Love, Sex and Booze (Edited), chapter 10
Sophie sat on the counter listening to the radio waiting for the kettle to boil. She looked up seeing her brother standing infront of her.
"What?" she said as he looked at her shrugging.
"Nothing... have you seen Tre?"
Sophie frowned at him shaking her head slowly. "He's rehearsing for tonight... why?"
"Just wondering... I needed to speak to him that's all... " Warren said turning around looking through the cuboards.
"Oh well I haven't seen him since yesterday morning... " Sophie said casually.
Warren nodded raising his eyebrows. "Hey where's my chocolate spread?"
"Billie had the last of it... " Sophie said jumping off the counter.
"Ah what? I'm gonna kill that bastard... "
"Who you gonna kill?" Melanie asked coming into the kitchen.
"Billie... " Sophie said pouring the hot water into the mug.
Melanie's stomach turned upside down jerking her head towards Warren. "Why!?" she said quickly.
Warren looked at her raising an eyebrow. "'Cause he had the last of my chocolate spread... what's up with you?"
Melanie looked at him shaking her head. "Ah... Nothing nothing I'm fine... "
Warren nodded kissing her softly on the cheek before exiting the kitchen. Sophie turned around to look at Mel stirring her cup of coffee.
She opened her mouth but Mike and Tre suddenly came into the kitchen and she quickly turned around.
"Mornin' ladies... " Mike said cheerfully.
"Hey guys... how did rehearsals go?" Melanie asked. Tre shrugged letting out a small 'hmph' looking over to Sophie who stood at the counter facing the wall.
Mike looked at Melanie making a face telling her Tre wasn't in the mood.
"Hey Soph... what's up, your quiet this morning... " Mike said going over to the fridge.
Sophie turned around slowly to face Melanie, Tre and Mike. "Oh I'm just tired that's all... " she mumbled glancing over to Tre before quickly looking away.
"You know I forgot something in the rehearsal room... I'll see you guys later." Tre said before leaving the kitchen. Melanie passed Sophie quickly whispering in her ear sarcastically, "Yeah 'cause you handled that really well."
Sophie watched her leave the kitchen as she suddenly noticed Mike looking at her. She smiled at him sipping her coffee.
"Hey Soph-" Mike started.
"Mmm... "
"You know... we... um... we're nominated for two awards tonight... "
"Yeah I know... " Sophie smiled. "And you're gonna win right? Steal the fucking show... "
"Damn right... " Mike cleared his throat leaning against the counter. "Well... I was wondering... if I do win... I mean if we win... can... can I kiss you?"
Sophie's eyes widened slightly her smile broadening. "You... you wanna kiss me if you win?"
"Yeah... I mean if it's cool... with you... is it?"
"Sure! Yeah you can kiss me... what... what kinda kiss?"
Mike shrugged pushing himself off the counter. "I dunno... depends how the show goes... " he smiled raising his eyebrows as he left the kitchen leaving Sophie staring after him. She placed her coffee down starting to feel excited about tonight. She couldn't hold it in as she started bouncing up and down.
"What are you so happy about?"
Sophie jumped turning around. "Jesus!" She stopped seeing Tre stand infront of her starting to panic realising it was just her and Tre alone in the kitchen.
"Um... nothing... " she said looking at the floor playing with her hair.
"I was... just... coming in to make... a... um... coffee... " Tre stuttered.
"Okay I'll leave you too it." Sophie shrugged picking up her mug.
"Sophie wait-" Tre said stopping her. Sophie stopped turning around slowly to face him. "Come on Soph this is weird... " he said laughing slightly. "Because of one stupid mistake... " he paused slightly not knowing what to say as Sophie looked at him biting her bottom lip.
Suddenly Emily walked through the door making Sophie quickly move away from Tre.
"Hey Em... " Sophie said. "I better go... have a bath... " she raised her eyebrows at Tre quickly walking out of the kitchen. She breathed in heavily, once she was in the hallway.
Emily walked over to Tre wrapping her arms around his waist as Tre smiled at her unable to say anything. "Where did you get too last night? I came in and you still weren't home... " Emily asked.
"Oh... I... was at the studio, I was checkin' out tapes and stuff, you know boring shit... "
***
"Great... look who decided to show up... " Sophie said nudging Melanie pointing over to a corner where Zoe stood talking to a famous record producer.
"Fantastic just the girl I wanted to see... " Melanie said sarcastically rolling her eyes.
"Your bubbly tonight... whats up?" Emily said to Sophie as Sophie took another drink from a tray.
"Who me? Oh no I'm just... excited... it's the MTV Awards!" Sophie said enthusiastically.
Emily looked at Melanie raising an eyebrow. "You've been to loads of Award shows before what's different about this one?" Sophie looked at Emily shrugging. "Ah come on Soph-"
"Well... Mike said... if they win... he's gonna kiss me... so come on Green Day!!!" Sophie said excitedly.
"Kiss you... ?"
"Yeah you know if you win the cameras point at you so he wants to kiss Sophie when the cameras are on him... " Melanie said.
"Do you think that's the only reason he's doing it? So he can stick his tongue down some actresses throat?" Sophie said.
"Ofcourse not! He's doing it 'cause he wants you Sophie haven't you figured that out yet!?" Emily said rolling her eyes.
Sophie shrugged looking around. After about an hour of standing around talking to journalists and cameras they finally got in the venue sitting at their table. As they all sat down Mike looked around the silent table raising his eyebrows. Melanie sat quietly in the middle of Warren and Emily smoking a cigarette Warren looked agitated about something, Tre sat quietly next to Emily still pissed off about this morning and Billie sat next to Sophie who wasn't being her usual joking self.
"Hey what is up with everyone today? Did you all get the 'I'm gonna act as if it's the last day of my life' stick shoved up your ass?" Mike said. Only Emily snickered at the joke but everyone else just looked at him. "What?"
"Shut up Mike." Warren said annoyed. Sophie looked over to Warren giving him evils as her jaw dropped slightly. She picked up Melanies malboro lights taking one out and lighting it. Melanie raised an eyebrow at her knowing Sophie only smoked if she was under a lot of stress.
Two hours passed when they finally came to the nominees for best rock album.
"This is it this is yours guys!" Emily said excited.
"And the nominees for best rock album are... "
Please be Green Day please be Green Day... Sophie thought to herself taking a sip of her sixth drink trying to look cool.
"And the winnner... " Come on Green Day!! Come on Green Day!! Come on you son of a bitch!! "is... ... The Killers!"
"Ah what they suck ass!" Sophie said out loud.
"Shh Sophie just clap!" Mike laughed.
Shit! Sophie clapped biting her bottom lip as Billie and Mike quietly laughed at her.
Yeah yeah get on with your stupid speech... I can't believe they won... I needed that kiss to happen... oh well... we're still nominated for best rock video... we better win that one...
... Mike thought pulling his drink closer towards him.
They watched a couple more awards being handed out when Billie Mike and Tre stood up to go and get ready for their performance. Melanie massaged her head wondering if she could take anymore of the tension at the table. There was still two hours and a half of the show and then there was the after party... Damn. She looked over to Sophie who was smoking her seventh cigarette which was pretty unusal for her. Billie hadn't spoken all night and Tre wasn't making his usual mocking jokes about other bands which were making Emily feel suspicious. Even Emily was acting weird and Melanie had noticed that she wasn't having any alcohol.
"And now please welcome onto the stage... the best fucking punk-rock band that has ever exsisted... Green Day!"
Sophie couldn't help but smile slightly listening to the crowd roar at the mention of Green Day coming on stage. She watched them jump around on stage.
God look at him... getting all sweaty and hot... playing his bass with no care in the world... Sophie thought to herself. Suddenly Sophie remembered she was supposed to be presenting an award straight after their performance. "Hey I better go... I'm supposed to be up their in less than like five minutes!" Sophie said quickly getting up.
"I'm gonna quickly go to the bathroom... I'll be back soon... " Melanie said getting up quickly after Sophie had left the table. Sophie made her way backstage seeing Mike Billie and Tre come off from the back of the stage. She caught Mike's eye waving at him giving him a thumbs up.
Mike smiled back at Sophie not wanting to take his eyes of her feeling someone nudging him. He turned to see Billie pointing to a young guy with thick glasses with a tape recorder in his hands. "Wants a couple of questions for some magazine."
"Hit me with 'em... " Mike said looking at the guy.
"Yeah... how do you feel about losing towards The Killers."
"We don't." Tre said simply.
"We think they deserved it as well as we did... " Mike said frowning at Tre as he shrugged at him.
"How do you feel about new music and the new generation... "
"I think it's getting better-" Billie started.
"Yeah do you think you'll win the award for best rock video?" the journalist cut in.
"Ofcourse!" Mike said.
"Who knows... "
"Tre Cool how's your relationship with Emily Stanton?"
"What the fuck's it to you?"
"Enough questions we need to get back to our table thank you, goodnight!" Billie said taking Tre's arm pulling him away from the inteviewer.
"What an asshole!" Tre said loudly.
"Go back to the table... I'm going to the little boy's wee wee room." Billie said to the two of them.
"I'm gonna wait for... Sophie to come off stage... I'll see ya back at the table." Mike said. Tre nodded walking off as Mike went in the opposite direction.
"What?" she said as he looked at her shrugging.
"Nothing... have you seen Tre?"
Sophie frowned at him shaking her head slowly. "He's rehearsing for tonight... why?"
"Just wondering... I needed to speak to him that's all... " Warren said turning around looking through the cuboards.
"Oh well I haven't seen him since yesterday morning... " Sophie said casually.
Warren nodded raising his eyebrows. "Hey where's my chocolate spread?"
"Billie had the last of it... " Sophie said jumping off the counter.
"Ah what? I'm gonna kill that bastard... "
"Who you gonna kill?" Melanie asked coming into the kitchen.
"Billie... " Sophie said pouring the hot water into the mug.
Melanie's stomach turned upside down jerking her head towards Warren. "Why!?" she said quickly.
Warren looked at her raising an eyebrow. "'Cause he had the last of my chocolate spread... what's up with you?"
Melanie looked at him shaking her head. "Ah... Nothing nothing I'm fine... "
Warren nodded kissing her softly on the cheek before exiting the kitchen. Sophie turned around to look at Mel stirring her cup of coffee.
She opened her mouth but Mike and Tre suddenly came into the kitchen and she quickly turned around.
"Mornin' ladies... " Mike said cheerfully.
"Hey guys... how did rehearsals go?" Melanie asked. Tre shrugged letting out a small 'hmph' looking over to Sophie who stood at the counter facing the wall.
Mike looked at Melanie making a face telling her Tre wasn't in the mood.
"Hey Soph... what's up, your quiet this morning... " Mike said going over to the fridge.
Sophie turned around slowly to face Melanie, Tre and Mike. "Oh I'm just tired that's all... " she mumbled glancing over to Tre before quickly looking away.
"You know I forgot something in the rehearsal room... I'll see you guys later." Tre said before leaving the kitchen. Melanie passed Sophie quickly whispering in her ear sarcastically, "Yeah 'cause you handled that really well."
Sophie watched her leave the kitchen as she suddenly noticed Mike looking at her. She smiled at him sipping her coffee.
"Hey Soph-" Mike started.
"Mmm... "
"You know... we... um... we're nominated for two awards tonight... "
"Yeah I know... " Sophie smiled. "And you're gonna win right? Steal the fucking show... "
"Damn right... " Mike cleared his throat leaning against the counter. "Well... I was wondering... if I do win... I mean if we win... can... can I kiss you?"
Sophie's eyes widened slightly her smile broadening. "You... you wanna kiss me if you win?"
"Yeah... I mean if it's cool... with you... is it?"
"Sure! Yeah you can kiss me... what... what kinda kiss?"
Mike shrugged pushing himself off the counter. "I dunno... depends how the show goes... " he smiled raising his eyebrows as he left the kitchen leaving Sophie staring after him. She placed her coffee down starting to feel excited about tonight. She couldn't hold it in as she started bouncing up and down.
"What are you so happy about?"
Sophie jumped turning around. "Jesus!" She stopped seeing Tre stand infront of her starting to panic realising it was just her and Tre alone in the kitchen.
"Um... nothing... " she said looking at the floor playing with her hair.
"I was... just... coming in to make... a... um... coffee... " Tre stuttered.
"Okay I'll leave you too it." Sophie shrugged picking up her mug.
"Sophie wait-" Tre said stopping her. Sophie stopped turning around slowly to face him. "Come on Soph this is weird... " he said laughing slightly. "Because of one stupid mistake... " he paused slightly not knowing what to say as Sophie looked at him biting her bottom lip.
Suddenly Emily walked through the door making Sophie quickly move away from Tre.
"Hey Em... " Sophie said. "I better go... have a bath... " she raised her eyebrows at Tre quickly walking out of the kitchen. She breathed in heavily, once she was in the hallway.
Emily walked over to Tre wrapping her arms around his waist as Tre smiled at her unable to say anything. "Where did you get too last night? I came in and you still weren't home... " Emily asked.
"Oh... I... was at the studio, I was checkin' out tapes and stuff, you know boring shit... "
***
"Great... look who decided to show up... " Sophie said nudging Melanie pointing over to a corner where Zoe stood talking to a famous record producer.
"Fantastic just the girl I wanted to see... " Melanie said sarcastically rolling her eyes.
"Your bubbly tonight... whats up?" Emily said to Sophie as Sophie took another drink from a tray.
"Who me? Oh no I'm just... excited... it's the MTV Awards!" Sophie said enthusiastically.
Emily looked at Melanie raising an eyebrow. "You've been to loads of Award shows before what's different about this one?" Sophie looked at Emily shrugging. "Ah come on Soph-"
"Well... Mike said... if they win... he's gonna kiss me... so come on Green Day!!!" Sophie said excitedly.
"Kiss you... ?"
"Yeah you know if you win the cameras point at you so he wants to kiss Sophie when the cameras are on him... " Melanie said.
"Do you think that's the only reason he's doing it? So he can stick his tongue down some actresses throat?" Sophie said.
"Ofcourse not! He's doing it 'cause he wants you Sophie haven't you figured that out yet!?" Emily said rolling her eyes.
Sophie shrugged looking around. After about an hour of standing around talking to journalists and cameras they finally got in the venue sitting at their table. As they all sat down Mike looked around the silent table raising his eyebrows. Melanie sat quietly in the middle of Warren and Emily smoking a cigarette Warren looked agitated about something, Tre sat quietly next to Emily still pissed off about this morning and Billie sat next to Sophie who wasn't being her usual joking self.
"Hey what is up with everyone today? Did you all get the 'I'm gonna act as if it's the last day of my life' stick shoved up your ass?" Mike said. Only Emily snickered at the joke but everyone else just looked at him. "What?"
"Shut up Mike." Warren said annoyed. Sophie looked over to Warren giving him evils as her jaw dropped slightly. She picked up Melanies malboro lights taking one out and lighting it. Melanie raised an eyebrow at her knowing Sophie only smoked if she was under a lot of stress.
Two hours passed when they finally came to the nominees for best rock album.
"This is it this is yours guys!" Emily said excited.
"And the nominees for best rock album are... "
Please be Green Day please be Green Day... Sophie thought to herself taking a sip of her sixth drink trying to look cool.
"And the winnner... " Come on Green Day!! Come on Green Day!! Come on you son of a bitch!! "is... ... The Killers!"
"Ah what they suck ass!" Sophie said out loud.
"Shh Sophie just clap!" Mike laughed.
Shit! Sophie clapped biting her bottom lip as Billie and Mike quietly laughed at her.
Yeah yeah get on with your stupid speech... I can't believe they won... I needed that kiss to happen... oh well... we're still nominated for best rock video... we better win that one...
... Mike thought pulling his drink closer towards him.
They watched a couple more awards being handed out when Billie Mike and Tre stood up to go and get ready for their performance. Melanie massaged her head wondering if she could take anymore of the tension at the table. There was still two hours and a half of the show and then there was the after party... Damn. She looked over to Sophie who was smoking her seventh cigarette which was pretty unusal for her. Billie hadn't spoken all night and Tre wasn't making his usual mocking jokes about other bands which were making Emily feel suspicious. Even Emily was acting weird and Melanie had noticed that she wasn't having any alcohol.
"And now please welcome onto the stage... the best fucking punk-rock band that has ever exsisted... Green Day!"
Sophie couldn't help but smile slightly listening to the crowd roar at the mention of Green Day coming on stage. She watched them jump around on stage.
God look at him... getting all sweaty and hot... playing his bass with no care in the world... Sophie thought to herself. Suddenly Sophie remembered she was supposed to be presenting an award straight after their performance. "Hey I better go... I'm supposed to be up their in less than like five minutes!" Sophie said quickly getting up.
"I'm gonna quickly go to the bathroom... I'll be back soon... " Melanie said getting up quickly after Sophie had left the table. Sophie made her way backstage seeing Mike Billie and Tre come off from the back of the stage. She caught Mike's eye waving at him giving him a thumbs up.
Mike smiled back at Sophie not wanting to take his eyes of her feeling someone nudging him. He turned to see Billie pointing to a young guy with thick glasses with a tape recorder in his hands. "Wants a couple of questions for some magazine."
"Hit me with 'em... " Mike said looking at the guy.
"Yeah... how do you feel about losing towards The Killers."
"We don't." Tre said simply.
"We think they deserved it as well as we did... " Mike said frowning at Tre as he shrugged at him.
"How do you feel about new music and the new generation... "
"I think it's getting better-" Billie started.
"Yeah do you think you'll win the award for best rock video?" the journalist cut in.
"Ofcourse!" Mike said.
"Who knows... "
"Tre Cool how's your relationship with Emily Stanton?"
"What the fuck's it to you?"
"Enough questions we need to get back to our table thank you, goodnight!" Billie said taking Tre's arm pulling him away from the inteviewer.
"What an asshole!" Tre said loudly.
"Go back to the table... I'm going to the little boy's wee wee room." Billie said to the two of them.
"I'm gonna wait for... Sophie to come off stage... I'll see ya back at the table." Mike said. Tre nodded walking off as Mike went in the opposite direction.
