Don't Call Me Baby (Billy Hargrove)

-Chapter sixty three-

Emilia

'I swear Billy, you have to cut your hair sometime, or at least style it differently' I joke as I pull at one of his blonde strands from the mullet he always wears. I doubt he'd suit a buzz cut, or any other hair style but maybe he could try something different. My statement causes him to push my hand away from his hair and I laugh as he glares at me.

'You don't say anything to Harrington' He mumbles and I nod as I realize I don't, but Steve suits his hair and I think nearly everybody can agree on that.

'You could try a classic look, but I don't know, you suit this mop of hair' I say and he gives me a eye roll before sarcastically thanking me. Things have been going good between the two of us, we just banter and he's been respecting my decision of just being friends, and he seems content with where we're at for now.

'You remember that time I chased you down here?' Billy questions randomly as he nods his head toward the bathroom down the hallway, and I feel myself cringe at the memory. God we acted like children, I mean Billy was being a jerk and decided to chase after me, and I let him interrogate me in the bathroom over shit I didn't do.

'You were such a hypocritical dick' I say as I insult him openly, but he just nods, taking in the comment because he knew it was true, and he agreed with me.

'I was a jealous prick, can't really blame me, guys like Aaron show up when I'm not around' Billy mumbles stubbornly, and I sigh as I turn my head and see Jordan walking from down the hallway talking to one of his guy friends before he locked eyes with me, and he waves at me and I wave back, Billy groans beside me at the sight.

'You've got a long way to not being jealous of every other male who talks to me, because I wasn't onto your ass about Anna, or any other girl you hung around for that matter' I say and Billy goes silent, knowing fully well that I'm right and he rubs the back of his neck.

'Dear God, I'm gonna leave before your new boyfriend comes over here' Billy mumbles before pulling me into a brief hug and I scold him for being rude, but maybe it's best if neither of them talk.

'You can try being nice to him you know' I mumble and Billy snickers.

'Believe me I am being nice, if I were still your boyfriend I would've gotten into a fight with him over the fact he gave you a ride home, but I'm not starting anything with him' Billy says and I tilt my head as I agree with him on that, at least he wasn't picking as fight with Jordan over the fact that he was just talking to me. Billy leaves and eventually Jordan comes over to me, a grin on his face.

'Hey Em, I was going to ask you for a favor' Jordan says as he pulls me into a hug and I wrap my arms around his shoulders and briefly realize how nice he smells.

'What's up?' I question.

'My family wanna meet one of my friends, to see if I'm choosing the right crowd, and I wanted you to come to dinner at my house tonight...' He says and I hum as I let the idea set, I always feel nervous meeting new people, especially since his family is new to Hawkins and probably have high expectations of what friends they want Jordan to have.

'Uh-if you're busy or don't want to it's completely fine, I'm sorry I asked just forget I said anything and move on-' Jordan rambles, slightly embarrassed that I took a while to answer, and probably took my silence as me rejecting him.

'Hey I didn't say no, I'm just nervous that your parents won't think I'm good enough to be friends with their son, what if they think I'm too awkward or stupid, plus I'm not fit, what if they think I'll just distract you and slow you down in football' I say and Jordan stares at me with adoration in his eyes as I list the things that could go wrong.

'You're so cute when you worry, but you shouldn't, they'll love you I promise- I've got practice right now but meet you at the lockers after school?' Jordan says as he grins at me and I nod as we part ways and I make my way to my next class.

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'A dinner party with his family, sounds fishy if you ask me, I know guys, I know how they work' Steve complains as I explain to him about Jordan's dinner plans tonight, and he's been doing nothing but complain for the last ten minutes.

'Look, I can hang out with you tomorrow Steve' I say as I squeeze his hand and walk at a leisurely pace around the field, the noises of the football players practicing fills the air and I briefly turn to see Jordan doing his sets.

'Yeah and soon that'll turn into you missing out a few more dates and then I'll be alone-' Steve protests, obviously aware that Jordan was around and felt self concious about the fact that Jordan was trying to spend more time with me, but I stopped his worrying by pulling his body into mine and pressing my lips against his.

He shut up about the dinner for the rest of lunch time, but he still seemed apprehensive of me going.

As agreed, I met Jordan at his lockers when the last bell rang, I was leaning on the steel doors as he strode toward me with his bag slung on one of his shoulders while he carried a football in the other. We talked and walked around for a while, killing time while we waited for me to make up my mind about going to his house.

'Steve doesn't like me right' Jordan states as we walk down the empty hallways, and I hesitate as I answer. On one hand I wanted to lie to him to try to not make things awkward, on the other I wanted to just clarify the elephant in the room and just confirm what he already knows. Steve and I have been in a tight spot since Jordan has been hanging around me, but Steve doesn't own me, neither does Billy, so it doesn't matter what they think.

'He just doesn't like how you're always around me...' I say as I fiddle with my bag straps, and my answer causes Jordan to snicker.

'What are you like a prisoner or something, girl you can have your own friends' Jordan says and I sigh heavily as I agree with him, Steve isn't usually the jealous and over protective type, but lately he's just been acting strange.

'I do have my own friends, but Steve is probably just jealous because I've been spending time with you, he already has problems with this guy- Billy, my uh- ex boyfriend' I say reluctantly and when Jordan opens his mouth to question me on Billy, I give him a look to show him that I was going to explain that story to him later.

'Well, what ever these dudes problems are with letting you have your freedom and shit, you should just know that you can do what ever the hell you want' Jordan says encouragingly, and I feel liberating from his statement and that's when I feel the light bulb go off.

Even if Steve and I have been best friends since we were six, he doesn't own me, and Billy has no say in what I do at all, so I decided that I'd take up the offer that Jordan suggested earlier about going over to his house after school to meet his family. Steve wanted me to drive to his house, but I spend nearly every day with him and I wanted to show him that I'm my own person, with my own life and friends.

And if it meant straying away from our plans and giving him less attention to send a strong message across, then so be it.

'Jordan, you're right. I'll just pop into your place for a little while'

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Sorry for not updating sooner, I'm planning on publishing two more chapters, love you guysss & thank you for being patient with me - D ♡