With Great Power Comes Zero Responsibility

Joey and Kayleigh arrived back at the office not much more than an hour after they had left it, though the former was no longer dressed in something he had found in a local charity shop but a perfectly tailored Armani suit.

"So, how did it go?" Ted asked.

"Total non story" Kayleigh answered.

"Yeah, a complete waste of our time" Joey agreed "Still, it was your fault for being the total fuckwit who sent us there. Honestly, Kayleigh and I should both have our wages doubled for having to work for you, you stupid, fat fuck"

Ted stopped and scratched his head pensively.

"I hate to admit it, but you make a good point, Jones. I do ride you guys pretty hard. I'm probably not the smartest, and I could certainly use some exercise. Look, budgets are tight here, but doubling your wages seems more than fair, since you both have to put up with my shit on a daily basis. Leave it with me, I'll figure something out"

"Wow Joey, that was amazing!" Kayleigh beamed as their boss walked away "You persuaded him to double our wages just like that? I don't know how you did it or how to thank you!"

"You really don't have to" Joey told her "Look, I tried to say earlier but that dickhead cut me off. I have two tickets for ballet at the Palace tonight. I know it's something you enjoy, so I wondered if you wanted to come with me?"

"Oh, thank you for asking, that sounds amazing!" Kayleigh began, in a tone Joey had already detected wasn't going anywhere good "But I'm seeing my sister tonight. She's just split up with her boyfriend and she needs an arm around her shoulder right now. Maybe another time?"

Of course, Joey could have easily lied his way into changing that outcome. But not with Kayleigh. Not with the one person he liked, respected and cared about. She was effectively off limits for his new powers,

"Yeah, another time" he smiled weakly.

So Joey found himself drinking, alone, in the bar a block away from his studio apartment. It wasn't the first time. It wasn't even the first time that week. However, something felt different that night. He wasn't just another down on his luck schmuck drowning his sorrows. He had the power to make good things happen.

He scanned the bar for a beautiful woman and quickly found one. She was drinking alone and despite, or perhaps because of, her obvious good looks, no guy in the bar had disturbed her yet. She was way out of Joey's league, that much was obvious. However, with his new abilities, that was no longer a barrier to him. She didn't look very impressed as he approached.

"Hi, I'm Joey"

"Hi, I'm someone who prefers to drink alone. Sorry" she told him coldly.

"Well, that might be the case under normal circumstances" Joey replied, undeterred "But you are strangely intrigued by me. You want to buy me a beer and have me keep you company"

"I suppose so" she conceded, before turning to the barman "Excuse me, can you get him whatever he is drinking"

"A Rolling Rock" Joey confirmed the barman, who was now looking at him with respect rather than pity.

"So what's your name?"

"Olivia" the woman replied, still with an expression that let Joey know she wasn't quite sure why she was indulging him like this "My friends call me Liv"

"Are you in a relationship, Liv?"

"No, not at the moment"

"Good. You are now my loyal and devoted girlfriend and, once we have finished our drinks, you are coming back to my apartment and we are going to fuck like wild animals"

"Okay, sounds good, babe"

This was awesome! Joey hadn't been laid in the past six months and had never slept with anyone he was fully attracted to. Now he had a seriously hot girlfriend. Perhaps Liv could help him get past the inconvenient feelings for Kayleigh that he couldn't seem to shake, and the unacceptable urges he had to use his new gift to make his friend do perverted and depraved things foe him. This was definitely a good idea. There was really no need to think about the moral ramifications of what he was doing.