Listen To Your Heart ~ Book One.

Less than Perfect?

"That's nice."

"You didn't have to post it on social media for everyone to know about! This is between us!"

"Aw....I'm sorry. Does it bother you that your fans see you as less than perfect? AWWWW."

(Billie grinds her teeth. She was trying to keep her temper under control, but David's attitude towards her was getting on her nerves!)

"I've been worried about you! I've tried calling you! I know you're angry with me. Why didn't you answer your phone?"

"Couldn't."

"Why? Did your phone run out of charge?"

"No."

"Then why?"

"Because I have you on bitch block."

(Billie clenches her fists.)

"Do you have Claudia on bitch block?"

"No."

"So, you have spoken to her?"

"No."

"Do you think you could give me some answers that contain more than one or two fucking words?"

"If it'll make you go away..."

"Do you want me to leave, and we never see one another again?"

"What are you asking me for? Thanks to you...your family hates me....and you know something? I don't give a fuck anymore."

"What about our tour together?"

"Don't worry, princess. I promise to smile and be nice while the cameras are on. Can't embarrass you in front of your fans."

"Do you truly hate me so much now?"

(Sarcastically)"Oh no... of course not! But it's perfectly okeydokey for your family to hate me for no reason now, isn't it? ISN'T IT?"

(Billie steps closer to me. I could feel her warm breath on my neck.)

"Don't do this. Please don't do this. You have every right to be angry with me, but please...don't shut me out like this."

"I'm gonna ask you some questions now, and all I want is a yes or no answer from you...okay?"

"Alright."

"Your brother told Needle Dick what hotel you were staying at...right?"

"Yes."

"Him and Needle Dick set me up with a fake-ass paternity suit...right?"

"Yes."

"Which was set up to get me out of the way, so your brother could fuck you himself...correct?"

"Yes. Why the fuck are you asking me shit, that you already know the answer too?"

"Why does it seem to me that your brother does shit wrong, and it gets swept under a rug. I do something wrong, and I get hit with the glare of the spotlights?"

"That's not true."(She whispers.)

"Isn't it? Where's my engagement ring at then, Billie?"

(Billie looks away.)

"WHERE THE FUCK IS MY RING?"

"I SMASHED IT! OKAY? You know I smashed it. I'm going to get it fixed...alright?"

"Fixed? FIXED? YOU SMASHED MY HEART WHEN YOU SMASHED THAT RING, BILLIE! HOW THE FUCK DO YOU INTEND TO FIX THAT?"

(Tears swell in Billie's eyes.)

"Don't you love me anymore?"

"You took...all the love I had for you, and you smashed it! So, what the fuck do you want me to say to you?"

"Tell me that you still love me."

"There's the problem, Billie. I did love you. From the time we first meant in Florida until now...and none of that was enough for you! None of that mattered, because if it did? If it did. We wouldn't keep going around in this endless circle of love and hate routine...and I'm done...okay? I am so fucking done."

"What about the promises you made? That you'd always love me and the baby? That you'd always protect us. Was that all a lie?"

(I cover my face with both hands and take a deep breath in and out.)