Disconnected

"You didn't have to come." Punk smiled, walking over to his wife who held three month old Vivian in her arms. Raimy was off chatting to all the people in his work who she knew well such as Dean, Eve and Seth.

"Oh, yes I did." AJ said, "This is huge." She said, "And I won't have you downplay it."

"I know you won't." Punk smiled, "But you didn't have to come all the way here with the girls. I know it's hard with the stroller and then Raims running off ahead." He said.

"She only does that with you." AJ smiled as Punk nodded.

"I figured." Punk said, looking over to three year old Raimy who was sitting up on Dean's desk talking to him, "Well I know you find it tough coming here. Did you really haul the stroller up the stairs?" He questioned.

"Well there's no way I was taking the elevator." AJ chuckled to herself, "But here I am." She shrugged, "It's a big day for you. CT analyst is a huge deal. And you work hard." She said, "You deserve this."

"It's a lot to live up to." Punk admitted, sitting on one of the desks whilst she bounced Vivian in her arms softly as she slept.

"You were pretty much doing the job anyway." AJ said, "Now you just have the money to show for it." She smiled.

"Which is great." Punk nodded, "First thing we gotta do is take a vacation." He said.

"I'd like to see that briefing. As my first proclamation as CT analyst, I am going on vacation." AJ smirked as Punk nodded, "How would that sit with the board?" She smirked.

"I'm sure they'd be fine with it." Punk nodded.

"Vacation with the baby might not be much of a vacation." She reminded him.

"No, she's an angel." Punk smiled, looking on at Vivian sleeping in AJ's arms, "How has she been?" He asked.

"She's fine." AJ smiled. The first few months with Vivian had been special for AJ, as she never got that sort of time with Raimy when she was born. She wasn't taking it for granted and whilst she had her business that she stuck her head into every now and then, she was really just enjoying time with her girls at the moment.

"How's the temperature?" Punk asked.

"Yeah, it's fine. I think she's much better." AJ nodded, referring to Vivian having the cold for a few days earlier in the week.

"Mommy." Raimy approached them as AJ looked down, "Mommy."

"What?" AJ asked.

"Can I have a donut? Dean has some." Raimy pointed as AJ and Punk looked over to Dean holding up a box of donuts. The office floor was having a celebration for Punk's promotion and everyone had brought in some stuff, as well as surprising Punk with decorations which made him go bright red and head to the nearest corner.

"Why don't you share one?" Punk asked.

"No." Raimy answered him truthfully, "I want a full one." She admitted honestly as AJ smiled a little.

"But they're massive." Punk looked over, "Almost the same size of your head." He teased.

"But it's a party." Raimy explained, justifying her reasons as AJ just nodded and smiled.

"Ok, go have one." AJ nodded to her as Raimy smiled and ran away, "She'll feel sick after a few bites, it's fine." AJ turned to Punk who nodded, "You get a special treat tonight." She nodded, "And I don't mean a donut." She smirked as Punk smiled and nodded.

"Well what do you mean?" Punk played dumb, playing with the loop on her jeans as she smiled.

"You'll have to wait." She whispered, standing between his legs as she leaned forward and kissed him sweetly, "I'm really proud of you." She nodded as he smiled, "Like, super proud." She nodded.

"Thank you." Punk smiled. There was nothing like the support of his family friends.

"Did it work? Did you get what you needed?" Connie asked, sitting over next to AJ in the sitting room the next morning as AJ nodded.

"Y-Yeah." AJ came out of her daze, "Yeah, thank you for helping." AJ nodded to her.

"Well what did you find?" Connie asked, "Was it bad?" She wondered as AJ looked at her. She was hesitant to tell her, because she didn't want this poor woman to be terrified.

"It's bad but… nothing is gonna happen to you. This place… it's gonna get shut down." AJ nodded, "I'm gonna make sure of it." She said. There was no other option. She couldn't walk away from this without ending it. Not after what she realised was going on.

"How can you do that?" Connie questioned, "This is supposed to be our safe place. To help us." Connie nodded.

"Well it's not." AJ said firmly, "This place is not here to help anyone, trust me." AJ said as Connie looked at her.

"April." Linda walked through the sitting room and approached AJ, "Your husband is here to see you." She said as AJ shot up immediately and headed out of the room.

She walked out and along the corridor, heading to her room where she walked in and noticed that Punk wasn't actually there. She turned back around and saw Linda standing, closing the door over.

"Where-Where is he?" AJ questioned as Linda looked across at her.

"He won't be visiting you anymore." Linda said as AJ looked across at her.

"You can't do that." AJ said.

"I am in control of you here. I can say if you're fit enough for visitors, and I don't think you area." Linda admitted, walking closer to AJ as AJ stayed still and looked across at her, "Stealing is a sin, April." She nodded as AJ looked across at her.

"I-I don't know what you're talking about." AJ shook her head as Linda slapped her across the face, so hard that AJ stumbled over a little. But she stood straight back up and slapped the older woman across the face even harder, "I know what this place is. I know what's going on." She said as Linda held her cheek and looked up.

"What's going on?" Linda questioned.

"You know exactly what is going on. I have the proof." AJ nodded, "I've escaped maximum security prisons in Russia… this place will be a piece of cake." AJ said, "And then you, and everyone else involved in this… freak show… you'll be done for." AJ said.

"You really think so?" Linda smiled as AJ grabbed her by the throat and pushed her against the wall.

"Or maybe I'll just kill you anyway." AJ spat, her face close to the older woman's, "You disgust me. What you're doing to these girls. Like they mean nothing to no one." She said, "Taking their life from them, not giving them any chance… that's on you as much as everyone else who is involved." She spat.

"Everyone here accepts their fate." Linda gasped, "You will too." She said as AJ let her throat go and stepped back, "You'll be moving up to the second floor now." Linda nodded as AJ looked across at her and shook her head, "I don't see you lasting very long up there either… pretty girl like you, you'll probably be gone by morning." She nodded as AJ looked across at her.

"No, you can't do this." AJ shook her head, watching the door open as the men in white coats appeared.

"You think you know everything but… no one really believes a crazy person in a mental institute."

"This is not a mental institute!" AJ exclaimed, "You're auctioning these girls here. Letting men make bids. Like they're some sort of… object to be won, so they can take them." AJ said as Linda looked across at her, "And you drug them and brainwash them. That's your job. You make them feel like this is where they belong, because that means the bids get higher." She said, "You take these girls from camps just to sell them for even more." She said.

"Such a smart girl." Linda smiled, "With such crazy delusions." She said.

"You won't get away with this. Not something like this." AJ shook her head as Linda just smiled.

"Take her upstairs. Get her ready." Linda nodded as AJ looked at the men approaching her. She slapped one, kicking the other as she tried her best to fight them but they immediately got a grip of her and dragged her out of the room kicking and screaming.

"Where is daddy?" Raimy asked, sitting at the kitchen table having dinner with her sister whilst Coleen sat with them on her computer.

"He better not be seeing mommy before us." Vivian shook her head worriedly.

"No, he's just working a little late." Coleen nodded to them both, even though truthfully, she was worried about where Punk actually was. He had called to tell her he had got the doctor's number and that he would home in half an hour. But four hours had passed since then and every time she called him it went straight to his voice mail.

"Why are they both gone?" Raimy sighed, "I miss them." She admitted, playing with her food whilst Vivian was wolfing hers down as usual.

"They'll be home soon, I promise." Coleen nodded, "And I heard you guys were going on vacation when mommy gets back? I'm so jealous." Coleen smiled as the girls both nodded excitedly.

"Yeah, we are." Raimy smiled excitedly, "I'm going to teach Vivian how to swim."

"I don't want to swim." Vivian rolled her eyes, "I have my wings."

"But you need to learn." Raimy told her, "Like I did." She said proudly.

"Because you had lessons." Vivian said.

"So did you, and you cried like a baby." Raimy said as Vivian glared at her.

"I don't like the water." Vivian said as Raimy shook her head.

"You need to try." Raimy told her as Coleen smiled, watching them have a conversation was always fascinating.

"I don't need to do anything." Vivian said, "Daddy says if I don't want to, then I don't need to." Raimy said.

"Well I say you need to." Raimy said, "And I will teach you on our vacation." Raimy nodded, "No more swimmies for you."

"You're always annoying me." Vivian shook her head tiredly as Raimy smiled.

"Good." Raimy said as Coleen smiled.

"You guys stay here, I'm just going to make a phone call." She told them, taking her computer with her and her phone into the living room as she called Punk again, who wasn't picking up.

"Phil, I'm starting to get worried." Coleen said, beginning to leave Punk a message. She knew that he'd probably just got caught up, or that he'd perhaps gone to see AJ, but in all of this chaos, it was worrying her.

"I'll put the girls to bed but they're asking for you. Just… drop me a text, anything. Tell me you're ok." Coleen said, "I looked up any Thomas's in Moscow, around the age you said and I found one. He was found on the streets when he was five, believed to have been left by a local drug gang." She said, looking at her computer, "And apparently his mother was someone in a camp." She said, "But he's… he's got a family now, and he goes to school, a private one actually… lucky him." Coleen nodded, "Just… can you just call me when you get a chance? Let me know you're ok." She said worriedly.

She hung up on the message and sighed to herself. It wasn't like him to be so disconnected.