Are You True?

"What are you packing so much shit for?" Dean asked as he sat in the security room he made up in Punk and April's home.

"This is a big deal for me. I need a lot of stuff while I'm in the hospital." Punk said looking through the bag April had packed for him. "She didn't even pack my favorite Cubs t-shirt." he groaned.

"You'd think you were the one having the baby." Dean mocked.

"I am having the baby." Punk corrected.

"You've been on leave for four days and you're already bored." Dean laughed keeping his eyes on the security cameras.

"I am bored." Punk admitted. "Usually when I take time it's for a reason but now I'm just waiting around."

"April likes having you home." Dean told him.

"Yea I like spending some final alone time with her." Punk said to him. "And I still have some more baby proofing to work on."

"Kids get into everything." Dean warned.

"I did a ton of stuff already I just need to nail the furniture down." Punk told him.

"Phil!" April yelled from across the hall.

"Yes?" Punk asked walking across the hall into the bathroom.

"The toilet seat." She pointed holding her legs together.

"What about it?" He asked.

"It's baby locked and I can't open it!" She nearly cried.

"You just have to click it like this." He said then frowned. "Huh." he said when it didn't open.

"Phil, we should have hired a professional." April hissed. "My bladder is about to explode." She said pushing past him and he knew she'd go downstairs and use that bathroom.

"What did you do?" Dean asked.

"I don't know. I thought I did it right." Punk said more to himself as he tried to pull the seat up.

"Dude." Dean laughed.

"Oh, fuck." Punk groaned trying to get the seat up.

"You have to fix that." April scolded. "I can't run downstairs every time I have to go." She told him. "I'm carrying your elephant children-"

"Don't call them elephants. They're perfectly sized." Punk said to her.

"He thinks the babies are going to get a complex." April laughed to Dean.

"They will. They hear things." Punk told her.

"They're going to hear their mother murder their father if he doesn't make the toilet accessible." April warned. "They're not coming in the bathroom anyway."

"They can get in here. The book I read said everything should be done. Especially with twins, one could be distracting while the other one is taking off." Punk argued. "I'll fix this."

"I hope so." She said rubbing her belly. "Your kids are playing with my bladder."

"They're always my kids when they annoy you." Punk pointed out.

"That's right." She nodded. "But when they're born and do something cute they're mine." She grinned proudly.

"That doesn't seem fair." Punk noted.

"I'm carrying them." April pointed out. "That's not fair."

"That's a damn good point." Dean agreed with April.

"Oh! I forgot to tell you that your dad is coming by to drop off something for the baby, I invited him to stay for dinner." She told him.

"Ape, no." Punk said shaking his head. "I invited my mom for dinner."

"Oh." April frowned. "That's going to be awkward. But they'll get over it."

"Ape, I can't sit through a dinner of them bickering. It reminds me of my childhood." Punk said shaking his head.

"I'm not telling your dad not to come, he has present and I like presents." She told him seriously. "And your mom has an open invitation here."

"Why can't my parents be more like your parents?" Punk asked annoyed as he ripped the lock off the toilet. "I'll replace it."

"My parents have been together since they were like 14." April told him.

"Really?" Punk asked and she nodded.

"They were high school sweethearts. They were neighbors." April shrugged. "They're not perfect. After Robbie died they fought all of the time. I mean after they grieved they were at each others throats."

"That's how it was after Jake died." Punk said to her. "Except my parents couldn't put their best foot forward for my benefit."

"I'm going back to the security room." Dean said.

"Don't get comfortable because you're coming to dinner." April ordered him.

"Oh, no thanks this is a family thing and-" Dean began.

"You live here, you're family." She told him and Dean tried to hide his smile. "Besides, maybe it will stop Phil's parents from fighting."

"It won't. They like an audience." Punk smirked.

"Dinner and a show." Dean teased happily. "How could I turn that down?"

"This is amazing." April said admiring the wooden rocking horses.

"This one." Dan pointed at. "This one I made for Jake and then it was passed down to Phillip. And I made a second one since you have two. I hope my hunch is right and the second is a girl because I painted it pretty colors." Dan said to her.

"Your hunch is right." April said giving him a kiss on the cheek. "This is so beautiful. I have to bring it up to their room."

"Don't you dare. You're too pregnant to be lifting anything." Dan told her. "I'll bring them up after dinner."

"Karen is in there. I didn't realize Phil invited her to dinner too." April told him.

"I saw her car out front, it's fine. We agreed to be civil for the sake of our grandchildren." Dan smiled. "But before we go in I owe you an apology."

"For what?" April asked confused.

"The first time I met you." Dan smiled and April shook her head.

"Please, it's forgotten." April said brushing it off.

"No. Not for me." Dan said to her. "I was very closed minded. And you've been bought my son such joy and now you're giving me not one but two grandchildren, two grandchildren who are going to share your same ethnicity."

"They are." April agreed.

"I've been thinking about our first meeting a lot and I truly am sorry." Dan told her.

"I told you it's already forgotten." April smiled. "But thank you for apologizing. And these horses are gorgeous. I can't believe you made them yourself."

"I used to have a real passion for building things." Dan told her.

"So you're saying you're handy?" April asked warily and he nodded. "Did you not pass that gene on to your son?"

"Phil? Phil is not a builder." Dan laughed. "He failed shop class in middle school and mechanics in high school."

"Really?" April asked giggling.

"Any other embarrassing things you want to tell my wife?" Punk asked appearing from the kitchen.

"No, that's about it." Dan smiled.

"Phil, look what your father made." April grinned pointing at the horses.

"That one I recognize." He said pointing to the one painted in Cubs colors then there was one painted almost like a unicorn.

"Mya has her own special one." April told him happily.

"What do you think?" Dan asked.

"I think...this was real nice of you." Punk said genuinely. "Thank you. Ape, can you go pull the wine out of my mom's hands. She's hitting on Dean." he whispered in her ear.

"Excuse me." April said to Dan with a smile then waddled off.

"What are you building?" Dan asked.

"I'm not building, I'm baby proofing." Punk reasoned. "I had some difficulties."

"Want me to take a look before I leave tonight?" Dan offered and Punk peered around to make sure April wasn't listening.

"Yes please." He said quietly and Dan smiled. "Oh and before you go in there-"

"Your mom is upset. If you want I'll go." Dan offered.

"No." Punk said to him. "But Ape is real close to having these babies and I don't want her stressed out and you two fighting will stress her out."

"I'll be fine." Dan assured him. "How is the safety issue?"

"It's still very open." Punk admitted. "I think this guy is waiting for her to have the babies to make a move."

"Why?" Dan asked quietly.

"He doesn't want my kids, just my wife." Punk told him simply.

"Why can't you catch this guy?" Dan asked him in a low voice.

"You don't think I'm fucking trying?" Punk snapped. "I have no reason to bring him and arrest him. He hasn't done anything."

"Didn't he intrude on your honeymoon and assault your wife?" Dan asked.

"That's Hawaiian charges and it would be a slap on the wrist. This guy isn't even probation. April is convinced she's going to die. She thinks as soon as the twins are born she'll be gone." Punk confided. "I want to give her peace of mind so bad."

"Where is he?" Dan asked.

"He's in Chicago playing the role of perfect citizen." Punk told him.

"And security here is tight?" Dan asked.

"This place is like a prison." Punk groaned.

"That's good. It will come in handy once your kids are here too." Dan teased. "I wish I could have given you and Jake this kind of home. I think things would have been different."

"What happened to Jake wasn't your fault." Punk finally told him. "It was a freak accident and no one could have predicted it."

"I appreciate you saying that but I will carry the guilt of that day around for the rest of my life." Dan said to him.

"Dinner is ready!" April shouted from the kitchen.

"Shall we?" Dan asked and Punk nodded.

The dinner was almost painful. Karen had two glasses of wine and was playfully flirting with Dean while Dan managed to keep his temper at bay for April's sake. Punk made a mental note to make sure his parents weren't together in the same room for a while.

"Are you sure you're only 34?" Karen asked Dean as Punk cleared the table.

"Dean, could you help me move the rocking horses upstairs?" April asked him sweetly standing up.

"My pleasure." Dean said quickly standing up. "It was nice seeing you again Mrs. Brooks."

"Karen." She corrected shooting him a wink.

"Ma." Punk hissed.

"Mr. Brooks." Dean said and Dan just nodded as he and April left the kitchen.

"Do you two want to be around your grandchildren?" Punk asked them.

"I know I do." Karen said to him.

"You were the worst one tonight." Punk told him. "Can I not have you two in the same room? What happens at birthdays and holidays?"

"I want to point out that I was the best behaved." Dan said proudly.

"For once in your life." Karen said to him.

"You two have to work this out or we're going to have to work a schedule out where you two swap holidays or something." Punk told them.

"I plan on being at every holiday, again, I behaved myself." Dan stated proudly again.

"I'll behave." Karen told Punk. "I promise!"

"You made Dean really uncomfortable." Punk told her.

"If Dean was a girl your father would have been all over her." Karen scoffed. "Or is 34 too old? You prefer them younger, don't you?"

"April has a lot on her mind and I can't believe I'm begging you two to keep the peace for my wife's sake." Punk spat. "When I was a kid I asked you to do it for me but now I'm asking you for the sake of my wife and children. They come first, I won't put up with this bullshit."

"Fine." Karen said and glared at Dan. "I apologize."

"You should apologize to our son, not me." Dan smirked.

"Honey." Karen said looking up at Punk now.

"I know you're sorry." Punk mocked. "Show it by behaving like a grandmother because that is what you're going to be."

"Yea, act your age." Dan agreed.

"Date your age." Karen shot back then sighed. "Last one, I'm sorry." she said to Punk. "So, I love the name you choose for your little girl."

"Yea, where did Mya come from?" Dan asked.

"We just looked through baby names and liked it." Punk shrugged as he cleaned off the dishes and put them in the dishwasher.

"And you're off from work now, right?" Karen asked. "Your wife is going to need you."

"I am. The doctor thinks the babies will be here early so I wanted to make sure I was off in case she went into labor." Punk told them.

"Smart." Dan nodded.

"Ape's parents will be flying in soon too." Punk told them.

"We're here to help as well." Karen offered.

"Are you? Do I really want you two bickering over my newborns?" Punk asked.

"We'll behave." Karen promised.

"I've already proved that." Dan smiled. "Besides, extra hands can't hurt."

"Look, Ape's parents are fully aware of the threat against her-" Punk began.

"I'm not going to let a psychopath scare me away from my grand-babies." Karen said to him. "You have plenty of room from me."

"I do but-" Punk began.

"The more people here is probably for the best. Granted I won't stay here since I have a job." Dan said then shot Karen a look.

"I have a job too." Karen said annoyed. "But I've prepared for the arrival of the babies."

"I just want you to understand that it might not be the safest." Punk warned.

"All the more reason to be here." Karen smiled. "April is our daughter now, isn't that right, Dan?"

"Yes." Dan agreed. "We want to help both the babies and April."

"One baby is distracting enough but two is just over the top. You need to make sure you can still focus on what you have to do." Karen said in a serious voice.

"Just behave." Punk warned them.

April had fallen asleep right after dinner but woke up at eleven due to more hunger. She skipped dessert and was regretting it. She sat up and waddled out of the bed and tiptoed down the stairs and saw the light was still on the kitchen.

"You better have left me cake." April warned her husband who seemed to have the same idea as her.

"I did." Punk assured her with a smile. "I had a feeling you'd be down for your late night feeding."

"You make me sound like a dog." She scoffed sitting down next to him.

"Want a plate?" He asked standing up.

"No." She said grabbing a fork and eating the cake from the dish. "Can't sleep?"

"Nope." he admitted.

"Do you regret not having more time alone?" She asked him.

"What?" he asked.

"Do you think we rushed the baby thing?" She asked him. "We didn't even get a chance to enjoy being newlyweds."

"I don't. We'll still have time together. We have an army of babysitters." Punk pointed out.

"That is true." She had to agree with a slight smile. "I just want to make sure we still have time for us, you know? I know our lives will revolve around the babies when they get here but-"

"I know what you mean." Punk said to her. "We'll be fine."

"You promise?" She asked skeptically.

"Cross my heart and hope to die." He said to her.

"We should try to have one last adventure." She suggested taking a fork full of cake.

"I think you're all adventured out." He teased.

"I am not." She insisted. "I can still walk."

"You can't fly." He pointed out.

"We can drive." She suggested.

"I don't want to leave the state when you're so close to giving birth, Ape." he said to her. "We'll have an adventure after the babies are born."

"No we won't." She sighed. "We'll be boring parents."

"No we won't." he laughed. "I promise after the babies are born and are old enough to be left with our parents we'll do something."

"And after James Sawyer is locked up." April added. "I wouldn't be able to leave them knowing he's out there. No matter how sure you are he doesn't want anything to do with them."

"I agree." Punk nodded. "But I don't want to talk-"

"About James Sawyer." She finished for him. "You say that all of the time but we have to. This is a very real threat to our family, Phil."

"I know." Punk said to her. "I don't like worrying you."

"I have to know what's happening or I'm just going to assume things." She warned him. "And that scares me more."

"I don't know much more than you do." Punk confided. "He's a model citizen as of right now. He's even been volunteering at a nursing home."

"Doesn't he have a thing for old ladies?" April cringed.

"Yea. I'm making sure we're keeping an eye on him." Punk told her.

"Aren't you sick of this already?" She asked.

"Very much so." Punk forced out a laugh.

"I made Dean make a promise-" She began.

"I heard about it and don't go there with me." he warned her.

"Phil it's important." She insisted. "You have to promise me if it comes down to me our the kids you pick the kids."

"Ape, this is morbid-" He began.

"I know it is but you have to know where I stand. Our kids are our number one priority." She reminded him. "Nothing is more important than them. If it ever came down to it you need to keep them safe."

"It won't come down to it so I won't make such a ridiculous promise."

"Phil." She sighed. "We really need-" she stopped when she heard someone running down the stairs and Punk shot up.

"Someone here?" Punk asked Dean who nodded and April's face fell.

"Cena." Dean told him. "He's out by the gate."

"Stay here with April." Punk told Dean as he raced to the door.

"I'm the protection detail." Dean reminded him.

"Yea, your job is to protect April. So stay here and protect her." Punk said taking Dean's gun from his hands.

Punk swung the front door open and John was already there and his hands were up.

"Relax! I came in peace!" John insisted. "I know you're digging into me and I'm here to make your job a little easier. I'll tell you everything."