Touchin Leads To Sex And Then There's No Mystery Left (A Sequel To U Can't Do This To Me Mike), chapter 4
It was a blur Mike, a chaotic rush of events that didn't make sense. As he sat in the waiting room of the hospital he tried to figure out what actually happened. He was driving to Tre's, he had a feeling Billie would be there, he wasn't going fast, but Billie just came flying out of nowhere, then he remebered seeing Billie on the ground, not moving. Then Tre comes running out of his house, phone in hand 911 being called, Mike did nothing, he slumped over Billie Joe and started sobbing into the singer's clothes. Mike froze, he couldn't get Billie's scream out of his head, the smell of Billie's blood, he looked down, the stains were still on his shirt, he felt vomit rise in his throat. If Tre hadn't have been there, Billie would have had no chance. Mike started sobbing again, tears trickling down his face, he prayed to God that Billie would be alright. It was his fault, all his fault, he took the guys out for a drink, he left Billie last night, if only he had protested in them going to get Billie, Adrienne let him out, the woman trusted him and he had let her down. In more ways than one.
His gut jolted as he felt Tre slump down into the chair next to him having just returned from the phone. "Adrienne and Jason are on there way" Tre whispered, Mike didn't look at his drummer, he continued to stare at the floor,
Tre swallowed, "Er...Joey and Jakob are staying with Adi's parents" he flinched at the words that escaped his lips, pointless infomation given to the bass player just to fill the silence. He mentally kicked himself, Mike loved Billie more than anything, he knew that, he knew that Billie was the most important person in Mike's life. Tre realised that this was one of those moments in life were his company rather than his words were more apprecaitive. Nothing the drummer could say could make Mike feel any better.
"This is all my fault" Mike finally spat, "If...if i wasn't such a pussy" Tre looked up at him, "If i'da left with him instead of chickening out and phoning you at least he would be safe....we'da pissed people off but it wouldn't matter...he would be safe" Mike's eyes filled with tears, he bit his lip trying to contain his emotions. Tre grabbed his friend and rocked him slowly, "Mike, it's not your fault, it isn't you didn't do anything...you didn't know this would happen"
"I...I....I hit him"
Tre winced, "You didn't know" he hissed through gritted teeth. Tre realised something then, it was his fault that Billie ran out into the road, he hoped he didn't have to admit that though.
It seemed that the smae thought had whizzed through Mike's mind, he sat up from Tre's torso and wiped his face, "Why was Billie running out from your house" he sniffed, waiting to hear Tre's answer,
Tre stiffened, but lying on the spot was second nature to him, "I...he just woke up on my sofa and, well, freaked i guess, i don't think he remembered that Adi said he could go out"
A knife pulled through Mike's intestine, if only he'd have taken him home last night.
Tre watched Mike wondering if he'd swallow the lie, suddenly Adi and Jason appeared standing over them. Adi was crying into Jason's shoulder,
Jason sat down and smiled at Mike, ignoring Tre's smirk completey.
Adi looked up at stared at Mike's shirt, it was covered in blood, her husbands blood, she howled harder into Mike's shoulder. Mike blinked, "I'd better go change" he croaked getting up slowly, Adi suddenly shot up like a woman possesed, "You'd better Mike, and you better not come back, i mean it, i asked you to bring him home last night, you'd said you'd look after him, now look whats happened! I HATE YOU MIKE I HATE YOU, I REALLY DO, YOU'VE WRECKED MY MARRIAGE AGAIN" She screamed down her hoarse throat as hard as she could as Mike rushed out pushing people out of teh way. Jason dragged her back into her seat, she continued to sob incoheriant words into his shoulder as he comforted her. "Jas..." Tre nudged him, "Jas... you okay with me"
Jason forwned at the drummer, "No i'm not...but i'll have to be now won't i?" he spat as he stroked Adi's hair.
Soon a doctor approaced, "I have some news about Mr. Armstrong"
Adi looked up at im, her future lying in these next words, "It's bad news i'm afraid..."
His gut jolted as he felt Tre slump down into the chair next to him having just returned from the phone. "Adrienne and Jason are on there way" Tre whispered, Mike didn't look at his drummer, he continued to stare at the floor,
Tre swallowed, "Er...Joey and Jakob are staying with Adi's parents" he flinched at the words that escaped his lips, pointless infomation given to the bass player just to fill the silence. He mentally kicked himself, Mike loved Billie more than anything, he knew that, he knew that Billie was the most important person in Mike's life. Tre realised that this was one of those moments in life were his company rather than his words were more apprecaitive. Nothing the drummer could say could make Mike feel any better.
"This is all my fault" Mike finally spat, "If...if i wasn't such a pussy" Tre looked up at him, "If i'da left with him instead of chickening out and phoning you at least he would be safe....we'da pissed people off but it wouldn't matter...he would be safe" Mike's eyes filled with tears, he bit his lip trying to contain his emotions. Tre grabbed his friend and rocked him slowly, "Mike, it's not your fault, it isn't you didn't do anything...you didn't know this would happen"
"I...I....I hit him"
Tre winced, "You didn't know" he hissed through gritted teeth. Tre realised something then, it was his fault that Billie ran out into the road, he hoped he didn't have to admit that though.
It seemed that the smae thought had whizzed through Mike's mind, he sat up from Tre's torso and wiped his face, "Why was Billie running out from your house" he sniffed, waiting to hear Tre's answer,
Tre stiffened, but lying on the spot was second nature to him, "I...he just woke up on my sofa and, well, freaked i guess, i don't think he remembered that Adi said he could go out"
A knife pulled through Mike's intestine, if only he'd have taken him home last night.
Tre watched Mike wondering if he'd swallow the lie, suddenly Adi and Jason appeared standing over them. Adi was crying into Jason's shoulder,
Jason sat down and smiled at Mike, ignoring Tre's smirk completey.
Adi looked up at stared at Mike's shirt, it was covered in blood, her husbands blood, she howled harder into Mike's shoulder. Mike blinked, "I'd better go change" he croaked getting up slowly, Adi suddenly shot up like a woman possesed, "You'd better Mike, and you better not come back, i mean it, i asked you to bring him home last night, you'd said you'd look after him, now look whats happened! I HATE YOU MIKE I HATE YOU, I REALLY DO, YOU'VE WRECKED MY MARRIAGE AGAIN" She screamed down her hoarse throat as hard as she could as Mike rushed out pushing people out of teh way. Jason dragged her back into her seat, she continued to sob incoheriant words into his shoulder as he comforted her. "Jas..." Tre nudged him, "Jas... you okay with me"
Jason forwned at the drummer, "No i'm not...but i'll have to be now won't i?" he spat as he stroked Adi's hair.
Soon a doctor approaced, "I have some news about Mr. Armstrong"
Adi looked up at im, her future lying in these next words, "It's bad news i'm afraid..."
