She Always Was His Girl, chapter 45
Katie sunk down to the floor, pregnancy test in hand, and cried. What was there to do? Abortion was definitely not an option because Billie Joe nor Katie believed it was morally correct. Why couldn't she just have told him no; that she had run out of birth control? At that time, Carey came into the bathroom where his mother was.
"Mom, what's wrong?"; he asked.
"Nothing sweetheart, I'm fine. Can you go get me the phone, please?"; she questioned sniffling uncontrollably.
"Yea, but I have to tell you something first.";
"What is it sweetie?";
"The pictures are gone.";
"What pictures?"; she inquired looking up at her young son.
"Well, whenever Billie Joe was over, I took pictures of you and him so I could prove to my friends you were going out with him.";
Katie just sat there in awe of what her son had just said. Just when she had thought what was going on couldn't get worse, it had.
Carey left the bathroom and brought the phone to his crying mother. After regaining what composure she could, Katie dialed Billie Joe's number. Billie Joe was home alone for the exception of Joey and Jakob. The ringtone went off and he dug his cell phone out of the pocket of his black jeans and answered it.
"Hello?";
"Umm Billie, Something bad has happened."; Katie stated continuing to sniffle.
Billie Joe could tell by her voice that something was wrong. She even had the Audrey Hephburn hysterical voice.
"Babe, what's wrong?";
There was one tremendously long pause.
"I-I'm pregnant.";
Billie Joe was in such a state of shock that he nearly dropped the phone.
"Are you sure?"; he asked.
"Pretty sure."; she replied her tears rolling down her cheeks.
"Well, I'm coming over right now. Don't worry baby. I'll be there in a minute.";
"Okay."; she said softly.
"Love you baby, Bye.";
"Bye."; she responded clicking the off button on the phone.
Billie Joe grabbed a small scrap of paper and a pen and jotted down a short note to Adrienne
Adrienne,
I had a few ideas for some songs so I
went to the studio with Joey and Jakob.
Be back later!
Love,
BJ
Billie Joe called his two sons downstairs and quickly rushed them out of the house.
"Dad, where are we going?"; Jakob questioned.
"Well, one of my friends has a really big problem, and I got to go help her out."; Billie Joe explained.
As soon as they arrived at Katie's house, Billie Joe practically sprinted to the front door and let Joey and Jakob trail behind. Katie was watching for them out the window so she had opened the door as soon as they had reached it.
She closed the door after them, and Billie Joe said, "Okay guys, my friend Katie has two kids too, so why don't you go see if you can find them upstairs.";
The two boys scurried upstairs and left Billie Joe and Katie alone.
"So ummm, you're...pregnant?"; He hesitated to even say the word.
"I'm so sorry. It's all my fault."; she cried, her words muffled into his neck.
"No, it's not your fault, baby."; It was just a mistake."; he whispered rubbing her back to try to console her some what.
"What are we going to do?"; she asked as if looking for some sort of answer from him.
"I really don't know right now, but we'll figure it out. I promise.";
"I love you so much."; she replied resting her chin in the crook of his neck.
"I love you too."; he responded running his fingers through her hair.
The two walked hand-in-hand down the hallway to her bedroom. All she wanted was to lay down and rest, and quite frankly, since hearing the news, that's all he wanted as well.
They slipped under the covers and cuddled up next to one another. After laying there a few minutes in complete silence, Katie asked, "Is this a bad time to tell you some more bad news?";
"Yea, but go ahead."; he said snaking his arms around her, bringing her body closer to his if even possible.
"Well, Carey's been secretly taking pictures of us to prove to his friends that we're together, and somehow those pictures have magically disappeared."; she stated.
"Oh shit."; he said laying his head back on the pillow.
"I'm sorry."; she apologized resting her head on his chest.
"It's okay baby. It will be okay."; he comforted massaging her shoulder.
The problem was, he knew it wasn't going to be okay. There was no fucking way that it would ever be okay. It wouldn't be a week until one of the tabloids had his and Katie's pictures slapped on the front, and what about his eleven-year marriage to Adrienne?
They continued to just lie there holding each other until Katie got up and went over to her large walk-in closet.
"What are you doing?"; he asked rolling over on his side so he could watch the love of his life.
"I have to go visit a client in about an hour."; she responded.
He nodded and smiled as her watched her change into a long, royal blue boho skirt and sweater. After changing, she touched up her make up and fixed her hair into loose curls, which seemed to hang so elegantly at her shoulders.
It amazed Billie Joe about how Katie was still so damn beautiful. She had never applied much make up. It was always just enough to bring out those beautiful icy sapphire blue eyes of hers. Katie was a natural beauty, and that was something Billie Joe adored and left him begging and pleading for more.
He liked to keep his mind off the fact he would have to tell Adrienne, and Katie somewhat helped that.
When she was done getting ready, Katie sat down on the bed and looked at the man who she had loved to dearly for the past eighteen years.
She looked at the man that had always made her smile.
She looked at the man who brought joy to her life.
Billie Joe.
Katie didn't want to ruin his marriage, so she had come up with an idea.
"What if I just take care of the baby? I'll just raise it by myself, and that way, it won't mess up anything with you and Adrienne.";
Billie Joe knew the pain of growing up without a father, and there was no way in hell he was going to let one of his children grow up fatherless.
"No, I will be there for my baby. It' mine too, and truly I'm not sure that me and Adie are going to be together much longer.";
Katie saw the dread in Billie Joe's eyes, and a knot formed in the pit of her stomach. She knew how much he loved Adrienne, but now he didn't even know if he was going to be with her anymore. Oddly enough, the mistress, Katie, felt sorry for Billie Joe and Adrienne.
"We've been having so many fights lately, and I guess this will be the icing on the cake."; he explained.
"Don't you think you need to hold off and see if you can patch things back together with her?";
"This has been going on for about a year or so now. It seems like everyday we get into more and more fights. And now she's pregnant, and the kid ain't even mine."; A small tear rolled down his cheek.
"Oh honey, I'm sorry."; she said pulling him into a hug. She stroked his hair and asked, "So when do you plan on telling her about me?"; She placed a hand on her stomach.
"I don't know. Probably this evening or tomorrow. She'll probably kick me out.";
"Well, if she does, I want you to come stay here."; Katie told him placing a hand atop one of his. He smiled and gently kissed her forehead. "Well, I hate to have to leave, but I need to get going."; she said.
"Oh okay. I'll go get the boys and run back home."; he responded sliding out of bed.
"I love you baby."; she whispered to him.
"I love you too."; he responded.
After collecting their own children, Billie Joe headed back to his Oakland home, and Katie pawned off Carey and Cameron at day care while she went to her clients, The Courtneys', house.
Billie Joe and the baby kept dwelling in her mind. Even though it wasn't the case, Katie couldn't help but think she was the cause of Billie Joe and Adrienne's relationship. Or was she the reason?
When Billie Joe arrived back at his house, Adrienne was already back from the store and watching "Sandra Lee's Semi-Homemade Cooking Show"; on her favorite channel, The Food Network.
Adrienne really didn't pay any attention to her husband. She didn't even bother to greet him with a single hello. That just pretty much summed up their entire marriage. It was almost like there was no more love. They didn't speak to each other unless absolutely necessary. Billie Joe, without being told, had started to sleep on the couch.
After the two Armstrong boys had went upstairs to create their usual mischief, Billie Joe grabbed a beer from the fridge and plopped down on the couch beside his wife of eleven years.
There was still absolutely nothing. She hadn't even looked up from the television. Billie Joe sat there watching what he thought was the most boring thing he had ever seen, and finally said, "The silence is really starting to piss me off.";
"Well, I'm sorry,"; she snapped back, "I wasn't aware you always need attention, but I guess you do."; Adrienne grabbed the remote control and clicked the TV off. "Now what the hell do you want?";
Billie Joe could feel his face getting hot and steam blowing out his ears. "This is exactly why we get in so many fucking arguments. You bitch non-stop! All you ever do is scream at me. We haven't had a civil conversation in about a year, and the boys have started to catch on! And then when I try to get away from you and go to Katie's, I can't even fucking talk to her without one of our stupid fights coming up in the conversation!";
Oh shit. Had he just said that out loud?
"Who the hell is Katie?"; she questioned.
"Uhh, no one."; he replied quickly.
"You tell me who she is right now."; Adrienne demanded.
Billie Joe didn't answer. Finally Adrienne slapped him and demanded once again, "Tell me who the fuck she is!";
He knew he was going to have to tell her eventually, but this wasn't his ideal way of doing so.
"Katie was my old girlfriend from high school. She had to move back to Richmond, Virginia, and a few years ago, I ran into her brother Corey in New York, and he gave me her address and phone number, and it turned out she was living in Berkeley now. I went to see her, and we've been seeing each other ever since. And I just found out that...she's pregnant.";
"So you've been ch-cheating on me?"; she asked starting to sniffle.
He nodded and looked at his wife who was so desperately trying not to mess up her make up by crying.
"Well, I guess I can't say anything."; she said referring to her unborn child.
Billie Joe hoped and prayed there was someway out of this. That he could pinch himself and wake up.
"Adie, I'm sorry."; he said placing his hand on her knee.
She tore away from him and continued to cry. Had their marriage resorted to something so low?
"I think I should leave,"; Billie Joe stated, "Are you going to be okay?";
"Yes, I'll be fine. I don't need you in my life anymore. I'll be just fucking fine without you."; she replied coldly.
Billie Joe headed upstairs, packed a suitcase, and immediately went to Katie's house. Unfortunately. she hadn't gone home yet, so it gave him a little time to think. He knew his marriage was coming to an end, and there was nothing to stop it. Truly, he'd rather have it that way. Of course the money, the house, and the children would be an issue, but he still would rather be away from Adrienne.
He honestly didn't care anymore. He had Adrienne no longer shared love, loyalty, commitment, and trust with each other, and that's basically what a marriage is.
Not long after, Katie arrived back home, only to find Billie Joe patiently waiting for her. They both got out of their cars and made their way to the front door where Katie let he and herself in. Billie Joe sat his suitcase down and Katie said, "So she kicked you out?";
"Nope, I kicked myself out. I'm tired of all of her shit, so here I am."; he responded.
"Oh, that's cool too."; she said starting to pick up his suitcase to take it upstairs.
"Oh no you don't,"; he said taking the suitcase from her, "You're preggers with my kid which means I'm gonna take care of everything around this joint.";
"Oh really? Who says you can?"; she asked.
"Me."; he replied kissing her quickly before going upstairs where she followed behind.
He sat his suitcase down and plopped down on the bed where Katie was laying. "So where are Carey and Cameron?"; he asked.
"Day care. I don't have to pick em' up until 4:00, we have a few hours to do anything you want.";
"Anything?"; he inquired with a devilish grin on his face.
"Anything."; she repeated pulling him on top of her.
* * *
The following day, Billie Joe woke up with his arms around Katie--the way they were meant to wake up every day. He smiled at how gorgeous and peaceful she looked while sleeping, and then wrapped the quilt around his waist to cover his naked body and walked over to the window and peered out. Katie awoke not to long after only to find herself alone in bed. She looked around the bedroom and saw Billie Joe at the window. She too got up, secured the sheet around her bare body, and went over to where he was. She walked up behind him and wrapped her arms around him and placed her chin so it was resting on his shoulder.
"Good morning."; she nodded kissing his neck.
"Hey babe."; he said to her.
Katie let her hands travel up his tummy until they reached his chest. "What are you doing?"; She inquired her hand carressing the tattoos, which he bore on his chest.
"Just thinking."; he sighed.
Katie, not wanting to be nosey, didn't ask what he was thinking about, and left him there at the window by himself. She grabbed her pink terrycloth robe, which was hanging on the back of the bathroom door and went downstairs. She put on a pot of coffee, and waited for him to come downstairs.
A little while later, he came downstairs in a pair of boxers and a T-shirt and sat down at the breakfast nook table. She brought a mug of coffee to him and sat across from him.
He took a few sips, and Katie said, ";Ya know you can't hide out here forever.";
"I know, but I'd like to."; he laughed.
"I know honey, but you need to go talk to Adrienne, even if it is about getting a divorce. You still need to remain in contact for the children's sake.";
"I will.";
"Mom, what's wrong?"; he asked.
"Nothing sweetheart, I'm fine. Can you go get me the phone, please?"; she questioned sniffling uncontrollably.
"Yea, but I have to tell you something first.";
"What is it sweetie?";
"The pictures are gone.";
"What pictures?"; she inquired looking up at her young son.
"Well, whenever Billie Joe was over, I took pictures of you and him so I could prove to my friends you were going out with him.";
Katie just sat there in awe of what her son had just said. Just when she had thought what was going on couldn't get worse, it had.
Carey left the bathroom and brought the phone to his crying mother. After regaining what composure she could, Katie dialed Billie Joe's number. Billie Joe was home alone for the exception of Joey and Jakob. The ringtone went off and he dug his cell phone out of the pocket of his black jeans and answered it.
"Hello?";
"Umm Billie, Something bad has happened."; Katie stated continuing to sniffle.
Billie Joe could tell by her voice that something was wrong. She even had the Audrey Hephburn hysterical voice.
"Babe, what's wrong?";
There was one tremendously long pause.
"I-I'm pregnant.";
Billie Joe was in such a state of shock that he nearly dropped the phone.
"Are you sure?"; he asked.
"Pretty sure."; she replied her tears rolling down her cheeks.
"Well, I'm coming over right now. Don't worry baby. I'll be there in a minute.";
"Okay."; she said softly.
"Love you baby, Bye.";
"Bye."; she responded clicking the off button on the phone.
Billie Joe grabbed a small scrap of paper and a pen and jotted down a short note to Adrienne
Adrienne,
I had a few ideas for some songs so I
went to the studio with Joey and Jakob.
Be back later!
Love,
BJ
Billie Joe called his two sons downstairs and quickly rushed them out of the house.
"Dad, where are we going?"; Jakob questioned.
"Well, one of my friends has a really big problem, and I got to go help her out."; Billie Joe explained.
As soon as they arrived at Katie's house, Billie Joe practically sprinted to the front door and let Joey and Jakob trail behind. Katie was watching for them out the window so she had opened the door as soon as they had reached it.
She closed the door after them, and Billie Joe said, "Okay guys, my friend Katie has two kids too, so why don't you go see if you can find them upstairs.";
The two boys scurried upstairs and left Billie Joe and Katie alone.
"So ummm, you're...pregnant?"; He hesitated to even say the word.
"I'm so sorry. It's all my fault."; she cried, her words muffled into his neck.
"No, it's not your fault, baby."; It was just a mistake."; he whispered rubbing her back to try to console her some what.
"What are we going to do?"; she asked as if looking for some sort of answer from him.
"I really don't know right now, but we'll figure it out. I promise.";
"I love you so much."; she replied resting her chin in the crook of his neck.
"I love you too."; he responded running his fingers through her hair.
The two walked hand-in-hand down the hallway to her bedroom. All she wanted was to lay down and rest, and quite frankly, since hearing the news, that's all he wanted as well.
They slipped under the covers and cuddled up next to one another. After laying there a few minutes in complete silence, Katie asked, "Is this a bad time to tell you some more bad news?";
"Yea, but go ahead."; he said snaking his arms around her, bringing her body closer to his if even possible.
"Well, Carey's been secretly taking pictures of us to prove to his friends that we're together, and somehow those pictures have magically disappeared."; she stated.
"Oh shit."; he said laying his head back on the pillow.
"I'm sorry."; she apologized resting her head on his chest.
"It's okay baby. It will be okay."; he comforted massaging her shoulder.
The problem was, he knew it wasn't going to be okay. There was no fucking way that it would ever be okay. It wouldn't be a week until one of the tabloids had his and Katie's pictures slapped on the front, and what about his eleven-year marriage to Adrienne?
They continued to just lie there holding each other until Katie got up and went over to her large walk-in closet.
"What are you doing?"; he asked rolling over on his side so he could watch the love of his life.
"I have to go visit a client in about an hour."; she responded.
He nodded and smiled as her watched her change into a long, royal blue boho skirt and sweater. After changing, she touched up her make up and fixed her hair into loose curls, which seemed to hang so elegantly at her shoulders.
It amazed Billie Joe about how Katie was still so damn beautiful. She had never applied much make up. It was always just enough to bring out those beautiful icy sapphire blue eyes of hers. Katie was a natural beauty, and that was something Billie Joe adored and left him begging and pleading for more.
He liked to keep his mind off the fact he would have to tell Adrienne, and Katie somewhat helped that.
When she was done getting ready, Katie sat down on the bed and looked at the man who she had loved to dearly for the past eighteen years.
She looked at the man that had always made her smile.
She looked at the man who brought joy to her life.
Billie Joe.
Katie didn't want to ruin his marriage, so she had come up with an idea.
"What if I just take care of the baby? I'll just raise it by myself, and that way, it won't mess up anything with you and Adrienne.";
Billie Joe knew the pain of growing up without a father, and there was no way in hell he was going to let one of his children grow up fatherless.
"No, I will be there for my baby. It' mine too, and truly I'm not sure that me and Adie are going to be together much longer.";
Katie saw the dread in Billie Joe's eyes, and a knot formed in the pit of her stomach. She knew how much he loved Adrienne, but now he didn't even know if he was going to be with her anymore. Oddly enough, the mistress, Katie, felt sorry for Billie Joe and Adrienne.
"We've been having so many fights lately, and I guess this will be the icing on the cake."; he explained.
"Don't you think you need to hold off and see if you can patch things back together with her?";
"This has been going on for about a year or so now. It seems like everyday we get into more and more fights. And now she's pregnant, and the kid ain't even mine."; A small tear rolled down his cheek.
"Oh honey, I'm sorry."; she said pulling him into a hug. She stroked his hair and asked, "So when do you plan on telling her about me?"; She placed a hand on her stomach.
"I don't know. Probably this evening or tomorrow. She'll probably kick me out.";
"Well, if she does, I want you to come stay here."; Katie told him placing a hand atop one of his. He smiled and gently kissed her forehead. "Well, I hate to have to leave, but I need to get going."; she said.
"Oh okay. I'll go get the boys and run back home."; he responded sliding out of bed.
"I love you baby."; she whispered to him.
"I love you too."; he responded.
After collecting their own children, Billie Joe headed back to his Oakland home, and Katie pawned off Carey and Cameron at day care while she went to her clients, The Courtneys', house.
Billie Joe and the baby kept dwelling in her mind. Even though it wasn't the case, Katie couldn't help but think she was the cause of Billie Joe and Adrienne's relationship. Or was she the reason?
When Billie Joe arrived back at his house, Adrienne was already back from the store and watching "Sandra Lee's Semi-Homemade Cooking Show"; on her favorite channel, The Food Network.
Adrienne really didn't pay any attention to her husband. She didn't even bother to greet him with a single hello. That just pretty much summed up their entire marriage. It was almost like there was no more love. They didn't speak to each other unless absolutely necessary. Billie Joe, without being told, had started to sleep on the couch.
After the two Armstrong boys had went upstairs to create their usual mischief, Billie Joe grabbed a beer from the fridge and plopped down on the couch beside his wife of eleven years.
There was still absolutely nothing. She hadn't even looked up from the television. Billie Joe sat there watching what he thought was the most boring thing he had ever seen, and finally said, "The silence is really starting to piss me off.";
"Well, I'm sorry,"; she snapped back, "I wasn't aware you always need attention, but I guess you do."; Adrienne grabbed the remote control and clicked the TV off. "Now what the hell do you want?";
Billie Joe could feel his face getting hot and steam blowing out his ears. "This is exactly why we get in so many fucking arguments. You bitch non-stop! All you ever do is scream at me. We haven't had a civil conversation in about a year, and the boys have started to catch on! And then when I try to get away from you and go to Katie's, I can't even fucking talk to her without one of our stupid fights coming up in the conversation!";
Oh shit. Had he just said that out loud?
"Who the hell is Katie?"; she questioned.
"Uhh, no one."; he replied quickly.
"You tell me who she is right now."; Adrienne demanded.
Billie Joe didn't answer. Finally Adrienne slapped him and demanded once again, "Tell me who the fuck she is!";
He knew he was going to have to tell her eventually, but this wasn't his ideal way of doing so.
"Katie was my old girlfriend from high school. She had to move back to Richmond, Virginia, and a few years ago, I ran into her brother Corey in New York, and he gave me her address and phone number, and it turned out she was living in Berkeley now. I went to see her, and we've been seeing each other ever since. And I just found out that...she's pregnant.";
"So you've been ch-cheating on me?"; she asked starting to sniffle.
He nodded and looked at his wife who was so desperately trying not to mess up her make up by crying.
"Well, I guess I can't say anything."; she said referring to her unborn child.
Billie Joe hoped and prayed there was someway out of this. That he could pinch himself and wake up.
"Adie, I'm sorry."; he said placing his hand on her knee.
She tore away from him and continued to cry. Had their marriage resorted to something so low?
"I think I should leave,"; Billie Joe stated, "Are you going to be okay?";
"Yes, I'll be fine. I don't need you in my life anymore. I'll be just fucking fine without you."; she replied coldly.
Billie Joe headed upstairs, packed a suitcase, and immediately went to Katie's house. Unfortunately. she hadn't gone home yet, so it gave him a little time to think. He knew his marriage was coming to an end, and there was nothing to stop it. Truly, he'd rather have it that way. Of course the money, the house, and the children would be an issue, but he still would rather be away from Adrienne.
He honestly didn't care anymore. He had Adrienne no longer shared love, loyalty, commitment, and trust with each other, and that's basically what a marriage is.
Not long after, Katie arrived back home, only to find Billie Joe patiently waiting for her. They both got out of their cars and made their way to the front door where Katie let he and herself in. Billie Joe sat his suitcase down and Katie said, "So she kicked you out?";
"Nope, I kicked myself out. I'm tired of all of her shit, so here I am."; he responded.
"Oh, that's cool too."; she said starting to pick up his suitcase to take it upstairs.
"Oh no you don't,"; he said taking the suitcase from her, "You're preggers with my kid which means I'm gonna take care of everything around this joint.";
"Oh really? Who says you can?"; she asked.
"Me."; he replied kissing her quickly before going upstairs where she followed behind.
He sat his suitcase down and plopped down on the bed where Katie was laying. "So where are Carey and Cameron?"; he asked.
"Day care. I don't have to pick em' up until 4:00, we have a few hours to do anything you want.";
"Anything?"; he inquired with a devilish grin on his face.
"Anything."; she repeated pulling him on top of her.
* * *
The following day, Billie Joe woke up with his arms around Katie--the way they were meant to wake up every day. He smiled at how gorgeous and peaceful she looked while sleeping, and then wrapped the quilt around his waist to cover his naked body and walked over to the window and peered out. Katie awoke not to long after only to find herself alone in bed. She looked around the bedroom and saw Billie Joe at the window. She too got up, secured the sheet around her bare body, and went over to where he was. She walked up behind him and wrapped her arms around him and placed her chin so it was resting on his shoulder.
"Good morning."; she nodded kissing his neck.
"Hey babe."; he said to her.
Katie let her hands travel up his tummy until they reached his chest. "What are you doing?"; She inquired her hand carressing the tattoos, which he bore on his chest.
"Just thinking."; he sighed.
Katie, not wanting to be nosey, didn't ask what he was thinking about, and left him there at the window by himself. She grabbed her pink terrycloth robe, which was hanging on the back of the bathroom door and went downstairs. She put on a pot of coffee, and waited for him to come downstairs.
A little while later, he came downstairs in a pair of boxers and a T-shirt and sat down at the breakfast nook table. She brought a mug of coffee to him and sat across from him.
He took a few sips, and Katie said, ";Ya know you can't hide out here forever.";
"I know, but I'd like to."; he laughed.
"I know honey, but you need to go talk to Adrienne, even if it is about getting a divorce. You still need to remain in contact for the children's sake.";
"I will.";
