The Assistant (Bill Hader x Reader)

Chapter 13 - New Year's Eve

The gentle smell of waffles lingers at the tip of my nose as my eyes flutter open. It takes a moment to realize where I am and when I do I check under to the covers to in fact find my bare body and confirm this was all not a dream. I roll over to pick my phone up off the nightstand and find three missed calls: two from Brianna and one from Ben. I exhale slowly and dial Brianna.

"Hey! Did you get my facebook invite?" She asks a little too peppy for it being seven in the morning in LA.

I sit up groggily and realize Bill is nowhere to be seen in the bedroom, "Uh, what? What invite?"

"Our New Year's Eve party! It's in a couple days, please tell me you're coming. I need you there," she begs.

I open Facebook on my phone while on the line and see the notification for the event. I look through it quickly and notice the hosts. Brianna and Harry. "Yeah, yeah, I'll be there. I don't recognize this address though."

"Well, I kinda moved into Harry's place," she states shyly.

I raise my eyebrows, "What!? Why didn't you tell me?"

She hesitates, "Well you know you had your own love triangle thing going on so I just wanted to wait until you and Ben had a couple weeks to just be you and Ben."

I sigh and slump my shoulders, "Ben and I aren't together."

She gasps, "What!? Oh my god, I need to uninvite him pronto. What happened?"

I continue without answering her question, "I slept with Bill last night."

"You cheated on Ben!?" She yells.

"No, no, no... well, maybe... I'm not sure," I can feel her judging me on the other line, "I was getting ready to breakup with him last night because Bill called me his girlfriend on live tv and then Ben ended up breaking up with me instead and Bill and I had a little fight but then ended up making out in an elevator and... yeah," I smile softly to myself.

"So you lost your virginity and didn't tell me," she says snarkily.

"It happened really fast," I smirked.

She retorted quickly, "So it wasn't good?"

I chuckled, "Bri! I meant everything just happened so fast. It was amazing."

"So are you guys official now? Because I need to know who all to invite and Bill doesn't have a Facebook."

Suddenly Bill came into the room with a plateful of waffles and I couldn't hold back my huge smile, "Hey, I've got to go, but yeah it's official. We'll be there." 

I hang up the phone and Bill gives me a look of concern while putting the plate of waffles into my hands, "Where are we going?"

I immediately start shoveling breakfast into my mouth, "Bri and Harry are having a party on New Year's Eve."

Bill raises his brow, "Bri? Do I know her?"

I slap his arm, "I talk about her all the time jackass."

He smirks but it fades quickly, "Wait, Harry? Not One Direction right?"

I look up at him softly and nod, "They're a thing, everything will be fine. We'll have a great time."

A few days had passed and Bill and I had made it back home with time to relax just the two of us before the party. The days felt less like work and more like fun. We started discussing his schedule over brunch dates. He started holding my hand in public on the way to interviews. And Samara ended up having her own bedroom since I had moved into his on the second floor. The night of the party approached quickly and Bill and I took an Uber to Harry's mansion. Walking up to the home was different then I thought it would be. You couldn't even tell there was a party going on inside. Bill enlaced his fingers into mine and I looked up to find a soft smile on his face. He gave me a quick kiss before knocking on the door. There was sudden barking and not long after Harry opened the door holding a big dog. He smiled brightly, "Bill! (Y/N)! Come in, come in. Make yourselves at home." 

We walked in slowly to find not many people around. Some people were scattered in different areas not phased by new people walking in. Harry shut the door and let the dog down. It immediately ran to Bill and he knelt down to pet it. Bill looked up at me and winked, "I'm more of a dog guy."

I rolled my eyes and saw Brianna rushing towards me squealing. She wore a long elegant green dress and I immediately felt under dressed. She gave me a big hug and I stated, "I thought the attire was casual, you look amazing!"

She smiled and did a little turn, "If I tell everyone it's casual then I'll be the best looking one here." The dog turned to her and she picked it up, "This is Atlas, he's a sweetie but his farts stink so just be cautious." 

Bill and I laughed. Harry came up behind Bri and wrapped her in his arms. She turned to give him a kiss. They looked like a picture perfect family. I was a little jealous. Brianna's eyes lit up and she let Atlas down, grabbing my arm, "I have something really important to tell you." She dragged me into another room away from all of the others. She grabbed a couple wine glasses and poured one for each of us. I waited hesitantly. She handed me the glass and spoke softly, "There's this writing competition," my eyes lit up, "they want an article about something raw and new and it would be perfect for you."

My smile faded, "I don't really have anything raw and new to write about."

"Are you kidding?" She gestured to the other room where I turned to see Bill laughing with Harry, "That's your story. You two have been in a roller coaster of a relationship. You two are great now don't get me wrong but the whole my boss wants to fuck me but also be a dick to me is entertaining."

I glanced at Bill and then back to Brianna, "Okay, when do I need to submit?"

We met back up with Bill and Harry and the rest of the night was filled with laughter and games. Bill showed his competitive side during Wii Sports Bowling and Brianna and Harry went head to head in a Just Dance battle. As the night winded down and we all sat on the couch awaiting the countdown to 2020 Atlas came up to Bill again and he pet him happily. He looked up at me, "We should get a dog."

I bit my lip, "We? It's your house it's kind of your decision."

"It's our house," he smiled, "you're not just an assistant who lives downstairs, (y/n). I've got plans with you. First, we get a dog."

I chuckled and felt my eyes get watery. Not out of the usual sadness but of final happiness. I held his hand and we leaned back to start the countdown from ten. Harry handed out champagne to everyone and we shouted. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4 , 3, 2, 1... Happy new year! I went to sip the champagne but Bill grabbed my chin and stopped me. He gave me a gentle kiss. My heart skipped a beat. He broke and looked into my eyes, "I love you, (y/n)."