I Didn't Think I'd Ever Be With Him Again, but Thanks To Our Daughter, I am!, chapter 2
Mike answered the door.
He took one look at me, and closed the door behind him.
"Jewel?" he asked.
"Hey, Mikey," I said.
He hugged me tightly, and looked down at Bethany.
"And who's this?" he said kneeling down at her.
"My name is Bethany Jade," she replied sticking out her hand.
He shook it, and smiled.
"Are you this guy?" Bethany said pointing to a picture from the 'nimrod.' Booklet.
"Yeah, that's me!" he said laughing.
He stood back up, and looked at me. "She's his isn't she?" he said with a smirk.
I nodded, "Yeah. She insisted on meeting him," I said with tears in my eyes.
He hugged me, tightly. "He's been thinking about you almost everyday," he said.
"What?" I said looking at him.
"Yeah, he's always bringing you up. He misses you," he said.
I smiled, "I miss him, too. More than you'll ever know. Is he here?" I asked.
"Yeah, let me get him for you," he said.
I nodded, "Don't tell him it's me though," I said.
"I won't," he said smiling.
He opened the door, and shouted, "Hey Bill! Someone's here to see you!"
I heard footsteps and my heart was beating fast.
Then Billie walked out, and our eyes connected for the first time in almost nine years.
His jaw dropped, and his eyes started to water.
"I'll let you guys talk," Mike said, "Bethany, you want to come inside with me?" he said looking at Bethany.
She nodded, and followed Mike inside.
"Look, Billie, I'm sorry for coming, with out calling," I started.
He nodded "Why'd you leave me?" he said looking at me.
"I couldn't ruin what you had going for you," I said honestly.
"How would you have ruined it?" he asked.
"Did you see that little girl that was with me? She's yours Billie," I said looking at him.
"What?" he asked.
"Yeah, she's yours. That's why I left. I didn't want to hold you back," I replied with tears forming in my eyes.
He stepped towards me, and wiped my tears away with his thumbs.
"She wouldn't have held me back. I don't know why you would think that," He said.
"Do you think you could have actually gotten this far, if you had Bethany?" I said.
"Yeah, we would still be together. And, we would have worked something out. You didn't have to leave," He replied honestly.
"I was scared, Billie. I didn't know what to do," I said.
And then he leaned in and kissed me. It was really unexpected, but I kissed back.
"I haven't stopped thinking about you. You are all that goes threw my mind," He said looking at me.
I smiled, "Do you want to meet your daughter?" I asked.
"Yeah," He said, taking my hand and leading me in his house.
Mike and Bethany were on the couch talking about music.
"Bethany, come here baby," I said to her.
She hopped off the couch and walked towards me.
She looked at Billie, smiled, and said, "Hi, I'm Bethany Jade." She stuck her hand out for him to shake.
"I'm Billie. You're daddy," He said smiling.
"Mommy, can I hug my daddy?" she said looking at me.
"Of course, sweetie," I said.
Billie held out his arms, and she jumped into them.
She pulled away, and starred at him, then smiled. "I know you." She said.
"How?" he replied.
"You're in Green Day. With Mike, right?" she asked.
He laughed, "Yeah. I am," He replied.
We all sat down and talked. Then Mike left, and we continued talking.
"Oh, guess what Bethany?" Billie said.
"What?" She asked.
"You have two little brothers. Joey and Jakob." He replied.
"Why?" she asked.
"Because, when I was married I had two kids," He said.
"Oh, are you still married?" she asked.
"No, I'm not," He said.
"Good," She said.
"BETHANY JADE!" I said rudely.
"What mommy?" she asked innocently.
"That wasn't very nice," I said.
She rolled her eyes, "I'm sorry you're not married anymore," She said.
Billie chuckled, "its okay," He said.
"When will I meet my brothers?" Bethany asked.
"Well, tomorrow their mother is bringing them over. So, you can come over too. If you want too, both of you," He said looking at me.
"I want to!" Bethany said excitedly.
"What about you, babe?" he said looking at me.
I smiled stupidly, and nodded my head.
"Why did you call my mommy, 'babe'?" Bethany asked him.
"Because, she's my 'babe'?" he said nervously.
"Do you love my mommy?" Bethany asked.
What is it with 8 year olds, and their questions?
"Bethany!" I said rudely.
"What?" she said.
"Stop asking questions," I said.
"Yes, I do love her, very much," Billie said.
I smiled at him.
"Then why didn't you marry mommy?" she asked.
It got quiet, and then I said, "Because, I left, and he didn't know where I was."
"Why did you leave, mommy?" she asked me.
"Because, I was scared," I said honestly.
"Scared of what?" she asked curiously.
"I don't know. Bethany, stop asking questions already," I said.
"Okay. Gosh, you don't have to be so mean," She pouted.
"I'm not mean. You're just to smart for your own well being," I replied.
"Sorry," She said looking at me.
"It's okay baby," I said hugging her.
I looked at my watch it was 10:30.
"Sweetie, we have to go. It's really late," I said standing up.
"I don't want to go, I want to stay with daddy," She said holding on to Billie.
Billie smirked at me, "You can stay here for the night," He said.
"Billie, I don't think that's a good idea," I said looking at him.
"Why?" he said.
"I don't know," I said.
"Please mommy! Can we stay here tonight?" Bethany asked me.
"Um, okay fine. If you go to sleep right now," I said giving in.
"Where do I sleep daddy?" she said looking at Billie.
"We have a dog house in the back yard," He said looking at her.
Her mouth opened with shock, until Billie said, "I'm just kidding sweetie. You and Mommy can sleep with me, how does that sound?"
"Sounds awesome!" she said hugging him.
"Let's go to bed," I said taking her hand.
"Where's your room daddy?" Bethany asked.
"I'll take you," Billie said standing up from the couch, and taking my hand.
We stepped into his room, and Bethany jumped into the bed.
She fell asleep almost instantly.
I took off her shoes, and lay down next to her.
Billie picked her up, softly, and I asked, "Where are you taking her?"
"To Joey's room," He said walking out door.
I followed him, "Why?" I asked.
"Um , because my bed is only made for two people," He lied.
I rolled my eyes, walked back into his room, and lied on the bed.
I took off my shoes, and got beneath the blankets.
Billie walked back in, and lied down next to me.
I closed my eyes, and then I felt a handing touching my face. I opened my eyes, to see Billie starring at me.
He smiled, and I smiled back.
"What are you doing?" I asked stupidly.
"Making up for lost time," He said pecking my lips.
"I missed you, so much," He said to me.
"I have too, Billie," I said back to him.
"Jewel, I love you," He said smiling.
"You know, I've waited nine years to hear you say that again. I love you too!" I said pecking his lips.
He took one look at me, and closed the door behind him.
"Jewel?" he asked.
"Hey, Mikey," I said.
He hugged me tightly, and looked down at Bethany.
"And who's this?" he said kneeling down at her.
"My name is Bethany Jade," she replied sticking out her hand.
He shook it, and smiled.
"Are you this guy?" Bethany said pointing to a picture from the 'nimrod.' Booklet.
"Yeah, that's me!" he said laughing.
He stood back up, and looked at me. "She's his isn't she?" he said with a smirk.
I nodded, "Yeah. She insisted on meeting him," I said with tears in my eyes.
He hugged me, tightly. "He's been thinking about you almost everyday," he said.
"What?" I said looking at him.
"Yeah, he's always bringing you up. He misses you," he said.
I smiled, "I miss him, too. More than you'll ever know. Is he here?" I asked.
"Yeah, let me get him for you," he said.
I nodded, "Don't tell him it's me though," I said.
"I won't," he said smiling.
He opened the door, and shouted, "Hey Bill! Someone's here to see you!"
I heard footsteps and my heart was beating fast.
Then Billie walked out, and our eyes connected for the first time in almost nine years.
His jaw dropped, and his eyes started to water.
"I'll let you guys talk," Mike said, "Bethany, you want to come inside with me?" he said looking at Bethany.
She nodded, and followed Mike inside.
"Look, Billie, I'm sorry for coming, with out calling," I started.
He nodded "Why'd you leave me?" he said looking at me.
"I couldn't ruin what you had going for you," I said honestly.
"How would you have ruined it?" he asked.
"Did you see that little girl that was with me? She's yours Billie," I said looking at him.
"What?" he asked.
"Yeah, she's yours. That's why I left. I didn't want to hold you back," I replied with tears forming in my eyes.
He stepped towards me, and wiped my tears away with his thumbs.
"She wouldn't have held me back. I don't know why you would think that," He said.
"Do you think you could have actually gotten this far, if you had Bethany?" I said.
"Yeah, we would still be together. And, we would have worked something out. You didn't have to leave," He replied honestly.
"I was scared, Billie. I didn't know what to do," I said.
And then he leaned in and kissed me. It was really unexpected, but I kissed back.
"I haven't stopped thinking about you. You are all that goes threw my mind," He said looking at me.
I smiled, "Do you want to meet your daughter?" I asked.
"Yeah," He said, taking my hand and leading me in his house.
Mike and Bethany were on the couch talking about music.
"Bethany, come here baby," I said to her.
She hopped off the couch and walked towards me.
She looked at Billie, smiled, and said, "Hi, I'm Bethany Jade." She stuck her hand out for him to shake.
"I'm Billie. You're daddy," He said smiling.
"Mommy, can I hug my daddy?" she said looking at me.
"Of course, sweetie," I said.
Billie held out his arms, and she jumped into them.
She pulled away, and starred at him, then smiled. "I know you." She said.
"How?" he replied.
"You're in Green Day. With Mike, right?" she asked.
He laughed, "Yeah. I am," He replied.
We all sat down and talked. Then Mike left, and we continued talking.
"Oh, guess what Bethany?" Billie said.
"What?" She asked.
"You have two little brothers. Joey and Jakob." He replied.
"Why?" she asked.
"Because, when I was married I had two kids," He said.
"Oh, are you still married?" she asked.
"No, I'm not," He said.
"Good," She said.
"BETHANY JADE!" I said rudely.
"What mommy?" she asked innocently.
"That wasn't very nice," I said.
She rolled her eyes, "I'm sorry you're not married anymore," She said.
Billie chuckled, "its okay," He said.
"When will I meet my brothers?" Bethany asked.
"Well, tomorrow their mother is bringing them over. So, you can come over too. If you want too, both of you," He said looking at me.
"I want to!" Bethany said excitedly.
"What about you, babe?" he said looking at me.
I smiled stupidly, and nodded my head.
"Why did you call my mommy, 'babe'?" Bethany asked him.
"Because, she's my 'babe'?" he said nervously.
"Do you love my mommy?" Bethany asked.
What is it with 8 year olds, and their questions?
"Bethany!" I said rudely.
"What?" she said.
"Stop asking questions," I said.
"Yes, I do love her, very much," Billie said.
I smiled at him.
"Then why didn't you marry mommy?" she asked.
It got quiet, and then I said, "Because, I left, and he didn't know where I was."
"Why did you leave, mommy?" she asked me.
"Because, I was scared," I said honestly.
"Scared of what?" she asked curiously.
"I don't know. Bethany, stop asking questions already," I said.
"Okay. Gosh, you don't have to be so mean," She pouted.
"I'm not mean. You're just to smart for your own well being," I replied.
"Sorry," She said looking at me.
"It's okay baby," I said hugging her.
I looked at my watch it was 10:30.
"Sweetie, we have to go. It's really late," I said standing up.
"I don't want to go, I want to stay with daddy," She said holding on to Billie.
Billie smirked at me, "You can stay here for the night," He said.
"Billie, I don't think that's a good idea," I said looking at him.
"Why?" he said.
"I don't know," I said.
"Please mommy! Can we stay here tonight?" Bethany asked me.
"Um, okay fine. If you go to sleep right now," I said giving in.
"Where do I sleep daddy?" she said looking at Billie.
"We have a dog house in the back yard," He said looking at her.
Her mouth opened with shock, until Billie said, "I'm just kidding sweetie. You and Mommy can sleep with me, how does that sound?"
"Sounds awesome!" she said hugging him.
"Let's go to bed," I said taking her hand.
"Where's your room daddy?" Bethany asked.
"I'll take you," Billie said standing up from the couch, and taking my hand.
We stepped into his room, and Bethany jumped into the bed.
She fell asleep almost instantly.
I took off her shoes, and lay down next to her.
Billie picked her up, softly, and I asked, "Where are you taking her?"
"To Joey's room," He said walking out door.
I followed him, "Why?" I asked.
"Um , because my bed is only made for two people," He lied.
I rolled my eyes, walked back into his room, and lied on the bed.
I took off my shoes, and got beneath the blankets.
Billie walked back in, and lied down next to me.
I closed my eyes, and then I felt a handing touching my face. I opened my eyes, to see Billie starring at me.
He smiled, and I smiled back.
"What are you doing?" I asked stupidly.
"Making up for lost time," He said pecking my lips.
"I missed you, so much," He said to me.
"I have too, Billie," I said back to him.
"Jewel, I love you," He said smiling.
"You know, I've waited nine years to hear you say that again. I love you too!" I said pecking his lips.
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