Sequel to 'Chokehold'. Billie has officially left the gang life behind. With her share of the earnings, she invests in her life with Aaliyah, working toward building a real family. But even with the past behind her, Billie struggles to adjust to stability, while Aaliyah grapples with trusting that this change is permanent. As they navigate love, parenting, and the lingering shadows of their past, they realize that walking away from the streets is one thing-learning how to truly live beyond them is another. ***NOT YET PROOFREAD***

"i don't know where im gonna end up, but i know i want to be with you."

☙❦❧☙❦❧☙❦❧☙❦❧☙❦❧☙❦❧☙❦❧☙❦❧☙❦❧☙❦❧☙❦❧ 𝐇𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐰 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡.

as billie forms an undeniable bond with a girl, she learns that she is hiding a heartbreaking secret. now, they must navigate joy, fear, and the fragility of time.

"ᴡʜʏ ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄʀʏɪɴɢ ᴀɴɢᴇʟ" ᴅᴀᴡɴ ᴀꜱᴋᴇᴅ, ʙɪʟʟɪᴇ ꜱʜᴏᴏᴋ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴇᴀᴅ "ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ʟᴇᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴍᴇ." - ᴀꜱ ᴀ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅʟʏ ꜰᴀᴄᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇꜱ ᴀ ʀᴇɢᴜʟᴀʀ, ᴍʏ ʙᴏᴅʏ ɢʀᴏᴡꜱ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟɪᴀʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴜᴛɪɴᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴀᴄᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ; ɪᴛ ᴀʟʟ ɪꜱ ᴇɴᴛɪᴄɪɴɢ. ᴀ ʙɪʟʟɪᴇ ᴇɪʟɪꜱʜ ꜰᴀɴ ꜰɪᴄ.

azealia lives a double life working as a tattoo artist and a disguised stripper on the side, going by her stage name, venus. one bustling night at work, venus meets the famous singer/songwriter billie eilish, in the vip section. the two seem to hit it off as the night progressed, but that was just it. until a year later they meet again and almost pick up where they left off. though things are different. azealia has a secret, that could keep them from being together. she's pregnant. --- "why are you still here... with me?" "because... you've never had gentle love. you've never been loved the right way before, and i'm determined to show you what that feels like." lowercase intended.

"i don't know, i think i've always loved you."

After going on a podcast to promote her new album, billie eilish meets the outspoken and charismatic girl, zya quincy. the two become close friends, fast, and with that grows feelings. only past situationships and new relationships get in the way, forcing both girls to choose between friendship or love. lowercase intended. 🥇- billie

ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ʙɪʟʟɪᴇ ᴅɪᴅ ꜱᴇᴇᴍᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴍᴇ ʟᴀᴜɢʜ ᴏʀ ꜱᴍɪʟᴇ, ɪɴ ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ꜱᴏʀᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴡᴀʏ. ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʜᴇʀ ᴡᴀꜱ ʜʏᴘɴᴏᴛɪᴢɪɴɢ, ʜᴇʀ ɪᴄʏ ʙʟᴜᴇ ᴇʏᴇꜱ ꜱᴇᴇᴍ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴍᴀɢɴᴇᴛ. ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ ᴋᴇᴘᴛ ᴘᴜʟʟɪɴɢ ᴍᴇ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅ ʜᴇʀ. ✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* 　　 *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ ᴋɪʟʟ ᴍʏꜱᴇʟꜰ ɪɴ 50 ᴅᴀʏꜱ. ᴛʜᴀᴛ'ꜱ ᴍʏ ᴘʟᴀɴ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴀ ɢɪʀʟ ᴘʀɪᴇꜱ ʜᴇʀꜱᴇʟꜰ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴍʏ ʟɪꜰᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢꜱ ɢᴏ ꜱᴏʀᴛᴀ ᴏꜰꜰ ᴛʀᴀᴄᴋ. ɪ ᴛᴏʟᴅ ᴍʏꜱᴇʟꜰ ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ɢᴇᴛ ᴄʟᴏꜱᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ, ᴛᴏ ꜱᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀɪɴ ʙᴜᴛ ɪᴛ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴋɪɴᴅᴀ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴᴅ. ɴᴏᴡ ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ꜰɪɢᴜʀᴇ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴀ ᴡᴀʏ ᴛᴏ ɢᴏ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ʜᴜʀᴛɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ. ɪ'ᴍ ʜᴏᴘɪɴɢ ꜱʜᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ᴄᴏᴘᴇ ʙʏ ʜᴇʀꜱᴇʟꜰ. ꜱʜᴇ'ꜱ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʟʟ ɪ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ɪꜱ ᴛᴏ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ. ᴍᴀʏʙᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴅᴀʏ ᴡᴇ'ʟʟ ᴍᴇᴇᴛ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ɪ'ᴍ ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ, ɪɴ ᴀ ʟɪꜰᴇ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ɪ'ᴍ ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ, ɪᴛ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ʙᴇ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴏɴᴇ. ᴀ ʙɪʟʟɪᴇ ᴇɪʟɪꜱʜ ꜰᴀɴꜰɪᴄ. -ʟᴏᴡᴇʀᴄᴀꜱᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ

a sequel to 'Warning Signs'. as azealia and billie get deeper into their relationship, while also learning how to be parents for their new baby, unexpected things began to get in the way of their love. dealing with keeping their family from the public eye, while past relationships resurfaced and fake ones came about, their relationship was put to the true test. "it should've been you... it should've been you from the very beginning." "it's me, now."