For a moment Billie was in shock. This had to be another dream, Thorin cupped her face with both of his hands, the insides of her eyelids were a fireworks show, somewhere in the background a hallelujah choir had started up.

Oh, fuck it, if this was a dream she was going to make it a damn good one.

She slid her arms around his neck standing on her tiptoes kissing him back for all she was worth.

Thorin gave an impatient growl and slipped his hands under her knees, holding her high against him as he walked towards the fainting couch placed by the window. He sank down onto the faux velvet Billie held tightly in his lap.

She kissed down his jaw and back pausing to nibble at his earlobe. God he smelled good, how had she resisted this for so long? Thorin's lips blazed a trail across her throat to the neckline of her dress, Billie sucked in a breath. His hand came up to cup one of her breasts, her head fell back, she moaned, completely lost in ecstasy. Her drink glass slipped through her fingers to fall to the carpet with a thud.

The noise seemed to wake both of them up to the fact that they were in front of a window, that anyone could walk by and see what they were doing. Billie was almost to the point of not caring. It wasn't like she knew any of these people, but Thorin did and he probably didn't want all his mother's friends talking about that time he screwed a girl in Salon # 3 at the clubhouse. She made herself pull away slightly.

Thorin was breathing hard, so was she now that she thought about it, he trailed a hand up and down her back, gray eyes locked with hazel.

"So, in case I didn't just make it obvious," Billie's mouth started saying before her brain realized it wanted to talk. "I like you, a lot. I've liked you for a while now and I'm really hoping this isn't another dream, because the liking of you only got worse after the first one- Thorin pressed another kiss upon her, cutting off her babble.

"I like you too," he told her when they came up for air, "I've liked you from the day I sewed your head back together." Billie laughed.

"Bleeding girls, who puke all over the backseat of your car really do it for you, huh?"

Thorin smiled, "In your case defiantly."

(…And Then)

The house was finally quiet. Billie threw back her covers and padded as silently as possible into the hallway. Thorin's door was ajar and she slipped inside like a ghost in polka dot pajama's.

Thorin was a lump under his blankets. Billie's heart sped up, she could not believe she was doing this. She pushed the door shut with a soft click.

By the time they had rejoined the others Billie's lips were numb and she was up so high nothing was ever going to bring her down. All throughout the rest of the wake and then the car ride home she just sat there, grinning like an idiot. Madeline went to bed shortly after they got back, everyone else retired to their rooms too. Thorin throwing her a wink before he disappeared behind his door, she would have been over there hours ago but the twins were still up, playing video games from the sound of it. At least random cries of, "Get that troll!" kept echoing down the hall and Greg was puttering around, putting the house in order.

Billie wasn't particularly opposed to the others knowing about her and Thorin, she just, well, it was so new and what would the boys say? Would they be happy? True, they had hated Iradessa, but who wouldn't have hated Iradessa? That didn't mean they were going to like her being with their uncle. Billie didn't want to destroy this thing before it had even started.

Peeling back his blankets, Billie slipped into Thorin's bed, snuggling up next to him, kissing his scratchy cheek.

"Billie?" Thorin whispered. Billie crawled on top of him, straddling him, bracing herself against his chest. Thorin opened his eyes and seeing her smiled.

"Hey, Sunshine."

Billie rocked forward and the grin turned wicked, quick as a wink he had her pinned beneath him, both her wrists held tight over her head in one of his large hands. His lips found hers, his other hand edged under the hem of her shirt, Billie forgot how to breathe.

"You're beautiful, you know that?" Thorin whispered in her ear, pushing her shirt up inch by inch. Billie pulled her wrists free, burying her hands in his hair as his hot mouth descended onto her burning flesh.

"Thorin," she breathed.

(…And Then)

Morning sunlight filtered through Billie's curls lighting them with golden fire, Thorin looked down at her sleeping against his chest and felt better than he could remember feeling in…a very long time. What was it about her that made him completely at peace?

Billie stirred and blinked her hazel eyes open, seeing him looking down at her she smiled.

"Good morning," she whispered.

"Hey," Thorin let his lips linger over hers. "How'd you sleep?"

"Fantastically," she slid out of bed and stretched, the blinds casting dappled shadows over her heart shaped backside. Thorin watched appreciatively as she picked his T-shirt up off the floor and pulled it over her head.

"Mine all mine," he thought. Billie padded back over to him, planting a kiss along his jaw. A mark showed dark on her collarbone, Thorin felt the rawness on his back where her nails had punctured his skin.

"Want to go get coffee?" Billie asked, shaking him out of his memories of last night. Thorin nodded grinning, he stood up to get dressed, but Billie took one look at his naked form and pushed him right back down, he laughed quietly.

"I thought we were going to get coffee." He protested as she sank to her knees in front of him.

"In few minutes," Billie said, laying her head against his thigh, he stroked her curls back, "Or half an hour, or possibly we'll just wait till Greg wakes up and make him make us some." She took him in her mouth, Thorin bit down on his lip to keep from crying out.

"Hey Uncle Thorin I'm going to walk to Star- AAAAAAH!" Just as quickly as he had opened the door Kili slammed it shut, Thorin let out a curse. Billie turned bright ass red and stared up at him horror struck.

Thorin hurriedly found his pants and pulled them on as cries of, "What was that?" and "What is going on?" echoed from his mother's bedroom.

"Shit!" Billie said, mortified she scooped her pajamas up off the floor and ran for her room, Thorin followed her out into the hall. Kili poked his head out of the bathroom where he'd been hiding.

"I am now scarred for life." He announced. Thorin made shushing gestures and slid into the room with him.

"I will pay you 100 bucks to never mention this again." He said.

"200," Kili negotiated, "I've got scars now, remember?" Thorin held out a hand for his nephew to shake, Kili took it.

"Done."

"So," Kili's shit eating grin slowly slid back onto his face, " you and Billie, huh?"

Thorin couldn't help but smile, "If she can ever look at me again, then yes." Kili pumped his fist into the air.

"Took you long enough," he said, "I had bet going with Dori. I said you'd be together by the end of the month and she said it would take all summer."

"You were betting on us getting together?" Thorin couldn't decide whether to be mad or not. The thought of Billie and him together kept making him smile, anger was too difficult of an emotion right now.

"What is going on in here?" Madeline appeared in the doorway, looking disheveled, "Some sort of Sunday morning rave I missed the memo on?"

"Sorry Mom," Thorin said, "We'll keep it down."

"Well I'm up now," Madeline said, throwing her hands in the air, "I may as well have Gregory start breakfast." She floated down the stairs.

"Oh sweet," Kili went to follow her, but Thorin stopped him.

"Remember," he warned, "not a word!"

"Yeah, yeah, I am a vault." Kili shoved past him, "Fee! Bacon!" he shouted before taking the steps four at a time. Fili stumbled out of their room wearing an inside out shirt and followed him.

"Yum, bacon!" he said as he passed. Thorin waited until he had disappeared from sight before he went into Billie's room. She was sitting on her bed holding her red face in her hands.

"I will never be able to look Kili in the eye again," she mumbled. Thorin sat down next to her, laughing.

"Don't worry I paid him off, he has promised to pretend it didn't happen."

"That doesn't mean it didn't," Billie looked up at him intently, "and every time he looks at me that is all he's going to see!"

Thorin just kept on laughing, "Kili? Come on! In a couple of months he won't even remember this happened, he'll be too busy finding new ways to torment his teachers." Billie didn't look convinced so he took both of her hands in his.

"I promise, don't worry, okay?" Billie sighed, nodding ever so slightly. Thorin kissed the top of her head.

"He seemed happy we were finally together," he told her. This news made her look up.

"He did?" Thorin nodded.

"He seemed really excited about it actually. Apparently he and Dori had a bet going." Billie still looked anxious

"Really? Because I was afraid they were going to have a problem with us." She said worriedly, "I know how much you love them Thorin and if they're unhappy it'll make you unhappy and then you'll break up with me and then I'll be forced to drink a lot and then I'll get fat- Thorin cut her off with a kiss. Billie blinked at him as they pulled apart, her lips still slightly pursed.

"You worry too much," he said. "Fili and Kili love you."

"I guess," Billie still looked unsure.

"No, really, they do," Thorin stood up, pulling her up with him. "Now let's get dressed and go have breakfast and then we can pack up and go home."

"We're leaving today?"

Thorin grinned, "The bedroom door back home locks," he explained, Billie laughed.

(….And Then)

"Oh Thorin," Madeline said as he and Billie entered the kitchen, "I need to go over some of your fathers business things with you today. His partners are coming over later to discuss terms with us."

"What would they need me for?" Thorin asked confused.

"I couldn't say dear," Madeline said, banging on the end of her soft boiled egg with a spoon, "They just told me to make sure you were here when they came."

Thorin wrinkled his brow, "Alright." He smiled at Billie apologetically, who squeezed his hand under the table in reply.

"It's no big deal," she mouthed. Thorin slid his hand up her thigh, she shot him a dirty look and scooted away. Kili raised an eyebrow at them. Billie caught his eye and turned red again, immediately engaging with Madeline about the weather.

Thorin smiled into his toast.

(…And Then)

Thorin could barely remember Thrain's business partners from Christmas parties at the offices when he was small, but as far as he could tell they hadn't changed at all. They were still a group of old, stuffy men who had never done anything they weren't supposed to in their lives. He stopped listening midway through their business babble, instead his mind was upstairs. Billie and the boys were playing Mario Kart on the old Nintendo 64 he'd left here, maybe he could sneak in a few games with them before it was time to go home.

"Thorin!" Madeline poked him sharply in the shoulder.

"Ow!" Thorin jerked out of his thoughts, all the business partners were glaring at him.

"Curtis was trying to tell you your father's wishes for the company," Madeline reproached him, "pay attention!"

"Sorry," Thorin said to the group as he wasn't sure which one Curtis was, they all looked eerily similar. The one in the middle cleared his throat.

"As I was saying," he began, "Your father made it very clear to us that he wished the company to stay in the family, you and your sister are both written as successors in his will."

"He didn't change that after we left?" Thorin interrupted. Curtis gave him the stink eye.

"No, and as he had no other children and your sister is now deceased it seems that the mantel of responsibility is to be passed onto you –

"Whoa, whoa, whoa," Thorin cut in, "I'm not taking over Dad's company, are you joking? I'm already a doctor, I've got a job, a career I worked hard for-

"Let the man finish Thorin." Madeline said.

"You can choose to decline of course," Curtis went on, maybe his face just always looked like that? " Your cousin Gloin already works with the company and has expressed interest in this leadership opportunity –

"Gloin," Thorin said, standing up, "great choice. Well, glad we got that cleared up – Madeline yanked him back down into his seat.

"Let. The. Man. Finish." She hissed between closed teeth.

"But you really should think this over," Curtis went on, "it is not only an incredible honor, but would offer financial security to you for the rest of your life, as well as the same to any children you might have in the future." Thorin ground his back teeth.

"We'll give you some time to consider." Curtis said standing up, the rest of the committee followed suit, "but we would like a reply from you in no less than 36 hours." Thorin opened his mouth to say there was no need for that, that he had already decided, but Madeline dug her finger nails into his arm giving him a look that clearly said, be quiet!

"Thank you gentlemen," she said. Greg appeared to usher them out the door. Once they were alone Thorin ripped his arm away.

"Mom!" he complained, "What was that for? You know I'm not going to take the job!"

"You won't even consider it Thorin?" Madeline pleaded, "Think of my grandbabies! Think of sweet little Billie! Wouldn't she be happier never having to worry about money again?"

"Billie doesn't care about things like that."

Madeline sighed, "No, I suppose she doesn't, but think on it Thorin, please. Promise me you'll at least weigh the pros and cons before you turn the offer down." Her eyes were huge and starting to fill with tears.

"Alright," Thorin heard himself say, "I'll consider it."