"What An Asshole You Are Billie"-sequal to "you may not see me but im always with you Adrienne", chapter 16
"What the fuck? Why England? What about the band? I have a life here, Billie, we can't move to England!" I protest in a hurry, confused and worried about why he has made this decision.
"It will be best Adrienne. I am going to take a long break from the band, I might go back, I might not. The guys will understand and I love England, every time I go there I just fucking enjoy myself and I think we would be happy to make a fresh start over there" he explains.
"I don't know Billie. Is this what we really want? I mean what about Tre and Mike, I can't leave them"
"We can come back and visit a lot, they can visit, but I really think it's time to leave all of this shit behind. I thought you would have jumped at the chance" I look at him. Maybe he's right. Maybe going to England would be good, I'd have the baby and Billie would raise it as his, we'll put everything behind us and get back to normal.
"England here we come" I say softly, a smile on my face.
"Oh Adie, it's all going to be great! I have booked a flight for this Friday" he says, pulling me into a hug. I suddenly freeze.
"This Friday?" I repeat.
"Yeah, the sooner the better"
"Erm, yeah ok, Friday it is" I say flustered. Everything was moving so fast, but this was best. I'm pretty sure it is.
"Guys, how about we all go for a drink tonight?" Billie suggests, as we go back over to them a while later.
"Sure thing! We haven't had a decent night out in ages!" Tre woops, thumping his fist in the air. I look at him and smile. I will miss him so much, the times we've had together will fade away as memories.
"I want to come too!" Jakob suddenly says, jumping up and down to try and get Tre's attension.
"Jakob, if I was your dad, I would let you come but I'm not so I think you better ask Billie" Tre says. Jakob looks at Billie hopefully.
"Nuh uh little man. Wait until you're Joey's age and I'll give you a little drink"
"Does that mean I can come and get pissed?" Joey asks.
"Language Joey" I add in.
"Sorry, but does it dad?" he asks again. Billie laughs.
"No Joey, dude, you and Jakob will stay at grandma's for the night" Jakob and Joey moan.
*8:00pm, The local bar. Tre's P.O.V*
"Ah! This feels so good" I say, slugging back some beer.
"Yeah" Billie agrees, blowing cigarette smoke from his mouth, adding to the hazy air lingering above us.
I look over at Adrienne, who's sat fiddling with her a charm braclet on her wrist, her eyes gazing down at it.
"You alright Adie?" I ask.
"Mm? Oh, yeah I'm fine. Just got a headache that's all"
"Oh crap, I'm not supposed to be smoking around you when you're pregnant. Shit" Billie suddenly says, taking one last drag and stabbing out the fag in the ash-tray.
"It's ok" Adrienne says, rubbing Billie's leg lightly.
"Guys, their's something very important we need to tell you" Billie says, looking at Mike and me. "Adrienne and I are moving" he says.
"Oh wow! Where? I spotted a nice place up the road from me if you want to look at it" Mike says.
"No, it's much further than up the road" I look at Billie who's got a regretful expression on his face. Then I look at Adrienne, she's sat looking at me, a tear falling from her eyes.
"How far?" Mike asks.
"We think it's best and you will get to visit and stuff, and I'm sorry about the band, but I will try and work on keeping it together" Billie tries to encourage.
"How far Billie" Mike repeats. Billie sighs.
"England" The table falls silent as we all exchange sad looks. I look back over to Adrienne, she's still looking at me, her mascara smudged from her tears. She gives me a weak smile, I reach under the table and grab her hand, giving it a squeeze.
"When are you leaving?" Mike asks, breaking the silence.
"This Friday" I let go of Adrienne's hand, my eyes brimming with tears.
"Ergh, I need a piss. Be right back" I lie, getting up and heading for the toilets.
I open a stall and sit down, thinking of what Billie just said. He was breaking the band up and he didn't give a fuck. What was worse is that Adrienne lied to me and had decided to raise MY baby with Billie. In England.
*Back at the table, Adrienne's P.O.V*
"I'm sorry Mike" Billie says.
"It's ok Bill, I understand, you want to get back on track and I support that" he says reassuringly. "I just don't know how Tre will cope. You know what he's like and he loves you guys like mad" he adds, nodding his head to me and Billie.
"Hunny, I'm just going to check up on Tre" I say, giving Billie's shoulder a squeeze before getting up and heading to the toilets to find Tre.
*In the toilets, no one's P.O.V*
"Tre, it's me can I talk to you" Adrienne calls out, hoping for an answer. There's a creak and Tre comes out, wiping tears from his face.
"Why did you lie Adie?" he asks, walking over to Adrienne.
"I didn't lie, I just think it's best if Billie doesn't know and the only way is to go to England with him and raise the baby as ours" she explains.
"But you know I will want to see the baby. It is mine, you can't take it away from me like this. And what about me? What about what we had?"
"Of course you can see the baby, I'm not trying to take it away form you but I just don't want Billie finding out that's all. You know what we had was just a fling" she says the last bit a bit too quickly.
"Was it just a fling? Because I certainly felt more than that" he says, cornering Adrienne. She cowers, hanging her head.
"Tre, Ok I felt more and I did enjoy it while it lasted but we both know it wasn't meant to be, not when I was thinking of getting back with Billie"
"This is the thing, why are you getting back with Billie. You are pregnant with my child, we both love each other and I have never done anything to hurt you" he pleads, holding onto Adrienne's hands.
Adrienne leans foreword and kisses Tre deeply, holding him close. They break apart, their foreheads touching.
"I'll miss you Tre" She sobs, before walking out of the toilets and back to the table.
"It will be best Adrienne. I am going to take a long break from the band, I might go back, I might not. The guys will understand and I love England, every time I go there I just fucking enjoy myself and I think we would be happy to make a fresh start over there" he explains.
"I don't know Billie. Is this what we really want? I mean what about Tre and Mike, I can't leave them"
"We can come back and visit a lot, they can visit, but I really think it's time to leave all of this shit behind. I thought you would have jumped at the chance" I look at him. Maybe he's right. Maybe going to England would be good, I'd have the baby and Billie would raise it as his, we'll put everything behind us and get back to normal.
"England here we come" I say softly, a smile on my face.
"Oh Adie, it's all going to be great! I have booked a flight for this Friday" he says, pulling me into a hug. I suddenly freeze.
"This Friday?" I repeat.
"Yeah, the sooner the better"
"Erm, yeah ok, Friday it is" I say flustered. Everything was moving so fast, but this was best. I'm pretty sure it is.
"Guys, how about we all go for a drink tonight?" Billie suggests, as we go back over to them a while later.
"Sure thing! We haven't had a decent night out in ages!" Tre woops, thumping his fist in the air. I look at him and smile. I will miss him so much, the times we've had together will fade away as memories.
"I want to come too!" Jakob suddenly says, jumping up and down to try and get Tre's attension.
"Jakob, if I was your dad, I would let you come but I'm not so I think you better ask Billie" Tre says. Jakob looks at Billie hopefully.
"Nuh uh little man. Wait until you're Joey's age and I'll give you a little drink"
"Does that mean I can come and get pissed?" Joey asks.
"Language Joey" I add in.
"Sorry, but does it dad?" he asks again. Billie laughs.
"No Joey, dude, you and Jakob will stay at grandma's for the night" Jakob and Joey moan.
*8:00pm, The local bar. Tre's P.O.V*
"Ah! This feels so good" I say, slugging back some beer.
"Yeah" Billie agrees, blowing cigarette smoke from his mouth, adding to the hazy air lingering above us.
I look over at Adrienne, who's sat fiddling with her a charm braclet on her wrist, her eyes gazing down at it.
"You alright Adie?" I ask.
"Mm? Oh, yeah I'm fine. Just got a headache that's all"
"Oh crap, I'm not supposed to be smoking around you when you're pregnant. Shit" Billie suddenly says, taking one last drag and stabbing out the fag in the ash-tray.
"It's ok" Adrienne says, rubbing Billie's leg lightly.
"Guys, their's something very important we need to tell you" Billie says, looking at Mike and me. "Adrienne and I are moving" he says.
"Oh wow! Where? I spotted a nice place up the road from me if you want to look at it" Mike says.
"No, it's much further than up the road" I look at Billie who's got a regretful expression on his face. Then I look at Adrienne, she's sat looking at me, a tear falling from her eyes.
"How far?" Mike asks.
"We think it's best and you will get to visit and stuff, and I'm sorry about the band, but I will try and work on keeping it together" Billie tries to encourage.
"How far Billie" Mike repeats. Billie sighs.
"England" The table falls silent as we all exchange sad looks. I look back over to Adrienne, she's still looking at me, her mascara smudged from her tears. She gives me a weak smile, I reach under the table and grab her hand, giving it a squeeze.
"When are you leaving?" Mike asks, breaking the silence.
"This Friday" I let go of Adrienne's hand, my eyes brimming with tears.
"Ergh, I need a piss. Be right back" I lie, getting up and heading for the toilets.
I open a stall and sit down, thinking of what Billie just said. He was breaking the band up and he didn't give a fuck. What was worse is that Adrienne lied to me and had decided to raise MY baby with Billie. In England.
*Back at the table, Adrienne's P.O.V*
"I'm sorry Mike" Billie says.
"It's ok Bill, I understand, you want to get back on track and I support that" he says reassuringly. "I just don't know how Tre will cope. You know what he's like and he loves you guys like mad" he adds, nodding his head to me and Billie.
"Hunny, I'm just going to check up on Tre" I say, giving Billie's shoulder a squeeze before getting up and heading to the toilets to find Tre.
*In the toilets, no one's P.O.V*
"Tre, it's me can I talk to you" Adrienne calls out, hoping for an answer. There's a creak and Tre comes out, wiping tears from his face.
"Why did you lie Adie?" he asks, walking over to Adrienne.
"I didn't lie, I just think it's best if Billie doesn't know and the only way is to go to England with him and raise the baby as ours" she explains.
"But you know I will want to see the baby. It is mine, you can't take it away from me like this. And what about me? What about what we had?"
"Of course you can see the baby, I'm not trying to take it away form you but I just don't want Billie finding out that's all. You know what we had was just a fling" she says the last bit a bit too quickly.
"Was it just a fling? Because I certainly felt more than that" he says, cornering Adrienne. She cowers, hanging her head.
"Tre, Ok I felt more and I did enjoy it while it lasted but we both know it wasn't meant to be, not when I was thinking of getting back with Billie"
"This is the thing, why are you getting back with Billie. You are pregnant with my child, we both love each other and I have never done anything to hurt you" he pleads, holding onto Adrienne's hands.
Adrienne leans foreword and kisses Tre deeply, holding him close. They break apart, their foreheads touching.
"I'll miss you Tre" She sobs, before walking out of the toilets and back to the table.
