Wanderlust ~ S•T 2 (Billy Hargrove)

25. when the sky tells the ocean he loves her .25

Song: Dreaming-( Blondie )

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"why are we here? i understand for physical reasons like exercising, which i don't mind, but wouldn't you rather do it where people won't stare at you? or distract you from your concentration?" after breakfast Billy had escorted us to an outdoor gym, i didn't seem to mind it since i found bettering the body, strength and health wise a good thing. though i wasn't one to participate in activities such as this, i did find it interesting to watch the progress of it all. to go from thin and wispy to almost a mountain of muscles never ceased to amaze me, speaking of which, the men that were in the gym eyed Billy curiously, as if they were trying to find out why he was here with a girl. it was almost like they had never seen a girl side by side with the golden god.

"nope." he said as we squeezed passed the sweating and grunting men. their eyes stuck to us like magnets as Billy went to find an open pull up bar. but as i began to question the method of exercising in a crowd rather than in peace he continued to shut me down. his full attention on the men around him, each one he came into eye contact with he stared down like an enemy of sorts. such a look made me shiver with fear.

"and why's that?" i asked as we stopped in front of a non-vacant pull up bar.

"i'd rather have them be intimidated. to show not to mess with me." he grunted as he took off his shirt and messaged the palms of his callused hands. watching the bright sunlight shine off his golden skin made my cheeks dust over with blush, my eyes couldn't look away from him no matter how much i wanted to. but quickly my mind snapped back into working order and i quickly glanced away from the god like man.

"ah i see. well i'll leave you to your work out i'll just wander around. if you need me you know my name." giving me a curt nod in response i walked away from him and down to the sandy banks of the beach. while i looked out at the ocean and the sky mirror one another i began to think about my leave, in two days i would be back out on the road again most likely heading to Reno, Nevada. and being back on the road meant i wouldn't see Billy ever again. sure, i've met some people on the road who really stuck out to me and often i would give them my home phone number or address so we could write letters or, in some cases, call me up when something was happing and they couldn't cope. i was a "guardian angle" to some of these people and to Billy i was his, i wanted to help guide him on that good path and relive him of all the emotions he kept bottled up inside of him.

i had a fear deep down that if he didn't let those emotions out soon the bottle would explode and erupt into a thunderous rage, a rage that was so violent he could possibly hurt somebody. and in order to have that anger subside and vanish i had to help him talk it through, or else the worse would happen. thinking about the people we came in contact with over the past couple of days i began to see a pattern, they all saw what was on the surface which was a strong, flirtatious, and dangerous man. but what i was seeing was something more, a man with emotion and a man with a heart.

"hey hot stuff." thinking that voice was for somebody else i ignored it and continued my deep thinking, until the voice called out again.

"i was talkin' to you cutie."suddenly i stopped walking when i felt a presence beside me. glancing up at the stranger i took in his teenage features, long, dark brown hair wild and all over the place, his light brown eyes observed my blue ones and his lips were curved into a smile. he seemed nice, considering the fact his aura seemed friendly and optimistic, yet, with a hint of mystery. something deep with in his was brewing but it would take a year or two to realize what it was until it was too late. what a shame.