The Defendant ✧ (Bill Gambini x reader)

14. - the end

The knock on my door didn't even distract me from my thoughts as I gazed out the window.

I tried so hard to do everything right but still managed to somehow mess things up. Sydney attempted to comfort me, saying I'd find another guy. She didn't understand. I didn't want another guy, only him.

Dad came in, finding me in the same spot he saw me in earlier. "Hun, what's going on?" He asked curiously taking a seat on my bed. His voice shifted me back to reality. "Oh hey pops...Nothing" I white lied.

He gave a little chuckle. "I know you better than myself. Cmon, what is it?"

I sighed and took a seat beside him. "I think I'm in love..." I admitted. One would assume this chat would be awkward but surprisingly, it wasn't. "Is it that boy from the store?" He asked. I nodded "Yeah, but he's leaving today and I don't know what to do."

He thought for a moment. "You know, my mama used to tell me something about love." 

"Really? What did nana say?"

"She used to say to me, you know Dave. One day you're going to meet somebody who completely changes your life. And when that day comes, you'll realise that you want to spend the rest fo your life with them, starting as soon as possible" he recalled, a smile plastered on his face.

I listened deeply, truly taking it in. "You're right..."

Dad squeezed my hand. "As long as you're happy, I'm happy."

We hugged it out, dad's advice making me feel so much better about the situation, giving me a sense of hope. Checking the time, my eyes widened. Bill would be leaving in the next ten minutes! "I gotta go!" I gasped, jumping up from my spot.

"Take your coat!" I heard him yell but I didn't have time for that. Running outside, it was raining hard but I was determined to make it. I legged it as fast as I could towards the town's entrance, my eyes darting back and forth.

I paced anxiously, praying and trusting he was still around. I was pumped up on adrenaline, my heart rate probably was 10x faster than average. "Cmon Bill, show yourself" I whispered to myself.

Maybe it was fate, but there it was, the green Buick Skylark. It cruised along the road at a brisk velocity. Without thinking, I ran into the road. "WAIT!" I screamed out, the car coming to a sharp halt right in front of me.

"I'm alive, fuck I'm alive..." I breathed shakily, hearing a car door open. "Y/n, what the hell are you doing?!" Bill called out, he approached me fiercely. "I almost killed you!" He screeched. "I-I'm sorry! Bill, you don't understand!" I stuttered.

"Don't understand what Y/n?" 

"One day you're going to meet somebody who completely changes your life. And when that day comes, you'll realise that you want to spend the rest fo your life with them, starting as soon as possible. Bill I...I want to be with you" I confessed, reciting my grandmother's wisdom.

We stood there, the two of us, in the pouring rain. His hair became one with his face, wetly draped over the bone structure that made me crazy. His expression was serious. I wondered if he knew how I felt, how it made me want to feel every inch of his skin. At that moment, there at the busy intersection, cars rushing past with wipers in full rhythm, I only cared about him.

Bill leaned in and kissed the droplets from my lips, and I felt his smile. He swept my hair aside and kissed me just over the collarbone, sinking into my arms. I hung my fingers on his waistband, dragging him closer. Bill buried his face in my shoulder curve, his cold hands flexing around my back. 

The passersby's melted away, the traffic too, and the moment was ours. For the kiss, it felt as if we were transported somewhere paradisiacal and perhaps if it weren't for the busy Alabama life I might've believed we had.

We parted, the kiss still lingering on my lips. "Please don't leave me..." I begged in a desperate whisper.

Bill didn't say anything, just holding me in a hug. I clung to him as if my life depended on it. Eventually, we had to break away. Bill's hand caressed my soakingly frozen cheek. "You won't forget me, will you?"

I cried, more than I ever have before.

"Never..."

He gave me one last small kiss on my head. "I'll see you again one day beautiful."

My throat almost closed up as I watched Bill walk back to the car, the door shutting loudly after him. I backed away, my head in a daze. I took a final glance at the green Buick Skylark before the engine started.

Bill's face was implanted in my mind. Then, I watched the car drive away into the distance, the rain from above mixing with the tears my eyes were producing so readily. I couldn't stop thinking about the kiss, the happiest moment that I actually remember being.

There I stood alone, on a road waiting for a dream that never came true. The insane rain had the most lovable gesture embracing me in the chilled gust of wind, everything reminding me of him.

"But I love you..."

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A/N - AHH thank you so so so much for reading my Bill Gambini fan fiction!! I hope you all enjoyed it and well...Is it really the end? Hm. We'll see 👀 Maybe Bill was right, he might just be seeing you again one day...♡