Chapter 12:

Billy laughed as her and Warren walked in the front door of Billy's parents house. Plans had changed around rapidly. Billy had forgotten her weekend plans to attend 'Christmas' get together with Maria and Sam at Sam's place. So her mother and father said I was best that she come their way.

Iz was with them as well and was very excited about meeting her nephew whom she found out hadn't even met his own father. "He's a year old, you think he'll like me?" Iz asked worriedly.

Billy smiled as she pulled into the driveway. They would drop Iz at her parents house and go visit with Sam and Maria and do the Christmas thing with them and come back. "He's only a year old he'll love you." She said.

"Hey if the kid likes me, he'll like anyone." Warren said.

"Yeah Warren is like kid repellent it's funny." Billy giggled.

Warren just rolled his eyes. They climbed out of the now parked mustang and headed towards the decent sized house and rang the doorbell. Iz was standing shyly behind Warren and Billy whom had an arm back around each other's waists.

The door opened to reveal Karen standing behind a standing Cooper. Cooper had the biggest holeyest grin he could muster on his face and his lips were covered in what looked like cookie frosting. "Momma!" He shrieked brightly. His speech was improving these days like any growing child's would.

Billy pulled her arm from around Warren and knelt down scooping Cooper up and holding him to her smiling brightly. "Come inside." Karen said. It was a bit chilly out, enough to warrant a zip up hoodie under Billy and Warren's leather jackets and a Warren winter coat for Iz. They went inside and Iz shyly stepped to the side as Warren shut the door.

"Mom you remember Iz." Billy said turning still holding Cooper, who had latched onto her neck, and gestured to the young girl by the door.

Karen smiled. "Isabelle it's nice to see you." She said smiling.

Iz smiled back. "Sorry to interrupt the family get together."

"Oh nonsense." Karen said waving it off with a small hand gesture.

Billy kissed Cooper's temple and he loosened his grip on her a bit. Cooper glanced over his shoulder at Warren and reached out tentatively for him. "Warrem…" He grinned. His n's still occasionally came out like m's which just made him cuter.

Warren grinned at him taking him from Billy. His hair was surprisingly standing in a mohawk on his little head and his dark eyes were so bright with glee and merriment and he had grown a bit. "Hey bud." Warren said holding him on his hip.

Billy smiled at the pair. It was amazing how much Cooper actually looked like Warren. "Are you sure he's Mike's?" Iz asked.

"Positive." Billy and Warren said at the same time smirking at each other lightly.

"Billy and I hadn't seen each other until September when she came back to LA." Warren said.

Billy nodded in agreement. "Yeah. But it is weird how much Cooper looks like him."

Iz nodded. "Very. He's adorable though, he has your hair and mike's eyes."

"My nose, my ears luckily, and my smile." Billy listed off brightly. "He's definitely my kid."

Iz bit at her lip nervously and Warren set Cooper down so he could remove his jacket now a little warm from the heat in the house. Billy did the same and took Iz's coat as well. "Cooper go say hi." Karen insisted coming back in from the den just down the hall from the kitchen.

Cooper looked up at Iz smiled shyly and then stepped behind Warren's leg and held it protectively. "See he doesn't like me." Iz said.

Billy smirked. "No he's just shy. He doesn't meet very many people. I was surprised when he liked Warren." Billy held her hand out to Cooper and smiled reassuringly. "It's ok come here and say hi."

Cooper seemed to glance up at the much taller Warren and give him an 'is it ok' look. This just made Billy smile more. She knew deep down no matter what happened between her and Warren, Warren was taken with Coop lock, stock, and barrel and would probably never leave him behind.

"Go on." Warren said bending down a bit and pushing his shoulder a little towards Billy. Cooper reached out and took her hand and she walked him over to Iz and they girls both knelt.

"Coop this is Iz. Can you say Iz?" She asked knowing he would think it a game and go along with it like he had since she started helping him learn words.

"Iz!" He shrieked giddily. He loved to talk and he loved to learn new words that were his level anyways, but all in the same. He had also begun staring at Dr. Seuss books like he was studying them quite hard. It was amusing. There is a picture of him on Billy's laptop grumpily staring at an upside down Green, Eggs, and Ham book.

"Good now say hi Iz." Billy instructed smiling.

Cooper looked from his mom to the new face. "Hi Iz." He slurred his words a bit, but it was typical for a child.

"Hi." Iz grinned. Billy saw the happiness in her eyes and hoped maybe she was right in the fact that this could help Iz get out of her destructive tendencies.

After introducing Iz and Cooper everyone decided to have a light lunch and then Billy and Warren would head to Sam's house for the Christmas get together she was having for them.

Sam's Place:

Warren knocked on the door for Billy cause her hands were stuff in her pockets. He put his arm around her waist and they waited for the door to open and when it did Sam was standing before them a Corona in each hand and handed one towards Billy. "Can't spending the night with the rents." Billy said taking her hand from her pocket and pushing it away.

"Awe come on what's a Christmas party without a little something." Sammi said cheerfully. "My parents are out of town this weekend at some mountain resort with their co-workers and I have the house to myself. If I say you drink, you drink."

Billy rolled her eyes at the girl but smiled. Typical. Billy thought. She took the corona and made to look like she was taking a big swig. She pulled it from her lips and gave her the 'ahh' refreshed sound and Sam giddily invited them in. Sam took their coats upstairs to the guestroom and put them in the closet knowing full well how Billy felt about leaving her favorite jacket in a pile where anyone drunk or not could take it.

"You aren't really planning on drinking that are you?" Warren whispered in her ear.

Billy looked over at him and smirked shaking her head lightly so if Sam came back she didn't notice and ask. "No. Sam's half lit I'll just casually make my way to the kitchen in a bit and dump it out." She said.

Warren grinned at her. "You know if you want to you can. I know you haven't gotten to party with your friends in a while and I know how to get back from here."

Billy made a slightly indifferent disgusted face. "It's not really that important anymore now that I have Cooper. And besides do I seriously look like I have stupid stamped on my forehead?" She grinned.

Warren chuckled softly and shook his head. Billy leaned up pressing her lips to his lightly and he returned the gesture tenderly. "Ok love birds break it up. It's time for Christmas joy." Sam said skipping down the steps almost falling on the last.

Billy and Warren followed Sam into the living room area and found Maria, Milk, Stephen and Sam's brother Logan. "Thank god you're here." Maria said coming over as Sam plopped down in a chair with Milk and kissed him. "She's trying to get me to strip."

"Come on Billy would that not be the best Christmas present for the guys?" Sam was so loud she was almost shouting.

"Sammi, babe, just cause you're stripper queen doesn't mean the rest of us are." Billy said laughing lightly to herself. Sam looked at her indignantly and shook her head a bit with an amused grin on her face.

"Fine. Sorry guys." Logan cleared his throat so obviously and Sammi looked over at him and rolled her eyes. "If you want to choke call an ambulance."

"You're such a bitch." Logan said,

Sam rolled her eyes. "Billy you remember my brother Logan."

Billy nodded. "How's college?" She asked taking a seat and Pulling Warren down next to her on the loveseat.

"Good." Logan said casually.

"That's good. Logan this is Warren my boyfriend. Warren this is Sam's brother Logan." Billy said giving introductions. Logan's face seemed to sink a bit, but he probably knew this was coming when they walked in together and not to mention Sam had probably rubbed it in his face.

See Logan had always had a thing for Billy even when she was dating Mike. Billy knew it too. How could she not when Sammi made it a point to mock him when Billy was around about it?

But for Billy, no offense to Logan, but he just wasn't her type. He had dark brown shaggy 'skater' hair, deep blue eyes and he wore grungy skater clothes. Not to mention he was a skater and Billy wasn't really much for that particular type of guy, not that there was anything wrong with them she just preferred the brass, loner, and rocker type. Warren sort of fit that description with the way he dressed and wore his hair and Mike on some level was the same except for the loner bit.

"Hear the Luggie. Boyfriend." Sam half drunkenly mocked.

"Sam!" Billy snapped. Sammi looked over at her and Billy frowned. "Don't start."

Sam giggled to herself and nodded saluting her friend. "Aye, Aye." She joked.

"Ok who wants to do presents?" Maria asked.

"No let's wait." Billy suggested. "Let's play a game or something."

"I never…" Maria suggested.

Billy shrugged. "I don't want to drink." She said.

Maria nodded. "Ok than we play with one hand and whoever folds five fingers first is at our mercy." She suggested.

Billy looked at Warren and he shrugged. "I don't even know what you're talking about." He said.

Billy smiled. "I never is a game most people play as a drinking game. But this way you just fold fingers and whomever folds five first has to tell a secret or answer a question. You say something you've never done that other people in the room might've and if they have they fold a finger. Get it."

"Sort of makes sense." Warren said shrugging.

"I'll start. I never owned a Spice Girls cd." Billy said smirking at Sam.

Sam folded her finger down and shook her head with a playfully menacing glare at her friend. "I hate you." She said smirking at her.

Billy grinned. "I know. You get it?" She asked Warren.

Warren nodded. "Yeah."

"Ok so we go in a clockwise direction that makes Warren next." Maria informed everyone.

"I never ate oatmeal as a child." Warren said simply.

Billy giggled. "Boy ain't that the truth." Maria, Billy, Logan and Milk all bent their thumbs down.

"I never drank myself to the point of morning hangover." Maria said. Sam, Billy and Stephan bent a finger.

"Ok I never wore a thong." Stephan laughed where he was sitting with Maria on his lap.

Billy, Sam, Maria, and Milk each bent a finger. "I never been pulled over and ticketed." Logan said. Maria, Sam, Billy, Milk, Warren and Stephan all bent a finger.

"I never sang along to a Britney Spears song." Sam said. Maria and Stephan both bent a finger.

"I've never had sex in my parents bed." Milk said smirking at his girlfriend in his lap. Sam smiled innocently as she could and shrugged closing her last finger.

"Ok, ok you win." Sam rolled her eyes. "Ok so who wants to ask me something?"

"Name all the rooms in this house you've had sex in." Billy said smirking at her.

Sam's eyes went wide for a moment and then she just scowled at her friend. "Fine." She gritted out. "Parents room, kitchen, laundry room, my room, basement and Logan's room."

"What?" Logan shrieked.

Sam winced and looked over at Billy who had her lips pursed shut tightly so not to laugh at her. "It was an accident." She said trying to come off casually.

"Oh that is just sick." Logan said disgustedly.

Things went pretty much like that for the next two hours. Warren had ended up confessing his ownership of a certain cd by a boy band he couldn't stand but his mother had tried broadening his views as a teenage boy. Everyone ended up confessing something or another and now it was time for presents.

"Peace will you go get the bag in the trunk?" Billy asked sweetly.

Warren was thankful for the break in laughter. They had been laughing for what felt like hours at the 'I never' game learning things about people they hadn't and probably wouldn't ever want to know about again. "Sure." He said kindly. He kissed her temple making Maria and Sam awe dramatically at him as he lifted Billy from his lap and set her down on the couch was he was standing.

He didn't bother going up to get his coat he just took Billy's keys and went out to the driveway to get the gift bag Billy had brought from the trunk of her mustang. "Where'd you meet him?" Logan asked. He had since moved from the footstool to just in front of the loveseat on the floor and was leaning back against the armrest of it.

"Warren? I've known him since we were babies." Billy said.

"He's good to you?" He asked.

Billy looked down at saw the saddened look on Logan's face. Something told her that he had hopes for a relationship with her after the Mike fiasco. But Sam and Maria were to involved in talking with their boyfriends to notice his mood.

"He's great to me." She answered softly.

Even if she didn't want to be his girlfriend, it didn't mean she didn't like talking with him. He was actually a really nice guy, just not her boyfriend type material. "I should've told you about Mike when I first realized what was going on."

"What?" Billy asked confused.

Logan looked up at her. Maybe he wasn't saddened by the fact he didn't have a chance with her. "I knew about Mike and Mandy when they first started seeing each other. I wanted to tell you so many times I just didn't know how and thought you wouldn't have believed me with that very obvious crush on you." Logan explained.

Billy was a bit dumbstruck but didn't blame Logan for any of her old heartache. "Hey don't worry about it. Things they do happen for a reason. So you don't like me like that anymore?" Billy asked smirking at him trying to change the subject.

Logan chuckled faintly. "No. I sort of realized I'm more of the protective brother type when it comes to you and Maria. Sam just took my guilty shyness as still crushing on you."

"But you're not?" Billy asked to be sure.

"No I'm not. Actually I met this really great girl at school. We get along really great. We're friends now but I was thinking about asking her out after the holidays." Logan said.

Billy smiled. "That's great L."

"Thanks."

The front door opened and shut and Warren walked in carrying the bag. "Ok here." Warren said handing her the bag and slipping the keys in his pocket. Billy stood and let Warren sit and then took up her spot in his lap setting the bag to the opposing cushion of the loveseat. "So do I get my present tonight?" Warren smirked.

"No you do not." Billy grinned giving him a quick peck on the lips for his wonderfulness about going and getting the bag. "You have to wait until next Saturday." Bill said sweetly.

Warren glared at her playfully and she just patted his cheek lightly and grabbed the bag. She opened it and started tossing packets and stuff and the others. Presents were exchanged and Maria and Sam had even gotten Warren something knowing he'd be there. Sam got him condoms and a Sex for Dummies book jokingly of course and Maria had gone the nicer route and gotten him a collection of rock mixes.

Maria, Sam, Milk and Stephan had gone in together to get Billy two American express gift cards that she could use anywhere she pleased. Sam ended up with mostly gift cards herself to Spencer's and hot topic. Maria got gift cards to best buy and a gag gift of fuzzy red handcuffs from Sam, and a candy thong from Billy.

Logan got gift cards as well since no one really knew what to get him and a couple cards with dirty jokes and naughty pictures that made his cheeks turn a light pink.

A few more hours passed and it was time for Billy and Warren to head back to the Cornwall residence. They said their goodbyes to everyone and headed off to go sleep.

It was well passed midnight when Billy and Warren got in and headed upstairs silently to the guest room and after peaking in to make sure Cooper was still sleeping soundly and that Iz was in the opposing guest room they made it to the room they were going to share. Karen and Chris didn't mind them sharing knowing nothing would happen with a teen next door and the baby down the hall.

Warren stripped of his jeans and black button down shirt leaving himself in black boxers and a white t-shirt. Billy however went into the walk in closet and changed into a long t-shirt and short sweat shorts and came back out pulling her hair into a ponytail.

Billy and Warren lay down together under the covers and Billy snuggled herself close to Warren who was very warm and she loved basking in his heat. "Sorry about Sam's gift." Billy said softly.

Warren kissed the crown of her head and chuckled softly pulling her in closer with the arm that was wrapped under and around her shoulders. "It's fine."

"Really?"

"Really. Don't worry about it." Warren said.

Billy smiled to herself. "K. Goodnight I love you."

"Love you to B." Warren whispered as he dozed off into a light sleep with her in his arms snuggled against his chest.