Listen To Your Heart ~ Book One.

I'll Be There for You

"Billie, I'm serious."

(She looks at me.)

"What happened?"

(She whispers in my ear.)"We kissed, we fucked. I sucked your cock. The sex was better than the first time."

(I point at her arms.)

"Why do you have bandages covering both wrists?"

"It's nothing to worry about." (She replies, while kissing my neck softly.)

"Billie, I wouldn't call this nothing. Why are you trying to hurt yourself again? Claudia showed me some of the bad stories about you. What's going on? I'm just trying to help."

"It doesn't matter. We're together now, kiss me." (She whispers.)

"You think you're the only one who went thru a rough time? I started drinking! I stopped caring. I lost my job, because I couldn't stop thinking of you. At least I tried calling you. Why didn't you call me?"

WHY COULDN'T I JUST SHUT THE FUCK UP, AND KISS HER?

(Billie growls and pushes me away.)

"Fine! Oh, please tell me, what's wrong with me, Doctor. Tell me what to do. How to think, how to act. You want to fuckin' psychoanalyze me? Then go ahead!"

"I'm not trying to psychoanalyze you. I'm asking. Why didn't you call me?"

"I couldn't." (She mumbles.)

"What the hell you mean...couldn't?"

(Billie sighs.)"You saw what Claudia showed you on her phone...right?"

"Well...yea...but..."

"We're under obligation...by contract. To fulfill our end of the deal. When I wasn't able to perform, they gave me and Finneas a choice. My music career or you. I couldn't do that to Finneas, so I did my best to keep going."

"Those fuckers have no right telling you who you can or can't see, Billie. They don't own you."

"Technically...they do. It's what I'm getting paid for. Besides...if I would've called you, me hearing your voice again, would've only made things worse. I... I would've missed you more."

(I sit there feeling stunned. I never knew record companies could have so much control over a person's life. 'Fuckin' lawyers' I think. Billie climbs into my lap.)

"David?"

"Yea?"

(She looks at me, teardrops running down her cheeks. I brush away her tears.)

"Can you take away the pain I'm feeling inside now? Like you did the first time in Miami?"

"That's why I'm here, beautiful."

(I hold her in my arms as she cries.)

"I've missed you." (She whispers.)

"I've missed you too, beautiful."

(I kiss her again, as we lay back, and fall asleep in one another's arms.)

======== (Hours later.) ========

BEEP...BEEP...BEEP.

(I awaken slowly. What the hell was that sound? Billie is still sound asleep next to me.)

BEEP...BEEP...BEEP.

(I look around the room, and notice Billie's laptop laying nearby, a green light flashing on it. I knew it was wrong to look at Billie's personal stuff, but the dang beeping was becoming annoying. I open the laptop slowly, trying not to disturb Billie. A message box pops up saying 'Click to open attachments.' Quickly glancing back at Billie, I click on it. Videos and pictures begin appearing on her screen. A video of Billie sucking cock. A video of Billie having sex. Pictures of her out partying with friends. Another picture of her at some house kissing a guy on a sofa, while he has both hands on her ass. Dated 5 days ago with a caption saying, 'Great ass and kiss!' I sit there with my jaw hanging open. Totally speechless. 'What the fuck?' I think.)