Everyone Can Be Bought

(36) Babysitting

When I wake up I'm confused. Why do I not have a shirt on, why am I laying on the floor with only a blanket covering my practically naked body, and why is Axel sleeping next to me with no shirt on?

We didn't do it right?
Please tell me we did not have sex on Softserve's bedroom floor! That's not romantic in the slightest.
Wait, please tell me we didn't do it at all!
I feel sick.

Curiosity gets the best of me and I lift the blanket up to get a peek at Axel's waist...yeah...waist. Sure enough there is a God in this world because he is still wearing pants! But if we didn't have sex, why am I not wearing anything? I'm in my underwear next to a man that I don't recall doing anything with. I can't remember what happened last night! This never happens to me I usually remember everything after drinking; that was my superpower.

I start crying.

You would too if you just lost the best power you've ever had. I was practically a superhero and now I'm all normal.

"Trinity?" Axel's sleepy voice makes me get goosebumps. It's incredibly sexy and I want to slap him in his face for making me feel like this. He notices I'm crying and jolts upright immediately. "What's wrong? What did I do?"

"It's gone!" I cry. "It was all I had and now it's gone!" I'm really not a morning person. You never know what you're going to get when you wake me up. Sometimes I'm violent, other times I'm grumpy but sometimes I'm overly emotional. I just can't believe my super power is gone.

"No. No, Trinity. We didn't do anything last night I promise!" Axel stumbles over his words as he rubs his hands up an down my arms.

"I don't remember! How can I not remember?" I hiccup.

"There's nothing to remember. Trust me you'd know if we had sex. It would be unforgettable." He kisses my neck to console me but I push him away.

AJ hears my cries and opens the bedroom door. His eyes get huge as he notices I'm not wearing any clothes. This must look really bad from his point of view.

"Axel." AJ clears his throat. "May I speak with you in the living room?" He says very politely but I can tell he's holding himself back; his hands are in fists.

"No." Axel smiles. "You may not but thanks for asking."

"Let me rephrase that." AJ pounds his fist on the doorframe. "Get in the living room now! I'm not asking." His eyes are intimidating and I'll admit even I feel a little scared by him.

"Fine." Axel stands up and stretches. He doesn't even bother to put on his shirt. "But I really didn't do anything to her!" They leave and I stop crying feeling a little satisfied. But Axel really doesn't deserve to be punished, I know he didn't do anything. I could've stopped AJ. I'm just plain rotten aren't I?

I get up and dig through Softserve's drawers looking for something to wear. I find a huge black shirt with the words, "During the day: On duty. During the night: All yours." It also has a cute pocket that looks like a police badge. I wear it mainly to make fun of him but I will admit I do like the pocket. This guy likes his job way too much.

I walk out wearing only his T-shirt. It's long enough that it could pass as a very short dress. I enter the living room to find all the furniture moved to the walls and everyone on the floor. With the furniture out of the way, it does make the floor space bigger but the house is a mess. AJ and Axel are no where in sight so I go to the kitchen to see a very frazzled Softserve.

There is a coffee mug in his hand and he's tapping his fingers on the table. He has bags under his eyes and looks ready to snap at any second.

"Arthur?" I use his real name just to be safe. I know he hates the nickname I gave him because it makes him sound "lame". His words not mine.