One Day Soon, chapter 1
"Don't die, Oh God please don't die."
Billie Joe sat next to the hospital bed staring at the lifeless form laying there taking only fragmented breaths, clinging to life with everything she had.
He slumped his shoulders and allowed his head to fall softly onto her slender waist as he held her hand with a gentle ferocity only she would ever understand.
"Please, please, don't die! I'm so sorry!"
2 years earlier...
"Hey man! Let's go get drunk! You know that'll help! It always helps man!" Tre bounced around beside the heart broken Billie Joe.
"Maybe tomorrow, I kinda just want to chill for tonight okay?" Billie Joe smiled at the sad look on his friends face, Tre knew he was lying about tomorrow, Tre knew the truth - Billie just wanted to sit and sulk, and wait until the pieces of his life decided it was ready to come back together.
"C'mon Tre, leave Billie here alone for a bit, I'll take you to the bar." Mike patted Billie on the back, giving Billie Joe one of those 'friendly love' feelings he'd missed over the past few weeks.
"I don't really want to get drunk you know... " Tre said sullenly as Mike pulled him out of the room, "I just wanted to see Billie Joe smile again."
"I know buddy" Mike said placing his hand on Tre's shoulder, "We all do."
*RING*
Billie Joe jumped up, the room had been so quiet after Mike and Tre left that the phone nearly stopped his heart from shock.
"Hel... *cough* Hello?" Billie Joe stuttered into the phone.
"Hey, Billie Joe... "
Billie Joe almost dropped the phone.
"Adrienne? ADRIENNE?!? Is that really you?" Billie Joe had to basically shove his fist in his mouth to keep from yelling out loud.
"Yeah," came a tentative answer. "How are you Billie Joe?"
"Adie, I missed you so much!" Billie Joe started to gush and gravel and then his mind wandered. Why was he gravelling? She was the one who left. Left him alone - took his children and left a note. A NOTE? But he missed her so damb much...
"Where are you?" Billie Joe asked, trying hard to keep his anger in check, but not being able to completely hide the bite in his words.
"I'm... I'm just taking a little trip Billie... " Adrienne seemed very uneasy, and sad. Did she miss him? Regret hurting him? He hoped so.
"Look Billie, I just called because I felt really bad -"
"Why? Because you ran out on your husband, took away his children and left only a little note for an explanation? 'Cause clearly that isn't anything to feel bad about!" He could barely keep himself in check now.
"Billie Joe look, You must have known it was going to end, I mean after all, I've been with Jamie for 6 months now, you must have noticed?"
Billie Joe cursed under his breath before breathing in deeply and with great restraint managed to respond without yelling,
"No Adie, you knew it was ending, and Jamie knew it was ending. I was the only one out of the loop. I was the one who took our kids to the zoo and the mall while you and Jamie discussed the end of our relationship. No one told me."
"Billie please, just take a few days, you'll realize this is all for the best"
"You were what was 'for the best' for me. I love you Adie, but right now I hate you just as much as I love you." Billie Joe's throat clogged up but he promised himself he wouldn't show emotion, not to her.
"Just call me when you have a fixed residence. I'll send money for Joey and Jakob, and you can expect shared custody."
"Of course Billie Joe" Adrienne sounded so sad, good Billie Joe thought, she should! "I'll never leave you out of their lives, and I'll never forget how much you mean to my own life. I do love you Billie Joe."
Billie Joe stayed silent for a few moments.
"Well, I'll be calling you soon I suppose... "
"You know the number." Now Billie Joe was getting snippy, he didn't want to, the conversation needed to end.
"Good bye Billie Joe"
"Good Bye Adrienne"
*click*
Billie Joe hung up the phone and sat there staring at it for a while, half expecting it to ring again and hear Adrienne on the other end yelling "GOTCHA!" But that wasn't going to happen. It was over. It was really over. Now Billie Joe couldn't over think the scrawled words on the note, now he knew for sure.
Where was Tre when you needed him?
Ah hell who cared, he could get drunk on his own!
Billie Joe sat next to the hospital bed staring at the lifeless form laying there taking only fragmented breaths, clinging to life with everything she had.
He slumped his shoulders and allowed his head to fall softly onto her slender waist as he held her hand with a gentle ferocity only she would ever understand.
"Please, please, don't die! I'm so sorry!"
2 years earlier...
"Hey man! Let's go get drunk! You know that'll help! It always helps man!" Tre bounced around beside the heart broken Billie Joe.
"Maybe tomorrow, I kinda just want to chill for tonight okay?" Billie Joe smiled at the sad look on his friends face, Tre knew he was lying about tomorrow, Tre knew the truth - Billie just wanted to sit and sulk, and wait until the pieces of his life decided it was ready to come back together.
"C'mon Tre, leave Billie here alone for a bit, I'll take you to the bar." Mike patted Billie on the back, giving Billie Joe one of those 'friendly love' feelings he'd missed over the past few weeks.
"I don't really want to get drunk you know... " Tre said sullenly as Mike pulled him out of the room, "I just wanted to see Billie Joe smile again."
"I know buddy" Mike said placing his hand on Tre's shoulder, "We all do."
*RING*
Billie Joe jumped up, the room had been so quiet after Mike and Tre left that the phone nearly stopped his heart from shock.
"Hel... *cough* Hello?" Billie Joe stuttered into the phone.
"Hey, Billie Joe... "
Billie Joe almost dropped the phone.
"Adrienne? ADRIENNE?!? Is that really you?" Billie Joe had to basically shove his fist in his mouth to keep from yelling out loud.
"Yeah," came a tentative answer. "How are you Billie Joe?"
"Adie, I missed you so much!" Billie Joe started to gush and gravel and then his mind wandered. Why was he gravelling? She was the one who left. Left him alone - took his children and left a note. A NOTE? But he missed her so damb much...
"Where are you?" Billie Joe asked, trying hard to keep his anger in check, but not being able to completely hide the bite in his words.
"I'm... I'm just taking a little trip Billie... " Adrienne seemed very uneasy, and sad. Did she miss him? Regret hurting him? He hoped so.
"Look Billie, I just called because I felt really bad -"
"Why? Because you ran out on your husband, took away his children and left only a little note for an explanation? 'Cause clearly that isn't anything to feel bad about!" He could barely keep himself in check now.
"Billie Joe look, You must have known it was going to end, I mean after all, I've been with Jamie for 6 months now, you must have noticed?"
Billie Joe cursed under his breath before breathing in deeply and with great restraint managed to respond without yelling,
"No Adie, you knew it was ending, and Jamie knew it was ending. I was the only one out of the loop. I was the one who took our kids to the zoo and the mall while you and Jamie discussed the end of our relationship. No one told me."
"Billie please, just take a few days, you'll realize this is all for the best"
"You were what was 'for the best' for me. I love you Adie, but right now I hate you just as much as I love you." Billie Joe's throat clogged up but he promised himself he wouldn't show emotion, not to her.
"Just call me when you have a fixed residence. I'll send money for Joey and Jakob, and you can expect shared custody."
"Of course Billie Joe" Adrienne sounded so sad, good Billie Joe thought, she should! "I'll never leave you out of their lives, and I'll never forget how much you mean to my own life. I do love you Billie Joe."
Billie Joe stayed silent for a few moments.
"Well, I'll be calling you soon I suppose... "
"You know the number." Now Billie Joe was getting snippy, he didn't want to, the conversation needed to end.
"Good bye Billie Joe"
"Good Bye Adrienne"
*click*
Billie Joe hung up the phone and sat there staring at it for a while, half expecting it to ring again and hear Adrienne on the other end yelling "GOTCHA!" But that wasn't going to happen. It was over. It was really over. Now Billie Joe couldn't over think the scrawled words on the note, now he knew for sure.
Where was Tre when you needed him?
Ah hell who cared, he could get drunk on his own!
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