Fame, Fortune, and Green Day, chapter 17
Mike and Laura were seriously worried. It had been almost two weeks since Billie and Bee's fight, and Bee still wouldn't talk to Billie. He called her nonstop at all hours of the night but she wouldn't talk to him. Mike said he was a complete mess, and Bee herself wasn't doing too well either. She barely came out of her room, and she barely ate. She was mopey and miserable and all she did was stare at her engagement ring. The worst part was that Bleeding Rose's tour kick-off was in 3 weeks and they were pretty much screwed if Bee and Billie didn't make up by then. Since Bleeding Rose could not have a fuck up tour... Mike and Laura decided to take matters into their own hands. One Wednesday of the second week Laura called Billie Joe.
"Billie?" Laura said eagerly, even though she knew it had to be Billie, seeing as he lived alone.
"Bee? Bee is that you?"
"No... It's Laura."
"Oh. What's up?" he said, not trying to mask his disappointment.
"Listen do you want Bee back? I mean I know for sure she wants you back."
"Really? I'll do fuckin anything. Life is pretty fuckin dull around here without her," he said sounding hopeful.
"You're going to take her on her dream date. Has she told you about it yet?"
"No she hasn't."
"Don't worry I'll fill you in..." Laura told him.
Two days later Laura and Mike headed out to have dinner with Danielle and Diego. Bee didn't want to go so she stayed home, which was a good thing since that was part of the plan. She was sitting on the couch watching The Nightmare Before Christmas when the doorbell rang, and who was on the other side but Billie Joe himself.
"Get away." she said. "Get the fuck away from me." He didn't make any attempt to leave, but instead grabbed her hand and dragged her out the door.
"Come with me." he said.
"My ass come with me." she said pulling away.
"Would you just give me a fucking chance woman?" he said, and he took her hand again and led her to his car.
"I can't go anywhere dressed like this. I look like a shlump." she said motioning to her shorts and blue hoodie.
"You look beautiful. Now shut the fuck up and get in the car or your taco will get cold."
"Taco? What taco? You got me a taco?" she said giving him a perplexed look.
"Yes I got you your favorite. A grilled stuft burrito from Taco Bell... Chicken of course." Billie noticed her expression soften as she got in the car.
"Aww but Billie what are you gonna eat... Your a vegetarian." she said, the anger in her voice melting away into concern.
"I got a bean burrito. Don't worry. Oh and here." he said handing her a root beer. She took it and opened it, and then asked "Where are we going?"
"You'll see." he said. 20 Minutes later Bille pulled into the parking lot of a beach. It was late, around 9 o'clock, so no one was there. He grabbed 2 large blankets and a boom box from the back of the car.
"Wait here." he told her, and five minutes later he took her hand and led her out to the section of the beach where he had everything set up. She sat down on the blanket next to him.
"I'm sorry Brittney. I'm so sorry. You don't understand how fuckin sorry I am." he said to her.
"I'm sorry to. Thank you so much for this. It's like my dream date." she said smiling. They lay down for a long time and talked and laughed. Then Billie stood up and flicked the boom box on. I can't fuckin believe I'm doing this... he thought to himself. He took her hand and they danced to I'll Be Seeing You right there on the beach. Afterwards they drove back to Mike and Laura's. Since Mike and Laura were not home, and since they probably wouldn't care anyways, Bee and Billie spent the night.
"Billie?" Laura said eagerly, even though she knew it had to be Billie, seeing as he lived alone.
"Bee? Bee is that you?"
"No... It's Laura."
"Oh. What's up?" he said, not trying to mask his disappointment.
"Listen do you want Bee back? I mean I know for sure she wants you back."
"Really? I'll do fuckin anything. Life is pretty fuckin dull around here without her," he said sounding hopeful.
"You're going to take her on her dream date. Has she told you about it yet?"
"No she hasn't."
"Don't worry I'll fill you in..." Laura told him.
Two days later Laura and Mike headed out to have dinner with Danielle and Diego. Bee didn't want to go so she stayed home, which was a good thing since that was part of the plan. She was sitting on the couch watching The Nightmare Before Christmas when the doorbell rang, and who was on the other side but Billie Joe himself.
"Get away." she said. "Get the fuck away from me." He didn't make any attempt to leave, but instead grabbed her hand and dragged her out the door.
"Come with me." he said.
"My ass come with me." she said pulling away.
"Would you just give me a fucking chance woman?" he said, and he took her hand again and led her to his car.
"I can't go anywhere dressed like this. I look like a shlump." she said motioning to her shorts and blue hoodie.
"You look beautiful. Now shut the fuck up and get in the car or your taco will get cold."
"Taco? What taco? You got me a taco?" she said giving him a perplexed look.
"Yes I got you your favorite. A grilled stuft burrito from Taco Bell... Chicken of course." Billie noticed her expression soften as she got in the car.
"Aww but Billie what are you gonna eat... Your a vegetarian." she said, the anger in her voice melting away into concern.
"I got a bean burrito. Don't worry. Oh and here." he said handing her a root beer. She took it and opened it, and then asked "Where are we going?"
"You'll see." he said. 20 Minutes later Bille pulled into the parking lot of a beach. It was late, around 9 o'clock, so no one was there. He grabbed 2 large blankets and a boom box from the back of the car.
"Wait here." he told her, and five minutes later he took her hand and led her out to the section of the beach where he had everything set up. She sat down on the blanket next to him.
"I'm sorry Brittney. I'm so sorry. You don't understand how fuckin sorry I am." he said to her.
"I'm sorry to. Thank you so much for this. It's like my dream date." she said smiling. They lay down for a long time and talked and laughed. Then Billie stood up and flicked the boom box on. I can't fuckin believe I'm doing this... he thought to himself. He took her hand and they danced to I'll Be Seeing You right there on the beach. Afterwards they drove back to Mike and Laura's. Since Mike and Laura were not home, and since they probably wouldn't care anyways, Bee and Billie spent the night.
