A Different Kind of Love, chapter 6
"What happened to him?" asked Mike, as Billie Joe stepped inside.
"Some kids beat him up." Billie Joe replied, gently sitting down on the couch, looking at Zach's peaceful but hurt face with despair. Tre plonked down on the couch next to Billie and studied Zach's face. Zach stirred and slowly opened his eyes. At the sight of Tre, they widened to the size of golf balls. Zach pulled the jacket over his head and attached himself to Billie Joe, holding him close.
"Billie...Billie why are other men here? You said...you..." Zach started to splutter and Billie felt him grasping onto Billie's chest for protection. He felt Zach quiver like in the park, and slowly Billie wrapped his arms around the bundle of jacket and pulled Zach close.
"Its just Mike and Tre, they work here with me. I promised I wouldn't hurt you and I meant it Zach." Zach slowly stopped shivering and Billie felt him relax underneath the jacket. Zach nestled into Billie's chest and rested there. Mike and Tre looked at each other and then back at Billie Joe.
"Uh...Mike, Tre, would you guys get me the first aid kit? Actually Mike can you get that and Tre can you get an ice pack?" Tre saluted Billie sarcastically and marched off to the kitchen. Mike looked dissaprovingly at Zach and gave Billie Joe a look of "you-are-in-way-over-your-head" before walking slowly off into the storage cupboard.
Zach poked his head out from the blankets once they had gone and gazed at Billie.
"What are you going to do to me?" he asked uncertainly.
"I'm just going to wipe over the blood and bandage up the places that need to be bandaged. Thats all." Zach nodded and allowed Billie to pull the jacket off. Zach still held Billie for comfort, as Tre hurled the ice pack at Billie's head and Mike sat the first aid kit down on the table.
"Some kids beat him up." Billie Joe replied, gently sitting down on the couch, looking at Zach's peaceful but hurt face with despair. Tre plonked down on the couch next to Billie and studied Zach's face. Zach stirred and slowly opened his eyes. At the sight of Tre, they widened to the size of golf balls. Zach pulled the jacket over his head and attached himself to Billie Joe, holding him close.
"Billie...Billie why are other men here? You said...you..." Zach started to splutter and Billie felt him grasping onto Billie's chest for protection. He felt Zach quiver like in the park, and slowly Billie wrapped his arms around the bundle of jacket and pulled Zach close.
"Its just Mike and Tre, they work here with me. I promised I wouldn't hurt you and I meant it Zach." Zach slowly stopped shivering and Billie felt him relax underneath the jacket. Zach nestled into Billie's chest and rested there. Mike and Tre looked at each other and then back at Billie Joe.
"Uh...Mike, Tre, would you guys get me the first aid kit? Actually Mike can you get that and Tre can you get an ice pack?" Tre saluted Billie sarcastically and marched off to the kitchen. Mike looked dissaprovingly at Zach and gave Billie Joe a look of "you-are-in-way-over-your-head" before walking slowly off into the storage cupboard.
Zach poked his head out from the blankets once they had gone and gazed at Billie.
"What are you going to do to me?" he asked uncertainly.
"I'm just going to wipe over the blood and bandage up the places that need to be bandaged. Thats all." Zach nodded and allowed Billie to pull the jacket off. Zach still held Billie for comfort, as Tre hurled the ice pack at Billie's head and Mike sat the first aid kit down on the table.
