Don't Call Me Baby (Billy Hargrove)

-Chapter forty two-

Emilia

'So can I tag along to one of these parties?' I say to Billy who rests his head on my lap, my fingers brushed deep into his blonde hair while I gently stroke the strands back, his eyes remain shut as he rests and I wait for him to respond.

'I don't want you to, it's not your scene, let's be real here' Billy says followed by a chuckle, and I let out a sigh as I agree with him. I hated parties, I just wanted to tag along with him to see what he did at these. He's been skipping out on me alot lately over them, which means I do have the right to attend at least one. Plus I needed to tell him about Anna, who is most likely at one of these parties.

'I know, but maybe just try something different...for your sake' I lie and I feel him shift and sit up as he faces me, and he furrows his eyebrows while a smile plays on his face.

'I would like you to give me company, but c'mon baby, you'll feel uncomfortable, I don't want you to go through that' Billy says as he traces patterns along my knee, and I let out a laugh at his statement.

'You have plenty of company Billy Hargrove, and I'm sure I can suffer through a few hours at one of these parties' I say convincingly, and I watch the hesitation on his face wash away, and rubs his face with his hands before sighing heavily as he gives into my plan.

'Fine, but don't complain when you want to leave' Billy says and I promise him I wouldn't, a small smile grows on my face as I rub my hands together as I devise my plan, to not only get insight of what Billy does at these parties, but to expose Anna aswell.

I spent literally half an hour getting ready while a Billy jumped back over the fence to his house to go change his clothes. I wouldn't bother much with my appearance, I mean clearly enough to look presentable, but not over doing it like other girls did, tonight could either go two ways. Me successfully spilling the truth to Billy about Anna, and him completely ending their friendship there, or I end up leaving early because Billy and I get into an argument.

I was hoping it was going to be the first option, but by the sounds of it, Billy was excited for this party, and my questions about whether Anna was tagging along to this one were answered, when Billy and I got into his Camaro and he told me we were picking her up. I merely answered and barely hid my agitation as he drove his way to her Uncle's house.

I knew I should've called Nancy for some advice, I seriously need some, right now I felt tense knowing we were driving to Anna's place, and she'd be riding in the same car as us, Nancy would've given me some good advice.

'I swear she takes ten years to get ready' Billy complains as he beeps the horn in the driveway, and we wait for her to come out of the house. Two minutes later, she comes jogging out of the house, wearing a tight black dress that revealed way too much cleavage, and the sight of her just made me look down at my plain black jeans and crop shirt that I borrowed from Nancy.

'Hi Billy-' She says as she walks over to the drivers window, and she stops mid sentence when she sees me sitting in the passengers, and the smile on her face drops instantly.

'Oh I didn't know we'd have other passengers' Anna says awkwardly as I flash her a false smile.

'Okay, well too bad' I say and Billy looks over at me with a scolding look on his face, causing me to flash an apologetic smile and open the passengers door to let her get in the back seat.

At first she looks at me, and then at the back seats and coughs while she indicates for me to hop in. I sigh heavily as I look at her, then at Billy to stares at us, wondering what the hold up is. Anna groans before she bends a little to talk to Billy.

'Billy I want to sit at the front' She says childishly and I roll my eyes at her behaviour, and I watch in satisfaction as Billy takes a look at me and looks back at Anna before shaking his head.

'Sorry Anna, you gotta sit at the back, my girl always rides at the front' Billy says and I silently jump for joy as Anna wears an annoyed look on her face before reluctantly getting into the seats at the back. She buckles up angrily and I push my chair back and get into the car, and we let Billy drive us off toward the party.

My head was spinning when we got inside of the randoms house, the front lawn was scattered with intoxicated teens, and inside was stuffy and smelt of bad liquor and cigarettes, I hated this atmosphere but I needed to complete my missions. So I grab ahold of Billy's hand and took a cup, and just sucked it up for an hour.

At least two hours into it, I was already regretting my decision of tagging along, Billy was talking to his friends while drinking and smoking, and I just sat on the couch beside him, awkwardly drinking my drink while scanning the room anxiously. The last time I was at a party was with Nancy and Jonothan, I had friends there to comfort me, the only person I have at this one is Billy.

I decided I had enough of sitting around, Billy has proved to me that he does just drink at these parties, or maybe he was just civil because I'm here, I wasn't sure but he seemed to be innocent so far, but I need some air. The living room had increased in sweaty bodies, stuffy air smelling of alcohol and smoke, so I hastily stood up and told Billy.

'Hey, I-I need some air, I'll be back' I say into his ear and he nods before grasping ahold of my hand squeezing it.

'Don't wander too far' He says before I stumble off toward the emptiest part of the house, which happened to be the kitchen. I decided to stop for a glass of water to clear my head, so I chugged one down and put my cup in the sink before turning around and bumping into someone.

'Watch it' Anna hisses and I hold my hands up in defense as I apologize, it's awkward being alone with her in a kitchen inside of a strangers house, so I made my move around her, only to be stopped by something she says.

'You're a bitch, which means you're perfect for Billy' She spits, and I twist back around to glare at her.

'Excuse me' I say and she rolls her eyes.

'You heard me the first time' She snaps with a smug look on her face, and I scoff as I argue back.

'Oh so then I don't think you'll mind if I cut your act early and expose you to Billy, you won't be on your way to being popular anymore, that sounds perfect' I say with a smile on my face, and I watch the one on her face drop.

'You don't want to mess with me Emilia, you're playing with fire here and you're going to get burnt' Anna says and I mimic her as I repeat her hand actions, causing her to snicker before straightening her dress down and pushing past me.

'I'm going to tell him, so enjoy the last moments of your short lived friendship' I warn her and she stops in the doorway to say one last remark.

'I warned you' She says before she turns on her heel and strides out of the kitchen, I let out a laugh of disbelief before grabbing another cup of water.

She's so unbelievable, first she insults me and acts like it's a crime when I argue back. I'll be the one laughing my ass off when I tell Billy about her schemes, and she'll be flat on her ass looking for a ride home since Billy's going to dump her. I sighed heavily, enjoying the relatively quiet room while inhaling the clear air, before I finish up and make my way back into the living room.

Instantly the thick atmosphere surrounds me again, and I push my way through the drunk people dancing terribly to the loud music that causes my ears to ache. But the sight infront of me when I make it back to the couches that Billy was hanging out on causes me to stop in my tracks.

Anna is currently tucked at Billy's side, sobbing into her hands while Billy's arm wraps around her shoulders, and everyone surrounding them comforts her while she cries. Billy's jaw tenses as he sees me standing there, and anger flashes in his eyes.

'Emilia, I need to talk to you right now'

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Wooooo sorry that this chapter is late, I've been busy doing stuff but it's out and I'm happy with it I guess lmao- D ♡