"I can't imagine my life without her Dean. Being on the run I almost lost her. I don't know what I would have done if she wasn't here" spoke Seth remembering when he was told Paige was close to giving up yet had held on that little longer with the hope she would get him back, she had trusted the words he had written in the letter to her as well as his promise of finding his way back to her. He could recall how Paige had reacted upon seeing he was there with when she woke up, the watery smile that come to her lips as well as the tears in her eyes when she realised he was actually there and wasn't a figment of her imagination, just as he could remember her slapping him just to make sure he was there and again shortly after because he had left her without warning.
"She'll be okay Seth, she'll get through this you both will" responded Dean looking around the hospital corridor they were in, they had been instructed to wait in the waiting room but Dean had followed Seth into the corridor when he walked out the room, the expression on the Iowan's features giving it away he was bothered by the events that had taken place mere weeks after returning home, after seeing the woman he loved be shot like that and put on deaths door. The blow came worse for Seth when he seen who held the gun, who was attempting to take his lover away from him. Dean could see Seth was struggling to come to terms with it, especially when he didn't understand the reasoning or the motive that was given for it.
"He's my brother Dean, my older brother. The one I'm supposed to look up to yet he is also the reason why Paige is fighting for her life right now. How am I supposed to understand why he did it" spoke Seth wiping the stray tears from his eyes as the event flashed through his mind and the horror he felt upon seeing what had happened. He could remember it so clearly like it had happened a few seconds prior instead of hours ago. "Why would he do this? Why would he hurt Paige?" asked Seth his confusion over what happened clear to hear in his voice as was the dread and uncertainty on what was going to happen to two people he loved the most.
"The Wyatt's will find Punk, Corey sent them out to get him a few hours ago when she came out of shock and told us who did it" replied Dean, he knew Corey wouldn't let the person who hurt his princess get away with it just as he could see Seth was torn between who he should be with right now. "Seth go home and change, I will stay here with Paige and will call you if anything changes" continued Dean noticing Seth was still wearing the blood stained shirt he had on earlier on when he ran to Paige's aid. Seth shook his head in response looking down at his hands still seeing the blood there from where he had put pressure on her wounds in hopes he could stop the bleeding and give her a better chance at survival.
"No, I want to be here. In case anything happens. I promised her I would be with her until the end of the line. I've broken that promise once, I wont do it again. I can't lose her Dean without her my life isn't worth living. I just want her back" responded Seth quickly making it known he wasn't going to go anywhere, it was at that point both men looked up when they heard the rather familiar voice of The Undertaker, finally having arrived after being informed of what happened by Finn. The pair were soon startled by Dr Galloway who had tapped Seth on the shoulder causing a chain reaction. Like Seth and Dean he could hear the voice of both members of the Brothers of Destruction.
"Seth, Finn put you down as Paige's main contact. So I'm here with an update" spoke Dr Galloway seeing the way both men looked at him, the hope in Seth's eyes that everything was going to be okay with the woman he had called his own and done everything to get back to. "The surgery was successful, the bullets were removed. However she's not breathing on her own at the moment. The bullets did a lot of damage some of it we can't fix" continued Dr Galloway revealing although the emergency surgery they had to preform was a success the raven haired princess wasn't breathing on her own. "She will be unable to conceive naturally due to the amount of damage done by one of the bullets" finished Dr Galloway delivering the news of what damage was likely to be permanent, seeing the reaction slowly take over as the news slowly sunk in to Seth that the woman he wanted to spend his life with would be unable to have children.
"Can he go and see her?" asked Dean wiping the tears that come to his eyes at hearing the state Paige was now in. To him he owed her everything, she had been there for his wife when she needed someone, she never gave up hope on them coming home although she come close to it and she was the reason why they had come home in the first place. Now she was fighting for her life and was likely to be given the bad news of never being able to conceive children when she wakes if she does. He watched as Dr Galloway nodded and signalled for a nurse to take Seth to her room, knowing there was more the good doctor had to say but was hesitant to do so in front of Seth himself.
"There's a fifty fifty chance she will wake up, and there was another injury caused to the left side of her neck" continued Dr Galloway when he was sure Seth was out of hearing range, he could see the confusion come to the eyes of Dean upon hearing there was another injury. "It looks like a bullet grazed her neck however it appears like an older injury caused maybe two or three days before hand" added Dr Galloway revealing although another injury but it wasn't caused at the same time as the others instead from a few days before. He also could tell Dean was attempting to remember what happened in the days leading up to this and if anything was out of the ordinary.
With Punk he was currently in a hotel room somewhere in Florida, there he watched his own wife as she slept peacefully, the events that he had taken part in on repeat in his head just as the look of Seth's face upon realising who it was who had shot Paige burnt into his mind. Whenever he closed his eyes he could see Seth's expression just as he could still hear the gun shots ringing in his ears. He knew there was no going back now, he knew there would be no forgiveness from his brother. If Paige survived then that meant he stood at chance at surviving but if she passed on from the injuries he had inflicted on her with his weapon of choice then he knew his fate would be the same as hers. He would be sentenced to run and constantly looking over his shoulder for whomever would be sent to find him, although he was unsure if it would be the demons or the Wyatt's to come looking for him, he knew he would get his answer soon enough.
"What happened? Are you okay?" asked AJ upon waking up to see her husband sat on a chair across from the bed, blood splattered across his white shirt as he was staring into space. He had a look that said he was unsure of what he was going to do now or what he could do now. "Punk what happened?" asked AJ turning his head gently with her hands so he was looking over to her. He soon looked down to his shirt realising for the first time the red on it as well as on his hands from when he had tried to help stop the bleeding. He knew AJ thought the worst and that the blood was his, just as he knew the horror would take over when she learnt what he had done and who he would have hurt at the same time. "I'm going to call Seth, he can help us" added AJ none the wiser of what her husband had done or that her brother in law was going to be useless now.
"He wont come" whispered Punk in response to AJ calling his younger brother for help. "Not now, the blood isn't mine" he added in the same whispering tone seeing the relief come to her brown eyes at hearing he wasn't injured and the blood didn't belong to him. Which only made her question who it belonged to and what he had done. "He'll never forgive me but it was the only way" continued Punk almost like he was in some sort of trance, when AJ looked to his line of stare she could see the butt of a gun poking out from the jacket he had warn when he had left the hotel room she could remember him being in procession of when he left earlier on. "I'm his enemy now" finished Punk never once raising his voice above a whisper nor even looking her in the eye although he knew she was confused on what he was actually talking about.
"Why wont Seth forgive you? What did you do?" asked AJ her own voice cracking with the dread that had began to settle in the pit of her stomach, she almost feared what his answer was going to be. "Punk who's blood is it?" again asked AJ, it was then it dawned on her what he could have meant, there was only one reason why Seth wouldn't come when called. "Is that Seth's blood? Did you hurt Seth?" asked AJ once last time wondering if the blood on her husbands hands and clothing was from his younger brother, wondering if Punk had done something to his brother. She was almost scared to find out the answer but knew it would only be worse if she didn't ask. She soon got her response in the form of Punk shaking his head, revealing the blood belonged to another, to which AJ frowned unsure of who else the blood could have come from. "Who does the blood belong to?" asked AJ hoping he would answer her questions and fill her in on what was happening.
"I shot Paige" responded Punk in the same voice he had before, the same uneven whispering tone. He soon reacted over to turn out the lights in the room, leaving the light of the television to light up his own features in an eerily way as it also illuminated AJ's features highlighting her concern over the words he had spoke. "It was an accident, Roman moved out the way. He was my target" revealed Punk, informing her it was an accident that Paige was shot although he knew his younger brother never seen Roman standing there, all he had seen was Paige fall to the floor after hearing the gunshots with himself holding the smoking gun. "It was the only way to keep you safe, I was sent to silence Roman before he said anything. I didn't know Paige was there" finished Punk revealing he had done a job in order to keep AJ safe and revealing his intended target was Roman.
"You have to explain this to them" replied AJ knowing if this was an accident then there was a chance they would understand it. Once again Punk slowly shook his head, the events of what had happened still on repeat in his head, how he had agreed to meet Roman, the argument between them about Zarah and how Roman had stepped a side when he had fired the gun. Although he had noticed something odd about Paige he hadn't had time to check on her as Seth had heard the shots and come running to the scene where as Roman had left quickly clearly not wanting the suspicion to fall on him. AJ could only wonder what had happened when he was out, why he had gone to the mansion in the first place and even why he had the weapon he had on him at the time, she knew he hadn't been a hired mercenary for a long time and hadn't been given any reason to return to that sort of work again.
"Its too late, whether she lives or dies I'm done for. The Demon's will be coming after me, they wont stop until they have found me and taken me back to Tampa" responded Punk, in a way explaining why he had been whispering this entire time and why he had turned all the lights out. He was afraid he was being tracked. "We have to leave, I can't explain what I did to them" added Punk quickly jumping to his feet and going into the bathroom, washing away the blood and changing his stained clothes. Knowing it wouldn't be just the demons after him, if her father found out he was responsible for the shooting then the Brothers of Destruction would also be on his tale, destroying any hope of peace or putting this right he may have. "I'm sorry Paige" whispered Punk as he washed the blood from his hands, tears in his eyes at being the one to have dismantled his brother's happiness and destroyed the relationship between them. "Please live Paige, my brother needs you. Please go back to him" finished Punk the guilt of what happened overwhelming him as he began to think of the best case scenario and the worst case. Either way he knew the bond between himself and Seth was likely to have been shaken even broken over this.
Two weeks earlier with Evolution they were currently going over some of the plans they had been working on since being broken out of prison. They knew their previous tactics would no longer work due to them being wanted by the police departments just as they knew they could no longer use Roman due to not having a clue where the man was. The only person they had who knew where any of them were was Seth's older brother in Punk, although the man would be hard to sway to their side. They were however aware of his former job as a hired mercenary.
"Have you had any contact from Nikki?" asked Hunter knowing out of all them, Batista and Randy had the most contact with the woman in question, they had thrust far been successful in keeping her and her sister hidden from Cena, hiding everything she had on the internet including her social media from him although they knew he would eventually work out he hadn't found who he was looking for due to those he trusted working against him. "Is she still refusing to come back while Carmella is here?" asked the boss of the entire company they were all apart of. He knew they couldn't force her to come back just as he knew the only way to ensure she was going to be happy was to make sure the man who broke her heart didn't find her until she wanted him to.
"She's doing good, spending time with her other family members as well. She recently moved to San Diego with them, as well as her nieces. Started off a couple of business with her sister Brie. So she has things to keep her going and occupied" responded Randy remembering when he had went to visit her, he had seen her playing games with her two nieces Vivienne and Bridee, how happy she was to be able to see her brother and other family members again, as well as to be in a place where she didn't have to worry about everything that was happening around her. "She's finally getting over what caused her to leave in the first place, although I think she finally knows what she wants for the future" added Randy knowing Nikki had wanted to have her own family like so many of her co-works had gotten and what those they had labelled as their enemy had done.
"How are things going with getting rid of Mr Reigns?" came the voice of Stephanie, for now she was content on leaving the other two hounds alone, she had actually gained a lot of respect for them over the last twelve months. She had realised they had gone on the run after deeming it safer for the people they loved in their case Paige and Renee, although they had also discovered Renee was also an expecting mother to which she had convinced her brother of something, although she was aware the Hounds hadn't realised it. The traps in which they had laid was only for one member rather than the three of them, that one being the one who showed no loyalty and only appeared to be in it for himself. Roman.
"We're trying to find a mercenary capable of the task. So far the only name we keep getting recommend is CM Punk, Seth Rollins older brother. Problem is he gave up being a mercenary when he married AJ Lee. We doubt there is anything we can do to convince him to help us considering we are the reason he was forced to run eighteen months ago and also the reason he hasn't been able to contact Seth" responded Batista, knowing he was likely the only one to be able to do the job however he knew there was also a high possibility he would turn on them, either taking them out of the equation of giving the information of their whereabouts and who was there to someone who would happily end Evolution and send them back to where most of them probably belonged. "We know he doesn't get on with Roman but he also wont work with us, there is a higher chance he will turn on us rather than help" added Batista knowing the risks of going to Punk to eliminate Roman.
"Make him an offer" responded Shane appearing in the room with them having entered just a they mentioned Punk and hiring him. "Make him and offer he can't refuse, a guarantee if he help us then we give him something" added the other leader of the company, he knew what he could offer the man that he wouldn't be turned down. "If he helps us eliminate Roman, then we leave his brother and Knight's Raven alone for good" added Shane knowing it was the only way to get Punk to agree to what they had in mind. He knew like many of them did in order to gain Punk's services then they had to reassure him the people he loved would no longer be a target. "We all know Miss Knight is far more prepared than we originally thought, she has things we could only dream of having and she used technology against us. Knight's Raven is far more superior to Evolution, so instead of engaging in a losing battle, make a truce with them and focus are sights on another enemy. New Day or The Undisputed Era, even the TNA lot" finished Shane knowing they were outmatched when it come to Knight's Raven and its owner, she had proven to them they were fighting a battle they couldn't win.
"Okay, make him that offer. Make sure he knows his loved ones will be safe from us" spoke Hunter when he seen Stephanie nod her head in agreement, she knew that would mean the possibility of having to merge with them one day in order for them to have the same protection from the Brothers of Destruction as those in Knight's Raven did. Just as all of them knew they would one day have to make a mends for anything they had done in the past. Including the assassination attempt on the then nineteen year old Paige, although they could see now it was a good thing she had survived. As this entire thing rested on her and the others people Punk loved, his wife and brother included. "I'll make the deal, it will be more believable if it comes from me" added Hunter knowing how the former mercenary was likely to think. Although he also knew the deal they were attempting to make with him would be undeniable. It wasn't long before Hunter phoned the number Batista had given him all men in the room hoping it was a recent number.
"Hello Punk" spoke Hunter hearing the man to pick up say he was going to hang up the phone. "Don't hang up, I want to offer you a deal. Your mercenary services in exchange for the safety of everyone you love including all those at Knight's Raven" quickly responded Hunter, a smile coming to his lips at hearing the other man say he was listening. "Roman Reigns, he's a problem for everyone, he turned on your brother to help us then returned to him and the those at Knight's Raven when he realised they had Zarah. Now she is no longer with them there's a chance he could turn on them again. So I offer the deal, you eliminate Roman and we will leave all of those at Knight's Raven, you and your wife alone for good, Shane too will stop hunting them. Its better for everyone if he's eliminated including Dean Ambrose daughter" continued Hunter revealing what he wanted in return for Evolution to leave everyone the man loved alone. "Well provide the weapon and the means of contacting him, all you have to do is finish him once and for all" finished Hunter his smile getting bigger at hearing the man in question agree to the terms, knowing he was doing it to protect the people he loved the most. Neither man aware of the turn of events that was going to take place.
At Tampa General Hospital The Brothers Of Destruction had arrived upon receiving a call from Finn about an incident that had taken place. Finn had reluctantly phoned Kane knowing he would be the one less likely to jump to conclusion on who was responsible or what happened, although he would be curious to know what happened his focus would be on his niece and the one who was currently fighting her for her life. He watched the pair of them along with AJ. Watching Mark pace upon and down the hall with authority unsure of what to make of the situation at hand or what had happened in the first place. Kane however was sitting on one of the chairs in the hall, looking at something on his phone, likely he was looking at pictures he had kept from all the family times they had together.
"How could this happen? They were supposed to be protecting her. They were supposed to be keeping her safe." mumbled Mark as he continued to pace the hall not spotting the two watching him from a distance. Kane had by now looked up wondering who he was more angry at the people who had been keeping Paige hidden this entire time and had failed at their jobs of protecting her or himself for losing sight of her and driving her away in the first place. "She's my daughter Kane, when she's healed she's coming back home away from those people and away from that god forsaken business. She's better off never seeing any of them again" added Mark, spotting Dean Ambrose coming down the corridor holding a child in his arms, a sad expression painted on his features as he looked down at the baby. Almost like he had lost something dear to him.
"You can't make that decision for her Mark. You know she left for a reason. She cut all contact for a reason. If she wants to come home with us then fine but if she doesn't you have to let her go. You don't know she'll be better of without them. You heard Summer she found her special someone, against all odds he found his way back to her. Taking her away from him will just make the suffering of both of them worse and her hatred for you and everything she once knew grow" responded Kane knowing neither he or Mark could make the decisions for her. "I don't like this either but I know that we have to accept her decision, whether we like them or not. If she feels safer here in Tampa then she stays here. You know as well as I do they haven't failed until now and we don't know what happened yet or what Paige's condition is" added Kane knowing what would happen if Mark forced his oldest daughter to return home, he knew if he did force her to go back to Orlando she would leave again this time without informing anyone of where she was going.
"Her condition isn't good" came the voice of Dean Ambrose, the little girl now asleep in his arms wrapped in her favourite blanket, in his hands was the stuffed hound toy Seth had gotten her, the one she wouldn't go anywhere without. "Incording to Dr Galloway, she not breathing on her own at the moment. Although the surgery to remove the bullets and stop the bleeding was successful" added Dean seeing the way both men looked at him, one of them with gratitude that someone had come to inform them of her condition and the other with fury that she was even in the hospital to begin with, Dean could tell what was to come especially when they were learning this information from a secondary source. Dean soon walked away cooing to the little girl in his arms and soon passing her over to her mother giving her a sweet kiss as he did so.
"I want to know what happened to her" spoke Mark a demanding tone in his voice, he knew he had some rights as he was her father although she was also older enough to make her own decisions. "I want to know why my daughter is the one in here and where her protection was. I want to know who did this and what is being done to catch them" added Mark failing to notice when Finn had appeared with them. "I want to know who is with her right now, we both know after the incident seven years ago she doesn't like hospitals, we both know she will panic if she wakes up alone" added Mark noticing Kane wasn't looking at him any more but someone stood behind him, he soon turned his attention to the man Kane had already focused his too.
"I can answer some of your questions. What happened we don't know we're currently going through all the footage to find out. As for why Paige we believe she was just in the wrong place at the wrong time, we think the intended target was Roman, as Seth seen him bolt as did Dean. Her protection were there however the shooter was someone she knew and again she doesn't appear to be the intended target, we're currently tracking his whereabouts now so we can question him on it and get his version of events, we have our team who specialise in finding people out there looking for him as for who is with her. That would be Seth, I know how much she hates hospitals after the last time she was in one and I also know he's not going to willingly leave her. He wont leave this hospital until she does" responded Finn giving answers to the questions in which Paige's father had asked, never naming the shooter although he was aware Paige wasn't the target, from what he seen of the footage Roman was. Although it was beyond him why Punk would be aiming at him.
"How come we heard of her condition from Dean?" asked Mark revealing he had recognised the Ohio native from when he was at the police station the year before, having been one who was bent on helping his oldest daughter and also one of them who had mysteriously disappeared during the night. Kane noticed something in the way Finn looked giving him the answer that Mark couldn't see. He knew the reason and also why, he knew the Irishman in front of him was just following the instructions he had been given. "We're her family, we should have been informed as soon as there was any news why weren't we?" again asked Mark to which Kane just sighed knowing Finn wasn't going to tell them what they already knew, he had just come to inform them of the information they had asked for and what Summer had no doubt informed him of what they would want to know.
"Because we weren't her primary contact Mark" responded Kane, seeing Finn nod in confirmation of what he had said. He knew the younger man had just followed the orders in which he was given or even set if the situation should ever happen. "Paige broke contact with all of us, Finn here is probably following her pre-set orders. We will find out information but not from the primary source, only the main contact will have that privilege" added Kane realising they were on the contacts but not as the primary one, which did make him question who that person was, although if he had to guess then he would say either the Irishman stood before him or the young man in the room with her, knowing each would be there to support her if she needed. "She had everything planned out didn't she?" asked Kane receiving a nod in response as well as Finn giving him something, a small folder of sorts.
"She considered everything, who the primary contacts were, as well as who would be her power of attorney, even where you would stay if you had to come from Orlando. Everything is sorted in case anything happens and she has the best care and treatments available. Seth is her main contact due to being her former protector and current partner, where as I'm her power of attorney. She knows the risks of being involved in this, she's been pretty determined not to make the same mistakes either of her parents made" spoke Finn revealing Paige had made all the arrangements and learnt from her parents mistakes, thrust giving her the peace of mind she needed. She knew she could trust him hence why she had asked him to be the one to decide what happens to her if the time should call for it.
With Roman he had left the mansion in which he had been staying with Seth and Dean in, ignoring his phone when someone called to find out where he was and also forget what had happened at the mansion before he had ran from it. He knew he shouldn't have ran but he also knew how it would look. He knew he would look responsible due to dodging the bullets and not warning the now hospitalised Paige of what was to come, he didn't even call her name or check upon her. He knew although Punk had pulled the trigger he hadn't done anything to help when he could have, so in his own mind he was as guilty as Punk was.
"Come on Zarah where are you? Where did you take our son?" whispered Roman as he sat in a cafe using his laptop to find any trace of the mother of his son or the person who knew of Zarah's location. Natalya. He knew the woman had to be somewhere as Punk would have mentioned if Evolution had taken her which meant the blond had gone into hiding in order to protect her secret. He knew the only way to find Zarah was likely to be through her social media and other accounts, just as he knew there was a chance the Wyatt's probably knew of her location and had been keeping an eye on her in case anything happened.
"You wont find her Roman. She used Paige's tactics. She wont let you find her until she wants you to" spoke Punk appearing in the same booth as Roman. The Samoan looking rather surprised to see him as he thought he had covered his tracks to prevent being found. "They know I'm here, Corey found me in a hotel room, questioned me on what happened and who my intended target was as well as why. They know why I am doing this just as they know who hired me to do it" added Punk revealing Corey and the Wyatt family had indeed found him, bringing both himself and AJ back to the county and putting them up in one of the mansions for the time being. He knew he would have to tell his brother what really happened along with Finn as well as explain everything to Paige when she woke up.
"Why did you shoot her? Why were you even there with a weapon? Who frigging well hired you to kill her" responded Roman not catching on to the words Punk had spoken when he said Paige wasn't the intended target. He was clearly none the wiser of the hit that had been put out on him just as he was none the wiser of the promises he was given in return. Punk knew the price of their freedom would be high but he also knew it was to eliminate one in order to keep everyone he loved safe. "She's your brother's partner. By hurting her you hurt Seth too. Your supposed to be his older brother. Your supposed to be helping him not being the one responsible for all his pain" added Roman losing control of his anger and starting to raise his voice slightly.
"Paige wasn't my intended target Roman, you were. Hunter got in contact with me. Offered me a deal. He and the rest of Evolution would leave Knight's Raven and all those connected to it alone if I eliminated you. You turned on your best friends once, forced them to run and put them in so much danger. Then you turned back to us when you realised we had Zarah. You don't care about anyone or anything unless it benefits you. Zarah realised that, hence why she left. She realised you wouldn't come back for her or your son so she left so she could find her happiness outside of this business, so she could raise her son away from everything and in a place he was out of danger" spoke Punk in response, revealing what Roman had missed. Revealing Evolution had hired him to eliminate the man who had turned against both sides as well as telling Roman what the others couldn't bring themselves to. "I know she left. She came to me for an entire new identity to make sure you wouldn't find her. Natalya was never her secret keeper, AJ is. Natalya was the decoy since we knew you would go looking for her" finished Punk revealing AJ was the only one who knew where Zarah was just as he was the one who had given her the fresh start in terms of new identity.
"Come on Punk" spoke Corey using the disguise of a police officer so people wont stop him from taking either man from the building, just as he knew neither man would argue when in front of a cafe full of people. "You too Roman" added Corey making it look as authentic as possible, by handcuffing both men and making sure to escort both men from the cafe, he knew the words he was about to speak next would be the last thing either of them wanted to hear. "We're going to Tampa General Hospital so you two can explain to Dean and Seth and probably Finn what happened. And don't think you can get away with it Roman both of your brothers seen you leave the mansion after the shooting, Finn also has the footage of it" finished Corey revealing where they were going and also giving the information that Roman had be caught leaving after the shooting, much to the surprise of both men there.
"Seth and Dean seen him leave? Really?" asked Punk willingly getting into the back of the SUV, a small smile coming to his lips upon realising what he had originally thought wasn't the case. "I will explain my part in all of this to my brother. Its the least I could do since I'm responsible for Paige being in the hospital in the first place. That way he can do whatever he wants to me, scream, shout, say he never wants to see me again" added Punk revealing he wanted to be the one to tell Seth why he was there in the first place and who his intended target was, he knew that would also mean telling him about the phone call and the deal which had been struck.
"Yeah, Dean was already down stairs, as soon as he heard the gun shots he went to the window, seeing Roman running past as for Seth he was just coming down the stairs to check on everything seeing him running out the door" responded Corey getting into the front seat and seeing the dread appearing in Roman's eyes upon hearing he wasn't going to be getting away with this scotch free like he had hoped. All he really wanted to do right now was find Zarah and his son, he just wanted them back and to apologise to his baby momma for leaving the way he did. He wanted to make things right with the people he cared for but knew that wasn't going happen when AJ was the only one who knew of Zarah's location.
