1988, chapter 30
Walking closely behind Maria, Billie held his breath. He was about to meet the children he fathered when he was teenager. With another deep breath he stood in the living room of a park view penthouse.
"I'll just go get them... Be right back Billie... " Maria smiled and walked down a hall.
"Kay Maria."
Leaning against the wall Billie sighed. Looking around the room he wondered, is this really where Maria lived? It wasn't the style she had all those years ago. But then again - people change. But this seemed like a complete 360.
Mostly everything was beige or cream. Flower patterns on the sofa. Little knick-knacks on the coffee table along side 'Martha Stewart Living' - since when did Maria read anything to do with fucking Martha Stewart?
Noticing a bookcase full of photos Billie walked over to them. Many with Maria with two young kids.
The boy looked identical to him at the age he must have been. His green eyes looking directly into the camera, his hand behind his sister's head doing bunny ears. Her hair was a dark brown color - another thing like him. And above all - their smiles were just like his. But like Maria had said - they had her nose. He smiled, looking at more photos he saw the man Maria must now be with. This 'Kevin'.
Picking it up Billie studied it more. What a strange guy for Maria. This 'suit' was not Maria's type. He always thought she would end up with a band member or at least a artist, not some dickhead with a pipe shoved up his ass.
Maria watched him looking at the photos for a good five minutes now. Mariah and Jack stared at him with their eyes wide
"Mom?" Jack whispered, but loud enough to make Billie jump
"What the fuck?!" Billie turned around slowly and three sets of green eyes stared at him
Maria walked a little closer
"Billie... I would like you to met our children... This is Jack and this is Mariah"
"Your-you're my dad?" came from Jack
"You guys are beautiful...." Billie mumbled
"Dad?", a tear fell down Mariah's cheek
"Yes hunny?"
Her cheeks puffed and she ran back down the hall
"Mariah wait!" Maria ran after her.
Jack's eyes were still fixated to his father.
"Billie Joe fucking Armstrong is my dad... That is so cool... "
"Don't swear - son?"
Jack ran up to his father and hugged him. Billie was a little stunned but managed to hug him back.
Letting go, Jack stood back and sat on the lounge chair, Billie sat down on another still in awe of his son, one of the two beautiful things he had made with Maria all those years ago
"So... Jack.... I'm your dad... "
"Yeah.... That's cool... "
***
"Mariah sweety... We have to talk... "
"He was never there! Then bang! He comes and wants us!?"
"Mariah, he didn't even know you two existed until today"
"He didn't?"
"No... I left him and shortly after found out I was pregnant with you and your brother"
Sitting down next to her eight year old daughter on her bed, and wiping her hair from her eyes and drying her tears with her sleeve
Mariah stopped crying and looked up at her mother, her face turning from sad to angry
"WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL HIM THEN!?!?"
Mariah jumped up and off her bed
"All this time I could've known my dad if it wasn't for you!"
"Mariah please... "
"Shut up! SHUT UP!"
"Don't shut up me Mariah Meggan Simmons"
Mariah started to cry again "I'm sorry mom... Its just... "
Hugging her daughter Maria whispered "I know, I know... "
***
"So you're pretty good at guitar Jack, I'm proud"
"Thanks dad... That still sounds weird... "
"Yeah, so does 'son'"
***
The father and son bonding session was interrupted when mother and daughter entered the living room
"Well... Billie, this is Mariah and Mariah this is Billie - your father"
"Hi"
Mariah clung to Maria as they slowly walked up to Billie
Billie slowly got up of the sofa
"So you must be little Mariah...."
"I'll just go get them... Be right back Billie... " Maria smiled and walked down a hall.
"Kay Maria."
Leaning against the wall Billie sighed. Looking around the room he wondered, is this really where Maria lived? It wasn't the style she had all those years ago. But then again - people change. But this seemed like a complete 360.
Mostly everything was beige or cream. Flower patterns on the sofa. Little knick-knacks on the coffee table along side 'Martha Stewart Living' - since when did Maria read anything to do with fucking Martha Stewart?
Noticing a bookcase full of photos Billie walked over to them. Many with Maria with two young kids.
The boy looked identical to him at the age he must have been. His green eyes looking directly into the camera, his hand behind his sister's head doing bunny ears. Her hair was a dark brown color - another thing like him. And above all - their smiles were just like his. But like Maria had said - they had her nose. He smiled, looking at more photos he saw the man Maria must now be with. This 'Kevin'.
Picking it up Billie studied it more. What a strange guy for Maria. This 'suit' was not Maria's type. He always thought she would end up with a band member or at least a artist, not some dickhead with a pipe shoved up his ass.
Maria watched him looking at the photos for a good five minutes now. Mariah and Jack stared at him with their eyes wide
"Mom?" Jack whispered, but loud enough to make Billie jump
"What the fuck?!" Billie turned around slowly and three sets of green eyes stared at him
Maria walked a little closer
"Billie... I would like you to met our children... This is Jack and this is Mariah"
"Your-you're my dad?" came from Jack
"You guys are beautiful...." Billie mumbled
"Dad?", a tear fell down Mariah's cheek
"Yes hunny?"
Her cheeks puffed and she ran back down the hall
"Mariah wait!" Maria ran after her.
Jack's eyes were still fixated to his father.
"Billie Joe fucking Armstrong is my dad... That is so cool... "
"Don't swear - son?"
Jack ran up to his father and hugged him. Billie was a little stunned but managed to hug him back.
Letting go, Jack stood back and sat on the lounge chair, Billie sat down on another still in awe of his son, one of the two beautiful things he had made with Maria all those years ago
"So... Jack.... I'm your dad... "
"Yeah.... That's cool... "
***
"Mariah sweety... We have to talk... "
"He was never there! Then bang! He comes and wants us!?"
"Mariah, he didn't even know you two existed until today"
"He didn't?"
"No... I left him and shortly after found out I was pregnant with you and your brother"
Sitting down next to her eight year old daughter on her bed, and wiping her hair from her eyes and drying her tears with her sleeve
Mariah stopped crying and looked up at her mother, her face turning from sad to angry
"WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL HIM THEN!?!?"
Mariah jumped up and off her bed
"All this time I could've known my dad if it wasn't for you!"
"Mariah please... "
"Shut up! SHUT UP!"
"Don't shut up me Mariah Meggan Simmons"
Mariah started to cry again "I'm sorry mom... Its just... "
Hugging her daughter Maria whispered "I know, I know... "
***
"So you're pretty good at guitar Jack, I'm proud"
"Thanks dad... That still sounds weird... "
"Yeah, so does 'son'"
***
The father and son bonding session was interrupted when mother and daughter entered the living room
"Well... Billie, this is Mariah and Mariah this is Billie - your father"
"Hi"
Mariah clung to Maria as they slowly walked up to Billie
Billie slowly got up of the sofa
"So you must be little Mariah...."
