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"So I take it you're starting to pack up the house?" Punk asked, walking outside where Thea and Dominic were heading to the car. Dominic was holding a sleeping Sofia over his shoulder, heading to the car to strap her into the back seat.

"Yeah we're starting to box up some stuff." Thea nodded, holding James' hand, "Baby, why don't you go into the car. Daddy will help you." Thea brushed her hand over James' hair.

"Ok." James said tiredly.

"Hey, what about my hug?" Punk asked as James ran over to him as Punk picked him up and squeezed him, "My little buddy." He smiled as James hugged him tightly. He had a different bond with James than he did with everyone else. He really was like the son he never had.

Thea smiled as she watched Punk hugging James. She knew how much her parents meant to her children, and she hated that she felt like she was taking that closeness away from them. She absolutely hated it.

"Ok, off you go." Punk smiled, putting James back down on the ground as he ran away to get his dad at the car.

"I'm sorry." Thea shook her head.

"What for?" Punk asked.

"Well I know how much you and mom love the kids and… how much you do for them. I don't even know what I'm gonna do without you both being five minutes away." She admitted, "And I hate having to pull James out of his school when he's just started."

"Hey, you… gotta do what you gotta do, Thea." Punk nodded, "You've got a family. Being out of a job isn't an option. I get all of that. I know I was gone for a while but I did dabble in raising you. I know the tough calls and decisions you gotta make." He said as Thea nodded.

"It's not even about the kids sometimes. I don't wanna go." Thea said truthfully, "This is my home. I'm gonna miss my sisters. I'm not gonna get to see Jude being all hormonal and pregnant." She frowned as Punk smiled, "I just never planned on leaving this place."

"You said it to me… you're not that far away. Two hours at the most." Punk said, "This isn't any kind of goodbye." He assured her as Thea nodded, "You're gonna make so much more memories in Milwaukee. You don't need me and your mom for that." He said, watching her lip quiver a little.

"I always need you guys." Thea's voice broke a little as Punk smiled, wrapping his arms around her tightly. His relationship with his eldest daughter had been one huge rollercoaster ride. From her hating his guts when he got out of prison to now somehow feeling like she couldn't live on her own without seeing them as much.

"We are always here." Punk assured her, kissing her head, "We aren't going anywhere." He promised her as she smiled, hugging into him.

"You better not." She warned as Punk chuckled.

"I hope the kids forgive me for taking them away from their favourite grandparents." Thea said, pulling back from the hug.

"Hey, we're not gonna see each other any less. Me and your mom will be driving down every week to see you. Get this idea out of your head that you're never gonna see us again." He smiled, cupping her cheeks and drying her tears.

"I know I'm just scared." Thea huffed, folding her arms.

"I know but I think that's normal." Punk nodded, "You're gonna be fine." He assured her as she smiled.

Meanwhile back in the house Jude was sitting with AJ at the kitchen table, enjoying another slice of cake.

"I can't believe I didn't realise. My mom senses never fail me." AJ said, surprised she hadn't figured out Jude was pregnant until now.

"I did a pretty good job of hiding it I guess." Jude said.

"No kidding." AJ laughed a little, "Have you been sick?"

"No, I've been fine." Jude nodded positively.

"Horny?" Sam asked, sitting at the table, having made her way through her bottle of wine.

"Are you still here?" AJ scoffed.

"Yes, actually." Jude nodded, "A lot of that and… blue lemonade." She said, "I didn't know drinks could be a craving."

"Anything can be a craving when you're pregnant." AJ shook her head, "Are you gonna find out the sex?"

"Yeah." Jude nodded, "We'll find out in a few weeks."

"You got any predictions?" AJ asked. She was just relishing in seeing her daughters growing and become strong, independent woman who were starting their own families. It brought her so much joy and pride, and she knew it did to her husband too.

"We think it's a girl." Jude nodded as AJ smiled excitedly, "We already have a few names for each that we really like."

"What are they?" AJ asked.

"We're not gonna say until he or she is born." Jude smiled.

"Call it Sam. Works for a boy or a girl." Sam smiled as Jude chuckled.

"It does, you're right." Jude nodded, "Bummer about Thea leaving, huh?" She turned back to her mom.

"Yeah, but… they're not miles and miles away. We'll still see them every week. It's not like it's a goodbye." AJ shook her head, "She's right to take the job." She said.

"Yeah, I know." Jude said, "I just thought she could help me out with some baby stuff."

"She'll still be around." AJ assured her, "And plus, I'm here. I did ok at having babies, right?" She smiled as Jude chuckled.

"I suppose you did." Jude smiled.

"How did Sean take the news?" AJ asked.

"I mean… we were both shocked, but we're really happy." Jude nodded.

"Well I'm so happy for you, baby." AJ smiled. She couldn't stop smiling. She knew what struggles her daughter still had within her. Nightmares that hadn't left her, even after almost seven years. There was no amount of time that would erase what she had gone through, but for the first time in a long time, she could see a peaceful happiness about her, and that was wonderful.

"Cassidy, you're late." Theo, Cassie's mentor said, waiting on her at his desk as she showed up for her shift.

"First, it's just Cassie." Cassie said.

"I thought that was short for Cassidy?" Theo looked up at her, leaning back on his chair.

"No." Cassie screwed her face up, "It's just Cassie." She said, "And two… my shift starts at 9. It's… two minutes past." She checked.

"Exactly. Late." Theo nodded. He was only a few years older than her but she knew he was loving the idea of bossing someone around. She felt like her learning experience was being shortened by how much he disrespected her. It made her dread coming to do something she'd fallen in love with.

"Whatever." Cassie shook her head, "What am I doing tonight?"

"Reports." Theo said, "It's a slow night. We don't need you out there making it any slower." He shook his head.

"I don't wanna be stuck at a desk all night." Cassie folded her arms unhappily.

"Well tough, because you are. It comes with the job." Theo said, standing up from his desk, "So… in you get." He said as Cassie shook her head, walking into the desk, about to sit down on the chair when Theo pulled the chair back, causing her to fall down onto the ground, almost giving her whiplash as the chair went wheeling back.

She lay on the ground for a second, contemplating her life as she heard some people around the station chuckling.

"Want a hand?" Theo smiled, extending his hand out to her as she sat up, declining his help and getting up on her own, bringing the chair back over and sitting down on it as she took a deep breath. It was so hard not to explode and say something.

"What reports am I doing?" Cassie asked calmly.

"Ok, how about I just show you how to work this thing first." Theo said, "Have you even use the computer before?" He asked her, pulling a chair over and sitting beside her as she wheeled over a little.

"Yes, I have used a computer once or twice in my life." Cassie shook her head.

"These computers are different, smartass." Theo said as Cassie made a face, "It's like a different software we use here. Helps us find people, records, address books… everything." He said as Cassie nodded.

"I'm sure I'll figure it out." Cassie shook her head. She hated the way people spoke to her as if she was dumb.

"Well just to be sure." Theo said, "To start a report you click on this here." He showed her with the mouse icon, "You see it?"

"Yes I can see it." Cassie snapped as Theo smiled to himself.

"Ok, you click on that and it gives you the format of the report. Like this." Theo showed her as Cassie nodded.

"Ok, easy." Cassie nodded.

"And if you wanna search up someone's record or details on the system you click on this icon." Theo showed her, "And then… you type in their name." He showed her, typing Cassie's name into the system.

"Why are you typing my name in?" Cassie asked nervously.

"Just an example." Theo laughed, clicking enter as he saw all the reports appearing which had Cassie's name involved in, "Uh…" Theo said with surprise, not expecting to see as much as he did, "So you… click one and it opens up the full report." He said, hesitantly clicking on one of the reports, "You were kidnapped?" He turned to her with confusion as Cassie nodded.

"Twice, actually." Cassie said.

"I didn't know that." Theo said honestly as Cassie nodded.

"Well now you do." Cassie said, "Ok, got it. Brings up the full reports." She said, grabbing the mouse from him, "Is that all I need to know?" She asked, quickly closing the reports down.

"Yeah… yeah, that should be it." Theo nodded, looking at her.

"Ok, now you actually need to tell me what I'm writing a report on." She turned to him.

"Oh, yeah… right. I've left all the notes here in a pile." Theo patted, "I'm going out for a couple hours so if you need anything either call me or ask someone else around here." He said, "Ok?"

"Ok, yeah." Cassie nodded as he stood up, grabbing his things and leaving the station as Cassie took the paper work he'd left her and began writing up the reports.

Out of curiosity, she clicked back into the system, typing her name back into the search bar and watching the reports pop up. She then erased her name and typed in her father's name. She began scrolling down the reports, realising there was more than she'd expected, continuing to scroll and scroll, "Oh my God." She shook her head at all the files which had popped up.

She went back to the search bar and added her mother's name into it, noticing twice as much appear. She clicked onto one of the reports and looked on at the mug shots of her parents side by side on the computer screen.

She read both the charges for shoplifting and assault, her parents being only seventeen years old. She stared at her father's black eyes and her mother's odd smirk on her face, like neither of them really gave a damn. It was hard to see her parents in those mug shots in front of her. They seemed like completely different people.

She clicked out of it, scrolling through the other files as she noticed a high profile report highlighted. She assumed it had to have been one of her father's arrest, so she clicked into it, confused when she saw a mug shot of another man.

"Who the hell are you?" Cassie spoke to herself, leaning forward towards the computer screen, "Daniel Brooks." She read.