Don't Leave Me, chapter 3
~*~Natalie's POV~*~
I woke up that morning with a slight headache. I guess it was because of what I drank the night before. I smiled when I realized that Billie Joe had his arms around me. He was still sleeping. I slowly and very gently got out of the bed. I was lucky that he didnt wake up. I took a quick shower and went down stairs. I was the only one up. I decided to make use of my time and go to the grocery store. I left a note on the table that read:
"Going to the store
Won't be back till later
Love, Natalie"
I grabbed my keys and shut the front door behind me. When I got there, I took one of the shopping carts and started throwing randum stuff that I think we needed in the cart. I walked up to the check out thing when I was done. Then something caught my eye. It was one of those stupid magazines.
"Front Man of punk band 'Green Day' leaves local bar with misterious woman!" was the headline. Under it was a picture of Billie Joe and me getting into my car at the bar the other night.
"Shit" I said outloud. I bought the magazine and got the hell out of that place. When I got home, I slammed the car door shut and ran inside with the magazine. Billie Joe was sitting at the table.
"Billie, look!" I said throwing it on the table infront of him.
"Dammit" He said as soon as he saw the picture. We turned to the page that the story was on.
"Billie Joe Armstrong, 33, was seen leaving a bar with a woman. Sources say Armstrong was drunk, and hitting on any woman he could." Was the first couple of lines. Tears started forming in my eyes. Billie Joe hugged me.
"It's ok. Everyone knows that the bullshit in these things is never true" he said trying to comfort me.
"That's not why I asked you if you wanted to come here" I said starting to cry even harder.
"I know that. Who cares about what those dick heads say" He was rubbing my back. I was starting to feel better.
"Thank you. You don't seem upset at all" I said and smiled at him after I gained some composure.
"Well, I guess I'm used to this happening." He replied.
"The person who wrote that story is pathetic" I said. Billie Joe nodded in agreement.
"Do you feel better now?" he asked me
"Yeah, I do." I gave him a quick kiss.
"Oh, do you want some asprin? Or is your hangover not that bad?" I said laughing.
"Actually, its not as bad as you may have thought" he said and also laughed.
"You can also take a shower upstairs if you want." I told him
"Why? Do I smell bad?" He asked and sniffed his armpitt.
"Oh, god Billie Joe! You smell like crap!" I joked and plugged my nose. He pretented to sob.
"Fine, i'll go take a shower" He said before getting up and leaving the room. A few minutes later, Rachel walked into the room.
"What the hell?" She said when she saw the tabloid on the table.
"I know, its fucking bullshit" I said to her. She sat down and flipped through the magazine untill she found the story about me and Billie Joe.
"They make you sound like a slut" she said and threw the magazine across the room.
"They make Billie Joe sound like a man whore" she added. I laughed.
"Yeah, their fucking dumbasses. Billie Joe wasnt drunk at all, he had absolutly nothing to drink at that bar... Well except for a soda." I said.
"You seem to be taking this pretty good" she said and smiled at me.
"Billie Joe made me feel better. I was a mess before" I said wondering why I was so upset, Billie was right, who cares about what they think.
"Oh" was all she said
"How's Tre?" I asked her wanted to find out if anything happened between them last night.
"He's still upstairs in my room." she was smiling.
"You like him don't you?" I teasingly asked her.
"Yeah, alot." she laughed. As if on cue, Tre came down the stairs.
"Hey you guys" he said and gave Rachel a kiss on the cheek. I was happy for Rachel, her last boyfriend was a complete jerk. Tre sat next to Rachel at the table. I got bored so I decided to go upstairs. I walked into my room and layed down on the bed. I was a little tired. I heard someone come in and I smiled when I saw Billie Joe sit down on the bed.
"You smell good" I said and stuck my nose in his hair.
"I better, it's your shampoo" He laughed.
"Do you wanna wake up Maggie and Mike!" I asked excitedly.
"Yes!" He said mimiking my excitment. I playfully punched his arm.
"Oooowwww! That hurt!" he said and started to pout. We walked out of my room and into Maggie's.
"Aaww! How cute!" I said when I saw that Maggie was in Mike's arms and they were both sleeping. Billie Joe took my hand.
"On the count of 3, we will run and jump on the bed" he said. I nodded.
"1.. 2.. 3!" we both said in unison. We started jumping on the bed.
"What are you doing?!" Mike grabbed Billie Joe by the ankle. Billie Joe landed on the ground with a thud.
"Aw, shit" Billie Joe said, rubbing his ass. I got off the bed and helped him get up off the ground. Mike was laying on the bed again.
"Sorry, we just wanted to wake you up" I said with a smile on my face. Maggie was now staring at me like she was going to throw something at me.
"Oh, and Mike, you can take a shower if you want" I said on my way out the door.
"Thanks" he replied. Me and Billie Joe went downstairs and watched some t. V. For a little while.
"You guys are gunna have to go home today" I sais saddly.
"We do? Why?" Billie Joe looked confused. I laughed.
"Well, you can't stay here forever. Plus, you need clean clothes." I gave him a 'duh! ' kinda look.
"Oh, right" he said and frowned.
"You also need to shave pretty badly too" I said quitly, but not low enough. Billie Joe came and sat next to me on the couch. The next thing I knew, he was rubbing his unshaved face up against mine.
"Ahh! Prickaly!" I said while trying to push him away. He stopped and passionatly kissed me.
And for the rest of the day, we all just hung out in our living room.
"I better go home" Billie Joe said to me at 8pm. I nodded saddly.
"Ok, you guys will need a ride home right?" I said to him.
"Yeah, i'll go get Mike and Tre" He said to me and walked out of the room. I grabbed my keys and waited for them by the door.
"Are you guys ready to go?" I asked Mike and Tre after they had said good-bye to Maggie and Rachel.
"Yep, see you later Rach" Tre said and pecked her on the cheek.
"Bye" she said. Me and the guys walked out of the house and got in the car. Billie Joe sat next to me in the passenger seat. Mike and Tre sat in the back. Billie Joe gave me directions to Tre's house.
"Bye Tre, I'll talk to you later!" I said and waved to him from the car.
"Bye, thanks so much Nat for letting us all stay at ur house for so long" he replied.
"No problemo! Anytime" I said before he went inside. I pulled out of the driveway and next went to Mike's house.
"Bye bye, Mikey!" I said to him when he left.
Billie and I talked on the way to his house. I loved talking to Billie Joe, I felt like I could say anything and he would understand. Unfortunatly, we arrived at his house. I parked the car in the driveway and we both sat there for a few seconds.
"Well, I'll call you tomorow. I promise" He smiled and hugged me.
"Ok, I had alot of fun the past two days" I said to him and kissed him softly on the lips.
"Bye" he said and got out of the car.
"Bye, see ya" I said and watched him go inside before I eventually snapped out of my thoughts and started to drive home.
I woke up that morning with a slight headache. I guess it was because of what I drank the night before. I smiled when I realized that Billie Joe had his arms around me. He was still sleeping. I slowly and very gently got out of the bed. I was lucky that he didnt wake up. I took a quick shower and went down stairs. I was the only one up. I decided to make use of my time and go to the grocery store. I left a note on the table that read:
"Going to the store
Won't be back till later
Love, Natalie"
I grabbed my keys and shut the front door behind me. When I got there, I took one of the shopping carts and started throwing randum stuff that I think we needed in the cart. I walked up to the check out thing when I was done. Then something caught my eye. It was one of those stupid magazines.
"Front Man of punk band 'Green Day' leaves local bar with misterious woman!" was the headline. Under it was a picture of Billie Joe and me getting into my car at the bar the other night.
"Shit" I said outloud. I bought the magazine and got the hell out of that place. When I got home, I slammed the car door shut and ran inside with the magazine. Billie Joe was sitting at the table.
"Billie, look!" I said throwing it on the table infront of him.
"Dammit" He said as soon as he saw the picture. We turned to the page that the story was on.
"Billie Joe Armstrong, 33, was seen leaving a bar with a woman. Sources say Armstrong was drunk, and hitting on any woman he could." Was the first couple of lines. Tears started forming in my eyes. Billie Joe hugged me.
"It's ok. Everyone knows that the bullshit in these things is never true" he said trying to comfort me.
"That's not why I asked you if you wanted to come here" I said starting to cry even harder.
"I know that. Who cares about what those dick heads say" He was rubbing my back. I was starting to feel better.
"Thank you. You don't seem upset at all" I said and smiled at him after I gained some composure.
"Well, I guess I'm used to this happening." He replied.
"The person who wrote that story is pathetic" I said. Billie Joe nodded in agreement.
"Do you feel better now?" he asked me
"Yeah, I do." I gave him a quick kiss.
"Oh, do you want some asprin? Or is your hangover not that bad?" I said laughing.
"Actually, its not as bad as you may have thought" he said and also laughed.
"You can also take a shower upstairs if you want." I told him
"Why? Do I smell bad?" He asked and sniffed his armpitt.
"Oh, god Billie Joe! You smell like crap!" I joked and plugged my nose. He pretented to sob.
"Fine, i'll go take a shower" He said before getting up and leaving the room. A few minutes later, Rachel walked into the room.
"What the hell?" She said when she saw the tabloid on the table.
"I know, its fucking bullshit" I said to her. She sat down and flipped through the magazine untill she found the story about me and Billie Joe.
"They make you sound like a slut" she said and threw the magazine across the room.
"They make Billie Joe sound like a man whore" she added. I laughed.
"Yeah, their fucking dumbasses. Billie Joe wasnt drunk at all, he had absolutly nothing to drink at that bar... Well except for a soda." I said.
"You seem to be taking this pretty good" she said and smiled at me.
"Billie Joe made me feel better. I was a mess before" I said wondering why I was so upset, Billie was right, who cares about what they think.
"Oh" was all she said
"How's Tre?" I asked her wanted to find out if anything happened between them last night.
"He's still upstairs in my room." she was smiling.
"You like him don't you?" I teasingly asked her.
"Yeah, alot." she laughed. As if on cue, Tre came down the stairs.
"Hey you guys" he said and gave Rachel a kiss on the cheek. I was happy for Rachel, her last boyfriend was a complete jerk. Tre sat next to Rachel at the table. I got bored so I decided to go upstairs. I walked into my room and layed down on the bed. I was a little tired. I heard someone come in and I smiled when I saw Billie Joe sit down on the bed.
"You smell good" I said and stuck my nose in his hair.
"I better, it's your shampoo" He laughed.
"Do you wanna wake up Maggie and Mike!" I asked excitedly.
"Yes!" He said mimiking my excitment. I playfully punched his arm.
"Oooowwww! That hurt!" he said and started to pout. We walked out of my room and into Maggie's.
"Aaww! How cute!" I said when I saw that Maggie was in Mike's arms and they were both sleeping. Billie Joe took my hand.
"On the count of 3, we will run and jump on the bed" he said. I nodded.
"1.. 2.. 3!" we both said in unison. We started jumping on the bed.
"What are you doing?!" Mike grabbed Billie Joe by the ankle. Billie Joe landed on the ground with a thud.
"Aw, shit" Billie Joe said, rubbing his ass. I got off the bed and helped him get up off the ground. Mike was laying on the bed again.
"Sorry, we just wanted to wake you up" I said with a smile on my face. Maggie was now staring at me like she was going to throw something at me.
"Oh, and Mike, you can take a shower if you want" I said on my way out the door.
"Thanks" he replied. Me and Billie Joe went downstairs and watched some t. V. For a little while.
"You guys are gunna have to go home today" I sais saddly.
"We do? Why?" Billie Joe looked confused. I laughed.
"Well, you can't stay here forever. Plus, you need clean clothes." I gave him a 'duh! ' kinda look.
"Oh, right" he said and frowned.
"You also need to shave pretty badly too" I said quitly, but not low enough. Billie Joe came and sat next to me on the couch. The next thing I knew, he was rubbing his unshaved face up against mine.
"Ahh! Prickaly!" I said while trying to push him away. He stopped and passionatly kissed me.
And for the rest of the day, we all just hung out in our living room.
"I better go home" Billie Joe said to me at 8pm. I nodded saddly.
"Ok, you guys will need a ride home right?" I said to him.
"Yeah, i'll go get Mike and Tre" He said to me and walked out of the room. I grabbed my keys and waited for them by the door.
"Are you guys ready to go?" I asked Mike and Tre after they had said good-bye to Maggie and Rachel.
"Yep, see you later Rach" Tre said and pecked her on the cheek.
"Bye" she said. Me and the guys walked out of the house and got in the car. Billie Joe sat next to me in the passenger seat. Mike and Tre sat in the back. Billie Joe gave me directions to Tre's house.
"Bye Tre, I'll talk to you later!" I said and waved to him from the car.
"Bye, thanks so much Nat for letting us all stay at ur house for so long" he replied.
"No problemo! Anytime" I said before he went inside. I pulled out of the driveway and next went to Mike's house.
"Bye bye, Mikey!" I said to him when he left.
Billie and I talked on the way to his house. I loved talking to Billie Joe, I felt like I could say anything and he would understand. Unfortunatly, we arrived at his house. I parked the car in the driveway and we both sat there for a few seconds.
"Well, I'll call you tomorow. I promise" He smiled and hugged me.
"Ok, I had alot of fun the past two days" I said to him and kissed him softly on the lips.
"Bye" he said and got out of the car.
"Bye, see ya" I said and watched him go inside before I eventually snapped out of my thoughts and started to drive home.
