Vital Signs

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Okay, this is my first story. So be honest, Tell me if it's rubbish or not.

Part 1:

Billie Joe Armstrong had just wandered offstage to find a very big surprise. As he descended down the steps that lead to the dressing room, he noticed a woman standing at the bottom of the stairs staring up at him with those huge beautiful chocolate brown eyes. She offered her tattooed arms out to him as he ran down the stone steps and wrapped his arms around her stomach in an embrace.

“Hi, Adie!� The excited rock star exclaimed, taking in the sweet scent of her hair. “I didn’t expect you to be here.�

His wife giggled excitedly, “Well, I thought I’d surprise you,� She leaned forward to press her soft lips against his, “I couldn’t not see my husband on his birthday.�

“Aw, you didn’t have to.� Billie said when their lips parted. “How did you get over here?�

“Well, I got a plane to New York and I booked myself into a spa hotel for the night. I dropped the boys off at their grandmother’s this morning. I’ve got a flight home tomorrow afternoon.� Adrienne grabbed Billie’s hand and began to drag him down the corridor. “Come on, I rounded up a few people to have some drinks with. They’re all waiting down here for you.�

Billie Joe let his wife guide him down the corridor to a room filled with some of his friends from back home and his band mates. He still couldn’t believe that she was here. She must have been really tired. Adrienne pulled him over to the table in the corner of the room filled with snacks and alcohol and gave him a beer and poured out a glass of wine for herself.

“So, how was the show tonight?� Adrienne asked. “It sounded pretty good from back here.�

“Hmm, It was okay I guess.� Billie Joe replied. “I just got really out of breath, running around and stuff, you know?�

“Ah, It’s the old age that’s doing that to ya!� Adrienne giggled, playfully poking him in the tummy. “Soon you’ll be walking with a stick and moaning about the youngsters!�

“Hey! I will not be like that at all!�

“He, he. Don’t worry, I’ll still love you when you’re old and grey and can’t get it up.� Adrienne smiled and wrapped her arm around his waist.

That’s one thing Billie hated about birthdays. The ‘getting a year older’ side of it. He enjoyed all the parties, booze and meeting up with friends, but he wished he could do all of this without getting old. As the night went on and the alcohol was consumed, Billie found himself having more and more fun. And when Adrienne announced that she was going to find a late night supermarket to get some more beer, he noticed a pretty girl in about her early thirties sitting at the side on her own. He did not recognise this woman, but he knew that she did not know very many people at this party. He couldn’t help but wonder if she was a fan who had snuck in backstage to see if she could meet Green Day. Billie went over to her and sat next to her on the sofa.

“Erm, hi.� Billie mumbled. “I hope I don’t sound too rude….but I don’t think I know you. And, I was wondering, er, If you could tell me…why you’re here?�

The girl raised and eyebrow. “Didn’t your wife tell you? I’m Sarah. I used to go to school with her years ago. She called me last night, because she knew that I live around here and asked me if I wanted to come to a surprise birthday party.�

“Oh, well…Hi Sarah. Nice to meet you.� Billie shook the girl’s hand and grabbed another beer from the table next to him. His 7th that evening.

“You’re band is very good.� Sarah said, grabbing the bottle from him and opening it. She handed the alcohol back to him. “You’ll have to teach me to play guitar sometime.�

“Well…�Billie blushed. “If you want to….�

“You’ll have to come around my place and teach me a few chords.�

“Maybe…�

Sarah kept offering him beer after beer. He began to notice the sexy glint in her dark blue eyes and the plump redness of her lips. Before he knew it, and before he could stop it, the girl was all over him in a matter of minutes. Her chest was pressed up right against his and her hands were playing with his soft hair. She lent forward and began to kiss him and Billie was kissing her back, to drunk enough to realise that what he was doing was wrong. The stranger was massaging the back of his neck as her tongue played with his. He hardly knew the woman and he could tell that she was taking advantage of his drunken state.

But, as soon as Billie saw sense and pulled away from her, he glanced up and saw a very shocked looking Adrienne Armstrong. She took one look at her husband and the woman next to him and stormed out of the room, crying. That’s when Billie realised that it wasn’t going to be a happy birthday after all. He jumped up from the sofa like it was on fire and turned back to look at the whore he had just kissed.

He was sober enough to notice the look of pure satisfaction plastered all over her face.
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Stepping through the darkness, into the light.
She's betting everything on herself tonight.

[Billie's_Mistress92]

Ohhh...Billie messed up! This is very good and I can't wait for more!
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K. I'll post more later.
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Stepping through the darkness, into the light.
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[Billie's_Mistress92]

^Yay!
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Enjoy!

Part 2:

Billie Joe woke up the next morning feeling as if he had been hit by a car. He had a pounding headache and could barely move his arms and legs. Boy, was he hung over. At least he didn’t have to get up early to take the kids to school. He could lay here in his tour bus bunk for hours if he wanted to. He couldn’t remember a thing from the previous night. How the hell did he get in this state? He tried to piece together the events from the night before. A party. Lots of alcohol. A girl with blonde hair and sparkly blue eyes. Adrienne. Adrienne. Adrienne.

Shit. Now he remembered. After the incident with the rather pretty girl, he had followed Adrienne out into the car park to find her sitting on the floor crying her eyes out. He tried to apologise and put his arm around her, but she threw him off her and ran away into the darkness.

Billie pulled open the curtain that separated his bed from the rest of the tour bus. It was late, he could tell. Nobody seemed to be around. Billie wandered down the bus and opened the bathroom door so he could get changed, only to be greeted by a certain Mike Dirnt shaving in front of the wall mirror.

“Whoa, Billie, you should really knock before you come in here. I could have been naked.� Mike said. He took one look at Billie’s face and his expression softened. “Hey, what‘s up? You look upset.�

Billie felt hot tears sting his eyes, “I’ve done something bad, Mike.�

“Bad??� Mike dropped his razor in the sink and put his arm around his best friend. “What is it Bill? You can tell me.�

Tears were now running down Billie’s face. “Adrienne hates me. I did something bad. Very bad.�

Mike pulled him into a hug. “What could you have possibly done that is so bad? Come on, Bill, you know you can tell me.�

“I-I kissed…another girl last night. Right af-after you left the party. I was drunk Mike. Drunk. I couldn’t help it, I swear. She knew I was drunk. She took advantage of me. I didn’t want to. I didn’t. Adrienne, Adrienne… won’t believe me. Sh- She thinks that I wanted to. But I didn’t. She ran away. She pushed me away. But-but I- I didn’t want to. I swear I didn’t want to do it. She-�

“Billie, calm down.� He hugged Billie closer. Billie was wearing only his boxer shorts but he was sweating like a pig. And he was shaking. He was pressed right up against him. He had never been so close to him before. Mike couldn’t help it, but he felt a bulge grow in his jeans. He pulled away from his best friend before he could notice it. “Have you spoken to Adrienne since last night?�

Billie was still wearing eyeliner from the night before. It was smudged all over his face. The tears had created spidery lines down his cheeks. It was a haunting sight. “No. I- I can’t. What will I say?�

“Billie, you’ve got to talk to her sometime. It’s best to do it now. Just tell her the truth. Tell her what you told me.�

Billie cried harder. “She won’t listen! She won’t! I can’t do it!�

“Bill, you have to be strong.� Mike rested his hand on his shoulder.

“Get the fuck off me! I‘m not strong. Not after seeing my wife so upset.� Billie stepped away so his back was up against the cold tiled wall. There was a silence that seemed to last hours. “Fine! I’ll call her.� He eventually said.

Billie walked out of the tiny bathroom and rummaged in his jacket pocket that was dumped lazily on the floor. He retrieved his mobile and dialled his wife’s familiar number. He didn’t even know what the time was. She might even be on her plane back to California. The dial tone beeped for ages and when Adrienne eventually answered, her voice sounded very tired and flat.

“Billie, just go away. I don’t want to talk to you.� Was her greeting.

“Please. Honey, just let me explain. Are you still at the hotel?�

She sighed “Yes, but I won’t be for much longer. I really don’t want to hear your lame excuses right now. What you did was unforgivable.�

“Listen to me, please. I’m so sorry.�

“As if you’re sorry. You knew what you were doing was wrong. Sober or not.�

“I know, I know. P-Please, You have to listen to what I am going to say.�

“I can’t. Whatever you say cannot change the way I’m feeling right now. When you married me, we made a promise. I kept to that promise, but last night you broke it. God knows there could have been other times before that.� Billie could tell that she was crying. “You see, I really don’t know if I can trust you anymore, Billie.�

“You must! Please Adie! Listen to me.� Billie felt the tears well up in his eyes again. “I’m so sorry. Last night, I was drunk and I made the biggest mistake of my life. I really didn’t know why I did it. But, I did. I love you….I love you so, so much.� Billie was sobbing now. “No-no one can ever take your place. You are everything t-to me. Please forgive me. I-I’d do anything.�

“I love you, but I can‘t forgive you. I‘m sorry Billie Joe.� Adrienne hung up.
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Stepping through the darkness, into the light.
She's betting everything on herself tonight.

[Billie's_Mistress92]

OMG! So good! The part with Mike was a little odd...but the story it still really good!
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Aww! Thanks!

The part with Mike will become clearer later on in the story. I'm not gonna give it away just yet.

I'll post more in a day or two, hopefully.
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^Is Mike like gay or somethin...oh well! I'll just have to wait!
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I'm not gonna give anymore away!
That bit will all be reaveled in about part 5 or something.
Part 3 is almost finished.
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^Yay!
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Ta daaaaaaaaa!

Part 3:

He paid the driver and got out of the car, wondering if what he was doing was the right thing. He knew that postponing the tour was going to disappoint a lot of fans, but if he carried on playing the shows in the mental state he was in, to be honest, they were going to be shit. He hadn’t called her or informed her in any way that he was coming back home and he wasn’t too sure on how she would react. He had had second thoughts about this on the plane, but decided that there was no going back now. He walked up the path and put his key in the lock, but before he could even turn it, the door had been flung open.

What had once been the beauty of his life was now standing in front of him, looking tired and depressed. She was wearing no make up and her hair was messed up and greasy, as if she had suddenly stopped caring about the way she looked.

“Billie…� She sighed. He could tell she was lost for words. “I…erm…I thought you were going to be-�

“Touring. Yes. I postponed it.� Billie knew automatically what she was going to say. “I had to…. We need to talk.�

Adrienne sighed again and moved to the side to let him in the house. Billie Joe walked in and dumped his suitcase on the floor in the hallway. Thank god the kids were a school. He didn’t want them to be around to hear this. He could tell in Adrienne’s voice the pain and disappointment she was feeling right now. He walked into the kitchen and sat down at the table, fiddling nervously with his hair.

“Want coffee?� Adrienne asked flatly.
“Yeah, please.� Billie mumbled.

There was an awkward silence that followed as Adrienne fumbled with the mugs in the cupboard. The tension was almost unbearable.

“So…been up to much?� Billie tried to make idle conversation. Anything was better than her saying nothing at all. It was creeping him out.

“Not really. Just trying to…Get on with things.�

He watched as she poured hot coffee into the mug. Her hand was shaking and some of the hot liquid spilt over the sides and onto the granite worktop. Billie Joe really could not stand her not saying anything. He’d rather her shout and scream than act like he was a complete stranger to her.

“Listen, I know you’re mad. But please, just hear me out….I just want to tell you-�Billie was cut short.

“I already know the full story!� Adrienne slammed the mug down in front of him. “I called Sarah last night and she told me what happened and how you couldn’t resist her! The moment my back was turned, you were all over her! So don’t give me all of those ‘It wasn’t my fault, I was pissed’ junk! Don’t lie to me, Billie tell me the truth!�

The tears came once again, trickling down Billie Joe’s cheeks. “I-I am telling you the truth… you’ve got to believe me. It wasn’t like that at all. It was…It was her…She was all over me.�

Tears were also welling up in Adrienne’s eyes. “But, why? Why, Billie, why? Why did you do it? As soon as my back was turned..� She waved her hand in the air, trying to find the right words. “…You go and do…that. I thought you loved me.�

“I do. I do….I love you more than anything in the world. Why would I want her? Please…. You’ve got to believe me. She just kept giving me more and more alcohol, obviously trying to get me drunk so she could do…that to me. I admit that I didn’t try to stop it happening, but…but I was just so out of it…as soon as I saw you…I remembered that-�

“What?� Adrienne sat down opposite him. “You just ‘remembered’ that that you had a wife and kids, Billie Joe?�

“Well…�He was struggling to think of a response. “Please, honey. I love you. You have got to believe what I am saying. It was Sarah. She planned this and purposely got me drunk so she could…you know…�Billie began to sob. “She is lying…lying to you. Who do you want to believe?…Your husband of 12 years or…some girl you used to go to high school with whom you haven’t spoken to for 20 years?…I’ll let you decide.�

And with that, Billie Joe got up from the kitchen table and ran upstairs to the bathroom in floods of tears. How could that girl do this to them? She lied to Adrienne and tried to point the blame on him. He wiped away his smudged eyeliner from his face with a tissue and flushed it down the toilet. He didn’t see why he had even bothered to put the damn stuff on. It was just gonna run with the tears anyway. He sat down on the edge of the bath, sobbing in his hands. He couldn’t believe he had let that bitch kiss him. He couldn’t believe he sat down with her. She looked dodgy from the beginning.

After a good 10 minutes of crying, Billie heard a knock on the bathroom door. “Billie?….Can I come in?�

No, Billie thought to himself. Not if you’re just going to give me even more shit about how you can’t trust me anymore and how I let you down. “If you want.� He managed to choke out.

The door opened and Adrienne came to sit with him on the side of the bath. She said nothing, but she grabbed his sweaty hand from his lap and held it tight with her own. She looked up into his eyes, which were now red and puffy from crying and smiled.

“You see that ring on your finger, Billie?� She said, gently gliding her soft fingers over his wedding ring. “12 years ago, I put that on your finger and I am not going to make you take it off just yet. I want it to stay on your finger for ever and ever. I want you to be buried with that ring. And I want to be buried with mine, too. I believe you. I love you and I want to be with you.�

“I love you too. I don’t want to let one stupid mistake, one of the biggest mistakes of my life, destroy us.� Billie looked at his wife lovingly in the eyes. “I promise I will never, ever allow someone do this to me again.�

Adrienne wiped the salty tears from his eyes and planted a kiss on his damp cheek. “I trust you. I mean it. But, if you ever even look at another woman again…then I’m not sure if I will give you another chance.�

“Why would I want to look at anyone else?� Billie put his arm around his wife’s shoulders. “All I could ever want is right here.�


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Stepping through the darkness, into the light.
She's betting everything on herself tonight.

[Billie's_Mistress92]

Very good....once again!
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lol. Thanks.

More shall be posted when i can find my memory stick...
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Stepping through the darkness, into the light.
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[Billie's_Mistress92]

LOL! Yeah...I'm still working on my story! I promise more to come soon!
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You better write more soon!

I'm still looking for that damn memory stick! I wrote the next part of the story when i was in detention (i was meant to be writing some website design thing up, but my teacher didn't really notice what i was doing). I saved it on my memory stick so i could finish it off at home but now i can't find it.
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Stepping through the darkness, into the light.
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