Epilogue

"I thought you were waiting until after the fight to get married?" Paul asked as he sat in Punk's bedroom and watched him adjust his tie in the mirror. Three weeks since Vegas and tonight he was marrying her.

"Tomorrow isn't guaranteed." Punk replied simply. "I don't want to waste another minute with her."

"I'm not trying to talk you out of it." Paul assured him. "It's just your fight is in one week."

"I know." Punk said checking his pockets for the rings.

"No honeymoon." Paul noted.

"We're leaving the day after the fight." Punk said to him. "Besides, AJ didn't want me to have a black eye or any visible cuts for wedding pictures." he smirked.

"It is her big day." Paul smirked.

"My big day too." he said happily. "I'm getting fucking married today!"

"I thought you'd have cold feet." Paul had to admit.

"Not after the Vegas accident." Punk said without hesitation. "Seeing her laying in that hospital bed woke me up. I knew I wanted to marry her before it happened but after seeing her I knew I had to marry her."

"It's a small wedding." Paul noted.

"Just the way we wanted it." Punk said to her. "We were going to elope while in Vegas but I wanted it to be somewhat traditional."

"You?" Paul laughed.

"I told you after Vegas I had an epiphany or something." Punk said to him.

"And are kids soon?" Paul asked.

"She hasn't agreed to that yet because she still is having trouble believing that this is something I want." Punk said to him.

"You really seem to want it." Paul smirked.

"I do." He said to her. "A family with her is what I want. More than the money or the fame I want everything I can possibly have with her and not take it for granted."

"You sound like a religious man." Paul said to him and Punk scoffed.

"Religion didn't pull AJ out of that pool, a paramedic and a lifeguard did." Punk said to him. "You spotting her also saved her."

"I didn't do anything." Paul reminded him seriously.

"If you hadn't have spotted her in the bottom of that pool she would have died." Punk told him seriously. "I was going to do this after the ceremony but since it came up." He said walking to his dresser and pulling a box out of it. "That's for you."

"I can't accept anything." Paul said holding up his hand.

"Yea you can." Punk said to him. "You've been with me from the start of this whirlwind career, you've been supportive of my relationship with AJ, you've been a great friend to me and her and more importantly you saved her life."

"I didn't." He repeated seriously. "Give that to the paramedic or someone else."

"I know you can't swim Paul and even if you could what could you have done?" Punk asked him. "You're not a professional. She would be dead right now if you didn't see her so take the gift and accept my gratitude." Punk ordered.

"Fine." Paul said taking it and opened it up to see a rolex watch.

"It's engraved, that was AJ's idea I thought it would ruin it." Punk told him and he turned it over.

"For your implacable timing, P&A." Paul read aloud. "That's great." he said genuinely touched by the gift.

"Alright I'm ready." Punk announced. "I look ok?"

"Yea I've never actually seen you entire face before." Paul teased since Punk had shaved completely.

"I told her I would." he said looking back in the mirror and cupping his own chin and frowning at the loss of hair.

"Any plans for the weekend at least? Getting away for a few days?" Paul asked him.

"I have to be back in the gym on Sunday so no. We'll stay in tomorrow and celebrate together." Punk said to him.

"All day sex-a-thon." Paul mocked.

"I haven't touched AJ since two weeks before Vegas. It's been about six weeks." He said to him.

"Why?" Paul asked horrified.

"Well, I was in Vegas before her when she got there it was a week of a fight and then the drowning happened. So when we decided to get married we thought it would be a good idea to wait until our wedding night." Punk shrugged.

"We?" Paul asked skeptically.

"Alright it as her." Punk remarked irritated. "I think she did it to guarantee I show up tonight."

"Smart woman." Paul had to admit.

"She didn't have to bribe me." Punk said to him.

"It's time." Paul said looking down at his new watch that was already on his wrist.

"Yes it is." Punk agreed eagerly rubbing his hands together.

The ceremony was very short with a justice of peace performing it. Celeste, Dean, AJ's father, Paul and Larry of course were the only ones there. They took some photos with a professional photographer, cut a cake in the kitchen, swayed to music and really just had a great time. Punk couldn't have asked for a better night. It was short, simple and sweet and suited both of them perfectly. Punk was anxious to get everyone out and the minute he did he had AJ's upstairs in their room that was covered in flowers.

"I love the wedding band." She said admiring the rings on her finger. "It's like a dream come true."

"You're a dream come true." He replied smoothly crawling into bed with her. "Sorry for the lack of honeymoon."

"That's ok. I've already got everything I've ever wanted I don't want to be greedy." She smiled as she kept looking at her rings.

"I want you to be greedy and spoiled." he insisted kissing her cheek tenderly as his hands wandered her bra & pantie covered body. "I want you to have everything."

"I already do." She said happily. "I never imagined meeting a man like you or getting married. You've helped me start my business and have provided a wonderful home to me."

"We're a team." He reminded her. "Whatever I have is yours. You've helped me just as much. This house, the cars, the money- I wouldn't have any of it without you. I want to succeed with you."

"We won't always succeed." She noted. "I don't know if I'm wasting your money on this pet palace."

"We won't always succeed." Punk agreed. "But that's alright because we'll have each other to fall back on for support."

"That is true." She sighed enjoying his moist lips on her neck.

"You're business is going to be a success." He assured her. "You're pouring your heart into it."

"At first I wanted to prove Luis wrong but now I just want to help." AJ admitted. "There's no place like this in the entire City."

"I think you'll have to expand." Punk said to her. "Or maybe open another place across town."

"You really think it will be that successful?" she asked hopefully.

"I know it will." He said to her. "Maybe after I retire I can work there." he suggested and she laughed. "What's so funny? You don't want to employee me?"

"You technically own it why would you want to work there?" She asked amused. "Besides I thought you wanted to travel for like a year."

"I changed my mind." He shrugged. "And you own the business I'm just a partner."

"So what are you planning after you retire?" she asked him.

"Well it would be a few years from now but I was thinking we'd kick our feet up here, raised our kids, help out down at the pet palace-" He rambled off.

"Raise our kids?" She asked with a laugh.

"I told you I changed my mind on a lot of things." He pointed out. "I want a little family with you. And we can take vacations together."

"What changed your mind?" She asked him seriously. "You said you were planning this before I nearly died."

"You did." He said simply. "I just never thought I'd find someone like you so I was stuck in my ways. You've been incredible to me, why wouldn't I want you with me legally and spiritually for eternity? And as for kids- look at us." he remarked smugly and she let out a loud laugh. "It would be a travesty if we didn't procreate." he teased.

"Our kids would be cute." She had to admit.

"Your features, my eyes and let's be real we both have fantastic hair." Punk said seriously.

"You think your eyes are better than mine?" She asked.

"No but I needed something for me." He smirked. "I don't want the kid to have my mouth or ears or anything. The best thing I could offer is my eyes."

"You're perfect." She smiled happily.

"Perfectly imperfect." Punk corrected. "That's ok having you on my arm pushes me up a few pegs."

"I have to get a dress for your fight." She noted. "I'm not just your girlfriend anymore."

"No you're not." He agreed slipping his hand below her pantie line. "You're my wife."

"You like saying that?" She teased.

"I love it." He had to admit. "Mine. Wife. Those are my two new favorite words now."

"You have no idea how happy you've made me." She smiled.

"Do you remember when we first started dating? I couldn't even afford to take you out to eat and I promised you that we would have it all if you stuck it out with me?" He asked her and she nodded. "This is it. We finally have it all."

"You've never broken a promise to me." She smiled. "But to be honest even back then I felt like I had it all."

"And that is why I married you." He replied quickly. "The most selfless, beautiful woman. I promised after this fight is over we're going to have an amazing honeymoon."

"Not near water." She said almost frightened.

"I wish you would go back in the water." He frowned. "It's going to be difficult to find somewhere not near water."

"Could you at least try? For me?" She asked sticking out her bottom lip.

"You don't have to give me the lip." He mocked. "You know I'll do what you want. Maybe we'll go somewhere cold."

"And we can curl up together every night." She suggested. "Skiing? We can hide away in a cabin somewhere."

"I'd like that." he admitted. "I'd like anywhere where I was alone with you though."

"We're always alone." She laughed.

"I mean away. We'll turn our phones off and let Paul handle the construction on the pet place and anything related to my epic win over Tommy and just worry about each other." He said to her.

"Yea somewhere we can light a fire every night and just lay all over each other." she said to him.

"Done." He said to her. "Anything you want you get."

"Ok." She said getting his attention. "You've had your hand down my underwear for ten minutes now. Let's consummate this marriage."

"You saying that just made me hard." He said seriously.

"I said banana the other day and you got hard." She pointed out and he shrugged.

"We've gone a while." He noted.

"Let's go all night." She grinned pulling him on top of her.

"Before we do this."He said and she let out a dramatic sigh. "I love you Mrs. Brooks."

"I love you Mr. Brooks." she responded sweetly.

A/N: And it's over so soon. I hope you all enjoyed this story and I can't thank you all enough for your reviews. Feel like I left you hanging? Did AJ's business take off? Did Punk beat Tommy? Did they ever have kids? You'll never know...unless you read the sequel I'm planning on writing shortly ;)