Chapter 8
Billies P.O.V
i couldn’t believe she actually said yes, when Grace told me why she had come all this way, i couldn’t help but feel sorry for her. How could such a great kid have such a bad upbringing?
‘So where are you guys playing next?’ I looked over to see excitement all over Grace’s face,
‘Chicago, but that’s not till the 21st so we should have time to stop along the way’ I smiled, she lit up straight away, I knew she was going to love being on the road and seeing the world,
‘Can’t wait!’ then she ran off to find Tre, I smiled to myself, I knew Tre loved having someone around he could mess around with, I mean we have our laughs but with Grace he gets to act like a real kid, me and Mike don’t exactly act grown up but y’know Tre likes to go that bit further,
‘Please be careful with her Billie’ I looked round to see Adrienne looking concerned
‘I will, I will ring you whenever I can and tell you how she’s doing, come on’ I smiled and pulled her in for a reassuring hug, I knew she was worried but I knew I would be fine,
‘i know you’ll be fine, I just worry’ the thing with Adrienne is she has such a big heart and can’t help but care, that’s what I love about her. I smiled down at her and pulled her in for a kiss
‘well I need to be setting off, the boys are with your mum till tomorrow ’ I smiled and nodded, and kissed her again before we said our goodbyes,
‘oh!, say goodbye to Grace for me I will ring tomorrow, and I want to speak with her’ she smiled I nodded , then she left, I always hate the feeling of leaving her, and the boys, I miss them so much when am on the road but it’s the best feeling when I come home to them all,
Grace’s P.O.V
After failing at finding Tre, god knows where he has gotten to, i decided to walk back to the dressing room, when I walked in I found Billie playing When its Time on the guitar but not singing,
‘Ar-are you okay?’ I croaked out, I couldn’t decide whether or not to interrupt him, eventually I did
‘Hey couldn’t find Tre?’ I shook my head, ‘Ahhh right, yeah am fine, it’s just hard when Adrienne leaves’ he weakly smiled and gestured me to come sit next to him,
‘Oh right, am sure she misses you a lot too’ I smiled sitting down,
‘Yeah, but that’s what makes it so great when I go home and see them all again y’know?’ he seemed to cheer up, hearing Billie speak about his family in such a happy way made me remember that I never had that, and when this is all over I won’t be going back to any of that. Billie must have realised how I felt because his expression changed,
‘I’m sorry Grace, I totally forgot’ I looked at him and smiled, he shouldn’t be sorry!
‘Don’t be silly, you shouldn’t be sorry’ I smiled, but his expression stayed the same, I can’t explain it, it was like disappointment mixed with sadness I suppose, he pulled me in for a hug. I pulled away and looked down at his guitar,
‘Do you play?’ he asked, I had learnt myself a little when I found an old guitar in the attic before it was locked,
‘ermmm only a little’ he smiled and passed me over his guitar,
‘I really can’t play that well’ I felt so stupid playing guitar which I didn’t know too great in front of one of the best guitar players in the world,
