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"What are you doing here?" Thea questioned, drawing her knee up to her chest, looking on at Vincent who was sat by her bed, "What happened to your face?" She raised a brow.

"Your dad and uncle rearranged it after they found out I was dealing you. Thanks for dropping me in it, by the way." Vincent nodded, "I didn't take you for the daddy's little princess one."

"I'm not." Thea assured him, "What do you want? Don't try pull any upgrading prices shit with me. Or I will turn into daddy's little princess and you can deal with my dad again." Thea nodded to him, "I paid you for what I got. End of story." She made clear.

"I know that. I'm not after money." Vincent said, "Your cop brother-in-law is sniffing around." He nodded.

"Theo?" Thea questioned as Vincent nodded, "Well… that's kinda what his job entails. He is a cop." Thea nodded.

"Well then how about you do me a favour and divert his attention onto something else?" Vincent said.

"Maybe you just shouldn't be a drug dealer. Then you wouldn't have to worry so much about cops being on your back." Thea said, "I'm not telling Theo about anything. He's gonna do his job regardless."

"He's gonna end up dead." Vincent nodded.

"What are you talking about?" Thea shook her head.

"Believe it or not, I'm not the boss in my profession. I'm just a worker. But I know that the boss man… he'll have a hit put out on Theo if he gets closer. This business doesn't run like it used to when your mom and dad were involved. It's kill or be killed." Vincent said as Thea looked at him.

"Why are you telling me this?" Thea shook her head.

"Because despite what your dad might think, I like your family, and I know Theo has a young kid. I don't wanna see anything bad go down." Vincent said as Thea looked across at him.

"I'm pretty sure Theo is being careful about what he's looking into. He's a good cop." Thea said.

"If he was so careful about it then how would I know he was onto something?" Vincent asked, "He's getting too close to something and he's gonna end up dead."

"Well what do you want me to do? Tell him that you came here and told me this?" Thea shook her head, "God, I'm… I'm in here and I'm trying to get better and think of… think of reasons not to drink and shoot up and… and here you are telling me shit like this." She shook her head stressfully.

"Just give him a subtle warning. Tell him to be careful. You've… You've bought some snow from me in the past few months so… tell him you've saw it first-hand how dangerous it all is now." Vincent shrugged.

"You think that's gonna scare him? Little old me? He's a cop, this is his job. It's like… telling me to go to the hospital and not help anyone." She shook her head.

"Fine. But don't say I didn't give you this warning." Vincent stood up.

"Wait… wait, just… sit down." Thea shook her head as he sat back down, "How close is he?" She wondered.

"Too close." Vincent nodded, "I don't know how he's found out certain things… things that only dealers should really know."

"My dad sat down with him and spoke to him about some things." Thea said, "Process."

"Of course he did." Vincent rolled his eyes.

"Who's your boss then?" Thea shook her head.

"I ain't talking about shit with you. I like you. I don't trust you." Vincent nodded as Thea looked at him.

"So you're just gonna come here and tell me that my brother-in-law is being targeted by your drug circle and if I don't get him to back off then he's dead?" Thea questioned.

"Good, you understood everything I've been saying." Vincent nodded, "Just don't mention my name."

"Are you serious right now?" Thea shook her head, "Theo's not gonna listen to me. He's just gonna think I'm being the concerned sister-in-law. He's not gonna back down. This is the guy who faked his death to go bust drug dealers in Puerto Rico." She said, "You really think I can stop him?"

"I don't know. But this is me telling you what I know, and what I've heard." Vincent said as Thea sighed to herself, "If you can't get through to him, maybe your sister can. Tell her you're concerned."

"She's a stubborn cop too. There's no way either of them are listening to me without… without me having proof." Thea said.

"Cops and their damn proof." Vincent shook his head.

"Why do you still do this shit?" Thea shook her head.

"I gotta eat, don't I?" Vincent shrugged.

"Aren't you tired of it? That world just seems like a constant game of… cat and mouse." Thea said.

"Not if you do what you're supposed to do." Vincent said, "I did the right thing here. I'm letting you know what I've heard."

"Yeah, thanks a lot." Thea shook her head.

"How long you been in here?" Vincent asked.

"You don't have to small talk with me. You've said what you came to say. You can leave now." Thea nodded to him.

"Alright." Vincent put his hands up in defence, standing up, "Sorry to put the burden on you."

"Just go." Thea shook her head, watching as he left the room, running both hands through her hair stressfully.

"Wasn't so bad, was it?" AJ smiled, walking into her bedroom later that night where she saw her husband lying on top of the bed.

"Wasn't all that thrilling either." Punk said.

"Well it doesn't have to be perfect." AJ said, "You chatted with him and… it wasn't awkward. That probably meant a lot to him." She nodded.

"Well if I have to do this then so should Dean." Punk folded his arms childishly as AJ smiled.

"Don't worry, I've spoken to Renee about it. She's pushing him in the deep end when they get back from their vacation." AJ nodded.

"Cassie seems to really got on well with him." Punk said as AJ nodded, "Fancy that, huh? My own daughters got on better with my parents than I did." He shook his head.

"It's not such a bad thing." AJ said, sitting on the edge of the bed beside him.

"Yeah, I know." Punk nodded. He'd gotten through the night, settling his worries and fears with the help of his wife, "He just confuses me."

"Why?" AJ shook her head.

"He's just really quiet and… yeah he talks to me if I start a conversation but I just can't tell if he actually wants to be here."

"I think he does. I think he's just a quiet guy. Something you're not used to compared to Sam." AJ said, "He's quiet and I mean he… he's spent majority of his life in prison. If anything you can probably relate to him the most." AJ nodded.

"I guess." Punk nodded, "You think he misses Sam? I don't really know what their deal was before she died."

"I think they were screwing." AJ nodded as Punk rolled his eyes, "What?" She laughed, "Ok, they were making love." She smiled.

"Don't, that's… worse." Punk shook his head as AJ chuckled, "You think?"

"I know." AJ said, "Sam told me." She nodded.

"Great." Punk said.

"Hey, I think it was good. Not… that. But the fact they were able to have that time together, and she was able to get sober. It's like… a taster of the life they could have had. It's sad really." AJ nodded.

"They're just so different. I mean… Sam was… Sam. You'd hear her before you'd see her. My dad is like… the total opposite." He shook his head.

"They were probably a lot different when they met. I mean… we're not the same sixteen year olds we were when we met."

"We're not?" Punk questioned, "I feel the same."

"You don't think you've matured and grown?" AJ asked him.

"Well yeah but everyone does." Punk said, "I haven't changed my morals or my beliefs."

"Yes you have." AJ scoffed, "And I have too. We… We didn't care about things back then. We were selfish. As long as something helped us or benefited us, we'd do it, no matter what it was. We're not like that now."

"Yeah cause we have money." Punk laughed a little.

"Exactly, we've changed. We've grown. No one stays the same their entire life." AJ shook her head.

"You've changed." Punk nodded as AJ looked at him, "You've somehow gotten more beautiful." He said as she smiled.

"And maybe you are still that sweet boy I fell in love with." AJ smiled, capturing his chin with her thumb and forefinger as he smiled.

"Give me a kiss." He nodded.

"What's the magic word?" AJ whispered, leaning towards him anyway.

"Now?" Punk questioned as she chuckled, "Remember when Jude said that to me when she was three?" He asked her ass he laughed and nodded.

"Mhm." AJ smiled, pressing her lips against his softly as he pulled her on top of him, rolling her over onto her back as he pushed her dress up, her legs wrapping around his waist as he kissed down her neck.

He moved down her body, kissing the insides of her thighs as he pulled her panties down whilst she pulled her dress over her head and threw it over on the floor.

She grinned as she felt him scoot her down the bed by taking a hold of her thighs, bringing her closer to his mouth as she felt his tongue suddenly part her folds, swiping along her clit as she bit her lip and moaned at the feeling.

"Mmm… fuck." AJ gasped softly whilst Punk continued teasing and tormenting her with his tongue, sparking her orgasm on as she moaned in bliss. No one could ever know her body the way he did, and she never wanted anyone else to know it either. Knowing they had forever with each other again was always a safety blanket she clung onto, especially after the many years of unknown when he was in prison.

He slipped a finger and then a second one inside of her, hitting the right spot whilst using his mouth above on her clit, a combination that was enough to send her right over the edge.

"Phil." AJ moaned, feeling her body pulsing as the orgasm coursed through her, "Fuck." She panted with a smile as he looked up at her, detaching his mouth from her and smiling as he moved back up her body.

"You good?" He smirked, taking his t-shirt off and throwing it on the floor as she nodded with a smile, pushing him down onto his back and straddling his hips.

She undone his belt and button on his jeans, pushing them down as he lifted his hips, kicking them off with his boxers at the end of the bed as she wrapped her hand around his length, stroking him up and down before guiding him inside her, easing herself onto him and moaning.

"Fuck." Punk moaned, watching his length disappear inside of her as she took her bra off and threw it away, leaning down and kissing him passionately whilst beginning to move her hips.

"That's so good." AJ moaned in his ear, moving her hips up and down as her skin slapped against his, "Fuck." She panted, kissing his throat and running her hands down his chest.

He rolled them over, her legs staying wrapped around him as he did so, grabbing both her hands with one of his hands and putting them above her head, using the other to wrap around her throat as she smiled.

"Tell me what's changed." He whispered in her ear, thrusting into her as she rolled her eyes back, moaning with a smile in bliss.