Is Billie The One?, chapter 2
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"Alright Alex, your father will read you one more chapter and then you gotta go to sleep. Okay?" I said, standing in the doorway with my arms crossed, watching Billie Joe read to my little prince.
Billie Joe and I called him that because Alex's favorite book was "The Little Prince" by Antoine de Saint-Exupery. Alex would beg us to read him stories almost every night. And, although he liked every story we read, his favorite was "The Little Prince."
" 'Grown-ups are so strange,' the little prince said to himself as he went on his way." read Billie Joe. " Okay Alex, I'll read you chapter eleven tomorrow, alright?"
Alex nodded and yawned as Billie Joe closed the book and kissed him on the forehead. I walked over to Alex's bed and said goodnight and kissed him as well.
"G'night, Mom. G'night, Dad." said Alex.
"Goodnight, my little prince." I said as Billie Joe and I walked out of the room.
It was around nine thirty. We headed for the living room. Billie Joe sat on the couch.
"So what do you want to do tonight?" I asked sitting down next to him.
"Um... I don't know. I can't really think of anything." Billie Joe said putting his head on my chest.
"Well, do you wanna watch a movie or something? We have free cable here." I asked turning on the television and stroking his hair.
"Actually, I just thought of something."
"Alright, what is it?"
"Don't worry, you'll enjoy it. Trust me." Billie Joe replied as he stood up and walked to the other side of the room.
"What are you doing?" I asked.
"I'm gonna call your sister." he said.
"Which one? I've got two."
"The one that's here. Maria." he said dialing her telephone number
"Why?"
"Shhh!...Hello? Maria? Hi, how are you doing?...Uh-huh... Listen, do you think you could come over tonight?...Alright, great... No, I'll explain everything when you get here... Okay, thanks, see you soon." Billie Joe hung up the telephone and came back to me on the couch.
"Why did you ask my sister to come over?" I asked.
"Because I need her to do me a favor. That's why. Now stop asking me questions."
"What kind of favor?" I said before realizing I asked him a question after he told me not to.
"I said don't ask anymore questions."
"Okay, I'm sorry. I won't ask anymore." I said.
About half an hour later there was a knock at the door. Billie Joe got up and answered it. Maria came in and I offered her a cup of coffee, which I knew she'd say yes to. Billie Joe and Maria sat in the living room while I was in the kitchen making a pot of coffee. When I finished I filled up three mugs and got some cake and went to the living room.
"So why did you guys call me? Why am I here? What do you need?" asked Maria.
"We -- no, I -- wanted to know if you could stay here tonight and watch Alex. I wanna take Madonna out tonight. And I know it's kinda late but if you could that would be great." said Billie Joe.
"Yeah, sure, of course I would." replied Maria.
"Wait a minute. Where are you taking me?" I asked.
"You'll see when we get there."
"Maddi, go to the car, I just need to get us a couple of things. I'll be right out." said Billie Joe walking towards our bedroom.
I looked at Maria a little confused, wondering what Billie Joe was up to. I couldn't even begin to guess what was about to happen. I got up, said bye to Maria, opened the front door and walked out.
I sat in the car waiting for Billie Joe. He came about five minutes later and began driving.
I couldn't wait to find out where we were going.
Billie Joe and I called him that because Alex's favorite book was "The Little Prince" by Antoine de Saint-Exupery. Alex would beg us to read him stories almost every night. And, although he liked every story we read, his favorite was "The Little Prince."
" 'Grown-ups are so strange,' the little prince said to himself as he went on his way." read Billie Joe. " Okay Alex, I'll read you chapter eleven tomorrow, alright?"
Alex nodded and yawned as Billie Joe closed the book and kissed him on the forehead. I walked over to Alex's bed and said goodnight and kissed him as well.
"G'night, Mom. G'night, Dad." said Alex.
"Goodnight, my little prince." I said as Billie Joe and I walked out of the room.
It was around nine thirty. We headed for the living room. Billie Joe sat on the couch.
"So what do you want to do tonight?" I asked sitting down next to him.
"Um... I don't know. I can't really think of anything." Billie Joe said putting his head on my chest.
"Well, do you wanna watch a movie or something? We have free cable here." I asked turning on the television and stroking his hair.
"Actually, I just thought of something."
"Alright, what is it?"
"Don't worry, you'll enjoy it. Trust me." Billie Joe replied as he stood up and walked to the other side of the room.
"What are you doing?" I asked.
"I'm gonna call your sister." he said.
"Which one? I've got two."
"The one that's here. Maria." he said dialing her telephone number
"Why?"
"Shhh!...Hello? Maria? Hi, how are you doing?...Uh-huh... Listen, do you think you could come over tonight?...Alright, great... No, I'll explain everything when you get here... Okay, thanks, see you soon." Billie Joe hung up the telephone and came back to me on the couch.
"Why did you ask my sister to come over?" I asked.
"Because I need her to do me a favor. That's why. Now stop asking me questions."
"What kind of favor?" I said before realizing I asked him a question after he told me not to.
"I said don't ask anymore questions."
"Okay, I'm sorry. I won't ask anymore." I said.
About half an hour later there was a knock at the door. Billie Joe got up and answered it. Maria came in and I offered her a cup of coffee, which I knew she'd say yes to. Billie Joe and Maria sat in the living room while I was in the kitchen making a pot of coffee. When I finished I filled up three mugs and got some cake and went to the living room.
"So why did you guys call me? Why am I here? What do you need?" asked Maria.
"We -- no, I -- wanted to know if you could stay here tonight and watch Alex. I wanna take Madonna out tonight. And I know it's kinda late but if you could that would be great." said Billie Joe.
"Yeah, sure, of course I would." replied Maria.
"Wait a minute. Where are you taking me?" I asked.
"You'll see when we get there."
"Maddi, go to the car, I just need to get us a couple of things. I'll be right out." said Billie Joe walking towards our bedroom.
I looked at Maria a little confused, wondering what Billie Joe was up to. I couldn't even begin to guess what was about to happen. I got up, said bye to Maria, opened the front door and walked out.
I sat in the car waiting for Billie Joe. He came about five minutes later and began driving.
I couldn't wait to find out where we were going.
