Where's Joey?, chapter 5
We all rode home in silence. Billie drove. He opened his mouth a few times but closed it quickly.
We pulled into the driveway and Jakob ran out. He tackled Joey and squeezed him.
"You scared me big brother!" he lectured,"Don't ever ever do that again!" Joey smiled and hugged him back.
Billie and I walked down the pathway through the garden towards the back door. He put his hand on the doorknob, turned around and said,
"I told you." I rolled my eyes and we walked in.
Tre stood in the kitchen with a cup of coffee in his hand.
"Hey," he smiled,
"The kid okay?"
"Yep." Billie said flopping down on the couch,
"He's emotionally disturbed, but other than that, he's just peachy."
"Shutup, Bill," I said,
"My God! I've had it with you and your little need for attention!"
"What the fuck are you talking about? 'Need for attention?'"
"'It's all my fault! I'm the reason he's doing this to himself!' That's what I'm talking about! You know it's not your fault so quit beating yourself up over it!"
"But it is my fault!"
"Here we go again."
"Shutup you stupid bitch!"
I stared at him. He stood up and began talking more.
"Just let me talk! You were there, Adie! You heard him say that he did it because I'm never home! Hence the phrase 'It's all my fault.'"
No matter how much I want to refuse to believe it, he had a point. But I still wasn't going to let him beat himself up over it.
That night, Billie slept in Joey's room. Do you really expect us to sleep together after a huge fight like that?
I couldn't sleep, though. I stared at the alarm clock the whole time. At about 11:00, I heard the door open. Billie. I didn't turn over to look at him. I didn't want to.
He slid into bed next to me and wrapped his arms around my stomach. He kissed the back of my head. Then he whispered
"I'm sorry" into my ear. I grabbed his hand and whispered back
"I know."
We fell asleep like that. It's times like these when I love him the most. Don't get me wrong, I love him more than any man I've ever met.
But he sure can be an ass sometimes.
We pulled into the driveway and Jakob ran out. He tackled Joey and squeezed him.
"You scared me big brother!" he lectured,"Don't ever ever do that again!" Joey smiled and hugged him back.
Billie and I walked down the pathway through the garden towards the back door. He put his hand on the doorknob, turned around and said,
"I told you." I rolled my eyes and we walked in.
Tre stood in the kitchen with a cup of coffee in his hand.
"Hey," he smiled,
"The kid okay?"
"Yep." Billie said flopping down on the couch,
"He's emotionally disturbed, but other than that, he's just peachy."
"Shutup, Bill," I said,
"My God! I've had it with you and your little need for attention!"
"What the fuck are you talking about? 'Need for attention?'"
"'It's all my fault! I'm the reason he's doing this to himself!' That's what I'm talking about! You know it's not your fault so quit beating yourself up over it!"
"But it is my fault!"
"Here we go again."
"Shutup you stupid bitch!"
I stared at him. He stood up and began talking more.
"Just let me talk! You were there, Adie! You heard him say that he did it because I'm never home! Hence the phrase 'It's all my fault.'"
No matter how much I want to refuse to believe it, he had a point. But I still wasn't going to let him beat himself up over it.
That night, Billie slept in Joey's room. Do you really expect us to sleep together after a huge fight like that?
I couldn't sleep, though. I stared at the alarm clock the whole time. At about 11:00, I heard the door open. Billie. I didn't turn over to look at him. I didn't want to.
He slid into bed next to me and wrapped his arms around my stomach. He kissed the back of my head. Then he whispered
"I'm sorry" into my ear. I grabbed his hand and whispered back
"I know."
We fell asleep like that. It's times like these when I love him the most. Don't get me wrong, I love him more than any man I've ever met.
But he sure can be an ass sometimes.
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