Over

"Why haven't they came?" AJ questioned, standing in the basement with Punk which they had just gotten down to whilst they helped some of the girls out through the back door entrance.

"I don't know. I said to Dean call them for 1am." Punk said.

"Well it's 1am." AJ shrieked, "And no one is here." She said, watching Connie walk by her, struggling to do as she was moaning in pain, "Connie. What-What's wrong?" AJ questioned, taking her hand as Punk turned around.

"I think my waters broke earlier." Connie admitted as Punk ran his hand through his hair, "It's uh… it's really sore." She admitted honestly as AJ nodded.

"Ok, alright." AJ said, "Ok, sit down. Sit down here." AJ nodded, helping her down onto the ground into a sitting position.

In the chaos, she'd gotten some clothes on and they had managed to take out the men in white coats, which meant Linda was the last person standing. They'd gotten most of the girls out of the building through the back. Some were too drugged out to even walk, but they had been depending on the FBI showing up.

"Are you sure?" Punk asked, "Maybe you're just tired." Punk said whilst AJ crouched down to take a look.

"Uh… no, she's in labour." AJ nodded as Punk ran his hand over his face, "You… you need to go find a phone, fine Dean, get the FBI here." AJ told him, "I got this."

"April, I can stay-"

"Phil, I got this." AJ told him as he looked at her. He immediately just thought about the fact she had already done this before, and the last time it had left a pretty bad scar on her, "It's gonna be fine." AJ nodded to Connie as Punk nodded.

"Here, take this." Punk said, sitting the gun down beside her, "I'm gonna go check things out." He told her as she nodded, watching him leave out the stairs whilst AJ looked around the room for some things to use. Luckily it was the basement with some storage. She managed to find a pillow and some towels which was good.

"Do you know what you're doing?" Connie asked frantically.

"Not really a luxury you have right now, I'm afraid." AJ said, "But you'll be fine. Trust me." AJ nodded, "Just keep breathing in and out." She said as Connie nodded, taking deep breaths.

"Ape, we got a problem." Punk rushed down the stairs as AJ turned to him, "Dean is round the side of the building, he's beaten to a pulp but he's… he's breathing. I got his phone from him and I called Frankie. The FBI are on their way."

"Linda has probably fled." AJ shook her head.

"Hey, we got enough to shut this down and they'll find her. I got a confession from the doctor. And they'll get Teresa." Punk said, "And no one got hurt on this end." He nodded.

"You don't know that." AJ said.

"Hey, have a little faith in me here." Punk said as Connie shrieked out in pain as Punk looked down at her.

"Did you say we need an ambulance?" AJ asked him as Punk nodded.

"April, are you sure you can do this?" Punk asked.

"Do you want to?" AJ looked up at him angrily as Punk shook his head honestly, "Ok, then just… sit down beside her and help her through it." AJ nodded as Punk gulped.

"Ok, alright." Punk nodded, crouching down beside Connie, "This is gonna be over real quick, I promise." Punk said, "Ok?" He nodded to her as she nodded with him.

"You two are really nice people." Connie nodded.

"And that's her without the drugs?" Punk teased as AJ smiled and Connie laughed a little, "You got this." Punk nodded.

AJ was finding a little difficult, as the last time she had been put in this difficult position, was when she was fifteen years old, when she watched her friend die in the midst of it all. She kept getting flashes to that night and wondered if she could actually do this, but she had no choice.

"You gotta push." AJ nodded to her, "After three, ok? 1… 2… 3."

"Ma, this doesn't look good." Callum, Teresa's son said as he watched the flashing lights gathering outside of their house whilst Teresa walked in from the kitchen, holding a glass of her own branded whiskey, looking out the window and gulping a little, "What the hell is going on?"

She then listened as the door knocked loudly.

"Stay here." Teresa groaned, sitting her whiskey down and walking off into the main entrance, opening up the door where she saw the FBI standing.

"Teresa Shelby, we're arresting you for the trafficking of persons for labour and sexual servitude." The main officer said, continuing to speak whilst cuffing Teresa's wrists tightly as she just nodded to herself. She always knew better than to underestimate people, but for some reason, she really thought she had it all figured out this time.

"I'm innocent." Teresa said sarcastically as she was dragged out of the house, whilst officers and agents walked on in to search the house where they would hit the jackpot with finding all the illegal paper work and evidence they needed to back up this entire case.

"One more you can do it." AJ nodded, encouraging Connie as she gave birth whilst Punk sat beside, doing his best to be supportive to the girl he didn't even know, "Just one more." AJ said as Connie nodded.

Connie pushed again and finally gave birth to a baby girl as AJ smiled, clearing her airways immediately, lifting her up and onto Connie's chest as Punk smiled.

"It's a girl." AJ nodded as Connie smiled tiredly, looking down at the baby girl crying on her chest as AJ did her best to make sure everything was ok and that Connie wasn't haemorrhaging or losing too much blood.

"Hey, look at that." Punk smiled, looking on at the baby girl, looking over to AJ who wasn't even giving herself time to enjoy the moment, she was too busy making sure Connie was ok and that nothing was going wrong from all she could do.

"Make sure she's on your skin." AJ nodded, cutting the chord as they suddenly began to hear commotion coming from the side door upstairs, "Thank God." AJ gasped.

"Hey, are the EMT's there?" Punk asked, getting to his feet as he saw the EMT's rush in and head to Connie and the baby straight away, taking care of her and making sure they got her ready for the ambulance as AJ stood up and let herself breathe finally.

The FBI were all over the place and Punk stood and explained everything to the main officer who already knew what was going on. Punk explained that there was a few dead bodies upstairs but due to the circumstances, life or death circumstances, there wasn't a choice.

Punk let them do their job as he walked over to AJ, wrapping his arms around her tightly as she hugged him.

"You did good." Punk told her, "They're gonna be fine." Punk nodded, watching as the EMT's take care of Connie and the baby as AJ nodded, watching them too and smiling with relief, "I wouldn't have known what to do there." He admitted truthfully as AJ sighed.

"I'm just glad they're both ok." AJ sighed as Punk nodded, kissing her head as she stayed embracing him.

Punk then watched as Frankie appeared and walked over to them.

"Hey, guys." Frankie nodded as Punk looked over and AJ let go of the hug for a second, "Good news, Teresa has been arrested. Linda has been found and arrested too. Apparently the team found a lot of stuff in Teresa's house. Coleen also sent over the voice confession from the doctor… who we found dead." He arched a brow to Punk as AJ turned to him.

"You didn't tell me that part." AJ said.

"Self-defence." Punk nodded casually as Frankie just nodded.

"Absolutely." Frankie agreed, "We've got enough to imprison these people for life." Frankie nodded as AJ sighed with relief, "Good job, you two. You make a good team." He said, "Oh and Dean is fine, he's out there flirting with an EMT." He updated them as Punk and AJ both smiled and nodded.

"You hear that?" Punk turned to AJ once Frankie headed off. The building was crawling with FBI as they pretty much assured themselves that this place was what they thought it was.

"Yeah." AJ sighed to herself. It was the biggest relief in the world, to finally feel free again, like they could breathe and relax, "I just want to see my babies." AJ shook her head. She'd never gone so long without them, not since Raimy was first born. She felt like a part of her was missing, and it was the huge part of her that loved her little girls.

"We can get you out of here now." Punk nodded, "It's over." He said as AJ nodded and sighed, holding onto him tightly.

"What is going to happen to all of these girls?" Punk asked Frankie, standing outside the institute later on. There were a lot of questions AJ and Punk had for him, a lot which really couldn't be answered, but some that could.

"They're gonna be taken care of." Frankie said, "There are groups and organisations who… who deal with this sort of stuff. Kind of like your business, AJ." Frankie said as AJ nodded, "People will come in and help these girls, they'll have a roof over their head, most importantly they'll have the right support." He said as AJ and Punk nodded, "A good chance at a better life." He said.

"Good." Punk nodded, "Good." He sighed, "And what do you think is gonna go down with all of this? It's clear to see what was going on but… how are we gonna go about things?" He asked.

"Well we've got a shit ton of evidence." Frankie nodded, "From Teresa's house, to the doctor, to this place and everything we've saw and found." He said, "Doubt it will even go to trial. I wouldn't be surprised if they all took a deal. Which will be for life." He said as Punk nodded, "Some of the team are also looking into Teresa's whiskey business, so… there will be more to come probably." He said as AJ and Punk nodded.

"Good, as long as they're all rotting." AJ nodded.

"Oh, don't worry about that. They will." Frankie said, "You guys did great, and that girl with the baby… well done you." He nodded to AJ who smiled.

"Speaking of babies…" AJ sighed, resting her head against Punk's chest, "Can we go home?" She asked. She was no satisfied and assured that good had defeated evil and that the poor girls who had been trapped in the institute were now free and about to get the right care and treatment. That was enough to dust her hands off, because at the end of the day, it was what she truly cared about, because she felt like she knew those girls, she knew how they felt and she'd do anything to help them, regardless of knowing them.

"Yeah, you guys get going." Frankie said, "Get home to your kids. We'll probably be back and forth to you guys for questioning but… nothing too chaotic. I think you've had enough chaos." He smiled as Punk and AJ nodded in sync.

"Thanks, man." Punk nodded as Frankie tapped his arm brotherly and walked off.

"Get me out of here." AJ sighed to herself as Punk nodded, wrapping his arm around her as they headed over to one of the police cars.

A/N:

There are approximately 20 to 30 million slaves in the world today. According to the U.S. State Department,600,000 to 800,000 people are trafficked across international borders every year, of which 80% are female and half are children.

I always try to include real life issues going on in the world today into my stories. Human trafficking is something I feel strongly about as every time I see the stats and figures I'm so horrifically shocked.

Visit the many helplines out there for more information. (I would link them but FF won't let me)

Stay tuned for more chapters coming soon!