Human Medicine, chapter 8
Suddenly without warning Billie Joe put his arm around Jem.
"I like you" he said simply.
There was a silence.
"will you stay?" he asked.
"well , I'm only here for three weeks," she replied.
"would you like to stay?" he pushed.
Jem looked into his amazing green eyes and nodded slightly.
"then you shall," Billie said looking out over the landscape again. After a while;
"Billie Joe, I gotta go to bed, I'm really tired. Lets get your room ready so you can sleep." Billie Joe removed his arm and smiled gratefully.
The candles were fetched and the room was soon fresh and relaxing. Je sat and watched Billie Joe fall asleep before she blew out the flames and left the room quietly. Going back to her room to grab some much needed sleep for herself.
Jem woke due to the strong sunlight shining on her closed eyelids. She lay still for a while, not wanting to open her eyes. Eventually she sat up, rubbing her eyes, she got up and stumbled across the hall to the bathroom.
Once dressed, in black trousers and white vest top, she walked downstairs and made a cup of tea for herself. After her quiet moment she wet upstairs to check on Jakob. He was awake and very bored so Jem picked hi up and dressed him, taking him downstairs to make some breakfast.
Jem then made drinks for the guys in the garage, unlocking the door. Tre and Mike fell into the kitchen later in the morning and they both looked rough. Jem looked up at them.
"no pancakes until your showered and dressed" Jem said pointing to the kitchen door.
"Aw but-" Tre protested.
"I won't call Jess," Jem said. That was enough, Tre leapt from the room. Mike laughed at Tre but followed nonetheless, going into the downstairs bathroom.
Billie Joe woke at around 12.30 and hopped into his on suite bathroom. He had had the best nights sleep he had had for at least a year. He was in the shower when he had flashbacks of the previous day. Jems family dead, he had offered for her to stay and she wanted to. He smiled.
Once dressed, ripped jeans and white and blue t-shirt which read "Who the fuck is Tre Cool?" Billie wandered downstairs and into the kitchen, where a large smile planted itself on his lips. Jem had Jakob on her lap and she was laughing at Tre who had just fallen off his chair laughing at Mike who had put 10 pancakes on his head and was singing a nurse rhyme. Jakob was gurgling and smiling, enjoying his surroundings.
Billie sat down at the breakfast bar and watched, slightly laughing. Jem heard laughing behind her and turned round to see Billie Joe sitting on a stool, resting his head on his hands, wearing a happy smile, and it suited him very well.
Jem jumped to her feet and put Jakob on her hip.
"would you like something to eat?"
"no, no relax, it's ok I'll just get some cocopops or something."
"Well I made the others pancakes, I could make some for you?"
"That would be nice, I'll take Jakob" Billie said giving into Jem's offer.
Jem smiled and put Jakob on Billie's lap, then setting to work making pancakes and a coffee for Billie Joe.
Later on in the day Billie took Jakob outside and went swimming in the outdoor swimming pool. Tre and Mike went outside too and messed around in the sand pit. Jem, as previously planned, phoned Jess, her friend in the IK.
"Hello?" Jess answered.
"Hey Bitch!" Jem said playfully.
"JEM! How are you? Are you working yet?" Jess was so excited to hear from her.
"I'm ok, I am working yep." Jem smiled and by her tone Jess could tell Jem was keeping something from her.
"Jemma? What are you not telling me?" Jess accused.
"Nothing. You wouldn't believe it, it I told you," Jem said biting her lip.
"Jemma Gibbs, tell me!"
"I met Tre" Jem said quickly.
"What? AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!" Jess went hysterical. Jem waited for her to calm down then "Where? How? Tell me everything" Jess squeaked.
"Well, I'm living with him" That was a bombshell.
"Jem, Tell me he isn't your employer!" Jess pleaded.
"No HE isn't " Jem said truthfully.
"Jem, don't tell me that your employer is Billie Joe Armstrong!"
"... yep" Both squeaked and squealed with laughter and excitement.
"Well, I was phoning to ask if you'd like to come here to Los Angeles to see me... and Tre, Mike and Billie Joe" Jem asked.
"but Jem I can't afford to, I'm at the bottom of the barrel as it is."
"You can't afford top?" Jem asked concerned. Billie sat down on the armchair opposite her.
"well, I haven't been able to get work."
"Can't you borrow some money?2 Jem said panicking
"No I can't Jem, I'm sorry, I would if I could" Billie Joe stood up and walked over to Jem, signalling her to pass the phone. Jem hesitated but passed the phone to him.
"Hi Jess?" Billie asked the receiver.
"hi, who is this?" Jess questioned, Billie smiled at Jem.
"its Billie Joe Armstrong here" he said.
Silence.
"Listen, I couldn't help but heat that you have money troubles and can't afford a plane ticket. Over here?" Billie asked quietly and seriously.
"well I could pay your way if you like, it's just that, I don't want a depressed babysitter on my hands, I want happy one" Billie smiled at Jem's gob-smacked expression.
"oh no, I can't accept that" Jess started.
"I insist that you do, in fact I'm already booking your flight, where from?" Billie asked, walking through to the entertainment room and switching on his computer.
They exchanged details before Billie Joe passed the phone back to Jem with a trademark smile. Jem's heart melted, he was so thoughtful and generous.
"I like you" he said simply.
There was a silence.
"will you stay?" he asked.
"well , I'm only here for three weeks," she replied.
"would you like to stay?" he pushed.
Jem looked into his amazing green eyes and nodded slightly.
"then you shall," Billie said looking out over the landscape again. After a while;
"Billie Joe, I gotta go to bed, I'm really tired. Lets get your room ready so you can sleep." Billie Joe removed his arm and smiled gratefully.
The candles were fetched and the room was soon fresh and relaxing. Je sat and watched Billie Joe fall asleep before she blew out the flames and left the room quietly. Going back to her room to grab some much needed sleep for herself.
Jem woke due to the strong sunlight shining on her closed eyelids. She lay still for a while, not wanting to open her eyes. Eventually she sat up, rubbing her eyes, she got up and stumbled across the hall to the bathroom.
Once dressed, in black trousers and white vest top, she walked downstairs and made a cup of tea for herself. After her quiet moment she wet upstairs to check on Jakob. He was awake and very bored so Jem picked hi up and dressed him, taking him downstairs to make some breakfast.
Jem then made drinks for the guys in the garage, unlocking the door. Tre and Mike fell into the kitchen later in the morning and they both looked rough. Jem looked up at them.
"no pancakes until your showered and dressed" Jem said pointing to the kitchen door.
"Aw but-" Tre protested.
"I won't call Jess," Jem said. That was enough, Tre leapt from the room. Mike laughed at Tre but followed nonetheless, going into the downstairs bathroom.
Billie Joe woke at around 12.30 and hopped into his on suite bathroom. He had had the best nights sleep he had had for at least a year. He was in the shower when he had flashbacks of the previous day. Jems family dead, he had offered for her to stay and she wanted to. He smiled.
Once dressed, ripped jeans and white and blue t-shirt which read "Who the fuck is Tre Cool?" Billie wandered downstairs and into the kitchen, where a large smile planted itself on his lips. Jem had Jakob on her lap and she was laughing at Tre who had just fallen off his chair laughing at Mike who had put 10 pancakes on his head and was singing a nurse rhyme. Jakob was gurgling and smiling, enjoying his surroundings.
Billie sat down at the breakfast bar and watched, slightly laughing. Jem heard laughing behind her and turned round to see Billie Joe sitting on a stool, resting his head on his hands, wearing a happy smile, and it suited him very well.
Jem jumped to her feet and put Jakob on her hip.
"would you like something to eat?"
"no, no relax, it's ok I'll just get some cocopops or something."
"Well I made the others pancakes, I could make some for you?"
"That would be nice, I'll take Jakob" Billie said giving into Jem's offer.
Jem smiled and put Jakob on Billie's lap, then setting to work making pancakes and a coffee for Billie Joe.
Later on in the day Billie took Jakob outside and went swimming in the outdoor swimming pool. Tre and Mike went outside too and messed around in the sand pit. Jem, as previously planned, phoned Jess, her friend in the IK.
"Hello?" Jess answered.
"Hey Bitch!" Jem said playfully.
"JEM! How are you? Are you working yet?" Jess was so excited to hear from her.
"I'm ok, I am working yep." Jem smiled and by her tone Jess could tell Jem was keeping something from her.
"Jemma? What are you not telling me?" Jess accused.
"Nothing. You wouldn't believe it, it I told you," Jem said biting her lip.
"Jemma Gibbs, tell me!"
"I met Tre" Jem said quickly.
"What? AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!" Jess went hysterical. Jem waited for her to calm down then "Where? How? Tell me everything" Jess squeaked.
"Well, I'm living with him" That was a bombshell.
"Jem, Tell me he isn't your employer!" Jess pleaded.
"No HE isn't " Jem said truthfully.
"Jem, don't tell me that your employer is Billie Joe Armstrong!"
"... yep" Both squeaked and squealed with laughter and excitement.
"Well, I was phoning to ask if you'd like to come here to Los Angeles to see me... and Tre, Mike and Billie Joe" Jem asked.
"but Jem I can't afford to, I'm at the bottom of the barrel as it is."
"You can't afford top?" Jem asked concerned. Billie sat down on the armchair opposite her.
"well, I haven't been able to get work."
"Can't you borrow some money?2 Jem said panicking
"No I can't Jem, I'm sorry, I would if I could" Billie Joe stood up and walked over to Jem, signalling her to pass the phone. Jem hesitated but passed the phone to him.
"Hi Jess?" Billie asked the receiver.
"hi, who is this?" Jess questioned, Billie smiled at Jem.
"its Billie Joe Armstrong here" he said.
Silence.
"Listen, I couldn't help but heat that you have money troubles and can't afford a plane ticket. Over here?" Billie asked quietly and seriously.
"well I could pay your way if you like, it's just that, I don't want a depressed babysitter on my hands, I want happy one" Billie smiled at Jem's gob-smacked expression.
"oh no, I can't accept that" Jess started.
"I insist that you do, in fact I'm already booking your flight, where from?" Billie asked, walking through to the entertainment room and switching on his computer.
They exchanged details before Billie Joe passed the phone back to Jem with a trademark smile. Jem's heart melted, he was so thoughtful and generous.
