Listen To Your Heart ~ Book One.

Frustration

"And I love you too. My hero." (She whispers.)

(Her mother approaches from behind and places her arms around Billie's shoulders.)

"That was a beautiful dance that the two of you shared, Billie."

"Yea...unfortunately...our first and last."

"He's not coming back?"

"I told him me and Needle Dick were together again. How fuckin stupid was that?"

"Are you?"

"It would make everyone happy."

"Including you?"

"I... got to do what's best for my career, Mom."

"At the cost of your heart, Billie?"

"Someone told Needle Dick that I was in Boston. It wasn't me. Maybe fates trying to tell me something."

"Did fate put tears in your eyes, Billie? Or was it your dance with David?"

"I love him, Mom...okay? I admit it...but you see how much trouble the two of us together causes!"

"Billie..."

(Billie turns to see her dad looking at her worriedly.)

"Everything alright?"

(Billie wipes her eyes dry.) "Sure Dad... everything's just fucking great. As always."

(Billie walks away back towards the hotel.)

"Why is she crying?"

"Because she's in love but doesn't want to admit it out loud." (His wife replies.)

"David?"

"Yes."

"She's better off without him, Maggie."

"You're only saying that because you haven't seen them together, and you haven't danced with me in a long time."

"Danced?"

"The two of them slow danced, Patrick. Like we used too. It was beautiful."

(Smiles)"You're right...we used to have some nice slow dances together."

(He hugs his wife, as the two of them slow dance together.)

"So, what are we supposed to do about our daughter? You know I hate seeing Billie upset, Maggie."

"I know. So do I... but right now, things are complicated between them. David...is facing a paternity suit from another woman."

"And you let him near our daughter?"

"Patrick! I just found out about this! Do you truly think if I knew any of these accusations were true, I'd let him near Billie?"

"You don't think they are?"

"No... I don't. I just know that he loves Billie, and Billie loves him."

============ Two days later ============

(David is back in L.A., talking to lawyers about his 'paternity case' against the mystery woman. He checks Google news on his cell phone. Yep...there it was...complete with pictures for fucks sake. In bold lettering... all over the internet...BILLIE EILISH REUNITES WITH BOYFRIEND NEEDLE DICK! I wanted to reach into the phone and choke them both. Obviously, me making that last ditch effort by slow dancing with Billie was a wasted effort. He sighs and shuts his cell phone off.)

============ Meanwhile in Colorado. ============

(Billie checks her cell phone. Her eyes widen in surprise at the headline of her and Needle Dick, being back together. I didn't post that...she thinks. What the fuck?)

(She calls Needle Dick. He confesses to putting everything on her account. Billie tries to explain to him, that she wanted things kept quiet, but he disagreed. Billie ends the conversation with him and lays back on her hotel bed and sighs. What the hell did she get herself into? How did this even happen? She was in love with David...plain and simple...but...he had kissed her goodbye...and she had her career to think of...and...)

(Billie punches her pillow in frustration. She knew it was best for her career to forget about David...but her heart was telling her the opposite.)