This is dedicated to someone special to me and I hope she knows how special she is to me<3 Hope you guys enjoy it!
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October was the hardest month for Billie. All ghosts seemed to make a deal to haunt houses and pester people. Of course this meant more money for Billie but this also meant spending days in houses, lack of sleep and not even an hour for herself. It was exhausting. Some ghosts were nice, some were not. Some wanted to talk, some waited days to say a word. But something Billie has always loved about her, was her patience. She had a lot of patience with everyone, even with people who were assholes.
But finally, after a whole month of work, she had finally a free time. A year ago, she would want to spend it in her apartment, drinking wine and probably watching TV. Or just sleeping until she got tired of it. But now, she only wanted to visit one particular ghost that caught her attention.
After spending days with Constance and visiting the house, she had noticed Nora Montgomery. She knew about her, she knew she was the owner of the house, the first ghost to live in there. She was fascinated by her but never thought she'd have the chance to see her or talk to her. She was more beautiful than she imagined and had seen in pictures.
Nora seemed to be curious about Billie, hiding when she was at the house walking around the rooms with Constance. She had insisted in visiting her children every day since the Harmons were already death and no one was living at the house. Billie had agreed on going with her but not because of the children but because she wanted to get Nora to talk to her. After so many days of trying, she finally got Nora to talk to her and she not only got that from her, but also a smile and a slightly touch on the shoulder. It was enough to make Billie's heart race.
After a few weeks, a few visits and conversations, she got Nora to open up, be herself around her and then she got her attention. Billie was patient and decided to give Nora the time to decide what to do. She only had to wait 3 months and 4 days for Nora to finally give the first step and kiss her. After that day, everything was just perfect.
Billie would go every day to visit her, spend time with her. Sometimes she stayed over coming to an agreement with everyone in the house. The time she spent with Nora was her favorite part of the day. Getting to hold her, kiss her, take care of her. It was the first time Billie dated a ghost but she was willing to keep this going, falling hard for Nora was one of the best choices she had made.
It was the first time in a month that she came to the house. She knew Nora would be mad at her for not visiting her but she was going to do everything she had in her power to avoid having an argument with her. As she entered the house, silence greeted her. This only meant that Nora was back on the basement. She sighed and closed the door walking to the kitchen and leaving her things on the counter. She walked to the door that took her to the basement, walking down the stairs quietly.
"She's upset."
Billie turned to find Violet behind her. She sighed. "Has she said anything about me?"
"Oh, you're the only thing she talks about. She's been waiting for you. She gave up 2 days ago and went back to the basement." Violet shrugged. "She just misses you, Billie."
"I know. I don't blame her." She smiled a little. "I'll fix this."
"Please, cause she's been a pain in the ass lately." Violet chucked as she went back up the stairs.
Billie sighed and kept walking down the stairs, looking around the dark room. "Nora? I know you're here." She heard a quiet sob and her heart broke. "Baby? I'm home." She walked further into the room to find Nora sitting on one of the boxes, her back facing Billie. "Nora."
Nora turned to look at Billie and ran to her, wrapping her arms around her. "I wanted to be mad at you but I can't. I missed you so much." She nuzzled her face on the crock of Billie's neck.
Billie wrapped her arms around her and smiled. "Well you have a right. I'm sorry I couldn't come. Work took over me."
"I understand." She pulled away and ocean eyes met chocolate ones. "But now you are here."
Billie smiled. "And I'm staying, baby." She kissed her lips softly. "Come upstairs with me. I have a surprise for you." She grabbed her hand.
Nora smiled and nodded. "What did you bring?"
"Won't tell you until we're there. You'll see for yourself." Billie walked them up the stairs and then walked behind Nora, placing both her hands on her eyes. "Close your eyes, I'll walk you to the kitchen."
Nora furrowed her brows and sighed, nodding her head. "Alright, I trust you."
Billie smiled and walked them slowly to the kitchen. She bit her lip as she moved in front of Nora, taking her hands away. "Don't open them just yet." She walked to the countertop and moved her purse so she could move the things she bought. "Okay...you can now." She turned to look at her.
As Nora opened her eyes, a small gasp left her mouth. She felt tears in her eyes as she walked close to Billie. "Billie..." she said softly.
Billie smiled as she looked at the flowers. "I know red poppy flowers are your favorite and I know you don't get hungry anymore but I baked this red velvet cake myself so I hope you do enjoy it." She chuckled and then grabbed a little box and showed it to her. "And this..." she opened it to reveal a beautiful necklace. "...this is my promise to you that I'll always be here for you even if I'm not present. You are everything to me, Nora. I love you and I want you to know how special you are to me." Billie smiled as she grabbed the necklace from the little box and walked behind Nora to put it on her. "Now...you have me in here." She kissed the back of her neck.
Nora turned to Billie, tears in her eyes as she wrapped her arms around her, kissing her softly. Billie wrapped her arms around her waist and pulled her closer, smiling against her lips. "I love you too, Billie." Nora said as she sobbed softly. "Thank you for remembering this."
"It's stuff you love. Of course I remember." Billie smiled. "Now, why don't we eat the cake and then we cuddle?"
Nora smiled and nodded. "I'd love that." She kissed her lips again before turning to admire her flowers.
Billie smiled at the sight and bit her lip, shocking her head as she couldn't believe how lucky she was to have found Nora. She was the happiest gal in the whole world.
