His Little Drummer Girl, chapter 14
Adrienne looked over at Tre. 'So quiet' she thought. He was looking out of the window of the plane but not really looking at anything. 'I feel so sorry for him. He really loves Sammi. Why won't she give in and just get back with him. She'd have a wonderful life with him. He'd give her the world, why couldn't she see it. They are lovely together. She really should have told him about his daughter. What a gorgeous family they would make. Tre needs her after all he's been through. He needs a proper family, he deserves it. They deserve each other.
Adrienne looked at her watch. Not long now until we land, about 40 minutes. I can't wait to see the children. I hope Joseph is OK with that high temperature. God I feel guilty not being with him but what can I do. I have to have my life with Billie too and its not as if I'm away often. She looked over at Billie on the opposite aisle. Black spiky hair all over the place. Head bent and writing away as usual. I'm glad I'm with you, you intelligent and loving man.
As if reading Adrienne's thoughts Billie looked over.
"Not long now honey," he said. "And we'll be with them," he smiled at me. He had such a serious face generally sometimes people thought he looked miserable. When he smiled though his whole expression changed and it lit up his face.
"Love you," I whispered looking at him.
"Love you too - hey what do you think when this tour is over I go blonde?"
"Oh Billie, why?"
"Not been blonde for a while, just a thought."
"You'll ruin your hair you know," I said to him. "It'll all fall out."
"Then I can go totally bald and buy a green stick-on Mohawk, what do you think?"
"Oh go and write another song," said Adrienne rolling her eyes and laughing. She looked over at Tre again...
'I can't believe she didn't come with me', thought Tre looking out the window at the clouds floating on past. 'I gave her the chance to come and she turned me down. I'm so disappointed I really thought she would come and be with me. I could give her so much. Not necessarily material things but just togetherness. Family times. Her kid is great and we get on. She'd be a great step-daughter. Well I tried, nothing more to do. I'll just have to ring her every few days to see how they are. We're due in Scotland in a couple of weeks and then Ireland for a festival, maybe I could make a flying visit.'
Tre pulled out the booth photo from his top pocket. It was quite rumpled with age but god we looked good together he thought. We always seem to have fun and she's about the only person that really gets my jokes. He smiled to himself. He was sure she loved him.
"Tre," Adrienne said. "Tre we have to fasten our seatbelts we're coming in to land."
"Sorry I was miles away Adi," said Tre.
"I know," Adi said, "you were miles away back in England weren't' you?"
Tre nodded. Adrienne was very understanding. The guys probably understood too but they didn't always talk about it. Adrienne was always there for a chat about such things. She was there when his marriages broke up. He loved her like a sister. Every weekend when the kids came to visit him he took them over to Billie and Adis. It was like one big happy family. Mike was often there with his little girl Estelle and Adi would cook in their huge kitchen and they would sit round eating and drinking and having fun. Sammi should be there with us. Sammi and Francesca, little blue eyes. What a great kid.
When they landed it was mid-day due to the time difference. Tre knew it was about 8pm at night in England and as soon as he got home he was gonna call Sammi.
*Franky's POV*
'What a downer', she thought. 'I am fucking bored out of my brains after such a wonderful weekend'.
I think I'll call up Charlie to see if he wants to go
to the park tomorrow. Schools out till next Monday so we need something to do. I Should really be doing drum practice but I cant be bothered really. We haven't been to the park in absolutely ages.
Most of the kids that hung out there were a couple of years older. Josh Street and his mates always hung out there. Josh was cool and all the girls fancied him but he was a bit of a rogue really. He'd been in trouble a couple of times for stealing from shops. Nothing much but some people were quite scared of him. I didn't really have an opinion but he was very nice looking. There was a look of Billie Joe about him...
...how weird looking at the posters in my room now after I've met Green Day and talked with them.
I could hear the phone ringing
"Francesca, it's Charlie on the phone," called mum.
"Just coming," I said dragging myself off the bed.
I took the phone from Mum who was still looking really fed up.
"Hi Charlie," I said.
"Hi," he said excitedly.
"I've just printed up all my pictures of the weekend from the computer, want to come over and have a look?"
"Of course. I'll be right there," I said.
"Mum?"
"Yes baby"
"I'm just popping to Charlies to look at all his pictures, shouldn't be too long."
"OK babe, may be you could bring them in for me to have a look too. I'd like that."
"OK Mum, love you!"
"Love you too baby" said Mum.
Sammi was just preparing dinner when she glanced over at the gift that Tre had given her. It was a photograph in a silver frame. It looked like a very expensive frame but it was the photo inside that made her smile. Someone had captured the moment when Tre had scooped her up after the Milton Keynes gig. They were looking directly into each others eyes and Tre had his hand on her butt. There was an inscription on the photoframe in funky writing. "Nice ass!" it said. Typical Tre but very touching and appropriate.
'I am so fed up its unbelievable'. Thought Sammi. I cannot believe that I could be in California right now with the man I love. I'm such a stupid person and Tre's right. A stubborn minx.
The phone rang again.
"Hello," Sammi answered.
"Yo!" said that wonderfully familiar squeaky American accent I loved so much.
"Hi Tre" I said. "You landed safely then"
"No actually," he said, "the plane crashed and I'm in pieces all over the runway!"
"Stop it. You know what I mean" I said.
"What are you doing?" he asked
"Preparing dinner, why?"
"Are you wearing that sexy little bra and panties number I saw you in?" he said putting a sexy voice on
"Tre! Behave yourself," I said
"Sorry," Tre replied. "Just got carried away"
"You're always getting carried away," I said.
"Yeah I wanted to carry you away but you wouldn't let me take you," he said.
"Please don't mention it Tre. I'm sorry I've upset you but I'm not ready"
"Well when you're ready will you let me know. Just give me a little clue will it be next week, next month or next year. Next decade even? Just so I can put it in my diary and make sure I'm around"
"Please Tre don't be like that."
"Im sorry sexy pants, its just I'm missing you already. The flight was shit and I feel so far away."
"I miss you too. It'll work out"
"I'm sure it will. How's blue eyes doing? Practising her drums I hope." God he SOUNDED like her father now.
"No she's next door with Charlie. He's printed out the photographs of the weekend so she's gone over to have a look.
"Fuck me she'll be gone a week the kid must have taken about a million shots."
"Ah. He's so sweet and I think he has a soft spot for Francesca. Oh, thanks for my picture by the way. I love it, its so you Tre"
"I thought it was so us" he said. "Listen I'm going to have to go. I need to give Frankito and Ramona a ring and tell them I'm back and make arrangements for them to come over at the weekend. Can I call you in a few days?"
"Of course you can" I said.
"Do you know this is the first time I've heard you speak on the phone" said Tre
"Of course. Is it weird?"
"No - it makes me feel HORNY!!" he shouted.
"Oh Tre!" I said, "speak to you soon."
"Bye babe." And with that he was gone.
"I Love you," I said into the phone knowing he couldn't hear, then I went back to preparing the meal...
Adrienne looked at her watch. Not long now until we land, about 40 minutes. I can't wait to see the children. I hope Joseph is OK with that high temperature. God I feel guilty not being with him but what can I do. I have to have my life with Billie too and its not as if I'm away often. She looked over at Billie on the opposite aisle. Black spiky hair all over the place. Head bent and writing away as usual. I'm glad I'm with you, you intelligent and loving man.
As if reading Adrienne's thoughts Billie looked over.
"Not long now honey," he said. "And we'll be with them," he smiled at me. He had such a serious face generally sometimes people thought he looked miserable. When he smiled though his whole expression changed and it lit up his face.
"Love you," I whispered looking at him.
"Love you too - hey what do you think when this tour is over I go blonde?"
"Oh Billie, why?"
"Not been blonde for a while, just a thought."
"You'll ruin your hair you know," I said to him. "It'll all fall out."
"Then I can go totally bald and buy a green stick-on Mohawk, what do you think?"
"Oh go and write another song," said Adrienne rolling her eyes and laughing. She looked over at Tre again...
'I can't believe she didn't come with me', thought Tre looking out the window at the clouds floating on past. 'I gave her the chance to come and she turned me down. I'm so disappointed I really thought she would come and be with me. I could give her so much. Not necessarily material things but just togetherness. Family times. Her kid is great and we get on. She'd be a great step-daughter. Well I tried, nothing more to do. I'll just have to ring her every few days to see how they are. We're due in Scotland in a couple of weeks and then Ireland for a festival, maybe I could make a flying visit.'
Tre pulled out the booth photo from his top pocket. It was quite rumpled with age but god we looked good together he thought. We always seem to have fun and she's about the only person that really gets my jokes. He smiled to himself. He was sure she loved him.
"Tre," Adrienne said. "Tre we have to fasten our seatbelts we're coming in to land."
"Sorry I was miles away Adi," said Tre.
"I know," Adi said, "you were miles away back in England weren't' you?"
Tre nodded. Adrienne was very understanding. The guys probably understood too but they didn't always talk about it. Adrienne was always there for a chat about such things. She was there when his marriages broke up. He loved her like a sister. Every weekend when the kids came to visit him he took them over to Billie and Adis. It was like one big happy family. Mike was often there with his little girl Estelle and Adi would cook in their huge kitchen and they would sit round eating and drinking and having fun. Sammi should be there with us. Sammi and Francesca, little blue eyes. What a great kid.
When they landed it was mid-day due to the time difference. Tre knew it was about 8pm at night in England and as soon as he got home he was gonna call Sammi.
*Franky's POV*
'What a downer', she thought. 'I am fucking bored out of my brains after such a wonderful weekend'.
I think I'll call up Charlie to see if he wants to go
to the park tomorrow. Schools out till next Monday so we need something to do. I Should really be doing drum practice but I cant be bothered really. We haven't been to the park in absolutely ages.
Most of the kids that hung out there were a couple of years older. Josh Street and his mates always hung out there. Josh was cool and all the girls fancied him but he was a bit of a rogue really. He'd been in trouble a couple of times for stealing from shops. Nothing much but some people were quite scared of him. I didn't really have an opinion but he was very nice looking. There was a look of Billie Joe about him...
...how weird looking at the posters in my room now after I've met Green Day and talked with them.
I could hear the phone ringing
"Francesca, it's Charlie on the phone," called mum.
"Just coming," I said dragging myself off the bed.
I took the phone from Mum who was still looking really fed up.
"Hi Charlie," I said.
"Hi," he said excitedly.
"I've just printed up all my pictures of the weekend from the computer, want to come over and have a look?"
"Of course. I'll be right there," I said.
"Mum?"
"Yes baby"
"I'm just popping to Charlies to look at all his pictures, shouldn't be too long."
"OK babe, may be you could bring them in for me to have a look too. I'd like that."
"OK Mum, love you!"
"Love you too baby" said Mum.
Sammi was just preparing dinner when she glanced over at the gift that Tre had given her. It was a photograph in a silver frame. It looked like a very expensive frame but it was the photo inside that made her smile. Someone had captured the moment when Tre had scooped her up after the Milton Keynes gig. They were looking directly into each others eyes and Tre had his hand on her butt. There was an inscription on the photoframe in funky writing. "Nice ass!" it said. Typical Tre but very touching and appropriate.
'I am so fed up its unbelievable'. Thought Sammi. I cannot believe that I could be in California right now with the man I love. I'm such a stupid person and Tre's right. A stubborn minx.
The phone rang again.
"Hello," Sammi answered.
"Yo!" said that wonderfully familiar squeaky American accent I loved so much.
"Hi Tre" I said. "You landed safely then"
"No actually," he said, "the plane crashed and I'm in pieces all over the runway!"
"Stop it. You know what I mean" I said.
"What are you doing?" he asked
"Preparing dinner, why?"
"Are you wearing that sexy little bra and panties number I saw you in?" he said putting a sexy voice on
"Tre! Behave yourself," I said
"Sorry," Tre replied. "Just got carried away"
"You're always getting carried away," I said.
"Yeah I wanted to carry you away but you wouldn't let me take you," he said.
"Please don't mention it Tre. I'm sorry I've upset you but I'm not ready"
"Well when you're ready will you let me know. Just give me a little clue will it be next week, next month or next year. Next decade even? Just so I can put it in my diary and make sure I'm around"
"Please Tre don't be like that."
"Im sorry sexy pants, its just I'm missing you already. The flight was shit and I feel so far away."
"I miss you too. It'll work out"
"I'm sure it will. How's blue eyes doing? Practising her drums I hope." God he SOUNDED like her father now.
"No she's next door with Charlie. He's printed out the photographs of the weekend so she's gone over to have a look.
"Fuck me she'll be gone a week the kid must have taken about a million shots."
"Ah. He's so sweet and I think he has a soft spot for Francesca. Oh, thanks for my picture by the way. I love it, its so you Tre"
"I thought it was so us" he said. "Listen I'm going to have to go. I need to give Frankito and Ramona a ring and tell them I'm back and make arrangements for them to come over at the weekend. Can I call you in a few days?"
"Of course you can" I said.
"Do you know this is the first time I've heard you speak on the phone" said Tre
"Of course. Is it weird?"
"No - it makes me feel HORNY!!" he shouted.
"Oh Tre!" I said, "speak to you soon."
"Bye babe." And with that he was gone.
"I Love you," I said into the phone knowing he couldn't hear, then I went back to preparing the meal...
