Stolen Smile Returned, chapter 6
The Tour Bus
Still Mike's Pov
I sat down opposite Billie and looked out the window as the blazing sun looked through the window back at me.
"I can't wait until the show tonight. Adie is going to be there as well with the kids. I'm positive she said that Stella was with her as well. She wanted to see you," Billie told me as if I had asked a question. I huge grin came across my face as the thought of seeing Stella came into my mind.
Stella is my 11-year-old daughter. She is the prettiest girl you will ever lay eyes on. She has wonderful long brown hair and it's kinda wavy. She takes that after her mom Anastasia. She has my genes of being tall and she kicks ass on the drums. So she has the music gene in there somewhere too.
"Great I hope she is there...hey...Bill, this European tour, do you think it would be possible to order another bus?" I asked just in case Roxie would say yes to my offer.
"Yeah most probably but...why?" Billie asked looking at me suspiciously.
"I asked Roxie to come with us," I blurted out with out realising I had actually saying it.
Billie took his sunglasses off and looked at me dead on.
"15 years Mike. I bet you, you cant even remember her when we were in school." He said sighing giving me a sympathetic look.
When Billie said that I felt anger build up inside of me. I remember!
"For your information cupid, in school her favourite subject was music and history and she hated gym mostly because she had to wear shorts. She always sat on the forth seat on the left on the dinner table and she always ate her chocolate before her sandwiches. Her worst teacher was the art teacher because she kept on spitting at her, and her biggest fantasy was to have a make out session in the rain and that's why she can get fed up with the sun, and I don't see how I can forget when for a long period of time I have been craving for her, and, I don't think you have craved for 15 years. Your married to the girl you craved for so. Now. Tell me I don't remember?" I said as I the got up and sat at the back of the bus."
I do remember. I always have, I've never forgotten. How can I? I missed her.
I miss her.
The Café
Roxie Pov
I took the last order of the morning ready for my lunch break.
"I'm done. I'll be back in an hour ok," I said as I hung the order up for the chef .
"Ok, Brian will go with you he needs food," Stacy said as she passed me with an empty tray and kissed Brian on the way.
"See you," I shouted as Brian followed me.
"Love you," Brian said to Stacy.
"Love you to," Toria said to Brian. Brian looked at Toria with a funny look and laughed and then we left.
"The usual. Take away sandwich and a chocolate bar?" Brian said as we crossed the road.
"Hell yeah," I said as we went into a small corner shop called Dixie's.
I went in and ordered the usual. Chicken tikka sandwich with a double caramel chocolate bar with a bottle of water.
I went up to the counter and the same woman was there. Her name's Anna. She's really pretty but she can get very clingy and annoying if your not careful, and, she has a crush on Brian.
"Hey Anna," I said as I gave her the usual food.
"Hey. I heard you went and saw Green Day in concert. How was it?" she asked packing my things for me.
"Awesome. Pure awesomeness," I said giving her my $5 note. She gave me my change and then she noticed Brian behind me.
"Hia," She said with a little wave. I tried to hide my laughter but I couldn't control my self so I went outside to wait fro Brian.
Not so long after I left the shop Brian came out looking pissed off at me.
"She doesn't like me. She cant I am married," He said as he started walking to the park. I followed him but laughing at the same time.
"Married or not married...she fancy's you," I told him as a skipped past him and sat on the bench in the park. I heard Brain run after me and sit down next to me.
"Your 32 but you act like your 22," Brian said giving a little laugh.
"Excuse me! I am 22," I said punching Brian in the arm. Brian laughed and then we both sat down ready to eat our food.
"I can't believe Green Day were in the café...and you didn't take a photo," Brian said as he got his egg sandwich out. I laughed and looked at Brian.
"Well we got Tre's sick if that's any consolation," I said giving a little giggle. Brian laughed a little and then took a huge bite out of his sandwich. I took my own chocolate bar and then took the biggest bite out of it that it was almost gone. I looked up and I felt the warm sun hit my face. There wasn't a cloud in the sky.
Sometimes I wish we had rain.
There are so many things you can do in rain.
"So what was it like seeing Mike again?" Brian asked then taking a sip of his coke. I put my sandwich down on my lap and sighed looking at the café.
"I don't know. I mean, you would think I would either get angry or extremely happy to see him, and well, it was more to the extremely happy but. I don't know! Ok I'm blabbing now," I said taking my water and drinking practically half the bottle. I didn't look at him but I felt Brian's eyes on me.
"What?" I asked as I then took the bottle away from my mouth.
"You're scared," He simply said as he took another bite from his sandwich. I looked at him confused and felt a little angry for some reason.
"What do you mean scared?" I asked looking at Brian.
"You've been hurt by him once before. You didn't want anything to do with him.
Then it got hard when he got a record deal because he was in your face all the time it was hard to forget about him. Then when he came last night and remembered you, it's obvious he hadn't gotten over you and that he still thought about you. Even though it's been 15 years. So really you don't know what to do now," He said as he took a sip of his drink. I took my gaze away from Brian to the café.
He isn't right. He doesn't know anything that happened between Mike and me. He's making it up. He must be. I mean he is. I'm not scared. Why should I be? I can get a guy any day and Mike isn't going to be one of them.
"Sorry Brian but your wrong. I am not scared. There's nothing to be scared of," I said as I took the last bite of my sandwich and then crossed the road to go back to the café.
That answers my question.
I am not going to the European Tour.
I can't. I won't...no...I'm not.
Tour Bus
Tre Pov
Great now Mike isn't talking to Billie. That's all I need on my mind right now. I have a small brain! I can't handle all of this. All I can fit in my brain is kinky thoughts my drumming, and my kids...I don't need this as well. I got up and went to the back of the bus to see if Mike was feeling any better.
"Hey Mikey boy," I said as I sat down next to him.
"Hey," Mike answered back taking a sip of his water.
"Still angry at Billie?" I asked kinda knowing the answer that was going to hit me in the face.
"No...I know what he means. It's kinda ridiculous to be thinking of Roxie for 15 years." Oh ok didn't expect that answer to hit me in the face.
"Its not that bad. You liked her at one point and you thought you could have gotten far but...it went...wrong," I said trying to avoid what actually happened.
"Tre, I know. I screwed it up. Literally. I mean, I admit it. I want to give it another shot to see if it was possible for us to end up...well end up like Billie and Adie." Mike said sighing and drinking more of his water.
"I know what you mean," I whispered to my self but obviously too loud.
"You and Toria?" Mike asked me once I had said it.
"Yeah I knew the feeling ages ago," I said recovering my tracks.
"Ok," Mike said suspiciously. I smiled at him and then looked up to see Billie
come and sit next to Mike as well.
"I heard everything. This bus isn't as big as you think. Look, I know I am extremely luck to have Adie. She is the girl of my dreams. Sorry Mike I didn't know that you felt this bad about her," Billie said as he gave Mike a really sorry look.
"Don't be sorry. It sounds pathetic I know. Its as if it wasn't meant to be and that this is all a dream but I mean, I had something...it's a feeling I don't want," Mike said leaning his head on the seat.
Man I feel sorry for the guy. This 'feeling' must be killing him.
"Well what about you Tre with Toria...do you have this 'feeling'?" Billie asked me. I looked at Billie as I felt my self-turn red.
"No course not," I said as I jumped up, but as I did so the bus went over a speed bump and I fell to the floor and landed on a bag of potato chips and they went everywhere.
"Tre you are the only guy who can manage that," Mike said as he laughed.
Oh well. At least I haven't lost my touch. Mikey boy is happy again!
Stacy's Pov
"Almost the end of the day then you can sleep," I told Toria as she groaned and went and gave this old man his coffee.
I walked to the counter and leaned against the wall.
They were here yesterday. Scary. I mean we see them in a concert and then they are in the café and... we have their e-mail address. They came to the café...our café.
"Hey you," I looked up and saw Brian.
"Hello," I said as he then got closer and gave me a passionate kiss.
"Always good to see you," I said as we broke apart. Brian laughed and leaned against the wall next to me and holding my hand. I looked over at Roxie and she didn't seem as happy as she usually is. She was either in deep thought, denial, or, just plain upset about something.
"Hey, what's wrong with Roxie?" I asked Brian.
"I think she's in denial about her situation with Mike. I tried to see what was wrong at her lunch break and I think Mike has said something," Brian said as he then looked at Roxie.
I wonder if anything happens with those two. They were like sticky glue when they were together. And so were Toria and Tre but...she wont tell us why they broke up so I am not going to interfere in there just in case.
"No more customers," Toria suddenly appeared with a huge tip in her hand and the money for the mans coffee. She put the money in the till and put the tip into the charity box.
"How did you get such a big tip?" I asked Toria, as I looked at her put it into the box.
"Leverage," I laughed at Toria and then Roxie came over.
"Sold a photo today," She said as she sat on the counter.
"Oh yeah? Witch one?" I asked. She pointed at the empty spot on the wall.
"The one of the girl sitting on the beach with the woolly fleece looking into the sea," Roxie said. I smiled at Roxie and then looked at the wall.
"You're going to have to find a photo to put in the empty spot now. The wall looks naked," I said looking at the wall strangely.
"I'll be your model!" Toria shouted as she started to do model poses and kisses. Roxie laughed and then nodded to me.
"Yeah course I will," She said as she put her tip in the charity box and gave me the money for the couple's food she was serving.
"Didn't do bad today then," Brian said as he let go of my hand and turned the sign on the door to 'closed'.
"Nope. And you wouldn't believe how many people commented on the Green Day t-shirts on the wall," Toria said as she sat on the counter with Roxie.
We all smiled at each other. I was thinking about the concert but the other two I don't know.
"Well, I'm off ok. I need to see someone before I go home. I'll see you tonight honey," Brian said as he came up to me and gave me a kiss.
"See ya. Drive safely," I said as he left the café.
"Right then Roxie, what happened with you and Brian?" I asked as soon as Brian left. Roxie looked at me confused for a second and then realised what I was talking about.
"Nothing. Its just he was telling me what I was feeling like and well...I need to find out my self first. I don't want someone telling me what I feel like," Roxie said playing with the salt.
"Ok well as long as your both cool tomorrow," I said as I went and closed all the blinds.
As I closed the blinds I noticed that Roxie began to cry. I turned around and saw that Toria was crying to.
What the hell?
"Hey guys what's wrong?" I asked as I ran towards them.
Toria popped her head up and looked at me with her blood shot eyes.
"We...we...we're in denial," She managed to say. Roxie then broke apart from Toria and jumped off of the counter.
"I need to go. I need to update my web site with more photographs and to get the orders. See you all," She said as she didn't look at us and she grabbed her bag and ran out of the café.
I was going to go after her but Toria held my arm.
"She wants to be alone. You know going to her will only make her worse," Toria said as she jumped down from the counter.
Toria's right. If I go to her she'll get even more upset. I looked over at Toria as she whipped her eyes with tissue.
"Hey come here," I said as I opened my arms. Toria turned around and came closer as we embraced into a hug.
"Sorry its just seeing Tre and talking to him its just...I cant stop thinking about him and Seb came back into my mind," she said as her breathing jumped a little. I hugged her tighter and then we broke apart.
"Stupid really," Toria said as she gave a little laugh.
"NO! It's not stupid what so ever. Love is nothing to feel stupid about. I'm lucky. My love life is straightforward. You and Roxie I feel sorry for and I am going to help the both pf you in any way I can," I said as I rubbed Toria's arms. Toria smiled and looked at her feet.
"Can't believe we broke up. Tre and I. I thought it would be forever. "Toria whispered. I kneeled down so that I was looking at Toria's face.
"Why did you guys brake up?" I asked in a soft tone.
"I...we...it's stupid" She said as she sat down on the floor. I sat down and then held her hands.
"Come on. After 15 years you think it's about time you told someone?" I asked. Toria laughed and nodded.
"After Roxie and Mike ended we realised how much pain could come from a relationship. We got closer but, we got scared with the fact we were...we were falling in love each other. And well we both got so scared we ended it," she said as she began to cry.
Oh my god that is so sad. I didn't expect that to come. I thought he might have cheated or just liked someone else.
"That's not stupid. That's really upsetting. You loved him," I said as I held on to Toria's hands tighter.
Toria looked up at me with tears in her eyes witch made me cry as well. She then whipped my tears away and we embraced into another hug. Then Toria said something that almost made my heart stop.
"No Stacy your wrong...I...I love him"
Still Mike's Pov
I sat down opposite Billie and looked out the window as the blazing sun looked through the window back at me.
"I can't wait until the show tonight. Adie is going to be there as well with the kids. I'm positive she said that Stella was with her as well. She wanted to see you," Billie told me as if I had asked a question. I huge grin came across my face as the thought of seeing Stella came into my mind.
Stella is my 11-year-old daughter. She is the prettiest girl you will ever lay eyes on. She has wonderful long brown hair and it's kinda wavy. She takes that after her mom Anastasia. She has my genes of being tall and she kicks ass on the drums. So she has the music gene in there somewhere too.
"Great I hope she is there...hey...Bill, this European tour, do you think it would be possible to order another bus?" I asked just in case Roxie would say yes to my offer.
"Yeah most probably but...why?" Billie asked looking at me suspiciously.
"I asked Roxie to come with us," I blurted out with out realising I had actually saying it.
Billie took his sunglasses off and looked at me dead on.
"15 years Mike. I bet you, you cant even remember her when we were in school." He said sighing giving me a sympathetic look.
When Billie said that I felt anger build up inside of me. I remember!
"For your information cupid, in school her favourite subject was music and history and she hated gym mostly because she had to wear shorts. She always sat on the forth seat on the left on the dinner table and she always ate her chocolate before her sandwiches. Her worst teacher was the art teacher because she kept on spitting at her, and her biggest fantasy was to have a make out session in the rain and that's why she can get fed up with the sun, and I don't see how I can forget when for a long period of time I have been craving for her, and, I don't think you have craved for 15 years. Your married to the girl you craved for so. Now. Tell me I don't remember?" I said as I the got up and sat at the back of the bus."
I do remember. I always have, I've never forgotten. How can I? I missed her.
I miss her.
The Café
Roxie Pov
I took the last order of the morning ready for my lunch break.
"I'm done. I'll be back in an hour ok," I said as I hung the order up for the chef .
"Ok, Brian will go with you he needs food," Stacy said as she passed me with an empty tray and kissed Brian on the way.
"See you," I shouted as Brian followed me.
"Love you," Brian said to Stacy.
"Love you to," Toria said to Brian. Brian looked at Toria with a funny look and laughed and then we left.
"The usual. Take away sandwich and a chocolate bar?" Brian said as we crossed the road.
"Hell yeah," I said as we went into a small corner shop called Dixie's.
I went in and ordered the usual. Chicken tikka sandwich with a double caramel chocolate bar with a bottle of water.
I went up to the counter and the same woman was there. Her name's Anna. She's really pretty but she can get very clingy and annoying if your not careful, and, she has a crush on Brian.
"Hey Anna," I said as I gave her the usual food.
"Hey. I heard you went and saw Green Day in concert. How was it?" she asked packing my things for me.
"Awesome. Pure awesomeness," I said giving her my $5 note. She gave me my change and then she noticed Brian behind me.
"Hia," She said with a little wave. I tried to hide my laughter but I couldn't control my self so I went outside to wait fro Brian.
Not so long after I left the shop Brian came out looking pissed off at me.
"She doesn't like me. She cant I am married," He said as he started walking to the park. I followed him but laughing at the same time.
"Married or not married...she fancy's you," I told him as a skipped past him and sat on the bench in the park. I heard Brain run after me and sit down next to me.
"Your 32 but you act like your 22," Brian said giving a little laugh.
"Excuse me! I am 22," I said punching Brian in the arm. Brian laughed and then we both sat down ready to eat our food.
"I can't believe Green Day were in the café...and you didn't take a photo," Brian said as he got his egg sandwich out. I laughed and looked at Brian.
"Well we got Tre's sick if that's any consolation," I said giving a little giggle. Brian laughed a little and then took a huge bite out of his sandwich. I took my own chocolate bar and then took the biggest bite out of it that it was almost gone. I looked up and I felt the warm sun hit my face. There wasn't a cloud in the sky.
Sometimes I wish we had rain.
There are so many things you can do in rain.
"So what was it like seeing Mike again?" Brian asked then taking a sip of his coke. I put my sandwich down on my lap and sighed looking at the café.
"I don't know. I mean, you would think I would either get angry or extremely happy to see him, and well, it was more to the extremely happy but. I don't know! Ok I'm blabbing now," I said taking my water and drinking practically half the bottle. I didn't look at him but I felt Brian's eyes on me.
"What?" I asked as I then took the bottle away from my mouth.
"You're scared," He simply said as he took another bite from his sandwich. I looked at him confused and felt a little angry for some reason.
"What do you mean scared?" I asked looking at Brian.
"You've been hurt by him once before. You didn't want anything to do with him.
Then it got hard when he got a record deal because he was in your face all the time it was hard to forget about him. Then when he came last night and remembered you, it's obvious he hadn't gotten over you and that he still thought about you. Even though it's been 15 years. So really you don't know what to do now," He said as he took a sip of his drink. I took my gaze away from Brian to the café.
He isn't right. He doesn't know anything that happened between Mike and me. He's making it up. He must be. I mean he is. I'm not scared. Why should I be? I can get a guy any day and Mike isn't going to be one of them.
"Sorry Brian but your wrong. I am not scared. There's nothing to be scared of," I said as I took the last bite of my sandwich and then crossed the road to go back to the café.
That answers my question.
I am not going to the European Tour.
I can't. I won't...no...I'm not.
Tour Bus
Tre Pov
Great now Mike isn't talking to Billie. That's all I need on my mind right now. I have a small brain! I can't handle all of this. All I can fit in my brain is kinky thoughts my drumming, and my kids...I don't need this as well. I got up and went to the back of the bus to see if Mike was feeling any better.
"Hey Mikey boy," I said as I sat down next to him.
"Hey," Mike answered back taking a sip of his water.
"Still angry at Billie?" I asked kinda knowing the answer that was going to hit me in the face.
"No...I know what he means. It's kinda ridiculous to be thinking of Roxie for 15 years." Oh ok didn't expect that answer to hit me in the face.
"Its not that bad. You liked her at one point and you thought you could have gotten far but...it went...wrong," I said trying to avoid what actually happened.
"Tre, I know. I screwed it up. Literally. I mean, I admit it. I want to give it another shot to see if it was possible for us to end up...well end up like Billie and Adie." Mike said sighing and drinking more of his water.
"I know what you mean," I whispered to my self but obviously too loud.
"You and Toria?" Mike asked me once I had said it.
"Yeah I knew the feeling ages ago," I said recovering my tracks.
"Ok," Mike said suspiciously. I smiled at him and then looked up to see Billie
come and sit next to Mike as well.
"I heard everything. This bus isn't as big as you think. Look, I know I am extremely luck to have Adie. She is the girl of my dreams. Sorry Mike I didn't know that you felt this bad about her," Billie said as he gave Mike a really sorry look.
"Don't be sorry. It sounds pathetic I know. Its as if it wasn't meant to be and that this is all a dream but I mean, I had something...it's a feeling I don't want," Mike said leaning his head on the seat.
Man I feel sorry for the guy. This 'feeling' must be killing him.
"Well what about you Tre with Toria...do you have this 'feeling'?" Billie asked me. I looked at Billie as I felt my self-turn red.
"No course not," I said as I jumped up, but as I did so the bus went over a speed bump and I fell to the floor and landed on a bag of potato chips and they went everywhere.
"Tre you are the only guy who can manage that," Mike said as he laughed.
Oh well. At least I haven't lost my touch. Mikey boy is happy again!
Stacy's Pov
"Almost the end of the day then you can sleep," I told Toria as she groaned and went and gave this old man his coffee.
I walked to the counter and leaned against the wall.
They were here yesterday. Scary. I mean we see them in a concert and then they are in the café and... we have their e-mail address. They came to the café...our café.
"Hey you," I looked up and saw Brian.
"Hello," I said as he then got closer and gave me a passionate kiss.
"Always good to see you," I said as we broke apart. Brian laughed and leaned against the wall next to me and holding my hand. I looked over at Roxie and she didn't seem as happy as she usually is. She was either in deep thought, denial, or, just plain upset about something.
"Hey, what's wrong with Roxie?" I asked Brian.
"I think she's in denial about her situation with Mike. I tried to see what was wrong at her lunch break and I think Mike has said something," Brian said as he then looked at Roxie.
I wonder if anything happens with those two. They were like sticky glue when they were together. And so were Toria and Tre but...she wont tell us why they broke up so I am not going to interfere in there just in case.
"No more customers," Toria suddenly appeared with a huge tip in her hand and the money for the mans coffee. She put the money in the till and put the tip into the charity box.
"How did you get such a big tip?" I asked Toria, as I looked at her put it into the box.
"Leverage," I laughed at Toria and then Roxie came over.
"Sold a photo today," She said as she sat on the counter.
"Oh yeah? Witch one?" I asked. She pointed at the empty spot on the wall.
"The one of the girl sitting on the beach with the woolly fleece looking into the sea," Roxie said. I smiled at Roxie and then looked at the wall.
"You're going to have to find a photo to put in the empty spot now. The wall looks naked," I said looking at the wall strangely.
"I'll be your model!" Toria shouted as she started to do model poses and kisses. Roxie laughed and then nodded to me.
"Yeah course I will," She said as she put her tip in the charity box and gave me the money for the couple's food she was serving.
"Didn't do bad today then," Brian said as he let go of my hand and turned the sign on the door to 'closed'.
"Nope. And you wouldn't believe how many people commented on the Green Day t-shirts on the wall," Toria said as she sat on the counter with Roxie.
We all smiled at each other. I was thinking about the concert but the other two I don't know.
"Well, I'm off ok. I need to see someone before I go home. I'll see you tonight honey," Brian said as he came up to me and gave me a kiss.
"See ya. Drive safely," I said as he left the café.
"Right then Roxie, what happened with you and Brian?" I asked as soon as Brian left. Roxie looked at me confused for a second and then realised what I was talking about.
"Nothing. Its just he was telling me what I was feeling like and well...I need to find out my self first. I don't want someone telling me what I feel like," Roxie said playing with the salt.
"Ok well as long as your both cool tomorrow," I said as I went and closed all the blinds.
As I closed the blinds I noticed that Roxie began to cry. I turned around and saw that Toria was crying to.
What the hell?
"Hey guys what's wrong?" I asked as I ran towards them.
Toria popped her head up and looked at me with her blood shot eyes.
"We...we...we're in denial," She managed to say. Roxie then broke apart from Toria and jumped off of the counter.
"I need to go. I need to update my web site with more photographs and to get the orders. See you all," She said as she didn't look at us and she grabbed her bag and ran out of the café.
I was going to go after her but Toria held my arm.
"She wants to be alone. You know going to her will only make her worse," Toria said as she jumped down from the counter.
Toria's right. If I go to her she'll get even more upset. I looked over at Toria as she whipped her eyes with tissue.
"Hey come here," I said as I opened my arms. Toria turned around and came closer as we embraced into a hug.
"Sorry its just seeing Tre and talking to him its just...I cant stop thinking about him and Seb came back into my mind," she said as her breathing jumped a little. I hugged her tighter and then we broke apart.
"Stupid really," Toria said as she gave a little laugh.
"NO! It's not stupid what so ever. Love is nothing to feel stupid about. I'm lucky. My love life is straightforward. You and Roxie I feel sorry for and I am going to help the both pf you in any way I can," I said as I rubbed Toria's arms. Toria smiled and looked at her feet.
"Can't believe we broke up. Tre and I. I thought it would be forever. "Toria whispered. I kneeled down so that I was looking at Toria's face.
"Why did you guys brake up?" I asked in a soft tone.
"I...we...it's stupid" She said as she sat down on the floor. I sat down and then held her hands.
"Come on. After 15 years you think it's about time you told someone?" I asked. Toria laughed and nodded.
"After Roxie and Mike ended we realised how much pain could come from a relationship. We got closer but, we got scared with the fact we were...we were falling in love each other. And well we both got so scared we ended it," she said as she began to cry.
Oh my god that is so sad. I didn't expect that to come. I thought he might have cheated or just liked someone else.
"That's not stupid. That's really upsetting. You loved him," I said as I held on to Toria's hands tighter.
Toria looked up at me with tears in her eyes witch made me cry as well. She then whipped my tears away and we embraced into another hug. Then Toria said something that almost made my heart stop.
"No Stacy your wrong...I...I love him"
