Saying Goodbye

"You shouldn't have started that shit with my dad." Punk shook his head, walking into the apartment with Bob, "He's not worth it."

"He's a prick." Bob replied calmly, "And he needs put in his place." He said as Punk nodded.

"That's true." Punk agreed, hearing voices from he and AJ's bedroom, "Uh… is that-" He walked over to the bedroom door and opened it up where he saw AJ lying in bed whilst her doctor was standing, "What's going on?" Punk shook his head.

"My waters broke." AJ nodded as Punk raised his eyebrows, turning to Bob behind him who nodded, "So… I think the baby is coming." She nodded as Punk gulped.

"Right now?" Punk asked as the doctor smiled.

"Come on in, Phil." The doctor, Jenny smiled as Punk stood still. Bob nudged him forward so he would move into the room.

"You didn't call." Punk shook his head.

"Well I knew you'd be home soon and Jenny says I'm not that close to giving birth anyway." AJ said as Punk took his jacket off, walking over to her bedside and kissing her head as she smiled.

The last month had been a struggle. After deciding definitely that they really weren't in a position to take care of their baby, and finding out more about adoption and the foster system, it was official that they were giving their baby away. They had signed over papers.

Both of them had found it hard. They knew no matter what, they'd always think about this child, every day, for the rest of their lives. But they didn't have what it needed, and it was the most responsible decision they could make for it. They hoped their child would grow up and realise that one day.

They had no intentions of splitting up. They'd became so close that nobody would ever compare to each other. They'd been through something so emotional and special, yet terrifying and upsetting, and their love had really grown.

"How you feeling?" Punk asked her, crouched down beside her bed as AJ nodded.

"I'm ok." She nodded bravely as he smiled. They promised each other they wouldn't make this an upsetting thing. Of course they were going to be emotional, but they didn't want it to be something they looked back on with fear.

"I'll get out of the apartment." Bob nodded, "Give you some space."

"No, please stay." AJ nodded, "I want you to meet the baby." She said as Bob nodded.

"Of course." Bob smiled.

"That murderer got released from prison?" Rey shook her head, standing at the desk in Bob's store reading the paper.

"Rey, are you going to buy that?" Bob asked.

"No." Rey scoffed.

"Then give me it." Bob said, reaching out for the paper and grabbing it from her, "You do it every morning. If you want to read about the news, buy the paper."

"I just like the pictures mostly." Rey shrugged as Bob nodded.

"Let me guess, water?" Bob asked.

"You read my mind." Rey smiled, taking her wallet out, "Bob, I have a date tonight." She smiled.

"A date?" Bob asked, taking the water from the fridge, "With who?"

"Just some guy I met at a club." Rey shrugged, "I'm officially in operation get over Zac mode." Rey nodded, "He's a prick."

"He is." Bob agreed.

"I actually thought he cared about me but… if you care about someone, you don't hurt them." Rey nodded, "I don't know much, but I know that."

"And where is your date?" Bob asked her.

"He suggested Frank's diner." Rey laughed a little, "I didn't have the heart to say I prefer cocktails over milkshakes." She frowned as Bob laughed.

"Hey, Frank's was a popular spot for the young ones back in the day." Bob said.

"Oh, I love Frank's. The milkshakes really are good." Rey agreed, "But… I don't know, I want to get drunk-"

"And why? That's not a very good first impression." Bob said.

"Not shitfaced just a little tipsy. I'm funny when I'm tipsy." Rey shrugged as Bob chuckled.

"I've saw you drunk. You're not funny. You just make up your own words and throw up-"

"That was one time and I made sure the store window was cleaned the next day." Rey defended as Bob smiled.

"You did, you're right. Because I made you." Bob said as Rey nodded.

"What do you think I should wear?" Rey asked.

"You're asking the 68 year old what you should wear on a date?" Bob questioned.

"Yeah, you know I like your opinions. You're always honest with me." Rey shrugged as Bob nodded.

"Wear what you want to wear, sweetie." Bob smiled.

"Oh, that could be a number of things." Rey smiled, "I have a six hour shift first." She groaned.

"Gotta make that cash." Bob said.

"I do." Rey nodded, "How much for the water?" She asked, looking in her wallet, looking up when she never got an answer, "Bob?" Rey shook her head, watching as he collapsed behind the desk, "Oh my God." She jumped, dropping her wallet quickly and rushing around the desk, "Bob." She shrieked worriedly, shaking him, putting her shaking hands in her purse and taking her phone out to call 911.

"Hey, you're doing amazing, April." Jenny smiled, "Well done, sweetie." Jenny nodded as AJ sighed heavily, sitting up against Punk in the midst of giving birth who was giving her his hands to hold, wiping her sweaty head, keeping her hair back and saying and doing whatever he could to help.

"How much more?" AJ sighed tiredly.

"Not much." Jenny assured her, "Just keep doing what you're doing."

She wanted to do it at home because she felt it was more private. She'd refused any pain relief, of course regretting her decision now, but she had it all planned out.

"This is really sore." She kept telling Punk who nodded.

"I know, I know." He kissed her head, "You're nearly there." He nodded.

"Another push, April." Jenny nodded as AJ pushed again, doing as she was encouraged until finally, a screaming baby made its way into the world.

"It's a girl." Jenny smiled as AJ raised her eyebrows, resting her head back on Punk's shoulder as she looked up at him, watching as his eyes followed the baby over in Jenny's arms.

"Is she ok?" Punk asked as Jenny smiled and nodded.

"She's perfect." Jenny nodded, cleaning the baby girl up, clearing all her airways and making sure everything was ok before wrapping her up in the blanket and placing her over in AJ's arms.

AJ smiled as she looked down at the baby girl, her little eyes blinking open and close, her little fingers curling, the most perfect little thing she'd ever seen in her entire life, "Hi." AJ whispered, looking down at the baby girl who looked a lot like her, with a dark head of hair and dark eyes.

"She's like you." Punk smiled as AJ nodded, looking up at him as he kissed her softly. This was still their moment, with their baby.

"She's beautiful." Jenny nodded, "Well done, April. You did amazingly." She nodded as AJ smiled.

"Thank you." AJ smiled, turning back down to look at the perfect baby girl. She just hated that they weren't enough for her right now. She desperately wanted to be.

"She's amazing." Punk shook his head, looking down at her. He couldn't believe she was really his. A mix of the fact they were both just kids themselves and the fact she was really here, finally, and she was as perfect as ever.

"Hi, baby." AJ smiled, looking down at the baby girl who looked up at them, "Hi." She nodded, swallowing the lump in her throat as Punk kissed her head.

"Phil, do you want to take her whilst I help April out?" Jenny suggested as Punk nodded.

"Uh… yeah." Punk got himself together after holding AJ, sitting in their own little bubble as they watched their daughter, "Yeah, ok." Punk nodded, standing up as AJ passed her over to him as he held her for the first time, smiling to himself as he looked down at her.

He wandered out of the bedroom, holding his daughter and looking down at her as he made his way into the kitchen where Bob was sitting anxiously.

"Hey, you wanna meet someone?" Punk asked him as Bob stood up immediately, walking over and looking on at the baby girl as he smiled.

"Oh, look at her." Bob smiled, "Oh, she's precious." He nodded, "And she looks just like April." He said as Punk nodded.

"Yeah, she's beautiful." Punk nodded, in awe of his daughter and how beautiful she was, "Do you want to hold her?" He asked him as Bob nodded, taking the baby girl for a hold as he smiled.

"What's her name?" Bob asked.

"Reylissa." Punk nodded, "Mariana Brooks." He said as Bob turned to him and smiled.

"Quite the name." Bob nodded, turning away to hide his glassy eyes, "Beautiful name." He smiled.

"Your car should probably be back to you by Friday." Punk nodded, walking around the garage with a customer, "Our card machine is broken so… can I ask you to come with cash, I know it's-" He paused as he got outside of the garage, noticing the ambulance parked outside Bob's store, "Bob." Punk shook his head, running out of the garage and across the road, almost getting knocked over in the process as he sprinted down the street, watching Bob getting taken out in a stretcher with an oxygen mask around him.

"Hey, what the hell happened? What happened?" Punk asked the EMT's who rushed him into the ambulance.

"Suspected heart attack." One of them told him as Punk placed his hand on his forehead.

He then watched as the young girl, the one who had taken all his mints, followed behind, clearly upset as he watched her.

"Hey, what the hell did you do?" He spat as Rey ignored him.

"Can I go with him?" Rey asked the EMT who nodded.

"Hey, no… no." Punk put his hand in front of her to stop her from going in, "I'm going." He made clear, "You don't even know him."

"Yes, I do." Rey shook her head, "I want to know if he's ok." Rey said.

"I'm going." Punk told her, "Go back to school or something." Punk spat, pushing by her and getting into the ambulance as the EMT's slammed the doors over as Rey jumped, wiping her few tears as she watched the ambulance pull away and speed off down the road.

After the chaos of the birth, AJ and Punk were finally given some time alone with Rey in the bedroom. AJ couldn't stop staring at her, she was like a little perfect angel and she couldn't help but absolutely love this little girl with all her heart.

"She's got your everything." Punk smiled, sitting beside her on the bed as AJ smiled, looking down at her.

"She's so beautiful." AJ shook her head, "I'll never stop seeing her face." AJ admitted truthfully as Punk nodded. He knew what she meant. This wasn't something they could ever forget about. Their daughter would be in their hearts and their minds forever.

"I feel like we should apologise to her." Punk admitted as AJ nodded.

"We should." AJ nodded to him, turning back to Rey, "We're so sorry, baby." AJ shook her head, "We hope one day, when you're older, you'll maybe understand why we're doing this." She said, tears rolling down her cheeks, "I wish we could be enough for you right now but we're not and… and we'll be better." She swallowed and nodded, "You just came so soon." She shook her head as Punk nodded, "But we love you so much." She shook her head, "So so much." She whispered, taking her daughter's hand between her finger and thumb, "And you're so special to us." She nodded, tears continuing to roll her down her cheeks as Punk wrapped his arm around her and kissed her cheek.

"Hey, you two." Bob smiled, walking into the room as AJ and Punk looked up, "I know it… it might not be what you want right now but… maybe in a few years, you might want something to look back on." He said, holding his camera as Punk nodded.

"Y-Yeah. Yeah, of course." Punk said as AJ nodded, wiping her tears, looking up at the camera as Bob took a picture.

"Uh… Naomi is here." Bob told them as AJ felt her heart sink, turning to Punk who just nodded to her, kissing her head as she looked down at Rey.

"Hi, guys." Naomi nodded, walking into the bedroom as AJ looked up at her, turning to Punk who took a deep breath.

"I love you." She whispered, leaning down and kissing Rey's head softly whilst Punk leaned down after and kissed her cheek as the baby girl slept peacefully, making soft little noises as she got loving and last kisses from her parents.