Night In


"She's a virgin?!" Dean shrieked as Punk rolled his eyes.

"Really? I tell you all about my night with her and that's what you pick out?" Punk said, looking from Seth to Dean as they sat in Punk and Seth's apartment.

"What are you gonna do?" Dean asked, like it was a legitimate worrying concern that Punk should have.

"What do you mean what am I gonna do?" Punk shook his head.

"Won't you be nervous when you… when you go to..." Dean nodded as Seth just rolled his eyes. Every moment they spent with Dean was complete torture sometimes.

"Should I be?" Punk asked.

"I heard they bleed." Dean folded his arms.

"Just- they bleed?" Punk turned to him with raised eyebrows.

"That's it. This is what hell feels like." Seth said as they both turned around to him, "I'm sure Punk will figure it all out on his own without your input." Seth turned to Dean.

"Hey, I just want him to be prepared." Dean shrugged.

"I'm sure he will be." Seth said as Punk sat down on the chair.

"I think I got a while to worry about it. I'm not gonna force it on her any time soon. I'll let her decide." He said as Seth nodded.

"Yeah, good idea. Don't want to come across as forceful." He said as Punk nodded, "You're going to her house tonight?" He asked as Punk nodded.

"Yeah. She's cooking. Her aunt and uncle are out for the night." He nodded, "Should I take anything?" He asked. He'd never went to a girls house for dinner.

"Well you don't drink and I don't assume she does. Maybe flowers?" Seth asked as Dean began to mimic being sick.

"Why don't you just buy her a rainbow?" He said sarcastically as Punk and Seth just ignored him.

"Yeah… yeah flowers sounds good." He nodded. He'd never felt like this before. He felt himself always wanting to make a good impression for her, even though he believed she liked him for him. His dirty jeans and blonde hair.

"You're all so noisy." Clara emerged from Seth's bedroom as they all turned around. It still felt weird having his sister around living with him. Even more weird that she was sleeping next to Seth every night, but he was slowly starting to get used to it.

"Don't you have work to be going to?" Punk asked her as she just made a face, walking away into the bathroom, "You owe me one for this." He turned to Seth who just smiled smugly, "What do I wear tonight?"

"I don't know. Don't you wear sweats or something if it's just her house?" Seth wondered as Punk just nodded.

"Yeah… I suppose." He nodded, "Ok… I needa go out and buy flowers then." He stood up, grabbing his wallet.

"Get me beer, huh?" Dean pulled out money from his jeans as Punk shook his head, grabbing the money and leaving the apartment.

"Have you ever seen him this fucking hooked on a girl before?" Seth turned to Dean with a smile.

"Don't smile. It's not a good thing. When he gets fed up of her, or she gets fed up of him, he's gonna blame you for encouraging all of this." Dean spat.

"They seem like a perfect match if you ask me." Seth admitted.

"Which could be a bad thing." Dean said, "I can't believe I've now lost both my friends to girls." He shook his head.

"Well then maybe that's your cue to get yourself out there and stop going home with a different girl every night." Seth spat as Dean just grumbled.

"No thank you." Dean said politely, grabbing the remote control and switching through the channels on the TV.


"I see you dressed up for the occasion." AJ laughed, answering the door to Punk later that night, however smiling sweetly as he revealed a bunch of flowers for her, "You didn't have to get me them." She smiled, taking them from him and letting him into the house.

"I just… seen them when I was on my way." He lied as she smiled.

"They're sweet. Thank you." She smiled.

"Burned down the house yet?" He smirked, following her through into the kitchen, watching her fill up a vase and put the flowers in it, sitting them on the counter.

"No actually." She said, "I wasn't lying when I said cooking was one of my many talents." She said, "My mom used to cook with me. She knew all these Spanish recipes from when she was a little girl. She wanted to teach me them." She smiled warmly as Punk nodded.

"Is that where your parents were from?" He asked, "Spain?"

"Puerto Rico." AJ said as he nodded, "But… she walked over to the oven, pulling it down as he looked in.

"Of course." Punk nodded as he looked at the cake baking.

"Dinner in my house, play by my rules." She smiled to him.

"I'm sure I've faced worse problems than having to have my dessert first." He smiled as she laughed, shutting the oven door back over.

She had been so excited to see him and now that he was here she felt incredibly relaxed for some weird reason. Like all her worries and troubles were gone. Nothing else mattered. The more and more she began to see him the more she began to notice how incredibly wonderful he was. From his jokes, his smile, his kindness, the way he looked at her when she spoke.


They had dinner and then took their conversation to the couch for a comfier seat. He couldn't help notice that there weren't many pictures of her around. He only assumed there would have been.

"So… your aunt and uncle were the only people you could go to?" Punk asked her as she nodded.

"Yeah, I have no other family. But… my mom and my aunt had a big fallen out just before my parents died, so… it was a little awkward when I first came. I'm probably closer to my uncle than my aunt." She admitted, "We're always talking about me though… what about you?" She asked, placing her legs out onto his lap.

"Comfortable?" He smiled as she nodded, leaning against the arm of the couch whilst looking on at him.

"Very." She nodded.

"There's nothing much to say about my family." He told her.

"How did your mom die?" She asked curiously, hoping that wasn't too forward. She hoped he trusted her enough and felt comfortable enough to tell her.

"She had cancer." Punk said, "Things went downhill pretty quickly. It spread really fast." He said, "I uh… I was the one who found her." He said as she frowned, "It was strange because, I knew it was gonna happen soon, but it just… never felt real." He admitted, "Me and my sister were really close with her. She was the one that looked after us. My dad just came home when he felt like it." He shrugged.

"Were they still together?" AJ asked.

"Yeah." Punk nodded, "I wondered why it didn't bother my mom. Her husband being out all the time working whilst she stayed at home with the kids… but she really didn't mind. She was so… chilled out." He shook his head, "Me and Clara had to take care of ourselves after she died. My dad didn't even know what time to wake us for school. And I get he was struggling. He'd lost his wife, but his lack of concern for us really shown." He shook his head, "I couldn't wait to move out."

"Are you angry that he never spent time with you?" She asked.

"A little." Punk nodded, "I don't know… aren't dad's and son's meant to get along really well?" He shook his head, "I used to think that was just the way it was, and then I went to high school and noticed that not all dad's don't care." He said, "Some actually are there for their kids."

"But not Seth and Dean's?" AJ asked.

"No… I guess Dean's whole family are sorta like my dad. He got out as soon as he could, and Seth… well he's never known his dad." Punk shrugged.

"Seems unfair, doesn't it?" She sighed, "Do you think this will be your last year at college?" She wondered curiously.

"Probably." Punk turned to her, "It's my third year. As much as I still feel clueless, I am getting somewhere." He nodded, "What about you? You settling into your classes ok?" He asked.

"Yeah." AJ nodded, "I'm actually enjoying it so far, is that bad?" She laughed a little.

"A little." He smiled, "Once you get passed the first year you get fed up, trust me." He told her.

"Well thank you for the advice. You really have a way of giving it." She smiled, tucking her legs underneath and shuffling over to him closer as he got a little nervous, "Are you really interested in me?" She asked curiously, "Because if it's just… sex you want… that isn't gonna happen, so you might as well go just now." She said. She knew it wasn't just sex he was after, but she had to ask.

"I'm not just here for sex." He chuckled a little, "Is that what you think of me?" He asked.

"Well… no, I just… wanted to make sure." She admitted, "I just… well, no one has ever paid me this much attention before and… well, I really like you." She admitted. She wanted to be honest with him.

"I really like you too. I don't think I've ever spent this much time with a girl before." He admitted.

"It's not even been two weeks." She giggled.

"Exactly." He nodded, "I don't normally see girls for more than a night." He admitted.

"That's what I was afraid of." She turned away.

"And you're different." He said, tilting her chin with his thumb and finger, tilting her head to face him again, "I've never met a girl like you before." He told her truthfully. He'd also never been this honest with a girl before.

"A girl like me?" She asked timidly.

"Beautiful. Funny. Smart… amazing." He said, tucking a strand of her hair behind her ear. He felt like she didn't get told that often enough and he seen it made her smile. He loved that smile.

He cupped her cheeks, pulling her forward a little so he could meet her lips, waiting for her permission as she kissed him back, feeling him deepen the kiss and tangle his hand in her hair, getting lost in him as he pulled her on top of him so she was straddling his hips.

As much as she was enjoying the kiss, very much, she felt like it was getting way to heated, and pulled back for a second, pressing her forehead against his, "I'm sorry I just… not yet. I've never-"

"I know. I think I sorta guessed." He said. As soon as she said she'd never been kissed before he knew right away, "Sorry I didn't mean to be so-"

"No." AJ shook her head, "No, it's fine. I just don't want you to get your hopes up." She said, "I don't want a time limit on things." She said as he nodded.

"I get that." He understood.

"Doesn't mean I can't kiss you." She smirked, pressing her lips back against his, running her hands through his hair. She enjoyed the rush she felt when kissing him. The constant feeling of not caring about anything, and she knew he felt the same. She didn't think starting college would start off this way.

Just as she was getting comfortable running her fingers through his hair and feeling him grip her waist, the front door opened and she immediately squirmed from his lap to her feet.

"April, what is this?" Her uncle asked as her Aunt Karen followed behind, "I thought we talked about this?" Terry asked as Punk got to his feet.

"I was just going." Punk said.

"You don't decide who I can't and can see." AJ told her uncle whilst her aunt just walked off uninterested like normal.

"I know I don't, but I who I don't want you seeing is criminals I pick up from outside clubs at 2am on a week night." He said.

"You know nothing about that. He isn't a criminal." AJ defended Punk who stood silently.

"Not in my eyes." Terry spat, "Get him out, now."

"I'm going anyway." Punk nodded, walking by her uncle, accidentally shoving him a little, and by accidentally, he mean on purpose, suddenly feeling her uncle spin him around and grab him by the t-shirt.

"You got something to say, boy?" He asked as AJ watched silently.

"I don't think so." Punk shrugged casually. He wasn't intimidated.

"Get out of my house. And don't come near April again." Terry spat, letting go of Punk and walking off as AJ shook her head.

"I'm so sorry." She fixed his t-shirt, "Are you ok?"

"I'm fine." He nodded, walking out of the house as AJ followed, "You aren't gonna let him get into your head are you?" He hoped as she smiled.

"No." She shook her head, "Of course not." She said, nothing could turn her off of him now at this point, "I'll see you tomorrow. Pick me up from work at 5?" She smiled as he just nodded.

"Yeah, ok." He smiled, "Thank you for tonight." He said.

"I had fun, apart from the conclusion of it all." She rolled her eyes.

"Don't worry about it." He said, leaning forward to kiss her cheek when she swooped for his lips instead. She just couldn't help it. She loved the feeling of his lips against hers.

"See you tomorrow." She smiled, pulling back as he nodded, walking off down the street as she watched with a smile. She wanted him that little bit more every time she seen him now.


A/N: What do you guys think? Let me know.