Christian and Gabby were gone by the time Vanessa and Billie returned from work and school.
Vanessa had gone straight to her room, and Billie took to the living room to catch up on a series she's been watching.
No parents meant she didn't have to help out with dinner and they could just order pizza everyday. Gabby said they would be back on Wednesday the following week. Christian has a lot of work trips and fortunately, Gabby is a stay at home mother. Which means she can join him.
She was a few episodes in, and the sun was setting, when Billie realized Vanessa was far too quiet.
She switches the TV off, allowing the silence to linger so she could make out any sound. Nothing.
Vanessa could just be sleeping, but Billie wouldn't take that chance. She gets up, making her way upstairs. She found the young girl with her laptop open on her bed. Upon hearing the door open, Vanessa looked up and quickly closed it. For that moment, Billie heard a voice from it. A girl?
"Who are you talking to?"
"Why? You're gonna tell me I can't talk to my friends anymore?" she asks sassily. "Oh, and maybe I can't use my laptop either."
Billie sighs. "How long are you going to be mad?"
"Until my graduation."
"That's not fair."
"Not my problem."
Billie enters the bedroom, shutting the door behind her.
It was incredibly sad to see Vanessa change. Perhaps it isn't fair to think she would remain the same forever. But it was becoming more inevitable that she was growing up, and for some reason that also meant she was growing apart from Billie.
She sits on her bed by Vanessa's feet.
"I'm sorry." Billie said sincerely.
Vanessa nods. "It's okay."
Billie looked at her, searching for an expression of sarcasm. But it seemed Vanessa was being serious.
"Really?"
She nods. "Yeah. I forgive you."
The last time Vanessa forgave her so quickly, she found her favorite sneakers covered in dog poop. For context, they did not own a dog, so Billie has no idea where she had access to such a thing.
"If you're going to find some fucked up way to her back at me, could you leave my sneaker collection out of it?"
Vanessa laughs, the shifts over to her, wrapping her arms around her shoulder and leaning in to place a tender kiss on her lips.
"I said I forgive you." she whispers, pressing their lips together again.
Billie released a sigh of content, as she pulls Vanessa into her lap. She felt her heart beat faster, as her mind took her back to the night they shared a similar kiss. When Vanessa was beneath her, with their breaths colliding, and their bodies pressed together.
Billie deepened the kiss, guiding Vanessa into an intimate make out session. She couldn't contain her body's excitement. She was no longer her body's master. Her hands squeezed Vanessa's waist as she felt the girl bury her hands in her hair.
She detached their lips, only to attach hers to Vanessa's throat. She runs her tongue across the skin softly, careful not to faze her. She sucks the skin delicately, cautious as not to taint her.
Billie shuts her eyes, and for a moment she believed she might be dreaming. She breathes her an and holds her tighter, relishing the moan Vanessa releases into the silent room.
