Bad Girls Do It Well

"Who is watching the kids?" Coleen asked, sitting in the passenger's seat in the car whilst AJ sat beside, parked in the street on a busy Saturday night.

"Phil obviously." AJ replied, looking around the streets.

"He knows you're here, doing this… right?" Coleen asked.

"Don't make it sound like I'm out waving down cars." AJ scoffed, "Yes, he knows." She said, "We talked about this and… he wants nothing to do with it." AJ nodded, "You put yourself in his position. This is his mom." She sighed, "Must be horrible."

"Our mom sold us for sex. I think we win worst mom award." Coleen rolled her eyes.

"Well it's not a damn competition." AJ said, "I told him that I wouldn't tiptoe around him, that I'd keep him up to date with things and he's fine with that. At the end of the day, we gotta help those girls in that house, and somehow I think she… she's connected."

"Or she's just one of the girls." Coleen nodded as AJ turned to her, "What? It's a possibility."

"I know it is but… be a bit more sensitive to the matter." AJ shook her head, "You said she lives in that top apartment?" AJ looked on at the building.

"Yeah." Coleen said.

"You know, I still don't know why you couldn't have told me about this, or Phil. Before you went on your honeymoon. Why leave that stupid picture?" AJ asked.

"I don't know, I was scared to." Coleen shrugged.

"Scared of what?" AJ asked.

"Phil's reaction. I knew he deserved to know but I didn't want to be there when he found out."

"He's not a monster, Coleen." AJ said, "What is your problem with him?" She questioned.

"There's no problem." Coleen shrugged.

"You said you find it hard to talk to him." AJ said, "Why?" She questioned.

"I just do. He's not very friendly." Coleen said.

"Yes he is." AJ defended, "He'd always listen to anyone if they came to him to talk. You included." AJ said, "So what's your problem?"

"I don't know. We just… we haven't got around to properly talking since… you know what." Coleen said as AJ nodded slowly, "And I never spoke to you about it because it's a horrible thing for me to… talk to you about. And it's better we forget about it all but… that was an awful time for both of us-"

"Wasn't a hoot for me either." AJ reminded her.

"Yeah, I know that." Coleen said, "I don't know, we just… we haven't been the same since then and I never want to make a big deal out of it." She said, "So when I found out all of this I… I didn't know what to do. I panicked and I just left the picture in your room." She shrugged as AJ sighed.

"You both need to talk to one another. Properly talk. I'm not gonna stop you guys." AJ said, "I don't freak out when you're both in a room together. It was a hard time, you're right… and I understand what was going on. You were ill, he thought I was dead… I'm not gonna hold it against you both." AJ shook her head.

"I know but it's still wrong and it's not fair on you." Coleen said.

"Maybe but I want my sister and my husband to get along." AJ said as Coleen sighed.

"Is he really just gonna ignore all of this?" Coleen asked her.

"Yeah, that's his plan. And if that's what he wants then… so be it." AJ said, "We'll carry on with helping the girls in that house, get them to a safe house and get the scum arrested." She nodded.

"How many do you think there are?" Coleen asked.

"Could be a lot." AJ nodded, "Last situation like this there was like 30 girls." AJ said, "Remember? They would send them out to motels every night."

"Oh, yeah. I remember that." Coleen nodded. They'd gone through a lot of cases and situations where they had helped younger girls get out of the trafficking circuit. This was no different and they weren't treating it any different just because Punk's mom was floating around the area.

"Is that her?" AJ sat up suddenly as she saw a brunette woman walking down the street, "She's beautiful." AJ raised her eyebrows.

"There's mommy in law." Coleen turned to AJ who rolled her eyes, "Seriously, are you gonna tell her who you are?" She questioned as AJ watched the woman walk into a night club.

"No." AJ scoffed, "Why is she going into a night?" She questioned.

"Girl likes to party." Coleen shrugged.

"Come on." AJ nodded, getting out of the car as Coleen got out.

"I don't even have my party shoes on." Coleen huffed as AJ opened the back car door, reaching over for a bag which she pulled out.

"Lucky I came prepared." AJ nodded to her as Coleen tilted her head.

"I've heard about these famous wigs." Coleen smirked, standing in the club toilets as she watched AJ adjust the blonde wig on her head. They'd both changed into some tight party dresses and heels. Coleen had tied her hair up whilst AJ had brought a wig which she hadn't used in a long time.

"Haven't wore one of these since… since I got married." AJ admitted truthfully, adjusting the wig as she looked in the mirror, listening as her phone began to ring in her jacket pocket.

"Who the hell is that?" Coleen shook her head.

"Phil." AJ noticed, "It'll be the kids saying goodnight, give me a minute." AJ said, answering the phone as Coleen rolled her eyes, "Hey." AJ said in a happy voice, "You guys got your pyjamas on?" AJ said, ripping the toilet paper from her heels as Coleen rolled her eyes.

Whilst AJ was saying goodnight to the kids, Coleen stashed their normal clothes in the cleaning cupboard which they had swiped the key for. She looked at herself in the large bathroom mirrors, adjusting her dress straps as girls came in and out of the bathroom, drunk and falling all over the place.

"Goodnight, baby." AJ smiled, listening as Vivian said goodnight to her, "I'll see you in the morning." She nodded as Coleen rolled her eyes, reaching over and pushing AJ's breasts up a little to show some cleavage. AJ slapped her hands away, fixing her dress as Coleen chuckled.

AJ finished saying goodnight to her children on the phone before hanging up, turning around and slapping Coleen across the head.

"What?" Coleen laughed.

"Leave my tits alone." AJ snapped, putting her leather jacket on and putting her phone in her pocket.

"Super mom by the day, bad girl by the night. I only hope I'm as good as you one day." Coleen smiled as AJ rolled her eyes, looking in the mirror as she put some lipstick on.

"Please remember you just got married. No flirting." AJ said as Coleen laughed.

"Is that how low you think of me?" Coleen asked.

"Worked on my husband, didn't it?" AJ said, smacking her lips together as Coleen looked at her and gulped, "Joking." AJ fake smiled, turning to Coleen, even though she knew she wasn't joking.

"Right." Coleen nodded slowly, "Does Phil know you're here?"

"Yes." AJ nodded, "I don't lie to my husband."

"I told Patrick we were going for coffee." Coleen said, "Is that why you and Phil are so good together? You tell him everything."

"Yeah, I'd say so. And he trusts me." AJ shrugged, putting her lipstick in her bag, "It's best we split up. Just keep your eyes on her and what she's doing." AJ nodded, "Don't make eye contact."

"I forgot you used to live your life like this." Coleen said, "Do you miss it?" She asked her.

"I'd rather be at home drinking coffee whilst listening to my kids fight with each other." AJ admitted as Coleen smiled, "Let's just go." She said as Coleen nodded, leaving the toilets and heading into the club.

They split up in the busy club, both getting their eyes on Hilary who was standing at the bar.

AJ walked over to the bar and ordered a drink, standing at the edge whilst keeping her eyes on the brunette. She looked across at her, watching her take her phone out, looking at it as it lit her face up.

AJ looked over to Coleen at the opposite side of the club who was downing a glass of vodka and lemonade. She rolled her eyes and shook her head.

"Hey, baby."

AJ felt two hands on her waist, someone grinding on her from behind as she grabbed their wrist and tightened her grip as they yelped a little, "Take your hands off of me." AJ warned the drunk man behind her, watching as he stumbled away through the other people around her.

AJ turned back around and noticed Hilary had disappeared, "Damn it." AJ sighed, abandoning her drink as she looked around the club for her. She looked over and saw Coleen dancing with a group of guys, rolling her eyes as she continued to look around the club. She certainly felt out of touch from when she used to spy on people for a living.

She eventually left the club, in the case that Hilary had left and was on the streets. She stumbled by the people at the club entrance and walked out onto the street. She walked a little down the street to take a good look around when suddenly she felt someone grab her from one of the side alley ways.

Sharp nails dug into her arms as she was thrown onto the ground beside a dumpster, grazing all of her legs as she groaned a little, turning around quickly as she saw Hilary standing over her. AJ kicked her, pulling her down on the ground by the hair, slapping her across the face as Hilary clawed her hand around her neck. It appeared neither of them were foreign to a street fight, however, AJ was definitely winning.

"Get up!" AJ yelled, grabbing her by the hair, getting up onto her feet, throwing her against the wall as Hilary kneed her in the gut, turning the tables as she grabbed AJ by the throat and pinned her against the wall.

"Who the hell are you?" Hilary spat as AJ looked at her.

"I'm trying to help." AJ gasped, looking in the woman's eyes. Once being up close and personal, she could see that there was no way this woman was her husband's mother.

"Help?" Hilary spat, "I don't know who the hell you are." She hissed.

"What age are you?" AJ gasped, twisting the woman's wrist to get her off of her, "What age?" AJ spat.

"25." The girl said as AJ grabbed her by the hair and threw her on the ground. It was definitely the woman from the picture, only in person it was very clear this was not her husband's mother.

"What is your name?" AJ spat, taking her heels off and tossing them over to the side as the woman wiped her bloody lip and looked up at AJ, "What is it?"

"Hilary." Hilary shook her head.

"Hilary what?" AJ asked.

"Brooks." Hilary shook her head, "Why the hell were you watching me in the club?" Hilary got to her feet, "Did I look at your man the wrong way?" She asked, taking her heels off as AJ looked across at her.

"What were you doing at this house?" AJ questioned, taking the picture from her bra and showing Hilary it as the girl gulped, looking up at AJ and starting to back away, "I'm trying to help." AJ made clear.

"Stay away from me." Hilary warned, backing away from AJ. Once she had seen the picture, once she knew that these people knew that house, she was immediately terrified.

"I want to help you." AJ nodded, even though she was now confused as to who she was even talking to at this point.

"No, stay away." Hilary shook her head, running away as AJ sighed to herself, kicking the dumpster next to her angrily.

AJ suddenly began to hear a phone ringing, looking down where she saw Hilary had obviously left her purse. She crouched down and opened the purse up, taking the phone out and looking at the caller ID which read 'mom' on it, wondering to herself as she let it ring out.