Human Medicine, chapter 6
The SUV was parked perfectly next to a trolley park. Billie Joe flashed a smile at his son before hopping out and getting a trolley. Jem and Billie Joe headed towards the supermarket. Tre watched them walk away with a sizable gap between them.
"They are so meant for each other" he said quietly, not realizing Mike was listening.
"I know" he agreed.
Tre jumped slightly but turned to Jakob and made a face.
Billie Joe pushed the trolley into the supermarket and wheeled it towards the fruit, but in the process bumped into Jem.
"Oh God! Oh, shit, I'm so sorry" Billie said with wide eyes.
"It's ok, I'm ok, stop fussing" Jem said as she patted his arm and turned to the apples. "you lie apples?"
"uh, yea" he said, distracted by the way Jem behaved. She was something else.
The trip around the massive store was fun for both Jem and Billie Joe, it had been awkward sure enough, but they had loosened up with each other as the trip continued.
"We can use these in your room" Jem said picking up some candles and scent in a bottle. Billie Joe smiled at his new found friend.
"what?" she asked as she saw his smile.
"nothing" he shrugged but continued to smile. He pushed the trolley towards the long loved alcohol aisle.
"Billie Joe? Why you going down there?" Jem asked, hands on hips.
"The guys are here for a few weeks too, we need drink" Billie protested innocently. Jem shrugged but said:
"ok, I'm gonna go get some stuff that I need"
"oh, ok" He answered and he continued down the aisle alone.
Jem snuck off to the bathroom aisle and collected some items she knew she would need if Green Day started out again. This included: black eyeliner and black hair dye. Jem went to the till, she looked briefly at her watch to see it was going on 7. But the thing that caught her eye was that it was the 9the of February, 8 days away from Billie Joe's birthday. Jem grabbed her items off the conveyor belt and headed to the cakes. A birthday cake that Jem first saw was made for Billie Joe. A guitar shape covered in light blue icing. Jem grabbed it and headed again for the till. She double bagged the items so that no-one could identify what was inside. Then Jem hurried back to find Billie Joe pushing a trolley laden with alcohol.
"ohh no" Jem said, she put her bag in the trolley and removed several boxes of lager and two bottles of whiskey. Billie Joe was infuriated.
"How can you choose my diet?" he said trying to control his anger by clenching his teeth tightly.
"You have a child who is my responsibility , and I'm sure would not like to see his daddy passed out from excessive drinking!" Jem hissed.
Billie was taken aback and Jem continued to put produce back onto the shelves.
"There you have enough drink for a good time and its to last a week."
Billie Joe's jaw dropped.
"Come on then" Jem said happily walking past Billie Joe and pushing the trolley towards the tills for her third time.
Billie Joe couldn't help it, as he watched Jem, his anger towards her ebbed away, leaving a wanting for a friendship, close friendship.
"But she's only here for a few weeks, don't get attached" he thought to himself. But that wasn't an option.
"They are so meant for each other" he said quietly, not realizing Mike was listening.
"I know" he agreed.
Tre jumped slightly but turned to Jakob and made a face.
Billie Joe pushed the trolley into the supermarket and wheeled it towards the fruit, but in the process bumped into Jem.
"Oh God! Oh, shit, I'm so sorry" Billie said with wide eyes.
"It's ok, I'm ok, stop fussing" Jem said as she patted his arm and turned to the apples. "you lie apples?"
"uh, yea" he said, distracted by the way Jem behaved. She was something else.
The trip around the massive store was fun for both Jem and Billie Joe, it had been awkward sure enough, but they had loosened up with each other as the trip continued.
"We can use these in your room" Jem said picking up some candles and scent in a bottle. Billie Joe smiled at his new found friend.
"what?" she asked as she saw his smile.
"nothing" he shrugged but continued to smile. He pushed the trolley towards the long loved alcohol aisle.
"Billie Joe? Why you going down there?" Jem asked, hands on hips.
"The guys are here for a few weeks too, we need drink" Billie protested innocently. Jem shrugged but said:
"ok, I'm gonna go get some stuff that I need"
"oh, ok" He answered and he continued down the aisle alone.
Jem snuck off to the bathroom aisle and collected some items she knew she would need if Green Day started out again. This included: black eyeliner and black hair dye. Jem went to the till, she looked briefly at her watch to see it was going on 7. But the thing that caught her eye was that it was the 9the of February, 8 days away from Billie Joe's birthday. Jem grabbed her items off the conveyor belt and headed to the cakes. A birthday cake that Jem first saw was made for Billie Joe. A guitar shape covered in light blue icing. Jem grabbed it and headed again for the till. She double bagged the items so that no-one could identify what was inside. Then Jem hurried back to find Billie Joe pushing a trolley laden with alcohol.
"ohh no" Jem said, she put her bag in the trolley and removed several boxes of lager and two bottles of whiskey. Billie Joe was infuriated.
"How can you choose my diet?" he said trying to control his anger by clenching his teeth tightly.
"You have a child who is my responsibility , and I'm sure would not like to see his daddy passed out from excessive drinking!" Jem hissed.
Billie was taken aback and Jem continued to put produce back onto the shelves.
"There you have enough drink for a good time and its to last a week."
Billie Joe's jaw dropped.
"Come on then" Jem said happily walking past Billie Joe and pushing the trolley towards the tills for her third time.
Billie Joe couldn't help it, as he watched Jem, his anger towards her ebbed away, leaving a wanting for a friendship, close friendship.
"But she's only here for a few weeks, don't get attached" he thought to himself. But that wasn't an option.
