The Lies She Tells

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Flashback

"Billie," Lucille called out to Billie who was currently watching TV on the bed after she had put their daughter down to sleep. She took a handful of small vegan chocolate like m&m's and put them into her mouth, she slightly rolled her eyes when her name was called again from the bathroom.

"Wussup?" She said, chewing onto some more chocolate. She didn't get a response from Lucille instead she heard her vomiting. Into the toilet.

Annoyed, Billie sat up and grabbed a towel and clothes thinking that Lucille was hungover from the night before, which probably explained why Lucille slept all day and Billie had to take care of Elliot on her own.

"Sit," she told Lucille, placing the towel and clothes onto the sink counter. Lucille also sat on the sink counter. She helped Lucille undress and threw her hair Into a bun, she then ran a bath for her and helped her get in. Billie helped clean Lucille, Lucille was tired and drained, Billie didn't understand why considering she slept all day, she was slightly worried, but at the same time didn't care, she hated caring.

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"Billie?" Lucille said

"Hm?" Billie responded with a hum while brushing out Lucille's hair.

"I'm pregnant,"

Billie paused for a moment, she took a deep breath contaminating herself, then continued brushing Lucille's hair. After that she took some socks and put them on her feet.

"What do you want to do?" Billie asked her.

"I was going to ask you the same"

"What do I think?"

Billie's breath started to increase and Lucille was becoming more nervous, she knew that Billie was angry, and it scared her. Billie took a couple of deep breaths again, that seemed to help Billie stay in control, but it didn't help with Lucille's fear. She was scared to tell Billie about the baby, and she was scared to tell Billie that she wanted to keep the baby, Instead she wanted Billie to make the decision for her.

Billie was happy when she found out Lucille was pregnant with Elliot, but ever since Billie had changed for the worse, Lucille was frigtened of her.

"Yeah I was going to let you make that decision," she gulped trying not to show her fear, but Billie was like a wild animal that can sense fear.

"But it's your body Lu"

"I know but if you don't want a baby I don't have to keep it I don't care either way Billie I just want to know it's up to you what you want to do with it," She said.

"So everything is up to me now huh?"

"Billie you know I don't mean it like that-"

Lucille was cut off due to a forceful punch to her stomach, Lucille was caught completely off guard but immediately knew what Billie was trying to do. Before she could say anything Billie punched her in the stomach again and again.

Billie was breathing heavily now, she was exactly was Lucille was afraid of. She was even more frightened than before, frightened that Billie might kill her.