Candace and Baggy followed Billy down the sidewalk down to his apartment and they could see it in his walk that he seemed a little pissed about something. "Did you say anything to him?" Candace asked Baggy in a low voice.

"I aint said shit. You were fuckin shirtless when you where shot. He knows I was out here with you. That's all I know." He said in whisper back.

"That's right. Get your fuckin story straight." Billy yelled out as he flicked his cigarette but out into the parking lot as he reached his door.

"Just let me take care of this." Candace said.

"You better have a damn good plan." Baggy told her as the reached Billy's apartment and went inside and closed the door. "So what the fucks this about, man?" Baggy asked.

Billy pulled the gun from the front of his jeans, turned to them, and fired a shot right between them and they both ducked. "What the fuck, Billy! I have already been shot once in the last 24 hours!" Candace yelled.

"Shut the fuck up. I'll do the talkin." Billy warned her. "What the fuck is goin on between you two?" he asked as he motioned the gun between them. "Something you want to tell me?"

"What the hell are you talkin about?" Candace asked.

"Don't you fuckin act stupid? You know what the fuck I'm talking about. What, you think I'm fuckin blind?" he snapped. "A lot of things aren't addin up here. Like for one, why were you outside alone with him."

"Because you kicked me out remember?" Candace said. "You brought that slut back and told me to take a hike so I did!"

"And you went to him?"

"He was outside when I got out there. I didn't go looking for him. It's a small place damn it! You need to relax!" she yelled at him and Billy fired a shot on the other side of her head. "Fuck Billy!"

"Calm down, Man!" Baggy told him and helped Candace stand back up and seeing Baggy touch her just pissed Billy off even more.

Billy moved the gun and pointed it at Baggy, "I'll get to you in a fuckin minute." He said and moved it back to Candace. "Stop being a fuckin smartass. Now, question two, you walk around shirtless often? Is that something new for you?" he asked with the gun still pointing at her.

Candace just looked at Baggy and then back at Billy. There was only one thing to do. She wasn't going to let Billy shot is friend over jealousy, "I took it off ok." She said.

"Shit." Baggy said and turned away. He thought she was about to rat them out.

"I was mad at you so I came onto him. I pretty much was throwing myself at him before Cade showed up. He was high and I saw him as a sure way to get back at you. It was all me so don't blame him!" Candace said. Baggy just looked at her. Was she really taking the fall?

Billy looked at her and then over at Baggy, "Is that true?" he asked.

Baggy looked at Candace who was giving him a pleading look to just go with it. He knew she had a better chance of making it out of here than he did. "Yeah, man. I was high. I didn't know who the fuck she was." He said. "Sorry."

Billy just looked between them and lowered his gun, "Get the fuck outta here. I'll talk to you later. dont fuckin go far." Billy told him. Baggy looked at Candace once more before walking out the door. Part of him felt bad but he knew if anyone could handle Billy it was here.

Candace watched the door close and looked back at Billy who still had his finger on the trigger, "You gonna shoot me now?" she asked.

"It's a thought." He said and lit another smoke.

"Why because I found someone else?" she asked.

"You aint found shit. Your were acting like a whore." He told her. "What... you think because you get pissed at me you can run around and fuck everyone else?" he yelled.

"Why does it matter what I do?" she yelled back. "I can do what I want with who I want!"

"Like hell you can! People have died for less!" Billy snapped at her.

"You don't own me!" she snapped back and man did it feel good to say that to him after all this time. He made his choice a long time ago and it wasn't her.

"What the fuck you say?" he asked and moved in closer to her.

"You heard me." Candace said. "You don't own me. Not anymore you don't. I can do and see whoever I want. You do it. Hell you did it when we were together."

"What I do is non of your fuckin business!"

"And what I do is non of yours!" she snapped again. She wasn't going to back down. Not this time. "And just so we're clear he wasn't the first guy I threw myself at. If that makes me a whore then so be it. You made me this way!"

Billy moved in closer and pushed her into the wall and Candace screamed in pain as she felt her stitches pull a little. Hearing that sound come from her mouth and knowing he was the cause of it bothered Billy in a weird way. He didn't want to ever physically hurt her in anyway. "Just kill me and get it over with." Candace begged him as a small tear rolled down her cheek. "Just do it already. I don't want to be here anymore." She said. Billy was inches away from her but she wasn't looking at him. Her eyes were closed and her head was turned away. Billy looked down and he could see blood seeping from her shirt. There weren't words for the way he felt inside right now. He was somewhat hurt.

Before Billy could say to say anything to comfort her, the door flew open and in ran Joe and Spink, "What the hell? We heard gun shots." Joe said.

"Everything is fine. Now get the fuck out!" He yelled.

Spink looked over and saw the blood on Candace's side and thought the worst, "listen man, don't do this alright. You'll fuckin regret it in the morning."

"What the fuck you talkin about? I said get the fuck out of here! this has nothing to do with you!" Billy yelled again. Candace was in so much pain she could even talk. She just tried her best to stay on her two feet.

"Billy it was a long time ago, man. I mean a long while after you guys ended things. They weren't thinking straight at the time. Let it go." Spink said and Candace looked over at him. Shit was really about to hit the fan now.

"What the fuck you talkin about, Spink?" Billy asked.

Spink looked at Candace and looked back at Billy, "What are you guys fighting about?"

"That's non of your damn business. You got two seconds to tell me what the fuck you're talkin about before I put a bullet in your fuckin leg!" Billy said and pointed the gun out him.

"Ok fine. I heard Baggy slept with Candy a few years ago. They were high. It was back when you sent him to check on her. Sorry man, I thought that's what all this was about." Spink said and looked at Candace who was glaring at him.

Billy just snapped his attention back to Candace who had the fear of God in her eyes. "Get out and nobody gets in here." Billy told Joe.

Joe and Spink looked at Candace and knew the chances of seeing her alive again were slim. All they go do now was go find Baggy and buy him one last beer before Billy came after his ass.

Once the door was closed, Candace knew this was it for her. She was going to die tonight and she was ready. She made peace with her God a long time ago. "Before...before you do this, just know that I'm sorry. I never wanted it to be this way for us." She said as she looked into his eyes.

Billy didn't raise his gun like she thought. He just sat it down on the coffee table. "There." He said and Candace just stared at him , "Go ahead. Pick it up." He said.

"What?" She asked.

"Pick the fuckin gun up!" He told her.

"Why-Why would I do that?" She asked.

"You hate me so fuckin much so I'm giving you the chance to get me outta ya life for good so go ahead. Show me how tough you really are." He said.

Candace never moved. He had lost his damn mind. "Billy..."

"Don't fuckin Billy me! Pick up the goddamn gun!" He yelled.

"No!" She yelled at him, "I don't want you out of my life. I never said that." She said.

Billy picked the gun back up and closed in on her and held it to her throat, "You had you fuckin chance. Why didn't you take it?"

"Be-because" she stuttered.

"Why? You fuckin left me, fucked my friend, told me I don't own you. Why not kill me huh? It's what you want. To be free to be able to do what the fuck you want. Why did you freeze? what are you afraid of?"

"I cant because I-I..."

"You what?" Be asked.

"I can't lose you." She said and made eye contact with him again.

"Why?"

"Because…" she may be crazy for saying this but he had to know the truth, "Because I fuckin love you, Billy!" She yelled at him.

As soon as those words come from her lips Billy backed away from her. Did she really mean that? "What the fuck you talkin about?"

"Call me insane, stupid, or maybe it's just that I like the pain but I love you. Always have." She said. "I tried everything I could to forget about you but I cant."

Billy was speechless right now. Why the fuck would she say that to him? Maybe she was just trying to save her ass. Maybe it was something else. Who knew? But he wasn't sure how to respond so he just stood there and looked at her with wide eyes.

*Ah another little cliffy for you. So lots came out in this chapter. I just wanted to thank you guys for reviewing that last chapter. So glad you like. Please review!