REESE

- 13 -

          Bowl of cereal in hand, a boxer-clad Billy claimed the seat beside Reese at the isle and placed a kiss to her cheek before redirecting his attention to the cereal; Billy didn't know what he'd do if Trix was discontinued. Trix isn't just for kids. Roman had long since left, leaving Reese and Billy to have the house to themselves for the first-time in awhile. So, here the couple is, Billy with his cereal and Reese with her coffee, their eyes glued to the TV as the morning news continued to play, the Meeks residence taking up most of the screen. Whoops. 

            At some point, Billy had turned to look at Reese, not bothering to mask the absolute adoration that radiated from him like heat from the Sun. Why should he try to mask it, anyway? Reese hated doing such a thing to Randy, but... it had to be done; Randy knew too much. Reese paused. Wait, Reese pondered, staring at her coffee. I left my copy of The Exorcist at Randy's! It wasn't like the tape being over there would do any real damage, but damn, did Reese want it back. Oh, son of a --! Oh, well. 

             "So," Reese deadpanned. "you didn't wanna watch The Exorcist, did you?"

             "We'll just use my copy until I can sneak over there and get yours."

             "How did you..?"

             "You mouthed, "Randy has Regan"."

             "Oh. I did?"

             "You did."

             "Oh."

             "Anyhow, I'll see what I can do about it."

             "Thanks."

             "No biggie ~"

             Honestly, Reese wasn't tooo sure when Billy's arm had made its way around her pajama-clad shoulders, but she wasn't complaining, wasting no time in leaning in, the warmth that accompanied his bare skin never failing to calm her down. It felt like... home. Hm... speaking of home. Reese craned her neck to look up at Billy and asked if he had anything for them to do in mind, given how they did have the house to themselves. Billy shrugged and returned the question, arching his brow. 

               "How about we have a movie day? Snacks and all?"

               "... I'll get the snacks."

               "... I'll get the blankets."

               "Blankets?" Billy gasped, dramatically slapping a hand over his heart. "You don't wanna share a blanket with me?"

               "Really?"

               They knew that the extra blanket was only really going to be on hand in the event that Roman got back early and they needed to take cover because -- I mean, let's face it -- horror movies never failed to make Billy ansty. In less than a minute, the pair went their separate ways, with Billy making his way to the kitchen and Reese to their shared toom, both of them on a mission. Reese grabbed a few movies from the bookcase by the TV and set them next to the TV before making her way to the closet to get the aforementioned extra blanket.

                Once everything was set, Reese leapt onto the bed and climbed under the covers to wait for Billy and the snacks... neither of which took all that long to arrive, Billy making his grand entrance with a load of snacks shortly after. Popcorn, candy, alcohol, and T -- what the fuck!? A box of Trix? Billy stuck his tongue out at Reese, clutching the Trix close to his chest, non-verbally daring her to say something, anything. An eyeroll later and Reese and Billy were cuddled-up together, their eyes glued to a screen once more, greeted by Camp Crystal Lake. 

                  "This," Billy yawned. "is nice."

                  "Hm?"

                  "... you heard me."

                  Billy wasn't one for -- ... how do I put It? -- being "wishy-washy," with Reese being more likely to see things like... Billy killing anyone and everyone that he deems a threat, Billy taking-over the chores so Reese doesn't have to worry about them, relaxing in the bath, together -- Y'all better get Y'all's minds out of that gutter. It isn't like that... this time. --, and rushing to the local cinema to watch the latest horror films, as opposed to things like cheesy pick-up lines and the like. That's just how Billy is. However, there are moments when Billy leans towards the latter, wanting nothing more than to hold Reese, to tell her just how much she means to him, to maybe surprise her with flowers. These moments are far and few, in-between, though. That's just how Billy is. I mean... Billy hadn't exactly planned to fall for his intended victim. It ultimately went from Billy planning Reese's funeral to planning their wedding just like that! If you were to tell Reese that she'd go-on to spend the rest of her life with Billy, with the man that had a hand in killing her mother and intended to kill her, her sister, and her father, then she would've assumed you were off of your rocker -- ... who could blame her? Look at her, now. Look at her, now. Just look at her, now. 

                       At the end of the day? Reese wanted nothing more than to escape Maureen's abusive ways, to connect with her long-lost brother, to just live for the first-time in her life! Was all that too much to ask for? It wouldn't be until that one night in May that Reese would finally, finally get what she always wanted... and then some. Having heard about Reese's efforts to find him from Billy, Roman popped up at the local hospital where Reese had been taken after her fight with Maureen and took her in that same day. Roman understood where Maureen was coming from regarding not wanting anything to do with him, but it didn't make how she treated Reese anywhere near acceptable in any way, shape, and form! Roman would protect Reese even if it killed him. 

                         "I love you."

                         "I love you, too."

                          *       *       *

                          Sidney wiped the tears away, sighing, "Billy's been acting... different."

                          "He might just be stressed." Tatum suggested. 

                          The phone in Sidney's hands was silent, was motionless. After accusing Billy of being GhostFace that Night, their relationship seemingly died the moment the cuffs were slapped onto Billy's wrists and it made Sidney want to scream! There were no calls. There were no looks. There was... nothing. Reese's encounter with GhostFace that same, aforementioned night, led Billy to seemingly essenitially ignore everyone but her and, while Sidney did understand that they were, in fact, BFFs, and would understandably be by each other's side during such a time, it didn't change the fact that Sidney wished Billy would step aside, for even a second, so that they could talk, so that they could possibly work things out. Billy can't stay mad at her, forever, can he?

                             "Yeah."