What a father should be, chapter 1
*THREE DAYS LATER*
Billie Joe straightened his tie and looked in the mirror. Usually he wore a tie when he was going to a concert, a place where everyone was supporting him. He knew that hardly anyone would support him in the courts. Zach lay in the hospital bed, watching what he hoped to be a future father.
Some people had already come in and talked to him, asking him what happened and what he thought of Billie. Zach had told them he loved Billie, and that he knew Billie loved him back. He hadn't told them anything about Billie's step dad. He thought it was something Billie wanted kept secret. But he knew Mike and Tre were aware of it. Billie swallowed nervously and spied Zach cocking his head curiously at him in the mirror. Billie smiled and turned around.
"How do you think I look Zach?" he asked, doing a quick swirl. Zach smiled. He didn't recognize Billie. He thought Billie looked bigger.
"Bigger. You don't look like Billie, except in the face." he smiled, resting his eyes on Billie's hair. He'd kept it the same. Billie had told Zach he wanted to look like all other daddies, so Zach had helped him pick out what suit he wanted. A suit that covered all of his tattoos.
"Bigger? I'm not wearing my chunky shoes though?" Billie said, feeling smaller.
"You look bigger to me dad." Zach smiled. Billie beamed, hoping he'd win that title.
Mike and Tre walked in and Tre started to laugh at Billie Joe. Mike raised his eyebrows and sat down next to Zach.
"Billie man you look like that kid from that magic show!" laughed Tre, pulling Billie's tie jokingly. Billie bit his lip and slapped Tre in the face with his tie. Mike shook his head as Tre dumped the videos and board games on the chair. They were babysitting Zach today. Billie walked over to Zach's bed and kissed him on the cheek.
"I love you Zach. You okay?" he asked, looking worriedly at Zach. Zach nodded and kissed Billie's chin.
"Yes. You'll be great Billie." he said. Sometimes he called him Billie, sometimes dad. He wasn't sure which to call him, as he both didn't want to get his hopes up, but didn't want to set them too low. Billie smiled and rose up to hug Mike and Tre. Tre snickered and Mike smacked him over the head as Billie walked out the door to court.
"Get it together Tre. For God Sake." Mike pulled a face at Zach and rolled his eyes toward Tre, who frowned.
"Perhaps, Michael, you would like to see a bit of bird man?" Tre replied, starting to flap his arms and scrape his leg across the carpet like a chicken. He pecked Mike on the face with his nose. Mike pushed him.
"Do you want to be kicked out... Frank Edwin the third? Or maybe Frank Edwin the bird?" Mike cheekily death stared Tre.
"BUK KERK!" yelled Tre, and tackled Mike. Zach laughed and watched Billie walking toward the elevator. He hoped he'd be okay.
Billie Joe straightened his tie and looked in the mirror. Usually he wore a tie when he was going to a concert, a place where everyone was supporting him. He knew that hardly anyone would support him in the courts. Zach lay in the hospital bed, watching what he hoped to be a future father.
Some people had already come in and talked to him, asking him what happened and what he thought of Billie. Zach had told them he loved Billie, and that he knew Billie loved him back. He hadn't told them anything about Billie's step dad. He thought it was something Billie wanted kept secret. But he knew Mike and Tre were aware of it. Billie swallowed nervously and spied Zach cocking his head curiously at him in the mirror. Billie smiled and turned around.
"How do you think I look Zach?" he asked, doing a quick swirl. Zach smiled. He didn't recognize Billie. He thought Billie looked bigger.
"Bigger. You don't look like Billie, except in the face." he smiled, resting his eyes on Billie's hair. He'd kept it the same. Billie had told Zach he wanted to look like all other daddies, so Zach had helped him pick out what suit he wanted. A suit that covered all of his tattoos.
"Bigger? I'm not wearing my chunky shoes though?" Billie said, feeling smaller.
"You look bigger to me dad." Zach smiled. Billie beamed, hoping he'd win that title.
Mike and Tre walked in and Tre started to laugh at Billie Joe. Mike raised his eyebrows and sat down next to Zach.
"Billie man you look like that kid from that magic show!" laughed Tre, pulling Billie's tie jokingly. Billie bit his lip and slapped Tre in the face with his tie. Mike shook his head as Tre dumped the videos and board games on the chair. They were babysitting Zach today. Billie walked over to Zach's bed and kissed him on the cheek.
"I love you Zach. You okay?" he asked, looking worriedly at Zach. Zach nodded and kissed Billie's chin.
"Yes. You'll be great Billie." he said. Sometimes he called him Billie, sometimes dad. He wasn't sure which to call him, as he both didn't want to get his hopes up, but didn't want to set them too low. Billie smiled and rose up to hug Mike and Tre. Tre snickered and Mike smacked him over the head as Billie walked out the door to court.
"Get it together Tre. For God Sake." Mike pulled a face at Zach and rolled his eyes toward Tre, who frowned.
"Perhaps, Michael, you would like to see a bit of bird man?" Tre replied, starting to flap his arms and scrape his leg across the carpet like a chicken. He pecked Mike on the face with his nose. Mike pushed him.
"Do you want to be kicked out... Frank Edwin the third? Or maybe Frank Edwin the bird?" Mike cheekily death stared Tre.
"BUK KERK!" yelled Tre, and tackled Mike. Zach laughed and watched Billie walking toward the elevator. He hoped he'd be okay.
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