ECSTASY // B.E

t h i r t e e n

j e s s i e

"dude, i'm so ready to be done with this shit," my coworker groaned.

"tell me about it," i sighed. i leaned back in my seat, and i rubbed my left arm; i got my cast off yesterday. "honestly, i'm just ready for the break after we're done. hopefully, this one is longer than it was last time."

"it was only, like, three days last time, wasn't it?" she raised a brow.

"yeah," i rolled my eyes. "you know, if we at least get a week, i'll be happy."

she thought for a moment, and she shrugged. "yeah, that's pretty reasonable."

"either way, i'm just ready to be done with this," i muttered as i ran my hand down my face.

"for real," she agreed.

we talked for a few more minutes until she left to get back to work. i got back to work too, until i got a text message. i pulled my phone out of my pocket, and i smiled as i saw that it was billie.

iMessages
bil

heyy

hii
what's up?

i was wondering if you wanna go get some lunch together?
if you're able to right now?

yeah i'm able to
i'd love that
where at? i'll meet you there

uhh
crossroads?

oouu
alright yeah
i'll start heading there now?

yeah
i'll see you in a bit :)

see you :)

.

i slipped my phone back into my pocket. i stood up, and i went to clock out for my lunch break.

it's the thursday after billie came over to my apartment to watch a movie. we've texted quite a bit since then, though we're only just now able to have lunch together like she had proposed on sunday.

i got on my skateboard, and i made my way to crossroads. it was a few blocks away, but it wasn't too far. as i was getting there, i could see billie park her car.

i love her car; it's sexy as hell.

not as sexy as my car, but still sexy.

i did an ollie pickup as i stopped near billie's door. she was already getting out. she shook her head with a small laugh as she saw me do the ollie pickup.

"hey, jj," she greeted softly.

"hi, bil," i flashed a smile.

she shut her car door, and she locked her car. i shoved my hand that wasn't holding my board into my pocket as we made our way into the restaurant.

we were led to a table. once we sat down, we were asked what drinks we wanted and were handed menus. once we answered and the waiter had wrote it down, he walked off.

"so, how has your day been, shorty?" i raised a brow as i crossed my arms over the top of the table.

"it's been okay," she gave a small shrug. "yo, so since sunday, shark has been throwing up, like, several times a day. he probably fucking swallowed some shit, 'cause this isn't the first time he's done this shit, but... i'm gonna take him to the vet later," she sighed.

my brows furrowed. "well, damn. i wonder what the hell he ate to be doing that."

"i have no clue," she ran her hands down her face.

before we could continue our conversation, the waiter came back with our drinks. he sat them in front of us, and then he asked if we were ready to order. billie got the chicken and waffles and meatball sub, while i only got the meatball sub.

when he walked away, billie propped her face in her hand. "how has your day been, jess?"

"it's been alright. we're almost done with the movie we've been working on, so that's good. though, i was told that i'm probably going to have to work overtime next week," i rolled my eyes.

"yikes," she sucked her teeth. "at least you'll be finished though."

"yeah. i'm ready to be done. we'll get a little break until we start working on the next project," i traced over the tattoos on my hands. "hey, who knows, maybe you can make a song for that one too," i teased with a smile.

she playfully rolled her eyes. "maybe."

eventually, our food was served to us. we continued talking while we ate.

when we finished eating, we paid for our food, and we exited the restaurant. we walked over to billie's car.

"i'll see you tomorrow night?" i raised a brow.

"yeah," billie nodded.

"alright," i gave a small nod. i opened my arms, and she stepped into them to give me a hug.

she gives really good hugs.

"i'll see you then," i murmured.

"yeah, i'll see you then," she told me softly. neither of us pulled back from the hug.

when we did, we both had shy smiles on our faces. i stepped back some, and i raised my hand in a small wave. "bye, bil."

"bye, jj."

i started to skate away. i did a kickflip as i did.

<~~~~~>

"you've yet to tell me about who you're seeing at the bar every weekend," jordan mentioned as we sat in his apartment.

"'cause it's none of your business," i joked as i flipped him off.

"c'mon, you gotta tell me," he poked my side. i swatted his hand away.

"her name is billie," i told him. "she's pretty cool; we had lunch together today, which was nice."

he smiled. "how cute," he reached over to poke me again. i swatted his hand away once more. "what does she look like?"

"nosey ass," i kissed my teeth. i pulled my phone out, and i went to her instagram. i handed him my phone. "that's her."

"she's pretty," he commented as he scrolled through her account. he was silent for a few moments. "you definitely have a type though, huh?"

"what?" my eyes widened. "no, i don't!"

"yeah, you do," he snickered. "white women with colored hair."

my jaw dropped. "wha— no. i— i don't have a type!"

"what's-her-face is white and has red hair. billie is white and has purple in her hair; if you scroll further down, you can see that she's had blue hair," he sent me a look.

"it's just a coincidence," i huffed. "i don't have a type!"

"mhm. sureee," he agreed sarcastically.

"man, fuck off," i grumbled. i snatched my phone away from him.

<~~~~~>

a/n ayooo

thoughts?

predictions?

how're y'all?

anyways— i'm rereading "addiction" and... JJ WAS SO MEAN IN CHAPTER ONE PLEKSKFK

y'all would've hated how jj was originally supposed to be—

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