Sequel to What He Doesn't Know | Juliette and Billie finally have what they always wanted: each other. The lies are behind them, the world knows, and their house has become a home. Late-night FaceTimes have turned into shared toothbrushes and lazy Sunday mornings. Love, real love, finally feels possible. But stability doesn't mean peace. Not when you're dating someone the world thinks they own. As Billie returns to the spotlight - tours, interviews, flashing cameras - Juliette is pulled into a world she never asked for. A world where rumors spread faster than facts, and where whispers from the past refuse to stay buried. Old flames, broken friendships, and one mistake that never really went away. Because just when they thought the hard part was over...They'll realize some secrets don't die. They just wait.

Juliette Smith has always been the girl with the big heart. The one who puts others first, the one her brother swore to protect at all costs. Living under Jonathan's roof in LA was supposed to be temporary, just until she found her footing again. But then Billie Eilish walked into their world. What starts as harmless, the superstar hanging around her brother's studio, late-night conversations in their kitchen, quickly turns into something dangerous. Something neither of them can afford to feel. Because Billie is Jonathan's best friend. And Juliette? She's the one person Jonathan would never let her be with. Loving her means lying to him. Wanting her means risking everything. But some things are impossible to hide.

Alana Spencer is an Air Force pilot from New York, built on discipline and distance. But when she meets Billie Eilish - all chaos, warmth, and intensity - her world tilts. Can you fall in love when your heart belongs to the sky, and your duty is to your country?

[sequel] i'd never leave you if it was up to me. unfortunately, it was never up to me. - lower case intentional

"can't sleep." she said shortly, turning over. when rae is forced to share a tent with her bully on a school trip, they both face the same nightmarish struggles. lower case intentional. [tw] contains mentions of sleep paralysis, insomnia, nightmares etc. gxg