Investigating

"Why is she crying so much this morning?" Punk asked the next morning, sitting at the kitchen table with Colby in his arms who was crying aggressively in his ear.

"Did she take all of her bottle?" AJ asked, turning around tiredly and looking over at Punk sitting. She couldn't help smile, even through the loud crying. She felt like she was in this fairytale family and it was such a good feeling, especially when they'd both grown up with no family.

"Half." Punk said, "I wish she could tell me what's wrong so I could help her." He sighed frustratedly.

"Keep winding her." AJ just smiled softly. She had motherly instincts already. She knew her daughter was probably just being fussy this morning. It was her first morning in her home. Maybe she was just a little distressed. Although she slept right through the night, thankfully for AJ and Punk.

"You still ok for me to go to the store after we finish up breakfast? I won't be long." He said as she nodded, walking over to the table with breakfast for both of them, including coffee which she could now drink again.

"Of course." AJ nodded, "Just don't be too long." She said, "The doctor is coming to see her later on and then Cora is coming over later. I just sorta want you there incase she starts getting fussy or crying." AJ said as Punk just nodded.

"I'll be here, don't worry. I won't be long." He promised her as she nodded with a smile, "You look tired." He said, "You should try get a nap when she drifts off." He suggested.

"That's my plan." AJ smiled, "It's not that I'm tired. She's letting us sleep. I'm just… in that post birth stage. I just have the illusion I'm tired… I know I look like a complete mess." She laughed to herself. Her hair was a little messy and she was wearing a baggy t-shirt with some shorts. To him, she'd never looked more beautiful.

"You don't look like a complete mess." He scoffed, as he watched AJ's eyes lower down from his face a little, focusing on Colby tucked into his chest. He then realised the baby girl had been a little too quiet, "Seriously?" He groaned as he looked down at the sick all over the shoulder of his t-shirt, "Colby." He moaned, but in a soft, gentle, calm way.

"Poor baby just had to spit up." AJ grinned a little as Punk rolled his eyes.

"I just showered." He said, "Will she do this a lot?" He asked her, standing up and passing Colby over to her mother.

"Probably, Phil. She's a baby." She laughed a little, "Pass me over one of those baby wipes." She pointed over to the kitchen counter as Punk grabbed them for her, handing them to her as he watched her clean around Colby's mouth softly. She was so gentle and feathery touched around the baby. He always felt like he was heavy handed but AJ just seemed to lift her like she was a little angel.

"I'm sorry, but I don't think these wipes are gonna help your t-shirt situation." AJ giggled a little, soothing Colby in her arms now as the baby girl seemed quite content after spitting up.

"I suppose they won't." Punk said, "I'm gonna take another shower." He told her as she just nodded with a smile, "And please stop taking so much enjoyment out of it."

"I'm not." AJ gasped dramatically as Punk just chuckled, walking away and turning back, unnoticed to AJ as he watched her stroke the baby girl's cheek. They were his world. He'd discovered that as soon as AJ became pregnant, but even more so now Colby was here. They were his girls. His everything. Even if he was standing here with sick on his shoulder, he didn't even care, he loved this life, he loved waking up to his beautiful girlfriend and daughter.

"What took you so long? Thought you were coming in for 10?" Dean asked Punk who eventually arrived at the store.

"Yeah, sorry. Colby spit up on me and I had to shower again." He sighed as Seth and Dean laughed a little, "You two have really made a start on the shelves." Punk said impressively as he looked around the store.

Not only did he want it to be a comic book store, but he wanted it to be a place where people could come hang out and read too. Because the building he'd invested in was so big, he planned on having some tables and chairs set up over at the corner of the window so people could come in and read the comics. More so kids who didn't have enough money to buy them but still wanted to come in and read. He was very excited to open up and he knew things were beginning to progress quickly now. Now that all the hard stuff was out the way.

"It's looking good, huh?" Seth nodded.

"Really good." Punk smiled, "What you guys think? Will we get it done for the end of the month?" Punk wondered.

"I'm sure we could." Dean nodded, "But we are gonna need your help."

"I know… I know, I just gotta find a balance with AJ. She's still off on maternity leave for another few months, but it's the baby's first month home. I don't wanna be out the house constantly." He admitted.

"The bring them here." Seth shrugged, "I highly doubt Colby is gonna get restless she's the size of my hand." He said, "And AJ could even give us a hand."

"AJ just gave birth a few days ago. She's doing nothing of the sort." He said, "I guess they could always come by and observe." Punk said, "I don't know, I'll talk to her." He said, he knew he was just talking out loud.

"Alright, well I'm off out the back to get the next few boxes in." Dean said, walking on by Punk and Seth.

Punk began opening up one of the boxes that was already in the store, suddenly feeling Seth come closer to him quite abruptly.

"Can I speak to you quickly?" He asked as Punk stood up straight with raised his eyebrows.

"What's up?" Punk shook his head.

"I'm alright… it's just… what do you think about Cora?" Seth asked as Punk shook his head at the rather random, strange question.

"Cora?" Punk said as Seth nodded, "She's a sweet girl, and I think she's really good for Dean. I haven't seen him this happy in a long time." Punk said, "Why? What is it?"

"No… nothing, it's just… I can't help but see… certain similarities with her." He said, "Our lives are pretty mirrored, especially when it comes to our childhood." He said.

"I think it's just a coincidence." Punk shrugged, "Don't you like her?"

"I do." Seth said, "I do, I think she's great for Dean and she's a sweet girl… I just… I feel like-" He paused. He was being totally ridiculous.

"Feel like what?" Punk shook his head.

"N-Nothing." Seth shook his head, "Nothing… it's probably just a coincidence." He said as Punk just nodded.

"It has to be." Punk chuckled a little, "Hand me that screwdriver over, huh?" He said as Seth nodded and headed off, shaking his thoughts from his head.

Later on that night, Paige was finishing up her shift at the hospital, walking out of the building and into the car park where she seen the awaited car she was looking for, walking towards it and stepping in.

"Paige?" The man turned around, middleaged, dressed in a snappy suit, a little paranoid as he looked around.

"Yeah, drive." Paige nodded as the man pulled away from the hospital and got on the main road, "Mr Stevens?"

"Just call me Lewis." He said, "Everything I've got for you is in that glove compartment." He said as Paige leaned forward and took out the folder from the glove compartment.

"This is him?" Paige asked as she flicked through some pictures.

"Yes." Lewis said, "It didn't take us long to find him."

"Us?" Paige said, "I thought this was all private… you said you done this privately and no one knew-" Paige panicked.

"It's just another colleague I work with." Lewis, "Mr Brooks was followed into an apartment, the other side of town. I'm not sure how he's been managing to live so close to where he killed his family without getting caught, but he is." Lewis said.

"Do you know where he was coming from?" Paige asked.

"A local pub. Had his hood up. Seems like he still doesn't want to be spotted anywhere. He kept his head down."

"So… how do you know this is definitely him? This could be anyone." Paige said as Lewis kept his hands on the steering wheel as he drove along the dark road.

"I went into the pub he'd come from. Asked around. It's definitely him. They said he doesn't speak to anyone. The only reason the girl behind the bar knew his name was because she'd unwillingly seen his drivers licence in his wallet. Said he's quite a nervous person. Take that in whichever context you like." He shrugged.

"So this is definitely him? You have an address for me?" Paige asked.

"I wrote it down in the folder." Lewis said as Paige nodded.

"Good… good, keep checking on him. I wanna know who this man is before I go anywhere near him."

"He's a man who killed his entire family. Who doesn't want to be found. As a private investigator… I would advice you just to leave this alone." Lewis said as Paige just shook her head.

"No." Paige said as Lewis pulled up at her house that she had been directing him to all this time, "And FYI, he didn't kill his entire family." She said, shutting the car door and walking on into her house, clutching the folder.

"How was she today for you?" Punk asked, sitting in the living room with AJ whilst Colby lay asleep on her mat in the centre of the living room, in her adorable little onesie baby grow, fast asleep looking oh so comfortable.

"Oh, she was great." AJ smiled, "She let me have a good nap." She smiled, curling into Punk tightly, "How is the store looking? Dean and Seth doing you proud?"

"Yeah, really proud. It's looking great." Punk smiled, "It's definitely gonna be opened by the end of the month." He nodded.

"And what about boxing? Is that… in the past now or?" She looked up at him as he shrugged.

"I'm not sure. It might be something I go back to, or I do outwith running the store, as like a hobby, but it's not much of a dream anymore, not like it used to be." He said as she frowned.

"Why isn't it a dream? Didn't you love it?" She asked. She knew when she first met him how much he loved boxing and how much goals he had in regards to it.

"I love you and Colby more." Punk said as AJ smiled, "Boxing was just something for me to look to when I didn't have much of a future set out for me. Now I do. I have you and I have Colby to be here for." He said, "And I wouldn't want to do anything else than be here with you guys." He told her truthfully as she smiled.

"I love you so much." She smiled.

"I love you too, baby." Punk said, pressing his lips against hers softly.

A/N: Let me know what you guys think!