Mark smiles at her and shakes his head. "You know....you don't need to walk on eggshells around me, Layla. I'm still Mark. It's still me and I'm still the same person." He puts his coffee cup by the sink. He hoped she would be able to relax around him Again soon. He didn't want it to be awkward between the two of them.

Mark screws his face up a little. "Layla, I'm gonna sound like a total cliché here, but there is no way at all it was your fault. I was just being a total ass and not thinking. You are the only one I want. Honestly. You couldn't screw this up if you tried."

Mark smiles and nods, kissing Layla back. "Good. Im glad to hear it. I know I have a lot to prove. Lord knows I understand that, Layla, but I don't want you to feel different. I love you more than I even knew until recently. You're so amazing."

Billy sits in his hotel room in L.A, after having landed not long ago. Back in England, he felt as if everyone hated him and was out to get him. Billy and Andrea had another argument which sent him into another one of his infamous rages again. He picked up a plate and threw it off of a wall but that wasn't the problem. What mattered was the fact that a piece of the plate hit Daniel and it could have been serious. After that, Andrea threw him out. His fellow band mates have also grown tired of his antics plus they have their own lives and families to focus on. The last thing they need is Billy hanging around them with all of his baggage. Instead of asking to stay with one of them, he set up camp in his office and had been there for the past two and a half days. Something was wrong with Billy though. He would go into a rage, attack innocent people then either completely forget all about it or forget why he started to insult them in the first place. As annoying as he is (and as much of a dickhead he is at times) sometimes Billy actually has to be pitied as anyone can see that something just isn't quite right in his head. For the past few weeks, he has been a little disconnected from his surroundings and for someone who is mixed race, he is looking extremely pale. Something is clearly not right but Billy won't acknowledge it. He's one of those people who think that if you don't mention something, it's not happening and hopefully it will go away. In the back of his mind, he's always sort of known something is wrong in his head but as long as nobody confirms it, he can go on living a lie and pretend he is 'normal'.

In his hotel room, he sits wearing a long grey jumper (sweater) which was most likely a Christmas gift, dark jeans and a pair of white socks. His hair which is usually styled in a quiff appears to be trimmed slightly with a rather scruffy look going on - Scott often said he looks like an anime character when he has this hairstyle. He sits on the edge of the bed, staring at a blank TV screen and twiddling his thumbs.

Billy smiles to himself when he hears a knock at the door, knowing that it would be Honor. She seems to be the only person willing to give Billy a chance and even left her boyfriend's house just to come and stay with him. Even Deneil told Billy to fuck off when he asked for a place to stay or someone to talk to. He was becoming bad news and nobody was wanting to associate with him anymore. Although people may fear him or see him as a total idiot, Billy is just a young guy with a lot of psychological and behavioural problems that just needs a helping hand and to steer him on the right path. When he hears her call through the door, he laughs lightly. "Good. That's the way I like it. Nice and feisty." He then opens the door and holds his arms out, wanting to huge her. This is already strange since he is NOT a hugger. Billy usually appears as quite cold and doesn't really like contact unless during sex of course. Even when Daniel is cuddling into him, he seems a little awkward and like he doesn't want to do it. "Hey."

Billy hugs her tightly, projecting some of his own heat onto her. "You must be fucking freezing." He chuckles and closes the door behind Honor. When she mentions that he looks like shit, he sort of laughs lightly but knows on some level that he does look terrible. He hasn't eaten in two and a half days and even skipped the meal on the plane. Also, for someone really who is really vain and a total hygiene freak, it's also odd to know that Billy hasn't had a shower in two days either - although he did wash his hair twice a day in the sink so the real Billy was still in there...somewhere. "I know....I know I do. Still look better than Austin Nimmo though, right? That cunt looks like he's been smacked in the face with a bag full of hot nickels."

"I wouldn't say cute. I'd say you look more slutty than cute." He winks and pokes his tongue out playfully, obviously joking. The most noticeable physical change in Billy is definitely the colour of his skin. He hasn't appeared to have lost weight and even if he has then it's not noticeable but he still looks rather ill. Billy is almost a ghostly white which isn't normal for him and underneath his eyes are starting to darken ever so slightly as he's probably not had much sleep. "I wasn't really hungry." He says it quietly, knowing that Honor will get on at it him for not eating anything. He moves across the room and starts to look through his bag while talking to Honor. "So....does Alec know you're visiting me?" Billy then takes out a syringe and sits on the edge of the bed, feeling his arm to try to find a vein. It looks like he's hitting up on heroin. He then realises that Honor will have no idea what's going on. Billy laughs a little and looks up at her. "It's insulin, I promise." He tries to pierce his flesh with the needle but his hand shakes a little which is probably due to having little energy since he hasn't slept or eaten in a while.

Billy finally manages to inject himself. He bites on his lip as he presses down on the syringe. After all these years, big needles being jammed into his flesh still haven't became any more pleasant. Up close, his arms appear to be all scarred and have needle track marks up them due to all the injecting over the years. In fact, the multiple tattoos on his arms are actually just a way of trying to cover them up. "I'll try to eat if it makes you happy.....and if it shut you up." He smirks then puts his syringe back in his bag as he couldn't put it in the bin for health and safety reasons. "Pizza sounds...not bad." Billy runs his hands through his hair. "Get whatever topping. I eat anything. Well apart from olives." He stands up and walks across the room, grabbing a towel that he had left out earlier. "Hey, I'm just going to pop in for a shower. Could you order the pizza while I'm in there? If I'm still in the shower when it comes, my wallet is on the bed, just take whatever you need." Billy thinks it's best to warn Honor just how long he takes in the shower. He's worse than a female.

Billy smiles as he heads out of the room. Even the presence of Honor is making him feel a lot brighter than he was before. It seems like all he really needs is just someone to talk to. Recently, he had been shunned by a lot of people and it only made matters worse. It is a good forty-five minutes before the shower can no longer be heard running. It then takes another ten minutes for Billy to unlock the door. However, when he still walks out, his hair is still soaking wet and he only has a long white towel around his waist. "That was me going as fast as I could." He laughs and sits down next to Honor. Billy appears to have a bit more colour in him now, whether or not that is just from the heat of the shower, he still looks a lot better. "So what did you get me?"

Billy laughs and runs his hand through his wet hair, keeping it back from his face. He couldn't be bothered to dry it yet. "Honor, you can't rush perfection. You need to take time and put a lot of effort into your appearance. You should try it one day." Billy nudges her and laughs. It may be a shock for some but he actually does have a sense of humour and can be funny at times. People that don't know him or the band well tend to see Scott and Dustyn as the comedians and Billy as the bad guy but the truth is, he can be fun. He takes a slice of pizza, his hands still a little shaky. "I'm going to see her tomorrow or the day after, depends when my flight is." He sighs and looks down at his wet feet. "She doesn't want me back though and I tried to call her but I just got abuse down the phone. I've never made her this mad before." He takes a bite of his pizza. "I might ask Rory or Kai if they have any room. Or I could squeeze in with the Rose-Hilton's." Billy laughs and looks over at the cart. "Did that guy bring in any beers?"