It seemed like the break went by so fast. Maybe too fast. For the days leading up to Christmas we all kind of hanged around the house. Sometimes the boys would come over and sometimes it would just be mike. I could tell that my dad was getting frustrated with the lack of respect from the two teens as they awkwardly kissed in elevens room. But again they were teenagers exploring new things.

For me and billy, he would occasionally just come around to hang out at my house. I could tell he wasn't really at the stage of our relationship were he wanted me to face his parents, so I never really pushed anything and just told him we could hang out at mine.

Christmas Day was just like old times but with an addition of eleven to our family. The whole day we would cook and bake cookies and decorate them while we danced around listening to some Christmas music. It was one of the one days out of the year were my dad wasn't so uptight and was actually relaxed and just let things happen.

Towards the end of the day we would settle down and watch movies with our hot chocolate and exchange gifts. Eleven was really happy with her necklace and immediately wanted me to put it on her. It made me so happy to see the huge smile on her face. Dad also enjoyed his shirts, he said it was good for him to have something new for a change.

For me I had gotten a new vinyl from eleven. Since she had plenty of time to watch tv and listen to music while she was at the house, she thought I would enjoy this album that she had heard a while back on the radio. My dad had gotten me some new clothes and a few books.

It was nice to have a full family. Since eleven has came I felt a shift of emotions not only from me but also my dad. Like I can see how happy he is to see us all bonding and finally a family. Don't get me wrong me and him were a perfect family as it was but eleven just brings something to it.

Later that night I get a call from billy asking if he and max could come over to give there gifts. I of course said yes and told el and dad that they were coming.

Shortly a knock was on the door. I ran to open it and there stood max and billy. I let them in and they both walked into the living room.

"Max, elevens in her room right there." I tell her pointing to elevens door. Max nods her head and heads towards her room. I look over and smile at billy. "Merry Christmas." I say walking towards him to give him a huge. "Merry Christmas." He whispers in my ear. We both pull away.

"Oh I got you something. I'll be right back." I tell him as I run to my room and grab the nicely wrapped box that I had but his jacket in. I walk back and see my dad in the living room talking to billy. They both started laughing. I walk towards them. "Y'all finally getting along." I said smiling. "Sure you can call it that." My dad said smiling and then he went to go sit on the couch. I look back up at billy and give him his gift. "You didn't have to get me anything you know that right." He says while grabbing the gift. "Yeah I know but I wanted to. Know open it." I say eagerly , really hoping he liked it.

He opens it and once he sees what it is he smiles. "Wow this is cool." He said taking off his jacket he had on and sliding on the leather one. "Do I look badass." He says while posing. I start to laugh at how dorky he was being. "Sure billy if you want to call it that. I'm glad that you liked it." I said still laughing.

"Now your turn." He says pulling out a small little box wrapped in shiny blue paper with a small bow on top. The wrapping was all sorts of messy I laughed when I saw it. "Did you wrap it yourself." I asked lightly giggling. "Yes I did and let's say it took me at least 3 try's to get it look to the slightest bit of decent. I gave up and told my self it's what's inside that matters." He said. I smiled, he was so cute.

I unwrapped the wrapping paper and there was a small box. I opened it and inside was a necklace of Virgin Mary which was very similar to the gold necklace he wore all the time. I remember the night I had pointed it out and told him that I liked it and would love something like it. Damn he really did get the hint.

I smiled at him and took the necklace out of the box. "Thank you." I said to him. "Do you mind putting it on me." I asked him. He took the necklace and went behind me picking my hair to the side. He pulled the necklace around my neck and clipped the 2 ends together.

I turned around and smiled. I gave him a hug and shortly pulled away. "We should all take a picture." I say. I run to my room and grab my polaroid camera that Jonathan had got me. I rarely used it since I didn't really have anything to take pictures of.

I gathered everyone together and snapped a picture. The film came out and I shakes it for it to develop. Once the picture finally appeared I looked at it. Everyone was smiling and we all looked so happy. This was probably one of the best Christmas I've had in a while.

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The rest of the break had flew by. The next thing that I know were all back in school starting out 2nd semester of the school year, my last semester of high school. Life can go by so fast, after high school life starts to gets real. The kids will be going into high school and my life will have just began. This would probably be the last summer of me watching them. The last summer of me chasing them around on there bikes or driving them to the arcade. The last summer of me being a kid.

But let's not think about that. Life too short to keep thinking about how you want your future to go and not living in the present. I've learned that the hard way.

In the pass 2 weeks the last thing in my mind was school. Now walking back into the school made me nauseous. Me and Steve did our normal walk to our lockers. I was catching him up on what has been happening. I didn't really talk to him as much as I wanted to over the break. As we got to our lockers I opened mine up.

"God what I'd do for a little more sleep." I said hella tired. Last night I kept waking up and couldn't go back to sleep. "Well y/n who's fault was it for not going to bed until 1 in the morning." He says grabbing his books and closing his locker.

"My fucking body. I was peacefully sleeping and then out of no where my body was like no y/n your not going to get your full 8 hours of sleep in tonight. Wake the fuck up bitch." I said angrily. "Steve can you believe this is it. The last home stretch. Our last semester here." I said calming down.

"Yeah one last semester in hell. I'm ready to get out of this place." He said as I closed my locker. We start heading towards our first period.

"Steve have you even thought about your future?" I ask. "I don't need to, it seems like my dad has it all figured out." He says I get to my classroom and walk in and take a seat.

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For the rest of the semester it all went by like a blink. Before I knew it, it was finals week. Me and billy had this connection and spent a lot of time together. On the weekends if we weren't at my place we were out somewhere else together. I still haven't been to his house. I don't ask or question him about it. I just let things happen. I was surprised that one day he asked to come over to study for finals week.

I drove to his house and parked along the street. It seemed like his parents weren't home. I got out the car and swung my backpack over my shoulder. I knocked on the door and Max answered it. I smiled at her "is billy home." I asked even though I knew he was because he invited me over and his car was parked in the drive way. "Yeah he's in his room." She says opening the door wider for me to get in. 

I walked in and she pointed down the hall to a door. As I was walking off I was cut off by Max's voice. "Hey y/n." She says. I turn around and look at her. "At first I thought it was crazy for a girl like you to date someone like my brother. But I see the way he's changed, the way he looks and talks about you." She says. "He has changed hasn't he. I think deep down that was always the person he was but he had this built up anger and he just had the let it out somehow." I said back before walking off.

I opened the door and see billy laying down on his bed tossing a basketball up and the air and catching it and doing it repeatedly. Once he heard me walk in he stopped and looked up at me and smiled. I looked around his room. There were posters on the wall and it was way cleaner that I expected. I walked over to his bed and plopped down.

"So this is the famous billy Hargroves room." I said grinning and look at him. "Yep it's nothing special." He said. I grab my backpack and take out my textbooks. "I didn't know we'd actually be studying." He said as he watch me take out my textbooks. "Well I did. Billy we both need to pass these finals. After that we have the whole summer to do what ever we want." I says opening on of the textbooks.

"Whatever we want?" He said lifting up his eye brow and smirking. I punched him in his shoulder just knowing what he had in mind. "Your an asshole you know that." I said. "Well I'm your asshole." He said laying down on my side and grabbing my waist and laying his head in my lap.

"Really billy we need to study." I said smiling at how cute he was. He groaned and sat up . "Fine." He said walking to grab his textbooks off his dresser.

We both attempted to study, billy being a very bad distraction. After an hour I gave up and put my books away.

"If we don't pass this is on you." I say laying down and wrapping my arms around his waist and laying my head on his chest.

"What is your gpa again? A 3.999999" he said as he played with my hair. Twirling it around his finger.

"Shut up." I said reaching up and kissing him on his lips. I heard a little knock on the door and We both pulled away. Billy said come in. The door opened and it was max. "Just wanted to let you know mom and dad are home and my mom wanted me to tell you that dinner will be ready in about 15 minutes." She said and then left.

"Shit.." billy said under his breath.