that street racer// billie eilish

chapter 29

billie's pov:
"billie, sweetie time to wake up" i faintly hear my mom.
"what time is it?" i yawn, rubbing my eyes.
"6 am" i hear a familiar voice that's not my mom's.
"what?" i open my eyes, reaching for my phone only to be met with a smirking blair. my stomach flutters knowing she didn't hang up when i fell asleep last night.
"where did that come from and it's actually 9" my mom corrects.
"hey maggie, i'm in the phone" blair chuckles.
"oh, there you are blair" my mom realizes when i show her my phone with blair on the other end.
"billie, we're gonna get breakfast then you have an interview in a few, soundcheck will be after lunch. i'll be back so you can get ready" my mom explains.
"sounds good" i wait until she leaves to speak to blair. "babe why are you up?"
"i had a bad dream" she mumbles, but loud enough for me to hear what she said.
"why didn't you wake me?" i frown.
"you was sleep, i wasn't tryna distract you before you perform" she replies.
"you're not distracting me...it will distract me if you hold things from me that is causing you to suffer" i get up making my way to the bathroom. "you help me all the time, next time let me help you."
"i haven't thought about it that way...i will tho don't worry" she smiles, her cheeks turning red. "i should probably try to sleep tho, i still have to go to school" she sighs.
"i forgot that was a thing" i chuckle, turning the shower on.
"of course you did, good luck with your interview mama. call me whenever you can" she kisses the screen.
"i will and i'll get you something from the thrift store you wanted to go to" i smile, propping my phone up, pulling my shirt off.
"you're the best and why are you teasing me right now? this is not fair" she pouts.
"talk to you later babe" i chuckle, picking up my phone.
"don't hang up noww."
"go to sleep, byeee, muah" i kiss the screen, hanging up. i finish undressing, hearing my phone ding multiple times.
blair: stop
blair: ur such a tease🥺
blair: wish i was there🫠
blair: have a good day gorgeous
me: thank you babe🥺🥰
me: now goo to sleepp
blair: yesss ma'am 🫡🥵
i chuckle at blair's response, playing some music before getting into the lukewarm water.
time skip
"billie! finneas! it's so great to have you both, i'm jayda. we just finished setting up, come on right in" the interviewer invites us in.
"thank you, happy to meet you" i smile.
"it's nice to meet you" finneas shakes her hand.
"i'm jayda cortez, from miami and we got billie eilish and finneas in the building! welcome, it's an honor to have you both here" jayda starts the interview.
"thanks for having us" finneas speaks first.
"i'm happy to be here and wonderful space by the way, this chair is so comfortable" i chuckle, bouncing a little.
"it's hard to stay focus here, but today is the first day of tour, how are you both feeling?" jayda asks with a smile.
"i'm pumped, so excited tour finally is starting and i get to be on the road, see everyone's faces" i answer.
"yeah, i'm a little jet lagged but definitely ready, i love tour" finneas smiles.
"so you recently released your single 'everything i wanted,' which is beautiful by the way. easily one of my favorites, what was it like writing it and seeing all the support as soon as it dropped?"
"we started writing it because i had a dream i killed myself and no one cared, but the song is about finneas and i's relationship as siblings. you know it was hard for my family because i wanted to release this song but they wasn't really on board. im glad everyone loves it" i smile.
"we wanted there to be a positive message that no matter what billie is going through, in her dreams or not, im always here for and i'll always have her back" finneas adds.
"wow, beautiful unbreakable bond y'all have...soo billie, you made the internet go wild last night with your insta post with blair. correct me if i'm wrong but that post confirms you're together..." she trails off waiting for my response.
"yes, blair and i are together" i lightly chuckle, feeling my heart rate pick up at the change of topic.
"congratulationsss! i know this has everyone shocked as you briefly introduced her as your friend on social media. how did you two meet and develop the relationship?" jayda questions.
"um, we're actually neighbors, so she helped me adjust and fit right in. in a short amount of time we grew close and she was really there for me when i needed her. a lot has happened and blair was always there making me laugh helping me with my problems" i answer with a smile.
"sounds like a beginning to a wattpad story" jayda chuckles.
"ha! feels like it too" i laugh along.
"blair is always teaming up with billie against me but she's awesome, crazy talented as well" finneas buds in.
"i'm happy for you two, thank you for sharing that part of your life with us. wish we had more time to talk but unfortunately we do have to wrap it up. it was so great to have you both, best of luck on tonight's show" jayda begins to end the interview.
"thank you for having us" i smile.
"thank you, this was fun" finneas smiles.
blair's pov:
"bro why the fuck is everyone lookin at me, it's been like that all day" i huff, sitting down at the lunch table.
"umm, did you forget billie confirmed your relationship to the whole world" tyler chuckles, opening a bag of chips.
"shit, i did" i suck my teeth. "i'll be back, i need to piss." i get up making my way to the bathroom. when i'm done using the toilet i wash my hands, standing in front of the mirror, tapping my cart when i hear the door open.
"i heard what happened to ace, i hope he is okay" i see riley through the mirror. all i can do is nod my head.
"so i seen billie eilish's insta post...is she better than me?"
"riley, what do you want?" i sigh, turning around.
"what does she have that i don't?" she sighs, tucking her phone into her back pocket.
"a heart" i scoff.
"but i'm your first love" she steps closer, reaching for my hand but i step back.
"why do you care so much about me now? huh? you wasn't shit then now you wanna give a fuck?" anger boils my skin at the amount of times she's trying to get my attention.
"i-i had shit going on..." she stutters.
"yeah so go cheat to make it better, right? ion even know why i'm entertainin your ass anyway" i chuckle, exiting the bathroom and heading back to the cafeteria.
"what took you so long?" dakota asks.
"riley was questioning me about my relationship with billie and what bil has that she doesn't. she's honestly gettin on my nerves, like how many times is she gonna try now that im totally over her" i sigh.
"just walk away if she tries to talk to you" skylar advises.
"avoid at all cost" tyler jokes, "but we're going to visit ace after school."
"bet."
time skip
"ace, my guyy" tyler shouts, as soon as we walk into the hospital room, handing him a bag of chick fil a.
"you brought me fooooddd!? good lookin out" he smiles, scarfing down some fries.
"how was the surgery?" i dap him up.
"i mean i didn't feel shit, so that's good" he chuckles. "but the doctor said i'm healing quicker than expected so i can leave tomorrow. i'm so ready to leave this place, eat real food, sleep in a real bed, smoke a blunt!"
"hay! i brought you real food" tyler exclaims.
"you know what i mean bro! this shit is bussin but i want a home cooked meal...you feel me?"
"i do bro, i do" tyler chuckles. "as soon as you're back on your feet, we're throwing you a party" tyler adds.
"he's not even out the hospital" skylar buds in.
"and that's why i said as soon as he's good" tyler defends himself.
"how about saturday?" ace asks, munching on his food.
"did you forget your ribs are broken?" skylar questions.
"not at all babe, i can definitely feel the brokenness. anyway i heard that it's better to walk so my ribs don't get stiff or something like that" ace chuckles.
"something like that, why don't you just wait till next week so you can get lit with us?" i chuckle.
"and to think this would be perfect for you, don't you wanna see your girl?" ace mentions.
"allrightt, party at tyler's saturday! can't wait" i play along.
"there we goo that's what i like to hear" tyler cheers. "alright ima head out, i'm meeting bella" tyler daps us up.
"yeah ima head home. ace all i'm saying is, be ready. i'll catch y'all later tho" i smile, dapping everyone before heading out.
billie's pov:
"sorry, i'm sorry" i sing the last song in the set list.
"sounds good billie, you can take a break" brian claps.
"fuck yeah, i'm so ready for tonight" i smile, looking at the empty arena that's soon going to be packed, before walking off the stage with finneas.
"it's going to be great" finneas agrees, walking into the green room. i sit down immediately facetiming blair and she picks up on the second ring.
"wassup hot stuff" she smiles, getting a good view of her jawline and i'm guessing the roof of her car.
"hey, you driving?"
"yeah, about to pull up to the crib. i just visited ace in the hospital" she glances down real quick with a smile.
"how is he?"
"he had surgery yesterday, which went well. they are letting him go home tomorrow and tyler already wants to throw a party for him" she softly chuckles.
"that's so good to hear and that sounds like tyler" i chuckle.
"how was the interview? wait, you're in a green room, are you bouta perform?" blair asks.
"not yet, i have an hour to kill and it went pretty good. first interview where they asked about you" i smile.
"oh reallyy and how did that go?" she smirks.
"i told them the truth, how you've been there for me when i needed you" i softly chuckle.
"that's cute" she smiles, turning her car off.
"so when do you plan on seeing me? i miss youu" i pout.
"i'm not even tryna think about how long until i actually get to see you, but i'll check the flights when i get to my room" she answers, hearing the sound of her keys and a door opening.
"my team will cover for it, i'll have them book it for you" i mention,
"nahh, i don't want you to do that, i got it. hey ma" blair protest.
"hey your dad and i want to talk about what happened" i hear in the distance what sounds like to be blair's mom.
"umm, okay. call me before you get on stage baby, parents want to talk" she smiles.
"i will" i smile before she hangs up.
blair's pov:
"what's up?" i sit down on the couch, looking at both of my parents.
"so i know we hadn't been able to speak to you sooner about what happened to ace but how are you feeling?" my mom starts off.
"a little shaken up but i'm fine" i reassure.
"you know we was scared to death when ace's parents told us what happened. we had thought you was with billie for the night because you was supposed to be leaving with her in the morning" my mom starts.
"what we're tryna say is we're gonna have you take a break from racing..." my dad trails off.
"what?" i whisper. "why?" i ask so they can hear me. "i've been racing since i was 14, why is it a problem now? i haven't gotten hurt before" i protest.
"that's the problem, that we allowed you to start racing. and it won't always be your fault, yes your an amazing racer but look what happened to ace. hunny, we're just looking out for you. you're almost done with school, so just see it through the end and then you can continue" my mom reassures.
"and you're going on tour with billie so it won't be long until you graduate" my dad adds.
"but racing is my life, that's all i know...that's how i make my money" i frown.
"and we understand that. honestly we should've cut racing out of your life way sooner when you was getting into trouble. but your back on your feet and we don't want you to lose your line of sight. that night, police was asking where you were, itching to get you. we told them you didn't go out and was at your girlfriends house but the main thing is we don't want to have to keep worrying about your safety" my mom further explains.
"we know this is you and we're not asking you to quit forever, just until you graduate" my dad gives me a small smile.
"yeah...ima be in my room" i whisper, heading towards my room, receiving a facetime from billie. i lay down on my bed, picking up the call.
(normal blair; bold billie)
hey baby
hey how was the talk with your parents
terrible, they want me to stop racing...well until i graduate because of what happened
i'm sorry, at least it's not out of your life forever
true but that was my sense of peace, my adrenaline rush. i should sneak out and go for a drive
please don't, it will only make things worse with your parents. plus you're going to be on tour with me most of the time so i can be a good distraction and street racing doesn't discount go kart racing. trust me we can still have a lot of funn
yeah i guess you're right, i'm glad you called back. is your show bouta start?
yeah i'm walking towards the bottom of the stage so i can lay on the bed
oouu i can't wait to see you perform, all your hard work and ideas brought to life on that stage. have a good time mama, you got this!
thank youu babee! i'll call you after, muah
you better. lo- miss you, muah
i correct realizing what i almost said before hanging up. i can't believe i almost said it...as pathetic as it sounds i haven't been able to let my guard down and love since...but with billie it's so easy to be vulnerable, especially after everything we've been through. i know i can go to her for anything and i'll do anything to protect her...
i chuckle to myself. "i guess i really do love billie" i smile, staring at my lock screen.
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