, "I mean that. The last thing I want is for you to be worried the entire time. Just like things fell into place when we got together, it'll all fall into place when the baby comes." He nodded.

"You really think so?" AJ smiled to him as he nodded, "Well you're gonna be the best dad." She told him, "You're gonna be the favourite parent because you are gonna be the soft one. And it's gonna be so protected." AJ said, "What if it hates us because we're so overwhelming?" AJ asked him as he laughed lightly.

"Well then we just can't be overwhelming then." Punk laughed a little. It was starting to sink in more and more, and they were beginning to be able to talk about the baby with confidence. It wasn't such a scary thought anymore, although they were both still very nervous about the full thing.

"We'll need to go to parenting classes, right?" AJ asked him, "I just…I wanna be as prepared as we can."

"We'll do all the classes. We'll read all the books." Punk nodded, "But I don't think anything really prepares you for having a baby." He said truthfully.

"Well, any sort of guidance I'm happy to accept." AJ admitted as he smiled.

"How are things going with Jackson? You still talking to people?" Punk wondered.

"Yeah." AJ nodded, "I feel like I'm here, there and everywhere." She shook her head, "I've done all the hard part. I've got all the evidence to show and I've spoken about everything, now I'm just waiting to hear if there will be a trial which I'll probably have to speak at. Everything I've said makes sense to everyone anyway, which was my biggest concern."

"Of course, it makes sense. It's the truth." He said as AJ nodded, "It'll be cleared up before you know it, and they'll be all rotting in prison for the rest of their miserable lives." He said as AJ nodded.

"It just shows how much upbringing really affects a kid." AJ nodded, "I want our little skittle to have the best childhood."

"Skittle?" Punk laughed lightly.

"It was like a little skittle on the picture." AJ shrugged as Punk smiled, "It deserves a childhood we never got." She said as Punk nodded.

"It deserves a mom and dad that we never had either." He added as she nodded, "You like a challenge, don't you?" He smirked to her as she smiled.

"This is definitely the biggest challenge I've ever faced." She said as Punk smiled, leaning over and kissing her softly, pulling her on top of him as they slid down the bed.

"I heard pregnancy makes you horny." AJ said between kisses as Punk smiled.

"That works for me." Punk said as she laughed, pressing her lips back against his softly, enjoying the warm embrace as they began to strip one another.

Punk rolled AJ onto her back, hovering over her as he kissed down her neck, tugging at her earlobe as she smirked and rolled her head back. She already felt different. Her senses felt different and she felt like just the act of him kissing her neck was gonna make her lose herself.

"Phil." AJ moaned sensually as he unclasped her bra, cupping her breasts softly once he removed her bra, using his tongue to swirl around her sensitive nipples as she arched her back off the bed completely. She was moaning and groaning loudly, enjoying his touch and his mouth on her all the more as Punk smiled at the reaction he was getting.

He left her breasts eventually and kissed down her chest, moving by her stomach where he kisses gently as she smiled looking down to him, watching as he shifted her panties to the side, diving straight in as he used his tongue between her folds.

"Oh, baby… that's it." AJ moaned longingly, "That feels so good, baby." She almost cried, looking down as he teased her clit with his tongue, eventually sliding a finger inside her as she moaned louder, lifting her hips up against his mouth whilst grabbing his hair. She was on cloud nine and felt like she was floating.

Punk slipped a second finger inside her, which seemed to do the trick as she eventually came after he used his fingers and tongue on her, watching her closely as she moaned and rolled her head back. It was his favourite part. Just watching her reaction. Listening to her. It made him rock hard.

"Fuck." AJ gasped, feeling her body pulsing as Punk made his way back up her body. He felt her take his hand, watching as she closed her mouth around the fingers he had inside her, smirking to himself as she licked them clean.

"Taste good?" Punk smirked as she nodded, flipping them over so he was on his back and she was straddling his hips on top. She pulled down her panties completely whilst he shuffled down his boxers, waiting for her as she reached behind for his length, sinking down upon him as she placed her hands flat on his chest.

"Oh my God." AJ moaned, her breath hitching under her as Punk smiled.

"You're beautiful." Punk said, placing his hand at the side of her neck, bringing her down so he could kiss her whilst she began to move her hips up and down, swallowing her moans as his hands moved to her hips. He was so thankful she was here, and so glad they were in this together. This next step in their relationship was probably the biggest step they could ever take, and he was glad they were doing it together. Nothing really felt like it would change between them. Their love would still be there, it always would be.

A few weeks later, AJ and Punk were finally telling people about the baby. They'd been for another scan and things were looking great. Dean and Seth almost fell over when Punk told them. A lot of people were shocked, not about the fact they were having a baby, but because AJ was gonna have to take time off work.

AJ had also spoken to her doctor again who was glad to see her recovering well, and had gone over medication options for during her pregnancy. She'd also decided on working until she was six months pregnant, of course just doing desk work. Punk was trying to get her to bring it down to four months, but AJ was standing her ground at six.

"So, are you worried at all?" Eve asked, sitting in AJ's office with her as they ate lunch. Their friendship had been slowly but surely mending again, and AJ was glad to have her back as someone she could talk to.

"I don't think worried is the right word." AJ said, "More nervous than worried." AJ nodded, "But it's still super early. I'm only three months."

"Time will fly by." Eve smiled, "What if… what if you have the baby and you don't wanna come back to work? That happens."

"Never." AJ almost laughed, "I wanna be back at least six months after the baby is born." AJ nodded, "That should be enough time to adapt to everything."

"You feel that way now, but what happens when you don't wanna part ways with it." Eve smiled, "It's gonna be so cute and tiny." She said.

"I still have to work." AJ shrugged, "I don't know. We'll take things as it comes." She nodded, finishing off her sandwich.

"You gonna tell your mom?" Eve questioned as AJ wiped her hand with her napkin.

"I didn't plan to." AJ said, "Why? Do you think I should?" She questioned.

"Only if you want to." Eve said, "It might be something she takes positively."

"My mother doesn't take anything positively." AJ shook her head, throwing her sandwich wrapper in the trash along with her napkin as she sat back on her office chair, "She won't care, and I don't think I really care about telling her." She said as Eve nodded. Eve understood the tough relationship she had with her mother, and completely agreed with the reasons why AJ wouldn't want to tell her about the baby.

"What about Phil's family?" Eve questioned.

"Just about the same, although, I haven't spoken to him about what he wants to do. I don't imagine he'll be fussed over telling them either." AJ shrugged, "Our family is here. That's who we care about." She said as Eve smiled.

"So can I throw you a shower-"

"No." AJ said immediately, rolling her eyes.

"Oh, c'mon. Please." Eve said, "It won't be a big deal. And it'll be later on in your pregnancy."

"I don't want a shower." AJ laughed, "I don't need people buying me gifts."

"They don't buy you gifts, they buy the baby gifts." Eve said.

"Same thing." AJ waved her hand, "No, I don't want a fuss." She shook her head as Eve just sat back in her chair as AJ watched her, "You're gonna throw me one anyway?"

"Yes, I am." Eve nodded as AJ just shook her head but laughed. She wouldn't admit it, but talking about the baby actually brought a glow around her. At first, when she found out about the baby, she was terrified, and worried and just thought about it as a negative thing, but her mind had changed so much over the past few weeks. She felt blessed to be having a baby with someone she loved and would always love. And she felt like she could relax that little bit more now that her sister's case had finally been closed. She was excited to start the next chapter of her life.

A/N: Still more to come! REVIEW and let me know what you think!