Don't Call Me Baby (Billy Hargrove)

-Chapter fifty three-

Emilia

'I don't think you should be driving with bruised eyes' I say to Billy as he speeds down the road, and since the state he's in isn't exactly healed, I've been gripping my door handle in case he accidently skimmed across the road and drove us into a tree. But he just laughed my comment off and continued to drive like a maniac to god knows where. He tapped his fingers on his steering wheel, a wide grin on his face as he openly sang aloud to the music blasting from the speakers.

'Keep singing and I'll grab the wheel and steer us into a tree' I say insulting him as I turn the music down a little, and he scoffs at my comment before shaking his head slowly.

'You've gone meaner, but I must admit I would like a bad ass version of you, imagine us smoking cigarettes and having sex on my cama-' Billy states and I cut him off before he could finish his sentence, but I couldn't help but smile a little at the image, but I shake my head.

'Stop with the sex talk Billy' I scold and he sighs heavily before he turns to look at me.

'Oh right, I forgot since I'm not your boyfriend anymore I can't joke about that' He sighs out as he turns to me and he gradually stops the car and parks up beside a curb. I peer outside and notice it's a park, the same park he took me to after saving me from Aaron's party, and I chuckled before hopping out of the car and following behind him.

'Are you going to talk about what happened?' I question as I take a seat on the swing that was still rusty, and it creaked as I slightly moved on it.

'I know it'll take giving you the whole world to forgive me, but fück I will try everything to get you back-' Billy starts but rephrases as I turn to him and give him a look.

'Just friends atleast, I just want you in some part of my life, and I know the chances of getting you back are slim, but I just want to be friends' Billy says and I heave a sigh before staring at him, a desperate look on his face and a hard look on mine.

'Maybe inventing a working time machine so you can take back the last few months, that'll do-' I say sarcastically and Billy scolds me.

'Please be serious about this, what can I do for you to forgive me?' Billy pleads and I stare off ahead of us toward the road and I shrug.

'You have to figure that out for yourself Billy' I say as I turn to him and he gives me a confused look, and as he opens his mouth to question me on it, I cut him off by standing up and dusting off my jeans.

'Billy, it's going to take a life time to gain my trust back, believe me on that. But I will consider forgiving you and being civil, you just have to figure out a solution to this problem, you should know me by now' I state and as soon as I mention the word 'forgive' his eyes light up and he sits up straight and starts to bombard me with questions.

'So if I figure something out you might forgive me? Can I start tomorrow, or like talk to you while I figure something out. Fück I know I'm an idiot, but thank you for possibly giving me a second chance, I need this' Billy rambles and I let out a heavy exhale before turning to his car and indicating I wanted to leave now. I had to be at Steve's in about an hour according by the time on my watch.

'Yeah, whatever Hargrove just don't get your hopes up' I sigh out as he follows behind me toward his car, and he brushes a hand through his hair with a wide grin on his face.

'I won't, I promise'

Billy had dropped me off to Steve's, reluctantly letting me freely get out of the car and skip toward Steve's house, while Steve waited on his front porch, glaring at Billy in the drivers seat as he peered in cautiously at me in the passenger seat. But Billy promised to leave us alone and keep it civil, for now at least, and waved at me goodbye before driving away.

'You two make up or something?' Steve questioned as I sit down beside him on his bed, and he plays with my bracelet as I shook my head.

'No, I was just civil with him, vice versa type of thing I guess' I mumble out causing Steve to scoff before he drops my wrist.

'You're not thinking of taking him back are you? Not after he fücked up again but this time screwed around on you' Steve argues as he sits up and I furrow my eyebrows in confusion at his sudden change of tone.

'I'm not, I've just been confused lately...' I trail off causing Steve to turn to me and give me an angered look.

'Confused about what? Us, is that it, I mean last time I checked I wasn't an ass hole of a boyfriend like Billy, and you accepted the offer' Steve argues and I shake my head.

'What no way, Steve I'm all for this, I am. It's just Billy has been playing on my mind tonight, and it's been crazy-' I start but he cuts me off before I can finish my sentence.

'Oh so you're thinking about him a lot right, when will you stop giving into his tricks Em? He's fooling you again, why would you believe his cry baby act, he's just going to mess around on you again Emilia. So stop being a god damn idiot and fücking listen to me!' Steve exclaims, the agitation showing in his voice, and I scoff as I get off of his bed and throw my jacket back on.

'You're right, I'm an idiot' I say blatantly as I brush my hair back and make my way toward his door. Steve reaches out to me and tries to stop me in my tracks, but I lightly shrug him off and shake my head.

'Emilia, I didn't mean-' Steve starts but I cut him off by shrugging him off and making my way to the door and pulling it open.

I should be fine walking home, it's only fifteen minutes and it's not completely dark yet, plus I needed space to think about the mess I'm in. It's either one person is happy and the other is in a complete shit mood and pissed at me, or I make the person in a shit mood happy and make the happy person in a shit mood and pissed at me. It's a tongue twister in itself, and I hated that Steve was now mad at me, but Billy isn't sad anymore.

So I kicked rocks on the pavement as I made my way home, which unfortunately took a whole half an hour because I forgot what short cuts were where. So I spent remainder of the night with a confused mind, and aching legs as I finally made my way onto my porch.

I unlocked the door with the spare key, pushed it open and greeted my parents, when they ask me as to why I'm huffing and puffing heavily like I just ran a marathon, I lied and told them Steve and I were busy at Dustin's house and trying out his 'new bike', they believed me and let me drag myself up to my room.

But as soon as I pushed my door open, I gasped at the sight in front of me.

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Who's been delayed from school? I am, school just started again and I'm ded already, ughuehdiejd, I'm planning on publishing some more tonight- D ♡