Honeymoon is over
AJ and Punk arrived back home after a week long of pure paradise. AJ really wasn't sure how she was going to adjust to being back home after the amazing honeymoon they had. They were back Sunday and tomorrow AJ was going to be back at work so she was literally jumping right back into the saddle.
"Phil have you seen my hairbrush?" AJ yelled out from the bedroom.
Punk was sad to be back but they didn't have a TV in Bora Bora and was now just catching up on all of the hockey he had missed while being away. He was pretty sure he'd be up the entire night.
"No!" he yelled back not taking his eyes off of the TV as he watched the games he had on the DVR.
AJ opened up one of his bags and it was the bag he had used at the hotel and didn't take on the honeymoon. She saw a folded piece of paper and knew it was the note from his brother. She peeked outside and saw he was so into whatever game he was watching and unfolded it.
Little Brother,
Happy wedding day! Sorry I couldn't be there in person to witness you completely ruin your life but I'm a little busy in jail as you know. But believe me I am there in spirit. I don't know how this trial is going to go but I'm working on some things I can't really talk about and I might be able to celebrate your big day with you and your absolutely gorgeous wife one day soon. I hope you two have the best day ever because in life nothing good lasts forever. If you wouldn't mind sending me a photo of you and the bride so I can have a memento with me of her in here to look at and show some of the boys I'd greatly appreciate it. Anyway try not to fuck this up at least until I get it. Enjoy your over the top day and honeymoon. Also please try to remember that happiness is made for people like us, not you not me not mom or dad no one. So the quicker you realize that you're simply not meant to be happy the less painful it will be for you when it comes crashing down because you know it will.
See you sooner rather than later,
Mike.
"That's really how you want to start our marriage off?" Punk's voice asked and AJ jumped realizing he was standing behind her.
"We've actually been married for a few months now." She said cutely but he still looked annoyed. He reached over and snatched the note of her hand and folded it back up. "It just fell out." She defended.
"Fell out of my bag?" He asked her annoyed.
"What's the big deal?" AJ asked him.
"The big deal is I told you I didn't want to talk about it and I didn't want you to read it and you went and did it anyway." He argued.
"It wasn't that bad." AJ defended.
"Nah it was a great note." Punk said sarcastically.
"Why are you keeping it?" AJ asked him.
"Because it's a threat AJ." He said annoyed. "How he'll be seeing me soon my happiness will be short lived."
"He's just trying to get under your skin." AJ said to him.
"And he does with good reason." Punk said to her. "But it's not your problem AJ it's mine so if I ask you to butt out of something I expect you to."
"He's the reason I was gone for eight months you don't think it touches me in some way?" she mocked. "Anything that bothers you is my business because we are married now Phil in case you have forgotten so if something is happening to one of us it happens to both of us."
"Not when it comes to my family." He said to her coldly.
"It's my family too now." She pointed out and his eyes widened.
"No don't ever say that." He warned her. "Mike has nothing to do with you. My issues with him are my own just stay out of it for now on." He warned her then walked out of the room.
Punk pretended as if AJ finding the note had never happened and never mentioned it again. He took her to breakfast the morning before work the next day and happily escorted her up to their floor.
"There they are, the Brooks are finally back." Paul beamed walking towards them. "Mrs. Brooks I must say Bora Bora agreed with you."
AJ's hair was back to normal, her skin was tanned and she had put on the weight she had lost during her eight months away. She really did look fantastic.
"Thank you Paul and thank you again for lending us your place." AJ said giving him a hug.
"Anytime." Paul smiled.
"Um there was a little damage." Punk said to him with a small chuckle.
"To where?" Paul asked amused.
"A wall." AJ whispered looking down.
"Fist?" Paul asked Punk.
"No not a fist." Punk smirked.
"Ass?" Paul asked and he nodded. "Hers or yours?"
"Mine." AJ said looking at him nervously.
"Bare or covered?" Paul asked and Punk glared at him.
"Bare." AJ answered and Punk now glared at her.
"I'm going to put a frame around that spot. I'll keep it forever." Paul said happily. "Now off to your office." He said putting his hand on her lower back and leading her a few doors down. "It's still in the works but and if you don't like anything feel free to change it." He then opened the door and AJ's mouth dropped.
The office was bigger than Punk's and it was decorated just the way AJ would like it. She had a comfortable chair, a beautiful brand new marble desk, large windows that had roses all along the windowsill. She also had a long black couch along the wall that was covered in skull pillows.
"This is amazing!" AJ squealed.
"Yea it is. Why is her office better than mine?" Punk asked Paul annoyed.
"Don't you want better for your wife?" Paul asked innocently and AJ looked towards Punk.
"Of course." Punk laughed waving it off. "It's just I don't have a couch or flowers or anything."
"When someone from the company tries to strangle you in the parking garage than I'm sure the company will spring a few grand to redo your office." Paul whispered to him.
"Look it's your comic covers frames!" AJ said pointing at her wall.
"That's pretty cool." Punk agreed.
"Now is time for the talk." Paul said to them. "No sex at work. That's the entire talk."
"Why would you put a couch in here if you didn't expect us to have sex?" Punk asked seriously and AJ slapped his arm.
"I didn't put the couch in here." Paul said to him. "Whoever designed it did. I tried to get them to take it out." Paul admitted.
"I'm so excited." AJ said sitting behind her desk.
"The chair massages too." Paul said to her and Punk looked annoyed at that too.
"Stop being such a baby I'll let you use it." AJ giggled at Punk. "I never want to leave this office."
"That was the plan." Paul grinned and looked towards Punk who didn't seem happy. "You can pull an all nighter if you have to because you have the couch too." Paul pointed out.
"This is so great." AJ said to him.
"Yea thanks Paul. I love that you are trying to bribe my wife into not coming home at night." Punk said to him.
"I'll come home." AJ assured him with a smile.
"You better." He said narrowing his eyes at her.
"Ok we'll let you get back to work." Paul said to her.
"Can I say goodbye to my wife?" Punk asked Paul.
"Will you say it vocally or physically?" Paul asked seriously.
"I can't kiss her?" Punk asked.
"That's frowned upon actually." Paul said to him.
"Have a good day." Punk said to AJ who waved at him. "I'll bring you lunch. We are allowed to take our lunches together right?" he asked Paul sarcastically.
"Sure as long as it's fully clothes lunch or as long as you're full clothed. AJ can wear whatever she wants." Paul shrugged.
"Bye guys." AJ said waving them out.
Later in the day Dean was sitting on AJ's couch eating a sandwich as he caught up with her while she worked.
"So I don't understand, you didn't ask Bayley out?" AJ asked him as she tried to divide her concentration.
"No the next day she didn't say anything about it so neither did I. So I just pretended it never happened." Dean said to her.
"And you're ok with that?" AJ asked him. "You said she had a guy over what if he swoops in?"
"She's barely ever been kissed I'm not afraid of Trevor from Starbucks." He snorted.
"But you're also not going to do anything? You're just going to be her roommate forever and that's it?" AJ asked him.
"I like our arrangement." Dean shrugged simply. "I just like having her around we're better off as friends anyway."
"You didn't even try Dean!" AJ yelled.
"Look I'm not the right guy to break her into the dating world." Dean said to her.
"Ok you're right." AJ said simply.
"See? I knew you'd see it my way." Dean said to her.
"You're right. I saw Bayley an hour ago and she was in Corey's office and I'm sure he'd be the right guy for her." AJ said and Dean looked at her oddly.
"Corey Graves? The artist that you fucked around with? And who is still fucking around with every single other female employee here?" Dean asked.
"I'm sure Corey will be super patient and understanding with her." AJ said to him giving it thought. "Much better than you."
"What was she doing in there?" Dean asked her.
"My guess is dropping off his mail then he recognized her from Starbucks and they just hit it off." AJ said to him as she typed at her computer.
"What do you mean 'hit it off'?" Dean asked putting down his sandwich.
"She was laughing and he was doing that sly thing he does when he leans in real close to get a whiff of your hair." AJ said to him. "It's like his pickup line or something and believe me he won't care that she's a virgin." She whispered. "He likes it rough and hard and-" she stopped mid-sentence when she heard a cough at her door. "Hi honey." She said smiling up at her husband.
"Oh don't let me interrupt please continue talking about sex with other men." Punk said casually taking a seat next to Dean on the couch. "How hard did Corey like it?"
"It's not important." AJ smiled nervously as she looked at him.
"It was important enough to bring up here your first day back at work." Punk said to her. "Pretend I'm not here."
"You're fucked." Dean laughed standing up.
"Where are you going?" AJ asked Dean.
"I'm going to Graves' office to make sure Bales isn't there." Dean said walking out of the office and closing the door behind him.
"I was just trying to scare Dean into talking to Bayley that's all." AJ said to him and he just nodded.
"Right." Punk smirked.
"Don't be mad at me." She said with a sigh. "I'm having a really good day don't ruin it."
"So was I." Punk shrugged.
"Enough you know Corey doesn't compare to you." AJ said getting up from her chair.
"In bed?" he asked.
"Of course!" she said to him.
"Whose bigger?" he asked her and she rolled her eyes.
"You Phil." She said annoyed.
"Are you just saying that?" He asked her.
"No you're bigger at least by an inch." She said to him and he smiled triumphantly. "Look enough about your dick because I need you to talk to Corey."
"About his dick?" Punk asked stunned.
"No! About Bayley." AJ said and he shook his head.
"I'm not getting involved AJ." He warned her. "I got her the job here and that's it. If she wants to hang around Corey that's her business it's not yours."
"She's a virgin Phil." She whispered.
"So she won't be much longer if she keeps hanging around Corey." Punk shrugged.
"I'm serious Phil!" she scolded sitting next to him. "He won't be good to her and she's such a sweet kid don't let him ruin her."
"This is Dean's problem isn't it?" Punk asked her.
"No Dean is being a big baby." AJ said honestly. "If he won't look out for her then we have to. I know what it's like to start at a strange place and have no friends and no one to have your back. Corey is afraid of you and will listen to you. Please?" she asked clinging onto his arm.
"Fucking hell." He muttered looking up at the ceiling. "Fine! But that's it! I'm not involving myself any further."
"Thank you." She said kissing his cheek. "So are you here for lunch or just to see me?"
"I'm here for work actually." Punk said to her.
"What do you need?" she asked. "I'll be biased and put your files at the top of my pile."
"I knew being married to you would have it's perks." Punk teased. "But what I need is for you to join me for a business lunch. Paul has me recruiting a young writer from DC."
"And you need eye candy?" she teased.
"No I needed an assistant to take notes and hold documents." He said to her. "You think I'm going to whore you out for a business deal?"
"Depends on how big the deal is." AJ shrugged and he laughed right in her face.
"Wouldn't happen ever." He said to her. "But while I'm in here and we're alone…"
"No we promised Paul no." she said quickly standing up.
"But we're trying to have a baby too." He reminded her. "I mean think of it we're wasting close to ten hours a day on valuable baby making time."
"Don't try to trick me into it." She warned him.
"I'm not tricking you I'm just pointing something out to you." Punk said to her. "You want a baby don't you?"
"Yes." She said folding her arms and glaring at him.
"How do you make a baby AJ?" he asked innocently.
"But Paul said-" She started.
"Please stop saying his name because you standing there all huffy is hot and you're killing my boner." He said seriously.
"You're always hard." She said to him.
"It's not a bad thing. You've never complained before." He huffed. "But it's fine if you want to be a little ass kisser and not have fun or try to make a baby fine." He said to her. "I'll just sit here and think about Bora Bora."
"What are you thinking about?" she asked trying to sound firm but her resolve was dropping.
"We had a lot of hot moments on the trip but one of my favorites is when you woke me up the third morning." He said closing his eyes. "Your mouth was wrapped around my dick and you were like a starving woman there's nothing hotter than seeing you take complete control like that and your mouth is so fucking amazing."
"I'm glad you enjoyed it." AJ said looking towards the wall feeling flushed.
"What about my mouth? I returned the favor if I recall." He questioned.
"It's alright." She said starting to feel hot.
"Yea? You told me was I was the best in the world." He laughed lightly. "Do you like when my tongue-"
"Phil stop!" She said stomping her foot.
"What's wrong baby?" he pouted and she turned to face him.
"I'm all hot now." She said annoyed.
"I can remedy that." He said to her simply.
"Phil we told Paul we wouldn't." she repeated.
"Yea well Paul isn't trying to have a baby like we are." He said standing up and locking the door.
"We didn't even make it six hours." She said as he pulled her towards him and kissed her lips.
"You'll feel so much better and after we'll get lunch." He said to her as he reached under her dress and tugged down her panties, which she stepped out of without taking her converse off.
Punk was standing behind her and lifted one of her legs onto the arm of the couch so she was stretched out and she heard his zipper and began to breathe heavily. Punk pushed her hair to one side as he dropped slightly to enter her.
"If anyone comes in…." she trailed off as he penetrated her.
"The only one coming in is me and that's in you." He whispered into her ear and she bit on her bottom lip.
"Harder Phil." She encouraged as he hand moved over her own clit and he continued moving into her body.
"Fuck babe." He grunted. "You're so fucking good."
AJ's free hand grabbed his which was gripping her stomach as he held her up so his intense thrusts didn't cause her to fall over.
"Yes, yes, yes!" She yelled loudly. Punk's free hand now moved over her mouth to keep her quiet.
"The door is locked but it's not sound proof." He teased as she moaned into his hand and slammed her lower half back into him.
AJ whined into his hand as she continued to please herself while he pushed into her. AJ cried out against his palm as she came and Punk joined her a thrust later.
"Are you ok?" he asked easing her leg down and holding her steady.
"Yes." She said collapsing on the couch. "That was really good." She said grinning at him.
"When isn't it?" he asked zipping his pants up. "Pizza or Chinese?"
"Sushi?" she asked him and he gave her a kiss on her sweaty forehead.
"Anything you want." He said unlocking the door but then stopped just short of opening it and walked back over to her and kneeled before her.
"Phil I'm really too tired now." She said almost painfully but Punk placed her underwear back on her and slid them up her legs for her.
"You need to wear underwear at work." He teased standing back up and walking out the door.
Punk headed down the hall towards the elevator and passed the mailroom where he saw out of the corner of his eye Corey inside the small room. He wanted to keep walking but he promised AJ. He turned back around and walked into the mailroom.
"Hey Punk!" Bayley greeted happily. She was a sweet girl and she didn't deserve Corey's attention.
"Hey I was just checking in to see how it was going?" Punk asked her.
"It's been great." Bayley said to him. "Thank you so much for putting in a good word for me and setting up the interview with Paul."
"You got her the job?" Corey asked Punk.
"Yea of course Bayley is a good friend." Punk said to Corey. "And since I got her this job I'm going to make sure everyone treats her well and doesn't bother her."
"I'm not bothering her." Corey said with a laugh.
"Oh no Corey was just being friendly." Bayley assured Punk.
"Sure he was." Punk smirked. "I mean Corey is the friendliest guy here." He said to Bayley. "As soon as a pretty girl enters the building he's like the welcoming committee." Punk said with an obnoxious laugh.
"Really? Because when I first met AJ she was like my own welcoming committee." Corey grinned smugly.
"Yea that is true." Punk said smiling. "Didn't you giver her an STD? Did you ever get that taken care of?" he asked still smiling and his face fell.
"Awkward." Bayley chimed in nervously.
"I'll see you later Bales." Corey said to her then shot Punk a glare and walked out of the mailroom.
"He's no good Bayley." Punk said to her once Corey was gone.
"He's just being super nice." Bayley insisted.
"No he's trying to get into your pants. He's not a nice person. If he's being nice it's for that reason only." Punk told her honestly. "If he bothers you just let me know and I'll take care of it."
"I thought he was just being nice to me." Bayley frowned.
"You're a very sweet girl." Punk said sympathetically. "Don't ever change and don't let the Corey Graves of the world change you. But keep your eyes open that's all. Not everyone is as nice as…Dean I guess." He forced out.
"Dean is my best friend." Bayley said to him.
"He's a good guy to have on your side." Punk agreed.
"Renee was pretty." Bayley said randomly and Punk looked at her oddly. "I met her last week and her friend Ryan."
"What?" Punk asked her. "Where?"
"Not far from the apartment building. The point is I'm not like her." Bayley said to him.
"No you're not and that's a good thing. There's a reason he's not with her anymore." Punk said to her. "AJ hated Renee from the first time they met and she has a great judge of character she only surrounds herself with good people and AJ is nuts about you. It's not what's on the outside it's what you wear on the inside."
"You think so?" Bayley asked him.
"Yea I do and also don't sell yourself short you're a beautiful woman." Punk assured and she smiled.
"I don't know how to talk to boys like that." Bayley admitted and Punk was mentally kicking himself for digging himself in deeper with this whole Bayley/Dean thing.
"If you need help or advice you can always ask AJ because no one knows Dean better than she does." Punk said to her.
"You don't think it's weird because they're such good friends?" Bayley asked.
"I guess you could always ask me too." Punk forced out and Bayley hugged him.
"Thanks Punk you're the best!" she said to him then pulled away. "Sorry I'm a hugger." She shrugged with a smile.
"Clearly." He laughed.
That night Punk and AJ had Dean and Bayley up for dinner and a hockey game. Punk and AJ were sitting in the reclining chair making out like teenagers. Dean even threw popcorn at them a couple of times but they kept at it. They were still clearly on honeymoon time.
"I don't know why they even invited us to dinner." Dean said annoyed trying to watch the TV.
"I think it's sweet. They're so in love." Bayley beamed.
"Watch your fucking hands!" Dean yelled throwing a pillow at them when he saw Punk's hand wander towards her ass. "She's like my fucking sister!"
"Stop, stop." AJ said pulling away from Punk who glared towards Dean.
"She's my wife." Punk reminded him. "My hands can go anywhere."
"Not in front of me." Dean said annoyed. "She's my sister."
"Really? You fuck your sister?" Punk asked and AJ rolled her eyes.
"You fuck other people's girlfriends?" Dean shot back.
"Enough you two!" AJ yelled seeing that Bayley was uncomfortable.
"He started it!" Punk yelled.
"I should get going." Bayley said standing up. "I have to get up super early in the morning. Thanks for dinner guys!" she said quickly running out of the apartment.
"Really?" AJ asked the two of them.
"What did we do?" Dean asked.
"Do you think Bayley wanted to know about you and I hooking up?" she asked Dean.
"Why would she care?" Dean asked her. "And why do you still fucking care?" he asked pointing at Punk.
"Because she likes you Dean." AJ said annoyed. "She wanted to run out of here as soon as you said that."
"I don't get it." Punk said to her. "It had nothing to do with her."
"Do you know how sad I would get when you would bring Maria around? Or talk about her? I ran out of so many rooms myself." AJ said to him and her frowned.
"Really?" he asked her. "I didn't know it bothered you so much."
"Of course it did. I was so jealous I didn't want to imagine you with another woman no matter the history you shared with her." AJ said to him and he frowned.
"Oh for gods sake!" Dean announced standing up. "I get you two are in love." He then walked right out the door.
"I'm sorry." Punk said to her ignoring Dean's outburst.
"It's ok I'm the one with you now." She smiled proudly. "Wearing your rings."
"Damn right you are." He said grabbing her left hand and playing with her rings.
Bayley reached her door and just as she put the key in she felt a hand on her shoulder.
"Jeez!" She jumped back turning around.
"Hello." The large man Ryan greeted.
"Ryan isn't it?" Bayley asked with a nervous smile.
"Hi Bayley." He smiled. "You're very pretty."
"Thanks but I have to get going." Bayley said turning the key but Ryan was so close his chest was resting against her back.
"You smell nice." He said taking a whiff of her hair.
"I just need a little space." Bayley said not wanting to turn around but also not wanting to open the door since he'd walk in right behind her.
"I like you." Ryan said and Bayley shivered.
"Look I really just need some space." Bayely said turning around and now she was nose to nose with the large man.
"I like your space." Ryan laughed raising his arms and pressing them to either side of her against the door trapping her.
"Please I just want to go inside." She pleaded lightly but in a flash Ryan was being pulled away.
"What the fuck do you think you're doing!" Dean yelled jumping on him while he was on the floor and started to hit him. "Too fucking far!" he yelled.
"Dean stop!" Bayley pleaded but Dean wasn't there.
Ryan pushed Dean off of him and now the two were rolling around the narrow hallway. Bayley panicked unsure of what to do and raced to the stairwell and up the few flights to Punk and AJ's place. Once she reached the door she started knocking like crazy.
"What?" Punk asked opening the door shirtless and zipping up his jeans. "What's wrong?"
"Dean is going to kill him! Help!" Bayley yelled pulling on Punk's wrist to drag him out of the apartment.
"Who?" Punk asked grabbing his shirt on the way out and putting it on as he followed Bayley's fast pace.
Once Punk followed Bayley down the stairs he saw a bunch of people outside of their apartments watching a fight on the floor.
"He was at the door and he was in my space and Dean was just trying to get him away!" Bayley yelled pointing as Punk ran towards the fight and tried to break it up.
"Bayley what happened?" AJ asked finally making it down.
"It's that guy Ryan!" Bayley pointed horrified as Punk managed to pull Dean off of Ryan but it was too late someone had called the police and they were coming down the other end of the hallway.
"Oh shit." AJ muttered seeing the cops.
"He attacked me!" Ryan yelled holding his bloody nose.
"No!" Bayley yelled out but AJ grabbed her and held her back.
"It's ok Punk will take care of it." AJ assured her. "Don't cause a scene in front of Ryan ok? He didn't hurt you did he?" she asked her.
"No." Bayley said holding back tears.
AJ watched as Punk spoke to the cops but it didn't change the fact that it was Dean getting handcuffed.
"Wait this guy was bothering me." Bayley said to the police with AJ at her side.
"I've never seen her before in my life. I just said hello and this maniac attacked me!" Ryan lied. "Hi AJ." He whispered to AJ and Punk went to stand over by her.
"This guy just got of jail for assaulting my wife who used to live in this very apartment." Punk told the police.
"We'll sort it all out down at the station." The cop said. "You'll go to the hospital with a uniformed officer and give a statement." He told Ryan.
"Why the fuck am I being cuffed and he isn't?" Dean demanded.
"You're not the one with a bloody nose." The cop said to him tugging on his arm. "Let's go."
"Wait don't take him." Bayley begged.
"It's fine I'll be out by morning." Dean said to her.
"But it's not right you were helping me." Bayley argued.
"Life isn't fair." Dean shrugged and was completely taken back when Bayley cupped his face and planted a big kiss on his lips.
"Thanks." Bayley said and Dean was stunned.
"No, thank you." He said with half a smile and let the police drag him down the hall. Dean just looked back at her and smiled.
"We'll have you out in an hour!" AJ yelled after him. "You'll go down there and get him out right?"
"Ugh yea I guess so." Punk groaned and looked towards Ryan who was holding a towel to his nose but he swore he could see him smiling at him.
"Don't Phil." AJ said knowing what he was thinking.
"What the fuck is he doing here?" he asked her. "I want to know."
"He's rattling cages that's it." AJ said to him. "Just go down to the police station."
"Fine." Punk said looking back at AJ.
"We'll wait upstairs." AJ told him and he scoffed.
"No last time I left you to go out and one of them was around I didn't see you for eight months." He said to her. "You're coming with me, you too." He said pointing at Bayley.
"Bye AJ!" Ryan waved with a laugh as an EMT looked him over.
"Don't!" AJ yelled grabbing Punk's arm before he could run towards Ryan. "Let's go baby it's fine." She said glaring towards Ryan.
"Mike says hi!" Ryan shouted as Punk kept walking and resisting the urge to turn around and look back at him.