SLIPPING (B.E.)

{twenty}

5 weeks later.

gwen

i followed behind billie closely, reaching for her hand as i didn't want to get lost in the airport. we had just landed in hungary (sorry if ur from there cuz i never been and i have literally no clue what it like) less than an hour ago.

it was just after 6 pm, and i was starving. billie had kept reminding me we were eating out right after we dropped our stuff off at the hotel, and so i hadn't taken any of the snacks the flight attendants had offered me in the past 4 hours or so.

billie took my hand in hers and held it tightly. her security surrounded us and her family. luckily, not too many people were calling out or trying to push through. either way, i felt safe enough with billie walking confidently ahead of me.

we had a taxi or something waiting for us at the airport. i watched in amazement as they somehow managed to fit five people's bags in the trunk, until billie yanked me into the backseat.

"hm, we're missing a seat. guess you just have to sit on my lap," billie said casually, pulling me down onto her and going to buckle to seatbelt over both of us.

i grabbed her wrist to stop her. "billie, i can just sit in the middle seat-" i argued, but before i had finished she had grabbed a bag from the trunk over the seat and placed it in the empty seat.

"see? no room," she smirked at my resigned expression as she buckled us in.

i sighed then laughed and pecked her lips. billie, however, had different plans as she pulled my face back to hers and slid her tongue into my mouth. in a matter of seconds, we were fully making out in the back seat.

"EW!" finneas exclaimed when he realized he had to sit in the same row as us. billie flipped him off and tried to continue to kiss me, but i giggled and pulled away so that we wouldn't scar him further.

billie huffed but let me go. "we all know if claudia was here he would be doing the same," she grumbled, quietly enough that only i heard.

i shook my head in amusement as the car finally started moving.

we only had thirty minutes to check in, drop our stuff off, and change before we had to head out to make our reservation by the time we made it to the hotel, so we all hurried as soon as the car stopped.

i changed quickly into something more presentable once we made it to our room. billie and i were in a bedroom with finneas, since he had somehow managed to convince billie that their parents should get the master. he had looked a little nervous when right after agreeing, billie had turned to me and said something suggestive. she winked at me in a playful way after, so i knew she was joking, but finneas had seemed horrified.

the car was still waiting for us after our half hour was up. billie had no excuse for me to sit on her lap this time, but i still sat in the seat next to her so that she would be content.

the drive to the restaurant was in silence, with background noise of maggie and patrick exclaiming in awe at anything cool they saw. it was cute.

at the restaurant, we were led to a booth with curtains, for privacy. it was packed, but surprisingly none of them were recognized before we made it to the safety of the booth.

i sat on the edge so that i could run to the bathroom if i needed too. although considering what had happened last time, i might just wait it out.

i didn't talk much. it's crazy how easily people forget you're there if you don't force yourself into conversations... but i didn't mind, especially since i knew billie hadn't forgotten about me. her hand held mine the whole time, at least until our food had arrived, occasionally giving mine little squeezes.

i ate quickly and leaned back against the cushioning behind me, observing the other people at the table while i waited. considering how close billie was to her family, i was mildly surprised at how little i knew of them personally, since i had been living with her for the past however many months.

inevitably, i eventually had to use the restroom. the o'connells had all finished eating by now, but they had just ordered desert. i didn't get any because my stomach was hurting a bit.

i tugged on billie's sleeve and whispered to her when she looked to me.

"i gotta go to the bathroom, can you come too?" i asked, avoiding her eyes in my embarrassment.

she smiled and nodded, and quickly informed her family where we were going. it took us a few minutes to find it since there weren't a lot of signs.

i sighed with relief as the bathroom door shut behind us and the noise lessened considerably. billie chuckled.

"are you feeling alright, pretty?" she murmured, coming up behind me to hug me around my waist, and looking at me through the mirror.

i nodded. "my stomach kinda hurts, though. 'n' i'm tired," i confessed, leaning on her.

she 'aww'ed at me.

"we can leave now if you like, baby. i think my parents and finneas will probably be a while, but we can get an uber or something," she suggested, her hands slipping underneath my shirt to rest against my bare skin.

i nodded. "can we, please?" i looked up at her pleadingly.

she smiled. "of course, lovey. let's go tell my parents and i'll get us a ride."

so that's what we did. i think billie was really tired as well, but just didn't let on. after all, the time back in los angeles was wayyyy different from here. 

as soon as we got back, i kicked off my shoes and ran to the bed, groaning as the cool sheets pressed comfortingly against my skin.

billie laughed quietly at me. i whined when she picked me up and carried me to the bathroom, then set me on the covered toilet while she went to get us some clothes that were more comfy to sleep in.

i rubbed my eyes sleepily while billie did all her skincare for the night. after she FINALLY finished, she helped me get into my sleep clothes, since i didn't feel like getting up and would have gladly gone to bed in what i was wearing.

"is your tummy still hurting, lovey?" she asked, digging through her bag for tum-tums. i nodded, and so she gave me one with a cup of water.

after we were both dressed for the night, she picked me up again and took us to the bed. i snuggled against her warm self, my head resting under her chin. i heard finneas come into the room at some point, but i was mostly asleep by then and took no notice.

sorry its a filler and its kinda bad but 🤷‍♀️

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