Incident

"They're having fun." AJ smiled, looking out the patio door where she could see Raimy and Vivian in the pool, splashing around.

They had rented out a villa for a week, in the middle of nowhere, in the centre of the sun. There was no noise, no calls, no disturbance. Just the four of them having fun and relaxing. It was exactly what they needed.

"Would it be irresponsible to just… go upstairs." Punk smiled, wrapping his arms around her from behind as AJ smiled, feeling him kiss her neck.

"I'd say so." AJ nodded, "And you promised them hot dogs soon." She turned to him as he smiled.

"You opened that one up for a joke." Punk said as she smirked, walking over to the fridge to bring out the lemonade she'd made.

Finally they could shut off from everything. It was almost like a rehab week for them both after everything that had happened. It did feel slightly strange to be going back to such mundane living, but neither were complaining of course.

"I feel bad for leaving Coleen in the office." AJ admitted honestly.

"Hey, she was fine with it." Punk said, "I think everyone was fine with us taking this week off." He said as AJ nodded.

"I know I just… sometimes I can't sit still, you know that." AJ said as he nodded.

"You got nothing to worry about here." Punk said, kissing her head as she smiled.

"You want some?" AJ smiled, "Squeezed the lemons myself." She said as he raised his eyebrows.

"So many jokes." He groaned a little as she laughed, "Go on." He nodded as she poured him some.

The villa was massive but perfect for what they were looking for. There was a huge pool and outdoor area at the back, gorgeous bedrooms, a massive kitchen for the girls to run in and out of to get a drink or food. It was everything they needed.

AJ and Punk were messing around in the kitchen when suddenly they both became alert when they heard their eldest daughter calling for them, "Mommy!" Raimy shouted.

As parents, they both could sense the tone, and they knew something was wrong.

"What?" AJ ran out of the kitchen as Punk followed. They both noticed Vivian didn't have her swimmies on and Raimy was trying to hold her up but was struggling to do so. To a worried mother, it looked like her daughter was drowning.

Punk immediately ran over quicker than AJ, sliding into the pool and lifting Vivian up right away as she began coughing and crying. He sat her up on the edge of the pool as AJ rushed over.

"Baby, you're ok." AJ sighed, sitting down by the edge as Vivian immediately climbed over her and wrapped herself around her with fear, "Shh, it's ok." AJ soothed, cupping the back of her head and hugging her tightly, looking over at Punk who ran his hands through his hair.

"She wanted to." Raimy said.

"I didn't." Vivian exclaimed, crying loudly as AJ looked over to Raimy.

"Did you take her swimmies off?" Punk asked Raimy who nodded. She felt guilty for some reason but she was really only trying to help her little sister, "I told you not on your own." Punk said as Raimy looked up at him, "You both could have… gotten hurt." Punk said.

"I'm sorry." Raimy frowned as AJ shook her head.

"You shouldn't force anyone to do anything they don't want to." AJ told Raimy.

"I was trying to help her." Raimy said.

"And look what happened." AJ scolded as Raimy flinched a little, "You're ok, baby." She cooed, kissing Vivian's head as the three year old whimpered, "Let's go inside and get you a drink." She said, getting to her feet with Vivian still hugging her, walking away and into the villa as Punk turned to Raimy.

"She always takes her side." Raimy said as Punk stood in the pool, shaking his head.

"No, she doesn't." Punk tutted, "Come on, you know better." Punk said, "The water is dangerous if you can't swim. You should have waited for me or mommy to come out and help." He said as Raimy sighed.

"Is everyone mad at me?" Raimy asked sadly.

"No." Punk said, "No, of course not." Punk sighed, noticing Raimy's eyes tear, "It's ok." He said, lifting her up and sitting her on the edge of the pool. He didn't want her to feel like she was getting into trouble from all angles. He knew it was an accident, but he was sad that she hadn't listened to him when he said not to do anything on their own when they arrived.

"I won't do it again." Raimy said sadly, starting to cry.

"Hey, why are you crying?" Punk asked her, "I know it was an accident, sweetheart. Me and mommy just got a fright."

"But you're both mad at me." Raimy sighed.

"We're not mad, we just got worried." Punk said, drying her tears with his wet hands which didn't really make a difference, "No one is mad at you. It was an accident." He said as Raimy nodded, wiping her nose and sighing. He could never be mad at such a sweet little face like hers, "Just promise you won't do that again." He said as Raimy nodded.

"I promise." Raimy said sadly. She was disappointed in herself more than anyone else was, and Punk could see that.

"It was just an accident." He said, kissing her head as Raimy smiled and nodded.

"Why would she do that?" AJ questioned, later that night, standing in the kitchen with Punk making dinner. The girls were napping after an eventful day.

"Hey, come on. Don't act like it was deliberate." Punk said, "It was an accident. She's six." Punk said.

"But Vivian said she didn't want to and Raimy took her swimmies off anyway. Why wouldn't she listen?" AJ questioned.

"AJ, she thought she was helping her little sister learn how to swim. She didn't try and murder her." Punk rolled his eyes.

"And you're too soft." AJ said, "They both need to know they can't… not listen to us, or else we're gonna have two spoiled, bratty kids." She shook her head.

"Calm down." Punk laughed a little, "They're both fine. It was an accident. Raimy feels bad and you aren't helping the situation. She's six years old." Punk reminded her as AJ sighed.

"Is she mad with me?" AJ asked him as Punk nodded.

"She thinks you take Viv's side all the time." Punk said.

"Well Vivian was practically drowning. What am I supposed to do?" AJ questioned, "She wasn't upset, was she?"

"Yeah, she was." Punk said honestly as AJ sighed. She'd never mean to make her daughter feel like she was to blame for anything, but she was so worried when she saw Vivian struggling in the water, it was a natural instinct to scoop her up and hold her tightly.

"I'll… I'll talk to her." AJ shook her head, "I was just so worried." She said as Punk nodded.

"I was too." Punk said, "Vivian probably won't go back in the water again."

"Oh, definitely not." AJ said, "And we were joking about leaving them and going upstairs just before that." AJ shook her head, looking over to Punk who nodded, getting an uneasy feeling in his stomach. They couldn't imagine what would have happened if they did.

"Good job we were responsible." Punk said as AJ nodded.

"Yeah." AJ nodded with relief, "So much for a relaxing vacation." AJ shook her head.

"Hey, it was just a little accident. They'll both forget about it by tonight." Punk said as AJ nodded.

The girls eventually woke up later on from their nap and Punk got them ready. They had dinner and whilst Vivian seemed to be fine after the day's events, Raimy was extremely quiet and barely said a word.

AJ and Punk were clearing the plates and AJ happened to notice the girls outside. Raimy was sitting over by the outside table on her switch, whilst Vivian was sat on a sun lounger drawing a picture.

"So not only does Raimy hate me but… our children both hate each other." AJ nodded as Punk looked out.

"They always act like that." Punk laughed to himself as AJ sighed.

"I'm gonna go talk to Raimy." AJ shook her head as Punk nodded, watching her leave out the patio door and head outside.

She walked over to Raimy who noticed her and quickly looked back down to her switch, "Hey." AJ smiled in a funny voice, nudging Raimy's knees, "You look pretty tonight." She smiled. She had to give it to her husband, he knew how to put a good outfit together, and he always wasn't too shabby when it came to doing the girls hair.

Raimy just looked at her briefly and went back to her game, "Hey, are you upset with me?" AJ sighed as Raimy nodded honestly, "Baby, I didn't meant to come across like I was blaming you. I just got such a fright and… and I thought you would have listened to us."

"You always take Vivian's side." Raimy told her.

"I'm sorry you think but… that's not how it is." AJ said, "I just… I went to Vivian because she was crying and I didn't know if she was hurt and I panicked. Mom's do that a lot. Especially this mom." She pointed to herself, "I know it was an accident, baby. Of course I do." AJ nodded as Raimy looked across at her.

"I thought you hated me." Raimy admitted.

"Oh, no. Of course not. Baby, I would never hate you. Ever. Mommy's gonna love you forever. I promise you that." AJ smiled, "I'm sorry if I hurt you." She sighed as Raimy just nodded.

"It's ok." Raimy nodded, "I did a bad thing."

"No, it was an accident. Accidents happen all the time." AJ said as Raimy nodded, "Can I get a hug?" She frowned, opening her arms as Raimy nodded, sitting her switch down on the table and walking into the hug as AJ lifted her up and gave her a tight squeeze as Raimy smiled, "I love you." AJ said, kissing her cheek as Raimy giggled. There was no way either of her daughters would ever feel less than the other. She wanted to make sure of that.

"Vivian isn't talking to me." Raimy said, sitting on her mother's knee after hugging her.

"Will we go over and talk to her?" AJ asked her as Raimy nodded, taking her hand and walking on over to the sun lounger where Vivian looked over at them approaching her.

"Vivian I won't take your swimmies off again." Raimy told her sister, "I'm sorry."

Vivian looked at her sister and nodded, "It's fine." Vivian hummed, unbothered, "But I won't be going in the water again." She told them both.

"Ok." Raimy nodded. She wouldn't force her sister, "What are you drawing?" Raimy asked her, climbing onto the sun lounger with her as Vivian showed her.

AJ watched and smiled to herself, sneaking away back into the kitchen where Punk was finishing cleaning the dishes.

"Are we all friends again?" Punk asked as AJ smiled and nodded.

"Yes." AJ smiled, "I could never be mad at either of them." AJ said as Punk nodded.

"Yeah, it's gonna be a problem when they're 16." Punk said.

"Well, they won't quite look like that when they're 16." AJ said, "Which, by the way… I love the outfits tonight, and the hair. I mean… Vivian looks hilarious." She said.

"I love her hair like that." Punk nodded. He'd put her hair in two pony tails, one on either side, with a hair band over the front. It made her look ten times more adorable which he never thought was possible.

"I hope I never make them feel less important than the other." AJ admitted, hugging into her husband as Punk wrapped his arm around her and shook his head.

"No, they're still little babies." Punk scoffed, "They think all kinds of stuff." Punk said as AJ nodded, "They look like they've already made up anyway." He said, looking out of the window where he saw Raimy and Vivian playing together.

"Hopefully tomorrow is a little less chaotic." AJ said as Punk smiled and kissed her head.

"Chaos seems to follow me and you around." He said as AJ just laughed to herself and nodded.