Cemetery Boy Chapter 7

"Well Gerard I uh,"-

"DINNER!" shouts Donna from upstairs.

"Tell me quickly." Gerard says slightly panicked.

I decide actions speak louder than words and kiss Gee quickly. When I pull back I see a HUGE smile on his face. I smile back and take his hand in mine and take him upstairs before Donna comes down for us.

I let go of Gee's hand and sit down at the light brown wooden table in the kitchen, where Donna is serving up our food.

"Where's Mikey?" Ask Gerard as he sits down next to me.

"He's gone to Ray's, dear." Answers Donna quietly.

"And where's dad." Gerard asks terrified for the answer he might receive.

"Don't sound so nervous, he's away on business." Donna replies.

Gerard does a quiet sound of relieve and I look at him confused.

Me and Gerard finish up our dinner and ask to be excused. Donna lets us go and Gerard takes my hand and takes me back to his bedroom.

"How come you don't want your dad home?" I put it out there a soon as he closes the door.

"Remember that night in the cafe?" I nod "Well I told you I get abused." I nod again "Well he abuses me physically and mentally, he made this." Gerard turns to his side and lifts up his batman symbol shirt to show a scar going across his side to his belly.

I can see the pain that scar has caused just by looking at it.

"Is that a burn?"

"Yeah, I have to rub cream on it." He turns and looks at his alarm clock. "Actually I need to put some on now." Gee disappears off through an open door connecting to his bedroom which I assume is an en suite.

He comes back through, cream in hand. "Do you want any help?" I ask seeing if I can be useful.

"Yes please." He hands the cream over and I apply some to my fingers. I approach Gee and very carefully put on the cream trying not to hurt him. Gerard shivers telling me it's cold and stings.

"Almost done." I reassure him, I finish up and let Gerard pull his shirt down.

"Thanks, babe." Gerard reaches down and kisses my lips, lasting longer than before. I'm taken aback slightly at his newly found confidence, I guess that's all part of Gerard's depression maybe.

Gee puts the cap back on the cream and puts it in the bathroom. I wait for him on his bed, he returns and smiles at me on the bed and joins me. He lies down, head on the pillow and arm around me, I snuggle close my head on his chest.

"Isn't your mum worried where you are?" Asks Gee concerned.

"She probably isn't even home." I reply sadly.

"Well then, can you stay here?"

"Let's see it's a Friday, yeah sure, we could go to mine pick up some clothes and walk back through the cemetery."

"Sounds like a plan." Gee kisses my forehead and gets up. I follow as we head out the door and up the stairs.

"Frankie's staying the night, so we're going to get his stuff!" Shouts Gerard to his mother, who's in the kitchen.

"Okay but don't stay out too late!" Shouts back Donna.

"We won't!" Replies Gerard as he reaches for his black leather jacket on the rack.

He unlocks the door and out we go, the cold air engulfing us as we walk to mine.