Over It

"Morning." Punk nodded, walking into the hospital room where he saw AJ standing up, changing James' diaper on the bed as the baby boy lay peacefully still, allowing his mother to change him.

"Morning." AJ nodded, "I thought you were bringing the girls?" She asked him.

"I was gonna but… seeing how we left things last night I… I didn't know if it was a good idea." Punk admitted, "Did you sleep ok?" He asked her.

"Off and on." She nodded, lifting James up against her chest.

"What about the little guy?" Punk smiled.

"Yeah, he slept pretty good." AJ nodded to him, "Could you-Could you take him for a second, I need the toilet." She said as he nodded, taking James from her as she walked off into the bathroom in the room as Punk said hello to his son.

"Hey, you." Punk smiled, stroking his cheek softly. He was so perfect in every way possible and he was so sad that he hadn't gotten the proper celebration due to all the pointless arguing that was going on. It just wasn't like them to get in any sort of long-term fight.

He took a seat on the chair by the bed, holding his son as he made the soft, sweet baby noises whilst taking a hold of Punk's finger.

"I swear there is no blood left inside of me." AJ moaned as she walked back out of the bathroom after some time, walking back over to the bed.

"It's good to see you up and about." Punk nodded, "How are you feeling?"

"Yeah, I'm ok." AJ said, getting back into the bed, "He uh… I fed him, earlier hours of the morning he latched on." She nodded.

"He did?" Punk smiled as AJ nodded, realising that it was probably something he would have wanted to be by her side for, "That's great he got it so quick." Punk said as AJ nodded.

"Yeah, that's what the nurse said." AJ said, "And I fed him again this morning." She nodded.

"That's amazing." Punk nodded to her as she smiled softly, "Why are we doing this?" Punk asked her as she looked across at him, "Why are we torturing ourselves?" He questioned, "This isn't who we are. We work through these problems and we move on." He said, "Unless you have something else that's bothering you, I-I just want to move past this and… and bring our son home. To our home." He said.

"I know it's not us." AJ nodded, "I just don't want to be made a fool."

"If I made you feel like a fool, I am so sorry but… I don't see how I could have. I've not hurt you, I never would." He made clear, "What happened was between me and Frankie, it was best friends scoring points and it was dumb… you're my wife. You're like… top priority and I'd never do anything to hurt you or our family." He made clear as she sighed.

"And I know that." AJ sighed to herself, "I know you wouldn't." She nodded. Of course she knew he wouldn't hurt her. She just heard Frankie's side of the story and started to put pieces together in her head, thinking about to the incident her husband had with her sister, wondering if she had played the fool, but she knew her husband better than anyone and she knew better than to doubt him.

"Can we put this behind us?" Punk sighed, "We're bigger than this. We have this perfect little guy to take home and raise. We're above some petty argument." He said as she nodded.

"We are." AJ agreed tiredly, "I just… I still feel like I have to protect myself from getting hurt. You grow up like I grew up and it's-it's not easy to find someone who actually cares. And when you do, like I found you, it's even scarier to imagine them hurting you or being disloyal." She said, "But I know that's not you. Not to me anyway." She nodded as he sighed with relief, so glad to hear her say that.

"You're my world. I'd never do anything to hurt you jeopardise what we have." He said as she nodded.

"I just heard Frankie's side and I jumped to conclusions. And then the baby came and then I was tired and in my feelings." She nodded, "I somehow get the impression that this was Frankie's intention, to come between us." She said as Punk nodded, "Which is why I'm not giving him the satisfaction."

"Yeah, I think so too. And look, you gotta understand, we cleared things up. Yeah I can't undo what I did but he wasn't a saint. But we cleared it up and we moved on. I thought when we got back in contact that we could start over but… apparently not." Punk shook his head, "I'm not letting anyone or anything get in between me and you, and I will be talking to him."

"No, don't bother. Just forget about him." AJ shook her head, "It's not important anymore."

"I'm sorry about all of this." Punk shook his head, "You know I should have just told me, if it came from me it wouldn't have seemed like such a big secret when really it wasn't. I did just get scared that you would think less of me but… I'd never hurt you like that. Of course I wouldn't." He said as AJ nodded. Of course she knew that.

"I know that." AJ nodded, "Let's just forget about it." She said. After sleeping on it and realising that her husband was her world and she really trusted him like no other, she realised that being mad about his past just wasn't fair on him, because she didn't have such an innocent past either. She figured it was why they were so compatible, "Come give me a kiss." She nodded as he smiled.

He stood up and walked over to her, sitting down on the bed beside her with James in his arms as he leaned down and kissed her softly as she cupped his face and kissed back. She hated that someone had tried to come in between us and took advantage of her emotions. She knew better than to doubt the one man who saved her, the only person who ever gave her a chance.

"I'm sorry little guy." AJ frowned, looking down at James, leaning against Punk's arm, "Mommy and daddy haven't been very welcoming, have they?" She sighed, stroking his fuzzy little dark hair as Punk smiled.

"He knows he's loved already." Punk nodded as AJ smiled.

"He's so beautiful." AJ shook her head, looking on at the baby boy, his little eyes closed, his hand holding onto Punk's finger sweetly, "I love him." She said as Punk smiled.

AJ and baby James got discharged from the hospital later that day as they were both very healthy and didn't need to spend any more time in hospital. AJ couldn't wait to get home with their baby, and really put everything they had been going through behind them. It seemed a pity to ruin something so special because they couldn't work things out.

"Why is he still sleeping?" Vivian whispered, standing by her mother who was sitting on the couch with James, whilst Raimy stood on the other side. They were both very interested in their brother. It was a different type of excitement. They weren't used to another boy in their household. AJ and Punk were curious to see how they'd all get along in the future.

"That's all babies really do." AJ laughed a little, "They just sleep and eat."

"That's boring." Vivian tutted as Punk just smiled.

They'd both agreed to just have a night on their own. Dean had suggested having a little party for AJ bringing James home but they preferred to spend the night just the five of them as a family.

"Are you gonna help me with him?" AJ asked them both, "Help me change his diaper and put him to sleep?" She smiled.

"I don't wanna change his diaper." Raimy shook her head.

"I will." Vivian exclaimed, "I don't mind. I'll take care of him like I take care of my dollies." She nodded as Punk laughed to himself by the door.

"Ok, but we have to remember he isn't one of your dollies. He's a little person." Punk nodded, "And you gotta be careful with him." He told them, sitting down next to AJ, looking down at James who was fast asleep in her arms. He was already such a good baby and he was so proud to have a son.

"I will be careful with him." Vivian promised, leaning down and kissing her brother's head as AJ smiled.

"Oh, you're sweet." AJ smiled, "Is he gonna be your best friend?" She asked.

"Yes but when he starts talking." Vivian nodded.

"I thought I was your best friend." Raimy looked at her.

"You are." Vivian assured her, "My-My sister best friend and my brother best friend." She compared as Raimy just nodded, "If he's sleeping I'm not interested." Vivian told her parents, leaving the living room as Punk just chuckled.

"Yeah, me neither." Raimy shrugged, following her sister out as AJ just smiled and turned to Punk.

"Hear that, little guy?" Punk smiled, looking down at James, "You've hit the jackpot. They're not gonna annoy you." He said, stroking his soft cheek as AJ smiled, "Not until you start speaking. You're lucky." He nodded as AJ smiled.

"I can't believe he's here." AJ shook her head. To have a son was like having a miniature version of her husband who she could watch grow and develop all the same wonderful qualities he had, and that was the beautiful part.

"Yeah, me neither." Punk nodded, "Are me and you ok?" He asked her as she looked up at him and nodded.

"We're fine." She said, "I probably handled things wrongly and we should have just talked it out. I was emotional and thinking the worst… I know, of course I know you wouldn't hurt me. It was you who… who made this kind of life possible for me-"

"No, you did that on your own." Punk shook his head.

"I didn't. You convinced me, you gave me hope for the first time in my life. You made me capable of loving and trusting people… so… when I thought about the possibility of you hurting me it just… I don't know, it sent me back that lonely, dark place I was in before we met." She said, "But I know you wouldn't do anything to hurt me or our family." She said, "I know that for sure." She nodded. Of course she knew it, "Frankie's intentions were clearly to cause some chaos and he did just that. So congratulations to him but… nothing is gonna come in between us. It never has." She smiled tiredly as he nodded, kissing her head softly.

"I love you." He nodded.

"I love you." AJ smiled, "And don't… don't make it a big thing with Frankie. Just leave it as it is. We've got more important things going on." She nodded.

"Yeah." Punk agreed, "Maybe you should talk to Coleen too. She was worried."

'Yeah, I will." AJ nodded, "Right now I just… I want to settle down, have some time to ourselves." She said, "I don't care about anything else." She nodded.

"Yeah, me neither." Punk agreed. It was true. The only things that really mattered to him were his family.

"Let's get this little one down." AJ nodded, "Sweet boy." She whispered, leaning down and kissing his nose as the baby boy cracked his first, adorable little smile, more like a smirk, causing AJ to chuckle to herself and smile.

"God, I love him." Punk shook his head as AJ smiled, getting up from the couch as they headed on upstairs to go put their son in his nursery for the first time. This was their time, their family, and nothing was going to tarnish that for them.