BAD BOY GONE GOOD - A STRANGER THINGS BILLY+FEMALE OC MIXED FANFIC

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-BAD BOY GONE GOOD-

Chapter 3 - LOCKER TROUBLES - KEEP IT ON THE COURT

Summary:

Mandy has a run in with Billy who corners her at her locker. She gets away from him and spends her last few classes fretting if they will wind up sharing some more of them hoping they won't. So far so good...

Her last class is P.E. Mandy HATES those gym shorts and dodgeball with a passion. Showers and a surprise from Nikki after winds up adding fuel to the fire and she seriously regrets agreeing to the pool party.

Tommy starts up his old crap with Mandy and a special someone gets crazy on the court. Steve's manly masculinity is ripped to shreds and he reflects.

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On her way to her locker she was happy there was hardly anyone around leaving her to her thoughts while walking slowly her head down. That's why she took her time getting to her next class from the library so she could wait until most students had left the hallways in passing.

The bell would ring at any minute now so she had to hurry trying to wrestle herself from her distracting thoughts.

Turning to face her combination lock, she somewhat cursed under her breath and slowly tapped her forehead against the cool metal and groaned.

Mandy fumbled with the lock fully knowing she entered the correct numbers but the damn thing kept sticking on her randomly from time to time. This was the same difficult locker she had last year and she had asked to switch for another one but they said all had been full up and none were available. So she simply had to deal with it again this year.

Getting somewhat flustered she put her book bag down and put both hands on it trying to turn the combo lock and tug on it at the same time. Just as she was about to give up, she heard slow heavy and deliberate foot steps heading in her direction but she didn't want to look up just yet engrossed in fighting with the stupid thing.

If it was Tucker, he could just wait until she was ready to approach him. She wasn't ready to address it just yet and perhaps never would be. Perhaps he needed time to cool off and regain his composure. Maybe even apologize for how snappy he had been to all three of them in the library over his inability to say what he needed to.

"Tucker... please not now. Can we talk about this later after school? I'll call you, okay?" She sighed an exasperated sigh not meaning to sound nearly as cruel as it had come out when she said it and wanted to instantly turn and apologize.

"I think you've got the wrong guy, sweets. But if that's an offer, I will happily give you my digits."

The heavy slow sinful male voice came from behind her and she spun to find herself face to face with the new boy, Billy Hargrove, standing right in front of her.

He had his jacket off and over his shoulder again showing off his muscled arms and chiseled torso. He stood there looking like some Greek God only in modern clothing from one of her mythology books she loved to read often. Adonis. Herculese. Or perhaps Narcissus would be more accurate. She instantly felt pangs of pity for Echo.

He stepped a little bit closer to her and her eyes widened as he got near enough to her that she could smell the feintest hint of cologne spray and his cigarettes on him. He was chewing gum knowing he was planning on getting close to her.

"Problems with your locker, princess?" He said smoothly as he moved like he was going to put his arms around her.

She froze unsure of what to do and stood still as her breathing got faster. He noticed and gave a flirtatious grin as he looked down into her eyes moving his up and down taking in the sight of her. He liked the way her long soft dark hair fell all around her face and shoulders and although her clothing wasn't like all the other girls it excited him leaving much to his imagination.

Instead of putting his arms around her he moved past her and pushed firmly on the locker, hitting it in just the right spot, to make it budge giving way. It popped open for her and he still kept his strong arm over her shoulder placing it on the locker door.

She couldn't do much of anything other than to mouth a soft 'thanks' to him which made him smile as he chewed his minty scented gum. He was also teasing it around his tongue on purpose as he watched her. She noticed his lips and his perfect teeth and the way he would run his tongue over them while looking at her.

She shifted uncomfortably and backed up a bit. His eyes were bold and made her feel trapped into looking at them with her own.

They stood like that for a moment, not moving an inch, with her unsure of what to say as he searched her face for what his next move should be. His thick long lashes accenting his icy blue orbs meeting her sea green ones for what seemed like forever.

They held a hint of mischief and lust in them and she was instantly reminded of not only Narcissus but one of the handsome devilish rakes from one of her guilty pleasures, her romance novels, that she would read at home before bed that often got her heart and stomach a flutter. He had the same effect on her and she HATED it.

Trying to stifle that feeling she lifted her chin defiantly at him feeling brave enough to give him a look suggesting he should back up and give her space.

"I have a bubble you know. It's dangerously close to you popping it right now. Mind if I have some space to grab my things so I can get to class?" Her tone was icy and hostile.

He grinned down at her, his height making him slightly tower over her by a few inches, and she had to look up a bit to lock her eyes with his. She swallowed hard but didn't say a word and her reaction hadn't gone unnoticed under his constant smoldering stare.

She had no idea how he would react if she tried to dodge him and move or if she stayed trapped by him like a deer in headlights which might encourage him even more. He seemed to be enjoying the effect he was clearly having on her. Predator meets prey.

"I hope that's not the only thing of yours I would get to pop, Mandy." His sentence was dripping with sexuality and innuendo.

She grimaced at his sheer audacity of being vulgar with her, while using her name addressing her so formally as if they knew eachother on top of things. This was not okay right now, especially since they had never formally met or been introduced to each other. Add to the fact that it was happening while she was all alone with him in the halls with no one to help her should he try to put his hands on her innapropriately, and it made things even worse.

"That was rather uncalled for. Please stand aside and let me go."

She was still being firm with him although her voice wavered slightly when she felt his breath tickle her face as he laughed down at her. He was liking that she was resisting and telling him to stop.

Damnit all. This fuckin' guy.

Mandy often cursed in her mind things she wouldn't ever dare say or repeat out loud. She was raised proper, but her mind was her own and if she wanted to call him every filthy curse word or name in the book, then she would!

After a few moments of him looking her in the eyes he began to move his eyes down elsewhere taking her all in. Looking her up and down slowly as if appraising her he grinned even wider. She had suddenly wished she had kept her sweatshirt on instead of taking it off at lunch break to relax in the library.

Her top underneath was modest not showing cleavage but it was an open one hanging off both of her shoulders and silky soft to the touch. So it showed her pale skin of her neck, some of her chest, and the smooth round edges of her shoulders all free for the taking to his piercing and wandering gaze. Her sweatshirt was wrapped and tied with the long sleeves around her waist accentuating her hips and her figure so she quickly untied it and put it over her head slipping it back on. Her body was not on display for him despite what he thought.

With the way his eyes washed over her as she defied him by covering up, she felt both flattered and terrified. A strange mix of a feeling since whenever the other boys looked at her like that it didn't make her nearly as nervous as he did. The other boys she would ignore. He was impossible to ignore and her mouth went dry. He had a way of making her become PAINFULLY aware of herself around him and his presence so near her.

"Didn't really get to see much of you earlier. You should ditch your baggy hoodies more often. This look suits you better."

Oh and she bet he was just burning up inside at how she just covered herself too. Good.

When he stopped looking at her body he returned to locking his eyes with hers and waited patiently for her to make a move or say anything in response. She was tongue tied at this point or simply past caring.

"Still want that number? I'm available tonight if you want."

He was baiting her. Urging her on to give him some sort of response. His face told her he thoroughly enjoyed doing this to her.

The same thing he did to Tina earlier only she was much more responsive and liked it. Mandy didn't. She guessed that was even more of a turn on for him. Damn her for having no choice but to be defensive shying away from him which was giving him exactly what he wanted in a bitter sense of twisted irony.

She recalled him successfully getting Tina's number earlier too while also giving his in exchange. It was at that moment that she found the strength to break his spell on her and to act out of sheer anger of his playboy mentality.

She decided her best course of action would be to shut him down before he got any wild ideas in his head about her and pushed the envelope even further. She was not Tina and never would be. She was not another girl in line to fall at his feet. This Echo would not pine for Narcissus.

"I'm sure you've got enough numbers in your little black book, Hargrove. Mine will not be added to the collection. You should go ask Tina about popping things. I'm sure she would love to have you open her locker for her."

The innuendos Mandy shot back at him made him laugh obviously entertaining him at how fiery she could be when backed into a corner. Fuck, he liked that too. So just what was she supposed to do?

Time for physical seperation then.

She pushed past him and went under his arm grabbing her book bag and catching him off guard. She was deciding to take his crap no longer and he could only smile wider as he turned to watch her go while looking at her ass. It was obvious he was not taking the hint of her rejection and treated it like foreplay or her giving the green light. He faked like he was hurt when she turned to look back at him with a glare, grabbing his chest like he was clutching his heart in mock pain about to collapse.

"Ouch. First blood. So you have claws after all. Well, if you change your mind and file them down a bit... I will be waiting. Eventually, you might learn to like me if you really tried to get to know me. See you around, Mandy. Soon I hope."

He smiled putting his hands in his jeans pockets leaning against her locker possessively and she realized she hadn't closed it to her horror in her haste to get away. Not wanting to deal with having to come back to where he was, she figured there was nothing he would want to take from it anyway. So she rushed off leaving it be to escape his watchful stare and would worry about it later.

Billy looked her up and down eventually laying his eyes on what he imagined to be lovely and shapely legs hidden underneath that long denim skirt she was wearing and imagined how she would look without all that material getting in the way. He sucked in a breath and gave a soft whistle to stir her up even more.

"In your dreams, Billy Hargrove. In your dreams." She shot back as she quickly kept walking with her book bag clutched in her arms, her pace desperate and brisk to escape his searing stare and cat calls.

She knew on instinct he was watching her as she left so she tried her best not to give him much of a show and yet she was still graceful in her departure. His ego obviously hadn't taken much of a hit from her scathing words or her obvious body language enough to shake him off.

She had hoped he wouldn't read too much into the fact that she recalled his full name and cursed herself for even using it. To committ it to memory the way she did had appalled her and shaken her to her very core. It most likely told him he was memorable enough to her for her to even bother remembering it and it put a bad taste in her mouth thinking of him getting switched on by that simple fact.

Turning the corner to book it out of there, he continued to call out to her and she barely heard him before leaving his sight completely around the bend.

"I'll meet you there too, if you want. Hate to see you go, sweet thing, but love to watch you leave." He howled sticking his tongue out and then it got quiet as she ran to her next class angrily.

He had called out to her and laughed when he saw how upset she was not even responding to him anymore. She tried her best to ignore it and didn't say anything to him while walking away with her chin slightly turned up. Now she really WAS acting the part of prude and ice princess and all the other horrible names that circled around the school about her. How ironic.

Thumbing his lower lip he pushed her locker back into place securely so it would close and as he did he noticed she had no pictures on the inside other than her small group of friends. No boyfriend. No competition. No way he could lose.

She was interesting and unlike the other girls who were just too damn easy. She was a challenge and he liked that. He just knew he would have lots of fun with her now that he knew where her locker was. But he had to be careful so it wouldn't come off as harassment. Just all in fun to mess with her head.

Walking off he skipped his next class to go have a smoke and think on new ways he could get to her so he could have fun watching her get all twisted up over him. Once outside at his car he leaned on it and enjoyed his smoke while thinking back to his first face to face encounter with Mandy.

He heard the rumors about her from Tommy and all the other guys. He didn't know how true they were but it got him excited to find out. According to Jeff in first period, Mandy was a locked treasure chest of first time experiences just waiting to be opened. She didn't put out and didn't go steady with any boys.

For a moment people had wondered if she was a closet lesbian but there was no evidence to support that either. She was a mystery and kept to herself. Any guy who tried to approach her would get no where with her as she would just run away shyly and leave them standing there.

Finally, something exciting to do in this shitty hellhole of a town to pass the time and occupy himself. This school was shit, his peers were shit, but he sure liked teasing the girls and Mandy was perfect for that. All the other girls were all over him clammering for his attention. But not her.

He groaned when he thought of what was underneath all her layers while toking on his cigarette slowly. He was imagining with vivid clarity what it might be like to remove them to find out.

When he looked into her deep green eyes he thought he saw something there that reminded him of some long lost memory. Someone he knew a long time ago.

He shook it off not allowing that to surface fully, focusing only on all the sensual games he would love playing with her to see if he could bend her to his will. Once he set his sights on someone he wanted he would not back down or give up. He hoped she could keep up and make it last or he would get terribly bored with it all.

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Mandy didn't have any other shared classes with Billy that she knew of so far. Aside from the risk of seeing him in the lot in the mornings and having to put up with him in English class or chancing him being in the halls, so far so good.

She breathed a sigh of relief that she had only run into him once with the locker episode. She would just have to be more careful when going to and from it in the halls looking for him so she could hide from him if he was there and wait it out.

Thinking about it in class unwantedly, all his sexual comments towards her that made her stomach churn, she was mortified and filled with absolute disgust.

For him to go after Tina and then immediately try to go after her too really upset her. He had no shame. She felt bad for Tina too and any other girl that fell for him. He was definitely a player that would get around to all the girls but the joke was on him because once he did, all his prospects would dry out and start talking about him. She could imagine the girls warning each other away from him eventually and then he would be utterly alone.

Her thoughts shifted to Tucker, her next misery piece she would have to fix and deal with. Hiding out in the library to escape Billy had been great but after having Tucker get upset with her in there she now felt that both boys would cause her to hide away there. Her guilt for Tucker acting weird and getting upset at all of them was growing by every moment she couldn't see him to fix it between them.

She would simply have to call him or something later once she got home if she didn't see him after school let out, but right now all she could focus on was finding Nikki and trying to secure a ride home.

She did not want to be walking on that road now with this crazy perverted boy driving that monster of a car possibly looking for her now. Mandy simply didn't want to have any more run ins with Billy Hargrove if she could help it.

Maybe her and Nikki could work something out so she wouldnt have to walk along Old Cherry Road to school risking him seeing her.

Then she realized, that hardly mattered, since he lived right across the street from her and everytime she was out front of her house, he would see her if he was there.

God... screwed no matter what I do. I really shouldn't have antagonized him. Now he's never gonna leave me be. Way to go, Mandy. You've simply attracted the big fish to eat you up, the little fish.

Her plan once she would get home everyday after school was to run up to her house and quickly go inside hoping that he wouldn't be there at his place staring at her from across the street or be fast enough to approach her. She was so nervous about his attentions towards her that she could barely concentrate on her last few classes but she did take notes and write everything down she could for studying later.

She somehow managed to make it through Biology, Math, History, and her P.E. class just fine after lunch being completely left alone and not seeing any sight of "his Royal Hotness" as Nikki had dubbed him.

Although she heard girls whispering about him being on the basketball team and having a P.E. class as well, making good with the coach of the Hawkins High team.

Poor Steve... that meant he had to deal with him and there was most likely rivalry between them. She sadly could see Billy being pretty good at it with his athletic build so she imagined he was most likely killing it on the court.

Mandy found herself wishing and hoping against all hope that in no way would Billy's alotted P.E. class be around the same time as hers. The boys and girls were seperated on two sides of the same Gym as their were two sections to the building for gender division. This included the showers and restrooms, thank God. But she still did not want to bump into him while passing through the two sides in the common chambers that ran between them.

The thought of it made her tug self consciously on the ridiculously short Hawkins High green gym shorts they made them wear. She hated them because they showed her legs and thighs so much so she requested her P.E. teacher to at least allow her to wear leggings underneath which she happily got approved to do. The uniform was mandatory or it would accrue points against their grade to not suit up. If Billy ever saw her in these things she would die of embarrassment fully knowing he would put his eyes all over places on her they had no business being.

Today P.E. consisted of playing dodgeball and Mandy loathed it because she could never hit anyone properly with the ball, often accidentally getting peoples heads, crotches, or missing them entirely. She also got pelted mercilessly by Carol and some of the more mean popular girls intentionally, and was always unable to dodge very well.

After her shameful execution of the game and Carol and her friends being even more ruthless than usual, they all did laps on the track running or jogging. Once it was over she would wait until all the girls were done with their showering and social time in the locker rooms before she took hers.

She liked to be completely alone because she didn't want anyone seeing her body. Being naked and exposed like that was too much for her and she learned her lesson from last time when the girls had cornered her and started making fun of her anatomy snapping towels at her and jeering at her. High school girls could be so cruel it was ridiculous.

After finishing cleaning herself up and dressing, the last period bell finally rang, and she breathed a sigh of relief. Walking around with her gym bag stuffing her towel in it she was greeted by a smiling Nikki who bumped into her.

"Mandy! Come with me! Right now!" She grabbed her hand and tugged, pulling her onto the boys side of the gym before Mandy could even say anything or ask her what was going on. She struggled to break free but Nikki held tight giggling and dragging her all the way to the boys gym and pulling her to one of the front benches.

Before they entered onto the court, Nikki had her hands over her eyes leading her so she couldn't see anything. She heard the sounds of grunts, yells, cheering, and heavy thudding of what sounded like feet and basket balls against the gym floor. Nikki giggled and then suddenly pulled them off letting her look around.

"Tadaaaaa!" She shouted with glee. Mandy looked and saw some guys playing Basketball together practicing.

Some were running around with shirts on, others with shirts off, to divide the team into two for practice. Nikki kicked her feet excitedly over the bench step wiggling in her seat. Apparently there was after school practice for the team and as they sat there, her friend pointed out Steve to her. Nancy saw them sitting there and came over to join them.

"Hey! I didn't know you liked to come watch the guys play." Nancy smiled sweetly to Mandy and Nikki folding her hands in her lap. She was dressed cute today in a sweater top and her typical long skirts she liked to wear. She had a binder resting on her lap with her hands over it and a pencil behind her ear.

"Normally, we don't. But today is special. I have a treat for my friend Mandy here. Oh but we wouldn't mind watching Steve too with you, Nance." Nikki's voice oozed mischeif and Mandy groaned afraid of what she had walked her into.

"That's cool. Well I come to watch Steve play. He's pretty good. Coach has been saying awesome things about him and he has never been happier." Nancy sounded really proud and Mandy congratulated Steve to her smiling. She was still wondering what Nikki had up her sleeve.

"Hey, Nikki, I wanted to ask you a favor. Do you think you could give me rides to and from scho-" Before she could even get her question out, both Nikki and Nancy looked back out onto the court. Nikki's face was beaming excitedly and Nancy gave her a puzzled look following where she was staring.

Mandy was afraid to look. Her eyes felt drawn to where her friend was gazing as if being pulled on by the world's most powerful magnet against her will.

Walking through the arch of the gym chamber doorway from the boy's locker rooms and showers, was none other than Billy Hargrove. He was completely shirtless, clad in the green tight familiar Hawkins gym shorts. All of his muscles were on full display and Nikki squealed pointing.

Nancy looked over and her mouth fell open. When Mandy was staring, her breath hitching and a lump showing up in her throat, she saw Steve also notice his entrance and he had an angry scowl on his face glaring at Billy.

Grinning at the response he invoked in him enjoying it immensely, Billy made a show of it and paused to take a drink from the water fountain. Mandy looked around for the exit on this side of the gym ready to bolt and noticed Tommy, Tina, and Carol were also sitting in the bleachers in the far top corner. They had most likely all come to watch Steve and Billy throw down on the court.

When Mandy tried to get up and leave Nikki grabbed her making her sit down and she sighed.

"No you don't. I worked hard to figure this out and set this up for you. Enjoy, my sweet little Mandy. Oh... look at that body. I'm gonna teach you to appreciate it sooner or later, girl."

Nikki laughed and put more gum in her mouth then began hollaring and shouting with Nancy for Steve. He turned and smiled dribbling the ball grinning and stopped to wave at them, especially Nancy, who blushed sitting there watching her boyfriend.

Billy turned his head in the direction where all the hollaring was going on and noticed the three girls sitting there. His smile got dangerously wide and Mandy tried to duck her head behind Nikki's shoulder so he wouldn't recognize her.

Billy winked at her. Too late. Damn it all.

Seizing the perfect opportunity as Steve was distracted and to show off, Billy charged like a juggernaut over to Steve and whirling around him he knocked the ball loose from his arm and took possession of it. He bounced it on the gym floor with a cocky smirk and began taunting Steve about not being able to handle his balls better. The insult was suggestive and aimed at sexually demoralizing him.

Mandy frowned. Steve was her friend too. She didn't want him to suffer either at the hands of someone like Hargrove. Nikki eventually made eye contact with Carol and Tina who waved her over so she got up telling them she would be right back.

Now it was just Nancy and her sitting side by side equally feeling bad for Harrington who was being hounded, chased, mocked, and having the ball stolen constantly by a faster, bigger, stronger Billy on the court. He looked absolutely degraded and ashamed but still tried to keep his game face on not wanting his girl and his friends to see that it was getting to him.

Both boys were sweaty and often locked close together each one trying to take the ball from the other in turns depending on who had it. Billy looked up at Mandy and stuck his tongue out making a show of his aggressive jock like mentality while he obliterated Steve on the court in front of them all.

Mandy looked away and searched for Nikki who was having an intense conversation with Carol. Most likely about the pool party at Steve's and planning ahead for things.

She noticed Tommy looking at her like a hungry shark, with a wide freckle faced grin on his face, his eyes lit up at her noticing. He waved at her in a taunting way fully knowing she was afraid of him. He had spent years harassing her but he never got her alone to do much worse for which she was thankful. Mandy always had her friends with her and went straight home to and from school, leaving him no window of opportunity to push further than public humilation from time to time.

It was practically impossible not to run into him since they both shared similar social circles because of Nancy, Steve, and Nikki. The webs and ties of highschool classism were complicated at best and difficult to maintain at times. She looked away clearly agitated. It was inevitable he would bump into her from time to time despite her best attempts to avoid him as she was trying to do with Billy and failing miserably.

He had left her alone all summer but being back here on the new school year meant he had one more year of enjoying making her miserable. She looked away and when Nancy noticed him doing that to her she boldly flipped him off in response and in Mandy's defense.

She knew of the things Tommy had done to her and despite having once been friends with Steve's friends since she was dating him, she did not approve and hated Tommy and his bs almost as much as Mandy, Tucker, and Alex did. Nikki had to deal for Tina and Carol's sake but she often stood up for Mandy if Tommy got too out of control.

"Don't let him get to you. That's what he wants. If you just ignore him, he won't get the rise out of you that he anticipates, and then he should stop." Nancy leaned in whispering to her trying to give her courage and insight. She was really sweet and good at that. Mandy smiled at her attempts to cheer her up.

She was trying to do just that but that's exactly what she did to Billy and look how that turned out. He loved every moment of her defiance and attempts at ignoring him. She groaned.

Three boys I now to have to deal with. Fuck my life. She thought.

"I wish it were that simple, Nance. I really do wish it were." She put her head in her hands and then leaned one cheek on her palm trying to go back to watching Steve hoping he was gaining the higher ground. Shortly after Nikki returned and took her former spot.

"Isn't he amazing? Oh, he looks so good in sweat. Damn... I can only imagine what he might look like with wet hair in the shower, or on the beach, or... in a pool?"

Nikki grinned and was baiting Mandy on that one. She guessed she got intel from Carol that Billy would be there for the party. This greatly disturbed her. She wanted to leave and go home.

Billy was still watching her while he shredded Steve and sunk the ball into the basket over and over again with the coach impressed and praising him then giving pointers to Steve who was bent over gripping his knees and panting. He wiped the sweat from his brow and struggled to keep up with Billy. Nancy was looking sad for him just as Mandy was.

"He better not wind up in a pool. Unless I'm the one drowning him in it." Mandy said spitefully knowing full well Nikki knew what she meant by this but most likely not understanding the animosity of the comment.

She hadn't told her yet just how he had been hounding her constantly. She'd rather keep it to herself as she wasn't one to much invite others into her troubles if she could handle it on her own.

If he came to that party she would hide in the bathroom locked in all night long and drink by herself waiting until everyone left, including him.

"Mandy, relax. You'll be with us, nothing bad will happen you have my word." Nikki nudged her arm with hers playfully and started calling out to Steve encouraging him.

Nancy joined in even calling out a foul when Billy knocked Steve over using his strong body to throw off his balance and take the ball. The coach allowed it and Mandy couldn't understand why.

As they watched, Billy walked over to Steve who was laying on his back looking very tired. He leaned over him bent at the waist and seemed to offer him his hand to get up. Steve looked at him with a wary expression not believing for a second he was trying to help him. Billy whispered something fiercely to him as he towered over him then let go of his hand making him fall back onto the court and stepping over him to continue his game.

He looked at her with a feral grin and seemed to flex his muscles a bit at her. They were slick with sweat and shining under the gym lights. His curly blond hair was slightly damp sticking to his neck and forehead and he saw how her eyes went to his chest and lower to where the gym shorts hugged his hips and groin somewhat snug and loose at the same time, leaving very little imagination to the heat he was packing below.

She blushed and pretended to be talking to Nancy and Nikki which only made him laugh. Throwing the ball behind him he walked over like he was going to approach the girls. Carol's eyes were on him also admiring his form and Tommy didn't even seem to care. She guessed Billy had taken Steve's place with him too, stealing his former partner in crime back when he was a bit of a bully before meeting Nancy. She heard about the falling out between him, Tommy, and Carol.

Jogging over with his taut muscles moving in all the right ways for a girls wet dream he wiped his forehead with his arm and stood there in front of the three of them.

"Hey Nikki, hey Nancy." He said with a slight grin. Then he turned his blue eyes onto her and his grin widened considerably.

"Hello, Mandy." He had said their names normal but when he said hers he drew it out heavy with a deep breath intentionally in a husky deep voice and it sounded different in the way he addressed her.

Nikki bumped into her when she was silent unsure of what to say as if trying to coax her to respond and say SOMETHING to him. Nancy looked away concentrating on Steve and got up to walk over to him at the fountain and check on him.

"Ummm. Hi." Mandy said making Billy laugh.

"Enjoying the show?" He said more to her than to Nikki and it was all her friend could do to hide her stupid grin she was throwing Mandy's way. Sensing the tension between them she excused herself leaving her alone with trouble with a capital T.

"I think I'm gonna... go. Over there. With Carol and Tina. Have fun kids. Be back in a bit... Mandy."

Nikki mocked how Billy had said her name and he watched her leave. Mandy tried to grab her and protest Nikki abandoning her leaving her all alone with him, but wasn't fast enough and shrunk down into the bench seat in defeat.

Billy turned his attention fully back on to Mandy putting one leg up on the bench in front of her bending his knee and getting closer leaning in. Mandy gulped and tried to act like he wasn't there attempting to excercise Nancy's advice to the best of her ability.

"We have simply got to stop running into each other like this. It's almost like you have a thing for me, princess." She wanted to punch him right in his wide beautiful mouth for saying that.

He hummed deeply and watched her, his hungry eyes locking intently onto hers. She scowled and tried to ignore his comment that she could possibly ever want to be around him that much.

"I didn't run into you. Nikki brought me here. I'm watching Steve's game. That's all."

She said it dismissively at him and it made him chuckle at her. Somehow he knew that wasn't the whole truth. He saw how she had been watching him when he first came out and when he was running circles around her little friend Steve, effortlessly, might he add.

"Really? Are you sure? I could have sworn you were enjoying watching me run up and down the court earlier." He reached forward as if he were going to collect a few strands of her dark long hair and she flinched pulling back.

"I'm sure. I couldn't be more sure in my entire life. Go back to chasing your basketballs, Billy. There's nothing for you to see over here." She spat at him and he grinned.

"I beg to differ on that." He eyed her again his lashes framing his bright blue eyes as they danced at her snarky comebacks she fired his way. He had leaned in even closer giving her a good whiff of his manly athletic musk mixed with his cologne that made her head swim at the proximity of it all.

"See you at the party then. I'll be sure to get myself all ready for you, sweets. Try not to get too excited over me when you see me there."

Licking his lips running his tongue over his bottom one at her and making her blush furiously, he laughed as he left with those parting words that caused a chill to run up her spine and cause knots in her stomach burning on fire. Out of anger or frustration she had no idea.

Surely he was kidding, right? Wasn't he going with Tina? What a liar. Anything to get her all worked up, even to suggest he would be there for her and her alone.

She had looked up to see if Tina had noticed this little exchange but she was far too busy talking with Carol and Nikki to notice that her crush was flirting horribly with Mandy. He was bold to do that so openly and it would only bring trouble on Mandy's head if Tina got hurt by it. The jerk!

But... he would be there. And so would she, unfortunately.

Great. Fucking wonderful.

Was it too late for her to back out now? Her stomach flopped and she looked over to Nikki who had partially been watching their exchange and grinning like an idiot while sitting with Tommy, Tina, and Carol. Damn her. She set her up for this and she knew it.

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