Meeting The Family (Take 2)


"Why am I so nervous?" AJ asked Punk as she placed her phone in her bag. They were bringing Dani over to his parents house and they would all be meeting for the first time and AJ was unbelievably nervous.

"I have no idea" Punk admitted from the couch as he watched TV "Are you afraid Elliot and Jennifer won't like her? Because I can tell you right now that won't be the case"

"I feel like we're just springing this on them" AJ admitted

"Well we are" Punk smirked "But they should be used to that by now"

"Dani!" AJ yelled from the bottom of the steps. She had been living with them for a few days now

"I'll be right there!" She yelled back

"What if Dani doesn't like them?" AJ asked him

"I don't think that'll happen either" Punk said not worried in the slightest

"Do you think Dani likes it here?" AJ asked him

"Yea I do" Punk said to her "You need to stop stressing out" he warned her "Dani is happy, we're happy that's all that matters"

"What if she's not happy?" AJ asked him

"She seems pretty fucking happy to me" Punk smirked

"We talked about the cursing" AJ reminded him "We're trying to get her to stop doing it"

"She can't hear me" Punk defended

"Ok I'm ready" Dani said coming down the steps. She was wearing a cute little dress with a bow on it and both Punk and AJ were stunned. This was not Dani's kind of thing to wear she was a true tomboy.

"You look so pretty" AJ forced out

"You hate it don't you?" Dani asked "I even have a matching hat" she said putting it on her head

"Take the hat off at least" Punk said to her and AJ glared at him

"She can wear whatever she wants" AJ said to him

"I just know how rich and fancy your family is" Dani said to Punk "I figured they'd like me better in something nice"

"Your clothes are nice" AJ said to her "You don't have to be anyone you're not"

"Yea trust me they'll love you for who you are not what you wear" Punk said to her "We want you to be yourself"

"What if that's not good enough?" Dani asked them

"Its more than good enough" Punk said seriously "Go upstairs and wear what you want"

"I'll help you get changed" AJ offered and walked up the stairs with her.

Punk watched the two walk up the stairs together and realized having Dani live with them was probably the best thing that could have happened. She molded with them perfectly and was hoping that Dani would really want to stay with them.


Punk, AJ and Dani approached the door. Dani had opted on wearing the Blackhawks jersey Punk had gotten for her at the first game he took her to.

"Don't be nervous" Punk said

"I'm not" Dani said to him

"Not you" He smirked then looked at AJ

"I'm fine" she hissed at him then waited for him to open the door.

"Wow I thought your place was big" Dani said in awe of the huge mansion "This place is frigging huge!"

"Hey you're actually early" Mia remarked then saw Dani "Who is this?"

"This is Dani" Punk said placing a hand on Dani's shoulder "Dani this is my sister Mia"

"Hi" Dani said extending her hand

"Hi there" Mia smiled shaking her hand "I'm sorry I'm just a little confused" She said looking at Punk and AJ "Is she a relative of yours?" she asked AJ

"No" AJ said to her "She's-"

"Dani is living with us" Punk said cutting AJ off

"You adopted a child?" Mia asked still in shock and Dani wasn't sure how to respond to that since they didn't really discuss adoption

"Not yet" Punk said to her

"Well you are adorable" Mia smiled kneeling down in front of Dani "You can call me aunt Mia"

"Ok" Dani laughed

"Mom and Dad didn't mention this to me at all" Mia said to them

"They don't know yet" Punk admitted

"Know what?" Dean asked "Hey kid" he said giving Dani a high give "Awesome jersey"

"Thanks" Dani said with a proud smile

"You knew about this?" Mia asked her boyfriend

"I promised not to say a thing until they told you" Dean shrugged

"Hey" Devon said coming down the steps

"Hi Devon" Dani greeted with a wave

"You knew too?" Mia asked him "Why didn't you tell me?"

"Because we wanted to make sure this was something Dani wanted" Punk said to his sister "This was about her and not you"

"Finally" Elliot said walking into the room "Hello there" He said looking at Dani

"Hi Mr. Klein" Dani said very formally

"I know you" Elliot said eyeing the small girl in front of him.

"Yea we've met at the foster home" Dani said to her "You paid for the new wreck room"

"That's right" Elliot grinned then looked over to Punk and AJ "You sure as hell know how to surprise us at family dinner" he said to the two

"We like to keep you on your toes" Punk shrugged

"If I remember correctly your name is Dani" Elliot said surprising her

"That's right" Dani grinned "I can't believe you remember"

"You don't forget such a pretty little girl" Elliot smiled "Maybe you should take Dani in to meet Jennifer?" he said to AJ

"Yea come on Dani" AJ said grabbing her hand

"You knew didn't you?" Punk asked her

"Yes" Elliot said to him "The advisor called to ask me how things were working out for you, AJ and Dani two nights ago"

"What do you think?" Punk asked him

"I think it's your life" Elliot said to him "It doesn't matter what I think"

"It matters to me actually" Punk said bluntly

"Alright" Elliot sighed "I think you and AJ are amazing people and are going to be even better parents. Also the fact that you decided to foster an older child shows me that I raised you right. What you're doing is unbelievably selfless and you're giving a pretty special little girl a home and family who really needs one. I'm very proud of you" he said honestly

AJ stepped into the kitchen and Dani was behind her.

"There you are" Jennifer said with a relieved smile "You look beautiful dear" she said giving her a hug then noticed the little girl behind her "Well hello there" Jennifer smiled "And you are"

"Dani Woodrow" she said quietly

"Why hi there Dani" Jennifer smiled

"Hi" Dani said quietly

"Dani is living with Punk and I" AJ said to her bluntly. She could tell Jennifer was surprised but also very pleased.

"Finally we're out numbering the boys" Jennifer smiled wildly "I want to know all about you" she said taking Dani by her hand and sitting with her at the table.

"There's not much to say" Dani shrugged

"Well you must be a pretty special little girl" Jennifer said to her

"AJ and Punk just took pity on me" Dani shrugged

"That's not true" AJ interrupted "Dani really took pity on us"

"I think they're just filling the void of poor Henry the rabbit" Dani joked and Jennifer let out a loud laugh

"I really like her" Jennifer said looking over to AJ "I have a feeling she's going to keep me nice and young "

"That's what Punk was hoping for too" She joked taking another shot at Punk's age and again Jennifer roared out a laugh

"It's like she really came from you two" Jennifer said still laughing

"She is something else" AJ agreed smiling down at Dani.


AJ walked into Punk's old bedroom where he was laying down.

"How did I know you would have snuck off up here" AJ teased closing the door behind her

"I'm too full" he said to her "I need a nap after I eat that much" he felt AJ crawl onto the bed and rolled over to his side so he was facing her "Where's Dani?"

"Elliot and Jennifer wanted to take her on a tour of the grounds" AJ said to him

"So we have a little time?" he asked moving his hand to her hip and giving it a squeeze

"Yea I'd say we've got a few minutes" she smiled and in an instant she was on her and he was removing her t-shirt. "Are we really going to have sex in your parents house?" she asked him with a giggle

"It's my room" Punk reminded her as he took off his own shirt now. "All of this stuff with Dani happened so fast we've been so preoccupied"

"What do you think?" she asked "Do you think she likes it with us?"

"I think she does" Punk said to her

"Do you think she wants to stay?" AJ asked him

"We could just ask her" Punk pointed out

"Do you want her to stay?" AJ asked nervously

"Yes" Punk said without hesitation. "I love her" he told her "She's our kid" he told her and AJ smiled

"I really want her to stay" AJ said to him

"We have so much time to talk about this" Punk pointed out "But not a lot of time for this anymore" he said pressing into her. "I knew having a kid would throw a wrench into our private time but I thought the older they got the easier it would get"

"Nothing is easy anymore" AJ smiled. Punk leaned down and began to kiss her wildly all the while thrusting into her threw their jeans. Punk was surprised when AJ rolled him onto his back and went at him just as hard.

"You're anxious" Punk noted happily as AJ stood up and pulled her jeans down her legs then moved over to Punk pants.

"I am" she agreed with a grin tugging his jeans down. She crawled up his body and took him into her hands and then lowered her mouth onto him causing him to hiss slightly.

Punk was in heaven being inside of AJ's mouth. He tried hard to not jerk into her mouth but he didn't want to finish that way, he had to be inside of her. But he let her continue for a few more minutes mostly because he was being spoiled and liked it. As soon as AJ took him in so deep he hit that his tip hit the back of this throat he knew he had to stop her.

"AJ it's good" Punk said moving his hands over her hair but she didn't want to stop. She wanted it just as much as he did. It took all of Punk's strength to physically pull her mouth from him and when she made eye contact with him his heart melted a little, swollen lips, wild hair and wide eyes. "You don't even realize how beautiful you are" he said sweetly.

"Enough chitchat" AJ smiled "We don't run on our own schedules anymore" she reminded him. Punk surprised her by jumping off of the bed. "Where are you going?" she asked as he stepped behind her and brought her to hands and knees onto the bed.

"Hold on and try to remember the walls aren't soundproof" he warned and before she could respond he entered her from behind.

"Holy-" AJ cried as her tiny fists tightened around the bed sheets as he rammed into her. "Don't stop" she moaned

"I wish I never had to" he grunted out as his hands stayed firm at her hips and helped guide her to she backed into him harder.

"Oh Phil" She cried out

"Louder" Punk encouraged and slapped at her right ass cheek causing her to smile wild

"Bad idea" She reminded him as he continued to move into her

"They won't hear you downstairs" Punk assured her

"You'd be surprised how loud you could make me scream" AJ said trying to control her body so she wouldn't cum, she wanted this to last a little longer.

"You're thinking too much" Punk pointed out "Fucking cum AJ" he demanded

"I don't want to" she said shaking her head and he hit her ass again

"Come on baby" he encouraged "Don't make me go before you" he practically begged


Dean was walking by and heard noise coming from inside the bedroom and put his ear to the door.

"What are you doing?" Mia asked him

"Someone is in there" Dean said to her

"That's Punk's old room" Mia said walking over and went to open the door but it was locked. She then pressed her ear to the door. "Oh my god!" she yelled jumping away

"He's doing it?" Dean asked with a grin leaning against the door "Oh shit" he laughed "He's fucking rough who knew little AJ-"

"Stop" Mia said pulling him away

"Hey have you guys seen AJ?" Dani asked walking down the hall "Jennifer wanted-"

"Oh yea I think she's downstairs reading the bible or something" Mia smiled grabbing Dani's hand and pulling her away from the door and all the way down the stairs.

Punk's door swung open and he appeared putting on his t-shirt and saw Dean.

"Who was out here?" Punk asked him

"Just Dani" Dean said to him casually and he loved how Punk's face turned to one of horror "Don't worry horn dog Mia dragged her away before she could hear you banging AJ"

"So you decided to stay and listen?" Punk asked oddly

"Hey if you didn't want people to know you shouldn't have been so fucking loud" Dean said annoyed "It was impossible to not listen"

"Get out of here" Punk warned and Dean just laughed and walked off.


Dani was walking home from the bus stop after school a week later. She was moved to a school much closer to where she was living now and it was much different then her last school. Punk even tried to talk her into a private school but she didn't want that, she liked public school. She also loved her time with Punk and AJ and was trying not to get her hopes that it was going to be a permanent move because she was used to disappointment but they were different then anyone. Punk's family also treated her like one of their own, she had spent the day shopping with Mia over the weekend and Jennifer took her a play the other night. She was living the dream and it wasn't just the fact that Punk and AJ were filthy rich but they treated her like she was important and they seemed to love her as much as she loved them.

"Hey" an older man said with a smile as she walked past him. Dani just kept her head down and kept walking. "Hey wait up" he said jogging up to her

"If you come near me I will scream so loud that every single person will run out here and kill you" Dani warned "I also I bite" she added and the man chuckled

"I'm not a kidnapper" The man said laughing "You're living with Punk and AJ aren't you?" he asked her

"Yea" Dani said unsurely

"I'm a friend of theirs" The man assured her in a friendly voice

"What's your name?" Dani asked him

"Daniel" He smiled

"I've never heard them mention your name" Dani said to him

"Must be an oversight" Daniel said opening up his own book bag and pulled out a medium sized brown box. "Could you give this to AJ for me?" he asked passing it to her

"What is it?" Dani asked eyeing the box

"It's an early Christmas present" Daniel smiled

"Christmas is like three weeks away" Dani reminded him

"Thus why it's called an early Christmas gift" Daniel said placing the box in her hands

"Why don't you just give it to her yourself?" Dani asked him

"Because I've to run. I live out of town and I was going to stop it off personally but I saw you first" Daniel said to her

"Ok" Dani said taking the box, the man was ugly but appeared to be harmless

"Do you want me to give you a ride home?" he offered her

"No I don't get into cars with people I don't know" Dani said taking a cautious step back

"You're not only smart but pretty" Daniel grinned "Tell Punk I said hello and remember give that to AJ" he said to her then walked over to his car and got in.


AJ was looking out the window to see if Dani was coming down the street. She wanted to pick her up and drop her off but she wanted independence and AJ understood that better than anyone but it didn't mean it didn't make her crazy. When she saw Dani turning the corner she ran over to the couch and turned on the TV and that's when the door swung open.

"Hey" AJ smiled at her

"Hi AJ" Dani said dropping her book bag to the floor by the door

"How was school?" AJ asked

"It was fine" Dani said then handed AJ box

"What's this?" AJ asked taking it from her

"I bumped into one of your friends on my way home he asked me to give it to you. He said it was a Christmas present but it feels like a cheap gift" she said walking into the kitchen.

"What friend?" AJ asked as she began to remove the tape from the box

"I think he said his name was Daniel" she shrugged "He looked like a hobo"

"Did you say Daniel?" AJ asked shooting Dani a look

"Yea" Dani nodded

"What did he look like?" AJ asked her

"Long beard and hair" Dani said to her "Short" she shrugged "Is he not your friend?"

"He used to be" AJ said to her then opened the box and let out a scream by what was inside.


Punk was at Klein industries for a meeting with Elliot and Devon.

"I don't know why we have to bring John Cena in on this" Punk said annoyed "I hate that fucking guy" he grumbled

"You won't have to deal with him at all" Elliot said to him "Just be nice to him at the fundraiser. You know how important this charity is for Jennifer" he reminded them. It was close to Christmas, which meant they had a huge fundraiser to restock local food banks and have gifts for the foster children at the center.

"He's rich can't you just suck it up for one night?" Devon asked annoyed

"Are you still screwing his wife?" Punk asked Devon who just grinned

"Enough" Elliot warned the two. "So Jennifer and I wondering if Dani was going to be joining for Christmas this year?"

"Of course" Punk said to him "Why wouldn't she?"

"He wants to know when you're going to legally adopt her" Devon informed him

"Thanks Devon" Elliot glared

"Why the rush?" Punk asked "We want to make sure Dani is adjusted"

"Yes and that's noble but this is for your protection as well" Elliot said to him "I happen to think you and AJ would both be inconsolable if Dani left you guys" just the thought of it made Punk's chest tighten.

"Obviously" Punk said to him "We love her" He shrugged "Which is why we want what's best for her"

"It's best to make it legal" Elliot suggested

"I agree" Devon added "You don't want her birth father popping up out of know where and taking her away"

"Dani is in the foster system because she was removed from her fathers care they're not just going to hand her over" Punk argued

"What about a grandparent or an aunt?" Devon asked "Think of that?"

"No not really" Punk admitted

"I think you should sit down with AJ and Dani and talk to them" Elliot suggested "We've taken to Dani just as much as you and AJ have we want her to stick around"

"And she will" Punk said firmly

"Hey sorry to interrupt" Maria said poking her head in the door "AJ is on line one she tried calling your phone Punk but couldn't get you, she's crying and really upset"

Punk reached over and answered the phone quickly.

"AJ-" he started but she was hysterical on the other end of the phone "Wait what?" Punk asked hoping he misheard this entire story "He was with Dani?" he asked her "Just take a breath, I'm on my way home" he then hung up

"Everything alright?" Elliot asked concerned

"I couldn't make a lot of it but apparently Daniel ran into Dani on her way home today" Punk told them.

"I'll call Steve" Elliot said to him

"I'll go to the house with you" Devon offered standing up


Punk walked inside and saw AJ sitting on the couch with Dani next to her rubbing her back slightly

"It's ok AJ" Dani frowned

"I know honey" AJ smiled at her

"Hey" Punk said getting their attention as Devon followed behind them

"Daniel approached Dani on her way home from school" AJ choked out "And gave her a package to give me" she said to him

"Where is it?" Punk asked looking around and not seeing it

"It's in the kitchen" She said to him.

Punk walked into the kitchen and opened the box and his eyes nearly popped out of his head upon seeing AJ's pet rabbit Henry dead in the box.

"Holy fuck that's sick" Devon muttered. Punk stormed right back into the living room.

"Are you sure he didn't hurt you?" AJ asked Dani for the billionth time. AJ was upset about Henry but she was more upset Daniel had gotten so close to Dani.

"You can tell us Dani" Punk said seriously taking a seat on the coffee table across from them "You need to tell us"

"He was weird but he didn't touch me or anything" Dani told them "I didn't get in the car with him or anything"

"Did he want you to?" Punk asked her and she nodded. AJ felt a shiver run down her spine while Punk bit his lower lip.

"I wouldn't have bought the box home if I knew what was in it please don't be mad at me" Dani begged

"We're not mad at you" AJ said with a smile and wrapped her arm around her

"We're just worried about you" Punk told her

"I'm ok it's not a big deal. He knew better than to mess with me" She said proudly causing AJ to laugh lightly.

"Did he say anything else to you?" Punk asked her

"He just said he was an old friend and that I was smart and pretty" she told Punk who was wanted nothing more than to run outside and search for Daniel and beat him to death. "He also said to tell you hi"

"Ok" Punk said to her "Why don't you show Devon the Blackhawks plaque you just got in your room" he suggested pointing to Devon who was standing behind the couch

"Cool!" Dani said jumping off the couch "You'll love it! Punk had Duncan Keith sign it for me!"

"Of course he did" Devon said childishly but before Dani walked with Devon she gave AJ a kiss on the cheek.

"Don't cry it's ok" she said then gave AJ a hug and AJ's heart melted. It was a real genuine moment and AJ was thrilled and held her tightly. "I really do love you guys" she said as she pulled away and looked towards Punk then headed up the stairs with Devon.

It was like the fear of Daniel was washed away with Dani's sweet words that both were waiting to hear.

"She loves us" AJ cried placing her hand over her mouth

"Yea" Punk smirked. He couldn't even describe how he felt in the moment.

"How does Daniel even know about her?" AJ asked him

"I don't know but I do know he's in Chicago and I will find him. There is nowhere for him to hide here" Punk promised her

"He got into our house and took Henry. What if he comes in and tries to take Dani? What if he does to her what he did to me?" she asked fearfully

"Never going to happen" Punk never believed in what he was saying more. "Daniel is never going to touch Dani" he promised her.

Punk meant every word and if he had to literally kill Daniel to ensure his small but growing family was safe he would do it without hesitation. He just had to find Daniel first….