WALLFLOWER // B.E

forty-four

juniper

as i was running my brush through my hair, i got a text. i picked my phone up, and i smiled as i saw that it was billie. i opened our messages.

iMessages
bil <3

hii baby
you should like
come over
rnrnrn

hiii bil
i am coming over
just— not for you?

excuse me 🤨

finneas is giving me some guitar lessons
remember??

today ????
welllll
you're still gonna come see me right???

yes, of course, my love

hell yeah
how's your lip feeling?? can i have a kiss yet?

i can give you a lil peck but that's it

i'll take it 🙏🙏🙏
i'll take anything atp🧎‍♀️

needy ass

shut up
when are you going to be here?

mm
about twenty minutes

okayyy
i'll probably be in the shower when you get here
if i am, just come into the bathroom

you sure??

junie, you've literally blown my back out
i think you'll be fine being in the bathroom while i shower

oh i—

see you when you get here 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩

we're just gonna skip past—
okay
see youuu 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩

.

i put my phone in my pocket, a bit flustered from billie's comment. i checked my hair in the mirror before i grabbed my keys, wallet, and my guitar.

on my way out, i stopped by archer's room to tell him bye. he gave me a long hug and kissed my cheek before he let me leave. i told grandma that i was leaving too, then went outside and got into my car.

when i got to billie's house, i was greeted by finneas. we spoke briefly until i told him that i was going to talk to billie for a bit before we started.

like billie said, she was still in the shower. i hesitated before i opened the door, and i walked into the bathroom.

my eyes widened as i did. she was singing as the water ran. she sounded good. actually, good doesn't even begin to describe how she sounded.

i've heard her sing before, but that was when we were listening to music and practically screaming along to the lyrics. compared to this, she definitely wasn't even trying when i've heard her sing before.

i almost didn't even want to tell her that i was in here, because that would mean she would stop singing. i really didn't want her to stop; i could listen to her sing forever, because oh my fucking god.

"bil?" i called out, loud enough so that she could hear me over her singing and the running water.

to my dismay, she stopped singing. she pulled the shower curtain back some, and she poked her head out. she smiled. "hi, baby. i'm almost done, just gimme another minute or so."