Human Medicine, chapter 3
"You must be Jemma?" Billie Joe Armstrong asked.
"uh yea." Jem answered. They walked closer and there was a moments silence as they studied each others eyes. Then Billie Joe broke the silence.
"Well, uh, I'm actually really tired, so I'm gonna go grab some sleep." "Oh ok," Jem answered. And as Billie began to leave Jem spoke
"Uh where are the kids?" she asked.
Billie Joe turned back to meet her awe filled eyes with a sad expression.
"Well Jakob is at the day care centre, I'll pick him up later, and Joseph," he breathed "is with his mother." He looked at his feet as he said this.
"Oh. I'm sorry Mr Armstrong" Jem said looking at her own shoes. Billie Joe looked back up at his sons new babysitter.
"Hey, it's ok, and... call me Billie Joe" he smiled, he felt just like a kid again as he gently nudged Jem, he wouldn't take his hands out of his pockets the whole time and he avoided eye contact.
Jem looked up also and smiled, "call me Jem" she replied.
"And go get some sleep, you look wrecked" she giggled.
"Thanks" Billie Joe said with a mock hurt expression. He laughed and walked away. Jem noticed he only went next door, before she closed her door and leant on it. "He's hotter in real life" she thought.
After and hour and a half, Jem decided she should go and find out the food situation. She left her room and walked to the top of the large staircase. She examined the marble handrail before smiling. She mounted the banister and slid all the way to the bottom without faltering once. She laughed lightly as she walked around, the main aim to find the kitchen. Once found Jem looked through the cupboards.
An hour later Jem was still looking though cabinets and fridges before picking up a cereal bar and throwing it in the back of a cupboard out of sheer frustration.
"What is with all this healthy food crap!?" Jem exclaimed.
She shut the door of the wooden unit and to her dismay and horror this action revealed Billie Joe standing behind it.
"God! You scared me!" Jem said in a whisper holding her heart.
Billie Joe smiled and cleared his throat.
"Now, what's all this bout 'healthy food crap'?" he asked.
"well your food... it' crap" Jem said plainly.
"Well, I don't cook too good so I buy in" Billie Joe admitted scratching his neck.
"It's ok. It's what I'm here to do." Jem smiled then checked her watch.
"Did you sleep?" she asked her idol. She surprised herself at how normally she could speak to him, but it broke her heart to see him so messed up.
"um, no, not good." he said staring at the floor.
Jem smiled weakly at him before saying "come on."
He looked at her in confusion, but didn't have time to reply, she had grabbed his hand and took him upstairs. She walked to the room that she had seen him enter earlier and dragged him inside. She stared at the state of the room. It smelt of whiskey and cigarette smoke, the curtains were closed and the bed sheets were half off the bed. Jem knew what to do, she went over to a bemused Billie Joe and gave him the pyjamas.
"Go have a shower." was all she said. Billie stared at Jem but nodded and headed down the corridor. Jem set to work on Billie's room. When Billie Joe returned he stood in the doorway of his bedroom. It smelt fresh, the bedclothes had been changed and a cup of tea was beside his bed.
"Hey, now I want you to go to sleep, don't worry about anything" Jem said to Billie Joe. He Didn't say a word but headed straight to bed. Jem watched as the green eyes punk rocker got into bed and fell straight to sleep. She smiled and took the cup of tea back downstairs after closing his bedroom door quietly.
"uh yea." Jem answered. They walked closer and there was a moments silence as they studied each others eyes. Then Billie Joe broke the silence.
"Well, uh, I'm actually really tired, so I'm gonna go grab some sleep." "Oh ok," Jem answered. And as Billie began to leave Jem spoke
"Uh where are the kids?" she asked.
Billie Joe turned back to meet her awe filled eyes with a sad expression.
"Well Jakob is at the day care centre, I'll pick him up later, and Joseph," he breathed "is with his mother." He looked at his feet as he said this.
"Oh. I'm sorry Mr Armstrong" Jem said looking at her own shoes. Billie Joe looked back up at his sons new babysitter.
"Hey, it's ok, and... call me Billie Joe" he smiled, he felt just like a kid again as he gently nudged Jem, he wouldn't take his hands out of his pockets the whole time and he avoided eye contact.
Jem looked up also and smiled, "call me Jem" she replied.
"And go get some sleep, you look wrecked" she giggled.
"Thanks" Billie Joe said with a mock hurt expression. He laughed and walked away. Jem noticed he only went next door, before she closed her door and leant on it. "He's hotter in real life" she thought.
After and hour and a half, Jem decided she should go and find out the food situation. She left her room and walked to the top of the large staircase. She examined the marble handrail before smiling. She mounted the banister and slid all the way to the bottom without faltering once. She laughed lightly as she walked around, the main aim to find the kitchen. Once found Jem looked through the cupboards.
An hour later Jem was still looking though cabinets and fridges before picking up a cereal bar and throwing it in the back of a cupboard out of sheer frustration.
"What is with all this healthy food crap!?" Jem exclaimed.
She shut the door of the wooden unit and to her dismay and horror this action revealed Billie Joe standing behind it.
"God! You scared me!" Jem said in a whisper holding her heart.
Billie Joe smiled and cleared his throat.
"Now, what's all this bout 'healthy food crap'?" he asked.
"well your food... it' crap" Jem said plainly.
"Well, I don't cook too good so I buy in" Billie Joe admitted scratching his neck.
"It's ok. It's what I'm here to do." Jem smiled then checked her watch.
"Did you sleep?" she asked her idol. She surprised herself at how normally she could speak to him, but it broke her heart to see him so messed up.
"um, no, not good." he said staring at the floor.
Jem smiled weakly at him before saying "come on."
He looked at her in confusion, but didn't have time to reply, she had grabbed his hand and took him upstairs. She walked to the room that she had seen him enter earlier and dragged him inside. She stared at the state of the room. It smelt of whiskey and cigarette smoke, the curtains were closed and the bed sheets were half off the bed. Jem knew what to do, she went over to a bemused Billie Joe and gave him the pyjamas.
"Go have a shower." was all she said. Billie stared at Jem but nodded and headed down the corridor. Jem set to work on Billie's room. When Billie Joe returned he stood in the doorway of his bedroom. It smelt fresh, the bedclothes had been changed and a cup of tea was beside his bed.
"Hey, now I want you to go to sleep, don't worry about anything" Jem said to Billie Joe. He Didn't say a word but headed straight to bed. Jem watched as the green eyes punk rocker got into bed and fell straight to sleep. She smiled and took the cup of tea back downstairs after closing his bedroom door quietly.
