Tears Fade Away, but Scars Stay the Same, chapter 8
**Still Mike's POV**
I looked around and started my sentence
"Shut the fu--what the hell..."
I stared a few seats down. Billie and Adrienne had apparently moved a few seats away and were trying to get each other sucking each others faces. I stared in disbelief as I choked a little. How would I tell Esther? This was like, the first guy she really ever cared for, maybe even loved. I stared at the screen with a million thoughts running through my head, occasionally glancing over at my best friend and neighbor swap saliva.
On the walk home I choked up the confidence to ask
"How long have you two been an item?" I asked. Adrienne turned red as Billie strained to think clearly
"About a week" He said
"And you didn't tell me?"
"I was gonna! But...It felt weird...I don't know..." He trailed off.
"Yeah, I thought you told me everything..."
"Mike, come on"
"Billie! What else are you keeping from me?"
"Nothing!"
"Look, I'm out" I said, I went home, leaving Billie and Adie to do their own bidding. I decided I wasn't going to tell Esther yet, I couldn't, her mind...I have no idea how she'd react.
**Billie's POV**
This was new, I was walking back to my house, Adie's hand in mine. I couldn't believe what Mike just did, a few days, that's all! It's not like I was gonna wait till the day I asked for her to marry me to tell him! God...what a drama queen....
**Back to Esther's POV**
"Hey Esther" Mike said as he sat down on the end of his bed I was still in
"Hey, how was the movie?" I asked
"Uh..okay"
"Uh?"
"Yeah, it was sorta boring"
"Oh, I see." I could see tears in Mike's eyes. "Mike, what's wrong?"
*Mike's POV*
I couldn't help it, watching Billie Joe and Adrienne smack each others lips reminded me of when I caught Bex with that guy. I was crushed. I thought she really cared about me, it was just a week before school ended. I know how Esther would feel, I can't let that happen to her.
*Esther's POV*
"I was just thinking about Bex...and that guy..."
he hasn't thought about her for a while. The day he found out, he cried...a lot. He really liked her. Maybe loved her. He deserves better though, she was a lying skank who slept around. Mike needed a girl who cared, not a whore.
"Come here Mike" I leaned forward, he was sitting there facing me so I just sat down in front of him and wrapped my arms around him. "It's okay...It's okay to cry" I laughed out a little bit. He leaned into me as I comforted him. He was my cousin and he needed some reassuring right now. I pulled away from the hug for a second
"Where's Billie?"
"We got into somewhat of a fight..." I nodded and hugged him again, this time I felt his warm tears of pain and misery seep through my shirt. He was like me, when he was upset it led him to think about other things that hurt him, and he cried for awhile
"Come on, let's go see what's on TV" I said, getting off the bed. He followed me and we went downstairs. We were the only one's home. I was wondering where Billie went to, and why they had gotton in a fight. And what was it about.
"Hey, Mike?"
"Yeah?" He said as we sat down
"What did you get in a fight over?"
**Mike''s POV**
My thoughts raced, what the hell do I say? That he was keeping his relationship form me.
"Um...I found out that he...um.." She cocked her head to one side and stared at me with a small smile. "It wasn't really anything, he just kept something from me I though he should've told. It's nothing"
"Are you sure?" She asked, pulling a blanket around her.
"Yeah, I'm fine. It's nothing"
"Okay"
**Billie's House, Adrienne's POV**
Billie and I were in his bed, still kissing each other. I wasn't sure if he was going to try and have sex with me or not. I'm not sure if I want to. I'm only 14.
"Hey, Adie?"
"Yeah?"
"I love you"
"I love you too, Billie Joe" He started taking my shirt off and I pulled away
"What's wrong?" he asked
"I can't do that. I like you and all but I don't know if I wanna have sex with you now"
"Oh..."
"No offense, but...We're only 14 and I'm not looking to get pregnant right now"
"I understand..but wh-"
"No, not even with protection. I'd rather wait 5 years and be sure then do what my body wants right now and be called a slut until I move out of this town." Adrienne smiled at him, pulling him closer. He kissed up her neck and she wrapped her arms around his waist, Billie now laying on her. She felt him against her leg and giggled at the touch through her jeans. Billie Joe turned red and stopped kissing her awhile later and rested his head on her chest and she stroked his hair.
"I love you..." Billie said, sounding like he was going to drift off into sleep
" I love you too...not so much the feeling of your boner against my leg though" She smiled
"I'll take care of that later, right now I only want to be with you like I am now" Billie said.
**A few weeks later, Esther's POV, no she doesn't know about BJ and Adrienne yet**
It was now into July. Billie still didn't know I liked him, I didn't know who he liked, or who Adrienne liked. The only thing I knew was Mike was obsessed with those fucking waffles!!
"Mike...stop it...you're scaring me" I said as I walked downstairs that morning, to see him making his breakfast
"No"
"Mike, you're always thinking about it, talking about it. You're in love...obsession."
"So?"
"Stop it, it's unhealthy"
"Not uh"
"GIMME THE DAMN WAFFLE MIX!"
"No! You'll hurt Timmy!"
"Who?" Mike held up a box of waffle mix, with a scribbled face on it
"Timmy!" He smiled
"YOU'RE OBSESSED WITH WAFFLES! I JUST SAID IT! I'M GONNA KILL TIMMY IF YOU DON'T STOP!"
"No! I love Timmy!" He hugged his box of mix and I backed away and sat on the couch.
I looked around and started my sentence
"Shut the fu--what the hell..."
I stared a few seats down. Billie and Adrienne had apparently moved a few seats away and were trying to get each other sucking each others faces. I stared in disbelief as I choked a little. How would I tell Esther? This was like, the first guy she really ever cared for, maybe even loved. I stared at the screen with a million thoughts running through my head, occasionally glancing over at my best friend and neighbor swap saliva.
On the walk home I choked up the confidence to ask
"How long have you two been an item?" I asked. Adrienne turned red as Billie strained to think clearly
"About a week" He said
"And you didn't tell me?"
"I was gonna! But...It felt weird...I don't know..." He trailed off.
"Yeah, I thought you told me everything..."
"Mike, come on"
"Billie! What else are you keeping from me?"
"Nothing!"
"Look, I'm out" I said, I went home, leaving Billie and Adie to do their own bidding. I decided I wasn't going to tell Esther yet, I couldn't, her mind...I have no idea how she'd react.
**Billie's POV**
This was new, I was walking back to my house, Adie's hand in mine. I couldn't believe what Mike just did, a few days, that's all! It's not like I was gonna wait till the day I asked for her to marry me to tell him! God...what a drama queen....
**Back to Esther's POV**
"Hey Esther" Mike said as he sat down on the end of his bed I was still in
"Hey, how was the movie?" I asked
"Uh..okay"
"Uh?"
"Yeah, it was sorta boring"
"Oh, I see." I could see tears in Mike's eyes. "Mike, what's wrong?"
*Mike's POV*
I couldn't help it, watching Billie Joe and Adrienne smack each others lips reminded me of when I caught Bex with that guy. I was crushed. I thought she really cared about me, it was just a week before school ended. I know how Esther would feel, I can't let that happen to her.
*Esther's POV*
"I was just thinking about Bex...and that guy..."
he hasn't thought about her for a while. The day he found out, he cried...a lot. He really liked her. Maybe loved her. He deserves better though, she was a lying skank who slept around. Mike needed a girl who cared, not a whore.
"Come here Mike" I leaned forward, he was sitting there facing me so I just sat down in front of him and wrapped my arms around him. "It's okay...It's okay to cry" I laughed out a little bit. He leaned into me as I comforted him. He was my cousin and he needed some reassuring right now. I pulled away from the hug for a second
"Where's Billie?"
"We got into somewhat of a fight..." I nodded and hugged him again, this time I felt his warm tears of pain and misery seep through my shirt. He was like me, when he was upset it led him to think about other things that hurt him, and he cried for awhile
"Come on, let's go see what's on TV" I said, getting off the bed. He followed me and we went downstairs. We were the only one's home. I was wondering where Billie went to, and why they had gotton in a fight. And what was it about.
"Hey, Mike?"
"Yeah?" He said as we sat down
"What did you get in a fight over?"
**Mike''s POV**
My thoughts raced, what the hell do I say? That he was keeping his relationship form me.
"Um...I found out that he...um.." She cocked her head to one side and stared at me with a small smile. "It wasn't really anything, he just kept something from me I though he should've told. It's nothing"
"Are you sure?" She asked, pulling a blanket around her.
"Yeah, I'm fine. It's nothing"
"Okay"
**Billie's House, Adrienne's POV**
Billie and I were in his bed, still kissing each other. I wasn't sure if he was going to try and have sex with me or not. I'm not sure if I want to. I'm only 14.
"Hey, Adie?"
"Yeah?"
"I love you"
"I love you too, Billie Joe" He started taking my shirt off and I pulled away
"What's wrong?" he asked
"I can't do that. I like you and all but I don't know if I wanna have sex with you now"
"Oh..."
"No offense, but...We're only 14 and I'm not looking to get pregnant right now"
"I understand..but wh-"
"No, not even with protection. I'd rather wait 5 years and be sure then do what my body wants right now and be called a slut until I move out of this town." Adrienne smiled at him, pulling him closer. He kissed up her neck and she wrapped her arms around his waist, Billie now laying on her. She felt him against her leg and giggled at the touch through her jeans. Billie Joe turned red and stopped kissing her awhile later and rested his head on her chest and she stroked his hair.
"I love you..." Billie said, sounding like he was going to drift off into sleep
" I love you too...not so much the feeling of your boner against my leg though" She smiled
"I'll take care of that later, right now I only want to be with you like I am now" Billie said.
**A few weeks later, Esther's POV, no she doesn't know about BJ and Adrienne yet**
It was now into July. Billie still didn't know I liked him, I didn't know who he liked, or who Adrienne liked. The only thing I knew was Mike was obsessed with those fucking waffles!!
"Mike...stop it...you're scaring me" I said as I walked downstairs that morning, to see him making his breakfast
"No"
"Mike, you're always thinking about it, talking about it. You're in love...obsession."
"So?"
"Stop it, it's unhealthy"
"Not uh"
"GIMME THE DAMN WAFFLE MIX!"
"No! You'll hurt Timmy!"
"Who?" Mike held up a box of waffle mix, with a scribbled face on it
"Timmy!" He smiled
"YOU'RE OBSESSED WITH WAFFLES! I JUST SAID IT! I'M GONNA KILL TIMMY IF YOU DON'T STOP!"
"No! I love Timmy!" He hugged his box of mix and I backed away and sat on the couch.
