The next morning

You don't so much wake up as drift into consciousness. You feel... Great! You energetically hop out of bed! Or try to anyway, you'd forgotten about the sheets. "Ooph! Ow..." This was a really hard floor but no time to feel hurt! Disentangling yourself from the sheets, you look up to see none other than Dr. Odd blinking to wakefulness in one of your chairs, "Steve? What are you doing here?" He gives you a flat look but shakes his head wearily.

"I... didn't feel comfortable leaving you alone with your family. Without medical attention I mean. That pill hit you... hard." You somehow had only managed to entangle yourself more and he gives you an incredulous look, "Are you still hig- I mean- under the effects?"

You grin happily from the floor in your makeshift straightjacket, "Yeah! Those pills were great!"

His voice takes on a serious tone, "Wait. Pills? Plural? How many did you take?"

You pause for the first time since you woke up, "Um... just two?"

He grabs one end of the blanket and helps unroll you- Whee!- before helping you back on the bed and taking your vitals, "Hold very still." producing a tiny flashlight from somewhere to check your pupils. His serious demeanor helps sober you up and you stay still for his examination.

He sits back with a relieved expression, handing you the glass of water beside your bed, "O.K. so last night was a learning experience for all of us. I need to administer medication personally and you need to not take these." He rattles the pill canister for effect.

You frowned, "But they worked so well! I didn't feel any pain at all after I took them-" He laughs but it sounds forced and jittery.

"Yeah I noticed. They worked a little too well. Waaay too well. I should have known you were on a higher dosage..." He mutters, rubbing his face tiredly, "How much of last night do your remember?" You make a halfhearted attempt to recall what happened the previous night, still feeling floaty but wanting to make Steve happy...

Steven had driven you home, explained to Roy what had happened... They'd gotten into an argument about him staying... Roy wanted to take care of you (Roy is such a good boy) but Steven didn't like that idea... why had he...? The rest is a blur but you remember having the time of your life teasing Steven and even Roy a little- Oh GOD.

Your hands go to your mouth and you give Steve a horrified look, "I didn't... Oh my God what did I do?"

He sighs in relief, "Nothing to Roy, I made sure you were isolated. I do think I found a whole new list of side effects though, like greatly increased libido." He smirks, looking out the window, "I'm taking those meds off the market if it's the last thing I do, jeezus..." he mutters to himself for a moment about date rape drugs before shaking himself, "I'm sorry this whole thing happened, this was my fault, I shouldn't have let you join the trial. I think I've probably infringed on your privacy enough so I'll just be taking these-" he grabs the pill bottle, "-and head back to the office. I... suppose I'll-?"

You get up and grab him in a hug, silencing him. "I'm so sorry for everything I did Steve, especially to you. I didn't try to... um... undo your-?"

"Belt buckle? Uh... Yes, several times actually, but you were-"

"Oh God..." You fall back on the bed, head in your hands, on the verge of tears. "You should go Steve, I can't imagine you want anything to do with me. I can have John drive me to my car." After a moment he sits down beside you and hesitantly puts a hand on your shoulder.

"I know that wasn't... a good experience. But if you ever need anything... I'm still here for you." You give him a grateful look through teary eyes and fall into his shoulder. He rubs your back comfortingly.

You found yourself thinking of Steve for the rest of the morning. He left right after your heart-to-heart and, for the first time since Charlie, you really wanted to kiss him goodbye. But you had enough self-awareness to know that the pills were still in your system and any advances you made wouldn't be fully your choice so you restrained yourself. You almost skipped around the kitchen as you made breakfast, all the tangled emotions you should be feeling suppressed in the face of your newfound happiness. You really wanted to believe it was Steve's presence that made you feel this way but that floaty feeling was still there as well. You smiled as Roy walked in and sat at the counter, looking uncharacteristically grumpy even for the morning."Hey Roy! How are you this morning?" He gave you a dirty look and you remembered what happened the previous night, sobering up. "Listen, I am so sorry for what happened yesterday. Dr. Odd was trying to find a medication that helped my headaches and I suggested.." you try to explain the whole thing in a way that didn't sound ridiculous and after a minute he looks a little less angry even though he still hasn't said a word to you.

You sigh sadly but quickly return to your happy state as the drugs do their work. Holy crap these things were amazing! It's too bad Steve took them with him, if you took a smaller dose you were sure it wouldn't be as big an issue... wait. He'd set the bottle down when he hugged you... the pills were still on your bed! But you shouldn't take them. You reeeeeaaly shouldn't, considering the thoughts you'd been having last-

You should teach Roy how to kiss.

The thought pops up out of nowhere and some deep part of you flinches... but nothing happens. You knew it wasn't something you should do... but at the same time it was just a thought. It was silly to think that it could hurt you. The revelation brightens your mood even further and you carry on skipping through the morning, not realizing that Roy has disappeared until you hear an excited, "whoop!" from upstairs.

Puzzled, you call out to your son, resting your arm on the bannister as you look up the stairs, "Everything all right Roy? You sound pretty ha-" A blinding flash overwhelms your vision.