1985 Part 2
After about three months of dating, Billy realized he'd been right about Sarah. There was something about her that he adored and he realized before long that he actually loved her. Or maybe he was beginning to love her. Sarah was beginning to love Billy too. It took a while for her to admit to her parents that she was dating Billy, and as she feared, they weren't happy about it at all. They'd never liked Billy's parents and they knew about Billy's bad reputation, so they were appalled that Sarah would chose Billy over the upstanding young man that Michael was preparing to be. Sarah explained to her parents what Michael had said to her, so that muddled their liking for Michael a little. But they still were furious about Billy. Her mother demanded that as soon as possible, she break it off with Billy. Sarah refused, she was demanded to leave the table and go to her room, and no one ate dinner that night.
Billy's parents had the exact opposite reaction. His dad didn't give a shit and Ann told Billy as long as he continued not to get his playmates pregnant and as long as they weren't white, she didn't care either. He wasn't even sure why he bothered telling his parents. The next day at school, Sarah had told Billy about what her parents had said and how they were extremely discontent. He waited for Sarah to tell him that she couldn't be with him and call the whole thing off, but she never did. When she assured him that she didn't want to break up, Billy breathed a sigh of relief and gave Sarah the biggest kiss he'd ever given her in front of her locker. Sarah even smiled and told him they should have a special date some time soon. When Billy went to work that day, he made sure to get that Friday off.
Unfortunately, Sarah knew that if her parents knew she hadn't broken up with Billy, they would never let her out and they'd call everybody they knew trying to make sure she was where she was supposed to be on those days when she would be with friends. So instead of telling her parents she loved Billy and was staying with him, she came home sobbing telling them how much she hated them for making her end that relationship so she'd be able to continue using Sue or Kelly as her scapegoats. Once it was the beginning of December, they started planning for an early Christmas so she could be with Billy. Three weeks before Christmas, Sarah told her parents that she was going to spend the weekend with Sue and Kelly, both of whom agreed to attest to this. They were planning to go to Canada for the weekend with Sam and Harry that weekend anyway, so they just said Quil and Sarah went too. Quil was going with them, bringing his girlfriend Maggie, so it was easy enough. That Thursday when Billy was at work, he arranged to get the whole weekend off.
That Friday after school, Billy waited in front of Sarah's locker. She'd told him she needed to see a teacher real quick about something, so she would be a little late. Billy waited and watched the kindergarten teacher walk all the kids out of the gym to the front to wait for their parents. One of the little kids looked back at Billy and waved. Billy waved back, then looked at the wall continuing to wait. Sue and all the others had already left. They were taking two cars and would be spending the weekend in Canada for something. Quil and Harry told Billy what they were going to, but he forgot. He remembered them saying it was a concert, but he couldn't remember for what band. It wasn't a band he knew or liked, so it didn't matter. After five minutes, Sarah came to her locker and smiled at Billy. She gave him a kiss, then entered her locker code so she could put her books away.
"So how did that teacher thing go?"
"Pretty good. I convinced my teacher to give me that extra point on the test I took a few days ago. He marked one of my answers wrong, but I knew I'd gotten it right, so I proved it to him with my notes, I impressed him, and he gave me the point and extra credit for the two questions I did actually get wrong. So ultimately, I got an A+ on my test." Sarah said with a big smile. Billy chuckled a little. He really admired Sarah's determination with things.
"You should put it on your fridge." Sarah gently punched Billy's arm as they started laughing.
"Don't tease. So did you make sure Bobby will be out for the weekend?" Billy nodded.
"Yeah, I made sure of that. He's spending the weekend with a girlfriend or something."
"That's good." Billy smiled at Sarah. He was surprised when she told him she thought spending a whole weekend together seemed like a fun idea. Truth be told, they'd still never slept together yet. Billy had to admit, he was really hoping this weekend they might. Yes, he loved her, but he was also physically attracted to her. Extremely so. And as Bobby would say it, it was giving him a case of blue balls and Billy didn't like it at all. "I'm ready to get going. So what do you have planned for this weekend?"
"Well," Billy said as he and Sarah began making their way to the parking lot, "I was thinking we could have a little movie marathon. I've stocked up on all the movies I could possibly not have. And maybe we could watch some B-rated horror films." Sarah gave Billy a teasing glare.
"No, Billy. You know how much I hate those." Billy grinned. Recently, he'd been able to get away with teasing her with innuendoes and he really liked it. It made him feel like she really was comfortable with him.
"The last time we saw one together, the result made me really happy." Sarah giggled and once again gently punched Billy's arm. After that, he grabbed her hand and they stayed locked until they reached Billy's car. Once in the car, Billy glanced at Sarah's large purse. "Do you have everything you wanted to bring?" Sarah nodded.
"Yeah, I've got everything. I brought a few of those movies I told you about. Taming of the Shrew, Cleopatra, The Scarlet Pimpernel, you know, those ones. I still haven't had a chance to show them to you."
"I'm not sure I have the patients to watch a movie for four hours, Sarah." Sarah giggled.
"I know you do. I've seen you watch Star Wars all three in a row, so I know you can handle watching Cleopatra. And it's a great movie, I promise." Billy sighed.
"If you say so." Sarah smiled and rested her head on his shoulder as he backed out of his spot and began driving to his house. When they arrived and got inside, Billy went to the kitchen to check what was in the fridge. Billy had started taking Sarah with him grocery shopping, so she was picking out healthy food for him and Bobby. They paid for it, of course, Sarah just picked it out for them.
"You still have food in the fridge right? Do we need to go to Hoquiam to get anything?" Billy looked around the fridge a little longer before answering with a sigh.
"I think Bobby and I ate the last of the meat we had in here. We have some vegetables left, but no meat." Sarah shrugged.
"We could just eat vegetarian." Billy looked at Sarah, giving her a look that asked if she was serious. Sarah giggled and sighed. "Or we could drive to Hoquiam and buy some more groceries." Billy smiled.
"I'm alright with that."
"What do you want for dinner?" Billy closed the fridge door and thought a moment. He opened the freezer, but there was only ice cream that Bobby told Billy he was not to touch. Then he closed the freezer door and sighed.
"I don't know. What are you willing to cook?" That was another thing Billy loved about Sarah. She could cook. His mom couldn't even boil water, so having a girlfriend who was so good at cooking made him happier than anyone would think. There was something to be said about a woman who could cook.
"How about some chicken? It's cheap and easy." Billy shrugged.
"Sounds good to me. Let's get going then." Sarah shrugged and went with Billy to Hoquiam to get more groceries. Once that was finished and they got back to Billy's house, Sarah got the chicken in some herbs so they could marinade for a while. When her hands were washed, she walked to Billy, who was sitting on the couch, and sat on his lap when he opened up the blanket he had wrapped around himself. They sat together for a while watching Hogan's Heroes. When the episode was over, Sarah kissed Billy's neck to get his attention and smiled when he looked at her.
"Can we watch Cleopatra now? I promise it's a good movie." Billy sighed and unwrapped the blanket so Sarah could get up.
"Alright, Sarah. Go get it." Sarah smiled and ran to Billy's room to get the movies out of her large purse and came back with them all. She put them in a pile on the floor and picked out Cleopatra and put it in the VCR. Then she went back to Billy's lap and took a hold of the blanket in place of Billy's hands so he could fast forward through the previews and get to the movie. When the credits were finally over, Billy groaned.
"What's wrong?"
"Those credits were seven minutes, Sarah. That's five minutes longer than they should be." Sarah sighed.
"Keep watching, Billy. The movie started and you're missing important stuff." Billy sighed and did what Sarah asked and watched the movie quietly.
Thirty minutes in, Billy decided to pop some popcorn, leaving Sarah on the couch covered by the blanket. Billy came back with a huge bowl of popcorn and sat in his original spot. Sarah sat back in his lap and Billy wrapped the blanket around him and covered Sarah with it. Sarah held the popcorn bowl in her lap while Billy kept his left hand primarily in the popcorn bowl. Sarah gave Billy a look and reminded him she was making dinner. He just told her they could have that for lunch and ate another handful of popcorn. Sarah shrugged and kept watching the movie. Three hours in, Sarah noticed Billy was breathing shallowly and was somewhat snoring. She sighed and let Billy sleep.
Sarah watched the movie the rest of the way through and had her moment to get teary eyed when Cleopatra and her servants took their own lives. When the ending credits started, Sarah began looking for the remote and stopped the tape once she'd found it. The loud sound that came from the TV woke Billy up violently. Sarah looked at Billy concerned.
"I'm sorry. I forgot to turn the volume down." Billy groaned and began rubbing his eyes.
"Did I sleep through the ending?"
"A whole half of the movie. It's okay, though. You stopped snoring by the time Richard Burton was killed." Billy sighed.
"Sorry." Sarah smiled and shook her head. Then she rested her head on Billy's chest again.
"It's okay. What did you want to do now?" Billy shrugged.
"How about we watch a few b-rated horror movies?" Sarah looked up at Billy.
"Not a few." Billy chuckled.
"Fine, just one. How about we watch the prequel to the zombie movie we saw a while ago?" Sarah shrugged.
"I guess." Billy smiled and kissed Sarah's forehead before gently pushing her off his lap so he could get the movie in. Billy fast-forwarded through the previews and pressed play when the opening credits began. Sarah sighed. "I don't understand why you like these movies so much. There's no plot outside screaming naked women and blood." Billy chuckled.
"It depends on the horror movie you watch. B-rated movies don't, but The Omen had a plot. So did Halloween. Now, something like Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th is purely a slasher movie."
"Is it true that you can tell who will die first based on their race and who you see naked first?" Billy chuckled and nodded.
"Yep. If you're black or a whore, you're the first to die and the virgin of the group always lives. It's the rule of thumb for horror movies."
"That takes away all the suspense."
"Doesn't matter. Bobby calls them make-out movies because you take women with to those movies so they'll get scared and cuddle to you and start making out with you. It usually works too." Sarah rolled her eyes.
"That's so stupid." Billy chuckled again.
"It worked on you."
"We didn't make out, Billy. I just kissed your neck for a while."
"Close enough." Sarah and Billy laughed together and shared a kiss before looking at the TV. The movie got right to the point after roughly fifteen minutes of nothing but actors talking. Once the zombies made their appearance, Sarah stopped watching and buried her face into Billy's chest. "You scared?"
"No." Sarah said, slightly defensive. Billy chuckled and hugged Sarah tighter to him. After thirty minutes, Sarah was bored and she started nuzzling Billy's chest trying to get his attention. Billy looked at her and smiled.
"Did you want something, Sarah?" Sarah looked up at Billy with a smile.
"Just some attention. Or are zombies more interesting than me?" Billy chuckled a bit under his breath and shook his head.
"Not at all." With a big smile, Sarah reached for Billy's lips with her own and their eyes closed when their lips touched. The kiss lasted only a moment until Sarah decided she wanted to change the way she was sitting.
Billy stayed quiet and watched Sarah move her legs so she was straddling Billy's lap and their faces where able to be close together with no effort at all. When Sarah had her knees rested on the couch, Billy brought his lips to hers again and hugged her tightly to him. Sarah wrapped her arms around Billy's neck and fell into the kiss. The carnage of the movie continued in the background, but neither could hear it anymore. Billy took no time to make the kiss passionate and penetrate her mouth with his tongue. Sarah had started opening up with him; not just emotionally, but sexually too. When they kissed, Sarah let him go further and further each time and she was becoming less shy with her reciprocation. As of recently, Sarah had even started letting Billy put his hands up her shirt.
Sarah opened her mouth for Billy and turned her head sideways enough so she could breathe. She then moved her hands up so they were in Billy's hair with her thumbs rubbing his cheeks. Billy's hands trailed to her pants pockets and placed his hands inside and Sarah smiled a little into the kiss. Now that his hands were in her pockets, he pushed her forward, closer to him and Sarah sighed a little. Sarah gently tugged on Billy's hair, but it turned out it wasn't so gentle; she pulled too hard and Billy grunted from the pain. Sarah apologized, Billy assured her it was fine, and they went back to kissing. Sarah took her hands out of Billy's hair and placed them on his chest.
Billy took his hands from her back pocket and moved them up her shirt until he reached the clasps of her bra. He rubbed her back, resisting undoing her bra while he bit Sarah's lip a little. After that, he began kissing her ear and neck, gently licking a trail once up and down. He stopped when he reached her earlobe and suckled her ear for a few minutes. He stopped after a minute and kissed down her neck again until he reached her collarbone. When he found a spot that made her whimper just a bit, he nipped her there and suckled lovingly. Sarah's hands then moved inside the back of Billy's shirt so her hands could rub his back. His own moved around her back and midriff, making Sarah giggle from time to time.
"Billy?" Sarah said softly. Billy nodded. "Could you undo my bra?" Billy looked up at her from her neck.
"Really?" Sarah smiled and nodded. That was all Billy needed and he undid it. Once her bra was unclasped, Sarah sat up and took off her shirt and bra so she was bare. Billy grinned a silly grin, the way he would receiving a gift.
Sarah's breasts were demure and full. They fit in Billy's hands perfectly when he grabbed a hold of them. Sarah held onto Billy's forearms and smiled shyly. She even blushed a little and Billy thought it was adorable. He squeezed her breasts a few times before he brought his hands behind her back and brought her chest to his face so he could bury his face in her chest. He groaned a bit, taking a deep breath.
"You smell so nice." Sarah giggled.
"I showered this morning. It's a vanilla lavender body wash. Do you like it?" Billy sighed with a smile.
"I do. Is it new?" Sarah shook her head.
"I've always used this body wash. It's the cheapest stuff they sell at the convenience store." Billy chuckled a little.
"Yeah, I'm guilty of that too. I usually walk to the store down the street and buy my stuff there. The only expensive thing I've ever bought was cologne." Then Billy shrugged. "Well that, and a car and a house. But I didn't buy those on my own."
"Since when do you wear cologne?"
"I don't. I bought it for special occasions, and a still haven't used it." Sarah smiled.
"Could I smell it? If I like it, I may give you a reason to wear it." Billy chuckled, his face still buried in Sarah's cleavage.
"It's in my room."
"Really? I thought it was in the fridge." Billy laughed for a little while. After he caught his breath, he scooted off the couch to stand up, taking Sarah with him, never letting go of her. He did, however, take his face away from her bare chest, begrudgingly, so he could see where he was going. Billy walked to his room and leaned against the door to close it when they got in. Billy started kissing Sarah again once his weight was against the door and Sarah's feet were on the ground. They kissed for a few minutes before Sarah took her lips away to look at Billy. "Aren't you going to show me that cologne?"
"Oh…right." Billy let go of Sarah and went to his small dresser and grabbed a bottle of Lapidus, in a silver bottle with a black top. He walked back to Sarah, sprayed some on his wrist, and held his wrist to Sarah's nose. She smelled it and smiled. "Do you like it?"
"I do. I don't think you should wear it every day, but it's certainly good enough for special occasions." Billy smiled.
"I admit I wasn't there one who picked it."
"Who did? Bobby?" Billy laughed and shook his head.
"God, no. His idea of 'cologne' is Barry White and jello shots. Apparently, that makes a girl hornier than any cologne in the world." Billy laughed a bit. Sarah smiled, but didn't laugh, and she brought her arms around her chest without thinking. Billy noticed this and stopped laughing. "Anyway, no, Bobby didn't pick this for me. It was an ex." Sarah nodded awkwardly.
"I see." Billy realized too late he probably shouldn't have said that. He could tell he'd already offended her and mentioning the cologne was picked by an ex probably added insult to injury, hence why she was now covering herself. Hoping to rectify the situation, he put the cologne on his nightstand before walking closer to Sarah and taking her in his arms. Sarah hugged him back and initiated another kiss.
Sarah wasn't offended by something Bobby had said probably a long time ago. She felt silly about being jealous that Billy had cologne that an ex had picked for him. So she kissed him immediately to make herself stop thinking about it. Billy was just thrilled that Sarah didn't seem to be upset anymore. Billy made the kiss more intense when he let his hands wander to Sarah's butt. Sarah sighed brought her arms around Billy's neck so she could lift herself up a little, making Billy touching her easier. That led to Billy putting his hands in her pant pockets. Sarah smiled, as did Billy, and he ended the kiss and rested his forehead against hers.
"You're not mad at me are you?" Sarah shook her head.
"I'm not. Maybe I should get you a different bottle of cologne. I bet I could find a better one." Billy chuckled and started kissing Sarah again. Then Billy reached further down to Sarah's thighs and lifted her up so she could wrap her legs around his hips. Billy moved the few steps to his bed and crawled further on with Sarah hanging onto him. After Billy rested his weight on her, Sarah pushed him off onto his back so she could climb on top of him. Billy just grinned and grabbed a hold of her breasts. "Are you planning to take off your shirt?"
"You could've always taken it off for me if you wanted it so bad." Sarah smiled and pulled on Billy's shirt until the fabric was out from under her. Then she started pulling it up, Billy sitting up a little so Sarah could get it off. Sarah held onto his shirt until Billy grabbed it and tossed it in some random direction. Billy wrapped his arms around Sarah, Sarah wrapped her arms around Billy's neck, and Billy started suckling her right breast. Sarah smiled and fell forward with Billy.
As Billy suckled at Sarah's breasts, he began rocking back and forth. She thought the movements were a little odd, but at the same time really comforting. So she let Billy rock her back and forth while he suckled her breasts, resting her head right above his. About a minute of this went by before Billy's hands traveled down her back, to her butt again, then around so he could unbutton her pants. Before actually doing it, Billy brought his face from under her and looked at her lovingly. He asked if she was okay with him doing that. Sarah nodded and began unbuttoning his pants too. Billy began inching off the bed, taking Sarah with him, so they could stand up and get the rest of their clothes off. Billy took care of his clothes first. Then when he was completely naked, he sat down on the side of the bed and helped Sarah get her panties off, which she had neglected to remove while pulling off her pants and socks.
When Sarah's panties were kicked off, Billy wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her over to him, his erection resting against her knees. Billy started nuzzling Sarah's breasts again and Sarah reached her right hand down to Billy's erection and began stroking him. Billy groaned and looked up at Sarah with a smile. Sarah smiled back and bent her head down to kiss him. Sarah still holding him, Billy grabbed a hold of Sarah's thighs and pulled her up so she was straddling Billy's hips. As they kissed, Sarah began rubbing herself against Billy's erection. Billy groaned and hugged Sarah tighter. Then Billy fell back and scooted onto the bed until his head was resting on his pillow. He took that opportunity to reach into his nightstand for a condom and got it on all without taking his lips from hers.
Once the condom was on, Sarah touched him to make sure, then she lifted herself up and sat back onto him, both of them moaning. With Sarah on top, Billy placed his hands on her butt and moved her hips, guiding her to what motion he wanted. Sarah followed his lead and moved the way his hands directed. Billy eventually stopped guiding her, staring at her breasts as they bounced with her movements. After a while, Billy started moving his hips with hers and Sarah began moaning a little more. Billy asked Sarah if it felt better and Sarah nodded, saying yes, and she grabbed a hold of the bed mantle so she could move a little faster.
With Sarah moving faster, Billy grabbed a hold of her breasts again and just aimlessly moved his hips, making Sarah smile more and giggle a little. When Billy asked her what was funny, she just said she was having fun. This made Billy smile, and begin laughing a little with her. After a while, Billy jerked his hips to the side, making Sarah fall onto the bed on her back with Billy climbing on top of her. Billy got back inside her before moving and Sarah brought her hands to Billy's hips and moved them up his back with a smile on her face. She pulled Billy down she he was kissing her as he moved. Sarah kept her hands on his chest so he wouldn't rest all his weight on her and crush her.
Sarah brought her legs up and wrapped them around Billy's hips. This made it a little harder for Billy to move, so he rested his weight on his right hand so his left hand could grab Sarah's right ankle. Holding Sarah's ankle gently making sure not to rest any weight on Sarah's leg and kept moving. Now that Billy was resting as much weight on her, Sarah moved her hands from his chest to wrap her left hand around Billy's neck and wrapped her right hand on the hand that rested on her ankle. Their fingers entwined and Billy started moving faster and Sarah's moans started growing more frequent. Sarah could feel herself getting closer to reaching her release and Billy was getting close too.
Billy started losing feeling in his right arm and let go of Sarah's ankle so he could rest some weight on his left arm. Sarah didn't wrap her legs around Billy this time. Instead, she just rested her feet on the bed and kept her legs widely spread while Billy made sure she was getting closer. Sarah began touching herself with her free left hand so she could reach her orgasm faster. She knew she'd never get there without the direct stimulation. With that, Sarah came very quickly, whimpering as she felt herself contract around Billy's member. Billy followed suit a few minutes later and after he climaxed, Billy groaned and went onto his back, pulling Sarah on top of him. They were panting and sweaty and Billy wrapped his arms around Sarah lovingly. A few seconds passed before he remembered the condom and pulled that off and tossed it in the garbage can next to his bed. Sarah glanced up at Billy when she realized he was moving around and smiled at him when their eyes met again.
"You still hungry? There's still chicken marinating in the fridge." Billy smiled, but shook his head.
"I'm alright. Let's just lay here for a while." Sarah nodded and rested her head on Billy's chest and reached her arm around his stomach. They laid together for a few minutes not talking, enjoying each other's company, until they finally fell asleep.
Sarah was the first to wake up that morning. She was on her side facing the wall with Billy sleeping behind her with his arm draped over her waist. Sarah took a hold of that arm with her own and laid back further so she was more against Billy's chest. Billy groaned a little in his sleep from the stirring, but remained asleep and tightened his hold on Sarah out of reflex. Sarah stayed in bed with Billy until he woke up. When he was awake, Billy kissed Sarah's neck until she turned her head and kissed him back. They made love again that morning before Billy remembered that he had a gift for Sarah. He left the bed and grabbed a box from his dresser. While Billy wasn't looking, she grabbed a present for Billy out of her overnight bag. They met back in his bed and exchanged gifts saying Merry Early Christmas.
Sarah had bought Billy a new leather wallet that she'd found for a good price, but she felt a little bad when she opened her present, which was a small heart-shaped gold pendant hanging from a gold chain. But Billy promised he loved the new wallet and put all his things from his old wallet to his new one and rested it where he usually put his wallet. Then he put the necklace on Sarah and admired it for a while. Then he hugged her tightly and told her he loved her. Sarah said she loved him back and scooted as close to Billy's chest and cuddled with him for however long.
They were able to share a completely uninterrupted weekend together watching movies, going out to dinner together, and have fun without worrying about their parents. If they did go out, it was in Hoquiam where it wasn't as likely that people would know them. Regardless, they never sat next to a window. That Monday, Sue and Kelly stopped by Billy's house to pick her up so they could drop her off home, securing the 'illusion' that Sarah was with them in Canada for the weekend. Since school was out, they didn't get much chance to see each other again through winter break. Once or twice, Sarah wouldn't have relatives over, so she could say she was with Kelly and Sue and go visit Billy. One of those days, a few days before New Years, Sarah and Billy were restricted to his room before Bobby had a few friends over celebrating an early New Years. Billy started smelling the pot smoke and sighed. Sarah smelled it too and looked at Billy.
"You're still staying away from that right?" Billy nodded.
"I am." Billy sighed and rubbed his head. Then he reached for his cigarettes and sat up. Sarah sighed, but said nothing. Billy glanced at her, seeing her grimace. "What?"
"I just wish you didn't smoke." Billy sighed.
"Sarah, I already quit everything else. I try to quit smoking and I'll go insane." Sarah nodded.
"I know, I know." Billy looked at Sarah a minute before pulling out a cigarette and lighting up. Sarah kept her head on what had become her pillow and waited for Billy to finish. Between the cigarette smoke and the pot smoke, Sarah was getting a headache. "Do you mind if we go somewhere? It smells too strong right now."
"Where would you want to go? First Beach?" Sarah shook her head.
"My parent's friends go there all the time. I don't want them telling my parents they saw us talking or something." Billy groaned and put out his cigarette on the ashtray on his nightstand and laid back down next to Sarah. Sarah turned her face so she was looking at the ceiling.
"Are you ashamed of me or something?" Sarah looked at Billy surprised and hugged him.
"Of course not." Billy pulled his face away enough to look at her.
"Do your parents hate me so much that they don't want us conversing at all?"
"Billy, I've told you, they hate your parents and they think you're a bad kid. And they're still disappointed about Michael." Billy groaned and let go of Sarah and laid on his back starring at the ceiling.
"So he's putting his parents in debt and going to an IV League school. Big fucking deal."
"He was getting a free ride." Billy rolled his eyes and sat up in bed.
"Whatever."
"Billy, don't worry about it. I'm trying to make this as easy as possible. I know it's frustrating, but we need to wait until the time is right before I can come clean to my parents."
"Look, Sarah, if you're worried about your parents kicking you out because you're dating me, you can move in with me and still go to school."
"That's not what I'm worried about." Billy didn't looked at Sarah. He kept looking at the floor until Sarah pushed herself off the bed and sat next to Billy. "I'm sorry, Billy, but I need to be delicate about this. I need to convince my parents that just because they hate your parents doesn't mean you're as bad as they are. That's not easy to do."
"Sure, sure."
"Please don't be so flippant, Billy."
"I'm not being flippant."