Is It Harder?, chapter 7
"Oh sorry guys. I was just wondering where you were." Asked Billie Joe.
"It's okay." I said as I got up.
"We've decided to go to the fair." Said Billie Joe.
"YAY!" Screamed Tre like a little kid. I laughed and we walked downstairs were everyone was waiting for us.
"Okay, great you're here." Said Mike.
"We're going to take Tre's SUV cause it's the biggest car we have. Even someone's going to have to sit on someone's lap." Said Mike.
"Ohh! I call sitting on Brooke's lap!" said Tre jumping up and down.
"No Tre. You have to drive." Said Billie Joe.
"I will sit on Jess's lap." He said smugly.
We left the house after locking up and piled into the car. Tre driving, Madison in the passenger seat. Billie Joe sitting on Jess's lap in the way back with Mike beside them looking pissed, and me and Cass in the middle seats. When we got there we were immediately attacked by teenies.
"Fuck off teenies!" I screamed at them. Most of them backed away but one walked up to me.
"You pathetic loser. You don't deserve any of these guys." She said smugly and spat on me. That bitch!
"Ahh! You bitch!" I screamed at her. I jumped on her and began ripping out her dyed blonde hair. I felt somebody pull me off her. Whoever it was had iron hands. I stumbled back and fell on Tre, who was the one that pulled me off the girl. She was nowhere to be found.
"Well, now that you've got that out of your system, lets go ride some coasters!" said Tre. Everyone went his or her separate ways except for Madison, who came along with Tre and I, much to his annoyance. We went on about 14 different rides two times each, and ate cotton candy and caramel apples. Finally it became dark and we headed home.
*
When we all got home me Jess and I said good-bye to the other guys and headed inside our house. I ran upstairs and jumped on the bed waiting for Jess. She came up looking tired. "Hey Jessiepoo. How about you and I have some fun?" I asked her wiggling my dark eyebrows. She laughed.
"Aww sorry BJ. As much as I would love to, and trust me, I do. I'm really tired and I have a headache." She said.
"Oh that's okay hun. Another night." I said. She smiled gratefully and climbed into bed beside me. I wrapped my arms around her body and took in her sweet smelling scent. I fell asleep dreaming of my baby-Jess.
*
Madison, Tre and I walked in the door to Tre and mine house laughing. It was such a great time at the fair even with the stupid teenies. Madison and I sat down on the couch and watched Family Guy while Tre went for a smoke. Just then the phone rang. I picked it up. "Hello?"
"Umm, yeah is Frank there?"
"Uhh, sure hold on a sec." Who was this woman? And why was she calling Tre by his real name? Tre walked in the door and I handed him the phone. I could hear his side of the conversation.
"Yes. Yes. No. Yes. Fine, yes I will take her tomorrow. And him too? Okay fine. Yes she's here. No I'm not going to say that. Okay. Bye then." Tre hung up the phone.
"Who was that?" I demanded.
"Huh? Oh that was my ex-wife. She wants me to take my daughter tomorrow. She also has my son. He's coming tomorrow too. Ramona and Frankito." He said.
"Oh ok." I breathed a sigh of relief. I thought he might have been cheating on me. Wait! Don't think that Brooke! Tre would never dream in his life of cheating on you! I pushed the terrifying thoughts out of my head and said to them I was going to bed. Tre came to bed about two hours later, saying Madison went right after I did.
I stayed awake for some reason that night. I just couldn't fall asleep. Even with Tre's big, warm, safe drummer arms wrapped tightly around me.
Finally at around four I did fall asleep.
I woke up the next morning to the shrill sound of the doorbell. "Ughh. Tre, get the door." I said to him and pushed him over.
"Ahh, no you get it." He said.
"It's your house." I said as the bell kept ringing.
"It's yours too." He argued.
"Yeah but you're the man." I said.
"Yes I am!" he said proudly.
"So get the door." I said, thinking I got him. But I apparently didn't.
"I'm not getting it," sang Tre childishly. I sighed and punched him in the arm then went downstairs looking like a mess to open the door.
There stood a pretty woman with long black hair and two kids. A girl about eleven with blondish-brown straight hair, and a boy of about four who had darker hair.
"Hi. I'm Claudia." Said the woman as I invited them into the foyer.
"I'm Brooke." I said extending my hand to shake with hers.
"I'll go get Tre for you."
"Oh you mean Frank?" She asked.
"Umm, yeah. Frank." I answered.
I ran upstairs and jumped atop of Tre.
"Tre! Get your ass down there! Your two kids and ex-wife are there!" Tre groaned and reluctantly got up. He walked downstairs while I got changed and put eyeliner on.
I walked downstairs to see Claudia gone, and Ramona and Frankito eating Lucky Charms. "Hey guys. This is Brooke. Daddy's girlfriend." Said Tre. I smiled at them, and thankfully they smiled back; well Ramona did. Frankito just threw his cereal at me. Whatever.
"So, what are you into Ramona?" I asked her.
"Well, first call me Mona and second. Lots of stuff, music, bass, pranks, food."
"So you're a punk, eh?" I asked her. She smiled.
"Yup that's what people tell me." I like her. I think we could be friends.
"So what do you guys want to do today?" Asked Tre.
"Oh dad could we get a strap for my bass?" asked Mona. He nodded.
"You want to come with?" He asked me. I nodded.
"Sure."
"Okay. I'm going to get dressed and we can head out." He said.
Mona and Frankie finished their breakfast and came over to me.
"So do you play anything Brooke?" asked Mona.
"Yup. I play drums and guitar. But I never got a drum kit or a guitar of my own. Just borrowed other people's." I said.
"Oh. I'm sorry." Said Mona.
"Oh no! It's fine!" I said smiling.
Tre came down zipping up his pants. "Ewe gross dad." Said Mona. He laughed.
"Let's go." He said and opened the door for us.
We got into the car. Tre and I up front and Mona and Frankie sat in the back. We drove to a nice music store. Mona went straight for the basses, while Frankie despite his young age, followed his father to the drums and started testing them. I walked over to Mona who was gazing adoringly into a beautiful blue bass.
"Nice huh?" I said to her. She jumped out of the trance and put the bass back on its stand. She walked over to the straps, which were really cool dickies.
"Ready to go hun?" Tre asked Mona as she picked out a cool black and white checkered one.
"Yep." She answered and they went to pay for it. I busied myself by trying out a very nice oak Yamaha drum kit.
"Let's go Brooke!" called Tre.
"Wait in the car! I'll be right there!" I called back. I stared at the bass Mona was staring at and finally asked the clerk if I could buy it. I paid for the bass with the last of my money and walked outside to Tre's SUV.
I opened the back door and put it on Mona's lap without saying anything. I closed the door and got into the front seat as Tre sat there dumbfounded. Mona squealed and jumped up to the front to hug me. I laughed and patted her back.
"Thank you so much Brooke! Ahh!! I love it so much! I love you!" She screamed. I laughed. "Thanks Mona. Go sit now."
We drove home listening to an AC/DC tape that I had burned. When we walked in the door, Mona asked where the studio was. Tre took her down there while I showed Frankie the room he would be staying in with his sister. After I showed him and he ran downstairs to the studio, I knocked on Madison's door. I was shocked at what I saw.
"It's okay." I said as I got up.
"We've decided to go to the fair." Said Billie Joe.
"YAY!" Screamed Tre like a little kid. I laughed and we walked downstairs were everyone was waiting for us.
"Okay, great you're here." Said Mike.
"We're going to take Tre's SUV cause it's the biggest car we have. Even someone's going to have to sit on someone's lap." Said Mike.
"Ohh! I call sitting on Brooke's lap!" said Tre jumping up and down.
"No Tre. You have to drive." Said Billie Joe.
"I will sit on Jess's lap." He said smugly.
We left the house after locking up and piled into the car. Tre driving, Madison in the passenger seat. Billie Joe sitting on Jess's lap in the way back with Mike beside them looking pissed, and me and Cass in the middle seats. When we got there we were immediately attacked by teenies.
"Fuck off teenies!" I screamed at them. Most of them backed away but one walked up to me.
"You pathetic loser. You don't deserve any of these guys." She said smugly and spat on me. That bitch!
"Ahh! You bitch!" I screamed at her. I jumped on her and began ripping out her dyed blonde hair. I felt somebody pull me off her. Whoever it was had iron hands. I stumbled back and fell on Tre, who was the one that pulled me off the girl. She was nowhere to be found.
"Well, now that you've got that out of your system, lets go ride some coasters!" said Tre. Everyone went his or her separate ways except for Madison, who came along with Tre and I, much to his annoyance. We went on about 14 different rides two times each, and ate cotton candy and caramel apples. Finally it became dark and we headed home.
*
When we all got home me Jess and I said good-bye to the other guys and headed inside our house. I ran upstairs and jumped on the bed waiting for Jess. She came up looking tired. "Hey Jessiepoo. How about you and I have some fun?" I asked her wiggling my dark eyebrows. She laughed.
"Aww sorry BJ. As much as I would love to, and trust me, I do. I'm really tired and I have a headache." She said.
"Oh that's okay hun. Another night." I said. She smiled gratefully and climbed into bed beside me. I wrapped my arms around her body and took in her sweet smelling scent. I fell asleep dreaming of my baby-Jess.
*
Madison, Tre and I walked in the door to Tre and mine house laughing. It was such a great time at the fair even with the stupid teenies. Madison and I sat down on the couch and watched Family Guy while Tre went for a smoke. Just then the phone rang. I picked it up. "Hello?"
"Umm, yeah is Frank there?"
"Uhh, sure hold on a sec." Who was this woman? And why was she calling Tre by his real name? Tre walked in the door and I handed him the phone. I could hear his side of the conversation.
"Yes. Yes. No. Yes. Fine, yes I will take her tomorrow. And him too? Okay fine. Yes she's here. No I'm not going to say that. Okay. Bye then." Tre hung up the phone.
"Who was that?" I demanded.
"Huh? Oh that was my ex-wife. She wants me to take my daughter tomorrow. She also has my son. He's coming tomorrow too. Ramona and Frankito." He said.
"Oh ok." I breathed a sigh of relief. I thought he might have been cheating on me. Wait! Don't think that Brooke! Tre would never dream in his life of cheating on you! I pushed the terrifying thoughts out of my head and said to them I was going to bed. Tre came to bed about two hours later, saying Madison went right after I did.
I stayed awake for some reason that night. I just couldn't fall asleep. Even with Tre's big, warm, safe drummer arms wrapped tightly around me.
Finally at around four I did fall asleep.
I woke up the next morning to the shrill sound of the doorbell. "Ughh. Tre, get the door." I said to him and pushed him over.
"Ahh, no you get it." He said.
"It's your house." I said as the bell kept ringing.
"It's yours too." He argued.
"Yeah but you're the man." I said.
"Yes I am!" he said proudly.
"So get the door." I said, thinking I got him. But I apparently didn't.
"I'm not getting it," sang Tre childishly. I sighed and punched him in the arm then went downstairs looking like a mess to open the door.
There stood a pretty woman with long black hair and two kids. A girl about eleven with blondish-brown straight hair, and a boy of about four who had darker hair.
"Hi. I'm Claudia." Said the woman as I invited them into the foyer.
"I'm Brooke." I said extending my hand to shake with hers.
"I'll go get Tre for you."
"Oh you mean Frank?" She asked.
"Umm, yeah. Frank." I answered.
I ran upstairs and jumped atop of Tre.
"Tre! Get your ass down there! Your two kids and ex-wife are there!" Tre groaned and reluctantly got up. He walked downstairs while I got changed and put eyeliner on.
I walked downstairs to see Claudia gone, and Ramona and Frankito eating Lucky Charms. "Hey guys. This is Brooke. Daddy's girlfriend." Said Tre. I smiled at them, and thankfully they smiled back; well Ramona did. Frankito just threw his cereal at me. Whatever.
"So, what are you into Ramona?" I asked her.
"Well, first call me Mona and second. Lots of stuff, music, bass, pranks, food."
"So you're a punk, eh?" I asked her. She smiled.
"Yup that's what people tell me." I like her. I think we could be friends.
"So what do you guys want to do today?" Asked Tre.
"Oh dad could we get a strap for my bass?" asked Mona. He nodded.
"You want to come with?" He asked me. I nodded.
"Sure."
"Okay. I'm going to get dressed and we can head out." He said.
Mona and Frankie finished their breakfast and came over to me.
"So do you play anything Brooke?" asked Mona.
"Yup. I play drums and guitar. But I never got a drum kit or a guitar of my own. Just borrowed other people's." I said.
"Oh. I'm sorry." Said Mona.
"Oh no! It's fine!" I said smiling.
Tre came down zipping up his pants. "Ewe gross dad." Said Mona. He laughed.
"Let's go." He said and opened the door for us.
We got into the car. Tre and I up front and Mona and Frankie sat in the back. We drove to a nice music store. Mona went straight for the basses, while Frankie despite his young age, followed his father to the drums and started testing them. I walked over to Mona who was gazing adoringly into a beautiful blue bass.
"Nice huh?" I said to her. She jumped out of the trance and put the bass back on its stand. She walked over to the straps, which were really cool dickies.
"Ready to go hun?" Tre asked Mona as she picked out a cool black and white checkered one.
"Yep." She answered and they went to pay for it. I busied myself by trying out a very nice oak Yamaha drum kit.
"Let's go Brooke!" called Tre.
"Wait in the car! I'll be right there!" I called back. I stared at the bass Mona was staring at and finally asked the clerk if I could buy it. I paid for the bass with the last of my money and walked outside to Tre's SUV.
I opened the back door and put it on Mona's lap without saying anything. I closed the door and got into the front seat as Tre sat there dumbfounded. Mona squealed and jumped up to the front to hug me. I laughed and patted her back.
"Thank you so much Brooke! Ahh!! I love it so much! I love you!" She screamed. I laughed. "Thanks Mona. Go sit now."
We drove home listening to an AC/DC tape that I had burned. When we walked in the door, Mona asked where the studio was. Tre took her down there while I showed Frankie the room he would be staying in with his sister. After I showed him and he ran downstairs to the studio, I knocked on Madison's door. I was shocked at what I saw.
