Another Day Goes By, Am I In Your Dreams Tonight?, chapter 5
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"Wow Frankie you really are on the move with this guy, and why you haven't had sex with him yet?"
"It just hasn't happened Stevey honestly do you have to be so nosey all the time, just hurry up and get over here, or you'll be late for the concert, and I know you wouldn't want that."
"I'll be right over!"
"Thought so"
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"Why didn't you tell me she was coming to our concert?!" Mike frustrated, grabbed hold of his hair and rubbed his forehead.
"Well I thought she'd tell you, or I thought at least you would tell her you're a part of Green Day" Billie Joe answered taking a drag from his cigarette.
"Well she didn't and I didn't. Fuck man what am I going to do? I was going to tell her, she'll hate me, she'll hate me for sure"
"She can't hate you for this. Just tell her it was because you didn't want her to treat you differently just because you're famous"
"But what if she won't let me explain. I really like her, I mean really, really like her"
"I know, maybe you can still call her, say I got her backstage tickets for her and her friends and you want her to meet you wherever. You can explain it all to her then"
"Yeah, I'll try" Mike picked up his cell and dialled Frankie's number.
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Ring, ring
"Frankie leave it, we're going to be late as it is already," Stevey pulled Frankie away from her ringing phone towards the door
"Well it might be important"
"Who cares that's what answering machines are for!"
"Okay fine lets go"
"Thank god! I don't want to be stuck fighting to the front" Stevey pushed her out the door and towards the elevator.
"Oh I'm sure you would have no problem knocking eleven year olds over to get to your beloved rock whoever god"
"It's Billie Joe, can't you pick up on anything?"
"I guess not, but I'm sure I'll remember now, cause I actually know someone named Billie Joe, so it will make it easy to remember the useless information you give me." Frankie remarked stepping into the elevator along with Stevey.
"They a new co-worker? And are they cute, hot handsome or sexy?"
"No it's Mike's friend, and yeah he is, but he's married, sorry"
"Mike's friend did you say?" Stevey raised his eyebrow at Frankie with an interested look
"Yeah, are you getting hard of hearing?"
"No it's just a weird coincidence, that's all"
"About what?"
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"I didn't get an answer, she's already left. What the hell do I do now?" Mike snapped his phone shut and threw it on the couch.
"Go out there and play, think of all this mess later, call her after the show and talk to her."
"Easier said then done Billie"
"Yeah but you can handle this, I know you and trust me, out of everyone you can handle this"
"You're the one still married,"
"Yeah well, things can change for you to, you need the right person, and if she's it then you can get threw this."
"Yeah, you have to always be right don't you?"
"Well it is a curse of mine, lets go practice a bit"
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"Stevey there is no way my Mike is your Green Day Mike. He would have told me something like that"
"You never know, maybe he was trying to get away from idiots throwing themselves on him cause he's famous"
"Stevey you are one of those idiots"
"Exactly, Keria is saving us a spot near the font"
"How long has she been?"
"All day, poor girl"
"You guys are nuts"
"There she is" Stevey began pushing his way threw to where Keria was saving their spots in line. "Wait till I tell her your Mike is Green Day Mike"
"Stevey you can't be serious, it's a coincidence, there are tons of people with those names who could know each other"
"You honestly think there a thousands of people in the world named Tré? Oh well we will find out soon enough now won't we."
"Find what out" Keria asked curiously
"If Frankie's Mike is Green Day Mike"
"Stevey would you shut up about it already" Frankie said irately
"So if he is what are you going to say to him?"
"I don't know okay, can we talk about something else?"
"No, this is way to important, and I have to fill Keria in on everything"
***
"You ready Mike?" Billie Joe grabbed hold of his guitar waiting for Mike to respond
"Ready as I'll ever be," he said taking his bass and headed out after the Green Day front man.
Mike started playing the bass line to American idiot, and searched from head to head to try and get a glimpse of Frankie, but he saw her no where. 'Just play Mike, just play'
It came to the time in the show when Billie Joe picked three audience members to come on stage to play knowledge, and that's when he saw her, and Billie Joe's hand pulling her up on stage. Mike went wide-eyed and caught Billie Joe's eye as he fumbled a note.
'Oh my god what are you doing, oh god, oh god Billie Joe no' Mike looked back at Tré to look for some sort of help but Tré just shrugged and mouthed don't worry to him.
Billie Joe put his guitar around Frankie's neck and was talking to her but Mike couldn't read his lips or hear what he was saying. So he did what he was suppose to do and teach the random kid Billie Joe picked, who was pretty good, and said he already knew the song.
When the band got all together Billie Joe had Frankie follow him and sing into the microphone along with the kid on the bass. When it was over Billie Joe gave Frankie the guitar, had the drummer stage dive, and sent the bass player back stage. He asked Frankie if she had anything she wanted to say to the crowd and Mike froze looked intently at the back of her head as she took the Mike from Billie Joe.
"Actually yes I would, I would like to say something to someone. You know who you are, and I wanted you to know that what you did was wrong, but hopefully you know that. And I know your probably feeling like shit right about now, but I understand its hard in your position and well, I just want you to know that I forgive you" Mike broke into a grin of relief as Frankie gave the Mike back to Billie Joe and headed his way, went right past him, and smiled then disappeared back stage.
"Wow Frankie you really are on the move with this guy, and why you haven't had sex with him yet?"
"It just hasn't happened Stevey honestly do you have to be so nosey all the time, just hurry up and get over here, or you'll be late for the concert, and I know you wouldn't want that."
"I'll be right over!"
"Thought so"
***
"Why didn't you tell me she was coming to our concert?!" Mike frustrated, grabbed hold of his hair and rubbed his forehead.
"Well I thought she'd tell you, or I thought at least you would tell her you're a part of Green Day" Billie Joe answered taking a drag from his cigarette.
"Well she didn't and I didn't. Fuck man what am I going to do? I was going to tell her, she'll hate me, she'll hate me for sure"
"She can't hate you for this. Just tell her it was because you didn't want her to treat you differently just because you're famous"
"But what if she won't let me explain. I really like her, I mean really, really like her"
"I know, maybe you can still call her, say I got her backstage tickets for her and her friends and you want her to meet you wherever. You can explain it all to her then"
"Yeah, I'll try" Mike picked up his cell and dialled Frankie's number.
***
Ring, ring
"Frankie leave it, we're going to be late as it is already," Stevey pulled Frankie away from her ringing phone towards the door
"Well it might be important"
"Who cares that's what answering machines are for!"
"Okay fine lets go"
"Thank god! I don't want to be stuck fighting to the front" Stevey pushed her out the door and towards the elevator.
"Oh I'm sure you would have no problem knocking eleven year olds over to get to your beloved rock whoever god"
"It's Billie Joe, can't you pick up on anything?"
"I guess not, but I'm sure I'll remember now, cause I actually know someone named Billie Joe, so it will make it easy to remember the useless information you give me." Frankie remarked stepping into the elevator along with Stevey.
"They a new co-worker? And are they cute, hot handsome or sexy?"
"No it's Mike's friend, and yeah he is, but he's married, sorry"
"Mike's friend did you say?" Stevey raised his eyebrow at Frankie with an interested look
"Yeah, are you getting hard of hearing?"
"No it's just a weird coincidence, that's all"
"About what?"
***
"I didn't get an answer, she's already left. What the hell do I do now?" Mike snapped his phone shut and threw it on the couch.
"Go out there and play, think of all this mess later, call her after the show and talk to her."
"Easier said then done Billie"
"Yeah but you can handle this, I know you and trust me, out of everyone you can handle this"
"You're the one still married,"
"Yeah well, things can change for you to, you need the right person, and if she's it then you can get threw this."
"Yeah, you have to always be right don't you?"
"Well it is a curse of mine, lets go practice a bit"
***
"Stevey there is no way my Mike is your Green Day Mike. He would have told me something like that"
"You never know, maybe he was trying to get away from idiots throwing themselves on him cause he's famous"
"Stevey you are one of those idiots"
"Exactly, Keria is saving us a spot near the font"
"How long has she been?"
"All day, poor girl"
"You guys are nuts"
"There she is" Stevey began pushing his way threw to where Keria was saving their spots in line. "Wait till I tell her your Mike is Green Day Mike"
"Stevey you can't be serious, it's a coincidence, there are tons of people with those names who could know each other"
"You honestly think there a thousands of people in the world named Tré? Oh well we will find out soon enough now won't we."
"Find what out" Keria asked curiously
"If Frankie's Mike is Green Day Mike"
"Stevey would you shut up about it already" Frankie said irately
"So if he is what are you going to say to him?"
"I don't know okay, can we talk about something else?"
"No, this is way to important, and I have to fill Keria in on everything"
***
"You ready Mike?" Billie Joe grabbed hold of his guitar waiting for Mike to respond
"Ready as I'll ever be," he said taking his bass and headed out after the Green Day front man.
Mike started playing the bass line to American idiot, and searched from head to head to try and get a glimpse of Frankie, but he saw her no where. 'Just play Mike, just play'
It came to the time in the show when Billie Joe picked three audience members to come on stage to play knowledge, and that's when he saw her, and Billie Joe's hand pulling her up on stage. Mike went wide-eyed and caught Billie Joe's eye as he fumbled a note.
'Oh my god what are you doing, oh god, oh god Billie Joe no' Mike looked back at Tré to look for some sort of help but Tré just shrugged and mouthed don't worry to him.
Billie Joe put his guitar around Frankie's neck and was talking to her but Mike couldn't read his lips or hear what he was saying. So he did what he was suppose to do and teach the random kid Billie Joe picked, who was pretty good, and said he already knew the song.
When the band got all together Billie Joe had Frankie follow him and sing into the microphone along with the kid on the bass. When it was over Billie Joe gave Frankie the guitar, had the drummer stage dive, and sent the bass player back stage. He asked Frankie if she had anything she wanted to say to the crowd and Mike froze looked intently at the back of her head as she took the Mike from Billie Joe.
"Actually yes I would, I would like to say something to someone. You know who you are, and I wanted you to know that what you did was wrong, but hopefully you know that. And I know your probably feeling like shit right about now, but I understand its hard in your position and well, I just want you to know that I forgive you" Mike broke into a grin of relief as Frankie gave the Mike back to Billie Joe and headed his way, went right past him, and smiled then disappeared back stage.
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