fourteen

✪pirate is offline.

✪blossom is offline.

*no new messages*

im a fucking mess.

it's been eight hours since billie and I parted ways and I haven't been able to keep her our of my head.

she called me sexy as fuck.

me!

what the fuck?

she didn't say anything else because as soon as she got off her phone rang and she told me she had to leave.

I think I thanked her but I don't really remember.

I was so flustered.

I walked half a mile the opposite direction and had to walk all the way back, through the busy crows to try and find my bike close to where I'd parked up frankie.

"do you wanna go out for some dinner?" harry asks me as soon as I walk through the door.

he's over so much recently.

I look over to my grandma who's reading a newspaper.

"sure"

I don't really know what's going on with them recently but harry calls her 'darling' and my grandma calls him 'baby'.

and everything, they always shyly smile at one another like they know something I don't.

I mean I don't judge but harry is young enough to be my her grandson, there's no way that they're dating.

surely?

when we get to olive garden, which is my grandmas choice, and I feel like im third wheeling on a date.

im just sat here eating my breadsticks and minding my own business.

simply thinking about billie is making my stomach churn.

and im sat here picking at my food over a stupid fucking girl.

what is happening to me?

all I can think about is how cute she was and looked, not to mention the feeling of her leg pressed against mine.

god help me.

was she only teasing me? asking all of those questions and basically taking me on a date.

panic washes over me and I drop my fork.

no, no, no.

I cannot like billie.

no.

"sage"

"huh?"

"what's up with you?"

I pick up my fork, sticking it in the pasta. "ive had a weird day, that's all"

I push billie out of my head and eat my pasta, concentrating on what billie has to say.

"she was on a date today" my grandma tells harry and I groan.

"grandma no I wasn't"

harry smirks and drops his fork. "so tell me about him, how did it go?"

"first of all, it was a girl and secondly apparently I don't have a very good gaydar because gabrielle has a boyfriend"

harry pulls a face "didn't she tell you?"

"it wasn't her fault" I shrug with a blush "I made some wrong assumptions"

"im sorry sweetheart, this city is full of girls, im sure you'll find someone"

harry smiles at my grandma and I roll my eyes, shovelling more pasta into my mouth.

once we've finished eating I pull my phone out of my bag and excuse myself to go to the bathroom, walking past the balcony which looks out onto the beach.

it's still pretty light outside and I spot someone walking on the beach with a bunch of dogs which looks a lot like billie.

there's like ten dogs with her, what the fuck.

I watch as she bends down at they all bound all over her and she falls to the floor, laughing.

"fancy seeing you here" I turn to see z walking towards me, her pupils bigger than ive ever seen.

"sage, right? im a friend of billie's"

"I know who you are"

I feel someone from behind me and I turn to see harry walking towards us. "what are you doing here z?"

"oh hey h I almost didn't recognise you out of your uniform"

uniform?

"it's harry and I can still beat your ass no matter what im wearing"

z smirks and glances behind me "ill remember that"

"so anyways princess, you're still coming, aren't you?" z winks at me and it takes me a moment to realise they're talking about the party.

I don't respond but she doesn't notice, their eyes watching a waitresses ass as they walk into the kitchen.

lovely.

z walks away without another word and I turn around, almost bumping into harry who's stood completely behind me.

"you know them?"

great, there's something going on between them and know harry might think im friends with z.

which is the last thing i would call us.

"no no, they knows someone I work with"

"kai?"

"yeah and billie"

"I thought she worked at the dance studio"

"she does, but calls into work more and more each week. how do you even know her?"

"I play guitar" harry admits, scratching the back of his head "I know finneas pretty well"

"well you'll know billie is nothing like z"

"agree to disagree. stay away from them sage, I mean it. they're both trouble, especially z. they've been using narcotics heavily since they got kicked out"

Jesus.

"but billie isn't-" I wish I hadn't even brought her up.

"billie is okay" he reassures me "her family has been through a lot but they're really good people. but you'd be better off staying away from billie if she's still hanging around with z"

billie has got a big red mark against her in my grandmas eyes now.

death by association.

im not sure what this means for me because I don't even know what's going on between billie and i.

but hypothetically, if something did happen, how is it gonna be possible now?

and going to that party is going to be out of the question.

especially if she tells my dad.

there's one person who I haven't spoken to since this entire shit show started; pirate.

maybe I should ask for her opinion.

im a horrible person.

✪blossom is online

blossom: hey

blossom: you there?

pirate: long time no talk blossom

pirate:you know that horoscope you gave me?

pirate: well it kinda came true in a weird way

blossom: it did?

pirate: I followed your advice, I said yes and had one of the best days ive had in a long time.

blossom: it's funny you say that

blossom: I was going to ask for your advice about whether I should something

pirate: say YES

blossom: you don't even know what it is yet.

pirate: and?

pirate: take a chance blossom. you helped me, now im helping you.

pirate: just do it, I mean, what's the worst that can happen?