From No Dad, To Rockstar Dad, chapter 6
It's been about a month, since Billie and I had went to Adrienne's to sort things out. Billie got full custody of the boys again. The court made it clear that the only way Adrienne could see the boys was if Billie was present and she was sober. So, Adie has come over about once or twice a week for about an hour. The boys become very distant with her, it's like they are scared of her. But I wouldn't blame them.
It was January 31, 2008. I woke up to my cell phone ringing. I removed Billie's arm from around my waist and got up to answer the phone. It was my best friend Stephany, so I walked out of our bedroom so I wouldn't wake Billie.
"Hello?" I said.
"Dude, what the HELL is going on?" she said in a frantic voice.
"Wha-" I started.
"How can this happen to us? Oh my god, I can't believe this," she continued.
"Stephany, what are you talking about, and why are you calling me at 8:00 in the morning?" I said.
"You don't know?!" she said.
"Know what?" I asked curiously.
"Read the newspaper NOW, and call me back."
"I guess okay, bye," I said hanging up the phone.
What can be so important that she had to wake me up at this time. I'm going to kill her! I walked down stairs, and I walked outside to retrieve the newspaper. I walked back in the house, and sat down on the table, and flipped to the Entertainment section. My jaw dropped.
This is what I read.
"Green Day's front man, Billie Joe Armstrong has been dating eighteen year old Jewel Pritchard, daughter of Michael Pritchard a.k.a. Mike Dirnt. We have reason to believe this relationship has been going on for quite a while, considering Jewel just turned eighteen in December of 2007, meaning thirty-six year old Billie Joe Armstrong, was dating a minor. Pictures of the two kissing where taken in Oakland, California in November, meaning Jewel was only seventeen at the time. We also have reason to believe, Frank Edwin Wright III, a.k.a. Tre Cool, has also been seeing a minor, believed to be Jewel's friend, her name is Stephany Ford from Texas, where Jewel had originally lived. Since now the two girls are eighteen no actions can be taken. Just look at society today, by these men dating girls young enough to be their daughters, shows how much America needs to improve itself. Watch out America, your daughter could be next."
Oh my god! I cannot believe what I just read. What do they mean "next."? I can not believe this is happening.
I ran upstairs into the room, and jumped on the bed.
"Billie get up, NOW!" I screamed.
"Wh- babe, what's wrong," he said sitting up quickly.
"Look!" I said handing him the paper.
He read the paper, and his jaw dropped.
"What the hell does, "Your daughter could be next." mean?" he asked, "Do they think I'm some kind of child molester or something?"
"No...I don't know what they mean. What are we going to do Billie?" I asked with tears in my eyes.
He looked at me, whipping the tears from my cheeks, and kissed me.
"Don't worry. Everything is going to get sorted out. I'll hold a press conference or something, and we'll do it together," he said hugging me.
"Billie, I think...I mean...Do you think this is right?" I said looking at him.
He starred at me, "Do I think what's right?" he asked.
"You know...you and me," I said softly looking down.
He placed his fingers underneath my chin and picked my head up so I was facing him.
"I love you Jewel. Of course I do. Don't you?" he asked.
"I do, but Billie I don't want you getting into trouble because of me," I said.
"I won't get into any trouble, you're eighteen now. You can speak for yourself. Unless, you turn on me and say I raped you or something. Then I'll be in trouble," he said forcing a smile.
"I wouldn't do that...so what now?" I asked smiling.
"I'll call up my manager, tell him to setup a press conference. Everything will be fine. I promise, Trust me. I love you," he said kissing me.
"Okay, I trust you. I love you too," I said.
"That's a pretty good picture of us though," he said pointing to the picture of me and him kissing on the beach. "We should frame it."
"Yeah, along with the article," I said sarcastically.
Later that day, Billie, Tre, my dad, and I all sat down in my dad's kitchen and talked.
"Your daughter could be next," my dad said laughing.
"Shut up, Mike. Stephany is probably in BIG trouble right now, and to think I was going to ask her to move in with me next month," Tre said.
"Tre, I know why Stephany's parents might not like you," I said smirking.
"Why? What's not to like?" he asked.
"Well, when her and I where about fifteen, we got online to get some pictures of you guys, and we came across some naughty pictures of you and Billie," I said laughing, "Thankfully, my dad is the only one who knows how to keep his pants on in public."
Tre and Billie started laughing hysterically. Then Billie stopped laughing and looked at me, "That means you saw Tre naked?" he asked.
"Yeah," I said.
"Well, what did you think of his..." he started.
"What does it matter?" I asked.
"You know you liked it Jewel." Tre said smiling.
I gave an evil glare at Tre and then looked at Billie.
"It doesn't matter, that was like 3 years ago," I said.
"It matters to me," he said.
"Well it shouldn't. Just think of it this way, you're the one I'm in bed with every night," I said.
"OKAY! I've heard enough. I don't really want to sit here and talk about my daughter and my best friend in bed together," my dad said standing up.
I just smiled and kissed Billie's lips.
Then Tre leaned over, put his arm around me and whispered in my ear, "You know you liked mine better, Jewel."
Just then Billie jumped from his chair and pushed Tre to the floor.
"Shut the fuck up already Tre," Billie screamed.
"Bill chill out, I was only joking," Tre said.
"Bullshit, you do that shit just to piss me off," Billie said walking out of the kitchen.
"What the hell was that all about?" I said looking at Tre.
"Billie thinks you'll leave him for someone else," Tre said.
"What? Why?" I asked looking confused.
"He thinks you'll find a guy younger then him, hotter then him, and just leave him. Like Adrienne did," Tre said, "He just doesn't want to lose you."
"Oh my god. I'll be right back," I said walking out of the kitchen.
I walked outside, and found Billie smoking a cigarette.
"Hey," he said softly.
"Hi," I said.
"Look, I'm sorry for-" he began.
"Billie, is that why you're so jealous? Because you think I'm going to leave you," I said looking at him.
"Yeah..." he said softly.
I walked over to him and grabbed his face with both of my hands and made him look at me.
"You don't EVER have to worry about that. I wouldn't ever leave you Billie. I love you way to much. You mean so much to me, and that's the last thing I'll ever do. Don't even think like that," I said.
He smiled, and pulled me into a kiss then pulled away and looked at me, "I love you too."
I think at the point our relationship became twice as strong as it was before.
Now that we got that sorted out...First things first...we have to get Stephany over here for the press conference. Which will probably be in a few weeks. I hope everything goes well...
It was January 31, 2008. I woke up to my cell phone ringing. I removed Billie's arm from around my waist and got up to answer the phone. It was my best friend Stephany, so I walked out of our bedroom so I wouldn't wake Billie.
"Hello?" I said.
"Dude, what the HELL is going on?" she said in a frantic voice.
"Wha-" I started.
"How can this happen to us? Oh my god, I can't believe this," she continued.
"Stephany, what are you talking about, and why are you calling me at 8:00 in the morning?" I said.
"You don't know?!" she said.
"Know what?" I asked curiously.
"Read the newspaper NOW, and call me back."
"I guess okay, bye," I said hanging up the phone.
What can be so important that she had to wake me up at this time. I'm going to kill her! I walked down stairs, and I walked outside to retrieve the newspaper. I walked back in the house, and sat down on the table, and flipped to the Entertainment section. My jaw dropped.
This is what I read.
"Green Day's front man, Billie Joe Armstrong has been dating eighteen year old Jewel Pritchard, daughter of Michael Pritchard a.k.a. Mike Dirnt. We have reason to believe this relationship has been going on for quite a while, considering Jewel just turned eighteen in December of 2007, meaning thirty-six year old Billie Joe Armstrong, was dating a minor. Pictures of the two kissing where taken in Oakland, California in November, meaning Jewel was only seventeen at the time. We also have reason to believe, Frank Edwin Wright III, a.k.a. Tre Cool, has also been seeing a minor, believed to be Jewel's friend, her name is Stephany Ford from Texas, where Jewel had originally lived. Since now the two girls are eighteen no actions can be taken. Just look at society today, by these men dating girls young enough to be their daughters, shows how much America needs to improve itself. Watch out America, your daughter could be next."
Oh my god! I cannot believe what I just read. What do they mean "next."? I can not believe this is happening.
I ran upstairs into the room, and jumped on the bed.
"Billie get up, NOW!" I screamed.
"Wh- babe, what's wrong," he said sitting up quickly.
"Look!" I said handing him the paper.
He read the paper, and his jaw dropped.
"What the hell does, "Your daughter could be next." mean?" he asked, "Do they think I'm some kind of child molester or something?"
"No...I don't know what they mean. What are we going to do Billie?" I asked with tears in my eyes.
He looked at me, whipping the tears from my cheeks, and kissed me.
"Don't worry. Everything is going to get sorted out. I'll hold a press conference or something, and we'll do it together," he said hugging me.
"Billie, I think...I mean...Do you think this is right?" I said looking at him.
He starred at me, "Do I think what's right?" he asked.
"You know...you and me," I said softly looking down.
He placed his fingers underneath my chin and picked my head up so I was facing him.
"I love you Jewel. Of course I do. Don't you?" he asked.
"I do, but Billie I don't want you getting into trouble because of me," I said.
"I won't get into any trouble, you're eighteen now. You can speak for yourself. Unless, you turn on me and say I raped you or something. Then I'll be in trouble," he said forcing a smile.
"I wouldn't do that...so what now?" I asked smiling.
"I'll call up my manager, tell him to setup a press conference. Everything will be fine. I promise, Trust me. I love you," he said kissing me.
"Okay, I trust you. I love you too," I said.
"That's a pretty good picture of us though," he said pointing to the picture of me and him kissing on the beach. "We should frame it."
"Yeah, along with the article," I said sarcastically.
Later that day, Billie, Tre, my dad, and I all sat down in my dad's kitchen and talked.
"Your daughter could be next," my dad said laughing.
"Shut up, Mike. Stephany is probably in BIG trouble right now, and to think I was going to ask her to move in with me next month," Tre said.
"Tre, I know why Stephany's parents might not like you," I said smirking.
"Why? What's not to like?" he asked.
"Well, when her and I where about fifteen, we got online to get some pictures of you guys, and we came across some naughty pictures of you and Billie," I said laughing, "Thankfully, my dad is the only one who knows how to keep his pants on in public."
Tre and Billie started laughing hysterically. Then Billie stopped laughing and looked at me, "That means you saw Tre naked?" he asked.
"Yeah," I said.
"Well, what did you think of his..." he started.
"What does it matter?" I asked.
"You know you liked it Jewel." Tre said smiling.
I gave an evil glare at Tre and then looked at Billie.
"It doesn't matter, that was like 3 years ago," I said.
"It matters to me," he said.
"Well it shouldn't. Just think of it this way, you're the one I'm in bed with every night," I said.
"OKAY! I've heard enough. I don't really want to sit here and talk about my daughter and my best friend in bed together," my dad said standing up.
I just smiled and kissed Billie's lips.
Then Tre leaned over, put his arm around me and whispered in my ear, "You know you liked mine better, Jewel."
Just then Billie jumped from his chair and pushed Tre to the floor.
"Shut the fuck up already Tre," Billie screamed.
"Bill chill out, I was only joking," Tre said.
"Bullshit, you do that shit just to piss me off," Billie said walking out of the kitchen.
"What the hell was that all about?" I said looking at Tre.
"Billie thinks you'll leave him for someone else," Tre said.
"What? Why?" I asked looking confused.
"He thinks you'll find a guy younger then him, hotter then him, and just leave him. Like Adrienne did," Tre said, "He just doesn't want to lose you."
"Oh my god. I'll be right back," I said walking out of the kitchen.
I walked outside, and found Billie smoking a cigarette.
"Hey," he said softly.
"Hi," I said.
"Look, I'm sorry for-" he began.
"Billie, is that why you're so jealous? Because you think I'm going to leave you," I said looking at him.
"Yeah..." he said softly.
I walked over to him and grabbed his face with both of my hands and made him look at me.
"You don't EVER have to worry about that. I wouldn't ever leave you Billie. I love you way to much. You mean so much to me, and that's the last thing I'll ever do. Don't even think like that," I said.
He smiled, and pulled me into a kiss then pulled away and looked at me, "I love you too."
I think at the point our relationship became twice as strong as it was before.
Now that we got that sorted out...First things first...we have to get Stephany over here for the press conference. Which will probably be in a few weeks. I hope everything goes well...
