I Was There, chapter 10

*A few months later*

I woke up with his arms wrapped around me. He was still sleeping and was breathing heavily. I tickled his chest and he woke.

"Morning" Billie yawned.

"Morning BJ" I laughed.

We lay on the bed for most of the morning, talking and other things. He cuddled up to me making me warm. He passionately kissed my neck and softly tickled my hand.

"Billie?" I called.

"Yeah"

"Don't ever leave me," I whispered snuggling up to him.

"I won't I love you" he whispered back.

He hugged me tight until I couldn't breath. I had missed him so much when he was in prison.

"Billie Joe I love you so much" I sighed.

He laughed and swung his legs out of bed. I watched him change and head downstairs.

I got out of bed stretching. I clutched Billie's t-shirt that I slept with and hid it under my pillow. I plucked Blue's strings as I walked by and headed for the shower.

I turned on the water and stepped in. I thought to myself of how much I loved Billie. He has done so much for me and I love him for it. I felt a chill down my back and the shower door slammed shut. I felt warm hands being placed on my back and then Billie wrapped his arms around me feeling my wet body.

"Hello!" he said kissing me again.

I splashed him with water and huddled up to him.

"What are you doing here?!" I said.

"I want a shower and it just happened to be taken!" he laughed kissing me softly.

"What are we doing today?"

"Anything you want" he groaned kissing my wet neck.

"Errm lets got to the park!" I yelled.

He shook his head and laughed.

"Fine" he sighed snuggling up to me.

We started singing some of the songs he had wrote in prison. He wrote a great one called Basket Case. And he wrote one about Ryan's relationship and mine, although he made it the woman who was the abuser, he called it Pulling teeth.

He ran his hands through my wet hair as I spiked his on his head and laughed.

"Your laughs awesome!" he laughed as I smiled.

He pushed me against the wall and put his tongue in my mouth. He rubbed down my back and squeezed my hands. The water ran down my back as he kissed me harder. I stroked his chest and moved my hands further down. His moans echoed in the room and then he started on me. He slid it in and he gently pushed it in and out. After a few minutes he pulled it out and kissed me softly.

He turned off the shower and opened the door. He laid a towel on the floor and wrapped me in another keeping me warm. I smiled at him and tears came to my eyes.

"Hey! What's wrong?" Billie said wiping away my tears and hugging me tight.

"Nothing it's just that your so sweet! And I love you Billie" I whispered sniffling.

He titled his head and glared in my brown eyes. His green ones twinkled with tears and a single one ran down his face.

"I love you so much" he whispered tightening my towel.

He grabbed one and wrapped it around his body.

I walked out of the door and grabbed some clothes. Billie got changed while I dried my hair.

His hair was wet and water was dripping down his top and face. I grabbed a towel and ruffled his hair in it. He laughed quietly and slipped on some converse.

We walked out of the front door and headed to the park. He entwined our fingers together and smiled at me.

Billie wanted to see Tre first so we walked up the street to Tre's.

"HEY!!" Tre shouted opening the door.

I laughed as Billie shook his head.

"Hey man can I talk to you in private?" Billie said looking at Tre.

He kissed me and walked off into a room. I was confused. I sat down anyway and started to hit the drum kit. My arm was completely healed now so I could play properly. I twiddled the drumsticks in my fingers and sighed. There was a knock at the door and I opened it.

"Hey Mike!"

"Do you go out with Tre now?!" he laughed

"They've gone through there I'm not allowed to listen. Band business probably!" I laughed.

"Oh" Mike said smiling he walked into the room and slammed the door shut.

I sat back down bored. What was taking him! I started to hit the bass drum frequently getting faster and faster.

It must have been about ten minutes until I finally saw Tre, Mike and Billie walk out. They were all smiling at me. It was weird.

Billie grabbed my hand and pulled me up.

"Nice drumming Steph!" Tre laughed.

I giggled and walked out the front door saying bye to Mike and Tre.

"What was that all about?" I asked Billie.

"Nothing to do with you! Band business! We wanted to have a private practice to see if we could get some more songs done!" he said with the same smile.

"Fair enough!" I said uncertain.

We walked to a near by park and sat on the grass. Billie took off his shirt and patted his stomach so I would lie on it. I rested on it softly as he stroked my hair out of my face. I played with his hair while he fidgeted to get comfy.

"Your beautiful" he spoke softly kissing my lips gently.

He pulled me on top of him and I rested my lips on his.

"Your beautiful too!" I laughed.

He smiled and I moved my finger across it, which made him tickle again.

We stayed at the park until it was dark. Everybody had left leaving just me and Billie, looking at the stars.

I felt him look at me and sigh.

"What?" I asked looking at him smile.

"Nothing... want to go back home?" he asked getting up.

"Sure" I said.

He pulled me up and we linked hands. We walked by the fountain and he stood still.

"What are you doing?" I said.

"Nothing just admiring the water!" he said walking over to me with and evil grin.

"Don't you dare Billie Joe Armstrong!!" I screamed.

He ran to me as I ran away he scooped me up and dangled me over the water. I squealed and he laughed. I tried to wriggle free and he dropped me in the water.

"Ha ha you're all wet!" he laughed.

He held his hand out for me to grab onto. I held it and pulled him in with me. He squealed like I did.

"Ha ha you're all wet!" I laughed.

He did puppy dog eyes and I hugged him close. We laughed for ages as we sat with the water spraying on us. He held my chin and pulled it close and pecked my lips. His kiss was so gentle and sweet.

He got up from the water and pulled me up.

"I'm freezing now bastard!" I laughed.

"I'm sorry!" he laughed.

He scooped me up in his arms and we walked home.

He opened the front door and I ran inside.

I stripped in the doorway and ran upstairs. Billie laughed and put my clothes on the radiator. I grabbed the towel on the floor from earlier and wiped my body dry. I was so cold. I towel dried my hair and got into bed.

I tried to get myself warm but I couldn't.

"Billie hurry up!" I cried,

"I'm coming!" he shouted and I heard heavy footsteps up the stairs.

He walked in the room naked and ran and jumped on the bed.

"Billie I'm so cold!" I sniffled.

"Awww I'm sorry! I love you," he whispered stroking me warm.

He snuggled up to me and kissed me softly.

"Nope I'm not forgiving you this time!" I said moving away from his warm body.

I heard whimpers and sniffles.

"Your so mean!" he whimpered.

"Awww Billie!! I'm sorry I love you!!" I said snuggling back up to him.

He laughed evilly and huddled up.

"You warm now?" he said rubbing my arm.

"Yeah, thanks BJ night night." I whispered kissing him on the lips.

"Night night" he whispered back and we fell to sleep.

***
After many band practices Green Day were starting to record their new album Dookie.

Billie and I drove to the studio. I sat on the sofa outside and watched Mike, Tre and Billie record all of their songs.

They started to record When I Come Around. I loved that song and Billie knew it. He looked over at me as they recorded it and smiled. I could feel my eyes fill up. I love Billie Joe so much. I blinked at a tear ran down my face. At the end of the song he ran out and sat beside me.

"Whoa don't cry! I know you like that song but don't cry!" He laughed hugging my head.

Mike and Tre gave me a hug too. I sniffled as Billie cradled me in his arms humming 'She'. I looked up at him.

"Come on smile!" he said feeling my lips.

I stretched them out and he laughed.

"Stupid!" I said to him.

"Me! Why?" he said pointing to himself.

"Because you make me cry by writing awesome songs and it's your fault that you pulled me on stage and made me fall in love with you!!" I said whacking him in the stomach softly.

"Awww, I love you!" He said rubbing his nose against mine.

I giggled softly as he wiped the tears away.

They recorded the rest of Dookie. It was the best!

"Billie that was amazing, you guys are awesome!" I said hugging them all.

"Thanks, come on lets go home!" Billie said ruffling my hair.

"This is so gonna be number one!!" I screamed pinching his arm.

"Your hurting!! And I bet it won't" he sulked.

"It so will BJ!!" I said opening the car door and sitting in.

Billie went to talk to Mike and Tre and they kept looking around to check I wasn't listening.

I started to hit the horn again like I did at Tre. Tre laughed out and shook his head. I got so frustrated easily!

"BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG IF YOU DON'T GET BACK IN THIS CAR IN FIVE SECONDS NO SEX!!!" I screamed.

Mike peered from behind and Tre whooped. Billie ran to the car window.

"Excuse me you can't take that away from me!" he shouted

"I think you'll find that I can! I have the other part to make it work!" I laughed.

"You wouldn't do that to me!" he said in a cute voice.

"No I wouldn't but hurry up, you keep leaving me!!" I sulked.

He smiled and so did Mike and Tre.

He walked back over to them said a few words and sat in the car.

"We'll talk more about it later!" he said finishing the conversation with Mike and Tre.

I glared at Billie and he laughed. He pulled away from the studio and drove off.

The sun started to go down as we drove home. The shadows shaped on Billie's face. I watched his eyes blink constantly as the sun glared in his eyes. He held out a hand and I patted it.

"Oh Billie Joe" I sighed as he squeezed my hand he smiled sweetly and tears ran down his face. He sniffled and kissed my head.

We got home and I sat on the sofa. I turned on the T.V. I heard Billie lock up and he sat down next to me.

"Anything on babe?" he asked me stroking my hair.

I shook my head sighing.

"In that case... " he said eagerly raising his eyebrows.

I laughed and turned off the T.V.

He jumped on top of me and kissed me hard. His hair tickled my face. I swept it out of my eyes as he moved my hair away. He smelt my neck and smiled. He got cosy and slumped to my side so we lay next to each other. I lay on my side facing him. He breathed in my face and kissed me softly. He put his hands between us and I stretched mine out. He clutched mine and squeezed them making them sweaty and clammy.

"I love you so fucking much," he whispered.

"I love you so fucking much Billie Joe," I whispered back.

I closed my eyes for a bit and opened them again. He stared at me. I closed them again feeling sleepy. He kissed me on the head and I went to sleep smiling.

***

Mike, Tre, Billie and me were sat holding each other's hands. I was squeezing Billie's so hard he looked like he was in pain.

The radio was blurting out songs.

The album countdown.

Was Dookie going to be number one?!

There was no entry yet.

5. No

4. No

3. No

2...

I was squeezing Mike and Billie's hands so hard I could hear bones crunching.

Billie was shaking and he kissed my head. His trembling lips stayed on my head for a few seconds then they left. He bit his lip hard. I laughed.

"What?!" he said nervously.

"That face is like your sex face!!" I laughed and everybody joined in.

Billie seemed more nervous than everybody else.

"Now for the number one album spot it's a new entry. It's ... ... ... DOOKIE BY GREEN DAY!!!"

I jumped up in the air punching it.

Tre grabbed my face and kissed me hard, Mike was next; he pulled me to his body and kissed me hard also.

I watched Mike and Tre jump up and down.

I turned to Billie he was still sat down. His face was white. His fists clenched, he still looked nervous. I tapped him on the shoulder.

"FUCK YES COME ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" he yelled jumping up and down.

He scooped me up in his arms and kissed me harder than Mike and Tre did.

The phone rang and Mike picked up.

"Hello?"

"Hi, how do you feel to be number one in the US!?"

"Fucking awesome man!!!!!!!!!" Mike yelled.

Tre snatched the phone off Mike and screamed down it. The radioman talked to Tre.

"And is Billie Joe there?"

"Yeah he's here but you can't talk to him because his tongue is down his girlfriends throat!" Tre yelled.

"Oh! Hi Steph and Billie!" the man on the radio said.

I laughed and Billie grabbed the phone.

"HELLO!!" he screamed, I laughed out.

He talked to the man for ages still holding me in his arms. I snuggled up to him as he sighed.

We put the phone down and Mike and Tre ran to get some beer. They put Dookie on full blast and danced.

I ran outside to get some fresh air.

I ran through the back garden laughing out as I heard heavy footsteps following me. I heard his laughter fill the air. I tripped on the floor laughing so much it hurt. I saw Billie run through the grass and dive on me.

"Hello Billie Joe! My number one BJ!!" I laughed.

He lay on top of me and kissed me softly. He gently slipped his tongue in my mouth and we passionately kissed.

The grass prickled my neck and I reached my arms out and squeezed his body close to mine. He rolled over so I was on top of him and he laughed softly in my face. His breath was warm and sweet. I nuzzled into his chest. He looked down on me and kissed me.

He pulled me up off the floor and stood up hugging me tight. He pulled away and held my hands, stroking them softly using his thumb.

The moonlight shone on our faces. I looked in his green eyes and they blinked with tears in them. I reached out for his face until he stopped me.

He put our hands back down and held them firmly.

He started to shake.

He opened his mouth but no words came out.

I tilted my head and kissed his lips until he finally spoke.

"Steph. I love you, and I knew that I would from the moment I saw you. I love spending time with you. You are the best thing that has ever happened to me and you will always be in my heart. I will never stop loving you. I really do love you Steph. I need you, I love you, I never want to let you go... Steph... "

He lowered himself down on to one knee and looked up and said,

"Will you marry me?"