Dark Room

AJ was packing a small bag since they were going to PA to see the man that physically kept AJ in his home plead either guilty or not. She wasn't nervous or scared she was more numb to the entire thing.

"What did you need?" Dean asked walking into her bedroom.

"Oh Dean good!" she said relieved. "I'm going to PA for this court thing-"

"And you want me there to kill the guy?" Dean asked seriously. "Already thought about it and know how I'll do it."

"No but thanks." She said with a laugh. "I need you to meet with the wedding planner."

"Wait, what?" Dean asked unsure he heard her correctly.

"I need someone to go to the Plaza and just finalize the menu." AJ said to him. "With Phil and I gone you're next in line."

"Oh fuck." He groaned. "I don't know what you want."

"Here I made a list." She said giving him a piece of paper. "Just test taste it and say this is what I want and as for the alcohol you can pick all that out yourself since Phil and I don't drink. Think of it as a free dinner. It's tomorrow at 3 and Summer will meet you there."

"I hate her." Dean whined.

"Bayley will be there." AJ added.

"Give it up." He said to her.

"Please? I really need you Dean." She pouted and he looked annoyed as he glared at her.

"Fine." He spat out.

"Thank you!" she said kissing his cheek.

"Are you ready?" Punk asked.

"Yes I was just giving Dean the list of the food for the Plaza." AJ said to him.

"So are you sure you really want to go to this thing?" Dean asked her.

"We don't have to." Punk added.

"I know I don't have to but I want to." AJ said to him. "I even spoke to the Detective on the case and he said I could go back to the house."

"Why the fuck would you want to do that?" Dean asked her.

"Because my stupid therapist thinks it's a good idea." AJ said bitterly. She had gone back the next day to speak to her therapist and things went much better. "I need to be able to see it and know that it's really over."

"Can you burn it down?" Dean asked.

"I'm pretty sure that's frowned upon." Punk said to him and Dean just shrugged.

"I'll do it." Dean offered.

"No you're meeting with the planner." AJ reminded him.

"Have fun." Punk laughed.

"Asshole." Dean muttered. "I'll see you guys Sunday when you get back." He said then left the room.

"Are you really sure?" Punk asked her.

"Yes but are you?" she asked.

"I'll do anything with you." Punk said seriously.

"I need to put a face to the crime you know? You blame Mike and Randy and yea they are responsible but this is the soul person who kept my physically away. He's the one who barely fed me or let me see sunlight not them." AJ said to him.

"Then let's go." Punk said grabbing her bag from her.

Dean arrived at the plaza in ripped jeans and a leather jacket and he could tell how annoyed Summer was by the whole thing.

"You won't be wearing that to wedding I hope." Summer mumbled at the table with him as he test tasted a few things.

"Nah I'll wear whatever the hell AJ tells me to wear." Dean said grabbing a glass of champagne and chugging it down.

"You're supposed to test it not chug it." Summer hissed.

"AJ never said anything about that. She said to consider it a free dinner." Dean said happily. "There's too much food anyway."

"That's why you take a small bite from each dish not eat the entire dish." Summer said shaking her head.

"Hey Bales!" Dean shouted across the room where Summer had told her to sit. "Come over here for a sec!"

"If you need help with something that's what I'm here for." Summer said to him.

"Well I don't like you very much." Dean said bluntly. "I need someone who is honest to help me with this."

"You needed me?" Bayley asked.

"Yea come take a seat and eat with me." Dean said pulling out the chair next to him.

"This is ridiculous." Summer said to him.

"You're ruining the whole vibe." Dean said calmly. "Here try this one." Dean said sliding Bayley his plate.

"Eat it and you're fired." Summer said to her. "You are an employee not a guest." She warned the young assistant.

"I believe it's my friend paying for your service and she's paying you a lot of money so if I want someone to join me you should try to appease me." Dean said to her.

"Summer?" Bayley asked.

"Do it." Summer said coldly.

"You won't get in trouble." Dean assured her. "I've worked for bullies before." Bayley giggled to herself and Summer narrowed her eyes.

"I can hear you." Summer said to Dean who just shrugged.

AJ and Punk first went to the house she was kept in. It was a run down pace that clearly was kept well. She had never seen it since she had been blindfolded whenever she was taken out of the house.

"This is crazy." AJ admitted. "I'd see the street but that's it."

"Yea it must be weird." Punk said uncomfortably as they walked into the house.

"I know I was all the way up." She said walking up the creaky steps with him following.

"So you don't know which room?" he asked seeing a few closed doors.

"That one." AJ said pointing all the way down the hall. "See the crack in the door is higher? The little boy that lived here used to sneak my stuff."

"Oh." Punk said slowly as he followed her to the door.

A dead giveaway should have been all the bolts and locks on the outside of the door. AJ slowly pushed the door open and looked around the small dark room.

"This is it." She said to him. "This is where I lived for eight months."

Punk just nodded as he looked around the room that was poorly kept, freezing, damp and in no now livable. The room itself was filthy as well and there was a small toilet and a blanket on the floor.

"That's where I slept." AJ said pointing to the floor. She didn't seem as bothered as he did.

"You never left the room at all huh?" Punk asked keeping his hands in his pockets.

"No, not unless Randy needed me to cash a check which was only a few times." AJ shrugged. "I wonder if Ben is still here?"

"The rat?" Punk asked.

"He was my friend." She said crawling onto the floor to look under spots.

"AJ get off the floor." Punk said helping her to her feet. "Let's just get out of here."

"But I wanted-" she started.

"Fuck it! Let's just go!" he yelled then walked out of the room leaving her frowning.

"What is your problem?" AJ asked following him out of the room and down the stairs. "Why are you mad at me?"

"I'm not mad at you I just don't want to fucking be here and I don't understand how you can feel nothing!" Punk yelled.

"Of course I feel something." She said as they walked into the dirty living room now that was filled with lawn furniture and broken chairs. "I feel relief!" she laughed. "I mean it's not like I was abused I was locked up there and now I'm not! I go in there and walk out of there now something I was never able to do! Why are you ruining this triumphant moment for me? It's not like you were locked up in that room."

"Actually I was." Punk informed her. "Do you think you being gone was a vacation for me?"

"Of course not. But you had freedom and I didn't so don't make it out like something so terrible happened here to you." AJ argued.

"I had no freedom! I barely left my house I only left to look for you! I couldn't sleep, I couldn't eat, I didn't talk to anyone, I could barely work or function. I know it sounds selfish but I was in a no better place than you were." Punk argued back and AJ's eyes widened.

"Ok so you go upstairs in the attic and you sleep in there alone tonight with the rat and tell me how much you suffered! I'm trying to make the best of this! I'm trying to positive but you want me to be sad or cry or something!" she yelled.

"That's not what I want I just don't want to be here and I don't understand why you want to be." Punk said in a calmer voice.

"I don't want to be here Phil but I thought walking into that room and realizing it was over would be a good thing for me." AJ said to him. "Let's just go." She then walked out of the room and straight out of the house.

They were silent all the way back to the hotel and AJ quickly stepped into the shower and washed off the filthy place she was just in. The more she thought about it the more she realized she didn't even consider how Punk would feel about going back to the place. Sure she was the victim but so was Phil. It was made very clear to her from everyone that Punk was in his own prison the entire time she was gone. And minus the slipup with Renee he was just as alone as she was.

AJ stepped out of the shower and dried off slightly then peeked out the bathroom door and saw Punk was lying in bed with his boxers on and the TV on. She left the clothes she set out and took her hair out of the towel and let it air dry as she walked out of the bathroom completely naked. Punk didn't even look up until she coughed casually and he dropped the remote to the floor.

"Hello." Punk said slowly as he eyed her from head to toe.

"Hi." She smiled walking over to his side of the bed and standing over him.

"So you're not mad anymore?" he asked trying to look at her face but eyes kept wandering to other parts.

"Nope. I don't want to waste anytime being mad." She said to him and he sat up and pulled her on top of him. AJ was straddling him and he placed soft kisses on her still damp torso.

"I'm sorry I snapped." He murmured against her skin.

"It's ok." She assured him as she sat up on her knees as his mouth ravished her stomach.

"Its not ok." He disagreed as he leaned back onto the bed and took her with him.

AJ didn't want to crush his face since she was moved up slightly but he urged her up higher so her lower region was over his face. AJ gripped the head board as Punk cupped her ass and pressed her against his face. She couldn't help but roll her eyes as he kissed and licked her gently.

"Please." She pleaded. "I've missed this."

"So have I." He said sounding muffled. "Just relax baby." He encouraged as he began to lick her hard.

AJ was squirming in his grasp as his tongue slid inside of her body and AJ felt like she was on ecstasy. Punk's nudged her as he devoured her causing her to cry out and grip the head boarder as hard as she could. Punk's tongue slid out as his fingers slid in and he began to suck on her clit roughly until she came.

"Oh god." She moaned sliding down his bare chest leaving her mark as she moved down more. She cupped Punk's face and kissed him as hard as she could even tasting herself inside of her causing her to groan into his mouth.

AJ pulled her mouth away and kissed down his throat then followed the wet trail she left when she slid down his body and licked all the way until she was at the top of his boxers.

"That was fucking hot." Punk admitted. "Come back up here." He said waving his finger.

"No." She teased pressing her hand over his covered bulge. "Don't you want me here. I know you must be hurting."

"I won't be for long." He said almost as a threat.

AJ tugged his boxers down to his knees and he kicked them the rest of the way off. He watched as she gripped him and teased her folds with his head. He bit on his lip waiting for her to do something, anything!

"You're only torturing yourself." Punk warned.

"I can handle it obviously." She smiled and that's when Punk sat up and pushed her back against the bed and slid right into her body until his body couldn't go any further. "So deep." She moaned trying to move her hips to encourage him to move as well but he stilled her hips.

"You wanted this." He reminded her as he kissed her lips. "I can taste you on your tongue and its so fucking good." He said practically sucking on her tongue.

"Mmmm." She moaned trying to pull her mouth away.

"No, no." He smiled against her lips.

"You want to move. You're twitching inside of me just do it." She encouraged running her hands over his hair and looking into his eyes.

"I will but I need you ready." He said as she felt his hand move to her clit and rub against her as hard as he could.

"Oh fuck!" She cried out trying to arch into his touch.

"That's my girl." He grinned proudly not slowing his movements until she clenched around him and came again. He did it all without moving inside of her body once. He remained completely still inside of her while he played with her body.

"Jesus." She rasped out breathing heavily.

"It's Phil actually." He teased.

Punk placed her knees over his forearms to elevate her slightly as he began to push into her body. He wasn't moving fast but he was moving hard- very hard and AJ loved it. Every time he pushed into her he went all the way in and would slap against her body causing a loud noise. The noise was almost not heard over AJ's cries and Punk's grunts.

"Faster now." AJ demanded and he couldn't help but chuckle.

"You're still bendy right?" he teased as he moved her legs over his shoulders and began to dive into her body faster.

"That's it!" She cried clutching the bed sheets with her fists as she tried to move her hips to match his quick and hard pace. "I'm going to…."

"Do it." He encouraged and she did come again and he pulled out of her body to give her a moment to relax.

"Wow." She said looking up at the ceiling and placing her hand over her beating heart.

"Wow is right." He agreed kissing her cheek.

"You didn't finish." She frowned seeing how hard he still was but he wasn't far off. "Let me." She said rolling onto his body and shimming down his body.

AJ ran her hands up and down and held him while her mouth moved lover and sucked on his balls causing him to hiss slightly. She was relentless as she tried to keep her eyes up and on his face but his eyes were closed as they rolled to the back of his head.

AJ felt him began to release a little and moved her mouth over him and began to make love to him that way. It wasn't slow but her head was moving at the speed of light it felt like. Punk moved his hands to her hair and helped her keep up her pace until he felt himself about to blow and then he kept her head still and he released his spurts down her throat.

"That's it." Punk said in a proud but husky voice. "Take it all."

"I want it all." She said taking her mouth off of him then again began to suck him gently to clean him up. And again she tasted herself on his skin. Once she was satisfied she crawled back up his body and kissed him. "Do I still have it?"

"You never lost it." He said seriously causing her to give him a toothy smile.

"We need a shower." She said to him. "Even though I just took one."

"Excellent." Punk said sitting her up with him.

"Will you behave yourself in the shower?" She asked him teasingly.

"Just don't drop the soap." He shrugged and she let out a loud laugh.

Dean was long home and full from all the food he had to eat for AJ. The things he would do for her he joked even though it was the best task someone had ever given him. When someone knocked at the door he almost didn't even want to check to see who it was since he knew Renee had been stopping by. He would see it was her and just leave her in the hallway but it was enough now. She couldn't be coming by as often as she was. He stoop up and swung the door open prepared for war but eased upon seeing Bayley there.

"Hi sorry if I woke you." She in her sweet voice.

"Uh no it's fine." He said then realized it was midnight. "You ok?"

"I left my sweater at AJ's place and I know she's not home but I was wondering if you could let me in so I could get it?" Bayley asked him kindly.

"Yea I can but it's a little late no? You couldn't have waited until she got back?" Dean asked grabbing his keys and walking her to the elevator.

"I won't be back. Summer fired me." Bayley told him quietly.

"Because of tonight? She fired you because I made you eat with me?" Dean asked her growing angry.

"It's ok really I knew better. Summer is very professional and she warned me about talking to you." Bayley told him and he scrunched up his face and walked onto the elevator with the young girl.

"I'll talk to her if you want your job back." Dean offered as the doors closed. "Even though I think you're better off without her she's a real bitch."

"She is." Bayley agreed then laughed causing him to laugh, which surprised him. "I can get my old job back at the Starbucks I'm sure."

"What about your place? Don't you have bills?" Dean asked her.

"I have like seven roommates." Bayley told him. "I live in Brooklyn so it's easy to pay rent with them."

"You sound like me." Dean said as the doors opened and they stepped off the floor. "I used to sleep on the floor at AJ's old crappy Brooklyn place."

"I have a sleeping bag." She said proudly.

"I'm sure you'll bounce back look at how well I ended up." Dean said opening AJ and Punk's door to let her in.

"Yea I mean its for the best. She didn't pay well but party planning has always been kind of my dream." Bayley said to him.

"You plan a lot of weddings?" Dean teased.

"Just a few." Bayley shrugged grabbing her sweater and walking back out the door. "I know how to throw a party. Summer is a little too stuffy anyway."

"So stuffy." Dean agreed. "I didn't picture you for being a party girl."

"I don't drink but I love to dance." Bayley said proudly.

"Me too." Dean said to her. "Want to go find a party?" he offered not ready to depart from her just yet. Again this woman looked nothing like he imagined being with but he felt almost lighter with her around him.

"Sure." She said shrugged with a smile.

The next day Punk and AJ arrived hand in hand at the courthouse and sat in the back. She didn't want media attention or for the man to even see her. She sat in the corner with Punk next to her as the man was bought inside with two officers cuffed. He was a large sloppy man who had big bags under his eyes and AJ felt her heart drop. She never saw her face but when he began to speak that was the one thing she recognized.

"You ok?" Punk whispered to her.

"I came, I saw him and I want to go." AJ said to him. "I don't want to hear the plea I just want to go, can we go?"

"Yea of course." Punk said standing up and that's when they heard the 'guilty' plea. AJ froze for just a second then let Punk lead her out of the room. "Are you sure you want to go?"

"Yes." She said with a slight smile. "I don't need to hear anything else."

"So what now?" Punk asked.

"Now we go back to New York, have our wedding, go on our honeymoon and put this all behind us forever."

"You're really ready to do that?" He asked her.

"Yes." She said feeling almost relieved.

"Good I'm all for that." He said walking her out of the courthouse.