A/N: Aw this was such a cute idea thank you to whoever suggested it!! Another part of New Boy should be up tomorrow but i wanted to post this on Valentine’s day so here ya go! Hope you’re all having a fun day no matter what you’re doing!
Requested by Anonymous: so i saw that you wanted some ideas for billy, and i thought of something v-day related. so what i was thinking was like reader is the partys babysitter and dustin is "in love" w her and he asks her to be his valentine before billiam couldve asked her and hes lowkey pissed about it bc he cant spend time w his girl bc some fucking 8th grader asked her first???
The first time you properly met Billy Hargrove was at Joanna Cleeves’ Christmas party. Her parents were away and Carol had convinced her that she had to host a festive gathering which slowly turned into a house party for what felt like the entire school.
You and your best friend had arrived, got unequivocally drunk before you had encouragingly pushed her into the arms of Craig Lawson who she’d been crushing on for pretty much her entire life.
“Hey Angel” You heard from behind you and although your reflexes were pretty out of sync you slowly turned your head and saw that Billy Hargrove was leant against the counter behind you, red cup to his lips that partly masked his brimming smirk.
“Uh Hi” You mumbled, confused as to whether or not Billy Hargrove was actually talking to you or maybe someone behind you.
“You look to die for” He smirked and sent a wink your way, despite the alcohol that was spinning his brain he didn’t miss the blush that covered your cheeks.
“Thanks” You replied sceptically only for you to realise you were being pulled further away from Billy by someone who had a grip on your elbow
“Hey!” You exclaimed before your vision caught up with you “Oh hey Steve” You smiled pulling him into a drunken embrace
You didn’t really know Steve all that well, you shared a couple of classes with him but recently you saw more of him thanks to Dustin Henderson. When your parents separated your mom wanted to downsize, so you stayed with her and moved to a smaller house a few doors down from the Henderson’s.
It started out with the odd bit of housesitting when they were out of town for the weekend and gradually you started to babysit whenever Claudia went out and eventually you occasionally took Dustin to school or his friends. You got on really well with Dustin and got to know the other boys pretty well, and when Dustin started spending time with Steve it was inevitable that your paths would cross at some point.
You couldn’t really remember much of that night apart from sitting on the front lawn and drunkenly spilling secrets with Billy who’d followed you out there only to be snatched up and driven home by Steve who announced that you were “too drunk” and “too nice” to be alone with Billy Hargrove.
But that was the first time you’d spoken to Billy and the pair of you had hit it off after that. Winks in the corridor and at basketball game, him stopping by your locker before walking you to history so he could miss 5 minutes of maths. You two were friends but he flirted furiously and you didn’t mind it at all, much to Steve’s disapproval.
“Dustin said you were sitting for him tonight?” Steve asked as the pair of you walked away from the gymnasium after Hawkins High had thrashed the other team at a basketball game.
“Oh yeah” You remembered “I’m going for 6 if you had plans with him first”
“No, no plans” Steve said and scratched the back of his neck nervously “I just have a favour to ask you”
“Sure” You smiled as you approached his car and slid into the passenger seat.
“So are you like around on Valentine’s Day?” He asked, turning in his seat to face you
“What?” You stammered “Oh um Steve…”
“No no no” He quickly interjected, holding his hands up innocently “Not for me, but maybe for Dustin?”
It took you a moment to think, and you were about to respond with a somewhat hesitant “ok” when Steve interrupted you
“Don’t tell Dustin I told you this, because he’ll kill me” He laughed “But he kinda has this big crush on you and he didn’t want to go to the valentines dance alone and I figured..”
“Sure” You smiled reassuringly at Steve who then released a breath that he didn’t even realise he was holding.
You liked Dustin, he was a sweet kid, a little weird but he was always sweet. You didn’t mind giving up your valentines to help him out, but you had a feeling that perhaps Billy would.
“So what film do you wanna watch?” You asked Dustin, your legs stretched out on the sofa as you flicked absently through the channels
“Hey what’s up?” You asked when he didn’t respond, you scooted off the couch and sat next to him on the carpet, your back resting up against the sofa.
You knew something was up with him, his shoulders were slumped and he wasn’t rambling on about some physics theory or how to win at the arcade games.
“So are you going to the valentine’s dance?” You asked, bumping his shoulder with your own to prompt him to look at you
“No” He sighed “Lucas is taking Max so I don’t wanna be there”
“Ahh” You sighed sympathetically, he’d told you about how he liked Max and he also told you how she liked Lucas, it was no one’s fault but the boy was clearly still upset by it all
“Well I’ve got no plans either” You shrugged “Maybe we could do something?”
“What?” His head whipped round to look at you which only made you crack a smile
“Yeah I could take you out” You clarified “If you wanted?”
His vigorous nod told you all you needed to know, making the pair of you smile. He seemed happier after that, picking out a movie and chatting the whole way through it like he normally did, it made you smile to know you’d made him happier.
“Morning angel” You heard from behind your ear as a pair of arms snaked their way around your waist
“Billy” You laughed, trying to sound serious but ultimately failing “Not here”
“Why not?” He asked with a smirk “Afraid your good girl act might falter?”
“Not funny” You replied and turned around to give him a light smack on the chest “But I’ve got to get to chemistry so I’ll see you at break” You said and pulled away from him to start heading to your classroom
“You know where to find me” He smirked, his hand still entwined with yours but you let him go as the final bell rung and the corridors began to clear.
As you had said, you met him at his car at the start of lunch, he was leant against the driver’s side, clouds of smoke falling from his lips, his brows drawn into their usual frown from the sunlight as he watched you walk closer to him.
“So” He began as you got close enough to him for him to wrap his arms around you once more
“So” You repeated looking up at him and brushing the speck of dust off of his cheek
You and Billy weren’t officially dating but you’d be heartbroken if he was with anyone else the way he was with you and secretly you hoped he’d be the same if it were you.
“So I was thinking” He started
“Uh oh that could be dangerous” You smirked up at him which earnt you an unimpressed glare
“I was thinking maybe once Susan and my dad are back from whatever stupid adult thing their doing, and Max’s is at her lame dance, maybe we could do something, you know on Valentine’s Day”
Your heart swelled at what Billy was saying, initially he told you that he wasn’t about because he had to look after Max but now he was actually putting in an effort to show he cared, except you already had plans.
“I didn’t think we were doing anything?” You frowned up at him
“Well we are now” He smiled and brushed your hair back behind your ear
“Unless you don’t want to” He stammered after you stood there silently chewing the inside of your cheek
“No no I do want to” You clarified and forced a smile onto your face
“Then what’s the problem?” He asked, he was starting to sound angry and the last thing you wanted was for him to cause a scene
“Billy” You began only to be immediately cut off
“What? You seeing someone else now is that it?” He said pushing you lightly away from him to create some space
“Not like that” You tried to explain “I said I’d take Dustin out on Valentine’s Day”
“Dustin?” Billy spat “As in my little sister’s nerdy friend, 8th grader, ‘son of a bitch’ Dustin?”
“I didn’t want him to be alone on Valentine’s Billy” You pleaded, stepping an inch closer to him
“So you’re gonna ditch me for an 8th grader?” He asked with a raised eyebrow, hoping that you were joking with him
“Billy we can hang out afterwards ok” You tried to reason
“You’re actually going on a date with an 8th grader over me?”
“What difference does it make when you’re already acting like an 8th grader” You quipped back before turning on your heels and heading back towards the cafeteria
“Hey Handsome” You smiled as you spoke through your open car window as Dustin came towards you “So I thought maybe we could go catch a movie then go for food, how’s that sound?”
“Good” He smiled “Great”
“Good” You smiled back triumphantly and sent a quick wave to Mrs Henderson who was stood on the doorstep, cat in her arms, waving at the pair of you.
You’d finished the movie and surprisingly you’d only had to tell Dustin to shut up three times throughout the whole film which seemed like an achievement in itself.
The pair of you then walked a few blocks to go and grab something to eat, you shared a booth and both silently deliberated over the menu before an unenthusiastic waitress came to take your order.
“Hey angel” You heard and instantly you whipped your head around to see Billy stood by your booth and a bunch of flowers that looked a little worse for wears in his hand
“Billy?” You asked with raised eyebrows
“Well I couldn’t not give my girl a valentine’s present could I?” He smiled and motioned for you to slide along, which you did.
“Billy what are you doing here?” You whispered harshly
“I came to see my girl on Valentine’s” He smiled and placed the bouquet of flowers in your hand “Sorry they’re crappy it’s all they had”
“Thanks Billy” You smiled sincerely
“Sorry to steal your date kid” He said, leaning back in his seat “She’s just too hard to resist”
Although you failed at hiding the smirk on your lips you smacked him lightly on the shoulder
“Well if you’re going to gate crash at least go and get me some ketchup” You ordered and prodded him with your finger until he got up and did what you’d told him
“Sorry Dustin” You said with an apologetic smile
“Steve never said he was your boyfriend?” Dustin said confusedly just as the waitress brought over your fries and milkshakes
“He’s not really my boyfriend” You began “It’s complicated” You shrugged
“Steve says he’s a psycho” Dustin said somewhat hesitantly as he took a sip of his milkshake
“I can tell him to go” You said, ignoring his previous comment “I’ll tell him to go”
You slid out from your seat and walked over to where Billy was wrestling with the ketchup bottle
“Do you think maybe this is the best idea?” You asked as your hand rested on his back as he turned to look at you
“Whatta you mean?” He asked, his brows furrowing at your question
“Well you know” You began, averting your gaze from his broken expression “You tried to beat up his best friend, he’s kinda scared of you”
He swallowed hard at the realisation that you somehow knew what had happened before Christmas, and all of a sudden he felt guilty for ruining your date.
“I’m not going to hurt him” He said, his tone was confused as if you were suggesting that he might
“I know you wouldn’t” You smiled, rubbing your thumb across his knuckles “It’s just- I don’t know maybe three’s a crowd?” You cringed expecting some sort of angry response about you putting some kid before him but to your surprise he slowly nodded and placed the ketchup bottle back down on the side
“I promise I’ll make it up to you” You smiled and leant in for a quick kiss
“You better” He smirked once you’d parted lips “You better get her home safe Henderson!” He called out into the diner and Dustin’s eyes were suddenly wild with fear
You laughed and slapped his chest playfully, shaking your head at his comment
“Thank you Billy” You said, your hand pulling him back as he began to head for the exit “and Happy Valentine’s Day”
“Don’t have too much fun” He smiled but you could sense some serious in his tone, he hated the idea of you having fun with someone that wasn’t him, even if it was with an 8th grader
“Not without you” You smiled before letting his hand fall out of yours and watching him walk towards his blue Camaro.
“So how was your date?” He asked, his fingers combing through your hair as your head laid on his chest
“It was nice” You smiled “Thank you for not throwing a tantrum” You said, turning to put your chin on his chest to look at his face
“A tantrum?” He asked, propping himself up slightly “You tryna say I throw tantrums?”
“You know you do” You laughed and Billy couldn’t help but smile back at you
“Well maybe I’ve shown I could be boyfriend material” He said but it came out more like a question
“Maybe you have” You smiled and leant in for another kiss.
You had to admit it had turned out to be a pretty successful Valentine’s Day for all of you.
