Violence of Summer, chapter 37
"Get out of my house!" Lisea screamed.
"This is my house!"
"GET OUT! I can't even bare to look at you right now you bastard!"
"You're being un-fucking reasonable! This is... all this... " Tre said waving a hand in front of him in circles. "Is totally uncalled for!"
"Don't you dare try and tell me what is reasonable and what isn't! Don't test me Tre, I think you made a big mistake doing what you've done so I suggest you just leave!"
"Lisea please try and see this through my fucking eyes too okay it's the only way we can fucking work together in this marriage! Jesus Christ I've just come off tour and you're in my face already!? How many fucking times are you going to carry on like this!?"
"'Till you start showing me some shitting respect Tre! How do you think I feel when you come home and I find you've basically fucked everything in your path and on top of that doing pretty much every drug in the book!"
"Don't you think you're being a bit drastic!" Tre said as Lisea shook her head at him.
"I don't think I can carry on like this much longer... "
"Carry on like what!? I've given you everything!" Tre shouted. "I've given you this house, a beautiful daughter, this life! You should be even lucky to have me you know!"
"Don't flatter yourself Tre." Lisea said walking past him. "Your egos got the better of you." She stopped turning around to look at him. "I want you to leave now. I don't think it's good for Mona to see her father in this state." With that she left the room going up the staircase leaving Tre staring after her.
He went over to the cupboard pulling out his jacket taking his car keys from the bowl and leaving the house. Okay he'll admit it to himself. He did come into the house high that night and was being a bit of a dick but that was no reason for her to chuck him out. Yeah he had been bad on tour and had been canoodling here and there with a few odd fans but that shouldn't give her the reason to scream the house down. Yes he did treat her like shit from day number one he had come off tour... but he didn't see the reason for her to not let him see Ramona just 'cause he had a line!
Tre just shook his head angrily driving to a near by phone booth knowing he would have to call one his friends to see if he could stay some where. Charlie was the first person that came into his head but he wasn't on the best terms with her at the moment and he in fact hadn't talked to her since the night Ricky had given him one in the stomach. The more he thought about Charlie the more he missed her... the old her... her smile, her cheeky ways, her active personality. She was independent but Ricky had changed her, she was vulnerable to him and only Tre seemed to notice. He then thought to call Mike but remembered Mike wasn't even in state so his last option was Billie as he was the only one left in the actual country. He stopped the car and sighed heavily as it started pouring with rain and he got out of the car going over to the phone booth.
***
"So what do you think is gonna happen?" Billie asked holding Jakob in his arms as Tre sat across from him on the sofa.
"What do you mean?" Tre frowned.
"Well you know... do you think your heading for the 'D' word?"
Tre raised an eyebrow at his friend looking confused. "The D word?"
"Divorce?" Billie whispered.
"Pshht nah!" Tre laughed. He stopped laughing looking at Billie seriously. "Do you think it's that serious?"
"Only you know Tre. I mean do you love her?"
"Of course I love her." Tre snapped. "She's my wife... " Tre paused crossing his arms over his chest. "Why you looking at me like that?"
"Well it's just... " Billie started. "I mean things with you and Lisea haven't been too great since like... what...? Ever since Mona was born."
"That's not true... " Tre mumbled.
"Come on Tre admit it, you wanna be stuck in this rut forever? Think about it. For Ramona's sake as well."
Tre sighed out heavily as the house phone began ringing. Billie was just about to get up but Adrienne came into the room smiling at the two men on the sofa. "It's okay I'll get it... " Adie said looking at Jakob who was sleeping in daddy's arms. It was a Sunday evening and Tre had stayed over last night at short notice. Now Billie and Tre were sat in the living room discussing his current situation while Adrienne relaxed and after yesterdays little ruckus Billie told her to settle down and he'd take care of the kids for a while.
"Lisea and I won't get divorced." Tre said bringing back up the subject as Billie looked up at him. "It's not that bad... "
"Oh hi Charlie." Adrienne suddenly said as Tre looked up at her.
"You spoken to Charlie lately?" Billie suddenly asked as Tre looked back at him.
"Urm... no... haven't really... had the time... " he grumbled trying to listen to what Adrienne was saying down the phone from the hallway.
"Charlie calm down okay... now try and tell me what's going on... " he heard Adrienne say as he sat up.
"What was up with you that night anyway, you know at Ricky's plaza thing?" Billie asked. "Something was seriously wrong-"
"Shush a sec!" Tre snapped at him as Billie frowned. They both looked out of the door into the hallway listening intently to what was being said down the phone.
"Oh god, Chaz, look honey, just calm down okay I'm coming round there now." Adrienne came back into the room as Tre stood up.
"What's wrong?" he asked.
"I don't know she wouldn't say." Adrienne said quickly. "She's really in a state she was crying and everything... "
"What?" Billie screeched. "What's going on?"
"Is something wrong with the baby?" Tre asked concerned. Adrienne turned around looking at Tre.
"It's yours isn't it?"
Tre closed his eyes impatiently then opening them again quickly. "No it's not mine they-" Tre suddenly froze looking at Adrienne with wide eyes. "Wait how do you know about that?"
"Know about what!?" Billie asked frustrated.
"Charlie told me." Adrienne answered.
"Shit." Tre said grabbing the hair on his head tugging at it forcefully.
"Know what!?" Billie repeated impatiently. "I'm lost here! What the fuck is going on!?"
"Tre slept with Charlie." Adrienne said.
"Adie!" Tre screamed.
"You what!?" Billie let out loudly.
"Both of you shush you'll wake the baby!"
"I'm going round there." Tre said picking up his jacket from the armchair. Billie stood up taking Jakob over to the moses basket laying him down softly making sure he was still asleep before spinning round to look at Tre.
"Tre I don't think that's a good idea." Adrienne said taking Tre's arm.
"You slept with Charlie? When did this happen?" Billie asked still in shock.
"Jesus Christ Bill not now!" Tre said in frustration. "Look she must've said something what exactly did she say?" Tre asked looking back at Adrienne.
"I couldn't understand she was just crying! She said something about Ricky... "
"Okay I'm definitely going over there." Tre said turning around walking out of the living room. Billie went after him in a hurry grabbing hold of his arm.
"Tre don't do anything stupid okay, it's already obvious that Ricky doesn't like you and from what I've heard only two minutes ago you had sex with his wife! Something has happened tonight between them I think the last person he wants to see in the world right now is you!" Billie said angrily.
"Charlie's my friend and I know her just as well as you two do!" Tre said pointing at Billie and Adrienne who were now all stood in the corridor. "She doesn't just break down and cry like that unless something is seriously fucking wrong! So something is seriously wrong and I'm gonna go sort it out by hook or by crook!"
Billie sighed out shaking his head letting go of Tre giving up as Tre straightened out his jacket. He picked up his car keys pausing again. "And if that bastard has hurt her... " he said lifting up his hand pointing at the two of them. "The hospital is where you'll next see him... "
"This is my house!"
"GET OUT! I can't even bare to look at you right now you bastard!"
"You're being un-fucking reasonable! This is... all this... " Tre said waving a hand in front of him in circles. "Is totally uncalled for!"
"Don't you dare try and tell me what is reasonable and what isn't! Don't test me Tre, I think you made a big mistake doing what you've done so I suggest you just leave!"
"Lisea please try and see this through my fucking eyes too okay it's the only way we can fucking work together in this marriage! Jesus Christ I've just come off tour and you're in my face already!? How many fucking times are you going to carry on like this!?"
"'Till you start showing me some shitting respect Tre! How do you think I feel when you come home and I find you've basically fucked everything in your path and on top of that doing pretty much every drug in the book!"
"Don't you think you're being a bit drastic!" Tre said as Lisea shook her head at him.
"I don't think I can carry on like this much longer... "
"Carry on like what!? I've given you everything!" Tre shouted. "I've given you this house, a beautiful daughter, this life! You should be even lucky to have me you know!"
"Don't flatter yourself Tre." Lisea said walking past him. "Your egos got the better of you." She stopped turning around to look at him. "I want you to leave now. I don't think it's good for Mona to see her father in this state." With that she left the room going up the staircase leaving Tre staring after her.
He went over to the cupboard pulling out his jacket taking his car keys from the bowl and leaving the house. Okay he'll admit it to himself. He did come into the house high that night and was being a bit of a dick but that was no reason for her to chuck him out. Yeah he had been bad on tour and had been canoodling here and there with a few odd fans but that shouldn't give her the reason to scream the house down. Yes he did treat her like shit from day number one he had come off tour... but he didn't see the reason for her to not let him see Ramona just 'cause he had a line!
Tre just shook his head angrily driving to a near by phone booth knowing he would have to call one his friends to see if he could stay some where. Charlie was the first person that came into his head but he wasn't on the best terms with her at the moment and he in fact hadn't talked to her since the night Ricky had given him one in the stomach. The more he thought about Charlie the more he missed her... the old her... her smile, her cheeky ways, her active personality. She was independent but Ricky had changed her, she was vulnerable to him and only Tre seemed to notice. He then thought to call Mike but remembered Mike wasn't even in state so his last option was Billie as he was the only one left in the actual country. He stopped the car and sighed heavily as it started pouring with rain and he got out of the car going over to the phone booth.
***
"So what do you think is gonna happen?" Billie asked holding Jakob in his arms as Tre sat across from him on the sofa.
"What do you mean?" Tre frowned.
"Well you know... do you think your heading for the 'D' word?"
Tre raised an eyebrow at his friend looking confused. "The D word?"
"Divorce?" Billie whispered.
"Pshht nah!" Tre laughed. He stopped laughing looking at Billie seriously. "Do you think it's that serious?"
"Only you know Tre. I mean do you love her?"
"Of course I love her." Tre snapped. "She's my wife... " Tre paused crossing his arms over his chest. "Why you looking at me like that?"
"Well it's just... " Billie started. "I mean things with you and Lisea haven't been too great since like... what...? Ever since Mona was born."
"That's not true... " Tre mumbled.
"Come on Tre admit it, you wanna be stuck in this rut forever? Think about it. For Ramona's sake as well."
Tre sighed out heavily as the house phone began ringing. Billie was just about to get up but Adrienne came into the room smiling at the two men on the sofa. "It's okay I'll get it... " Adie said looking at Jakob who was sleeping in daddy's arms. It was a Sunday evening and Tre had stayed over last night at short notice. Now Billie and Tre were sat in the living room discussing his current situation while Adrienne relaxed and after yesterdays little ruckus Billie told her to settle down and he'd take care of the kids for a while.
"Lisea and I won't get divorced." Tre said bringing back up the subject as Billie looked up at him. "It's not that bad... "
"Oh hi Charlie." Adrienne suddenly said as Tre looked up at her.
"You spoken to Charlie lately?" Billie suddenly asked as Tre looked back at him.
"Urm... no... haven't really... had the time... " he grumbled trying to listen to what Adrienne was saying down the phone from the hallway.
"Charlie calm down okay... now try and tell me what's going on... " he heard Adrienne say as he sat up.
"What was up with you that night anyway, you know at Ricky's plaza thing?" Billie asked. "Something was seriously wrong-"
"Shush a sec!" Tre snapped at him as Billie frowned. They both looked out of the door into the hallway listening intently to what was being said down the phone.
"Oh god, Chaz, look honey, just calm down okay I'm coming round there now." Adrienne came back into the room as Tre stood up.
"What's wrong?" he asked.
"I don't know she wouldn't say." Adrienne said quickly. "She's really in a state she was crying and everything... "
"What?" Billie screeched. "What's going on?"
"Is something wrong with the baby?" Tre asked concerned. Adrienne turned around looking at Tre.
"It's yours isn't it?"
Tre closed his eyes impatiently then opening them again quickly. "No it's not mine they-" Tre suddenly froze looking at Adrienne with wide eyes. "Wait how do you know about that?"
"Know about what!?" Billie asked frustrated.
"Charlie told me." Adrienne answered.
"Shit." Tre said grabbing the hair on his head tugging at it forcefully.
"Know what!?" Billie repeated impatiently. "I'm lost here! What the fuck is going on!?"
"Tre slept with Charlie." Adrienne said.
"Adie!" Tre screamed.
"You what!?" Billie let out loudly.
"Both of you shush you'll wake the baby!"
"I'm going round there." Tre said picking up his jacket from the armchair. Billie stood up taking Jakob over to the moses basket laying him down softly making sure he was still asleep before spinning round to look at Tre.
"Tre I don't think that's a good idea." Adrienne said taking Tre's arm.
"You slept with Charlie? When did this happen?" Billie asked still in shock.
"Jesus Christ Bill not now!" Tre said in frustration. "Look she must've said something what exactly did she say?" Tre asked looking back at Adrienne.
"I couldn't understand she was just crying! She said something about Ricky... "
"Okay I'm definitely going over there." Tre said turning around walking out of the living room. Billie went after him in a hurry grabbing hold of his arm.
"Tre don't do anything stupid okay, it's already obvious that Ricky doesn't like you and from what I've heard only two minutes ago you had sex with his wife! Something has happened tonight between them I think the last person he wants to see in the world right now is you!" Billie said angrily.
"Charlie's my friend and I know her just as well as you two do!" Tre said pointing at Billie and Adrienne who were now all stood in the corridor. "She doesn't just break down and cry like that unless something is seriously fucking wrong! So something is seriously wrong and I'm gonna go sort it out by hook or by crook!"
Billie sighed out shaking his head letting go of Tre giving up as Tre straightened out his jacket. He picked up his car keys pausing again. "And if that bastard has hurt her... " he said lifting up his hand pointing at the two of them. "The hospital is where you'll next see him... "
