Therefore I am Yours | Billie Eilish - Watty Awards 2022

7. HOLD ONTO ME

Billie POV

Jordan and just finished hanging up a few lights and now we are about to put up a huge garland for the whole living room.

"Okay, let's do this shit." Jordan says making me laugh.

"Okay but I am not going to stand on that shaky-ass  stool, that's for you to do."

"You scared or what?" Jordan raises her eybrows at me, slightly laughing.

"Bro, you are the one, that has to cuddle up to me while watching a horror movie" a defend myself.

"admit it, you liked that." Jordan says, looking away.

I'm sure she is blushing and she doesn't want me to notice. Well, that's good because she won't be able to see my clearly red face.

After the short silence, Jordan gets a stool and puts it up against the wall, getting on top of it, her legs shaking a little bit.

"Gimme some tape, and stop blushing." She snaps me out of my thoughts.

"Stop. I'm gonna knock you off of that stool." I say getting up to grab the duct tape and hand it to her.

"You seem a little unsteady up there, you want me to hold you or something." I ask, looking at her wobbly-ass legs.

"Yeah, no i guess i am fine. Thanks"

She puts the garland up and sticks pieces of tape over it every now and then to secure everything.

*TINY TIME SKIP*

After we were almost done she gets back on her stool, ready to put the last piece of garland on the wall.

She is about to stick the tape on and seems very unsteady. I can't help but grab onto her waist. I don't want to have her fall again - for the second time today. Especially not right before New Year.

She freezes as she notices my hands on her side, smiling up at what she is doing - not really concentrating anymore.

"Hey" I snap at her.
"Stop blushing and put the rest of the tape on there. I can't hold you for anytime longer."

We finish and stand there looking at everything.

And by now i definitely know, that this is not just a friendship.

"Hey girl-...Wow. Look at that." Mom says, coming in and admiring the festive-looking livingroom.
"You two did a great job."

"Thanks" Jordan and I say in unision, smiling at each other afterwards.

My mom just stands there weirdly, grinning at us like she just interrupted something.

"Okay, so Finneas and Claudia are going to be here at nine. Just know that." She says, getting up to walk away.
"Oh wait. Jordan, if you want, you can stay for diner and the celebration. I mean you helped with all this."

"Yeah of course. Thank you. I will just let my dad know real quick." Jordan says and leaves to call her dad.

"Billie, she is really nice." My mom smiles at me, leaving the room.

I know that. I for sure know that.

I walk to my room, where Jordan is talking on her phone. I wait in the hallway until she opens the door and comes out.

"And?" I ask.

"I mean he is still mad at me for sneaking out but it's fine. He can spend the night with his 'pAm'" She says.

"By the way... can I ask what he said to you when he called earlier?" I ask carefully.

"Uh, fine.... He said that i must really like you because i even sneaked out to be with you and i never did stuff like that." Jordan says, acting shy.

"Okay.... Well dO yOu LiKe mE?" I ask her, joking around.

"No i don't." She says, entering my room and laying down in my bed.

*TIME SKIP*

Jordan POV

As we hear the doorbell ring, Billie stand up to open the front door.
I follow her and see Finneas and his alleged girlfriend.

"Hey guys" Finneas greets us, Maggie now also entering the room.

Claudia greets us as well, asking me some small talk-questions.

Following behind them, also stepping is a man that looks a bit older. He also has a dog on a leash. I wonder who that is.

"Oh hi. Who are you?" He asks as he sees me after embracing Billie in a hug. Billie now playing with the dog.

"I'm Jordan. Billie and I met yesterday at the Airport" I tell him.

He is very nice.

*TIME SKIP TO DINER AT 10pm*

We are sitting at the table in the backyard, finishing our diner.

"That was hella good, mom" Billie says with her mouth full.

"Billie that's disgusting." Finneas says.

"Thank you, hun." Maggie Tells her.

"Yeah you're a good cook" I add.

Maggie smiles over at me, looking very glad.

"Come on Finneas, let's take the dishes inside." Claudia says.

Finneas and her are standing up and go inside, taking all of the plates.

I can feel Billie putting her hands down on the bench placing them on each side of her legs, her hand touching the side of my thigh slightly.

I can feel the butterflies romp in my stomach. Patrick and Maggie are looking at me with a questioning look because of my sudden twitch.
I just smile and they concentrate in something else.

"J, do you want to play truth or dare with me?" Billie asks me nicely.

"Yeah, of course. Where do we go to play?"

"I'm gonna show you." She stands up taking my hand and pulling me up with her.

Her parents watching us leave, giving us the look.

Billie takes me to Finneas' old room.
We sit down and I look around a bit.