Feelings Are So Not Fashionable Chapter 5: What We've All Been Waiting For, a jane by design fanfic

"Why are you yelling at me?" Jane called to Billy as she walked through her house, Ben sitting stunned on the couch. He turned his head as Jane came bursting through the room, Billy following behind her. She removed her turquoise pashmeena and tossed it on the couch angrily.

"Because I'm sick and tired of seeing you fall for guys that don't see how amazing you are, that just walk all over you and take advantage of your good nature, that don't even understand or care for you like-"

"Like what? Like WHAT?"

"LIKE ME! THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO CARE FOR YOU-HOW TO LOVE YOU-LIKE ME!" Jane stood there, Ben watching them with his mouth hanging open from the couch, still holding the remote.

"But-" She started, her summer dress blowing in the breeze from the still open door. Billy didn't let her finish; he crossed the room, he stood inches away from her and before she could pull in another breath, he kissed her.

Yesterday

"Please leave, Nick. I don't want to talk to you right now." Jane was trying to shoo Nick out of her house so she could escape back to her room where Billy lay sleeping.

"But shouldn't we talk about what happened with Billy the other night?"

"We got him home. I patched him up, I took him to a doctor to get checked out. Everything's fine. Those men are behind bars thanks to the security cameras. As far as I'm concerned, there's nothing to talk about."

Billy was already up out of bed, his ear against the door, listening. He was happy to have Jane on his side, no matter what, and still hated having Nick so close to her. As much as he disliked the feeling, he bristled with jealousy and wanted to make his presence known, when suddenly, her voice was silenced and seemed smooshed by… someone else's mouth. He retreated, and he heard Jane hit Nick, shove him out the door, close it behind him. But Billy couldn't shake the feeling that if he failed to make his presence known one more time, or another time after that, he would lose his chance all together to get Jane.

Jane came back into the room only to see a sullen Billy sitting on the bed, who looked at her with sad eyes. This continued throughout the whole day, until they sat on the couch with a passed out Ben, watching Friends reruns.

"Jane?" She turned her head to him.

"Yes?"

"Can I ask you something?"

"Sure." Jane was all too happy to have him talk to her, finally, that day. He suddenly felt guilty.

"If you were really interested in someone, and you thought they didn't feel that way, too… what would you do about it?" Jane thought about it, and she realized how she should have acted when she found out she's in love with Billy.

"Tell them. For sure. Chances are, they love you anyway and you're just too blind to see it."

Billy was thinking maybe the same applied to Jane.

Present Day

Jane and Billy stepped out of the car, standing tall and proud despite Billy's damaged face. He wasn't really aware of it, he was too busy watching Jane in her new summer dress-he couldn't help but notice how flattering it was on her. She linked her arm through his and they walked to the entrance to the school, heads turning to look at them everywhere. Billy noticed Nick's eyes lingering on Jane, the way that he knew his were just a minute ago, and he felt his anger flaring again. After school, though… he just blew up. He spent the whole day watching Nick make passes at Jane, watching him drop pencils next to her, offer her a bit of his cookie or juice. The only thing that reassured him was her constant rejections. He was especially smug when he offered her a bite of pizza and she accepted.

However, after school, he decided to take his chance. He remembered last night, looking at Ben, thinking of how he put his heart out on his sleeve for Rita, explained how he felt and how he'd take her anytime she was ready. He never would have gotten the girl had he not laid all his cards on the table. The inspiration had come to him, that night, after he'd heard Jane's words and seen Ben's peacefully sleeping face.

"Do you still have feelings for Nick?" He asked abruptly, once they'd parked in front of her house. Her eyes widened.

"What?"

"Do you still like Nick, Jane." She shook her head, not being able to believe the question. The fact that she didn't answer right away troubled Billy.

"Do you seriously need to think about it?" She was taken aback by his gruff tone of voice. She couldn't understand what brought on his foul mood.

"No, I don't. I don't still have feelings for him, I don't need to think about it, and I don't need to hear you take that tone of voice with me, Billy." She unbuckled her seatbelt and got out of the car. He followed her out.

"Jane, I'm sorry, I want to tell you something but I don't know how to. I don't even know where to start." He said, jogging behind.

"Jane, please!"

"Like what? Like WHAT?"

"LIKE ME! THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO CARE FOR YOU-HOW TO LOVE YOU-LIKE ME!" Jane stood there, Ben watching them with his mouth hanging open from the couch, still holding the remote.

When they pulled away, Ben still sat there.

"Umm, okay, I think from now on, no more sleepovers." They just laughed in whispers, his hands cupping her face, and their foreheads leaning against each other, knowing that they'd never be the same. It was just what they wanted.