It's Something Unpredictable, It's the Time Of My Life, chapter 34
"Billie, are you okay? You're shaking... " Mariah said as he lightly touched his arm. Billie looked at her and swallowed down a big lump in his throat.
"Yeah I'm fine..." He lied and stared back outside at Tre and me.
Tre wiped the tear from my cheek and looked at me with caring eyes. I bit my lip to try and hold my tears. It seemed to help too. I could tell by the look in my eyes Tre could see I was guilty.
"Tre... I... it didn't mean anything I swear," I confessed to him.
"What didn't mean anything?" Tre asked. I was confused. Did he know about the kiss and was trying to hear it from me or was he just clueless about the whole thing.
"I... I... " I could no longer speak. I didn't know what to say. I was in no position to tell Tre everything all at once.
"Tre, come on, we still have to bring Mariah home," Mike called with his head out the car window. Tre looked at him for a second and back at me.
"We'll talk about this later, okay?" Tre said. He was so calm, he wasn't so curious that he needed the answer right away. I nodded as he kissed my cheek and walked back to the car. I watched as Mariah and Mike waved good-bye, thinking that nothing awful happened. But they were wrong. I entered the house and closed the door behind me.
During the sleepless night Tre called two times but I didn't pick up because of the fear of crying on the phone. I looked up in at the ceiling feeling so awful about the whole thing. When Billie was leaning forward I should of stopped him right there, why was I such an idiot? I grabbed my portable CD player from under my bed and started listening to some Avenged Sevenfold. I wasn't in the mood to listen to any Green Day. While listening to Blinded in Chains I could hear my phone vibrating on my night table. I picked it up and looked at the display screen.
"Billie?" I whispered. The display screen read incoming call 'Billie'. I hesitated but then answered it.
"H-Hello?"
"Steph?"
"Billie? How did you get my number?"
"I got it from Tre's phone while he was sleeping... "
"Is he sleeping right now?"
"Yeah that's why I'm on the balcony just in case."
"Oh... "
"You okay?"
"Not really... I just feel so guilty for lying to Tre... "
"Me and my fucken self... I'm sorry, this is all my fault."
"Billie don't blame yourself it wont help the situation... "
"That's true... But Steph I think Tre knows about the kiss... "
"Wait what? Are you sure?"
"He hasn't talked to me, and before he went to bed he told me to fuck off... "
"Wait, maybe he doesn't know but he suspects that you said something to me that made me cry."
"Maybe... "
There was a long pause of silence. But then I decided to speak.
"I don't know... this is too confusing, that is it, I'm talking to him tomorrow. I'll leave a message on his phone saying that I'll meet him somewhere... "
"You sure?"
"Yeah... it will clear my guilty conscience."
"True, Steph, I'm gonna go, good luck."
"Thanks Billie, bye."
"Bye."
With that I hung up. After that conversation I started working on my text message to Tre. I didn't want Tre getting the wrong idea about Billie. If Billie and I never told him what actually happened then he will find out somehow and blame me for lying. I finished the text message and read through it.
Tre we have 2 talk about
what happened meet me
at Zonta Meadows park
around 9 its near my house
luv u
Steph
I was happy with the message and sent it. I wasn't expecting a reply from him. I thought it would be easier to tell him at the park, less stress on my shoulders. Here at my house there is a lot of people living here and I wanted some privacy. Just Tre and I talking alone would be the best choice. I put the earphones over my ears and drifted into sleep with the sound of music.
The next morning I woke up around 8:30. Just enough time to get ready. I grabbed random clothes and headed out the door with my keys in my hand and my cell phone in the other. I slipped out the door without a sound. Apparently everyone was still asleep. I entered my car and closed the door. I checked over my inbox but no messages. Like I said before I wasn't expecting a reply but I hoped Tre checked his messages. I pulled out of the driveway and drove off to Zonta Meadows park. It wasn't too far it was close to Square One and I lived near Square One.
I parked the car at the side of the road and looked around out of the car windows and there sat Tre on a wooden bench tapping his foot on the grass. I breathed in and breathed out to get rid of some of my stress. I turned off my car and put my keys in my pocket. I slowly got out of my car and walked over to Tre. At first he didn't notice me but after hearing my shoes brush through the grass he looked up. I gave him a weak smile.
"Hey," I greeted.
"Hi," Tre said. "So... " I took a seat beside him.
"Tre do you um... know exactly what happened last night?" I asked him.
"Why do you think I was trying to talk to you about it last night? I don't know what happened but I have a pretty good idea... Billie did something to you and I wanna know what... what did he do to make you cry?" Tre said while looking into my eyes.
"Tre, he didn't do anything to hurt me... he was just trying to clear his own conscience... trying to get something out of his system... " I replied.
"And what was this something that he was trying to get out of his system?"
"He told me he... he liked me and I said that I didn't like him in that way... And he understood," I answered. I wasn't lying to Tre, I just wasn't saying everything I knew. And that was the worst excuse I could think of but I had to admit it, it helped some of my guilt go away. Tre still stared and me and didn't say anything.
"And I was scared to tell you yesterday thinking that you might get the wrong idea... And do something to Billie... " I continued.
"Steph I don't want you to be scared because of me... I admit if you did tell me yesterday I might have done something stupid but nothing against your will... I wouldn't do that to you," Tre said as he rubbed my hand. Everything was going so well and it was freaking me out. Maybe it was because I never had a boyfriend that was understanding and as trusting as Tre. I smiled.
"Tre you're the best thing that has ever happened to me," I whispered as I hugged him tightly and lay my head on his shoulder. Tre smiled and kissed the top of my head.
"I'm lucky to have you," Tre whispered in my ear and pulled me closer to him. I looked into his eyes. The same eyes that will always make me fall into a trance, a trance of love. I couldn't contain myself anymore; I pressed my lips against his. Forming into a beautiful passionate kiss, a trusting kiss.
"Yeah I'm fine..." He lied and stared back outside at Tre and me.
Tre wiped the tear from my cheek and looked at me with caring eyes. I bit my lip to try and hold my tears. It seemed to help too. I could tell by the look in my eyes Tre could see I was guilty.
"Tre... I... it didn't mean anything I swear," I confessed to him.
"What didn't mean anything?" Tre asked. I was confused. Did he know about the kiss and was trying to hear it from me or was he just clueless about the whole thing.
"I... I... " I could no longer speak. I didn't know what to say. I was in no position to tell Tre everything all at once.
"Tre, come on, we still have to bring Mariah home," Mike called with his head out the car window. Tre looked at him for a second and back at me.
"We'll talk about this later, okay?" Tre said. He was so calm, he wasn't so curious that he needed the answer right away. I nodded as he kissed my cheek and walked back to the car. I watched as Mariah and Mike waved good-bye, thinking that nothing awful happened. But they were wrong. I entered the house and closed the door behind me.
During the sleepless night Tre called two times but I didn't pick up because of the fear of crying on the phone. I looked up in at the ceiling feeling so awful about the whole thing. When Billie was leaning forward I should of stopped him right there, why was I such an idiot? I grabbed my portable CD player from under my bed and started listening to some Avenged Sevenfold. I wasn't in the mood to listen to any Green Day. While listening to Blinded in Chains I could hear my phone vibrating on my night table. I picked it up and looked at the display screen.
"Billie?" I whispered. The display screen read incoming call 'Billie'. I hesitated but then answered it.
"H-Hello?"
"Steph?"
"Billie? How did you get my number?"
"I got it from Tre's phone while he was sleeping... "
"Is he sleeping right now?"
"Yeah that's why I'm on the balcony just in case."
"Oh... "
"You okay?"
"Not really... I just feel so guilty for lying to Tre... "
"Me and my fucken self... I'm sorry, this is all my fault."
"Billie don't blame yourself it wont help the situation... "
"That's true... But Steph I think Tre knows about the kiss... "
"Wait what? Are you sure?"
"He hasn't talked to me, and before he went to bed he told me to fuck off... "
"Wait, maybe he doesn't know but he suspects that you said something to me that made me cry."
"Maybe... "
There was a long pause of silence. But then I decided to speak.
"I don't know... this is too confusing, that is it, I'm talking to him tomorrow. I'll leave a message on his phone saying that I'll meet him somewhere... "
"You sure?"
"Yeah... it will clear my guilty conscience."
"True, Steph, I'm gonna go, good luck."
"Thanks Billie, bye."
"Bye."
With that I hung up. After that conversation I started working on my text message to Tre. I didn't want Tre getting the wrong idea about Billie. If Billie and I never told him what actually happened then he will find out somehow and blame me for lying. I finished the text message and read through it.
Tre we have 2 talk about
what happened meet me
at Zonta Meadows park
around 9 its near my house
luv u
Steph
I was happy with the message and sent it. I wasn't expecting a reply from him. I thought it would be easier to tell him at the park, less stress on my shoulders. Here at my house there is a lot of people living here and I wanted some privacy. Just Tre and I talking alone would be the best choice. I put the earphones over my ears and drifted into sleep with the sound of music.
The next morning I woke up around 8:30. Just enough time to get ready. I grabbed random clothes and headed out the door with my keys in my hand and my cell phone in the other. I slipped out the door without a sound. Apparently everyone was still asleep. I entered my car and closed the door. I checked over my inbox but no messages. Like I said before I wasn't expecting a reply but I hoped Tre checked his messages. I pulled out of the driveway and drove off to Zonta Meadows park. It wasn't too far it was close to Square One and I lived near Square One.
I parked the car at the side of the road and looked around out of the car windows and there sat Tre on a wooden bench tapping his foot on the grass. I breathed in and breathed out to get rid of some of my stress. I turned off my car and put my keys in my pocket. I slowly got out of my car and walked over to Tre. At first he didn't notice me but after hearing my shoes brush through the grass he looked up. I gave him a weak smile.
"Hey," I greeted.
"Hi," Tre said. "So... " I took a seat beside him.
"Tre do you um... know exactly what happened last night?" I asked him.
"Why do you think I was trying to talk to you about it last night? I don't know what happened but I have a pretty good idea... Billie did something to you and I wanna know what... what did he do to make you cry?" Tre said while looking into my eyes.
"Tre, he didn't do anything to hurt me... he was just trying to clear his own conscience... trying to get something out of his system... " I replied.
"And what was this something that he was trying to get out of his system?"
"He told me he... he liked me and I said that I didn't like him in that way... And he understood," I answered. I wasn't lying to Tre, I just wasn't saying everything I knew. And that was the worst excuse I could think of but I had to admit it, it helped some of my guilt go away. Tre still stared and me and didn't say anything.
"And I was scared to tell you yesterday thinking that you might get the wrong idea... And do something to Billie... " I continued.
"Steph I don't want you to be scared because of me... I admit if you did tell me yesterday I might have done something stupid but nothing against your will... I wouldn't do that to you," Tre said as he rubbed my hand. Everything was going so well and it was freaking me out. Maybe it was because I never had a boyfriend that was understanding and as trusting as Tre. I smiled.
"Tre you're the best thing that has ever happened to me," I whispered as I hugged him tightly and lay my head on his shoulder. Tre smiled and kissed the top of my head.
"I'm lucky to have you," Tre whispered in my ear and pulled me closer to him. I looked into his eyes. The same eyes that will always make me fall into a trance, a trance of love. I couldn't contain myself anymore; I pressed my lips against his. Forming into a beautiful passionate kiss, a trusting kiss.
