Falling For The Shoulder You Lean On, chapter 13
Later That Night
Billie's POV
Adie just got Joey and Jakob settled in bed and I was in my office listening to demos for Adeline Records when the doorbell rang. I sighed. I can never get any work done around here. I paused the tape and walked out into the foyer and opened the door. There was a pretty pissed looking Tre in front of me. He walked in and sat on the sofa. I followed him.
"What's wrong man?"
"I broke up with Izzy today."
He got up and walked into my kitchen and came back a few seconds later with a bottle of vodka and a shot glass.
"You broke up with Izzy? Man, I'm sorry."
"No, I don't give a shit about that."
"Then what the fuck are you so pissed about?"
"I asked Seri if she'd go back out with me and she told me to wait."
"What?"
"Yeah, man. I told her that I needed her and that I want her to be mine and she told me to wait. I've been waiting for seventeen fucking years, Bill. What else does she want from me?"
"Maybe she had a reason?"
"A reason? C'mon Billie. She always says that there is something that's a problem and it needs to be dealt with before we can go out. First she's with Liam then she says she hasn't gotten over him and now she says that it's too soon since I broke up with Izzy."
"That's her reason?"
"Yeah, she said the tabloids would call her a whore or something. I mean Billie, I don't care what they say because I know the real her. Fuck."
"Just chill, man. How about you wait a little while. You might get her this time."
"I'm sick of waiting. Do you know what I was planning on doing on the day she broke up with me?"
"What?"
"I've never told anyone this. I bought her a ring. It's this four carat diamond and on one side it has her birthstone and on the other side it has mine. I was gonna ask her to marry me, Billie. I was so happy that night because I thought she'd finally be mine forever. Then she says that she still had feelings for that fucking bastard. Do you know what that feels like? It felt like she just shot me, right then and there."
"Oh my God, Tre. I didn't know that."
"No one did."
"I'm so sorry man. That's fucked up."
"I know it is."
"Look, I'll try and talk to her, okay. Try and put some sense into her head."
"Don't worry about it. I don't even think I should try anymore. I don't think I'm meant to be happy."
"Don't say that, Tre. Don't ever say that. You guys are gonna make it and you'll get married and have tons of little Tre's and Seri's running around."
"Nice thought."
"Tre, please man. Just let me talk to her."
"Fine."
"Okay man, I'll talk to her tomorrow. You going home tonight?"
"Can I crash here? I just need to chill out."
"Sure, you know where the guest room is."
Tre got up and walked down the hall towards the spare bedroom. I sighed and scratched my head. What do I talk to Seri about? I walked upstairs, got in bed, gave Adie a kiss on the cheek and fell asleep.
Next Morning.
Seri's POV
Tre's been gone since last night. I've been worried sick about him. He looked so upset when he left last night. I think that's the first time I've ever seen him mad at me. I tried to get some sleep and barely got in a hour. I yawned and made myself a cup of coffee. I picked up the phone and called Billie. Wonder if he's still there?
"Hello?"
"Hey, Billie."
"Seri?"
"Yeah, is Tre with you?"
"Yes."
"Thank God, I was worried sick about him last night."
"I was too. That's why I wanted to talk to you."
"Huh?"
"I told Tre that I'd talk to you. He told me some things last night and all. It was bad. I understand the whole paparazzi thing. You do want to go out with him, huh?"
"Yes, of course. But the tabloids and all..."
"Look, say that you want to go out with him but just don't go on any dates for a month. Hide it from them."
"That's a good idea. I could do that, huh?"
"Yeah. Would you?"
"In a heartbeat."
"Okay, I'll try and get Tre to come home today, alright?"
"Alright."
"Bye, Seri."
"Bye."
Tre's POV
Billie finally made me go home. I didn't want to. I still felt pissed about the events of last night but I obliged. I walked to the front door and unlocked it with my key. Seri was asleep on the sofa near the phone. Why didn't she just sleep in her room. Did I keep her up worrying? I walked over to her and woke her up. She blinked her eyes for a few seconds and then she wrapped her arms around me and gave me a hug. I tightened up in the hug, that's something I never did before. I was always happy when Seri did something like that but not today. She stopped and stared into my eyes. She looked sad.
"Tre, I had a lot of time to think."
"About what?"
"About what you said yesterday. About us?"
"Yeah. I did too."
"Well, what did you think about?"
"I can't wait for you forever, Seri. I have spent most of my life doing that and I just won't anymore."
"Tre..."
"I just need an answer, Seri. Am I just wasting my time with you?"
"No, Tre."
"Then why does it feel like it?"
"Look, I love you, Tre. I know it doesn't seem like it right now, but I do. You've always been there for me and I love you. I didn't mean what I said yesterday to come out the way it did."
"Then what did you mean?"
"I want to go out with you. I want to be yours. I want to walk outside and hold your hand and kiss you whenever I want to. I want the whole world to know that we love each other."
"Really?"
"Yes. So do you still want that?"
"Of course, Seri."
"You aren't still pissed at me?"
"No, I'm sorry for getting angry the way I did and running out on you. I just didn't know what to do. I want to go out with you again, Seri."
"I want you to be mine, Tre."
"So are you saying yes?"
"Yes. But..."
"But what?"
I felt anger flow through my veins again.
"Let's keep it a secret from the media for a month."
"What do you mean?"
"We can date just not be all showy in public and let the tabloids know."
"Seri, I don't know."
"Tre, it's only for a month."
"One month?"
"Yes, Tre. One month."
"Fine."
She flung her arms around me again and this time it felt as if a huge weight had been lifted off of my shoulders. I felt a tear run down the back of my shirt.
"Seri? What's wrong? Why are you crying?"
"It's just...I don't feel like I deserve you."
"Seri, don't say that. You're perfect. I don't even know why you fell in love with me sometimes."
"Do you mean that?"
"Yes, I love you. You're the only person I've ever felt this strongly for."
I put my hands on her cheeks and wiped her tears with my thumbs. I stared into her gorgeous eyes and kissed her. It felt so good. I pulled her in closer and deepened it. She pulled me onto the sofa and I started to kiss her more and more. I never wanted to leave this moment. I never wanted to leave her side. I love her. I want to be all cheesy and scream it from the mountain tops. I've been with so many other women and it was all just for sex but she's different. She's more then that. She's the woman you want to be with forever. You want to spoil her and give her the world because she means the world to you. She deserves it.
Billie's POV
Adie just got Joey and Jakob settled in bed and I was in my office listening to demos for Adeline Records when the doorbell rang. I sighed. I can never get any work done around here. I paused the tape and walked out into the foyer and opened the door. There was a pretty pissed looking Tre in front of me. He walked in and sat on the sofa. I followed him.
"What's wrong man?"
"I broke up with Izzy today."
He got up and walked into my kitchen and came back a few seconds later with a bottle of vodka and a shot glass.
"You broke up with Izzy? Man, I'm sorry."
"No, I don't give a shit about that."
"Then what the fuck are you so pissed about?"
"I asked Seri if she'd go back out with me and she told me to wait."
"What?"
"Yeah, man. I told her that I needed her and that I want her to be mine and she told me to wait. I've been waiting for seventeen fucking years, Bill. What else does she want from me?"
"Maybe she had a reason?"
"A reason? C'mon Billie. She always says that there is something that's a problem and it needs to be dealt with before we can go out. First she's with Liam then she says she hasn't gotten over him and now she says that it's too soon since I broke up with Izzy."
"That's her reason?"
"Yeah, she said the tabloids would call her a whore or something. I mean Billie, I don't care what they say because I know the real her. Fuck."
"Just chill, man. How about you wait a little while. You might get her this time."
"I'm sick of waiting. Do you know what I was planning on doing on the day she broke up with me?"
"What?"
"I've never told anyone this. I bought her a ring. It's this four carat diamond and on one side it has her birthstone and on the other side it has mine. I was gonna ask her to marry me, Billie. I was so happy that night because I thought she'd finally be mine forever. Then she says that she still had feelings for that fucking bastard. Do you know what that feels like? It felt like she just shot me, right then and there."
"Oh my God, Tre. I didn't know that."
"No one did."
"I'm so sorry man. That's fucked up."
"I know it is."
"Look, I'll try and talk to her, okay. Try and put some sense into her head."
"Don't worry about it. I don't even think I should try anymore. I don't think I'm meant to be happy."
"Don't say that, Tre. Don't ever say that. You guys are gonna make it and you'll get married and have tons of little Tre's and Seri's running around."
"Nice thought."
"Tre, please man. Just let me talk to her."
"Fine."
"Okay man, I'll talk to her tomorrow. You going home tonight?"
"Can I crash here? I just need to chill out."
"Sure, you know where the guest room is."
Tre got up and walked down the hall towards the spare bedroom. I sighed and scratched my head. What do I talk to Seri about? I walked upstairs, got in bed, gave Adie a kiss on the cheek and fell asleep.
Next Morning.
Seri's POV
Tre's been gone since last night. I've been worried sick about him. He looked so upset when he left last night. I think that's the first time I've ever seen him mad at me. I tried to get some sleep and barely got in a hour. I yawned and made myself a cup of coffee. I picked up the phone and called Billie. Wonder if he's still there?
"Hello?"
"Hey, Billie."
"Seri?"
"Yeah, is Tre with you?"
"Yes."
"Thank God, I was worried sick about him last night."
"I was too. That's why I wanted to talk to you."
"Huh?"
"I told Tre that I'd talk to you. He told me some things last night and all. It was bad. I understand the whole paparazzi thing. You do want to go out with him, huh?"
"Yes, of course. But the tabloids and all..."
"Look, say that you want to go out with him but just don't go on any dates for a month. Hide it from them."
"That's a good idea. I could do that, huh?"
"Yeah. Would you?"
"In a heartbeat."
"Okay, I'll try and get Tre to come home today, alright?"
"Alright."
"Bye, Seri."
"Bye."
Tre's POV
Billie finally made me go home. I didn't want to. I still felt pissed about the events of last night but I obliged. I walked to the front door and unlocked it with my key. Seri was asleep on the sofa near the phone. Why didn't she just sleep in her room. Did I keep her up worrying? I walked over to her and woke her up. She blinked her eyes for a few seconds and then she wrapped her arms around me and gave me a hug. I tightened up in the hug, that's something I never did before. I was always happy when Seri did something like that but not today. She stopped and stared into my eyes. She looked sad.
"Tre, I had a lot of time to think."
"About what?"
"About what you said yesterday. About us?"
"Yeah. I did too."
"Well, what did you think about?"
"I can't wait for you forever, Seri. I have spent most of my life doing that and I just won't anymore."
"Tre..."
"I just need an answer, Seri. Am I just wasting my time with you?"
"No, Tre."
"Then why does it feel like it?"
"Look, I love you, Tre. I know it doesn't seem like it right now, but I do. You've always been there for me and I love you. I didn't mean what I said yesterday to come out the way it did."
"Then what did you mean?"
"I want to go out with you. I want to be yours. I want to walk outside and hold your hand and kiss you whenever I want to. I want the whole world to know that we love each other."
"Really?"
"Yes. So do you still want that?"
"Of course, Seri."
"You aren't still pissed at me?"
"No, I'm sorry for getting angry the way I did and running out on you. I just didn't know what to do. I want to go out with you again, Seri."
"I want you to be mine, Tre."
"So are you saying yes?"
"Yes. But..."
"But what?"
I felt anger flow through my veins again.
"Let's keep it a secret from the media for a month."
"What do you mean?"
"We can date just not be all showy in public and let the tabloids know."
"Seri, I don't know."
"Tre, it's only for a month."
"One month?"
"Yes, Tre. One month."
"Fine."
She flung her arms around me again and this time it felt as if a huge weight had been lifted off of my shoulders. I felt a tear run down the back of my shirt.
"Seri? What's wrong? Why are you crying?"
"It's just...I don't feel like I deserve you."
"Seri, don't say that. You're perfect. I don't even know why you fell in love with me sometimes."
"Do you mean that?"
"Yes, I love you. You're the only person I've ever felt this strongly for."
I put my hands on her cheeks and wiped her tears with my thumbs. I stared into her gorgeous eyes and kissed her. It felt so good. I pulled her in closer and deepened it. She pulled me onto the sofa and I started to kiss her more and more. I never wanted to leave this moment. I never wanted to leave her side. I love her. I want to be all cheesy and scream it from the mountain tops. I've been with so many other women and it was all just for sex but she's different. She's more then that. She's the woman you want to be with forever. You want to spoil her and give her the world because she means the world to you. She deserves it.
