Bruises// Billy Hargrove

6

It's been a week since I collapsed, a week since I kissed Billy. He was in good spirits and I enjoyed him being a dick. Because I knew he didn't mean it. I watched as he teased Steve as they played basketball and I laughed as Steve was obviously getting annoyed. Suddenly someone sat next to me but I didn't look.

"What's happening between you and Hargrove?" Jessica Lee asked and I smiled.

"Nothing." I said simply and she laughed.

"I don't think that's true Lil." She said and Billy turned around, his sweaty bare chest giving me butterflies. He threw me a wink and Steve watched between us, then Billy hit him in the face with a ball.

"Oh god." I said jumping up and running down to Steve.

"Jesus Harrington, I didn't even hit you that hard." He said and I watched Steve on the floor. Yup that was gonna be a black eye. Billy put his hand down for Steve to grab which he did. Billy pulled him up and looked at him.

"Damn Lilly, you trying to make me drool over you." He said looking me up and down going in to hug me.

"Billy you're sweaty and you smell. Have a shower and maybe you dab try that again." I said said and he gave me a satisfied grin. I smiled and walked away. He stared at my ass as I walked and I looked up towards Jess and gave her a smile.

***

Billy and I weren't a couple,but when girls stared at him or flirted with him I liked to make sure they knew not too. So as 2 girls stared at Billy from across the parking lot as he had his head buried in my neck. I slapped his ass. He jumped back and looked around, his eyes landing on the girls across from us now looking angry. He gave them a smirk and then looked back at me. He was standing between my legs as I sat on the bumper off his car. Max came out a few minutes later and I smiled.

"Hey Max, how was school?" I asked and Billy lifted me off the car by my waist. Ever since the night that Steve and Billy got into that fight and Max swung a baseball bat too lose to Billy's nuts, he's been okay with her. Which I was glad about.

"Same old same old." She said and I laughed. We all climbed into the car and I turned the radio on. "Hey Billy can you drop me off at Mikes?" Max asked.

"Yeah, what time you needing picked up?" He asked and I smiled.

"7." She said and he nodded. Once we dropped her off at Mike's we went to mines. Billy opened the door and Steve looked in horror as he held the bag of ice to his face.

"Hey Harrington!" Billy exclaimed and I rolled my eyes at how loud he was. He threw an arm around Steve and Steve looked at me with a 'what the fuck is he doing here?' Look and I grinned. I pulled Billy upstairs and jumped on my bed. We sat for a long time, sometimes talking sometimes just sitting in silence, doing our own little things.

"Billy." I said but he ignored me. "Billy." I said again but he ignored me, looking through my magazine. "Billy!" I yelled but he continued to ignore me. I smirked and hopped on him straddling his hips. The magazine was dropped to the side in seconds. His hand made it's way to my leg and I smirked. He placed his hands on my waist and flipped me over so he was hovering above me, our lips centimetres from each other. His breathe tickled my nose as we stared into each others eyes. My stomach was flipping like crazy as his cold hand touched my bare waist. But it was all over in a matter of seconds.

"Lilly it's 7" Steve said bursting through the door and I internally groaned.

"Jesus Harrington, cock block much?" Billy asked climbing off of me and I sat up. He leaned down and pecked my cheek. "I'll call you." He said and I nodded with a smile. After he left and the door shut I looked back up at Steve. 

"Not a word." I said and walked passed him. A few hours passed and I was half asleep half awake. There was a knock at the door and I looked at my clock. 1:15 in the morning. I mentally groaned but I heard Steve get up and get it. A few minutes passed and I heard him shut the door, I suspected who ever it was was gone. That was until Steve called up to me. I sighed and pulled in some comfy trousers and threw my hair in a bun. I jogged down stairs and yawned.

"Steve this better be good, I have a maths test tomorrow." I said stumbling into the living room and my eyes went wide. Steve was holding onto Billy as his head drooped.

"Billy." I breathed out and I placed Billy's other arm around my neck as we moved him to the spare room. We sat him on the bed but he didn't speak, or do anything. 

"Get me an ice pack and a wet towel." I said towards Steve and he nodded and rushed off. Billy's eyes fluttered and I smiled pushing his hair out of his face, he had bruises everywhere and cuts, his face was bloody and I sighed.

"Hey Hargrove." I said and he grabbed my hand.

"Lilly." He said shakily and I squeezed his hand.

"Shh it's okay." I said and his eyes shut again. Steve rushed in with the ice, wet towels and some bandaids. I washed Billy's face, revealing that he had a bust lip, a cut on his cheek, a black eye and a bruise on the right side of his forehead. In that moment I looked at Steve, worry wrote across his face. I looked at Billy, he was passed out, looking peaceful. From that day I would protect Billy, no matter how stupid it sounded. I loved him.