A Feeling

A few weeks later and Punk and AJ were fitting into life at their new home. There was a calm around them that they hadn't known since before their break up. Waking up in the morning with each other was something they had missed dearly and something they would never take for granted ever again. They'd then go to work, AJ would either be at the firm or on a trial somewhere, and then they'd see each other again at night. The issue of never seeing one another like last time wasn't an issue anymore, partly because Punk believed they had a better understanding, but there was also a clear routine, and it was nice to come home at the end of the day and see one another, shower together, have dinner together, cuddle on the sofa in their new living room and then head on up to bed together.

All the while Dean was still trying his best to tiptoe around Anna. He didn't doubt that her feelings weren't real, because she seemed way too genuine to be playing him, and he didn't believe she would do anything to hurt him, but he was very confused as to why she was so guarded about her job and why she lied about it also. He wanted to talk to his brother about it, but he also wanted to deal with it in a private manner. He wasn't trying to catch her out, but he also didn't want to confront her just yet.

"April." Liz smiled, walking into AJ's office with some paper work as AJ looked up and smiled, taking her glasses off, "Since I've been off I didn't get a chance to give you a house warming present." She said cheerfully, handing over the wrapped box as AJ gasped.

"Liz, you already got me one when I moved in with Ben." AJ shook her head, "You didn't have to." She said, taking the box from her.

"Oh, but I did." Liz smiled, "I can see a huge difference in you. You seem a lot happier." She nodded. It was hard to miss it. She almost had a glow about her.

"I am." AJ smiled and nodded, "This was so kind of you. Thank you." She nodded, sitting the box down underneath her desk, "Have you been out on a trial?" AJ asked her.

"No, I had a few weeks off on holiday. We took the kids on a vacation whilst the schools were off." She said as AJ smiled, "It was nice to get away from court rooms for a little while." She said as AJ nodded.

"Yeah, I felt the same when I took the time off." AJ nodded.

"So how is it going in the new house? Have you settled in?" Liz asked. Liz was the only one in the firm who knew about AJ's bipolar disorder. AJ had told her in confidence after a particularly bad week at the office where she found her in the toilets crying in one of the cubicles. Ever since then, Liz had really looked out for her, like a big sister would for her little sister, and AJ appreciated that as sometimes she did have particularly bad days, especially at work. It was nice to know someone had their eye on her and was making sure she was doing ok.

"Yeah, well we got everything moved in right away and we've been sort of settled for the past few weeks." AJ nodded, "It's been great. And I know it seems fast but I dated him since I was seventeen. It feels like the break-up we had never even happened now." She admitted truthfully.

"So no thoughts of that evil ex of yours?" Liz asked, "Forgive me but… it's just how I feel."

"Don't apologise. That's what he is." AJ said, "He's on my mind every now and then, not for any other reason than he really wasn't the man I thought he was. That's playing with me the most. I don't miss him if that's what you're meaning. What he done has completely changed my entire perspective on him as a person." She nodded, "He's not who I thought he was. Who I thought I was in love with." AJ said, "And I've moved on."

"And so you should." Liz nodded proudly, "I will really need to meet this… Phil." Liz smiled, "He sounds like a treat."

"He is." AJ smiled, "Maybe we could have you guys around for dinner one night. I know Phil would get along with Grant. It would be nice." AJ nodded as Liz smiled.

"It would. We'll organise it." Liz said as AJ smiled, "I'll let you get back to your work. I just passed by from getting my lunch." She said, holding the brown paper bag up.

"Yeah, that doesn't smell so good." AJ laughed a little as Liz smiled.

"Really? It's just ham salad." Liz shrugged with confusion.

"Oh, no. It smells off." AJ laughed as Liz looked in the paper bag worriedly.

"I'll inspect it before I eat it." Liz smiled as AJ nodded, watching her as she left her office, looking back down to her paper work she was concentrating on as she took a second to herself, sitting her pen down and leaning back on her chair, playing with her hands nervously as she thought of the possibility.

Punk had gotten home from work earlier before AJ did and had taken a shower after feeling a little dirty from a hard day's work. He enjoyed working at the garage and was glad that Doug had given him his job back. He lost it over stupid reasons and for mostly not knowing when to keep his mouth closed, but he was glad to be back there working again.

After showering he got out in time to answer the door. It still felt strange walking up and down a set of stairs, but it was nice. It was nice to finally have their own place called home.

"Anna?" Punk said politely, opening up the door and seeing her standing.

"Hey." Anna smiled to him, "Do you mind if I come in?" She asked.

"No, come in. Is everything alright?" He asked her as she walked into the house as he shut the door behind her.

"Yeah, everything is fine." Anna smiled, following him into the kitchen, "How are you guys finding it here?" She asked him.

"Yeah, it's great." Punk nodded, not being able to help the smile on his face. He was incredibly happy. After being so close to not having any life at all, it was the greatest turn around to be living a life that he was happy and content in. He was incredibly grateful, "How is Dean? Lost without me?" He asked.

"Didn't you see him yesterday?" Anna smiled as Punk nodded.

"I suppose." Punk smiled, "You want a drink or something?" He asked. He liked Anna. He saw how happy she was making Dean and he saw first-hand how good they were together. If she ever needed help, he'd always help her out, she was becoming part of their very small family that was for sure.

"No, I'm alright. Actually, Phil… I wanted to come talk to you about Dean's birthday." She said, "I am… so stuck for ideas. I know what he likes and I've got an idea for some little side presents but do you have any ideas for me?" She asked him, "I know he loves his sports, so maybe something to do with that?"

"He needs a new hawks jersey." Punk nodded, "I was gonna get him it but… you go on ahead, I'll think of something else." He said, "They don't come cheap but he'll appreciate it." Punk nodded.

"Yeah?" Anna nodded.

"Yeah, he ripped his old one." Punk nodded, "I can't remember what size he is… let me go check what mines is and I'll be able to tell you." He said.

"Thank you." Anna smiled, watching as he left the kitchen and went on ahead upstairs as she immediately dug into her purse and pulled it tiny chips, walking around the kitchen and placing them in hidden away places just in time for Punk to come back downstairs.

"Yeah, he's a large." Punk nodded, "Thought he'd maybe be a medium but obviously the kid's been hitting the protein." Punk said as she laughed a little.

"Large it is." Anna smiled, "Thank you, that helps me out a lot." She said, leaving the kitchen as he walked her out to the doorway, "I was on my way to the apartment and I thought I'd just come in and see you, instead of calling or texting… I was on my way anyway." She said.

"Yeah, whatever you need." Punk smiled, "You're part of the family." He patted her on the back as she smiled.

"Thank you." She nodded up to him as he smiled, seeing her out of the house and closing the door over to head back into the kitchen and make some dinner for AJ coming home.

AJ eventually got home later on and whilst Punk was finishing off dinner, she headed upstairs for a shower. It was nice after a long day at work to come into their cosy home and destress herself with so many comforts, but she only had one thing on her mind, one thing that had been on her mind for the past few days now.

"Hey, that was a long shower." Punk smiled, watching her walk into the kitchen with her shorts and t-shirt on and her hair still wet, "You ok?" He asked her, giving her a kiss on his way by.

"Yeah." AJ smiled. Seeing him instantly made her feel calm, "Actually baby, we need to talk." She said, walking over to the island in the kitchen.

"Mhm, what's up?" Punk said, not really paying attention as he cut up the flatbread that he had slaved over by putting in the oven.

"I think I'm pregnant." She said in a confused tone as Punk just laughed and nodded.

"Yeah, me too." Punk said casually as AJ looked over at him.

"Phil, I'm serious." AJ said as Punk turned around to her, "I'm not eating the same. I'm really restless. My boobs are really sore." She sighed a little, "I don't know, maybe I'm just being over-dramatic." She placed her hand on her forehead.

"You really think you're pregnant?" Punk asked, having thought she was joking at first.

"Yeah." AJ nodded as he looked across at her.

"So…what do you… what do we do?" Punk asked her, having gone a little pale as he realised she was being deadly serious.

"I bought a test on my way home from work. I guess I do that." She nodded to him as he nodded back.

"You wanna do it now?" He asked her.

"Do you want me to do it now?" She asked him.

"Well… no point in delaying it." He laughed nervously as she looked over at him, "You really think so?" He asked her again.

"Yeah, I think so." AJ repeated, "Ok, we'll… we'll take the test just now then." She nodded.

"We?" Punk asked, "Do I need to do something?" He asked worriedly.

"Yes, sit and wait with me." She said, "Hurry up." She told him, walking out of the kitchen as he followed her and headed upstairs.

"What if you're pregnant?" He asked her with terror.

"Let's just do the test." AJ sighed, walking into their bedroom and into the bathroom as she took the box out of the cabinet and took the test out as Punk watched, "I might just be paranoid but… it's been a few days with a lot of the same symptoms." AJ said, pushing her shorts down and sitting on the toilet as Punk watched her, "Stop staring. You're putting me under pressure." She told him as he tried to look elsewhere around the bathroom.

"Do you actually pee on the stick?" Punk asked whilst looking up at the ceiling, "I thought that was a myth."

"You actually pee on the stick." AJ answered, doing exactly that, "What do you think you do?"

"I don't know. Maybe you… put it up there…" He shrugged.

"Yeah, because that makes more sense." AJ rolled her eyes.

"And peeing on a stick makes sense?" Punk asked, all the while looking up at the ceiling as AJ shook her head.

"Here, hold it." She told him as he looked down and took the test and made a face, "It's closed." She scoffed, fixing herself and washing her hands as he looked at the test.

"It doesn't say anything." Punk waved it around.

"Stop shaking it." AJ shook her head, taking it back from him and sitting it in the sink, "It takes like… five minutes." She read the box as he groaned.

"It should be instant feedback." Punk said, sitting down against the bath as AJ sat down beside him on the floor.

"What if I'm pregnant?" She whispered to him, turning her head as he turned his and looked into her eyes. She looked scared, and he didn't want her to be.

"Hey, we'll deal with it." Punk said, placing his hand on her knee as she sighed to herself.

"I thought we'd be married at least." She shook her head, "I've been on my pills. How can I be pregnant?" She asked.

"Maybe you're not." Punk shrugged, "Maybe it's a false alarm."

"And what if it's not?" AJ asked him.

"It's not the end of the world." Punk assured her as she sighed, leaning against his shoulder, "How long has it been?"

"Like one minute." AJ sighed. The time seemed to be deliberately dragging by and they couldn't bear it for much longer.

The next few minutes eventually passed.

"Do you want me to get it?" He asked her as she nodded, watching as he reached his arm up and took the stick from the sink, bringing it down and looking at it, "What's two lines?" He asked her, turning to her as she gulped.

"Pregnant." AJ nodded as his chest tightened and they both looked on at the test.

A/N: Probably one of the least dramatic pregnant reveals I've done lmao. They deserve babies, that's my final verdict. Let me know what you think! Lots and lots more drama to come, Anna drama, baby drama, past drama. It's all very dramatic.