Listen To Your Heart ~ Book One.

At the Beach part 3

(Billie meets me walking up the beach path.)

"Guess Claudia told you the good news, huh?"

"Yeah." (I mutter.)

"That means more time for us to spend together, since her and Finneas will probably want some alone time to celebrate themselves."

"Yeah...I guess." (I say half-heartedly.)

"Don't burst yourself with excitement, David!" (Billie snaps at me.)

(I stop and turn to face Billie.)

"You truly think that getting Claudia out of the way automatically fixes things between you and me? Ask yourself this question...what fucked things up between you and me in the first place? It wasn't Claudia."

"But I know how you feel about Claudia, and with her and Finneas back together now...I thought..."

"You thought what? That changes the fact that you willingly fucked your brother? It doesn't!"

(Later that night, Billie and Finneas are down on the beach.)

(Finneas couldn't keep his eyes off of Billie's bouncing boobs. Especially since one of them had popped out earlier.)

(Billie blushes.)

'You're staring at my boobs allot, bro."

(Finneas clears his throat.)

"Sorry."

"You were watching me shower earlier...weren't you?"

"Yeah."

"What were you thinking?"

"It doesn't matter. We promised Mom and Dad we wouldn't fuck again."

"Tell me."

"I wanted to step close to you. I wanted to pull each strap off of your shoulders slowly. I wanted to kiss and suck on your boobs. I wanted to hear you moan as we fucked under the flowing water, as I kissed your lips."

"We can't be entertaining thoughts like that, Finneas."

"I know...but I never said I wouldn't think about it, Billie."

(Meanwhile...David is in his beach house alone. Just sitting on a sofa, with a view of the beach. Writing down notes to a tune that kept going thru his mind. He finishes writing and grabs an electronic piano he got sitting on the table, as he begins to sing and play.)

(He finishes the song; he notices someone standing near him. He looks up, expecting it to be Billie.)

"Beautiful song. Will you hold me? I can't sleep." (Claudia asks.)

"Sure."

(Claudia sits next to him, and rests her head against his shoulder, as David puts his arm around her waist. They don't kiss or even talk, they just sit and enjoy one another's closeness, while gazing out the windows towards the sun setting in the distance. A short time later, Claudia falls asleep. David gets up slowly, and lays Claudia back on the sofa, and covers her with a blanket. He looks at her sleeping peacefully, and for a moment, he thinks about kissing her. Then he remembers her saying about Finneas's baby. He sighs and turns around, to find Billie standing behind him.)

"My brother was looking for her."

"She's sleeping. Let her sleep."

"I'm going to bed now. You going to join me?"

"No."

"You know...I'm getting tired of apologizing for what me and my brother did!"

"Stop apologizing then. Go do whatever makes you happy. I'm staying here with Claudia."

"Yea, so you can fuck her some more!"

"No. She's sleeping. I'm just going to sit in the chair and write some music. I don't care if you believe me or not."

"I better tell my brother she's here."

"Okay."

(Billie leaves. I grab my notebook and sit in a chair near the sofa. I hear the sound of arguing outside the front door. Finneas comes storming into the living room.)

"We need to talk...outside...now!"

"Sounds like a challenge to me." (I reply.) "Fine."

(We walk outside. I'm just waiting for him to take a swing at me. So, I can break his arm or something.)

"What did you do to get Claudia to relax and go to sleep like that?"

(His question catches me off guard for a moment. I had expected a fight.)

"I just held her. Nothing more."

"I've been talking to her. Singing her songs. Constantly telling her how sorry I am, but yet she gets jumpy when I try to get close to her. You've only been with her for a few days, and it seems like she trusts you more than me. I don't understand it."

"Might have something to do with the fact that you fucked your sister...might not. Right now, she's sleeping. Let her sleep." (I turn to walk away. Finneas grabs my arm.)