Call It What You Like - I Don't Care, chapter 14

Billie Joe's P. O. V

I woke up the next morning with Bella's arms around my back, holding me close and my arms wrapped tightly around her waist.

I gently moved myself out of her grip and walked to the other side of the room and turned to face her.

"WAKE UP!" I screamed as I sprinted up and jumped on the bed right next to her. "COME ON! YOU'RE MISSING THE BEST PART OF THE DAY!"

I didn't quite count on what happened next though...

She jumped up and grabbed me by the throat, not hard enough to stop me breathing but enough for her to have control over me. She forced me backwards onto the floor and pulled both my arms up above my head.

I just stayed still, not knowing what she was going to do to me. Before I knew it I was being mercilessly dragged along the floor, my back being burned slightly from the carpet.

"No, Stop!" I screamed, "I promise I'll never wake you up again!"

"Billie Joe it's fucking SIX IN THE MORNING!" She shouted, dragging him out into the hallway.

"Aww, come on Bella, you can't lock me out of my own room.

"Can't I?" She asked, grinning.

"You're horrible, you know that?" I said as she let go of me and ducked quickly through the door leaving it open just a crack so she could reply.

"Well you're the idiot that got yourself into this position; you shouldn't have woken me up." She stated before closing the door and locking it.

I got up and ran down stairs and grabbed the master key for my house. I ran back upstairs and slowly unlocked the door, making sure she couldn't her me.

She was under the blankets with her back to me. She wasn't sleeping but she had her eyes closed and was trying to get back to sleep.

I slowly crept up to her and slipped in under the blankets next to her. I slipped one arm around her waist and she rolled over to face me.

"I'm not gonna get back to sleep for ages now," She muttered.

I just smiled sweetly at her, making her even more pissed off.


Bella's P. O. V

I watched Billie Joe staring at the ceiling as he thought about random things.

"Hey Bella...?" He started.

"Yeah?" I replied sitting up a bit to keep myself from drifting off. I was feeling tired again now.

"Do you know if there's something going on between Adie and Mike?"

Oh god... I wasn't expecting a question like THAT this early in the morning...

"Uh... What makes you think that? Mike wouldn't do that to you, he's your best friend." I said. To be honest, I was pretty sure that there was something going on, but I was gonna give Adie and Mike a chance to tell Billie Joe first.

"Well, they're staying together at Mike's house and there's no one else home and when she was here I noticed that she was acting kind of nervous around me... And, as a matter of fact, I never DID find out who she cheated on me with and her and Mike seem kinda close to each other, you know."

"Billie Joe, I honestly don't think that Mike would do that to you, you guys have been friends for ages." Ah, probably shouldn't have said that much... It's just going to make it even worse if they really are together.

"Well Tre did something of the sort; he was the only one who knew tat I was going to ask you out and he did what he did anyway. And I don't think anyone realizes how I might feel if my best friend got with my ex-wife."

I had absolutely no idea what to say to that so I just nodded and lay back down. Billie Joe wrapped an arm around my waist and rested his chin on my shoulder and lightly kissed my neck.


Billie Joe's P. O. V

About an hour later I awoke to a loud scream and Bella landing right on top of me on the bed. "WAKE UP BILLIE! YOU'RE MISSING THE BEST PAT OF THE DAY!"

I groaned and rolled away from her as she cracked up laughing. "See? Now you know how it feels."

"Yeah well at least I'm not attacking you for it." I mumbled into my pillow.

"You couldn't do that, because this is just payback." She stated matter-of-factly.

"Oh really?" I asked mischievously as I rolled over to face her.

"Nope," She replied.

"We'll see about that!" I shoved her quickly off the bed but not before she had the chance to grab onto my arm and pull me down with her.

She landed flat on her back and I fell directly on top of her. She groaned with pain as I fell flat on top of her and didn't move.

"Now I've got ya!" I said as I moved a bit so I had her on the ground completely un-able to move.

At that moment we heard Tre's voice from outside the room. "Biiiillie? Adie's at the door!"

We both froze as he opened the door... This probably didn't look too good.


Bella's P. O. V

"Biiiiillie?" Tre stopped in his tracks and stared at us. "Um... "

"Tre...?" Billie started.

"Yesm?"

"GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY ROOM!" Billie Joe shouted.

Tre turned around and scampered away, tripping as he went through the doorway.

Billie Joe pulled on a t-shirt and we walked out into the hallway just in time to hear Tre yell something out to Adie...

"YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO WAIT A MINUTE! HE'S UPSTAIRS FUCKING BELLA!"

Billie Joe sighed and walked downstairs with me following him. He walked to the front door where Adie was standing smirking at us.

"We were NOT fucking." Billie Joe muttered, looking at the floor.

"Yeah... I'm suuure you weren't Billie... " Adie said.

"We weren't... Not just then anyway." My eyes widened as Billie Joe slammed his hand over his mouth realizing what he had just said.

Adie smirked at us as Billie Joe stuttered trying to convince Adie that he didn't mean that.

"Anyway," Adie said over the top of Billie Joe's stupid stuttering. "The reason I'm here... My sister's sick and I want to go and visit her today, and I was wondering if you could take care of the boys until tomorrow probably around noon because I'm driving back fairly early but it's a fairly long drive so I'll be a while tomorrow morning so expect me to be there around noon."

"Um... Okaaay... " Billie Joe said, looking at her weirdly.

"What?" Adie asked quickly.

"I don't need every detail... It's usually just 'Billie I need you to look after the boys for a while, I'll be back sometime tomorrow.' Anyway, are they here now?"

"Yeah, they're in the car listening to music." Adie replied, not making eye contact.

That pretty much gave it away... There was definitely SOMETHING going on.

Billie Joe went and got the boys bags out of Adie's car as she gave them both a kiss goodbye. "Bye boys, I'll be back at around noon tomorrow. Make sure you're both good for your dad and Bella."

She got back in the car and drove off down the street as Billie Joe carried Joey and Jakob's bags inside and upstairs and into their rooms.

"Hey dad, why is uncle Tre here?" Joey asked as he followed Billie Joe down the stairs and into the living room where me and Tre were watching kids cartoons, laughing our assess off at Spongebob Squarepants.

"Because he's annoying and stupid," Billie replied as Joey nodded, taking this as a reasonable response.

"Have you boys had breakfast yet?" Billie Joe asked as they sat down.

"Mum only gave us cereal, she said that you could make us breakfast," Joey replied.

"Um... That's convenient... I don't actually have any food though." Billie Joe said.

"Can we go out somewhere?" Jakob asked excitedly.

"I guess we'll have to... Tre, you coming man?" Billie Joe asked Tre who was still laughing at Spongebob.

"Nah, I'll go annoy Mike for a bit." He replied, not taking his eyes off the screen.

"Ok, we'll just go get changed," He said to Joey and Jakob. "Oh, and Joey, go and brush you hair would you? You look like me."

I went upstairs and into my room and changed into my black jeans and an Evanescence "Fallen" t-shirt. I pulled my hair into a high ponytail and Put in my black converse and grabbed a small blue and black handbag and shoved necessary stuff in it.

I was about to walk out of the room when something caught my eye on the bed.

I moved closer and looked carefully, only to realize that it was a small blood stain under one of the bed sheets.

I knew it wasn't from me so I figured Tre must have accidentally scratched himself in his sleep.

But as I walked outside and to the car with Billie, Joey and Jakob, I had a small voice in the back of my head trying to tell me that that wasn't it.

But I knew Tre would never cut himself intentionally, I mean, what reasons does he have? He's funny, can easily get girls, has a job that he loves, two really good friends and is fairly good looking.

I was jolted from my thoughts as the car pulled up and Joey and Jakob both jumped out.

"Something wrong?" Billie Joe asked me.

"No, I'm fine." I replied as I un-did my seatbelt.

"Are you sure? You seem kinda quiet... Which is weird for you." He replied.

I rolled my eyes and got out of the car. "Don't worry, I'm just thinking," I said as he locked the car and walked down the street and into a café where Joey and Jakob were already sitting.

We ordered food and sat down to wait. Billie Joe talked to Joey and Jakob about school most of the time.

I noticed, while we were eating our food, that Joey kept on looking at me and Billie strangely.

Apparently Billie Joe noticed something too because he asked Joey, "Is there something on my face?"

"Oh. No, don't worry, there's nothing wrong." Joey replied, but while we ate the rest of our meals he continued to look at Billie Joe and me strangely.

After we had finished eating Billie Joe paid the bill, despite my protests, and we walked outside.

We walked around town for a while looking in random shops and Billie Joe buying a couple of CDs for Joey and Jakob after they nagged him for a full half hour.

"Time for coffee," Billie Joe stated.

We walked to the nearest Starbucks and Billie Joe, Joey and Jakob were just looking at something in a shop window next door when some one in the Starbucks caught my eye.

Adie was sitting in the back corner holding hands across the table with a tall thin man with bleached blonde hair.

She laughed at something he had said and took a few sips of her coffee as he shed his jacket. My breath hitched as I noticed a lot of familiar tattoos on the man's arms, as he turned his head to glance at the counter where his second cup of coffee was being made I caught a glimpse of his face.

He then leaned in and kissed Adie softly on the lips. After a while they broke apart, both smiling.

Oh shit... Billie Joe can NOT come in here...

I looked at Adie until she noticed me; as soon as she did she froze and looked around me to make sure Billie Joe wasn't there. Mike also turned around and stared at me, his eyes wide.

I glanced behind me to see that Billie Joe and the boys had gone into the shop next door. I quickly made my way to the table where her and Mike were and leaned my hands on the table.

"Billie Joe's gonna hate you" I stated simply.

"I know," Mike started, "But how are we supposed to tell him?"

"Well he already suspects it, so you better tell him before he figures it out himself," I said.

"We can't tell him just like that... " Mike started.

"I told you that we should have told him before... " Adie said.

"Was it Mike that you cheated on Billie Joe with?" I asked Adie quickly.

She looked nervously at Mike and nodded slowly.

"Well so much for Green Day... Billie Joe's just gonna LOVE you Mike," I said slightly angrily.

"Shouldn't you go back to your boyfriend now Bella?" Adie asked me, clearly annoyed by what I jus said.

"I guess I should... Have fun together and you better fucking hope it was worth it." I was about to walk out when I suddenly turned back, "Oh, and by the way, if you don't tell him soon, have no doubt in your mind that I will." I smiled sweetly and walked out.