Baizen 6

A familiar ding brought Lilly's eyes open again. The bell alerted the house that the elevator just arrived, and Lilly assumed it was Henry. It was time for her time with Dillon to be over. The thought of leaving right now was unpleasant for Lilly. She sighed and rolled off of the bed. A sudden rise in the bed startled Dillon awake and his eyes widened at the sight of Lilly Bass scurrying out of the room. He threw the blankets off of his legs and hurried after her. Surely she wasn't leaving him there alone?

"Lilly," Dillon spoke.

Lilly froze in place. She hadn't exactly planned on leaving Dillon without an answer, but she had planned on waking him and leaving. His face looked a bit pained as she turned towards him.

"Dillon, you woke up," she stammered.

"You're leaving me?"

"No," Lilly sighed, "I have to change first, but then I do have to leave."

"Change?" Dillon asked, "You brought a change of clothes? And why do you have to leave?"

Had the clouds not been dark and gloomy, Lilly would have pointed to the window as an indication of what time it actually was.

"Henry brought my clothes, and because it's late Dillon, and everyone is worried about me."

Dillon didn't know what time it was, he couldn't tell by looking outside. How had he slept through a thunder storm? Those things usually kept him up. He looked at Lilly; a look of stress was splashed across her face. He glided over towards her and cupped her cheek in his hand. She leaned into his touch.

"What is wrong?"

"We slept for a long time," she smiled, "but I didn't tell anyone where I was and now everyone is out looking for me. Gossip Girl declared me a missing heir."

Dillon reached into his pajama shirt pocket and pulled out his phone. He had set it to silent during the movie and missed all five calls from Cameron. Cameron had called him? Lilly was nowhere to be found, of course Cameron called. Dillon sighed and slid the phone back into its place. He grabbed her small hand and tugged her towards the elevator.

Henry Bass stood tall and mighty in his ensemble of a purple striped dress shirt, black slacks, and his signature bow tie. His dark brown hair was combed over and his brown eyes met his little sister's as she entered the room. Relief washed over him quickly, the same way it had when she had finally returned his calls. She was wearing a pretty revealing little piece of material and Henry shivered at the thought of what the two love birds had been doing cooped up in the penthouse alone. Lilly's hair was a mess atop her head, her ribbon had slid partially out and her eyes bared bags that only Henry had been accustomed to seeing on his sister.

Lilly met Henry's eyes with an apologetic look. He smirked at her and she gave him a small smile. Dillon's hand was grasping her hand firmly and Henry could only roll his eyes. Although it was sickening to know what had happened between the two of them, Henry hating the idea of his baby sister even kissing a boy, he couldn't help but acknowledge the look upon Dillon's face. The look was one that Henry saw almost every day of his life when his father stared at his mother.

"My, my," Henry chuckled, "dearest little sister, you have caused some trouble."

Lilly shrugged slightly and moved from her spot. Henry handed her the Louis Vuitton tote bag that held her outfit and she hurried off to the bathroom. It was an odd stand off moment between Dillon and Henry. Henry had no animosity towards Dillon Baizen, he knew how his sister felt and how that boy made her feel. Plus, he had always found Dillon much more interesting than Cameron. Dillon had slithered his way into their little group despite everyone's hatred towards his father. Poor kid had an awful reputation that followed his name, but God bless the new non-judging "four families".

"So," Henry broke the awkward silence.

"Listen," Dillon started. He found the need to explain himself to big bad baby Bass. The guy always came off cool to Dillon, but he knew the Bass family was tighter than any other and one wrong move could take Lilly from him. "About your sister, I'm not just using her, I swear to you."

"Explain nothing to me kid," Henry said, putting his hands in the air.

"Really?" Dillon asked.

"Kid, I know the whole story behind all of this," Henry motioned a circle with his fingers, "I know how she feels about you and how she feels about Cameron, trust me. Plus, I'm rooting for you."

Dillon laughed and Henry smiled. Looking at Henry, he realized how similar Lilly and her brother were. Both had brown hair and brown eyes that were a bit doe-eyed, which always left a bit of innocence on their faces. The Bass family had that gene, a clever innocence look about them. They could get away with anything if they looked at someone the right way. Which he knew all too well that both Bass kids knew how to get out of something.

Lilly rejoined the room, now in a dress and her hair slicked back nicely. She looked a bit refreshed, but her story was going to be hard to pull off. She went for a walk in the park, stopped at Kellari's for lunch, and then left her phone at the table. Would her dad check the credit card account for a bill? Or go to the restaurant for reassurance? She just had to bet that he would be relieved to see her.

"Ready," Henry asked.

"Yes brother," Lilly said. "Quick question though, did I ask for lavender tights?"

Henry smirked at his little sister and shook his head no.

"But I thought they would really help the outfit," Henry laughed.

Lilly laughed and playfully punched his shoulder. Dillon watched the siblings play off one another. Another Bass trait, they worked very well together. Like now, Lilly glanced up at Henry and it was as if she was speaking to him. He smirked down at her and headed back into the elevator.

Dillon was startled by a tiny body slamming into his. Lilly wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him deeply. Just as he began to deepen the kiss, she pulled away with a giggle.

"This was an amazing date," Lilly whispered.

"We fell asleep?"

"I didn't mind," Lilly smiled shyly.

Lilly waved her fingers at Dillon and then hurried towards her brother. Dillon couldn't help but smile as she walked out. Lilly was in the elevator with Henry and he was smirking into space. Lilly huffed a sigh and nudged him, willing him to tell her with her eyes.

"God baby Bass," Henry laughed, "You love that boy."