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Billy smiled warmly at him, enjoying the way she could push and pull on his reactions. Hot one moment, cold the next. It wouldn’t surprise her if he was thrown off by her, after all, he was probably used to fan girls flocking him and swooning at his every breath. "I couldn't think of a better way to apologize for offending you." His smile was disarmingly charming, reminding her of the villans from fairy tales. Billy had never pictured the bad guys from books to be ugly. To her, the real devils of the world were as handsome as their namesake.

"I'm thinking that we'll go to The Scream'n Cone,” Zayn was saying. It was a popular little place, and they did have amazing ice cream. “You are welcome to ride with us, if you'd like. Or, you can meet us there?" That was bold… Smiling to dismiss her concern, Billy nodded. “I’ll meet you there.” Just then, a little black haired princess came running up to her, looking to Billy with big doe eyes. "Are you coming, Ms. Billy?" “Yes, little princess. How could I say no to such a cute face?”

Billy waited for them to head to their vehicle, and then made her way to hers. She gave a cheerful wave to the little girl as she waved frantically from the back seat. As soon as they were out of sight, Billy nearly threw herself into her back seat, desperately looking for a shirt or something to cover her midsection. She couldn’t imagine going into an ice cream parlor in her workout suit.
She praised God as she found a black tanktop scrunched up under her driver seat. Luckily, she kept her car pretty clean so the shirt wasn’t into too much of a disarray. She shook it out and pulled it on, thankful that it wasn’t too wrinkly. Damn her spontaneous decisions. She searched through her car for the perfume bottle that she knew was in here. Once she found it, she gave herself a few spritz and then raced to catch up to the other car.

She arrived, thankful to her speeding, just as they did. She tugged nervously at her tanktop, and pulled her hair to the front of her person. "Ladies first." She smiled at Zayn and let Hailee go in, then followed after her. Billy waited in line, ignoring the looks they were getting from other customers. Hailee and Zayn ordered, and then she got some standard chocolate for herself. Haliee’s was a bright pink in color, and the little girl turned to Billy and said, "Look! Mine's pink because I'm a princess! Right, Ms. Billy?" “That’s right!”[/b] Billy responded, unable to keep herself from smiling. The child was incredibly adorable.

As they sat down, Zayn began talking. "I am sorry for earlier." “Earlier in the park, or earlier when you were almost mobbed to death?” It was obviously a joke, by her tone and the smile that toyed on her face. Delicately spooning a bit of ice cream in her mouth, as she had opted for a bowl instead of a cone, Billy sat back in her seat to look at him. “Would you tell me about yourself? I find you..interesting." Billy cocked a brow at Zayn. He sure is to the point… “Oh, um… Well… I recently moved here.. with my fiancé. We’re from Texas. I have a white cat, named Jake. I work, as you know, in the hospital and at the local coffee shop.”

She looked out the window at the cars passing by. Her life sounded so boring. “My fiancé and I split after I came home to find a Scarlett Johanson look-a-like in my bed… I still have Jake, though. What about you?” The talk of her and her ex splitting seemed to roll off her back like water, seemingly not fazing her. “And little miss Hailee. What does she do? Is she in ballet? She would be a great ballerina.”