Title: Times Have Changed
Author: Pippins Penny
Rating: PG?
Pairing: Billy/Ali Billy/Dom
Warnings: mention of m/m sex
Dsiclaimer: I dont own Billy, Dom or Ali and I make no money from this and mean no disrespect.
A/N: Beta'd by Elaine!!
Times have changed, Billy thinks with a sad smile. Things have changed, and although Billy is happy with his life and the choices he has made for the most part, he still feels a bit saddened and nostalgic for the way things used to be. He mourns the things he’s lost when he was younger, when he was naive and so in love that it hurt. It still sometimes does, but now for different reasons.
When Dom and Evie come for a visit, Billy insists they stay in his guestroom. Then he almost regrets it when he is awaked at night by their love making. He has a difficult time falling back asleep. It must be nearly two am! But thankfully the noises from the next room and his tossing and turning doesn’t wake Ali.
He has noticed that Dom and Evie have made love every night since they have stayed with him. Not that he has been keeping score; it’s just that he can always hear them. Blast Dom and his raw enthusiasm he fumes.
But Billy will no longer be woken up in the middle of the night with a titanic sized erection pressed into his ass. No longer will he have to put up with having a perfectly lovely dream get disturbed when he realizes that someone really is sucking his cock and pinching his nipple. Those days are now over.
He has to remind himself that he and Dom always were on different schedules. Billy was always up early, he would almost always have his coffee alone. It gave him time to think, re-group, prepare himself mentally for the day, and he treasured his quiet mornings. Then after a little while he would go and wake Dom up with coffee, kisses or a lovely sleepy blow job, or even a shag. How Dom loved that.
He remembered how he and Dom made love and promised each other that things would never change… not if they didn’t want them to. And then filming ended and they went their separate ways.
But really, Ali is much better suited to him, he tells himself. She is an early riser too, another thing they have in common. They have coffee together in the morning and talk. Ali has her lists and plans for the day, the week, the year, the rest of their lives.
And of course now there is Jack, Billy’s pride and joy. How can someone who weighs less than a stone make Billy smile and melt the way that wee boy can? This is a new kind of love for him, so powerful and all protective. He has never experienced anything like it before. Billy wouldn’t change that for the world.
No, Billy’s quiet mornings of solitude are over. But change can be good too, right?
Billy can’t help but feel annoyed when Dom and Evie finally roll out of bed at nearly 11:30, looking well rested and well shagged. It’s nearly bloody lunchtime he thinks. But he tries to rationalize that Evie is better suited for Dom, they both “live for the moment” as Dom loves to say, they both stay up late and sleep half the day away, and don’t get him started on those blasted bugs.
They keep giving each other those secret looks that lovers give each other. Billy remembers when Dom had secret looks for him, and how he always relished and loved each and every one. Even when he had to chastise Dom for doing it at premiers or parties when anyone could see it. Dom hasn’t looked at him like that in ages.
When Billy watches Dom play with Jack, his heart swells with pride. He is a natural. His entire face and demeanor changes when he is with the babe. Billy thinks of what could have been. They had discussed having children once, they whispered all their options once in bed entwined in each others limbs, excited about their future. They both loved children and he always knew that Dom would be a great father someday.
Then Billy subconsciously stiffens slightly as he watches Evie walk in. She sits next to Dom and coos to the happy baby in Dom’s arms. She leans into Dom and they look dreamily at each other. Another fucking moment shared. Billy wonders if they have already discussed having kids themselves, but he is pretty sure he already knows the answer.
Later, he has to look away when Dom and Evie kiss, whisper, grope and playfully tickle each other. He and Ali have been too worn out to make love lately. Hell, they don’t even hold hands anymore. But Billy assures himself that they are simply past all that. They are now in the ‘comfortable’ stage of their relationship. Billy wonders when Dom and Evie will get there too.
On Dom’s last night, Billy finds himself sleepless again. He’s so much older now, has a child, more responsibilities. He’s not just responsible for himself anymore; he now has his own family to support. Part of him is scared as hell. Then he further torments himself with crazy thoughts of broken dreams, and the realization that things will never be the same again. As he feels his throat begin to swell and tighten and his eyes burn with hot tears, he quietly climbs out of bed, careful not to wake the sleeping Ali. Wearing only his pajama bottoms he makes his way to the bathroom, wipes his eyes and quietly blows his nose. “Time to fucking grow up Boyd” he tells himself.
He wanders down the hall, past the guest room, to Jacks room. He quietly opens the door and leans against the door frame watching and listening to his sweet infant son whistle in his sleep just like his Da. He can’t help but smile as he brushes another tear away with the back of his hand. How can he not be happy? Look at all he has.
Then two familiar large hands slide around his bare, and now slightly pudgy waist and holds him tightly against a warm, tanned and toned body. A rough, stubbly chin rests on his shoulder and sighs deeply.
“Dom” he breathes and leans his head against Dom’s without even thinking twice.
”We haven’t had any time alone have we?” Dom whispers in his ear.
“No. Things sure have changed, yeah?”
“Not everything.”