Hide And Seek
"Baby, what are you doing?" AJ shook her head, her eyes nipping with tiredness as she walked down the stairs and saw Vivian sitting on the bottom step, in her pyjamas. It was extremely early in the morning.
"Waiting on daddy." Vivian huffed, watching their front door as AJ smiled sweetly.
"You miss him, huh?" AJ asked her, pulling her cardigan around her tighter, walking down and sitting down on the step beside Vivian.
"Yeah." Vivian sighed, "I don't like when he leaves." She shook her head.
"I don't either." AJ agreed, "He'll be home later today, though." She nodded, "It's still so early." She shook her head.
"I wanted to wake up and see if he was here." Vivian exclaimed, "I don't want him to leave again. No more leaving." She shook her head as AJ smiled at her sweetness.
She loved how much the girls loved their father. To give them both a stable and happy family was everything to her and Punk, and she knew no matter what, her girls were always safe in their father's care.
"I think we should go back to bed." AJ nodded as Vivian looked up at her, "It's still the middle of the night." She shook her head. The sun had barely risen, "You don't wanna be sleepy when daddy gets home later, do you?" She questioned, tucking her hair behind her ear.
"No." Vivian shook her head, "Ok." She nodded, "But only if I can come into your bed." She said.
"Ok." AJ smiled, standing up from the last stair, taking Vivian's hand as they headed back upstairs and into AJ and Punk's bedroom.
"It's been too long, mommy." Vivian sighed dramatically, climbing into her parent's bed and getting under the covers as AJ laughed a little, "I don't think we should let him go ever again." She said as AJ smiled and got back into bed.
"You think?" AJ said as she nodded, "I don't know, he's gotta work so that we can have nice things." She said.
"Why does Raimy not miss him?" Vivian questioned.
"Oh, she does." AJ assured her, "She misses him just like you but… she's just being brave, and you know she's a little quieter than you." She smiled.
"Yeah, Auntie Cole says I'm the loud one, like you." She smirked as AJ laughed a little.
"Oh, did she?" AJ nodded, "We're all different, that's what's so great." AJ assured her, "Close your little eyes." She smiled, caressing Vivian's cheek as she noticed the three year old was falling back to sleep, smiling as she watched her drift off.
"Look at her sleeping." AJ whispered, standing in Vivian's nursery the night they had first taken her home from the hospital. Three year old Raimy was in bed and they'd just put Vivian down in her crib, and neither could pull themselves away from the nursery.
"She's a beauty." Punk smiled, "Looks just like Raims." He said.
"Yeah?" AJ questioned as Punk nodded. Everything she was doing was new to her. She hadn't had the chance to see Raimy when she was just born, or for the first three months to be exact. She'd saw her twice and only for a few minutes both times. With Vivian, she felt like she was really getting her chance to mother her newborn.
"She's precious." Punk smiled, looking down at the tiny baby girl, beaming with pride to welcome another gorgeous baby girl into their growing family. To be in a happier position this time than before, to actually be able to take their baby home together. It was something they would treasure. When he brought Raimy home from the hospital, he was also planning AJ's funeral at the time, so a lot was different this time around.
"I was sure it'd be a boy." AJ shook her head as Punk smiled, "But apparently not." She cooed, reaching down and stroking Vivian's cheek softly.
"How do you feel?" He asked her.
"Well much better than the last time." AJ laughed a little, "I feel good." She nodded, "Feeling her on my chest… it was amazing." She shook her head, "I just wish I got that with Raimy." She sighed.
"I know." He nodded, "But you got it with Viv and… you're here, that's the most important thing to me." He said as she smiled and nodded.
"Never thought I'd be a mom." She shook her head, gazing down at Vivian.
"Why not?" Punk asked.
"You're asking the girl who was an assassin for the Russian government why she thought she would never be a mom?" AJ turned to him with a slight smile.
"Ok, fair enough." Punk nodded, "It's a little terrifying to be honest." He nodded, "Having such small little people depend on you so much. It's… it's a lot to live up to." He admitted.
"You're amazing." AJ shook her head, "Literally amazing." She smiled.
"I wouldn't be if I didn't have you. And that's the truth." He nodded, "You make me wanna do good. You have such power and you don't even know it." He smiled as she laughed a little.
"I just hope they have the best life possible. Nothing like mine." AJ shook her head, "That's my goal, just… just to see them happy and loved." She shook her head.
"I can guarantee you they will be." Punk promised as AJ smiled.
"I love you." She shook her head. After years of being married, to still be able to look at him and feel butterflies in her stomach was wonderful.
"I love you." Punk smiled, leaning down and kissing her softly.
She eventually pulled back, looking back down into Vivian's crib and smiling.
"C'mon." Punk wrapped his arm around her shoulder, "We should let the princess sleep." He nodded as AJ smiled.
"Yeah." She agreed, hugging into him as they walked out of the nursery.
"Daddy!" Vivian squealed, almost falling over her toys in the living room when she heard the front door open. Oh how she had missed her father.
"Hey." Punk chuckled as he saw her fast as lightening, run right towards him before he even got a chance to put his bags down. She wrapped her arms around his legs and squashed her cheek against them, smiling and closing her eyes as she hugged him tightly, causing him to laugh, "Jeez Viv, it was a few days." He laughed a little.
"Too long." She concluded as he smiled, crouching down and giving her a proper hug. There was nothing better than those little arms wrapping around his neck, "Missed you, daddy." She nodded, hugging into him.
"Oh, I missed you too, baby." Punk said, watching as Raimy appeared, "Hey." Punk smiled, extending his arm out to bring her into the hug.
"Hi daddy." Raimy smiled, hugging into him as he kissed her head.
There was nothing more that he loved than being able to love his daughters and be there for them, but when he got such unconditional love back from them, it made his heart melt. To mean so much to them was everything, especially when he never had anyone growing up to mean much to him.
"We missed you." Raimy nodded.
"I missed you guys too." Punk smiled, "Where is mommy?"
"Having a bath." Vivian answered, "We were supposed to stay upstairs but we decided to-"
"Not listen?" Punk finished for her as Vivian just smiled sweetly, "Well go on into the living room, I got you guys presents." He said as Vivian rushed away excitedly as Raimy followed cooly behind her sister.
He raided through his bags and took out the gifts he'd gotten them. Whenever he was travelling with work and was out of the country, he'd try his best to bring back something for them both.
He walked on into the living room, seeing Raimy sitting casually whilst Vivian was sat up and ready. It made him chuckle.
"This is for you. And this is for you." He handed them both the different bags as they dug into them.
"Oh, cool." Raimy smiled as she took her gift out of the bag. She was looking to get a cover for her switch and it just so happened her father knew she loved Sonic which was on the cover, "That's so nice."
"Elmo!" Vivian exclaimed as she pulled out the red fluffy stuffed toy, "I love him." She smiled, pressing it against her face and hugging it as Punk smiled.
"His stomach glows up in the dark." Punk said, "We'll get batteries in him and you can test him out tonight." He said as Vivian smiled.
"Thanks, daddy." Vivian smiled.
"Yeah, thanks." Raimy nodded, already putting her cover onto her switch as Punk smiled. They were humble and grateful children. Just the smallest and simplest of gifts had them over the moon.
"You're welcome." Punk smiled, kissing them both on the head, "I'm gonna go see mommy, ok?" He told them as they nodded, too interested in their new gifts.
Punk escaped upstairs and walked into the bathroom, smiling as he saw his wife lying in some bubbles with a few candles around. He closed the door behind him as she looked up and smiled.
"Hi, baby." AJ smiled, so glad to see him.
"Hey." Punk smiled, leaning down and kissing her longingly, "Did you plan this?" He laughed a little, pulling back as she shook her head.
"No, I've actually been in here for way too long." She admitted truthfully, "It's just so nice." She moaned a little as he smiled, "How was the flight?" She asked him.
"Long and tiring." Punk nodded, "Glad to be home, though." He nodded, rubbing his neck as she smiled.
"I'm glad you're home. I've missed you." She sighed.
"I missed you too." He smiled, "Vivian practically speared me through the door when I first got in." He laughed.
"She's painfully missed you." AJ laughed a little, "Kept trying to facetime you."
"I noticed. She facetimed me whilst I was in a meeting." Punk nodded.
"I tried my best to stop her but she was in a lot of stress. Said we shouldn't let you leave again." AJ smiled.
"She's sweet." Punk smiled, "I brought them a gift back so that's why it's so quiet downstairs."
"Don't be spoiling them or they'll get bratty." AJ shook her head.
"I'm not. They're the most thankful kids." Punk said as AJ nodded, knowing that to be true, "What I'd take to get in there with you." He groaned a little as she smiled, exposing her breasts to him and cupping them in her hands as he shook his head.
"Evil woman." He shook his head as she smirked.
"I've been deprived, you better not be tired later." She warned as he smiled.
"If you tell me not to be tired, I won't be." Punk nodded, "But I don't wanna go have dinner with my kids with a semi, thanks very much." He said as she chuckled.
"We're doing spaghetti tonight. I left it out." She told him, reaching her hand out as he took it, "Missed you." She nodded.
"I missed you." He smiled, "I'll go feed the monsters." He told her as she smiled and nodded, watching him leave the bathroom and close the door behind him.
She was already upset by the idea of having to tell him about their situation and arising problem.
Punk headed downstairs and started dinner with the kids in the kitchen, asking him about his trip, even though they weren't that interested in it.
"I love my elmo." Vivian smiled, sitting at the table with Elmo sitting in front of her, staring at him dreamily as Punk laughed to himself, "I can't wait to see him glow."
"We'll get batteries in him later before you go to bed." Punk nodded, "Hey, how is the cover?" Punk asked Raimy as she smiled.
"I love it." Raimy nodded, playing her switch as Punk smiled, "How'd you know I like this one?"
"Daddy's know these things." He tapped his temple as she smiled, "What did you guys get up to then? Did mommy take you to the cinema?" He asked them.
"No, we just stayed in and Auntie Coleen came over." Raimy said, "Mommy went out." She said as Punk turned around to her.
"Where'd she go?" Punk asked curiously.
"I don't know." Raimy shrugged.
"We played hide and seek." Vivian said, "With the bottle." She said, getting off her chair and sliding it over, standing up on it so she could reach the cupboard that she knew her mother had put the glass bottle in.
She took it out and jumped back down, "This one. But mommy said never ever touch it again." She admitted.
"You're touching it." Raimy said as Vivian sat the bottle on the table and put her hands behind her back.
"What is it?" Punk laughed a little, walking over and picking the bottle up, looking on as he tilted his head a little, reading the label and gulping as he felt the bottle suddenly get heavier.
"It was fun hiding it. I put it under the couch." Vivian nodded whilst Punk stared at the bottle, running his hand through his hair, not sure what to make of what he was seeing, as he knew exactly where it had came from.