the scientist // billy hargrove

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The week seemed to fly until the night of Steve's kegger. Beverly showed up at Jade's door with a bag of clothes and went back to her  room. The girls painted their nails black and worked on their makeup. Beverly handed Jade a tube of dark purple lipstick and winked. Beverly put on a busty crop top with AC/DC on it and gave one like that but with Metallica to Jade. They both wore black heeled boots and black pleather shorts. Jade put on the jacket Billy gave her and lit a cigarette. She took her Impala to Alexander's house and parked. She'd told her mother that she'd be spending the night with him but she never said they'd be picked up by one of Alex's friends to get to the party.

Some of Alex's jock friends showed up and they climbed into the pickup bed. They were blaring rock and roll from the speakers as they drove and screamed. Jade couldn't help screaming and cheering along with them and when they got to Steve's house they all jumped out of the truck.

"Kegs are in the backyard!" Steve yelled over the music. "Music is inside!" Alex went off with his friends and Beverly and Jade ran to the backyard. When they got there, people started cheering for Beverly. She was known as the keg queen. Someone handed Jade a cup and she drank it all and cheered for Beverly who was currently out drinking the quarterback. Jade went over to a table of shots.

Billy will be here soon.

One shot.

Billy.

Second shot.

Billy.

Third.

Billy.

Fourth.

Why is he always on my mind? Damn, him.

Fifth.

"You sure can handle some shots!" Jade turned to see Corey smiling at her.

(AN: think of Jonathan Brandis)

He was one of the jocks that brought her here and he'd been friends with Alex for almost as long as she has.

"It's not that hard!" Jade smiled and handed him a shot. When Corey took the shot, Billy pulled up to Steve's house. "Hey, you wanna go dance?"

"Sure!" Jade took his hand and led him into the house and they started dancing like all of the other couples, including make outs. After a few songs they moved over to a wall and stopped the dancing but continued the making out.

Billy had just finished a keg and got named keg king. He ran into the house, planning on rubbing it in Steve's face until he saw Jade making out with Corey. He shoved through the crowds and pulled him off of her. Corey backed off and went to the backyard.

"Billy, what the hell?" Jade yelled. He pressed her against the wall and put his hand next to her face. "What the hell is wrong with you? You don't get to do that! You don't get to be on my mind every second of the day! You don't get to be a dick to me but still have me like you! You don't get to throw out my distracti-" Billy smashed his lips onto Jade's and put his hand on her lower back, pulling her against him. Her top lip was between his lips and her hands were around his neck. He pushed his tongue through her lips and began to play with hers. No One Like You started and Jade smiled into the kiss.

"You are mine," he growled into her ear.

Billy pulled her into the middle of the dance floor and started to dance with her, keeping her pressed close to him and making out some more. When the song ended, Billy pulled away, still biting her lip. He pecked her lips then her cheek.

"I'm not yours, Billy, you don't actually care, you just want sex, it's not real and I won't let you hurt me." She started to walk away when Billy grabbed her arm and pushed her against a wall.

"I don't care, huh? You're the only person I do care about and I don't just want you for sex because for some reason you're more than that to me. When you left I was actually angry. No girl has done that to me before. I can't stand seeing you with other guys or when other guys talk about how you're a witch in the sheets. I don't want you with anyone but me and I can't stand being with someone that isn't you." Billy wiped her cheek even though she wasn't crying and kissed her forehead. Jade leaned her face into his hand and put her hand on his chest and grabbed his jacket with the other. Their lips met again but they were careful with each other as if the other could break. They separated their lips and wrapped their arm around the other. Jade saw Beverly and Alexander make out on their way to a bedroom.

"I think I just lost my ride!"

"I could give you a different kind of ride," Billy grinned. She smacked his chest and blushed. They walked out to his car together and drove 125 mph with the windows down, never stopping the car until they needed gas and decided to make out more.

"Will you be my secret girlfriend?"

"Only if you're my secret boyfriend."