There Are Moments When The World Revolves Around Us., chapter 4
Billie
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As I took her back to my car after eating, I grabbed her hand, and she took my arm and put it around her waste. My heart soared, and holding her there I wanted nothing more than to be able to keep her safe forever. We stopped by the trunk of my car and she pushed me up against it gently. Grabbing a hold of my tie she pulled my face towards hers, and we kissed there for the first time under the stars. It sounds sappy, I know, but you never forget your first kiss with the person you spend the rest of your life with. And I knew at that moment that she was going to be with me forever, because I suddenly couldn't imagine spending any more time without her. When we finally broke apart I looked down at her and smiled. I helped her into the car, and we drove home silently. I walked her up to the door and I kissed her once more. We said good-night, and I half-skipped back to the car, yelping into the night.
Two days later I had to say good-bye. We were leaving to go on tour the next day, and we would be gone for a month. The next night on the tour bus I wrote the song "2,000 light years away," about having to be so far from her. Mike and Tre didn't find out until much later who it was about. I had no patience for mockery at the time. The tour went well, and soon enough we began work on "Dookie," our next album. I saw Adrienne all the time, every time I could. One of my tour breaks happened to land on our 1-year anniversary. I wanted to do something special for her, so I took her out to dinner, a nice restaurant with a live band, and after we had both finished dinner I went up on stage, and played her a song I had written about her on an acoustic guitar. She cried, and it was amazing, if I do say so myself. Afterwards we drove home, and she asked me to come back to her place. We fell on the bed together, and I experienced something so amazing that half the time I thought I must be dreaming. Yes, I slept with Adrienne for the first time that night, and it is something I will never forget for the rest of my life.
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As I took her back to my car after eating, I grabbed her hand, and she took my arm and put it around her waste. My heart soared, and holding her there I wanted nothing more than to be able to keep her safe forever. We stopped by the trunk of my car and she pushed me up against it gently. Grabbing a hold of my tie she pulled my face towards hers, and we kissed there for the first time under the stars. It sounds sappy, I know, but you never forget your first kiss with the person you spend the rest of your life with. And I knew at that moment that she was going to be with me forever, because I suddenly couldn't imagine spending any more time without her. When we finally broke apart I looked down at her and smiled. I helped her into the car, and we drove home silently. I walked her up to the door and I kissed her once more. We said good-night, and I half-skipped back to the car, yelping into the night.
Two days later I had to say good-bye. We were leaving to go on tour the next day, and we would be gone for a month. The next night on the tour bus I wrote the song "2,000 light years away," about having to be so far from her. Mike and Tre didn't find out until much later who it was about. I had no patience for mockery at the time. The tour went well, and soon enough we began work on "Dookie," our next album. I saw Adrienne all the time, every time I could. One of my tour breaks happened to land on our 1-year anniversary. I wanted to do something special for her, so I took her out to dinner, a nice restaurant with a live band, and after we had both finished dinner I went up on stage, and played her a song I had written about her on an acoustic guitar. She cried, and it was amazing, if I do say so myself. Afterwards we drove home, and she asked me to come back to her place. We fell on the bed together, and I experienced something so amazing that half the time I thought I must be dreaming. Yes, I slept with Adrienne for the first time that night, and it is something I will never forget for the rest of my life.
