Midnight Visiter

I flipped over to my other side and refused to open my eyes. I needed sleep and my room was so cool because the air conditioner was never turned off at night. The weight over my waist tightened and I froze. I slowly turned onto my back. Petey was lying on his side sleeping next to me. What the hell? Did I go back in time? I asked myself. Memories of the night before came back. I know I came home alone. I sat up and looked down at him. Dirty blonde curls were covering half his face. I looked behind me and saw his shirt on my floor. I elbowed him hard right in the stomach. That woke him up fast.

"Ow! What the hell? Oh hi." I ran my hand threw my hair.

"Petey! What are you doing here?"

"I was sleeping." He said innocently as ifI was the crazy one.

"Petey." I warned. I sat up straighter and tried to get further away from him.

"I didn't get to see you after the show yesterday so I came here to see you. Yesterday was a pretty good day for us but I wasn't sure where we were by the end of last night. So here I am." He closed his eyes again like that was enough of an explanation.

"Petey how did you get in here?" He opened one eye.

"I was hoping you wouldn't ask that." I slid out of the bed and stood beside it with my hands on my hips.

"I can't believe you broke into my apartment. That's practically stalking!"

"I did not break in. I had a key."

"How did you have a key?" I demanded. He went silent again. "Petey."

"I had your key. Don't be mad though." I pick up my pants from the night before and pulled out my key ring. My apartment key was gone.

"You are so lucky Rod came home the second I did." I looked back at him and couldn't help myself. I burst out laughing. Realizing my uncles might hear me and think I was crazy I put my hand over my mouth trying to quiet myself down.

"It's early Trin. Come back to bed." I shook my head to try and clear it. It was way too early to take all this in. "C'mon I've behaved all night haven'tI? You just slept while I snuck into your room. I took off my shirt and crawled into bed beside you."

"You have serious mental issues. Did you know that?" He ignored me and went on.

"I covered us back up and you still didn't wake up. In fact you curled up towards me. Or maybe you were secretly awake." He winked and me andI started to laugh again and tried not to turn red.

"Only if you'll shut up." He went silent and made a zipper motion in front of his mouth. I warily got back into bed. He immediately closed the space between us and wrapped his arms around my waist.

Surprisingly I fell back asleep for a couple hours. I quietly started to get out of bed but Petey's arm tightened and he woke up. I slid it off and got up.

"You can go back to sleep. I'll leave the door unlocked so I can get back in but stay here and be quiet." I quickly put on some clothes and left shutting the door behind me. Rod already left and Allen was cleaning up the kitchen.

"Trin. Come here." Jesse was wide-awake and pulled me onto the couch beside him. On the TV was the paused image of me in mid air inches away from Austin Aries. I cringed as he set it on slow motion and played it. He rewound it and played it twice more adding stupid commentary. I looked over my shoulder at Allen. He didn't look mad. "Last night we both were watching it. I didn't see you do that at the practice I saw."

"I didn't plan that." Allen came out of the kitchen and leaned against the couch.

"I have to admit. Williams didn't have that coming. But Trin at the end of the show I didn't like what I saw. You too seemed way to close and being in the ring then getting rushed. Trin you could get hurt."

"No. Christian's my bud. Besides I'm not that involved. Uncle Al Petey is a good guy." Except for his tendency to break into the apartment I silently added. But for the most part he's all right. Allen nodded and got dressed for work. Jesse left half an hour later. I hurried to my room and groaned because Petey was still sleeping. I shook him awake and he put on his shoes and grabbed his shirt. I walked past him into the living room just as a soft knocking on the door started. It opened and Marie came in just as Petey was coming from my room with his shirt half on. Marie looked at Petey in shock and Petey just froze.

"This is so not what it looks like." I told Marie as Petey pulled his shirt on.

"Umm. Okay. But did you two sleep together because Trin... this doesn't look good." She looked back and forth between Petey and I.

"We didn't sleep together. Well technically we did but we only slept." Marie looked skeptical. "Uh Petey you should probably go." He nodded and lightly kissed my temple.

"I'll call you later." After the door closed Marie turned back to me and slowly smiled.

"Hon you are so lucky one of your uncles didn't come in and don't look at me like that. I trust you know what you're doing and I didn't see a thing." She winked and thrust Allen's jacket into my

The couch shifted as Allen went to answer the phone. Rod pressed stop on the remote and turned to me. Jesse couldn't wait to show him the video of last night. Allen sat the phone beside me but didn't say anything. I picked it up.

"Hello?"

"Hi. What would you say if I told you that you were coming here and we were going to go have some fun?"

"Umm. I'd probably ask when I decided that."

"Just come over." I said yea and hung up.

"I'm going out." I went to my room and got my keys and wallet. Rod turned to Allen in shock.

"Was that who I think it was?" Allen nodded. "Why aren't you stopping her? Am I in the right apartment?" He looked around the room for emphasis.

"She's a smart girl and we have to trust her to make her own decisions." Allen recited.

"Says who?"

"Marie." I laughed and ran out the door before they could stop me. Marie has that man whipped.