Should I Have Stayed?, chapter 37
"Billie why didn't you let me hit her back?"
"Because."
"What you didn't think I could take her?"
"No that's not why. By all means I'm sure you could have. I just didn't want to explain to Mike why he's bailing you out of jail."
"But she hit me first! She hit me first."
"I seen. But still I'm sure her dad is a lawyer or something."
"Whatever, I don't care. I can still get her, let go of me!"
"No."
"Now!"
"No, if you go and hit her, your gonna lose your job."
"I don't care let go of me!"
"No I'm sure you don't wanna sit in a jail cell tonight."
"Ok, you're right. Now will you let me go?"
"Are you gonna stay here?"
"Yes."
"All right." Billie let go of Kayla.
"You're an idiot!"
"Who me?" Billie pointed at himself.
"Yes you, you're the one who waved at the psycho bitch, and got her to come over here. I shouldn't have even come out when you called me! And you could have stood up for me, or something. You only did call me your girlfriend."
"While I think you did pretty well yourself."
"Whatever." Kayla touched her nose. "I got punched in the face because of you!"
"If it will make you feel better you can punch me."
"No. And let's get something straight."
"What?"
"I'm not your girlfriend, not matter what is happening to you."
"Ok."
"I mean I feel sorry for Kaylee if she gets punched in the face for being your girlfriend."
"Kaylee wouldn't have said anything back to that lady she would have just stood there."
"While maybe next time. Not that there will be a next time, I should keep my mouth shut."
"No don't, it was hot how you could stand up for yourself."
"Thanks I guess. Anyways, is my nose bleeding badly?" Kayla looked at the blood on her hand.
"Kinda, I'm surprised you didn't cry."
"Why would I cry?"
"I don't know it just looked like it really hurt, she also had a ring on her finger."
"I saw. But it hurts more now then when she hit me." Kayla taped her nose.
"Ok, while come with me I'll get you fixed up." Billie put him arm around Kayla and they walked to the back, into the bathroom.
"Ouch, that hurts." Kayla moved away from Billie's hand.
"Her ring got you pretty good, you can see the designee."
"Great what is it?" Kayla said sarcastically.
"It's a j."
"Fuck, what am I gonna tell Mike." Kayla looked in the reflection in the mirror.
"That you got hit your nose running into something."
"No, maybe if I didn't have a j impressed in my face and I was like really short I would."
"Then tell him the truth."
"What that I posed as your girlfriend, and I got punched?"
"You could tell him that or that you just got punched."
"I don't know. Don't worry about it I'll think about what I'll tell him. All I know is that he won't be to happy about this he already thinks I'm trying to hurt myself."
"While if he doesn't believe what you tell him, just tell him to call me." Billie handed Kayla some toilet paper.
"All right." Kayla wiped the rest of the blood of her nose. Kayla hared a bell ring and when out front to help who ever was there. Not to much longer lunch rolled around for Billie then Kayla, then it was just about time for closing.
"Is Mike coming to pick you up today?"
"No I'm walking."
"I'll drive you home if you want, I mean it's all I can do after I got you punched in the nose."
"Sure, I didn't fell like walking home anyways."
Billie and Kayla closed down the store. Then Billie drove Kayla home. Once he pulled into the parking lot, and Kayla was about to get out he stopped her.
"I have something for you before you leave."
"What?" Kayla looked confused.
Billie reached into the bag he brought back with him from lunch and pulled out a tub.
"Here."
"And this is for?"
"Your nose, it should help it heal."
"Thanks, you know you didn't have to get this."
"You know you didn't have to help me."
Kayla closed the door and waved to Billie as he pulled out of the driveway.
When Kayla got inside the house the light were off and Mike had left Kayla a note saying
Went out, be back soon.
Kayla placed the note down went to the laundry room and grabbed a towel and went for a shower. As the warm water fell on Kayla's back she seemed to relax till she turned to wash her face. When the warm water hit her nose it burned. So she looked down so the water wouldn't hit right on, leavening her to see the mess she had made out of herself with the knife. The good thing was it wasn't as red anymore, and it seemed to be healing. Once Kayla was done her shower she put on some baggy pajamas, and made herself a sandwich. About 20 minutes late Mike came in.
"Hi." Kayla said when Mike walked in the door.
"Hi honey." Mike walked in and looked at Kayla before he went into the kitchen. "Hey I see you took your shower with out me." Mike joked.
"Ya, I didn't think you would mind, and you weren't home."
"Oh, I guess for now on, I'll never leave the house." Kayla giggled, and then Mike disappeared into the kitchen. While Mike was in the kitchen, Kayla started to brush her hair, trying to cover her nose hoping that Mike wouldn't notice it.
"Kayla, are you hungry?"
"What? Me no, I ate already."
"Ok. Do you want anything to drink?" Mike yelled from the kitchen.
"Do you still have those coolers?"
"Ah, yup."
"I'll have one of those." Not too much after that Mike came with out with a sandwich and the cooler for Kayla.
"So how was work?" Mike sat down beside Kayla.
"Boring."
"Oh I see." Mike went to move the hair off Kayla's face when she asked him to open her cooler. He opened and ended up moving her hair off her face anyways.
"What happened to you nose? I don't think work was to boring if your getting hit in the face."
"Don't worry about it, its nothing."
"Nothing? Kayla. Who hit you?"
"Mmmhmm."
"Did someone you work with hit you?"
"You did not just ask me if your best friend hit me in the nose."
"No I asked if someone you worked with."
"Which would be Billie."
"No it could have been your boss."
"No, no Billie or my boss didn't hit me. In fact Billie helped me clean up my nose."
"So he knows what happened good I'll call him." Before Kayla could say anything Mike had already dialed Billie's phone number.
"Hello?" Kaylee picked up the phone.
"Hey, its' me Mike, can I talk with Billie?" Mike looked at Kayla's nose again.
"No sorry Mike, he went out to get me something."
"Ok, while when he gets back can you tell him to call me back?"
"Yah, I will."
"Ok thanks."
While Mike was talking to Kaylee, Kayla came up with some story to tell, Mike.
"You know you didn't have to call Billie."
"While it wasn't like you were gonna tell me."
"I was going to. Just wait, my nose hurts I gotta put something on it." Kayla got up and went into the bathroom while Mike followed behind her.
"Let me see before you put anything on it."
"Fine." Mike turned Kayla around so she was facing him.
"You have a j on your nose."
"I know, ok I'll tell you now. I guess you could say it was my fault I got hit."
"Why?"
"I was mouthing off to some lady, about something, I don't remember now, but I guess she got mad, and she punched me."
"So that's why you have a j imprinted on your nose?"
"She had a ring on. Now can I put the stuff on my nose."
"Ya." Mike watched as Kayla put the cream on her nose. "Did, you hit her back?"
"No she ran away, after she hit me, then I went back and Billie seen me bleeding, so he helped me clean up my nose."
"While I'm sorry I got all mad, but next time don't hide it from me."
"Alright." Kayla went to walk by Mike when he stopped her and gave her a hug.
"So where were you?"
"What?"
"You left me a note, where did you go?"
"I went to see Tre."
"I see." Kayla stopped talking when the phone rang. "That's most likely Billie."
"Yah, I know." Mike picked up the phone, while Kayla sat down on the couch.
"Hello."
"Hi, Kaylee told me you called."
"Yah."
"So what you call for?"
"To ask about Kayla's nose but she ended up telling me."
"Oh, ok."
"So where were you when I called?"
"Kaylee, wanted ice-cream, so I went to get her some."
"Oh, ok."
"Yup, anyways Kaylee needs me again. So I'm gonna let you go."
"Ok Bye."
"Bye." Billie hung up the phone.
Kaylee walked back into the living just in time to hear the end of Billie's and Mike conversation on the phone.
"I didn't need you. What are talking about?" Kaylee asked once Billie got off the phone.
"Oh I didn't know if you wanted me to get your ice cream or not."
"While I already got it, so no I don't need you to get it. But thanks."
"Ok while do want anything else? I'm going into the kitchen."
"Ah, no I'm fine." After Billie came out of the kitchen, him and Kaylee watched some TV and talked.
"So is your dad coming around anytime soon?"
"No, he still not to keen on you, but I have talk to him on the phone, he seems happy, about the baby now."
"While that's good." Billie looked down at Kaylee's stomach.
"Yah, it is. While I think I'm going to bed." Kaylee said trying to get up.
"Why?" Billie got up to help her up.
"I'm tried, and you should come to bed as well, you have work in the morning."
"Yah, I guess your right." Billie turned off the TV, and followed Kaylee to bed. Once in bed, Billie was almost asleep when Kaylee asked him a question.
"Who do you think the baby will take after?"
"Huh?" Billie rolled over to face Kaylee.
"Who do you think the baby will take after?"
"I really don't know I hope our kid has the best of both of us."
"What traits would you like our child have from me?"
"Ah, your smarts your loyalty and your big heart."
"I want our kid to be out going like you, I mean being quiet all my life has sucked, and also to have courage like you, cause our kid gonna need to stand up for itself, and also the carefree attitude."
"Are you sure about the attitude part?" Billie joked.
"Yes." Kaylee smiled. "Billie, are you really looking forward to having this baby."
"I sure am, I go to the doctors with you we got some baby clothes I'm so looking forward to being a dad, and then maybe after the baby grows up me and you can." Billie stopped thinking about the news he'd have to tell her before they got married.
"Me and you can what?"
"Get married." Billie stumbled out.
"Really, I'd love that."
"But Kaylee you have to promise me one thing." Billie took Kaylee's hands.
"What is that?"
"That no matter how bad things get between you and me, or not matter what kinda of bad news you hear about me, you will always love me, and never leave."
"I promise." And with that Billie kissed Kaylee and put his arm around her. Not too much after that they both had fallen sleep.
"Because."
"What you didn't think I could take her?"
"No that's not why. By all means I'm sure you could have. I just didn't want to explain to Mike why he's bailing you out of jail."
"But she hit me first! She hit me first."
"I seen. But still I'm sure her dad is a lawyer or something."
"Whatever, I don't care. I can still get her, let go of me!"
"No."
"Now!"
"No, if you go and hit her, your gonna lose your job."
"I don't care let go of me!"
"No I'm sure you don't wanna sit in a jail cell tonight."
"Ok, you're right. Now will you let me go?"
"Are you gonna stay here?"
"Yes."
"All right." Billie let go of Kayla.
"You're an idiot!"
"Who me?" Billie pointed at himself.
"Yes you, you're the one who waved at the psycho bitch, and got her to come over here. I shouldn't have even come out when you called me! And you could have stood up for me, or something. You only did call me your girlfriend."
"While I think you did pretty well yourself."
"Whatever." Kayla touched her nose. "I got punched in the face because of you!"
"If it will make you feel better you can punch me."
"No. And let's get something straight."
"What?"
"I'm not your girlfriend, not matter what is happening to you."
"Ok."
"I mean I feel sorry for Kaylee if she gets punched in the face for being your girlfriend."
"Kaylee wouldn't have said anything back to that lady she would have just stood there."
"While maybe next time. Not that there will be a next time, I should keep my mouth shut."
"No don't, it was hot how you could stand up for yourself."
"Thanks I guess. Anyways, is my nose bleeding badly?" Kayla looked at the blood on her hand.
"Kinda, I'm surprised you didn't cry."
"Why would I cry?"
"I don't know it just looked like it really hurt, she also had a ring on her finger."
"I saw. But it hurts more now then when she hit me." Kayla taped her nose.
"Ok, while come with me I'll get you fixed up." Billie put him arm around Kayla and they walked to the back, into the bathroom.
"Ouch, that hurts." Kayla moved away from Billie's hand.
"Her ring got you pretty good, you can see the designee."
"Great what is it?" Kayla said sarcastically.
"It's a j."
"Fuck, what am I gonna tell Mike." Kayla looked in the reflection in the mirror.
"That you got hit your nose running into something."
"No, maybe if I didn't have a j impressed in my face and I was like really short I would."
"Then tell him the truth."
"What that I posed as your girlfriend, and I got punched?"
"You could tell him that or that you just got punched."
"I don't know. Don't worry about it I'll think about what I'll tell him. All I know is that he won't be to happy about this he already thinks I'm trying to hurt myself."
"While if he doesn't believe what you tell him, just tell him to call me." Billie handed Kayla some toilet paper.
"All right." Kayla wiped the rest of the blood of her nose. Kayla hared a bell ring and when out front to help who ever was there. Not to much longer lunch rolled around for Billie then Kayla, then it was just about time for closing.
"Is Mike coming to pick you up today?"
"No I'm walking."
"I'll drive you home if you want, I mean it's all I can do after I got you punched in the nose."
"Sure, I didn't fell like walking home anyways."
Billie and Kayla closed down the store. Then Billie drove Kayla home. Once he pulled into the parking lot, and Kayla was about to get out he stopped her.
"I have something for you before you leave."
"What?" Kayla looked confused.
Billie reached into the bag he brought back with him from lunch and pulled out a tub.
"Here."
"And this is for?"
"Your nose, it should help it heal."
"Thanks, you know you didn't have to get this."
"You know you didn't have to help me."
Kayla closed the door and waved to Billie as he pulled out of the driveway.
When Kayla got inside the house the light were off and Mike had left Kayla a note saying
Went out, be back soon.
Kayla placed the note down went to the laundry room and grabbed a towel and went for a shower. As the warm water fell on Kayla's back she seemed to relax till she turned to wash her face. When the warm water hit her nose it burned. So she looked down so the water wouldn't hit right on, leavening her to see the mess she had made out of herself with the knife. The good thing was it wasn't as red anymore, and it seemed to be healing. Once Kayla was done her shower she put on some baggy pajamas, and made herself a sandwich. About 20 minutes late Mike came in.
"Hi." Kayla said when Mike walked in the door.
"Hi honey." Mike walked in and looked at Kayla before he went into the kitchen. "Hey I see you took your shower with out me." Mike joked.
"Ya, I didn't think you would mind, and you weren't home."
"Oh, I guess for now on, I'll never leave the house." Kayla giggled, and then Mike disappeared into the kitchen. While Mike was in the kitchen, Kayla started to brush her hair, trying to cover her nose hoping that Mike wouldn't notice it.
"Kayla, are you hungry?"
"What? Me no, I ate already."
"Ok. Do you want anything to drink?" Mike yelled from the kitchen.
"Do you still have those coolers?"
"Ah, yup."
"I'll have one of those." Not too much after that Mike came with out with a sandwich and the cooler for Kayla.
"So how was work?" Mike sat down beside Kayla.
"Boring."
"Oh I see." Mike went to move the hair off Kayla's face when she asked him to open her cooler. He opened and ended up moving her hair off her face anyways.
"What happened to you nose? I don't think work was to boring if your getting hit in the face."
"Don't worry about it, its nothing."
"Nothing? Kayla. Who hit you?"
"Mmmhmm."
"Did someone you work with hit you?"
"You did not just ask me if your best friend hit me in the nose."
"No I asked if someone you worked with."
"Which would be Billie."
"No it could have been your boss."
"No, no Billie or my boss didn't hit me. In fact Billie helped me clean up my nose."
"So he knows what happened good I'll call him." Before Kayla could say anything Mike had already dialed Billie's phone number.
"Hello?" Kaylee picked up the phone.
"Hey, its' me Mike, can I talk with Billie?" Mike looked at Kayla's nose again.
"No sorry Mike, he went out to get me something."
"Ok, while when he gets back can you tell him to call me back?"
"Yah, I will."
"Ok thanks."
While Mike was talking to Kaylee, Kayla came up with some story to tell, Mike.
"You know you didn't have to call Billie."
"While it wasn't like you were gonna tell me."
"I was going to. Just wait, my nose hurts I gotta put something on it." Kayla got up and went into the bathroom while Mike followed behind her.
"Let me see before you put anything on it."
"Fine." Mike turned Kayla around so she was facing him.
"You have a j on your nose."
"I know, ok I'll tell you now. I guess you could say it was my fault I got hit."
"Why?"
"I was mouthing off to some lady, about something, I don't remember now, but I guess she got mad, and she punched me."
"So that's why you have a j imprinted on your nose?"
"She had a ring on. Now can I put the stuff on my nose."
"Ya." Mike watched as Kayla put the cream on her nose. "Did, you hit her back?"
"No she ran away, after she hit me, then I went back and Billie seen me bleeding, so he helped me clean up my nose."
"While I'm sorry I got all mad, but next time don't hide it from me."
"Alright." Kayla went to walk by Mike when he stopped her and gave her a hug.
"So where were you?"
"What?"
"You left me a note, where did you go?"
"I went to see Tre."
"I see." Kayla stopped talking when the phone rang. "That's most likely Billie."
"Yah, I know." Mike picked up the phone, while Kayla sat down on the couch.
"Hello."
"Hi, Kaylee told me you called."
"Yah."
"So what you call for?"
"To ask about Kayla's nose but she ended up telling me."
"Oh, ok."
"So where were you when I called?"
"Kaylee, wanted ice-cream, so I went to get her some."
"Oh, ok."
"Yup, anyways Kaylee needs me again. So I'm gonna let you go."
"Ok Bye."
"Bye." Billie hung up the phone.
Kaylee walked back into the living just in time to hear the end of Billie's and Mike conversation on the phone.
"I didn't need you. What are talking about?" Kaylee asked once Billie got off the phone.
"Oh I didn't know if you wanted me to get your ice cream or not."
"While I already got it, so no I don't need you to get it. But thanks."
"Ok while do want anything else? I'm going into the kitchen."
"Ah, no I'm fine." After Billie came out of the kitchen, him and Kaylee watched some TV and talked.
"So is your dad coming around anytime soon?"
"No, he still not to keen on you, but I have talk to him on the phone, he seems happy, about the baby now."
"While that's good." Billie looked down at Kaylee's stomach.
"Yah, it is. While I think I'm going to bed." Kaylee said trying to get up.
"Why?" Billie got up to help her up.
"I'm tried, and you should come to bed as well, you have work in the morning."
"Yah, I guess your right." Billie turned off the TV, and followed Kaylee to bed. Once in bed, Billie was almost asleep when Kaylee asked him a question.
"Who do you think the baby will take after?"
"Huh?" Billie rolled over to face Kaylee.
"Who do you think the baby will take after?"
"I really don't know I hope our kid has the best of both of us."
"What traits would you like our child have from me?"
"Ah, your smarts your loyalty and your big heart."
"I want our kid to be out going like you, I mean being quiet all my life has sucked, and also to have courage like you, cause our kid gonna need to stand up for itself, and also the carefree attitude."
"Are you sure about the attitude part?" Billie joked.
"Yes." Kaylee smiled. "Billie, are you really looking forward to having this baby."
"I sure am, I go to the doctors with you we got some baby clothes I'm so looking forward to being a dad, and then maybe after the baby grows up me and you can." Billie stopped thinking about the news he'd have to tell her before they got married.
"Me and you can what?"
"Get married." Billie stumbled out.
"Really, I'd love that."
"But Kaylee you have to promise me one thing." Billie took Kaylee's hands.
"What is that?"
"That no matter how bad things get between you and me, or not matter what kinda of bad news you hear about me, you will always love me, and never leave."
"I promise." And with that Billie kissed Kaylee and put his arm around her. Not too much after that they both had fallen sleep.
