Lets just hope it lasts and doesn't end up in tears, chapter 2
A month had passed since the fashion show and it was nearing the end of October. Adrienne and Milly had already cracked on with their clothes designs and had already had offers for putting them on the catwalk already. Green Day were doing some finishing touches to the album before it was to be released later on in the next year.
"Y'know earlier we were talking about buying a house? Well I think I may have found us the perfect one!" Milly smiled with excitement as she handed the housing booklet over to Tre. They had both been looking for a place of their own and were looking forward to being able to just living in the same home together; no more swapping between houses and dropping each other off after work, or calling each other on the phone to confirm when the other was going to be home or not. They were about to take the first stepping stone towards their new beginning.
"Wow, this one's really cool! It has like, a million bedrooms! And a million rooms!"
"Tre, it has five bedrooms, not a million!"
"Yeah, I know...but still, look at how cool it is! And the rooms are so big... plus its not that far away from here, so it wouldn't be like moving far away to a new neighborhood and not knowing anyone."
"It's only a few streets from here. Its still close but it looks amazing. Plus its got a huge basement so you and the guys can have band practice there rather than always having it at Billie's, if you'd like. And me and Adrienne could do our designs in the main study on the top floor."
Tre saw the hope in Milly's eyes as she stared at the pictures in the brochure. He knew how much this would mean to her, moving to a place of their own where they could live their own life with no interference.
"OK then. Lets put an offer on it. And move in as soon as possible."
Milly shot her eyes towards Tre.
"Honey, are you....are you sure? We can always wait a bit longer if you want, i don't want to make you feel like everything's moving too quick for you, y'know."
"Milly, nothing ever seems too quick for me when I'm with you. I love you babe and I want to start a new life with you."
They kissed one another gently before Milly got up off of her couch and phoned the number for the house. She put in their offer, which was most likely going to buy them the house for definite as there weren't that many people around who could afford the full asking price. With Tre and Milly's fortunes put together, they had no worries. Milly put the phone receiver down and skipped excitedly towards Tre, who was leaning in the doorway of the front room. Milly went up to him and put her arms around his waist.
"I think we got it, Tre, I think we've got it! They said we were the first people to offer the full asking price, and they said that they'd get back to us as soon as possible! This is so surreal, honey, i can't believe we're actually gonna live in our own house together!"
"It's gonna be so fun. And you know what else?" Tre raised an eyebrow at her.
"What.." smiled Milly, as she knew perfectly well what Tre was implying.
"It means that we can have sex whenever and where ever we want..."
"Great minds think alike, huh?"
"Indeed they do." Tre picked Milly up off the ground and spun her round in the air.
"WE'RE MOVING IN TOGETHER BABY!"
"I KNOW! AND I CANT WAIT!" Milly started to scream with laughter and Tre started to spin her round faster and tickle her at the same time.
"Good news, then?" came a voice from the front door.
"Oh hey Mike, I didn't realize you were there! How you doing, dude?"
"Ah, just thought I'd let myself in as the door was unlocked. And I heard fits of laughter coming from her" Mike nodded his head towards Milly and smiled.
"Mike! We've bought a house! A real house! Together, me and Tre!"
"Wow, guys that great! When are you moving in?"
"Well," started Tre, "as soon as its all finalized and the offer is accepted, then I want to move in as soon as possible. And have Christmas in our new pad!"
"Ah! With our own Christmas tree!"
"Yeah. But I want to cover it in shiny stuff. I like shiny stuff! And edible stuff, too!"
"Sure, honey." Milly stroked Tre's cheek.
"You two are like big kids! You're practically made for each other."
"I know. Cool, right?"
"Hmm...immature kids..."
"Hey, we're not immature! We're fully grown adults and we intend to prove that to you." Milly jumped onto Tre's back for a piggyback ride and Tre started to run around.
"Yeah, sure you are. Where's the alcohol? Milly! Where's the fucking alcohol! Beer! Y'know, beer!"
Tre and Millie we're making so much noise that Mike had to scream at them.
"It's in the basement, in the bottom of the fridge!"
Mike murmured to himself and shook his head at Tre and Milly while he went down the stairs into the basement, and returned with bottles of beer in his hands to find Billie coming in through the front door.
"Hey Bill."
"'Sup dude. What the fuck are those two doing?!"
"God only knows."
"Meh." Billie shrugged his shoulders and grabbed a beer from Mike's hand. They both made their way over to the front room couch to sit down and watch baseball. Milly ran into the room with Tre chasing her.
"Mike! Billie! Help me! Tre is trying to tickle me!"
"Na, sorry Mill. You're on your own here. I've just opened my beer. If you'd asked earlier..." Mike just stretched out onto the couch, feet up on the coffee table watching tele, Billie also.
Milly and Tre ran frantically around the house.
"Tre...please...stop! I need, to....catch...my...my breath."
after about 5 minutes of running Milly and Tre were both stood in the upstairs hallway breathing heavily.
"Dammit. I'm hungry now." Tre whined.
"Lets have something to eat then...what would you like?"
"Pizza! Those home-made ones you make! They're scrummy. Mmmmmmm..."
"Ok then, pizza it is."
Milly made her way down the stairs followed by Tre and stood in the doorway of the front room.
"You guys, do you want some pizza?"
"Sure, if you're offering!"
"Yeah! Can you make those awesome ones that you home-make? They are soooo good..." Billie trailed off and daydreamed about Milly's home made pizza's which she had made a few times before. They were the 'shizz'.
"My Milly's a good cook." Tre put his arm around her waist and kissed the side of her head.
Milly chuckled and grabbed a beer from off the coffee table and gave it to Tre.
"Sit down baby and relax. I'll go make the food then. Billie, do you think Adrienne would come over?"
"She went to the mall with Ruby and the kids today so I dunno when they'll be back."
"Well, I'll ring her phone then."
Tre made his way over to the couch and sat down in the middle, putting up his feet on the oak coffee table.
"Mike tells me you and Milly have put an offer on that house down Greenwood Street?"
"Yup." a huge smile came on Tre's face, "We wanna move in a.s.a.p."
"You think she's gonna be the last?"
"Yeah. She's......she's different from the others, y'know?"
Mike and Billie sipped their beers and nodded in unison.
"I love being around her, she makes me feel, like, kinda like me again. Man, that sounds mushy. But i don't know how to explain it. I can just feel it. We both can. I love her. And, i think I'm gonna ask her to marry me."
"Gees, you really have fallen for her! Though I can see why, she's awesome. Nice body, nice looks. Plus she's an awesome cook. That's gotta count for something, right?" chirped Mike.
"Definitely."
"So," started Billie "you're really gonna propose to her? When?"
"Well, her birthday isn't that far off. And I was gonna do it then."
"Its November 19th, right? Her birthday?"
"Yeah, and its like, the end of October already. So, we should have the house by then, and it'll be close to both of our birthdays."
"Ahh, what a romantic you are, Tre!" Tre gave Billie a stern look. "I'm not meaning to take the piss! I mean, that's sweet."
"Sweet?!" Tre and Mike both looked at Billie with a confused expression on their faces.
"What?"
"Since when have you called anything 'sweet'? Apart from food and beer?"
"Since.....oh, shut the fuck up! What i mean is, that's romantic of you dude, and i give you my best wishes."
Milly came walking into the room, balancing three plates of served up pizza. The guys tried to change the subject as discreetly as they could manage.
"Here you go boys." She handed them their plates and placed some snack bowls on the coffee table.
"What were you guys talking about?"
"Nothing."
"Mmmmm....smells gooooood, Milly!"
"Mike- stop trying to change the subject! What were you talking about? I heard my name.."
"Babe, it's nothing. We were just..."
"Talking about your birthday. Uh huh. Your birthday. And a party we gonna plan..."
Milly raised an eyebrow. Tre, Billie and Mike were trying as hard as they could to hide Tre's secret of his proposal.
"Well.....if you say so. And if i find out you're lying, then Tre, you're gonna fucking get it!"
"Oooof, i love it when she plays it tough! 'Uber' sexy..." Tre grinned at Milly, and winked at her. She just rolled her eyes, smiled back and made her way back to the kitchen.
When the guys had finished eating, Tre brought the plates back into the kitchen where Milly was sat reading the newspaper and munching on an apple.
"Baby, aren't you gonna eat anything?"
"Nah, I'm not that hungry. I'll eat something later. This apple will do me fine."
Billie walked in with empty beer bottle and a few empty bowls. Just as he walked in, he saw Milly and Tre snogging.
"Hmmm, nice."
"I know. Very nice." Milly replied as she took a bite from her apple, looking up and Tre. Tre licked his lips and leant down to kiss her again. When he pulled back he starting chomping happily on the chunk of apple that had just been in Milly's mouth. Billie screwed up his face and started to walk back to the front room. Milly and Tre started to laugh.
"Oh come on Billie," Milly started to say as Tre wrapped his arms around her waist, "Don't tell me you and Adie don't like to kiss each other every now and then!"
Billie turned his head round and stuck his tongue out them both. They just laughed and stuck out their tongues back at him. He chuckled and turned back round as he walked down the hallway and disappeared round a corner.
"I'm so happy, Tre. I can't wait 'till we get into that house."
"We're so gonna have to christen that fuckin' house the first night there."
"Tre," Milly started to say through fits of giggles, "You have pretty much a one track mind, don't you?"
"Yeah. And you love it. You have one too. And don't tell me you weren't thinking the exact same thing!"
"Yeah, but that's not the point!"
Tre threw back his head and laughed.
"You're so sweet Milly. And sexy. I wuv you."
"I wuv you too."
Milly got off of her seat and hugged Tre, nestling her head into his neck. Tre smiled and let out a content sigh, and slid his hands up and down her back.
"I love it when you hold me. You make me feel so safe." Milly whispered as she deeply breathed in Tre's cologne. She loved his smell, so warm and comforting.
"We're getting more smooshy the longer we're together!"
"Yeah, I noticed! But really, think about it; almost two months ago you didn't even know I existed! And now we're buying a house together."
"Thats not true, actually."
"What isn't?"
"That almost two months ago i never knew you existed.
"What do you mean? You didn't."
"I had seen you once or twice in the downtown Starbucks before."
"Shut up!"
"No, really! Once I was sat in there with Jason, in like, oooh, it must've been during the summer..."
"But how come I wouldn't have seen you? Surely there would've been crowds or teenies fussing over you?"
"No! You see, we used our initiative, and used disguise."
"Disguise..."
"Yeah."
"In what, drag?"
Tre chuckled.
"No. shades. And a hat. Jason ordered the drinks. Ha, changed his voice, and made it deeper, and sounded like he had hormone issues!"
Milly started to laugh.
"Remember that guys?" Tre shouted out to Mike and Billie.
"Remember what?" they shouted back in unison.
"Earlier this year I told you about that time when me and Jason went into Starbucks in disguise, and he changed his voice and ended up sounding like some kinda guy gone wrong!"
"Oh yeah, that."
"Honey, you're crazy!" said Milly as she started to run her fingers through Tre's hair.
"He's crazy in love!" called Mike with a merry smile on is face as he and Billie appeared from the hallway and walked into the kitchen. Just as Mike said 'crazy in love', he, Billie and Tre started singing a spoof of Beyoncés 'Crazy In Love'. Milly just shook her head and laughed hardly, tears appearing in her eyes. She couldn't believe what she was seeing; Green Day wiggling their hips and dancing like morons whilst singing 'Crazy In Love' on the floor of her kitchen.
"You guys are totally fucking drunk! Or at least I hope you are!"
"I'm not," objected Tre. "How can I be? I've only had one bottle."
"Well, whatever. Guys, stop it! It's embarrassing!"
Billie and Mike stopped dancing and started laughing just as hard as Milly.
"God, what the fuck is up with us?!"
"Maybe it's with the new album and shit. You're going on a bender!"
"I think I'm gonna head off now, before something slips outta my mouth."
"Something like what, Billie?" smiled Milly as she raised her eyebrows at Billie.
"Something like......hey- you almost had me there!"
"Dude, why are acting in a weird mood? And why are you shouting?"
"Just like I said, he's drunk." insisted Milly.
"How many bottles did he drink?"
"Uh, I think..." Mike walked into the front room, and returned with two arms full of beer bottles.
"Shit, Billie! That's my whole stash!" Milly went up to him and thumped him playfully on the arm.
"Hey! No it's not! She hit me! She hit me! Ha ha ha..." Billie's voice trailed off, before he let out a loud hiccup.
"Nah, babe, I bought some beer round earlier and stocked up the fridge in the basement."
"Oh. But still. I wanted an excuse to hit him!"
"I think I better get Bill home. See you two in the mornin'"
"Night Mike."
Mike walked up to Billie and guided him towards the door.
"Night, y'all!" Billie waved to Milly and Tre as he stepped outside into the cold.
"Mikey, it's cold! Keep me warm!"
Milly and Tre laughed at they waved goodbye to Mike and Billie. They shut the front door and started to clear up the coffee table in the front room.
"I'm bored." Tre whined.
"Well then...do..some..thing.."
"But..like what? It's, ten o'clock and tonight's tv is crap."
"Well, then, how about we have an early night?" Milly smiled at him suggestively.
"Now that's what I wanted to hear!"
Yeah...the rest of the evening went from there.
Milly returned from work to unexpectedly find an excited Tre jumping on the couch in the living room like a five year old.
"Milly! Milly! Is that you?!"
"Yes, Tre, it's me. And.." she walked into the front room and stood looking both confused and amused at Tre jumping on the sofa. "...why are you jumping all over my couch?!"
"Because because because!" Tre jumped off and ran up to Milly, throwing his arms around in the air as though he was drumming, "because I got that phone call today saying that the house is ours..." Milly's face immediately lit up. "...and that we can move in as soon as we like!"
"Oh my god.....this is amazing! Tre- we bought a house!" Milly flew her arms round Tre's neck and he swung her around. They felt on top of the world..even though it was 'just a house', you may think, but it was also their house, together.
"We've so gotta celebrate tonight, babe!"
"Totally!" said Milly as she jogged over to the phone on the side table. "I'm just gonna tell the others."
"Sure. I'll go over to the studio to catch the guys and tell them too. Won't be long."
tre gave Milly a quick but passionate kiss before leaving the house and getting into his car, to drive back to the studio whilst Milly rang her friends and told them the good news.
"Wow that's great news, hun! When you gonna move in?"
"As soon as possible! We're celebrating tonight and then we'll have a house warming party when we move in. I'm so looking forward to it!"
"Oh it's great to hear!"
"Rube do you know when Elle gets back from her break with Rob? 'Cause i wanna tell her as soon as possible before we move in, which will be within the next few days no doubt."
"Erm yeah, i think she gets back tomorrow at around lunch time."
"Cool, ok. Well I'm gonna ring Chris now. Talk soon, see ya!"
Milly ended the call and dialed Chrissie's phone number, and left a message.
"Chrissie, answer your damn phone! I have great news...Me and Tre have bought the house and we wanna move in ASAP. We're having a party so I'll call you when it's set. See ya tomorrow hun, mwah!..."
Milly decided that she would do over to the studio to join the others. She locked up her home and got into her car.
She pushed open the glass doors and could faintly hear the sound of laughter and cheering coming from down the hallway. She turned a corner and opened the door, making her way into the studio. As she entered the main control room, everyone cheered. Tre walked over to her with a big smile on his face and open arms. Milly smiled equally as much and walked into his hug, kissing him as she did.
"I'm so happy for you!" said Adie, walking over to them and hugging them both.
"Congrats man." Billie walked over to Tre and did one of those 'I'm-going-to-hug-you-dude-but-it-ain't-gonna-mean-anything-so-I'm-gonna-hit-you-hard-on-the-back' kind of man hugs.
"Cheers Billie."
Mike did the same.
"Hey, listen up!" Tre shouted above everyone's voices, "..we're having a house warming party on..."
"Saturday!" joined in Milly.
"On Saturday, and you're all invited to come. Just bring yourselves, we'll do the booze!"
Cheers and laughter followed...as you'd expect.
An hour passed and it was midnight, and everyone was still sat about in the studio, listening to Green Day demo's and sitting about chatting and laughing. Tre was sat alone at his drum kit in the recording studio, whilst everyone else was in the main foyer.
"Baby?"
"Hmm?" Tre looked over towards the doorway to see Milly with her gorgeous eyes.
"What you doing in here all by yourself? It's unlike you to not be entertaining the crowd..." she made her way over to where Tre was sitting on his drum stool, and sat on one of his knees with her arm around his neck.
"Oh, nothings up. I was just, thinking...reflecting."
"Since when did Tré Cool ever relfect?"
Tre chuckled and Milly kissed his neck.
"I was just thinking about...my life, y'know. Meeting you, and how much you make me happy and so on."
"Ah, honey. Are you having second thoughts? Y'know, it's ok if you..."
"No no! I'm so excited about moving into our house. I was just reminiscing on the past."
"Hmm....you tired?"
Tre nodded.
"Thought so. You tend to think a lot when you become tired. I think it's 'cause your permanently crazy and full of energy that you never seem to slow down. But that's a good thing. We all you and your awesome personality..well, I definitely do..."
"You do?" replied Tre with a cheeky grin.
"Uh huh."
For a few moments they gazed into each others eyes, in silence. No light filled the room apart from that of next door's beaming through the window. The faint sound of conversation and laughter came through the closed doors.
Milly took hold of the drum sticks that were sat in Tre's loose grasp and slid them out, dropping them onto the floor. They fell to the floor with a loud snapping sound and a slight echo rung throughout the room. Milly started to kiss Tre slowly on the lips. He pushed himself further into the kiss, putting his arms around her waist.
"Ah! So this is where the lovers got to!"
The door flung open to reveal a beaming Mike. Milly slowly turned round her head and smiled. Tre however had to squint as he had been sitting in the darkened studio, but he also smiled mischievously.
"Everyone's heading home...coming?"
"Yeah, sure. I need my beauty sleep."
Milly snorted. "Sure you do, babe!"
Tre playfully started to tickle her sides.
"No! Don't you dare! You know how ticklish I am...." Milly grabbed hold off Tre's hands either side of her waist, and glared at him. Tre simply smiled back sweetly and pecked her on the nose.
"Course I do...why do you think I do it?"
"Huh." Milly folded her arms and turned her head away. "..you're not sleeping in my bed tonight. You can go back and sleep at yours....ALONE..."
"Fine...but then you'll be alone too."
"No I won't...I'll...um, ask Mike to join me!"
"Huh? You will?" Mike looked at Milly confused, and dare say, with a slight smirk on his face.
Tre laughed loudly.
"You know I love you really babe."
"Hmm....decisions.....I'm still contemplating..."
Milly looked at Tre, who looked back at her with those big blue gorgeous eyes. He didn't need to pull a puppy dog face- Milly couldn't resist enough as it was...and he knew that.
"You know you find me irresistible, Milly..." Tre puckered up and Milly kissed him softly, their lips grazing.
"Right, well that's decided then! Your bed it is, babe!" Tre smirked at Milly as he pulled her closer to him on his lap and made her giggle like a school girl.
"Anyways, catch you guys tomorrow and whenever. Bye."
"Bye." replied Tre and Milly in unison.
Just as Mike turned around, Tre called back to him.
"Oh yeah, and Mike!"
"Yes Tre?"
"Don't think I didn't notice that grin on your face when my girlfriend asked you to join her in her bed...." Tre raised an eyebrow at him, and smiled, all in a harmless and joking manner. Mike simply shrugged his shoulders and walked out of the doorway, trying to shrug it off but could feel his cheeks started to flush.
"My friend has the hots for my girlfriend..." sang Tre as Mike had left the studio room.
"Tre! Don't embarrass him like that! It's mean."
"He knows I was joking! People know me well enough these days to rarely take me seriously. Besides, you are sexy."
Milly nudged him playfully. "Come on, lets go."
"'k. Hey, maybe it's about time we put Mike's and Ruby's relationship into our own hands, eh? Y'know, get them together."
"Hmmm...that's not a bad idea!"
"Y'know earlier we were talking about buying a house? Well I think I may have found us the perfect one!" Milly smiled with excitement as she handed the housing booklet over to Tre. They had both been looking for a place of their own and were looking forward to being able to just living in the same home together; no more swapping between houses and dropping each other off after work, or calling each other on the phone to confirm when the other was going to be home or not. They were about to take the first stepping stone towards their new beginning.
"Wow, this one's really cool! It has like, a million bedrooms! And a million rooms!"
"Tre, it has five bedrooms, not a million!"
"Yeah, I know...but still, look at how cool it is! And the rooms are so big... plus its not that far away from here, so it wouldn't be like moving far away to a new neighborhood and not knowing anyone."
"It's only a few streets from here. Its still close but it looks amazing. Plus its got a huge basement so you and the guys can have band practice there rather than always having it at Billie's, if you'd like. And me and Adrienne could do our designs in the main study on the top floor."
Tre saw the hope in Milly's eyes as she stared at the pictures in the brochure. He knew how much this would mean to her, moving to a place of their own where they could live their own life with no interference.
"OK then. Lets put an offer on it. And move in as soon as possible."
Milly shot her eyes towards Tre.
"Honey, are you....are you sure? We can always wait a bit longer if you want, i don't want to make you feel like everything's moving too quick for you, y'know."
"Milly, nothing ever seems too quick for me when I'm with you. I love you babe and I want to start a new life with you."
They kissed one another gently before Milly got up off of her couch and phoned the number for the house. She put in their offer, which was most likely going to buy them the house for definite as there weren't that many people around who could afford the full asking price. With Tre and Milly's fortunes put together, they had no worries. Milly put the phone receiver down and skipped excitedly towards Tre, who was leaning in the doorway of the front room. Milly went up to him and put her arms around his waist.
"I think we got it, Tre, I think we've got it! They said we were the first people to offer the full asking price, and they said that they'd get back to us as soon as possible! This is so surreal, honey, i can't believe we're actually gonna live in our own house together!"
"It's gonna be so fun. And you know what else?" Tre raised an eyebrow at her.
"What.." smiled Milly, as she knew perfectly well what Tre was implying.
"It means that we can have sex whenever and where ever we want..."
"Great minds think alike, huh?"
"Indeed they do." Tre picked Milly up off the ground and spun her round in the air.
"WE'RE MOVING IN TOGETHER BABY!"
"I KNOW! AND I CANT WAIT!" Milly started to scream with laughter and Tre started to spin her round faster and tickle her at the same time.
"Good news, then?" came a voice from the front door.
"Oh hey Mike, I didn't realize you were there! How you doing, dude?"
"Ah, just thought I'd let myself in as the door was unlocked. And I heard fits of laughter coming from her" Mike nodded his head towards Milly and smiled.
"Mike! We've bought a house! A real house! Together, me and Tre!"
"Wow, guys that great! When are you moving in?"
"Well," started Tre, "as soon as its all finalized and the offer is accepted, then I want to move in as soon as possible. And have Christmas in our new pad!"
"Ah! With our own Christmas tree!"
"Yeah. But I want to cover it in shiny stuff. I like shiny stuff! And edible stuff, too!"
"Sure, honey." Milly stroked Tre's cheek.
"You two are like big kids! You're practically made for each other."
"I know. Cool, right?"
"Hmm...immature kids..."
"Hey, we're not immature! We're fully grown adults and we intend to prove that to you." Milly jumped onto Tre's back for a piggyback ride and Tre started to run around.
"Yeah, sure you are. Where's the alcohol? Milly! Where's the fucking alcohol! Beer! Y'know, beer!"
Tre and Millie we're making so much noise that Mike had to scream at them.
"It's in the basement, in the bottom of the fridge!"
Mike murmured to himself and shook his head at Tre and Milly while he went down the stairs into the basement, and returned with bottles of beer in his hands to find Billie coming in through the front door.
"Hey Bill."
"'Sup dude. What the fuck are those two doing?!"
"God only knows."
"Meh." Billie shrugged his shoulders and grabbed a beer from Mike's hand. They both made their way over to the front room couch to sit down and watch baseball. Milly ran into the room with Tre chasing her.
"Mike! Billie! Help me! Tre is trying to tickle me!"
"Na, sorry Mill. You're on your own here. I've just opened my beer. If you'd asked earlier..." Mike just stretched out onto the couch, feet up on the coffee table watching tele, Billie also.
Milly and Tre ran frantically around the house.
"Tre...please...stop! I need, to....catch...my...my breath."
after about 5 minutes of running Milly and Tre were both stood in the upstairs hallway breathing heavily.
"Dammit. I'm hungry now." Tre whined.
"Lets have something to eat then...what would you like?"
"Pizza! Those home-made ones you make! They're scrummy. Mmmmmmm..."
"Ok then, pizza it is."
Milly made her way down the stairs followed by Tre and stood in the doorway of the front room.
"You guys, do you want some pizza?"
"Sure, if you're offering!"
"Yeah! Can you make those awesome ones that you home-make? They are soooo good..." Billie trailed off and daydreamed about Milly's home made pizza's which she had made a few times before. They were the 'shizz'.
"My Milly's a good cook." Tre put his arm around her waist and kissed the side of her head.
Milly chuckled and grabbed a beer from off the coffee table and gave it to Tre.
"Sit down baby and relax. I'll go make the food then. Billie, do you think Adrienne would come over?"
"She went to the mall with Ruby and the kids today so I dunno when they'll be back."
"Well, I'll ring her phone then."
Tre made his way over to the couch and sat down in the middle, putting up his feet on the oak coffee table.
"Mike tells me you and Milly have put an offer on that house down Greenwood Street?"
"Yup." a huge smile came on Tre's face, "We wanna move in a.s.a.p."
"You think she's gonna be the last?"
"Yeah. She's......she's different from the others, y'know?"
Mike and Billie sipped their beers and nodded in unison.
"I love being around her, she makes me feel, like, kinda like me again. Man, that sounds mushy. But i don't know how to explain it. I can just feel it. We both can. I love her. And, i think I'm gonna ask her to marry me."
"Gees, you really have fallen for her! Though I can see why, she's awesome. Nice body, nice looks. Plus she's an awesome cook. That's gotta count for something, right?" chirped Mike.
"Definitely."
"So," started Billie "you're really gonna propose to her? When?"
"Well, her birthday isn't that far off. And I was gonna do it then."
"Its November 19th, right? Her birthday?"
"Yeah, and its like, the end of October already. So, we should have the house by then, and it'll be close to both of our birthdays."
"Ahh, what a romantic you are, Tre!" Tre gave Billie a stern look. "I'm not meaning to take the piss! I mean, that's sweet."
"Sweet?!" Tre and Mike both looked at Billie with a confused expression on their faces.
"What?"
"Since when have you called anything 'sweet'? Apart from food and beer?"
"Since.....oh, shut the fuck up! What i mean is, that's romantic of you dude, and i give you my best wishes."
Milly came walking into the room, balancing three plates of served up pizza. The guys tried to change the subject as discreetly as they could manage.
"Here you go boys." She handed them their plates and placed some snack bowls on the coffee table.
"What were you guys talking about?"
"Nothing."
"Mmmmm....smells gooooood, Milly!"
"Mike- stop trying to change the subject! What were you talking about? I heard my name.."
"Babe, it's nothing. We were just..."
"Talking about your birthday. Uh huh. Your birthday. And a party we gonna plan..."
Milly raised an eyebrow. Tre, Billie and Mike were trying as hard as they could to hide Tre's secret of his proposal.
"Well.....if you say so. And if i find out you're lying, then Tre, you're gonna fucking get it!"
"Oooof, i love it when she plays it tough! 'Uber' sexy..." Tre grinned at Milly, and winked at her. She just rolled her eyes, smiled back and made her way back to the kitchen.
When the guys had finished eating, Tre brought the plates back into the kitchen where Milly was sat reading the newspaper and munching on an apple.
"Baby, aren't you gonna eat anything?"
"Nah, I'm not that hungry. I'll eat something later. This apple will do me fine."
Billie walked in with empty beer bottle and a few empty bowls. Just as he walked in, he saw Milly and Tre snogging.
"Hmmm, nice."
"I know. Very nice." Milly replied as she took a bite from her apple, looking up and Tre. Tre licked his lips and leant down to kiss her again. When he pulled back he starting chomping happily on the chunk of apple that had just been in Milly's mouth. Billie screwed up his face and started to walk back to the front room. Milly and Tre started to laugh.
"Oh come on Billie," Milly started to say as Tre wrapped his arms around her waist, "Don't tell me you and Adie don't like to kiss each other every now and then!"
Billie turned his head round and stuck his tongue out them both. They just laughed and stuck out their tongues back at him. He chuckled and turned back round as he walked down the hallway and disappeared round a corner.
"I'm so happy, Tre. I can't wait 'till we get into that house."
"We're so gonna have to christen that fuckin' house the first night there."
"Tre," Milly started to say through fits of giggles, "You have pretty much a one track mind, don't you?"
"Yeah. And you love it. You have one too. And don't tell me you weren't thinking the exact same thing!"
"Yeah, but that's not the point!"
Tre threw back his head and laughed.
"You're so sweet Milly. And sexy. I wuv you."
"I wuv you too."
Milly got off of her seat and hugged Tre, nestling her head into his neck. Tre smiled and let out a content sigh, and slid his hands up and down her back.
"I love it when you hold me. You make me feel so safe." Milly whispered as she deeply breathed in Tre's cologne. She loved his smell, so warm and comforting.
"We're getting more smooshy the longer we're together!"
"Yeah, I noticed! But really, think about it; almost two months ago you didn't even know I existed! And now we're buying a house together."
"Thats not true, actually."
"What isn't?"
"That almost two months ago i never knew you existed.
"What do you mean? You didn't."
"I had seen you once or twice in the downtown Starbucks before."
"Shut up!"
"No, really! Once I was sat in there with Jason, in like, oooh, it must've been during the summer..."
"But how come I wouldn't have seen you? Surely there would've been crowds or teenies fussing over you?"
"No! You see, we used our initiative, and used disguise."
"Disguise..."
"Yeah."
"In what, drag?"
Tre chuckled.
"No. shades. And a hat. Jason ordered the drinks. Ha, changed his voice, and made it deeper, and sounded like he had hormone issues!"
Milly started to laugh.
"Remember that guys?" Tre shouted out to Mike and Billie.
"Remember what?" they shouted back in unison.
"Earlier this year I told you about that time when me and Jason went into Starbucks in disguise, and he changed his voice and ended up sounding like some kinda guy gone wrong!"
"Oh yeah, that."
"Honey, you're crazy!" said Milly as she started to run her fingers through Tre's hair.
"He's crazy in love!" called Mike with a merry smile on is face as he and Billie appeared from the hallway and walked into the kitchen. Just as Mike said 'crazy in love', he, Billie and Tre started singing a spoof of Beyoncés 'Crazy In Love'. Milly just shook her head and laughed hardly, tears appearing in her eyes. She couldn't believe what she was seeing; Green Day wiggling their hips and dancing like morons whilst singing 'Crazy In Love' on the floor of her kitchen.
"You guys are totally fucking drunk! Or at least I hope you are!"
"I'm not," objected Tre. "How can I be? I've only had one bottle."
"Well, whatever. Guys, stop it! It's embarrassing!"
Billie and Mike stopped dancing and started laughing just as hard as Milly.
"God, what the fuck is up with us?!"
"Maybe it's with the new album and shit. You're going on a bender!"
"I think I'm gonna head off now, before something slips outta my mouth."
"Something like what, Billie?" smiled Milly as she raised her eyebrows at Billie.
"Something like......hey- you almost had me there!"
"Dude, why are acting in a weird mood? And why are you shouting?"
"Just like I said, he's drunk." insisted Milly.
"How many bottles did he drink?"
"Uh, I think..." Mike walked into the front room, and returned with two arms full of beer bottles.
"Shit, Billie! That's my whole stash!" Milly went up to him and thumped him playfully on the arm.
"Hey! No it's not! She hit me! She hit me! Ha ha ha..." Billie's voice trailed off, before he let out a loud hiccup.
"Nah, babe, I bought some beer round earlier and stocked up the fridge in the basement."
"Oh. But still. I wanted an excuse to hit him!"
"I think I better get Bill home. See you two in the mornin'"
"Night Mike."
Mike walked up to Billie and guided him towards the door.
"Night, y'all!" Billie waved to Milly and Tre as he stepped outside into the cold.
"Mikey, it's cold! Keep me warm!"
Milly and Tre laughed at they waved goodbye to Mike and Billie. They shut the front door and started to clear up the coffee table in the front room.
"I'm bored." Tre whined.
"Well then...do..some..thing.."
"But..like what? It's, ten o'clock and tonight's tv is crap."
"Well, then, how about we have an early night?" Milly smiled at him suggestively.
"Now that's what I wanted to hear!"
Yeah...the rest of the evening went from there.
Milly returned from work to unexpectedly find an excited Tre jumping on the couch in the living room like a five year old.
"Milly! Milly! Is that you?!"
"Yes, Tre, it's me. And.." she walked into the front room and stood looking both confused and amused at Tre jumping on the sofa. "...why are you jumping all over my couch?!"
"Because because because!" Tre jumped off and ran up to Milly, throwing his arms around in the air as though he was drumming, "because I got that phone call today saying that the house is ours..." Milly's face immediately lit up. "...and that we can move in as soon as we like!"
"Oh my god.....this is amazing! Tre- we bought a house!" Milly flew her arms round Tre's neck and he swung her around. They felt on top of the world..even though it was 'just a house', you may think, but it was also their house, together.
"We've so gotta celebrate tonight, babe!"
"Totally!" said Milly as she jogged over to the phone on the side table. "I'm just gonna tell the others."
"Sure. I'll go over to the studio to catch the guys and tell them too. Won't be long."
tre gave Milly a quick but passionate kiss before leaving the house and getting into his car, to drive back to the studio whilst Milly rang her friends and told them the good news.
"Wow that's great news, hun! When you gonna move in?"
"As soon as possible! We're celebrating tonight and then we'll have a house warming party when we move in. I'm so looking forward to it!"
"Oh it's great to hear!"
"Rube do you know when Elle gets back from her break with Rob? 'Cause i wanna tell her as soon as possible before we move in, which will be within the next few days no doubt."
"Erm yeah, i think she gets back tomorrow at around lunch time."
"Cool, ok. Well I'm gonna ring Chris now. Talk soon, see ya!"
Milly ended the call and dialed Chrissie's phone number, and left a message.
"Chrissie, answer your damn phone! I have great news...Me and Tre have bought the house and we wanna move in ASAP. We're having a party so I'll call you when it's set. See ya tomorrow hun, mwah!..."
Milly decided that she would do over to the studio to join the others. She locked up her home and got into her car.
She pushed open the glass doors and could faintly hear the sound of laughter and cheering coming from down the hallway. She turned a corner and opened the door, making her way into the studio. As she entered the main control room, everyone cheered. Tre walked over to her with a big smile on his face and open arms. Milly smiled equally as much and walked into his hug, kissing him as she did.
"I'm so happy for you!" said Adie, walking over to them and hugging them both.
"Congrats man." Billie walked over to Tre and did one of those 'I'm-going-to-hug-you-dude-but-it-ain't-gonna-mean-anything-so-I'm-gonna-hit-you-hard-on-the-back' kind of man hugs.
"Cheers Billie."
Mike did the same.
"Hey, listen up!" Tre shouted above everyone's voices, "..we're having a house warming party on..."
"Saturday!" joined in Milly.
"On Saturday, and you're all invited to come. Just bring yourselves, we'll do the booze!"
Cheers and laughter followed...as you'd expect.
An hour passed and it was midnight, and everyone was still sat about in the studio, listening to Green Day demo's and sitting about chatting and laughing. Tre was sat alone at his drum kit in the recording studio, whilst everyone else was in the main foyer.
"Baby?"
"Hmm?" Tre looked over towards the doorway to see Milly with her gorgeous eyes.
"What you doing in here all by yourself? It's unlike you to not be entertaining the crowd..." she made her way over to where Tre was sitting on his drum stool, and sat on one of his knees with her arm around his neck.
"Oh, nothings up. I was just, thinking...reflecting."
"Since when did Tré Cool ever relfect?"
Tre chuckled and Milly kissed his neck.
"I was just thinking about...my life, y'know. Meeting you, and how much you make me happy and so on."
"Ah, honey. Are you having second thoughts? Y'know, it's ok if you..."
"No no! I'm so excited about moving into our house. I was just reminiscing on the past."
"Hmm....you tired?"
Tre nodded.
"Thought so. You tend to think a lot when you become tired. I think it's 'cause your permanently crazy and full of energy that you never seem to slow down. But that's a good thing. We all you and your awesome personality..well, I definitely do..."
"You do?" replied Tre with a cheeky grin.
"Uh huh."
For a few moments they gazed into each others eyes, in silence. No light filled the room apart from that of next door's beaming through the window. The faint sound of conversation and laughter came through the closed doors.
Milly took hold of the drum sticks that were sat in Tre's loose grasp and slid them out, dropping them onto the floor. They fell to the floor with a loud snapping sound and a slight echo rung throughout the room. Milly started to kiss Tre slowly on the lips. He pushed himself further into the kiss, putting his arms around her waist.
"Ah! So this is where the lovers got to!"
The door flung open to reveal a beaming Mike. Milly slowly turned round her head and smiled. Tre however had to squint as he had been sitting in the darkened studio, but he also smiled mischievously.
"Everyone's heading home...coming?"
"Yeah, sure. I need my beauty sleep."
Milly snorted. "Sure you do, babe!"
Tre playfully started to tickle her sides.
"No! Don't you dare! You know how ticklish I am...." Milly grabbed hold off Tre's hands either side of her waist, and glared at him. Tre simply smiled back sweetly and pecked her on the nose.
"Course I do...why do you think I do it?"
"Huh." Milly folded her arms and turned her head away. "..you're not sleeping in my bed tonight. You can go back and sleep at yours....ALONE..."
"Fine...but then you'll be alone too."
"No I won't...I'll...um, ask Mike to join me!"
"Huh? You will?" Mike looked at Milly confused, and dare say, with a slight smirk on his face.
Tre laughed loudly.
"You know I love you really babe."
"Hmm....decisions.....I'm still contemplating..."
Milly looked at Tre, who looked back at her with those big blue gorgeous eyes. He didn't need to pull a puppy dog face- Milly couldn't resist enough as it was...and he knew that.
"You know you find me irresistible, Milly..." Tre puckered up and Milly kissed him softly, their lips grazing.
"Right, well that's decided then! Your bed it is, babe!" Tre smirked at Milly as he pulled her closer to him on his lap and made her giggle like a school girl.
"Anyways, catch you guys tomorrow and whenever. Bye."
"Bye." replied Tre and Milly in unison.
Just as Mike turned around, Tre called back to him.
"Oh yeah, and Mike!"
"Yes Tre?"
"Don't think I didn't notice that grin on your face when my girlfriend asked you to join her in her bed...." Tre raised an eyebrow at him, and smiled, all in a harmless and joking manner. Mike simply shrugged his shoulders and walked out of the doorway, trying to shrug it off but could feel his cheeks started to flush.
"My friend has the hots for my girlfriend..." sang Tre as Mike had left the studio room.
"Tre! Don't embarrass him like that! It's mean."
"He knows I was joking! People know me well enough these days to rarely take me seriously. Besides, you are sexy."
Milly nudged him playfully. "Come on, lets go."
"'k. Hey, maybe it's about time we put Mike's and Ruby's relationship into our own hands, eh? Y'know, get them together."
"Hmmm...that's not a bad idea!"
