Girlfriend.

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It had been a month since the Billie incident. I had barely spoken to her, most of my extra time was devoted to soccer.

"That blonde girl's form was fucked" Rachel said as we drove to her house after a game, "Bitch really thought she was gonna score though didn't she?" She chuckled.

I laughed along, and glanced down at my phone.

Billie:

My parents went on another business trip.

That's it. That's all she said to me after she broke my trust and we didn't speak for a month. I scoffed and Rachel looked over at me,

"Who texted you?" She grabbed my phone out of my hand and read the message then gave me a pitiful look.

"You gonna go over there and work this shit out?" I looked at her, shocked. Rachel knew the situation and we had plans to go to Rachel's house for a sleepover tonight.

Rachel put her hand on my shoulder,

"You love her C - it's fine. Let me drop you off?"

I nodded reluctantly.

Me

I'll be there in 10.

Billie

I can't wait.

I felt myself smile as I read the text and Rachel glanced over my shoulder at my phone,

"See! She wants to see you...let me do your makeup real quick I have my makeup bag in here somewhere..." she rooted around her car as we sat around the corner from Billie's house, on the side of the road.

I let her do my makeup and looked at myself in her mirror, I gave her the nod of approval.

She grinned, proud of her latest artwork. Then reached across me and opened the car door,

"Go! Text me and tell me how it goes please?" I nodded and headed towards Billie's gate, ringing the video enhanced doorbell at the entrance. Howard's voice came across,

"Eilish Residence May I- Cleo? What a surprise. Please come in."

Gate unlocked. I walked in the front door and hugged Howard, who was standing at the foot of the stairs waiting for me.

"I missed you Howie!"

He chuckled, "Oh so now I'm Howie? My goodness you girls," he glanced up the stairs then back at me and lowered his tone, "she has barely come out of her room since you two met with her parents...be gentle with her."

I gave him a half smile and nodded, then headed up the stairs to Billie's room.

I stood outside the door debating if I should knock or just walk in when she opened it, giving me a surprised look that I was standing there.

We held eye contact for a minute in complete silence before she said,

"Were you afraid to come in?"

I looked down and bit my bottom lip,

"Kind of...I don't know what we are."

She put her hand in mine and pulled me into her room shutting the door behind her.

She sat on the bed and I stayed standing, awkwardly staring at her, waiting for the detailed apology that I deserved weeks ago.

She looked up at me with furrowed brows and tears in her eyes...I instantly felt guilt. I never wanted to make her cry. I loved her, mad or not, betrayed or not. I sat down beside her and put my hand back on hers.

She turned towards me and asked, "Why did you leave me when I needed you the most?"

Tears. Running down her cheeks. She covered her face and sniffled. I reached towards her, attempting to rub her back and she slapped my hand away.

"You said you were here to stay! And you lied. You're just like Finneas and my ex and everyone else...you only want to be around when things are easy. I thought you were my person Cleo. You left me alone with them. I have no one without you."

She was right. Finneas was never here. He was too busy to even answer his phone half of the time. Billie's friends weren't close friends, more like associates. I was her family and her girlfriend and her best friend all in one and...I had failed her.

I sat down on her floor, at her feet and looked up at her bowed head,

"Billie I love you."

She stopped sniffling for a minute and looked at me with hurt eyes,

"I love you too Cleo. So much. I'm so sorry about the pictures. The whole thing was fucked up I never ever should have made you do something that you didn't want to do in the first place. I didn't mean to betray you...I promise I had no idea my mom would find them," she rubbed my shoulder while she spoke and I felt myself melt into her soft touch. Forgiveness creeped in.

I looked up and stared at her lips, inviting her to kiss me. She took the hint and dove into me, rubbing her hands through my hair and hugging me after ended our kiss.

I pulled away for the embrace, this wasn't over yet. "I owe you and apology too Billie," I started and she shook her head no, I continued anyway, "I never meant to make you feel abandoned and now I see that's what happened. I'm sorry for being a bad girlfriend, this will make us stronger though. I'm learning how to be better for you."

She looked at me with a huge smile and bright eyes.

"What?" I asked.

"You said girlfriend...so you are still my girlfriend?" Her eyes flickered with excitement.

"I am absolutely your girlfriend."

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