Lola's POV
there was neon lights shining down in areas of the dimed room violet and max where sitting on a bed, the sheets where everywhere and it was piled with pillows, I sat on the floor in front of billie on the couch above me, she had one of her legs kicked up and the other hanging.
Violet was running her mouth about something.
"So we go to a lot of her shows and meet up after, you know...just us. And billie" violet gave a corky smile to me.
"We meet at different places when we come here but this room is mainly where we come when were in nyc" max added.
I nodded listening to them a bit but my focus couldn't help but be on billie. The way the lights shined down on her skin. She glowed. The way she twirled her lollipop around her glossy lips. It made me crazy. The way she slouched back into the couch while sitting man-spread as her eyes suddenly matched with mine.
I looked away realizing I was staring. Shit.
I could feel her grin at me in the corner of my eyes as she moved the lollipop from her lips to just hanging barely between her fingers as her arm sat on her knee.
What was going through her head? is all I wanted to know.
I tuned back into violet as she asked me about myself.
"Well I'm 16, from LA. I dance and I love designing, but my main focus is to become a singer...But I've been hustling my way through that by teaching dance classes and selling my stuff online...I'll get there one day though" I chuckled some, looking at the girls staring back at me on the bed.
"I bet you have a beautiful voice, baby girl" I heard billies soft but raspy voice pitch in and I looked down blushing. I could feel max glare at me and it made something inside me wake. I wonder what else I'll say next to piss her off. Or what can I say.
"Billie...do you remember me?"
"Of course I do. When I saw you first about to faint something inside me told me I had to go to you"
"I mean, before the concert. Do you remember me?"
She sat up, leaning forward to me as if what I was gonna say to her next was life changing.
"The watch music video. I was a backup dancer. I know- it's so lame that I like remember that so-"
"No. That's so cute" she laughed "how do I not remember you- what the hell. I'm sure I would have remembered you"
I chuckled some biting my lip.
"Well I was really small and so lame and annoying then so I'm prettyyy glad you don't remember" my eyes shifted to hers as I laughed I noticed her laugh syncing with mine. Our smiles matched ear to ear, I felt like she was my life line.
I could see max stand up taking a breathe and sitting down next to billie on the couch. She had a strange smile on her face. Like it was forced. She wrapped her arm around billies, sitting practically on her. I noticed billies smile fade some as she looked to her side at max.
"We teach lola how we do things, you know...as real fans" max spoke lowly as she grinned and put a finger over her lip and moved it to trace billies pink ones.
"Oh right," Billie moved from max and slid down to the floor with me, her smile growing again as her eyes locked with mine and I felt my heart flutter as she moved close. Close enough to see every little feeling in my eyes that I felt for her.
"This is gonna be our little secret right?"
"This?"
"Yeah. Just us. I want you to be in the front row at my shows, I wanna see that pretty face of yours from the stage" she spoke softly as her gaze was set on my lips and her finger caressed my chin. I was stuck. Stuck in her trance, I couldn't move, but just follow the sound of her voice. Her gaze moving back up to my eyes so intense it almost scared me. I was like i couldn't say no.
"Yes. Just us. I promise. You want me front row, and I'm there" I stared back into her eyes, feeling her thumb rub around my lips softly. Her eyes didn't lighten but her smile grew bigger and she bit her lip.
"Perfect"
I smiled, blushing a little too hard, my eyes shifted down and I could still feel her caressing my lip for a while before she slipped it away to pop her lollipop back in her mouth.
Violet smiled at me, holding her cheeks and max slumped back into the couch with a grin on her face. A grin of pure evil. I was fucking scared. Scared of what I had gotten myself into but it was mostly pulled away as billie wrapped an arm over my shoulder.
Close. She was so fuckin close.
Like- in my dreams close.
I turned my head to look at her in her eyes, smiling as she met mine with a smile and look that was gonna get me into trouble. a lot of trouble.
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Billies POV
We had been sitting on the outside the building for about fifteen minutes max and violet had left with some or the other kids, it was just me and lola.
"You don't have to stay out here billie, the party isn't completely over yet"
"No, I'm gonna stay out here with you until your sister comes. You know, this is New York, I want you to get back safe"
Lola gave me a fond smile. she really thinks I'm just gonna leave her out here in the fucking cold by herself? I think the fuck not.
"Its freezing. I should of listened to aura when she told me to grab a jacket but I was too busy worrying about what I was gonna wear under it. I'm an idiot.
"No. It's cold as shit, just take mine"
I took my neon green jacket off and wrapped it around her, I could see her get flustered which made me feel good inside.
"It works with your outfit too"
"Hey, it actually does" she laughed, looking down at herself which I found adorable. She was the cutest. The way some curls fell from her bun and the way her lips pursed when she spoke softly.
Damn
"Okay, she says she's ten minutes away"
I nodded, looking out at the city and the lights
"So...is aura your sister from a different dad or-"
"She's my sister...in law" she laughed.
"Ohh, makes sense" I laughed with her.
"Well almost in law. My brothers a kinda douche"
"Is he scared to ask her or sum?"
"He says he's not ready to settle. Which is so stupid if he keeps leading her on. They have been together for almost three years"
"Yup. I just- can't with men sometimes"
"Tell me about it"
Aura pulls up in front of the building, lola looks up, and then looks at me with big eyes. It was almost like she didn't wanna go, but just stay and talk on the steps with me.
"I can walk you" I offered standing up and holding out my hand, she gave me a shy smile as she took it with a little nod. We started walking up to the window as aura rolled it down.
Aura scanned lola up and down until her eyes set on me.
"Did she faint again?"
"Oh my god, shut up aura your so embarrassing" lola said groaning as she got into the car, shutting the door pretty roughly and I chuckled at the fact that she thinks that is embarrassing.
"I had a lot of fun tonight billie" lola leaned her arm against her chin on the window which I found hella cute.
"So did I mamas, hey, text me whenever okay?" I said as she gave me an in awe face as I bit my lip backing up from the car.
"I will" she gave me a dreamy smile as they drove away.
I could talk to her for hours, even longer. She was like something I was lacking. The missing puzzle piece.
Everything I didn't know i needed
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"It's so sweet, pouring you a drink
And pretending that nothing means anything"
♡