My mind was in a haze. I was scrambling for answers as I tried to force my brain to remember everything from last night.
"Elizabeth, shouldn't you be getting ready? I thought you would've been ready." My mom asked as I stared at Billy as he continued to eat his plate my mother had made him.
Billy wiped his mouth off with the napkin. "Mrs. Bowen. This was absolutely delicious. Thank you." He gave her that famous smile and I watched my mom as she fell into his trap.
"What are you doing here?" I asked suspiciously as I crossed my arms.
"Elizabeth." My mom said in a mortified tone. "Do not be rude."
"It's fine, really." Billy said waving it off. "I wanted to see how you were doing."
"He told me Jess wasn't feeling great at the party and he gave you a ride home since she left early." I rolled my eyes as she turned back to him. "Thank you again. I really appreciate you bringing her home safe."
"Of course Mrs. Bowen. I'd never let a lady walk home alone." I was ready to vomit. I didn't know if it was because of my hangover or Billy's smooth talking that was clearly working on my mother.
"I could give you a ride while I'm here."
"That's sweet of you, Billy!" My mom cooed.
"No. It's fine I'll wait for Jess." I said and started turning away to get ready.
"I'll tell Jess you've gone ahead if she shows up." I sighed heavily at my mother.
"Thank you again, Mrs. Bowen." Billy said after he finished off his coffee and placed the mug on the counter.
"You're welcome any time."
I stood by the door as I waited for him so I could see him out. He turned out into the open doorway of the kitchen into the hallway to our front door. He walked confidently over and leaned against the side of the doorway. He stood in a gray t-shirt and jeans with his usual boots. The smell of his cologne was intoxicating. I eyed the necklace that he seemed to very rarely take off.
"What the hell are you doing here?!" I snarled in a whisper.
"I came to give you a ride." He said acting innocent.
"You can't just come over to my house like this."
"I needed my jacket." My cheeks flushed as I looked down.
"Guy like you? I'd imagine you'd have a million." I said trying to keep cool.
"I wanted that one." He smirked leaning closer to my ear. "It looks great on you though." He whispered seductively.
I took the jacket off and shoved it into his chest. "Can you just go?!"
"I'll get my shirt later." He winked. "I'll be waiting outside."
"I'll see you at school." I said as I opened the door.
"Poor Max has already been waiting for 10 minutes in the car. Don't make her wait longer." He put a toothpick in his mouth after flashing that stupid grin at me. I looked to the street confused and saw the redhead from earlier sitting in the car.
"Why wouldn't you invite her in?!" I said as he walked toward his car. I slammed the door and ran up the stairs.
I quickly put on a pair of clean high waisted jeans and a gray tank top. I put my semi baggy Pink sweater over top of it and slightly tucked it in. I put on a nude shade of lipstick and looked myself over quickly. I heard the honking from Billy's Camaro outside and groaned. I grabbed my backpack and ran down the stairs and out the door.
The drive to school was awkward. Max stayed quiet in the back as Billy ripped through the streets.
"Does he always drive like a maniac?" I asked Max breaking the silence. She seemed startled at first and then I saw a slight smile on her face as I looked at her in the side mirror.
"Yeah." She said quietly. I gave a sideways glance to Billy and smirked.
"Shut up." He said looking at her in her mirror.
"Stop being an ass." I said as I swatted him in the chest. Max's eyes widened as she looked shocked that he didn't seem to respond.
I turned in my seat and looked at Max as I smiled. "I'm Elizabeth. You can call me Liz."
I heard Billy scoff as I said it. "I'm Max."
"It's nice to meet you."
The Camaro roared into the parking lot and I felt the warmth go from my cheeks to my ears as all eyes were on us. He pulled into the parking spot and I got out and pulled the seat forward to let Max out.
"See ya, Liz."
"Have a good day, Max!"
She road off toward the middle school and I shut the car door. Billy slammed his door shut and I mentally yelled at him for pulling more attention to us. He lit a cigarette and leaned on the back of his car waiting for the bell to ring. I looked to our usual sitting area and saw Margaret and Lisa staring at us giving me raised eyebrows and smiles.
"I should probably go..." I said softly.
"Sure." He said before taking a drag from his cigarette.
I started walking toward the girls and stopped. I bit my lip nervously not really wanting the answer. I turned to him. "Billy."
He raised an eyebrow in question at me.
"Did..." I swallowed hard and clutched my book and notebook to my chest. "What happened last night?"
"What do you remember?" He asked.
I sighed. "Honestly? I don't remember anything really after us talking in the party before Tommy came up."
He stood up taking a long drag on his cig before tossing it to the ground. He exhaled it to the side and looked down at me slightly.
"Don't worry about it." He said giving a small smile and winking as he rubbed my chin slightly with his thumb and pointer. "We'll talk later."
He walked off as he slid on his jean jacket and I watched after him. I sighed angrily as the bell rang.
I could hardly pay attention in Mrs. Adler's class. I kept looking toward Billy who sparingly gave me glances. My mind was racing as I tried to figure out what could have happened. How did I end up with his jacket and shirt? How did he know where I lived? Why did I have to drink so much?!
The bell rang for dismissal and chairs screeched as everyone stood up. "Alright class remember your assignment is due tomorrow!"
I collected my things and chased after Billy as he headed down the hallway. I grabbed onto his jacket and he turned to me. His angered expression softened at the sight of me.
"Well, if this isn't a pleasant surprise." He smirked.
"Can we go somewhere and talk? Please."
"Don't you have to get to second period?" He questioned with an amused face.
"I can't even focus on class." I looked around at everyone in the hall. Some people watched us while others carried on. "Because I don't even know what happened last night. I feel like people are talking about me and I don't know if its paranoia or what." I whispered.
"Nothing happened alright? You just got really drunk and I took you home. Go to class." He shrugged it off and started toward class.
"Wait. That's it? Did I say anything? Did I do anything? How did I get your shirt and jacket?" The bell rang to get into class.
Billy shook his head slightly and licked his lips as he chuckled. He rested his arm on the locker and leaned into me.
"Go to class."
Billy disappeared into the crowd and I quickly rushed to my locker to grab my books before heading to class.
My classes were a blur. He told me nothing happened, but I still felt nervous. I knew people saw us coming into school together, but I didn't know if anyone saw us last night. Hell, I don't even know what happened with us.
I stretched with the girls. Today was running track, but I was in no mood to run.
"So... We gonna talk about you and Billy coming to school together?" Lisa asked.
I groaned. "He just showed up at my house."
"How does he know where you live?" Mar asked.
"I have no idea. I don't even remember majority of last night."
"I'm sorry I couldn't go last night. Being grounded has been literal hell." Mar groaned.
"Yeah and having siblings can kind of ruin that sometimes. Parents decided a spontaneous date night and I was left dealing with my little sister." Lisa sighed. "Where the hell is Jess by the way?"
"Probably dealing with a major hangover too. She ditched me for Keith last night."
"What?!" They said in union.
"I don't even know how I got home. I'm fairly certain it wasn't Jess."
"Do you think... Billy?" Lisa asked and I sighed looked over at the basketball game.
I sighed deeply. They took my silence as a yes.
"Damn..." Lisa replied.
"Did you guys..." Mar started asking hesitantly, concern on her face.
"No!" I exclaimed. "Well... I don't think so. I asked him and he said nothing happened, but he has been refusing to talk. Pretty much just saying "Go to class." and "Don't worry about it."
"He's reverse psychology-ing you." Lisa said as a matter of a fact as she switched to her other leg.
"What do you mean?" I asked following her lead.
"It's simple. He's interested and you're not giving him the time of day. He has info that you want. He dangles it like a carrot. He won't tell you straight out because then it forces you to continue talking to him." She explained.
"He's not that smart... Is he?" I said unsure myself.
The girls shrugged. We looked over toward the game at the sound of a thud. Steve fell on the ground and recovered quickly to try to catch Billy. He was too late though, and Billy had scored. Billy was high fived by a few of the guys and he licked his lips cockily as he taunted Steve.
"Oh damn..." Mar said as she saw Nancy coming into the gym.
"Steve..?" Nancy called to him and he timed himself out as he walked out to talk with Nancy.
"What happened?" I asked curiously.
"You haven't heard?" Mar asked and I shook my head no.
"Apparently Nancy got really drunk. I mean really drunk. Her and Steve had a pretty bad fight. Someone saw him leave without her and then she went home with Jonathan." Lisa told me.
"Who is Jonathan?" I asked.
"He's the older brother of that kid who went missing last year."
A whistle blew. "Alright ladies, to the track!"
I looked back over to Billy and he winked at me and smirked before going back to his basketball game. I sighed annoyed. I was going to get my answers in detention today.
A/N: I know technically I already updated today, but I wrote chapter 4 yesterday and finished it earlier this morning. So I figured since I finished this one I would post both today. I did have this chapter really long, but I decided to break it up. So next chapter will be the next detention scene as well as a little POV from Billy! Thank you guys for all the favorites and followers and a few more reviews that came in! I'm really glad people are enjoying it!
