In the midst of dealing with a plethora of things, ranging from something as serious as an eating disorder to AP physics, Leilani Carter is forced to introduce herself to Billie O'connell. Memories from her past has left Billie with permanent caution tape around her heart. The dark gray-haired girl tends to do her own thing, subconsciously isolating herself from the rest of the world. Despite countless efforts, no one has been able to figure her out and Billie likes it that way- That is, until she meets Leilani. The pair possessed undeniable chemistry that simply cannot be ignored no matter how hard they tried. Brought together by chance, they become, just two people, taking it one step at a time, trying to help the other heal...

I bite my lip as I contemplate whether I should ask the question that's been bouncing around my head all day. Taking a deep breath, I look up at her. "Are you embarrassed of me," I blurt out before I can change my mind. "Is that why you haven't told anybody about us?"

She rests her chin in her hands and looks up at me, swinging her legs back and forth through the air. "What keeps you up at night?" I stare up at the ceiling, thinking. I shake my head slightly. "Just... thinking about a bunch of things." "Like?" I look over at her, glancing down at her lips and then back at her eyes. I swallow before answering. "You."

"ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʜᴀɴᴅꜱ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜʀꜱᴇʟꜰ, ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱ ꜱᴛʀɪᴄᴛʟʏ ʙᴜꜱɪɴᴇꜱ." - ʟᴜᴄɪᴀɴᴀ ᴅᴏᴠᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀꜰᴜʟ ᴍᴀɴ ɪɴ ꜰʀᴀɴᴄᴇ ɪꜱ ᴀʀʀᴀɴɢᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴍᴀʀʀɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ꜱʜᴇ'ꜱ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴍᴇᴛ. ʙɪʟʟɪᴇ ᴏ'ᴄᴏɴɴᴇʟʟ. ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ (ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴀᴅᴏᴘᴛɪᴏɴ ᴇᴛᴄ.), ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴜɴ ᴛʜᴇʏ'ʀᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛꜱ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴɪᴇꜱ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ. ɪᴛ'ꜱ ᴀʟʟ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴀᴄᴛ. ʙᴜᴛ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴꜱ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪᴛ ᴛᴜʀɴꜱ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ A ʙᴜꜱɪɴᴇꜱꜱ ᴅᴇᴀʟ? - ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴛʟᴇ ɪ ᴜꜱᴇ ᴇɪʟɪꜱʜ, ʙᴜᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ɪ ᴜꜱᴇ ʜᴇʀ ʀᴇᴀʟ ʟᴀꜱᴛ ɴᴀᴍᴇ. ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ : ᴊᴜʟʏ 22ɴᴅ, 2019 ꜰɪɴɪꜱʜᴇᴅ : ᴍᴀʀᴄʜ 23ʀᴅ, 2020

Sequel to Behind Closed Doors "Bye." Her face disappears from my screen and I sigh, burying my face in my comforter. This is the beginning of the end. And it sucks.

she was different. her blue eyes. her dimpled cheeks. her green and black hair. her tattoos, her nose piercing that glistened in the light. she didn't smile often, but when she did, it was mostly around me. she protected me, she understood me, she listened to me. she knew i was off limits, she knew i was still healing from my hurt in the past. she knew i was never attracted to somebody like her, but she never gave up. and neither did i. cover : @ukiy0h

ʟᴜᴄɪᴀɴᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ʙɪʟʟɪᴇꜱ ꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ɪꜱɴ'ᴛ ᴅᴏɴᴇ. - ꜱᴇQᴜᴇʟ ᴛᴏ "ᴀʀʀᴀɴɢᴇᴅ", ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴜɴʟᴇꜱꜱ ʏᴏᴜ'ᴠᴇ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ʙᴏᴏᴋ! ꜱʟᴏᴡ ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇꜱ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ: ᴀᴘʀɪʟ 3, 2020

sequel to 'Keep you in the Dark' so read that first if you haven't because you will be confused Billie Eilish is now free from the mafia, but is still haunted from the memories and deeply misses her lover Trig since she sacrificed everything to get Billie out..... right? This story contains mentions of sex, alcohol, depression & self harm, drug abuse and violence

(story contains violence, use of drugs, alcohol, guns and mentions of sex. if this isn't for you then do not continue reading) what had you expected? me to make you my art and make you a star and get you connected? what happens when Billie Eilish suddenly goes missing? where did she go? will you be able to save her or are you the one who kills her?