Teach me

10

Billies buys the loft, without second guessing it. She's currently on tour and is performing here in Los Angeles tonight. It must have been fate that I moved back to California. I'm still flustered and overwhelmed by it all.

I can't believe that this is actual reality. I fumble around with my ink pen as she fills out the last bit of paperwork.

"What's your child's name Malina?" She asks out the blue, I'm caught off gaurd.

"Hmm?, oh, her name." I say aloud " My daughters name is Mariquita." I respond looking at Bils long lime green nails.

"That's beautiful, is it spanish?" She asked looking up from the paperwork, catching my eyes.

"Yes" I nod "it means ladybug in spanish." I answer

"Oh fuck!, that's sick... I love it, I bet shes beautiful like her mother." She smiles at me

"Thannk you, I named her that because of you Bil."

"Awww babygirl, I know, I'm just over here in lala land..." she exhales "I'm trying to process this all."

"I understand." I reply, tapping the pen on my knee.

I hope this isn't the last time I see her, even though both of our lives have changed tremendously...

I space out in my thoughts, going back to the first day I met her. I was such a clumsy meek girl, she broke my shitty phone and changed my life. I would have been okay not meeting Maggie. No wait, shes the reason why I met this angel. She hates my guts, but I'm happy she chose me to be her daughters teacher. Even though I was the worst.

"Okay beautiful, I'm all done." She smiles, handing me the forms.

Is this it?

"I'll be in town after my concert tonight, If you wanna have dinner with me babygirl."

She says it more like a statement than question....

"I'd love to, Billie." I can't help but smile.

"I was hoping you'd say yes, come here."

She wraps me up in her arms holding tightly like she doesn't want to let me go. I bury my face in her expensive shirt inhaling her scent. She smells so good. She nuzzles her face in my frizzy curls, inhaling. We stay this way for a while, she reluctantly pulls away from. I look into her ocean eyes, feeling my heart melt all over again.



"Ladybug, I'm sorry I acted like a lust monster... I hope you're single."

She called me ladybug...

"Its okay, I wanted you just as bad Beanie, and I am single." I'm blushing so hard.

"You're sooo fucking precious!" She outburst "and thank Gawd, I was hoping I didn't fuck anyones girl"

"Nah, I'm noones..." I giggle

She looks at me and exhales... almost scoffs..

"I gotta get going beautiful, I left my number in your phone... I'll call you after my concert, bring babybug with you."

"Okay Billie, I-"

She looks down at me... waiting for me to speak...

"I love you."