Aftermath
"Here are some things from my organization." AJ said, walking into the Bureau with some boxes with Coleen, approaching Frankie at his desk, "Uh… like blankets, clothes, toiletries." AJ nodded, "To give to the girls."
"Great." Frankie nodded, "I'll get these to them." He smiled.
"I'll go wait out in the car." Coleen said as AJ nodded, watching Coleen leave as she turned back to Frankie.
"How are they?" AJ asked.
"They're ok." Frankie said, "We've only spoke to a few of them. And some are still… hung up on the drugs." He said, "But the main thing is that people are actually taking care of them. Good people. They're safe." He said as AJ nodded.
"Did you guys find anything in the institute? Any other stuff that could help you guys?" She asked.
"Yeah, we found lots of pretty bad things." Frankie nodded, "These people aren't going to get out of prison ever. They'll die there. Teresa included." He said as AJ nodded.
"And uh… Connie and the baby? Are they both ok?" AJ asked as Frankie smiled and nodded.
"Yeah, I spoke to her last night. She wants to see you, you know." Frankie said, "You did really good with that. Were you a secret doctor in your past life?" He questioned as AJ smiled.
"Not quite." AJ said, "I'm just glad they're both ok." AJ nodded.
"Yeah." Frankie nodded, "You getting sleep?" He asked her. Not to be offensive by any means, but she looked really tired. But he supposed that was just everything that had happened.
"I'm sleeping like a baby." AJ assured him with a smile.
"How are the girls? Glad to have their mom home?" Frankie asked as AJ smiled and nodded.
"Yeah. For sure." AJ nodded, "We're taking a vacation next week. We need it." AJ sighed to herself as Frankie smiled and nodded, "But we'll have our phones so if you… if you need anything-"
"Hey, absolutely not… I'm gonna make sure no one bothers you. We got everything. Phil was in his right to use his gun in that situation. Look at the girls you both saved." Frankie said, "You guys aren't needed in any of this. We might need a few statements from you but… nothing out of your comfort zone." He said as AJ nodded, relieved to hear that.
"I'll do anything to help." AJ said.
"You just go on that vacation and relax." Frankie said as AJ smiled and nodded.
Later that night, AJ was in her bedroom getting changed. She couldn't describe how it felt to be back in her home, in her comfort, and to see her little angels again. It was a blessing.
"Hey, the girls are down." Punk walked into the room, noticing AJ's back which had red marks down it, looking over and scratching the back of his neck.
"Are they ok?" AJ asked.
"Yeah, they're good." Punk nodded, "Excited about this vacation." He said as AJ smiled, turning around to him as she put on her t-shirt, "Hey, how did… how did the marks on your back happen?" He asked her as her smile faded a little.
"I uh… I just bumped myself." AJ shrugged as Punk walked over to her.
"April." Punk shook his head. Of course he knew that wasn't the reason.
"It doesn't matter." AJ whispered, "It's over now." She nodded.
"I could have gotten you out before and… we still could have done this." Punk nodded.
"That's why I didn't tell you. I needed to be in there." AJ nodded, "And now it's over and we don't have to think about it." AJ smiled as Punk nodded, "Frankie said he's gonna make sure no one bothers us on vacation."
"Good." Punk nodded, "I want to disconnect from everything." Punk said as she nodded.
"Me too." AJ smiled, looking up at him, "They're gone for good. They'll never get out of prison. And Teresa's entire family is now being looked into." AJ said, "It doesn't have to be on our minds." She said as he nodded, cupping her cheek softly.
AJ leaned up, taking his lips as she wrapped her arms around his neck, kissing him softly as he held onto her waist. The kiss escalated further as Punk lifted her up, placing her down on the bed and hovering over her, deepening the kiss and lacing his fingers through her hair.
"This beats screwing in that prison." AJ whispered against his mouth as he smiled and nodded.
"Hey, I'd do it anywhere with you." Punk nodded truthfully as she smiled, feeling him kiss her neck as she rolled her head back.
"Oh, I know." AJ moaned a little, feeling him take her t-shirt back off, kissing down her chest and using his mouth on her breasts. To know if everyone was behind them, and they could relax and feel safe again with their family. It was the best feeling in the world.
Punk kissed down her body, kissing her stomach as he pulled down her shorts and panties as AJ looked down and smirked. There was nothing else that could satisfy her the way her husband could. Their love was unconditional. He was truly the only one who really knew her. The real her. The vulnerable and emotional her. But also the goofy and fun her. She only really trusted her.
"Mmm… don't tease." AJ moaned a little, feeling him use his fingers on her, stroking her clit as she rolled her head back, "Fuck." She whispered to herself as Punk smiled.
He then parted her folds and began using his mouth on her, eating her like he had been starving, causing AJ to moan out loudly, grabbing the sheets and biting her lip. If there was one thing that could help her through everything that had happened, it was this.
"Fuck, baby." AJ moaned, circling her legs around Punk's waist, in between kisses with him whilst he thrusted into her, having had her in many other positions, but finishing in a slightly more connected one, where he could loud into her eyes, and kiss her properly.
"Yeah, you like that?" Punk nodded, thrusting into her at a steady pace as she nodded.
"I want to cum." She moaned out blissfully as he smiled, leaning down and kissing her neck as she clawed her nails into his back, grazing her teeth over his shoulder as he thrusted into her hard, "Fuck, baby." AJ moaned, whispering more into his ear as she finally came again, arching her back slightly, feeling limp from head to toe as she gasped for breath.
Punk eventually found his release after, spilling himself inside of her, collapsing over her as she smiled and played with his sweaty hair.
"God, I missed this." AJ sighed happily, running her hand down his hair as he rested his head on her shoulder, finding his breath.
"Me too." Punk agreed, collapsing beside her on his back as she turned to him and smiled, "What?" He laughed a little as he looked at her.
"I'm just thinking about how we… we don't have to worry anymore. All of that stuff is behind us." She nodded, "And we might have… saved a lot of people in the process. A lot of those girls." AJ nodded, "I don't know if you could feel the same but knowing that they girls don't have that life anymore…" She shook her head, getting a little emotional as Punk watched, "I don't know, it… it just gets to me." She sighed as Punk wrapped his arm around her and pulled her into him, pulling the sheets up around them as she rested her head on his chest.
"I don't know what it feels like but… I can imagine the relief." Punk nodded, "I'm relieved for them. And hopefully if these organisations, like yours, continue to do their jobs… the amount of people trafficked into countries and out will decrease. It's not gonna change overnight but you know what? Every little bit of help changes things." He said as AJ nodded.
"Hopefully they can have normal lives. Or something close to normal." AJ said as Punk nodded.
"Well look how far you came." Punk said as AJ nodded.
"I had you to help me." She looked up at him.
"Not when you were fifteen. You got through that part alone, the hardest part." Punk nodded.
"Still feels like yesterday." She admitted. She knew she'd always be reminded of her past, but in a strange way, she was glad, because she was reminded of how far she had come, and how great her life had turned out to be, "I think I'm go see Connie tomorrow. She's still in hospital." She said as Punk nodded, "Just before we shut ourselves off from the world for a week." She said as Punk nodded.
"I can't wait." Punk groaned a little, "Raimy is saying she's gonna teach Vivian how to swim but… Vivian is having none of it." Punk said.
"Vivian hates the water, that's why." AJ said, "Just… go easy on her. Don't force her into it. She's three."
"It's not me." Punk laughed a little, "Raimy wants to teach her." He said.
"She's sweet." AJ smiled, "But you know how Vivian is. She's the most adamant little person I know. Even at three." AJ said.
"I wonder where she gets that from." Punk smiled as AJ looked up at him.
"Uh… you. Obviously." AJ laughed as Punk scoffed, "She's your mini version."
"Oh come on. They're both just little AJ's, bossing me around." Punk said as AJ laughed a little.
"Would you have it any other way?" AJ questioned.
"No." Punk shook his head, "Hey, I almost forgot." Punk said, sitting up as AJ shuffled over a little, watching him reach down for the computer as AJ watched.
"What?" AJ shook head with confusion.
"I got Coleen to look for any… any kids called Thomas, around 16 or 17." Punk said as AJ looked at him, "She found him." He nodded, turning the computer around as AJ looked on, "He was found on the streets when he was five, and they managed to figure out that he'd been born in trafficking, and his mom was named Stacey… your friend." He nodded, "But look… he's… he's got a good life." He smiled, showing AJ some pictures.
Ever since she had told him, he knew it was something that was playing on her mind. The guilt of leaving the baby to protect herself. He didn't want her to feel that way, and he wanted her to see the little boy had actually had a good life, and he had a great family.
"This is really him?" AJ questioned as Punk nodded.
"Yeah." Punk smiled, "So you have nothing to feel guilty over. You did what any normal person would do. And he's… he's fine. He's got a good family, he goes to school, he's got friends." He nodded as AJ smiled to herself and looked through the pictures.
"I wasn't expecting that." She admitted truthfully as Punk smiled, leaning over and kissing her head as she looked through the pictures with a smile.
"How have you been feeling?" AJ asked, sitting in Connie's hospital room as she was feeding her baby girl.
"Tired." Connie nodded, "And honestly, a little confused. I uh… I don't have anywhere to go, April." She admitted honestly.
"Oh, you do… there's a group, you can one hundred percent trust, they'll take you in with the baby. You'll see some of the other girls there. It's temporary until you can get a house somewhere."
"I can get a house?" Connie asked.
"Yeah." AJ smiled, "You'll get benefits and tax income." AJ nodded, "And you'll get more because you're a single mom." She said, "And you should be able to get on the list for a house or an apartment around here." AJ nodded as Connie raised her eyebrows. It was like she had just won the lottery.
"I thought we had to go out to the streets." Connie admitted.
"No, that's… that's not gonna happen again." AJ shook her head as Connie sighed to herself, "What did you call her?" AJ smiled, looking on at the baby girl fondly.
"I called her Molly." She said as AJ smiled.
"That's sweet." AJ nodded.
"What's going on with you? Where are you staying?" Connie asked.
"Oh, I… I've gone home. I had a place before all of this. With my husband and my children." AJ said as Connie shook her head.
"You never said you had kids." Connie said.
"My head was in the clouds." AJ said, "I got two girls." She nodded as Connie smiled.
"I bet they're glad they have their mom back." Connie said as AJ nodded.
"Yeah, they were happy." AJ smiled, "We're actually going away for a week. Just to shut off from everything." She said, "But I wanted to just come see how you were." AJ nodded.
"I'm fine." Connie smiled, "Thank you for everything. I've not met many people like you." She admitted.
"Is that a good thing?" AJ laughed a little.
"Oh, yeah. It's a good thing." Connie smiled, "You go enjoy your vacation."