Sweet Child of Mine, chapter 9
"Girls are weird." Jakob mutters at breakfast one morning.
"Why do you say that?" I ask laughing.
"I heard Amy talking on the phone to her friend when she was staying here the other day."
"Don't listen in on people's calls." I say sternly.
"Yeah well she was all like, I really think Markey's going to ask me out and I hope I didn't offend him." Jakob says impersonating a girly voice.
"Jake, that's not weird, that's hormones." Joey quirks up.
"Well you don't bug Amy about it." Adie warns.
"Why?" Jakob asks eagerly.
"Because, it's not nice, especially if Markey doesn't ask her out." Adie says as she sips her coffee.
"Oh my gosh Jake, he's like totally hot, I so hope he asks me out." Joey says in a girly bimbo voice that I can't help but laugh at.
"That's enough." I say trying to repress my laughter.
"You're right he is hot, but I just can't tell if he likes me or not." Jakob says also in a girly voice.
"Adie, did you talk about me like that?" I ask teasingly.
"No I believe I said, I met this really cute guy, he's younger than me and he's all puppy dog eyes." Adie says laughing.
"Puppy-dog eyes?" I ask laughing, "What's that supposed to mean?"
"You're all in love with me and you just met me."
"Yeah, well I was seventeen, what could I say."
"Ew gross." Joey says rolling his eyes.
"Oh I can't wait till you have your first girlfriend, I'll have SO much fun teasing you." I say menacingly.
"Blah! All the girls at my school are so annoying." Jakob mutters.
"Just wait and you'll be crazy for them." Adie says laughing.
"I find that hard to believe." Jake says crossing his arms.
"Joe, you're awfully silent." I say evilly. "Why is that?"
"No reason." Joey says quickly.
"Joey's in love!" Jakob squeals.
"Shut-up twerp!" Joey says angrily.
"What's her name?" Adie asks raising her eyebrows.
"I don't have a girlfriend!" Joey yells.
"Okay, who do you have a crush on?" Adie asks again.
"NO ONE!"
"Now we all know that's not true." I say laughing.
"Kate." He mumbles, barely audible.
"Awe, that's a nice name." Adie says laughing.
"Are you going to ask her out?" Jake asks evilly.
"NO!"
"Why not?" I ask laughing.
"Because." Joey mumbles, "I just met her, it's only September. I still have the rest of the year."
"What are you waiting for? Christmas?" I tease.
"No!" Joey says as he slams his fist against the table, "Halloween dance."
"Oh, okay." Adie says as she stacks up the breakfast dishes.
"I have to go pick Amanda up now." I say as I get up from the table.
I drive up to Amy's house and realize there's two cars in the driveway. I get out of my car and walk up to the house just as a man in a suit walks out.
"Who's that?" I ask Erin who's standing at the door with a man who must be Keith.
"Just our lawyer." She says sadly.
"Are you in any legal trouble?"
"No, no, just routine stuff." She says as she invites me in.
"Amy, your dad's here." The man calls out.
"You must be Keith." I say extending my hand. "Billie Joe Armstrong."
"Hi." He says shaking my hand.
"Dad! You're early!" Amanda yells from the top of the stairs, "If you came on time I'd be ready."
"Sorry!" I call out laughing.
A few minutes later Amy runs down the stairs with her bag in one hand and her guitar case in the other. I carry her guitar case to the car for her.
"How come you don't call Keith dad or something, didn't he practically raise you?" I ask as we drive beck to my place.
"He didn't raise me." she says rolling her eyes, "He met Mom when I was thirteen they only got married two years ago."
"Oh okay." I murmur, "Is he a nice guy at least?"
"Yeah, he's a great guy."
"Okay good. So how's school and Tungsten and all that."
"School is school, it sucks umm you were right about Markey, he asked me out."
"Oh."
"Last week, after our gig he asked me out and I said yes." She says meekly.
"There won't be a repeat of what happened with your last boyfriend will there?"
"No, Markey's not like that." She says shaking her head.
"Good, good." I say as I pull into my driveway.
"Why do you say that?" I ask laughing.
"I heard Amy talking on the phone to her friend when she was staying here the other day."
"Don't listen in on people's calls." I say sternly.
"Yeah well she was all like, I really think Markey's going to ask me out and I hope I didn't offend him." Jakob says impersonating a girly voice.
"Jake, that's not weird, that's hormones." Joey quirks up.
"Well you don't bug Amy about it." Adie warns.
"Why?" Jakob asks eagerly.
"Because, it's not nice, especially if Markey doesn't ask her out." Adie says as she sips her coffee.
"Oh my gosh Jake, he's like totally hot, I so hope he asks me out." Joey says in a girly bimbo voice that I can't help but laugh at.
"That's enough." I say trying to repress my laughter.
"You're right he is hot, but I just can't tell if he likes me or not." Jakob says also in a girly voice.
"Adie, did you talk about me like that?" I ask teasingly.
"No I believe I said, I met this really cute guy, he's younger than me and he's all puppy dog eyes." Adie says laughing.
"Puppy-dog eyes?" I ask laughing, "What's that supposed to mean?"
"You're all in love with me and you just met me."
"Yeah, well I was seventeen, what could I say."
"Ew gross." Joey says rolling his eyes.
"Oh I can't wait till you have your first girlfriend, I'll have SO much fun teasing you." I say menacingly.
"Blah! All the girls at my school are so annoying." Jakob mutters.
"Just wait and you'll be crazy for them." Adie says laughing.
"I find that hard to believe." Jake says crossing his arms.
"Joe, you're awfully silent." I say evilly. "Why is that?"
"No reason." Joey says quickly.
"Joey's in love!" Jakob squeals.
"Shut-up twerp!" Joey says angrily.
"What's her name?" Adie asks raising her eyebrows.
"I don't have a girlfriend!" Joey yells.
"Okay, who do you have a crush on?" Adie asks again.
"NO ONE!"
"Now we all know that's not true." I say laughing.
"Kate." He mumbles, barely audible.
"Awe, that's a nice name." Adie says laughing.
"Are you going to ask her out?" Jake asks evilly.
"NO!"
"Why not?" I ask laughing.
"Because." Joey mumbles, "I just met her, it's only September. I still have the rest of the year."
"What are you waiting for? Christmas?" I tease.
"No!" Joey says as he slams his fist against the table, "Halloween dance."
"Oh, okay." Adie says as she stacks up the breakfast dishes.
"I have to go pick Amanda up now." I say as I get up from the table.
I drive up to Amy's house and realize there's two cars in the driveway. I get out of my car and walk up to the house just as a man in a suit walks out.
"Who's that?" I ask Erin who's standing at the door with a man who must be Keith.
"Just our lawyer." She says sadly.
"Are you in any legal trouble?"
"No, no, just routine stuff." She says as she invites me in.
"Amy, your dad's here." The man calls out.
"You must be Keith." I say extending my hand. "Billie Joe Armstrong."
"Hi." He says shaking my hand.
"Dad! You're early!" Amanda yells from the top of the stairs, "If you came on time I'd be ready."
"Sorry!" I call out laughing.
A few minutes later Amy runs down the stairs with her bag in one hand and her guitar case in the other. I carry her guitar case to the car for her.
"How come you don't call Keith dad or something, didn't he practically raise you?" I ask as we drive beck to my place.
"He didn't raise me." she says rolling her eyes, "He met Mom when I was thirteen they only got married two years ago."
"Oh okay." I murmur, "Is he a nice guy at least?"
"Yeah, he's a great guy."
"Okay good. So how's school and Tungsten and all that."
"School is school, it sucks umm you were right about Markey, he asked me out."
"Oh."
"Last week, after our gig he asked me out and I said yes." She says meekly.
"There won't be a repeat of what happened with your last boyfriend will there?"
"No, Markey's not like that." She says shaking her head.
"Good, good." I say as I pull into my driveway.
