‹ Prequel: Changes
Making the Album
In the immortal words of Moose, "SHE'S PREGGIE?!"
"Holy shit![/i" Tony's voice came from the bathroom.
And then there was a veritable stampede from the living room to the bathroom as the guys decided to investigate.
The bathroom door was closed, locked. There was a moment of dead silence as they stared at the door. Then Tre cracked his knuckles.
"Everyone stand back. The Great Tre Cool will handle this."
"Oh God." Mike whispered, but stood back along with everyone else.
Tre slammed his shoulder twice against the door. Then he backed up and charged. And, of course, Tony opened the door for him. The drummer crashed into the wall and rolled over.
"You know...you couldn't have let me break the door down?"
To everyone's surprise, Tony bent down and kissed Tre on both cheeks. Then she shoved him to his feet and out the door.
"Billie, come in here. I've got something to tell you."
Of course, everyone tried to follow him into the bathroom.
"I said I had something to tell Billie, not the rest of you idiots!" Tony bellowed, forcing the door closed against their shouts.
Then she looked at Billie, smiling.
"Billie...You know how, on the way home, I made you stop at CVS?"
"Sure. You needed some eyeliner."
Tony giggled.
"Well...I lied. I bought a pregnancy test."
Billie's jaw dropped and his face went white.
"And...?" He asked nervously.
"Well....the little strip turned pink!"
Billie screamed and picked her up, kissing her all over her cheeks. Tony was laughing and crying and hugging him all at the same time.
"Fuck yes! I love you!"
***
Out in the hallway, Jay raised his eyebrow and looked around.
"So they're fucking....or what?"
Rabbit shrugged and said, "What exactly are we waiting for?"
"I dunno." Blondie replied with a shrug.
"We're nosy." Mike told him.
"Yeah...we've got no lives, so we stalk Tony and Billie." Tom told him.
"All right, stop kidding around, Tom." Blondie said.
"...Whose kidding?"
And then the door opened.
"I'm pregnant!" Tony shrieked.
Tre squealed like a girl and gave her a hug so big it lifted her off the ground.
"So....whose the father?" Rabbit asked smiling.
"Come on, Rabbit, it's obviously Jay." Robert said.
"Yeah. Gay men and girls..." Jay shook his head and pecked Tony on the cheek.
"Let's go out for drinks!" Tre bellowed. Tony smacked him.
"Pregnant women don't drink!"
"That never stopped me!" Tre yelled back.
They piled out into the hall, bickering over where to go for food. Tony was almost at the door when Billie stepped in front of Tony and kissed her gently.
"I love you so much." He whispered.
"And I love you...I love you so much that sometimes I feel like I'm going to explode. I love you so much that it scares me."
Billie smiled.
"Me too."
And then there was a veritable stampede from the living room to the bathroom as the guys decided to investigate.
The bathroom door was closed, locked. There was a moment of dead silence as they stared at the door. Then Tre cracked his knuckles.
"Everyone stand back. The Great Tre Cool will handle this."
"Oh God." Mike whispered, but stood back along with everyone else.
Tre slammed his shoulder twice against the door. Then he backed up and charged. And, of course, Tony opened the door for him. The drummer crashed into the wall and rolled over.
"You know...you couldn't have let me break the door down?"
To everyone's surprise, Tony bent down and kissed Tre on both cheeks. Then she shoved him to his feet and out the door.
"Billie, come in here. I've got something to tell you."
Of course, everyone tried to follow him into the bathroom.
"I said I had something to tell Billie, not the rest of you idiots!" Tony bellowed, forcing the door closed against their shouts.
Then she looked at Billie, smiling.
"Billie...You know how, on the way home, I made you stop at CVS?"
"Sure. You needed some eyeliner."
Tony giggled.
"Well...I lied. I bought a pregnancy test."
Billie's jaw dropped and his face went white.
"And...?" He asked nervously.
"Well....the little strip turned pink!"
Billie screamed and picked her up, kissing her all over her cheeks. Tony was laughing and crying and hugging him all at the same time.
"Fuck yes! I love you!"
***
Out in the hallway, Jay raised his eyebrow and looked around.
"So they're fucking....or what?"
Rabbit shrugged and said, "What exactly are we waiting for?"
"I dunno." Blondie replied with a shrug.
"We're nosy." Mike told him.
"Yeah...we've got no lives, so we stalk Tony and Billie." Tom told him.
"All right, stop kidding around, Tom." Blondie said.
"...Whose kidding?"
And then the door opened.
"I'm pregnant!" Tony shrieked.
Tre squealed like a girl and gave her a hug so big it lifted her off the ground.
"So....whose the father?" Rabbit asked smiling.
"Come on, Rabbit, it's obviously Jay." Robert said.
"Yeah. Gay men and girls..." Jay shook his head and pecked Tony on the cheek.
"Let's go out for drinks!" Tre bellowed. Tony smacked him.
"Pregnant women don't drink!"
"That never stopped me!" Tre yelled back.
They piled out into the hall, bickering over where to go for food. Tony was almost at the door when Billie stepped in front of Tony and kissed her gently.
"I love you so much." He whispered.
"And I love you...I love you so much that sometimes I feel like I'm going to explode. I love you so much that it scares me."
Billie smiled.
"Me too."