Out Numbered
"What do you think?" Dani asked walking into AJ's bedroom in her black dress for the fundraiser.
"You look so beautiful" AJ smiled happily "You don't mind that I'm matching you right? You don't think its lame?" AJ opted to wear the same dress to match Dani.
"No, none of my friends will be there" Dani said seriously
"If your friends were there it would be lame?" AJ asked her
"You don't want to match with your mom" Dani said rolling her eyes "But tonight is ok. But I've never been to a fancy event before. I don't know what to do"
"I was the same way" AJ said to her "Don't worry just follow you dad's lead"
"Oh speaking of" Dani said slipping on a black shawl "He told me I had to wear this with this dress since it was strapless" she pouted
"He's just protective" AJ smiled fixing it for her "It's annoyingly sweet" she teased
"Yea I've never had two people care about me about like you two do" Dani admitted "So if wearing this over my dress makes him happy I wont complain"
"That's very sweet of you" AJ said to her "Oh and remember no one knows about the baby and we don't want to tell anyone for a few more weeks"
"Is that because you like to spring surprises on everybody?" Dani asked seriously
"Where did you hear that?" AJ asked with a laugh
"Devon" Dani shrugged
"Well it's actually bad luck if you tell anyone before a certain time" AJ said moving around the room as Dani sat on her bed and watched her.
"Well you told me" Dani pointed out
"Because you're very important" AJ said to her "It's not bad luck to tell you."
"I can keep a secret" Dani assured her
"I know" AJ smiled
"So are you really excited?" Dani asked her
"Yes I am" AJ admitted "I'm excited for the baby and you. It's been an amazing year"
"I know what happened to dad's family but what about yours?" Dani asked curiously
"My mom passed away when I was little and my dad…well he's not around" AJ said to her
"Do you wish he was?" Dani asked her
"When I was your age I did" AJ admitted "But once I got older and got to know him I realized everything I dreamt about him was actually that- just dreams. Not real" AJ told her and Dani nodded "I made my own family and I'm very happy for that"
"Maybe I'll get to do that one day too" Dani said to her
"I'm sure you will" AJ said to her "But you still have us and we're always going to be your family"
"Are we ready?" Punk asked walking into the room
"Yea just about" AJ said to him
"You both look beautiful" Punk grinned
"Thanks" they both smiled
"I've got something for you" he said to Dani and handed her a small velvet box
"It's not my birthday" She said confused as she accepted the gift
"You really are a mini AJ" He smirked "Just open it" Dani opened the box to reveal skull diamond stud earrings. "AJ has the same exact pair I gave them to her on the night she was wearing that dress and it was the first time she ever went to a fundraiser with me"
"They're so pretty" Dani smiled happily "Thank you!" She cheered hugging him "Can you help me put them on?" she asked AJ
"Yea of course" AJ smiled waving her over and helped her put them in her ears.
"Ok girls before we go let's go over the ground rules one more time" Punk suggested. AJ rolled her eyes and Dani giggled. "Dani" Punk nodded for her start
"Don't wander off" Dani said in a defeated voice
"AJ" he said looking towards her
"Don't talk to John Cena" AJ said to him with a slight roll of her eyes
"Don't talk to strangers" Dani said when Punk looked back at her
"Excellent" he smiled
The fundraiser was pretty boring but Dani was the life of the party. Elliot swooped her away and introduced her to everybody and there wasn't one person who didn't get a kick out of her spunky honest attitude.
"Phil" AJ warned from the table as his hand ran up her knee "Why are you so bad every time I take you out?"
"I'm bored" He whined and AJ flashed to the first time she was here with him and he was doing the same thing to her.
"We are not sneaking off at a charity fundraiser" AJ warned
"Dani is off with Elliot and Jennifer, no one is even paying attention to us" Punk reminded her "Let's go to the car for ten minutes"
"Ten minutes?" AJ asked with a laugh
"Once this new baby comes we're never going to get any time" he reminded her "We need to make up for all of that time we're going to lose"
"Why can't you just sit here and wait for tonight?" AJ asked him
"Because you look amazing and I can't concentrate on anything when you're sitting there looking so delicious" he said to her
"Last time I took you up on this you knocked me up" she whispered with a smile
"So you know it's going to be good" Punk said seriously and she smiled.
"Ok let's go" AJ said standing up and walked towards the back exit.
"Watch her for a few minutes?" Punk asked Elliot as they passed him and Dani
"Yea sure" Elliot said then went back to the group he was introducing Dani to.
Punk unlocked the backdoor of his car and pushed AJ inside so she was laying on her back across the seat.
"You look just as beautiful the first time I saw you in this dress" Punk said to her as he loosened his tie.
"I'm pretty sure this is how our night ended that first night too" AJ smiled as she spread her legs waiting for him. He unzipped his fly and crawled on top of her.
"And look at all that's changed" Punk smiled "Never would have imagined after our first date we'd be married and have children" his hands moved under her dress and tugged her underwear down her legs.
"You'd think we'd outgrow this" AJ teased "Sneaking off and ripping each others clothes off"
"We'll never outgrow this" Punk said to her
"Good" AJ said reaching around and pulling him down to kiss her.
Punk loved being nestled between her legs and when she wrapped her strong legs around his waist it only excited him more. He pushed into her and could feel she was wet already. He moved his lips away from hers and began to kiss her neck and over her collarbone.
"Phil" she moaned trying to arch into him more. He wasn't giving her the attention she wanted at the moment.
"You taste so good" He said practically eating her bronzed skin. His hand moved between her thighs and he inserted to of his long fingers into her body. AJ arched into his fingers and he curled them inside of her causing her to moan with pleasure.
"Your touch is so good" She said happily as she wrapped her arms around his neck "But I need more" she said as her eyes closed from his touch.
"I know baby" He said as he still kissed any bare skin he could reach. He moved his fingers out and adjusted his pants without removing his lips. He positioned himself at her entrance and pushed all of the way into her.
"Oh!" she cried out happily.
"Taste" he said sliding his fingers that were just inside of her into her mouth. AJ sucked on his fingers greedily and knew this would turn him on and would force him to push into her. His hips were frozen as he watched her suck his fingers dry but AJ could feel him twitching inside of her.
"Come on honey" She smiled sweetly giving his fingers one last slow lick.
Punk almost completely pulled out of her before pushing back into her causing her to scream out. Punk kept most of his weight off of her so he wouldn't hurt the baby as he pushed her towards her release. He lifted her leg slight and bet it at the knee so he could hit her g-spot and smiled when he did.
"You like that don't you?" Punk grinned teasingly
"Oh god yes" AJ cried out
"Tell me how much you like it" he encouraged pushing into her again and again
"So much! Oh my god Phil it's so good!" she cried
"Tell me what you need" he said slamming into her and she slowly opened her eyes
"I need you to touch me" she requested.
He would have loved to drag this out longer until she was a puddle of water but he knew they didn't have much time and honestly her face was so sweet he couldn't resist. He moved his fingers over her clit and played with her until he felt her clench him so hard that he had no choice but to release into her himself. AJ joined him half a second later and the two were both satisfied and happy after.
"Are you ok?" Punk asked as he helped her sit up and pulled his fly up.
"Yes" she said lustfully "I want part 2"
"Right now?" Punk asked her with a wide grin
"No, later tonight" AJ said to him
"I was afraid once you got pregnant you wouldn't want to have sex as often" Punk admitted as he reached over for her underwear. She placed her legs over his lap and let him pull them on for her.
"Yea I don't think that's going to be a problem" she admitted almost embarrassingly
"I didn't hurt you or the baby right?" he asked suddenly
"No not at all" AJ assured him and reached over and cupped his face to kiss him "You made me feel so good"
"And you didn't want to sneak off" Punk scoffed pulling her dress down now.
The next day Punk and AJ were wrapping Christmas gifts and Punk looked around at all of the presents Dani then back to AJ.
"Do you think it's enough?" he asked her
"Yea I think twenty wrapped gifts is plenty" AJ laughed "That's not including what your family is getting her either"
"It's our first Christmas I want her to remember it" Punk insisted
"She's going to remember it" AJ assured him "Where are my gifts?" she asked him eagerly
"They're safely tucked away and hidden" Punk said proudly
"It's our first Christmas too" AJ reminded him "It's a first Christmas for all of us"
"Any regrets?" Punk asked her
"Not one" AJ said to him honestly "You?"
"Nope" he said "I've got my wife who is carrying my child and another kid. Life is really good now. I'm kind of just waiting for the other shoe to drop"
"We can't think like that" AJ said to him "But not to sound like a total Debbie downer- any word on Daniel?"
"No but I think I know where to get some answers" Punk said to her
"Are you going to tell me?" AJ asked him
"Arlo" Punk said to her "He's been too quiet and I'm sure Daniel would have wanted to reach out to him, probably already has"
"Maybe we should invite Arlo for dinner one night" AJ suggested and Punk looked at her like she was crazy.
"Didn't you hear what I just said?" Punk asked her
"I don't know why you think Arlo is so hell bent on hurting you" AJ said to him
"He didn't mind when I was kid and he used to smack me around" Punk said to her
"You're right" AJ said to him
"I don't want him around you or my kids" Punk said to her
"This kid is still safely tucked away" she reminded him placing her hand over her stomach.
"Seven and a half months will fly" Punk warned her
"Speaking of that where are we putting the nursery?" AJ asked him "We need to start planning this so we could move things around"
"We have five bedrooms we'll make it work" Punk said to her "We'll turn my office into the nursery and maybe we could share? That room is right in-between our room and Dani's"
"Yea" AJ agreed "But do you really want to give up your space?"
"Yea" Punk shrugged "Why do you want to move?"
"No" she said unsurely "But this place was huge and practical when it was just us but let's be real, there are a lot of stairs that aren't very child friendly. I always kind of envisioned a yard once we had kids" Punk wasn't sure what to say this at first but she did make sense.
"But it's not a big deal we can just go to park when we take our children to ride bikes and stuff" AJ shrugged "I just think it's sill we have to share an office when we have the money to buy a home"
"If you want to move just say it AJ" Punk said to her with a laugh
"I want what you want" AJ said to him "This place is beautiful but it's a bachelor pad" she reminded him "This was your first place you ever lived in on your own and I know you're attached to it"
"It's not that I just think we have more than enough room for all of us here" Punk defended lightly "We still have a spare bedroom"
"And then where do our guests sleep when they sleep over?" AJ asked him
"No one is going to be sleeping here" Punk laughed
"Don't you want a new home with your new family?" she asked him
"Living like Elliot and Jennifer isn't my thing" Punk informed her "I don't need fifteen bedrooms and a tennis court" he said to her
"I'm not saying we move into a mansion because I think we'd all get lost in a big home but-" she looked at his face and saw he wasn't enjoying t his conversation and decided to back off "You're right" she said to him "We'll bunk up on our offices that's all. This way we can keep at least one guest bedroom"
"Can we talk about this later?" he asked her
"There's nothing to discuss" She shrugged as she wrapped another gift "It's fine we can stay here. I mean if you feel safe in a home that Daniel easily walked in to and stole our beloved pet then I feel safe too" she said to him in a sweet voice. He knew what she was doing, she was making a point and was smug about it.
"I have to go pick up Dani" Punk said to her "We'll talk about it later"
"It's really ok" AJ said forcing a smile. "You better get to the school, Dani hates it when you're late"
Punk wanted to say something else but he didn't want to get into argument when Dani was waiting for him. He turned around and walked out of the room deciding to deal with it later.
When Punk pulled up in front of the school Dani jumped into the passenger seat and kept her hat pulled down as she put on her seatbelt.
"What's wrong?" Punk asked her
"Nothing" She sniffled
"Something is wrong you're crying" Punk said putting the car in park "You never cry"
"It's nothing" Dani said folding her arms and looking out the window.
"Dani if something happened in school you can tell me" Punk insisted
"I'd rather talk to AJ about it" Dani said to him
"Oh" Punk said trying not to sound hurt
"It's a girl thing" She added and that was enough for Punk
"Ok" Punk said starting the car again and pulling away from the school "You know you can tell me anything though right?"
"Yea" Dani sniffled
"I promise I'm a really good listener" He said to her
"Ok" Dani huffed and looked towards him finally and he was already regretting pushing her into talking to him "Why are boys stupid?"
"Because they are" Punk responded simply "Every last one of them." Punk smiled to himself feeling the conversation was over and he could place a check mark in the 'dad column' but clearly his answer didn't help his adopted daughter.
"Would AJ agree with that comment?" Dani shot at him
"If you were to ask her right at this very second probably" Punk admitted knowing AJ was a little peeved he didn't even entrain her moving idea. "Alright" Punk sighed "Tell me what happened"
"I think I'll just talk to mom about it" Dani said to him "No offense but you're one of them"
"I wouldn't agree with that" Punk said nervously
"Are you a boy?" she asked him quickly and angrily
"Yea" he said slowly
"So I guess you're not the solution but the problem" Dani said simply almost daring him to argue this point
"Ok you're upset" Punk said with another nervous laugh "Boy trouble, I get it I really do" he sympathized "You don't even have to tell me because I have the solution"
"Really?" she asked skeptically
"I can fix anything" Punk said proudly "An all girl private school" he glanced over to Dani whose mouth was slightly opened. "What?" he asked her
"You're being serious? I'm crying my eyes out and that's how you fix it?" Dani asked him
"I think it's an awesome idea" Punk defended "Besides you're too young to worry about boys. If you go to the private school you won't have to worry about any of this and you won't have to cry again" he said proudly but frowned when he saw he had only angered the young girl more "What do you think?"
"I just want to talk to AJ" Dani said turning in her seat to look away from him.
AJ was coming down the stairs when Dani ran and threw her arms around her.
"Oh what happened?" AJ asked her
"It was horrible!" Dani cried "And he made it worse!" She yelled pointing at Punk who looked confused
"I gave great advice" Punk defended. AJ shot Punk a glare, another one that frightened and then realized both his girls were equally pissed at him and he wasn't even sure why.
"Come on let's talk upstairs" AJ said wrapping her arm around Dani's shoulder but made sure to shoot Punk another death stare.
"What'd I do?" Punk asked them in a confused tone.
A half hour later AJ was still up there with Dani and when he tried to listen by the door AJ shooed him away. He had decided to stop by Mia's place to ask her about moving. She was in real estate and would have the best advice to offer on the matter.
"You're finally stopping by" Mia smiled stepping aside to let Punk into her new apartment with Dean.
"I haven't come by yet?" Punk asked
"Didn't even help us move" Mia said with a sarcastic smile
"I'm an asshole" Punk said bluntly "At least that's the opinion of the day"
"Mia have you see my-" Dean stopped when he saw Punk. Dean was only wearing boxers and had a toothbrush in his mouth
"It's four in the afternoon" Punk shot at him
"This is my place" Dean said removing the toothbrush
"My sister" he said pointing at Mia
"Enough" Mia chimed in
"Go put some fucking pants on at least" Punk spat with a shiver
"What's wrong?" Mia asked her brother once Dean was gone
"I think AJ wants to move" Punk said to her
"Why do you think that?" Mia asked him
"Because she basically said our home wasn't safe for children and we don't have enough space for everybody" Punk said to her
"Sounds like she didn't think it" Mia laughed then froze "What do you mean enough space for everybody?" she asked alarmed "You mean you, AJ and Dani? Because if that's the case then I think there's enough room"
"Of course that's what I mean" Punk said to her covering up for his slip
"Oh my god" Mia said covering her mouth with excitement
"Mia" he warned
"She's pregnant isn't she?" Mia asked in a high-pitched voice
"I didn't say that" Punk warned pointing her
"You didn't deny it either" she squeaked
"Mia please" Punk begged "Just keep it to yourself. It's really early into it and she'll kill more than she already wants to"
"I knew it" Mia said with a laugh "She was totally glowing at the fundraiser! And you kept putting your hand over her stomach!"
"Mia shush" he hissed "I'm serious this stays between us only"
"I'm so happy I'm the only one that knows after you kept me in the dark about Dani1" she cheered hugging him "Congratulations!"
"Thanks" Punk said pulling away from her
"And AJ is totally right" Mia informed him and he frowned "Your home isn't child friendly. You would have gotten away with it because Dani is older but you can't raise a baby in that cold dreary empty home" she said to him
"I don't think anything is wrong with our place" Punk said to her
"You have a ton of stairs!" Mia pointed out "What if your teaching the baby how to walk and it falls?"
"I don't think we're planning on teaching the baby how to walk at the top of the staircase" Punk remarked sarcastically
"Babies are fast and get away quickly." Mia argued
"Any place we move to is going to have stairs"
"But the baby would have more room in a bigger place. Your living room is furniture and a little a bit of free space." Mia said to him "And when Dani and the new baby want to go out and play where are they going to go? The roof? That's dangerous"
"The park is down the street" Punk said to her
"It closes at 5" Mia reminded him "Why are you so hell bent on keeping on this place?"
"I'm not I just don't know why we have to move" Punk said to her "We have plenty of room"
"Please don't tell me this is because you're cheap" Mia warned "I will literally slap you"
"No I'm not cheap I'm practical" Punk said to her "We live in a million dollar home"
"A million dollar bachelor pad" Mia corrected
"AJ said the same thing" Punk said to her
"She's not wrong" Mia said to him "Don't you want to live in a place without the memories of all the trashy one night stands you used to have. Don't you think your children and wife deserve better?"
"I'll make you deal, you see if there's a bigger place in the area we live in now and I'll take a look at them" Punk said to her
"Deal" Mia said happily "So what else did you do besides piss off your hormonal wife?"
"I pissed off my daughter too" Punk shrugged "I didn't even do anything wrong" He defended "She was upset about some boy-"
"Joey?" Mia asked concerned
"What?" Punk asked her
"Dani has been talking about him since she enrolled in school" Mia laughed "Don't you pay attention?"
"Apparently not" he mumbled
"So what happened?" Mia asked "I know the winter formal is in a few weeks and she was hoping he'd ask her"
"She wouldn't tell me" Punk admitted "She told me I made it worse"
"You probably did" Mia said to him "You need to realize that you're raising a little girl and problems like these may seem small to you but to her it's everything"
"All I suggested was private school" Punk defended
"You're really off of your game" Mia said in a disappointed voice and reached for her phone "I'll just text Dani"
"You text my daughter about her 'boy' trouble?" Punk asked her "She's in sixth grade may I remind you"
"I had my first kiss in 6th grade" Mia said happily
"It was that little prick Tommy from next door wasn't it?" Punk asked her and Mia just shrugged
"You have to understand she's also new to this school and she's trying to fit in. She's not just adjusting to a new home and family but school as well" Mia pointed out
"I get it but they're both pissed at me now" Punk said to her "I'm actually a little afraid to go home" He admitted in a whisper
"A young girl becoming a teenager and a pregnant wife" Mia said fondly "I would be afraid too"
"Thanks you've been super helpful" Punk smiled sarcastically
"Buy them something" Mia said to him
"Like what?" Punk asked seriously
"Something thoughtful" Mia said to him "And tell AJ she's right you can't possibly raise your small family in that death trap of a home"
"It's not a death trap" Punk defended
"You live above a tattoo parlor" Mia reminded him "Who knows what kind of weirdo's go in there at night"
"None that are going to be hanging out with my kids" Punk scoffed
"Come on" Mia sighed "I know this scares you"
"No it doesn't" Punk defended
"You're afraid if you move out of that townhouse and get one of those homes with a white picket fence you're going to become boring and you're going to feel old" Mia said to him
"I wasn't thinking that all but thank you for bringing it up" Punk mumbled
"You're just maturing if you do this and it means you're putting your family first" Mia reasoned "Your bachelor days were over the day you met AJ" she smirked "And honestly I think you're going to love having a real home finally. I'm sure Dani and AJ will too. You guys can make all of these new memories and it's going to be the place Dani and the new baby grow up in and one they'll bring their own children there to visit."
"I guess" Punk agreed "We could use some more space" he said giving it thought
"I'll look around and see if I can find something you'll like it" Mia said to him
When Punk got home an hour later he didn't have much time before he had to be at the club so headed up the stairs and realized Dani and AJ were both laying in bed watching a movie.
"Hi girls" Punk said with a nervous smile
"Hi" AJ said with a genuine smile
"Sorry I yelled at you" Dani said
"It's ok" Punk said stepping into the room and handed Dani a small bouquet of flowers "Thought they'd cheer you up" he said to her and she smiled and gave him a hug
"They're so pretty!" She smiled "No one has ever given me flowers before"
"Well you deserve them" Punk said to her "And when you're twenty-one and start to date make sure whatever guy is lucky enough to date you gives you flowers and anything else you want"
"Thanks dad" She said with a soft smile
"And for you" he said passing AJ a single rose.
"Thank you" she smiled sweetly and accepted the flower and that's when she saw something shiny. It was a diamond bracelet draped around it. "Oh Phil" she said taking the bracelet off of the rose. "It's so beautiful" Punk leaned over and kissed AJ
"Ew" Dani said scrunching up her face "I'm leaving" she jumped off of the bed and walked out of the room with her flowers.
"You didn't have to get me anything" AJ said to him "I wasn't mad"
"I know but I wanted to thank you" he said to her
"For what?" AJ asked him as he helped her put on the bracelet
"For giving me not one but two kids" Punk said to her "For marrying me" he added "Also here's hoping that there's a boy in there to help me even up the playing field" he said poking her stomach gently
"Where did you disappear to?" she asked him
"I went to see Mia" Punk said to her "I asked her to look into house"
"Phil you don't have to do that" she said seriously
"No you were right" Punk said to her "It's just everything has happened to fast and it hasn't even been a year. I never thought I'd date a girl past four weeks and now I'm married and two kids deep. It's a lot for me to adjust to but you're not wrong about the space and it would be nice to live in a home that Daniel hasn't been in before"
"Let's just get through the holiday's first" AJ said to him "We'll worry about the other stuff later"
"Ok" he agreed
