See Through // B.E. fanfic

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Emery's POV
3 months later (mid june)...
before i knew it i was back on a plane. only this time i knew why i was headed back to LA, there was no more aimlessly vacationing. i was here to make a new home, a fresh start.

i had gotten into berkeley, all that was left was for me to find an apartment, with claudia's help of course.

you'd think this visit would be much less nerve wracking since it was my second time back. but you'd be wrong, in fact i had three times the nerves. nerves about if this was the right decision, nerves about meeting new people, but most importantly, nerves about running into billie.

the entire car ride to claudia's house i found myself praying to any and every god out there, that i wouldn't run into her. not my first day back at least.

"oh so before i forget, finn and i kinda agreed to host a last minute party i guess you could call it. most of our friends are going away on vacation for the summer so we thought we'd use the opportunity to have a get together, if you'd like to join us?" claudia explained to me as we unloaded my luggage.

"yea sure, i don't see why not," i smiled
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Once I got settled in, i went downstairs to help claudia and finneas set up to for the party. After a an hour or two we were all set up and guests began to arrive. Claudia made sure to introduce me to anyone new, as i would be spending much more time here in LA.

as the party went on i was in and out of the kitchen pouring drinks and greeting new faces, until i finally noticed a familiar one.

her eyes immediately met mine, before i drifted to her hands; one interlocked with another girl's.

instead of making it obvious of how uncomfortable this situation was for me, i made my way to the patio, luckily running into claudia and finneas.

after a few minutes of chatter i turned around and was yet again in too close of a proximity to billie.

"perfect timing, i wanted to introduce you guys to someone," billie said with a sly smile on her face.

"this is danielle, dani this is finneas, claudia, and emery," billie said as she introduced the red haired girl.

"it's nice to meet you," i smiled faintly, "excuse me," i said before walking back into the house.

Billie's POV
a few minutes after emery excused herself i walked over to finneas.

"what's up with her?" i asked, referring to emery.

he rolled his eyes, "you can't be that oblivious bil,"

"what?" i questioned.

"she likes you," he said bluntly.

"no she doesn't, she told me before she left,"

"why else would she excuse herself as soon as you bring a new girl around? she like you bil."
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though i didn't interact with emery the rest of the night besides accidental eye contact , the memories we shared few months before replayed in my head.

i sat trying to understand if my brother was right, though i still kept getting stuck on the fact that her words didn't make the feeling seem mutual.

i decided to go outside and get some air, when i noticed emery, sitting by the poolside.

"hey," i said in a soft tone, as she turned towards my approaching footsteps.

"hi," she said and surprisingly allowed me to sit next to her.

"you ok?" i asked as i softly kicked the water around.

"yeah," she sighed, "just thinking."

we sat in silence for a minute or two before emery broke it.

"are you two together? i only ask because it will lead to what i have to say," emery stated.

"we aren't. just friends, and i may have asked her to pretend like we were together," i replied hoping she wasn't upset with me.

"i kinda deserve that," she laughed.

"so what did you wanna tell me?" i asked glancing at her as she stared off at the water.

she fiddled with her fingers in her lap, "i liked you too bil, i still do. i'm just a runner and when things get serious i flee and i-"

i cut her off by connecting our lips, softly, allowing her to control the depth.
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i havent forgotten about y'all yet🧘🏽‍♀️.
as of rn this book is gonna have about 15 chapters but i lowkey want more. what do y'all think?