northside girl | b.e.

chapter five

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MADISON
i awoke in billie's bed, her still sound asleep and her face pressed up to mine, cheek to cheek while our lips were literal millimetres away from each other's. i froze, feeling very flustered but also wanting to stay here forever. i was low-key proud of myself for not kissing billie last night, i didn't think i had that much self control over myself.

i decided to just stay where i was, cuddled up with billie and our arms wrapped around each other. billie moaned in her sleep and moved, her lips brushed off mine and my breath hitched. billie's eyes opened and she sat up, rubbing her eyes in a sleepy daze. she looked so cute, bed head and smudged eyeliner and all.

"hey, madison." she croaked. "you're in my bed." she acknowledged and i slightly sat up, leaning against her headboard.

"shouldn't i be?" i chuckled slightly.

"i didn't say that. i like this view." she said in her very sexy morning voice.

"good." i bit back responding with something like 'get used to it' or something similar.

"my head is killing me." she sighed, holding her hand over her forehead.

"get some water or take something." i told her, turning to sit on the edge of her bed. "i just realised i legit have nothing to wear today." i grumbled, tugging slightly on billie's t-shirt (that smells like her and i wanna take home).

"you can just stay in that and i'll drive you home." she suggested, running her hands through her hair.

i snorted. "i'm not sure you'd pass a breathalyser right now, bil."

"bil." she repeated, like an act of acknowledgment. "you're right, i guess. i'll call you an uber later. i'm gonna make breakfast first."

"cool. thanks, billie." i said, making eye contact. we held it for a couple of seconds before billie broke it, leaving the room. i looked out at her balcony. yeah, this bitch's room has a balcony. "hey, i'm gonna smoke on the balcony, is that okay?" i called out and billie replied with a "yeah".

i went to the balcony and sat on a chair. there was also an ashtray that seemed to have been used there. either she smokes or she has bitches that smoke, i need to find out. i smoked in silence and when i was done, i went back into billie's apartment and it smelled like baking.

before going to the kitchen, i went into the bathroom and stared at myself in the mirror. luckily, last night i remembered to take off my makeup when i was horny after billie kissing my neck. instead of being nasty i decided to be productive and so i took off my makeup and showered with a spare toothbrush that was still in the packaging. oops if it was reserved for somebody else, drunk me is an inconsiderate bitch.

i saw that billie's toothbrush was wet. i picked up the other toothbrush i had used last night and brushed my teeth before heading downstairs to billie who was in the kitchen, making pancakes. she had taken off her makeup but her hair was still cute and messy. "smells good."

"thank you, making cookies in the oven too. my own recipe." she told me and i raised a brow. "yeah, me and my mom baked a lot, so i came up with these really good cookies. you're gonna love them." she told me and i nodded with a little smile.

"no doubt i will, bil." i told her, sitting down at her kitchen island. "you live here alone?" i asked.

"yeah. it's lonely. my parents are really... on the wealthy side, and apparently they'd rather die than have me embarrass them with an ugly, "poor"" she quoted with her fingers "looking house, so they just pay for my stuff. same with my car. dodge challenger."

"damn, i wish my parents were like that." i chuckled.

"it's not as fun as it sounds. i have to look expensive at all times so my parents' rich friends don't judge me. i don't cares, but they throw hissy fits, calling me 'ungrateful for my wealth'. my parents don't trust me so i'm like their little doll that they dress up. like seriously. believe me, i'm not the little posh girl they paint me out to be. i'm living their fantasy of having a little princess" she explained.

"if it makes you feel better, my mom neglected me." i chuckled and billie looked at me.

"you're right, i could have it a lot worse. sorry." she rushed out and i interrupted her.

"it's okay, bil. i like you for you, i'm seeing more of you and i love it." i told her and she blushed slightly with a smile, getting back to flipping her pancakes.

i got off the stool and walked over towards where billie was. she put down the spatula and took the pancakes off the heat. she turned to me and i'm not sure what came over me, but i reached out and touched her face softly, stepped closer to her, and leaned in and kissed her. i sighed in relief when she kissed me back, holding one of my arms and my face as we kissed passionately.

her lips were so soft and just as plump and amazing to kiss as i thought they'd be. we both pulled away from the kiss and searched each other's eyes. we both leaned back in and kissed again, me having one of my hands on the back of her head and the other on the small of her back as she leaned against the counter.

i traced my tongue along her bottom lip and she slightly opened her mouth, granting me access as i was met with her tongue. billie moaned quietly and i felt like i was on cloud nine. we made out slowly and passionately until the oven beeped. billie pulled away from the kiss and sighed, resting her forehead against mine. "cookies are ready."

"oh, but i can't get enough of you." i teased although i was deadly serious. i kissed her again and she kissed back momentarily before pulling away fully.

"that was amazing. but so are my cookies." she told me, putting on her oven gloves and opening the oven. she took out the tray and placed it on the island. i walked over to where they were, standing behind billie with my hands on her hips.

"i wanted to kiss you so bad last night. the wait was worth it, though." i whispered as i checked out the cookies. "they look very dry, no?"

"they're just vegan." she chuckled. "come on, our pancakes are probably cold now." she gestured over to the pancakes and picked up maple syrup, drowning them in it before cutting some off and stuffing it in my mouth. i chewed and it was surprisingly good.

"this is vegan, too?" i asked and she nodded, eating some too.

"everyone assumes we just eat salad every day, it's so much more than that." she told me, shovelling some more into my mouth.

"this is really good."

***

billie dropped me home a couple of hours later in her car, when we were both sure it was safe. she let me keep wearing her t-shirt luckily, but we hadn't kissed since the initial kiss. we both made it clear in conversation that we were very okay with the kiss, but we didn't want to rush into things. besides, we only knew each other a few days.

it was fair, a mutual agreement, but i couldn't stop thinking of her lips on mine at any moment. she just felt and tasted so good, she really is an amazing kisser. i also tried her cookies and they were very good. they were made with peanut butter and oats and chocolate. i liked them a lot.

i spent the rest of my day laying on my bed, writing down everything that happened since last night in my notebook, with detail. it was a couple of pages long, which was good. i like to write things that i'm happy about down, it makes me happy when i reread them. or maybe even sad. but mostly happy.

i'm not sure what i've got going on with billie. all i know is that i like it. a lot.