"I love you Adrienne." "I love you too, Mike...", chapter 2
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Mike snapped out of his thoughts. 8.30, time to get up. He looked at the calendar on the wall. 2nd July 2006. Great, he told to himself, today's their anniversary.
He walked slowly towards the kitchen, thinking. He made himself some coffee and turned the television on. He switched through many channels, but nothing was on. He stopped to MTV, where they were showing 2 photographs of a married couple.
The titles read: "Billie Joe and Adrienne. 2nd July 1994 - 2nd July 2006. Twelve years of love."
I didn't know MTV would have wanted to show something like this, Mike thought.
He took a deep sigh, and forced himself to get up and get dressed.
In the shower he was resting his head against the wall, letting the water fall on him, and hoping it would take away all of his problems.
After half an hour he was ready to go out. It was 9.30 and he had to take care of Joey and Jake while Billie and Adie went out to celebrate.
He got in the car and watched the empty seat next to him. He remembered...
- FLASH BACK - MIKE'S P.O.V. -
Tre was quite drunk that night. We went out of the pub, heading home, when Tre passed out in the middle of the street. Billie and I took him, while Adie and Jessica were walking behind us. (Jessica was Tre's girlfriend). Almost five months have passed since we met Adie. She was our best friend. Well, maybe a little more than friend.
I knew Billie loved her and he wanted to ask her out. Billie told me everything about Adie and him when we were alone, I mean, without Tre around.
The week before that night at the pub I nearly caught them kissing. Well, I walked in and saw them getting closer, but they didn't kiss. When Billie told me how he really felt about her I was listening to him carefully. He had never been so serious before. But yet, he didn't have a clue that Adie and I maked out about 6 or 7 times since when we met, and it has been five months...
When I thought about that, I always wondered why she has never told me "I love you." Maybe she was just attracted physically. That would have been bad, because I loved her really much, but I've never been able to tell her. The words didn't seem to come out.
I decided that night to tell her. Billie was driving Tre and Jess at home, while I was driving Adie at home. We were alone. We got in the car and stared at each other.
Then we said in unison, "I've got to tell you something."
Then together again, "Ok, you go first."
We looked at each other and busted out laughing. Then she started first.
"You know, Mike, I think I like Billie...". Oh no, I thought.
"You... what?"
"Yeah, well... he's sweet, handsome, kind," she was saying, looking out of the window, "He's a great boy."
I couldn't believe it.
"But you didn't even kiss." I said.
"Who told you that?", she snapped.
"Oh... Billie did."
"I see."
There was a short silence, broken by her warm voice again. "So, what did you have to tell me?" Oh, I couldn't tell her now, it's not fair. "So?" she asked again.
"Erm... well... I..."
"You?"
Oh, fuck everyone, I thought, I needed to tell her everything, I needed her to know. I brusted out telling her, without stopping, not even breathing:
"Adrienne, the first time we met I immediately liked you, the first time we kissed, I understood that I didn't like you. I loved you. And I loved you eversince. Every time Billie tells me about you two, it tears me apart, 'cause I love you Adrienne Nesser."
There followed an anwkard silence. She was looking at her knees. Oh my God, what have I done, I've ruined everything, I thought.
Then she looked up at me, smiling. "You can't imagine how much time I waited for one of you two to tell me this. You see, Mike, I love both of you, exactly the same way." I couldn't help but smile, but inside I was a bit upset, 'cause she loved both of us.
She stroke with her fingers my hand, going up to the arm, then shoulder and neck. She grabbed me by the shirt and pulled me closer. Our faces were a couple of inches from each other's.
"I love you, Mike Dirnt." she said in her sexy voice.
I couldn't help but kiss her. A slow, full, passionate kiss. I ran my hands through her hair, she was pressed against me, her hands on my chest.
She looked at me, raising an eyebrow.
"Shouldn't we go home, first?" I asked her.
She shook her head and moved down to kiss my chest. You can imagine what came next.
Weird, isn't it? Our first time was in the front seat of my car.
After we finished we drove home. While talking we decided not to tell Billie a single thing.
- END OF FLASH BACK AND MIKE'S P.O.V. -
He was still lost in his memories, when he remembered where he was going. It was 9:35, he was quite late.
He arrived there and saw Joey and Jake running up to him and jumping in the car. He waved to Billie and Adie, but they were already going back inside, kissing passionately.
Oh Adie, if only you knew, if only you could know, he thought.
Finally, he started the engine with a deep sigh.
Mike snapped out of his thoughts. 8.30, time to get up. He looked at the calendar on the wall. 2nd July 2006. Great, he told to himself, today's their anniversary.
He walked slowly towards the kitchen, thinking. He made himself some coffee and turned the television on. He switched through many channels, but nothing was on. He stopped to MTV, where they were showing 2 photographs of a married couple.
The titles read: "Billie Joe and Adrienne. 2nd July 1994 - 2nd July 2006. Twelve years of love."
I didn't know MTV would have wanted to show something like this, Mike thought.
He took a deep sigh, and forced himself to get up and get dressed.
In the shower he was resting his head against the wall, letting the water fall on him, and hoping it would take away all of his problems.
After half an hour he was ready to go out. It was 9.30 and he had to take care of Joey and Jake while Billie and Adie went out to celebrate.
He got in the car and watched the empty seat next to him. He remembered...
- FLASH BACK - MIKE'S P.O.V. -
Tre was quite drunk that night. We went out of the pub, heading home, when Tre passed out in the middle of the street. Billie and I took him, while Adie and Jessica were walking behind us. (Jessica was Tre's girlfriend). Almost five months have passed since we met Adie. She was our best friend. Well, maybe a little more than friend.
I knew Billie loved her and he wanted to ask her out. Billie told me everything about Adie and him when we were alone, I mean, without Tre around.
The week before that night at the pub I nearly caught them kissing. Well, I walked in and saw them getting closer, but they didn't kiss. When Billie told me how he really felt about her I was listening to him carefully. He had never been so serious before. But yet, he didn't have a clue that Adie and I maked out about 6 or 7 times since when we met, and it has been five months...
When I thought about that, I always wondered why she has never told me "I love you." Maybe she was just attracted physically. That would have been bad, because I loved her really much, but I've never been able to tell her. The words didn't seem to come out.
I decided that night to tell her. Billie was driving Tre and Jess at home, while I was driving Adie at home. We were alone. We got in the car and stared at each other.
Then we said in unison, "I've got to tell you something."
Then together again, "Ok, you go first."
We looked at each other and busted out laughing. Then she started first.
"You know, Mike, I think I like Billie...". Oh no, I thought.
"You... what?"
"Yeah, well... he's sweet, handsome, kind," she was saying, looking out of the window, "He's a great boy."
I couldn't believe it.
"But you didn't even kiss." I said.
"Who told you that?", she snapped.
"Oh... Billie did."
"I see."
There was a short silence, broken by her warm voice again. "So, what did you have to tell me?" Oh, I couldn't tell her now, it's not fair. "So?" she asked again.
"Erm... well... I..."
"You?"
Oh, fuck everyone, I thought, I needed to tell her everything, I needed her to know. I brusted out telling her, without stopping, not even breathing:
"Adrienne, the first time we met I immediately liked you, the first time we kissed, I understood that I didn't like you. I loved you. And I loved you eversince. Every time Billie tells me about you two, it tears me apart, 'cause I love you Adrienne Nesser."
There followed an anwkard silence. She was looking at her knees. Oh my God, what have I done, I've ruined everything, I thought.
Then she looked up at me, smiling. "You can't imagine how much time I waited for one of you two to tell me this. You see, Mike, I love both of you, exactly the same way." I couldn't help but smile, but inside I was a bit upset, 'cause she loved both of us.
She stroke with her fingers my hand, going up to the arm, then shoulder and neck. She grabbed me by the shirt and pulled me closer. Our faces were a couple of inches from each other's.
"I love you, Mike Dirnt." she said in her sexy voice.
I couldn't help but kiss her. A slow, full, passionate kiss. I ran my hands through her hair, she was pressed against me, her hands on my chest.
She looked at me, raising an eyebrow.
"Shouldn't we go home, first?" I asked her.
She shook her head and moved down to kiss my chest. You can imagine what came next.
Weird, isn't it? Our first time was in the front seat of my car.
After we finished we drove home. While talking we decided not to tell Billie a single thing.
- END OF FLASH BACK AND MIKE'S P.O.V. -
He was still lost in his memories, when he remembered where he was going. It was 9:35, he was quite late.
He arrived there and saw Joey and Jake running up to him and jumping in the car. He waved to Billie and Adie, but they were already going back inside, kissing passionately.
Oh Adie, if only you knew, if only you could know, he thought.
Finally, he started the engine with a deep sigh.
