Chapter 15: Dreaming Of You
Punk and AJ actually both slept pretty peacefully. Punk would only wake up when AJ moved around in her sleep and he would see her face scrunch up in pain as she tried to get comfortable but she would always fall right back asleep. It was only 8:15 in the morning when Punk's eyes darted open due to the sound of the front door opening slowly. He looked down and saw AJ was fast asleep and quickly got out of the bed and turned the doorknob slowly and peaked outside and saw a figure enter the apartment. He glanced around AJ's room looking for some sort of weapon- a bat at least but of course his trust-happy girlfriend didn't have anything of that nature. He decided he didn't need a weapon and he would be able to subdue the intruder with just his hands.
He quietly stepped out of the bedroom and the figure turned around to look at him and Punk instantly recognized the man.
"Hey-" the man started but Punk shoved him to the floor
"What are you doing!" Punk yelled picking him half up from the floor by the collar of his shirt
"I just came to check on AJ!" he defended "Jesus it's me Trent!"
"I know who you are!" Punk yelled pulling him to his feet roughly "Why the fuck are you breaking in?"
"Because she wouldn't let me in otherwise!" Trent defended as Punk kept him pressed against the door
"So you thought breaking in was the right solution?" Punk spat "Even you aren't that stupid"
"I didn't even think about that but I knew you were here" Trent defended "I didn't mean to scare her"
"Trent?" AJ asked stepping out of the bedroom "What is going on?" she asked noticing Punk still had Trent pressed to the wall
"Can you call off your guard here April?" Trent asked hopefully
"Phil it's ok" AJ said softly
"He broke in here" Punk said glancing over his shoulder to his girlfriend
"He does that" AJ sighed "But it's fine just let him go" Punk reluctantly let go of Trent.
"Oh April" he frowned walking over to her "You look like shit" he said pulling her into a gentle hug and Punk was ready to throw him out of her place but AJ chuckled lightly at the comment.
"You always kept it real with me" she teased pulling away
"Seriously though how are you feeling?" Trent asked eyeing her carefully and she simply shrugged
"It hurts but it's better" she said to him
"Here I bought you this" He said passing her over the Batman Begins DVD they bickered over when he left "It's the least I could do" he smirked
"Thanks" she smiled accepting the gift
"So did they catch the guy yet or what?" Trent asked "Police aren't saying a thing"
"Not yet but AJ got some DNA from the guy they're hoping to match to somebody" Punk told him
"DNA?" Trent asked confused "How did you get that?"
"She kicked this guys ass apparently, got some of his skin under her nails" Punk said and Trent nodded
"Good girl" he said seriously looking back at AJ "So how did this guy get in?"
"The police said my locks weren't picked and my door didn't look like anyone kicked it in so they either had a key or I let them in" AJ said to him
"You don't remember?" Trent asked surprised
"She took a bad bump" Punk said to him and Trent nodded
"I hope it comes back to you soon" Trent said to her and she just nodded slowly
"Yea but if it doesn't they have the DNA" AJ shrugged
"And if this guy doesn't have a record they'll get nothing" Trent pointed out to her "You need to try to remember April"
"If you're here to lecture me you can just go" AJ said to him
"I'm not here for that" Trent promised "I'm worried about you"
"Right" AJ nodded slowly "Well thanks for this and stopping next time knock or I'll let Punk rip your head off" she warned then went back into her bedroom and slammed the door
"She's testy" Trent chuckled looking at Punk who didn't look amused
"She has the right to be" Punk said to him
"Of course" Trent agreed "If she needs anything just let me know"
"Yea ok" Punk forced out "Wait" he said before Trent walked out "Can I ask you something?"
"Yea" Trent said unsurely
"The landlord here what's his deal?" Punk asked him
"He's a little old to jump AJ in her apartment if that's where you're going with this" Trent said to him "Last I saw him he was in a wheelchair"
"His son" Punk clarified
"Oh right….Jesse or James- James! I think that was it" Trent said to him
"Yea what's his deal?" Punk asked
"Didn't know him well he only started coming around when his dad got too sick. I think I met him once" Trent shrugged
"Did he seem off to you?" Punk asked
"No" Trent said to him "Well he came by and asked for a key to our place because we had the locks changed and I refused"
"Why?" Punk asked curiously
"Why didn't I want another man to have access to my girlfriends apartment?" Trent asked with a chuckle "I don't know that guy from a hole in the wall and AJ was here alone a lot of the time"
"She gave him a key" Punk said to him and Trent narrowed his eyes
"I told him to not even ask her about that" Trent said to him
"Well he did" Punk said to him
"You let her just pass her-" Trent couldn't finish because Punk shot him a death glare
"Right sorry" Trent smirked "Obviously she did that on her own"
"He found her though" Punk said to him
"I'm not saying he's capable of this" Trent said to him "I don't think that guy could kill a spider on the wall but I guess you never know"
"Yea I guess so" Punk said to him then opened the door so Trent could leave.
A few minutes later Punk headed back into the bedroom where AJ was laying down again.
"You ok?" Punk asked her
"Yea" she said to him "Sometimes he's so great and other times I want to kick him in the face"
"I think he is genuinely worried about you" Punk hated to admit it but it was true.
"Yea unlike Jay" AJ mumbled
"Lethal?" Punk asked and she nodded "Why bring him up?"
"He sent me a text" AJ said to him "I mean why even bother you if you don't really care?"
"What did he say?" Punk asked her and she passed him her phone "Heard what happened feel better kiddo" he passed her back her phone "What's wrong with that?"
"It's just a little impersonal" she shrugged "I mean he was my first love he couldn't have at least called me?"
"Do you still keep in touch with him?" Punk asked crawling into the bed
"Not really but still" AJ said to him "We didn't end on good terms"
"You never talk about him" Punk noted "What did happen with you two?"
"I got signed to WWE and he dumped me" AJ shrugged "He wanted me to go to TNA and work with him"
"Of course he did" Punk smirked
"It's not that I still love him but I care you know? If it was him I would have reached out and if it was Maria or Amy I know you would have showed up" AJ said to him
"Well not everyone has a big heart like you" Punk pointed out "Don't take it personally maybe he realized if he stopped by I'd put him in a headlock too" he teased
"Yea" she said to him casually
"So with him being your first love…" Punk trailed off "Was he your first everything?" he asked curiously
"You mean did he take my virginity?" AJ smirked looking over to him
"I'm just curious" Punk shrugged
"Who did you lose your virginity to?" AJ asked him "Actually how old were you?"
"I was fifteen" Punk admitted "The girl I was with was seventeen"
"Do you remember her?" AJ questioned
"Her name was Cecilia and she was friends with Chez" Punk said to her "I haven't seen her in years actually"
"So you still stayed in touch with her?" AJ asked
"She lives in Chicago" Punk informed her "The last I heard she has five kids and has been married for ten years. She's still friends with Chez"
"Oh well at least you have a good memory of your first time" AJ said to him "Guys have it so easy"
"What about you?" Punk asked
"It wasn't Jay" she said surprising him "I was training at his school and I was the youngest and obviously the only girl there and this one guy was so great to me his name was Frank but his wrestling name was 'Tank'"
"Lame" Punk said to her causing her to giggle "So what happened?"
"One night after training he offered to take me home and he pulled over on this empty street and started to kiss me" AJ said remembering the moment "No one had ever kissed me before" she said with a slight smile
"I still find that hard to believe" Punk admitted
"Well believe it" AJ said to him "So one thing lead to another and we ended up in the backseat of his car and we had sex"
"Sounds very unromantic" Punk noted coldly
"It was and it hurt" she admitted "I cried through out the entire thing and afterwards"
"I'm sure that killed his ego" Punk noted
"He laughed at me" AJ said to him and Punk narrowed his eyes at her "He thought it was hysterical and told me to grow up"
"Dick" Punk muttered
"The next day when I went back to train he told all of the guys about it and people were laughing at me and teasing me" she admitted "I was humiliated"
"So what ever happened to him?" Punk asked her
"He got cut a week later" AJ said to him "Jay wasn't a fan of his behavior"
"And that sent you right into Jay's arms" Punk said and she nodded
"Pretty much" she said to him
"I'm sorry your first time was so horrible" Punk said to her "It should be special"
"Well you make it special every time" AJ said to him with a smile "You've always been good to me in that way"
"I'm a gentleman" Punk pointed out
"You certainly are" She agreed "I really lucked out with you"
"I think I'm the lucky one" Punk said to her grabbing her hand and kissing her hand gently
Later that night Punk was in the living room on AJ's laptop looking at listings of places in Tampa. He wanted her out of this apartment as quickly as possible. When his phone began to ring he saw it was Colt and answered.
"Hey man" Colt said to him "How's AJ doing?"
"She's in pain" Punk said to him "But she finally fell back asleep"
"I read online that it was real bad" Colt said to him
"Yea it wasn't pretty" Punk said looking at the computer screen
"Is it true?" Colt asked quietly
"Is what true?" Punk asked
"Was she…you know, raped?" Colt asked him
"No" Punk said firmly "He tried but he didn't"
"Thank god" Colt said letting out a breath
"Is that what they're saying online?" Punk asked
"Afraid so" Colt said to him "People also know you're down there with her"
"I don't care" Punk said simply
"Obviously since you're still there" Colt said to him
"I'm not leaving until I know she's safe" Punk said seriously "I'm getting her a place too"
"She agreed to that?" Colt asked surprised
"Yea I mean there's a lot of strings including going half on a place and she insists on paying me back with 20% interest" Punk groaned annoyed remembering the conversation they had earlier
"She's a tough one I'll tell you that" Colt laughed
"Yea" Punk sighed "I just wish the police would find this guy already"
"Well they're getting a lot of press from this so I'm sure they're trying" Colt said to him "So you're not coming home anytime soon?"
"Nah" Punk said to him "Unless I can convince AJ to come back home with me"
"Well you take care of her and I'll look after your place" Colt said to him
"You mean look after it by having people around and pretending you live there?" Punk asked
"Exactly" Colt laughed
"Whatever man" Punk said to him "Do what you have to do just don't let anyone in my room"
"I know the rules" Colt said to him "Tell AJ I was asking for her"
"Will do" Punk said then noticed he had another call coming in "See you later" he said quickly then answered the next call "Hello?"
"Hey Phil" Amy said softly
"Amy" he said unsurely and looked around to make sure AJ was still sleeping in her room "What's going on?"
"I heard about AJ" Amy admitted "I just wanted to see how she was feeling"
"She'll be fine" Punk said to her
"It's a horrible thing" Amy sighed "I felt really bad when I read the story online"
"She's going to be ok she's really tough" Punk said to her
"Yea" Amy forced out obviously not agreeing "If you need anything or just want to talk you can always reach out to me"
"Yea I know" Punk said to her "How have you been?"
"I've been great" she lied
"Good" he said softly
"Well I'll let you get back to her" Amy said trying to hide the bitterness "Take care Phil" she said to him
"You too" he said then hung up
"Hey you" AJ said stepping out of the bedroom a moment later
"Me?" he asked cutely pointing to himself
"Yea you" she grinned "Are you coming to bed? I miss you" she pouted
"Yea" He smirked turning off the laptop and standing up "I thought you were out cold?"
"Nope" she said "I need you next to me" she said grabbing his hand and leading him into the bedroom
A few hours later Punk was woken up by AJ moving around, she must have been in pain again he thought to himself. He opened his eyes and looked over and saw her expression wasn't pained but fearful and she was jerking around like she was struggling.
"AJ" Punk said shaking her arm
"Get off of me!" she screamed and reached out to hit him but he quickly grabbed her arm
"AJ wake up!" Punk yelled and she did and that's when he let go of her "Are you ok?"
"Yea" she said slowly sitting up "I'm sorry I didn't hurt you did I?" she asked sadly
"No" Punk said to her "What were you dreaming?"
"I guess of that night" AJ admitted
"Do you remember anything?" Punk asked hopefully
"It was dream not a memory" AJ said to him "But either way I didn't see a face"
"Are you sure?" Punk asked
"Yea" she said quickly
"What did you remember?" Punk asked
"I can't remember" she said to him
"Are you sure?" Punk asked her
"You know how it is when you dream" she shrugged casually and then lied back down and pulled her covers up
"Ok" he said unsurely
"I love you" she said out of nowhere "Thank you for staying with me"
"I told you I'd be here" Punk reminded her with a reassuring smile "I love you too" he said to her kissing the top of her head