Don't Call Me Baby (Billy Hargrove)

-Chapter fifty four-

Emilia

(Warning, medical talk up ahead of things I don't even know. So excuse me if it sounds rubbish, because I'm not a doctor :))

'Billy, what happened?!' I exclaim and I quickly hurry into my room and shut the door behind me. I gasped as Billy lays helpless on my bed, he's half off of my bed while his head rests on the mattress, his eyes are shut tight as he gasps in pain. His face is bleeding again, with new wounds scattering across his cheeks, while his lip is badly busted and his hand keeps grasping onto his side.

'That fücking asshole' Billy mutters out as he groans when he shifts off of the bed and lands on the ground, but he just breaths through the pain and attempts to sit up straight. I glanced over to my bed sheet and noticed a relatively big patch of blood, but I figured I'd sort that out later.

'Oh, Jesus Billy where does it hurt the most?' I question as I bend down and get close to him as he indicates to his side, and I exhale heavily as I slowly peel his shirt up, revealing a big bruise on his side, purple and blue, it's so close to his rib I'm sure he must've broken something. Not only that, but he is bleeding crazy from the wound.

'Billy I'm taking you to the hospital-' I state and instantly his hand reaches for mine and tugs me.

'Don't, I don't need that, I'm fine' Billy winces as he tries to move to prove that he was in good state to me, but that alone was a sign that I needed to take him to the hospital. So I managed to convince him, and he got up against his will and I helped escort him downstairs and used him outside, while I grabbed my parents keys and said I was going to Nancy's.

'He has in fact lightly fractured a rib, but other than the severe bruising on his side, he should be fine' The doctor checking Billy wounds explains, and I sit closely and listen while Billy has an agitated look on his face, he was so stubborn and kept complaining on the car ride here, but I shushed him and forced him inside.

'The bruising will heal with some of this cream, and the occasional intake of the antibiotics we're going to give you, take it twice a day every second day and you should be good to go' She explains as she lifts up the tub of cream and puts the antibiotic pills into a brown bag and hands it to me. Then she turns around and grabs a brown clip board with a pen, and on the papers are details Billy has to fill in, his name and date of birth etcetera, and I'd have to fill in my details too.

'We have to see your ID and know what relationship the two of you share, if it's not a close one then we will have to contact one of your parents' She questions as I offer the board and pen to Billy and he takes it reluctantly and fills it in.

'I'm his girlfriend' I sigh out and she nods, Billy stops writing and looks over to me with a little smile on his face, but I dismiss him by giving him a look before turning back to the doctor who writes something down on her own board.

'We'll just need to ask a few questions, how did you get injured?' She questions as she fixes her shirt that had probably been playing up since she has a hectic job. I watch as Billy shifts uncomfortably from the question, and he looks away.

'If it's a parent or a family member hurting you, you can tell me and we can sort something out with the authorities' She says politely and Billy stays silent.

Billy would throw Neil under the bus if he could, but he wouldn't do that to Susan and Max, it would tear their family apart, and I doubt he would rat him out for that. And although Neil had been a complete asshole to Billy numerous times, I knew I didn't call the shots in what his decision was. If I was going to answer for him, I knew he'd be silently telling me to lie, so I lied with a fake smile on my face.

'Oh Billy has angelic parents, he just got into a bad fight at a friend's party, you know how those things can get when people are intoxicated, Billy is a bit of a bad boy when it comes to jumping into fights' I say causing her to laugh before jotting down the reason he's here, and I turn to Billy who gives me an appreciative look. He finished up writing in his details before handing it back to the doctor, who quickly reads it and I give her my ID, she scribbles something down before nodding.

'Okay, you're good to go, just keep an eye on him and make sure he takes his medication, you may have to help him apply the cream on aswell' She explains and I nod as I take in the information, this would mean I'd have to be around Billy a lot more since I have to care to his wounds, doubt anyone else will.

'I will, thank you'

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'Billy you're dad is a problem' I state as I start up his car and wait for him to buckle up before driving out of the parking lot. Billy stays silent but I see him nod in my perepheral vision, causing me to exhale heavily.

'I know he's your dad, but he hurts you all of the time. Look at tonight, he basically fractured one of your ribs and now the side of your body is bruised' I rant and he just sighs.

'He can't keep doing this to you, and you're just worrying me by staying there. I need to look after you, and I know you're too stubborn to let me help, but I'm going to keep an eye on you' I say as I turn to look at him, and he's staring back at me with a little grin on his face.

'Can you not laugh, this is serious' I state, as I try to put a stern look on my face, causing Billy's grin to grow wider.

'I doubt Harrington will like the fact that you'll be nursing me back to health' Billy states and I roll my eyes.

'You were like that to him once, so leave him out of this- we need to sort out where you're going to stay until you fully recover, I think my place is best pick, I can just lie to my parents and if yours ask, I just lie again, I doubt your dad will want to expose himself to my parents, so we should be good' I explain and Billy nods in agreement at my plan, then I feel his hand slip onto my knee, he squeezes it with a grin on his face.

'Thank you Emilia' Billy sighs out and I just nod as a response, and when his hand starts to slowly inch its way up my thigh, I swat his hand away causing him to laugh.

'Do that again and I'll chop your hands off' I warn as I let out a little laugh, and he holds up his hands in defense as I scold him.

'Yeah, I'd definitely fück bad ass Emilia'

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Oh look Billy yeah okay, excuse the failed medical talk pls - D♡