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Title: Tried Times
Author: los_desbos
Rating: R
Pairing: Billie/Mike (Bike), Mike/Tre, bit of Billie/Tre
Disclaimer: I don't own Green Day. They are real people. This is fictional.
Notes: Written from Mike's POV. Started out originally as a Mike/Tre with hints at Billie/Mike but turned into more.
and sorry about the last post that was un-edited.. I honestly didn't know it would post the whole story like that. I'm new at this (obviously) and I'm ridiculously stupid and incredibly embarrassed.
You don't know why, but you and Tre have been left behind a lot more often. You can see how it would be tempting for Billie to chase after everything he wanted from when you and him were just young punks. You and Tre don't exactly hate being together, it does give some time to explore eachother. What you do hate is when you're on tour and when Billie gets back from some event drunk and incredibly horny and just expects you to take it for him and when he's done not get anything back. That's where you are now. You're bent over the counter with the edge constantly bumping your thigh as Billie is right behind you, doing his thing. When he's done he turns you around and gives you a sloppy kiss and slurs "thanks again man, I really needed that" before stumbling off to bed and passing out. It would be almost cute, if it didn't happen so often. You go and cuddle up next to Tre as he whispers in your ear about how the tour's almost over and when you all get back home neither of you will have to take care of a horny Billie. You kiss Tre softly and he runs his hand down your chest. You pull away and turn your back to him. He scoots closer to you and protectively puts his arm around you. You fall asleep like this.
You are surprised when you wake up to see Billie standing over you and hearing him say "what the fuck is this?". You are even more surprised when you hear Tre respond "come on Billie, you're not the only one that gets to have some fun once and a while". Billie grins and hops onto the bed and starts kissing Tre's ear saying "this kind of fun?" between kisses. "Oh Billie, someone's excited this morning" Tre says, faking a falsetto. And the three of you laugh. You and Tre get out of bed, and you realize that Billie actually was 'excited' this morning, as he grabbed Tre's hand and pulled him back to the bed. You don't know what happened next, because you got showered and dressed. But you can only assume that the disheveled clothing and Billie's grin are a sign that they had some of the aforementioned fun.
You remember when you and Billie were 17 and you were the only one Billie had his hands on, and vice versa. Then down the road Adrienne came along and Billie got pretty interested in her. "Go for it, you're crazy about her" is what you told him, and you instantly regretted those words. He thanked you, and promised you that she would only be on the side, that you would be his main fix. You believed it, because back then you were going around the country a lot and the extent of their relationship was through phone calls. It was when you found out he proposed to her that it really clicked that you were his on the side. He called you when he was on his honeymoon, apologizing. He sounded really guilty, and you told him it would all be ok. He thanked you again and promised you that when he got home he would prove it to you that you were his main fix. And when he got home, he came over to where you were living at the time, and told you he was going to divorce Adrienne and it would be just you and him for good. You were ecstatic, and it was all going as planned. He had picked up divorce papers, and was filling them out at your place when he got the call. Adrienne was pregnant. "Shit, what am I gonna do?" he asked you, and you pulled him close and tried to help him calm down as he was spewing words. After he seemed to gather himself up, he looked at you and said "I can't divorce a pregnant lady, I've gotta wait until she's had the kid." And you agreed. She would be fine when he wasn't there. It wasn't like he was just going to ditch her and avoid paying child support. He was responsible enough that he was gonna make sure that the kid knew that he was it's dad. Billie was spending all of his time with Adrienne while she was pregnant and up to when Joseph was 6 months old, which was understandable. He came to you with tears in his eyes and told you that she wouldn't sign the papers. He suggested you come over and to get her to catch you both in the act. You agreed. She walked in on you taking in Billie. She laughed and said "I was wondering when I was going to catch you two doing it" and shut the door to let us keep going. When we were done we both walked out and tried to pretend we were ashamed of ourselves. All she did was make us promise that we'd keep it behind closed doors. Later Billie told you that he was refusing to have sex with Adrienne to prove that he didn't want to be with her anymore. It wasn't until Adrienne was pregnant with Jakob that you learnt he was lying. That's when Tre came along.
You were moping in the band's practice space by yourself when Tre showed up. Tre asked you what was going on with you and Billie, and for some reason you told him everything over a few beers. He kissed you. One thing led to another and you were naked and sweaty, panting next to a naked and sweaty Tre.
After the show that you just played the three of you were hanging out backstage with a few people that had been pulled from the audience during the show. You were all having a great time, especially the fans. The night winded down and the fans had left and Billie was really drunk and looking for a blowjob. It was your turn with Billie and you really hated having to blow him but the alcohol helped make it easier. When he was done he kissed you and he said that it was your turn for fun and he blew you. You didn't know quite what to say so you just kissed him and started to head to your bed on the tour bus when Billie asked you to join him. You started to say no but when you looked in his eyes you knew it was something more than just wanting any bedmate. You lay down with him and he said to you "I was thinking about a promise I made a long time ago." It sounded like drunk talk, but you let him go on "it was about divorcing Adrienne. I'm really sorry Mike" he slurred. You told him it was ok and he drifted off to sleep. You knew he wasn't going to remember any of this in the morning which made it easier to lie to him. You knew he was a deep sleeper so you pulled yourself from under his arm and went to your own bed. You didn't want to bother Tre about this.
You don't know what you dreamt about but it must have been awful. You had a cold sweat and you desperately needed a shower to get rid of the feeling. You open the door to find Billie crouched in the corner, rocking back and forth with blood spattered on the floor. He just stares at you as you grab is hand and pull back the sleeve to see the deep cuts on his wrist. You clean up his wound and he says "I'm really sorry" you look in his eyes and see the guilt. He looks away and says "the papers, I still have them". You look confused as you put the last bandage on him "the divorce papers" he says "from when I told you I wanted to divorce her" and he kisses you softly. You kiss him back and smile. "It's gonna happen this time, I'm sure of it" and you say "of course it is Billie". He seems a little hurt by the fact that you seem not to believe him, but he doesn't say anything about it. He apologizes a second time and lies down on his bed, staring into space. You get showered and dressed and sit on the bed next to Billie. He glances at you and looks the other direction, he isn't snubbing you, he's just to depressed to concentrate. You lay down with him and pull him closer, forcing him to look at you. You kiss him and hope that it'll help pull his spirits up a bit. You were on anti-depressants for a while and back then you knew that even when you were at your lowest there was always something that could pick you up a bit. Sometimes it was as simple as a smile from Billie, sometimes it was a soul-searching kiss. He responds to your kiss. Both of you lie there for a while exchanging kisses. You smile at him and he returns the smile. You are thankful for this. You pull him up out of bed and get him to take a shower. You go and join Tre in his bed and he laughs and when you ask why he says "you smell clean, happy, and like you need a hug from the best drummer in the whole wide world" before tackling you and smothering you with kisses. He sucks on your neck and it isn't until you hear soft footsteps that you realize that Billie had watched you enjoying being with Tre. You ignore the pang of guilt and kiss Tre rather passionately.
The tour came to an end and you and Tre were fooling around on the couch at your house and you heard the doorbell ring. You opened the door to see a grinning Billie Joe. You are about to ask him what he's so happy about when he says "she had enough of me, she was more than happy to sign the papers. This calls for celebration, let's call Tre and go for some beers" and as if on cue Tre jumps out of my living room and tackles him with a hug and gives a slobbery kiss on the cheek. Billie gave Tre a proper kiss and the three of you went off to the bar and laughed and drank and you drove because you were always the designated driver because you were the only one who could refrain from having more than a couple beers. You dropped off a very buzzed Tre at his house and you drove a very drunk Billie back to your house because it wouldn't be a good idea to leave him with Adrienne. You almost had to carry him up the stairs to your bed. He collapsed onto your bed and smiled and said "I'm so happy right now Mike" and you say "I can see that. Why are you so happy Billie?" and he smiled and said "because now it can be just you and me, just like old times." He shut his eyes and started grinning. You were about to ask about what was going to happen with Tre, seeing as you're pretty involved with Tre, and Billie sleeps with him a lot when you reminded yourself that Billie was really drunk and it would probably be better to say something when he was sober. You were going to go downstairs and watch some tv when you heard Billie say "c'mere" and tugged at your hand. You fell down in the bed beside him as he smiled and said "I love you" you smiled and said "I love you too Billie" and he kissed you sloppily but you're sure that if he were sober it would've been softer. You felt his body get heavy in your arms and that signified Billie had gone to sleep. You pressed your head to his and before you knew it you had fallen asleep.
You woke up to the phone ringing. Groggily you answered it. "Hi, it's Adrienne." you hate her, but you try and sound your nicest "hey there?" it really was a question, because why would she call you? "Have you seen Billie? He didn't come home last night." You get out of bed and go downstairs so you don't wake Billie. "he's here. Besides, why are you worried, you're getting divorced." "it doesn't mean he's excused from taking care of the kids. I need to go out today and I can't bring them with me." "you could drop them off here" you offer. Might as well take care of them, because you're sure that Billie's going to spend every waking hour with you now. You always liked the idea of kids anyways "ok, I'll see you in an hour." and she hung up the phone abruptly. You go back upstairs to wake up Billie. He groans and looks up at you with hangover eyes. He asks you why you need to wake him up and you explain that the kids are coming over. "I meant it" he states. You give him a confused look "what I said last night. I meant it." You are astounded at his memory from when he's drunk. "what about Tre?" you ask. Billie stares at you, he looks a little hurt by your question "what about him?" you're not one bit surprised by it. "Tre and I are more than just fuck-buddies Bill. I know you fuck him on a rotation with me Billie." He sighs and you sigh and after Adrienne drops off the kids everything was forgiven. You accepted that it was just you and Billie now and you really hoped that another girl wasn't going to come along for Billie. After the kids left you and Billie fucked like a couple of teenagers and fell asleep.
You had taken to writing songs more often. You never shared them with Billie and Tre but when you were home alone you would sing them and play around with chords to go along with your songs. You toyed with the idea of recording them. You could play the instruments that were necessary. You laughed at the thought and wondered who would buy your album anyways.
While Billie was out you sat down and played your favourite song of the ones that you wrote. It was called Tried Times and it was about you and Billie's life together. You got so into it that you closed your eyes. When the song was over you sighed a deep breath and opened your eyes to see Billie standing there. You put the guitar down and kept your head down as you walked past him. He grabbed your arm and turned you around. "I didn't realize how fucking much you cared until now" he kissed you deeply and you kissed back.
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Hope you liked it. There should be another chapter coming up soon..