Sisters
"Hi." Rey smiled as Punk opened the door to his apartment.
"Hey." Punk smiled, "You ok?" He asked her as she nodded.
"Uh… yeah." Rey nodded, "I uh… I was wondering if Amelia was here." She said, "I have something for her." She held up a gift bag as Punk smiled.
"No, she's not. April is just out picking her up from school. They shouldn't be long if you wanna come in and wait?" He wondered as she smiled and nodded.
"Yeah, sure." Rey said, walking into the apartment as Punk closed the door over.
"I heard you got caught up with my brother the other night." He smiled a little.
"Yeah, I'm still feeling the effects from that." Rey admitted.
"I can imagine. Dean's a pretty bad influence." He said, walking through to the kitchen as Rey followed.
"Well he was very sweet to me so… don't give him too much of a hard time." Rey nodded.
"I won't." Punk promised, "He's still at work. He's on until late." He let her know as she nodded.
"How long has mom been staying with you?" Rey asked, sitting the gift bag down on the kitchen table and taking her coat off. It was crazy how comfortable she was starting to feel with what she could now call her family. Even just after a few encounters she felt safe with them. There was still a lot of ground to cover of course but to actually have family in her life for the first time was something really special.
"Couple of weeks." Punk nodded, getting her a soda from the fridge and sliding it over, "She's separating from her husband so-"
"So you swooped in?" Rey smirked.
"Well not like that." Punk shook his head, even though it was a little like that. He wasn't going to give his daughter the details. He'd spear her the embarrassment.
"What's the deal with you two then?" Rey asked as Punk sat down at the table.
"What do you mean?" Punk asked her.
"Did you really just break up and never see each other again?" Rey asked.
"Pretty much." Punk nodded, "It sounds ridiculous how we… we went from having you and being so close. She wasn't just my girlfriend she was my best friend." He said, "And then it just sort of… came to an end." He said.
"And then she got married to someone else?" Rey asked as Punk nodded, "What about you?"
"I'm divorced." Punk nodded.
"Damn." Rey said, "Unlucky in love. Both of you." She scoffed, "Maybe that's like a sign." She shrugged.
"Maybe." Punk nodded.
"Why'd you get divorced?" She asked him.
"It just didn't work out." Punk said briefly.
"And mom?" Rey asked.
"Her… Her husband was having an affair." Punk said as Rey raised her eyebrows.
"Ouch." Rey groaned a little as Punk nodded, "Well at least she's got you to help her." She smiled as Punk nodded.
"It was sweet of you to get Amelia something." He nodded.
"Yeah well… she's my little sister. I've missed six of her birthdays so… I just wanna do something nice." Rey said, "I know she's not exactly close in age but… we can still be best friends." She nodded as Punk smiled.
"Your mom would really like that." Punk nodded as Rey smiled. He could see himself that Rey was starting to put her guard down little by little, and he was really starting to see her personality shine. She had the same kindness and thoughtfulness of her mother.
"Did you say she was looking for places here?" Rey asked him as he nodded.
"Yeah, she wants to move back here. I think she gets more comfort from it. Bob is here. And she wants to really work on a relationship with you." Punk nodded, "And I guess being away from her husband is a plus."
"And she's closer to you." Rey smirked as Punk looked at her with confusion, "Come on, I'm not ten." She said, "In a few years time you're gonna have me to thank for reuniting you both back together." She nodded to herself.
"Oh, you think?" Punk smiled as Rey nodded.
"Well I guess it's more Bob we should all thank." Rey admitted, "Have you saw him lately?"
"Yeah I was at his place the other night. He's taking it slow, doing what the doctors are telling him. They've put him on this no salt diet. He's kicking up a fuss about it." Punk laughed to himself.
"I can imagine." Rey smiled, "He really took care of me, you know." She nodded as Punk looked at her, "I mean there were times where I… I got into a lot of trouble, different things, different people." She nodded, "He always helped me out of it." She nodded, "It's crazy to think that all this time he… he was around when I was born." She raised her eyebrows.
"Yeah, talk about a silent guardian." Punk nodded.
"Did you just… reference Batman?" Rey tilted her head, "You're a grown ass man." She laughed a little as Punk shrugged.
"So? I like Batman." Punk shrugged as Rey just shook her head.
"He's real sexy." Rey agreed.
"Yeah, ok." Punk rolled his eyes as she smiled a little, listening as the door opened.
Rey turned around, watching as Amelia came running through the apartment and into the kitchen.
"Phil, I got a sticker for my homework. Look." Amelia jumped up and down beside Punk, excited to show her friend the well done sticker her teacher had given her.
"Let me see." Punk smiled, taking her notebook and looking on, "Hey, look at you." Punk nodded, "You're so clever." He said as Amelia smiled.
"That's what my teacher said." Amelia nodded, "And I said my friend Phil helped me." She said, holding her notebook against her chest whilst Rey smiled and watched her. She was a little ball of energy and happiness.
"Well you done all the hard work." Punk nodded, "Where is your mommy?" He asked her as Amelia shrugged, looking over at Rey once she got her excitement out, looking over curiously.
"Who are you?" Amelia asked her curiously as Rey smiled.
"I'm Rey." Rey smiled, "You must be Amelia." She nodded.
"Hey, how'd you know my name?" Amelia questioned, sitting up on the chair beside her as Rey turned to Punk. She wasn't really sure how much she could really say. Was she allowed to explain to Amelia that they were sisters? She looked over to Punk who nodded to her.
"I'm gonna go see where your mommy is." Punk said curiously, nodding to Rey to give her the go ahead as he left the kitchen to go find AJ.
"So how'd you know my name?" Amelia asked, leaning over the table and looking at Rey closely.
"Ok well… you know your mommy?" Rey asked as Amelia nodded, "Well… she's my… she's my mommy too." Rey nodded, "And that makes me and you sisters." She nodded as Amelia looked across at her.
"My mommy is your mommy? We have the same mommy?" Amelia wondered as Rey smiled and nodded.
"Yeah, that's right. How… How cool is that?" Rey smiled, she never thought this would ever happen in her life, and she was soaking it all up whilst she could. She was overjoyed to have a sister and to meet her like this.
"That is cool." Amelia had to agree, "I didn't think I had a sister. Mommy never said." She shrugged.
"I know, she never said to me either. But it's a nice surprise, right?" Rey smiled, "I've always wanted a sister." She nodded as Amelia smiled.
"And now I'm your sister?" Amelia wondered as Rey nodded with a smile, "That's really cool." She nodded, looking on at Rey, "So is your daddy my daddy too?" Amelia asked her.
"Oh, no. My… my daddy is Phil." She nodded as Amelia gasped.
"Oh, I wish he was my daddy too. No fair." Amelia folded her arms as Rey raised her eyebrows, "Phil is my best friend."
"He is?" Rey smiled as Amelia nodded. Hearing her fondness for Punk was so sweet, but it also made her a little sad that somehow, her biological father wasn't giving her what she needed.
"Yeah, he is." Amelia said, "I live here with him." She said, trying to brag which made Rey smiled.
"Well, maybe you can help me get to know him a little better then." Rey nodded, "And your mommy. I'm… I'm kinda new to all of this." She said as Amelia nodded.
"I'll help you." Amelia smiled.
"I got you something." Rey remembered, sliding over the gift bag as Amelia knelt up on the chair curiously.
"Is this a present?" Amelia asked.
"Yeah, kinda." Rey nodded.
"Oh, but I never got you one." Amelia frowned.
"That's ok." Rey laughed a little, "Go on, open it." She nodded as Amelia dug inside the bag for her gift.
"Oh, cool." Amelia smiled as she pulled out some sketchpads and colouring in books, "I love drawing." She nodded.
"Yeah, I loved this stuff when I was your age." Rey smiled.
"Hey, this is like Spike." Amelia giggled to herself as she pulled out the cuddly dog toy as Rey smiled, watching her laugh to herself. She was the sweetest little thing ever and she couldn't wait to be present in her life.
Meanwhile Punk headed into his bedroom where AJ was, wondering why she had disappeared so quickly into the room.
"Hey, Rey is here. She's in the kitchen talking to Amelia. I thought you'd wanna see them." Punk smiled as AJ nodded.
"Uh… yeah, I'm just gonna get out of my clothes." AJ nodded, not looking him in the eye as she dug into her bag to get some clothes out.
"Hey, are you ok?" Punk wondered, "Was work ok?"
"Yeah, I'm fine." AJ nodded as Punk watched her, noticing her hair in the way of her face, shaking his head with confusion as he walked further towards her, "Why don't you ask Rey to stay for dinner? I just need to get out of these clothes and-" She paused as he tilted her face around by her chin, her hair falling out of the way as he laid eyes on the bruising around her upper cheek where Tom had hit her earlier.
"Tell me this isn't what I think it is." Punk looked at her.
"No, it's just… it was an accident-"
"Did he do this?" Punk questioned with narrow eyebrows as AJ looked up at him, not really sure what to say.
"It's fine, it's just-"
"No, it's not fine!" Punk yelled, "I'll kill him." He stormed off out of the room.
"Phil, wait." AJ chased after him, trying to grab a hold of him as he shot out of the door.
She placed her hand on her forehead, turning back to look through to the kitchen where Rey was sitting with Amelia. She ran down and into the kitchen.
"Hey." AJ said frantically as Rey looked up, "I'm sorry, could you just… keep an eye on her for five minutes?"
"Y-Yeah, is everything ok?" Rey noticed panic in her voice.
"Yeah, fine just… we'll be back soon." AJ nodded to her as Rey nodded, watching her rush off as Amelia looked over to Rey who smiled.
"You should give me snacks now." Amelia smirked as Rey laughed to herself.