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"So they… they have the same name?" Punk shook his head with confusion, sitting on the edge of the bed, having moved into their bedroom as AJ had told him about the events of the night and what she had found.

"Yeah, it looks like it." AJ nodded, "She's twenty five. Up close I knew she wasn't old enough to be your mom. Not even close." She said, "And when I mentioned the house, and I showed her the photograph, that's when she ran." AJ said.

"I… I have a sister?" Punk shook his head as AJ nodded.

"Looks like it." AJ nodded, "And she can… hit hard." AJ groaned a little, rubbing the side of her eye, "The only reason I pieced it together was because I… she left her purse and her phone was ringing. The caller ID said mom on it so… she must be in contact with her mom, maybe her mom is in that house." AJ said.

"How come Lily at the office and Coleen thought it was my mom, when they got all the files on her?" Punk asked.

"Well they have the same name. I guess they never got a picture of her and just assumed that was her. The picture is sort of misleading. She looks like she's been out on a bender. Makes her look older." AJ nodded, "But… up close I knew it wasn't your mom. At first I thought it was just the wrong girl."

"And what the hell was she doing in a club herself?" Punk asked, "Do you think they're… they're working in that house?" He sighed.

"I-I don't know." AJ said honestly, "It's what we need to find out. Finding out that will help us get closer to the house and help anyone who needs it." AJ nodded, "She kept looking at her phone in the club and… and it was like she was waiting on someone." AJ nodded.

"A guy?" Punk shook his head as AJ sighed.

"I don't know." AJ said.

"Did you tell her who you were?" Punk asked.

"No, no I'm just a woman from a organization trying to help them." AJ nodded, "Not unless you want me to. That's your call." AJ nodded.

"I don't know." Punk sighed, "Part of me wants to meet my mom and my sister. Part of me just wants to keep all of that part of my life shut." He said as AJ nodded.

"I understand." AJ nodded, "Speaking of… sister." She said as Punk turned to her.

"What?" Punk shook his head.

"You and Coleen really need to talk." AJ nodded as Punk looked at her, "She… she thinks you're not… friendly." She said, "And normally I wouldn't agree but you do get really weird around her, and obviously I know it's because of what happened and I get all of that but… it's in the past, we're all well and truly over it." AJ nodded, "You guys need to just talk about it and move on." AJ shook her head.

"We have talked about it. I'm very friendly." Punk defended.

"You tend to walk out of a room if she's in it." AJ pointed out.

"I do?" Punk questioned.

"Yeah." AJ nodded, "I don't know if it's just a natural thing or whatever but… I think she just feels like she can't talk to you and I don't want that with my husband and sister." AJ said, "So will you talk to her?" She asked.

"Uh yeah… yeah I can talk to her." Punk nodded, "What are you gonna do about… my sister?" Punk shook his head, it felt so strange to be using that term. His sister. He wasn't sure if it scared him.

"Well I… I'm gonna try and talk to her, get information on this house." AJ nodded.

"I don't want you putting yourself in danger." Punk said.

"Hey, I'll be fine." AJ nodded, placing her hand on his thigh as he turned to her, "Danger is scared of me." She said as he smiled, leaning over and kissing her softly.

"Why didn't you go after her?" Coleen questioned the next day in the office with AJ, "I would have been fine."

"She had ran off. I have her purse so… maybe she'll try and find me." AJ nodded, "I just… I can't believe it's his sister. I don't think he's taking any of this information in." She said, "When I found out about you I was… shocked, overwhelmed, excited… I couldn't wait to see you and meet you. He just seems so… shut off from it all." She said.

"Maybe he's just not interested." Coleen shrugged, "Like you said, maybe he finds it too difficult and… it's easier not to give a shit." She nodded.

"But I know he's not that type of person." AJ said, "I get that he can have issues with his mom but… his sister hasn't done anything to him. Probably doesn't even know he exists." She said.

"Well she doesn't seem too friendly." Coleen scoffed, looking at AJ's bruised eye, "What's your plan?" She asked.

"My plan is we… we need to find his sister first. Somehow she's being let out of that house and we need to take advantage of that. I don't give a shit if we have to tie her up and slap the information out of her." AJ shook her head.

"You think her mom is in the house?" Coleen asked.

"Well she's somewhere, and she's involved. I know that much. When Hilary left the scene last night she left her purse and her phone started ringing, the caller ID had mom on it so…" AJ shrugged.

"Why was she even at a club by herself?" Coleen asked.

"I think she was working. She kept looking at her phone, waiting for someone to come through the door. Obviously once she noticed I was watching her she fled which… to me it means she's hiding something. When I questioned her about the house she freaked out and left."

"Ok, so we need to find her." Coleen nodded, "That can't be her real name, can it?" She questioned.

"I'm getting Lily to look into hospital records for the mom, to see if that was really the baby's name. For some reason the second birth hasn't been registered. Phil's is there but not his sister."

"Because Phil probably got registered. I mean he went to an orphanage, he'd have to be." Coleen said, "Maybe she gave birth in a motel the second time. It happens." She said.

"Maybe. We'll get something on it." AJ nodded.

"Who do you think is behind all of this?" Coleen asked.

"Who is always behind it?" AJ shrugged, "Some group of guys who just see women as objects. Ways to make them money." She said as Coleen just nodded.

"So what is the actual plan?" Coleen questioned.

"We gotta find her again." AJ nodded as Lily walked into her office.

"I found some stuff." Lily said, "Her name isn't Hilary. But that is her mom." Lily nodded, opening up some of the printed off papers, sitting them on the desk as AJ looked over, "Her mom is Hilary. Her name is Michelle." She said, "There's actually no registered history of her birth which means-"

"We know what that means." Coleen sighed, "Anything else?" She asked.

"Why would she tell me her name was Hilary?" AJ questioned with confusion.

"Well they do look extremely alike." Lily nodded, showing them a mugshot of Hilary and one of Michelle, "Almost identical." She said as AJ nodded.

"Does Michelle have a criminal record?" AJ questioned.

"She does but it's not as bad as her mom's." Lily nodded, "She got lifted for petty theft at 17. Drunken disorderly at 17. Assault on a police officer at 18." Lily rolled her eyes.

"What about prostitution?" AJ asked, trying to piece things together.

"None on that." Lily nodded, "Actually, the weird thing is… once Hilary had Michelle… Hilary's convictions all got dropped and she never got arrested again." Lily said as AJ shook her head with confusion.

"That's strange." AJ shook her head.

"Maybe having her daughter changed her." Lily suggested.

"I don't think it's that simple." Coleen said, "They're both connected to that house. And we need to find out how." She nodded.

"I'm not hungry." James pushed his plate away, resting his head on his hand whilst he watched his sisters eating dinner.

"Why? What's wrong, baby?" AJ asked, cupping the back of her son's head.

"Mommy made your favourite spaghetti." Punk announced. Normally James wolfed down all of his meals, it wasn't like him to push his plate away.

"Uncle Dean made me a burger before you picked me up." James told Punk who rolled his eyes.

"Of course he did." Punk shook his head.

"How many times do we have to tell him?" AJ shook her head as Punk shrugged, "Ok, baby… I'll put it back in the pot and you can have some later if you feel like it." She said, brushing her hand over his long hair

"Ok." James huffed.

"Why did Dean make you a burger?" Vivian shook her head with confusion as James shrugged.

"I don't know." James said.

"Why don't you go on into the living room and watch some TV?" AJ asked him as James nodded and left the kitchen, "Is he ok?" AJ frowned, walking over to her husband, "Has Dean broken our child?" She questioned as Punk laughed a little.

"He's just not hungry, and he's probably tired." Punk shrugged, "He'll fall asleep in there." He said as AJ nodded.

"I hope he's not getting sick." AJ frowned.

"Nah, he's fine." Punk nodded, "How was work today? You getting any further forward with things?" He asked her.

"A little, yeah." AJ nodded, "I'll fill you in later." She rubbed his back softly, "If you want to know."

"Yeah, I do." Punk nodded, "Honestly, it's just a lot to take in. I'm trying to slowly digest it all. Thinking about my mom was difficult but knowing I got a sister too." He shook his head as AJ nodded.

"Yeah, I get it. It's a lot to process." AJ nodded, "And hey I wouldn't be this pushy if it wasn't for the fact… it's tying in with my job now. I need to do something and it just happens that… ironically, your family are involved." She said.

"Small world." Punk said as AJ nodded.

"Well yeah, clearly." AJ smiled, "We can talk later when no one is listening in." AJ said a little louder as she turned around where Vivian and Raimy were leaning over to hear what she was saying, both of them quickly turning back around to their food when they got caught.

Punk just chuckled to himself and shook his head, listening as there was a knock at the door.

"I'll get it." AJ nodded, brushing by Punk and leaving the kitchen, walking down the hall and opening up the door where she saw a woman in a casual suit standing.

"April Brooks?" The woman asked as AJ nodded slowly. After years of changing her name, using different fake identities, she'd finally been able to change her legal identity to her real name. One of Punk's co-workers at the CIA helped her change it. Of course they fed him some stupid story that she was an undercover spy, which wasn't exactly a lie, they just didn't tell him about all the terrible parts.

"Yes." AJ shook her head, "Who-Who are you?"

"I'm Claire. I'm from social services." Claire smiled softly as AJ tilted her head.

"Ok." AJ shook her head.

"I'm… I'm here to follow up a report. An anonymous report on child neglect." She explained as AJ shook her head.

"Who is being neglected?" AJ asked, not even realising.

"Well… your children."