daddy; B.E. imagines

early morning calls

HTE COMES OUT IN 7 HOURS. IM SO FUCKING EXCITED.

eyes opening, i barely felt as though i'd gotten any sleep at all. i could hear my phone ringing and i blindly reached for it, still only half awake. i didn't bother looking at the screen, knowing my eyes wouldn't be able to focus yet and the light would only blind me.

"hello?" i mumbled. it was silent for a second before a voice asked,

"y/n?"

"yeah. who is this?" i asked.

"it's billie." slowly waking, my mind started to catch up.

"oh, hey, what's up?" if i was more awake i would have mentally smacked myself.

"i woke you, didn't i?" she asked.

"no. well, maybe a little." i admitted, sitting up and rubbing my eyes.

"what time is it?"

"almost three thirty." she answered. then she sighed.

"i'm sorry. i shouldn't have called."

"no, no, it's fine!" i said.

"i'm more surprised that you're awake. you seem like the 'i need my beauty sleep' type. which you don't really because you always look amazing everytime i see you." i imagined she looked amazing right now, despite the early hour. makeup removed, hair let down, dressed in sweatpants and a tank top or maybe some comfortable pajamas. maybe she'd tried sleeping already and her hair was all messy.

a soft laugh from through the phone.

"flatterer!"

i blushed. i was glad she couldn't see it.

"it's just the truth. so why are you calling? is something wrong?"

she sighed.

"sort of. i... do you remember when you said i could call if... if i needed to talk?"

i did. it was the night billie let me listen to listen before i go. i comforted her the whole night. no talking. just the two of us holding each other. she fell asleep in my arms. when i had to leave i had slipped a piece of paper into her hand. "if you ever need to talk about anything, call me :)." she's called me a few times but never in the middle of the night.

"yeah." i said.

"of course. did something happen?" she sighed again.

"i... had a bad dream."

"do you want to talk about it?" billie was silent for a moment.

"no, but i need a distraction. i can't stop thinking about it. when i woke up, it was like..."

"like it was still happening?" i said.

"exactly. and the more i sit here and try not to think about it, the worse it gets." she said. i could almost hear the tears in her voice, the fear and pain, and i wanted nothing more than to be with her, comforting her and holding her.

"so you want to talk about something else?" i guessed.

"only i don't know what to talk about." she said, sniffling.

"it's like my mind can only focus on that . It's a nightmare!"

"what if i talked about something and you listened? think that'll help take your mind off of it?" i suggested.

"it can't hurt to try." she said.

so i talked. i told her about my recent projects i've been working on. i told her about when i slipped while cleaning that i thought might make her laugh. (true story) as the morning went on, i could tell my method was working. she would laugh at the little stupid stories about my week.

each time she laughed i felt a tinge of pride. not only was i managing to make her feel better, i was also causing a laugh and probably a smile. i could imagine being there with her, watching her smile light up her face. i wished i could see it in person, rather than it just being an image in my head.

"feeling any better?" i asked.

"much." she said.

"i haven't laughed like that in quite a while. and it's always nice to know i have someone i can talk to."

"of course, love."

"you have to get ready for work. so, i better let you go." billie said.

"probably. i wouldn't wanna get fired." i laughed.

seconds passed, i didn't want to hang up the phone. i wanted to keep talking to her. to keep making her laugh and listening to her voice. finally, she was the one to speak.

"thank you, by the way, for staying up with me and talking to me."

"it's no problem." i said.

"i really liked talking to you. we should do it again, nightmares or not."

"i'd like that."

"i guess i'd better go for now. think you'll be able to get some sleep?" i asked.

"i hope so. but what about you? you've been up all morning, as well."

i shrugged, even though she couldn't see it.

"i'll be okay. now go try and get some sleep. and if you have another nightmare or just want to talk, feel free to call me again."

"thank you again, y/n. goodbye."

"bye, beautiful." i said. then the line went dead.

i yawned as i placed my phone down. i were exhausted, but it was completely worth it. helping billie, making her laugh and feel better, was worth far more than a few hours of missed sleep.

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GOD I CANT WAIT

I HOPE YOU LIKED THIS MY LOVES

I LOVE YOUUUU