In The End It Doesn't Even Matter-Sequel To, "Tell Me Who You Love!", chapter 5
*12:00, still in Cassie's P.O.V*
"Tre, can we go out now the kids are down your mums?" I ask, walking into the kitchen to find Tre with his head in the fridge. He finally emerges from the fridge, with beer in his hand.
"What you say?" He asks, cracking open the beer.
"I said, can we go out?" I repeat.
"Yeah sure, where would you like to go?" he questions, putting and arm round my waist.
"Well, we haven't been to the cinema in years. We could go as like, a first date. No kids to pester us and it would be fun, making it the first time and stuff" I suggest.
"So you're telling me you want to go on a first date again?" He asks, puzzled.
"Yeah, why not?"
"Ok, sounds interesting" He says, a glint in his eye. I give him a peck on the cheek and rush upstairs to get ready.
After about half an hour I heard a car pull up outside the house. I walk over to the front door and open it to see Tre standing there, a rose in hand. I laugh.
"Tre, did you just go out, get in the car, drive down the road and come back again?" I ask.
"I don't know what you're talking about. Now, shall we proceed to the film viewing?" He asks poshly, holding out a hand.
"Ok, stop acting so posh. It's freaking me out" I say. He then leans closer and whispers in my ear.
"I had to make it look as if I picked you up. And as for the poshness, I had to make a good impression for you to like me" He explains. He then backs up.
"Hold up. I am not coming on this date with you if you're going to be posh. I wouldn't warm to a posh guy. Just be you" I protest.
"Fine. Anyway this is for you" He says, holding out the rose.
"Why thank you Mr. Cool" I say sweetly, taking it and placing it on the kitchen side for now.
He then takes my hand and we walk out to the car.
When we get to the cinema, Tre lets me chose drinks but he insists that he has to chose the sweets. He takes ages trying to decide. First he goes for chocolate then he'll change his mind and go for sweets, then chocolate again.
"Oh for fuck sake, just get both!" I say, annoyed now. He whoops and grabs both bags.
We pay and make our way to the right room. I feel his hand snake onto mine. I look up at him and smile.
He helps me find my way up the steps and to the right seat.
"Excuse me" I say to a guy who has his feet up on the chair, blocking my way.
"Oh sorry" He says, standing up and allowing me through. I look at him and smile. The smile quickly vanishes from my face as I see Billie facing me. I rush past and find me seat, sitting nearest to Billie so Tre doesn't recognize him.
As soon as he settles himself, Tre immediately starts on the sweets.
"Would you like a sweet Cassie?" He asks politely.
"Ergh, yeah sure". I say dipping my hand into the bag and taking one. "Oh, Tre can we stop with the first date thing now" I whisper.
"First date?" I hear Billie say from next to me. I turn around to face him. Thank god the lights are down in here is all I can say.
"Billie?" Tre asks, looking behind me. "Oh my god! Billie! It's been ages" Tre squeals.
"Hey Tre" Billie says, giving him a nod.
"Adie!" Tre squeals again. I hear a female laugh and say hi back.
"What are you guys doing down here?" Tre asks them both.
"We moved down here a few month ago" Billie explains. I keep staring up at the screen, willing the film to come on.
"And you never told me?" Tre asks, shocked.
"Sorry" Is all Billie can say in response.
"Hey, you're Cassie right? The girl we ran over?" I hear Adrienne ask.
"Yeah, that's me" I say with a false smile.
"Ran over!" Tre says shocked.
"It's ok babe, I'm fine, don't worry" I insist, worried he's going to be all over protective of me infront of Billie. Wait a minute, why do I give a blind fuck what Billie would think?
"Are you sure you're ok?" He asks.
"Yes, absolutely perfect"
Tre and Billie catch up whilst the adverts play on the screen. Finally the film starts up and they both shut up, much to my relief.
After a while I feel a hand move on top of mine. I give it a squeeze and smile to myself at how sweet Tre is. Wait a minute. Tre is on the right of me and it's my left hand that is being held. I suddenly freeze and feel myself go all hot. I look over at Billie who just smiles at me, giving me a wink. Why the fuck was he mixing my head up right now? His wife is sat right next to him and my lover is sat right next to me, yet he chooses that moment to be a loving towards me? Or not!
"I need a piss, I'll be right back" I say, removing my grip from Billie's and pushing past him, deliberately kneeing him in the leg.
I storm out of the room and head outside of the cinema, lighting up a cigarette and leaning against a wall. I inhale deeply and watch as couples walk past me, hand in hand to go into the cinema.
"It wont last!" I shout out the them, an angry tear falling from my face. They just give me the finger and walk into the cinema.
"Cassie?" I hear someone ask. I look to the side of me and see Billie stood there. I just ignore him and inhale from my fag again.
"Mind if I join you?" He asks, pulling a fag from his pocket.
"I don't give a fuck" I mumble. He lights one up anyway and stands next to me.
"What's up?" He asks casually, blowing smoke from his mouth. I stump out my fag, stomping on it, wishing it was Billie.
"What's up? I'll tell you what's up. You lead me on when I see you again and I fall for it. Then you treat me like shit the other day and today you act as if I'm the only girl for you when your wife is sat right next to you! That's what's up!" I shout.
"I'm sorry" He says, looking me in the eye.
"And sorry's supposed to make everything better? Sorry's just a word Billie. It wont change everything" I moan.
"What do you want me to say! I don't know what to do either. This is just as hard for me as it is for you. I have a family as well. Everything is going great and then you turn up, what the fuck am I supposed to do Cassie?" He shouts back. I feel another tear fall from my face. Billie pulls me close, rubbing my back.
"I love you Cassie" He says. "I love you and I don't want to let you go, like I've done twice already. But I don't know what to do" He complains.
"Life's a bitch" I moan.
"You can say that again"
"Life's a bitch" I repeat.
"You can say that again" He says, joining in.
"Life's a bitch" I scream. Billie laughs and wipes the tears from my face. He kisses me in the forehead and gives my hands a squeeze.
"Whatever happens, we'll always be friends" I assure him.
He smiles. "Lets go back in, they'll wonder where we've got to" Billie says, taking my hand. We walk back in and I sit down, smiling at Tre.
I see that he's eaten all the sweets already. He does a loud burp and laughs. I can feel Billie looking at me and I can tell exactly what he's thinking. I feel his hand find it's way to mine again, but this time I don't reject. I hold onto it for the rest of the film, feeling a light buzz that only Billie and I know what's going on.
"Tre, can we go out now the kids are down your mums?" I ask, walking into the kitchen to find Tre with his head in the fridge. He finally emerges from the fridge, with beer in his hand.
"What you say?" He asks, cracking open the beer.
"I said, can we go out?" I repeat.
"Yeah sure, where would you like to go?" he questions, putting and arm round my waist.
"Well, we haven't been to the cinema in years. We could go as like, a first date. No kids to pester us and it would be fun, making it the first time and stuff" I suggest.
"So you're telling me you want to go on a first date again?" He asks, puzzled.
"Yeah, why not?"
"Ok, sounds interesting" He says, a glint in his eye. I give him a peck on the cheek and rush upstairs to get ready.
After about half an hour I heard a car pull up outside the house. I walk over to the front door and open it to see Tre standing there, a rose in hand. I laugh.
"Tre, did you just go out, get in the car, drive down the road and come back again?" I ask.
"I don't know what you're talking about. Now, shall we proceed to the film viewing?" He asks poshly, holding out a hand.
"Ok, stop acting so posh. It's freaking me out" I say. He then leans closer and whispers in my ear.
"I had to make it look as if I picked you up. And as for the poshness, I had to make a good impression for you to like me" He explains. He then backs up.
"Hold up. I am not coming on this date with you if you're going to be posh. I wouldn't warm to a posh guy. Just be you" I protest.
"Fine. Anyway this is for you" He says, holding out the rose.
"Why thank you Mr. Cool" I say sweetly, taking it and placing it on the kitchen side for now.
He then takes my hand and we walk out to the car.
When we get to the cinema, Tre lets me chose drinks but he insists that he has to chose the sweets. He takes ages trying to decide. First he goes for chocolate then he'll change his mind and go for sweets, then chocolate again.
"Oh for fuck sake, just get both!" I say, annoyed now. He whoops and grabs both bags.
We pay and make our way to the right room. I feel his hand snake onto mine. I look up at him and smile.
He helps me find my way up the steps and to the right seat.
"Excuse me" I say to a guy who has his feet up on the chair, blocking my way.
"Oh sorry" He says, standing up and allowing me through. I look at him and smile. The smile quickly vanishes from my face as I see Billie facing me. I rush past and find me seat, sitting nearest to Billie so Tre doesn't recognize him.
As soon as he settles himself, Tre immediately starts on the sweets.
"Would you like a sweet Cassie?" He asks politely.
"Ergh, yeah sure". I say dipping my hand into the bag and taking one. "Oh, Tre can we stop with the first date thing now" I whisper.
"First date?" I hear Billie say from next to me. I turn around to face him. Thank god the lights are down in here is all I can say.
"Billie?" Tre asks, looking behind me. "Oh my god! Billie! It's been ages" Tre squeals.
"Hey Tre" Billie says, giving him a nod.
"Adie!" Tre squeals again. I hear a female laugh and say hi back.
"What are you guys doing down here?" Tre asks them both.
"We moved down here a few month ago" Billie explains. I keep staring up at the screen, willing the film to come on.
"And you never told me?" Tre asks, shocked.
"Sorry" Is all Billie can say in response.
"Hey, you're Cassie right? The girl we ran over?" I hear Adrienne ask.
"Yeah, that's me" I say with a false smile.
"Ran over!" Tre says shocked.
"It's ok babe, I'm fine, don't worry" I insist, worried he's going to be all over protective of me infront of Billie. Wait a minute, why do I give a blind fuck what Billie would think?
"Are you sure you're ok?" He asks.
"Yes, absolutely perfect"
Tre and Billie catch up whilst the adverts play on the screen. Finally the film starts up and they both shut up, much to my relief.
After a while I feel a hand move on top of mine. I give it a squeeze and smile to myself at how sweet Tre is. Wait a minute. Tre is on the right of me and it's my left hand that is being held. I suddenly freeze and feel myself go all hot. I look over at Billie who just smiles at me, giving me a wink. Why the fuck was he mixing my head up right now? His wife is sat right next to him and my lover is sat right next to me, yet he chooses that moment to be a loving towards me? Or not!
"I need a piss, I'll be right back" I say, removing my grip from Billie's and pushing past him, deliberately kneeing him in the leg.
I storm out of the room and head outside of the cinema, lighting up a cigarette and leaning against a wall. I inhale deeply and watch as couples walk past me, hand in hand to go into the cinema.
"It wont last!" I shout out the them, an angry tear falling from my face. They just give me the finger and walk into the cinema.
"Cassie?" I hear someone ask. I look to the side of me and see Billie stood there. I just ignore him and inhale from my fag again.
"Mind if I join you?" He asks, pulling a fag from his pocket.
"I don't give a fuck" I mumble. He lights one up anyway and stands next to me.
"What's up?" He asks casually, blowing smoke from his mouth. I stump out my fag, stomping on it, wishing it was Billie.
"What's up? I'll tell you what's up. You lead me on when I see you again and I fall for it. Then you treat me like shit the other day and today you act as if I'm the only girl for you when your wife is sat right next to you! That's what's up!" I shout.
"I'm sorry" He says, looking me in the eye.
"And sorry's supposed to make everything better? Sorry's just a word Billie. It wont change everything" I moan.
"What do you want me to say! I don't know what to do either. This is just as hard for me as it is for you. I have a family as well. Everything is going great and then you turn up, what the fuck am I supposed to do Cassie?" He shouts back. I feel another tear fall from my face. Billie pulls me close, rubbing my back.
"I love you Cassie" He says. "I love you and I don't want to let you go, like I've done twice already. But I don't know what to do" He complains.
"Life's a bitch" I moan.
"You can say that again"
"Life's a bitch" I repeat.
"You can say that again" He says, joining in.
"Life's a bitch" I scream. Billie laughs and wipes the tears from my face. He kisses me in the forehead and gives my hands a squeeze.
"Whatever happens, we'll always be friends" I assure him.
He smiles. "Lets go back in, they'll wonder where we've got to" Billie says, taking my hand. We walk back in and I sit down, smiling at Tre.
I see that he's eaten all the sweets already. He does a loud burp and laughs. I can feel Billie looking at me and I can tell exactly what he's thinking. I feel his hand find it's way to mine again, but this time I don't reject. I hold onto it for the rest of the film, feeling a light buzz that only Billie and I know what's going on.
