Lovely | B.E

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Reese's POV

After everyone greeted me me and billie moved into the side of the booth so I was sitting next to claudia and Billie. This is going to be a lot harder than I thought.

Seeing everyone just reminds me how much I miss everyone. How much I just want to hurry this situation up so I could be with actual people.

"Hiya my name is Kat and I'm going to be your waiter today. Are you ready to order or would you like me to come back" we all said that we were ready and we started ordering. She went around the table starting with Patrick, Maggie, finn and Claudia and then she landed on me.

I start panic. Not because I haven't decided what I want but the fact that I don't want to do the wrong thing in Billie's books. We have been out to a coffee shop a couple days ago and before we walked in she gave me rules but she didn't this time.

My breathing started to get heavier and my vision started to go blurry. Fuck please not here. I move the menu slightly to billie and pointed out what I wanted and she told the waiter not even realising how bad I'm feeling.

My breathing was getting worse when I felt a hand on my leg making me flinch. Claudia gently pulled my arm so I'm by her and she bought me into a hug whispering things and helping me breath. At this point everyone but Billie has noticed making me just want to shrive into a tiny ball.

"Ow what was that for" billie yelled finally getting her head out of her phone looking at Finneas and then seeing me.

She instantly pulled me away from Claudia with a more jealous look on her face. "Cmon baby come to the bathroom with me it'll be more quiet there" she didn't give me a choice. She stood up pulling my arm dragging me to the bathroom.

Once we got in we walked to the big disabled stall at the end and she locked the door. Bringing me to her chest she put my head on her heart, which was considerably hard since she's 5'3 and I'm 5'7. I started to calm down at the mixture of her heartbeat and her rubbing my back.

Finally about 5 minutes later I calmed down. "What started this huh" she said still rubbing my back.

"I umm I didn't want to make you mad" there was a confusion look on her face so I carried on talking "w-when we went to the coffee shop you gave me rules before we went in so I knew what not to do but you didn't this time. So when it was my time to order I didn't know whether I was allowed to talk to the waiter or I had to do it through you" I explained taking a deep breath at the end.

"Okay so you want me to give you some rules to make you feel better" I nodded my head "okay so:"

1. Only speak to people on the table (no staff or other customers)

2. I'm the only person your affectionate to unless we are leaving then you can give out short hugs

3. You stay by my side no matter what

4. If you are asked where were you you say I was in England with your mom doing little jobs around the town.

Lastly

5. You look happy, smile at everyone and don't and I mean don't do any sneaky shit to tell anyone what's happening.

"Got it?" She said getting slightly more angrier as she spoke. I nodded but that was enough for her "use your voice" she said grabbing my chin.

"Yes I got it" I said she brought me into a hug and went to unlock the door when the main door shut so someone in the restaurant must've heard that.

We walk out and i dab my face trying to make it look like I haven't been crying.

Claudia's POV

Once the waiter got to me. Me and Reese's conversation stopped for a second as I order and then the waiter went to her for her order.

As she looked down at the menu I could see that she was struggling. Her breathing got heavier, her eyes went watery and her hands started shaking. She slid her menu over to billie and pointed out what she wanted.

Billie didn't seem to notice what's going on so I took it into my hands. I put my hand on her leg slightly making her flinch and she started to zone out again leaving me to grab her arm lightly pulling her towards me bringing her into a hug.

Before you say I know I should've asked first but her breathing was so fast I don't think she could answer. I started whispering things like "it's okay I got you" and "your good. I'm here" you know stuff like that when I'm guessing Finn kicked billie under the table making her look up seeing the state Reese was in.

She took Reese's hand and led her to the bathroom or well heading in that direction. After a minute or so the food started coming out so Finn told me to go and tell them. As I opened the bathroom door I heard Billie's voice.

1. Only speak to people on the table (no staff or other customers)

2. I'm the only person your affectionate to unless we are leaving then you can give out short hugs

3. You stay by my side no matter what

4. If you are asked where were you you say I was in England with your mom doing little jobs around the town.

5. You look happy, smile at everyone and don't and I mean don't do any sneaky shit to tell anyone what's happening.

Afterwards she said speak in an angrier tone which led to Reese's voice behind shaky. Someone started unlocking the cubical so I opened the door to get out of the bathroom and head to the table

"Oh are they coming?" Finn asked chucking a fry into his mouth.

"I don't know but if they ask I've been at the table the whole time. Ok" I said and they all looked at me like somethings wrong. They nodded and Finn and Patrick carried on looking at their food eating a fry every so often waiting for them to come back.

Maggie looked at me and mouthed "what happened" leading me to point at my phone

I opened up mine and Maggie's messages and typed out the message before sending it

I'll tell you later

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