It Started Out With Coffee At Starbucks, chapter 8
At 7:30 that night, the group arrived in Miami and the second they stepped off the private plane there was flashes from paparazzi cameras, fans screaming, and reporters shouting questions.
Luckily, Mike had thought ahead and brought a sweater with him on the plane to hide Abby. Rachel was being pushed into the spotlight thanks to his status but he didn't want Abby to be pushed into it yet. Especially at 3 years of age.
As Mike walked down the stairs carrying a sleeping Abby covered in the sweater, he took Rachel's hand and whispered to her "Don't let go of my hand. If you do, find Billie or Tre right away."
Rachel nodded and with the help of bodyguards the 7 were quickly at the cars waiting to take them to the hotel they were staying at. After they all checked in and got to their rooms, Rachel put Abby in bed while Mike ordered them something to eat from room service.
An hour later, Mike and Rachel were sitting on the balcony to their suite overlooking the hotel's huge pool when Rachel said "I wanna go swimming."
"Okay go change."
"Ahh... What about Abby?"
"Maybe Claudia or Adrienne would watch her."
"We can go tomorrow before the show."
"I'll be right back."
Mike got up and opened the sliding patio door further so he could walk in and walked over to the phone. He dialed the number for Adrienne and Billie's room and Adrienne picked up.
"Hello?"
"Hey Adie. It's Mike... Are you and Billie going anywhere tonight?"
"No I don't think so. He's on the phone with Pat right now and he's already complaining he's tired. Why?"
"Could you maybe watch Abby for me and Rach? We don't wanna leave her in the room alone and Rachel wants to go explore around the hotel."
"Oh of course I will just bring her over whenever you two want. She can even stay the night."
*Adrienne's POV*
Just when I said that Abby could stay the night, Billie turned to me and gave me the look he always does when I seem to make plans so we can't find time just for 'Billie and Adrienne time'. I spoke back into the phone and said "How about in an hour, you and Rachel have Abby here. 'Kay?"
"Oh yeah sure Adie."
"Bye."
"Bye."
*End of Adrienne's POV*
Mike hung up the phone then walked back out onto the balcony.
"So, Adrienne is watching Abby for the night."
"The night? Are you sure? What did Billie say?"
"Yes the night. Yes I'm sure. I don't know he was on the phone with our manager."
"Uh... Okay I guess I have to go grab some stuff for Abby then."
Mike nodded as Rachel got up and walked into the room. An hour later, Mike brought Abby over to Adrienne and Billie's room while Rachel changed to go down in the pool.
When Mike got back to his and Rachel's room, she was at the table in the living room looking at her laptop and crying.
*Mike's POV* I walked in the room and saw Rachel crying. That got me worried. I walked over to her and said "Rach... Baby is everything okay? Did someone in your family get hurt or die?" She shook her head and turned her laptop enough so I could read what the screen said. It was an email to her account. From Matt. I just read it over and over again and everytime I did it made me want to kill the guy even more.
"Hey Rachel... I ran into Jeff the other day and he told me something that you kept from me for the past three years. I know we haven't talked to each other since the thing with Julia but now I know about our daughter and I want to be part of her life. If you keep me from her, I will go to court and get full custody. Write back soon. Matt."
I looked down to where Rachel had been sitting and realised she wasn't there. I turned around to find her sitting on the bed in our room crying with her knees up to her chest. I walked over to her, pulled her arms away from around her knees, pulled her up onto her knees and she wrapped her arms around me.
She sniffed and said "Don't let him take Abby away. Mike please don't let Matt take Abby away from me. From us."
I sighed and said "Write him back and tell him about me and you and that if he wants to try to take her you've got a hell of a lot of lawyers on your side. Then mention he can see her when we get to New York."
I felt Rachel nod her head against my shoulder then she said "I don't wanna go to the pool no more."
"Okay."
Rachel pulled away from me and said "I'll write him back then can we watch a movie and get my mind off of the whole thing?" She gave me puppy dogs eyes, I smiled and said "Sure we'll watch one."
Rachel got up and walked back into the living room. I sat on the edge of the bed and sighed. Then a thought just popped in my head "If Matt tries to take Abby... What if he succeeds? What if Rachel loses her daughter?"
I shook my head and walked out to find Rachel typing away at the reply email to Matt.
*End of Mike's POV*
An hour later, Rachel and Mike were sitting on the couch watching Boogeyman. Around 11, Pirates of the Caribbean, the second movie of the night ended and when it did, Mike looked down to see Rachel asleep. He picked her up and carried her into their room.
The next morning at 9, Mike was woken up to his cell going off to the ringtone of American Idiot. Later that day was the concert in Miami.
A few weeks later, Green Day was in New York for some shows and tv appearances. On October 4th., it was their last day in New York and it was a free day so Rachel and Mike took Abby to see and to actually meet Matt. At the door to the apartment building, Rachel took a deep breath and whispered "One hour... All he needs is one hour."
Mike was carrying Abby and Rachel had a hold of his free hand. Once on the 3rd floor, Rachel led the way to Matt's apartment. When Matt answered the door, he looked from Rachel to Mike and then to Abby.
"Rachel."
"Matt."
"Do you guys wanna come in?"
"Obviously."
Matt walked away from the door and Rachel, Mike, and Abby followed him in. The first thing Rachel noticed was that the apartment was clean for Matt's usual standards. She looked around and saw pictures by the tv and they were of Matt and a blonde. Obviously Matt had moved on too.
Matt looked at the three new additions to his apartment and yelled "Maddy baby come out here for a second."
"Alright."
Less than a minute later, there was the blonde standing next to Matt and she looked liked she was at least 7 months pregnant because she had a big belly and her belly button had popped. Maddy, better known as Madeline to her family and close friends, held out her hand to Rachel and said "Hi I'm Matt's wife Madeline, well Maddy. You must be Rachel."
Rachel shook Maddy's hand and said "Yeah I am. This is Mike and Abby." Matt looked at Rachel and said "Does Abby know who I am?" "I told her she was gonna get to meet her daddy." Matt nodded and turned towards Mike and Abby.
"Hi Abby. I'm your daddy." Abby pulled her arms tighter around Mike's neck and said "Hi."
An hour later, Mike, Rachel and Abby were back in the BMW that Mike had rented at the airport and were on their way back to the hotel when Abby said "Mommy I don't like daddy."
Rachel sighed and said "Neither do I baby girl. That's why I'm not with daddy now. He was mean to mommy a long time ago."
"Oh... Mike?"
Mike looked through the rearview mirror in to the backseat and said "Yeah Abs?"
"Can we watch a movie when we get back to the hotel?"
"Yeah sure. Just me and you thought cause mommy needs to pack to go to Oakland."
"Otay."
Another hour later, Mike and Abby were watching the Spongebob Squarepants Movie and Rachel was packing.
The next morning, everyone flew to California. Billie and Adrienne went home to Berkeley and Tre, Claudia, Mike, Rachel, and Abby went home to Oakland.
An hour and a half after getting to Mike's and having the tour of it, Mike, Rachel, and Abby left for Anastasia's to pick up Estelle. As the week went on, Mike and Rachel went to so many places with Estelle and Abby.
On the 12th., the tour started back up in Europe.
Luckily, Mike had thought ahead and brought a sweater with him on the plane to hide Abby. Rachel was being pushed into the spotlight thanks to his status but he didn't want Abby to be pushed into it yet. Especially at 3 years of age.
As Mike walked down the stairs carrying a sleeping Abby covered in the sweater, he took Rachel's hand and whispered to her "Don't let go of my hand. If you do, find Billie or Tre right away."
Rachel nodded and with the help of bodyguards the 7 were quickly at the cars waiting to take them to the hotel they were staying at. After they all checked in and got to their rooms, Rachel put Abby in bed while Mike ordered them something to eat from room service.
An hour later, Mike and Rachel were sitting on the balcony to their suite overlooking the hotel's huge pool when Rachel said "I wanna go swimming."
"Okay go change."
"Ahh... What about Abby?"
"Maybe Claudia or Adrienne would watch her."
"We can go tomorrow before the show."
"I'll be right back."
Mike got up and opened the sliding patio door further so he could walk in and walked over to the phone. He dialed the number for Adrienne and Billie's room and Adrienne picked up.
"Hello?"
"Hey Adie. It's Mike... Are you and Billie going anywhere tonight?"
"No I don't think so. He's on the phone with Pat right now and he's already complaining he's tired. Why?"
"Could you maybe watch Abby for me and Rach? We don't wanna leave her in the room alone and Rachel wants to go explore around the hotel."
"Oh of course I will just bring her over whenever you two want. She can even stay the night."
*Adrienne's POV*
Just when I said that Abby could stay the night, Billie turned to me and gave me the look he always does when I seem to make plans so we can't find time just for 'Billie and Adrienne time'. I spoke back into the phone and said "How about in an hour, you and Rachel have Abby here. 'Kay?"
"Oh yeah sure Adie."
"Bye."
"Bye."
*End of Adrienne's POV*
Mike hung up the phone then walked back out onto the balcony.
"So, Adrienne is watching Abby for the night."
"The night? Are you sure? What did Billie say?"
"Yes the night. Yes I'm sure. I don't know he was on the phone with our manager."
"Uh... Okay I guess I have to go grab some stuff for Abby then."
Mike nodded as Rachel got up and walked into the room. An hour later, Mike brought Abby over to Adrienne and Billie's room while Rachel changed to go down in the pool.
When Mike got back to his and Rachel's room, she was at the table in the living room looking at her laptop and crying.
*Mike's POV* I walked in the room and saw Rachel crying. That got me worried. I walked over to her and said "Rach... Baby is everything okay? Did someone in your family get hurt or die?" She shook her head and turned her laptop enough so I could read what the screen said. It was an email to her account. From Matt. I just read it over and over again and everytime I did it made me want to kill the guy even more.
"Hey Rachel... I ran into Jeff the other day and he told me something that you kept from me for the past three years. I know we haven't talked to each other since the thing with Julia but now I know about our daughter and I want to be part of her life. If you keep me from her, I will go to court and get full custody. Write back soon. Matt."
I looked down to where Rachel had been sitting and realised she wasn't there. I turned around to find her sitting on the bed in our room crying with her knees up to her chest. I walked over to her, pulled her arms away from around her knees, pulled her up onto her knees and she wrapped her arms around me.
She sniffed and said "Don't let him take Abby away. Mike please don't let Matt take Abby away from me. From us."
I sighed and said "Write him back and tell him about me and you and that if he wants to try to take her you've got a hell of a lot of lawyers on your side. Then mention he can see her when we get to New York."
I felt Rachel nod her head against my shoulder then she said "I don't wanna go to the pool no more."
"Okay."
Rachel pulled away from me and said "I'll write him back then can we watch a movie and get my mind off of the whole thing?" She gave me puppy dogs eyes, I smiled and said "Sure we'll watch one."
Rachel got up and walked back into the living room. I sat on the edge of the bed and sighed. Then a thought just popped in my head "If Matt tries to take Abby... What if he succeeds? What if Rachel loses her daughter?"
I shook my head and walked out to find Rachel typing away at the reply email to Matt.
*End of Mike's POV*
An hour later, Rachel and Mike were sitting on the couch watching Boogeyman. Around 11, Pirates of the Caribbean, the second movie of the night ended and when it did, Mike looked down to see Rachel asleep. He picked her up and carried her into their room.
The next morning at 9, Mike was woken up to his cell going off to the ringtone of American Idiot. Later that day was the concert in Miami.
A few weeks later, Green Day was in New York for some shows and tv appearances. On October 4th., it was their last day in New York and it was a free day so Rachel and Mike took Abby to see and to actually meet Matt. At the door to the apartment building, Rachel took a deep breath and whispered "One hour... All he needs is one hour."
Mike was carrying Abby and Rachel had a hold of his free hand. Once on the 3rd floor, Rachel led the way to Matt's apartment. When Matt answered the door, he looked from Rachel to Mike and then to Abby.
"Rachel."
"Matt."
"Do you guys wanna come in?"
"Obviously."
Matt walked away from the door and Rachel, Mike, and Abby followed him in. The first thing Rachel noticed was that the apartment was clean for Matt's usual standards. She looked around and saw pictures by the tv and they were of Matt and a blonde. Obviously Matt had moved on too.
Matt looked at the three new additions to his apartment and yelled "Maddy baby come out here for a second."
"Alright."
Less than a minute later, there was the blonde standing next to Matt and she looked liked she was at least 7 months pregnant because she had a big belly and her belly button had popped. Maddy, better known as Madeline to her family and close friends, held out her hand to Rachel and said "Hi I'm Matt's wife Madeline, well Maddy. You must be Rachel."
Rachel shook Maddy's hand and said "Yeah I am. This is Mike and Abby." Matt looked at Rachel and said "Does Abby know who I am?" "I told her she was gonna get to meet her daddy." Matt nodded and turned towards Mike and Abby.
"Hi Abby. I'm your daddy." Abby pulled her arms tighter around Mike's neck and said "Hi."
An hour later, Mike, Rachel and Abby were back in the BMW that Mike had rented at the airport and were on their way back to the hotel when Abby said "Mommy I don't like daddy."
Rachel sighed and said "Neither do I baby girl. That's why I'm not with daddy now. He was mean to mommy a long time ago."
"Oh... Mike?"
Mike looked through the rearview mirror in to the backseat and said "Yeah Abs?"
"Can we watch a movie when we get back to the hotel?"
"Yeah sure. Just me and you thought cause mommy needs to pack to go to Oakland."
"Otay."
Another hour later, Mike and Abby were watching the Spongebob Squarepants Movie and Rachel was packing.
The next morning, everyone flew to California. Billie and Adrienne went home to Berkeley and Tre, Claudia, Mike, Rachel, and Abby went home to Oakland.
An hour and a half after getting to Mike's and having the tour of it, Mike, Rachel, and Abby left for Anastasia's to pick up Estelle. As the week went on, Mike and Rachel went to so many places with Estelle and Abby.
On the 12th., the tour started back up in Europe.
