If Billy Hargrove lived (Part 3)

Part 3

Steve's POV
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I had to find a way to win Billy back. I went to Mike for help. I grabbed my keys and drove over to his house. I knocked on the door. Nancy opened it. "Steve" she said. "Is mike here" I asked. "Yea his in the basement" she said. I walked passed her and opened the basement door. I walked down the stairs. "Steve" mike said. "I need help" I said. I explained what was going on with Billy and me. He talked about how Billy was over with Nancy the other night. I put my head down and took a deep breath. "Hey it's okay" mike said. "I really liked Billy" I said. "You know how you feel about El" I said picking my head up. Mike nodded. "That's how I feel about Billy.. I can't lose him" I said. "You have to show him how you feel Steve" Mike said. "Show him you care and you love him" he said. "You're right" I said. I grabbed my keys and drove to Billy's house. I played his favorite song on a boom box and held it up. "Billy I know you're there" I said. He opened the window. "Leave Harrington" he said. "I love you Billy Hargrove" I said. "And I care about you" I said. Billy closed his eyes and put his head down. "Can I please just come in and talk" I said. Billy shut his window. I put the boom box down and went to my car. The front door opened. I turned around. Billy was in the doorway. "Are we gonna talk or what Harrington" he said. I followed him inside.
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Billy's POV
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I let Steve in and brought him to my room. Both of us were quiet. "I love you Billy" Steve said. "Why do you keep saying that" I asked. "Because.. I do okay" he said. "Remember how it hurt you to see me with Robin.. it hurts me to see you with Nancy" Steve said. "I'm sorry" I said. We both looked down. Steve put his hand on mine. I pulled my hand away. "You better just go.. it's getting late" I said. Steve got up and left. I took a deep breath. Me and Steve just weren't the same. I went to bed. In the morning I woke up and poured a bowl of cereal. "Everything okay" Max asked. "Terrific" I said. Max gave me a hug. I put my bowl in the sink and got ready for work. I grabbed my keys and drove to the pool. I sat in my lifeguard post. Steve came in wearing a sailor outfit. I got off the post and went down to him. "What are you doing Harrington" I asked. "You said you thought I'd be cute in this outfit so I wore it" he said. Not gonna lie he did look cute. I scuffed and walked passed him. I wanted to turn around but stopped myself. I finished my shift then went home. I kinda missed Steve. I pushed him out of my mind and took a shower. I couldn't help but think of him. I sat on my bed with my head in my hands. I fell asleep late and slept in. Max woke me up. "Billy" she said knocking on my door. "What" I said half asleep. "Just get dressed and come out" she said. I groaned. I got up and got dressed. After that I walked out of my room. "What Max" I said. She pointed to the living room where Steve was. I sat there and froze looking at him. I shut my eyes and put my head down. Steve came up and hugged me. "It's okay Billy" he said. "I'm here" he said. The flashbacks started getting intense. All the abuse and my mom.. it was too much. I ran out of the house. I drove to Nancy's. I walked up to the door and knocked. Nancy answered it. "Is everything okay" she asked. A tear rolled down my cheek. She brought me up to her room. I explained to her about Steve and the flashbacks I'd been having. "Billy" she said with sad eyes. I cried on her shoulder. She rubbed my back. "You're safe now Billy" she said. "Why are you treating me this way" I asked. "Like what" Nancy said. "All nice.. and being here for me" I said. "Usually girls just care about my looks" I continued. "Because Billy you're a human being.. it's not all about looks. You're a good hearted person and you deserve so much more" she said. I looked down. She looked at me. She put her hand on my cheek. She leaned in and kissed me. I looked down. "Is everything okay" she asked. "I just don't even know" I said. She held my hand. I sighed. I wanted to just get over Steve. I kissed Nancy. I looked up at her. She kissed me back. I smiled at her. We hung out for a while. Once it got late I went back home. Steve called as I walked into my room. "I really don't want to talk" I said about to hang up. "Wait" he said. I picked the phone back up. "Please just give me one chance" he said. I sighed. "Fine" I said. "I'll see you in 10 minuets" he said. I got changed and waited in the living room. Steve knocked on the door. His eyes widened when I opened the door. "Wow.. you look good" he said. "Thanks Harrington" I said smiling. He brought me out to his car. We drove to the movie theater. He held my hand as we walked in. I missed this. We walked in and got tickets. After that we went into the theater. Halfway through the movie Steve looked over at me and smiled. I smiled back. I held his hand.
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Steve's POV
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Tonight was going good. I felt like Billy was starting to fall for me again. I really missed him.
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Billy's POV
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The movie ended. We walked out and went to the parking lot. We sat outside by Steve's car. I lit a cigarette. "Those jeans look good on you" Steve said. I looked over at him. "Thanks" I said. "And I like those black sunglasses you wear.. it's cute" I said. Steve smiled. "I miss you Billy" he said. I put my head against the car and put my cigarette out. Steve looked down. "I.. missed you too Steve" I said looking over at him. He looked up at me. I looked down and put his hand in mine. He smiled at me. I bit my lip. "I'm just scared okay" I said. "But you don't need to be" he said. "I'm not gonna hurt you" Steve said. "But I don't know that" I said. "I've been hurt too many times" I continued. "And you didn't deserve it" Steve said. "You deserve so much more.. I wanna show you what you deserve" he said. I looked over at him. "I love you Steve" I said. I hugged him tight. He drove my home. I walked in and ate dinner with Max. "How'd it go" she asked. "Alright" I said. "He loves you Billy.. like truly loves you" Max said. I looked down at my food. "I just hate having trust issues" I said. "I know Billy.. it sucks but we're gonna get through this together" Max said. "We both deserve better" she said. "I know" I said looking up at her. I finished dinner and went to my room. I just wanted Steve there to comfort me. I decided to call him. He came over a few minuets later. He knocked on the front door. I went an answered it. "Everything okay" Steve asked. I hugged him and cried into his sweatshirt. I brought him inside and took him into my room. I opened up to him about the abuse and my mom leaving. "Billy.." Steve said. I put my head down as tears ran down my face. "I.. I didn't know all this" he said. "Not many people did" I said. He hugged me and held me tight. "I just want this to be over" I said. "It is billy.. your dad's gone now" he said comforting me. I held back my tears. "I'm here Billy" Steve said. "I love you.. and you may not understand what that truly means but you mean everything to me" he said. I looked up at him. I hugged him tight. "I love you Harrington" I said. Steve spent the night with me. He had his arms around me. I fell asleep beside him. I woke up with Steve playing with my hair. "Good morning" he said. "Morning" I said. We got up and went to the kitchen. I made us breakfast. "Thank you for last night.. and being so understanding" I said. "Nobody deserves to go through what you did Billy.. I'm sorry" Steve said. "I know" I said. "But I've gotta move past it" I continued. Steve held my hand. "You're not gonna do it alone" he said. I looked up at him and smiled. We ate our breakfast. Once we finished Steve drove me to his house. "Wow" I said walking in. "Nice place" I said. Steve brought me up to his room. I started to get cold. "You Okay" Steve asked. "Yeah.. just cold" I said. Steve took his sweatshirt off and gave it to me. "Thanks" I said smiling. Steve didn't have anything on under his sweatshirt. He went to go grab a shirt. I grabbed his wrist. "You look cute shirtless" I said. Steve smiled at me. He came and sat beside me. He put his arm around me. I looked over at him. He smiled back at me. I couldn't help but notice how Steve's sweatshirt smelt. It smelt amazing.. like him. I held his hand in mine. "Promise me you won't leave" I said. "I promise" Steve said. I looked up at him and smiled. I took Steve's sweatshirt off. Steve looked over at me. I took my shirt off. Steve bit his lip. "You look good shirtless" he said. "Not as good as you" I said smiling. Steve put his hand on my cheek and slowly leaned in to kiss me. I smiled at him. Steve laid down. I laid beside him. He moved close to me. I put my arm around him. He smiled at me. Steve looked into my eyes. "You're perfect" he said. I smiled. "So are you Harrington" I said. He smiled back. I played with his hair. "So cute" I said. Steve smiled at me. "Should I cut my hair" I asked. "You'd look cute with anything" he said. I smiled. "Thanks Harrington" I said. "You wanna go to the Hawkins pool" I asked. "Sure" Steve said. He drove us to the pool. We walked in and sat by the pool together. I held Steve's hand. I saw Nancy walking by. "Shit" I said under my breath. Nancy came by us. "I can-" I said before Nancy cut me off. "It's okay Billy.. as long as you're happy" she said walking away. I smiled at her. Steve hugged me. "Everything's gonna be okay" he said. Steve held my hand. "I promise" he said. I smiled at him. "I love you" I said looking over at him. "I love you too" he said looking back at me. I decided I wanted to cut my hair. Later that day I went and got my hair cut short. After I got it cut I went to go see Steve. I knocked on the door. He opened it. "Wow" he said surprised. "It looks bad.. doesn't it" I said putting my head down. "No.. it looks amazing" Steve said. I smiled at him. "You look so cute" he said smiling. "Stop" I said smiling. Steve smiled back at me. Steve let me in and took me to his room.