Stuck with a Punk ✔

No. 5: Set to babysit

I curse the one who rings on the door of my apartment this early in the morning. Before I even realise what's going on, a killer headache hits me and I ask myself why don't I own a gun so I could end this shit.

The doorbell rings aggressively and I yell loudly "Yeah yeah! I'm coming!" That was one huge mistake. The words echo in my mind with heavy bass and loud screeching and I end up landing back in my bed with hands on my ears and forehead.

The moment that awful feeling passes, I take a deep breath of relief and sigh. I eventually get up and it's then when I realise I am still fully dressed. What the fuck happened?

I walk to the front door and open it with leaning on it "Speak." I say to the... well, whoever came to bother me.

"Wow, you seem to be really beaten up. Tough night?"

I open one of my eyes "Pats? What are you doing here so early?" I close my eyes again and let her in. I am kinda slow registering everything, so I barely manage to leave Aidan without any broken bones when I close the door. When did this kid come here?

She is walking in when she says "Early? It's 10 am." She stops and turns to look at me, caressing Aidan's hair "Please, don't tell me you already forgot!"

I furrow my brows at her as I sit down and pinch the bridge of my nose. I'm going to throw up. "Forgot what?"

Patty looks down at Aidan and smiles at him lovingly. For a moment I think this could be our son. Then I mentally kick myself in the nuts - no time to think about that. "That you and Aidan are going to spend a day together." When she lifts her eyes her look is distant, especially when she looks at me "Daniel called you yesterday in the evening, around 11 pm and he said you were all up for it."

I snort and rubs my eyes "Ye-ah, uh, I was kinda drunk. Really drunk. Why is the room spinning?"

I hear a loud sigh coming from her lips and her footsteps when she approaches the counters behind which I am sitting. I can even imagine her roll her eyes, which she probably did. "I can see that. Thought you had some self-control."

"Hey, I do, but yesterday- let's just say I wasn't really worried about controlling myself," I say and chuckle.

When I look to the side, Aidan is standing next to me and staring at me with a big smile. "Hi!"

I smile a little "Hey, buddy." And I ruffle his hair. Yeah, it's my signature move for kids.

"Are you going to take me to an amusement park?" He asks enthusiastically and I don't know what to answer.

When I see Patty's strict look, I quickly answer him something she wants to hear. "Uh, no. Some other time, okay?"

Aidan forms this huge frown and big puppy eyes but says nothing more. The moment Patty looks away, I turn to the kid and give him a wink. The little one giggles and quickly shuts up when I show him to do so by placing my index on my lips.

"Look, I-uh, why do I have to look after him, anyway? Are Danny and you planning something?" I ask and narrow my eyes at the weird thing he places before me in a glass.

"Drink." She orders me then sits down next to me and starts explaining "We are going to my parents and Aidan would be incredibly bored there." She shrugs "Thought he'll be better off with you here. He does adore you." Patty says and gives me a soft look. I know that look...

I lift the glass and take it down all at once before I nearly throw up. Luckily, I just end up coughing and cringing my face off "Ugh, what was that?!"

"My recipe for a hangover. You don't want to know what's inside." She finds it incredibly funny and ends up laughing uncontrollably. Just like she used to laugh whenever I stole a quick kiss from her. But that was a long time ago.