Your fathers rage and your mothers love, chapter 7
"I guess this is GOOD news then?" Billie said rubbing the back of his head.
"Billie what the fuck are we going to do with a baby!" I cried.
"80 you're not think of-"Billie gasped.
"Billie how in hells name can I look after a baby, we have two beautiful boys, that me or you hardly see, you're gonna be making a new album soon, you have anger problems and what with the clothing line and the house added on top I can't see how we are going to handle a baby!" I shouted.
"We're not getting rid of it 80 and that's FINAL" Billie glared at me.
There was a long pause before Billie spoke again.
"Look 80 its not a big deal we have done this twice before-"
"Which pushed our marriage to breaking point" I added.
"80 I can take another year off sort myself out so when the baby comes I'm here for you, the boys are old enough to help out, we can get a cleaner for the house and you have an assistant manager that can handle the clothing line, come on 80 I know you don't have the heart to hurt our child" Billie comforted me pulling me close to him.
"Just think this one could be a girl, I know you always wanted a girl." Billie smiled pulling me back on the bed with him, so I was lying on his chest.
"But-"
"There's not but about it, we can do this 80" Billie smile knowing he had won the fight.
I just lay there for a long time reflecting on what had just been said I suppose we could manage. I just didn't want to push our already strain marriage.
"How many months do you think you are?"
"One or two" I guessed.
I lay on Billie's chest for a long time listening to his steady heartbeat. Billie comfortingly played with my hair and stroked my back.
"Billie when are you coming home?"
"I don't know 80, hopefully soon, I go to anger management and therapy but we can't afford any set backs, especially now, maybe a few months at most."
"I miss you Bill"
"I know. I miss you too." Billie said rolling on top of me and looking into my eyes.
Billie leaned in for a kiss but was disrupted by the phone. I went to move to get it.
"Leave it" Billie said softly.
"It could be the boys." I said and Billie rolled off of me and collapsed next to me.
"Hello" I answered the phone.
"Is this Mrs Armstrong?"
"Speaking"
"This is Golden crown school informing you that your son Joseph has been involved in a fight and is seeking medial attention at the nurses office, we think it is best if you come and take him home"
"Yeah sure I'm on my way" I heard Billie give a little groan of disappointment in the background, as I hung up the phone.
"Billie, Joey has been in a fight at school and he is the nurses office, they want us to pick him up"
Billie Joe sat up.
"In a fight, fuck"
"Billie please come with me to get him it would mean a lot to him if you saw him right now."
"Yeah fine" Billie sighed getting up.
Billie drove us to Golden crown school, where we went to the nurse's office. I knocked on the door.
"Come in" A stern voice came from inside the room.
Billie and me walked threw the door.
"Dad" Joey said in surprise.
Joey's poor little face looked swollen, his lip was cut and he had a black eye.
"Joey" I said raising my hands over my mouth in horror.
"Mr and Mrs Armstrong I presume?"
"Yeah"
"Joseph here has been in a fight with another pupil" The nurse informed us.
"As a result Joey has been suspended for the rest of the school day."
"And what is the other pupils punishment?" Billie asked.
"He too has been suspended for the rest of the school day, but in this case Joseph was the attack, but as the other child used violence he too has been suspended"
"I was provoked!" Joey mumbled
"You may have been Joseph but we do not use violence in this school"
"Mrs Armstrong I suggest that when you get home you but and ice pack on Joseph's face as well as some cream to bring out the bruising. The cut on his lip is small and should heal in a few days."
"Thank you nurse"
"Come on Joey buddy" Billie held out his hand to Joey that took it and we all walked back to the car.
"Joey what was the fight all about?" I asked as we drove home.
"Nothing"
"Come on Joseph that doesn't wash with us" I tried to sound angry, but it wasn't working.
"I was provoke it was all Brads fault anyway"
"Why what did he do?" Billie asked looking at Joey using the mirror.
"He said stuff"
"What stuff?"
"Stuff"
"Joseph!"
"Mom!"
"Joseph don't speak to your mother like that! Answer us when we ask you a question, now what did Brad say that made you punch him?"
"He said you're were crazy, that you went to therapy and it was in the papers and he brought it to school to show everyone and he started saying all shit about us!"
"What your language young man!" Billie warned
"It doesn't matter anyway he beat my ass because he is bigger than me, but yet I'm the bad one"
"Joey no one said that!"
"Well that's what they were acting like in school" Joey said tapping a beat the window.
"It's not fair! Why I'm I so short, girls in my class are taller than me, if I was tall I would have beaten Brad's arse"
"Joey it doesn't matter what height you are, you should of acted like the bigger man and walked away from it." I scolded.
"But he was saying stuff about Dad, Brads been picking on me for ages because I'm short!"
"Why didn't you tell us honey?"
"I told Dad, and Dad told me that I have to stick up for myself"
"Really" I said raising and eyebrow at Billie.
"Yeah well he has to learn to stick up for himself 80, I had to"
"Billie I always got hassled over my height but I never beat any one up over it"
"Well I didn't tell Joey to beat him up did I? I just told him to stick up for himself."
"It doesn't matter I didn't beat him up any way he beat me up, I just threw the first punch"
"Joey I'm disappointed in you that you resorted to violence. See Joey violence gets you know where" I scolded.
"I agree with your mother kiddo, next time just stick up for yourself with using violence ok?"
"Yeah Dad"
"Sorry Mom and Dad"
"It's ok honey just don't do it again next time walk away from it"
"Ok Mom"
There was a long silence but as we got home Joey asked.
"Dad, why are you here, are you home now"
"No, Joey your Mother called me and told me what happened at school so I came with her to get you"
"Are you staying for a while?"
"I don't know kiddo I was gonna leave now"
"Please Dad just stay tonight?"
"Joey I can't"
"Mom, Dad's allowed to stay the night isn't he?"
"Yeah Joey it is your Dad's house but it's up to him"
"Please Dad?"
"I wanna talk to you, please"
"Looks like I have no choice" Billie smiled
"Awesome" Joey punched the air.
"Ok honey what do you want me to make you for dinner tonight?"
"Pasta" Joey beamed.
"Joey don't disappear upstairs with Dad just yet you need an ice pack" I called
Joey bound into the room quickly and took the ice pack from me.
"Hold your horses, let me have a look at your face"
I cupped Joey's face gently and examined his face.
"Arr honey it doesn't look like something a kiss can't solve" I began kissing Joey's face.
"Dad help me Mom's kissing me" Joey screamed in delight.
"You love it really." I said in between kisses.
"DAD" Joey screamed.
Billie suddenly grabbed me from behind making me jump.
"Now Joey this is a problem I can handle" Billie smiled kissing me.
"Will you two wait till tonight!" Joey pouted.
"Ok then, I guess I have to make dinner any way" Billie loosened his grip and Joey pulled him out of the room.
"Billie what the fuck are we going to do with a baby!" I cried.
"80 you're not think of-"Billie gasped.
"Billie how in hells name can I look after a baby, we have two beautiful boys, that me or you hardly see, you're gonna be making a new album soon, you have anger problems and what with the clothing line and the house added on top I can't see how we are going to handle a baby!" I shouted.
"We're not getting rid of it 80 and that's FINAL" Billie glared at me.
There was a long pause before Billie spoke again.
"Look 80 its not a big deal we have done this twice before-"
"Which pushed our marriage to breaking point" I added.
"80 I can take another year off sort myself out so when the baby comes I'm here for you, the boys are old enough to help out, we can get a cleaner for the house and you have an assistant manager that can handle the clothing line, come on 80 I know you don't have the heart to hurt our child" Billie comforted me pulling me close to him.
"Just think this one could be a girl, I know you always wanted a girl." Billie smiled pulling me back on the bed with him, so I was lying on his chest.
"But-"
"There's not but about it, we can do this 80" Billie smile knowing he had won the fight.
I just lay there for a long time reflecting on what had just been said I suppose we could manage. I just didn't want to push our already strain marriage.
"How many months do you think you are?"
"One or two" I guessed.
I lay on Billie's chest for a long time listening to his steady heartbeat. Billie comfortingly played with my hair and stroked my back.
"Billie when are you coming home?"
"I don't know 80, hopefully soon, I go to anger management and therapy but we can't afford any set backs, especially now, maybe a few months at most."
"I miss you Bill"
"I know. I miss you too." Billie said rolling on top of me and looking into my eyes.
Billie leaned in for a kiss but was disrupted by the phone. I went to move to get it.
"Leave it" Billie said softly.
"It could be the boys." I said and Billie rolled off of me and collapsed next to me.
"Hello" I answered the phone.
"Is this Mrs Armstrong?"
"Speaking"
"This is Golden crown school informing you that your son Joseph has been involved in a fight and is seeking medial attention at the nurses office, we think it is best if you come and take him home"
"Yeah sure I'm on my way" I heard Billie give a little groan of disappointment in the background, as I hung up the phone.
"Billie, Joey has been in a fight at school and he is the nurses office, they want us to pick him up"
Billie Joe sat up.
"In a fight, fuck"
"Billie please come with me to get him it would mean a lot to him if you saw him right now."
"Yeah fine" Billie sighed getting up.
Billie drove us to Golden crown school, where we went to the nurse's office. I knocked on the door.
"Come in" A stern voice came from inside the room.
Billie and me walked threw the door.
"Dad" Joey said in surprise.
Joey's poor little face looked swollen, his lip was cut and he had a black eye.
"Joey" I said raising my hands over my mouth in horror.
"Mr and Mrs Armstrong I presume?"
"Yeah"
"Joseph here has been in a fight with another pupil" The nurse informed us.
"As a result Joey has been suspended for the rest of the school day."
"And what is the other pupils punishment?" Billie asked.
"He too has been suspended for the rest of the school day, but in this case Joseph was the attack, but as the other child used violence he too has been suspended"
"I was provoked!" Joey mumbled
"You may have been Joseph but we do not use violence in this school"
"Mrs Armstrong I suggest that when you get home you but and ice pack on Joseph's face as well as some cream to bring out the bruising. The cut on his lip is small and should heal in a few days."
"Thank you nurse"
"Come on Joey buddy" Billie held out his hand to Joey that took it and we all walked back to the car.
"Joey what was the fight all about?" I asked as we drove home.
"Nothing"
"Come on Joseph that doesn't wash with us" I tried to sound angry, but it wasn't working.
"I was provoke it was all Brads fault anyway"
"Why what did he do?" Billie asked looking at Joey using the mirror.
"He said stuff"
"What stuff?"
"Stuff"
"Joseph!"
"Mom!"
"Joseph don't speak to your mother like that! Answer us when we ask you a question, now what did Brad say that made you punch him?"
"He said you're were crazy, that you went to therapy and it was in the papers and he brought it to school to show everyone and he started saying all shit about us!"
"What your language young man!" Billie warned
"It doesn't matter anyway he beat my ass because he is bigger than me, but yet I'm the bad one"
"Joey no one said that!"
"Well that's what they were acting like in school" Joey said tapping a beat the window.
"It's not fair! Why I'm I so short, girls in my class are taller than me, if I was tall I would have beaten Brad's arse"
"Joey it doesn't matter what height you are, you should of acted like the bigger man and walked away from it." I scolded.
"But he was saying stuff about Dad, Brads been picking on me for ages because I'm short!"
"Why didn't you tell us honey?"
"I told Dad, and Dad told me that I have to stick up for myself"
"Really" I said raising and eyebrow at Billie.
"Yeah well he has to learn to stick up for himself 80, I had to"
"Billie I always got hassled over my height but I never beat any one up over it"
"Well I didn't tell Joey to beat him up did I? I just told him to stick up for himself."
"It doesn't matter I didn't beat him up any way he beat me up, I just threw the first punch"
"Joey I'm disappointed in you that you resorted to violence. See Joey violence gets you know where" I scolded.
"I agree with your mother kiddo, next time just stick up for yourself with using violence ok?"
"Yeah Dad"
"Sorry Mom and Dad"
"It's ok honey just don't do it again next time walk away from it"
"Ok Mom"
There was a long silence but as we got home Joey asked.
"Dad, why are you here, are you home now"
"No, Joey your Mother called me and told me what happened at school so I came with her to get you"
"Are you staying for a while?"
"I don't know kiddo I was gonna leave now"
"Please Dad just stay tonight?"
"Joey I can't"
"Mom, Dad's allowed to stay the night isn't he?"
"Yeah Joey it is your Dad's house but it's up to him"
"Please Dad?"
"I wanna talk to you, please"
"Looks like I have no choice" Billie smiled
"Awesome" Joey punched the air.
"Ok honey what do you want me to make you for dinner tonight?"
"Pasta" Joey beamed.
"Joey don't disappear upstairs with Dad just yet you need an ice pack" I called
Joey bound into the room quickly and took the ice pack from me.
"Hold your horses, let me have a look at your face"
I cupped Joey's face gently and examined his face.
"Arr honey it doesn't look like something a kiss can't solve" I began kissing Joey's face.
"Dad help me Mom's kissing me" Joey screamed in delight.
"You love it really." I said in between kisses.
"DAD" Joey screamed.
Billie suddenly grabbed me from behind making me jump.
"Now Joey this is a problem I can handle" Billie smiled kissing me.
"Will you two wait till tonight!" Joey pouted.
"Ok then, I guess I have to make dinner any way" Billie loosened his grip and Joey pulled him out of the room.
