'Cause Now I Know It's All That I Wanted, chapter 13
"Why do we have to go to the docks? I'm anti-war!" Mike complained. It's been three days since the proposal and now I have to say good-bye to my friends.
"Mike, these are my friends I've known since I was five, I want to at least say good bye before they go to war, I don't see Billie Joe complaining," I said.
"Because I'm afraid of your wrath," Billie Joe said.
"Good, you should be," I have him a playful evil eye.
"So are you excited?" Dad asked me.
"For what?" I asked.
"Your wedding of course, and seeing your friends of course."
"Of course I am, I haven't seen them in about 4 years."
We got to the docks where two guards were standing.
"To whom are you visiting?" one asked.
"Private Falmes, Private Smalls and Captain Hammers," I replied.
"INDIA!" I heard someone call me. I looked and saw Logan, Zack, and Lizzie running towards me. Lizzie stopped and said, "Gentleman, let them pass." The men moved and before I could take a step, they tackled me. I laughed as they finally rolled off of me and got up. I took one look at Lizzie in her uniform, she looked wonderful, and I started to cry.
"Captain Hammers huh?" I whispered. She nodded, also starting to tear up. I took a look at Logan and Zack; they looked so different with their almost bald heads.
"Looking good you guys," I managed to say. They were also about to cry and hugged me. Lizzie joined us in a group hug, with me in the middle.
"Why is one of your fingers so cold?" Zack asked, then looked at my ring. He smiled at me and I nodded.
"Who's the lucky guy?" I giggled and waved for Billie Joe, Mike, and Dad to join us.
"This is my dearly beloved," I said while hugging Mike and he kissed my head.
"And the other two?" Logan asked.
"Our posse," I said winking at Billie Joe and Dad.
"No, they're the rest of Green Day," I added.
"Cool, I knew that!" Logan said, he was a natural blonde, and an attitude to match.
"We only have thirty more minutes," Lizzie said. I grabbed her and hugged her until she was choking.
"I love you," I said.
"I'm sorry deary, I'm not that way," she joked. I laughed and hugged her again. I turned to Zack, he was near tears himself, he tries to be tough, but it doesn't work sometimes. I hugged him tightly and swayed side to side. He wiped tears from his eyes and kissed my forehead.
"Be careful ok, don't trust anyone, I know it's bad to say that but it's a foreign country and I don't want you to get hurt," I said to him. He nodded and kissed my cheek.
I turned to Logan, Mr. Tough Guy was turning soft on me? He wasn't crying but his eyes were hazy and so were mine.
"Don't be afraid, you'll make colonel in no time, I can tell," I encouraged him.
"I'll come back soon, I promise you," he said. I nodded and hugged him tightly.
They got on the boat and I was left crying my eyes out. Mike held me tightly as I waved and blew kisses to them. They returned them and waved good-bye to us.
"Come on, we need to get to the airport," Dad said. I nodded and went to the bus and put my bags near my feet.
"Are you gonna be ok?" Mike asked. I couldn't answer, I was crying too hard. I was quiet about it, but it was still obviously. My hands were wet and my eyes were glassy and maybe brown. Mike held me tightly so I couldn't move, I could barely breath, but I didn't fight. I just wanted to be home, where I had get ready for the wedding.
***
"Home sweet home," Mike said as we walked into his house. The day he proposed to me, he also asked me to move in with him, I said 'yes' right away.
"I'm going to sleep," I said.
"Ok, I just have to make a couple of phone calls," he smiled. My brain said what for?, but my body just kept moving to the bedroom. I finally about collapsed on the bed.
***
"Dear, wake up," Mike whispered. I groaned and opened my eyes. His smile is the best thing for the mornings.
"What time is it?" I asked.
"About six," he said.
"In the evening?" I ask.
"No in the morning," he laughed. I shot up and got dressed and skipped to where Mike already was.
"Thanks a bunch sweetie."
"No problem you know?"
I kiss him on the lips and he kisses back. He cupped my cheek with his hand and I had to pull away.
"Baby not now, we did that at the hotel," I groaned.
"But I need you," he complained.
"Well you're gonna have to wait until tonight ok?" He nodded poutishly as I kissed his neck and a ghost of a smile came on his lips.
"I love you."
"Love ya too, I guess."
"Aww, poor Mikey can't get any when he wants."
"And I should too!"
"Mike, these are my friends I've known since I was five, I want to at least say good bye before they go to war, I don't see Billie Joe complaining," I said.
"Because I'm afraid of your wrath," Billie Joe said.
"Good, you should be," I have him a playful evil eye.
"So are you excited?" Dad asked me.
"For what?" I asked.
"Your wedding of course, and seeing your friends of course."
"Of course I am, I haven't seen them in about 4 years."
We got to the docks where two guards were standing.
"To whom are you visiting?" one asked.
"Private Falmes, Private Smalls and Captain Hammers," I replied.
"INDIA!" I heard someone call me. I looked and saw Logan, Zack, and Lizzie running towards me. Lizzie stopped and said, "Gentleman, let them pass." The men moved and before I could take a step, they tackled me. I laughed as they finally rolled off of me and got up. I took one look at Lizzie in her uniform, she looked wonderful, and I started to cry.
"Captain Hammers huh?" I whispered. She nodded, also starting to tear up. I took a look at Logan and Zack; they looked so different with their almost bald heads.
"Looking good you guys," I managed to say. They were also about to cry and hugged me. Lizzie joined us in a group hug, with me in the middle.
"Why is one of your fingers so cold?" Zack asked, then looked at my ring. He smiled at me and I nodded.
"Who's the lucky guy?" I giggled and waved for Billie Joe, Mike, and Dad to join us.
"This is my dearly beloved," I said while hugging Mike and he kissed my head.
"And the other two?" Logan asked.
"Our posse," I said winking at Billie Joe and Dad.
"No, they're the rest of Green Day," I added.
"Cool, I knew that!" Logan said, he was a natural blonde, and an attitude to match.
"We only have thirty more minutes," Lizzie said. I grabbed her and hugged her until she was choking.
"I love you," I said.
"I'm sorry deary, I'm not that way," she joked. I laughed and hugged her again. I turned to Zack, he was near tears himself, he tries to be tough, but it doesn't work sometimes. I hugged him tightly and swayed side to side. He wiped tears from his eyes and kissed my forehead.
"Be careful ok, don't trust anyone, I know it's bad to say that but it's a foreign country and I don't want you to get hurt," I said to him. He nodded and kissed my cheek.
I turned to Logan, Mr. Tough Guy was turning soft on me? He wasn't crying but his eyes were hazy and so were mine.
"Don't be afraid, you'll make colonel in no time, I can tell," I encouraged him.
"I'll come back soon, I promise you," he said. I nodded and hugged him tightly.
They got on the boat and I was left crying my eyes out. Mike held me tightly as I waved and blew kisses to them. They returned them and waved good-bye to us.
"Come on, we need to get to the airport," Dad said. I nodded and went to the bus and put my bags near my feet.
"Are you gonna be ok?" Mike asked. I couldn't answer, I was crying too hard. I was quiet about it, but it was still obviously. My hands were wet and my eyes were glassy and maybe brown. Mike held me tightly so I couldn't move, I could barely breath, but I didn't fight. I just wanted to be home, where I had get ready for the wedding.
***
"Home sweet home," Mike said as we walked into his house. The day he proposed to me, he also asked me to move in with him, I said 'yes' right away.
"I'm going to sleep," I said.
"Ok, I just have to make a couple of phone calls," he smiled. My brain said what for?, but my body just kept moving to the bedroom. I finally about collapsed on the bed.
***
"Dear, wake up," Mike whispered. I groaned and opened my eyes. His smile is the best thing for the mornings.
"What time is it?" I asked.
"About six," he said.
"In the evening?" I ask.
"No in the morning," he laughed. I shot up and got dressed and skipped to where Mike already was.
"Thanks a bunch sweetie."
"No problem you know?"
I kiss him on the lips and he kisses back. He cupped my cheek with his hand and I had to pull away.
"Baby not now, we did that at the hotel," I groaned.
"But I need you," he complained.
"Well you're gonna have to wait until tonight ok?" He nodded poutishly as I kissed his neck and a ghost of a smile came on his lips.
"I love you."
"Love ya too, I guess."
"Aww, poor Mikey can't get any when he wants."
"And I should too!"
